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Note: THE FOLLOWING IS COPIED FROM “THE WILLETT FAMILIES OF NORTH AMERICA” , vol. 1, by ALBERT JAMES WILLETT, JR. (1985) [begin ALBERT JAMES WILLETT, JR. quote] pp. 340-342 N.1,2 HOPE WILLETS and MARY LANGDON of Jerusalem, Long Island, New York Hope Willets was born on September 7, 1652, at Hempstead, Long Island. He was named perhaps for his uncle, Hope Washburn. Hope Willets married about 1676 Mary "Mercy" Langdon. She was a daughter of Thomas Langdon who was a very early settler of Hempstead, Long Island. "She appears on the Oyster Bay town records, and always as Mary, but in the 1698 census of Hempstead, Hope and Mercy Willets are recorded with nine of their children. Patience, one of the triplets was not on this record, and was probably deceased." Hope was raised as a Quaker by his widowed mother. He and his family remainded Quakers throughout their life. Hope had a grist mill at Jerusalem, lived and died there. He died intestate after January 4, 1702, when his daughter Elizabeth was married. He may have died on March 10, 1703. On November 12, 1703, "the inventory of his estate was made by William Willett (probably of Flushing, Long Island Willett family) and Benjamin Birdsall" (Hook, page 95), At his inventory, Hope Willets had 43 sheep valued at 6 shillings each with a total value between £ 12 and £ 18. Following his death, his widow, Mercy, sold the home place and the family moved to New Jersey, perhaps following Mary (N.1.2.2) and Elizabeth (N.1.2,3) whose husbands were of Burlington County, New Jersey before their marriage. Also Mercy's sons, Joseph and Richard, removed from their farms at Jerusalem in 1706, and settled at Little Egg Harbor, Burlington County, New Jersey. Mercy Willets "remarried in 1707, as her second husband (and as his second wife) John Townsend of Cape May County, New Jersey. “Her four youngest children lived at Cape May County, and others elsewhere in New Jersey. Joseph and James lived at Little Egg Harbor; Richard, first in Burlington County, and late in life in Salem County, New Jersey; Timothy on a farm he acquired in 1715 on the Matetecunk (Metedeconk ) River in what is now Lakewood Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. “Her married daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, lived in Burlington County, New Jersey" (Hook, page 96). (Bartlett, pages 107-108; Bunker, page 86; Hoot:, pages 95-99; Wardwell, page 114; Willits, pages 7-8). 1. Joseph: b December (10th month) 13, 1677; m November 6, 1702/03, Deborah Seaman, a daughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Linnington) Seaman. See next N.1.2.1. 2. Mary: b December (10th month) 9, 1679; m August 9, 1702, Richard Ridgway (b October 27, 1680, at Crewcorne, Bucks County, Pennsylvania ) "at the house of Hoops Willits at Jerusilem, Long Island." "The marriage was recorded in the Burlington Friends Meeting presumbly because the groom lived there" (Hook, page 97). Richard Ridgway moved to Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey. Mary (Willets) Ridgway died in 1719. l. Timothy Ridgway: b abt 1705; m June 8, 1729, at Little Egg Harbor, Sarah Cranmer. 3. Elizabeth: b February (12th month) 3, 1681/82; m January 4, 1701/02 at the house of Hope Willets of Hempstead, Long Island, Gervas (Jarvis) Pharo (b 3 month, 15 day, 1675, in Lincolnshire, England; d 1756 at Egg Harbor, New Jersey), the son of James and Ann Pharo. James Pharo and family came to Ocean County, New Jersey, in 1678, aboard the ship Shield. Gervas Pharo was among the first settlers at West Creek. West Creek was one of the earliest, if not the earliest, places settled in the present Ocean County, New Jersey. The name was anciently given as Westeconk or Westecunk, an Indian name, probably signifying "a place to get meat or eatables" and indicating that this was a place of resort for oysters, fish, clams, etc. Eventually, they moved to Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey; she died in 1756. 4. Richard: b March (lst month) 14, 1683/84; m lst September 15, 1704, at Springfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, Elizabeth Ridgway (d July 28, 1732); no issue. He m 2d at Chesterfield, New Jersey, on September 28, 1732, Sarah Overton (b December 17, 1682; d 1759) of Burlington County, New Jersey; d 1759 at Alloways Creek Township. See next N.1.2.4. 5. Hester (Esther): b April (2d month) 15, 1686, on Long Island; d after 1698. 6. Timothy: b February (12th month) 25, 1688; m abt 1714 Judith. He lived in what is now Lakewood Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey; his farmed bordered the south bank of the Matetecunk (Metedeconk) ) River; d after 1737. See next N.1 .2.6. 7. Hope: b October (8th month) 24, 1689. 8. Phebe: b January (11th month) 29, 1691; m abt 1710 Robert Townsend (b 1685; d 1772); d November 22, 1722. 9. James: b 1694 on Long Island; m 1715 Phebe; resided at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey; d October, 1743, at Little Egg Harbor. See next N.1.2.9. 10. Hannah (triplett): b October 3, 1696, on Long Island; m probably abt 1720 David Cresse, the son of Arthur Creese; d after 1698. 11. Patience (triplett): b October 3, 1696, on Long Island; d probably before 1698. 12. Abigail (triplett): b October 3, 1696, on Long Island; m 1716 at Little Egg Harbor Thomas Cranmer (Cramer); d after 1698; their 2d intentions were declared at Little Egg Harbor on September 19, 1716. 13. John: b October 20, 1698; resided at Cape May, New Jersey; m at Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, on October 5, 1716, Martha Corson, a daughter of John Corson and Mary Davis. "John Willett was a Judge of the Court for many years and in 1743-1744 he served in the New Jersey Legislature." He died July 1, 1777, age 79, at Cape May. 1. James: b October 24, 1717; d after 1775. 2. Sarah: b October 10, 1719. 3. Massah (daughter): b abt 1722. 4. Jacob: b January 22, 1724. 5. Isaac: b October 11, 1727; will March 19, 1776. 6. Hannah: b May 3, 1730. 7. Rachel: b 1737, [end ALBERT JAMES WILLETT, JR. quote] Occupation: Hope had a grist mill at Jerusalem.
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