In NJ Archives Volume XXI, comprised of records of old land transactions (which I have not seen but am involved in proofing & fixing up for posting), there is one Thomas PEARSON contemporary with the one recently discussed here on this list in conjunction with the visit of William Penn. I don't know if this man is the same as one of those two or three already discussed here, or if he is another man, but he is is mentioned first in 1677, when he purchsed shares from WIlliam Penn. He was still selling parcels of these shares as late as 1687. In March 1677, Thomas PEARSON/PIERSON "of Bonwick", along with others, bought shares in West Jersey from William Penn. West Jersey being that part of NJ along the Delaware River. Shortly after their purchase --even before a receipt was issued by Penn -- these partners, as many other shareholders did, began dividing off and selling parcels of these shares. PEARSON sold land to various persons, including to those living on the Pennsylvania-Delaware side (e.g. Upland, Whorekil, Maryland). 1676-7 March 1. Deed. William PENN at Rickmersworth, Co. of Hertford, Esqre, Gawen LAWRIE of London, merchant, Nicholas LUCAS of Hertford, maulster, and Edward BYLLINGE of Westminster, gentleman, to Thomas HUTCHINSON of Beverly, Thomas PEIRSON of Bonwick, Joseph HELMSLEY of Great Kelke, George HUTCHESON of Sheffield and Mahlon STACY of Hansworth, Co. of Yorke, tanner, for 7 shares of W. J. [p. 131] 1676-6 March 1. Do. Same to same, for 3 shares. [p. 138] 1677 April 5. Receipt to Thomas PEARSON of Bonwick and Joseph HELMSLEY from William PENN et. al. for 1-6 of ten shares of West Jersey. By 1684, a Robert PEARSON appears in West Jersey land transactions, buying land between Crosswicks and Rancocas; I had thought he was also from "Bonwyck" and had been the father of Thomas, but would have to look again for where I found that. By 1693, an Isaac PEARSON has a patent for land in Salem NJ (Fenwick's colony). There are a few others; I don't think the surname is very unusual. From time to time, persons living in the Old-Chester area or in Philadelphia do seem to appear in NJ archives. If anyone is interested in reading more early NJ land transctions, transcriptions can be found in archives of the NJ-List, starting sometime in early 2006. These transcriptions will continue to be posted for a while yet. Good luck & Best wishes, Liz J

Hello - Please can you give us the Link for the N. J. old land transactions ? Thanks, Sally ----- Original Message ----- From: "E Johnson" <iris.gates@gmail.com> To: <PA-OLD-CHESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 3:16 AM Subject: Thomas PEARSON purchase from Penn > In NJ Archives Volume XXI, comprised of records of old land > transactions (which I have not seen but am involved in proofing & > fixing up for posting), there is one Thomas PEARSON contemporary with > the one recently discussed here on this list in conjunction with the > visit of William Penn. I don't know if this man is the same as one of > those two or three already discussed here, or if he is another man, > but he is is mentioned first in 1677, when he purchsed shares from > WIlliam Penn. He was still selling parcels of these shares as late as > 1687. > > > In March 1677, Thomas PEARSON/PIERSON "of Bonwick", along with others, > bought shares in West Jersey from William Penn. West Jersey being that > part of NJ along the Delaware River. Shortly after their purchase > --even before a receipt was issued by Penn -- these partners, as many > other shareholders did, began dividing off and selling parcels of > these shares. PEARSON sold land to various persons, including to > those living on the Pennsylvania-Delaware side (e.g. Upland, Whorekil, > Maryland). > > > 1676-7 March 1. Deed. William PENN at Rickmersworth, Co. of > Hertford, Esqre, Gawen LAWRIE of London, merchant, Nicholas LUCAS of > Hertford, maulster, and Edward BYLLINGE of Westminster, gentleman, to > Thomas HUTCHINSON of Beverly, Thomas PEIRSON of Bonwick, Joseph > HELMSLEY of Great Kelke, George HUTCHESON of Sheffield and Mahlon > STACY of Hansworth, Co. of Yorke, tanner, for 7 shares of W. J. [p. 131] > 1676-6 March 1. Do. Same to same, for 3 shares. [p. 138] > 1677 April 5. Receipt to Thomas PEARSON of Bonwick and Joseph > HELMSLEY from William PENN et. al. for 1-6 of ten shares of West Jersey. > > > By 1684, a Robert PEARSON appears in West Jersey land transactions, > buying land between Crosswicks and Rancocas; I had thought he was also > from "Bonwyck" and had been the father of Thomas, but would have to > look again for where I found that. > By 1693, an Isaac PEARSON has a patent for land in Salem NJ (Fenwick's > colony). There are a few others; I don't think the surname is very > unusual. > > > From time to time, persons living in the Old-Chester area or in > Philadelphia do seem to appear in NJ archives. If anyone is interested > in reading more early NJ land transctions, transcriptions can be found > in archives of the NJ-List, starting sometime in early 2006. These > transcriptions will continue to be posted for a while yet. > > > Good luck & Best wishes, > Liz J > > ______________________________

Sally asked for a link... > Please can you give us the Link for the N. J. old land > transactions ? Sure. Main link to the overal NJ-List: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJ/ These postings began in April 2006. This is what's being transcribed and posted, a little at a time: Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series; Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume XXI; Calendar of Records in the Office of the Secretary of State, 1664-1703; edited by William Nelson; Paterson NJ 1899. NB: David is posting alternately papers from East Jersey and papers from West Jersey. An explanation of what you can expect is here, along with the first few pages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/NJ/2006-04/1143906314 Documents designated East Jersey are concerned with lands & events in what people think generally of as "North Jersey" now; the area called West Jersey was along the Delaware River and part of the Atlantic coast and inland from there, up to Egg Harbor, roughly where Atlantic City is now. PA-Old-Ches members might be interested in both series --West Jersey was right across the river, but on the other hand, there was a lot of shipping and trade interaction with persons/places in East Jersey also. So here are a couple of maps to go along with the archives. Map showing these two halves of NJ: Ca 1784: http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/BoundaryLines_1784.jpg Or ca : http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/HISTORICALMAPS/east_west_jarsey_copy.jpg In both maps, note the long line going from the middle of the coastline there, up to the northwest corner of the state. That is the boundary between "East" and "West" jersey. In the second map here note that NJ is sideways --north is to the right-ish rather than at top. This map here would be useful to those PA-Old-Ches members who want to know about the rivers and streams amptying into the Delaware. For orientation, note that Philadelphia is a little to the left of top center in this map. Have fun in the NJ-List archives. More will be posted every few days --this is an ongoing project. We are also posting Newspaper extracts from the Colonial period. Best wishes, Liz J