Capt John CONGER

Bef 1638 - 1711  (> 72 years)

• Name	John CONGER
  Prefix	Capt
  Born	Bef 8 Sep 1638	Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	8 Sep 1638
  Also Known As	BELCONGER
  Migration	1666	“Elizabeth Ann”
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	11 Feb 1711
  Buried	unknown
  Person ID	I5644	Main
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	John BELCONGER,   b. Abt 1600, County Norfolk, England
  Mother	Elizabeth,   d. ?
  Married	1615	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  Family ID	F2020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Sarah KELLY,   b. 12 Feb 1640, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1687, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey  (Age 46 years)
  Married	12 Jan 1666	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Children	1. Mary CONGER,   b. 29 Dec 1666   2. Sarah CONGER,   b. Jan 1668   3. Joanna Hannah CONGER,   b. Bef 1 Aug 1670,   d. 26 Jun 1742, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey  (Age > 71 years)   4. John CONGER,   b. 24 May 1674 + 5. Elizabeth CONGER,   b. 1 Jan 1678, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey ,   d. 10 May 1731, Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey  (Age 53 years)   6. Lediah CONGER,   b. 1 Jan 1679, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey   7. Jonathan CONGER,   b. 29 Mar 1683, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey   8. Gershom CONGER,   b. Abt 1685, Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey   9. Enos CONGER,   b. 21 Nov 1687, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
  Last Modified	2 Jul 2023
  Family ID	F2018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah CAWOOD,   b. Abt 1660
  Children	1. Abigail CONGER,   b. Abt 1690   2. Joseph CONGER,   b. 17 May 1692   3. Job CONGER,   b. 9 Jun 1694   4. Rachel CONGER,   b. 12 May 1696   5. Lydia CONGER,   b. 28 Apr 1698   6. Benjamin CONGER,   b. Abt 1700
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F2019	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Bef 8 Sep 1638 - Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Married - 12 Jan 1666 - Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  It is believed that the family came from Alsace (then a French province) to Holland about the date of the massacre of St. Bartholemew, the family name being Koniger, of German origin. From Holland the Konigers went to England and the name was anglicized into CONGER (sometimes spelled Bellconger). It is said the CONGERS are numerous in Lincolnshire and in the neighborhood of Bristol. John CONGER came to Newburyport, Massachusetts in his own ship the "Elizabeth Ann" around 1666 and lived there about one year. He was probably one of the soldiers of the Commonwealth Army and in 1667 he moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey with his wife Mary and one son, Enos. He was not one of the original proprietors who founded Woodbridge, but was one of the first settlers and participated in the first distribution of lands, his patent to 170 acres bearing the date March 18, 1669. He held various offices of trust in the township, became a member of the first (Presbyterian) church and died about September 1712. His will was dated January 11, 1711 and probated October 7, 1712. It is reported that the Conger family came from Normandy to Holland and thence to England. John Conger was apparently one of 56 men who moved to the newly acquired province of New Jersey which King Charles had taken from the Dutch in 1664. There they founded the township of Woodbridge, his patent to 170 acres of land being dated 18 Nov 1669. He held various town offices and was one of the commissioners appointed to prosecute thieves who were cutting timber from the common land. One source states that John also married Sarah KELLEY on 12 Jan 1666 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts. (Sarah KELLEY was born on 12 Feb 1640 in Newbury, Massachusetts and died in 1687 in Woodbridge, New Jersey.) Since this is the same birth date as Mary Kelly, it seems he didn’t marry another woman, but the marriage date is under question.