I Monioy
Possible candidate to date:
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James Monjoy
b ca 1751/52 - d 6-1838 in Trenton, NJ, "his native place"
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1785 and 1802 deeds in Trenton, Hunterdon Co., house carpenter
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RW records state that he was " a carpenter by trade" and mentions " 1 sett carpenter tools"
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Employed with master builder Jonathan Doan in the building of the NJ Secretary's Office and Office for the Clerk of the Supreme Court, 12-2-1795 to 11-2-1796
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Researchers include; Joe Hauck and Chuck Granick
Monioy, I
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Possible candidate
James Monjoy
b ca 1751/1752 and d before 6-14-1838 in Trenton, NJ "his native place." He did move to NY to be with his children in 1829, but returned 10-1835.
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Shrewsbury taxes 1779, 1780, 1781, 1784, 1785 and 1786.
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Deed 7-18-1785 James Monjoy, house carpenter, Trenton
Deeds 1786 and 1802 James Monjoy, carpenter and wife Sarah, Trenton
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m Sarah who was b ca 1756/57.
Children:
George (d 1814), Jane (m 1814), Martha (m 1824), Asa (referenced in a 1803 deed).
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Trenton records: 1779 single man, 1786 householder
1785 Deed excerpt, James Monjoy, house carpenter
Revolutionary War record (In the rolls as "Joy" but in the pension rolls as Monjoy.)
Enlisted 11-1775 in Capt. Joseph Beardsley's Co., 2nd NJ Reg. Col. Maxwell. Marched to Quebec, Canada 2-4-1776 and served through the summer of 1776. At the camp at Lake George he was listed as being in "ill health" and returned home. He "got home" just after his one year term of enlistment. (Jan 15-1776) In an 1818 application for a pension, James recorded that he was a carpenter by trade and a sett of carpenters tools was mentioned. In addition, he stated that both he and his wife were in poor health and they had with them their 7 year old granddaughter Sarah Mills.
In 1852, a claim for land was made by James' only living heir, his granddaughter Sarah, mentioned above. In the paperwork, additional service information was provided, including ... Capt. Peter Dickensons Co. 4-1777 to 10-1777 and Jeremiah Ballard's Co. 3rd Reg. 11-1777 onward ... Col. Cummings Reg, etc. The service records cited are somewhat at odds with the earlier pension application in that the 1818 paperwork does not mention any service dating after 1776. The application was successful as the granddaughter, Sarah (Mills) Hartough, was awarded 100A.
1820 signed pension statement regarding current assets, noting that James gives his profession as a carpenter.
NJ Sectretary's Office and Office for the Clerk of the NJ Supreme Court work records 12-2-1795 to 11-2-1796.
Master builder Jonathan Doan, employed James Monjoy, William Muir, Copperwaithe Kimmings and Benjamin Drake. Muir and Montjoy were paid 8s/3p per day while the others were paid less.
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The Office was 28 by 46 and 12 feet high with most of it completed in late Fall 1795.
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NJ Legislature Records:
Box 1
bill 16 May 1796 pay for persons employed in finishing the State House
bill 34 Nov 7 1795 to May 21, 1796 Jonathan Doane In sundry services at Sectretary's Office.
Box 2
bill 2 Jan 1, 1797 Jonathan Doan work on window and glass
Nov 9, 1797 Jonathan Doan for repairing steps at front door State House
Nov 8, 1798 Jonathan Doan building supplies and labor
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See (1) S Davis; Statehouse, Trenton, (2) A Frey;The First NJ Statehouse at Trenton, (3) Heritage Studies; The NJ Statehouse at Trenton
1795 - 1796 NJ State House / Offices receipt
NJ State House ca 1800 with the Offices at the lower corner.
Planes and the GAWP5 I Monioy entry.
I Monjoy planes are extremely rare according to GAWP5 (10 to 50 examples recorded). In addition, the planes appear to have been made by several hands so it is difficult to know which, if any, were actually made by I Monjoy. In addition, at least two were actually made by M Deter - Philada and then overstamped with the I Monioy stamp (a complex molder (courtesy of Tom Elliott) and a second complex molder (courtesy of Chuck Granick). Only planes which might have been made by I Monioy are shown here.
I Monioy hollow, beech, 9 3/8". The wedge (type A) is very close in style to that of M Deter.
Courtesy of Tom Elliott.
I Monioy ogee, beech, 9 13/16". The wedge (type B) matches the wedge from the rabbet plane recorded in GAWP5. The Monjoy imprint appears to be overstamped with (inverse) I Ioy. It is interesting to note that all of James' period war records were recorded as James Joy rather than James Monjoy.
