Thomas Thorn land and Perry Frisby
The house was a part of the house at 428 South Coles Avenue.
From some time in the mid- 1700s the Thorn family owned the land. In the 1900s the land west of Coles Avenue became the Plan of Sunny Brook Farms owned by Joseph E. Rynning and Rosa Rynning his wife. The Streets are named Rynning, Florence and Rose Avenues. The property ends at Rose Avenue and marks the location that the Old Market Road went.
Coles Avenue was Cooperlanding Road laid out in 1817. It is interesting that soon after in 1818 land was sold to a black farmer named Perry Frisby. The Thorn family didn’t seem to live in the Maple Shade area in the late 1600s or early 1700s and when and if they did live in the area, I don’t think it was for long. The Asa R. Lippincott family was related to them.
The following information is from T. Chalkley Matlack’s Book of Thorns-
Thomas Thorn, only son of Thomas and Latitia (Hinchman) Thorn was born in 1739 on an old house on the Thorn plantation. Three years after his birth, in 1742, the new brick house was built by his parents. Thomas was nine years old when his father died in 1748. In the year 1759, when he was twenty years old, he married Abigail Burrough, daughter of Samuel and Ann (Gray) Burrough, one year older than he. They had eleven children, the first died in infancy, being less than a year old. Thomas Thorn died September 17, 1809.
The house they lived at was named Thorndale and located in what is today Cherry Hill off Kings Highway across from Crooked Lane near where the Matlack’s saw mill once was on the Pennsauken Creek. The house was razed for a housing development.
Remember that Thomas Thorn married Abigail Burrough, a daughter of Samuel and Ann (Gray) Burrough and land was given/ bought nearby her parents which actually looks like original Stiles’ land to me. And remember Thomas Thorn died September 17, 1809.
Map detail from the 1907 G.M. Hopkins Camden and the Environs Atlas map of Maple Shade showing the Asa R. Lippincott and Frisby house, etc... lots coming together under one owner. The road to the Charles B. Coles house (Rose Avenue) was once the Old Ferry Road of the 1760s. Samuel Burrough's grist mill was on it near the Pennsauken Creek.
A. Frisby House*****Albert Mosebach and Henry Mosebach Jr., both of Philadelphia took title on March 28, 1901 under deed book 352, page 266 from William Ridgrow Ex, and Margaret A., his wife. Containing 31 25/100 acres. ***** William Ridgrow took title on February 1, 1896 under deed book 320, page 522 from Charles B. Coles Ex., and other Coles family Ex. (I think it said Mary M. Coles died.) for the Sum of 6,900 dollars. 30 and 1/4 acres. ***** Mary M. Coles, wife of Charles B. Coles took title in October 1877 under deed book Q-9, page 408 and conveyed unto Emma J. Austin, wife of L. Henny Austin in fee, deed book E-10, page 270. Foreclosure granted said premises back to Charles B. Coles. ***** Mary M. Coles took title on October 27, 1877 under deed book Q-9, page 408 sold by David J. Pancoast, Master in chancery.
Abigail R. McCallister was the complaintent. All these several described lots of woodland. Thomas Thorne was in his lifetime seized of sundry tracts or parcels of land situate in the township of Chester.
Lots 1,2,3 and Lot 4, and lot 5. were in three tracts of land. |
B. Asa R. Lippincott Woods*****Henry Mosebach Jr. and Albert Mosebach took title on March 28,1902 under deed book 429, page 165 from William and Joseph Lippincott of Delaware Township, Executors of Hannah D. Lippincott, died. ***** 
Map detail from the G.M. Hopkins 1877
Asa Roberts Lippincott married Hannah Dudley Thorne,
William Thorne was one of the sons of Thomas Thorne, ***** William Thorne took title on April 15, 1818 under deed book 360, page 42 from John Haines of Evesham 12 acres and 6 perches of land. ***** John Haines took title on September 24,1810 under deed book V, page 266 sold by Joseph Thorne and Isaac Thorne Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas Thorne of Waterford. for the sum of 1037 dollars and 90 cents. Lots to be sold at public sale November 28, 1809. All these several described lots of woodland. Thomas Thorne was in his lifetime seized of sundry tracts or parcels of land situate in the township of Chester.
Lots 1,2,3 and Lot 4, and lot 5. were in three tracts of land. C- "Rudderow Tract"*****William Rudderow took title on January 22, 1810 under deed book U, page 691 sold by Joseph Thorne and Isaac Thorne Executors of the last will and testament of Thomas Thorne of Waterford. For the Sum of 651 dollars and 99 cents. Two tracts of woodland situate in Chester Township. One is 20 acres, two roods, and 13 perches, and the other is 16 acres, and two roods. Adjoining the lands of Samuel Roberts, William Roberts, and others. D- Thornedale
Map detail from the G.M. Hopkins 1877 The Thomas Thorn homestead was in Cherry Hill on Kings Highway near the Colestown Cemetery, with a part of its once 200 plus acres crossing into Maple Shade between the lands of Asa Matlack and Samuel Roberts. The brick farmhouse was the second home on the property and built in 1742 by Thomas Thorn Sr., who died in 1748. The house was razed in 1959 and Cherry Valley and Peppermill Farms housing developments are on the property. Thomas Thorn Jr. (died 1809), inherited the plantation and in 1759 married Abigail Burrough, daughter of Samuel and Ann (Grey) Burrough who owned a grist mill in Waterford Twp. Abigail's brother is Samuel Burrough Sr. of Evesham who owned the "Collins Lane house." Her brother Joseph was the father of Joseph Burrough who deeded the Chesterford Schoolhouse lot to neighborhood subscribers. Her older sister, Hannah, was the first wife of Robert Stiles the 3rd. Thomas and Abigail Thorne's daughter Ann married Enoch Roberts. There are probably a few more ties. "Thorndale," as the plantation was named, had slaves working on it as did Burrough farms, etc.. until the Quakers ended that here. After Thomas Thorn's death in 1809, son William Thorne bought out his brothers' shares of Thornedale and some of the other Thorne land. John Haines of Evesham purchased some. William Thorne's only child was Hannah Dudley Thorne. Hannah D. Thorne married Asa Roberts Lippincott in 1842, and one year later the property was heired to him. Thornedale was sold to a neighboring farmer, J. Heulings Coles, in 1922. The above information is from "Descendants of Asa R. and Hannah D. Lippincott" papers compiled by Elizabeth R. Lippincott in 1960. (Moorestown Library) Chalkley Matlack wrote an extensive work of books called "Chalkley Matlack's Book of Thorns," of which there is a copy of in the N.J. State Library , State St., Trenton. |
Perry Frisby of Chester Township died April 6, 1847.
Below are some notes I took from Will Book G, page 56, and Inventory E, page 354.
Wife is Hannah Frisby (I didn't get details)
Estate to be sold.
Mary Scott- 100 dollars, my niece who lived part of time with me.
Rest of my Estate to be divided between my two brothers James Frisby and John Frisby.
Sister Phillis (City of Baltimore) share and share alike.
I appoint Jacob Adams and William Harris as my Executors.
(Note- Samuel Stiles became the main executor.)
Inventory-
Debts.
Desk and Drawers, 1 stove, chairs and settee, Looking Glass and Stand, cupboard and contents, Tabel, stove, Doughtrough tabel and settee, sadirons and tinware, bedstead and beding, 2 Guns and aparatus, etc... etc.... corn, wheat, oats, sadel, bridel, wagon, plough, etc... etc...
6 hogs, 3 cows, 1 horse, poultry
He said one thing, I believe mentioned after the 100 dollars to his neice Mary Scott, which struck me.
He wrote "I have been as successful as I could have been."
Note from Dennis- It is really a dilemma I face. I always said Thorne and Thornedale. I saw this in a geneology of Hannah Dudley Lippincott and in deeds way before ever going to the New Jersey State Library and seeing Chalkley Matlack's Book of Thorns (no E) He never calls the local Thorns as Thornes and always says Thorndale. When at least I refer to the local family and to his book I will use his spelling.