Josiah Steward (abt. 1705 - abt. 1751)

Born about 1705 in Chesterfield, Burlington Co, NJ

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Died about 1751 at about age 46 in Chesterfield, Burlington Co, NJ

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Biography

Josiah was born about 1699. Josiah was the child of Joseph Steward and Alice Wright. Josiah passed away about 1751.^[1]

Josiah, the second son of the first Joseph and Alice his wife, was a yeoman of Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County. On January 21, 1728, he received at Burlington of "His Excellency, John Montgomerie, Esquire,Governor of New Jersey and New York, a license to marry Martha Browne. She died previous to 1740.

On March 8, 1740, he obtained a license to marry Sarah Brown, probably a sister of Martha.

There is a NJ marriage between Josiah Steward of Burlington Co and Martha Browne of Burlington Co dated 21 Jan 1728. There is a NJ marriage between Josiah Steward of Monmouth Co and Sarah Browne of Monmouth Co dated 08 Mar 1740.

He died about 1751. In his will, which was made April 23, 1748, and affirmed at Burlington January 2, 1752, he left all his personal estate to his wife, Sarah, and also the use of his plantation until his son, Joseph, arrived at the age of twenty-one years. At that time the plantation was to be sold and the money put out at interest for the use of his children. If his wife married before Joseph became twenty-one, the land was to be sold and the money put out at interest for his children. His children as mentioned in his will were Martha, Sarah, Joseph, Josiah and Abraham. His two brothers, John and Joseph, and his wife, Sarah, were made executors. Of the children of Josiah we know only that Joseph married Martha Down in 1756; that Martha married Joseph Chapman in 1757 ,and that Sarah married Joseph Emley in 1767. It is possible, as already stated, that Samuel Steward, the Shelltown blacksmith, was the son of Joseph and Martha, but it cannot be verified.

Mentioned in his father's will. Item, I give the remaining part of my plantation to my beloved wife, and to my wife's sons John and Josiah Steward, thus to be divided amongst them; viz, to begin in the middle of the line that bounds the land I bought of Benjamin Wright on the south side by the road that leads to Reckless Mill and so to extend northward in a direct line to cut the above said remaining part of my plantation equally in two as to quantity, the easterly part I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Alse Steward, so long as she remains my widow, with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and afterward I give the same tract with all improvements to my son Josiah Steward, to him, his heirs and assigns forever.

Mentioned in his mother's will.

Name: Josiah Steward. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [7] [7]}

Died ABT 1751. Chesterfield, Burlington Co, NJ. ^{[3] [6]}

Residence

1743 Chesterfield, Burlington County, NJ. ^[4]

23 APR 1748. Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States. ^[3] 1740 Monmouth Co, NJ. 21 JAN 1728. Burlington Co, NJ. ^[5]

Will: 23 APR 1748. Burlington Co, NJ.

Marriage 21 JAN 1728. New Hanover Twp, Burlington Co, NJ. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11] [12]}

2nd Marriage 8 MAR 1740. Monmouth Co, NJ. ^{[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]}

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ Source: #S584
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S1086
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Source: #S1098
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S1099
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Source: #S1104
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Source: #S1287
8. ↑ Source: #S1099
9. ↑ Source: #S1287
10. ↑ Source: #S1287
11. ↑ Source: #S1099
12. ↑ Source: #S1287
13. ↑ Source: #S1099
14. ↑ Source: #S1099
15. ↑ Source: #S1287
16. ↑ Source: #S1287
17. ↑ Source: #S1287
18. ↑ Source: #S1287

• Source: S1086 Ancestry.com New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;

• Source: S1098 Ancestry.com New Jersey, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1643-1890 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;

• Source: S1099 Ancestry.com New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1683-1802 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;

• Source: S1104 Ancestry.com New Jersey, Calendar of Wills, 1670-1760 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;

• Source: S1287 Ancestry.com New Jersey, Marriage Records, 1670-1965 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;

• Source: S584 http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=teincnj&id=I015668 STEWARD-007, Families of Burl Co, NJ NOTEDATE: 21 NOV 2004