1.William Matlack was born 1648 in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire, England, and died

1738 in Burlington County, New Jersey.  He married Mary Hancock 1682 in Burlington area,

NJ, daughter of John Hancock. Mary was born 1665 in Brayles, Warwickshire, England, and

died 20 Jan 1728/29 in Burlington County, New Jersey.

Notes for WILLIAM MATLACK:

This genealogy of the descendants of William Matlack and Mary Hancock is based on the

handwritten notebooks of Thomas Chalkley Matlack, 1858 - 1945, in particular Book 17,

Descendants of John Matlack and his two wives Hannah and Mary No. 1. Chalkley compiled

74 notebooks on the genealogy of the Matlack and related families of New Jersey. 28 of

these notebooks are directly related to descendants of William and Mary, 5 of which,

books 17 through 21, are about the descendants of John and his two wives. Chalkley also

compiled additional notebooks containing information of interest to genealogists. Three

of Chalkley's primary sources were the family records and other material collected and

preserved by his grandfather, Asa Matlack, 1783 - 1851, the records of the Society of

Friends, and interviews and correspondence with family members. These notebooks are now

part of the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. They

have been filmed by the Church of the Later Day Saints and can be ordered from a local

Family History Center.

Mary Wonderland, 1885 - 1990, and her sister Florence Wonderland Mangeng, 1902 - 1996,

members of the last generation in Book 17, updated and expanded on Chalkley's work. 

Mary and Florence relied primarily on interviews with family members.  Unfortunately,

none of them provide source documentation.

My efforts to verify and document these records have revealed no significant errors in

Chalkley's records, only a few minor issues with dates and spellings, and only one area

of understandable confusion on the part of Mary and Florence. Curtis Miller

WILLIAM'S SURNAME - MATLACK or MATLOCK

William Matlack was born William Matlock in Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire, England. 

The family name in England was Matlock.  After coming to New Jersey he started spelling

his name Matlack.  William's name is spelled both ways in early New Jersey records but,

over time, Matlack became the dominate spelling. Most of his descendants spell their

names Matlack.  I have elected to use Matlock for his ancestors in England and Matlack

for his American descendants.

WILLIAM MATLACK'S BIRTH DATE - 1648 or 1650

Depending on the source, William's birth date is given as 1648 or 1650.

According to Cropwell Bishop Parish Records William was baptized in June of 1650. 

This is probably the source of the 1650 date.  The parish records to not list

birth dates, only the date of baptism. Baptism can take place at any age.

19 year old Daniel Wills and his father, Dr. Daniel, came to New Jersey on the Kent in

1677 and were among the founders of Burlington, New Jersey.  In 1715, in collaboration

with William Matlack, he wrote an account of the landing and the first days in Burlington. 

This account was signed by William Matlack, aged 68 years and Daniel Wills, aged 57 years.   

In 1720 the West Jersey Proprietors were in the process of recording and verifying the

early surveys and deeds in Burlington County.  William Matlack gave an affidavit in which

his age was listed as about 72.

Both of these documents support the 1648 birth date for William.  Full transcriptions of

both documents are included in the next section.

WILLIAM MATLACK'S ARRIVAL IN NEW JERSEY

In 1715 Daniel Wills, son of one of the Commissioners, Dr Daniel Wills, wrote an

account of the founding of Burlington in 1677 in collaboration with William Matlack. 

A transcription of this account was published is George DeCou's book, Burlington: A

Provincial Capital, Historical Sketches.

"The Commissioners for William Penn, Gawen Lawrie, Nicholas Lucas and the rest of the Proprietors, unanimously imployed Richard Noble to divide the spot where the town was

(to be) which he did to a general satisfaction.  Then his work was to divide it into

Lots. After the street called High Street was laid out from both, the easternmost side

of the street was to be divided among the Yorkshire Proprietors, as they were called;

and all the Land Lying on the westernmost side, bounded by the River and Creek, was to

be laid out by the unanimous consent of the Commissioners to those that was called the

London ten Proprietys. So in order to begin a Settlement the Surveyor was ordered to

survey ten Lots of nine acres each, all bounding upon the western side of High Street. 

When that was done Daniel Wills, my father, in the month of October, I think toward the

latter end, made what speed he could, winter coming on, to make a Settlement there, So

brought up Servants, also the two John Woolstons, Samuel Clift, and his wife and son,

came up with us. I remember we had a northeast storm of wind and rain for 48 hours,

about the middle of which we came to the landing. And when ashore the first thing to be

done was to draw lots to find which of the ten was my fathers. So my Father wrote down

nine of the Proprietors names in bits of paper and rowled them up, for the tenth he did

not Know; but he rowled up a blank paper for it, and put them all into a hat covered,

and caused an unconcerned person to draw them out.  So the blank lot came out first,

which was to be next the River, and in two months after the Person arrived and produced

his right to it, which was Thomas Budd 1st, the second Thomas Hooton, 3rd Daniel Wills,

4th John Penford, 5th Ridges & Rudyard, 6th Thomas Olive, 7th Benjamin Scott, 8th William

Peachy, 9th John Smith, 10th Richard Mew.  This being done we took up our packages and

through the Woods we went to find the third Lot.  When there arrived, all in the rain, we

set up some forks, and poles upon them, and covered our tents with blankets; but all that

did but little good, for it rained through upon us all night.  So that betwixt the rain,

and smoke of our fire, and wet cloths, which never dried untill they dried on our backs,

we was very much benumbed.  Had not my father (had) more courage than either his Son or

servants to go out in the dismal dark night to get wood to recruit the fire, we might have perished.  But to proceed, The Commissioners after all this betook themselves to dividing

the Yorkshire part of the Island.  And after Thomas Olive came up with his family the

London Commissioners employed also the said Richard Noble to divide the remaining part of

the Island that was yet unsurveyed between the ten Proprietors aforesaid . . . All which

Lots aforesaid by order of the Commissioners was surveyed and appropriated to the

Proprietors in the year 1677.  Thomas Olive, Daniel Wills, my father, was with the

Surveyor always one of the other of them. John Penford and Benjamin Scott being gone for

England before the whole was finished.

Sometime I think about two years after, the Commissioners appointed William Emly to be the Proprietor's Surveyor, and considering it would be necessary for firewood &c to accommodate

the Town they imployed him to survey off so much Land adjoining to the said Town as might

answer to each of the said twenty Proprietors, 400 acres which was called Town-bound Lands

for each Proprietor to take up within the said bounds, and it was not divided, no otherwise

than each Proprietor took it up; but was in general surveyed out for the Service of those

twenty Proprietors, and no others.

We whose names are hereunto subscribed being passengers in the ship aforesaid, and some of

the first inhabitants in the said Town, do testify and declare that of our own knowledge

the above Relation is true."

                            William Matlock, aged 68 years

                            Daniel Wills, aged 57 years

This account of his arrival in New Jersey was given by William Matlack in 1720 before

Joshua Humphreys, Judge of the Common Pleas of Burlington County.  The record of this

account was published on page 51 of John Clement's book, First Settler's of Newton

Township NJ.

"William Matlack of the county of Burlington in the Province of West Jersey, aged about

seventy-two years, came before me the underwritten, being his Majesty's Judge of Common

Pleas for said county, and, upon his solemn affirmation, did declare that he, the said

William Matlack, about the latter end of October in the year (1677), came to Burlington

along with his then master Daniel Wills, who was one of the commissioners for laying out

of the lands in the Western Division of New Jersey, and several others in the first boat

that came there to settle the said town of Burlington; and that, as soon as he and the

rest were landed, he was present and saw the lots fairly drawn for the nine acre lots

mentioned in the next page and on the other side of this leaf in this book; which lots

were surveyed by Richard Noble; and that the said lots fell to the ten persons mentioned

in said page, and in the three following pages, and in the same order as they are there

set down.  And further, this deponent says that he is well assured and very well knows

that the said Richard Noble was appointed surveyor by the commissioners, and did soon

after survey all the remaining part of the Island on the west side of High street, and

bounded by the river and creek; and when it was divided, it was lotted to the said ten

persons according as in the said two pages it is particularly described.

"Attested before me this tenth day of December, in the seventh year of the reign of King

George of Great Britain, Anno Domini 1720.     "Joshua Humphreys."

This version  of William Matlack arriving in New Jersey is from T. Chalkley Matlack's Book Seventeen, Descendants of John Matlack and his two wives Hannah and Mary.   

"William Matlack came in the ship "Kent", Gregory Marlow master.  The number of passengers

in this ship was 230, mostly of the people called Quakers, and some of them had good

estates in England.  They landed the 16th day of 6 mo. 1677 at Chesher and also about

Rackoon Creek on Delaware River where the Swedes had some scattered habitations but

insufficient so to receive or accommodate them.  This was the second ship which arrived at

West Jersey with passengers.  After their arrival the commissioners viz. Thomas Olive,

Daniel Wells, John Kinsey, Joseph Helmoley, Robert Stacy, Benjamin Scott, Richard Grey, and Thomas Faulke proceeded up the river to the place where Burlington afterwards was built,

then called Chygoe's Island, from the Indian Sachem who lived there.  Here they treated with

the Indians and on the regulation of their settlements.  William Matlack being the first man

in the company that put his foot on the said Island, and afterward helped Thomas Olive build

two of the first houses there, being a carpenter about 20 years of age, and served Thomas

Olive four years.  The place of his nativity was Cropwell Bishop in Nottinghamshire, England,

he married Mary Hancock in 1682 and settled in Penshawken."

WILLIAM MATLACK'S INDENTURE.

William paid for his passage to America by signing an indenture. A copy of this indenture

has never been found. Depending on the source, this indenture was held by Daniel Wills or

Thomas Olive.

William, in his 1720 affidavit, said his master was Daniel Wills.  This is proof he was indentured to Daniel Wills.  He was one of the servants mentioned by Daniel Wills Jr. in

his 1715 account of his arrival in New Jersey.

In 1684 Thomas Olive conveyed 100 acres of land to William Matlack "for and in

Consideration of the four years service and three pounds current County pay to him

performed and Secured by the said William Matlack". A transcript of this deed is

included in the Deeds and Landholdings section of these notes.  This deed is probably

the source used by those who say Thomas Olive held his indenture.

One of the terms of the indentures signed by William and all of those who came to New

Jersey on the Kent as indentured servants was that they were to receive 100 acres of

land at the completion of their term of service.  Thomas Olive was probably acting as

agent for the proprietors and/or commissioners when he signed this deed.  The three

pounds currant pay was probably used to settle outstanding debts William had with the commissioners.

EVENTS IN THE LIFE OF WILLIAM MATLACK

The February 20th, 1695/6 meeting of the Court of Session and Court of Common Pleas held

at Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, appointed William Matlock constable of

Chester Township, alias Cropwell, for the year ensuing.  William also served on the Grand

Jury for a number of years.

William was one of the founding trustees of Chester Meeting, now Moorestown Meeting in

1700. The original meeting house was a small log building located at what is now Main St.

and Chester Ave, Moorestown, Burlington County, New Jersey, on the site of the current

Friends Cemetery. The lot on which the meeting house stood was conveyed by James and Esther

Adams to Matthew Allen, John Adams, William Hollinshead, Thomas French, Joseph Heritage,

Thomas Wallis, John Cowperthwaite, William Matlack, Sarah Roberts (widow of John Roberts), Richard Heritage, all of Chester Township, and Thomas Hooten and Timothy Hancock of Evesham Township, trustees of Chester Meeting for fourteen shillings lawful money of Second month

9TH, 1700.

GRAVE SITE OF WILLIAM MATLACK AND MARY HANCOCK

A weathered gravestone in the 500 block of Balsam Road, Cherry Hill, New Jersey marks the

grave of William and his wife Mary.  I have visited the grave site.  The inscription on the gravestone reads:

WITHIN THIS INCLOSURE LIES THE REMAINS OF

    WILLIAM AND MARY MATLACK

       WHO CAME TO WEST NEW JERSEY FROM ENGLAND

          WILLIAM IN 1677 AND MARY IN 1681

   THE FIRST OF THE NAME AND THE ANCESTORS OF THE FAMILY IN AMERICA

HERE ALSO LIE THE REMAINS OF RICHARD MATLACK

     A SON OF WILLIAM AND MARY AND PART OF HIS CHILDREN 

ALSO

        A NUMBER OF THE SERVANTS AND SLAVES OF THE FAMILY

Some sources state that Mary Hancock Matlack is buried in the Chester, now Moorestown,

Friends Burying Ground.  William was one of the founding Trustees of the Chester Meeting

so this is clearly possible.

DEEDS AND LANDHOLDINGS

1684 DEED - WILLIAM MATLACK

The following two documents are records of the first land purchased by William Matlack in

New Jersey.  This land was located on the south branch of the Pennsauken Creek in what is

now Maple Shade, Burlington County, New Jersey.  The land was located about one quarter

mile north of the Kings Highway bridge over the south branch.  This bridge is about one

mile west of the intersection of Route 38 and Kings Highway, (Route 41).  Portions of this

land remained in the Matlack family until the death of Thomas Chalkley Matlack in 1945.

The first document is the deed recorded in the records of the West Jersey Proprietors.  A microfilm copy of the original is on page 131 of West Jersey Deeds, S & T, located at the

New Jersey Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.  Portions are hard to read but have done my best

to provide an accurate transcript.

The second document is a deed or agreement between Tallaca, a Lenni Lenape Indian Chief and

John Roberts, Timothy Hancock, and William Matlack, recognizing their rights to the land.  Harriet Russell Stratton's transcript of the original document was printed on page 238 of

her book, A Book of Strattons, Vol. 1, published in 1908 by Grafton Press, New York, New

York.

DOCUMENT 1 - 1684 DEED - RECORDS OF WEST JERSEY PROPRIETORS

Thousand Six hundred and Eighty four Between Thomas Olive of Rancocus Creek Haberdasher of

the one part and William Matlack of Pensauaquin Carpenter one the other part Witness that

the said Thomas Olive for and in Consideration of the four years service and three pounds

current County pay to him performed and Secured by the said William Matlack Whereof he the

said Thomas Olive Doth acknowledge himself Satisfied and paid and by these presents Doth

Clearly Dequitt and Discharge the said William Matlack his heirs and Assigns forever Hath

Granted bargained Sold Released and Confirmed and by these presents Doth grant Bargain sell release and Confirm unto the said William Matlack his heirs and Assigns forever One hundred

acres of Land of this Laying out in the Second Tenth Together with the Mines and Minerals

Ways Woods fishing Hawking Hunting and fording and all and every the Appurtenances

privileges profits and advantages belonging to the said premises To Have and To Hold the

said Hundred Acres of Land with the Appurtenances thereof to the said William Matlack his

heirs and Assigns To the only use and behoof of him the said William Matlack his heirs and Assigns forever And he the said Thomas Olive Doth for himself his heirs Executors and

Assigns Covenant Promise and Grant to and with the said William Matlack his heirs and

Assigns That he the said Thomas Olive his heirs and Assigns Shall and will at any time

within Seven Years next after the Date hereof at the required Costs and Charges of the said William Matlack his heirs and Assigns Doe and Execute all and every Such Lawful Conveyance

or Conveyances as Shall be needful and Necessary for the bettor Securing and Selling all

the Interest and Title of him the said Thomas Olive of in and the above Granted premises in

and to the said William Matlack his heirs and Assigns forever In Witness whereof the parties first above named to these present Indentures have intentionally Set their hands and seals

the Day and Year first above written 1684. Tho Olive Sealed and Delivered in the presence of

John Watson, John Masson Tho Eves. Endorsed the 10th of the 10th month 1723 the Thomas Eves

One of the witnesses to the within Deed Came before to reaffirm being one of the Kings

Council for the province of New Jersey and upon his Solemn Affirmation Did Declare that he

is one present and Said the within Named Thomas Olive Sign Seal and Execute The within Deed

unto the within named William Matlack and that he Also Said the above John Watson and John

Masson Sign as Witness to the Same witness my hand and the day and year above said, John Wills Recorded Decm 16th 1762

                                                   (Unreadable signature)

DOCUMENT 2 - TALLACA DEED

Know all people that I tallaca have had and Received of & from John Roberts with the consent

of the neighborhood at Pimsawquim one match coate one Little Runlit of Rum and two Bottles

of Rum In Consideration whearof I the said taleca doe hearby grant Bargin & sell unto the

said John Roberts Timothy Hancock and William Matlock all those plantations at pimsaw-quin promising for Ever to defend the said John Roberts &c from all other Indians Laying any

Claime theareto in wittness whearof I the said talleca have hear unto set my hand and seale

the twelth day of April 1684.

                                                           "the mark of Z talleca."

DEED - June 15 1689 Walter Humphries to William Matlack

New Jersey Archives West Jersey Deeds Book S Page 132 Microfilm Reel 113

Abstract

On the tenth day of June, 1689, Joshua Humphries alias Powell of the County of Burlington 

in West New Jersey, yeoman, and lawful attorney of his father Walter Humphries alias Powell

of Painswick in the County of Gloucester in the Kingdom of England sold to William Matlack

of Pennsauquin Creek in West New Jersey, Carpenter, for twelve pounds current money of this province 100 acres which was purchased from Thomas Kirby.

This deed did not specify where the land was located in West New Jersey.

DEED - March 25 1695 Timothy Hancock to William Matlack

New Jersey Archives West Jersey Deeds Book S Page 127 Microfilm Reel 113

Abstract

On the 25th of March, 1695, Timothy Hancock of Pennsauquin in the County of Burlington,

yeoman, sold to William Matlack of the same place, carpenter, for the sum of fifty two

pounds current money 100 acres.  This land was between the land of John Roberts and

William Matlack.

William Matlack's land referred to above was the land he received for his four years service

on 7 November 1684.  Both John Roberts and Timothy Hancock were parties to the agreement made with the Lenape Chief, Tallaca in 1684. Timothy was the brother-in-law of William.      

DEED - October 1 1700 Richard Heritage to William Matlack

New Jersey Patents and Deeds 1664 - 1703 Page 660 Edited by William Nelson Burlington County Library RNJ 974.9 Doc

Abstract

1700 Oct. 1.  Deed.  Richard Herritage of Sutton New Garden, Gloucester Co., yeoman, to

William Mattlock of Cropwell, W. J., yeoman, for 940 acres on the Southbranch of Cooper's

Creek, N. and N. W. lately John Willis, now John Haddon, Mordecai Howell, Zachariah

Prickett, lately John Bissell's;  790 a. thereof bought of John Sibley and his wife

Katharine of Philadelphia June 1, 1696, as part of 6-25 of a share of W. J., devised to

said Katharine by her former husband Isaac Martin; 130 a. bought of John Reading February

1, 1695-6, being part of 350 a. purchased by said Reading as the land belonging to 1/8 of

a share, from Maurice Trent of Penna., mariner, as attorney for his uncle Maurice Trent of

Lieth, Scotland, merchant; 20 a. bought of James Atkinson of W. J., yeoman, June 15,  1700.   

143

DEED - October 1 1701 Richard Heritage to William Matlack

New Jersey Patents and Deeds 1664 - 1703 Page 677 Edited by William Nelson Burlington County Library RNJ 974.9 Doc

Abstract

1701 Oct. 1. Deed. Richard Herritage of Sutton New Garden, Gloucester Co., yeoman, to William Mattlack of Cropwell, W. J., yeoman, for 10 acres on to be surveyed out of the 350 a. lot

bought of John Reading February 1, 1695-6. 361

New Jersey Archives Gloucester Co. Rec. of Deeds Vol. 3 Page 361 Microfilm Reel 129

The microfilm copy of the original deed is discolored and very hard to read. The amount

and terms of payment could not be read. It does confirm the above abstract.

DEED - December 21, 1714 William Matlack to son George Matlack

New Jersey Archives Gloucester County Deeds Vol. A 1714 - 1722 Page 9

Microfilm Reel 128

Abstract

On the twenty first day of December, 1714, William Matlack of the Township of Chester in

the County of Burlington and Province of New Jersey, Carpenter, sold to George Matlack,

son of William Matlack, of the Township of Waterford in the County of Gloucester and

Province aforesaid, husbandman, for fifteen pounds proclamation money and for other

divers good causes and considerations 500 acres of land lying in the Township of Waterford

and the township of Gloucester  This land was part of the 940 acres purchased by William

Matlack from Richard Heritage on the sixth day of the eighth month (October), 1700. 

Richard heritage purchased the land form John Sibley of Philadelphia on first day of June

1696.

DEED - December 21, 1714 William Matlack to son Timothy Matlack 

New Jersey Archives Gloucester County Deeds Vol. A 1714 - 1722 Page 12 Microfilm Reel 128

Abstract

On the twenty first day of December, 1714, William Matlack of the Township of Chester in

the County of Burlington and Province of New Jersey, Carpenter, sold to Timothy Matlack,

son of William Matlack, of the same Town & County & Province, carpenter, for fifteen pounds proclamation money and for other considerations 485 acres of land lying in the Township of Waterford and the township of Gloucester  440 acres of this land was purchased by William

Matlack from Richard Heritage on the sixth day of the first day of October, 1700.  Richard heritage purchased the land form John Sibley of Philadelphia on first day of June 1696. 10

acres were purchased from Richard Heritage on 1 October 1701.  It is not clear how William acquired the other 35 acres he sold to Timothy.

DEED - January 16, 1722 William Matlack Sr. to son William Matlack Jr.

New Jersey Archives West Jersey Deeds Book S Page 125 Microfilm Reel 113

Abstract

On the sixteenth day of January, 1722, William Matlack of the Township of Chester in the

County of Burlington and Western Division of the Province of New Jersey, yeoman, sold to

William Matlack the younger, of the Town County Division and Province aforesaid, blacksmith,

for the sum of one hundred  and seventy pounds lawful money of America 300 acres of land

lying in the Township of Chester in the County and Province aforesaid.  These 300 acres

consisted of the 100 acres purchased by William Matlack from Thomas Olive on the seventh

day of the tenth (December) month in 1684, the 100 acres purchased by William Matlack from

Joshua Humphries on the fifteenth day of June in the year 1689, and the 100 acres William

Matlack purchased from Timothy Hancock on the twentieth day of March in the year 1694.

 CHILDREN of William and Mary:

 1 JOHN MATLACK..................................

  2 GEORGE MATLACK born NJ. George married 1st Mary Foster Nov 16 1709 Burlington Meeting,

   Burlington Co NJ, 2nd Mary Burnell aft Feb 1729/30. George died 1739 Chester,

   Burlington Co NJ.

   1729 Nov 29 Will of George Matlack.. Sons Josiah and George. To the latter the saddle

   that belonged to his deceased brother, William. Children--Benjamin, Joshua, John,

   Thomas, Jonathan, Samuel, Martha, and Elizabeth, each £5 at age. Wife's dau., Elizabeth

   Hancock £5 at age. Real and personal estate. Executor... brother John Matlack. Witnesses:

   Thomas Parker, Sam'l Atkinson, Michael Tolman. Proved Dec 12 1739 Calendar of New Jersey

   (Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760  Page: 326)

   Calendar of New Jersey Wills Lib. 4, p. 200. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II

   1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills 1739, Dec. 11. Inventory of the personal estate,

   £240.9.8; made by Thomas Lippincott and Joseph Stoakes.

   Children:

     1 Josiah Matlack

     2 George Matlack

     3 William Matlack born NJ. William died before 1729 NJ.

     4 Benjamin Matlack

     5 Joshua Matlack

     6 John Matlack

     7 Thomas Matlack

     8 Jonathan Matlack

     9 Samuel Matlack

    10 Martha Matlack

    11 Elizabeth Matlack

 3 MARY MATLACK born NJ. Mary married Jonathan Haines 1711, Gloucester Co, NJ 2nd Daniel

   Morgan 1731. After the death of her second husband, Mary lived with her son, Jonathan

   Haines, at whose house she died of small pox.

   1728 Feb 6 Jonathan Haines Will.. Wife Mary executrix. Children--John, Nehemiah, Job,

   Hester, Jonathan. Home farm, saw mill and lot, land on the creek, inherited from father

   John Haines. Personal estate. Witnesses--Caleb Haines, John Sharpe, John Craig. Proved

   25 Mar 1729. ( Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol 1 1670-1760  Page: 200)

   1758 Sept 2 Abstract of Daniel Morgan's Will : Morgan, Daniel, of Chester, Burlington

   Co., yeoman; will of.  Wife, Mary, to receive one-third of real (Land in Gloucester Co),

   and personal estate; the balance to be divided between Jonathan Haines, Joab Hains and

   his sister, Hester Davis, Jonathan Davis, Thomas Ridley, Joseph Morgan and Francis

   Collins, the last two being named executors. Witnesses - Nathan Middleton, Thomas

   Stokes, James Cornish.  Proved Sept.25 1758 (Will New Jersey Archives First Series Vol.

   XXXII Abstracts of Wills Vol. III 1751 - 1760 Moorestown Library, Moorestown, New

   Jersey NJ 974.9 N65 Page 229)

   1758, Sept. 20. Inventory £252.12.71/2, incl. a clock and case, £8; old books, 6s.; an

   old looking glass, 2s.; made by Joseph Stokes and Samuel Stokes.

   Sale of Daniel Morgan's Plantation New Jersey Archives First Series Vol. XX Newspaper

   Extracts Vol. IV 1756 - 1761 Moorestown Library, Moorestown, New Jersey NJ974.9 N65

   Page 322

   To be sold, by Way of publick Vendue, on the 20th of February next, the Plantation late

   the property of Daniel Morgan, deceased, situated in the Township of Chester, in the

   County of Burlington, containing 120 acres of good Land, with a good dwelling house and

   kitchen, a good Draw well, a good Barn, Stables and Out-houses, a large bearing orchard,

   about 15 or 20 Acres of Meadow.  The Vendue to be held on the Premises, and to begin at

   2 o'clock in the Afternoon of the same Day.  Any Person inclined to purchase, may be

   informed of the Title and Terms of Sale, by applying to the Subscribers, near the said

   Plantation.  Francis Collins, Joseph Morgan, Executors  The Pennsylvania Gazette, No.

   1571, February 1, 1759

   Children:

    1 John Haines

    2 Nehemiah Haines

    3 Joab Haines

    4 Hester Haines born NJ. Hester married ? Davis

    5 Jonathan Haines

 4 WILLIAM MATLACK born February 2, 1690/91, N J. William married Ann Antrim November 17

   1713 Burlington Meeting Burlington Co NJ. William died  October 25, 1730 NJ.

   William Matlack was the great grandfather of Asa Matlack and 3rd great grandfather of

   Thomas Chalkley Matlack. William spelled his name Matlock when making entries in his

   bible.

   Abstract of William's Will Database: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760  Page:

   311 Name: William Matlack, junior Date: 17 Sep 1730 Location: Chester Township,

   Burlington Co. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730 yeoman; will of. Wife

   Ann sole executrix. Children--Jeremiah, William, Rebeckah, Rachel, Lea and Mary, all

   under age. Land adjoining Bartholomew Horner's. Personal property. Brothers John and

   Timothy Matlack to succeed wife as executors. Witnesses--Thomas French, Hannah

   Heritage, Joseph Heritage. Proved October 23, 1730. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol.

   I 1670-1730 Lib. 3, p. 114 Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. I 1670-1730

   The following quote is from page 20 of Antrim Ancestors by Thelma Antrim (Beck) Ellis.

   "ANTRAM? ANTRIM? ANTROM AND ANTRUM - The name was spelled in various ways during the

   first century after the arrival of the ANTRIM BROTHERS in America. Now however, (1967)

   "ANTRIM" is generally accepted as the correct spelling of the name." I have seen the

   name spelled Antram in many of the early records, including William Matlack's Bible.

   Chalkley Matlack spelled her name Antrim.  I have elected to use the Antrim spelling.   

   Abstract of Ann's Will Database: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 Page: 326

   Name: Ann Matlack Date: 19 Feb 1732-3 Location: Chester, Burlington Co.  Calendar

   of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey Wills  Widow and

   executrix of William Matlack. John Matlack renounces all right to administer on estate

   of Ann Matlack, and also on unadministered estate of William Matlack unto his brother,

   Timothy Matlack. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750 Calendar of New Jersey

   Wills Lib. 3, p. 244.

   1732-3, 19th day, 12th mo. (Feb.). Inventory of the personal estate, £119.8.5; made by

   John Roberts and Thomas Middleton. Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. II 1730-1750

   1745, ---, --. Account by Timothy Matlack, who has paid for "sc

   Children:

   1 Jeremiah Matlack

   2 William Matlack born 1725 NJ. William married Mary Turner.....

   3 Rebeckah Matlack

   4 Rachel Matlack

   5 Lea Matlack

   6 Mary Matlack

 5 RICHARD MATLACK born 1694, Waterford Township, Gloucester Co, NJ. Richard married Rebecca

   Hanies 1721 Evesham Meeting, 2nd Mary Wood 1745 Chester Meeting Burlington Co NJ. Richard

   died January 10, 1778, Waterford Township, Gloucester County, NJ. Richard was buried 

   January 1778, 500 Block of Balsam Road, Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey

   The following was recorded in Abraham Matlack's bible.

   Richard Matlack Departed this life January the tenth in the Seventh day of the Week about

   ten of the clock in the forenoon.  Aged 84 Years.  1778

   Death thou has Wounded Me ...By thy dart am Slain...But Christ has Conquered thee....And

   I shall rise again.

   New Jersey Archives First Series Vol. XXXIV Abstracts of Wills Vol. V 1771 - 1780

   Moorestown Library, Moorestown, New Jersey NJ 974.9 N65 Page 340

   1774, Dec 17.  Matlack, Richard, of Waterford Township, Gloucester Co., will of. Son

   Joseph, the plantation where I live, it consisting of 2 tracts joining each other, and

   contain 800 acres. Son, Abraham, the plantation where he lives, which is in Burlington

   Co., and contains 320 acres, which I purchased of Mathew Allen. Sons Abraham and Joseph,

   rest of lands, cedar swamps and Property Rights. Daughter, Abigail Cooper, negro wench,

   Nance. Son Joseph, rest of negroes. Children, Abraham Matlack, Joseph Matlack, Rebecca

   Whittal, and Abigail Cooper, rest of personnel estate.  Executors - sons Abraham and

   Joseph.  Witnesses - John Lawrence, William Ellis, John Hammitt.

   1777, April 10. Codicil. Sons, Abraham and Joseph, that plantation at Ancokes. Proved

   Feb 16, 1778.

   1778, Feb. 13. Inventory, £4,004.18.5, made by John Griffyth and Josiah Hillman. Lib.

   20, p. 245.

   Richard's executors, sons Abraham and Joseph, published the following notice.

   New Jersey Archives Second Series Vol. II Newspaper Extracts, Vol. II 1778 Moorestown

   Library, Moorestown, New Jersey NJ974.9 N65 Page 28

   Waterford, Gloucester County, Jan. 24, 1778.

   The present precariousness and situation of public as well as private affairs, oblige

   the subscribers, executors of the last will and testament of Richard Matlack, late of

   Gloucester county, deceased, earnestly to call upon those who are indebted to said

   estate, to make payment, by the 20th of next month, or they will be under the necessity

   of putting their bonds, accounts, &c. in the hands of an attorney for prosecution. And

   those who have any demands upon the same, to exhibit them for settlement. Abraham

   Matlack,  Executors Joseph Matlack

   This notice was followed by the following note in the New Jersey Archives.

   Richard Matlack, son of William, settled in Waterford, upon a plantation of 200 acres

   in 1721.He is buried in the Matlack yard upon his own plantation.

   Children:

    1 Joseph Matlack

    2 Abraham Matlack

    3 Rebecca Matlack born NJ. Rebecca married ? Whittal

    4 Abigail Matlack born NJ. Abigail married ? Cooper

 6 TIMOTHY MATLACK born May 8, 1695 New Jersey. Timothy married 1st Mary Haines April 3 1720

   Meeting House, Gloucester Co NJ. 2nd Martha Burr March 12 1730/31. Timothy died October 19

   1752 Philadelphia PA.

Philadelph

             In 1746 Timothy moved from Haddonfield, Gloucester County, New Jersey to Philadelphia,

             Pennsylvania.  He had the following notices published, the first in the American Weekly

             Mercury and the second in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

      New Jersey Archives, First Series, Vol. XII Newspaper Extracts - Vol. II 1740-1750

   To be Sold by Way of Public Venue,By Timothy Matlack, the 28th Day of the next Third

   Month, (called May,) Several Houses and Lots, viz, a Malt-House, Brew=House, Still-House,

   and several Lots not built on, in the Town of Haddonfield, in the County of Gloucester,

   and Province of West Jersey. Also Mares and Colts, a large likely Horse, a Cart, and

   sundry Sorts of Household and Merchant Goods. There has been a Store kept in one of the

   said houses, Twelve Years, and is convenient for a merchant. The Sale begins at 9 o' Clock,

   when the conditions will be seen. (Haddonfield, 2d. Mo. 20 1745.)The American Weekly

   Mercury, April 18-25, 1745)

   Notice is hereby given that Timothy Matlack, is removed and settled in Philadelphia, a

   little above the Post-Office, in Market Street, at the sign of the two Sugar Loves, marked

   T M in gold letters; where any person may be supplied with European and West-India goods,

   cheap for ready money or short credit.All person indebted to the said Timothy Matlack on

   bonds, bills, or book depts. Are desired to come and settle their accounts, and pay their

   respective debts or they may expect to be proceeded against as the law directs. N. B. 

   Attendance will be given at Haddonfield the second second day in every month during the

   summer season, in order to settle debtors. TIMOTHY MATLACK-- (The Pennsylvania Gazette,

   July 10, 1746)

   Abstract of Timothy's Will Name: Timothy Matlack Residence: Philadelphia Description:

   Decedent Date: 14 8 1752 Prove Date: 10 11 1752 Title: Brewer Book Page: K:22 Remarks:

   Matlack, Timothy. City of Philadelphia. Brewer. Aug. 14, 1752. Nov. 10, 1752. Wife:

   Name not given. Children: Seth, White and Josiah. Exec: Son-in-Law, Ruben Heines.

   Codicil: Aug. 15, 1752. Witnesses to codicil: Elizabeth Matlack, Josiah Jackson. Source

   Information: Lineages, Inc., comp. Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819. [database online]

   Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Taken from Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819 published

   by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in 1900.

   Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1682-1819 Name: Martha Matlack Residence:

   Philadelphia Description: Decedent Date: 6 8 1765 Prove Date: 14 10 1765 Title: Widow 

   Book Page: N:422 Remarks: Martha Matlack. Co. of Phila. Widow. 6 Aug 1765. 14 Oct 1765.

   Children: Timothy, Reuben Haines, Elizabeth Chandler, White, Titus, Seth, Josiah, Mary

   Bassett. Granchildren: Martha, Elizabeth and Ann Cooper. Son in law: David Cooper. Friend:

   Achsah Sissons. Execs.: Ruben Haines, Timothy Matlock. N:422. Source Information: Lineages,

   Inc., comp. Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com,

   2000. Taken from Philadelphia County Wills, 1682-1819 published by the Historical Society

   of Pennsylvania in 1900.

   Children of Timothy and Mary:

   1 Priscilla Matlack born April 5 1722. Priscilla married 1st Isaac Warren, 2nd John Brown

   2 Letitia Matlack born July 13 1724. Letitia married Samuel Mickle 1742,2nd Thomas Hinchman

     April 19 1750. Letitia died March 31 1752.

            Samuel Mickle Will, Date: 01 May 1748

     Location: Newton Township, Gloucester Co.

     sadler; will of. Wife, Letitia, executrix, and brother, John Mickle, and David Cooper,

     executors. Premises to be sold and £150 put to interest for education of my son, Samuel,

     until he will be 14. In case of his death under 21 without issue, all lands, excepting

     the said house and lot, my son would have had, to be divided equally among my brothers,

     John and William Mickle, and my sister, Hannah Ladd. Mentions tract of land in Morris

     County and a marsh in Egg Harbour. Witnesses--Wm. Griscom, Thomas Varnum, Jacob Stokes.

     Affirmed 31 Aug., 1748.

     Lib. 6, p. 352.

     1748, May 23. Inventory (£203.14.10 1/2) includes china Delft, sadler's tools, gold and

     silver buttons. Appraisers--Isaac Andrews, Wm. Griscom.

     (Database: Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760   Page: 334)

     Thomas Hinchman Will

            Date: 30 Apr 1760

     Location: Newton, Gloucester Co.

     yeoman; will of. Son, Joseph (under age). Legacies to sisters, Mary Zane, Amey Stokes

     and Hannah Gill, children of William Hepperd, Real and personal estate. Executor and

     guardian of son, Robert Friend Price. Witnesses--Margarett Buxton, James Lawrence, J.

     Harrison. Proved June 12, 1760.

            Lib. 10, p. 86.

     1760, May 23, 24. Inventory, £547.11.9., incl. a looking glass, 40s.; Sewell's History,

     20s.; bonds and book debts, £250.5.11; made by Samuel Clement and J. Harrison.

     (Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol. III 1751-1760)

   3 Ashsah Matlack born Jan 5 1726/27. Ashsah married Job Siddons 1744 Haddonfield Meeting

   4 Abi Matlack born Jan 12 1728/29. Abi died Jan 22 1728/29

   Children of Timothy and Martha:

   1 Sybil Matlack born Feb 6 1730/31. Sybil married David Cooper April 23 1747, Philadelphia

     Meeting, Philadelphia PA.

   2 Elizabeth Matlack born June 12 1734. Elizabeth married John Chandler Oct 8 1758

     Philadelphia Meeting, Philadelphia PA

    3 Timothy Matlack born May 26 1736 NJ. ...............

    4 Titus Matlack Aug 26 1738. Titus married Sarah Renshaw Dec 20 1760 PA. Titus died Aug

      1796  and was buried 8-22-1796 Philadelphia PA.

       Children:

        1 John Matlack born 1761 PA John died Dec 19 1765 PA.

        2 John Matlack born 1769 PA John died May 1777 PA.

    5 Seth Matlack born Feb 8 1743/44.Seth married Mary Shute Nov 27 1766 (Marriage Record of

      Christ Church, Philadelphia 1709-1806)

      28 Aug 1772 Lawrence McArdel Seth Matlack and his assigns Philadelphia Apprentice,

      taught the cooper's trade (note 3, and of value of pound 10 lawful money of Pa. or

      pound 10 in money aforesaid). 3 yrs. pound 5.0.0. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

      Indentures, 1771-73)

      1840 MATLOCK SETH Gloucester County NJ 150 Camden Cty  0000001-1120201

      Children

      1 Mary Matlack dt Seth bur 10-3-1774 ae 20 m

      2 Rueben Matlack s Seth bur 8-26-1775 ae 10 d

        May 30, 1854 VILLAGE RECORD

    Marriage On the 10th inst., by the order of the Society of Friends, Israel Way, of 

    Chester county, to Sarah, daughter of Seth Matlack, of Haddonfield, new Jersey.

       6 White Matlack born Dec 7 1745. White married Mary Hawxhurst June 21 1768 NY.

     February 1, 1792 The Pennsylvania Gazette

     Agreeably to a determination had by Lottery, the following is a Return of the Names of

     those Persons who are entitled to SHARES of STOCK in the Corporation instituted for the

     purpose of opening a CANAL between the waters of SUSQUEHANNAH and SCHUYLKILL

     White Matlack 1

            The National Advocate, Wednesday, January 07, 1824; col D
           

     1845 March 18, VILLAGE RECORD

 Obituary In Radnor, Delaware county, on the 5th ultimo, Mrs. REBECCA MATLACK, relict

 of the late White Matlack, and daughter of the late John Hunter, of Newtown...The

 death of Mrs. Matlack, came at a time unexpected to her friends. She had taken her

 breakfast as usual; but, shortly after, alarming symptoms gave fearful apprehensions -

 when asked if a physician should be sent for, she replied, he can do me no good, the

 Lord Jesus is my physician! In a little time from the utterance of these words, she

 expired seated in her chair. Her remains are deposited by the side of St. David

 (Radnor) Church, in which she has long worshipped the Father of Mercy, and often

 commemorated the dying love of the adorable Redeemer. She died in the 76th year of

 her age

   7 Josiah Matlack born March 4 1748/49. Josiah married Elizabeth Musgrove May 15 1771.

     Josiah died June 1802 PA.

 7 JOSEPH MATLACK .........................................

 8 JANE MATLACK born NJ. Jane married George Irwin. Jane died 1748 Chester Co PA

   Jane is the only child of William Matlack and Mary Hancock that T. Chalkley Matlack did

   not devote at least one notebook to.  The only information he had on Jane was  "Jane

   Matlack married ______ Irvin".  In the copy of T. Chalkley Matlack's  Book 17, Descendants

   of John Matlack and his wives Hannah Horner and Mary Lee, at the Burlington County

   Historical Society the letters Geo. have been printed above the _______.   A different pen

   was used and the writing does not appear to be that of Chalkley.

   The following inscription from the bible of Edward Irwin was published by the Vineland

   Historical Magazine, Vols. 25 -27, page 288.

   IRWIN BIBLE which bears the following inscriptions --

   " My father was Edward Irwin, born in Ireland 1700, he removed to this country about 1720,

    going to Mt. Holly in the state of New Jersey, where he met my mother Sarah Woodward, she

    was the daughter of Anthony Woodward and Hannah Foulke of that place.  They were married

    November 23, 1927.  When they removed with my Uncle George and his wife Jane Matlaock, to

    Chester County, Pa.  Where I was born. 1745.  I was their youngest child."

   Edward Irwin, born 1745, Chester County, Pa. married Sarah Yates, January 7, 1792. 

   Sarah Yates is the daughter of William Yates, and Sarah Izard, all of Cape May County,

   New Jersey.

   George Irwin was not a member of the Society of Friends.  This meant records of Jane would

   no longer be entered in the records of the Society of Friends, one of Chalkley's primary

   sources.  Descendants of George and Jane have researched the Irwin family.

 9 SARAH MATLACK born 1704 NJ. Sarah married Carlile Haines Dec 11 1721 Evesham Meeting,

   Evesham Township, Burlington Co NJ. Sarah died 1774 Evesham Township, Burlington Co NJ.

   1770, Sept. 1.  Haines, Carlile, of Evesham, Burlington Co., yeoman; will of.  Wife,

   Sarah, rents of the land where I live.  Eldest son, Ezekiel, £10.  Daughter, Sarah,

   late wife of Amos Wilkins, 5 shillings.  Daughter Mary, late wife of Samuel Warner, £10. 

   Granddaughter, Rebecca Pettit, daughter of John Pettit, £20 when 20.  Daughters Ruth,

   Elizabeth, Acseth, Jane and Hester, rest of my personal estate.  Son, John, all my

   plantation during his life, and if he die without male heir, then to my grandson, Carlile

   Haines, son of my son, Solomon.  Son, Solomon, my copper still.  Executors - wife, Sarah,

   and my son, Solomon.  Witnesses - John Hilllier, Jr., Robert Powell, John Burr.

   1770, Sept. 35.  Codicil.  Sons, Solomon and John, the land I bought of Joseph Burr, on a

   branch of Cedar Swamp, called Duffs Branch.  Witnesses - John Burr, Richard Wills. Proved

   June 13, 1774.

   1774, June 13.  Inventory, £362.19.2, made by Jacob Prickit and Thomas Shinn.

   1775, Dec. 2.  Account by Solomon Haines. Lib. 15, p. 547; Lib. 16, p

   Children:

   1 Ezekiel Haines

   2 Sarah Haines born NJ. Sarah married Amos Wilkins

   3 Mary Haines born NJ. Mary married Samuel Warner

   4 Ruth Haines born NJ.

   5 Acseth Haines born NJ

   6 Jane Haines born NJ.

   7 Hester Haines born NJ.

   8 John Haines born NJ.

   9 Solomon Haines born NJ.