John William Warford Jr. (abt. 1683 - 1769)

Born about 1683 in Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Stout) Warford — married 1708 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died Dec 1769 at about age 86 in Baptistown, Hunterdon, New Jersey

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Biography

On the 1698 census of Eastchester, John Warford and his half brother, Richard Osborn were living in the household of their uncle, John Pinckney and next to Henry Fowler. On 11 Dec. 1699, John Warford "orphaned" chose Henry Fowler (a Justice of the Peace) to be his guardian. On 8 May 1705 the Eastchester town meeting voted that John Warford shall have four acres of land, which land in 1706/7 he sold to Moses Fowler and moved to New Jersey.

On 29 Jan. 1714 James Stout, yeoman, and Elizabeth his wife, for forty lbs. sold to John Warford, yeoman of Freehold, land in said town.^[1]

In 1717 they sold the land to Daniel Clayton. In 1729 they moved to Hunterdon Co., N.J. and Elizabeth was baptised 12 June 1731 at the Hopewell Baptist Church. On 31 July 1742 she with other members of the family obtained letters of dismission and formed the new Church of Christ at Bethlehem Twp (now Kingwood Baptist Church).* John was listed as a freeholder in Bethlehem Twp. 9 Oct. 1738. He left all of his land to his son James. Made will 9 June 1761, proved 3 Jan 1770, Inv. 23 December 1769^[2]

Children’s names (except Job, who died in 1757) are given in John’s will

\(dated Jun 8, 1761) 34 James was executor and received John’s farm, which is well described in the will. He was also given instructions as to how

Name

Name: John /WARFORD/ Jr.^[3][4]

Birth

Birth:

Date: about 1683/1689^[4]

Place: Mount Vernon, Westchester, New York^[3]/Eastchester, Westchester, New York^[3]

Marriage

Wife: Elizabeth /STOUT/^[3][4][5]

Marriage:

Date: about 1708

Place: Monmouth, New Jersey^[3]

Death

Date: December 1769

Place: Baptistown, Hunterdon, New Jersey/Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey^[3][4]

Burial: Baptistown Cemetery, Baptistown. Hunterdon County, New Jersey^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Stillwell, John E. "Historical and Genealogical Miscellany: Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendants." Vol. IV. New York, 1916. p. 326
2. ↑ (Liber 15, folio 18).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6} The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3S2T-YC8 : accessed 2016-12-06), entry for John /WARFORD/ Jr..
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 September 2020), memorial page for John Warford II (unknown–Dec 1769), Find A Grave: Memorial #45670102, citing Baptistown Cemetery, Baptistown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) .
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 September 2020), memorial page for Elizabeth Stout Warford (1691–1765), Find A Grave: Memorial #45670130, citing Baptistown Cemetery, Baptistown, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Sue McDuffe:) (contributor 47122067) .