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Mr. Meeker married, in Newark, in Oc- tober, 1846, Henrietta A. Bolles, daughter
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of Nathan and Abby Johnson (Baldwin) Bolles, and they had children: Samuel, born June 23, 1849, died January 31, 1902 ; Henrietta Harbeck, who married Dr. Wal- ter J. Norfolk, of Salem, Massachusetts ; John Harbeck, born May 19, 1854, of East Orange, New Jersey ; Mary Abby French, of East Orange, New Jersey ; Charles Hen- ry, born September 19, 1865, who resides at Newton, New Jersey.
SANDFORD, Theodore,
Man of Enterprise, Historian.
Among the men of high distinction, scholarly attainments and wide experience of Belleville, New Jersey, was the late Theodore Sandford, well known in profes- sional and public life for more than half a century. To his own discretion, foresight and superior ability was due the splendid success that crowned his efforts. His well spent life commended him to the confidence and esteem of all with whom he was brought in contact, and his reputation in both busi- ness and public life was unassailable. He was of the seventh generation in this coun- try of the family founded by Captain Wil- liam Sandford, and his family is entirely distinct from that founded by the Rev. Cor- nelis Van Santvoordt, one of the earliest of the Dutch Reformed ministers to New Netherlands.
Captain (or Major) William Sandford, mentioned above, came to this country from the Island of Barbadoes, West Indies, in 1668, and on July 4 of that year, he receiv- ed a grant of all the meadows and upland lying south of a line drawn from the Hack- ensack to the Passaic rivers, seven miles north of their intersection, comprising five thousand three hundred and eight acres of upland and ten thousand acres of meadow. For this grant, which was the fa- mous "Neck" of the early town rec- ords of Newark, he agreed to pay twen- ty pounds sterling per annum "in lieu of the half-penny per annum forever." On
the July 20 following, he purchased from the Indians all their right and title to the same tract. Nathaniel Kingsland, sergeant- major of the Island of Barbadoes, became interested in this purchase; and from the fact that in the Newark town records, un- der date of September 29, 1671, the free- holders of Newark were empowered to "Buy the Neck of Captain William Sand- ford or his Uncle or Both if they Could Agree for it and pay what they shall en- gage," it has been conjectured that Major Kingsland was William Sandford's uncle. Of his other relations it is known that, Oc- tober 9, 1676, the authorities at New York granted Captain William Sandford letters of administration on the estate of Robert Sandford, of Barbadoes, "his nephew," who "by an unhappy accident came to be drowned in the harbour near this city and died intestate." William Sandford received the confirmation of his grant from the Dutch, August 18, 1673. He was offered a place on the Council of Governor Philip Carteret in 1669, but declined this. When the Dutch finally relinquished the province, Governor Cartaret returned, and Mr. Sand- ford then accepted a position in his Coun- cil, November 6, 1674, and retained this for a number of years. Royal proclamation con- tinued him as a councillor in the instructions to Governor Thomas Rudyard, December 10, 1682, and in those of Gawen Lawrie, February 28, 1684. In the last appointment he is spoken of as "Major" William Sand- ford; his title of captain was conferred upon him July 15, 1675, while he was residing at Newark, and acting as captain of militia. He married Sarah Whartman, and had chil- dren : Nedemiah, Katherine, Peregrine. William, Grace and Elizabeth.
William M. Sandford, a descendant in the sixth generation of Captain William Sand- ford, was born in Belleville, New Jersey, April 3, 1798, and died there in 1888. He was a manufacturer of carriages, and at one time a member of the State Legislature. He married Mary Spear Dow, who died April
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24, 1894, and who was a daughter of John Dow and Anna Bruen Dow. They had five children.
Theodore Sandford, son of William M. and Mary Spear (Dow) Sandford, was born in Belleville, New Jersey, August 26, 1819, and died in the same town, February 26, 1910. At the time he commenced to at- tend school there was but one in the town of his birth, and this was located in a two- story, stone building, situated just in front of the present lecture room of the Dutch Reformed church, the school being conduct- ed in the lower part of this building by Jere- miah T. Bowen, who was paid every three months by the parents for the tuition of their children. This, and later two other private schools, were patronized until the introduc- tion of the public school system, September 4, 1852, when Mr. Sandford was selected as one of the first school trustees. Upon the completion of this part of his education Mr. Sandford was apprenticed to learn the wheelwright's trade, but his brilliant mind was not satisfied with mere manual labor, and he employed all his spare time in reading law. He became a commissioner of deeds, wrote numerous wills and other legal docu- ments, and was the legal adviser of many. For a period of more than fifty years he was a country squire and justice of the peace, in which offices he probably served longer than any other man in the State of New Jersey. He was a member of the board of freeholders, and one of the first directors in the Merchants' Mutual Insur- ance Company of Newark. Throughout his life Mr. Sandford took an active part in community affairs, and he exercised a marked influence in the development of both his city and county. He was a pioneer in local improvements and guarded with jealous care the interests of the tax-paying public. He was a strong supporter of the Republican party, a member of the Masonic fraternity, and attended the Reformed church. He wielded a graceful and facile pen, was well informed upon historical top-
ics, and was the author of a well written chapter upon the "History of Belleville Township," which appears in Shaw's "His- tory of Essex and Hudson Counties," which was published in 1884.
Mr. Sandford married, November 16, 1842, Margaret Leah, the youngest child of Abram and Maria (Spear) Van Riper, and their surviving children are: Helen A., Ar- thur Ellison, Sarah A. and Eliza Mary. Several died in infancy. Mr. Sandford was devoted to his wife and children. He was gracious and hospitable in his home, sincere and earnest in his religious faith, and so honest and honorable in all the affairs of his life, that the faintest breath was never raised to question his integrity.
BONNELL, Samuel, Jr.,
Prominent Coal Merchant, Financier.
In the character of Samuel Bonnell Jr., of Elizabeth, New Jersey, were united in an unusual degree enthusiasm, ambition and a resistless energy, combined with striking executive ability. He was a son of Sam- uel and Cornelia (Bringherst) Bonnell, of Philadelphia.
Samuel Bonnell Jr. was born in Philadel- phia in 1824, and died in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1885. A part of his education was acquired in a school conducted by Quakers, in Philadelphia, and he then completed it in a school in Hamburg, Germany, where he became a master of the German language. Upon his return to Philadelphia, he became associated in the coal business with the firm of Robert Walton & Company. In 1852 he accepted the position of superintendent of the Black Diamond Mine, at Wilkesbarre, and three years later established himself in the coal business in the city of New York. So successful was he in this enterprise that, at the time of his death, he was the largest independent coal merchant in New York. He was a director of the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of America ; one of the organizers and vice-president of
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the Dime Savings Institution of Elizabeth, New Jersey. His New York firm was known as S. Bonnell Jr. & Company, and for some time after he was established in New York he continued his connection with the coal business in Philadelphia, the firm being known as Van Dusen, Morter & Company. He dealt mainly in Wyoming and Lehigh Valley coal. He was well known throughout the coal trade, and had large affiliations with the shipping. For many years his office was in the Trinity Building, and was the center of the commission coal trade of New York. While living in Philadelphia he was a mem- ber of the Volunteer Fire Department. Af- ter removing to Elizabeth, he took an active part in public affairs of that town. He was a member of the Elizabeth board of educa- tion, and at one time was candidate for the office of mayor, but was defeated by Peter Bonnett. He was a leading worker in be- half of a number of charitable institutions, and served as vestryman in St. John's Church for many years.
Mr. Bonnell married, November 30, 1854, at Narrows, Long Island, Mary S. Oliver, the Rev. Michael Schofield officiating. Chil- dren of this marriage: Children of this marriage : Adelaide and Russell. Mr. Bonneil was a man of great public spirit. Every pro- ject, which had for its object the improve- ment of the community in any direction, was assured of his hearty support and co-opera- tion, and he contributed generously, not only of his time, but also of his means. To the needy and distressed; he was ever a fatherly friend, but his charities were al- ways bestowed in as unostentatious a man- ner as conditions would permit. In every thought and deed he was truly a Christian gentleman.
MOSES, John,
Man of Affairs, Financier.
John Moses, late of Trenton, New Jer- sey, was not merely a business man who ac- quitted himself with dignity, fidelity and
honor, in the various responsible positions he was called upon to fill, but he was a thor- oughly practical and true type of a selfmade man. A man whose natural abilities would secure him prominence in any community, he won the approbation and esteem of his fellow citizens. His work was widely ex- tended, and will be felt for many years to come. He was a son of David and Anne (McFarland) Moses, the former an Eng- lishman of Welsh descent, the latter a na- tive of Scotland.
John Moses was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, December 24, 1832, and died in Trenton, New Jersey, January 21, 1902. He was educated in the common schools of his native country, and lived there until he was eighteen years of age. Having by that time come to the conclusion that there was but little opportunity for an ambitious, energetic young man to advance to any degree in Ire- land, he determined to emigrate to Ameri- ca. He arrived at Philadelphia in 1850 and was fortunate enough to obtain a position as invoice clerk with a firm of importers, Levy & Company, at that time one of the largest concerns of its kind in the country. Subsequently he obtained a practical knowl- edge of mining operations near Shamokin, Pennsylvania. He removed to Trenton, New Jersey, in 1855, and there became book- keeper for Henderson G. Scudder, a posi- tion he retained until President Lincoln's call for three months' men in 1861. Hav- ing served his time in Company A, Nation- al Guard of New Jersey, from 1861 to 1863, he returned to Trenton and resumed his work. During the summer and early fall of 1863 he paid a visit to his native land, and upon his return to Trenton, purchased the pottery works which had been estab- lished by William I. Shreve, but had not proved profitable in his hands. Mr. Moses associated Isaac Weatherby and S. K. Wil- son with himself, in his conduct of this en- terprise, and as they employed a man from Glasgow to superintend the workings of the factory, they gave it the name of the Glas-
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gow Pottery, and manufactured all kinds of wares. Mr. Moses was connected with this enterprise until his death, and it proved to be a very profitable investment. His suc- cess in this line of industry was recognized by others in the same field, and he served for a long time as president of the National Potters' Association. He was interested in a number of financial enterprises, in all of which his business acumen was recognized, and he was for several years president of the Mechanics National Bank. His social membership was with the Trenton Country Club, and he was for a period of forty years a vestryman and warden of St. Michael's Protestant Episcopal Church. A large por- tion of the later years of his life were de- voted to travel, and he had gone several times to the Pacific coast, and visited almost every State in the Union. He also made almost yearly trips to Europe.
Mr. Moses married, in Trenton, New Jer- sey, April 20, 1865, Olivia Gardner, born in 1839, a daughter of Mortimer Paul and Sarah Stratton (Gardner ) Forman, and they had children: Howard B., born July 5, 1866; Arthur G., born March 21, 1868, was graduated from Princeton University in the class of 1891; Frederick J., born Septem- ber 22, 1870, was graduated from Prince- ton in 1892; Walter, born May 10, 1872, was graduated from Princeton in 1895 ; Hel- en G., was educated at Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Connecticut; Annie F., died in infancy. Mr. Moses was a man of gen- uine business ability, whose judgment was never warped, nor his foresight clouded. The salient features of his character were exemplified in his career, which was one of usefulness and honor. No better descrip- tion could be given of him than that con- tained in the words: "He was a manly man."
STOCKTON, Dr. Charles Stacy,
Leader in Community Affairs, Litterateur.
Dr. Charles Stacy Stockton, whose death at the end of a long and useful career was a
severe shock to the community in which he resided, had added greatly to the prestige of his family name, which had already been honored by many distinguished bearers. He was the dean of the dental profession in New Jersey, and the excellent work he ac- complished has left its mark on dentistry throughout the world. His family, which was an ancient one in England, appeared in this country in the early Colonial days, the progenitor of this branch being Richard Stockton, who was of Charleston, Massa- chusetts, in 1639. He was one of the orig- inal patentees of Flushing, Long Island, where he was a lieutenant in the Horse Guards, and a man of wealth and influence. Later he became a member of the Society of Friends, sold his Long Island property, and purchased twelve hundred acres of land in Springfield township, Burlington county, New Jersey, where he died about 1706. He married Abigail -- , who was living in 1714, and may have been his second wife.
Stacy Stockton, of the sixth generation in this country, and father of Dr. Stockton, married Eliza Rossell. Among other noted ancestors of Dr. Stockton were Richard Stockton, one of the signers of the Decla- ration of Independence, and the grandson of this Richard, Robert F. Stockton, known as "the Commodore," whose work had great effect in shaping this history of our country. One of the public schools in Orange has been named in honor of this family.
Dr. Charles Stacy Stockton was born in Springfield township, Burlington county, New Jersey, December 17, 1836, and died at his home at No. 77 Harrison street, East Orange, New Jersey, September 9, 1912. He received his education at Pennington Seminary, from which he was graduated as the valedictorian of his class, and early evinced a fondness for scientific study, and displayed remarkable mechanical skill, two attributes which well qualified him for the profession of dentistry which he was desir- ous of studying. He commenced his studies in this direction under Dr. C. A. Kings- bury, of Mount Holly, and continued them
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at the Penn College of Dental Surgery, from which he was graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He commenced his independent practice at Mount Holly, where he became the successor of Dr. Kings- bury, and continued there until 1873, in which year he removed to Newark, New Jersey. He has since confined his practice to that city, but for several years prior to his death had a beautiful home in East Orange. It was mainly through his efforts that the New Jersey Dental Society was organized, and he was the last charter mem- ber on the rolls. His interest in this society never abated, and unless illness or distance prevented, was never absent from a meet- ing. He was also a charter member of the Central Dental Association, a local society of Newark, and these two societies are con- sidered the most successful of their kind in the country. He was a member of the American Dental Association, and at one time its first vice-president. He was a mem- ber of the American Medical Society, the Odontological Society of New York City, the Stomatological Society. and the First District Society of New York, in the activi- ties of all of which he was a leading spirit, his addresses being listened to with the great- est attention, and earning well deserved com- mendation. In 1903 he was tendered a com- plimentary dinner in New York City, which was one of the largest gatherings of its kind ever held, approximately three hundred people being present, among these prom- inent men from all parts of the country. In many complimentary dinners since that time Dr. Stockton was one of the principal speakers, and was always certain of an in- terested and attentive audience. He was se- lected as one of the fifteen prominent den- tists of the country to organize and bring in- to successful existence the World's Colum- bian Congress, of which he was one of the vice-presidents. For the long period of fifty- nine years he had been in the active practice of his profession. Dr. Stockton took great interest in the interchange of dental licenses
between the several states. In 1873 an again in 1903 he was a member of the Stat. Board of Registration and Examination i Dentistry. Through his personal efforts th first thirteen hundred dollars was collected for the establishment of the Newark Fre Dental Clinic. He was the first to mov in the interests of Newark's present fin Free Library and the establishment of th Newark Technical School. He was fre quently called upon to make addresses be? fore colleges and seminaries, some of hil most prominent ones being: "Great Believ ers," which the Rev. Dr. Theodore Cuyle said should be in the hands of every youn; man in America. His address at Penning ton Seminary on "Right Thinking and Good Living," also attracted widespread atten tion. His writings also were recognized a possessing merit of high order. Among hi; addresses and essays in published form we find : "Dentistry and Something Else,' "Culture," "Failures," "The Young Man o. Today," "The Autobiography of a Cent,', "Great Believers," etc. He always showed a commendable interest and activity in the affairs of the Republican party, but although he was frequently tendered high public of fice, repeatedly and consistently refused to accept nomination. Dr. Stockton was a strong Episcopalian and was frequently called upon to represent Grace Church, Or- ange, of which he was a regular communi- cant, at the Diocesan conventions. As a busi- ness man Dr. Stockton also displayed re- markable ability, and was one of the direc- tors of the Merchants' Bank, of Newark New Jersey. He had not alone a national but an international, reputation, and shortly before his death had been invited to address the various dental societies of Berlin, Ger- many. Among other organizations with which Dr. Stockton was connected were : The Newark Harmonic Society, of which he was the last president, in 1888; Washing- ton Headquarters' Association, and one of: its governors; Essex County Country Club ; Republican Club of East Orange; Essex
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Club; City Club of East Orange; St. ohn's Lodge, No. I, Free and Accepted Ma- ons. He was at one time president of the Newark Board of Trade. He died after an Ilness from which he had been suffering for ome years, and Rev. Charles Thomas Walk- ey had charge of the funeral services, the nterment being at Perth Amboy, New Jer- ey. Dr. Stockton was married, at Perth Amboy, September 23, 1857, to Martha An- lah, a daughter of Joel and Hannah (Oak- ey) Smith, and they had children: Frank Dakley, born April 26, 1859; Mary Knight, porn January 21, 1866, married Robert Wal- ace Elliott, a sketch of whom follows this.
ELLIOTT, Robert Wallace,
Leader in Important Industries.
Robert Wallace Elliott holds distinctive prestige as one of the representative busi- ness men of the State of New Jersey. He was an important factor in promoting the interests of the State, in material, moral and how aesthetic lines. His ancestors were of in Scotch-Irish and Spanish extraction, and included many eminent men, among them being Sir William Elliott, of the English Navy. Since the early part of the nineteenth century, this branch of the Elliott family has been resident in the United States, great- ly to the benefit of the communities in which they have been located. The grandfather of Mr. Elliott, Alexander Elliott, establish- ed a foundry in Philadelphia about 1825.
Alexander Elliott was married to Anna Leonard, daughter of Barnard Leonard, in Larn, Ireland. Barnard Leonard was an English officer, and was killed in battle un- der Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar. Alex- ander Elliott, their son, born in Carrickfer- gus, Ireland, married Louisa Wallace, daughter of Joseph Wallace (a soldier in the War of 1812), and Elizabeth Sigman, in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania. Jacob Sigman, who served in the Revolutionary War, was married to Elizabeth Miller ; their daughter, Elizabeth Sigman, was married to
Joseph Wallace, in Easton, Pennsylvania ; Louisa Wallace, their daughter, born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, was married to Alexander Elliott, in Mauch Chunk, Penn- sylvania ; Robert Wallace Elliott, their son, born in Dover, New Jersey.
Robert Wallace Elliott, son of Alexander and Louisa (Wallace) Elliott, was born in Dover, New Jersey, July 11, 1856. He was the recipient of an excellent education, which was completed by attendance at Le- high University, Pennsylvania, from which institution he was graduated. He became the manager of the iron mines of his father, in New Jersey, in 1872, and had an active and varied business career. He was the manager of the Delaware Rolling Mills, at Phillipsburg, New Jersey, from 1880 to 1883. On March 1, 1885, he removed to Jer- sey City, having formed a connection with the Gas Improvement Company, and in 1899 was elected vice-president and general man- ager of the Hudson County Gas Company. At the time of his death he was the owner of iron mines in Northern New Jersey, and managed these with consummate ability. The welfare of the unfortunate had always en- gaged a goodly share of his time and atten- tion, and he was appointed by Governor Green as a member of the commission hav- ing in charge the erection of a State Re- formatory. His religious affiliation had been with St. John's Church, Dover, New Jer- sey, Grace Episcopal Church of Jersey City, and Grace Church of Orange, New Jersey. Socially he was a member of the Manhattan and the Twilight Clubs, of New York City; Palma and Cartaret Clubs, of Jersey City, New Jersey.
Mr. Elliott married in East Orange, New Jersey, August 6, 1894, Mary Knight, a daughter of Dr. Charles Stacy and Martha Annah (Smith) Stockton. He ranked among the foremost business men of the State and in social circles his pleasing per- sonality, culture and geniality won him many friends.
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LOCKWARD, Lewis Grover,
Financier, Public Official.
The life of Lewis Grover Lockward was so closely associated with one community that it is difficult to think of him apart from that environment in which he was so fa- miliar a figure, and upon which he left so potently the impress of his individuality. Born, living out a long life of varied use- fulness, all within the compass of a small town, and only leaving it at the final, inevit- able summons, his influence was intensive rather than extensive, and the significance of his personality lay, not so much in its ability to affect great numbers of his fel- lows, as in the trenchancy with which it was felt within the comparatively small circle that he called home. How strong was this effect may be judged from the fact that all the business houses in his native town, as a mark of respect, suspended all operations during the hour in which his funeral took place.
Mr. Lockward's father, Dr. John T. Lockward, was born in New York City in 1808, and studied medicine at the Mary- land State Medical College. From this in- stitution he graduated in 1833, and came to Caldwell, New Jersey, to practice. Here he married Charlotte Personnette, a native of Caldwell, and here on July 14, 1839, the sub- ject of this sketch was born.
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