William (Darby) Derby (1647 - 1701)

Born 28 Feb 1647 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1701 at about age 53 in Scotch Plains, New Jersey

Biography

William settled in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, perhaps coming with a group of English settlers. On April 16, 1688, he was deeded 44 acres of land at Elizabethtown by Agatha White, a widow; this land deeded to her about two weeks prior by Richard Beech. On July 21, 1690, William Darby deeded this land to Richard Mattuke of Elizabethtown, in exchange for 40 acres on the south branch of Elizabethtown Creek., this land acquired by Mattuke by purchase from Mary Hatfield, widow of Mattias Hatfield. On May 27, 1696, Andrew White deeded to William Darby, 60 acres of ground consisting of 3 parcels; and on March 27, 1701, William and wife mortgaged to John Blanchard, trader, 66 acres in 2 parcels. Between 1688 and 1701, William removed to Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey. He was among the 230 men who signed the Remonstrance of the Inhabits of East Jersey (a petition against the Acts of the Lords Proprietors), which was executed probably before 1700.^[1]

William /Derby/^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

Birth

28 FEB 1647

Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA^[9][10]

Death

1701

Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, USA^[11]

Sources

The following information came from a book called: "Clark in Elizabeth Town in New Jersey" by Elmer Sayre Clark:

"William Darby was of a group of English settlers from Elizabeth and vicinity. William married Elizabeth Hawkins and lived for a number of years at Elizabeth, New Jersey, prior to removing to Scotch Plains New Jersey. In 1687 he bought 44 acres of land at Elizabeth from Agatha White, widow, and in 1701 he sold this land to John Blanchard. William, settled in Elizabeth Town circa 1684."

• Source: S596 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls; Repository: #R1
• Repository: R1 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
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• Source: S633 Title: Family Data Collection - Marriages Publication: Name: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S635 Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S636 Title: Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Deaths [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R1
• Source: S790 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; Repository: #R1

1. ↑ Entered by JA Schram.
2. ↑ Source: #S596 Data: Text: Residence date: Residence place: United States
3. ↑ Source: #S790 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
4. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1646; Birth city: Yarmouth; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 28 February 1646 Birth place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
5. ↑ Source: #S790 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
6. ↑ Source: #S790 Page: Ancestry Family Trees
7. ↑ Source: #S636 Data: Text: Death date: 1701 Death place: Scotch Plains, Union, NJ, USA
8. ↑ Source: #S635 Data: Text: Birth date: 1647 Birth place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, USA
9. ↑ Source: #S632 Page: Birth year: 1646; Birth city: Yarmouth; Birth state: MA. Data: Text: Birth date: 28 February 1646 Birth place: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, MA
10. ↑ Source: #S635 Data: Text: Birth date: 1647 Birth place: Yarmouth, Barnstable, MA, USA
11. ↑ Source: #S636 Data: Text: Death date: 1701 Death place: Scotch Plains, Union, NJ, USA

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:395C-959 : accessed 15 May 2018), entry for William /Derby/, cites sources; "Finkle Van Hoesen" file (2:2:2:MMDZ-GB8), submitted 20 April 2013 by James Finkle

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jon Myers for creating WikiTree profile Derby-290 through the import of MYERS-EVEY Family WikiTree.ged on Apr 18, 2013.

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