1691, June 30. Salem Deeds, No. 5. Deed. Thomas Budd, late of Burlington, West Jersey, now of Philadelphia, merchant, to John Worlidge of Salem County, West Jersey, yeoman, for 500 acres in said County, at Quohocking on the Burlington Road, below the branches of Ouldman's Creek and near the head thereof. Source: p. 599 NJ Archives 1st Series Vol. XXI NJ Colonial Documents. *** this appears to change hands again on June 13, 1694. Assignment by John Worlidge to John Marsh of Salem County, husbandman, of "all the within mentioned tract of 500 acres". Although I pick up Worlidge in other deeds in the same volume/time frame, but none yet of this magnitude. Source: p. 605 Salem Deeds No. 5, NJ Archives ibid. Dear ? I've questioned the territory you mention myself, though have not seen a map per se. Your best bet would probably to search for old surveys, either in Trenton or Salem Co. HS or various other Historical Societies in the vicinity. I discussed the question at some length a few years back with other researchers, and although the "head of Navigation " on Oldmans creek was/is the town of Auburn, truth is, the source runs from considerably further inland - maybe as far as Clayton originally,though you'd hardly tell by modern maps which show little in the way of anything but the major waterways. Same goes for Salem Creek - branches of which run past Woodstown all the way to Daretown practically, though would not be thought of as navigable at all these days. In 1691 however, you're talking a different ballpark. Old Quohawking Road in Greenwich Twp, Gloucester county, runs east from Kings Highway - and I think is a remnant name referring to where you were headed when you went that way. I've also seen some few references to the area around Whig Lane referred to as such, but only in very early records, so the reason is lost on modern generations,unless you dig and dig and dig.... Might I assume you are hunting for Mayhew territory? Pittsgrove/Pilesgrove/Upper Pennsneck would all be correct to some degree as time goes on. My only advice for you is to try to come forward through deeds/will, hope something shows up eventually in surveys, or if not, then Divisions maps through the Surrogate's offices. Broad Neck plays into this too...another of those old time names that makes no sense now unless you realize they were talking land formations which often indicated the relationship between land and water. In other words, how accessible, or where high land was cut off by lowlands and streams. Good luck. Val ----- Original Message ----- From: <hmayhew@pa.net> To: <NJSALEM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: [NJSALEM] Quiahocking This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/oRB.2ACI/982 Message Board Post: Does anyone have anything that shows the location of Quiahocking (aka Quiahocking Island, Quohocking, Cowhockin, etc)? Deeds from 1695 through 1738 indicte that Quiahocking was a tract of land consisting of some 5,000 acres in Salem County, lying on a branch of Salem Creek, Alloways Creek, Cohansey Creek, Quohockin Creek and the Maurice river, Along the Burlington Road. Which, the way I look at the map was a neat trick, if you could do it. Buit that's what the deeds say. I'd appreciate any help anyone can give me. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJSALEM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message