William Broadwell Jr. (1682 - 1746)

Born 1682 in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, British North America

Ancestors

Husband of Jane Darling — married [date unknown] in Elizabethtown, New Jersey

Husband of Jean (Mitchell) Broadwell — married 1717 in Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 11 Mar 1746 at about age 64 in Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, British North America

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Biography

William was an early resident of Elizabethtown, later spent time at New Providence, his is the oldest gravestone in the Presbyterian cemetery at New Providence.

Name

Name: William /Broadwell/^[1][2][3]

Birth

Birth:

Date: 1684

Place: Elizabethtown, New Jersey, USA^[4][5][6]

Will, Abstract of

1745, May 9. Broadwell, William, of Elizabeth Town, Essex Co.; will of. Wife, Jane, plantation at Connecticut Farms. Sons—Josiah, William and Henry, all under age. Daughters—Mary Darling, Susannah Day, Jane, Ann, and Hester Broadwell, last three under age. Saw mill on and near Pissaick River in Essex and Morris Counties; land in Morris Co.; land in Elizabeth Town, joining lands of Benjamin Trotter, Nath'll Bonnell, Peter Willcock, John Magee, Jonathan Allen and John Chandler. Executors—sons Josiah and William. Witnesses— Jeremiah Ludlam, William Jones, John Pierson. Proved March 29, 1745. Lib. D. p. 372. 1745, March 14. Inventory of personal estate, £149.00.09 ; made by Daniel Day and John Potter. Calendar of NJ Wills. ^[7] (Keep in mind, at this time, before adoption of Gregorian calendar in 1752, the colonies generally recognized the new year as starting March 25 (Old Style). This is probably the confusion of 1745 and 1746 between the will and his gravestone, and how the will was written in May and proved in March).

Death

Death:

Date: 11 MAR 1746

Place: Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, USA^[8][9][10]

Buried in New Providence Cemetary (First Presbyterian Church), the oldest gravestone there (find-a-grave also erroneously lists his grave at Rockaway and Elizabeth, there have 3 entries that need to be merged and corrected).

Marriage

Husband: William Broadwell

Wife: Jean Mitchell

Child: William Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Josiah Esq Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Susannah Day Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Mary D Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Ann Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Jane Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Henry Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1717

Place: Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA^[11]

Husband: William Broadwell

Wife: Jane Darling

Child: Hester Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1684

Place: Elizabethtown, New Jersey, USA^[12]

Husband: William Broadwell

Wife: Mary Morse

Child: William Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: Richard Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Child: John Broadwell

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 25 AUG 1677

Place: Elizabethtown, New Jersey, USA^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
2. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
3. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
4. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
5. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
6. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
7. ↑ https://ia902700.us.archive.org/1/items/calendarofnewjer01newj/calendarofnewjer01newj.pdf
8. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
9. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
10. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
11. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
12. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell
13. ↑ Source: #S7 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Broadwell

See Also:

• First Settlers of Passaic Valley, p.59
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50284467/william-broadwell : accessed 22 March 2022), memorial page for William Broadwell (1682–11 Mar 1746), Find A Grave: Memorial #50284467 citing New Providence Presbyterian Churchyard, New Providence, Union County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Searching Days Gone By † ღ©1990-2022 (contributor 47144938) . * "The Broadwells of Clayville and their Roots, part III", Sangamon State University
• Source: S7 Author: Ancestry.com Title: OneWorldTree Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Repository: #R1