Tomlinson Family Papers: Finding Aid
Finding aid prepared by Sarah Kam-Gordon, March 1, 2013.
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Overview of the Collection
Title: Tomlinson Family Papers
Dates (inclusive): 1683-1899
Collection Number: mssHM 79020-79043
Creator:
Tomlinson family.
Extent: 54 items; 1 box.
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Manuscripts Department
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2129
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: This collection contains 54 items of the Tomlinson family of New Jersey, chiefly consisting of
land-related items such as indentures, survey documents, and maps all relating to property within the state of New Jersey.
Language: English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Tomlinson Family Papers, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Provenance
Gift of M. A. Bonnefoy from the estate of Helen S. Laird, July 29, 1986.
Biographical Note
Joseph Tomlinson immigrated to New Jersey from London in the 17th century. A member
of the Friends community, he studied law, was appointed sheriff, and eventually
became the King's attorney in 1696. Settled in Gloucester Township in the province
of New Jersey, Joseph Tomlinson and his wife Elizabeth had at least ten children.
His son William Tomlinson married Rebecca Wills in 1731; Rebecca's brother, Daniel
Wills, married Elizabeth Woolston, and their children were Mary Wills Busby, Hope
Wills Lippincott, Moses Wills, and Aaron Wills. Joseph Tomlinson's son John married
Mary Fairlamb of Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1736. John and Mary had, among
other children, a daughter called Anne Tomlinson, who married Jeremiah Haines; their
children included Keziah Tomlinson Haines, Aaron Haines, and Amos Haines. John
Tomlinson and Mary Fairlamb's eldest son, Isaac Tomlinson, later married Elizabeth
Shever in 1766. Isaac and Elizabeth had a son whom they named John, and John married
Elizabeth Hilyard, daughter of John Hillier and Frances Haines. Isaac Tomlinson and
Elizabeth Hilyard Tomlinson's eldest son Isaac married Rachel Lippincott; they had a
son called Samuel L. Tomlinson. John and Elizabeth Tomlinson's third son, Joshua
Tomlinson, married a woman called Sarah, and Joshua and Sarah were the parents of
Evans H. Tomlinson, as well as the infant whose obituary is included in the papers.
John and Elizabeth's youngest son, Evans R. Tomlinson, had a son called Evans J.
Tomlinson. While numerous children have been left out of this description, those
included should help make sense of the various names and surnames within the
collection. The Tomlinson family maintained a consistent presence in western New
Jersey into the 20th century.
Bibliography
Honeyman, A. Van Doren.
Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society, 1918.
Lee, Francis Bazley, ed.
Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ... (1910). New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910.
Scope and Content
The collection contains 54 items of the Tomlinson family of New Jersey.
The majority of the collection consists of land-related items such as
indentures (10), survey documents (5), and maps (3) all relating to property within
the state of New Jersey. Other items include a document entitled "Articles of
Agreement" (1791) regarding the distribution of John Hilliard's estate between his
second wife, Frances Hilliard, and her step-son, Jonathan Hilliard, a "Bond and
Warrant" from Evans R. Tomlinson, John Tomlinson's "Last Will and Testament," a
marriage document pertaining to the marriage between John Tomlinson and Mary
Fairlamb, fragments from possible correspondence, and an incomplete tax document
from 1869.
Ephemera begins at folder 25 and includes: an estate sale advertisement
poster referencing John Tomlinson, three notices from the Brigade Board of
Burlington for Evans R. William McHenry, and Thomas McHenry, 15 indentured bills of
varying currency from c.1759 - 1777, five funeral announcements addressed to either
John or Evans Tomlinson between 1848 - 1860, and portions from three separate
newspapers: Gloucester Farm, between 1808-1819); New Jersey Mirror and Burlington
County Advertiser, 1836 (with an obituary for infant Tomlinson); and the Morning
Courier and New York Inquirer, 1875.
Arrangement
Documents arranged genre and then chronologically.
Indexing Terms
Subjects
Tomlinson
family.
Wills, Moses,
1792-1873.
Land tenure -- New Jersey -- History --
17th century -- Sources.
Land tenure -- New Jersey -- History --
18th century -- Sources.
Land tenure -- New Jersey -- History --
19th century -- Sources.
New Jersey -- History -- 17th century --
Sources.
New Jersey -- History
-- 18th century -- Sources.
New Jersey -- History
-- 19th century -- Sources.
Forms/Genres
Indentures -- New Jersey.
Land surveys -- New Jersey.
Newspapers -- New Jersey.
Additional Contributors
Devonish, Bernard.
Hilliard, Frances.
Hilliard, Samuel.
Hilyard, Elizabeth.
Morgan, John C. (John Coleman),
1831-1899.
Ogden, Clk C.
Ridgway, William, 1755-1833.
Tomlinson, Evans R.
Tomlinson, Isaac, 1737-1817.
Tomlinson, Isaac, 1812-1849.
Tomlinson, John, 1699-1755.
Tomlinson, John, 1781-1857.
Tomlinson, Joseph.
Wills, Aaron.
Wills, Rebecca.
Woodman, William.
Folder 1
Wright, Jonathan. Indenture between Jonathan Wright and John Tomlinson regarding land in Burlington County, N.J.
1739, Dec. 2 HM 79020.
Folder 2
Wills, Daniel. Indenture between Daniel Wills and Edward Hilliard regarding land in the Township of Northampton.
1759, June 6 HM 79021.
Folder 3
Wills, Aaron. Indenture between Aaron Wills and Moses Wills, 1792-1873 regarding land in Burlington County, N.J.
1766, July 1 HM 79022.
Folder 4
Hillier, Jacob. Indenture between Jacob Hillier and John Hillier regarding land in the Township of Northampton, N.J.
1779, July 22. HM 79023.
Physical Description: 2 items.
Folder 5
Hilliard, Samuel. Indenture between Samuel Hilliard and Frances Hilliard regarding land in the Township of Northampton, N.J.
1796, Feb. 22 HM 79024
Folder 6
Burr, Joseph. Indenture between Joseph Burr, William Irick, 1768-1832, and Job Jones and John Tomlinson regarding land in
Mount Holly, N.J.
1812, Jan. 11 HM 79025.
Folder 7
Stokes, Israel and Anne Stokes. Indenture between Israel Stokes and Anne Stokes and John H. Stokes regarding land in Rancocas,
N.J.
1844, May 28 HM 79026.
Folder 8
Burr, Elizabeth H. Indenture between Elizabeth H. Burr and Evans R. Tomlinson regarding land in Westampton Township, N.J.
1855, Oct. 4 HM 79027.
Folder 9
Morgan, John C. (John Coleman), 1831-1899 and Elizabeth Morgan. Indenture between John C. (John Coleman) Morgan, 1831-1899,
and Elizabeth Morgan ]
and Samuel Clement regarding land in Gloucester County, N.J.
1870, Nov. 23 HM HM 79028.
Folder 10
Tomlinson, Evans R. Indenture between Evans R. Tomlinson and Charles W. Branin regarding farmland in Westampton, N.J.
1899, Dec. 24 HM 79029
Folder 11
Burchan, Robert. Land survey for Bernard Devonish.
1683, Oct. 2). 2 items HM 79030.
Folder 12
Woolman, Franklin. Resurvey of Joseph Tomlinson’s land in Gloucester County, N.J. for his sons John Tomlinson and Joseph
Tomlinson.
1741, June 27 HM 79031.
Folder 13
Map of land of Isaac Tomlinson, John Thorn, John Hyder, Solomon Mason, and Henry Shin.
Approximately 1777 HM 79032.
Folder 14
Ridgway, William, 1755-1833. Map of John Hilliard’s estate in Burlington County, N.J.
793, Dec. 24 HM 79033.
Folder 15
Marshall, M. Survey map of land of Joseph Tomlinson and Isaac Tomlinson for Isaac Tomlinson.
1801, May 18 HM 79034.
Folder 16
Hirth, John. Land survey for William Clark regarding land in Gloucester County, N.J.
1809, June HM 79035.
Folder 17
Marriage certificate for John Tomlinson to [Mary Fairlamb of Chester County, Pa.].
[Approximately 1736] HM 79036.
Folder 18
Articles of Agreement between John Hilliard with Revel Elton and Frances Hilliard regarding the estate of John Hilliard.
1791, Mar. 3 HM 79037.
Folder 19
Clk, C. Ogden. Court notice to Joshua Tomlinson regarding the Surveyors of the Highways of Deptford Township in Gloucester
County, N.J.
1811, Mar. 20 HM 79038.
Folder 20
Tomlinson, John. Bill for land survey to William Woolman.
1820, May 9 HM 79039.
Folder 21
Tomlinson, John. Last Will and Testament of John Tomlinson.
1850, Apr. 23 HM 79040
Folder 22
Tomlinson, Evans R. Bond and Warrant from Evans R. Tomlinson to Peter.
1875, Mar. 20 HM 79041.
Folder 23
To Rebecca and Frances Haines.
[1724?] HM 79042.
Folder 24
Hutchings, Martha. To Unidentified Addressee.
Undated HM 79043.
Folder 25
Ephemera: Indented bills of varying worth from Pennsylvania and Maryland.
1759-1777
Physical Description: 15 items.
Folder 26
Ephemera: “Gloucester Farm” newspaper.
[Between 1808-1819]
Folder 27
Ephemera: Poster for real estate sale of Cedar Swamp by John Tomlinson and John Hider in Gloucester County, N.J.
1830, Feb. 3
Folder 28
Ephemera: “New Jersey Mirror and Burlington County Advertiser” newspaper.
1836
Folder 29
Ephemera: Funeral invitations for deaths of Rachel Busby, Martha Engeard, Kezia Tomlinson, Margaret L. Lucas, and Mary A.
[Deacon].
1848-1860
Physical Description: 5 items.
Folder 30
Ephemera: “Morning Courier and New York Inquirer” newspaper.
1857, May 28
Folder 31
Ephemera: Notices from the Brigade Board of Burlington for Evan[s] Tomlinson, William McHenry, and Thomas McHenry.
[Approximately 1865]
Physical Description: 3 items.
Folder 32
Ephemera: United States Internal Revenue form.
1869, March
