Later its passengers, two hundred and thirty in number, were landed at Raccoon Creek, New Jersey, whence they proceeded up the river and later made a settlement which was first called New Beverley then Bridlington, now Burlington. Thomas Eves came to America on the ship 'Kent' which arrived at New Castle, Pennsylvania (now Delaware), 6-16-17677. The book "Shull, Burdsall, Stockton and Allied Families, Part 1" compiled and privately published by Rena Shull McCahan in 1940 states the following: The township's post office bears the name Marlton and people from all over the township are more apt to refer to their hometown as Marlton than Evesham, even though the village is just a part of the larger township."Īn early emigrant from London on the Kent, he and his sons were largely responsible for settlement of Evesham Township, and built a mill on the road to "Upper Evesham" (later Medford).
Mining marl from pits was a major industry in the area in the 19th century. Marl, a naturally-occurring mixture of clay and shells that was useful as a fertilizer. It did not become known as Marlton until the 19th century, after the discovery of
Eves was from Evesham, a town not far from Stratford-on-Avon, and it is from Eves or his hometown or both that the new community took its name. "Thomas Eves, an Englishman, bought a large tract of land in what is now Evesham in 1676 and settled there later, perhaps around 1684. ".Thomas Eves, one of the proprietors of West Jersey, who came from England, purchased a one thirty-second share of West Jersey lands, and settled on Mell creek, in what became Evesham township, Burlington county.
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