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in her a friend and a comforter.
Haines visited the west, and embarked in the enterprise of founding a great town, projected on the banks of the Mississippi River, in Missouri, to be called Marion City. The location seemed excellent, stretching along the river for a mile and a half, with convenient landings for steamboats, and making a fine port. The lands were purchased from the government, the streets laid out, churches planned, and a college founded, with Rev. Dr. Ely as President. Haines moved his family there in 1838. For a time all went well, but other towns attracted the settlers, and after a great freshet, when the river rose so high as to flood the place, he changed his home to Palmyra, and afterwards to Hani- bal, Mo. IIere he engaged extensively in business, and on one of his business tours contracted inflammation of the lungs, from which he died, July 13th, 1847.
HENRY THOMSON DARRAH was the son of Sheriff William Dar- rah and Elizabeth, daughter of Captain Richard Edsall. He was born in the old Darrah honse Oct. 14, 1805. His youth was spent upon the farm ; he attended the district school and was one of the foremost scholars. He had been clerk in the store in Upper Ham- burg, and upon his father's death, in 1830, took the business on his own account, and continued it until his removal to Missouri, in 1837. He was early the subject of religious impressions, and in 1831 united with the North Church and became very useful in this community, as well as in his western home. He was a mag- istrate in St Louis. His fondness for study continued through life, and, familiar with books, few surpassed him in general knowl- edge. He died in St. Louis.
His wife was Mary Ogden daughter of Elias Haines, born Oct. 3d, 1806, a woman of great literary attainments, whose prose and poetic writings frequently appeared in religious papers and magazines. Her benevolence and christian activity were exhibited wherever she went. Her death occurred at Flora, Ill., in 1883.
After their marriage they lived in the Darrah-Dale cottage, which was afterwards transformed into the Baptist parsonage. When they occupied it, the beautiful order of the grounds and the wooded glen adjoining, made it a gem of a home, with pic-
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turesque surroundings.
Their only child, Elizabeth, born at Hamburg June 25th, 1832, married General Lewis B. Parsons, of Illinois. In her were combined rare graces of mind and heart, and an artistic talent which she cultivated by several years of study in Europe. She died at Scarboro, Me., September 2d, 1887.
JOHN NEWMAN, supposed to have been born on Long Island, came to this vicinity from Monmouth county, N. J. He had two sons, Emanuel and David.
Emanuel purchased the present James Ludlum Munson farm of Robert Ogden, in 1775. IIe bought other lands of Lewis Mor- ris in 1779, and of Anthony Brodrick in 1780. His wife was Ann Carnes, who became entirely blind. He died in 1795, leaving no children.
David purchased at one dollar and a quarter per acre the Beaver Rnn tract, which, including the Dusenbury farm and ex- tending to the Morris Vale farm, contained 980 acres. Ile lived in a house which stood near the present Beaver Run Post Office. At his death his landed estate was divided into six farms and given to his four sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Eman- nel, inherited the Roleson farm, David the Hardin farm, James the Hiles farm, John the Beaver Run farm, Elizabeth, who mar- ried James Congleton, had the Congleton farm, and Jane, who married Joseph MeDaniels, the Dusenbury farm.
Emanuel, Jr., died in 1850, aged 77 years. His son is Sam- nel Newman, who sold the farm he inherited to Jackson Roleson, and now resides near Deckertown. Jane, wife of Emannel, Jr., died in 1863, aged S+ years.
David. Newman McDaniels, grandson of David Newman, was born in 1804, and now resides near Wilksbarre, Pa. He re- members well his coming when a boy to see the four companies of the 2d Sussex Regiment when, in 1814, they set off on their march to Sandy Hook. They assembled in Hamburg, and with flying colors and martial music, marched over the Sharp's bridge and by the Lawrence road and past the North Church.
In his childhood he was frequently taken to the Cary Meet- ing House, which was then an old building, and he is sure it
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must have been erected before the Revolutionary war.
Ashman Carpenter was born in Morris county in 1762, and at the age of sixteen became a soldier of N. J. State troops. With two others, he captured a party of four Hessians, coming upon them by surprise when they had halted at a spring. The prison- ers were taken into the American lines but their muskets were re- tained. Carpenter's was preserved for a great while, until one of his sons traded it off for a bird gun. After the war he farmed for a time for Mr. Thomas Lawrence, and lived in the stone house, standing a little back from the North Church road. Coby Quick, a stone mason, said to have been a brother of Tom Quick, the In- dian slayer, was its builder. Carpenter learned the weaver's trade, and wove linen and woolen cloth. After a time he received in- struction in the weaving of blue and white counterpanes, and was very skillful in forming figures and flowers in his web. He died in 1839.
Anthony Chardaroyne and his brother were early owners of the Dusenbury property, which was afterward sold to David Newman, and inherited by his daughter, Mrs. Jane McDaniels. They kept a store there for a long time, until Anthony purchased the farm in Red Cedar Hollow, which after his death was bequeathed to his son William, and is now occupied by his grand- son, Barret H. Chardavoyne. On the Dusenbury farm is the "Indian Meadow," and upon it is a mound largely made up of fragments of broken stone and flint chips, left by the Indians who had there a sort of factory for stone implements and arrow heads.
Peter Shafer, born 1792 or 1793, and who still survives, was living in 1818 on the Harker farm, now known as the Peter Fountain farm. One morning he saw four black animals come out of the woods and follow down the Wallkill. At first sight he mistook them for dogs, but got his gun and pursued them. He soon found that it was a she bear with three cubs. They climbed a large tree just below the Haines house, where Shafer killed the old bear and captured the cubs.
He married a daughter of William Cassady, and Safter the death of his father-in-law bought out the interest of the other heirs, and made the house his home until he sold it to Thomson D. Riggs.
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Major ABSALOM SHAFER, brother of Peter, lived in the David Benjamin house. He was Captain of the " Hardyston Vol- unteers," a military company formed in Hamburg. They wore blue coats, white pantaloons, and high crowned hats ; the front of each hat was covered with a plate of tin, on which was painted the name of the company, and surmounted with a white feather tipped with red. Peter Fountain was fifer to this company.
ELIAS L'HOMMEDIEU, M. D., was of Huguenot descent, and born 1794. His mother was Cornelia Losey, of Morris county. Ile began to practice medicine in Hamburg, and announced his comingin May, 1816,by the advertisement that he had "taken board at James Horton's Inn, and would punctually attend the calls of all who should favor him with their patronage." In 1821 he purchased of the heirs of Martin Ryerson the Dr. Fowler house and farm. His wife was Sarah Denton, of Vernon. He was the Fourth of July orator in 1821, and is said to have been a man of much versatility of talent; was appointed Judge of the Court of Common Pleas in 1832, and again in 1837, serving for ten years. He united with the North Church in 1831, was made an Elder in 1837 and became very useful and influential.
When the Hamburg Manufacturing Company failed, in 1838, he was appointed Trustee of the creditors, and purchased, De- cember 7, 1838, at a sale made by Sheriff John Brodrick, for the sum of $4,041, one hundred and nine acres, being that part of land conveyed by mortgage of Nathan Smith, whereon is the ( 'linton ore bed, usually called the Clinton mine.
Joseph E. Edsall had by foreclosure of mortgage secured pos- session of the Hamburg furnace. L'Hommedieu & Edsall united in business and operated theiron works for a time. It was a losing enterprise for the doctor, and he relinquished the entire business into the hands of his partner, April 1846. He removed to New- ark, and entered the grocery and commission business with John Y. Baldwin. His commercial ventures were unsuccessful. He died at Bloomfield, July 28, 1853.
He had five children. Ilis eldest daughter, Mary, married Rev. Mr. Moore and removed with him to the West. His sons, William Henry and Hezekiah Denton, died in early manhood.
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JAMES CONGLETON was born in Hardyston, June 12, 1780 ; married March, 1805, Elizabeth, daughter of David Newman, who was born 1787, at Beaver Ruin, and died 1861, on the farm where her entire life had been spent. Mr. Congleton united with the North Church in 1819 ; was made an Elder in 1821, and continued in that office for fifty years, serving the church with sincere piety and consecration. A man was once being ex- amined before the Session for admission to the communion, and in narrating his experience said, that the regular and faithful attendance of the old deacon so affected his mind, he could not rest until he followed him to church and gave his heart to God. Mr. Congleton fell asleep January 21, 1871, in full age, like a shock of corn fully ripe.
His eldest son LEVI CONGLETON, was born April, 1810, married Charlotte, daughter of Hezekiah Schofield, united with the North Church in 1831, and was made an Elder in 1866. He re- moved to Sparta, but returned to Beaver Run a short time before his death, November, 1879. His widow died August, 1887, at Sparta.
JOHN ERASTUS CONGLETON was the fourth child of Levi, born in 1841 ; was sergeant Co. D., 27th Regiment N. J. Vols. He married Anna Mary Hiles, daughter of William Hiles, of Beaver Run, and granddaughter of Rev. George Banghardt. They united with the North Church in 1866. He was made an Elder in 1876, and after giving promise of great usefulness, died sud- denly, June 23d, 1879, at Beaver Run.
JOHN BUCKLEY, whose father came from England, carried on the tannery business at Hackettstown. He was an active business man. His name appears as a witness to a deed given for the site of the Hackettstown Presbyterian Church, in 1764, in the pros- perity of which church he was largely interested. He married Mary Turner. His sons were George, Reuben, James, John, Robert and Amos. HIe removed to Hardyston and came in pos- session of the farms afterwards owned by Michael R. Sutton and Abram Stoll, and carried on farming and the tannery business. His sons, Robert, James, John and Amos removed from Hardyston.
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George lived on his father's farm, and was an Elder of Har- dyston Church, and of North Hardyston Church after the separa- tion in 1819, and assisted in planting the maple trees which now surround that edifice. His pastor, Rev. Dr. Fairchild, in speaking of the struggles of the church, years after the death of Mr. Buck- ley, said that "George Buckley was a great worker in the church ; he could almost carry the ark alone." Removed in 1837 to War- ren county. Reuben Buckley, brother of John,. Sr., settled in Wantage township after the Revolutionary war, and had three daughters.
Reuben 2d, son of John, Sr., married Sarah, eldest daughter of Samuel and Abigail Wade. He resided and died in Hardys- ton, where his widow continued to live, and raised a family of five sons and one daughter.
Simon Wade, the oldest son of Reuben 2d, born April 14th, 1808, married Jane, daughter of Jacob and Bethia Kimble. He was Elder in the North Hardyston Church from 1848 until his removal to Wantage township. He there became an Elder in the Deckertown Church, and served until his death in 1875. His wife, Jane Kimble, died in 1SS5.
Jacob and Ephraim Kimble were twins, and only children of Daniel Kimble, who married a Keltz. Jacob married Bethia, daughter of James Hopkins, and lived at the Big Spring. He was an Elder at the North Church from 1827 to the time of his death, in 1863. IIis sons were Burr Baldwin, Jacob and David Hopkins. His daughters-Lydia, married to William Lantz ; Sarah, to Samuel Beardslee ; Jane to Elder Simon W. Buckley ; Catharine, to Abram Stoll; Lucilla, to Elder Samuel O. Price ; Charlotte, to Sheriff James Smith, and Matilda, unmarried.
Ephraim was the father of Robert and Ephraim M. He lived in the house which was burned down, and rebuilt of brick by his son, Ephraim Martin Kimble.
James Hopkins owned land from Big Spring to Mark Con- gleton's, and had two sons, Jonathan and David, and three daughters, Charlotte, wife of Benjamin Kays, Sr .; Bethia, wife of Elder'Jacob Kimble, and Lydia, wife of Elder Samuel Tuttle. To each of his children he bequeathed a large farm.
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William Inglis, Esquire, married Lucretia, daughter of Michael Roriek. Their home was at Monroe Corners. His son, Roriek Inglis, died July, 1888.
Shadrach Fountain came from Saddle River, Bergen Co., N. J., and worked on the farm of Thomas Lawrence. His name indicates his Huguenot descent. He was the father of Peter Fountain, and Mary, wife of Nathan Smith.
Nathan Smith was born in 1777, and died in 1857. He was the owner of the Welch farm, which he purchased from Joseph Sharp. After the discovery of the hematite iron ore mine upon it, he sold the farm to the Clinton Manufacturing Company, and lived on the Harker farm, along the Wallkill, above Hamburg. He afterwards bought the farm on the Mill road, and lived in the house which William Ayres built in 1822, opposite the Bennett Field. Henry I. Simpson took down the old house and built the present one, for one of his sons. Mary Fountain, wife of Nathan Smith, was born in 1780, and died in 1835. Nathan left a large property divided at his death among fourteen children.
Nathan Smith and Peter Fountain' together bought the Harker farm. Smith sold out to Fountain, and Fountain sold considerable portions of it to Colonel Edsall.
William Ayres lived on the Mill road, and his sons, Archi- bald and James, in two small houses, which he put up for thent on the two hills beyond. In the first, afterwards lived the Widow Markham, who told fortunes, and was accounted a witch.
Benjamin, son of Moses and Abigail Northrup, was born at Ridgefield, Conn., 1739, and died September 1774. His wife was Lenora, born 1739, and died March 1811. They removed first to Dutchess county, N, Y., and came about 1769 to the North Church and lived on the Plains farm now owned by the Franklin Iron Co. He was the owner of a large tract of land. Their son Moses was born 1762 and died 1846; their grandson Moses Whitehead was born 1799 and died 1877, and Henry Northrup of Lafayette is their great grand son.
CHAPTER VII.
THE SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND.
Congress declared war against Great Britian on the 18th of June, 1812. The result of the fall elections of that year in our State was the complete overthrow of the administration party, and the triumph of the Federalists, or Peace party, in the choice of members of Congress and the securing of a majority in the Legis- lature. Colonel Aaron Ogden, son of Judge Ogden, of Ogdens- burg, was chosen Governor. IIe was at that time a resident of Elizabethtown, engaged in the successful practice of law. The voice of her people was in condemnation of the war, but never was New Jersey found to falter in patriotism, nor did she ever refuse (like some States) to call out her contingent of troops. When the nation was in actual conflict with a great power, it was not the disposition of her Governor, her Legislature and people, to hesitate in bearing their part in the sufferings and privations of the struggle. So great was the confidence reposed in Ogden" that President Madison nominated him as Major General, with the in- tention of placing him in command of the forces operating against Canada. He, however, declined the appointment.
In the conflict which followed the declaration of war, New Jersey did not suffer from actual invasion. The contest was prin- cipally carried on upon the frontiers and upon the sea, yet her sons bore their share in the great struggle. Who joined the na- tional army from among the citizens of our town cannot now be fully ascertained. A man named Crill, commonly called " Cap-
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tain," was wounded in the shoulder at Lundy's Lane. Upon his discharge he came to Canistear, where he lived for many years, and from time to time appeared in Hamburg to receive his pen- sion. Among his sons were Fred and Moore Crill, who had an unenviable reputation.
The Second Sussex Regiment New Jersey militia, of revolu- tionary fame, still continued its organization. Many were veter- ans, but young blood mostly coursed in the veins of those who filled its ranks. Four companies marched to Sandy Hook, when New York City was threatened with assault from the British fleet. One of these companies was led by Captain Charles Beards- lee, of the North Church, and another by Captain John Cary, of Hamburg. Their recruits were mainly Hardyston men. Some military companies from Orange county joined them, one of which was commanded by Captain Alanson Austin, of Warwick.
WILLIAM AND HENRY WARREN OGDEN, nephews of Gover- nor Ogden, were scarcely more than lads when they received midshipmen's warrants in the navy. William soon left the ser- vice, but his brother continued a naval officer the remainder of his life, rising to the rank of Captain, and commanding his own ship. He eruised in every quarter of the globe, and was sent on many important expeditions. In his visits to Hamburg he loved to recount some of the eventful scenes of his life, and especially the cruise of the frigate Essex.
He was ordered on board of her upon receiving his first com- mission. The Essex was commanded by Captain David Porter. She carried thirty-two guns, and on the 3d of July sailed from Sandy Hook on a cruise to the south. On the 13th of August she encountered the Alert, a British war vessel, which ran down upon the Essex's quarter sending the shot over her decks. The fire was gallantly returned, and after an action of only eight min- utes the Alert surrendered. Captain Porter put on board of his prize a crew of his own men, and sent her with his prisoners to New York. Her capture was the first American success of the war, and her flag sent to Washington, the first taken from the enemy.
Captain Porter continued his cruise, doubling Cape Horn
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amid tremendous storms, and entering the Pacific Ocean. For six months he cruised along the coast of Chili and contiguous waters, making havoe of British shipping. The news of the Essex achievements caused, at length, the sending of a force to destroy her. She had been carried into Valparaiso for supplies, and was just standing out for sea, when the frigate, Phoebe, and the slope of war, Cherub, made an attack. This was in neutral waters and contrary to all the rules of war. The Essex had lost her main top mast, the wind was contrary, and in close proximity to the coast, she could not be brought into position to use her broadsides. Anchors were dropped ahead from small boats, and and the hausers were hauled to bring her into place. All this was done under the heavy fire of the hostile ships. After three hours of useless conflict the proud Essex surrendered; to her foes, with the loss of 124 men in killed and wounded. Her Captain and crew were paroled and sent in a small brig, one of Captain Porter's own captures, called the "Little Essex," to the United States. When approaching New York harbor they were inter- rupted by an English armed vessel and detained for days regard- less of their parole. Early one morning Captain Porter took to the long boat with as many men as she could carry. They were thirty miles at sea, yet elnded the efforts of their pursurers to sink them with shot or to overtake them, and landed safely on the Long Island shore. Ogden came home on leave, and in full health and handsome naval suit, he was the admiration of some and the envy of others who had been his companions of earlier days.
In mature years he was naval commander in New York harbor, and on board his "receiving ship," the North Carolina, received the visits of noted persons, both Americans and foreign- ers. Ile paid a lengthy visit to Hamburg in 1846, and a year or two later died in New York City. He was distinguished for sea- manship as well as for gallantry in action. Generous and impul- sive, he was often entirely self-forgetful. Once when his ship was in the harbor of Gibraltar, one of his seaman fell overboard. In a moment he leaped after the sailor and sustained him above water until a boat could be lowered and come to their rescne.
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ILAMBURG AND PATERSON TURNPIKE ROAD. Furnished by Hon. Thomas Lawrence, and first printed in the New Jersey Herald.
The " Hamburg Turnpike Road " was chartered in 1806, while Colonel Joseph Sharp was a member of the Legislature. It was first constructed from Hamburg to Paterson, and was subse- quently extended to Hoboken, on the east, and Milford on the west, from which it connected with a road to Bath, N. Y., form- ing an important outlet for the Lake country and Western New York. Its route across Sussex county was from Stockholm, by way of Hamburg, Deckertown, Libertyville and Brick House to Milford, Pa. Some of the mile stones are yet standing, announc- ing so many " miles to Hoboken or Jersey City." The former coaches ran with four horses, and made three weekly trips, on alternate days, bringing mails and passengers. The arrival of the stage was an important event, and the sound of the driver's horn announced its approach. There were relays of horses at Captain Brown's, New Foundland, and at Deckertown. Deckertown was the extent of travel for one day from New York. The first regu- lar meeting for organization was held at Stockholm, January 1, 1806. The proceedings read as follows :
" At a meeting of a number of gentlemen from the towns of Newark, Acquaconack, Paterson, Pompton, New Foundland and Hamburg, on the first day of January, 1806, at New Foundland, for the purpose of taking into consideration the practicability of erecting a Turnpike road from Hamburg through Pompton to Acquaconack, from thence to intersect the Turnpike at the Cedar Swamp, by Schuyler's mines. Also from Robert Colfaxes Corner in as straight a direction to the town of New Ark as the ground will admit of; also for extending the said Turnpike from Ham- burg to the line of New York, or the River Delaware, in order to facilitate the traveling from the western country.
Thomas Lawrence, Esq., in the chair. The following reso- lutions were agreed to :
1st -- Resolved, That a Turnpike road be erected from Ham- burg to Colfaxes Corner, from thence to Acquaconack so as to intersect the Turnpike at the Cedar Swamp. Also from Robert Colfaxes to New Ark on the best direction the ground will admit of, which last is to be considered as a separate stock.
2d-Resolved, That John Linn, of Sussex, Martin Ryerson, of Bergen, Abraham Ackerman, of Acquaconack, Esquires, together
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with a gentleman hereafter to be chosen by the citizens of New Ark be a committee to attend the Legislature at Trenton, in Feb- ruary next, for the purpose of procuring a law to erect the said Turnpike.
3d-Resolved, That the above Committee procure and circu- late petitions to the Legislature for the purpose of obtaining the above law which shall stipulate Hamburg as the place where the Turnpike is first to commence.
4th-Resolved, That the following persons, or their asso- ciates, be appointed to secure subscriptions for erecting said Turn- pike, to wit: Joseph Sharp and John Seward, of Sussex, Esquires, Robert Colfax and Martin Ryerson, of Pompton, Esquires, Charles Kinsey, Abraham Godwin and Abraham Van Houten, of Paterson, Esquires, Abraham Aukerman and Garret VanHouten, Acquaconack, Esquires, John Odle Ford, of Morris county, and Jacob Kenonse, of New Foundland.
5th-Resolved, That Major Gordon, of Paterson, get inserted in the New Ark Centinel, that application will be made to the Legislature in February next for a law for said Turnpike.
6th-Resolved, That the aforesaid Turnpike shall be desig- nated in the law by the name of the Hamburg Turnpike.
7th-Resolved, That Alexandria MeWhorton, Esq., be requested to draft a Bill to be presented to the Legislature in Feb- ruary next for said Turnpike, and Major Gordon is hereby desired to take the execution thereof in charge.
Sth-Resolved, That the sum of eighty thousand dollars be raised for the purpose of making said Turnpike from Hamburg to Acquaconack.
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