Jacob Carder (abt. 1700 - abt. 1760)

Born about 1700 in Ireland [uncertain]

Died about 1760 at about age 60 in Morris, New Jersey

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Biography

Jacob Carder was born in Ireland.

Jacob Carder,Quaker, was born about 1700 in NJ or Scotland/Ireland, West-East Jersey. Occupation: Involved with Peter Grubb in iron making in PA. Mother and father are unknown.

Jacob Carter , Quaker of the West Jersey Colony (Quakers) borders PA and DE Involved with Peter Grubb in iron making in PA.^[1]

West Jersey Colony:

The creation of this West New Jersey government preceded Penn's Pennsylvania by 6 years and reflects both Quaker religious beliefs and Enlightenment ideas adopted by Friends as politically pragmatic. This document, after governing the region for 25 years, became absorbed in the 1702 union of East and West New Jersey into one royal colony. The descendants of these 1677 proprietors still meet annually, although they no longer have legal jurisdiction.

William Penn and the Quakers -- Penn was born in London on October 24, 1644, the son of Admiral Sir William Penn. Despite high social position and an excellent education, he shocked his upper-class associates by his conversion to the beliefs of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, then a persecuted sect. He used his inherited wealth and rank to benefit and protect his fellow believers. Despite the unpopularity of his religion, he was socially acceptable in the king's court because he was trusted by the Duke of York, later King James II. The origins of the Society of Friends lie in the intense religious ferment of 17th century England. George Fox, the son of a Leicestershire weaver, is credited with founding it in 1647, though there was no definite organization before 1668. The Society's rejections of rituals and oaths, its opposition to war, and its simplicity of speech and dress soon attracted attention, usually hostile.

Sources

1. ↑ rootsweb Quaker

• rootsweb Quaker