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Samuel Danford

Samuel Danford

Male 1683 - 1745  (62 years)

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  • Name Samuel Danford 
    Born 1683  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 2365 
    Died Jul 1745  Maidenhead, Hunterdon County New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Notes 
    • [balis.ftw]
      [523068.GED]
      Samuel Danford and Alice (Alse) Bingham lived in Chesterfield, Burlington
      County, New Jersey, (Vol. 23 New Jersey Archives.)
      Samuel and Alse married on Jan 7, 1704/1705, is from the New Jersey
      Archives, Volume 3. This date is probably a mistranscription from the
      Monthly Meeting records as follows:
      Early Church Records of Burlington County, by Charlotte Meldrum, Quaker
      records of Chesterfield Twp, page 44 - "7th day, 1st month (March),
      1706. Marriage of Samuel Danford and Alse Bingham accomplished. Alse
      Bingham provided a certificate for the Falls Monthly Meeting, Pa. (Bucks
      County)". (Note from Donna Ristenbatt: Alse was spelling for Alice.)
      Early Church Records of Burlington County, by Charlotte Meldrum, Quaker
      Records of Chesterfield Twp, page 3, Vol. II. "Samuel Danford married
      Mary Wright, widow, at Chesterfield, 5th day, 9th month, (Nov) 1717."
      Donna Ristenbatt, httpL//www.ristenbatt.com/genealogy
      Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey
      Chesterfield (Burlington County) Friends' Monthly Meeting Marriage
      Records, 1686-1800
      Males.
      D
      Divorces By the Court of Chancery, page 655lists the following witnesses
      at Samuel Danford's and Mary Wright's marriage.
      Witnesses Joshua, Thomas, Rebecca dn Samuel Wright, John Bunting, Wm.
      Wood, Thomas Harrison, Isaac Ivins, Jos. Reckless and others.
      Now about Mary (Scholey) Wright:
      From Larry Wright's book, WRIGHTS - 400 Years Plus - page 28.
      Joseph Wright (ca. 1658-1715) b. Chesterfield Twp., Burlington County, New Jersey.
      ca. 1685 (son of Joshua Wright and Elisabeth Empson Wright), d. there ca.
      1715, will12 mo. (Feb) 3, 1714, inventory 2 mo. (Apr) 8, 1715, probate
      10 May 1715. Married 1710 to Mary Scholey, b. 11 mo. (Jan) 6 1681,
      daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Parker) Scholey (see the Scholeys of
      Schooleys of West New Jersey.) Joseph Wright was liberated 2 mo. (Apr)
      6, 1710 by Chesterfield MM to marry Mary Scholey, Chesterfield MM records.
      7 mo. (Sept) 9, 1717 Samuel Danford belonging to this meeting and Mary
      Wright widow of Joseph Wright declared their intentions of taking each
      other in marriage if God permit desiring the consent of Friends.
      Thereupon this meeting according to the usual practice do appointour
      Friends Joshua Wright and William Wood to see that she as a widow with
      children to settle and secure the right of her former Husband's children
      before marriage, 8 mo. 3 1717. Appeared the second time Samuel Danford
      and Mary Wright and published their intentions of marriage together and
      no objecting appearing also Mary's Former Children being orderly taken
      care of for they areleft to the Men's Meeting approbation. (Chesterfield
      Women's Minutes.) Their second declaration was made 8 mo 5. 1717 to
      Chesterfield MM and they were married 9 mo 15, 1717.
      Early Church Records of Burlington County, by Charlotte Meldrum, Quaker
      records of Chesterfield Twp, Vol. II page 47.
      5th day, 8th month, 1717. Affairs of the children of Mary Wright and her
      former husband are satisfied.
      Also on page 47 is the following notation:
      6th day, 4th month, 1717. Samuel Danford, the former grave digger,
      having been removed, Thomas Folkes was appointed to dig graves.
      Data sent by Donna Ristenbatt -
      Calender of New Jersey Wills, Vol 2 --1730-1750, Nelson,
      1745, April 6,Danford, Samuel, of Maidenhead, Hunterdon County, yeoman;
      will of. Sons, William, Samuel and James and Samuel's two sons.
      Grandaughter Mary Pittman. Son-in-law Richard Pittman, executor, he to
      receive "my son Aaron's clothing. Witnesses---William Watson and James
      Clarke. Proved July 6, 1745 Witnesses and Executor Quakers.
      Sent by
      Found in State Library in Trenton,New Jersey and first transcription from From
      Lisa, Copy of original document received from Kim Ray via
      Barbara Harkleroad and further transcription made by Ron Reid. The
      number 178J at top of
    Person ID I2365  new
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2009 

    Family Living 
    Children 
    +1. Samuel Danford,   b. 1710
    Family ID F921  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S30] 523068.GED.

    2. [S45] balis.ftw.

    3. [S261] Will of Samuel Danford, State Library, Trenton, Ne.

    4. [S65] Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Vol 2-1730-1750, Nel.