It been alluded to that Francis Jeffrey came from RI to Monmouth Counnty. Norma Greene remarks: "Francis Jefferay(Said to have been a relative) and Obadah Holmes were intrumental in interesting John Greene-3 of Newport, RI in purchasing property in New Jersey.".

Records(John E.Stillwell's "Historical and Genealogical Misellany) indicate that Francis leased farm land in the Shrewsbury area as early as 1670. His name appears on a writ of assignment of Thomas Potter et al, Shrewsbury 6 Aug 1674. He bought land at Deal, Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth Co., NJ in 1676.His name appears on the Monmouth Co. Court Records, March 28 1678- Francis Jeferies, an inhabitant of the countie of Neavasink, makes his declaration to this Court as followeth: that hee ye plff, cuming from ye whale cast up & having some whale bone, Isack Bennet ,Thomas (?) Hers, John Chamncss & Samuell White, tooke(?hence) whale bone from ye, sd. Francis whareby ye sd. plaintife pleaded damages by way of trespass to ye vallew of six pence, ordered hereupon that ye parties above said shall pay as a five 24s to ye Court & Clark & ye Constable 3 shillings 9 d to Fra Jefferies 5 shillings, Joseph Parker ordered to recieve it.
Francis bought land 22 Jul 1685-Do. Robert Turner of Philadephia to Francis Jeffreys of Shroesberry, for I-64 of 1/2 of I-12 share of East Jersey, purchased from Thomas Rudyard. On 7 Sep 1688 Francis sold the above land- Deed. Francis Jeffreys of Shrewberry to William West of the same place, for 1/2 of I-64, bo't of Robert Turner's 1/2 of ThomasRudyard's I-12 share of East Jersey.
On 20 Jan 1687-8 Francis Jeffrey is mentioned in a deed-Do. to Thomas Potter of Shroesbury, for several tracts at dale near Shroesberry, vizt; I, 580 acres, counnted as 460, N. a road and Francis Jeffreys, S. a small brook , W. barren land, E. the sea; 2, 92 acres, N. the Whale Pond brook, E. Francis Jeffrey, Benjamin Rogers and John Jelsone, S. a road, W. barren Land; 3, 500 acres, counted as 448, on all four sides barren and pine lands.
On Nov. 10 1688 Francis Jeffrey, as well as several others, was mentioned in "an account of several men's Quit- Rent." He paid total yearly Quit-Rent of L-0 .6 .10 (1/2 rate) on parcels in Deal, totaling 164 acres, acquired in 1670 (recorded Lib Fol. 2-42)
Francis Jeffrey was mentioned in the will of Jonas Hall 7 Jan 1690/1- Son James, friends Eliza Hutton, William Goodbody, Francis Jeffery, George Hewlett, Samuel Dennes, John Tucker. Real and personal estate. John Tucker residuary legatee and executor. Witnesses Samual Dennes, George Hewlett.
Road records noted that the people of Dale (Deal) were to have passage-way through Francis Jeffrey's land and John Tuckers land to their meadows.
Franics Jeffrey was mentioned on a deed on Oct 2 1695- Do. to Thomas Hilburne of Shreberry, for 120 acres at Deale, Monmouth Co., W. and S. Francis Jeffereys and a byway, N, the road to the sea, E. the sea.
A deed dated 1 Feb 1702/3 mentions Francis "Do. to Thomas Gordon of Perth Amboy, in right of Miles Foster...60 acres in Shroesberry Town on Whalepond Brook, Betw. Francis Jeffereys Dec'd and the Sea Fort." .

Francis may have been one of the founding members of the Shrewsbury Society of Friends (Quakers). On the 4th of January 1680 ffrances Jeffrey and Ann Worth (b. 1658]?) came before Friends and "having made inquiry was found clear that they might proceed in marriage". From the Quaker Records of Shrewsbury:" Feb. 2, 1680, at the home of Eliakim Wardell, ffrance~ Jeffrey married Ann Worth, both of Shrewsbury. Witnesses present: William Worth
William Shattock George Curlees ffreedom Lippincott William Bustell
Remembrance Lippincott
Lidya Wardell
Excercise Curlees
Margaret Wardell

Eliakim Wardell
Huqh Dickman
Walter Butler
Joseph Wardell
Ephriam Allen

Faith Worth
Abigail Lippincott
Sarah Perkins
May Dickman"
The Friends Records of Shrewsbury NJ note : ..... Jeffreyes and Ann Jeffreyes, deceased in Shrews.,on the day 0 mo., 16..
According to a deed between his Grandson, Francis, and Peter Knott (10 Mar 1761) Francis died intestate.

See also: Historical and Genalogical Miscellany-Early Settlers of New Jersey and their Descendents, By John E. Stillwell, M.D., Volumes 1-5, Genealogical Pub. Co. 1970 [1009]

Ann Worth was a witness at the marriage of George Curlis and Exercise Shattock, on 10 Oct 1680, as listed in the Friends Records of Shrewsbury, NJ