Notes for: John Bodine, Rev.

A transcription of the Methodist Cemetery in Pemberton, NJ says he died at age 72 yrs 5 mos & 10 dys on May 2, 1848. That would make his birth date Nov. 16, 1775. Maybe that was a misreading of his stone.

From Ronny Bodine:

New Mills (Pemberton) Circuit Records 1787-1815 (Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 73, 1998, p. 51)
29 March 1799--Was joined together in holy Matrimony John Bodine of the County of Burlington in the State of New Jersey and Mary Fort of the same place by Zenas Conger, Deacon.

Rev. John Bodine was a trustee of Pemberton Methodist Episcopal Church, 1803-1820, and a member of the Council of the Borough of Pemberton, 1835-1836. In a deed of 28 March 1808 John Bodine's occupation is given as hatter (Burlington Co. deeds, U: 89). Benajah Antrim was appointed administrator of his estate on 23 May 1848. On 18 Sept 1851, Charles Bodine submitted a petition to the Orphans Court of Burlington County to equally divide the real estate among the surviving heirs of John Bodine--Eliza Antrim, wife of Benajah Antrim, Charles Bodine, the petitioner, Margaret Bodine, John F. Bodine, Andrew Bodine and Mary H. Bodine, and Margaret Bodine and Mary Bodine, minor children of Barton Bodine, decd., a son of John Bodine. The court directed the real estate be sold and divided among the heirs. On 20 Dec 1851, the property was sold to the highest bidders--a house and lot in Pemberton Village to Benajah Antrim for $685, and a lot in Pemberton Village to Ezekiel Malsburg for $157.00. (Burlington Co. Miscellaneous Old Records, File B-7). John and Mary Bodine were buried in Pemberton Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery.

The date of death for Mary Fort is cited as 8 Nov 1853 by Mary Elizabeth Sinnott in her "Annals..." p. 170 and in "Genealogical and memorial history of the state of New Jersey : a book of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation," New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1910.,p. 1369. But, the date of 29 Nov 1853 is supposedly inscribed on her gravestone.

and Ronny sent me the following in previous files.

To the Judges of Orphans Court of the County of Burlington.

The Subscribing commissioners appointed by an order of this Court made on the Eighteenth day of September AD one thousand Eight hundred and fifty one upon application of Charles Bodine to divide certain land, Real Estate and premises whereon John Bodine died seized situate in the Township of Pemberton in the County of Burlington between Eliza Antrim (wife of Benajah Antrim), Charles Bodine your Petitioner, Margaret Bodine, John F. Bodine, Andrew Bodine, Mary H. Bodine, and Margaret Bodine & Mary Bodine, which Margaret & Mary were children of Barton Bodine decd, who was a deceased son of the said John Bodine Deceased, and minors under the age of twenty one years.---(and who are all thereby entitled to the land & Real Estate) into such shares and proporting as they are respectively entitled to under the Order of the Court for the division aforesaid, and having reviewed the premises and Real Estate, do report that the land & Real Estate, so ordered to be divided as aforesaid are so circumstrained that a partition thereof cannot be made without great prejudice to the owners and proprietors thereof.
Sept. 20th AD 1851
Joseph L. Morton

Andrew Fort
William Malsbery
William King