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From Joshua and John Norton, Jr., are descended all of the numerous Nortons in this scetion. Joshua Norton and his wife, Lydia Combs, had six children, as follows : Saral:, Ann, Joshua, Hannah, John, and
William. (1) Sarah married Joseph Anderson, of Bueks County, Pa. Their children numbered ten, as follows : Lydia Aun, who married Isaac Parsons, of Bucks County, Pa., and had seven children named Elwood, Sarah, Mary, Charles, Alfred, Elizabeth, and Rose; John Anderson, who married a Miss Green, : and had five children named Daniel, Charles, Wil- liam, Henrietta, and Josephine; Sarah, Joshua, and Charles, who all died young ; William, a bachelor, of Morrisville, Pa. ; Mary and Hannah, who both died young ; Josiah, who married Prudence MI. Anderson, and after her death Anna Tyler Dwyer ; and Henri- etta, unmarried in 1877, and living at Morrisville, Pa., with her brother William. (2) Ann married Joseph Hill, of Trenton, and had a daughter, Lydia Ann. who married William C. Anderson of that eity. (3) Joshua married Hannah Condon, settled in Hope- well, and had five children : William C., a tailor, who married Sarah Melton. and settled in Allentown, N. J., and had six children named Mary, Annie, Sallie, Albert, Howard, and Walter; Phebe, second wife of William C. Hutchinson, who had no ehil- dren ; and Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, and Theodore. (4) Hannah married Charles Hunt, near Titusville, and had no children. (5) John settled on the manor farm on the south side of the Trenton and White Horse road. He married Ann Vanschaiek, and had four children,-Oscar, who married in Philadelphia ; Amanda, who married Gerardus Laning, of Phila- delphia, and had four children ; Holmes, who married and settled in Passaie; Julia, a resident at Trenton. (6) William Norton married Sarah Hughes, daugh- ter of John Hughes, and settled on part of the home- stead farm on the south side of the Trenton and White Horse road. By this marriage he had eleven children, as follows: (1) Margaret Norton married William C. Hutchinson, near Sandtown. They had four chil- dren, named Jeanette, Mary, Lydia, and Kate. (2) Sarah Ann, married Joseph C. Hill, and settled in Trenton. They have two sons named Frank and Wal- ter. (3) George W. married Amanda Lee, and had two children, Josephine, who married Harry Hughes. of Hamilton Square, and John, who married a daugh- ter of Samuel Smith, of Lawrenee. (4) Emeline
They had eight children, viz., Emogene, who died un- married, Albert, Eli, Naomi, Amanda, Bessie, and Joseph (died young). (5) Joshua Norton married Emeline Clark, of Trenton, who died after bearing him one daughter, named Jennie. His second wife was Mary Jane Hill, by whom he had children, named Lydia, George W., and William. (6) Han- nalı married David Lee and settled near Hamilton Square. They had three daughters, named Sallie, Mary, and Belle. (7) Eliza married Joshna Cole- man and located in Trenton. She had four children. Arrietta, Linda, Ella, and Fred. F. (S) Lydia mar- ried John Tilton and settled in Trenton. Their chil- dren numbered eight, as follows: Virginia, who mar-
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ried Elwood T. Carson, of Carson's mill, and had four children, named Cora, Irwin. Ada, and Bertha; Isabella, who married Clark W. Hendrickson, a resi- dent near Crosswieks, and had no children; Mary Anna, who married Joseph Appleton and had two children, named George C. and Bertha ; Edgar, who died young ; Sarah Elizabeth, Albert, and William H., unmarried, and George W., who died young. (9) William married Hannah, daughter of Nathan M. Hendrickson, located in Trenton and had three ehildren, named Ida, Enima, and Clarence, and two others who died in childhood. William Norton was inarried a second time, to Henrietta, daughter of Samuel Hill, and had two daughters, named Mary and Belle; the former married Hetheoat Becraft and located at Oceanville Mills.
John Norton, Jr., the only child of John Norton, Sr., who married, except Joshua Norton, had by his wife Mary, daughter of Richard Ely, nine children :
I. Ann Norton, deeeased, who married Arthur Wyekoff, deeeased, and had four children, viz .: (1) John Wyekoff died a bachelor in 1850, aged thirty- five years; (2) Ely Wyekoff married' Catharine Har- den, deeeased, daughter of Abel Harden, deeeased, settled at Pittsburgh, Pa., and had ehildren. (3) Wil- liam Wyekoff married Sarah, daughter of "Squire" Thomas Potts, near Cranbury, and had four children, named Thomas W., Charles, Isaae N., and Elizabeth A. (4) Norton Wyekoff married a Reynolds for his first wife. His second wife was Bridget McEneney, who bore him one ehild, named Maggie N.
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II. Riehard Norton, who died in 1855, married Ellen Wyekoff, who died in 1877, and had seven chil- dren, viz .: (1) John Norton, born Dee. 27, 1815, and died unmarried, June 17, 1848. (2) Wyekoff Norton married Franees, daughter of John Edwards, of Pros- peet Plains, and settled on the Abijah Ely farm, near Milford. They had seven children, named -, who died in 1863, aged seven, Rieliard W., Nellie, Stanton W., Charles T., Mary L., and Traey H. (3) William R. Norton married Mary E. Taylor, daughter of Wil- son Taylor, deceased, a resident near Hightstown, and settled on the Job's Mill property. They had four children, named George W., Ella W. (deceased in 1857), Mary S. (died young), and Albert M. (+) Joshua Norton married Harriet Ann Field, daughter of Elijah Field, of Upper Freehold, Monmouth County, and settled on the homestead farm, near Hightstown. Their children were Riehard (died in infancy in 1859), Henry A., of Massachusetts, Lydia (died, aged thirteen, in 1877). (5) James, who mar- ried Ada R. Carnahan and settled in Seneea County, N. Y. (6) Charles M. Norton married Lydia Slaek, (a daughter of Peter Slack, a resident near Hights- town), who died in 1877. Their children are Dr. Horace G. Norton, of Monmouth County, who mar- ried Mrs. Emma A. Johnson, and Washington I. Norton, of Hightstown. (7) Mary Norton lives at Hightstown, unmarried.
III. William Norton married Elizabeth Cunning- . ham, and lives at Hightstown.
IV. Grace Norton married Aaron Schuyler, and is dead. She had two children: (1) Susan Sehuyler married George Embley, and lives in Illinois, and has nine children. (2) John Schuyler married Lydia, daughter of Adolphus Buckelew, of Cranbury. Their children, Aaron and Nellie, live near Milford.
V. Joshua Norton married Sarah Cox, and died in 1834. He had four children, viz. : (1) Mary Ann Norton married Charles Wyckoff. (2) Harriet died single, aged twenty, in 1847. (3) Joshua C. Norton married Amanda Wright, daughter of Jefferson Wright, near Milford. They have three children,- Frank, Sallie, and Linsey D. (4) John Norton lives near Milford, unmarried.
VI. Mary Norton married Wilson Miller. They have four children: (1) Mary Elizabeth married Enoeh Johnes. They have children. (2) Sarah Ann married George Peppler, deceased, of Recklesstown. (3) John Miller is single, living with his parents. (4) Harriet Ann married Enoeh Brown, and lives near Clarksburg.
VII. Isaae Norton, unmarried, lives near Hights- town with his brother William.
VIII. Daniel D. Norton married Almira Thompson, and had nine ehildren : (1) Mary Amanda, deceased, married Joseph H. Blauvelt, deceased. Their son. Charles C. Blauvelt, is well known in Hightstown. (2) William C. Norton, eashier of the Central National Bank of Hightstown, married Mary Elizabeth Steward, deeeased, daughter of Samuel Steward, deeeased, of Yardville, N. J. (3) Elizabeth Norton, deceased, married B. T. Steward, deeeased, located at Yardville Station, and had children named Samuel, Caroline, Daniel, and William. (4) Helen A. Norton resides with her father, unmarried. (5) Isaae D. Norton married Elizabeth Stryker, daughter of Jolin B. Stryker, near Six-Mile Run, is a eoal dealer in Hights- town, and has one daughter named Carrie. (6) Almira died, aged four, in 1856. (7) Caroline died unmar- ried in 1877. (S) Ella and (9) Richard D. Norton reside with their father ..
Nicholas Britton was an early settler, and died about a hundred years ago. Some of his descendants became well known.
Andrew Forman located in what is now East Wind- sor township, in the latter part of the eighteenth een- tury, about two miles north of Hightstown, on the road leading to Dutch Neck, where he purchased a traet of land and engaged in farming. His children were Lewis, Aaron, Archibald, Mary, Phebe, and Ussillia.
(1) Lewis was married twiee. His first wife was a Miss Allen, his seeond was Mary Updyke. He lo- eated near his father and reared a family. His chil- dren were William, James, Gordon, and Archibald. William married Mary Gordon, and removed to the West, where he died. James married a Miss Conover
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and located near Cranbury, in Middlesex County, where he died. Gordon went to New York while young, and died there. Archibald married a Miss Stout and settled on the old homestead, and had one son and two daughters. Both of the latter are dead. . (2) Aaron married Elizabeth Fisher and loeated about two miles from Hightstown, and was a well- known farmer. His children were Randall, William, Enoch, Aaron, and Delilah. Randall married Hattie Hammell, and located near his father. William was drowned when young. Enoch removed to New York and married there, having no children. Aaron also removed from the vicinity. Delilah married William Cubberly and located at Hamilton Square.
(3) Archibald married Rebecca Hubbard and lived near his father. His children were Runey R., Nelson L., Spafford G., Amy, and Rachel. Runey R. mar- ried Patienee Ward in 1844. His second wife, Han- nah Hutchinson, died in 1881. He became a mer- ehant at Hightstown. His children are James, Mary. Runey R., Jr., and Spafford G. Nelson L. married Ann Conover and located at Cranbury, Middlesex County, and engaged in farming. His children were William, Selah J., Cornelia, Catharine, and Sarah. Spafford G. died unmarried at Hightstown. Amy mar- ried Richard Early and went West. Rachel married Jonathan Hutchinson and lives at Windsor.
(4) Mary married Thomas Allen and settled on the Old York road, about a mile and a half from Hights- town. Her children were Margaret, Sarah, Keziah, and Enos. Margaret married Hiram Mount, a farmer at Perrineville, Monmouth County. Sarah married Rev. John Seger, a Baptist preacher, of Hightstown. Keziah died unmarried. Enos was twice married, first to a Miss Perrine, and a second time to a Miss Cunningham. He lived near his father formerly, and is now a resident of Hightstown.
(5) Phebe married Charles Allen, and lived about a mile from her father, and had children named George, Hiram, Elijah, Forman, and Delilah. George died when a young man ; Hiram lives in Newark ; Elijah and Forman live in Princeton ; Delilah married James Keller, and located at Milford.
(6) Ussillia married Thomas South, and located about half a mile from Hightstown. She had sons, Forman, Abijah, and Aaron. Forman, a farmer, married a Miss Hammell. Abijah removed to the West and there died. Aaron died unmarried.
Probably as early as 1750, Joseph Giberson loeated in East Windsor, as now bounded, and married Christiana Sutton, who owned a large tract of land about half a mile from Hightstown, on the Freehold road. His children were Benjamin, Gilbert, Eliza- beth, Orfery, Saralı, Charles, and Joseph, Jr.
(1) Benjamin died unmarried.
(2) Gilbert married Lydia Roselle, and located at Hightstown, but soon afterward removed to Prinee- ton. His children were Margaret, Benjamin, Eme- line, and Elizabeth. None remained in the county.
(3) Elizabeth married a man named South, and re- moved to Virginia. She reared a large family.
(4) Orfery, (5) Sarah, and (6) Charles died unmar- ried, at Hightstown.
(7) Joseph, Jr., married Hannah Dancer, and set- tled at Hightstown, where he was a carpenter. His children were named Christiana, Daniel, Mary, Ken- neth, Joseph, John, and Elizabeth. Christiana died unmarried; Daniel died in Kentucky ; Mary married Elijah Wall, and lives in the township ; Kenneth died unmarried ; Joseph and John removed to California ; Elizabeth, unmarried, lives on the homestead.
Empty Box Brook formed the southern boundary of the Giberson tract. This traet was forfeited in the Revolutionary war, because its owners adhered to the eause of Great Britain. It was owned by Abijah L. Chamberlain, William Holman, and Lawrenee Til- ton a few years ago. The present proprietors are ex- Sheriff's Charles Allen and Francis Riley.
James Sutton was an early settler in the township, and a land-owner under a grant from George III.
Another early comer and land-owner was William Keenan, who took up a considerable tract.
Henry Applegate, an Englishman, settled in East Windsor township when it was comparatively a wil- derness, purehasing a tract of land about 1750 on Roeky Brook, near Hightstown. He married Leo Wilson, and had children named Siah and Asher. The former served in the Revolution, and fell at the battle of Quebee; Asher married Sarah Higbee, and settled on the old homestead. His children were Henry, Delilah, Leo, Abijah, Peter, and Obediah. Henry became a physician, and died in Tennessee ; Delilah married Dr. Enoch Wilson, and settled in Hightstown, where she died ; Leo married Thomas Cox, and located in Monmouth County ; Abijah mar- ried Sarah S. Hunt, and lived at Milford, and had two children,-Mary T., who died young, and Ed- ward T. R. Applegate, of Milford, judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Mcreer County, who has been twice married (to Amanda Rooth and, after her death, to Amanda Ely); Peter married Alice Mount, and settled on the road from Hightstown to Milford, where his descendants now live; Obediah married Sarah Vanderveer, and became a resident of Monmouth County.
In the possession of Joseph J. Ely is a copy of a portion of an old deed for a certain parcel of land which Mr. Ely states is within the borders of this township, which possesses no little historical interest. ! The deed was from Joseph Dye, of South Amboy, to William Conover, and was dated May 1, 1775. The property conveyed is thus described : " A part of that certain lot of land which he, the said Joseph Dye, purchased of David Fitz Randolph, of Piscataway, bearing date the Ist day of May, 1770, called lot No. 2, in Mollison division, being part of a large tract of land surveyed for William Bingley, and by him con- seyed to Gilbert Mollison, of London, in Great Brit-
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ain, draper, and by the said Gilbert Mollison to John Mollison, late of Piscataway, deceased, by deed dated Feb. 21, 1700. and recorded in Liber A, folio 218 to 225, June 3, 1715."
Years before the Revolution there Lived in the sec- tion one John Hight (sometimes formerly spelled Haight), who was the possessor of a tract of nearly three thousand aeres of land, which it is supposed was purchased from the proprietors. On this traet a blacksmith's shop and a tavern were established, and possibly one or two buildings besides were erected, and the locality eame to be known as the town of Hight. Early in the struggle for independenee, Hight sold his estate and was paid for it in Conti- mental money, which had beeome so depreciated that he was confessedly a poor man.
Old deeds show that John Hight sold land to An- thony Applegate Dec. 10, 1774.
Capt. William Smith, grandfather of the late Res- carriek M. Smith, for so many years State treasurer, came out into this seetion from Philadelphia just after the Revolution, and purchased a large traet of land on the east side of the then Duke of York's road. He placed a dam over what is known as Roeky Brook, made a pond and ereeted a grist-mill. He also built a store and carried on an extensive business for that time.
Civil Organization .- This township was organ- ized in 1797, when the old township of Windsor was divided into East Windsor and West Windsor.
From the Records-Roads .- From 1797 until 1801 the roads were maintained by labor, and in 1801 a vote was taken " whether the roads should be maintained by labor or hire," which vote was carried in favor of the latter, and it beeame necessary to lay out and bound the several road distriets in the town- ship, which was done in the following manner, as recorded in the records of the township committee:
" District No. 1 .- From Hightstown to Millstone, and from the York road and the road that leads to Bergen's mill as far as Aaron Bennitt's.
" District No. 2 .- From Aaron Bennitt's to Mill- stone by Abraham Bergen's mill, and from the road leading to Bergen's mill to Craft's mill.
" District No. 3 .- From Millstone bridge by Daniel Johnes' tavern to the county line, towards William Mount's mill ; thenee from said road to a road lead- ing to Dr. Anderson's mill, so far as the county line.
" District No. 4 .- The road beginning at the York road, leading by Craft's mill, and the road leading from Craft's mill to ti.c York road, by John Cham- berlin's.
" District, No. 5 .- Beginning at Eldridge's sign- post, running the Trenton road; thence to the Provinee line, from Eldridge's and the Prince- ton road to West Windsor line; thenee on the Square road to the Province line, and then begin- ning at the Princeton road, and running by James Hutchinson's mill to the Province line, and from
Eldridge's sign-post the road leading to Pearson's Landing.
" District No. 6 .- Beginning at York road, in Hightstown, running on the Trenton road to West Windsor line; then beginning at Andrew Rowan's, and running on the Princeton road to the line of West Windsor, and thenee to Millstone Bridge, near Rescarick Moore's.
"District No. 7 .- Beginning at Hightstown, on the York road, and running up the said road towards Al- lentown, as far as the county line.
"District No. 8 .- Beginning at Assanpink bridge, and running up the York road to the county line, and there beginning at the York road, by Solomon Irvin's, and running to the Trenton road; thenee aeross the said Trenton road to the Province line; and then beginning at John Imley's saw-mill dam, and running the Trenton road to the road that leads to Pearson's Landing."
Divisions, alterations, additions, and ereations of new roads have taken place since the organization of the township, until there are at present only six dis- triets in the township. We give below the first and last apportionments for moneys for support of roads, which shows the difference between the cost of keep- ing up the roads in 1801 for eight distriets, and in 1881 for six districts.
The following shows the number of distriets, with the names of overseers and the amount of money apportioned to each, in 1801 :
District. Overseers.
Amount.
No. 1. Jacob Fisher ....
$40 €
" 2. Thomas Slack.
10.1%)
" 5. Richard Reed.
4 4. lohu Ely
38.00
" 5. Jatiuos Cuhierly.
20.00
" . 6. William Fisher.
50 (0)
" 7. Timothy Halit.
" 8. William Cofferty
53,491
$243.00
The following shows the number of distriets, the names of overseers, and amount of money apportioned to each distriet for 1881 :
District. Overseers.
Amount.
No. 1. William Conover .. $14.48
" 2. John Maple. זי1.לא
" 3. Randolph Norris .. 115.10
" 4. Lewis Cottrell 91.00
" 5. lineph V. Applegate. 80.49
" G. Thomas Bowers,
80.(0)
$519.83
Civil List .- The following eivil list of East Wind- sor is nearly complete, and would be quite so were it not for the imperfeet condition of the township reeords:
CHOSEN FREEIIOLDERS.
Joshua Ely, 1797.
Amos Hutchinson, 1838-53.
John Monut, Jr, 1797.
R. M. Smith, 1840-50, 1852-54.
Mathias Delou, 1797.
R. M. Job, 1854-63.
Jolin Mount, Sr., 1798-90, 1800-2.
Randall C. Robbins, 1835-50.
William Cubberly, 1798-99.
T. J. Pullen, 18Ga, 1864, 1807-72.
Jamars Hutchinson, 1800-2.
; C. II. Silvers, 1861-11. Sidney C. Denise, 1865-6G.
Julin James, 1802-5, 1815-17.
Andrew nowan, IS02-14, 1818-20.
Peter E. Wilson, 1873-78.
Allison Fly, Jr., 1806-39.
Williamt 11. Keeler, 1579-81.
Jatues Couk, 1822-30.
W. II. Harding, 1879-80.
John B. Mount, 1831-37.
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TOWNSHIP CLERKS.
Allison Ely, Jr., 1797-1824, 1830-38. . John M. Dey, 1868-69.
Daniel Hutchinson, 1825-26.
D. W. Robbins, 1850.
Daniel Slack, 1840-44.
George R. Moore, 1871.
Bindal! C. Roblans, 1845-50.
Sering Shangle, 1872. -
Joseph HI. Jimeson, 1800-61.
T. Walker Pullen, 1873-76, 18SI.
Ismael Pearce, 1862-63.
Henry C. Withers, 1877-53.
Morgan F. Monnt, 1864-67.
Edward M. Baston, 1880.
ASSESSORS.
Jonathan Combs, 1797, 1 S03.
! W. R. Allen, 1858.
Andrew Rowan, 1804-21.
Lewis G. Messler, 1850.
Redford Job, 1822-23, 1835.
! Henry A. Moore, 1860.
Sammel I. Embley, 1824-34.
Jacob J. Moore, 1861.
R. R. Formin, 1836-29, 1841, 184C.
Peter E. Wilson, 1862-65.
R. W. Allen, 1840, 1843-45.
Daniel Schuyler, 1866-67, 1870.
Benjamin Read, 1842.
James C. Norris, 1847-50.
William W., Taylor, 18;4-77.
John Dey, 1851-53.
J. D. Norton, ISTS.
William A. Browne, 1854-56.
A. A. Wright, 1850-SI.
Charles Carson, 1857.
COLLECTORS.
Jouatlian Brown, 1707-1810.
1 Amos lintchinson, 1835-37.
Isaac Britton, 1803-4.
i John T. Hutchinson, 1838-51.
John lammel, 1811-16, 1818-27.
: Jamies C. Norris, 1852-65.
Andrew Rowan, 1817.
J. S. Rogers. 1866-74.
Jobn B. Mount, 1828-34.
Reuben Norris, 1873-81.
CONSTABLES.
Andrew Rowan, 1797-1802. John Hour, 1798-1808, 1810-17.
Joseph Tautun, 1802-4.
Abraham Eldridge, 1838.
William Brothertou, 1803-8. Joseph Jimeson, 1806-0. Story Tantum. 1806-8.
D. Liming. 1838.
J. Silvers, 1850.
Samuel Baley, 1800.
Jolin B. Mount, 1809.
John P. Covenhoven, IS00-20. Satuuel Rogers, 1818-19, 1821-26. Julin D. Ely, 1810.
Aaron Silvers, 1820.
James II. Scott, 1862.
Josephi C. Lawrence, 1863-65.
J. S. Rogers, 1864-69.
John Maple, 1864, 1836-78, 1880- 81.
Johnson Cole, 1866. Isaac Il. Anderson, 1867-74.
William Allen, 1829, 1835-42.
Charles Jolmson, 1833-37.
G. Young, 1838-44.
Jonathan Hutchinson, 1830, 1832. { J. C. Purdy, 1843-46.
I. Pearce, 1830-36, 1838-46.
Randall C. Robbins, 1845, 1846.
R. M. smith, 1830-32.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
C. C. Blauvelt, 1847-50.
' Lloyd Wilber, 1857.
Robert E. Morrison, 1851, 1852. T. J. Pullen, 1858, 1853.
Joseph Perrine, 1844-45.
James C. Norris, 1810-30.
Aaron Eldridge, 1849.
John C. Lewis, 1879.
Israel Baldwin, 1850-51.
Smith Wright, 1880.
Thomas L. Bruce, 1851.
Jobu Braudi, 1881.
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE
Daniel Hutchinson, 1798-1801, , Jantes Cook, 1803, 1S06-10, 1812, 1823, 1824. 1>14-24.
Robert Chambers, 1797-1800. Jonathan Combs, 1798-1802. Robert Wilson, 1798-1801.
Joshua Ely, 1792-1801.
Jacut Fisher, 1801-3.
Charles South, 1302, 1803, 1805-8, 1811, 1514, 1815, 1813.
John Chamberlin, 1802.
Julin James, 1802, 1803, 1808-11, 1813-17.
David Chambers, 1803.
John Smith, 1804-7, 1809, 1812, 1818-20, 1830-35, 1838, 1830.
Jonathan Brown, 1804, 1813, ISI4. Allison Ely, Jr., 1504.
On Ward, 1804.
John Ely, 1804, 1805. John Hammnell, 1805-10.
Archibald Forman, 1805, 1SUG, 1812.
Isaac Britton, 1807-0, 1813. Joshua Wright, 1810, 1511.
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James Griffith, 1853. Sering Shangle, 1856-67. W. T. Flock, 1857-59. Jolin M. Allen, 1858, 1850. J. Shotwell, 1860, 1861. MI. F. Mount, 1860. Charles B. Rozell, 1860, 1861, 1865, 1864.
Thomas C. l'earce, 1861-63. Joseph MeMurran, 1861, 1862. J. 11. Jimeson, 1862.
Redford Job, 1821, 1825, 1826.
Sanınel C. Johnes, 1821-23, 1830-37.
Thomas Slack, Jr., 1822.
Robert T. Purdy, 1821. Isaac IIntchinson, 1825-27.
James Delow, 1825, 1826.
Henry A. Moore, 1825-30. Jacob Fleming, 1827-33.
Wyckoff Norton, 1865-67,' 1871, 1873, 1874.
David W. Cubberly, 1827-30, 1836, J. M. Pullen, 1865, 1866.
1838, 1840, 1841, 1844, 1852-59. Allison Ely, 1828, 1829. Jonathan Hutchinson, 1831-37.
Orson Britton, 1831, 1:32.
Enoch Allen, 1833-37.
John B. Mount, 1836, 1837.
Jolin G. Segar, 1837.
G. Young, 1838, 1839.
Peter E. Wilson, I871, 1872. W. H. Harding, 1572, 1874-77.
Daniel Slack, 1839. Israel Pearce, 1840-43, 1846, 1817.
J. Il. Goldy, 1872. J. L. Davison, 1973.
R. M. Job, 1840-51. Sammuel Briley, 1840, 1841.
A. M. Taylor, 1874-77.
Isaac Pullen, 1842, 1843.
John Dey, 1875-77.
John Dey, 1844-50.
John Hammell, Jr., 1845, 1845.
J. C. Purdy, 1847, 1848.
John Butther, Iode, 1:49.
W. P. Forman, 1878, 1879.
I. C. Voorhees, 1849, 1851-36. James J. Ilutelinson, 1850. George A. Cole, 1850. John C. Norris, 1851.
C. MI. Norton, 1879. L. C. Updike, 1880, 1881.
David' D. Silvers, 1851-57.
W. N. Cunningham, 1880.
G. D. Hutchinson, 1880.
John Pnmyea, 1880.
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
C. G. McChesney, 1820, 1837.
Andrew Seger, 1820.
! Thomas Blake, 1831-34. Charles McCoy, 1832.
J. A. Ely, 1872-73.
J. Shotwell, 1872.
William Hutchinson, 1873-74.
E. McCue, 1873, ISSO.
Charles Manlove, 1874.
J. II. Miller, 1874. Charles Thompson, 1574.
1 Nathaniel Cox, 1873-78. W. R. Pearce, 187). C. M. Norris, 1879.
Randall C. Robbins, 1553. C. M. Norton, 1860-09.
John Butcher, 1855-56.
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The present superintendent is J. P. Johnson (elected in 1881).
Educational .- The early schools of the township were sustained by contributions from the heads of families sending children to them. The school-houses were built by the able-bodied citizens of various neighborhoods, who made "bees" for that purpose. The earliest of these buildings were log structures, and some of their immediate successors were scarcely less primitive in design and finish. The carly teachers boarded around among their patrons. Pay-schools on various plans were maintained until the common school law of New Jersey went into effect. Under its provisions there are five public schools in the town-
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