Between 1696 and 1699 he moved to Princeton. There he bought of Richard Stockton lands (about 100 acres) including the present site of the college, as early as 1704; and later, but before 1709, hebought of the Stockton tract that portion then unsold, between Bayard and Witherspoon Streets, on the north side of Main Street. He was twice married;first in July, 1689, to Sarah Dennis, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, who died in 1732, and was buried in Princeton. He married, secondly, on May 14, 1733,Margaret Robertson. He died in the year 1746, at the age of eighty-three years and six months. His children by the first wife were as follows:
1. - Sarah
2. - Grace, who died young.
3. - Ruth, who married, first, Edward Harrison, of Griggstown; and secondly, in 1720, John Snowden of Philadelphia. Two children by the first marriage; by the second, four.
4. - Hope, who married Henry Davis, and had seven children.
5. - Grace, (second), who married Stephen Johnes, of Maidenhead, in 1728. Seven children; one of them, Sarah, married Noah Hunt.
6. - Elizabeth
7. - Benjamin, born April 24, 1699. Married Elizabeth Pridmore, and had three children. Died in 1758.
8. Isaac, of whom hereafter.
9. Nathanael, born November 11, 1703, married Rebecca Mershone in 1729, and had fourteen chldren. He gave to Princeton College the ground on which it now stands, and was one of those who laid the cornerstone in November, 1755. The most prominent of all the New Jersey Quakers.

By his second wife, Benjamin Fitz Randolph had two other children.
10. - Mary, and
11. - Margaret.

VII - ISAAC FITZ RANDOLPH, born April 10, 1701, at Princeton; marriedRebecca Seabrook, November 28, 1728. Issue by her:
1. - James, of whom hereafter.
2. - Daniel, married Margaret Stewart. Issue: Rebecca, married Thomas Brown, and had daughter, Sarah; Rhoda, married John Conover; Jane; Mary; Isaac; Robert;(these four never married); and Charles, who married Widow Clifford, and had issue: Louisa, Jade, Mary-Ann, Augustin, Sarah, Frances-Rebecca.
3. - Benjamin, married Anna Brambich. Issue: Anna; Mary, married John Jacob Sluyter, moved to Georgia, and had issue: Randolph, who died in infancy, and Anna-Frances-Eliza, who married a Mr. Slaughter; no children.
4. - Stephen never married
5. - Isaac
6. - Huldah, married a Mr. Combs. Issue: Ezekiel; Stephen; Isaac and Thomas, twins; Elizabeth; Rebecca, and Polly.
7. - Rebecca
8. - Rhoda, married Moses Robins. Issue: John, Thomas, Elizabeth, Margaret, Mary, Rebecca, Ann.
9. - Ruth, married Esek Robbins. Issue: Thomas, Esek, Elizabeth, Nancy.

By a second wife, whose name was Hannah Lee, married February 17, 1745, IsaacFitz Randolph had another daughter, Elizabeth, and another son named Isaac, whodied childless. He built a mill on the Millstone River, a short distance abovethe Aqueduct Mills.

VI - JAMES FITZ RANDOLPH was born near Princeton, October 1, 1730;married Deliverance Coward. By the bond of their license of marriage, dated15th March, 1760, "James Fitz Randolph and Thomas Harrison, both of the Countyof Monmouth", were sureties for "said James Randolph and Deliverance Coward".

James was a resident of Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County. An oldledger of one Dr. James Newell, still in existence, charges James "Randle" for"curing yr. cut foot, L5"; and "a visit to yr. brother Daniel, 7/-", in the year1756. James and Daniel "Randall" were both taxed as land owners in thattownship in 1758.

He was a volunteer in the Continental Army; was one of Morgan's riflemen for atime; was in the battles of Monmouth, Princeton and others. He hated the toriesand took pleasure in harassing them. When Lord Howe's proclamation offeringprotection to those who would desert the American ranks was published, one ofhis warmest friends took protection. Randolph never spoke to him again.

The following is taken from the U.S. Government publication "American Archives",Vol. I, fifth series, C. 18:
Gen. W. Livingston to Gen. Washington,
Elizabethtown, July 5, 1776.
....."I have this moment received an express, with a piece of information, whichI trouble you with, only from the advantage that may arise from your havingintelligence of every kind, that the whole may be compared together; and, toprevent mistakes, I beg leave to transcribe the letter.
"Sir: A relation of Mr. Dississoway stole away from Staten Island last night ina small canoe, with James Fitz Randolph (both of whom are returned again) theyare staunch friends; and say that if Dississoway does not return by tomorrow,his estate shall be forfeited. Randolph says he is much insulted for being aWhig by the lowest sort, but must return to save his family from being hostages.He heard the Major with other officers declare, at about four o'clockyesterday, that there should be three thousand men loaded at Amboy this day,before that time; and from what he could gather that they intended to pushmatters in the Jerseys. We are in such a situation at this time, that withdifficulty we raise a small guard, and many begin to talk of being afraid we aresold; and if the clamour is not soon stopped God only knows what soonwill be the consequence in this place, as some intend to go over, themselves andfamilies, and not return.""
"This letter was written this morning, and is signed Daniel Moores, whois a principal man in that neighorhood.
WILLIAM LIVINGSTON
"To His Excellency Gen'l Washington" (Am. Archives, Vol I, Fifth Series, C. 18)

James Randollph himself died a martyr to the American cause, a prisoner in whatwas then called "the Provost", a wretched prison in New York - then inpossession of the British.

He appears to have been the ancestor who dropped the prefix of "Fitz" from hisname; as his will indicates. That instrument bears date 7th April, 1778. Itdescribes him as "James Fitz Randolph, of the County of Monmouth, etc., yeoman".It was signed "James Randolph". In the will, he devised to his wife,Deliverance, during her lifetime, "my plantation whereon I now live, as far asthe fence south of Lahaway" (brook). His personal estate, by the inventory,amounted to L378.0.9; and he also devised saw mills, cedar swamps, pine lands,negroes, salt works, and a plantation at "Sketor Cove", and orders his sloop tobe sold - indicating that he was a man of considerable property. His sons,Samuel, John, Isaac and Stephen, were to be put to trades, and to receive theirportions at the age of 21; and his daughter, Hannah, hers at 18 or marriage.His executors were his brother, Benjamin Fitz Randolph, Tobias Hendrickson(husband of Rebecca, sister of Deliverance Coward), and Thomas Forman, Esq.

This will was proven 20 Dec 1781; so that James must have died about that time.His issue were as follows:

1. - Hannah, married William Longstreet; born March 23, 1761.
2. - Samuel, married Sarah Harrison; issue: Samuel, John, Mary (mar. a Slayton), and Deliverance. Deliverance mar. Abner Fairchild, and her children were Washington, and Hannah. Hannah Fairchild married 1st, a Mr. Wright, and had children.
3. - John, married Margaret Harrison; issue, one daughter, Maria.
4. - Isaac, married Ellen Hunter; issue, Isaac, Rebecca, Hannah, Elizabeth, Augustin, Ann, John, Dalziel and James.
5. - Benjamin; died in boyhood.
6. - Stephen; died unmarried.

Daniel and Benjamin, brothers of James, were also stauch Whigs during theRevolutionary War. The latter bore honorably a Colonel's commission, andsurvived the war. Daniel Randolph was tasken prisoner and thrown into aprison-ship, where the hardships he endured deprived him of the use of his legs- a misfortune from which he only partly recovered in after years. The story ofhis capture is thus told in the Historical Collections of New Jersey, p.328-9, by Barber & Howe, edit. 1847:

"In the American revolution, a rude fort or blockhouse was erected a shortdistance N. of the bridge, at the village of Toms River, on a hill about ahundred yards E of the road to Freehold, on land now belonging to the heirs ofElijah Robins, deceased. In the latter part of the war this blockhouse wasattacked by a superior force of the enemy. Its commander, Captain Huddy, mostgallantly defended it until his ammunition was expended, and no alternative butsurrender left. After the brave little garrison was in their power, it is saidthey delierately murdered five men asking for quarters. From thence, CaptainHuddy, Justice Randolph, and the remaining prisoners were taken to NewYork, when, suffering the various progressions of barbarity inflicted upon thosedestined to a violent and lingering death, these two gentlemen, with a Mr.Fleming, were put into the hold of a vessel. Captain Huddy was ironed hand andfoot, and shortly after barbarously hanged on the shore at the Highlands ofNavesink. Annexed is the British account of this expedition, taken fromRivington''s Royal Gazette:

"On Wednesday the 20th inst. (March, 1782), Lieut. Blanchard, of the armedwhale-boats, and about eighty men belonging to them, with Capt. Thomas andLieutenant Roberts, both of the late Bucks County volunteers, and between thirtyand forty other refugee loyalists, the whole under the command of LieutenantBlanchard, proceeded to Sandy Hook, under convoy of Captain Stewart Ross, in thearmed brig. Arrogant, where they were detained by unfavourable winds until the23rd. About 12 o'clock on that night, the party landed near the mouth of TomsRiver, and marched to the blockhouse at the town of Dover (now Toms River), andreached it just at daylight. On their way they were challenged and fired upon,and when they came to the works they found the rebels, consisting of 25 or 26twelve-months men and militia, apprised of their coming, and prepared fordefense.

"The post into which they had thrown themselves was about six or seven feethigh, made of large logs with loopholes between, and a number of brass swivelson the top, which was entirely open, nor was there any way of entering but byclimbing over. They had, besides swivels, muskets with bayonets, and long pikesfor their defense. Lieutenant Blanchard summoned them to surrender, which theynot only refused, but bid the party defiance; on which he immediately ordered theplace to be stormed, which was accordingly done, and though defended withobstinancy, was soon carried. The rebels had nine men killed in the assault,and twelve made prisoners, two of whom were wounded. The rest made their escapein the confusion. Among the killed was a major of the militia, two captains andone lieutenant. The captain of the twelve-months men stationed there, isamongst the prisoners, who are all brought safe to town. On our side, two werekilled - Lieutenant Iredel, of the armed boatmen, and Lieutenant Inslee, of theloyalists. Lieutenant Roberts and five others are wounded, but it is thoughtnone of them are in a dangerous way. The Town, as it is called, consisting ofabout a dozen houses, in which none but a piratical set of banditti resided,together with a grist and saw mill, were with the blockhouse burned to theground, and an iron canon spiked and thrown into the river."

Samuel and John Randolph, sons of James, were in the militia while their fatherwas in the regular service. John was also a privateersman during the war. Hisvessel was taken by a British ship. The privateers were all withdrawn from theprize except four, of whom John was one. These four determined on a recapture.Seizing an opportunity when most of the prize-crew were below, they closed thehatchway, and with crow-bars soon cleared the deck. They then gave warning tothose below that any attempt to come up would be met by death. That sufficed;and the recaptured vessel was carried safely into New York. At the time, thiswas considered one of the most daring adventures of the war. When peace wasrestored John Randolph was made Captain of a Revenue Cutter. While he was atSt. Mary's, a British ship was captured and brought into that port. While shewas lying in the river, another British vessel came up, anchored off the port,and manned boats to come in and cut her out. Randolph collected 40 or 50 men,and went on board the captured ship to defend her. As the boats approached, allof the men save 8 or 10 fled to the shore. When the boats reached the vessel,those eight or 10 surrendered. Randolph, enraged at their defection, anddesperate in his anger, resolved to die on deck rather than to fly or surrender.He fouught until he fell by a sabre-cut that was as remarkable as was his ownbravery - it cleft his head nearly down to the mouth.

V - HANNAH (FITZ) RANDOLPH was born March 23, 1761. She married William Longstreet in New Jersey about 1783-1785, and moved, with her husband to Augusta, Ga., as related in the sketch of his life; for which, see pp D22-24. A lady of unusually strong and estimable character; wise, and finely educated for that time. Many of her letters to her sons are yet in existence, and show remarkable intelligence and thoughtfulness. She was a thrifty housekeeper and manager, a kind mistress to her slaves, and a loving parent. She died in 1837, having remained for twenty-three years a widow. A copy of her will, which was probated in February or March, 1837, is published herewith as Appendix No.8.