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0"1 Decu :21, 199~~ Darliel Ca~man 130stec1 Of1 Fido~

Or1 De(:~ 21, 1994 Dar')iel Carn)ar~ posted or} Ficjc,:

travel f()y the c:oY~Julent Basse betweerl Jostll12 Barkstead's C:c,harlsey

h(:!ll~;e ill SalefD COtlnty and tl'12 C:ape May (:!~llnty CI~Uyt meetings~ the

jllstic:es decicieci Ctn 19 JLIY'}2 1694 IltC) n}a~(e & cc'mplea·t ye ~oacj

t)et~~eer1C:ape May 8( CO!12i,sey so far as ye C:OUllty ()f Caj:)s Mav

yeaches, fitt foy mar) & t'}01rSe to DaSSn 44

The Qllakey fa,:tioi'l in West Jersey i:hallej'lged Jeyemiall Ba~5ses'sdc)n}ir'}ation crver C:ape May C(:iur1ty~ Sevel~21 C:ape !~ay CC!t..tr}ty F'rier'}c:~~~;

led by ~J':)seph Badco!:k, a shoemakey resi(jj,!"9 in the \lppeY payt ()f

tt1e c:c1ur·}ty fleaF t~}e seaside, sC:!LJght ir} 16~~3 anc:1 1694 tC) yemc:lveBAsse's ally, Geoyge Taylor~ as the C()U~'lty cleyl·~=QLlakers testified aqair')st 1'ayl(:'F~ c:lain1ir'}c:! t~)2·t ~)e t"}ad 'fal~;ifiec:i~. - ....

(:!~l.1nty CCillyt (jclcume!~ts 211d alteyed tIle mirlutes ,~f the COUyt

ses;siorlS~ Basse YLl~~;tled to the Jersey Cape tC) c!efer")c:!

Ilis man 1-2yl!~r~ ~Jllsti(:es JO~5ept1 !~oldi!l~ Ji~hn Jarvis, and SaiDuel

C:~c'wel17 -raylcIF's c:losest allies and r'1eighboys, considered tt18

'~~)po5irlg testimof1Yu

behalf o·p Taylor~Pyedi,:tably t~ley e(:hoed Basse'~5 aYg~_~inel,ts 1~!1

JCishlla BaY~~steacJ sat as ·foren}2r·1 of ·tt12 F'ettv

pFC'pe1~ties ejespite earlier Wes'~ Jeysey SOJ:iety ir1stFL.lc:ticlns

against ~;u(:i~~;alesn Bar~~stea(j had surveyed the~seprCtpe1:·ties foy tt}em, and Basse brought their titles to BUFlingtony

w!,ere a!'lti-Qua~~eY ally Thc'mas Revell Yec,~yde(j tl'1eiy (jeecls~ Ti'")i~~

.j Ll'( ~i: ·3.C q 1...'.i t: t: f.:::d -r €.~.~:/ J. ()Y' :11 b ~-/ F>'( ()c k 1.~~iffli.:·<. t: i ()!'''J,,!! 1:1·~)

Afte~ (3e(:lrge l-aylor's acquittal, tt18 county cleY~~ yel:elved

aclejitic)flal aLlt~10rity fyom .Jeyemiah Basse tC:i act c:ln t1is bet}alf wi·th

pCiwer of att()yj'ley to

fY!:lffi the per1if'1s~Lt12~

l:ayry Of1 all t)t.j~3ij·1e~;s wJ,erl Ba~;se was absentBasse rewarded Jose~)tl ~1()lc!ir) for ciefer)dir')g

'l"ayloy tJY app()inting I~oldirl 25 tlis peysol,al repY2sentative tocc)llec:t debt~5 ejlje Basse iron1 COt_lflty resider·~tE;v Taylc)r's mair1

()I:)J~':)nerlt,\Jc,sepl'l Bad,:o(:ky mnea"time, q~Jietly left Cape Mav C()untv=45

Jelrefi1iat·) Basse Y'etair1ed pc!litical anej econc)mic con·tyc)l clver CapeMay j:C'~~f1ty uf1til tl'1e late 16~3()~;,(juring wt'}iC!'l tiiDe "12 eagerly

His land sales on the

pe!'lins~J12f ,~stensiIJly fo~ tt1e west ~Je~~5ey Societyy w!'1i(:t1 earli.ertlad hiyed Bas;se as its representative and larld ager}t7 cyeated what

might 1:32 calle(j a !:ommu[1i·ty !~f wt1aley yec!men& Tt18 s'~I::iety

iflstrt ..ic:tecjBasse not tc! sell its wateyfFcint p1"c)~)erties l!c:oflvenier1t

:OFYes~:)or')cjerlt with B2~;~;e~ W~i::!te if1 1692 t~)at Ilwe n)ear1 ye lar1c! lJpC)r1

:ape May lyirlg r18xt ti:) ye bay OY tlp!~rlye ~5e2 (:035;t7 for:~h .:"::t t: I,;.) E:;} I••.•.} i },].r-j () t \/E't .::::.E']. ], <: !! E{ .:::i•• ::: •• ::::. 1~7: :i G! j"'! () 'j~ E~:'d t: f"'~ i. '::~"

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arl(j tJay tCI J'1is fJC,tej'ltial f)!:)liti(:al allies BtD()f1g ttle whaleY~; Wt10

had come to the cape May peninsula fyom New England and LongIslafld~ Ba~~~;e's deeds gave tl'e~;2 whaleys irntnediate 21::I:ess tl~ tt12S8a, allowir1g ttleir s;ea~sor)al pLt1rsuit of the wtlale ir') tt')G J}elaway's

Bav CIY ali:lj'lg the Atlantil: C':)2Stn ,17

u~"BaS~;2 ntade c:e1,·tain thrC'l.tgh t')iS distributic~n c,'flar')c:! titles tt'}at

ttlese fafnilies )'lel(jtt18 pyopeYty and social s'~aj'l(jing !'181:esS2YY ti:ima~(e ·them 'freehc:ilders Wt1CI cC:ilJlcj y()te tC:i ~;l1ppclr·t t)is ~)':i:Liti(::21

amt)i·tior1S~ He COf1fiymec1 tt1eiy earlier titles to land PUyct12sed

frc~m the natives ()y leasecj fr(~m Dar1iel Coxe in W~)2t by t~1e 16905t12(j be!:'~me a c,:)(nplex fabyic of iY1~egu121rly S!'12jJed tYai:t~3 of landalc)f1g n1eanc:leFing cyeeks and 3}rC'Llf1d n)aYs~tes ancl wetlar)ds~ These

-rt12 a~5(:en(:lar)cy ()f tt1ese ;~rigin21 wt1aler ye(::in1ar} fan~ilies, fnOtre thar}ar1Y i~t~le1r fa,:tcfY, explains !11:IW Cape May (~ot)nty cjevelop2(j (juriilg

the follc)wing cer1·t •.1YYn

~<i n .~::"hip '1 :Ln t.: f.·~'·(rn '::~.'( 'f" :i. ::.{~;!i::.::: ;; .~'i.n c:I 1..-'-) :"', c::' t.: c: E~ fUj b E:: ~::'(.:~:'E:: r"t E;'t ~:::. c:tn f::: :::; t: E'~n d ,"::::d ;'i'} h .;3 ], ;?:~:t"-

ye'~m2r1 family systerD became tile essential i=J12Y2;:teristic ,~f...eigt·)teenth cerltury Cape May C:ounty sc!c:ietYn Slx·ty,-·fc!LlY ~)eY'i::er·)t ()"!Cape May (:I:!\~f1ty (narriages between 1700 2j'1d 1799 remair1ed irl~side

the tt)iy·ty--'·five wt1aler yec!man fa,nily r1etW()Y~( (see Appendix B)~T~le ayea's ~Sf)a1~Se p,:)pt ..llatio!·l arld is()lated j'12tllye 2(:(:i::fU!'1ted if1 partfoy' the high rate elf intero1arriage amc'f1g a 'few select fan}iliesc

Irltermayriage als() be(:ame 2 CCljl~;;(:i(:,us effort tl::1 JJre~~;erve 2j'1(jpY'c:!n)()te wtlaler yeC)mar1 dClmirtatic;r}~ Mayy l'homr)sc:,r) CYessey a cjir'ectdescenda!'1t of the eaylie~5t families, iJ1Siste(j t!lat ti'1efir~;t w~}alir')g 'f2f!)ilie~5 ir1termaFYieej ·tC:1 ~~Y'ever'1t c!j.~~~;r:)eYsior) c!'f

:,:.,1 F:.: .:::'.1t h a.n d P 'f- () P e'( t: ')/ l: 'r h ;~~\/ c} i·:::..::: () t..J. 'f- .::~Q !:~?C3 1 J () u. -1.:: ]. .:'£:1.n d t ~~~.h rn .:'::f. ·f~·(i ~.::r. Q (.?;: I ~ I.:~i -1.:: h.... - - .!.,. r ;:::.'·::::.,::::.I:::!

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In'teymayriage j3yeSeYVe(j tJ'12 tl0meogefleity ()f tIle Cape May (:O{lnty

cc)mmLlr}ity th~ougt) natLlyal inc:rease ()f pOpLilatic)nn A ~;ec:ond gY(:!l.~~)

t::,f settler~; J:,t_tYi::1"12Sed larl(j i~n t!le ,-Jersey ;::a!:)e t3e·tweer1 1702 2j"1d

1730, tJL\t these we1~e ttle same type !~f whaley yeon1er} who hadi:(){r)!Jri~5edtIle fiy~~;t grC1tJp 21'1(j il'1 fa;::t i~fteil we1~e yslated th1"ougl'1

maFriage ·to ·thc!52 ~)ior)eeyir}g 'fan1ilies"

TIle s21::ond gY;~lJf) i!l!::ltJded the ~3waiilf Be~·1!".ett, 8lJC~~r C:huY;:h, I)owi'1~;,

Eejmuf')cjs, FCis·te1~7 Eclw3YC:ls7 Newtor'), NC:lrtc)n af)cl YC!'.lf1g 'fan}ilei~;n -rt'}eyassimila·ted (luic~~ly int() ·t~le first gro\Jp an(j forge(:1 even str!~flgeY

whaler yec:1n1ar') cc:!mmlJnity tie~;~ Few acjc:!itic)flal 'fan1ilies entered t~}e!:ollnty aftey tl'18 ir1itj.al fnigY2ti;~n~

of thiy·ty-five O\Jt of possibly seventy oYiginal fa(ni],ie~~ (:an !:Je

eX~')lairlec; by ttle ea):'ly ei:is2f3peayar1c:e ()f SC)IT)e pre--·170(> piCif')ee~ing

families~ l-t'2,-Jarvis, St1(:lrt, Daytofl; Mason, WtlitlQ(:~~, Ca~rmar1r anaHC:'5kir)~; fa,nilies 'faejecj frC)ffi c:C!~,,{r1ty recc:lycjs afte)r 17()C)"~n.

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devasta'tirlQ plaglle of 1714n Tt1S :ir'}'flL,(ej1z21i~(e epidemic ~(killedmoys t~1ar1 'fc,Yty pe,:,~)le if1 2 'fO~JY'--m()rlttl f)eYi()(j-'-l() per(:erlt of ttle

entiye CC)mml,{flitYn It ~~illecJ most o'f ·the Mason fan1ilyu It refDovedArtlllJY CYe~5Se, his ~50n; tlis wife, mary; and a (jaugtlter~ '-lle

~:)lag{"te ~~ilJ,ed JoserJt1 Hewitty Willian) Shaw, Jot"}r) Stillwell~Nictlo1as Stillwell, ,John Reeves, Reuben Swaifn, Ri,::t12Yd Sfnit!l,FCiy'emarl •. Jotlr) Mat'thews and Willian) Gc!lc:Iirl= It alsc, cie!:in1atecl