Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Mirror 30 Dec 1818 To be rented a house and a blacksmith's shop in the village of Frogtown. Apply to John L. stratton of Mount Holly.

New Jersey Mirror 4 Nov 1818 Sale of 30 acres of woodland near Ong's Hat, adjoining lands of William Hilyard and others. The land is covered with pine, chestnut, and white oak. Also a house and lot with a blacksmith shop in the Village of Frogtown. The lot contains 5 acres and an apple orchard in its prime. For terms apply to John L. Stratton of Mount Holly.

All I know about this place right now is that it is in Bass River Township, and at one point in time was known as Bass River Neck. It is located between Route 9 and Hammonton Road running down to the Mullica River. It was at this place that the first Quaker and Methodist Churches were built in the area of Hillside Cemetery. When the Methodist Church moved to it's present location on Route 9, the old church building was moved across Hillside Lane and converted into the Frogtown Schoolhouse. (This information kindly provided by Peter H. Stemmer and is taken from an article he wrote for the Bass River Gazzette in Oct 1998. Used with his permission.) There are a few items in a couple of issues of the New Jersey Mirror which mention Frogtown, though it's not clear if this is the same place or not: 4 Nov 1818: Sale of 30 acres of woodland near Ong's Hat, adjoining lands of William Hilyard and others. The land is covered with pine, chestnut, and white oak. Also a house an...