The Elizabethtown Tract was a property that was purchased on October 28, 1664, by John Baily,
Daniel Denton Daniel Denton (c. 1626 – 1703) was an early American colonist. Denton led an expedition into the interior of northern New Jersey. He was one of the purchasers of what is known as the Elizabethtown Tract in 1664, in the area of (and surrounding) ...
and Luke Watson from the
Native Americans that is in the area of (and surrounding) present-day
. The Native American witnesses to the treaty gave their names as
Warinanco and Mattano.
As specified in the Deed, the purchase included the area "Bounded on the South by a River commonly called the
Raritons River, and on the East by the
River which Parts
Staten-Island and the Main, and to run Northward up after Cull-Bay, till we come at the first River which sets Westwards up after
Cull-Bay." The territory encompassed lands from the mouth of the Raritan River and included all of present-day
Union County as well as parts of
Somerset,
Middlesex,
Morris and
Essex counties.
Shortly after the purchase, Denton explored the area in and surrounding his purchase. In 1670, Denton wrote the first English-language description of the area.
See also
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Province of East Jersey
The Province of East Jersey, along with the Province of West Jersey, between 1674 and 1702 in accordance with the Quintipartite Deed, were two distinct political divisions of the Province of New Jersey, which became the U.S. state of New Jersey. ...
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Province of New Jersey
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Colonial history of New Jersey
References
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Indian Deed for the Elizabethtown Tract
Pre-statehood history of New Jersey
Geography of Elizabeth, New Jersey
Union County, New Jersey
History of Elizabeth, New Jersey
1664 establishments in New Jersey
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