I came across another connection to Raritan in the Wills of New York that may 
be of interest to the ASNJ (Re: [ASNJ] RARITAN LANDING ENDANGERED Open Letter 
from Bill Sandy)

Search Terms: MINTHORNE (2)
Database: New York City Wills, 1706-90
Combined Matches: 2 
 
In the name of God, Amen. April 15, 1715, in the First year of the Glorious 
Reign of our Sovereign Lord, King George [1st]. I, WOLFERT WEBBER, of the Out 
Ward of New York, yeoman, enjoying yet good health, but being ancient. I make 
my well beloved son-in-law, Philip Minthorne, of the Out Ward, wheel wright, 
executor. All debts to be paid, and an inventory to be made. I leave to my 
daughter Anneken, wife of Jacques Fonteyn, of Raritan, Somerset County, New 
Jersey, œ2, 10s., as a preference for her birthright, whereby I do utterly 
cut her off from being my Heiress at Law. I leave to my granddaughter, 
Geertie Fonteyn, daughter of Jacques Fonteyn, a silver cup of the value of 
œ8, for her being called after the name of my wife, Geertie Webbers, 
deceased. I leave to my granddaughter, Geertie Minthorn, daughter of Philip 
Minthorn, a silver cup of the value of œ8, for her being called after the 
name of my wife Geertie, deceased. I do ratify and confirm the devise and 
bequest which I have willed and declared to the said Jacques Fonteyn, and his 
wife Anneken, and to Philip Minthorn, and Hillegard his wife, each an equal 
part of my land at Poughkeepsie, in Duchess County, containing and bounded as 
by the several writings may appear, and made March 7, 1712. I leave to Philip 
Minthorne and his wife Hillegarde, all that my dwelling house and lot, 
orchard, and pasture, with all that certain parcel of land at the Bowery, on 
the south side of Captain Blagge, joining the Kings farm commonly called the 
Negroes farm, about 32 acres, with all appurtenances. All the rest to my 
children equally. 

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[NOTE.--Wolfert Webber's name is connected with two important tracts of land 
in New York. A large tract of low land extending from the Bowery nearly to 
Cherry Street was known as Wolfert Webber's Meadows. There was a clear spring 
of water between Mott and Mulberry streets, and from this a brook or rivulet 
wound its devious way through the meadows, and emptied into the East River at 
what is now James Slip. This stream separated the Montgomerie Ward, on the 
south from the Out Ward on the north, and the Out Ward embraced all the rest 
of Manhattan Island. The farm left to his son-in-law, Philip Minthorn, was 
well known in later days as the "Minthorn Farm." It was on the east side of 
the Bowery and extended from First Street to Fifth Street. Its eastern 
boundary was Orchard Street. The alley known as Extra Place is in the south 
side of the farm. Mangle Minthorne, a representative of this family, had a 
daughter, Hannah, who married Governor Daniel D. Tompkins.--W. S. P.] 

Early example of New Jersey and New York politics?

from www.ancestry.com

George Myers