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Maybe "sure" is too strong a word. :) (just talking to myself again)

Eric Mullica's Father-in-law, Captain Israel Helm, was an interpreter between the Swedes and the Lenape. Could he have bought land on the river before Mullica? Perhaps Mullica bought or inherited his tract on the river from Helm? Just thinking out loud here.

Indeed. I bought this thing in 1997 and its still doing me good. Some great piano and strings sounds, as well as some orchestral instruments. I'm trying to get back into it. Using audacity and am working through a bunch of issues there. A bit frustrating, but will be worth it when I get some...

It's all Sweetwater as far as I'm concerned. Not sure why modern maps distinguish between the two.

Hehe. The eggs of various waterfowl.

Mullica was said to be virtually alone in the wilderness on his farm along the river. Few, if any, whites were living along the river at the time. I'd hazard to guess that this fact, coupled with Mullica's reputation, led to the honor of having the river named after him. But guesswork is all I...

Mullica would have only been 9 years old in 1645. I'm sure there were people going up and down the river before Mullica settled there. We simply have no records of such. The origin of the term "Egg Harbor" is well documented. It is the Anglicization of the Dutch "Eyren Haven".

For purposes of clarification, the terms 'great' and 'little' were originally applied to the size of the eggs found along the shores of the bays. The Little Egg Harbor River (Mullica) is in fact the larger of the two rivers.

A neat little article: http://www.tuckertonseaport.org/imagesforsite/MULLICA%20RIVER.pdf

Awesome! Thanks Baron! Good work.

BTW, thanks Jeff!

Daniel Leeds is said to have "located land" in the area that would come to bear his surname in 1694. It is said that he surveyed said land in 1698, so I'm guessing he finally settled there around then, or sometime soon thereafter. That said, Leeds Point is not on the river proper, but rather on...

According to Pearce, John Mullica was Eric's son. Edit: He had a brother named John as well.

Eric Mullica didn't discover the river in 1645. He was simply one of the first (if not the first) white to settle along the river, and that wasn't until 1695ish. Hall's information is to be disregarded.

Amazing!

"The pines were roaring...."

Ha! That was all on my Kurzweil!

Clark's Landing was on the south side of the river, here: http://maps.njpinebarrens.com/#lat=39.57364162943244&lng=-74.54197883605957&z=16&type=nj1930&gpx= Budd Wilson shares your skepticism about there being 40 dwellings there in 1718, but who knows? An interesting fact I found out is that...

Actually, the Mullica was historically known as the Little Egg Harbour River, not the Great Egg Harbor River. BTW, you should be able to find Nest of Rebel Pirates at the Batsto Visitor Center. Turtle here would know.

Well, mine will be awhile in the makin'! But will do.