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Descendants of ELEAZER FENTON

Generation No. 1

      1. ELEAZER¹ FENTON was born Abt. 1655 in ENGLAND, and died 1704 in SPRINGFIELD TWP., BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY. He married (1) UNKNOWN WEST Abt. 1674. He married (2) ELIZABETH STACY February 02, 1689/90 in SPRINGFIELD TWP., BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, daughter of HENRY STACY? and UNKNOWN. She died 1708 in BURLINGTON, BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY.

Notes for ELEAZER FENTON:

William Brown's Book Jeremiah Fenton: Family History of Jeremiah Fenton
Page 184
NEW JERSEY FENTONS.

      At the special request of the writer, Hon. Warren S. Ely made a special trip to Trenton, New Jersey, to look up the records of the New Jersey Fentons and after personal examination of the early records there has prepared the following paper:

      ELEAZER FENTON, an early settler in Springfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey, died there, in 1704, Will dated December 16, 1702, probated July 24, 1704. Liber of Wills in Office of Secretary of State, Trenton, N. J. No. 1, p. 77.

      Eleazer Fenton was one of the Proprietary's of West Jersey, and there was surveyed to him by Thomas Revel, Surveyor General, Sep. 30, 1680, 200 acres of land on the Assincunck Creek, adjoining Robert Stacy. Liber A. West Jersey Deeds, or Revel's Book of Surveys, p. 6.

      On October 17, 1683, Eleazer Fenton conveyed to Nathaniel West, I00 Acres of above survey in First Tenth, Liber, p. 35. His share in the Lands of West Jersey was evidently I- 1/6 of a Share.

      On September 6, 1686, Eleazer Fenton, of Bird Creek, Burlington Co., conveyed to John Shinn a River Lot and House and Lot on Burlington Island, part of I- 1/6 Share, &c. Liber B., p. 197.

      On February 10, 1683-4, Mahlon Stacy, of Falls of Delaware, Tanner, and George Hutchinson, of Sheffield, England, distiller, conveyed to Eleazer Fenton, of Neare Assincunck Creek, Burlington Co., West Jersey, yeoman, I- 1/6 share in "ye First Tenth--Marginal Note-- "ye :flrst and second divedent due on this deed are taken up: ye later 300 acres thereof by Warrt. dated Feb. 17, 1698." Liber B. Part 2, p. 51 1.

      Deed dated March 22, 1683-4. Eleazer Fenton, of Springfield, near Burlington, to Daniel Leeds, his right and title in 2 Acres part of 200 acres where he now dwells adjoining Grantee. Liber B. Part 2, p. 481.

      Eleazer Fenton was a Quaker, but appears to have been married by License to Elizabeth Stacy, February 2, 1690, although their marriage also appears of record at Burlington Meeting. She was probably a daughter of Henry Stacy, of Spitlefields, Parish of Stepney, County Middlesex, England, Merchant, who came to New Jersey in 1678, but returned to England, died there as did his wife Mary, though the wills of both are mentioned in New Jersey records. They had a son, Samuel and daughters, Mary and Elizabeth. It is claimed by some, however, that Elizabeth Fenton was a daughter of Robert of Hansforth, Yorkshire, who was a brother of Mahlon Stacy. Elizabeth (Stacy) Fenton married, second, Samuel Gooldy, of Burlington, and died in 1708.

      The will of Eleazer Fenton makes his wif@, Elizabeth, sole heir and Executrix, mentions his children, but not by name. On the death of Elizabeth in 1708, letters of Administration were granted on her estate to Samuel Gooldy and Daniel Leeds and they were appointed guardians of her children, as follows:

JEREMIAH FENTON, aged about 17 years,

Elizabeth Fenton, aged 13 years,

Enoch Fenton, aged about 14 years.

      Eleazer Fenton was probably married before his marriage to Elizabeth Stacy, and had a son, Ephraim Fenton, who came to Bucks County in 171 1, and died there about 1750, leaving sons Ephraim Josiah and Samuel, and two grandsons named Eleazer, only the son, Josiah, has left male issue, but they are quite numerous, no Jeremiah in this line.

      The family both in Bucks County, Pa., and New Jersey continued to be Quakers, but the records of Burlington Meeting contain little mention of them. The record of the marriage of Hannah Fenton, daughter of Eleazer and granddaughter of Enoch, is recorded at Burlington, Nov. 6, 1777. And Elizabeth Fenton is reported as "Marrying Out" in 1755; she was probably the mother of Hannah, and wife of Eleazer.

      There was a meeting at Springfield, where some of them may have belonged, but Enoch lived in the town of Burlington.

      The Will of Eleazer Fenton mentions his home farm in Springfield and 300 acres bought of John Ogborne, adjoining Thomas Douglass.

Will of Eliazer Fenton
December 16, 1702

I Eliazer Ffenton of the township of Springfield and the County of Burlington in the province of New Jersey being weak of body but of sound and disposing memory do make and ordain this my last will and testament hereby making void
all other wills and testaments formerly made by me (Viz) as follows

Imprimis I commend my soul unto my maker and my will and mind is that my body be decently interred at the discretion of my executrix hereafter named

2nd my will and mind is that all my just debts by me due and oweing be honestly paid

3rd I give unto my dear wife Elizabeth Fenton who I make constitute and apoint my sole executrix has full power and absolute authority as I my self now have to sell and dispose of all that three hundred acres of land lying near Thomas Duglas plantations and latly purchased by Mr John Ogborne Junr for the payment of my just debts and if it amount to more money than I owe my mind is that that money be equally divided amongst my children my executrix having one equall share amongst them

4th My will and mind is that my dear wife have and enjoy the farm whereon I now live for the span and term of ten years next after my decease for the (education?) of my children and at the end of the term aforesaid or before if my wife pleases to be sold and the money to be equally divided share and share lots amongst my wife and children and I do hereby impower my dear wife Elizabeth Fenton my sole executrix at the end of the term aforesaid to sell the farm I now dwell on or before if she pleases to dispose of the prior of it as aforesaid

Hereby giving her my said executrix as full power and authority as I now have my self not only to sell and dispose of the farm aforesaid but also to sign & seal and execute good and lawfull conveyances for the same In witness whereof I
have set my hand and seal this sixteenth Day of December Anno 1702

Publish and declare to be his last will and testament before us
John Shinn
William Fisher Eliazer Ffenton (seal)
Peter Fretwell

Inventory of Estate
August 7, 1 704
568 pounds 1 7 shillings of which 380 pounds are real property.
inventory made by John Shinn & Daniel Leeds

More About ELEAZER FENTON:
Religion: QUAKER

More About ELEAZER FENTON and UNKNOWN WEST:
Marriage: Abt. 1674

More About ELEAZER FENTON and ELIZABETH STACY:
Marriage: February 02, 1689/90, SPRINGFIELD TWP., BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY

Child of ELEAZER FENTON and UNKNOWN WEST is:

EPHRAIM² FENTON, born Abt. 1675 in CAME TO BUCKINGTON TWP., BUCKS CO. IN 1711; died October 1750 in BUCKINGHAM TWP., BUCKS CO., PENNSYLVANIA.

Children of ELEAZER FENTON and ELIZABETH STACY are:

	3	i.		JUDITH² FENTON, born Abt. 1689 in BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY.
	4	ii.		ELEAZER JR. FENTON, born Abt. 1690 in BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY; died Abt. March 1727/28 in SPRINGFIELD TWP., BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY.

Notes for ELEAZER JR. FENTON:
[JEREMIAH FENTON, SR. FAMILY.FTW]

Eleazer Fenton, Jr., son of Eleazer and Elizabeth, died unmarried in 1728,
though his will indicates he was nearly married to Ann Bullock. The will dated March 28, 1728, and proved April 13, 1728, gives his residence as Springfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey. It devises legacies to his two sisters, Elizabeth and Judith Fenton; and brothers Enoch, Samuel and Jeremiah, but directs that the bulk of his estate go to "Friend Ann Bullock, daughter of John Bullock, including the proceeds of sale of a farm of 160 acres in Springfield; Titan Leeds, Exr.

More About ELEAZER JR. FENTON:
Fact 1: NEVER MARRIED

+	5	iii.	JEREMIAH SR. FENTON, born Abt. 1691 in BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY; died December 1732 in FREDERICK CO., VIRGINIA.
+	6	iv.	SAMUEL FENTON, born Abt. 1692 in BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY; died August 1767 in CHESTERFIELD TWP., BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY.
+	7	v.	ENOCH SR. FENTON, born Bet. 1693 - 1694 in SPRINGFIELD TWP., BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY; died August 1732 in BURLINGTON, BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY.
	8	vi.	ELIZABETH FENTON, born Abt. 1696 in BURLINGTON CO., NEW JERSEY; died 1732.

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