Jacob Corson (1686 - 1737)

Born 1686 in Gravesend, Kings, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Naomi (Unknown) Corson — married 1720 in New York

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1737 at about age 51 in Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey

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Biography

"Jacob Corson was probably the second child of John and Mary Corson. Concerning him, Florence Corson Barnes noted on her chart that his father conveyed the original 300 acres, purchased from the West Jersey Society, in 1695, to Jacob and that the deed was recorded on Nov. 5, 1731. A record of this deed was not found at Cape May Court House or at Trenton, but as the original tract seems to have been in Jacob's possession, this transfer was probably made. Jacob married Naomi ____, whose maiden name was not learned. Naomi was also referred to as Amy..."^[1]

Jacob Corson died 4 Apr 1737.^{[citation needed]}

Abstract of will^[2]

"1736, Dec. 12. Corson, Jacob, of Cape May Co., yeoman; will of. Wife, Amy. Sons, Jacob and Peter Corson. Son, Jeremiah Corson, 100 acres 'at the place called fast Landing.' Daughters--Rachel, Amy and Martha (minors). Executors--wife, Amy, and son, Jacob. Witnesses--John Willets, Joseph Badcock, Rich. Hoe. Proved 25 April 1737. Letters granted to Naomi Corson, widow. Lib 4, p. 103.

1737, April 4. Inventory, £153.3.2; made by Henry Young, John Willets."

Sources

1. ↑ Corson, Orville. Three Hundred Years with the Corson Families in America. (Burlington, Vt., Free Press interstate printing Corporation, 1939), 30
2. ↑ Jacob Corson. Calendar of Wills, 1730-1750. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey, XXX, 113.