Early New Jersey Land Records - Finding John Catlin

Proprietary Warrants and Surveys, 1670-1727
      

Using this free searchable database which indexes warrants and surveys of the proprietors of the provinces of East and West New Jersey and includes many of New Jersey's earliest extant land records, I was able to locate 18 land records that name our ancestor, John Catlin.
Two of which have him listed as the Grantee.

From here I can order copies of up to 5 records from this database by clicking the "Select" button next to each record. The selected records appear at the bottom of the page and an order form can be printed.
If only all records were this easily searched and ordered!

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Newark, New Jersey c.1666

 

Newark, New Jersey

circa 1666

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In this town resided our ancestor, John Catlin (1643-1704), who was Newark's first schoolmaster. He opened his school in 1676 in his home as was the custom in those days.

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Pony Pictures! - Two Generations - East & West Coast

78th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy -
"Ride 'Em Cowboy- Share Your Pony Pictures"

Photo memories of two generations: Mother & Daughter

One taken on the East Coast, Newark, NJ, by the local Pony Photo Street Peddler; c.1942



The second photo was taken in Southern California at Knott's Berry Farm (when they still had the mule ride!) c.1964

Monument Monday - John Catlin

John Catlin was born 1643 in Connecticut, son of John Catlin and Isabelle Ward. He married Mary Baldwin in Sept. 1662, and they had several children including our ancestor, Mary Catlin. John died in the Deerfield Massachusetts Massacre on 24 Feb 1704.


This monument, erected in his honor in 1911, is located on the corner of Broad and Commerce Streets in Newark, NJ., and reads:

On this Site
John Catlin
Newark's first schoolmaster
opened his School in 1676, holding
it in his home as was the custom
in those days. By vote of the
town's men he was engaged to
"Do his faithful honest and true endeavour
to teach the children or servants of those
as have subscribed...English and also
arethmetick...as much as they are capable
to learn and he capable to teach them."

He was a man of mark in the
community, serving as town's attorney
and later as town's man.
In 1683 he became one of the early
permanent settlers of Deerfield, Mass.
where his services gained for him
the honorable title of "Mr."
He was killed Feb. 29, 1704, in the
defence of his home against an
attack of French and Indians.

He was a guide of youth
and a leader of men

Erected by the Newark Schoolmen's Club
Newark Day, Nov. 6, 1911