Ownership Chronology 1684 - 2006
| Date | Owner | Notes | Acres | 1684 | Governor Gawen Lawrie. | The Indian purchase was bounded to the west by King George Road and to the south by Bound Brook. | | ? | East Jersey Proprietors | Ownership of land remained in dispute between he families of the Elizabethtown Associates and the Proprietors of East Jersey for many years. | | ? | Sir Even Cameron | Scottish nobleman and land speculator | 2000 | 1716 | Donald Cameron | | ? | 1720 | Andrew Johnston, Andrew Hay, and James Alexander | | ? | 1738 | Gideon Marlatt | See (SC Mortgage Book A 248 1770) | 80 | 1747 | Stephen Vail (1710-1777) | Tract bounded SW by Joseph Ross, S by Green Brook, E by Stephen Vail, and N by James Alexander dec. (SC Mortgage Book A 248 1770) | 80 | ? | Thomas Vail (1734-1792) | Eldest son of Stephen. Tract equally divided between Thomas and Abraham Vail? See (SC Mortgage Book A 258 1770) | | 1792? | Peter Vail (1764-1842) | Second son of Thomas inherited several tracts from his father including the Trust Farmstead property. | | 1833 | Hannah Fitz Randolph | (SC Deed Book W 354) 9/13/1833 | 49 | 1840 | Garrad Pl Montfort | (SC Deed Book W 355) 5/16/1840 | 49 | 1850 | Richard Field, Jr. | (SC Deed Book K2 498) 4/1/1850 | 49 | 1856 | Joseph C. Hoff | (SC Deed Book X2 193) 4/8/1856 | 49 | 1859 | Harvey Dayton | (SC Deed Book F3 452) 11/18/1859 | 49 | 1860 | Christine Brown | (SC Deed Book G3 59) 1/21/1860 | 49 | 1866 | Herman Trust | (SC Deed Book S3 439) 2/24/1866 Carolini Brown widow of Christian Brown dec Elizabeth Brown wife of Conrad Egel | 49 | 1957 | Myrlile Lages & Lester H Lages | Estate of George A. Trust son of Herman Trust (SC Deed Book 901 72) George sold several lots on north side of GB Road. | 26 | 1962 | RV Hospital Association | (SC Deed Book 1025 321/517) | 26 | | | | |
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