Thomas Maskell, son of Thomas and Bithia Maskell, Crossed the sound from Connecticut and took up residence at East Hampton on Long Island. He there married Clemons Scudder by whom he had one son named Constant and a daughter named Clemons. He then removed to a place called New England Town, now Fairton near Bridgeton, Cumberland County New Jersay, where he became a heavy property holder and a most useful citizen. On April 4th 1717, he and Henry Joyce received from Jeremiah Bacon "A deed for one acre of land in trust for the people called Presbyterians on the North side of the Cohansey River, to build and establish a meeting house for the public worship of God." When a substantial brick building was erected on that lot in 1735, his son Constant together with Thomas Ewing, Mercy Maskell, Thomas Padgett, and James Caruthers, all belonging to this record, were members of this organization and liberal contributors. The place of worship thus early established was the Presbyterian Church of Greenwich, New Jersey.
Sometime after his settlement in New Jersey Thomas Maskell's wife Clemons died. Afterward, in 1700, he married Mercy the eldest daughter of Thomas and Ruth Stathem. By this marriage he had three daughters, Mary, who was born September 4th 1701, Mercy and Abigail. Thomas Maskell died January 2nd 1732 and Mercy his wife died April 20th 1741.
