Abraham Metsgar of Keyport died of liver and stomach trouble on Monday of last week, aged 65 years. He moved to Keyport in 1844. In 1875 he returned to the city to engage in business and since then he had lived only part of the time at Keyport. He leaves a wife, four sons and three daughters. One of the daughters, Mrs. Arthur Seaton, lives at Keyport, and the other children live at New York.

Source: Red Bank Register, Wednesday, Jul 3, 1901

Some additional excellent resources for your research are:

• New Jersey Census, 1772-1890 - Ancestry.com

• Calendar of New Jersey Wills, 1670-1760 - Ancestry.com

• Interment.net - NJ ~ New Jersey Cemetery Transcriptions on the net.

  ---