Person:Richard Fenimore (2)

Richard and Mary's marriage register reads: Richard Finnimoore of Tingswick in the County of Buckinham, has taken to wife Mary Crook of Adderbury by the confront and approbation of her father, the four over Day of the 12th month 1672: According to the Order of the people of god in former ages.

Edward Visons Robert Knight John Longe William Howkin Bray Doibry John Grafton William Potter John Monny John Haynos Susannah Hranch Henry Phillipps Mary Compton Nathaniell Ball Joana Jjackson Henry Hemings

Richard Fenemore b 1632 at Tingewick d 1713 at Willingboro, New Jersey

He petitioned Lord Cornbury on 14 Nov 1706 in West New Jersey. PETITION FROM PROPRIETORS AND PURCHASERS OF WEST JERSEY TO LORD CORNBUR

(From original in Alexander West Jersey Papers, p. 149.) To Edward Viscount Cornbury Captain Generale and Governour in Chief in and Over the Province of New Jersey, New York and All the Territories and Tracts of Land Depending Thereon in America and Vice Admirall of the Same, &c.: THE HUMBLE PETITION of divers of the proprietors and purchasers of the western division of New Jersey in all humility sheweth.--

That whereas we are fully Informed that the Councill of Proprietors for the western division have received a Prohibition from the Lord Cornbury in Councill held at Amboy the fourteenth day of November Anno Dom: 1706 for granting any warrants for laying out lands &c by reason whereof no warrants can be obtained for that end, to the great prejudice of such as have (as they Conceive) a good and lawful right to take up their Just proportions of land In the division aforesaid haveing as good an undevided right as ony else can pretend to and have also bought the same of the Indians for a very valuable consideratio

WHEREFORE we humbly pray that such prohibition and Impediments may be removed and we evidencing our rights to such person or persons as the Proprietors have appointed to Inspect the same may be admitted thereto and we shall as in duty bound forever pray.

Thomas Brian, Willm. Stevenson, Daniel Wills, John Gosling, John Sharpe, Richard Haines, William Heulings, Henry Ballinger, Henry Burr, Samuel Lippincott, Junr. Richard Fenimore. Edward Elkton, Joshua Humphries, Thomas Eves, Thomas Stoker, John Haines, Williams Evens, Benjamin Moore, Steven Wilson, John Horten, Thomas Wilkins, William Horton. John Jones (his mark), John Stokes, John Woolman, John Clarke, Joseph Kirkbride, Wm. Biles, John Swift, Roger Parke, Samll. Ferris, Nath. Pope, John Day (his mark), John Abbat, Matthew Watson, John Shinn, Thomas Peacher, Nathan Allen, Edward Rockhill, John Bacon.

He died in Dec 1713 in Willingboro Township, New Jersey.

In 1676 Richard Fenimoe, William Penn and 149 other Quakers, as original proprietors of West Jersey, signed the "Concessions and Agreements," a charter drawn up by Quaker leaders in England for the new government of West Hersey. The charter was brought to America by Quakers aboard the "Kent" which arrived in Delaware in Aug 1677. More Quakers arrived aboard the "Willing Mind," "Martha," and "Phenix" later that year. William probably arrived on the "Kent" or "Willing Mind," but records are incomplete. The first record of Richard in Burlington County is in the Burlington Meeting Records of 19 Apr 1681 were he witnessed the wedding of Richard Arnoll (Arnold) to Sarah Chamberlain. On 16 May 1681 a land survey near Mount Holly for Richard: 95 acres, S. Rancokus Creek, E. a road from said creek to the great meadow, N. Lawrence Morris, W. Henry Ballenger, also of 5 acres in the great meadow. He first purchased land in Burlington on 28 Sept 1681 from Bernard Devonish which was located near the Delaware River within Thomas Hooten's waterlot. On 20 Dec 1682 he purchased an adjoining lot: "From Bernard Devonish, 'then of Northampton (Rancocas) River, yeoman, to Richard ffinimore, then of Burlington, bricklayer, for a house and lot in Burlington Island - adjoining grantee's other lot, bo't of grantor, on Finnimore St.'"

By the 1690's the Fenimores had permanently located at the mouth of the Rancocas River, site of Delanco, NJ, which was at that time in Willingboro Township. Surveys of his property, all purchased from the Delaware Indians, include: 2 Apr 1684: 100 acres at the mouth of the Northampton (Rancocas) River; 1684: 100 acres adjoining his own; Apr 1692: 205 acres along Northampton River.

In 1711, he married his second wife Mary Shinn of Springfield township. Richards will dated 25 Nov 1713 and proved on 22 DEC 1713 lists the information as follows: Estate: Home Farm of 100 acres on Northampton (Rancocas River). Farm of 205 acres on same river purchased from Edmund Cowgill. 150 Acres in Lotting Purchase. 250 Acres in the Indian Purchase. Witnesses: Jacob Perkins, Thomas Peachee and John Wills. Inventory which included the personal estate of 323 Pounds 19 Shillings was taken on the 15th of December in 1713 by Hugh Sharp and John wills. Also included in the estate were two Negro boys (Slaves) and some bonds. Heirs: John, his eldest son, to recessive land which was to go to his nephew, Richard if at the time of his death he had no heirs of body. William, his second son, was to receive land. Joseph, his third son, and Joseph's son to receive land. Mary who was his wife and his grandson John. In 1694 Richard and his sons John and Joseph signed an agreement that was drawn up by the Burlington Quakers confirming their opposition to bearing arms. For a while Richard became a follower of George Keith and was disowned by the Quakers. Latter he was re admitted after he gave the following statement with original spelling: "ffriends whereas for want of true watchfulness I suffered myself to be drawn aside at ye time of Ye Late Separation from friends Occasioned by Geo. Keith Now these may certify that I am heartily Sorry for ye Same and do hope that for ye time to Come I shall be more Careful & do desire that this may Satisfy the Meeting." Marriage papers have him listed Finmoore, Rich. Parents: Richard FENIMORE Sr and Marie NELSON.

He was married to Mary CROOK on 4 Dec 1672 in Quaker Meeting, Banbury, Oxford, England.(31) Richard and Mary's marriage register reads: Richard Finnimoore of Tingswick in the County of Buckinham, has taken to wife Mary Crook of Adderbury by the confront and approbation of her father, the four over Day of the 12th month 1672: According to the Order of the people of god in former ages.

Edward Visons Robert Knight John Longe William Howkin Bray Doibry John Grafton William Potter John Monny John Haynos Susannah Hranch Henry Phillipps Mary Compton Nathaniell Ball Joana Jjackson Henry Hemings Children were: John FENIMORE, William FENIMORE Sr, Joseph FENIMORE Sr.

He was married to Mary S. SHINN on 29 Mar 1711 in Springfield Township, Burlington, New Jersey.(69) All three sons were witnesses of this marriage. Richard married Mary in the Burlington, New Jersey Quaker Meeting. See Hinshaw Quaker Records page 220. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy: Philadelphia [p.191] MINUTES AND MARRIAGE RECORDS page 213 1711, 3,29. Mary, Burl. Co., m Richard Fenimore, [p.213] Burl., at MH, Springfield Twp., Burl. Co.

When the Fenimore's started departing from England in the 1600's, many traveled to Holland to obtain cheaper and easier transportation to the America's. My great grandfather Edward Fenimore passed down the line that when my first direct Fenimore American ancestor (Richard Fenimore) headed to New Jersey in the late 1600's that Richard and his family spent a short period of time in Holland before completing the journey to West Jersey. The exact date and ship Richard and his family took to the colonies is still unknown. All of our family records were lost in a house fire over a century ago. There was a large amount of records lost including papers and written family journals that told of the journey. It is more of a loss now than even then because those papers contained the answers to many questions.

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