John Hillyer, Sr, was lost at sea during a storm off the Delaware coast on June 5, 1825.
. . . In 1825, three masters of such vessels intended to make a journey to Georgia. These men were George W. Morris, Sr., John Hillyer, Sr., and Humphrey Willett. Jr. They were caught in a terrible storm off the capes of Delaware. Captain Morris was putting in the quiet waters of Delaware bay, but Hillyer and Willett would have none of it. They laughed at him and sailed on. They were never heard of again. . .
. . .The first letter established the proof of the demise of Humphrey Willett Jr. That Hillyer lost his life during the same storm and in the manner aforesaid, is confirmed by his grandson, John N. Hillyer, a prominent business man of this place. . .
Excerpts from a newspaper article titled "Perils of the Sea Along Jersey Shore in Past Centuries" by Daniel T. Hendrickson, published in the Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey on Monday, December 13, 1926, Page 3
. . . In 1825, three masters of such vessels intended to make a journey to Georgia. These men were George W. Morris, Sr., John Hillyer, Sr., and Humphrey Willett. Jr. They were caught in a terrible storm off the capes of Delaware. Captain Morris was putting in the quiet waters of Delaware bay, but Hillyer and Willett would have none of it. They laughed at him and sailed on. They were never heard of again. . .
. . .The first letter established the proof of the demise of Humphrey Willett Jr. That Hillyer lost his life during the same storm and in the manner aforesaid, is confirmed by his grandson, John N. Hillyer, a prominent business man of this place. . .
Excerpts from a newspaper article titled "Perils of the Sea Along Jersey Shore in Past Centuries" by Daniel T. Hendrickson, published in the Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey on Monday, December 13, 1926, Page 3
John Hillyer, Sr, was lost at sea during a storm off the Delaware coast on June 5, 1825.
. . . In 1825, three masters of such vessels intended to make a journey to Georgia. These men were George W. Morris, Sr., John Hillyer, Sr., and Humphrey Willett. Jr. They were caught in a terrible storm off the capes of Delaware. Captain Morris was putting in the quiet waters of Delaware bay, but Hillyer and Willett would have none of it. They laughed at him and sailed on. They were never heard of again. . .
. . .The first letter established the proof of the demise of Humphrey Willett Jr. That Hillyer lost his life during the same storm and in the manner aforesaid, is confirmed by his grandson, John N. Hillyer, a prominent business man of this place. . .
Excerpts from a newspaper article titled "Perils of the Sea Along Jersey Shore in Past Centuries" by Daniel T. Hendrickson, published in the Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey on Monday, December 13, 1926, Page 3
. . . In 1825, three masters of such vessels intended to make a journey to Georgia. These men were George W. Morris, Sr., John Hillyer, Sr., and Humphrey Willett. Jr. They were caught in a terrible storm off the capes of Delaware. Captain Morris was putting in the quiet waters of Delaware bay, but Hillyer and Willett would have none of it. They laughed at him and sailed on. They were never heard of again. . .
. . .The first letter established the proof of the demise of Humphrey Willett Jr. That Hillyer lost his life during the same storm and in the manner aforesaid, is confirmed by his grandson, John N. Hillyer, a prominent business man of this place. . .
Excerpts from a newspaper article titled "Perils of the Sea Along Jersey Shore in Past Centuries" by Daniel T. Hendrickson, published in the Asbury Park Press, Asbury Park, New Jersey on Monday, December 13, 1926, Page 3
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