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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.

It does.

Presumably, James Clarke and Thomas Clark (Elijah's father) were somehow related. Anyway, let's join heads on this. I like your idea for a fictional account of life along the historic Mullica. To answer some of your questions: Clark's Landing was strictly a Presbyterian settlement. Leed's...

BTW, a very oft-repeated claim is that Clark's Landing was founded by a Captain James Clarke , and this claim can be traced back to Heston, as far as I can tell. However, he gave no source for his claim. I've searched in vain for any further information on this James Clarke.

Mark, As you know, I'm also researching and writing about the historic Mullica. I wish I had the resources you are looking for. You are correct: There is so very little material that would shed much light on how things were in those old river towns. Have you looked over Heart of the Pines...

There weren't no Limbo out there, only Heaven and Hell.

Well, not the delta.... but the wide ice age channel. The "bars" that run north-south are what once was the flood bank of a mile-wide Ice Age Great Egg Harbor River. Pretty wild, eh? It was a neat trip, despite my misadventure into the briars. That's what I get for trying to take...

Let's do. We'll get vocal trollie to sign it too.

Anyone game for a paddle from Hampton Gate down to wherever?

Precisely.

Get out of here with that @#$%. :)

Stay tuned!