West Jersey proprietors
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The West Jersey proprietors were a group of English Quaker landowners who controlled and administered the western portion of colonial New Jersey in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Jersey Proprietors | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Quaker organization
ⓘ
colonial proprietors ⓘ landowning company ⓘ |
| after | sale of West Jersey to Quaker trustees ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Province of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
Delaware River region of New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western half of New Jersey ⓘ |
| basedOn | Concessions and Agreements of West New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dissolved | 18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English people ⓘ |
| followedBy | royal government of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Edward Byllynge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gawen Lawrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ William Penn NERFINISHED ⓘ other English Quaker investors ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Burlington, West Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Board of Proprietors of West Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
collection of quitrents
ⓘ
colonial governance ⓘ land administration ⓘ land distribution ⓘ town planning ⓘ |
| inception |
1676
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| legalForm | proprietary company ⓘ |
| location |
West Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial New Jersey ⓘ |
| mainActivity |
issuing land titles
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managing proprietary shares ⓘ surveying land ⓘ |
| operatedInTimePeriod |
early 18th century
ⓘ
late 17th century ⓘ |
| owned | undivided proprietary shares in West Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf | proprietary colony system in British America ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Quakerism
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Religious Society of Friends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesBorderWith | East Jersey Proprietors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
division of New Jersey into East and West Jersey
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sale of Lord Berkeley’s share of New Jersey ⓘ surrender of government to the Crown in 1702 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
colonial New Jersey land records
ⓘ
studies of Quaker colonization in America ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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