------ Forwarded Message From: Tom Gregory <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 20:05:27 -0600 To: [email protected] Subject: {not a subscriber} How to get photocopy of original will dated 7 October 1696 I would like to obtain a photocopy of the original deed mentioned below. It contains the earliest reference by almost 40 years- to the Conrey surname that I have found in Monmouth County. I have seen two abstracts of this deed. One abstract was in _Monmouth County New Jersey Deeds, Books A, B, C._ , by Richard S. Hutchinson. The other is from an individual's website which was copied from a book on a different surname. In April, I wrote: Clerk of Court, Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey including a SASE, but received no response on what to do to get a photocopy. The Secretary of State, Trenton, New Jersey is also suppose to have a copy. I have not written them. I plan on doing so, but thought I would ask for advice first. What is the cheapest procedure for getting a photocopy of this deed from either/both places? (I am in Seattle and cannot visit Freehold or Trenton myself.) Thank you, Tom PS Will either Trenton or Freehold photocopy or allow photocopying of a 1696 era deed? from a website- not Mr Hutchinson book: Deeds from office of Secretary of State, Trenton, New Jersey. marked (T) below, and from office of Clerk of Court, Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey marked (F) below: * (T) Book 5, p. 15; (F) Book C, page 171, October 7, 1696: "John Hampton [Hamton], of town of Freehold, ... to Benjamin Borden [Burden], of Middletown, planter. Whereas Peter Soumens [Soumans], one of the Proprietors of ye said province, had a tract of meadow lying in said County and Town of Freehold, Grant patented to him May 10, 1688... on Burlington Path, joining Jedediah Allen's land ... to Robert Barclay's corner ... to Manalapan Brooke ... nr. land of some of ye Shrewsbury folk ... to head of Manasaquan Brook ... conveyed to George Keith August 5, 1690, and by him to John Hampton [Hamton], October, 25, 1693. John Reid ... seized of a certain tract adjoining said tract ... about 500 acres ... (plus) 60 acres. One of these three tracts adjoins "CONREY's meadow at head of Manasquan Brook", another adjoining land of Clemen [Clemment]" The bracketed [ ] surname is the way the surname is spelled in Mr Hutchinson's book. ------ End of Forwarded Message