Clement Masters b. Abt 1650 Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey d. Bef 21 Oct 1713 Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey

Abt 1650 - Bef 1713 (~ 63 years)

Name	Clement Masters [1, 2]
Born	Abt 1650	Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1669	Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Census	New Jersey Census
Deed	10 Nov 1687	Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Died	Bef 21 Oct 1713	Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey [1, 2]
Person ID	I7199	Jerry Milo Johnson
Last Modified	29 Mar 2015

Father	Francis Masters, b. 19 Oct 1623, Cuxton, Kent County, England , d. 9 Feb 1679 or 1690, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey (Age 66 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Mary, d. Abt 1690, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
Relationship	Natural
Married	1642	France [1]
Family ID	F2445	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family P.

Children

	1. W. Masters
	2. Richard Masters, b. 1700, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey , d. 1761, Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey (Age 61 years) [Natural]
	3. M. Masters
	4. A. Masters
	5. Pauline Lydia Masters, b. 1659, Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey , d. 12 Apr 1732, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age 73 years) [Natural]
	6. F. Masters

Family ID F2444 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - Abt 1650 - Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey
	Census - New Jersey Census - 1669 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
	Deed - 10 Nov 1687 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey
	Died - Bef 21 Oct 1713 - Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, New Jersey

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Notes

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Clement is named first in his father's will and was also appointed to help his´uª0 ´uª0 mother settle the´uª0 ´uª0 estate; therefore, he was probably the oldest child. Some deed´uª0 ´uª0 transactions name him and´uª0 ´uª0 Pauline in the same record which could indicate his wife's´uª0 ´uª0 name was Pauline. On the other´uª0 ´uª0 hand, he had a sister Pauline, and they may have´uª0 ´uª0 jointly owned land. Dr. John E. Stillwell in´uª0 ´uª0 HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL´uª0 ´uª0 MISCELLANY about Early Settlers of New Jersey (Vol. V, p.´uª0 ´uª0 225), interpreted the´uª0 ´uª0 records to mean his wife was Pauline and that they also had a daughter´uª0 ´uª0 named Pauline´uª0 ´uª0 who married Jarrat Wall.
´uª0 Clement patented 120 acres of land at Shrewsbury, NJ on Nov 2, 1675. Clement &´uª0 ´uª0 Pauline had´uª0 ´uª0 120 acres in Shrewsberry surveyed on Nov 1, 1675. He was one of the´uª0 ´uª0 earliest settlers of East´uª0 ´uª0 Jersey. In order to receive the land warrant, he had to have been´uª0 ´uª0 living on the land for a few´uª0 ´uª0 years.
´uª0 On 10 Nov 1687, Clement sold his patent right for 96 1/2 acres to Jedidih Allan of´uª0 ´uª0 Shroesberry´uª0 ´uª0 at Passequenehua, bordered on the east by George Keith, on the south by´uª0 ´uª0 Manesquam Brook,´uª0 ´uª0 on the west by Thomas Eattone and on the north by Burlington´uª0 ´uª0 Path. On 21 Oct 1713, his´uª0 ´uª0 brother John Masters, son and heir-at-law of Francis Masters,´uª0 ´uª0 late of Shrewsbury conveyed´uª0 ´uª0 property to Francis Masters, son of Clement Masters of´uª0 ´uª0 Shrewsbury.
´uª0 Clement apparently violated the Colonial Law by playing games on the Sabbath. In´uª0 ´uª0 1689, he´uª0 ´uª0 was brought before the Grand Jury and charged with "Playing nyne (nine)´uª0 ´uª0 pins on ye (the)´uª0 ´uª0 first day (Sunday)". Thomas Wainwright and John West were also´uª0 ´uª0 charged with Clement for´uª0 ´uª0 playing "Nine pins on Sunday."
´uª0 Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 2
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´uª0 Clement Masters A:228 at 9s:6d pr an 7:12:00 9:10: 0
´uª0 Historical and Genealogical Miscellany, Vol. 2
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´uª0 (35) In right of Clement Masters , at Passequanecka , E: by Geo. Keith ; W. Thos: Eaton´uª0 ´uª0 ; N.´uª0 ´uª0 Burlington path; distress.
´uª0 Masters, LeMaistre - Among names of original purchasers of land in Monmouth 1667,´uª0 ´uª0 was´uª0 ´uª0 Francis Masters, as the name is recorded in Freehold records. He is named at same´uª0 ´uª0 time as´uª0 ´uª0 "townshipper". His name subsequently appears in proceedings of court and in´uª0 ´uª0 proprietors'´uª0 ´uª0 records Perth Amboy, as LeMaistre. Their names indicate that both were of´uª0 ´uª0 Huguenot origin.´uª0 ´uª0 The name LeMaistre was soon corrupted to Masters. In 1675 Francis´uª0 ´uª0 LeMaistre or Master, was´uª0 ´uª0 granted 240 acres in Shrewsberry by proprietors. The same´uª0 ´uª0 year Clement Masters and Paulin´uª0 ´uª0 Masters were granted 120 acres in Shrewsberry.
´uª0 - A history of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, embracing a genealogical record of earliest´uª0 ´uª0 settlers in Monmouth and Ocean Counties a´/uª
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Census:

New Jersey Census, 1643-1890 about Clement Masters
´uª0 Name:´tabª´uª0 Clement Masters
´uª0 State:´tabª´uª0 NJ
´uª0 County:´tabª´uª0 Monmouth County
´uª0 Township:´tabª´uª0 Shrewsbury
´uª0 Year:´tabª´uª0 1669
´uª0 Page:´tabª´uª0 387
´uª0 Database:´tabª´uª0 NJ Early Census Index´/uª

Deed:

Patent to Jedediah Allen of Shrewsbury, in right of Clement Masters, for 96 1/2 A of land at Passequanecqua.

Sources

[S283] Footprints in the Sand, Garland Lively, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=garlandlively&id=I091504 (Reliability: 3).
[S345] Jerry Thompson's Geneaology Site, Jerry Thompson, (Name: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~thompsongenealogy/p4.htm#i370;).