Guide to the Samuel Steward (1760-1833) Blacksmith Records 1809-1823 MG 170
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 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2006 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by Jeff McMillan, August 2000, as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. February 2006. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Biographical NoteThe parentage of Samuel Steward (1760-1833) is unclear. It is believed he was a grandson of Josiah Steward (d. 1751), and possibly the son of Joseph Steward (fl. 1712-1760) and Martha Down of Burlington County, who were married in 1956. Josiah Steward’s youngest brother, Joseph Steward (1712-1780) was a blacksmith in Shelltown who in 1759 willed his shop and tools to one of his sons, Abner. In 1780, Abner Steward (fl.1749-1789) sold the business to Samuel Steward. By the age of twenty, Samuel Steward was a blacksmith in Shelltown (now Ellisdale), Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County. He married Lydia Steward (1762-1794) and they had two children together: Elizabeth (1790-1861) and John (1792-1871). Soon after, Lydia died at the age of thirty three, and Samuel married Rebecca Herbert (1775-1857) with whom he had six more children: Thomas (1793-1837), Jesse (b. 1795), Lydia (b. 1800), Hannah (1802-1861), Arminta (b. 1806), George H. (b. 1812). Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThe records consist of a ledger detailing Steward’s business transactions including the repair of wagon parts, forging of tools, and shoeing of horses. The ledger is indexed and appears to be one book in a multi-volume set as there are references to other numbered folios. The names “George Steward” and “Ann Robbins” are written, along with Samuel Steward’s own name, on the first page of the ledger. Ann Robbins (fl.1767-1815) was the wife of Joseph Steward (1746-1813), who was a brother of Abner Steward (fl.1749-1789). Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 170, Samuel Steward (1760-1833) Blacksmith Records, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationPurchase, 1928. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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