Manuscript Group 1010, Sydenham Family (Newark, NJ), Papers, 1717 – 1779
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Manuscript Group 1010, Sydenham Family (Newark, NJ)
Papers, 1717 – 1779, 0.1 linear feet / 22 items
Call Number: MG 1010
Principally indentures pertaining to John Sydenham (ca. 1688-ca. 1747) and John Sydenham, Jr. (1714-1754) of Newark, New Jersey.
Gift of Laura M. Sydenham, 1947.
John Sydenham (ca. 1688-ca. 1747), possibly a son or grandson of William Sydenham of Fairfield County, Connecticut, settled in Newark, New Jersey where he was a farmer and cordwainer (shoemaker). By 1710, he had married Susannah Handcock (b.1690), the daughter of Sarah (Fowler) Godwin and Edward Handcock, and with her probably had at least four children: John Jr. (1714-1754), Samuel, Jacob, and ( ).
John Sydenham, Jr. was born in Newark, New Jersey on March 16, 1714, where, as an adult, he worked as a yeoman farmer. On December 8, 1741, he married Martha Longworth, daughter of Dorcas and Thomas Longworth, with whom he had seven children: Dorcas (1742-1745), David (1744-1766), William (1746-ca. 1750), John (b. 1748), Susannah (“Sukie”) (1750-1819), William (b. 1751), and Thomas (1753-1816). John Sydenham, Jr. died in Newark, New Jersey on November 1, 1754.
Sources:
-Wachter, Evelyn Sidman. The Sydenham-Sidman Family of Newark, New Jersey, 1711-1970 (Westfield, NJ: Evelyn Sidman Wachter, 1970).
These papers were donated by Laura M. Sydenham of Plainfield, New Jersey in 1947. Miss Plainfield was a member of The New Jersey Historical Society.
The Sydenham Family Papers contain twenty-two documents dating from 1717-1779 and largely consisting of the Newark, New Jersey land deeds of John Sydenham (ca. 1688-ca. 1747) and John Sydenham, Jr. The Papers also contain a power of attorney, an inventory from John Sydenham, Jr.’s estate, and a couple of accounts and receipts.
Manuscript Group 485, Sydenham/Sidman Family (Newark and Bloomfield, NJ) Papers
| Folder | Description | Dates |
| Land Deeds/Deeds of Sale | ||
| 1 | John Godin to John Sydenham | 1717 |
| Edward Handcock to John Sydenham | 1721 | |
| Edward Handcock to John Sydenham | 1723 | |
| John Baldwin to John Sydenham | 1726 | |
| Thomas Gardner to John Sydenham | 1729 | |
| 2 | Samuel Johnson to John Sedingham / Sedenham | 1730 |
| John Crane, Jr. to John Sydenham | 1732 | |
| Egbert Van Emburgh to John Sydenham, Jr. | 1737 | |
| James Ward to John Sydenham, Jr. | 1741 | |
| John Sydenham, Jr. to John Sydenham, Sr. | 1743 | |
| Daniel Crane to John Sydenham, Jr. | 1745 | |
| 3 | Joseph and David Bruen to Abraham Cadmus | 1747 |
| Ebenezer Farrand to John Sydenham | 1748 | |
| John and Martha Sydenham to Samuel Stivers | 1750 | |
| Ann Godin to John Sidman | 1752 | |
| Isaac and Susannah Smith to Thomas Sidmon | 1779 | |
| Power of Attorney | ||
| 4 | Hendrick van Winckle and Richard Joralemon to John Sydenham, Jr. | 1744 |
| Finanicial Documents | ||
| Receipt | 1753 | |
| Account | 1755-1757 | |
| The Estate of John Sydenham, Jr. | ||
| 5 | Inventory of the estate of John Sydenham | 1754 |
| Promissory note to the estate of John Sidman | 1755 | |
| Account from the estate of John Sidenham | 1775 | |
Sarah Fowler = (1) Samuel Godwin
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John Godin (b.ca.1675)
Sarah Godin (b.ca.1680)
Abigail Godin (b.ca.1690)
Mary Godin (b.ca.1693)
Sarah Fowler = (2) Edward Handcock
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Elias Handcock
Susannah Handcock (b.1690) = John Sydenham (ca.1688-ca.1747)
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*John Sydenham, Jr. (1714-1754) = Martha Longworth (1724-1804)*
Samuel Sydenham
(?) Jacob Sydenham
(?) ( ) Sydenham
*John Sydenham, Jr. (1714-1754) = Martha Longworth (1724-1804)*
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Dorcas Sydenham (1742-1745)
David Sydenham (1744-1766)
William Sydenham (1746-ca.1750)
John Sydenham (b.1748)
Susannah (“Sukie”) Sydenham (1750-1819) = Isaac Smith (1746-1796)
William Sydenham (b.1751)
Thomas Sydenham (1753-1816)
Processed by Kim Charlton, August 2000 as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
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