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G e n i u s w h o s e t o u ch t o n e w v i s i o ns g i v e s b i r t h O f h o m e s r e j o i c i n g i n m u s i c an d m i rt h A n d s o n g fl o a t i n g e v e r yw h e r e o v e r t he e ar t h N e w J e rs e y ! A

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l on g a go m e e t i n g H a i l e d t h y s ho r e s wi t h i mm i g ran t s g re e t i n g A n d s t i ll o t he O ld h o m e s i t e s t o d a y T h e i r c hi l d r n s ch i l d r e n s tu r d i l y s t a y G l a d for t h y p r og r e ss an d l e a d i n g the w a y N e w J e rs e y ! Qu a k e r an d

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M o t h e r d e ar Mot h e r th y s o ns a re p r o c l a i m i n g Loy a l ty ; w i t h t h e i r bann e rs a fl a m in g The J e rs e y B l u e s s t i ll m arc h a t t h y s i d e Ea ge r t o c h e e r t h e e w i t h l ov e an d w i t h p r i d e R e a dy to gu ar d t h e e wh a t e v e r b e ti d e N e w J e rs e y ! ,

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The action of The New J ersey S ociety o f P e nn syl “ vania in causing to be printed the Notes on O ld Gl o u ce s ” ter C ounty New J ersey compiled by M r F rank H S tewart the Hi storian o f the S ociety was the result of a motion made at a mee ting of the B oard o f D i r e ctors of the S ociety held on May 4 th 1 9 1 7 At that meet i ng the following acti on was taken : ,

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i on d u l y m a d e b y M r J ohn W S p ark s an d s e c on d e d b y M r G eo rge B H u rff t h C ha i r app i n t d M ssrs M u l fo r d an d S t e w a rt a c mm i tt e o f tw o t o ac t i n c on j u nc t i o n w i t h t he Ban p r i n t d a t t h e xp ns o f t he qu t Co mm i tt e e an d ca u s e t o b S o c i ty an d di s t r i b ut d a t t h ann u a l ban qu e t O f t he S c i ty t o b e h l d o D c e m b r 1 8t h 1 91 7 c op i e s f N o t s o O l d G l o u c s t r C o u n ty w r i tt e n an d d i t e d b y th H i s t o r i an o f th S o c i e ty M r Fran k H S t e w ar t WI LL I A M J C O N L EN S e r e t r y O n m ot .

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All over the S tate of New J ersey there are pr iceless hi storical and genealog i cal manuscript record s gradual l y decaying and wearing away E very year dest ru ct ion by fire age and ca relessness tak es place B ook s and papers of a publi c nature are in private hands s omet i me s r i ghtly and o ftentimes otherw ise B e fore it is too late l egisla tion should be enacted providing at Trenton or el sewhere a fi re proo f bui lding suitable for pres er ving and making accessible the old u nknown and u nused records that are now stored i n boxes or j amme d in d rawers in the variou s cou nty b u ildings In all of the New J ersey co u nt i es are marr i age record s These by all means sh ould be printed in the New J ersey Arch i ves Var i ous C hurch records of great value for the vita l statistics th ey contain are stowed away i n att i cs and every ti me the clergyman change s l os s i s l i kely to occ u r Township records unrecorded d eeds ancient diaries surveyors maps chu rch d ocum e nts and letters are i nvariably in private hands and many of the owners would gla d ly give them to the S tate o f New J er sey i f a proper custody w ere prov i de d The New J ersey S ocie ty of Pen n sylvan i a bel ieves i t can d o a noble work by publ i shing from time to t i me co unty by co u nty as i ts fund s pe rm it the m ost import ant happ e n i ngs o f a h i stor i cal character With nothing but a dee p des i re to prese rve w or thy recor d s the c omp i ler has possibly foll owed an un i que course in the be l i ef that the ordinary man is selfish e nough to des i re that the h is tory o f his fam ily shoul d be forever saved Therefore .

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i f thi s publ icat i on shoul d seem to be over burdened with names i t i s because of the wish to i mp ress on as m an v people as possibl e that they have a pe rsonal fa m ily inte r est in the records that will n o t exi st a few ye ars hence i f i mmed i ate act i on i s not taken either to copy the m or safeguard the originals The compilation of th i s book has taken altogether several m onths of time and to many k i nd friends whose names appear as authors of d i fferent pape rs the S oc i ety here makes acknowledgment The names O f the con t r ib u t o r s are George E P i erson Wallace McGe o r ge M D L oui s B Mo ff ett Rev E dgar C ampbell G eorge B Ma ca l t ion e r G ideon Peasl ee F ran k H Taylor J ames L Pennyp acker and S am uel N Rhoads To other good friends who have othe rw i se ass i sted by making easily access i ble countless pages o f m an uscri pt records the com pile r i s indebte d -

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J e rs e y a p oe m G l ou c e s t e r Co u n ty C o u r t R e c o r d s 1686 to 1 799 O ld T r i n i ty C h u rc h S w e d e sb o r o Ba tt l e o f R e d Ban k G l o u c e s t e r C o u n ty M e rchan t T ow nsh i p B oo k o f G r e a t Egg H arb o r I nn an d T av e rn L i c e ns e s S l av e r y i n O l d G l o u c e s t e r K i n g s H i g hw a y M o rav i an C h u rc h G l o u c e s t e r C o u n ty F r hol d R e c o r d s 170 1 to J a m e s B Coop e r a H e r o o f T w o W ars Fran k l i n D av e n p o rt Ge Co l T h om as H s t o n T he I n d i an K i n g Wo od b u r y F i r C o m pan y S a m u e l M i c k l s D i ar y N ew

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Two hundred and th irty o n e years ago Glouceste r county was establ ished and despite the fact that several fires have occurred i n the C ounty C ourt houses s ince then the C ou rt records still exist i n fair condition after the ravages of time and use are consi dered Glouce ster county was the first county in America establ ished by i ts inhabitants The first page o f the first C ourt book con tains the follow i ng : -

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P ro pr ie t o r s F reeholders and i nhabitants of the Third and Fourth T e n th s ( Alias County o f Gl ou ce s te r ) then agreed as followeth : t he

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That a C ourt be he ld fo r the J urisdiction and limits o f the a foresaid Tenths or C ounty one T ym e at A x n a m us alias Glou ceste r and a n other tyme at Red B ank I te m— That there be four cou rts for the J ur i sdiction a foresa i d held in one year at ye days and tymes hereafte r m entioned viz upon the first day of the first month upon the first day of t he fourth month on the first day o f the seventh month and upo n ye first day o f the tenth month I te m That th e first C ourt shall be held at Gloucester a foresaid upon the first day of S eptember next I te m That all warrants and summons shall be d r a w n e by the C lerke of the C ourte and s igned by a J ustice and soe del ivered to the S heri ff or hi s Deputy to execute B y F A N K H S TEW A RT I m pmm is — ’

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That the bo dye o f each warrant &c S hal l Co n ta yn e or Intimate the n at u re o f action That a copy of the Declarati on be given along with ye warrant by the C lerke of the C ourt that soe the defendant m a y have the lon ge r t ym e to con s idd e r the same and prepare his answer Th a t all summon s warrants & c S hall be served and declarati on given at least ten days be fore the C ourt That the S he r iffe shall give the j ury summons s ix dayes be fore the Courte be he l d at wh i ch they are to appear That all pe rsons within ye j uri sdiction aforesaid br i ng into the next C ou rte ye marks o f the i r Hoggs and other C attell i n order to be approved and recorded .

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Thi s book contai ns about two hundred and fifty ear mark regi strat i ons and is a practical d irecto ry of all of the first settlers o f the co u nty beginni ng at 1 686 A fac s imile C opy of the bo ok has been made by request of the writer and i s now i n The Genealogical S ociety o f Penna 1 300 Lo cust street Ph iladelphi a Many o f the m embers o f the New J ersey S oci ety o f Pennsylvania will find the hog ear marks o f thei r ancestors i n thi s boo k All o f the old counties of New J ersey had the i r ear mark books and they togethe r w ith othe r pri celess records o f the C olony o f New J ersey should be pr i nted by author ity of the S tate as part of the New J ersey A rch ives and I know o f no greater privilege or duty than th i s for ou r S ociety to accompl ish E ar marks were handed down from father to son and i n some cases t rans ferred as a trade mark would be t o—day In the court records o f the old counties o f New J er sey frequent mention is made o f the unlaw ful kil l i ng o f ,

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h o g s i n the woo d s Negro slaves l oved ba con then as the ir desce ndants do to th i s day , and how to ke ep a husky negro slave away from a good fat acorn fed hog w as a p roblem that o ftentimes had i ts finish i n the court records of Gl ou ce s t e r S alem and B urlington counties A long snouted agile wild boar hog furnished be tte r sport for a gunne r than a j ack rabbi t wo u ld to day and i t is not wi thout pleasu re that I mention the names of the fol lowing S portsmen o f old Glo u cester p redecessors of the famous fox hunting club : A t the S ept 1 690 C ourt hel d at G l o u cester Israel “ Holme M ons Ju s t e s o n and W i ll iam C obb we re ind i cted ” for thei r un l aw ful h u nt i ng and kill ing of Hoggs I n 1 697 J ohn Ashbrook J oh n Hugg Jr Amos W hite a l l S am uel Taylo r Robert Parke r C harles C ross thwa i t were al so indicted for k i llin g Hogs i n the wood s contrary to l aw .

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It was j ust as necessa ry to have a good substant i a l j ail i n 1 696 as now The fol l owing appears in the co u rt records o f that ye ar “ The C ou rt orders that a prison o f twenty foo t lon g and S ixteen feet wide of a su ffic ient He i ght and stren gt h made o f l oggs be erected and builded i n Gloucester with a C ourt House over the same of a conven i ent he ight and l argeness C ove red o f and w i th C edar shingles well an d workmanlike to b e made an d with al l convenient expe di ” tion furnished Twe l ve years later it seem ed des irable to make an a d diti on t o the pr i s o n and cou rt ho u se and it will b e notic ed that brick and stone took th e place o f logs i n the new edifice I n order to get the money by taxat i o n a plan w as f o rmulated by the grand j ury and then as n ow there we re some del inquent tax payers of the as sessments .

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made for the addition to th e publ i c buildings It is s u r m is e d that Matthew Medcal f the C ounty Tre a surer had some troubl e in keeping the various cereals turned in to “ ” him in payment of taxes at m o ney price F or two or three years a fterwards it appears that some o f the in hab i tants had not paid thei r share of th i s special tax made i n accordance with the following : W e e the Grand J ury O f the C ounty of Gloucester be ing met together thi s sth Day o f the 8th M onth 1 708 conclude it necessary that an addition be made to the pr i son and C ourt House i n manner following v i s that it J oyne to the S outh E nd of the O l d one t o be made o f stone a nd brick twelve foot in ye Cleare and two story high with a stack o f chi m neys j oyn in g to the Ol d house so that i t be uni for m in breadth to the C ourt House from the foundation .

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A tax w as la i d fo r the cost as fo l lows : F or every hundred acre s o f l and taken up and sur ve ye d one shilling F o r every horse and mare exceed i ng three years ol d one shill ing F o r cattle exceed ing three years old six penc e F o r s heep exceeding o n e year O l d tw o pence F or each free man i n h ired se rv i c e or otherw ise three shi llings F o r each negro exceeding twelve years old th ree S hi llings to be pai d i nt o the county treasurer at o r be fore the first day o f the first month next ensuing the date hereof either i n current silver mone y or co rn or any other country pro duce at money price to be delivered and brought into ye C ounty Treasurer at h i s dwell ing house by the respe ctive inhabitants within the time aforesaid Matthew Medcal f w as appointed C ounty Treasurer .

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A S S E SSO R S The following assess ors were appoint ed : S amuel C ole for Waterfo rd twp Will iam A l be rt s o n for Newton J ohn S iddon for Glouces ter J ohn L a d d for D e b t fo rd twp Will iam Dalbo E lias F ish for Greenw i ch twp J ohn S u mm ors for E gg Harbou r .

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A care ful read i ng of the c ou rt records concern i n g the markin g bu ildi ng and repa i ri n g o f the first highways shows much of i nterest to the hi sto ri an and users of the roads It seems that the inhabita nts o f a s e ction i n wh i ch a road w a s to be built we re orde red to help and when they ref u sed were fined Where repa i rs were necessary the overseer w as told when to have the j ob done o r su ffer a fine for neglect or tardiness The comfo rt o f the i ndi v i dual was al w ays subservient to the necessities o f the t i mes as i s shown by the q u a i nt words o f the old records In 1 686 several of the persons summ on e d to build the road between S alem and B url i ngton by Wolly Dalbo su rveyor having refused to Obey the order O f the court w e re fi ned S ix shill i ngs each Dec 1 1 696 : The Grand J u ry retu rn and present J ohn H opman fo r not repa i ring of ye B r i dge on S al em Road w i th in h i s provim e t The B ench order that ye B ridge and Road be r e pa i re d with i n ye s pa ce o i s ix weeks next or H — to pa y 2 0 sh i l l ings fine for h is neglect In 1 696 Jame s S teelman el e cted oversee r of ye h igh ways to mark and m ake the roa d from E gg H arbo u r to w ards Glo u cester and that he have po wer to su mm on to gether ye Inhabitants of E gg Harbou r to that p u rpose In 1 698 the Grand J ury ordered the h i ghway be tween G l ou cester and Great E gg Harbo r t o be repa i red an d made goo d at or be fore th e 2 oth o f S ept Next 1 698: A C o u rt he l d at Glo u cester M a rch I st 1 698 Thos Reve l J oseph To mlinson J oseph B roman M ord Howell J ohn S om ers J ust i ces Prese nt C ompla i nt having been made to ye B ench that a B r i dge over a B ranch of P e n soa ke n C ree k above R i char d Herit a ge s i s e i the r broken down or wants m u ch repai ra t i on w here upo n ye B enc h or d ers th at y e cl er k sen d to ,

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suant to an act of assembly that impo wers us i n these cases we have l a yd e out a road commonly called the Irish Roade as followeth B eginni ng at Porters M ill and from thence falling into the O ld Roade that went to B url ington and along the same over S he e yan e e s Run f rom thenc e to other branch and thence over the h ills to B eaver B ranch by J ohn B uggs plantation thence to the B rick kills upo n E lias H u ggs land and from thence upo n a straight course to the little B ri dge an d from thence along the King s Roade to Gloucester l a yd e out by us the thi rd day o f December 1 71 2 R I C H B U LL ” Co m m is s T H O S HAR P ’

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Th is 3d day of ye 2 d mo 1 72 1 Pursuant to an act o f Ge neral Assembly Instituted a n act for laying out of Publ ic high Roads & C i n the provi nce of New J ersey appl ication be ing made unt o us the survey s under named to l ay out a Road from the ferry o f Will iam C ooper until it intersect the Road from Newton to the mill B eginni ng at d e l l o w a re Rive r on ye south s i de ye B olting house then south easterly s ixty five degrees to ye gate enteri ng sai d Williams plantati on then south easterly thirty two degrees then south easterl y forty degrees then south easterly fourty four degrees then south easterly fo rty degrees the n southe a s terly t w enty degrees then southeasterly seventy degrees to the O l d Road against Arthur Powells house and t o along the same to the i ntersecti o n a foresaid to be four Rod wide on the south side of these courses l a yd out by us the day and year aforesaid T H O S S P 1cER T H O MA S S HARP A L E XAN D E R M O R G AN J OS E P H COO P E R ” J O S E P H HU G O JO H N M I C KLE .

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F rom a fr a gmentary record the follo w ing i s gleaned probably I 72 7 “ We the subscribers thought proper and necessary to alter a certain road in ye C ounty of Gloucester in the Township o f D e d fo r d that formerl y run between J ohn T a te m s plantation and the Presbyterian Meeting House o n ye si de O f the Ki ng s roade etc etc B E N J AM I N W A TT I S AA C J E N NI N G S J O H N S I DD O N S JOH N HI N S A M L H E DG E CO B US A AR O N M A SO N JAM ES W ,

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Richard Hammon a pri soner under execution in the gaol o f the county for a debt o f e ighte en pounds at the suite o f Marmaduke Peacock exh ibited h is petition to have ye benefit o f the act of this province for the r e lie f O i insolvent debtors and having signed ye schedule o f h is estate and being exam ined and havi ng taken the oath in court prescribed by the sa i d act o f assembly O n m ot i on o f M r Rose o rde red that he be remanded to pri son till next term A t the next court he w as dis charged from custody .

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S a m l Allenson having produced to thi s C ourt the Governor s l icense or commission appointing hi m an Attorney at L aw i n all C ourts of Record w ith in thi s provi nce and containing a command to all J udges and J ustices to admi t hi m accordingly wh ich be ing now read the C ou rt admits the said S amuel Allenson to pract i ce as an Attorne y at L aw in th is C ourt in pu rsuance thereof In 1 763 Robert F riend Price prod uced a similar com miss i on appoi nting h im h igh sheri ff O i Gloucester CO I

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A care ful search o f the court records of thi s time does not S how very much per t aini ng to the excitement o f the war al though S everal i nhabitants O f Glouces ter C ounty had thei r p roperty confiscate d because of thei r loyalty to the C rown The J u dges and J ustices o f the period were undi s pu te d patriots In 1 779 the J udges and J ustices of the C ourt of C ommon Pleas and C ourt o f General S e s s ions were I S AA C K A Y J O H N W I L KI N S J O H N S P ARK S B O D O O TT O I S AA C T O M L IN S O N R I C HARD S O M E R S RO B E RT B RO W N J O S E P H H U GG J O H N S O M ER S R O B E R T M O R SS T H O MA S K E N NARD ,

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I n 1 787 the foll owing were ind icted for a shooting “ m atch and were discharged because reas ons were not ” s u ffi cie n t : An drew H endrickson Isaa c L ocke Ed mund West J ohn D F ord M artin C ox E no s E ldridge Thos Dunaway Wm Denny 1 778 the foll owing were i n d icted for Horse racing F ound not guilty : Wm White Wil li am Hugg S amu el C ozens J ohn P ys a n t E dmun d West E li j ah C ozens ,

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F EE S In 1 792 : S ixt e en l icenses were granted and for the first time a l icense fee appe ars in the record s rang i ng from 4 to 6£ for each tave rn In 1 797 records change from E ngl i sh money to dol lars and ce n ts ATT O RN EY S .

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Among the well kn own families l iving in and abou t Glou ceste r C ounty during the 1 8th century were the fol l o wing B orton B odine Abbott Townse n d Whitaker C ramer Ed wards Lumm i s W i ll its F rench C arle R ob in S On F O lw e l l Rogers S ho u r d s Morris N ewbold S omers L eed s O gden Duboi s Van S an t Garwood Davis C lement P ei rson H arris Garris on M iller C raven B ilderback Padget Rum s ey S heppard V a n Me t e r Walker Mattson Wainwright Webb C arter B artlett Darrel l Hancock Hal l B ates S teward C lark J aquette S imkins Rose t ichm an Jl re n cha rd Wright Wade P rickett C attell B owen L i ppincott J essup M offett Kaighn Haines B iddle B all inger C ollins S teelman C oo pe r Woods Albe rtson H inchman Tomlinson H edger Hendrickson B urnet B udd ’ C o l es C orson Reeves Vanneman S parks Zanes He lme B urroughs Ea s tl a ck C resse Ki rby C arney S eel ey E ndicott S toneback Thomson Dunlap Ridgway Mayhew VVe s cot t S eaman °

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Among the na m es are S am l Ri sley E gg H arbor ; J ohn Ba d cock E gg H arbor ; Ri cha r d C oll i ns J oseph S ooy Thomas C lark Robert M orss Daniel L eeds Am ari ah B all i nger Robert Zane J ames Russell J ohn L ippincott Henry Ridgway Rich ard F rench J eremiah Ad am s H ezeki ah Arnold Richard S teelman J ames Rambo J onathan Williams Nathan Weatherby J ohn Porch Hudson Toml in J a m es B C oo pe r J oseph E l l i s and F rankl in Davenport ’

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The history o f the earl iest settlemen ts i n Gl ou ce s ter C o u nty i s o n e of those thin g s wh ich has been forever lost It naturally has to do with the coming o f the S wedes in 1 634 and with the s ettlement on T inicum I sland which l i es i n the Delaware j ust O ff the western end of the cou nty With the fertile uplands o f t he county so cl ose at hand i t seems unreasonable to sup pose that the S wedes wo u ld have failed to recognize the wonder fu l agr i cultura l possibilities of the sandy loam wh ich lay so near to the Governor s headq u arters The first actual knowle d ge of them however i s concerned with the arriva l o f the good ship Kent w ith the commi s s io n e r s J ohn E ldr i dge and E dmund Warner to settle the d i spute between E dward Byll in ge and J ohn F enwick J I n Augu st 1 676 they a rrived at New C astle Delaware late r moving up the Delaware and finally landing the passen g ers at the mouth of Raccoon C reek where the S wedes had a settlement yea rs before onl y to be aban do u ed as they moved inland to the pe rmanent occupation o f the land which i s now S wede sbor o an d Repaupo Amon g the passen ge rs on board was Wi l lia m White a cordwainer w ho purchased the l and where S w e desboro now stands He bequeathed the sam e to h i s son J ohn Wh ite w ho later sold it to J ohn Hugg Jr of Gl ou ce s ter River s omet i me H igh S heri ff and later C hief J us tice of Gl oucester C ou nty B y h i m the tract w a s sold to Trinity C hu rch wh i ch has be e n in possession o f it 1 70 3 s ince the first day o f S eptember The history of the nei ghborhood naturally centers a round the old church The d eed recites the fact that B y R EV EDGAR CA M PBELL .

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Interesting i s the story tol d of the t i me when C orn wall is marched by and who knows but the Quaker poet ma y have vi sited the comm un ity an d there f o und the germ of the poem o f B arbara F r ie t s che The Ol d folks told of h ow in marching b y the general saw a clergy man O fficiating at a funeral who from h i s ve stments r e sembled an E nglish c l ergyman H e gave orders that the C hurch w as n o t to be molested an d i t was left in peace A s ee ming fai ry tal e ! B ut we have the grave of Hester wi fe o f C aptain S am u el Will iams who died O ct 1 6 1 777 j ust th ree days before C ornwall i s marched by and there may be truth rather than ficti on i n the stor y The B ritish di d not a l ways l eave the comm u n ity i n peace A record in the minute book of the Vestry under the date of 1 778 i s as follow s : ,

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The pre s ent church w as b uilt in 1 784 and there i s prese rved in the vestry room the original subscription book with the nam e s o f all the contributors to the fund for i ts ere ction and a reading of the names i s l ike a cen sus o f the commun i t y The l ist of expen d it u res i s al so given and S hows that the tota l cost o f the chu rch was The ch u rch as it stands to day £ 1 31 0 and 8 s h illings i s practi cal l y unchanged There have been s ome altera tions i n the interi or but th e exterior i s exactly as i t was when the S wede s and E ngl ish left it as completed I t i s i nteresting to know that M r Isaac Vanneman g randson of the maste r mason w ho built the church Isaac Van N e a m an ( Vann em an ) is still l iving in S wed esboro ,

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The attack on and de fen ce of F ort M ercer at Red B ank on the Del aware River overl ook ing L eague Isla n d and F ort M i fflin on the Pennsylvan i a side was one of the most glori ous battles in the Revolutionary War When the B attle of Red B ank i s mention e d many people c onfuse i t with the Red B ank i n Monmouth C ounty ; but hi storic Red B ank was on ce the C apital of Gloucester C ounty the C ourts being hel d alternately a t Glou cester and Red B ank Wh ile long ago i t ceased to b e a j u d icial town the brave deeds of C olonel Greene and hi s soldiers and C omm odore Hazlew ood an d hi s sailors i n t he defence of F ort Mercer w ill rouse enthusi asm and patri otism for all time After the B attle of the B randywine S eptember I I I 777 and the occupati on of Philadelph i a by the Br i t i sh army unde r General H owe in order to supply h i s army it became impe rative for General Howe to o pen the D e laware River for navigation to Philadelph ia T 0 a c complish thi s it was necessary to capture or destroy the f ortificati on s at B illingspo rt F ort M ifflin on Mud Island F or t Merc er on the J ersey sh ore near Red B ank and pass th rou gh or remove the chevaux de frise at B ill i ngspo rt and o ff Red B ank The de fence of F ort M ercer at Red B ank was given to t w o regiments of V a rn u m s Rhode Isla nd B ri gade u nder the command o f C ol s C h ri stop h e r Greene and Israel Angell wh o were instructed t o hold the fort to the last extremity as t he key to the Delaware and the pivot on wh ich the success of th e campaign depe nd ed The F rench engineer Ma n d u it d u Plessi s a ccom an d i a Greene The L ieuten nt C olonels were S haw n e d a p ,

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O lney ; the Ma j ors were Thayer an d Ward and the S urgeon D r Peter Turner F ort M ercer which had b een erected he re to support the l eft of the upper chevaux de frise su n k in I 776 to prevent the ascen s i on o f the B ritish fleet w a s originally d esi g ned for a garr i son o f twelve or fifteen hundred men When Greene took posses s ion of the works havin g but three hundred men he adopted the suggestion of M de Ma n d u it an experienced F rench enginee r an d threw out a l a rge part O f the fortification on the north r e d uc in g i t to a pentagona l r edoubt of convenient s i ze A ram pa r t of earth raised to the he i ght of the cordon a fosse and an ab attis i n front of the f o sse constituted the whole strength o f the post The battery numbered four teen p i eces o f arti l lery of small cal ibre The capture o f F ort Mercer w a s assigned by General Howe to C ount C arl E m il Ku rt von Donop one o f the most d i stingu ished of th e Hess ian offi cers w ho had taken an active part with hi s regimen t i n the battl e of Ger ma n town and who was eager for an oppo rtun ity to d i splay h is ability as a l eade r H owe regarded h im as an in t e l l ige n t and bol d sol di er and ass i gn ed h im the three Gre n a d ier B attal i ons o f Von Min n ige ro d e Von L in S ingen and V o n Le n g e r e rke Mirb a ch s Regiment ( which had been orde red up from Wilmingt on ) cons i sting of four l ight compan i es of chasseu rs including Wangen h eim s a d ozen cava l rym en some a rtil l ery an d two ” E ngl ish howitzers Do nop reco gn i zed the heavy task entrusted to h i m and a sked in va i n for more artille ry but Howe said that i f D onop coul d not take the fort the B ri tish would Donop was angry at thi s reply and sent back wor d that the G ermans h ad courage to do anyth ing and to h i s as “ sociates he sai d E ither that w ill be F o rt D onop or I ” sha ll b e dead O n Tu esday O ctober 2 1 1 777 C ount Donop w ith h is troo ps started for Red B ank To avo i d molestati on ,

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b y the Y ank ee ve s sel s i n the r iver who occupied the De l aware fro m K a ighn s Point southward to Red B ank i t w a s neces sa ry t o cross the Delaware at C oop er s Poi nt and tak e the road leading from that place to Had At that time there were two ferries from d onfi e l d Phila delphia to C ooper s F err i es as C amden w a s then ca lled one from M arket S treet to C oope r S treet and th e other from Vine S treet Ph iladelph i a to Main S treet C a mden As the r ive r shore between the two ferries w as held by E ngl i sh S cotch and He ssian regiments it was safe for the B r i t i sh h i re l ings to be ferr i ed over the river at thi s point When the troops a rtille ry horses and baggage had b een ferri ed over th ey march ed through M ain and C ooper S treets C amden to P ine S treet ( now call e d North S ixth S treet ) and from thence ove r the road l ea ding to H a dd on fi e l d At that time th i s road w a s in some places not much better than a bridle pa th and w a s not made a turnpike ti l l 1 792 Th ey arrived at H addon field Tuesday evening and the soldiers bivouacked i n the field s be yo n d th e v i llage near H opkins m i l l pon d C ou nt Donop se lected J ohn Gill s h ouse for h i s head quarters and as those famil ies that entertained an o i fi ce r were secure against pillage by the Hess i ans many o f the i nhab i tants qu i ckly open ed thei r d oors to rece i ve “ the Hess ian o fficers J udge C l ement says : I n J ohn G il l s h ouse Donop had h i s headquarters an d although the owner was an el d e r am ong F riends yet the urbanity and po liteness o f the G erm an sold i e r s o w o n upo n him ” that he was kindly remembe red ever aft e r E ar l y Wednesday mor nin g O ctobe r 2 2 preparation w a s made to advance on F ort Me rcer by w a y of M ount E phra i m to the B uck ( no w Westv i lle ) when thei r scouts brought them word that the bridge over Timber C reek at that po i nt w a s torn up Th i s necessitat ed a change in the route and securing gu i d es they took the roa d from H a d d o n fi e l d to C lement s B ridge passing through ,

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the villages now called B arrington a n d Runnymede Be fore reach ing the latter place they crossed B eaver B roo k and then had strenuous work dragging the i r cannon up the h ill which i s one hundred feet high at th i s point ( To make mysel f thoroughly famil iar with the route the Hessians took M rs McGe o rge and I drove over the enti re route a few years ago and we were par t icu l a rl y interested i n the roads they marched after leav ing H a d d o n fi e ld till they reached Red B ank ) C rossi ng Timber C reek at C lement s B ridge they proceeded along the r oad through the hamlet called C at t e l t o w n ( because so many C attells lived there ) later known as B a sket To w n and now called W e s cot t v ill e ; then ski rting the edge of the woods passing by the C at “ ” tell B ury i ng Ground ove r L avender H i ll p a s sing J Wood H a n n o l d s and the J ohnson farms acr oss t he Westville and Gl a ssboro Road past the Knight L ad ner and McGe o rge fa rms through L add s woods and out through M ann Town now Park Avenue acros s the King s H ighway n o w the Woodbury and Gl ou ce s ter Turnpike an d from thence out what i s now called Hessian avenue across the C rown Po i nt Road and the h ighway from Woodbury to Red B ank halt i ng on the edge of the woods near the fort a rr i ving there shortly before noon C olonel Donop rode forwar d and reconnoitere d He found that he could approach the fort through a th ick woods on three si des with out h indrance The fort w as a fi ve si ded earthwork with a d itch and abatti s I t had at first be en constructed on too large a scale but M on sieu r d u Plessi s de Ma n d u it had reduced the size of the works O n three S ides O f the fort the woods a fforded shelter to the besi eging party to within a di stance of four hund red yards O n the north s i de was the Dela ware River M ickle i n h i s Reminiscences of O ld Glouces ter says : O n the morn i ng o f the t wenty secon d the H e s .

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Hessian l ine extended the larger part of the w a y round the fort on the land side the attack being made s im ul ta n e ou s l y from north and sout h In front of every bat tal ion sto od an o fficer c ommanding sappe rs and one h un dred men with fascines “ About four O clock all w as ready Donop then spoke a few words to hi s O fficers cal l ing on them to b e have with val or They all d i smounted and dre w thei r sword s too k thei r places i n front o f the i r battali ons and the attack began The H ess i ans charged at d oubl e quick p a ssed the old di sused l ines w i th a cheer carried the abbati s but foun d th e mselves embarassed by pitfal l s and by the dit ch which they had not enough f a sc ines to fil l Three Am erican galleys l ying in the r i ver kept up a ceasel e s s fire on the Hes sian right fl ank S ome o f th e H essians cl imbe d the ramparts o f the main fort Th ey were presen tly beaten back ; D o nop w a s struck by a mus ket ball i n the h ip and fe l l mortally w ound e d Twenty two O fficers were kill e d or hu r t incl ud i ng the com manders of all the battal i ons Th e Hess i an s turn ed and ” fl ed leav i ng many of thei r wounded on the fiel d The Hess ians h a d fled night had fallen and a part of the garrison ca me o u t of th e fort to repa i r th e abat ti s an d care for th e wounded S everal H ess ian gre n a d i ers were found crouch ing cl ose unde r the parapet wh ere t he bal ls would go over th ei r hea d s Th e fellows c ou l d not fight with out suppo rt and feared to run away They were taken into the fo rt Von Ee lkin g gives the foll owing accou nt O f the bat tle : “ Donop placed the eight pound gun s and the t w o mo rta rs on the r i ght and i n support O f M in n ige rod e s battal i on and the L ight Infantry Von M irb ach s regi ment i n th e center Von Lin s in ge n s battal i on on th e le ft Von Le n g e rke s battal ion and s ome Y agers on the Delaware to guard against a landing and to protect h i s rear B e fore each battal i on there were sappe rs and a ,

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h u ndre d men carrying hastil y gathered f a scines led b y a captain “ Don op at 4 p m sent a summons to surrender with a threat of no quarter i f i t was refused and re ce iv e d a reply that th e fort would be held to the las t man As the report w as that very few men were seen in the fort Don op deci ded to attack at o nce and made a stirring address to w hi ch the m en replied : We l l change the name from F ort Red B an k to Fort Donop and putting h imsel f with his officer s sword in hand at the head “ They ch arged gallan tly bu t soo n found th e i r road broken by deep d itches an d could mo v e only s ingly ; they were met with a sharp fire in front and flan k from a covered battery and from two vessels in the river S till the tr oops press ed on ; Von M in n ige ro d e had taken the outlying redoubt by storm ; the Americans at first gave way but so on stood fast and before thei r fire Don o p and Min n ige ro de an d many other o fficers fell cast i ng dismay on thei r men “ C olonel V L insingen succeeded to the command and di d all he cou ld to re store order but the H e ss ians fel l back i n di s order Dead and wounded were aban d o n e d and Von L insingen brought the l ittl e rem nan t o ff under cover of th e night an d on the next afternoon reached Phi ladelph ia “ The fault lay with H owe who had re fu sed D on Op s requ est for more artill e ry had not s uppli ed the necessa ry utensil s for a s i e ge not even send ing storm ing l adders or any means of scal ing th e wall s had taken no means to l earn the nature of the po s i tion an d had as usual ” shown too l ittle resp e ct for the enemy M ick le from the M S S notes of a S eptuagenarian gives the fol low i ng interesting account of the B attle o f Red B an k : “ At four o cl o ck in th e a fter noon Donop Opened a hea vy cannonad e from a battery whi ch he had erected to ,

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the north e astward ; and at the same time the B riti sh ships from below the chevaux de frize began to thunde r upon the l ittle fort Most of the ball s from the l atter fell too low and entered the blu ff beneath the works After cannonading for a short time the Hess ians a d va n ce d to the first entrenchment F inding thi s aban d on ed they shouted Victor i a l w aved thei r hats and rushed into the deserted area be fore the redoubt ; the l it tle dr um mer before mentioned headin g the onslaught w ith a l ively march When the first of the as sailants had come up to the very ab a tti s and were endeavoring to cut away the b ranches the Americans opened a terrible fire of m usketry i n front and flan k Death rode in eve ry volley S o near were the H ess i ans to the caponi ere o r l o ope d trench wh ich fl anked the enemy when they s e t u pon the main fort that the w ad s were blown entirely th rough thei r bo d ies The o fficers leading the attack fought bravely Again and again they rall ied the i r men and brou ght them to the charge They were mowed do wn like grass and fel l i n heaps a mong the bo u gh s of the abatti s and into the fosse I n the thickest of the fight Donop was easi ly distinguished by the marks of h is order and hi s handsome figure ; but even his example ava i led noth ing H i s men repul sed from the redoubt in front made an attack upon the escarpment on the west but the fire from the American galleys drove them back here al s o w ith great loss and at last they flew in much di sorder to the wo ods lea vi ng among many other slain the saucy d rum mer and h i s office r “ Another column made a s imultaneous attack upo n the s o uth and in the techn i cal languag e o f a so l dier passed the abatti s traversed the fosse and mounted the ba rm ; but they were repulsed at the fraises and all r e treated save twenty who were standing on t he harm against the shelvings of the parape t under and out of the way o f the gun s whence they were a fraid to move These were capt u red by M de Ma n du it w ho had salli ed -

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bach and H e ym el The Hessians authoriti es admit thei r los s i n killed wou nded and mis s ing to be s ix hundred an d fifty The respected friend to whose M S S notes we h ave before acknowl edged ou r i ndebtednes s tell s u s that o f the men unde r C ol Greene in th i s act i on many were blacks and mulattoe s H e w a s in the fort on th e m o m i ng of the twen ty thi r d of O ctober wh ile the garri son were burying the sl a in and can not be m i staken as to the point H is account of the l oss agrees with that con ta in e d i n Ward s l etter to Washington to wi t : upo n the Am er i can side from G reen e s regiment two se r ge an t s one fi fe r and four pr i vates killed one sergeant and one capta i n who was a n d two pr i vate s wound e d recon noiterin g taken pr i soner ; from Angell s regiment one captain th ree sergeant s three rank and file kille d an d one ensign one s ergeant and fifteen privates wou nd e d ; and from C apt D u pl ess i s s company two privates w o u nded S everal of the Am er i can s were k i ll ed by the b urst i ng o f one of the ir cannon the fra gm en ts of w h i ch are yet i n the neighborh o od The H es s i ans sl a in were bu ried i n front o f the fosse s ou th o f the fort The wounded o fficers were car T ied to Phil adelphia by Ma n d u it and exchanged C ount Donop was i nte rre d near the spot where he fell and “ a stone placed over h im w i th the inscr i pt i on : Here ” l ie s bu ried C ount Donop The epitaph has cease d to be a l l that w as left o f the poor Hes s ian having be en t ru e du g up and scattered ab out as relics I n conc l us i on i t may not be un interesting to record that the j o urna l of the G renadie r B attal ion Von M in n ig e r od e asserts that D o nop had rece ived orders not to attack the fort unti l the 2 3rd i n order to give the E ngli sh frigates an Oppo rtu n ity to engage the Am erican galleys B ut a s the E ngli sh fr i gates act u ally fell back on the 2 3r d after the A u gusta had blown up and the Me r .

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hersel f w ith the thought that by absta ining she was bear i ng testimony to F riends abhorrence of war “ The n one of the ball s went w ide of its aim and en t e r e d the north gable j ust be low I A W and as i f seeking the old lady i t crossed the northeast room then the hall and into t he southeast room i n wh ich Ann W hita l l sat spi n ning where i t fel l inert What i f more shou l d follow ? S he remembered that Providence favors those who ai d themselves so she carri ed her wheel out i nto the hall l— O h h ! what an ugly hol e that ball made ! down the Ope n stairway spe edily r eaching th e cellar doo r and made quick descent to the cool depth of th e southe ast corner Here she cont i nued to S pin un ti l th e t um ult ceased and the battle w as over “ Ann w as on hand w ith ban d ages that evening w hen the in j ured were bro u ght in ; the house was filled even the atti c was crowded That night she w as an angel of mercy to the woun d ed and dying but when some of them fretted because of the noise she remin d ed them that they mu st not complain who had b rou ght i t on themselves S he administer ed to the i r needs thi s b e ing clearly withi n the l ine of d u ty to care for the i ll an d dying and d i rect the i r minds to a solemn cons idera ti on o f the approach ing awfu l pe riod o f l i fe C ol onel Green e then too k possess i on of the house the dead were interred on the b a nks south o f the stockade and An n W hita l l returned to her daughte r s S arah M at lock A fter the evacuati on of the fort on November 2 0 1 777 the B ritish came and l aid w a ste to everyth ing but the W hita l l h o use Although i t w a s not deemed safe for the family to return to thei r home on the blu ff u nti l M onday April 2 0 1 778 the record in J ames VVh ita l l s “ d ia r y states afte r an absence an d precar i ous l iving for ” upward of six month s Hal f an hou r a fter sunset the s u n set at eleven m i nute s a fter five o clock that day— L ieutenant C olonel ’

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L insingen who by the wounding of C ol onel D onop and L i eutenant C olonel Minn ige r o d e be came the senior o f fi ce r gathered hi s demoral ized force an d beat a ha sty retreat along the Hess ian Run Road as it i s called to thi s day When he arrived at the J unct i on of the King s H ighway and Park Avenue i n North Woodbu ry finding h imsel f hampe red with the wounded he sent the more ser i ously w o unded o f them i nto Woodbury where they took possession o f the F riends M eeting House on the crest O f the hill and al so D e ptford S chool H o use on Delaware S treet now the Publi c L ibrary building The wounded sol di ers who di ed in Woodbury were interred l ess than a hundred yards away in the S trangers B urying Grounds nearly oppo site Wood S treet S ome of the wounded who rec overed d i d not return to thei r battal i ons but secured work w i th the farmers in the country Lin s in ge n s retreating force became con fused in the d arkness when they reached the C lemen t s B ridge Road and some o f them continued on acros s that road to Wes reached the Almon e s son Road and co t t v il l e till they marched through Almonesson an d Mechanicsville finally stoppin g at Bl a ckw o o d t o w n O thers took the right hand road after cross i ng Timber C reek at C lement s B ri dge and brought up at C hew s L andin g b u t the great e r num ber kept to the le ft after crossing the creek and finally got back to H a d d o n fie l d which they had s o proudly left in the morn i ng The next day O ctober 2 3rd th ey made the i r w ay back to Ph ilade l ph ia footsore and wea r y thank ful to escape from New J ersey M ickle says that the H essian s who retr e ated by way of C h ew s Landing were m et by a company of farmer boys near the L anding an d held at bay for some t ime Thi s detachment had with them a brass cannon which they are supposed to have th rown into Timber C reek a t C l em ent s B ridge ,

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N 0 h istor y of Gloucester C ounty w ould be compl e te w ithout men tion o f S amuel M ickle w ho kept a large general store in Woo dbu ry H is invoice book from the year 1 779 to 1 79 1 con ta ins C opi es of tw o hun dre d and se venty one i nvoices aggregat i ng a large sum of money To g i ve some i dea of the wholes al e pr i ces i n C on t in e n ta l curren cy d u ring the Revol u tionary War ( 1 779) I copy the following : if S D I Keg B oh ea Tea 2 8% lbs I O 0 4 5 3 I B bl B randy 0 0 44 0 6 lb C offe e 20 0 5 6 lb Peppe r 0 o 81 6 27 7 36 lbs Tobacco 1 00 lbs S ug ar 0 2 06 5 O O 65 gal Mol a sses ( I T i erce ) 84 5 0 I B u shel S al t ( fine ) 6 0 3 M i ck l e dealt i n almost eve ry th ing crocke ry but tons chemical s stationery cutl ery hardware grocer i e s b r u shes rum d rygoo d s sp i ces almanacs B ible s soaps I ndian basketry gun fl i nts candles shot needles and hundr e ds o f oth er th i ngs Among the New J erse y merchants from wh om he pu rchased goods were Richard W e s coa t at the F orks o f the L ittl e E gg H arbo ur G E O R G E P AYN E G l ouceste r AB R AHA M H I LLYAR D at Home J OS H H O PP ER at Home W M B E LL H a d d on fi e l d W M B R O W N at H ome S A M L S WI F T at Home H AN NA H K AI G H N at Home B y FRA N K H S TEW AR T ,

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JA s N U G E N T at Home BEN J W H I TA LL at Home JN O T A T U M AB RA HA M H AR P E R at Home GEO B U DD Mt H olly GEO B U LL O C K Woo dbury EL I S HA C L ARK Woodbury D E B O RA H D AV E N PO R T Woodbu ry I S AA C C O L L I N S Trenton S O L O M O N S T AN G E R Woo d b u ry H A N NA H MI C T A U GH Indian N EA L L AWR EN C E B url ington F RAN C I S S T IN G E R at Home ED GEP ELEEK I N D IAN S at H ome H i s deal i ngs with Phi ladelph ia merchants and man u fa ctu r e r s were very extens ive and because o f the fact that there i s no directory of Phi l adelphia merchants as far back as 1 779 and many of our members now are Ph iladelph ia merchants and manufacturers I thought i t might be o f great advantage to pl ace on a pe rm a nent rec ord the names of those who certainly must ha Ve suppl i e d the residents of O ld Gloucester w ith many of the n e ce s s i ties a s well as the frivol ities of the 1 8th century The Ph i ladelph i a merchants and manufacturers .

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T H O S R O GE R S J O H N M I L LE R EV ER A RD B O L T O N T O WN S E N D S P E AK MAN P A U L B E C K JR ELL I S Y ARN E LL C H RI S T O PH E R M AR S H A LL D R JN O M O RRI S S HAW R U DO L P H H E W ES A N T H O NY N W M M ON T J O G O M E RY S A M L W E T H E RI L L W M CA LDw ELL Co H E NRY D RI N K E R B E N E D I CT D O R S EY a n d many others .

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J OS E P H M A P E S R E C O M P E N S E S C U LL

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O verseers o f the Road s

J O H N S C U LL J OS E P H S C U L L JAM E S S T EE L MAN

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J am es S teel man al so kept a place of entertainment i n hi s h ouse in the lower end of Glouc es te r C o ( now A t l anti c ) for s everal y ea rs H i s application for a lic e nse for the year 1 770 was s i gne d by .

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Archibald M o ffett later a C apta i n o f Mi l i tia dur i ng the Revolution and the owner of a fleet of boats carrying m erchandise from C arpe nter s L and i ng to Philadelph i a vi a Mantua C r e ek and at h i s dea th the most extensive l a nd owner i n Glouc ester C ounty and th e ancestor of over five hund red l iving descendants i ncluding a couple ,

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S lavery exi sted here as elsewhere in N e w J ersey but there i s plenty of evidence to sh ow that many O f the slave owners were oppo sed to it In a d ilapidated book in the basement vaul t of the G loucester C oun ty C ourt H ouse at Wo odbury i s a rec ord of a few of the slaves who were freed Accordin g to thi s book it w a s somewhat of a for m a l it y to f ree a sl ave The owner w ould appear with the slave befo re two o f the overseers o f the township and two of the J ustices of the Peace w ho wo u ld ex amine the slave for soundness o f mind and body and age to determine capacity for sel f support The names o f most of the slaves were fanci ful or B ibl ical such as I shmael L evi J eremiah Aaron Roger Tab F lora Vi olet R in tha P h illi s B oston C o ffee Tabby etc etc There we re a few sl aves i n N e w J ersey at the o ut b reak o f the C ivil War and i t is not unl ikely that some of them were owned in the confines O f O ld Gloucester The first record in the Man um i ssi on B ook is J ohn Gill S r w ho freed a slave on Nov 2 3 1 787 J oseph H ugg March 2 6 I 788 L ize S m i th late Price widow o f Robert F r i end Price E sq B lanche Price Hannah Albert late Pri ce and Mary Price freed a slave May 2 4 1 788 Hannah Wilkins late Hannah Matlack widow of J oseph freed one on Dec 7 1 789 Am y Hunter J an y 6 1 79 1 Hugh C reighton Apr 1 8 1 79 1 D a vid C ooper an d S amuel A ll in s on on Dec 2 7 and her 1 774 freed a negro woman name d C atherine five ch i l dren born on various d ates ranging from 1 75 8 to 1 772 B y FR A N K H S TEW ART ,

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The follow i ng pe rson s also set slaves free on the dates menti oned °

J oseph B ates Aug 1 2 1 79 1 J oseph Hugg and E lizabeth Hugg Dec 1 I 789 S usannah Taylor O ct 2 2 1 789 J a mes Hurley J an 3 1 782 J ohn Gill M ay 31 1 792 J acob S t okes May 31 1 792 E dward Gibbs Au g 30 I 792 Marmad uke C ooper D ec 1 7 1 792 J oseph Hug g J ul y 1 6 1 793 Davi d Davi s and Rachel h is wi fe March 2 5 1 794 Thomas W i lkin s J u ne 9 1 794 J oseph C oope r Dec 1 5 1 796 E li zabeth Room and Ba r zill a Room J uly 1 7 1 795 Will iam E ldredge J uly 2 9 1 79 1 S usannah Taylor O ct 1 1 1 79 1 Tho ma s C arpenter March 2 1 792 Thomas C lark J uly 4 1 800 J ose ph Hugg E sq Apr 4 I 8OO Abigail E ll is J ohn B lackwo od and S amue l E l l i s Administrators of the estate O f J oseph E lli s dec d Aug .

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B eul ah Gra iseb u ry widow of J ames O ct 3 I 8O 7 Abiga i l S tokes wi dow of J acob O ct 3 1 80 7 J ames H u rley Dec 2 4 1 80 7 Henr y Wood Nov 1 8 1 80 7 J ohn B rowning Jun e 3 I 8O9 Wm Hug g Aug 4 I 8I 2 S tuard B eatty S ept 2 8 I 81 2 ,

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The slave recor d boo k i s apparently very i ncomplete beca u se i t wi ll be noticed that some of the freed om pape rs w ere not reco rded until severa l years after they were granted Any one interested in the q u est i on of S lave ry should search the u nr e corded pape rs that numbe r thou sands an d are stowed away i n fifty large boxes i n the C ourt H ou se B u i l d i ng coveri ng a per i od of over two hu ndred years .

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About 1 681 the G eneral Assembly at B url ington passed an act to surv ey and set forth a publ ic h ighway between Armboy and B url ington and thence to S al e m along the Ind i an trail through the primeval forest Thi s was d estin e d to b ecome a very i mpo rtant highway a s it was lai d six rods o r abo u t one hun dred fee t w i de an d conn ected the capitals of E ast and West J e rsey Amb oy and B url i n gton and long before the advent of railroads i t w a s a much travel ed thorofare be tween New Y ork an d Ph i ladelphia When my father Amos J Peaslee w a s a boy he l ived near B ordentown ( I 82 5 ) and en j oyed g o ing to that pl ace t o see the stage coaches arriv e from New Y ork a n d transfer passengers to b o ats for Phila delph i a F rom B urlington the H ighway w a s l ai d through M t H olly M oorestown H a d d on fi e ld pa ss in g near the home of E lizabeth Haddon for whom th e place wa s named thence On to Timbe r creek wh i c h it cros se d on a bridge a l ittl e further u p s tream than th e present structure thence through Westv i lle on to Wo od b u ry cro s s m g that creek a l ittle below B road street near the home o f eX S urrogate L iverm or e on throu gh Woodbu ry — d ivergin g a l ittle from B road street At the south end of the town it pa ssed o ver l ine of present road to Mantua unt i l near th e toll gate wh ere i t took south westerly course by w a y of Parkv i lle S tation to M antua C reek— c rossin g the same be side the present br i dge J ohn P ie r s on y b o rn 1 80 5 w ho l ived to be a l ittle over one hun dred years ol d tol d the writer he had traveled the old road whe n a boy with h i s fath er The road was straighten ed to its present course in 1 81 2 In doing so ,

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they des i red to locate the bridge over Mant u a C reek a little furthe r down stream t o m ake the route more d i rect from Man tua G rove to Mount Royal or B erkley o r S andt o wn as it was then called but found it so di fficult to sec u re a prope r fo un dat i on th e y erected the new br i dge beside the Ol d structure so the depressi on on the e as t o f the present roadway and immediately besi de it “ ” m arks the l ine of the King s H ighway A fter crossin g Mantua C reek an d look i ng to th e northwest about one hal f mi le di stan ce on the ol d Tatum now J acob Nolte farm can be see n accord i n g to a Pennsylvania bo t an i st the l argest o ak tree w i thin on e h un dred an d fifty miles of Philade l phia Measu remen t in 1 90 5 s i x feet from the ground a c i rcumference o f twenty fi ve feet two inches height n i nety feet spread o f branche s one hundred a n d S ixteen feet ; nea r th is tree the great e m a n cipa tor first saw l ight An a ccoun t o f h i s l i fe states that father Tat u m fix e d u p an o l d hen h ouse for a tempo r ary dwe ll i ng for h i s daughter l oca ted near the Great O ak as i t was then cal l ed an d in it Is aa c Tat u m Hoppe r w as b orn i n the ye a r 1 770 Pa s sing thro u gh Mou nt Roya l in wh i ch pl ace i s an o l d graveyard neatly encl osed by wall wh i ch belongs to the E piscopa l C h u rch in 1 770 a ch u rch was erecte d he re where the congregat i on worsh i pe d unt i l the pres ent house i n C larksboro was b u i l t On e Thomas C lark w as a very prominent m e mber of the old con Pass i n g through M unt Royal where the n o a r t i o e g g railroad to S a l e m i ntersects the stone roa d stands an old stone dwell i ng that i n those day s was used for a ” “ h otel wh i ch they called The Death of the FOX A fox w as once k i lled i n a cl um p of b u shes j ust south o f the bui l din g where the sport smen i n those d ays sal l i ed forth astr i de a h orse accompan i ed by a dog and gun in quest of the wary anima l Who first reached the vi ct i m and secured the coveted bru sh with wh ich h e decorated hi s hat h a stened to the Ol d Inn where he was soon surroun d e d b y h i s fe ll o w hunters W h o a s sembled there ,

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ing hav i ng be en burned tw i ce During the Rev olution the f a rm w as oc cupied by B odo O tto A member o f his f am ily w as sur geon in charge of a hospital at Valley F orge The house was burned either in the fall of 1 777 or s u mmer of 1 778 by the B ritish ; it wa s burned by acc i dent So me years late r an d rebuilt in 1 81 9 E dward To n kin who succeeded hi s u ncle S am uel Tonkin in the ownershi p of the farm t o ok gr e at inte r est in an d soon began to raise some excepti onally fin e cattl e About 1 835 we began to hear talk o f tw o u n “ ” usually large an d fine oxen The B ig C attl e were heral d ed far and w i de— statesmen governors congress m e n and persons of a l l cl a ss e s came to vi e w and ad m i re them An E ngl ish nobl e man pass ing through Phil a d e l phia cam e d own to see th e m and tol d M r Tonki n h e was i nter este d i n cattle rais i ng in E ngland yet he ha d never s ee n any oxen to equal them The ol d S alem ma il stag e often halted an d gav e the passengers fifteen or tw en ty minutes to l ook at them I t was not unusual to see S ix or eight carriages stand i n g by the waysi d e wh ile the occupants were admiring th e cattle O ne w i nter s S unday the slei ghing be ing excellent the v i s itors began to arrive early i n the morning and continued in c rowds the entire day ; a member of the f am ily kept an account ; the n um ber w as over M r Tonk i n employ e d an E ngl i shma n Thomas Pacy to take care o f them The curry comb and b rush were u s e d on them dai l y An excavation w a s made in the ground about three feet d eep sl oped at one end a n d r o ofed over ; i nto thi s th ey w e e a l l owed to go to be protected from the extreme heat of summer I n F ebrua ry 1 838 they were sold to a firm O n the 2 4 th of in Washin gt on for the sum of F ebruary 1 838 a huge box built on four w agon s passed up the road and every one l ivin g on the road for mil es “ ” kn e w that the B i g C attl e were to be taken away Thi s box w as built by Messrs Reeve at Alloway w ho too k the measu rements of th e covered br i dges to insure th e .

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pa ssage through them The hinde rmost Wheels of the wagons were lowered s omewhat by excavating the ground so a s to l essen the incline of the br i dge by which they were driven into th e box The b o x had a partition wh ich was put i n place when the first one had entered Twenty horses and mules were used to haul them to C amden where they arrived late i n the afternoon and found the tide so low they could not be put on the b o at Thi s stor y w as narrated by the late Dani el L Pine on April I 3 1 90 3 in the writer s hear i ng : A pilot then l ivin g told him that S u nday morning F ebrua ry 2 5 he saw them haul ed to R R F er r y at th e foot of B ridge “ ” Avenue and placed on the steamer S tate Rights an d lan ded at the fo o t o f Walnu t S treet Ph iladelph ia Thi s w a s a boat especially constructed to carry the railroad passe ngers i n the early days of the old C amden an d Amboy R R and was the only ferry boat whose gang way was w i de enough to admit of two wago ns abrea st O nce in Philadelphi a the horses were taken awa y and the wa gons moved by men grasp i ng a rope afte r th e old manner o f handl ing fire engines O ne wa s taken to Wash ingt on an d slaughtere d ; the other after be ing ex hib it e d i n several c i ties w as taken to New O rlean s and killed Thei r weights were and pounds “ ” J ust below the T o n kin s fa rm the H ighway t ook a s outheasterly course to avoid C raft s H ill passing by the place s now occupi ed by J ohn G Roberts Walter H eritage back of Theodore B rown s by the hou se o f h i s grandfather J ohn B rown on to S wedesboro pa ssi ng very near the home of former G overnor S tratton crossing Raccoon C reek a little north o f the present bridge there are pe rsons w ho b e l ieve it passed the oppo s ite end O f the ol d Epis co pa l Chu r ch— but I have be e n unabl e to find an y record o f su ch course ; passing th rough S wedesboro it took the S h a rptow n route On th rough that V ill age then to S alem M any l arge ol d oaks can be seen from th i s traveled .

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retu rned ; the i r marri a ge resulted in I 70 2 and they l ived happily toge ther unti l h is death in 1 74 2 Ab o ut 1 744 she wrote so m e account of the l i fe and rel ig i ou s labor s o f J ohn Es t a u gh publ i shed by one B enj ami n F ranklin a printer in Philadelphi a I saw i n H a d d o n fi e l d recently a copy of the publication “ ” S am uel M J anney i n his Me m oi rs of F ri end s “ says of E l izabeth Haddon : Her father having lands in Ne w J ersey propo se d to settle upon them and s e nt pe rsons to make suitable plans for the i r rec e ption but being prevented from coming hi s daughter E li zabeth then a maiden l ess than twenty years of age came over w i th her father s consent an d fix ed the hab itati on where he proposed to have done S he was endowed with good natu ral ability wh i ch being s a nctified by divine grace rendered her eminently se rviceable as a benefactor of the po or a sympa thizer of the afflicted and an in fl u e n ” t i al member of rel igi ous society C larksboro N J J an 2 5 1 9 1 7 ,

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The early h i sto ry of a re l i gi o u s movemen t i s largely the pe rsonal hi story of those w ho founded it No factor enters m ore largely i nto the e stabl ishment of any new m ovemen t than the pe rsonal i ty O f those w ho promote it E specia l ly i s thi s true in religi ous work O ne has but to look at the characters o f J ohn Kn ox M art i n L uther Menno S imon George F ox an d J ohn Wesley leaders o f what m ight be termed the more m odern move ments i n the religi ous world to see that th i s i s n u dou btedly tru e The wonderful personality of these m en made pos s ib l e the great movements which have influen ced the wor l d from the ir t i me ti ll now and no doubt will still rol l on with greater or less vel oc i ty as the years shall come and go Most eve ry leader has some pecul iar manneri s m s wh ich may attract a fe w and some are envelope d i n a perfect cloud o f mysti ci sm wh ich allures many but the m a sses deman d something m ore than these to f a sten the i r a ffection ; they want to fee l that convincing in fl u e n ce of s incer i ty be fore they yi eld the i r obedience S trikingly true w as th i s th e case in regar d s to the fo u n d er o f H e rrn hu t ism or what i s mo re commonly called the M oravians N ichol au s Lu d wig C ount von Zinzendor f and Pattendor f was bo rn at Dresden May 26 H i s early e ducati on w a s care d for by hi s 1 700 grandmother w e are told and at the age o f ten years he w as S ent to Halle where he S pent S ix years unde r the S peci a l care of F rancke the ph il anthropi st At th i s ea r l y age it i s sai d he began to form a design to gather to gether a l ittle soc iety of be l ievers am on g who m he m ight B y GEO B MA CALTION ER .

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l ive an d who shoul d entirely devot e themselves i n e x e r ci ses O f devot i on under hi s pe rsona l d i rection Hav i n g be come a priest he trave l led dur i ng the yea rs of 1 71 9 to 1 72 1 throu gh Holland and F ran ce eve ryw here endeavorin g to convert th e di stingu i shed persons whom he m et to h i s own religiou s vi ew s U po n h i s return to Dresden he w a s appo i nted a membe r of the S axon S tate C ouncil but as po litical l i fe w as not to hi s l iking he returned to hi s c ountry seat in U pp er L usatia settling a t Be rt hol d o r f F inding a student i n whom he found sent i ment s ak i n to hi s o w n he gave him the curacy o f h i s estate Be rthol d or f soon came to be known for thi s s ort of piety While resi ding he re he acci dental ly met a w an dering carpe nter named C hr i st i an David a member of the ol d sect o f M o ravian B rethren w ho told h i m o f th e persecut i ons of h i s b rethren The M oravians were an E vangel ical S oc iety which had i ts beg i nn i ng i n B ohemia am ong the foll owers of that noble martyr J ohn Hus s who w a s burn ed at the stake in 1 4 1 5 origin al ly known as the B ohem i an B reth ren With the granting o f the B oh emian charter in 1 609 they obtained a l egal status but afterward s were suppressed and exiled The i r growth in Hungary gained some importance bu t at the peace of Westphal ia Austrian lands were excluded from rel igi ous l i b ert y and the i r Pol i sh pari shes were gra d uall y absorbed by other Protestant bod ies S till th e seed r e mained i n B ohemia an d thei r B ish op J ohann Amos C omenius republ ished the i r hi story and con fess i on an d endeavored to reestabl i sh its discip l ine A revival o f re l igion i n M oravi a l ed the awakened to abandon thei r homes and go to S axony for rel i gi ous l iberty Acco rding to L e L ong C h ristian Davi d h ad been i n S a xony before and he induced two or three famil i es to migrate there The C ount received them g l adly at Be r tho l d or f Th ey bu i lt thei r first house i n the woods i n 1 72 2 and soon a large n um ber from M oravi a and elsewhere had fix ed thei r residence the re .

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the M a i n in N ovember 1 739 news was received b f the destitute conditi on of the S wed i s h C hurches on the D ela ware A band o f evangel i sts w a s at once commiss ione d to go to Pennsylvania The C ount soo n foll owed the brethren to A m erica arriving i n New Y ork December 2 1 74 1 and on to Philadelph ia by December l o th In the year following several compan i es o f em i grants cam e t o Amer i ca that had formed a ch u rch gov e r n m e n t that S hould be Ob served during the long tedious voyage at s ea These were known as the S ea C ongrega t ion s the first of which arrived in Phi ladelph ia Ju ne 1 74 2 consisting of 5 6 members Among th i s number w a s one Paul Dan i e l Br yze l iu s who w a s to inaug u rate the work in New J ersey H e had been school ed in the college at U psala in S weden and was ordained at F rank ford Pennsylvani a J anuary 4 1 74 2 3 as a Presbyter by B i sh op David Nitchman according to the orders o f C ou nt Z inzendorf j ust befor e he le ft for home He was commissioned by the C ount for special serv i ce in New J ersey The M oravian C hu rch in N e w J ersey found its b e ginning at thi s time owing to the fact that th e S wedish churches were pastor l es s and the Germa n L utheran C hurch at F r ie sbu rg neglected The condit i on i n the S wedish C hurches was brought about by the govern ment of S weden withdraw i ng i ts financi al suppo rt from the C ol oni al churches on the Delaware They had ex pende d over in trying to establ i sh th e S tate C hurch in New S we d en and after a century s e ffort found that l itt l e real progress was being made They there fore w ithheld th ei r annual appropri at i on This angered many of the members cau sing them to stop payi ng i nto the church treasury and absenting themselves from the se rvi ces The pri ests s oon fou nd thei r l ivel i hood was not assured and several of them retu rn ed to S w e den J ohn Dyl a n de r the pa s tor at W icacoa d ied there r e an d as no new ministers were coming over -

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mained but one S wed i sh minister i n the co u ntry Prevost Tranberg at C h ri stine T ranberg had been the pa st o r at Raccoon ( S wedesbo ro N J ) and Penn s Neck ( S t George s ) and at a parish meetin g told the brethren how po or hi s suppor t had been and i f i t w as not improved he woul d be fo rced to leave The conditions remained u nchange d whereupon T ran berg appl ied for a tr ans fer from the Raccoon Pari sh which Roya l C om miss i on was granted to h im and he re m ove d to C hri stine ( Wi lm i ngton De l ) afte r having been thei r pasto r 1 5 years Th i s l e ft the New J ersey churches pastorles s O n J anuary 1 3 1 74 2 3 Pau l Danie l Bryze l iu s travelled di rectly to Prevos t Tranb erg and proposed to supply the need for ve ry a t C hrist i ne l ittle sal a ry Prevost Tr a nberg accorded h i m a he a rty welcome and gave him charge of three S wedi s h chu rche s an d o n e German L utheran at F rie sburg or C ho ha n s e y which w as neglected hav i ng been built there in 1 738 near the Glasshou se The S wedi sh churches were at Maur i ce River Raccoo n and Penns Neck Bryze l iu s preache d h i s first se rmon i n the hou se of Goran H yn a t Maur i ce River w i th acceptance on J an u ary 2 6 1 74 2 3 F rom Raccoon he received a cal l from 33 members an d thithe r moved his family F or almost a yea r he serve d the parish to the sati s faction O f the maj or i ty of the peo ple but when Ma g is trar N a e s m a n the pastor at W icocoa came down on D ecember 2 3 1 74 3 h aving but recent l y come fr om S weden he proceeded to ri d the church O f Bryze l iu s Th i s created an u proar d i sturbing the peace whe reu pon the Govern or landed a n um ber o f m en in j ai l As thi s was a rel ig i ous and not a civ i l a ffai r the matter w a s referred to a j u ry of 2 5 men wh ereupon the cou r t advi sed Bryze l iu s for the sake of peace t o refrai n from preach ing lon ger at Racc o on In the i nter i m between the ru mpus and th e d ec i sion of the court the S oci ety of F riends O ffered Bryze l iu s their house of worsh ip wh i ch w a s near wh i ch he accepted and ,

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there gathered large r congregations than ever In 1 744 L au rence T Nyberg w i th hi s M orav i an follow ers were shut out of the Ge rm a n church at L an ca ster Pa Th e followers of Bry ze l iu s sent to Nybe rg and a sk e d him t o send them Abraham Reinecke w ho cam e i n the spring o f 1 74 5 and gathered large audi e nces h old ing se r vi ce s in the house of Thomas Denn y at Raccoo n Reinecke bro u ght with him an evangelist by th e name O f S ens e man They came from B ethlehem and were met at Philadelphia by Peter Rambo wh o conducte d them to Raccoon N yb e rg took charge of the wo rk i n New J er sey H e was a ma n o f great re so urce s and enl isted the se rvices o f energetic evangel i sts t o help h i m Am on g the men w ho i tinerated through N ew J ersey w ere S ven Rosen Thomas Y a r re l an E n gl ishman O wen Ri ce Mathew Ren tz who died at O ldmans C reek wh i l e preach ing there on O ctober 7 1 75 3 J oseph Powell an d ma ny others The e fforts of these men w ere not to prosel yt e but to l e ad men t o C hri st O f all the many pr e ach i ng stat i ons in New J ersey where serv i ces we re h eld b u t four seemed to have taken on any semblance of chu rch form a tion M aurice R i ver with which Bryze l iu s was i dentified in erect i ng l ocated about 3 miles from L e e sburg w as dedi ca ted Decemb er 1 8 1 74 6 in the presence o f Reinecke Ri ce Rentz an d Nybe rg ; P enns Neck was dedicated j u st one year l ater D ecembe r I 8 1 74 7 ; the church at Raccoo n i n M arch and the church at P il e s gr ove 1 74 8 w ith 2 4 members a s i t was sometimes called The C hurch at P il e s gr ove O ldman s C reek or Woolwich was begun i n 1 74 7 by L aurence T Nyberg and ded i cated by B usho p S pangenberg an d Pa stor N y berg o n August 3l s t 1 74 9 I have be fore me a com m u n ica t ion from D J os H Muller arch ive r d ated Herrnhut S axony Decembe r 4 1 906 i n wh i ch h e in ” “ fo r m s me that among th e S pangenbe rg Papers he foun d letters concern ing hi s v i sits to New J ersey a n d .

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one espec i al ly a 1 2 page man u script in wh i ch B rother “ Nyb erg states that on Augu st 31 1 74 9 I accompanied B ish op S pangenberg to consec rate the new S wedish ” church at P il e sg ro ve or O l d man s C reek in the J erseys The m e mbershi p at th i s time numbered 2 9 am on g whom w e re the followi ng : G eorge Avi s Nich ol a s Dahlberg and w i fe C harl e s D o r s an Andrew H ol stein L awren ce H olste i n S r and h i s son L awrence Jr La r s e H op man M i chael Kett M o ns Kyn Peter L auter bach Adam Le hberger S aml L ynch C hri stopher Lin m ye r B ate man L loyd O bed i ah L loyd Al exander M ueller J ohn R o a l in S am s on a sl ave Garret Van Immen and wi fe J ohn Van I m men and w i fe W i ll i am Van I mmen and wi fe Andrew Van Immen and wi fe Je chon iah Wood an d J eremia h W o od Thi s church w a s dest i ned to have the longest l i fe o f all the Morav i an C hu rches i n New J er s ey I t was bu i lt on the farm of Geor ge Avi s whic h l a y betwee n t w o bran ch es of O ldman s C reek al ong the Ki ng s H i ghway T rad iti on says that the groun d to build the church on w a s given by G eorge Av i s an d al so a l arge q u antity o f lumber L ater when the con g rega tion had grown B ish op S e i del of B ethlehem P e n n s yl van i a b ought of George Avi s an d h i s w i fe J an e J a nu a ry 2 2 one and one h al f acres of l a nd on the 1 767 K i ng s H ighway for 5 £ S The followi n g year there w a s an extensive awaken i ng among the pe opl e and at the S ynod held at Li t i tz Pa thi s congregat i on appl ied for rec ognit i on as an i ntegral f actor among the brethren The petit i o n was gran ted whereu po n a change i n pastors took place an d F reder i ck S chmi dt was in 1 769 appo inted pastor The m embe rship was no w 1 2 0 The chu rch pri or to th i s time w a s u nder the con trol of the M iss i on B oar d Pastor S chmi d t served the church th rough that t ry ing time o f the Revolut io nary War from 1 769 to 1 783 In 1 775 the parsonage w as r e built Pastor S chmidt s d ia ry furni shes some very inter -

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H ouse a t Woodstown in 1 785 and thi s structure here at O ldma n s C reek i n 1 786 a l l bear the same stamp and style F rom 1 793 to 1 798 Rev F reder i ck M oehring w a s pastor but the congregation began to fall off I am in formed by D r J ohn W J ordan of the Pennsylvani a H istori cal S oc i ety that the cause l ay largely i n th e fact that M oravian s persisted i n holding thei r se r vi ces in the fore i gn tongues and the young people th ereby fell away F rom 1 798 to 1 800 the chu rch w a s without a pastor Rev S aml Towle serve d i n 1 80 1 and 1 80 2 and Pastor J ohn C aspe r T reyt a g from 1 802 to 1 80 3 Thi s was the last set tled pastor the M oravians had In 1 80 7 the Methodi sts were al lowed to worsh i p here until they were forced away and went an d bu ilt the P il e s g ro ve M ethodi st C hurch a short d ist a nce away In 1 834 the E pi s copalians asked for the use of the buildin g and i t w as granted them S ince wh ich time they have spent much e ffort an d money to maintai n the se rvi ce s in thi s place Th i s M orav i an C hurch w as the la st on e in New J ersey until the mod ern Mor avian s were establi sh ed O ne cann ot l eave thi s intensely interesting study o f thi s once active thea tre of relig i ous w ork without r e ferring to that which still remains Where once the tre ad of hurrying f e et was heard as they wended thei r a n x i ous way to t he worsh ip of the L ord sil ence n ow pe r va d es the scene and it i s only broken by an occas i onal V i sitor w ho comes pe rch ance to see th e ol d lan d mark or r ead the ep i taphs u pon the markers of th e silent city of the dead Here in th i s sweet spot o f earth ri ch with the mem o r ie s of the past l i e buried the noble men and women who st ood for ri ght and wh o defended ou r homes and gave to the nati on its po wer t o be bo rn and to us a h ome for wh ich we feel the de e pe st gratitude As we linger i n the sh adow o f these moss covered walls as i f in h ope ,

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ful fancy we might hear the echo of those wonderful words o f li fe that fell from the lips o f those ancient sol d iers of the cro ss there comes floating to us on th e win gs of the past those i nspi ri ng words of the l eader an d founder o f these ancient s oldiers Z inzendorf 1 72 1 ,

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to be levi ed in manner follow i ng for th e dischar g e o f a debt to ye S heri ff J ohn S hay and other em ergencies r e lating to thi s C ounty of Gloucester and ye rem aining part or overplu s to be assesse d by ye Grand J u ry : Fo r each 1 00 acres of lan d surveyed and taken up S ixpe n ce ; for each horse and mare exceeding one year Old S ix pence ; for neat cattl e exceeding one year Ol d th ree pence ; for sh e ep exceeding one ye a r old one pence ; for e ach free man in hi red se rvice or otherwi se one S hilling and six pence ; for each negro ex ceeding twelve years old one S h illing and s ix pence to b e pai d in a month s time afte r ye ol d tax i s all got i n O ut o f wh ich tax we allow twelve pound s and ten sh ill ings to b e pai d J o hn S hay for defray i ng the expe n ses o f th e J ustices of Gaol Del iver the l as t C ou rt and for h i s trouble for going to B url i ng ” ton abo ut the C ounty s business ,

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O n J anuary 1 st 1 70 5 a pai r o f stock s w a s ordered “ Matthew Med ca l fe had b u i lt be fore nex t C ourt and ” unde rtaken to get them to be built O n S eptembe r 1 2 th 1 70 5 five pounds w a s ordered pa id the S heri ff for pri son charges and Matthew M ed cal fe to proc u re t w enty bushel s of ch a rcoal and t w o S h i fts for the prisoners use U nder the same date th is record appears : “ We the Gra nd J ury for the C ou nty of Gl oucester having taken into our consideration the great expense s that our A ssemblymen are at and have been hithert o and mostly at thei r own charges and like wise that they wan t money for the de frayin g of some debts on necessa ry oc casi ons for the C ounty s use do order a ta x to be levied and that our Assemblymen for time to come b e pa id for eve ry day that t hey S hal l s erve in As sembly each o f them five S h ill ings pe r day and the rest to be appr opriated as ” the B ench and Grany J ury shall di rect The tax was l evied in the same manner as the pre vi ons assessment had been made Matthew Me d ca l fe w a s nominated and appointed C ounty Trea s u rer and C ol lectors were appointed for Waterford Newton Gl o u ce s t e r D eptford Greenw i ch and E gg Harbor Town S h i ps EAR L Y A CC OU N T S ,

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thew Me d ca l fe made up and balanced accoun t w ith the ” Grand J ury The Grand J ury orders J ohn Kay and J ohn Heri tage on behal f of h i s father to bring thei r Duplicates o f the C ounty T ax that was raised in the year 1 694 and make up the i r accou nts with the nex t Grand J ury which ” shall be at Gloucester .

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O n J a nu a ry 1 2 1 70 5 allowance was made J ohn S hay late S heri ff 2 S h ill ings and 6 pence pe r week for keeping pri soners 1 2 3% weeks which amounts to I 5 poun ds I I sh ill ings and 3 pence VVhe r e O f he has been paid 5 pounds an d the remainde r being 1 0 poun ds 1 1 shillings and 3 pence with 2 shillings and 6 pe nce for ca re o f the pri soners ; O rdere d pa i d by Thomas S harp and J ohn Kay Treasurer and C ollector o f the old C ounty Tax i f there be so much i n th ei r hands at or be fore the next C ounty C ourt ; i f not then by Matthew M e d cal fe present Treasurer S ecretary B ass was allowed 4 0 sh ill ings for h i s se rv i ces to th e C ounty for coming from B url ingt on to quali fy th e J ustices “ O n F eb ruary 2 I 70 7 an allowance was made J ohn Ashbro ok S heri ff for eight pounds s ix sh illings and seven pence for keeping of the prisoner C hristian B0 11 60 weeks and procuring her one shi ft a pai r of socks and one petty coat to be paid by the Treasurer o f the C ounty i f there be S O much i n hi s hands after th e As s e mb l y me n are pai d ; i f not then out of the C ounty T a x ” i s now rai sed ,

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O n Apri l 2 1 70 7 We the Grand J u ry o f the C ounty o f Glouceste r do order Matthew Me d ca l fe C ounty Trea surer to pay our Assemblymen e a ch of them ,

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five shi l l ings pe r day fo r e ac h day t hat they have se rved in Assembly since the 1 2 th day o f S eptember Anno D omini 1 70 5 as s oon as they shal l bring t he accoun t s ” under the Cl e rk o f Assemb l y s hand A tax l ev i ed at t hi s m eeting provided tha t it should b e paid the C ounty “ Treasurer in money o r C oun t ry prod uce at the prices fo ll owing v iz : Wheat 4 shi l l ings 6 pence pe r bushe l ; rye at 3 shillings pe r b u and Indian corn at 2 shil l ings 6 pence per bu to be delivered and b rought into the C oun t y Treasurer Me d ca l fe at his dwelling h ouse by the ” respective inhabitants within the da t e of S eptember I s t T he Treasurer was a l lowed s ix pounds with h i s reason able charges in receiving and paying off the corn etc ,

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At a meeting he l d August 3 1 708 th e Grand J ur y met at G l oucester to consider emergencies concluded i t “ was necessary that an addi t i on be made t o the Prison and C ourt H ouse in manner fol l o wing , viz : t hat it be n f o e o d to the south end of t he ol d one t o be made j y stone and brick 1 2 foo t in the clear and two story high with a stack of chimn eys j o yn in g to t he ol d house and that it be uni form from ye founda t ion t o the C our t ” House I 708 TA X E S ,

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To e ffect thi s improvement these taxes were levi ed : F or every 1 00 acres of land t a ken up and surveyed on e shilling ; for every horse and m a r e a b ove 3 years o n e shi l ling ; fo r neat cattle exceeding 3 years six pence ; fo r sheep excee ding I year two pence ; fo r hired service or otherwise three shillings ; for each negro exceeding 1 2 years 3 shi ll ings ; to be paid in current silve r money corn or any o ther country produce At a meeting he l d J anuary 1 4 1 71 0 the death o f Matthew Me d ca l fe C oun ty Treasurer wa s announced and Thomas S harp w a s appointed in his place ,

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At a mee t ing he l d O c t ober 1 7 1 71 2 i t was ordered that J os eph Coope r and Thomas S harp un derta k e the l e t ting o u t O f the work of an addi t ion to the Pris on and C ourt H ouse according to t he dimensions given by the Gran d J u ry in the 8th month 1 708 wi t h t he concu r rence o f the B ench There i s a statement from Thom a s S ha rp for r e ce ivin g the tax l ai d for the buildi n g of an addition to t he Prison and C ou r t H ouse of Matthew Me d ca l fe w ho was first appointed for t he serv ice The amount w as 32 pound s 1 7 shi l lings and 7 pence lea ving a bal ance in hi s hands of 7 po unds 7 shillings and I Q pen ce O nly abou t 7 po unds 3 shi ll ings and 4 pe nce seem to have been ex pended for Pri son o n this statemen t The en t ries of recei pts ran fro m F ebruary 2 1 71 1 to J an uary 2 5 1 71 4 an d the disbursements from May 2 0 1 71 2 to Apri l 2 1 ,

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Prior to 1 71 5 the public busine s s o f the C oun t y s ee m s to have been transacted by the Grand J ury A fter that year the J ustices of t he Peace and F reehol ders a p pear as the governing bod y as is shown from the recorded F o r t he firs t time m inutes under da t e of April 5 the names of th e J ustices an d F re eholders are given as fo l l ows : f u s tir es — Richard B ull J ohn I nskeep George L aw rence J ohn R a m bo J os eph Tom l inson not present yet consents F r e e hold e rs J ohn Kaighn Peter L ong J ohn L add J acob C le ment J oseph C oo per J acobus C u l in J ohn S hivers ,

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P A N T H E R S A N D F O XE S N EW J A I L This minute appe ars of record “ We the J us t ices an d F reeho l ders as above named do unanimously order conc l ude an d agre e that there sha l l F OR

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be raise d on the inh abitan ts of thi s C ou n t y o f Gloucester propo rtionably after the s ame m a nner as the t ax for t he suppo rt of Her M a j esty s Governme nt fo r t w o years last and to walk by the Ru l es of the L is t s a l ready in the C ol Iector s h ands according to proportion v iz : E ighty po unds for building a Prison and repai ring the Cou rt Ho use and fifteen pounds fo r wo l ves panthers an d red foxes ; and that for ye assess ing and co l lecting the su m s aforesa id there i s h ereby app ointed Thomas S harp and S amuel L add A is se s s o rs for the respective Town ships o f the C ounty a foresaid which s aid Assessor s shall meet at Gloucester o n o r be fore the eleventh of thi s instant to asses s the inhabitants accord i ng t o the above mention e d propo rt i on and make fair list s o f the said assessments and de l iver the sa m e t o t he Col lectors undernamed at or be fore the fifteenth day of t h is mon th whi ch C ol l ectors S hall deliver a copy thereof to ye Constabl es of each Town or P recinct who is hereby required immediately on re ceipt hereof to give notice to the several inhabi t ants within their respective districts of t he sums they are to pay which sum s shall be payab l e to t he C ollector o r C o l lectors at or be fore th e F ourth Tuesday so ca l led in May n ext wh i ch Co l lectors are Pe ter L ong and J acob C l ement fo r ye C ounty And upo n n on payment then the C o l lect o r is hereby required to d eliver a list of the delinquents to an y o n e J ustice o f the Peace O f said C ounty who is hereby required forthwith to issue his o w n warrant or warrants to the several C onstable s commanding them to l evy the s am e by distress on ye Good s an d C hattel s of each deli m que n t and expo se the same to sale t o pay theyo r respe ctive s um s to the C ol l ector or C ollectors at o r be fore the third Tuesday s o called in J une next and pay the overp l us i f any be to the owner deducting t w elve pence for himsel f fo r each distress and s ix pence to the J ustice for the w a r rant “ And w e appoint Th o mas S harp and J oseph C ooper to b e Managers to see and cause to be done the work follow ,

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ing viz : To bui l d a Gaol Twenty four foot long in the Cl ea r and fiftee n foo t broad i n the c l ear and the wall in the fu ll height from the foundation nine foo t high and t w o foot thick we l l done wi t h good mortar O f l im e and sand ; and to lay the upp er and under floors with the p l anks of th e Ol d prison ; to make a goo d roo f to it and n ecessary doo rs and windows ; an d to rem ove the C ourt House where the new P rison is to stand and repair the same as shall be needfu l These minutes are signed by Thom a s S harp C lerk A meeting was held at Gloucester on the F ourth Tue s day in March 1 71 6 pu rsuant to an act o f Assemb l y e n “ titled A n act for raising of money for the building of ” Gaols and C ou rt Houses There we re present the fo l l owing : Ju s tices J ohn Kay J ohn Hugg J ohn M ickle Co n s t a n t in e Wood S amuel Ward F r e e hol d e rs S amuel C oles J ohn Inskeep J oseph Co ope r Jr Wi l liam Albertson J oseph Tomlinson J ohn Hi ll man George Ward J ames L ord J ames Holm J ohn F rie nd Wi ll ia m Harri son Abraham A l be rtson Cl er k— T hom a s S harp The Managers fo r t he erection o f P ri son and C ourt House asked to be re l ieved a n d J ohn Hugg J ohn M ic k le an d Wil l i a m Albertson were appo inted i n their p l ace O n March 2 6 1 71 7 a meeting w as held with th e fo l lowing p resent : Jus tices J oh n Kay J ohn Hugg J ohn M ickl e Con s t an t in e Wood F r ee hold e rs J ohn Inskeep S am uel C oles J oseph C oop e r Jr Wi ll iam Albertson J ohn Hi ll man Will iam Harrison Abraham Albe rtson Henry Woo d J ohn Rambo Cl e r k Thom a s S harp —

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pu ll ed down ; it was ca rried by ye ma j ority o f votes to ” be pulled down It is further conc l uded by this mee ting since there is no t money enough a l ready raised for the bui l ding and finishing the Prison an d C our t House that the re be l evied o n the inhabitants of this C oun t y the sum o f one hundred po u nds to be assessed and laid upon them according to l aw and the Assessors meet at G l ouces te r to perform their serv ice t he twenty fi rs t day of the second mon t h and at t ha t time they be furnished wi t h the lists O f the taxabl e estates o f ye peop l e i n order to l ay eve ry man s part j us tl y and t hat it be payde in t o ye Go ve rnment Co l lector for the time be ing by the first day of the S ixth Month next “ Abraham Po rter and Wi l liam Harriso n are a p pointed Managers t o agree with workmen and pe rform work aforesai d according as it i s hereaf t er expect e d as it w as formerly agreed at t his mee ting “ The Trustee s of E gg Harbo r Township negl e ct i ng ” appearance are fined be

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At a meeting held the 1 3th day of the S e cond Month 1 71 9 this minute appears O f record : “ This meeting a greeth with Abraham Porter an d Wi ll ia m Harrison the Managers appointed by the same that they under t ak e and app oint w orkmen fo r the bui l d ing and fu ll y fini shing the C ourt House and Prison a c cording as it is underw ritten i n part iculars and that they fu l ly finish and pe rfect the same by the first day of t he S ix t h Mon t h nex t under th e pena l ty o f fi ft y po unds each and that for t he doing thereof thi s meeting ag rees that they sha l l have the sum o f one hundred and seventy pounds pai d t hem by the C ounty C ollector o f the Count y fo r the t ime being viz : O n e thi rd at the be ginning of ,

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the work ; o n e third at the finishing of t he roof and the other third on the fu l l fini shing i f it be i n the C o ll ector s han ds an d that they are not to have th e s um the l a w directs be ing concluded and it is fu l ly allowed in the “ ” sum abo ve said At t he same meeting Also it i s agreed tha t the Prison a s it is now bui l t being defec t ive shall be pu ll ed down to ye lowe r floor and rebuilt upo n the same foundation with goo d fresh l ime an d sand to ye sa me hight i t n o w IS with corner chimneys at each end and bar r ed with iron in each funnel to preven t escapes ; a parti tion in ye mi dd l e of three inch p l ank as also a house of O ffice t o e ach prison made in the manner O f a we l l with brick s ix fo ot deep and boarded together with a po rt at ye ent rance with a second d o or int o ye pris o n fo r t he better ” security “ A C ourt Hou se built upo n i t o f well burnt brick a brick and a ha l f t hick well laid in goo d l ime and sand nine foot in the heigh t a pai r o f substantial stone stai rs at ye east end made o f hew n stone four foot long with a pe dd im e n t over them ; two transom window s on ye south s ide a casement in each window the l ights agree ab l e to ye bui l ding ; one of t he sa m e kind o n ye nort h s ide a n d a casement ; a large folding door case and d oo rs with lights over it at the head o f the s t a irs for a n e n t ran ce ; the wall s o f the C ou rt H ouse we l l plastered and wh itew a shed ; the lower floo r o f the C ourt H ouse well j oyn e d and p l ank ed upon them and a floor o f inch b oards well planed and nai l ed d own upon them ; the floor above ye j oyces of pine planed on both s i des with i nch boards ; a pa ir of stai rs up in t he garret and a window in each gable end we ll roofed and sh ingled and t o j ut over a foot on each side and to b e considerably set Off under the eaves ; a Gal l ery at the west end from side to si de well rai l ed with stai rs at each end ; a Tabl e and B ar be l ow railed that it may su ffi cien t ly accommodate the J ustices C l erk Attorneys and J urors ; a l so to find glass nail s i ron work locks hi nges an d to finish the wh ole building -

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as i s convenient and sui tabl e to such a work an d that al l the timber excep t boards and ye up pe r j oyce of the C ourt House be go od white oak ,

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At a meeting hel d at Gloucester on the sth day o f t he S econd Month 1 72 0 these J ustices an d F r e e hol d e r s were presen t : Jus tice s — J ohn Kay J ohn Hugg J oh n M i ckle ,

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S amue l Harrison Thomas S to k e s J oseph C oope r Thomas S harp Abraham Port er J ohn Ashbrook J ohn S iddon Wi l liam H arrison Robert L ord Richard C hew Peter Long At thi s meeting A n n Ware was a l lowed fi ve pounds for her trouble in kee ping nursing and burial of M ary L orman Abraham Porter was a l lowed four poun ds for laying the l ower fl oor of the Prison Amos A s he a d C or o ner O f ye C oun t y was a l lowed four pounds ten shi l lings for taking of eight inques t s where nothing w a s to be had to sati s fy the charges and trouble -

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Th i s mee t ing do t h se l l unto Wi ll i am Harrison the ol d Prison and C o ur t House for the sum O f eigh t pounds which he promises to pay int o the hands o f Thomas S harp within the space O f t hree mon t hs there to be made ” u se of fo r ye C ounty s service ,

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disposed to purchase the sam e when money comes in t o his hands and get it hung and perfec t ed t he price not ” t o exceed eight pou nds The S heri ff wa s allowed one pound and e l even shil l ings on acco u nt of I rons and pu tt ing t hem o n prisoners “ and that he take special care o f them for the sam e ” se r vice as occasion requi res is

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person to speak wi t hout standing up and direct ing hi s speech to the C hief J ustice “ N 0 perso n to spe ak above tw ice to one m atter u n less leave be first obtained “ N 0 pe rson t o inter rupt while an other i s speaking “ The forfeiture in the breach of any o f them s ix ” poun d s D E A T H P EN A L T Y EN F O R C E D NO

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At a meeting held N ovember 1 1 72 1 an al lowance was made to the S heri ff fo r executing J ames M oo re h is Horse S addle and B rass Pis t o l and for exe cu t ing C hris tian B o l l alia s L ogan and o t her fees nine pounds and eight S hillings O ther expenses were pai d J oseph Hugg for charge of C hri stian B011 and drink fo r &c twen t y one pound s 1 9 shillings and six pence ; S am uel C o l es for expenses abo ut handcu ffs and other expe nses i n pursuing and t aking J ames Moore 6 pounds and D avi d J amison C hief J ustice fo r C ourt services ten po unds ,

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At thi s mee t ing it was ordered that eigh ty pounds be raised fo r above expen ses and other emergencies The mann er o f raising t hi s money i s described as foll ows : “ E ve ry 1 00 acres o f land that s ti l led seven po u nds ; a l l horne d cattle hor s es and mares t w o years O ld and u p ,

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wards one po und pe r head ; al l sheep at three shill ings head laboring men who work for hi re th ree S hillings r e ; p per head ; al l servants mal e in either whit e or b l ack above s ixteen yea rs ol d sha l l be n i ne pe nce and that those who s e taxable estate d oe s not am ount t o one shilling sha ll notwiths t anding pay on e shi ll ing save laboring men who work for hire sha l l not be excused under three shil l ings J ohn Kay s Grist M il l fou r shi l l ings ; George Ward s Gri st M i l l J oh n B rown s F ull ing Mil l s ix shi l lings ; S amue l Ward s S aw M ill two shil l ings ; Richard V a l entine s S a w Mill fou r shillings ; E gg Harbor M ill thr e e shi l lings ; S tephen Mul l ica s Gris t Mi l l on e shil l in g ; Town L ots in Gloucester on e shilling and s ix pence ; Gloucester F erry fifteen shi ll ings ; Wi l liam C oop er s ” F erry seven shi ll ings and six pe nce At a me eting he l d o n the 2 7th day o f th e F irst Month 1 72 2 the following nam ed J us t ices and F re e holder s we re named a s m embers : Jus tices J oh n Kay S amuel Ward Thom as S picer F r e e hol d ers — W ate rford Thomas S picer J ohn Ins keep ; N ewton J ohn Hi l lman Be n j am in T ha cka ra ; Gloucester J ohn Ashbroo k Wi l li am S hay ; Glouces ter Town Wi l liam Harrison F rancis J ones ; D eptford C on s t a n t in e Woo d Richard C hew ; Greenwich E dward E gli ngto n Richard Brickha m ; E gg Harbo r Gusta vu s F ish S am uel Harem B en j am in T ha cka ra Richard Br ickha m Gus ta vus Fi sh and S amue l H arem did n ot atte n d Thomas S harp w as ch osen C lerk at a sa la ry of one pou nd for his se r vice ,

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Managers for ye B ui l ding ye Prison and C ourt House under t he pe nalty of fif t y po unds each in ye n on perform ance of t he same which t h ey at ye time consented and agreed t o be ing ye m embers O f t he S ame body and t he work as ye t l ying and not completed ordered that Thomas S ha rp i f they neg l ect ye pe rfecting of i t by the t wenty eigh t h o f ye Third Mon t h next sha l l prosecute them the said Managers for t hei r deficit upo n t hat account ; or otherwise a prosecution S hal l be proceeded in aga inst ye sai d Thomas S harp for payi ng ye third an d l a st payment ” be fore it became due It w as ordered that Thomas S harp sha l l get a table with a be nch on each side over in the Co urt House to ac comm odate a J ury as occasion sha ll requi re This action was taken by the Bpa r d : “ Whereas Be n j amin T ha cka r a Richard Brickham Gu s t avus F ish and S amu el H arem membe rs o f th is B oard di d n o t make their appe ar ance here this day to j oin i n the business of t he C ount y there fore they are hereby fined t he s u m of t wenty shil l ings pe r m an a n d ordered that Thomas S harp give the de l inquents a foresaid notice of it that they make thei r appe arance at t he time of ad j ournment and to bring in their fine s at that time to ” save fu rther troub l e and charge These fines were remit ted a t t he next meeting o n reas onab l e excuses be ing rendered fo r t hei r absence At a meeting held o n th e sth day of the F ou rth Month 1 72 2 these persons were present : Ju s tices J ohn Kay J ohn Hugg S amuel Ward F r ee ho l d ers Wa t erford Thom as S picer J ohn Ins kee p ; N ewt on J oh ri Hi ll man B en j amin T ha cka r a ; Gl ou J ohn Ashbrook Wi ll iam S harp ; G l oucester ce s t e r Tp Town Wi l liam Harrison F rancis J ones ; D eptford Con s t a n t in e Wood Richard C hew ; Greenwich Richard Br ickha m ; E gg Harbor Gus t avus F ish S amuel Harem At this m eeting this re cord appears in the proceed i ngs : ,

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t he Wa t ch House and als o a We ll t o be sunk withi n the said yard and a Pump to s e t therein The Y ard Wa t ch Hou se and Work H ouse t o be erected and bui l t according to t he di m ensions of a dra ft t ha t i s l odged wi t h t he C l erk of t he B oard A Tax of 2 00 pounds w as o rdered raised for the defraying the cost t hereof and t o be co ll ected wi t hin fou r months time At a m eeting held Augu st 2 ot h 1 738 t his record appe a rs : The B oa rd orders tha t t he Watch House which is n o w finished be and remain i n po ssess ion o f the H igh S heri ff o f t he C oun ty of G l ouces t er fo r such pe rs on a s he sha l l t hink fit to dwe ll in thi s year and the S aid S heri ff promise s t o take care that such person sha ll keep th e said House in repai r and a l s o t ak e care O f t he C ourt H ouse that is to s ecure the windows and keep the door shut an d sweep and ke ep it c l ean The S heri ff w a s named Wil l iam Tatem ,

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At a mee t ing he l d J anuary I 5 1 739 t he B oa rd ordered the sum of E ighty Poun ds t o be raised for t he use of t he C ounty and to be l evi ed in the fo ll owing man ner : Ta v e r ns or P u bl ic H oa s es B en j amin Peters Gabriel F riend ; Robert Gerrard Hugh C a rwe ll Henry S pa rks E noch E llison J acob Ware Is aac Ho ll ingshead S arah B ul l D a n iel C oo per Thomas P e r iw e b S arah N orris fi ve shillings each except E l lison 2 shi l lings 6 pence ; H oll ings head 3 shi ll ings and N orri s 2 shi ll ings 6 pen ce The Gr is t M il ls S amuel S hivers Wi ll iam Ward Andrew H offman J acob C ozens Robe rt Gerrard Jo na than F isher J ames C hilds E l isha S mi t h E gg Harbor ; L ake Gibson G e orge Ward 2 mill s ; Richard C heesm a n Andrew Ware Hen r y R o e J ohn Peters on J ames ,

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S omers 2 mills ; J ohn E ng l ish from 2 shillings 6 pence t o 6 shil l ings M ichae l S t or es a n d S hops Abraham C hattin F isher J ohn Hopper Timothy Matlack F e r r ies J acob Ware D aniel C ooper B en j amin C oo pe r 8 I O and 6 shi ll ings S ix pence pe r cord F l a ts a n d W oo d Boa ts S ing l e men 2 shil l ings each ma l e servants and n e groes al l abo ve 1 6 years 6 pe nce each The remainder The assessment t o be to be raised o n the po und va l ue made Ma rch I st and the ta x t o be paid May 1 5 th J ohn L add Jr was ordered paid 2 0 shi ll ings for his services as C lerk for the year 1 739 Abraham C hat tin was ordered paid ten shil l ings fo r t reating t he work men a t the bui l ding of the Watch House and J ohn Kaighn forty sh illings for trea t ing said workmen The Managers for building the Watch House J ohn Kaighn an d Abraham C hattin produced the accoun t of the same amou nting to 2 4 6 po unds 5 shillings and 1 1 pe nce which w a s approved and a ll owed by t he B oard At a meeting hel d April 1 1 th 1 740 a commi ttee reported that Great T imber C reek B ridge could no l onger be repaired and that a n e w bridge must be built A tax o f 1 60 pou nds was ordered levied to de fray the cost o f erection of N ew B ridge ,

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May 1 2 t h 1 74 2 this minu t e appears of record : “ The B oard ord ers J oseph C oope r C ol l ector to pay to S amuel H arri so n H igh S heri ff of the C oun t y of G l oucester t he s u m o f ten S hi l lings fo r gloves which he bough t a t ye tryal of J ames C o ll ins and a l so fifteen ” shil l ings fo r a ha l ter and expenses which he was at A t thi s meeting the C o ll ector was ordered t o pay Wi ll iam Hugg the s u m of four pound s and fou r pence the expenses of th e B oard at this s itting being tw o days O n M ay 8 1 74 5 t he B oard ordered that t he s u m of one hundred and sixty po unds be raised for the u se o f the C ounty i n defraying the charge o f ki ll ing wo l ves pan t hers c row s b l ack birds &c and the neces sary r e pairs of t h e J ai l and C ourt H ouse & c and to be levied i n the man ner according to the direc t ion heretofore given for l evy ing the last C oun t y T ax ( Taverns exce pted ) and t hat a ll s t ores shops and mi ll s erec t ed in the Cou n t v since the l as t l ike asses sment to be taxed at t he As se s s o r s di recti on On

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shi l lings ; fo r the time and expe nses in getting a whip per and whip per s fe r ria ge s 7 shillings 6 pe nce ; for executing J ohn J ohnson J oh n S teward and E dward C aral 1 5 pounds ; for ropes to execu t e them 8 shi ll ings and 8 pence ; t o the executioner s expe nses I pou nd ; to digging grave s for said men 6 shi ll ing s Total 1 7 The B oard taking pounds 1 2 shillings and 2 pence said bill into considerati on al l ow for t he ropes and ye digging 0 f graves I 4 shi ll ings and 8 pe nc e ; for ye re s t are of opini on it i s ye S heri ff s O ffice to s e e ye l aw exe cu t e d upon convicts as they know no l aw that j ustifies him to any pay for ye execution O f his O ffice in such case ; thi n k there fore it wou l d be a i ll precedent and not w a r ran table in the m t o a l low sai d bill o r any of ye l ike kind O rdered t h a t the C l erk endorse o n the back of said bil l 1 4 shillings 8 pence all owed for ropes and digging of graves ; ye rest of ye within b ill d isallowed and return it to ye S heri ff with an order on the C ou nty C ollector fo r ” said s um ’

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J anuary 2 2 1 75 3 : “ O rdered that ye Managers get a new B ell for ve C ourt H ouse o f a 1 00 po und weight and dispo se of ye ” o l d o n e to he l p pay for ye same O n F eb rua ry 2 7th 1 75 3 it wa s repo rted that the cost of building addition to Prison w as 374 po unds 1 7 shi l lings and 2 pe nce including commissions of 1 0 pe nce per po un d which was allowed by the B oard “ At a meeting held J une 1 2 t h 1 75 9 it was O rdered that J oseph Harrison wait o n t he Governor wi t h a peti tion for ascertaining the division lines o f the several Townships i n thi s C ounty in order to O btain Patent for the same and produce hi s accoun t of disbursemen t for On

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ET W EE N S A L E M A N D G LOU C E S T E R ; A R M S TO BE S OL D “ L etter being read signed by Rober t J ohnson and J oh n H o l me J us t ices o f the Peace for t he C oun t y o f S a l em wherein was an appoin t ment to run and mark t he l ine be t ween the C ount ies of S ale m and G l ouces te r giv ing notice to t w o of t he J ustices of the Peace fo r Gl ou ce s t er C oun t y to mee t t he 2 5 th o f J un e next which l e tt er being l aid before this B oard ; “ O rdered that F ra n cis B atten George F la n n in gha m and Th omas D enny Es q be a commi t tee to j oyn a com m itt e e chose by ye J ustice s and F reeholders o f ye C ou n ty o f S a l em t o run an d mark the divi sion l ine be tween the sai d C o unties pursuan t t o an ac t o f Genera l Assemb l y and that ye sai d Thomas D e n n v is hereby appo in t ed as ” S urveyor to assist t herein At a meeting he l d J une I O 1 765 the c o m mi t tee repo rted that they had performed the duty assi gned t hem at an expense O f 5 pounds 1 0 shi l lings an d six pence fo r Thomas D enny as S urveyor for 6 days ; F ran ci s B a t ten 2 pounds 1 0 shil l ings ; George F l a n n in gham 2 pounds 1 0 shillings ; Markers and C hain B earers 2 po unds 5 shil l ings 5 days each At thi s mee t ing it was ordered t hat the Co unty Arms be divi ded in t o four equa l parts between the fo l lowing persons : O n e f o urth part in care o f J ohn H inchman and Isaac M ic k le O n e fourth part to S a m uel Harrison E sq and J ohn H ider O n e four t h part to Alexander Randa l l Es q and George F l a n n in gha m O n e fourth par t to Michae l F isher and J ohn S parks The above pe rsons t o be en t rus t ed with t he said a rms and to sel l them fo r the best price they ca n the way C

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A t the m e eting he l d D ecem be r 7th 1 765 repo rts w e re made as follows : J ohn H inchman and Isaac M ickle reported sale o f shi ll ings and u n pence p o ds guns for 9 5 59 39 S am uel H arri son and J ohn H ider 39 guns for 5 7 pounds 1 9 shi ll ings and 1 0 pence M ichael F isher an d J ohn S parks 38 guns 5 7 pound s Alexander Randall and Ge orge Fl a n n in gha m 34 guns 5 1 pounds E ach C ommit t ee reported a balance unpaid o n a c coun t of sa l es It w a s ordered t ha t these ba l an ce s be co l lected and paid C oun t y C o l l ector a t the next meeting in May the c omm it t ees t o receive 5 per cen t commis sion o n the whole s um for their troub l e All ba l ances w ere re port ed paid in full at a m ee ting hel d May 1 3 I 767 The C oun t y C ol l ector reported the fo l lowing fines from persons nominated as C on stables wh o re fused to serve : J ohn Kaighn 5 pounds ; J onathan Pau l 5 po unds ; J am es S tee l man 5 pounds ; Gideon S cu ll 5 pounds ,

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At a mee t ing of t he J u stices and F reeho l ders o n the 8th day of February 1 768 agreeab l e t o the summons ,

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of S amuel Harrison Robert F Price and J oh n H inch man J ustices to meet and consult on some method to repair the damages done to the C ourt House by fire and other matters for the C ounty s service the fo l low ing members app eared : Jus tice s — S amuel Harri son Robert F Price J ohn H inchman F r e e hol d e r s Waterford Richard Matlack N athan L ippincott ; N ewton D avid B ran son Isaac Mick l e Gl ou Gloucester Town ce s t e r Town J ohn B rick J ohn M ick l e ship J osiah A l berts on J oh n H ider ; D eptford J os h ua L ord J ames Hinchma n ; Greenwich George F lanning ham Archiba l d Mo ffett ; Woolwich J acob S picer Woo l wich Town ship seems first t o have had a F ree hold e r at the meeting hel d May 1 3 1 767 The minute records this action at the meeting held F ebruary 8 1 767 : “ Whereas by the account of fire the Roo f O f the C ourt H ouse is burned o ff an d other dam age done to ye s aid house it is “ O rdered by the B oard that a l l necessary utensils be purchased and all necessary repairs be made to the C ourt Hou se and J ail in o r near the manner i t was before the consumption by the fire with all convenient speed and a c co rd in gl y Isaac M ickle and J ames H inchman are appoint ed Managers to purchase materia l and hire workmen and see the work i s done and pr o duce t hei r accounts to the n ext mee t ing of the B oa rd i f the work is done ; i f n o t t o the next succeeding B oard .

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OLD

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O rdered t hat said Managers endeavor t o sell the Old bell at the best price they can and also purchase a new o n e at t hei r discre t ion “ O rdered that th e Managers cal l on the County C ol lector for cash to ca rry o n the said work and to purchase ,

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J ohn B rown J o shua L ord Jr A rchiba l d Mick l e J ohn Gi ll J acob C l emen t Ma tt hew Gi ll S amue l Harri s on r Isaac M ick l e George l a n n in ha m Isaac C oo per F J g J oseph J ohnson J ohn Hopkins J oshua L ord Jr Henry Wood Wi ll iam D avi s Gideon S cu ll J ose ph C oop er J osiah A l bertson D avi d B ranson J acob S picer Abrah am C ha tt in J ohn H ider Thomas B a t e N a t hanie l L ippinco tt J ohn Br ick Archiba l d Mo ffet t F rederick S t ee lm an J ohn S omers D avid Hurley S o l omon L ippincott Peter C hees m an B en j amin L od ge J os eph H i ll man Thomas C l ark S amue l Hewes Thomas Woo d D u ri ng t his peri od a l so th e fo ll ow ing persons served as C l erks of t h e B oard and C ounty C oll ec t ors O f the C ounty : C ou n ty Col l e ct ors J oseph C ooper E be nezer Hop ki ns D avi d C oope r and S amue l C lement J r S amue l S pi ce r A l exander Randa ll Wi l li am C[ or ies Wood S amuel Harrison Jr D avid C oo per J oseph Har rison J ames W hita ll S amue l C l e ment Jr J oseph H ugg Isaac M ick l e J ames H inchman J oseph Kaighn F rom t he year 1 72 5 forward there seem to be many re ferences t o t he business of the C ommissioners of t he L oan O ffice but as t he writer does n o t understand fu ll y t hese proceedings no furt he r re ference t hereto wi l l be made in these no t es F requent re ference i s made to inques t s a n d burial of “ ” dead corpses and t h e payment o f board of prisoners i s ” “ referred to as die t ing t hem Murders and o t h er crime s seem to have bee n fre quen t and severa l executions o f crimina l s are noted Repai rs to C our t House and Gaol and Grea t Timber C reek bri d ge seem t o have been an annual respo nsibi l i ty The B oard frequen tl y fai l ed to h ave a quorum for business at their meetings an d F r e eho l ders from E gg Harbo ur Township were se l dom presen t Howeve r s es sions occasional l y lasted t wo days T w o o r t hree meet ings per year seem to have be en the cus t om r a rd ,

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U nder date O f May 1 I 1 771 this ent ry appea rs There not be ing a su fficient numb er of J ustices met ” t o do business no bu sines s w as done There are n o fu rth e r ent ri es o r proceedings for that yea r At a special mee t ing held April 8 1 772 J a mes Kin sey w a s ordered paid t he s um of four po unds sixteen shil l ings for prose cuting Peter M antle to conviction for t he murder of E l izabeth L ippi ncott “ J ame s Kinsey laid another bi ll of 30 shi ll ings be fore t h e B oa rd for prosecuting D arby L eary but as it was at ” t he C ircui t C ourt the F reeho l ders would no t al l ow it O n May 1 3 1 772 J ame s B owman w a s ordered pai d eight shi l lings and th ree pe nce for a B ook t o record the re t urn o f Roads A new B ridge having been ordered t o be bui l t over Gre at Timbe r C ree k thi s minute appears at th e meet i ng held M ay 1 2 1 773 : “ J os e ph Hugg Es q e n ga geth to keep a F erry over Great Timbe r C reek at or near the place of the present Bridge to car ry over passengers or t rave l lers pass ing the road whilst the said Br idge is rebui l ding ; and th e B oard order him t o t a ke no more fee o f rate than what i s com m o n l y tak en at A n coca s L ower F erry and that he give constant attendan ce to that business du ring the time th e ” said B ridge is rebu ilding At a m e eting held May I I 1 774 the cos t o f rebuild ing B ridge wa s r e po rted t o be 2 02 pounds o n e sh illing and seven pe nce O nly o n e me eting w as held in t he year 1 775 o n May 1 0t h but nothing of present day i nterest w a s transacted ,

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This n otation is attached in this minute : “ N B —The p resent Go vernment took place o n the 2 d o f J uly O n l y o n e meeting was held May I O 1 777 for that year and l it tl e business transacted At a S pecial m eeting held August 3 1 778 this minute i s made : “ The F re e ho l de r S refusing to take the oat hs to Go v ” e rn m e n t prevented proceeding to business N 0 other entry appea rs fo r that year At a m ee ting held J anuary 1 1 779 1 5 00 pounds was ordered raised fo r defraying the public expenses of the C ounty At a me eting held J une 1 3th 1 780 C ol J oseph E llis and Ma j or S amue l Hugg F reeholders from Gloucester Town are described with mil itary titles A t a meeting held August 7 1 781 a C ounty S eal w as ordered At a meet i ng hel d F ebruary 5 1 782 this minute is r ecorded : “ J ohn Wil k i ns Es q C oun ty C ollector m oved the B oard fo r allowance of 882 pounds 1 5 shill ings Co n t in e n tal mon ey whi ch he had r e ceived for C ounty Taxes which he had pa i d i nto the Treasu ry an d hath bee n re turned t o h im as counterfeit “ O rdered that thi s Boa rd do not make any allowance to the C ounty Co l lector a foresaid for an y pa rt of s aid 882 po unds 1 5 shil l ings “ S amue l Harke r C ol l ector of W oo lw i ch Township moved the B oard for a l lowance fo r ten three po und S tate bil l s being counter feit which he had received in said Township for Tax n o t knowing them to be such when he receiv e d them “ O rdered that this B oard do no t m ake any allowance to the said S amue l Harker for any part o f said C ounter ” feit Money a fore said .

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House and Gaol in such place in said C ounty as a ma j or ity o f t he inhabitants thereof sh al l determine by a fai r an d impa rtial e l ection “ O rdered that a pe tition be drawn immediate l y an d signed by the C lerk on be h al f o f the B oard which was ” done accordingly At a meeting held at the Hou s e of William Hugg in Glouce ster May 1 0 1 786 the fo ll owing acti on was taken : “ Wherea s there w as a minute made at the last m e et ing o f the B oard by order o f s aid B oard that a petition be sent to th e L egislatu re praying them to pass a l a w for the building of a C ou rt House and Gaol i n such place i n sai d C ounty as a ma j ority of the inhabitants thereof shall determine by a free and impartial e l ec t ion Agreeab l e thereto a petition from the B oard an d si gn ed by the C l erk was sent but be fore it arrived the House rose And W here a s said pe tition i s ei t her lost or mis l aid as appears the B oard then resum ed the c on sideration there o f and the votes were called accordingly a ma j ority o f whi ch were fo r a new petition to be d rawn and sent to the Le gis l a tu re agreeable to the said minute ; therefore ordered that the C lerk of th i s B oard d ra w a petition in manner and form aforesaid and sign it o n beha l f o f the B oard a n d cause it to be forw arded to the L egi slature at their n e xt s itting A t a m eeting hel d Augu st 3 1 786 J ames B rown J o hn Jessup and S amuel Hugg W e re chosen man agers to agree with workmen and purchase material s for the bui l d i ng of the Gaol and C ourt House at Wood bury ,

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a specia l meeting hel d S eptem be r 2 2 1 786 at the h ouse of Wi ll iam Hugg it was unanimously agreed t o ad j ourn un t i l the 2 9th o f S eptember to meet a t the house of J osiah Hillman in Woodbu r y to fix upon a Lot o f Ground whereon t o build the C ourt Hou se and Gaol At

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The B oard met according to ad j ou rnm ent and pro cee de d to the choice of a l ot for the use of a C ourt House and Gaol ; w hen J oh n B ispham offered a l o t fou r rods front a n d fif t een rods back for the purp o se a for esaid The votes were then cal l ed and the offer was unanimously accepted “ O rdered that J ames Wilkins J ohn Wilkins and J oseph Reeves be a committe e to s e e the L ot laid out and take D ee d therefo r “ O rdered that the J ail be built the same size o f S alem J ail and the C ourt House t o be 35 by 40 feet and the ” Y ard 1 00 feet in length At a sp e cial meeting hel d D ecember 6 1 786 “ O rdered that t he Managers chosen to superintend the buildi ng of the Court H ouse and Gaol do immediately take a D eed fo r the l ot wh ereon said bu ildings are to stand agreea ble to the draft produced to this B oard by J oh n Wi l kins “ O rdered that said M anagers d o pay for said lot ou t ” O f the public m oneys in their hands 5 0 pounds 1 5 00 pounds was orde red raised by Tax fo r the bu ild ing o f C ou rt Hou se and Gaol At a meeting he l d D ecember 2 1 787 the Managers of the Gaol and C ourt House made report that the Gaol w as near l y finished upo n which the B oard appointed J ohn Wi l kins J oseph E llis S amuel Harrison and J a mes Wil kins F reeholders a s a committee to take charge o f the Gaol and del iver it up t o the H igh S he ri ff of t he Cou nty as soo n a s it is fitting t o ho l d p risone rs J ohn B lackwood w a s then High S heri ff The cost o f the C ourt House and Gaol as changed from pounds shi l lings and pence to dollars and cents seems to hav e be en a s shown by memorandum m ade in M inute B oo k by J o hn M S aunders “ At a m e eting hel d May 1 1 1 79 1 it w a s O rdered that J oh n Wilkins Es q take charge of the D eed where o n the C ourt House and Gaol are erected and get it re ,

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corded i n th e S ecre tary s O ffice at B urlingt on and then to bring it down again and lodge it in the C l erk s O ffice o f this C oun t y J ohn J essup was ordered paid 30 pounds for a B ell and hanging same for C ourt House “ At a meeting he l d May 9 1 792 it was O rdered that a S tove be purchas e d for the C ourt House 2 dozen Wind s o r chairs one tab l e 2 sets andirons shovels a n d tongs 2 cords o f hickory w oo d glass put over the doo r win dow s fitted with glass The seats to be raised a t the dis cretion of the Man agers To erect S tocks Whipping Post and Pi l lory placed at the discretion o f the Manager and that J ohn J essup be Manager to carry the business into ” e ffe ct ’

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The C om missi oners appointed by l a w to lay ou t a publ ic road from Mount Holl y to J oshua C oop er s F erry represent in wri t ing to this B oard that 2 00 pounds ” is necessary to complete said road “ At a meeting held May 1 4 1 794 O rdered that the s um O f 1 5 0 po unds S pecie more than the 5 0 pounds di r e ct e d by l a w be raised in this C ounty f o r t hat purpose and for the laying out and clearing the public road d irected b y said l aw to be l aid ou t from Woodbu r y to B ridgeton in C umber l and C ounty ; and t hat 35 pounds o f th e money now i n t he C ounty C o ll ec t or s hands be paid to the C om missioners for l aying o ut the Mount Holly road ( i f their fees do amoun t to s o much ) and the remainder o f said C ounty money af t er the paying the orders o f thi s B oard to be paid to t he C ommissioners fo r laying o u t the B ridge ” ton road i f said road sha ll be l aid out At a mee t ing he l d May 1 3 1 795 it w a s ordered that 5 00 po unds spe cie be rai sed by tax t o lay out open a n d improve the roads fro m B ur l ing t on and M ount Hol l y to C ooper s F erry and from B ridgeton and Roadstown t o Woo dbury ’

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C ourt House was completed the F armers and M echanics N atio n al B ank occupied it when first organized fo r severa l month s It was finally de m ol ished for the purpo se of opening N e wton Ave n ue ,

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J o shua L H owe l l and J ames M W hita ll two o f t he D i rec t ors of the U nio n L ibrary C om pan y of Woo dbu ry reques t ed the l iberty of putting the boo ks & c of said C ompany in o n e of the front chambers o f the C our t House which request was granted o n trial At a meeting he l d J anua ry 8 1 799 1 000 pounds w as o rdered paid J oh n E Hopkins and Phineas L ord on account of building the C lerk s O ffice At t his mee t ing a D eed w a s presented from Isaac Wilkin s and Rache l hi s w ife fo r t he purch ase of a l o t o n wh ich the C lerk s O ffi ce was erec t ed At thi s meeting also it w as ordered that a Wrou gh t Iron C hest be pu rchased fo r the Co u nty C o l lector t he more sa fe l y t o keep the money of the C ounty The C omm iss ion ers fo r opening the road from Woodbu ry to B ridgeton and R oadst o wn r e quested that t he C ounty C ollec t or shou l d pay them 1 77 pound s 3 shi l l ings 3 pence for the use o f said road it being t he balance of 5 00 po un ds which was ordered for t ha t purpo se which was ordered pai d b y the C oun t y C o ll ector At a meeting held May 8 1 799 this minute is r e corded R A CC OO N C R EE K B R I D G E .

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J ohn P is a n t o n be hal f o f the prop rie t ors of t he L ower B ridge over Raccoon C reek reported to t his B oard that the said proprietors do n ow re l inquish a l l t heir claim t o s ai d B ridge and request that this B oard provide fo r t he repairing and s u pporting sai d B ridge at the expense O n mo t ion whe t her said B ridge be main o f this C ounty " t a in e d by t he C oun t y it was carried in t he a ffirma t ive ,

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Th is is the first record having re ference to construction and repai r of B ridge s other t han Grea t Timbe r C reek B ridge be fore above date At the same mee t ing t he question o f bui l ding a B ridge o ver t h e S outh B ranch of Great Timber C reek at or near L imber B ridge w a s pre sented and J ames Hopkins J acob S tokes and J eremiah Wo od were appointed a comm ittee thereon This Co m m itte e reported in favor of mak ing app l ication to the L egislature fo r the passage of a l a w author izing the co n struction thereo f At a meeting hel d D ecember 1 2 1 799 report was made that such a l a w had been pa s sed I t was there fore o rdered that J oh n Wilkins J oh n B Morga n J acob S tokes J e remiah Wood and S amuel P Maul be appo i nt ed a C omm ittee to proceed with its co n structi on O ther refere nces are made to the bu ilding and repairs of B ridges o ver Woodbury C reek on pub l ic highway ; C ar pe n te r s L an ding B ri dg e Raccoo n Br idge at S wede s b oro lower B ridge over Mantua C reek over Garrard s D am and P e n s ha w kin C reek & c in 1 799 and 1 800 A t the same meeting thi s minute is recorded : .

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motion w a s made to this B oard o f the propriety of procuring a Poor House in the C ounty of G l ouceste r the more conveniently t o enable a ll poor persons who are o r may b e a pub l ic charge to said C ounty to be provided for by said C ounty which was carried in the a ffirma t ive ; and o rdered that S am uel C ooper J am es H opkin s and J ames S tratton be a C ommittee to make inq u i ry about t he premises and repor t to thi s B o a rd at thei r next meet ” ing C O N T R I BU T I O N F OR F I R E EN G I N E A

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sam e meeting F ranklin D avenpo rt Esq o n be hal f o f the Woo dbu ry F ire C ompany requested o f t his B oard thei r assi s tance in order to enable the said Com At

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pany t o pu rch as e F ire E ngine and other apparatus fo r the u s e of sai d C ompany ; therefore ordered t hat the s u m o f $ 2 00 be paid by t he C ounty C ollector to the Treasurer of said C ompany o n o r before the expiration of one ,

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The C om mittee who were appo inted by t hi s B oard at thei r last meeting t o purchase a suitable place for bui l d ing a Poor House &c for said C ounty now repo rts tha t they have purchased of M ichael C F isher in the Town ship o f D eptford a P l antation containing 1 2 5 acres of land at ten pounds per ac re amounting to which w a s unanimous l y ag reed t o S aid C ommittee a l so produced a D eed for sa id land which was duly executed ; and it is fu r ther o rdered that the D i re ctor o f sai d B oar d be authorized to receive said D eed when acknowledged and have the s ame recorded an d to execu t e a B ond t o the said M ichael C F isher for the purchase mon ey agreeably ” to contract The C ommitte e consis ted o f S amuel C oop er J a mes Hur l ey J ohn H ider S amuel W Harri son Amos C oo pe r William F ord J ames S tratton J ohn C o l l ins Richard Westcott an d E l ias S mith J r This Com m itte e prod uced a p l an o f a House to be built 75 by 35 feet two stories high and a ce l lar under the who l e to be built with stone wh ich was agreed to a n d Am o s C ooper J ohn B rick and J ohn Hider were appo inted C ommission ers to superintend the building thereo f at pe r day i f se rvice i n C ounty o r out of t h e C oun ty ,

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William F ord E noch L eeds J oseph C oo per J oseph C ol l ins S amuel Harrison J acob A l bertson J am es Wilkins Ar t hur Reeves D avid Paul Isaac S omers N ehemiah S teelman Richard B orden E phraim Tomlinso n J ames Hinchman Archibald Mo ffett E l i j ah C ozens William Tod d E l i j ah C lark D avid D avis Thomas Thorn J os eph C hampion S amuel Hugg J ohn J essup J os eph Reeves J ohn Haines Ge orge Van Le er Thomas S om ers D avid S ayres D avid C l ark E dmund C orde ry E dward Gibbs J oh n S tevens S amuel F rench Wi ll iam White J oshua L eeds J eremiah H igbe e J oseph B urrough Marmaduke Coope r Wi l liam Hugg B en j amin W hita l l J ames S cu l l F e l ix L eeds J os e ph J ohnson George S parks S am u el C ozens S amue l T o n kin S amuel S tokes S amue l C ooper J ames S l oan J onathan Ha rke r F rederick S tee lman Rich ard Higbe e J ohn S mith Isaa c S tephens E dmund Ireland C harles F rench J oseph M ickle S amuel P Paul J oseph D a l he r S amue l W Harrison J oh n Woo d Phineas L ord E noch A l len J eremiah Wood D uring t hi s pe rio d a l so these persons serve d as C l erks o f t he B oard and C ounty C o l lectors of the C ou n ty S amuel C l ement Jr J ohn Wi l C ou n ty C ol l e ctor s kins and J o e l Westcott S am uel Harrison S am uel S picer J oseph C [ories Hugg J ohn Gri ffith E l i j ah C ozen s Wil l iam White J ohn B lack w ood J ohn Wi l kins Thom as Wilkins J ames S trat t on J oseph C oope r J acob J en nings S amue l W Harri so n B en j amin Rulon The G l ouceste r C ounty B oard o f F reeho l ders records con t inue down to the p resent t ime but i t has not been though t desi rab l e to crowd this bo ok with extracts later t han the year 1 800 although much of interest appears a f t er t hat date ,

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years o f the Revo l ution i t is no wonder that despite t he commands of h is father an d the earnest and loving sol ici t a t ion s of his mother h e forsoo k the principles of F riends ch oo sing rathe r t o se rve hi s co u ntry as a soldier than to continue neutral and passive during the struggl e fo r free dom Although on l y a stripling in h is eighteen t h year he r an away from home enlisted and became a D ragoon E arly in the summer L ee s L egion was ordered to the northern par t o f thi s S tate and the river coun t ies i n N e w York an d in J uly 1 779 as a volunteer he took part in the storming and capture of S tony Point b y Mad An thon y Wayne General Wayne w as the officer picked out by Wash in gto n for this dar ing work and he readily a s sented It is a po pul ar tradi t ion that when Washingt on proposed to Wayne the storm ing of S tony Point t he rep l y was : “ ” To Gen eral I ll sto rm hell i f you will only plan it “ which Wash ingt on is said to have rep l ied S uppo se you ” t ry S tony Point first On e of the engagements in ou r S tate in which L ee s L egion w as victori o us was the capture of Paulus Hook in W hat i s n ow J ersey C ity M a j or L ee in h i s scoutings had discovered that the B ritish po st at Paulus Hook im m ediately Opposite N e w Y ork w a s very negl igently gu arded Pau l us H ook at that time was a long l ow po int o f the J ersey sh ore stretching into the Hudson and con n e ct e d to the mainland by a sandy i sthmus A fort had been e rected o n it and it was garrisoned wit h five hun d red men under Ma j or S utherland It w as a strong posi tio n A cree k fordable only in two places rendered t he H oo k di ffi cu l t o f access L ee had discovered these fea tu res an d he had propo sed to Wa shin gton the daring p l an o f su rprising the fort at night The co m mander in chie f w as pleased with t he pro j ect and consented t o it “ surprise the po st bring off s tipul ating that Le e was t o ” the garrison immediate l y and e ff ect a re t reat O n August 1 8 1 779 L ee s e t o u t wi t h th ree hundred ,

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covering the right flank an d Arm strong s tr oo ps in which C ooper se rved led th e advance A s t he E ng l ish retreated next day after destroying many o f thei r s t ores t he victo r y was considered to be ours The American loss was very heavy in th is pro l onged ba ttl e and thi s may have been th e p l ace t o which C aptain C oope r re ferred when he tol d h is friend J ohn R e dfi e l d o f G l oucester that he stood i n the battle when eve ry t hi rd m a n was ki l led D uring the entire Revolutionary War C ongress only vo t ed s ix gold medals for b ravery in action a n d three of those were to General Wayne for his sto rm ing of S tony Point ; to L ight H orse Harry for hi s su rprise o f Paulus Hook an d t o General Greene for his vic t ory a t E utaw S prings and in each o f these th ree engagements Private C oope r was one o f the men who hel pe d to win Which only proves t he statement that when a Quaker does fight he fights well What other priva t e o r officer had a bet t er record in the entire w a r ? P r o w e ll s H istory of C am den C ounty says C oope r assisted in the sto r ming of F or t s Mott Granby and Wat s on a l l o f which surrendered t o L ight H orse H arry Private C ooper was once sent wi t h dispatches to General Washington an d o n another occasion with a flag of truce to the B ritish commander showing th e esteem in wh ich he w a s held by hi s leader After t he Revolutionary War wa s over J ames B C ooper adopted a seafaring l i fe and rose to the command O f some fine ships sai l ing f rom Phi l adelphi a I n 1 80 5 he organized a compan y of caval ry from the young men o f H a d d o n fie l d and Woodbury and w a s elected its captai n It w a s from this circum stance that C oope r go t hi s ti t le o f C ap t ain In th e War o f 1 81 2 C ooper accepted the position o f sail ing master in the navy an d w a s i n charge of the gun b oa ts on the N e w J ersey coast to g uard against the depredations o f t he B ri t ish crui sers Thi s w a s a danger ’

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task for hi s vessel w as inferior in gun s and it was hi s du t y when he d is covered t he foe by his supe ri ority in sailing to notify the American frigates s o they cou l d meet the en emy Through t he B ureau of N avigation at Washington I have been enab l ed to secure the fol l owing data as to C ommander C oo per s services in the U nited St ates N avy : ou s

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Asylum at Philade l phia he re t urned to his home in Had d on fi e l d W here he spen t t he remainder o f his days C aptain J ames B C ooper was t he l ast survivor o f L ee s L egion dying seven t y fi ve years and four days af t er he w as mus t ered in t o the service of his country in his nine t y t hird y e ar In hi s death as in his li fe he was un fo rtunately the cause O f t he animadversi on of F riends Having a s on who w a s an Admi ral in the N avy and o n accoun t o f h is mi l i t ary and naval service in two wars he was buried wi t h mili t ary honors S oldiers and sai l ors took part the N aval Reserves coming from Ph i l ade l phia for t his pur pose Here again there was a confl ic t b etween C hurch and S t ate or between princi ples and affection The sol ~ d iers and sailors fo ll owed his rema ins on foot to the F riends M eeting H ouse B u rying Ground in Haddon fi e l d and fired a salute over hi s grave to the horror o f many F riends Wha t with flags flying and guns firing i t w a s a sorry day for many rigi d o rt hodox Q uakers E ven in hi s family there was a divided feeling The wi dow proud of her departed hero acquiesced i n the de sire o f h is mili t ary and naval friends and fo ll owed his r e mains to t he grave in t hi s mi l i t ary parad e while the widow s sister w as s o horrifie d at this vain pomp that she stayed at home and woul d n ot even look upon thi s wicked S how Many young F riends and the world s peo p l e enj oyed this unusual spectacle as a mark o f respe ct to this grand old man and a grand daugh t er wh o was then on l y a li tt le child sai d she l iked to s e e the so l diers and the flags and though t it was j ust the thing N o stone marks the grave o f this grand ol d man ,

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sylvania N e w J ersey Ma ry land and Virginia to suppress this armed O pposition to the co ll ection of a revenue tax o n whiskey H ist o ry te ll s us that Go vernor H ow el l went with t he N e w Jersey tro op s and w a s the first Governor who served as C ommander in C hie f o f the S tate mi l itia whi l e in actual service He was appoi nt ed by Genera l Lee to command the right wing o f the a rmy and C olonel F ran k l in D avenpo rt was commandant of the F irst N ew J ersey Regiment Whi l e he w as away with his regi m ent the D ecember term of cou rt w a s held an d the fo l lowi ng unique notice appea rs in the records o f the S urrogate s O ffice ,

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In the regu l ar e le ction he l d in N ovember 1 798 he was e l ected to the S ixth C ongress for this C ongressional district serving from Mar ch 4 1 799 t o March 4 1 80 1 At the org a nization of the Gl oucester C ou n t y B ibl e S ociety in the Academy at Woodbury in Apri l 1 81 6 he w a s e l ec t ed Vice P resident and on e of its B oard o f Mana gers and continue d in these posi t ions until 1 82 7 whe n he w as e l ected President and he was r e e l ected eve ry year therea fter ti ll his death He was prominent in pu blic a ffairs in h is hom e V il l age of Woodbury w a s on e o f the Trustees of the Acad e m y in W o odbury i n 1 82 0 and th e minutes of the Woodbu ry Presbyt erian C hurch state : “ At a meeting o f the Trustees o f the Pres b yte rian C hurch at Woodbu ry at the Academy o n t he nineteen t h day of F ebruary 1 82 0 a deed was presented to the m from the B oard of Trustees of th e Woodbury Academy signed by F rank l i n D avenpo rt their President by which they convey and as sure to the Trustees of the Presbyte rian Ch urch and thei r successors in o ffice the free use and e n n o e t r m for the celeb a t ion of D ivine Worshi p of the j y l ow er room of the l ow e r story of the W oo dbury Academy s o lon g as the pres e nt bui l ding shall stand and al so the ” u se of the bell of th e s aid Acade m y Woodbu ry Academ y w a s erected on Broad S tre et O pposite where t he Presbyt erian C hurch stands and at that tim e w a s the on l y edifice at all suitab l e for rel igious wor ship At the public auction of pe ws on March 1 3th 1 82 0 F rank l in D avenport bid $40 for P e w N o 1 0 the highest pric e bi d at this sale and at a meeting of the Presbyterian congregation hel d Au gust 31 1 82 2 fo r the pu rpos e o f ca l ling a m inister F rank l in D avenport was present and assisted in the call B u t this o l d sol dier when he fou nd tha t his sister De borah had le ft the famil y silve r service to the Presb yt eri an C hurch fo r a communion set without getting his con sent obstinately refused to con cur and ,

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though the session appo inte d t w o of hi s ol d friends D r B P Howe ll and D r J os eph F ithian t o visit him and re a son with him t hey were unsuccess ful D r Howell subsequen t ly reporting that he wou l d not give up the S ilver and he probably never did His home and offi ce were in a frame buildi ng th at stood j ust south of Pau l s Hotel and were torn dow n by J os Pau l when he bui l t the brick building south o f that hostel ry F ran kl in D avenport an d w i fe and h is s i ster D ebo rah l ived there unti l thei r decease He was o n e o f the J udges o f the Court o f C ommo n pleas in the cou nty fo r many years and his n a me w il l be found am on g those present at each term i n the court re c o rds The las t entry o f his name in the proceedings o f the C ourt of C omm o n Pl eas als o in the O rph ans C ourt i s in the J une term 1 832 He died J uly 2 7 1 832 an d i s probably buried in the Presb yt erian B urying Grounds in No rth Woodbury but hi s grave is unm arked and can n ot certainly be found General F rank l in D aven po rt as he was always cal l ed a fter 1 794 served h is sta t e and country in his day a n d generation dying in the harness a n d yet no one can tel l where his remains were placed at rest An armchai r that he used to s it in is now owned by Rev E dwa rd D i ll on o f Woo dbury and t his is a l l that I can find that once belonged to this gallant so l dier an d s t atesman .

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vessel and received supp l ies fo r the factory wh i ch were fo rwarded to G l assboro by t eams B rig Gen l L ouis Henry C arpenter U S A who died in Phi l adelphia i n 1 9 1 6 was bo rn in G l assboro in 1 839 and was a grandson o f Thomas C arpenter “ Th e works at Glassbo ro were long known as Hes ” ton s G l ass Works A f ter Co lone l Hes t on s death in 1 80 2 the prope r t y chan ged hands a numbe r o f times and i n 1 835 Thomas H Whitney a grandson of C o l onel Thomas Heston acqui red an interest i n the plant and later it was Ope rated by J ohn P Wh itney and Thomas W S ynnott great grandsons o f Colonel Heston under the firm nam e o f Whi t ney B rothers C olo n e l Heston w a s a m ember of the F irst C ity Troo p o f Ph i l ade l ph ia and the Glouces te r C oun ty F ox Hunting C l ub o rganizations t hat furnished many o fficers during the war for i ndepe ndence Th e fo l l o wing accou nt of C olonel Heston s funeral appeared i n a Ph iladelphi a paper pub l ished at the time .

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C aptain Robert B rown s company o f L ight I n fa n try order and arms reversed “ D rums and F i f e s i n mou rning “ Ma j or of B rigade “ C l ergymen and physicians “ B ier supported by o fficers and mourni ng citizens “ When procession arrived at C hurch rank s O pened an d faced i nward through wh ich the bier and proc ession passed “ A ft er service w a s read a very touching discou rse was del ivered by Reverend ( Henry ) J ohn C roe s from Though I walk throu gh the valley and Psalm 2 3 4 shad ow of death I fear no evil fo r t hou art with me th y rod and t hy sta ff t hey com fort me “ When the troops f o r med again and moved to the grave where they d eposited t he remains o f their much esteemed officer and friend after which three rou nds of musketry were discharged by C aptai n B rown s company The elegant and e ffective appearance of t he troops with th e most a ffec t iona t e and respectful conduct o f the ” offi cers o n this solemn occas i on demands o u r praise “

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This body began its mee t ings in thi s bui l ding M arch 1 8th It met t herein again from May l o th to J une 9t h 1 777 and again o n S ep t ember 1 2 t h and on S eptember 2 2 n d Therein on S ep t ember 2 ot h 1 777 was pa ssed an “ Act to the e ff ec t t hat F rom and a f t er t he Pub l ica t ion o f this Act al l C ommissions and Writs wh ich by the Co n s t itu t ion are required t o ru n i n the name of the C OLON Y ” shall run in the name o f the S TAT E of N e w J ersey Thi s was the official recognition b y the A ssemb l y o f the colony s independence and the formal ch ris t ening o f t he S tate of N ew J ersey D uring the Revo l utionary War period the Inn was owned by Hugh C reighton He was the uncl e o f D o r ot hV Todd ( nee Payne ) w ho at that time having broken away from her maiden l i fe was a gay yo ung wido w in Phila de l phia S he O ften visited her uncle in H a d d on fi e l d and J ohn C l ement t hen a young man used in his o l d age to te l l his s o n the late J ohn C l ement President of t he Histor ical S ociety o f N e w J ersey tales o f t he merry dances at which D ol l y Todd was hostess and o f the s l eighing par t ies w i t h the vi l lage beaux in which she par “ ” t icipa t e d S oo n sh e married and became D o ll y Madi s on and has come down to us through many a legend a s the most charming mistress t hat ever graced the o ffi cial social l i fe i n Washington There are in t e rest i n g m i l i t ary l etters dated at H a dd on fi e l d w ritten by Wayne Greene L afayet t e Pula ski W e d d on V arnum O gden J oseph E lli s and other o fficers o f the American Army and t here are orders le t ters and j ou rnals o f S i r Henry C l inton C orn wa l lis Ma j or Andre and o t hers of the B ritish Army N O d oubt some o f these were written in the Indian King and no doubt a l l of these men t rod its oaken floors D uring its long t ime o f hospi t a l i t y the ol d Inn s t o od under a numbe r o f signs an d names The ear l iest known ” “ and probably the original name The Indian King ap pears in a newspaper advertisement in 1 764 ,

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We the s ubscribers not be i ng able from the r e m o te n e s s of our situations from the town of Wo odbu ry to become and act as members of a fire company e s t ab l is h in g in that place but wi ll ing to p ro mote and aid s o laudab l e an i nstitution do hereby engage each fo r himsel f and herse l f to pay unto B en j am in Rulon Treasurer o f the Woodbury F i re C ompany the sums o f money a n n e xe d t o respective names for th e useful and ou r be nevo l ent purpo s es o f a ssis t ing in the purchase of a fire E ngine L adders and H ooks for the said t own and company and we promise to pay the same i n ten days a fter the said E ngine shall have been brought t o Wo od bury “ Witness ou r hand s 2 7th April 1 799 “ E ngine de l ivered 8 J uly 1 799 J ohn S parks $2 0 20 J ohn J essup J ohn Wi l kins 3O ,

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Made some preparations t o visit Phil a d a t o morrow morning having forgot ye repor t o f a B al l oo n intended to be raised there to mor row A M by B l anchard un t i l my wi fe being reminded o f it a t our neighbor Aaron Thompson s came home and t o l d me t hi s evening a l so t ha t al l Wo od bury almost was going to see it which ap pe aring l ike l y t o ob s t ruct my business with some pe ople there have pos t p oned going there Great ado wi t h l ooking fo r and at t he B alloon which c am e I suppose wi t hin on e mi l e from and e a s t ward o f us a t Wood bu ry and per haps V2 mi l e in height Thi s an ins t ance o f t he body a l so as we l l as t he mind being in ye ai r B all oo n is ye sub j ect in almos t every quarter And rew Hun t er s black man Wm died last night .

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preten ce fo r a fro l i c has turned up fo r ou r W o o d b u ryia n s etc who with others of o u r neighb orh ood went t o Glo s t e r to ce l e b rate ye Anniversary o f F rench I n d e pen den ce Amy H unter and her sister Ruth V oo rh ies on vis i t t o my wife F rom time to time he describes ye ll ow fever epidemics mak ing candles b o ttling cider cutting hay wood planti n g c urrant wine potatoes weather i ll hea lt h court F ri e nds Me etings great entertainers trips in chair to Phi l a return tending store horseb a c k rides rel igious s e ntiments dream s garden wor k fevers pum p etc My be loved wi fe n ot s o well o ff o n o f be d an d cou ch by turns E xceeding l y si ck l y in to wn country with ye i nflue nz a al so ye pu tri d or yellow fever i s sai d to be in Phila of wh ich s o many d ie sai d to have been intro d u ce d there by means o f a cargo of damaged co ff ee late l y landed there T he infection in Phi l a emp l oys greatest part o f conve rsation in ye neighborhood A corpse on its w a y from Ph il a d a to Woo dst ow n w a s stop ped in Woodbury de t ained and buried last night in ye Presbyterian B uria l Ground Th e b ringing O f it gave mu ch u mbrage to ye p eopl e o f ye p l ace J onathan Wood wife b rough t by wate r from Phila this P M and interred in Woo ds B u rial Ground An t hony S harp bu ried ye mornin g in Ph ila W i ll iam Wil son wrote me at b ottom o f hi s bi l l B eloved F riend S M There are so many store s S h ut up that I know n o t h ow t o p r o n ew

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cure ye o ther art i cles ment ione d in th y order Ac counts from Phila cont inu e very alarming and among ye many deaths mentioned i s that o f my l ate master J onathan S hoemak er E l i Brownson dec d and burie d O f p u trid fever be ing ye first in Woodbury In P M went to Jn o B lac k woods— I w alked ab out th e p l ace wh ere ye O l d D welling house used to stand wh ere my grandfather J oh n M ick l e and uncl e Jn o Mi ck l e and cousin J ohn M i ck l e used t o reside V iewed trees wh ich I knew wh en youn g and th rifty l ike m yse l f C ou l d s carcely find th e spot wher e ye o l d house had stood and this poor totter in g body o f m ine h ere yet A t this time the terrors o f the ye l l ow fe ver ep i demi c in Ph il a d a and vi cinit y are fully de s crib ed t ogether with notices o i many deaths o f his ac quaintances i n Woodbu ry P hil a d a and as lat e as N ov 30 he records that the pe st i l en ce still continu es in Ph ila in a few instan ces O n De c 1 0t h 1 793 h e wr i tes : Thus ends som e ac count o f ye m anner o f employing ( in t o o many instan ces wasting ) p re ciou s t i me u p ward o f a year O n th e n ext page 4 years afterward h e writes : Have had t ho t s at ti mes for a year o r t w o past o f resuming a D iary and parti cular l y ye 1 5 th o f 1 2 m o 1 797 D ec 2 7 97 I did not expect to s e e ye time o f l ife havin g b een complaining fo r ab ou t 2 8 years past and s carce l y o n e h our o f that 2 8 yrs fre e from a degree o f pa i n .

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He mentions visi t O f E l i a s H icks J osh a H opper Jr I n ke e p e r at Woodbu ry d ied Age abou t 2 3 years Aunt Hannah L add deceased Visite d S arah W hita ll s a t Red B ank th e hou se o f m ournin g indeed be t ween 1 1 o f 9t h and 1 8t h o f 1 0 m o l as t inc l usive ha t h deceased her husband Jo b W hit a ll her h usban ds m othe r Ann an d ch i l dren Jo b S arah and Aaron W hit a l l and gir l S arah B urrou gh s A l so o t he r s cenes o f dis t re ss have b een a t that p l ace Witness their fine app l e orchard cut down and ground dug u p in great tren che s and works thrown u p in erec t ing a F ort t h ere thei r dwe ll ing house wa ll s ba t t e r e d i n ho l es wh i l e th e fami l y were e n d e a v o r in g t o l ive quiet l y t herein fru i t s o f a bat tl e b etween ye American H essian S ol d iers in 1 777 when aft er i t I s a w men l ying naked o n ye ground ex cept in part covered with a l ittl e straw and some o f t hem wi t h t hei r l imb s O ff having die d O f t h eir wound s Visi t ed D e pt hfo r d F ree S chool Ma r y widow O f S o l omon L ippin co t t ( and daugh t er o f Ab m C hattin a dec d E nglish man ) dined Very cheerful abo ut 76 years o f age en t er t ain ed my dear wife an d me wi t h accoun t s o f o l d t imes o r days o f her you t h and respecting o f those inhabitants bui l dings & c o f this par t o f ye coun t y L ight h orsemen exerci sin g in sham figh t a l on g VVO O db u ry s t ree t Y e ll ow fever in P hil a d a Y e ll ow fever a t O l dmans C reek Port E l iza beth Thompsons Point and H a dd o nfi el d .

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My dear wi fe took ye wid o w o f E li j a h C lark to D aniel S mi t hs an d to J oshua H owells on his m other and 2o th V isite d E lisha C lark J oseph Reed of Mt Hol l y being t here Y ellow fever in Phi l a O u r W oo dbu ry F ire E ngine has arr i ved her e last even i ng The attention of a l l Wood bu ry was taken up in the exercising of i t including mysel f C ost of it £ 1 35 V i sited Pau l C oo pe r a nd s a w the diary of a pious woman Margaret Magd al en I t belongs to S arah C res s on Maiden name of M argar e t Magdalen w as J asper Robert Hayd ock S on E den Coppe red ye roo f o f ye C le rk s office t oday V isited C lonmell again D avid S parks young m an deceased al so S am u el H inchman aged 1 8 V i sited by o l d friend Am y Hunter accompan i ed by her nephew Andrew Hunte r S urveying Wrote le tter for S arah W hit al l ( Redba nk ) to her s o n Mar k at W e s t ow n sch oo l Thos Thorne J r married M ary Haines At F riends meeting Wm Abbo t t of S alem interred last 5 th day Ri cke tts circus in Phila bu rn t l a st n ight whe n about to act a diabolic scene Report says Ge o Washington late President dec d ye 1 4 th inst o f an i nflammatory sore throat and short il l ness M i l ita ry parade esco rted ou r Go v Howell to and from Pres byterian meeting Th os Picton minister ,

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Jn o L aw re n ce s w i fe Mary A n n and De bo r ah D avenport on visit to m y wi fe S arah Wi do w of Isaac M ic kl e S r d ec d Attende d wedding o f Th os C l ement s o n o f S a m l C lement brick maker and S arah H op per daughter of L evi H opper Went to D an l S m iths hou se a t ye W indmill and took notes fo r writing a lengthy wi l l Thun d er storm S elect Quarterly meeting Hannah C lement widow o f Jn o D eborah S teward and E li z a be t h wi fe O f C har l es F rench o f Phila l odge A t funera l of S arah B orden Produced and read will to relatives This day 44 years ( in 1 75 9 ) the snow on ye ground in the D eer park in ye woods being then l eve l was o n e yard deep the deepest sno w I ever remem ber ’

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C ourt H ouse and Academy bell s were rung F ire engines men t ioned Made 4 00 pi l ls of asafoetida castil e s oap Oil j uniper and h oney S urveyed triangle piece at Jn o J essups l arge th ree story house in Woodbu ry Wrot e deed for Jn o Keen an d wife to B iddle Reeves an d Jn o Ta t um J r Aaron Pan coast Anne C ooper married J ohn S mi t h fathe r o f D anie l S mi t h S r de ceased l ast night A l so heard o f decease o f B i dd l e Re eve s mother Ann Reeves a l so o f ye decease o f Mi chael F ish e r s wife R e be cca H eard o f ye decease of ye wife o f Archibal d M o ffett S e n r an d D anie l B assett Ira A ll en and C athe rine C ooper marrie d A rthu r Howe l l Jn o Gi ll D eborah S t eward and h er S i s te r Hannah C l ement here after meeting This week a youn g man near S harptown w a s ki ll ed by l igh t nin g another serious l y hurt Went to buy woo l E gg Harbo r C ap e May meetings mentioned B rou ght home my new D ut ch F an p ri ce a n d $ 1 to Amos S mith s o n of D aniel for h is troub l e Hannah Reeve w i dow o f Mark at meeting S tung by bumb l e bees at barn .

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Ab i j ah C o ll ins interred in F r d s B urial Ground Wo odbu ry t o day Hear D octor B en j Rush o f Phil a d a deceased ye sterday night o f Typus fever An a h cient and usefu l man in h is time Heard Ph ineas Lo rd de ceased t his morning H eard O f J eremiah El fr e ths wifes decease J ames M W hita l l son of J ames Reb ec ca dec d S amue l Webste r S e h r dec d B ou ght a Wi l kins patent fire pl ace in Phi l a H addon H opkins de cease d of Typus fever C ousin Amos C ooper deceased o f typus fever Went wi t h Ja s S aunders and s o n Isaac fish ing at Woodbu ry D am very p oor su ccess I H ave n o t c au ght but 3 sma l l o l dwives b een fish ing since I fished at E gg Harbour when I caught 2 sheepshead a y ear o r 2 b e fore I married C ooper Pau l decease d today S arah L ord widow o f C onstantine L ord d e ceased ih 76th year o f age J as S pringer deceased last night J ohn S harp S r de ceased D octor Weaver decease d last wee k N i ch olas Waln Phila deceased 2 9th u l t in h i s 72 year C ousin J oseph G l ove r deceased last n i ght E dward B radway dec d D octor S am l H opk ins drew a doubl e tooth f o s a s l i n his t h year and memb e r o ac t k 6 E J 7 of F riends society married today Mary about 30 Le t h im tha t t hinks he stands ” t ake heed l est h e fa ll Peter C rim de ceased this morning .

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late l y fined i n said state fo r kidnap ping The b l acks were th is evenin g l ib e r a t ed but ye 3 witnesses against them im pris on e d ti l l further order O n e o f ye par t y against said B l a cks viz Geo D e s hie l d ( after ye court ad j ourned t o d ine ) made e s cape o n Jn o Moore Wh ites horse lent him to G l ou cester t hence crosse d ye river t o P hil a d a t ho pursued by three constab l es Fo r a more parti cu l ar statement o f this business s e e C olu mb ian Herald N o 5 p 2 C ol 2 etc The above n am ed slave claimer Wm J ones im prisoned today on charge of S ubor n at i on of Per j ury A great n orthern s ky light tonight Th is day 1 0 yrs ago i t pleased ye Lo rd to take from me my dear partner o f my j oys and sympath izer in my sorrows B en j Reeves son Of Jo s Re eve s S r interred at B iddle Reeves B urial ground Hannah Ta t u m wife O f J ohn Tatum J r d eceased last evening aged 4 6 years l acking 1 6 days B urie d 2 9t h Heard C har l otte Wistar widow o f Jn o Wistar deceased 2 6t h inst At a m eetin g in ye C ourt house o f inh abitants O f Woodbury t o consider o f means o f pre venting y e court house and o t her ye pub l i c B u i l dings from bein g removed t o C amden C harles s o n o f Ge o E dith Ward and El iza dau o f Th os Ach sa C lark married at m e et ing today J acob Wood former l y t eacher in D eptford F ree S chool H ouse but lat t e rly n ear S alem dec d I ot h inst in 62 year .

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J ohn Tatum S r de ceased in h is 83 y e ar J oseph son of J onathan B rown and Ma rgaretta daughter of I saiah Ward married B lack J ohn Gooby who shot black Geo T i ller ye 2 5 t h 4 mo I 82 0 Hange d today S ta r ted ab out noon toward ye gallows b elow W o o d bury A great disorde rly crowd attend i ng Reco rded marr i age certificate of D avid Gill of P il e s g r o ve S alem C o to Rachel da u gh ter of Moses Rulon of Wo olw i ch .

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J o u rnal i z e d and posted books A M Annual me e tin g o f F i re C o P M at C ourt h ouse grand j u ry roo m J osiah M ille r of S alem deceased l gt h inst a g e .

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meet i ng appoi nte d by A mos Peasley from ye n e ighb orhood of C rosswi cks N J for merly of New H am psh ire r e move d last 1 2 mo 3 years to C ros swicks Town meet i ng i n Wo odb u ry Wm O l d cr o ft near Bl a ckw o o d t o w n dec d th i s morn i n g T Gl over s F ullin g m i ll bu rnt n o J Abigai l Richardson late B lac kwoo d w i fe o f T hos R i chardson B u cks C o Pa deceased th is morn in g M ary Th ornbury a mai d en i n 75 t h year of her age de ceased at Jn o Moore Wh ites last n ight B ur i ed in F r i ends B ground at her request Went to Ph ila called at Dan l M illers Iron m onger N W C o r 2 n d New b e tween Vine C a l l o w hill A d m r of Dan l R i nk late of S we de sboro C alle d to see S arah S hoe

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At appo i nte d meet i n g for E l i as H i cks of J eri ch o O yster B ay L ong I sland At An nual meet i n g of Li b C o took o u t 7 Vol 2/ L ydi a M cCa r t y marr i e d 6 JO S O gden S am l B assett Mar y A nn C raft ma rr i ed 2/ M arth a Tatum de ceas ed th is morn ing late n o 7 J Tatum S r s ho u se keepe r Dav i d Ward i nterred Miary All en deceas ed l ast night i n her 79th ye ar w i dow of Anth ony de c d A c elebrat i on of W ash i ngt o n s B i rthday A debatin g so c iety has bee n o c cupy i ng u ppe r room i n De ptford F re e S chool for s ome t i me at ni g hts w i th out hi s knowled ge J osh u a H aines s u rveyor d ec d on 2 6 t h ult Rev / 3 5 D r Andrew H u nte r formerly a re s i dent i n Woodbu ry d eceased at Wash ington C i ty V fo rmerl y a Pre sbyte r i an min i ster and a teacher o r s ch ool master at ye Academy i n th i s place J ud ith w i fe of Wm Pine de ceased th i s morn 3/7 i ng C ousi n E l i z ab eth G i bson de ceased th i s morn / 3 9 ing i n 7ot h year of he r a g e al so cous i n Ma rtha Al lin s o n o f B u rl ington i n the 76t h yea r of her a g e dau ghter of my bel o ved un cle and guard i an David C oo per 1 Th o s Re dman seni or deceased last evenin g / 3 9 in 8I st year of h is age 2 Thos W i lk i ns deceased 3I st ul t 4/ Annual M eetin g Deptford F re e S ch ool t o c i e S v 4/ 7 I hav i ng been c ontinued a Trustee 4 3 years su cce ssively v i z fro m ye annual me eting i n 1 780 t ill th i s time except twi c e i n ye fore part of term i n 1 783 1 784 and al so Treas .

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J osia h St okes wife s m other M ary B orden o r B orton [ S pelled b oth ways in diary ! de ceased last even ing age d 84 years Also M ichael McI l va n e s wife and D avid P orchs ch il d Apollo Wo odward i nterre d today F r d s B u r i al ground S u sana Ward dau ghter of I saiah Ward dec d C ous in Thos S aunders i nte rred ye A M in ye ro u t J oseph C leme nt de ceased ye morn ing i n 87th ye a n C atherine West now O f M t H o lly ma d e u s a short v i si t i nformed that her a u nt Rusa West sister of J ane Reeve decease d on ye 2 5 t h of Had entere d he r 85th year b orn 8 mo last 4 t h or 5 fl 1 rn o I 739 Robt L A rmstron g s ch i ld E leanor a ge d abt 4 years decease d ye day Also Jn o S parks J acob G lo vers wife M ary decease d ye morn ing in her 4 8t h year E sther S m ith of S ale m marr i ed today to D o c v tor Robt Moore of M aryland C has M i ddletons of Ph ila marrie d to Ann daughte r of Thos C lark l/ Attended funer a l o f M ary Glover S tacy H azleton he re today H e and J acob son of J ohn L ipp in cott are a d m r s of estate of Rob t C ook dec d each marri e d a daughter of Rob ert Went t o Phila cam e by way of E nglish s ferry at C amden Visited J ohn Wood b orn 85 yrs ago 9th mo last J erem i ah Andrews de ceased about 2 weeks ago W m Wallace de c d 1 4 th inst ’

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M i chael L o u densl ager de c d 6t h i nst in 66t h year B lack men whippe d fo r steal i ng a T u rkey 3 Aaron Hewe s dec d i n 1 789 now upwards of Refers to b o ok b o u ght at 34 years sin ce vendue of his personal estate M i ckle W hit al l makes br i ef call before sa i ling for Gibral tar B en j Allen at C arpenters B r id ge deceased yes ’

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Inv i tat i on to funeral of J onathan B rown w ho deceased thi s m orn i ng in h i s 76t h year S h eri ff C ol J ohn B axte r de c d this P M E le ction i n Wo odbu ry today fo r S her i ff i n room of J oh n B axter de c d 4 cand i date s viz E no ch Doughty of E gg Harb or C ha s C S tratton J H i n chman and J ohn P Van n eman I voted by ballot for C has C S trat ton I not having voted fo r 30 years I sup pose S h ort meet i n g I s a ac T H oppe r of Ph i la mar ried Hannah Atmore yeste rday The n ew S heri ff E noc h D o ughty q u alifie d to exe cu te h i s o ffice At C ousin J as H opk ins ye P M h i s daughter B eulah i nform ed m e that cousin Hannah F ox in Phila decease d 8t h i nst in ye 76t h year of h e r age onth s S aunders ch ild Gilbert aged abt m O S 3 J dec d S am l S hute of Indiana wife S ibyl dau ghter of Robt C ook dec d and S arah wife of S tacy Hazl eton said S am l wife on w a y h ome to Ind iana called .

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S am l Richards sa i d the wate r gage at the hos pital rose 4 6 1 0 in ches in conseque n ce of great rain on 2 9t h ult and J as S aun ders s ai d i t was 4 1 3 at Woodbury dam S am l S au n ders w i fe s father Archibald Mo f fatt deceased this m orn ing J acob L ipp incott son of S olomon de c d L yd ia died o n 8t h inst aged ab out 70 years at E vesham Wm H Reeve s son of S am l Hannah Reeves of Re dbank dec d ab out 2 yrs of age Thos C larks wife Rachel D o ctor McCa l l a J ohn Wood S arah S cott J osiah F rankl i n S am l H u dsons wife and 2 ch ildre n all i ll D octor Wm H M cC a ll a dec d last n igh t to b e inte rred at Greenwi ch Cu m b C o tomor ro wn J oh n Wood de c d aged ab out 86 years I n t e r r e d 2 0t h at Marmad u ke Wood s gr o und J oseph M i ckl e of N ewton i s to be interre d to morrow J as S aunders son J oseph de c d th i s m orn in g aged nearly 1 6 years Ap pli cati on made for D avi d C arsons son aged ab t 3 years to be b uri ed i n F r d s B urial Ground J as Richie s ch ild Henrietta dec d th i s morn ing also J as C arry at ye stillhouse l ot de c d ’

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seve ral parts of ye U S they having lately arrived at N Y ork from F ran ce V i si ted by M argery M i ckl e H oppe r and Ruth B asse tt da ughte r of Na than B assett o f Wil .

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B enedi ct Dorsey son of B ened i ct S r w ho de c eased ab out 1 4 years ago and E dward H i cks attende d me etin g Jn o J usti ce from F all s m o meetin g near Trenton at meeting S am l Webster and G eo C raft b o rrowe d a great coat for h i m Wrote L ette r t o Rach el R S immons at P orto Ri ca Painted my 2 largest O l C l oth s for ye fl oo r in ye back part of my b i g parl ou r fo r winter season als o ye l eathe r to carry wo od on J er J F osters son de c d th i s be i n g the 2 md vi z C l e ment and Theo dore D H ear J ohn Drivers agreeable wife de ceased yeste rday Jn o J ohnson lately bur i ed h i s w i fe and th ree ch ildre n all he had Wm Dyer deceased ab ou t 7 i nst at S w e e d e s b oro C has O gden dec d thi s morning had ente red h i s 72 year last month Aden C raft passed thro Wo odbury on stage to h is fathe rs I saac Ba l lenger s ick also d a u ghte r P ri sc i ll a Sa rah S cott c ont i nue s i ll S am l H u dson s youngest child Wm F i fer and 3 ch ildren S i ck H enry Roe s wife si ck J ohn D err i ckson S wedesbo ro de ceased yeste r day J os i ah S tokes da u ghter L ydia and J ohn Duf fels wife si ck .

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yeste rday i n ye 38th year of hi s age I s aa c B allenger de c d Will be greatly missed in our ne ighb orhood M ary widow of Joseph Ea s t l a ck i nterre d in F riends B u r l gro unds J o hn H unt of E vesham lately dec d S arah S cott dece a se d aged 70 yrs 3 mo last Inv i tat i on to funeral of M ary J e ssu p only dau ghter of J as J essup aged ab ou t 2 3 years M y belove d w i fe th is day 1 5 years left her soli tary husb and and went to H eaven her hom e An i nvitat i on to f u nera l of E li zabeth wi fe O f Reube n J ennings w ho deceas ed l as t night I t was the custom at F ri ends mee t i ngs to exten d invitations to funeral s Ep m H eritages wife de c d Thos C lark he re ye P M and took away C l e ment E d i th Kays marr i age certificate and i nform e d me hi s dau ghte r E d ith i ntend ed t o apply at the next s itti ng O f the L eg i s l a tu r e fo r a D i vo rce from he r husband ye sai d C lement H Kay and that he was some whe re in ye back parts o f Ne w Y ork S tate Dan i el E ngland s fu neral at S we de sb oro J oseph Re eve s ( son of Th os dec d ) dec d yes t e r d ay at h is res i den ce in C lonmell S am l S aunders dau g h te r Mary aged 5 o r 6 years deceased ye morn i ng At m eet i ng whe re a peti t ion was s i gned to ye L egislature to counteract another pet i tion to e stabl ish a Race ground in this S tate I nv i tati on to ye funeral of E l izabe t h wife of Ambro se E wing wife late Matilda A l C apt Wm Y arnall J r be rta arrive d by stage and lodge .

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Mary Allen dec d th i s P M aged 5 5 1 0 mo 4 d J osiah C lark de ceased last ni ght 3/1 2 O ur v i llage H e ral d says George Alberti J r 3/ C onstable was shot on Tu e sday week ( or 3 day 2 2 ulto ) near H a d do n fi el d i n an a t tempt to arrest a fugitive slave All through h is d iaries he S M d escr i bes the a i l ments and causes O f death s H e had many call ers and made constant v i s its and records name s i n great num bers I d o not repeat names more often than n e ce s sary — F H S C halkl ey G l over marri ed inst d 8 / 3 3 “ Village H e rald of th i s date says D i ed at his reside nc e at Mays La nd i ng on Wed last 9t h i ns t C olonel R i chard We s cott i n ye 92 year ” of h i s age B ut a g reeabl e to what he told m e a few years ago h e w a s b u t in his goth year v i z 89 years 81 4 mo of age n C o oper and Ab raham Anderson colore d o J men employe d by him S M had several b ooks of re ce i pts fo r mak i n g all k i nds o f cures for vari ou s d i seases an d frequently wr i te s of h i s work and u ses of h is own drugs and com F H S b in a t ion s R i chard S nowden of Ph i la form e rly of th i s town deceased last evening Ri chard J ordan l ost hi s wife ab out three week s ago M ade 1 qt of best i nk [ I t was a fine i nk j u dg 4/ 4 in g from h i s dia ry stil l unfaded ! H oward Abb ott S usan S tokes marri e d 4/ 7 8 D r ew l etter of Atty appo i nt i ng Zebul on Wolf 4/ to ye care o f my S w e desbo ro business he to c ollec t and pay me ye ground rents an d h e to re ce i ve ten per cent for his tro u ble ’

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Atte nded at ye ho u se o f Doctor S am l Howell in W oodbury ye fu neral of h i s ch ild wh i ch w as i nte rre d at N e w t o w n Ente red my 8o th ye ar Ann Roe w i fe of Robt R o e b orn 7 m o 1 2 1 791 de c d th is morn i n g S am l Webster havin g at several t i mes d isp u te d m y cal c u lat i ons respecting ye ol d and ne w S t i l e an d he ca l lin g in to see me ye even i n g I showed h i m Po o r R i chard s Al m ana c for 1 752 whe re i n i s the B rit i sh A ct of Par l ia m en t for chan gi n g the O l d S tile to ye ne w When after some altercat i on h e c on cluded my ca l culat i on to be ri ght viz y e 1 2 of 9 mo N ew S t i l e to b e m y b i rth day b e i n g b orn 7 mo 1 1 74 6 O l d S tyle U r i ah F ren ch de c d to d ay to b e i nterre d i n F r d s B u r i al gro u nd tomorro w At fu neral of U ri ah F rench Attende d at ye h ouse the f un era l o f E l i z abet h w i fe o f Daniel Fo rt i ner B lacksmi th i n Woodbu ry I nterred at H a dd on fi e l d C ousin J as M ickl e here from ye S tat e of Oh i o accompan i e d by B en j S h reev e of sa id state who s e resi dence i s abt m i le d i stant fro m C has S trattons res idence Tho s Matthews O thnie l Al sop from P hil a d a attended o u r meeting They and 2 of Wm F ol w e l l s sons dined M ary w i fe of M armaduk e Wood dec d today J as G l over s w i fe Mary daughter of I saa c D o u ghte n dec d th i s mornin g J ame s S aunders in forme d me that S arah S hoe m aker in P hil a d a w id ow of J onathan S hoe maker my old mi stress a l so that h is fathers O l d master were b oth interred l ast 4 th day ’

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O n ans w er i n g ye Ann u a l Q uer i e s W h at min is t e r s E l d ers have dec d where The follow i ng were reported J oshua O wen P il e s gr ove dec d 3 m o 8 1 82 5 i n s 78 year Asa K i rb y same meeti ng 1 2 5 1 82 6 i n s 73 year Han nah K i rb y wi d o w o f A sa 1 2 8 1 82 6 in 75 th year J ame s F reeland S alem month l y 6 m o 7 1 82 5 i n 69th year L yd i a B aner C ape M ay 1 0—1 9 2 5 i n 78 y ear David Perce s w i fe M ar th a I s aac M u rr a y s w i fe H ope i nterred th i s day Robt Roe s daughter S arah Ann d ec d y e even i ng abo u t 8 or 9 ye r s of age Wood bury Herald am o n g st other d eaths says o n ye 1 4 th i nst J o s hua son of R i cha rd Mo f fatt i n 2 1 s t year O n 3oth Rebecca w i d ow of S am l K i ll e S ame day C harl otte w i fe of L ewi s G reen Thos G i thens of H a d don fi e l d i nterred 2 5th u l t J ohn S terl ing house carpen ter dec d ye P M Nurse A n n Reeves here ye P M Aged 85 years l a st month H ea rd Isaac C ol l in s l ate o f C hestn u t r idge dec d ye 2 1 5 t i nterred yesterday P M at Woodbury age d 84 5 2 3 da ’

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sa id assoc i at i on was i ncorporate d Appo i nt i ng O fficers etc of ye assoc i ation C o u s in J osiah Tatum with a petit i on or rem on stran ce against Opening of ye navigation o f Woodbu ry C reek I n o r about 1 75 4 ( 1 764 over 1 754 ) a dam was erected and navigat i on stopped about wh ich thi s ne ighborhoo d w as i n a g reat ferment on the sai d occasion .

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O n look in g ove r our grave yard fence toward ye grave of my be loved wi fe brought to my mi nd what she tol d me that as sh e and Amy Hun te r were riding past the Presbyter i an B u ria l ground i n wh ich An d re w Hunter s w i fe Ann “ lay i nterred Ah Nanc y you l a y q u ietl y there while I am racked w i th an x iety for your chil ” dren wh i ch caused ye f o llow i n g so l iloq u y Ah my beloved w i fe tho u lays quietly the re wh i le I a m racke d w i th pa i n and i n di spos i tions S t u bbed h i s toe and d roppe d i nk stan d an d i nk J u li ann w i fe of Jn o M o ore Wh i te deceas ed th i s morn i ng S a m l Hop pe r i n h i s 1 7th year s on of Wm Hopper dec d and a ppren ticed to a s i l ver s m i th i n Phil a called to se e me Ann w i fe of R i chard F rench o f O h i o 2 m i l es from C has S tratton stopped on her w ay to S alem N J he r native place F Davenpo rt on h is w a y b y sta g e to C am de n to take steam boat to Trenton to atte n d to my chancery business there Ge o Wards daughter E dith deceased l ast n ight O n my w a y to si l t m ee t g stopped short t i me at J ames S aunders hi s w i fe po orly an d n ot at me et i ng Ra i ny betw een 3 and 5 N o thun de r ’

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B en j W hita l l made application to C ommittee o f S a fety J an 1 0 1 776 for a comm and i n C01 Maxwell s regiment B en j amin W hit a l l was a S econd L ieuten a nt in Artillery C 0 formed March 2 1 776 He w as s ub s e quently promoted to be a F i rst L ieutenant an d later C ap tain L ieutenant O ct 1 8th He gave B arbara Down four d o l lars that b rother J ohn W hita l l brou ght from C harles S peh cer at ye C am p H e record s : B ob Tayl or c am e here to N ov 2 9 stra i n our g oo ds an d because he could not go all ove r our house he got in a passi on and went away w ithout anything h e t hreatening to fetch a fil e o f musket e e rs to scare us I suppose Dec 1 0 I got a g ood deal of po rk o f ye market people the y be ing scart and turned back by accounts that ye E ngl i sh s oldiers were coming to Ph iladelphi a or n ea r I paid them all O n Dec 1 4 he went to the Phila it delph ia Market an d got to Austins ferry ( Arch S t ) b e fore dayl ight and sold hi s marketing when market open ed J an y 2 0th 1 777 Thom a s Denn y and J ohn S parks sent for cousi n Thomas Redm an and comm i tted h im to gaol but he had h i s l ibe rty to go home an d come next m orn ing wh i ch h e di d J a n y 2 1 S quires sent for C ous i n Mark M il l er agai n and I wen t to see ho w it went They wrote h i s mittimus and ordered E llick M itchell to take h im to gaol but E llick gave h i m l iberty to stay to dinner and when ove r h e t o ok C o u s i n Thos Redman and M ark M iller to gaol Apr i l 1 6 I 777 Went down to F ather W hital l s to make a ha u l w i th h i s se i ne b u t there bei ng three or fo u r hundred sold i ers there we thought not to fish but w e m ade one haul an d caught one shad a n d t w o or three other fish .

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April 1 9 S ome of the s ol diers went away and m ore came thi s day Aug 8 A num ber of ye mi l iti a came in to Wood bury and took possessi on of our meetin g h ou se Au g 1 5 Y e soldie rs cam e back thi s day a n d wen t i nto our meet i ng house again 4 mg 1 6 Wh il e I w a s at F athers J ohn Porch ve C onstable came there and deman d ed a fine from B rother J ohn W hit a l l an d I had an opportun i t y to see what There were two aga i nst m e one fin e was m i ne was S D :5 .

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S ept 1 3 Y e M il i tia had filled our meet i ng ho u se and schoo l here an d seve ral other houses ye fore part of w eek S ep t 2 0 J eh u Wood dr es t a n umber o f horses and wagons today O ct 2 C apt S am l Hugg had our wagon for a m munition Y e M ilit i a took ou r light covered wa gon w ithout leave and have not returned i t O ct 6 While I was at fathers C apt J os Bl e w e r took my l ittle brown mare w ithout leave to ri d e u p to Washington s C amp as h e sa i d F rom O ct 7th to the 2 2 n d he w a s b u sy mov i ng furn i ture produce and stock first to hi s father s place and thence a ain to h i s U ncle David C oope r s at Woodbury “ O n the 1 0th he writes : The M ilitia turned us out o f o u r ki tchen ye largest room upsta i rs an d the shop and took ” our hay to feed thei r horses O n the 1 2 th C apt J ohn Bl e we r brought his brown mare home and on the 1 7th he got his wagon back wh ich he loaded with a chest full of clothes a tub full o f ch i na and crockery a hal f barrel o f w i ne ; an othe r tub full o f pe wter and one walnut box and sent the l ot to h is unc l e D avi d C ooper s O n the 2 I st he took another l oad o f go o d s away O n the 2 2 n d O f O ctober the d ay of the battle of “ Red B ank he says : Y e B oys and mysel f hung a gate i n ye mea d ow an d J ohn and I went to fin ish ye stacks ( hay ) and our women blowed ye horn and w e went home and got our horses and wagon and l oaded i t with goods Y e reason was because ye E ngl ish troops were close by We ate some d i nn er an d my w i fe ch ildren and mysel f went O ff in ou r wagon F ather m othe r and ye boys stayed We got to U ncle Davi d C oopers and stayed awhile and I wen t back again on horse back U ncle Davi d and J ames C oope r each sent a boy down to fathers to help me away w ith some cattle I went over the Dam to fathers and got ye bo ys and w e d rove .

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Nov 7 He went to Woodbury meeting and the soldiers had made a hospital of the meeting house and a meeting was hel d out o f doo rs and when ove r a Prepa r at i ve meeti ng w a s held i n Mark M iller s house He sai d it was a matter o f satis faction and comfort to him O n the 9th another meeting was held out of doors O n hi s return h ome th e soldiers had stolen two o f h is p i gs i n th e night H i s U ncle David C oop er whi l e on the way to meeting saw two soldiers one of whom had a pi g H e shouted to them and they droppe d the pig and ran a s fast a s they could through th e c orn Th i s would make a good sub j ect for some arti st N o v 1 8 The si ck soldier s were al l or d ere d a wa y Nov 2 1 I stayed at home on accou nt of ye E ngl ish sol die rs c oming here today They took tw o mare s from me on e sorrel horse out of the stable the other out o f th e lot a brown mare both w i th foal an d wh i le ye army w a s passin g they came i n and to ok our bread p i e milk chee se meat di shes cups spo ons and then too k sh i rts sheets blan kets cove rl e d s stock i n gs breeches an d drove ou r cattle out of ye br i ck shed and th e y al l c am e back but one big brown ox that w e worke d wh ile here They broke Open two doo rs and ransacked ye ho u se al l over but ye cellar The so l d i ers N ov 2 2 H e stayed at home a l l day too k one o f hi s pigs an d cut and hacked severa l other s w i th the i r swords We were pretty peaceable thi s day Onl y came and got some po tatoes and milk There was a great n umber of sold i e rs w ho went by this day and wh ile pa ssing th ey took o ff my gears with them On the 2 3rd h e went to U nc l e Da vi d C ooper s a n d found the soldi ers had bee n there and b roken open many d oors and two drawers i n hi s desk Took nea rly a whole barrel of sugar leaving o nl y a few pou nds and al so took ten sheep o f h is father s and J os eph L ow s Towards n i ght h e went home and some soldiers were there tak i ng as much hay as two horses cou l d ca rry stru ng on each s i de w i th rope s .

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The oldest of th e bur ial places establ ished by th e early co lo n i sts of G louce s te r C ounty i s that at S wedes boro now kn own as Tr i nity C hurch ? B urying Ground S wedesbor o was first settled by th e S wedes probably as early a s 1 638 and al thou gh the wr i tten records o f th e church do not beg i n until 1 702 i t i s q u ite l ikely that th e p resent S i te of th e ch u rch and th e ad j oining bury i ng g ro u nd i s one originally s electe d for th e p u rpose It i s sit u ated on a b l u ff at th e i ntersect i on o f th e Ra ccoon creek and th e Kin g s Highway and i s enclosed by a well kept stone wal l With the beauti ful colon ial church built i n 1 784 i n the background the e ffect as one a pproaches the town is quai nt and pict u resque remi nd i n g the trave l er of an E ngl i sh vil l age In this yard l i e bur i e d hundred s o f th e p i oneers o f S we desboro Although the yard i s q u ite large i t w a s evi d ently soon fil l ed with graves for i n th e early part of the last century another b ur i al ground was establi shed abo u t two squares to th e west which i s known as th e New C emeter y The latte r groun d i s enclosed w ith a stone wall an d both wall and g round s are kept i n excel lent con d i tion by th e ch u rch There was another S wedish sett l em ent a t R e pa apo which possibly antedated that at S wedesbo ro by a short time ; but th e s ite of R e p aa po i s not kno wn al th o ugh the name still surv i ves in a l ocal ity near th e r i ve r wh i ch is t o day known as Repaupo The next oldest bur i al place i n th e co u nty i s pr o bably the Wood burying ground on the south s ide of Woodbury creek near its mouth R ichard Wood i s said to have B y L OU I S B M OFF ETT f T ini t y C h u r ch th G 1 C p i s f V i ta l S t a i st i ca l r c r d s —

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B en j W hita l l made appl icat i on to C omm i ttee o f S afety J an 1 0 1 776 for a comm and i n C01 Maxwell s regiment B en j amin W hital l was a S econd L ieu ten a nt in Artillery C o formed Marc h 2 1 776 He was s ub s e quently promoted to be a F i rst Li eu tenant and later C ap ta in L ieuten ant O ct 1 8th H e gave B arbara Down four d ol l ars that brother J ohn W hit a l l brou ght from C harles S pen cer at ye C am p Nov 2 9 He record s : B ob Tayl or cam e here to stra i n our goods and because he coul d not go all over our ho u se he got i n a pas s i on and went away w ithout anything h e t hreatening to fetch a file o f musketee rs to scare us I suppos e Dec 1 0 I got a goo d d eal of po rk of ye market people the y being scart and turned back by accounts that ye E ngl i sh soldie rs were com i ng to Ph iladelph i a or nea r I paid them al l O n D e c 1 4 he we nt to th e Ph i l a it delphia Market an d got to Aust i ns ferry ( Arch S t ) b e fore dayl ight and sold h i s marketing when market open ed J a n y 2 0 th 1 777 Tho mas Denny and J ohn S parks sent for cous i n Thomas Redm an and comm i tted him to gaol b u t he had h i s l ibe rty to go hom e an d come next m orning w h ich h e di d V J an y 2 1 S qu i res sent for C ous i n Mark M i l l er again and I went to see ho w it went They wrote h i s mittimus an d ordered E ll ick M i tchell to take him to gaol but E llick gave him l iberty to stay to dinner an d when over h e too k C o u s i n Thos Red m an and M ark M i ller to gaol Apr i l 1 6 I 777 Went dow n to Father W hital l s to m ake a haul w i th h i s se i ne b u t there being three or fo u r hundred sold iers there w e thought not to fish but w e ma d e one haul and c au ght one shad a n d t w o or three other fish .

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h i s grave i s i n excellent condit i on The p l ot is enclosed by a stone wall with two pairs o f heavy i ron gates and i s surrounded by a numbe r o f noble old trees It i s a very attractive spot and the manner in wh i ch i t is cared for reflects credit upo n the descend ants O f its founder some o f whom are membe rs o f the New J ersey S oc i ety O f Pennsylvan ia It i s still use d for bu rying purpo ses th e most recent i nterment be ing that o f the wi fe o f Rev Herbert B urk Her grave i s marked by an I ri sh cross wh i ch i s one o f the most be auti ful mortuary emblems i n the county The stones in th e yard rep resent the Reev es M o ffett S n o w S aunders and other allied fami lies F urther down th e Mantua road i s th e old C hew C emetery loca ted on Mantua C reek about a quarter o f a mile west of the road The cemetery conta i ns stones rep resenting four generati ons o f the C hew family includi ng the first settler Nathaniel C h e w and hi s wi fe M ary ; h i s son J e ffrey w ho bec a me one o f the largest land owners in that loc ality and h is w i fe Ann ; David C hew th e son o f J e ffrey and his wi fe Hannah ; an d S tille C hew son o f David and h i s w i fe Rebecca M David E ldridge who died J une 1 8 1 82 3 age 89 i s buried here ; al so h is first wi fe S arah C hew and h is second w i fe Rebecca Mo ffett David E ldrid ge was one o f th e be st known men i n Glon ce s t e r C ounty and was th e ancestor o f several membe rs o f the New J ersey S ociety o f Pennsylvania There are al so numerous graves marked only by rude stones and there i s a tradition that a numbe r of victims o f an epidemic o f cholera are there interred O ne o f the descendants o f the C hew family recently erected a very substantial enclosure for the cemetery consisting o f gran i te posts with i ron rails be tween O n the east s ide o f th e Mantua road j u st before it crosses Mantua creek lies th e plantation formerly owned by S amuel Ma ffe t and h is w i fe Rachel S amuel Ma ffe t “ i n 1 763 sold th is fa rm to J e ffrey C hew but reserved A privilege on 2 0 feet square o f land to th e said S am uel .

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Ma ffe t to inter and bury h i s friend s at th e pl ace W he re h i s two sons are n ow b u ried ad j o i n i ng on th e l ine betwe en the tract he re in mentioned and other l and o f the sa id ” J e ffrey C hew Thi s i tem i n the d eed throws some l ight upon th e customs of th e early sett l ers for i t w ill be oh se rved that S am uel Ma ffe t hospitably a l lowed his friends to find a last restin g plac e u pon his land Th i s plantat i on de s cended to S a mue l C hew grand s o n o f J e ffrey C he w and i s n o w owned by a M r R e d r o w The graveyard has l on g since di sappe ared and no one to d ay knows even its approximat e S it e O n the road from Mantua to S ewell near the bri dge over th e tracks of th e West J ersey R R l i es anot he r C hew cemetery Th i s cemetery contain s the remai ns o f J esse C hew m in i ster o f th e Gospel w ho d i ed in 1 81 2 a ge There i s al s o a stone for hi s wi fe Ma r y and 74 years for severa l of thei r descend ant s re presentin g the E ast l ack C arpe nter and E ar l ey famil ies The Driver cemetery is located i n the village of Ba rn sboro It was e stabl ished by S amuel D r i ver one of th e earl i est settlers i n that l ocality who was a membe r of the Woo dbury F riends M eeting I t i s enc l osed by a stone wall part of w hich has lately fallen down and con tains a numbe r of grave s tones of the Drive r family O n the old r o ad which w inds through th e country from B arnsbo ro to M ickleton a road which is t o day but l i ttle used l ies what i s le ft of the J ess u p cemetery on th e brow o f a hill near th e ol d J es s up homestead about a m i le from B arnsboro The farm is now own ed by Harry L a ffert y This yard was former l y surrounded by a good stone wall but about two generations ago thi s wall was dismantled by the owner and the larger part o f the yard i s now u nder cultivat i on There are but three stones r e maining : J ohn West son of Richard and Rachel West died August 1 4 1 798 age 63 ; S arah West died August 1 3 1 82 6 age 70 year s ; and Mary J ones died M ay 2 5 1 789 age 2 1 ,

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About one ha l f mile south o f the J essup graveyard on th e other si de o f th e road is the old West buryi ng ground on the farm now occupied by a M r S harp Th is ground i s on the brow of a hill forming part o f a m e adow a nd i s without enclos u re o f any k i nd The stones now standing are those o f J ob West died M arch 4 1 80 0 age 30 years ; Isai ah West d ied J une 2 1 1 81 1 age 39 ; S arah wi fe of M ichael Hess died O ctobe r 8 1 774 age 2 8 The cows ramble freely over the place an d i t i s quite probable that in a fe w years the se stones will be broken an d w i l l d i sa ppear O n the roa d wh i ch l ea d s fro m P i tman to J e fferson about one m i le east of J e fferson i s th e Toml i n cemetery The farm on which it is l ocated i s owned by Willi am Du f fi el d Thi s ce mete ry i s enclosed w i th a brick w al l which was originally ve r y good but is n o w beginning to fall apart The plot i s overgro wn w i th brie rs underbrush and young trees and is al most i mpe netrabl e exc ept i n W i nter In North Wo odbu r y on the opposite s i de o f th e ol d King s H ighway f rom the Presb yterian cemetery and about two squares south of i t l i es what i s le ft o f th e old Ward bury ing grou nd There are but two stones remaining i n thi s ground : B enj am in Ward born F eb r u a r y 8 1 33 died F ebruary 2 2 Hannah Ward 1 7 9 5 7 d ied O ct 30 1 80 2 age 35 years and 4 months Th i s l and i s restr i cted for use only as a cemetery and s i nce the present o wners do not care to spend any money upon i t i t i s use d a s a dumping grou nd and a play ground and i t i s really remarkable that th e two stones that remai n standing a re i n such good condition A toll gate at one time stood upon th e front part o f the cemetery l ot The old Methodi st C emetery i n Woodbu ry now forms a part o f the Green C emetery and i s located on the old E gg Harbor road j ust east o f E ve rgreen Avenue -

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F arther along th is road and about a quarter of a mile nearer Woo dbury is the C attell cemetery founded by th e an cestors of th e numerous familie s of that name It was used to some extent by membe r s o f th e C attell fami ly unti l quite recently J onas C attell famous a s th e guide O f th e Gloucester F ox H u nting C lub i s sa i d to be buried there B ack in the reg i on o f sand and p i ne tree s betwee n A l m o n e s s on a n d a po i nt on the stone road known as New S haron l ies the old Walt o n place The old ceme t e ry on th i s p l ace i s located o n a h i ll abo u t 30 fee t hig h which slope s do w n to a small stream The h ill i s cover e d with nobl e o ak t r ees and the s po t i s peace fu l an d q u iet B ut a few fiel d stone s remain to mark th e graves “ ” two o f wh i ch are rude l y lettered one J W an d the “ ” other M W The farm w as l ately o cc u p i ed by Azar i ah Ea s tl a ck w ho le ft it to the Presbyterian C hurch at B lackwoo d I t i s now owned by J B Vanneman On th e road leading from B ethel to C lement s B r i dge j ust nort h o f its i ntersect i on w i th th e road which l eads from Almonesson to B l ack w oo d is t he Pe rce cemete ry Th i s cemete ry i s enclose d with a very substantial stone wal l and i s used to th i s day by the de The i nscr i pt i ons on the stones s ce n d a n t s of th e fam i ly represent th e Perce Montgome ry B est and B rewer fam i l ies About a mile to the no rth o f the Perce cemetery on the same s i de of th e road i s the Ja gga r d cemete ry n o w used as a bu ry i ng ground by res i dents o f A l m on e s son The ground i s well kept The C rown Po int road l ead ing from Westville to Gibbstown passing th rough Thorof are and Paul sboro was originally one o f th e ma i n roads of the county and the farms through wh ich i t runs were occupi ed by well to—do planters Quite a number of private b u ryi ng grounds are located on farm s along this road In a pape r read be fore the Gloucester C ounty H i s ,

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S ociety i n 1 90 6 M r E zekie l L C loud states that there was a burying groun d on the northea st corner of Delaware S treet and C rown Po i nt Road known as th e Pierce graveyard The stone s have been used f or pav i ng an doorsteps and t he ground has bee n ploughed over s tha t al l traces o f i t hav e d i sappeared T he S t e hens cemetery is located abou t a mil e nort h p of Pa u lsboro on the farm o f Richard B Davi s Throu gh \ th e br i ers and sum ac th e names o f S tephens Ward and S h u ster may be seen on some of th e tombstones The " yar d i s still u s e d fo r buri a l pu rposes three buria l s hav i ng been made there with i n recent years Thi s farm was probably part of the plantati on owned and occup i ed b y the famous T e n ch F ranci s A t M antua Point on th e De l aware River on a s i te now occupied by the I P Thomas S ons C o phos phate work s was th e Pau l bu rial g roun d The bod ies i n th i s cemetery were rem oved i n about 1 880 to th e M etho d ist E pi scopa l C emetery i n Paulsbor o and the g ro u nd i s now u se d for comm erc i a l purpos es The L odge cemetery stood on the L odge farm on the ban ks of th e Delaware R i ver near the village O f B i ll ingsport Th i s farm now forms part of the plant o f the Vacu um O il C ompa ny and i n 1 9 1 7 th e bo dies and tombstones were re m ove d to E gl i ngton cemetery i n C l arksboro N J There i s an interestin g bit o f tradition connected w ith th e Meth od ist E pi scopal C emete ry i n th e town o f Pauls boro The gro und was owned by S am u el P Paul and w a s at the time o f hi s death i n 1 831 covere d with a bea u ti ful growth of rye M r Pau l on h i s death bed r e quested that h e be b u r i e d i n his rye fi e l d and h i s wishes were c arried ou t L ater h i s hei rs presented th e ground to th e C hurch for use as a cem etery At th e s o uthern end o f Paulsbo ro at the j unction o f the Mai n street with th e road leading to S wedesbo ro stands a farm formerly occu pied b y J oseph L L ocke prior ,

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to whose ownership known as th e J ohn F leming farm There was quite an extensive graveyard on thi s farm wh ich was located along th e S wedesbo ro road nea r the present lane No o n e seem s to know th e h isto ry o f the yard I t has been fa rmed over for m an y years and i n former years it w as quite a common occu rren ce for a plow to tu rn up a skull or some other part o f a human skeleton The ground in that particular part of the farm i s now being u sed for building sand and all tr a c e s of the former cemetery have enti rely disappeare d About a mile farther down on th e Oppos i te s i de of th e road i s a farm now occup i ed by J ose ph C lement a n d formerly owned by h is grand fathe r Mark C lement O n the north s i de of the entran ce o f the lane l eadin g to the house is an ol d bu rying ground known as th e M i ckle bury i ng groun d It i s a small plot covere d with a th i ck growth of yo u ng trees but there is nothing to i nd i cate that i t i s a buryin g gro u nd except three uncut and unl et te r e d fiel d stones which may be fo u nd by searching through th e leaves and u nderbru s h Th e Ca tn a c or C a tn ack cemetery was l ocate d on a farm formerly owned by E G Green now owned by th e D u Po n t s and oc cupied by Turner Ashton It was e n clos ed by a substantial w al l and contained severa l stones The wall w as torn down years a go and with the grave stone s was used as foundations for some farm buildings The ground i s now u nde r farm cu ltivat i on an d only the approx i mate s i te o f the graveyard i s known I n th e village o f Gibbstown there once stood an o l d M ethodi st meeting house built of stone with a graveyard ad j oining When the bu ilding was abandoned as a church i t was converted i nto a barn wh ich was torn down when th e land whi ch was known as th e M u llen farm w as acqu ired by the Du P o n t i nterests The cemetery i s j ust outside o f the en trance gate to th e D u P on t plant but the stones have been entirely de stroyed by vandal s and hav e disappeared Rev J esse .

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E bene z er ch u rchyar d is a hal f m i le north o f th e sto ne

road leading from S wedesbo ro to Auburn on the last cros s road be fore reachin g O ldm a n s creek The church which was a frame structure i s no l onger th e r e but the cemetery i s enclose d by a brick wall which is fall ing i nto decay The names appearing on th e stone s are J acks on Kimble Guest Hur ff and Titus The old C ozens b u rying ground l i e s on a farm l ocated on a road leading from Eas tl a ck s corn ers near Mant u a past J ess u p s mill to a point on th e road lead i ng from C larksbo ro to J e fferson The cemete ry is l ocated on th e top of a cone shape d hill wh ich seems very much like an I ndian mound It sl opes do w n on one s i de to a branch of the M antu a creek and i s c o vered with tre es s ome o f which are q ui te large The stones now stand i ng are those o f E li j ah C ozen s and his w i fe Ann and thei r d au ghter S arah C ozens E l i j ah C o z ens w as a depu ty s u rveyo r and a scr i vener and part owner of a mill near his home H e di d much of th e conveyanc i n g for that part of the county and h i s n ame frequently appe ars i n th e publi c records There i s a ve ry i nte re s t i ng bu ry in g gro u nd at th e northern end of th e town of G lassboro G l as s boro w a s first settled i n 1 775 at w hich time the S tange r brothers established there th e pionee r glas s works o f the county The S t a n ge r s an d m o s t o f the i r empl o yees were Ge rmans and d oubtless th e first business which occupied the i r atten tion was the build ing of a ho u se o f worship The ceme te r y i s said to be th e s ite o f th e first rude chu rch buildi ng and the o r i g i nal settlers were prob ably all bur i ed with i n its shadow The gravestones of s everal o f the S tanger brothers are still i n good condition as i s also that of thei r mother C atheri ne S tange r who according to the in s cr ip t i on died i n 1 800 aged 85 The graveyard is in a neglected condition a l though the stones have not su ffered as much v i olence at th e hand s o f vandals as i s the case i n most Ol d cemeter i es The ,

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aini ng tombs tones conta i n the follow i n g fam i l y names : S t an ger B od i ne S haffer S wope Fo ce r an d Thorne E gl ing ton C emete ry i n C larksbo ro ha s grow n u p around th e old private buryin g ground s et apart by J oh n E gl ingt on i n 1 776 in h i s last will an d testament The original plot is still kept i n its original con dition an d con tains th e g rave s ton es of J e ffrey C lark an d other pi oneers of C larksb o ro The Li pp i ncott C em etery i s located i n th e grounds of the c ou nty farm an d al mshouse wh ich w as formerly ow ned by Restore L ippincott who p u rchased i t from Wil l iam Ge rrar d one o f the l argest l andhol ders among th e ear l y settlers There i s an aban doned cem etery abo u t two m i les sou th of S we d esb o ro located on th e r i ght side of th e road to C entre S quare abou t a hal f mile we st from the S wedes The cemetery is on the boundary l ine b o r o A ub u r n road be tween th e fa rms now owned by C har l es G B atten and C harles Ham pton The pa rt wh i ch is on the B atten farm has been plowed u p to a large extent and broken pi eces of tombstones may be seen here and th er e The only i nscription wh i ch can n ow be deciphere d i s as follows : ,

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B etsy Robert s D i ed Apri l 30 1 84 1 ,

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Thi s stone w a s stan di ng i n good cond i t i on u nt i l a very short t ime ago but it now l i es on th e gro u nd broken i n severa l p i eces The part of the cemetery wh i ch l ies on th e farm of C harles Hampton i s covered wi th a heavy gr o wth of young tree s underbru s h and po ison ivy and is not s afe to vis it except in w inter Members of the D unn and Av i s fam i l ies are sai d to be buried th e r e but i f there ever were gravestones there none rem ai n at th i s time ,

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O ne of th e Oldest Methodist Church organ i zat i ons i n the cou nty i s the Bethel Method ist E piscopa l C hurch l ocated i n the village formerly called B ethel but now known as Hur ffville It dates ba ck to 1 770 The church building n ow standing there i s th e thi rd one to be e rected and used by the congregation The ad j oini ng cem etery i s qu i te extensive and contains the graves of h u ndreds o f the pioneers of that pa r t o f th e county The princip a l family names represented on the tombstones in th e ol d section of the cemetery are as foll o ws : C hew D ilks Heritage B ee S wope Turner B rown B eckett Hur ff Watson C lark F irth C arpenter Prosser Ea s tl a ck Porch and many others It is said to be the site of an old I ndian bury i ng gro u nd The U nion Graveyard and U nited Associat i o n i n M ant u a was founded F ebruary 1 3 1 80 4 The ground for the cemete ry wa s give n by Martin T u rn er and deeded to R i chard M o ffett Moses C rane Thomas C arpenter E dward C arpe nt er and C apt ai n Robert S parks an d thei r s u ccessors Mary W Pancoast by w i l l bequea thed towa rd th e build i ng of th e wall The yard is scarcely more than a quarter acre in extent an d so on became com l l l e filled No bur i als have been made there of at e e t p y years The princ i pal fam i ly names t o be found upon the tombstones are Turne r C hew Clark E ldridge an d Paul A most i nte resting ol d bury i ng groun d i s the one on th e outski rts of B lackwoo d know n a s the Wall in g or the Powel l burying ground I t was i ncluded i n th e orig i na l l imits o f Gloucester County but i s n o w j u st over the line i n C amden C ou nty I t i s supposed by s ome h i stor i ans to mark the s i te o f the lost town of U pton wh i ch appears frequently u po n th e ear l y records o f the cou nty It i s p i cture squely l ocated on a h i gh piece o f land whic h slope s prec i pitously d o wn to Ti m be r C reek and gi ves every a p pe a r a n ce of having been a village or church cemete ry The re are many interesting O l d bury i ng place s with i n the present l imits of C am den C ounty which was for ,

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of the early settlers ho w eve r are there bur i ed and among th e well known fami lies who se names may b e found inscr i bed on the tombstones are : Hugg C ollins C ollings Howell C layton Heritage C hristy B ickham Davis O gden S loan E ll is Albertson S mi ley J ones Thackeray Watson C ooper R e dfie l d White Knight The oldest stone i n th e yard appe ars to be that of Ma ry Heritage w ho di ed S ep tembe r 1 6 1 768 i n her 1 8th year The h istory of thi s yar d a ppears to be but l i ttle known to th e ave r age person although there i s no more interesting chapter in New J ersey ann als Than k s to Thomas S harp th e h istory o f the o rganizat i on of the colony has been prese rved i n great detail and a later “ historian J ohn C lemen t i n h i s H istory o f the F i rst ” S ettlers of Newton Townsh i p has vividly po rtrayed i ts growth and development The ol d cemetery appears now to be g oing through a per i od o f neglect Although the wall a s be fore stated i s very substantial th e Opening in it i s not closed by a gate an d th e yard has there fore become a playground for bo ys The town o f West C ol l in g s w oo d shoul d be proud to have such a rel i c as th is withi n its bounds and its citizens sh oul d be glad to con tribute whatever m a y be necessary to k e ep i t i n con d i tion and to prese rve it a s a memor i al to th e trials and privations o f th e pious men w ho establ ished i t The Zane grave yard l ies within a fe w h u ndre d yards o f C lement s B ridge on Timber C reek on what i s known as th e old Wartman place The rema i ns o f C olonel Isaiah Marple li e i n thi s plot an d the t al l stone wh i ch marks h i s grave i s standing i n good condition There are but two oth e r stones to be found Ma r y S Zane born May 2 5 1 780 d ied O ctober 1 2 1 84 7 an d S amuel Zane died J anuary 3 1 833 aged 5 5 years 1 0 months and 1 7 days The stone o f Mary S Zane ha s been shattered and th e inscripti on is read with di fficul ty Th e Inskeep burial ground l ies about one and one ,

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hal f m i l es west of Marlton on the banks of th e stream which separates C am den C o u nty from B url ington C ounty It i s located on th e b row of a h ill and from it a meadow slopes gently d own to th e stream The plot i s abo ut forty f ee t square and i s partly encl osed by a dilapidated board fence which does n ot prevent the gentle m e adow herd from seeking th e grate ful shade of its cedar trees on hot summer days S everal stones remai n i n excellent cond i t i on but a study of the i nscriptions disclos e s th e fact tha t n o fewer than fo u r members of th e Inskeep fam il y died with i n a peri od of fifteen days two of them on the s a me day Whether they were carr i ed o ff by some i nfect i ou s or co ntagi ou s disease i s not known to th e wr i ter ; but even a fter th e lapse o f near l y t w o cen tur i es th e sad story told by th e well cut and well preserved tombstones can be vi sual i zed and the sorrow and angu i sh of th e sur y ivin g members of th e family imagined The inscr i ptions are as foll ow s : M ary Inskeep daughte r o f J ohn Inskeep died Nov 1 3 1 75 6 i n her w i fe of Titz N L eeds and daughter 2 6th year ; S arah of J ohn Inskeep di ed Nov 5 1 75 6 in her 1 8th year ; Will iam Inskeep die d N ov 1 3 1 75 6 in hi s 2 7th year ; J ohn Inskeep die d O ct 30 1 75 6 aged 55 year s ; Mary Inskeep died S ep tember 1 9 1 775 aged 30 years ; S arah Rogers di ed Ja n 2 2 1 85 5 a ed 81 years 4 months ; J oseph P Roger s ( no date ) George R P rowell i n hi s H istory of C amden C ou nty publ ished i n 1 886 mention s a n u mber o f other burial places i n C amden C oun ty amon g which are th e following : The H en ry Wood grav e ya rd on the farm lately owned by L emuel Horner near th e s ite of th e C amden C ity Water Works Th i s of course does not mean t he present artesian plant of the C ity of C amden but th e Older plant in the neighborhood O f C ooper s C reek Thi s yard has been abandoned for many years ,

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The B ul l g rave yard located s omewhere i n w hat i s now the C ity o f G l oucester E ven the approx i mate s i te o f thi s grave yard i s not now known The Watson grave yard s i t u ated n e a r t he roa d w h i ch leads from B lue Anchor to May s L and i ng about one mile so uth o f W i nslow Th i s w as a comparatively publi c place at that t i me being th e crossin g O f two In dian trails— o n e goin g from E gg Harbor to th e Del a ware River and the other from B url ington C oun ty toward s C ape May Nothin g now rema i ns to show th e spot The Gra ysb u ry grave —yar d l ocate d a s h ort d i stance west O f th e White H orse and C amden Turnpike Thi s yard has ent i rely d i sappea re d an d the Ph i l adelph i a and Atlantic C ity Ra i lroad now passes through i t Woos burial place about one m ile south o f Water ford where the Ind i an trail crosses C lark s br anch Th i s wa s e stabl ish ed by S eb a st i an Woos and his brothers w ho settled at that place prior to 1 800 The B ate s grave yard at Bate s s M i l l about one m i l e south of Waterford B enj amin B ates w ho w a s an o ffice r in th e Revolut i onary War an d did much active se rvice lies there ; also other membe rs of the B ates family as well as of th e C o l e and Kell um families are buried there The H opewell grave yar d l ocate d abo ut tw o m i l es south from Tansboro i n Winslow Town sh i p on the old E gg H arbo r Road This w as probably th e b u r i al ground for the F rien d s M eet i n g house wh ich formerl y stoo d there “ The cemetery at B er l in formerly known as L on g ” dat i ng back perhaps as far as 1 71 4 The a C oming original cemete ry now forms a part o f th e larger ceme t e ry wh i ch adj oins i t and i s kept i n excellent condit i on B urden s grave yard o n th e brow o f a hill near th e point where th e turnpike road from B erl i n strikes the C lementon and Wh ite Horse Road I t w as probably -

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at C hestnut Neck where the Revolutionary battle was fought S everal undated and unmarked stones are to be seen but there are only th ree standing with ih s cr ipt ion s They are J ohn Mathi s bo rn D ec 2 3 1 75 3 die d O ctober 2 0 1 82 4 ; Martha Math is w i fe o f J ohn born J une 2 9 I 762 died Apri l 1 2 1 842 L ou iza Math i s wi fe o f J ohn M ath i s born O ctobe r 3 1 80 4 died O c tober 2 7 1 850 Above C hestn u t Neck on th e Mullica or L ittle E gg Harbor R i ver Opposite Ho g Island i s a now almost ih access ibl e place kno w n as C lark s L anding A t rarn p o f abo u t one tho u s an d fee t th rou gh t he wood s and swamp up the r i ver from the l andi ng brings one to the lonely and desolate graves of Thomas C lark a n d h is wi fe R u th According to the i nscr i pt i on on h i s headstone h e d i ed M ay 1 7 1 75 2 i n his 63rd year Vandals have b roken both headstones and the dates are now miss i ng from that o f Ruth C l ark Thomas C lark was th e ancestor of a l ong line o f d i st i ngu i shed men o f N e w Je rsey At C larks M ills n ear Port Republ ic i s anothe r plot contain i ng th e re m ains of other members o f th e C lark fam il v The oldest marked stone i s T C O ct 31 1 793 a ged years Adr i el J ud i th E lizabeth S herman Parker 1 7 Martha Thos P Ma ry and Th omas C lark all have in scribed head stones Th i s grave yar d belonged to the fo rmer Presbyter i an C h u rch abo u t one m i le fro m Port Repub l i c I n the town o f Port Republ ic acros s th e roa d in the woods an d brush from th e M ethod ist g rav e yar d i s another ol d grave yard holding th e remains o f man y m embers o f the old fam i l ies o f th e neighborhood Amon g th e m according to the tombstones are M ica j ah S mith J onas Morss and members o f the E ndicott and B urnett famil ies The headstones are covered by a dense un d er growth O n the Morss M il l Road ( named for the p i onee r Robert Morss ) about a m i le w es t o f the S hore Road at ,

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S mithv i lle i s th e pr i vate burial ground of the C oll ins family The first interment w ith a date w as t hat of S arah wi fe o f Richard C olli ns w ho died J an y 1 2 1 80 1 aged 6 5 years 6 mos ; Ri chard b M ay 1 1 72 5 ; d ied J un e 1 7 1 80 8 Matthew C ol l ins born M ay 7 1 764 died S ep t 2 9 1 85 1 ; J ud ith hi s wi fe died O ct 2 7 1 82 2 age d 54 years ; L evi C o ll ins died M arch 2 4 1 81 3 aged 4 0 yrs 6 mo 4 da ; Richard C oll ins b o r n O ct 1 1 1 798 d ied Ma y 2 2 1 833 ; S am l G and D aniel L C ollins and Aseneth S ooy al so have tombstones Th e r e are many other graves withou t markers and severa l w ith u n Thi s yard i s now well kept m arked stones At L eeds Point i s a small pl ot of th e L eeds family A t Absecon are t w o burial grounds of the well known D oughty family one on J ohn D ou ght y s farm on the E ast s ide of the S hor e R oa d a short d i stance back The other i s on or near th e P i tney Road abo ve th e ch u rch O n the J u d ge D ou ghty farm Abner D ou ghty wh o d i ed 1 82 0 age 6 5 i s b u r i ed also two children of E noch and C harl otte Do u ghty w ho die d 182 9 ; al so h i s w i fe L eah wh o d i ed i n 1 831 age 73 The S hill in g fo rth cem etery i s on th e E as t of the S hore Road in Absecon near th e Doughty pl ot The Risl ey family plot i s on the e ast si d e o f the S hore Roa d near the Del i lah Road Plea s antville no w plowed up O n Park Avenue Pleasantv i lle the F i sh famil y establ ished a bur i al plot O n the Da v i d L S teel man fa rm at N o rt hfie l d Pete r an d Rache l S teelman w ere or i ginally buried I n the wo od s on the F ast S hore Li ne tracks near Li n w ood under a fine o l d wh ite oak are the grave stones of C apt J o hn S omers who di e d March 2 6 1 82 4 aged 68 a n d others by th e nam es of S m i th S cul l an d S om ers O n the tro ll ey r oad outs id e o f S omers Po i nt on the road to Pl easan tv i lle i s a w el l ke pt grave yard of ,

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the S teelman fam ily I t conta i ns sev e ral modern monu ments and tombstones The oldest stone i s that o f J ohn S teelman bo rn May 4 th 1 74 8 died J an y 8th 1 81 8 I nsi de of th e Publ ic S choo l ; grounds at S omers Po i nt i s a s ma l l burying ground known as th e S omers cemetery Here C ol Richard S omers who d ie d O ct 2 2 i n h i s 5 7th year and S oph i a hi s wi fe w ho 1 794 died F eb 3 1 797 i n her 5 6th year parents of Richard S omers w ho lost h i s l i fe i n Tr i po l i Har bor S ept 4 are buri ed A memorial i s also erected to hi s 1 804 m emor y S ara h Ke en w i dow of C apt J onas Keen and s i s ter of C o mm andant Rich ard S omers h as a stone as does C onstant S omers Ju ni or w ho died at C ronstadt Russ i a Au g 2 4 1 81 1 A short di stance to th e wes t o f S omers Po i nt there i s another S omers cemetery The oldest stone i s that o f D eborah w i fe of J es se S omers w ho died S ept 1 8 2 days 1 835 a g ed 60 years 7 mo Nea r E ste l lv i lle about a mile from th e m a i n roa d i n a clump o f tall oak trees i s a n an cient graveyard of th e S tee l man fam i l y The first marked stone i s that o f Andrew S tee l man w ho d e ceased F eby 9 1 772 ag e d 5 3 years S eve r al ch ildren O f F re d er i ck an d Naomi S teel man also have markers dated from 1 784 to 1 795 Anothe r S teelman plot i s about a mile away Th e oldest burial th e r e that of a ch i ld stone i s d at e d J une 2 1 .

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miles below C larkstown are several graves of th e Wes t and S teelman families Here too vandal s have broken the tombstones C entral cemeter y at L inwood i s th e old buri al g rounds o f the F riends but there are no ancient dated stones In that part o f O ld Gloucester Co n ow known as Atlanti c C0 it i s not un common for hunters to find in th e w oods graves i n what seems today to be vi rgin forest The exact location of many o f th e old family bu rial plots i nadequately described in deeds cannot be l ocated today Tales of tombstone s being used for variou s purposes are so comm on that many Of th em must be true Vandal s smash ing tombstones and fa rmers plow i ng u p graveyards should be i mprisoned in th e cou nty j ails According to an Ol d deed convey i ng to Daniel Ire land a tract o f land between the two E gg Harbo r R i vers dated J an 9 1 72 8 9 a tract 30 ft square known a s th e bu r y i ng ground wherei n Thos Green s ch ildren are buried i s reserved Thos Green bo u ght th e land from the daughter of F ranci s C ollings M ay 8 1 699 Hannah D ole wi dow o f J oseph Dole of G reat E gg H arbor sol d i t to Ireland I t adj o in e d l an d of Peter S cul l L oca t i on of buria l g round i s now unknown ,

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O ld Gloucester C ounty i ncluded the present counties of Gloucester C amden and Atl antic Atlant i c C ounty was created in 1 837 and C a m den C ou nty i n 1 844 Prior to th e for mation of Atlantic C o u nty O ld Gloucester extended from the Delaware River to the Atlanti c O cean and at on e t i me l arge q u an tities of bog i ron w a s dug o u t o f th e swamps and w a s used to make cannon and c annon ball s for the w a rs o f th e Revolution ,

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In 1 694 eight years a fter the i nh abitants of Gl ou ce s ter C ounty had f o rmed the C ounty th e foll o win g l a w w as “ passed by the Provi n ce of West J ersey : B e it enacted by the Governor Cou ncil an d Representatives in this As s e m b l y m e t and asse m bl e d and by the authority of th e sa m e that the two d istinction s or d iv i s ion s hereto for e called the th i rd and fourth tenths be and is hereby lai d i nto one county named and from hence forth to be called the C ou nty of Glou cester the l im i ts whereof bou nded w ith the aforesai d ri ve r called Crapw e l l on the No rth and the rive r B erkley ( for merly called O ld Mans C reek ) ” on the S o u th The sa me year ( 1 694 ) the peopl e of th e Great E g g Harbour section w ere allotted to Gloucester C ounty The early plan o f d i v i ding We s t Ne w J ersey i nto tenths m e t w i th conside rable di ffic u lty and w a s s oo n aban do u ed Th e th i r d or Ir i sh tenth got i ts name fro m the Ir i sh Quakers w ho settled there It exten ded from Pe n sa uke n to Ti mber C reeks T he fou rth tenth extended from T i mber to O ldmans C ree k s— an d probabl y got the i r B y FRA N K H S TE W ART .

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bou ndar i es from th e deeds given by th e I ndians T o the be st o f my knowledge th e boundaries were establ ished by common consent rather than by l aw although an e ffort was mad e to divide th e frontage on the Delaware R i ver and each tenth was to extend back into the wood s far enough to make i t contai n acres .

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A s i zable book of the greatest h istor ic and h u man in t e re s t could be written about th e Quaker L ady w ho founded th e village of H ad d on fi e l d New J ers ey and whose maide n surnam e was gi ven to that l ocal ity i n O ld Gloucester County long be fore th e v i llage o f H a d d o n fi e l d was thou ght of My present ob j ect h owever i s only to bri efly describe the h ome o f a remarkable wo m an th e only w oman so far as I can d i scover w ho came to Ame ric a s i ngl e handed as i t were t o t ake possess ion o f an d settle u pon a C o l onial Plantation in h e r own right E l izabeth was the daughter of J ohn Had d on Qu ake r o f S outhwark L ondon and E lizabe th a n ch o r s m ith C lark hi s wi fe S he was orn i n 1 68 0 arrive d in b ; ( ) America 1 70 1 married J ohn Es t au gh a Qu aker mini ster i n 1 70 1 S he died of E ngland travell i n g in Amer ic a i n 1 762 and w a s buried i n F r i en d s graveyard on H addon Avenue not far from th e Town H all a M em orial tablet being there erected to her memo ry at the 2 00th a n n ive r sary o f the founding of the Town i n O ctober 1 9 1 3 J ohn C lement h istorian of H a dd o n fie l d publi shed i n 1 873 a sh o rt articl e i n th e A m er ica n H is tor ica l R e cor d “ ” entitled The Es ta u gh H ou se Th i s mansi on w ith i ts accompanim ents will form th e sub j ect of my pape r I “ shal l designate i t by the appropriate name of Haddon ” Hall give n to i t by its l ast o ccupants th e family of the late Isaac H Woo d To distingu ish it from the cl a ssi c “ old ru in of Derbysh ire we h a ve but t o add o f Had ” d on fie l d and i ts identity i s complete and the chance thou ght of M i stre ss D orot hy Vernon is trans formed i nto th e mor e real yet no less roma ntic and lov i n g one o f E l i zabe th the M ai den Pioneer * B y S AM U E L N R H O A D S ,

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That first Amer i can dwelling where the noble w i fe O f J oh n Es t a u gh began h er housekee ping w as l o cated near the centre of a 5 00 —acre tract bo u ght by her father J ohn Haddon of Lo ndont own i n 1 698 A F riend J ohn W i lli s had been th e o rigina l patentee from Penn and Byl l yn ge and J oh n s son Thom as sold i t to J ohn Had don Th e ori gina l h ou se was located about 1 50 yards from the s outh bank of C oop e r s Creek on gro u nd r i si ng about th i rty feet above the t i dewater l anding at that po int The landing n ow unused w a s recently called C oles L and i ng a fter th e late owner of th e prope rty It is in the extreme rear o f th e pre sent village o f Westmont ( formerly named R ow a n dt o w n ) and is one and one h al f m i les below th e bri dge over wh ich the K i ng s H ighway from B url ington to S alem cross es C oo per s C reek No vestige of thi s ho u se has been kno wn to th e Oldest in ha b i tants n ow l iving nor to the generat i o n precedin g these so far as can be ascertai ned The l ate J ames S tarr L ip pin co tt w h o once l ived on th e property ad j o i n i ng used to po i nt ou t th e reputed s i te of the ol d h o use cellar but even that cannot n o w be located E l i zabe th was near l y twenty—on e years O l d when she too k possess ion o f th i s h ome not nineteen as stated by “ Judge C lement i n his F i rst S ettlers of Newton Town ” ship O ur knowledge of its con stru cti o n i s based wholly on c ircu m stantial o r trad i tion al ev i dence Regard i n g thi s “ I t has been genera l ly I quot e C lement ( l c p 1 1 5 ) be l i eved that she erected th e first hou se on th is tract o f l and br i ng i ng with her m uch of the material from E ng land Thi s i s an error as a map of th e land made by Thomas S harp in 1 700 ( w h ich w a s before her arrival ) proves that build i ngs w ere already on the land ; an d i t is supposable that she occupied those al ready there J ohn W i llis th e locator of the su rvey no doubt pu t t he dwell i ng there and ( perh aps ) l i ved on th e prem i ses some time for fourteen years had elapsed between th e date o f the taking up and J ohn Haddo n s title S he probabl y e n ,

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j unction o f the K i ng s H ighway ( H a d d on fi e l d M ai n S treet ) and the old turnpike now styl e d H addon Avenue The Hal l stood on the highest knoll near th e centre of a acre tract whi ch J ohn Haddon bought o f Richard 00 5 M atthews th e s am e year the Willis tract was acqu i red Thi s pl antation ad j oined th e other one on th e south and e ast includ ing on i ts s outhe astern hal f ne arly all o f that part o f the B orough o f H a d d on fi e l d lyin g north and west o f th e M ai n S treet A long l ane at right angle s to the present Haddon Avenue has for many generati ons given access to that thorough fare but i t is qu ite likely that the original lane ran directly from near the front o f th e house to th e presen t corner o f M ai n an d Tanner S tree ts where a l ively tradition loc ates the residence o f E l izabeth s ch ie f butle r A more el i gible S ite fo r a fine house th a n the one selected by our lov i ng pa i r doe s not exist in th e neighbor hood and a fine house has always stood on th is site for nearly t w o hundred years w ith th e exception o f a few months i n 1 84 2 when the orig i n al H addon Hall was burned an d a new bri ck mansion w as erected by Isaac H Wood on th e same foundations The construct i on o f Haddon Hall was not n e ce s s i t a t e d by an increase i n the numbe r of Ame rican Es t a u ghs It was undoubtedly due in part to th e expectation that J ohn Haddon an d hi s w i fe would spe nd the i r decl in in g years i n New J ersey S ome letters fro m London of that pe riod indicate thi s very plai nly but th e in fi r m it ie s o f old age and th e dread of an oc ean voyag e prevented the j ourney O ther reasons ma de i t fitting that th e ES t a u ghs should enl arge thei r borders J ohn all unwitting l y perhaps had be en drawn into a strenuous business l i fe as attorney for h i s father in l a w and sol e a gent o f th e Pennsylvania L and C ompan y of L ondon E l i zabeth con n e ct e d by ties of ki nshi p and friendsh ip with the most i nfluential F riends o f Pennsylvan ia and New J ersey and quickly assuming a responsible posit i on i n church and s ociety had become a great entertainer H a d don fie l d at ’

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th is time was not the nam e fo r ev en a village ; it l iterally was The F i e lds of H addon There we re proba bly not m ore than two o r three dwellings on th e Main S treet of th e present t o wn and they of the mos t pri mitive sort a tavern a b lacksmith sh o p a log cabin o r two at m a gn ifi cent d istance s I n short th e town of H a d d o n fi e l d was not on the map not even dreamt of when th e Es t a u gh s had the cellar dug for th e new man s ion on th e knol l S ix fee t below ground it went and two feet abo ve the thick fou n d a ti on walls of rough hewn Pennsylvani a gneiss were laid no d o ubt be ing floated up th e creek i n barges t o S toy s L anding at high tide The floo r of this cellar was in part covered with th e square fl a g bri cks which there IS eve ry reason to suppose were made in E nglan d an d whos e o ri gin must not be con fou nded w ith that of the ordinary bric ks of the buildi ng made no doubt in the nei ghborhoo d “ H avi ng thus l i ke th e Bibl ical w ise man digged deep ” and founded th e building on a rock as l ite rally as was poss ible in West J ersey s oil th e supe rstructure was built of bricks to th e height of two a n d a h al f st o ri es in th e main building and to t w o stories in th e annex A word as to these bricks and thei r or igi n Th ey still do duty in the present buildings and measure x 4 x 2 % inches be i ng three fou rths of an inch longer and one quarter i nch thi cker than the present standard brick The popu lar notion that s hipl o ads of bri cks were brought over fro m E ngland to construct the homes of the early c o lonists may have some foundati o n but w e have proof that bricks were being manu factured i n B url i ngton N e w J ersey b e fore Ph iladelph i a was even a name S ome o f Will iam Penn s early bu ild ing operations at th e M anor ma de use of bricks made by Redman of Philadelphia and i n a lette r of Hannah Penn s to Pen n s secretary J am es “ L ogan dated 1 700 she says that a n e w ( bri ck ) maker ” “ at B urlin gton n o w makes th em a c rown a th ousand ” che aper an d as much better than Redman s sort It i s ,

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certain that by 1 71 3 brickmaking had become a regular industry i n Wes t J ersey and where surface clay was a c cessible on a plantation th e materi als for large building Ope rations like th is were manu factured on the estate as closely as po s sible t o the Operation There is an ol d clay pond or marsh j ust across the turnpike from and nearly opposite to the Haddon Hal l s ite and distant the re from about 300 yards F ro m my i n fancy almost to thi s day the fenny shallows of th is po ol have harbo red many a mystery known o nl y to frogs mosqu i toes and boys O nl y o f late ve a rs has i t dawned upon m e that th i s blemish o n the once fertile field o f the Redman family was a l e gacy of th e thri ft o f thei r collateral ancestor E l izabeth Es taugh i n he r bui lding op erations Doubtless from th is or a similar depression on the farm whe re clay marl of the best qual ity for firing i s known to l ie close to the sur “ ” fac e cam e th e E ngl ish bricks wh ich fiction has made illustriou s The square fl a g bricks wh ich paved th e gar den walks and cellar floors ( a s al ready h inted ) were prob ably impo rted be ing of fine r workmanship a di fferent color an d of another sort o f clay Thei r si ze was exactly double tha t of th e ordinary ki nd U nfortunately we do not now have access to any memoranda o f the wo rkmen or building expenses o f H ad don Hall These records if existing are probably in E ngland owned by som e member o f the B utche r family of L ondon It is not impossible th at F rancis C ol l ins master carpenter an d mason may h ave had a hand in planni ng and e recting th e homestea d He w as the n an old man but a close an d trusty fri end of E lizabeth hi s daughters being he r i ntimate associates In 1 675 he built the S tepney Meeting House i n London and i n 1 682 the ol d octagonal F ri ends Meeting House i n B url ington N J Anothe r house builder of the period w a s Will iam Matlack of P e n is a u ke n who fou r years later bought 2 00 acres of land o f J ohn Haddon O r i t may be an ex planation o f the subsequent family relat i ons between the ,

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p a t h fr om H a ll d o o r t o fr o n t y ar d g a t e w as i n sa m e p o s i t i o n as a t pr e s e n t b ut t he fl a g br i c k s ha ve b e e n tw i c e r e s e t the l as t ti m e b y m y br ot h e r S a m u e l W o o d T h e fi r e o cc u rr e d ab o ut m id n ig h t o f t h e 1 4t h o f A pr i l ( S e c on d d ay n igh t o f Y e ar l y M tg w e e k i n P h i l a ) 1 842 M y Fa t h e r I saac H o rn o r Wo o d an d M o t h e r Eli zab e t h H C o o p e r W o o d w i t h t h e i r ch i l d r e n R e be cca C oop e r W ill i a m C oo p e r I s a ac H o rn o r J r an d A l e x an d e r C o o p e r t h e l a tt e r s ix m o n t hs o l d wit h t h e i r t hr e e C o l o r e d m a id s t w o c o l d b oy s an d a w h i t e m a n co n s titut e d t he h o u s e h o l d O n e c o l o r e d b oy l o s t h i s l i fe i n t he fi re T h e fi r e s t ar t e d i n k i t ch e n an d s upp o s e d l y b y a m a n r e t i r i n g l a t e an d d ropp i n g a m a t ch M u ch o f f u rn itu r e i n m a i n par t o f h o u s e w as sav e d b y h e rc u l e an e ff o rt s an d a l s o o n acc o u n t o f v e r y t h i c k w a l l b e tw e e n t h e m a i n an d ki t ch e n par t o f h o u s e A t r u n k f u ll o f va l u ab l e fam i l y p ap e rs w h i ch ha d b e e n k e p t i n a r oom on t h i r d fl oo r fo r saf e k e e p i n g w as n ot b y t h e m a n s e n t fo r t h e m ; t h e r e fo r e b u rn e d an i rr e parab l e e e 1 s0 83 cur d S om e o f the w a ll s w e r e s t an d i n g n e x t m o rn i n g ; b ut p u ll e d d o w n w h e n c oo l an d t h e br i c k s u s e d i n r e b ui l di n g T he fr o n t d o o r ( an d a l s o e it h e r t h e bac k ha ll d oo r o r d o o r o f ki t ch e n w e k n o w n ot w h i ch ) w e r e l i f t e d fr om t he h i n g e s an d carr i e d an d a r e n o w u s e d as c e ll ar d o o rs i n m y br ot h e r s hom e o ut T h e Barns w e r e n ot d a m a g e d T he pr e s e n t d e sc e n d an t s o f E H a dd o n ha ve m y p ar e n t s to t han k fo r t h e pr es e r va ti o n e n l a r g in g an d b e a uti fy i n g t h e p l ac e ; as i t ha d b e e n s o l d b y t he S he riff an d d e s p o i l e rs ha d b e e n b u s y b e fo r e t h e i r p u rchas e o f it I t has b e e n i n f am i l y o f I saac an d Eli zab e t h W oo d fo r s e v e n ty s e v e n y e ars “ T he o r i gi na l o f t h e p i c tu r e s o l d u n d e r t h e na m e o f t he Es t a ugh ” H o u s e 1 776 t o 1 876 w as m a d e du r i n g the r e s id e nc e i n i t o f S arah C r e ss o n w h o s e carr i ag e i n t he l an e i s sh o w n i n t h e p i c tu r e REBE CCA C W REEVE F e br u ar y e l e v e n t h N i n e t e e n h u n d r e d an d e i g h t The

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It ma y be here added that the only build i ng now standing on the prope rty origi nal ly c onstructed for E l iza be th Es t a u gh i s her old brick B rew Hou se I t stands ab out 30 feet from th e rear o f the mansi on The plans of th e first and second stories as remember ed by Rebecca Reeve accompan ied th e letter A study o f these as al so of Redman s sketch shows a considerable annex on the north end of the mai n building Th e front of th i s annex in the water color view plainly appe ars to pro j ect beyond th e mansion some distan ce apparently four to six feet I n th e Ree ve pla n th e reverse o f th is i s shown ,

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Th i s two story four roomed Annex as I have called it with its pent roo f l ow ceilings and apparent * la ck of cella r strongly suggests having been built b e o f r e th e larger building to which it was attached This i s qu ite l ikely and it would have formed ampl e a ccom m o d a t io n s for a year or more during wh ich the main building and i ts accessories were being lei surely com pl e t e d a fter the good old con servative Quake r fash ion That th e two parts o f H addon H all were s ep a r a te l v bu ilt i s furthe r show n by th e fact that the walls between th e m w e re d ouble th ick and the first floo r of the smal l er structure was abo ut three f ee t lower than t hat of i ts neighbor and th e h e ight of the ceil ings so di fferent that no second—story connection exi s ted be twee n th em F uture researches ma y sh ow that a pe ri od of five or s ix years elapsed betwee n th e construction of th e two build ings and that the larger one was built w i th a V i ew of bringing J ohn Haddon and hi s wi fe ove r to l i ve w i th th e i r f a vorite ch ildren dur i ng thei r decl i ni ng years There are several wel l known facts wh ich favor this theor y A S the presen t building stands on th e ancien t foundations we know that th e frontage of the old on e was 4 3 feet and the gable end 36 f ee t wide The annex must have incr eased th e total frontag e as seen comi ng up the lane to 60 feet We know not a little of th e origi nal furnish i ngs of Haddon H all much of the s e being distributed be fore th e house was burne d am ong th e heirs of E beneze r H op k i ns E l i zabeth Es ta ugh s adopted nephew who w as my great great great grandfather Among the se h ei r looms are several fine old cha i rs ; a l arge marble top cla w foot parlor tabl e ; a tall heavy gilt toppe d parlor mi rror ; a very tall an d finely constructed grandfather s c l ock made i n L ondon ; a tru l y splendi d old chest o f drawers etc etc All thes e show that substantial ele gance which ind icates both wealth and thri ft that happy a ul t w as pr bab ly un d r h f r n t r m f th i s p a rt Wi n Th -

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combination wh ich so many strive after but so few a t tain A search among the j ourn al s o f travel ing ministers o f the peri od between 1 72 0 and 1 762 shows that Had don H all had al m ost a monopoly i n th e h ospitalities ” “ given to Publ i c F riends vis iting that neighbo rhood Thoma s S tory Thomas Wilson and J ames D ickinson B en j am i n Ki dd William Recki tt William E llis J ohn F othergill S a m ue l Bow n as M ary ( Pace ) Weston C atherine Pe yton E dm und P e cko ve r and others were vi sitors there from O ld E ngland B esides these were some from New E ngland and New Y ork als o many prominent F riend s from Phi l adelph ia and B url in gton O f th e s e latter were the Pembe rton L ogan Ca d w a l l a d er S mith Norris J en nings D rinker Waln and Rawle fam i lies with some o f whom J ohn Es tau gh ha d deal i ngs both secular and religious O ne of th e most read ” “ able not i ces o i a s o c i al v i s it to th e Wi dow Es ta u gh s “ ~ i s given in the now well known book Hannah L ogan s ” C ou rtsh i p pages 1 1 8 and 1 67 i n wh ich under date of the undaunted 8t h M onth 2 9th 1 74 7 J ohn S mith lover records h ow h e followed Hannah to B url ingt on and took her to M ount Holly that a fternoon afte r meet ing etc ,

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F eb y 2 1 772 h e was appointed J ustice o f th e Peace and took the oath of o ffice u nder the Ki ng s Gov e r n m e n t and remained un til the Revolution April 1 775 h e was elected on e of the C ouncil of Propri etors for the Western D ivision o f New J erse y and served for many years part of the tim e its vice pre s i dent “ ” Nov 1 9 1 774 R e pa u pa C reek was S t ope d out by J ames H inchma n J ames S teelman and hi msel f m a n a g ers app o i nted by act o f Assembly O n March 9 1 776 h e was in New Y ork and s a w th e streets entren ched and th e enemy in s ight March 2 7 1 777 h e moved to De ptford Townsh ip on th e West place where h e had a d isag ree a ble scene occas ioned by th e war Probably an argument w ith a tory O n O ct 4 1 777 h e wa s taken prisoner by th e B riti sh and kept pris oner by th e m during an actio n with th e American S hi pping It ha ppened to be on the d a y o f the battle of Ge rrn a n t ow n and h e and T e n ch F ran ci s got l i berty to go home on that account In t he wi nter of 1 777 h e saw an ox roasted on the i ce opposite Philadelphi a O n S ept 2 0 1 778 he was electe d one o f the C on v e n t io n of New J ersey when they as sum ed the govern m e nt of New J ersey Dec 2 4 1 779 h e took th e qualifications to the gov e r n m e n t establi shed under Authority o f th e Peopl e M arch 1 3 1 782 h e moved on th e plantation h e bought o f S amuel Paul S r in Greenw i ch Twp When he was 2 5 yea rs of age he weighed I 37 lbs and 2 37 at the age o f 64 O ct 1 784 h e was elected an Assemblyman for th e C ounty of Glouceste r and served therea fter for a per i od o f seven years i n the N J L egi slature In Nov 1 795 and again in Nov 1 800 h e was elected a J udge and J u stice of the Peace of Gloucester Co ’

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H i s children were : E dith born May 5 1 75 9 mar ried M ay 2 1 1 777 to Da v i d H endrick s on ; M a ry born J an 2 8 1 76 1 marr i ed J an y 7 1 780 to J osep h Paul ; Anne born M arch 4 1 763 married F eb y 1 0 1 786 to S amue l D Paul ; E l izabeth born Dec 2 9 1 764 married F e b y 1 0 1 786 to E dmund Weatherby died S ept 1 2 1 795 ; bur i ed at S olomon s Meeting ; Thos C lark Jr born J an y 1 8 1 767 marri ed Dec 2 1 1 786 Achs a h Pancoast ; Lydia born March 2 6 1 769 marri ed Aug 21 1 78 8 Andras Ri dgway ; died S ept 4 1 804 l e ft 6 sons and 2 daughters buried at E Weth erby s ; J e ffry C lark Jr bo rn Nov 2 0 1 771 married Aug 1 2 1 790 to Rachel Weatherby ; C h ri stian born J uly 1 2 1 774 married S ep t 30 I 790 to J ames C Wood ; J o s e ph born S ept 2 3 1 776 marrie d S ept 2 2 1 796 El i z abet h T i ers ; J ohn born Apr 3 1 779 married N ov 7 1 799 to Mary L ane H i s father and mother were b u r i e d i n S t Paul s C hurch Y ard Philadelph ia H i s brothe r Timothy C lark wa s bu ried at Cl om e l l on V an n e m a n s plantation i n th e orchard and had a h ead and foot ston e marked by Thos C lark H i s s ister Ann Day w i fe o f C harles Day died about S ept 1 75 5 and was bur i e d in C o l es C hurchyard i n Waterford Twp Had a tombstone H i s broth e r Ge orge was b u r i e d in a private b uria l g round in S al em He die d Dec 1 767 aged about 2 1 years J u l y 4 th 1 800 h e m anumitted a m an s l ave he had ra i sed in h is family Oct 1 80 0 a thun d er and l ightn i ng storm in G reen w ich and Deptford Townships near M ant u a C reek l ower bridge set fire to J ames H in chm a n s barn and i t and i ts contents of grain and ha y w e r e con sumed Also set fire to three di fferent heaps o f cornstalks i n G eor ge La w r e n ce s field on the Death of th e F ox p l ace ,

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A few hundred yards away towards th e bay i s a mound known s ince th e battle as F ort H ill M r F rench wh ile tonging for oysters d i s co vere d the wreck o f one of the ships sunk durin g th e battle He tonged out about on e hundred bushels of E nglish cann el co a l o f fine quality and used i t aboard his bo at In th e gravel pit ad j acent to hi s home several s ke l e t o ns have b ee n found o ne o f which w as in good cond i t i on and was buried under the mon u m e nt Paine s tavern a famous hos telry O f that pe ri od i s sa i d to have been burned as were a number of ho u se s on th e oth e r s i de of the river The nu m be r of i ro n reli cs such as hand mad e na ils bo lts and h inges togethe r wi th ca n non b a ll s grape shot and gun barrels found i n th e neighbo rhood are mut e ev i d e n ce s o f th e d e vastation wro u ght there Near th e s i te of th e wareho u se where th e Amer i can privateers s tored thei r spo il s be fore it w as carte d away to Ph iladelphia many coppe r coins and Indian rel ics have bee n found The fo u ndat i ons of the O l d houses are occ a sion al l y found while th e g roun d i s be ing cult i vated .

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tic ( and that he would in ve nt somethin g n e w i f he l ived l o ng enough ) The next year after receiving h is medical degree he married as told i n the following notation wri tten in * F rench by his father in law J ohn ( or J ean ) Co nrad O n the 6t h of F ebruary 1 772 between S chw e igha u s e r : seven a n d eight i n the evening m y daughter C atharine i s h h a e r was married i n Ph i ladelph ia to D r c w u e S ( ( ) g ) B od o O tto Jr who l ives i n th e J ersey about 1 5 miles from Philadelph ia S he went away w ith him F eb 1 1 ” 1 772 at 1 1 o cl ock i n the morning During B odo s short active an d useful career in camp hospit al and legislative chamber hi s faith ful wi fe made a comfortable home in S wedesbo ro for th e ch ildren C atharine Margaret J oh n C onrad ( th e d istingu ished Philadelph ia phys ician ) and J acob Whe n J acob w as three months old in March 1 778 a fight occurred on th e grounds surroundin g thei r home bet w een C ol M aw hoo d s R e gim e nt of B riti sh and th e Amer i cans ( S ee Note The house and barn we re burned M rs B odo O tto was driven from the ir hom e w ith her young broo d the youngest baby J acob in her arms Th e father w as away from home at th is time The dat e corresponds w i th that of his service at Valley Forge th e most gloo my and heart breaking months of th e War for Independence Mothe r and child ren found shelte r among neighbors u ntil a new home was found I n th e Hi story o f Gloucester ” C ounty N J ( pp 300 ) an old i nhabitant i s quoted as po inting o u t i n the middle o f the l gth c entur y the brick hous e o f D r B od o O tto Jr at S wedesboro built previo u s to the Revolution and late r occupied by Will iam Welch In thi s house the fourth and last child was probably bo rn Daniel on J an 1 5 1 780 and all four ch ildren were reared An entry i n an old family B ible gives an accoun t o f the destruction o f th e S wedesboro house and farm at O r i in a l in p ss ss i n f t h wr i t r " w Fr m H i st ry f M d i ca l M in N J rs y b y W i c k s N t 1 ,

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h e was elected to the S enate of New Jersey th e n com mi ssione d as C olonel o f S tate Troops F i rst B attal ion Gloucester C ounty The pe rsonal ities who bore the stra i n su ffering and d i scouragements o f Valley F orge in th e wi nte r o f 1 777 8 have w on a lasting place in the hearts of thei r fellow countrymen The admi ni stration of a moder n well equi p ped army h ospital requ ires su ffici ent fortitude to test th e courage and ability o f its medi cal officers How much more severe m ust have been th e test at Val ley F orge where food was sc arce and inferior typhoid ram pant clothing insu fficient th e cold intense and a l l the di seases raging wh ich follow underfeedi ng and exposure ? Dr B odo O tto Jr his father B od o O tto S r and hi s broth er Dr John A O tto struggle d manfully agai nst d iseas e d isco u rageme nt and doubt while the great B r iti sh a rmy l i ved i n com fort and feasted i n luxu ry i n Philadelphia A fami ly tradition attribu tes th e followi ng letter to D r B odo O tto Jr from Val le y F orge addressed to hi s wi fe i n Sw e desboro : ly

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L ittle E gg Harbo r w a s a port of e ntry an d a great de al o f th e impo rtati ons from E urope and th e West Indies came into Glou cester Co unty via that section E benezer Tucke r E sq a Revolution ary soldier w as collector su r v e yor and inspector duri ng the last de cade of th e 1 8th century H i s boo ks o f records can not n o w be found but many man uscr i pt letters and printed c i rcular s of in s t ruc t i on cop i es of U S law s from Alexander H amilton Te nch C oxe W E vele i gh Co m ptroll er J oseph Nourse Registe r O l i ver Wolcott Timothy Pickerin g Aaron D u nham and others still ex i st Numerous blank fo rm s for var i ou s kinds of repo rts to be made u nder the di fferen t l aws and form s for ex pense reports fees drawbacks i mpor ts expo rts bonds gau g i ng measu ring are care fully filed an d saved The earliest blank repo rts were for the l ast quarter o f th e year 1 789 an d th e first l etter w as a manus cript cir cu l a r s igned by A H a m ilton dated O ct 1 0 1 789 to th e e ffect that mani fests of car goes must be del ivered to th e C ol lectors of th e Ports from which th e y are to s ail The ob j ect of th i s pro vi si on was to obtai n a knowl e dge of the exports O n F ebruary 2 7 1 790 N E veleigh w rote S u rveyor Tucker requesting that h is oath o f offi ce and bo n d with s uffic i ent secu rity be tran smitted as early as pos sible He sai d they w e r e already s i x months beyond th e th ree mon ths allowed by law The communi cations were transmitted by me an s of bu s iness men travell ing back and forth The settlement o f Ch e stnut Neck on th e southerly s i de of th e Mullica or Li ttle E gg H arbor River exten d ed to N a cot C reek and proba bly got its n am e from th e trees that p redominated there It was an important c o mmuni ty composed o f seafaring pe opl e an d traders B y FRA N K H S TE W AR T .

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Fu rther up the L ittle Egg Harbo r r i ve r at i ts forks w as the cente r of me rchandise di str i bution A mong the well known C aptain s who i n 1 793 sa i led to Amster dam B ilboa Antigua Nantz a n d other ports w ere J oseph J ones B en j a min A d ams J oh n B urrowe s Thomas Walker J e remi ah S ome rs Among th e places where boats we re built Ra cc o on C reek N aco t C reek and Great E gg Harbor are menti oned S everal l i sts o f sh ips whos e pape rs were t aken by force a n d retained togeth er w ith pri nted lists of A merican seam en d e tain e d abroad because o f lack o f c i t i zensh i p pape rs are filed w i th th e c u stom house papers o f L ittle E gg Harbor In a controversy between S il a s C rane a j udge and soldie r o f the R e volution w ho succeeded E ben ezer Tuck e r as C ollector and C ollector Wi n ner of S omers Po int we ga i n a small list of sh ips and masters of 1 80 8 viz “ ” S h ip R e gu l a t a Wm C lark Master ; S loop “ ” ” “ O range J oh n E nd i cott Master ; s l oop Li berty Rich ” “ ard L ads Master ; S h ip D olph in Richard Risley “ ” Master ; S l o op J uno Augustus S o oy Master A l ittle late r th e name s o f S amuel Loveland Thom a s Rose B ennett Ros e and others appear The recor ds c o ntain much abo ut wrecks sales o f boats tari ffs privatee rs o f th e w a r of 1 81 2 prisoners o f war a n d a fe w signat u res of famous m e n l ike J a me s Monroe and J ames Mad ison are conspicuous Th e early records o f th e po rt of Great E gg Harbor ( S omers Point ) seem to be mislaid or destroyed Dil ige n t e ffort on my part to find them availed noth ing It i s quite po ss ible that a thoro ugh i nvestigation would determine thei r fate .

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mo 1 760 Alice B rown lai d in her grave J an C Cro s w a y from old E ngland at H a d d o n fi e l d meeti ng Went to meet i ng i n w agon Gri eves over smallness of m eeting U ncle J am es L ord d i e d a youn g man My father w a s taken away J oseph Gibson went to S alem J oseph Tomlin so n to 3 -

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mo I 1 David C ooper gon e to As sembly day 6 4 5 7 for the fi rst time 6 9 mo 1 76 1 F i rst day to meeting next day to H a dd on fie ld N ow thei r fine carriage h ouse is fin i shed and painted O ur friend Peter F ie r n w as there to s pea k G race F i sher and S arah H opkins went to E gg Har b or m e etin g 1 day 1 0 mo 1 76 1 w ith J os i ah Albertson J oseph White back from O l d E ngland 1 1 F i rst yo u ths me ting at Woo d b u ry 2 d a 1 6 e 5 7 y w e have had H annah S mith gon e to her long h ome 1 6 3 1 762 Richard Ma tl a cks w i fe dec ea sed 1 8 3 1 762 J ohn M i ckle i s married 2 6 3 1 762 A very full Quarterly meet i ng J oh n \Voo l m a n J oseph White and B etty Mores in attendan ce A w onder fu l meeting i t w a s It see m s pe opl e have grown some b ett e r s i nce l ast fal l W i ll i a m H unt from C arol i na J ohn Woolmans cous i n at meet i ng J ohn Hop kins i s marr i ed 4 day l gth o f 5 mo 1 762 B etty S loan married on 5 th day J ames B rown m a rri ed on 6th day to Katy An d rews : Davi d C oope rs house burne d do w n 1 8 4 mo 1 762 Davi d C oope r and hi s six children 6—7 mo 1 762 an d our s iste r Hannah have a hom e to l ive i n again S ar ah Wood has changed h er nam e to 1 7 9 1 762 Tatum J ames W hital married 1 9 4 1 762 .

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The s i te o f F ort Nas s a u built i n 1 62 3 should be a p prop r ia t e l y marked als o th e first ch u rches that have long since passed away 7 A complet e l ist o f al l tombston e inscr i pt i ons of aban dou ed grave yards both pu bl ic and private shou l d be made and published befo re van dal is m and age obliterate th e m fo rever Al l graveyards shou l d b e taken over and kept i n repa i r by public a u thority For the s ak e of a fe w extra ears of corn ma ny buri al plots forever reserve d i n r e corded deeds h a ve be en farmed ove r to the d n r a ce of avari ce Th e Indian trails should b e l ocated and marked ; also th e Indian v i llage s i tes Th e firs t road s shou ld b e mapped and pu bl i shed and the l o cations o f th e old i nns and taverns and ferr i es i ndicated thereon O ld C ol on i al homesteads shou ld be photographed or sket ched L A RGE W H I T E O A K S ,

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his law boo ks H e entered th e U S Navy S ept 4 1 798 as a midsh ipman and served through the war with F rance I n 1 800 h e was acting l ieutenant on the s l oop o f war ” J ohn Ad a ms He s erved under h i s school boy chum S tephe n De catur in the Mediterranean squadron during the war with Tripol i and received b y resolution o f C on gress a sword for gallantry i n action Duri ng th e war “ ” o f 1 81 2 he serve d on the F rigate Constitution and othe r “ fa mous ships While in command o f the F rigate C hesa ” “ ” peake he engaged the B ritish F r i gate S hann on O ff B os ton Mass a n d was mo rtally wounded J un e 1 1 81 3 and di e d ab o ard h is sh ip at sea four days later He w as bu rie d at Hali fax N S with mil ita r y honors and on S ept 1 6 1 81 3 hi s remains were remo ved to Trin ity C hurchyard New Y ork .

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Thi s famous S po rt i ng club compo sed of prominent men of Gloucester C o u nty an d Phi l adelph i a accord i n g to manuscript remi niscences written by one of i ts members abo ut one hundred years ago was establi shed early in the 1 8th century ; interest waned for a t i me ; abo ut 1 760 it was revived C apt S amuel M orr i s for a long time pr i or to 1 80 7 w a s annually r e chosen as its pres iden t When age compe lled him to gi ve up rid i ng a horse h e rod e in a l ight wagon t o the hunti n g place wh ich was care ful ly selected where good roads i ntersected each other and where the cry of the pack o f hounds constantly s a l uted th e ear Among the members prior to the Revoluti on were Anthony Rai ney J oshua Ga t cl iff S amuel Gat cl iff and S olomon Park th e watch m a ker o f North F ront S tree t Ph iladelphia Th e latte r was an act i ve hunter and m em ber until 1 81 5 wh e n h e w a s over seventy years of age In the year 1 800 the members numbe red about th i rty about hal f o f whom were active hunters The other hal f pre ferred th e festiv i ty o f the hun tin g di nner to the e x cit e ment of the ch ase Robert Wh arton M ayor o f Philadelph i a s u cceeded Ca pt Morri s a s president C apt C harles Ros s o f the F i rst Troop of Ph iladelph ia C ity C aval ry C apt Wm Davy o f the merchant se rvi ce B enj West G L and J Morr i s S r E dward Davi e s S olomon Park A M B uck ley all o f Ph iladelphi a ; General F rankli n Davenpo rt J ohn L awrence and J ames B C ooper o f Woodb ur y ; C ol J osh u a Howell of F ancy H ill i n Glo u cester C apt S amu e l W hit a ll of Red B ank ; C ol H eston of Glass boro and J onas C atte l l g u i de an d whipper ih now upward of 72 years old were mem bers With most of these gentlemen B y FRA N K H S TEW ART ,

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Thi s boo k commencing N ov 30 1 781 and continu in g for a pe ri od o f two years w as recently fou nd in Phila delphi a and presented to The Hi stor ical S oc iety of P e nn sy l vani a It i s highly probable that h e was th e paym aster of the Revoluti on from Gloucester C ounty O n th e first page o f h i s d ocket i s a list of the C ounty O fficers as follows : Con n cil ors E li j ah C lark J oseph H ugg J oseph C ooper S am u el H ugg J oseph A s s e m b lym e n E ll i s Con n ty Cl er k —E l i j ah C l ark — J l hom a s r i De nny h e ff S Ju dg es of Quar te r S es s ion s J ohn C oo per J oseph H ugg J oh n Wilk i ns Waterford townshi p J ohn Gr i ffith s ; N e w J u s tices ton township Joh n L i tle S amuel K i nn ard Deptford townsh i p John C oo per J ohn Wilki ns J os eph Hugg J ohn S parks ; Gall o way townsh ip Robe rt M orss Thos Reynard Great E gg Harbo r township Thos C hampi on J os hua S mith S am u el Liyo r s Tow ns hip Cl er k Newton townsh ip 1 Harri son B en j C ozens Con s ta b l es — Waterford town ship J ohn S hivers ; Newton tow nship Isaa c C ox ; G loucester townsh ip B arney O wen J oshua B eats The first case J an u ary 1 1 1 782 i s th at o f th e S tate vs L ew i s McKn ight on i nfor mation of M a j or S parks who charged the defendant wi th havi ng two chest s of Br i t i sh goods clandest i nely brought from the enemy The defendant pro d u ce d a pa s sport from Peter F urman J P t o the e ffect that the goods might b e conveyed to Ph ila d elphi a Thomas Parker and Brother made oaths and decl ared that the goo ds had bee n seized and s old as prize B y FR A N K H STE W ART .

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goods according to l a w of the S ta te a n d that the d e fe nd ant had l egal r i ght to transpo rt the goo d s Defe n dant w a s d ismissed J an 1 5 I 782 S qu ire L itl e i ss u ed a pas s to Wil l i am C assady to go on h i s law ful bus i n es s wh i le behavin g as a goo d sub j ect of th e U ni te d S tates J an 2 8 1 782 He issue d a pass to Peter J ones Marc h 2 1 782 W i ll iam T e re e n made oath that fou rteen pieces of Cal im e n co and two pieces of Du rant and n i nety five silk handke rchie fs in h i s charge on the wa y t o C01 S u mme rs of Philadelphi a we re sent from J oseph E dwards C ape M ay and that th ey ha d be e n se i zed and s o ld as priz e good s o f the e n e m y Apri l 2 7 1 782 W i lli a m Wood was bo un d out by h i s father J a m es Woo d to Joshua Coope r for 1 6 years 6 mos until he reach th e a ge of 2 1 years H is master w as to give h im 6 mon ths school ing teach hi m th e art o f h u s bandry an d at the end of the apprenticeship give h im two suits of clothes one of them n e w Aug 31 1 782 M ary Anderson mad e a Deed of Gi ft to her daughters Hannah and P ho e be Anderson of all her prope rty real and pe rson al And rew Anderson r was a poi nted guardian J p O ct 1 5 1 782 Th i s day J oh n L i tle at th e request of C aptain J ohn Dav i s went to the S tate prison in Phila delph ia and ex a m ine d the seve n dese rter s captured b y C aptain D avis at L ittle E gg Harbor S eptembe r 2 n d and b y him delivered to E l i j ah We ed kee per o f said prison on the 7th fo llowing The prisoners of war were : ,

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22 29 1

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M e rchan t 3 G l o u c e s te r C ou n ty Me rchan t s P h i l a de l ph i a ( 1 779 1 791 ) Mi c k l e D i ar y o f S am u e l y e ar 1 792 ,

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1 65 I 68 1 71 I 74 1 76

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189

1 81 1

1 90

1 81 2

1 91

1 81 3

1 94

1 81 4

I 97

1 81 5

I 99

1 816

20 1

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204

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2 10

1 820

2 13

2 15 2 18

1 823

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232 2 39 1 82 7

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249 18 29

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O a k s l ar ge w h i t e O ffi c e rs N e w J e rs e y S oc iet y

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of

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332

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29

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P ar l i am e n t ar y R u l e s P oor H o u s e cons i de r ed farm p u rchas ed P os t o fii ce s G l o u c e s te r C o u n ty P r i son e rs cos t o f k e e p i n g '

100 1 29

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1 30

( 1 800 )

31 9 90

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R e cor d s m i ss i n g from R e d B an k B a tt le o f R ev o l uti on M e n o f R ev o l uti onar y P e r i o d Ro ad s C oop e r s F e rry n ew l a i d o ut R oa d H o u s e s ,

1 748

to

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l i c e ns e s T axa ti on ho w le vied i n 1 762 T ax e s l e v i e d a ga i ns t c e r t a i n prop e rty ow n e rs T ax e s 1 708 T h i n g s t ax ed T o w nsh i p B oo k G r e a t E gg H arbor T o w nsh i p L i n e s cos t f r u nn i n g O ffi c i a l s D e p t for d ( I 779) T a ve rn

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1 04 1 08

I N DE X

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of

255 256

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