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James Grover (1679 - bef. 1753)

James Grover
Born in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jerseymap
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Died before before age 74 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jerseymap
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Biography

Birth and Childhood

James Grover was born in about 1679 [1] in New Jersey, USA to Joseph Grover (c. 1656-1689) and Hannah Lawrence (c. 1664-c. 1714).

Siblings

All children born in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  1. Mary Grover (1681- bef 15 March 1773) married David Johnston (1687-aft 3 July 1738).
  2. Rebecca Grover (1682-1715) married William Bowne (c. 1682-1706) in about 1704.
  3. Elizabeth Grover (1685-1763) married Gershom Stillwell (1683-1752) shortly after 8 October 1715 in probably New Jersey.
  4. Susanna Grover (1686-1743) married Col. Joseph Borden (1687-1765) in about 1712 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  5. Hannah Grover (1687-1737) married James Seabrook (1685-1735) in 1706 at Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  6. Deborah Grover (about 1688-before 12 November 1768) married Thomas Shepherd (1678-1751).
  7. John Grover (1689-d.?) John was probably the posthumous baby mentioned as expected in the father's will.


Marriage and Family

James married Mary Tilton (1686 - about 1733) about 1712 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.

Children of the Grover-Tilton Marriage

All children born in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  1. Silvanus Grover (c. 1715-bef 24 October 1797) married Valeria Tilton (1736-1761) on 1 December 1757 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.
  2. Hannah Grover (c. 1716-?).
  3. James Grover Jr. (c. 1718-?). He married Mary Stout.
  4. Joseph Grover (c. 1719-before 3 March 1772) m. Theodosia Brown on 4 March 1742 in Monmouth County, New Jersey.
  5. Rebecca Grover (c. 1720-?) married Joseph Stout (1720-1770) in about 1758 in New Jersey.

Will

1749, July 19. Grover, James, of Middletown Township, Monmouth Co.; Wife (not named). Children--James, Silvanus, Hannah and Rebecca. Homefarm on Fulling Brook; two lots near Jumping Brook; two cedar swamps, called the Round and Asher Cleayton's Swamp. Personal property, incl. a negro man. Executors--teh two sons. Witnesses--John Eatton, William Lawrence, Jr., John Lippincott, Jr. Proved Jan 1, 1753

Bequeaths:

  1. Estate to his son, Joseph, who was to pay the legacies,
  2. Mentioned: Wife, but not named.
  3. Daughter, Hannah, to receive £40.
  4. Sons, James and Silvanus, to receive certain properties.
  5. Daughter, Rebecca, to receive £40.
  6. Son, James, likewise to receive a Negro and farm implements.
  7. Son, Silvanus, to receive farm implements and fulling utensils. [2]

His plantation (farm) lay near Fulling Brook, where his father was buried, on land which he reserved in his will.

Executors: Sons, James and Silvanus. He signed his name to the will. His house and farm were well stocked.

Death and Burial

James died at 74 years before 1 January 1753 (The date his will was proved.) at Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey.


Probate

The will of James Grover was probated on 5 January 1753 at Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Inventory of Personal Estate on 5 Jan. 1753 that amounted to £1176.16.07. It included: five white servants "Time yet to come,"[3] valued at £58; a negro man, £20; bonds, book debts, cash and mortgages, £629.17.1; made by Jacob Dennis, Josiah Holmes, and Hugh Hartshorne.[1]

James was born in 1685. He passed away in 1753.

Sources

  1. ↑ He said under oath in 1709 that he was about 30, thus born about 1679
  2. ↑ New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives "Calendar of Wills - 1751-1760." Vol.XXII, pg 135. Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Accessed here.
  3. ↑ This means that their indentured service time was not yet finished.


  • New Jersey Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 about James Grover. Calendar of Wills-1751-1760, p. 135, Record, Lib. F, p.90.


Footnotes

Acknowledgements

  1. Scott Whitham, firsthand knowledge.
  2. Darlene Scott Kerr added bio and sources.




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Scott-8685 Darlene (Scott) Kerr
Ah, the answer to the Jr. problem down below....

James Grover, yeoman, took an affidavit, in 1709, that he was thirty years of age or thereabouts, hence born 1679.

In his early career, he was known as, James Grover, Jr., but some years after the death of his uncle, James Grover, who died in 1715, his suffix, Jr., was dropped, and he was occasionally called James Grover, Sr., to distinguish him from his own son, James, and from James Grover, the son of Capt. Safety Grover. The simultaneous occurrence of three James Grovers, makes it difficult, if not impossible, to assign correctly to each their special references.

posted by Darlene (Scott) Kerr
Scott-8685 Darlene (Scott) Kerr
HANNAH GROVER , daughter of James Grover, 1, married first, Richard Gardiner ; second William Winter 1708, Nov. 13. William Winter, of Middletown, cordwainer, and Hannah, his wife, quit-claimed to James Grover, wheelwright, their interest in land, "on the east most side of the middle run, on the north east side of the Mill creek," which James Grover, deceased, willed to his son, James Grover, and his son-in-law, Benjamin Borden, for the sake of his daughter, Abigail Borden, and son-in-law, Richard Gardiner, for the sake of his daughter, Hannah ; also land, at Shole Harbor.

JAMES GROVER , JR., son of Joseph Grover, 2, was a resident of Middletown, N. J. He married Mary, daughter of John and Rebecca (Terry) Tilton , born 8 mo., 21, 1686. THIS ONE DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IN NAMES. 8 month=Oct

posted by Darlene (Scott) Kerr

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