SALEM COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS Vol. 2 No. 4 PLACE NAMES OF SALEM COUNTY, N. J. Table of Contents Bibliography and Code . • • . Inside front cover Foreword ■ I I a ■ ■ . 1 Place Names, Salem County, N. J. 2 19 Wills at Salem County Historical Society . 66 Salem County Historical Society-History of . 77 Index of Names of Persons . 79 81-83 MARKET STREET SALEM, NEW JERSEY 1964 BIBLIOGRAPHY Al~·n CODE TO REFERENCES ( S~E '.1:(NJ 24: 57) AG The American Genealogist, New Haven, Connecticut AN Anthony Nelson, Seventeenth Century, Fa. & N. J., and some of his Descendants - by Elmer G. Van Name (1962) BRl ;Tri tings of :f. J. s. Bradway cc Co~pendium of Census 1726-1905, N.J. Department of State ( 1906) C&S History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumber- land, N. J., by Cushing & Sheppard (1883) CSE Old Inns and Taverns in Nest Jersey, by Chas. s. Boyer (1962) csw Craig's Salem County Wills, 1804-1830 DET Dutch Explorers, Traders and Settlers in the Delaware Valley, by C. A. Weslager (1961) D&S Dank:ers & Sluyter in Journal of a Vovage 1679-1680, Memoirs, Long Island Historical Society 1:174 (1867) ELV The Elwell Family, Southern N. J. by Elmer G. Van Name (1963) GOE The True Origin of Old Gloucester County, N. J., by Dr. Carlos E. Godfrey (1922) J Genealogy of the Jaquett Family, by Edwin Jaquett Sellers (Revision 1907) . JFS Major John Fenwick, by Frank H. Stewart (1939) Re-print 1964 JEP The Province of West Jersey, 1609-1702, by J.E. Pomfret LS The Grants, Concessions and Original Constitutions of New Jersey, by Leaming and Spicer (Re-printed 1951) NJA The New Jersey Archives NJHSP Proceedings of the New Jersey H1stor1ca1 Society, Newark, N.J. SAD Salem County Clerk's Office, Salem, N. J. SCHB-1 Salem County Hand Book (1903) SCHB-2 " " " " (1908) SCHB-3 rt 1I II f1 ( 1924) SOHM Salem County Historical Society - Survey Maps 11 SCHMN " " " - Manuscripts 11 11 SCHMP " " - i'.rriscellaneous Papers 11 11 SOHSCR " " - Scrap Books 11 SCHSU " " " - Surveys 11 11 SCHW' n " - Wills SFC History and Genealogy of Fenwick's Colony, by Thomas Shourds (1876) SH History of Salem County, N.J., by Josephs. Sickler (1937) SJH South Jersey - A History, Lewis Historical Fublishing Co., Alford M. Heston, Editor TBT. Tea Burning Town, by Josephs. Sickler (1950) UD Unrecorded Deeds at Salem County Historical Society (Index published 1961) uscc 150th Anniversary of the Constitution - Salem, N. J., by U. s. Constitution Committee VHS Vineland Antiquarian and Historical Society, Vineland, N. J. (and Magazine published by the.m) W'JD Secretary of State Records, Trenton, N. J. WJPR Proprietors of West Jersey (Surveyor's Office) Burlington, New Jersey YB Almanac & Year Books, First National Bank, Woodstown, N.J. (1905-1921) Volume 2 Number 4 SALEM COU:NTY HISTQRICAL SOCIETY 81-83 Market st., Salem, N. J. FOREW"ORD It is unfortunate that some of the early records of the various counties of New Jersey are apparently missing. Salem County is no exception; nevertheless, a great amount of information is available in the New Jersey Archives; the various State Offices in Trenton; the offices of County Clerk and Surrogate in Salem, N. J.; th.e New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, N. J.; the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Fhiladelphia, Penna.; the Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society, Vineland, N.J.;" the Cumberland, Camden, and Gloucester County Historical Societies; as well as the library and manuscript department of this Society. It is in the latter connect­ ion that this booklet is written, bringing to light possibly some hitherto unpublished and unrecorded facts. It is hoped that this publication will prove to be of value to those engaged in research. Other booklets are planned, including an inventory of numerous manuscripts, surveys and survey maps. Those who possess old Bibles, deeds, documents, books, genealogical records, maps, manuscri~ts, diaries, assessment rolls, minute books, marriage certificates, newspapers, scrap books, and the like, might well be concerned about their safety and their pre­ servation. The Salem County Historical Society, which already has a large collection of such things, will ne pleased to accept addition­ al items for storage 1n its new vault and their consequent protection against the awful risks of fire and theft, and the ravages of rodents. The vault, of fireproof construction, has no windows, has a steel safe door, and metal shelving, and even the humidity is under auto­ matic control as a deterrent against the deterioration of ageing. A~preciation is extended to Miss Josephine Jaquett for her labors in the compilation of this present work, and to Dr. Elmer G. Van Name for his help in bringing it to fruition. Salem County Historical Society ~ E..c.<)~ Harold E. W'oodward, Ph.D. President May 1, 1964. PLACE NAMES IN SALEM COUNTY, N. J. 2 It has been the endeavor to list, as far as possible, both the long forgotten names and places in Salem County, as well as the present communities, villages, streams, roads, etc. Particular attention has been given to the old plantation names and locations in Salem Tenth. It was the custom of the first purchasers of land in Fenwick's Colony to assign plantation names to their newly ac­ quired property. These names were sometimes fanciful, but more often were reminiscent of old home sites left overseas. The various lakes, ponds, townships, etc. will be found under appropriate group­ ings. In.many instances there can be no hard and fast rule regard­ ing either the spelling or more than a general location. Early spelling was mostly phonetic and subject to the individual ear. Boundaries have changed; farm lands, and sometimes older villages have been converted, or submerged, into new or larger settlements and industrial sites; many old roads, which were not too definite in the first place, have either disappeared entirely or have been rerouted; streams have dried up or changed their courses. Dams .have been built and lakes established; or, on the other hand, allowed to go to ruin, with only faint clues left as to their actual location. Then again, some of the names have been changed or suggested from time to time by the Post Office Department. In view of these uncertainties and later inaccuracies, the New Jersey Archives, as well as old deeds, papers, maps and sur­ veys in possession of the Salem County Historical Society are quoted herein, so ~ha~ or1g1na1 ~ources will give the locations as shown on the actual records. An additional advantage possibly to be gained by quoting the original papers is that information of a genealogical nature is often shown. If, however, "exact" bounds of any spot are desired, it will be necessary to consult the doc­ uments themselves. Many of t:he places may be seen on various maps, such as the map in the 11 History of :New JerseY." by Thoraas F. Gordon (1834); the Atlas of Everts & Stewart (1876);;and the map of Salem County, prepared u_nder the authority of the Salem County Board of Freeholders, 1958. Cumberland County was set off from Salem County January 19, 1748. Places in Cumberland County have, therefore, been generally omitted. Some place names in Cumberland County can be found in the'Vineland Historical Magazine' - Vol. 23, page 37. No attempt.has been made to give the entire history of places mentioned. Over the years the original tracts have been divided and sub-divided, and properties have changed hands at an amazing rate • -• A. ABBOTT'S CREEK - Elsinboro Township. An 1848 map show this small creek as flowing south and emptying into Alloway Creek. ACTOlJ S1.ATIOlJ - l1Iannington Tmtnship. A flag-stop on the W.J .&S. S.R.R. on t}:-1e cross-road from Mannington Hill to the ,~uinton road. ADA:-:S CREEK - The early name of a small branch of Alloway Creek running into Elsinboro. A survey :-nap dated 1676 shows it as bounding Arrrt1el bury and Salem .. ( scm,:-115). "1676, Sept. 11 - Return of survey to Edward C'..1arnpneys of New Salem, joiner, 1968 acres in the half allotment of Allowayes, along a small creek, dividing this tract from Malster's plantation, adjoining Nicholson's and along Ademeses and Allowayes Creeks." (NJA-21:541). ADAl"lS FOREST - "1702, April 28. Deed. Adam Balldridge, of S:. lem Co., J gentleman, to John Jones, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, innkeeper, for an island in the Delaware River near Salem called Adams Forest." (NJA-21:634) ADAMS MEADOW - A survey dated 1790 shows a stretch of meadow along Salem Creek known as Adams meadow. ( SCH:,1-75) ADAMS TOWN - In 1797, eleven lots were laid out in Adams Town - a section west of Alloway at the junction of the ''Salem and SWedes· Bridge Road". The original purchaser is shown as John Greenfield. The m~p shows a tiny drawing of the Friends' Meeting House at Alloway. (SCHM-8) ALDER COVE - Lower Alloway Creek Township. A cove along the Delaware marshes ALDERMAN'S KIL - Oldman's Creek - which see. ALDINE - At the junction of Friesburg road to the south, Daretown to the north, Elmer to the east and Alloway to the west. Until about 1869, the settlement was known as Nazareth. It then became known as Watson I s Corner, named after John F. iTatson. Around 1880, when the post-office was established, the name was changed to Aldine. It formerly contained a blacksmith shop, a wheelwright shop and a shoe shop. The Aldine Methodist Church was organized in 1841. ALEMSBURY CREEK - One of the water courses in Elsinboro, crossing the Oak Street road out of Salem - between the present :ivindee Corners (formerly called Sheppard's Corners) and Middle Neck (the Isaac Smart farm, now owned by Champion c.