Name: Robert Vauquellin
Born: 1607
Place: Caen, France
Died: c1698
Place: New Jersey
Buried:
See Pat Patterson's excellent page at
http://patp.us/genealogy/bio/vauquelin.aspx
From New Jersey Colonial Records, East Jersey Records: Part 10 -
Volume 21 Calendar of Records 1664-1703 as transcribed at
http://files.usgwarchives.org/nj/statewide/history/colrec/vol21/v21-10.txt:
1673 Sept. 5. Will of Robert VAUQUELLIN of Woodbridge leaves all his
property, real and personal, to his wife Jeane. Witnesses--James BOLLEN and
Saml Moore. 653
1698 Oct. 10. Letters testimonial with preceding will annexed, issued to
the widow Jeane VAUQUELLIN. 653
From History of Elizabeth, New Jersey, by Edwin Francis
Hatfield, pages 97-99:
Robert Vauquellin, and his wife, came over with Gov. Carteret, in the ship
Philip, landing, July 29, 1665, at New York. He was a native of the city of
Caen, Lower Normandy, France; and a grandson, doubtless, of Jean Vauquelin
de la Fresnaye, Lieut. General of the Bailiwick of Caen, and Chief Justice
of that country, whose decease occurred, 1606, in his 71st year. Robert is
styled, in the E. Jersey Records, " Sieur des Prairies [de la Prairie] of
the city of Caen, France;" whence he is commonly called, in the Records and
other documents of the day, "Laprairie." In modern histories, he is more
frequently, but erroneously called Van Quellin, as if he had been a Dutchman
and not a Frenchman. Jersey, the home of the Carteret family, was inhabited
principally by Frenchmen, and there, most probably, Vauquellin resided
before his emigration. He accompanied Capt. Philip Carteret, Jan., 1664/5,
to England, and, Feb. 10, 1664/5, was appointed, by Berkeley and Carteret,
Surveyor General of their new domain in America. The surveys, recorded in
the E. J. Records, from 1675 to 1681, all bear his signature, generally--"Ro
Vanquellin," and some times, "La Prairie." He was appointed, Feb. 2, 166|,
one of Carteret's Council, and adhered faithfully to the Governor's party
and interests. Though admitted by the town as one of the 80 Associates, he
had scarcely any interest in common with these sturdy Puritans.
He had a warrant for 300 acres of land "in Eight of him and his wife that
came with the Governor." He had a house-lot, containing 12 acres, 30 by 4
chains, bounded, E., by Philip Carteret, Esq., and Richard Pewtingce; W., by
William Pardon, Joseph Meeker, Benjamin Meeker and George Morris; S., by a
highway; and, N., by his own land; also, 8 acres of upland or swamp,
bounded by George Morris, Richard Pewtinger, Henry Norris, and a, highway;
also 4 acres of upland "near the Govr point, on the S. Side of Math.
Hatfeilds Line;" also, 40 acres of upland, bounded by John "Woodruff,
Benjamin Parkhurst, Samuel Moore, George Morris, and a highway; also, 40
acres of upland "at Rawack," bounded by Simon Rouse, Samuel Marsh, Jr.,
unsurveyed land, a small brook, and "Rawack river;" also, 40 acres of
upland, "at the two mile brook;" also, 27 acres of upland, bounded by
Leonard Headley, Joseph Sayre, Isaac Whitehead, Joseph Meeker, unsurveyed
land, and the Mill Creek; also, 4 acres of meadow, on E. T. Creek, 4 acres
on "Rawack River," and 12 acres "on a small branch in Rawack River: "in
all, 191 acres. A caveat, or protest, was entered by Benjamin Price, against
the four acres adjoining Matthias Hatfield. He was naturalized, Mar. 8,
1669-70. Finding, at length, that the puritanic townsmen, with whom he was
compelled to associate, were any thing but congenial company, he concluded
to change his residence. In 1678, he had removed to Woodbridge. He
obtained, Feb. 4, 1681, a warrant for 200 acres of Land and Meadow on the
Raritan, for himself, "in Right of two men Servants and one Woman viz.
Elizabeth Hallard, Edward fox & Francis the Spaniard;" also, shortly after,
another warrant for 500 acres on the' Raritan. He had obtained a Patent for
175 acres in Woodbridge, as early as Dec. 20, 1669. He received a warrant,
Mar. 10, 1686/7, for 200 more acres adjoining his own land in Woodbridge.
After this no further mention is made of him in the Records. In 1681, he was
succeeded by John Reid, as Surveyor General.
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