"Fairfield (now known as Fairton)
In May of 1697, a group of potential settlers from Long Island and from Fairfield, Connecticut purchased a tract of land in Cohansey. The Provincial Assembly voted that the township be called Fairfield and empowered it with the privileges of other townships. It was one of the six original townships of Cumberland County. Originally, the area of Fairfield included what are now Fairfield, Lawrence, Downe, Commercial Townships, and a part Millville, west of the Maurice River. It is about 11 miles long, 6 broad, and bounded northerly by Deerfield, Greenwich, and Hopewell, from the two last of which it is separated by the Cohansey river, E. by Miliville, and S. by Downe and the Delaware bay. The surface is generally level. Many of the present inhabitants are descendants of the Harrises and Ogdens from Fairfield, Connecticut; and the Batemans and Diaments from Long Island. The original Presbyterian church, First Presbyterian Church of South Jersey, now known as the Old Stone Church, was constituted by emigrants from Fairfield, in Connecticut, in the year 1697. Early ministers in Fairfield included an Daniel Elmer and Jonathan Davis. The first school in Fairfield was Bennett Town School, sponsored by the Old Stone Church." Early Families of Fenwick's Colony/Cumberland County, NJ
In May of 1697, a group of potential settlers from Long Island and from Fairfield, Connecticut purchased a tract of land in Cohansey. The Provincial Assembly voted that the township be called Fairfield and empowered it with the privileges of other townships. It was one of the six original townships of Cumberland County. Originally, the area of Fairfield included what are now Fairfield, Lawrence, Downe, Commercial Townships, and a part Millville, west of the Maurice River. It is about 11 miles long, 6 broad, and bounded northerly by Deerfield, Greenwich, and Hopewell, from the two last of which it is separated by the Cohansey river, E. by Miliville, and S. by Downe and the Delaware bay. The surface is generally level. Many of the present inhabitants are descendants of the Harrises and Ogdens from Fairfield, Connecticut; and the Batemans and Diaments from Long Island. The original Presbyterian church, First Presbyterian Church of South Jersey, now known as the Old Stone Church, was constituted by emigrants from Fairfield, in Connecticut, in the year 1697. Early ministers in Fairfield included an Daniel Elmer and Jonathan Davis. The first school in Fairfield was Bennett Town School, sponsored by the Old Stone Church." Early Families of Fenwick's Colony/Cumberland County, NJ
"Fairfield (now known as Fairton)
In May of 1697, a group of potential settlers from Long Island and from Fairfield, Connecticut purchased a tract of land in Cohansey. The Provincial Assembly voted that the township be called Fairfield and empowered it with the privileges of other townships. It was one of the six original townships of Cumberland County. Originally, the area of Fairfield included what are now Fairfield, Lawrence, Downe, Commercial Townships, and a part Millville, west of the Maurice River. It is about 11 miles long, 6 broad, and bounded northerly by Deerfield, Greenwich, and Hopewell, from the two last of which it is separated by the Cohansey river, E. by Miliville, and S. by Downe and the Delaware bay. The surface is generally level. Many of the present inhabitants are descendants of the Harrises and Ogdens from Fairfield, Connecticut; and the Batemans and Diaments from Long Island. The original Presbyterian church, First Presbyterian Church of South Jersey, now known as the Old Stone Church, was constituted by emigrants from Fairfield, in Connecticut, in the year 1697. Early ministers in Fairfield included an Daniel Elmer and Jonathan Davis. The first school in Fairfield was Bennett Town School, sponsored by the Old Stone Church." Early Families of Fenwick's Colony/Cumberland County, NJ
In May of 1697, a group of potential settlers from Long Island and from Fairfield, Connecticut purchased a tract of land in Cohansey. The Provincial Assembly voted that the township be called Fairfield and empowered it with the privileges of other townships. It was one of the six original townships of Cumberland County. Originally, the area of Fairfield included what are now Fairfield, Lawrence, Downe, Commercial Townships, and a part Millville, west of the Maurice River. It is about 11 miles long, 6 broad, and bounded northerly by Deerfield, Greenwich, and Hopewell, from the two last of which it is separated by the Cohansey river, E. by Miliville, and S. by Downe and the Delaware bay. The surface is generally level. Many of the present inhabitants are descendants of the Harrises and Ogdens from Fairfield, Connecticut; and the Batemans and Diaments from Long Island. The original Presbyterian church, First Presbyterian Church of South Jersey, now known as the Old Stone Church, was constituted by emigrants from Fairfield, in Connecticut, in the year 1697. Early ministers in Fairfield included an Daniel Elmer and Jonathan Davis. The first school in Fairfield was Bennett Town School, sponsored by the Old Stone Church." Early Families of Fenwick's Colony/Cumberland County, NJ
Inscription
SAMUEL HARRIS departed this life the 16th day of January 1775 in the 77th year of his Age
Gravesite Details
In the 77th year of his age
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
