November 11, 1669, Captain John Pike was chosen by the freeholders of
Woodbridge to be justice of the peace, and was so appointed by Philip Carteret, and
on the same date was nominated by the freeholders of Woodbridge to be president
of the Court of Judicature and was so appointed by Carteret, October 26, 1670.
Carteret appointed JOHN PIKE SR. to be the captain of a foot company, consisting
of freeholders and inhabitants of the town of Woodbridge, October 3, 1671;
Carteret appointed CAPTAIN PIKE to be one of his councilors for the affairs of the
province and "to be assistant to me as my deputy." Similarly he received other
appointments, and, again, July 15, 1675, to JOHN PIKE SR. was given a commission
as captain of a foot company. It would be pretty near correct to say that he held
every civil office within the gift or appointment of the colony during his illustrious
career, and up until his death, January, 1688-9; but it would be more biographical
than genealogical to continue the recital of these honors and distinctions which
came to Captain Pike.

The captain's wife, MARY TARVILLE, (vide, ante, PART FOUR, p. 635), apparently
died between 1675 and 1685, for upon June 30 of 1685 he married for his second
wife the widow ELIZABETH FITZ RANDOLPH, who had been the wife of EDWARD FITZ
RANDOLPH, and had come to New Jersey, first settling at Piscataway, with several
of her children. She was the daughter of DEACON OR ELDER THOMAS BLOSSOM and
ANN, his wife, of Plymouth. However, all of the children of CAPTAIN JOHN PIKE were
by his first wife, Mary. Issue:

I. Joseph, born December 26, 1638; married
January 29, 1661-2, Susannah Kingsbury.
He did not become a settler of Woodbridge.
II. John, born January 12, 1640-1; died
May 28, 1649 ().
III. Hannah, born April 26, 1643; married at
Haverhill, March 19, 1660-1, OBADIAH
AYERS, who became one of the Woodbridge
settlers. To be treated of later.
IV. A son, born (); died September 6,
1645.
V. Mary, born November 1, 1647; married
September 11, 1667, RICHARD WORTH.
They had land in Woodbridge and RICHARD
WORTH was a settler there, not
being mentioned in her father's will, she
was dead in 1688-9.
VI. JOHN, born March 30, 1650 (1639);
married February 2, 1675, SARAH
STOUT, (vide, ante. PART FOUR, p.
623), daughter of RICHARD, of Middletown,
N. J.; residence Woodbridge; died
August 13, 1714. Had several children.
VII. RUTH, born July 17, 1652; married
November 9, 1670, at Woodbridge, ABRAHAM
TAPPAN, resided Woodbridge
and had several children.
VIII. Sarah, born September 13, 1655; died
November 19, 1659.
IX. THOMAS, born December 7, 1657; married
(1) January 25, 1686, Elizabeth Parker;
(2) August 14, 1689, Hester Bunn;
(3) June 30, 1699, MARY OR MERCY
PHILLIPS, (widow of Ephraim; vide,
post, this PART, p. indic.), and they resided
in Woodbridge. He was living in
1713-4.
X. Samuel, of whom little is known, not
being mentioned in his father's will; he
was probably dead before 1688-9. 214