Ocean County , NJ History

 Lakewood Citizen 6 Dec 1901

  Woodward, E.M., History of Burlington and Mercer Counties. pp. 58-63. CHAPTER X. CANALS AND RAILROADS. "IN Beecher’s Magazine for January, 1872, Judge Lucius Q.C. Elmer published an article entitled ‘General Bernard and Joseph Bonaparte.’ In December, 1823, an act was passel by the Legislature of New Jersey appointing Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Peter Kean, and George Holcombe commissioners for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and expediency of a canal to unite the tidewaters of the Delaware and Raritan Rivers. There was at that time a board of engineers, organized by virtue of a special act of Congress as a board of internal improvements. This board came into New Jersey, and in conjunction with the State board made a hasty examination of the route previously surveyed, in 1816, by a State commission under John Randel, Jr., Esq. The final result of this examination was that the plan of making the canal a State or national work was abandoned, and in 1830 the Delaware and Rari...

SALE FOR TAXES From New Jersey Courier , 2 Sep 1875 Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a warrant issued by Joseph Ford, Collector of Manchester Township, in Ocean County, on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, A.D. 1875, between the hours of 12 M. and 6 o'clock P.M., at Fay's Hotel, in said township, sell all the timber, wood and other property found on the premises taxed to the undersigned persons, to make the taxes, costs, and interests annexed to their respective names. 1873 NAME TAX INT. COST AMOUNT A.E. Coggle (storehouse) 24.75 5.04 1.90 31.69 Walter Cornewell 1.00 .31 1.90 3.11 George DeWitt 2.48 .48 1.90 4.86 John Dodd 2.38 .44 1.90 4.72 Wm. Downs 2.44 .47 1.90 4.84 Christopher Estlow 12.38 2.52 1.90 16.80 Joseph Fisher 1.00 .21 1.90 3.11 Anthony George (balance) 1.32 .28 1.90 3.50 John B. Giberson .95 .20 1.90 ...

Ocean Emblem 28 Jan 1857

According to E.M. Woodward's History of Burlington County (1883): "Flyatt is the name of a little hamlet in the northern portion of the township, and is merely a collection of a few dwelling houses in a farming district. At one time Flyatt loomed up and became a thriving little hamlet. but, like some of her sister towns, she only flourished for a short time."

Woodward provides a map of this area, presumably from about the time of his book's publication (1883), showing the tracts of land and who owned them on the Brotherton tract. Lot # Owner 1 William Branin 2 Gersham Perquite 3 Amos Wilkins 4 Amos Wilkins 5 Charles ??? 6 Samuel Reeves 7 Samuel Reeves 8 John Burd, then Thomas Wilkins 9 John McAllister 10 Joshua Stokes 11 Joshua Stokes 12 Joshua Stokes 13 Wm. Griffith 14 Josiah Foster 15 Japhet Garwood 16 John Taylers 17 Josiah Reeves 18 Francis Prickett 19 John Troth 20 Stacy Haines 21 Stacy Haines 22 Job Peacock 23 Job Peacock 24 Arthur Thompson 25 John Troth 26 Barzila Branin 27 Isaac Wilkins 28 George Painter 29 George Painter 30 Stephen Cunningham 31 Stephen Cunningham 32 John Groom (?) 33 John Piper 34 Solomon Parker

New Jersey Courier 24 Oct 1901

This town was in Florence Township, Burlington County. By 1882, it had no more than six homes in it. At one time, according to E.M. Woodward, it was the scene of considerable activity. It was still operating its own post office, and had a Presbyterian Church, but was apparently a shadow of its former self. He does not elaborate on what exactly led to its decline.

from the New Egypt Press 3 Mar 1905

from the New Egypt Press 3 Mar 1905

DEATHS Woodward-March 28, 1900, near New Egypt, Robert E. Woodward Estlow-at Manahawkin, March 28, Mrs. Hezekiah Estlow. Manion--at Lakehurst, April 1, 1900, John Manion, aged 67 years. Cowan--at Lakehurst, April 3, 1900, Samuel D. Cowan, aged 65 years.

1000 locust posts for sale by Edward B. Woodward, near Arneytown, Ocean County, NJ. (Now if I only knew what a 'locust post' is)

taken from Woodward, E.M., History of Burlington and Mercer Counties. pp. 58-63. CHAPTER X. CANALS AND RAILROADS. "IN Beecher’s Magazine for January, 1872, Judge Lucius Q.C. Elmer published an article entitled ‘General Bernard and Joseph Bonaparte.’ In December, 1823, an act was passel by the Legislature of New Jersey appointing Lucius Q.C. Elmer, Peter Kean, and George Holcombe commissioners for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and expediency of a canal to unite the tidewaters of the Delaware and Raritan Rivers. There was at that time a board of engineers, organized by virtue of a special act of Congress as a board of internal improvements. This board came into New Jersey, and in conjunction with the State board made a hasty examination of the route previously surveyed, in 1816, by a State commission under John Randel, Jr., Esq. The final result of this examination was that the plan of making the canal a State or national work was abandoned, and in 1830 the Del...