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Edward married Jane Slaek, and located on the same traet, and reared a large family.
These brothers were both shoomakers.
II. Elizabeth married Elijah Hart, and located in the township. Nathaniel, Martha, John, Edward, Benjamin, and Elijah Hart were her children. Of these only Edward survives.
III. Abigail married Thomas Hooper. and settled at Hamilton Square, and had children named John L., Moses, Thomas, Lanning, Stephen, Mary, Sarah Ann, and Martha.
IV. Sarah and (V.) Martha died unmarried.
VI. Susan married John Fisher, and settled near Hightstowu. Among her children may be named John, Robert, and Samuel Fisher.
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VII. Charity married Moses Allen, and located in Warren County, and reared a large family.
VIII. Edward married Ann Bryant, and located on a portion of the homestead traet. and engaged in farming. His children were John, Benjamin, Mar- garet, Eliza, Sarah, Martha, Absalom, Price, and Mary.
John, Benjamin, Margaret, and Mary all died young.
Eliza married Cornelius Van Dyke, and located in Hopewell, and had eight children, among whom were Edward L., Margaret J., Mary, Charity, Adelaide, and Juliet Van Dyke.
Sarah married IIoraee D. Varian. Their children were William, Priee, Miles, and Maria. None of thein live in the township.
Martha married Jaeob Gordon, and located in the northeast part of the township, and had seven ehil- dren.
Absalom Price married Henrietta Drake, and set- tled on the old homestead of the family. His children were John E., Mercer B., and Thomas C. John E. :
married Mary Seudder, and is a lawyer, living at Long Branch. Mercer B. married Emma B. Gordon, and is living with his father. Thomas C. is unmarried.
MERSHON FAMILY .- It is not known who was the first Mershon to settle in the township. The first there of the name of whom his descendants have any knowledge was Benjamin Mershon, who had two sons, William and Asher, the latter of whom died young.
William Mershon, son of Benjamin, was born Mareh 1, 1769, and married Prudenee, danghter of Jasper Smith, and had two children, one of whom was a daughter, who died unmarried. The other was Samuel D. Mershon, a venerable eitizen of Lawrence, who lives where his father, and presumably his grand- father, lived before him. He married Mary S., daugh- ter of Caleb Shreve. His children were William, Franeis, Joseph, Jasper, Louisa, Caleb S., and Jo- seph (the second of the name).
William lives in Rahway. Francis, Joseph, and Jasper are dead. Louisa married Edward P. Brearley. Caleb S. married Mary Berrien, and lives uear his father. Joseph (the second of the name) married Ida A. Drake, of Hopewell, and lives with his father.
SMITH FAMILY .- The Smith family were among the pioneers in Maidenhead. Jasper Smith, one of the best known of the name, was born there, but passed much of his years elsewhere. Late in life he returned and lived on the king's road between Law- reneeville and Trenton, near Lawrenceville. He had children named Daniel, Enoeh, Prudence, Betsy, and Sarah. Daniel aud Enoeh removed to Sunbury, Pa., when young, and both beeame prominent lawyers there. Betsy married E. Richard Hill, of Ewing, four miles above Trenton, and had sons named Jona- thau, Jasper, Samuel, Enoeh, and Wallaee, ail of whom exeept the latter, a resident of Trenton, are dead. Sally married Elias Seudder, of Ewing, and had sons named Jasper, Abner, Daniel, and John.
In his will Jasper Smith conveyed the parsonage farm to the trustees of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville. Of him Rev. A. Gosman, the pres- ent pastor, spoke as follows :
"There are other evidences that Mr. Sinith's heart was deeply inter- ested in the welfare of the church. We find him prominent among the founders of the church at Flemington, where he resided for a time. His noble gift to this church did not spring from any ostentation, but was due to his love for Christ and the souls of men. The property which he bequeathed was the fruit of his early toil in his profession. and coming to his native piace to spend the evening of his life, he saw how the church was struggling to sustain the ministry, and how inadequately it was sustained, and from the purest motives and the greatest wisdom he set apart his own estate that it might be the source of perpetual bjess- ings to this whole community."
HARDIN, HART, AND COOK FAMILIES. - The Hardins lived in Maidenhead prior to 1700, and were prominent citizens at a later date. The follow- ing record concerning one branch of this family ap- pears in the town records :
" The age of Benjamin Hardin's children is as follow eth :
. " His son Benjamin was born March 6, 1700.
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" Sarah was born Jan. 19, 1702.
"Joseph was born Jan. 31, 1704.
" Mary was born March 25, 1706.
"Samuel was born Jan. 21, 1710.
"Elizabeth was born May 31, 1712."
Ralph Hart was an early settler in Lawrence, and left his real estate there to his sons Samuel and Ben- jamin. Two of his sons. Ralph and Josiah, settled in Hopewell. His daughter Mary married Jemima, daughter of George Woolsey, Sr., and had a son, Dr. Noah Hart, and daughters Jerusha, Hannah, and Elizabeth. By a second wife, a Widow Merrill, he
David married Hannah Jones, and remained on the old homestead until the outbreak of the war of : 1812-14, when he received a colonel's commission, had a daughter Mary, wife of George Smith. Josiah , and entering the army, served until peace was declared. married Mary Titus, daughter of John Titus, Sr., and had Elijah, Nathaniel, Andrew, Titus, Rebecca (wife of Thomas Wilson), Sarah (wife of Andrew Smith), Elizabeth (wife of Jacob Ege), and Mary (wife of Ishi Van Cleve).
It is not possible at this date to ascertain who was the first of the Cook family to locate in Maidenhead. The name early became prominent in the township. The following extract from the township records will be of interest in connection with the name :
" The ages of William Cook's children:
" Honor Cook was born July 11, 1723.
" Henry Cook was born Dec. 17, 1724.
" Winseak Cook was born Nov. 13, 1726.
"Abigail Cook was born Oct. 26, 1728. " Phillips Cook was born Sept. 8. 1730.
" William Cook was born Sept. 7, 1732. "Jobe Cook was born Oct. 3, 1733.
" Mary Cook was born Feb. 1, 1735.
" Sary Cook was born Aug. 17, 1739.
" Antoney Cook was born May 30, 1740.
" Elijah Cook was born March 3, 1741.
" Abigail Cook was born March 25, 1743.
" Penelopy Cook was born May 8, 1744."
The name of Garret Cook often appears in minutes of early transactions in the township.
BREARLEY FAMILY .- Two brothers named Bryler- ley, from York, England, came to America about 1680. One of them went to Virginia with Lord Fair- fax, the other came to New Jersey with Lord Jer- sey. The first of the family known to have lived in Mercer County as now bounded was John Brylerley, who located in Maidenhead, on the "Spring Grove" farm on the Trenton and Prineeton turnpike. By this time the name had been changed to Brearley, as it is spelled now. This John Brearley married and had ehildren, among whom were two sons, David and Benjamin.
David Brearley married Mary Clark, and succeeded his father on the farm. He had children named (1) Joseph, (2) David, (3) Abishai, (4) Esther, and (5) Zerujah. (1) Joseph Brearley married Rachel Mc- Clair, and settled on the oid homestead. He served through the Revolution. Commissioned eaptain, he went to Canada with the forces under Maxwell, and soon was promoted to be major. After a time he re- signed the latter commission, and later served as aide- de-eamp to Washington. He was again commissioned as major, and so served to the end of the struggle, !
about which time Governor Howell. of New Jersey, commissioned him as general, which title was his until his death, in 1805. The period 1783-1805 he passed on his farm in Lawrence. The children of Gen. Joseph Brearley were Charles. David, Joseph, Benjamin, Pearson, Ann, Elizabeth, Harriet, and Maria.
Charles died unmarried at Dayton, Ohio.
He was then appointed Indian agent by President Monroe, and held the position many years. He sub- sequently took up a large tract of land in Arkansas, whither he removed, spending the balance of his life there.
Joseph married Johanna Hendrickson, and, living in Lawrence, had three daughters,-Caroline, Hen- rietta, and Charity. Caroline married Simon Sill, and removed to St. Louis. Henrietta and Charity died young.
Benjamin married Susan Ryall, of Trenton, and lived on a part of the homestead farm till 1812, when he was commissioned first lientenant in Capt. Ogden's company of artillery, serving through the war. Later he removed to Michigan, where he died in 1842. He had two daughters,-Rebecca, now Mrs. Inlah Moore, of Trenton, and Lonisa, unmarried, a resident of Trenton.
Pierson went to Arkansas with David, and after his return died in Princeton, unmarried.
Ann died in Princeton, unmarried.
Elizabeth married Ezekiel Smith, a farmer near Princeton.
Harriet died in Trenton, unmarried.
Maria died unmarried at Princeton.
(2) David Brearley read law at Princeton, and settled at Allentown. In 1776 he was a member of the first Constitutional Convention, for which he was outlawed by the British government, and a reward of one hun- dred pounds offered for his apprehension. He was later commissioned colonel, and on his way to join the army of the West was recalled to take the chief justiceship of New Jersey, an office which he held until his death, Aug. 15, 1790, aged forty-four. He was twice married,-first to Elizabeth Mullen, second to Elizabeth Higbee, of Trenton. His children were William, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Harriet, and David.
Of William all traces are lost.
Elizabeth married John Potts, and died leaving two sons, John and Edward, who died in Louisiana.
Joseph died unmarried.
Mary married Ebenezer Hopkins, and died leaving sons, David and Edward. The former died young. The latter married, and hade son Charles.
Harriet and David died unmarried.
(3) Abishai and (4) E-ther died ummarried.
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(5) Benjamin married a Miss Ringgold, and settled in Lawrenee. He was killed by a fall from a wagon, leaving no children.
A John Brearley, who was a descendant from John Brearley, the pioneer and great-grandfather of J. Baker Brearley, built the house now occupied by the latter, south of the Princeton turnpike, in the southi- eastern part of the township, in 1760. It has been kept in good repair, and is substantial and homelike, but preserves some of the characteristics distinguish- ing houses of its age. John Brearley married Esther Jones, and had children,-Samuel, George, James, Isaac, John, Stephen, Sarah, and Jonathan, concern- ing some of whom the following information has been. obtained :
Samuel married Frances Baker, and had a family. One of his sons was named Samuel.
George married, and had Stephen, James, and other ehildren.
James never married.
John married Matilda Baker, and had children named Susan, Randall, Mary, and J. Baker Brearley. Susan and Mary never married. The latter is living at an advanced age with her brother, J. Baker, who married Gertrude A. Hart. Randall went to Indi- ana, and there married Ophelia Hughes.
GREEN FAMILY .- George Green, from Ewing, lo- cated in Maidenhead village in 1768, aud died in 1777. His sons were Caleb, Charles, James, and Riehard. The sons of Caleb were George S., Caleb S., John C., Henry W., and James. Of these only George S. and Caleb S., both of Trenton, are living. Henry W. be- came a member of the State Constitutional Conven- tion, chief justice of the Supreme Court of New Jer- sey, and later chancellor, dying two or three years ago. Caleb S. has served as judge of the Court of Errors. The other brothers were well known in their ehosen walks of life.
OTHER EARLY RESIDENTS .- Besides the families previously referred to, the following persons were pioneers or descendants of pioneers in this township:
Joshua Anderson and Enoch Anderson, James Price, Philip Ringo and Albertus Ringo, Hezekiah Benham, Stephen Chalmers, Thomas Coleman, Law- renee Updike, Sr., Lawrence Updike, Jr., and John Updike, Joseph Reeder, Andrew Foster, Benjamin Maples, Joseph Scudder, and Stephen Jones.
Some of these surnames are now unknown in the township. Some present residents there bearing some of them eannot trace their descent from any of the persons above referred to. Some of the above men- tioned have descendants living in Lawrence and ad- joining townships.
From the Records .- The following extracts from the old town records are presented because of the historical interest, which attaches to the movements to which they refer, and also for the reason that they contain the names of many who must have been among the more prominent of the residents of the township.
"At a Town meeting hebl in Maidenhead, January 1st, 1712, The In- habitants of the said Town have unanimously agreed among themselves to endeavor for the promoting of a County in the upper parts of the province above Assunpinke, and in order thereunto have oblidgel them- selves seaverally and Respectively to pay their seaveral and Respective sums of money at or before the second Day of February uext ensuing the date hereof uuto Phillip Ringo or to his assigns, which said Philip Ringo, of Maidenheadl, at the same towne meeting above mentioned was Chosen and appointed by the towne to be the Treasurer or Receiver of the said money for the promoting the business aforesaid, aud also at the said meeting John Brearley, John Bainbridge, and Joshua Andersou are men that were Chosen and appointed to Call the said Treasurer to an account concerning the said Respective sums of money. and the said John Bain- bridge at the same Towne meeting is Chosen by the Towne to appear In.fore the Governor for them ou their behalf in order for the accomplish- ment of the aforesaid business.
"The inhabitants above mentioned having at the said meeting sub- scribed themselves to pay the aforesaid Respective sums of money as followeth :
£ 8. d.
John Bainbridge
0
0
Ralph Hunt senior.
1
5
=
William Hickson
1 10 =
Jolin Brearley
1 10
Philip Phillips.
1 0
0
Joshua Anderson,
1
5
0
Enoch Anderson
1
0
0
James Price.
00: 15 =
Alburtus Ringo ...
1
0
0
liezekealı Bonham senior
15
henry Mershon
00
15
U
Powell Huff. 00 15 0
Stepheu Chalmers CO
13
Thomas Coleman.
00
15 0
Samuel hunt 15 0
1
15
00
Derick hutt.
00
15
0
Lawrence opdyke
00
15 0
Johannis Laureuson
09
15 0
Edward hunt.
00
15
Joseph Reader
00
15
-
william Lees
1
0
0
Joseph hill.
1
0
0
Thomas Evans.
00
10
0
Benjamin Maple.
00
10 11
william akers.
00
6
Ebenezer Petty 00
6
Thomas huff.
CO
6
0
Timothy Baker.
00
12
0
Benjamin Hardeu
00
15 0
John hart Junior.
00
15 0
Andrew Foster
00
6
Richard C. Hunt 00
6
0
" At a public Town-meeting :
" Memorandum: It is agreed by the Inhabitants of Maidenhead !! the Town-Lot is to be sold to the Higost Bidder by the way of public veudue, and ye purchaser to keep ye money in his hand for six months from the date of these presents without Interest, he giving Bound and Security if required under the peualty of oue Hundred pounds procla- mation money, and ye price of ye så Lot to be laid out for a parsonage for a Presbyterian society for the use of the Town of Maidenhead as wit- ness our Hands this Sixth day of November, 1730.
" Ralph Hunt, Jasper Smith, Phillip Phillips, Henry Mershon, Timothy Baker, (illegible), Hezekiah Bonham, Joshua Anderson, Jr., Theoph- ilus Phillips, Will. Benge, Edm. Bainbridge, John Phillips, John Bainbridge, John Anderson, Jun., John Bruvley, John Smith, Jas- per Smith, Jun., Lawrance Opdyk, Henry (illegible), Lawrence Opike, Jun., John Updike, Abram. Anderson, James (un.lecipher- able), Nehemiah Howell, Joseph Brearley, Samuel Hunt, Stephen Jones, John Smith, Jun., Richard (illegible), Benj. (illegible), John Read, David Hunt, Joseph Scudder, John Coe, Jolin Ander- son."
In regard to this action the present pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, Rev. A. Gos- man, has written as follows:
"I find that in 1730 there was an attempt made by the people of the town to sell the town lot, aipl appropriate the money for a jrir- unge for the use of the Presbyterian Society of the town of Maidenhead, but this effort was unsuccessful, owing to u failure on the part of the towu to make a good title, and that in the same year, three days later, it was
Garret Coak
00
15
Jacobus Nagel.
15
Jasper Smith.
William Bings.
.
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sold at public sale, the money to be used as a majority of the town should determine. If the majority voted that it should go as proposed in the first sair, or if, as is probable, the let itself was placed by vote in the hands of the trustees of the Presbyterian Society, this would ex- plain how the town-lot came into the possession of our church, was de- tended by the trustees of the church in 1778, in a suit brought to regain it by St. Michael's Church, of Trenton, and conveyed to Major Jolin Phillips, March 31, 1801. for the consideration of £1150, and which is now occupied by the family of the late William Dye. Out of thirty- five names signed to the proposal to sell this lot for a parsonage, twelve are the names of those who, thirty-two years before, took out the deed from the West Jersey Society."
Organization .- The territory now embraced within the limits of Lawrence township formerly constituted the township of Maidenhead, was legally organized Feb. 21, 1798, and was named in honor of the town of Maidenhead, near London.
The change in the name of the township was ef- fected at the desire of a majority of its citizens, by an act of the General Assembly passed Jan. 24, 1816, its present name having been given in honor of Capt. James Lawrence, so conspicuous in the history of the brilliant naval events of the war of 1812-15, whose memorable words, " Don't give up the ship !" will live while people write and speak.
The area of Lawrence was somewhat reduced by the erection of the township of Millham from its ter- ritory by an act of the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey, passed in January, 1882.
Civil List .- The old town record book of Maiden- head contains minutes of numerons elections and proceedings of town officials under the provincial government, which preceded that established as the result of the Revolution, and the legal organization of the township under the laws of the State of New Jersey. This book was in use from about 1711 to 1867, and from it and another which contains a record of township affairs since that date the following civil list has been compiled. It is probable that some of the earlier officers were clected at years intermediate between dates given, but there is nothing in the records which definitely shows this to be true :
CHOSEN FREEHOLDERS.
John Brearley, 1719.
James Brearley, 1767-74.
Joseph Inslie, 1768-69. John Rossell, 1775-77.
Benjamin Vancleve, 1775.
Philip Phillips, 1776-77.
Aaron Vancleve, 1778-83.
Salarthiel Pierson, 1792, 1784.
llenry Cook, 1779. Andrew Johnson, 1780-82.
Edmond Bainbridge, 1780, 1783. Stephen Johnes, Jr., 1781-83.
Joseph Phillips, 17>3, 1789. Jonathan Phillips, 1784-85. Daniel Agnew, 17-5-86. Jonathan laut, 1787.
Elias Phillips, 1787. John Stevens, 1788.
Joseph Brearley, 1790-91.
Ralph Phillip4, 1790-91, 1793-1803. Jasper Smith, 1702. John Phillips, 1793-96, 1799-1>17. Israel Stevens, 1797-98, 1816, 1818- 19.
Heury Mershon, 1738. Joseph Sendder, 1737. Abraham Temple, 1739. Robert Taylor, 1740-43. Peter Mershon, 1747. William Whalen, 1748. Samuel Baker, 1749. Houghton Mershou. 1749-50. Samuel Phillip s. 1752-53. Sammel Smith, 1754-55. John Phillips, 1736.
Thomas Stevens, 1737. Robert Tabor, 1758-59. Cornelius Slack, 1760. David Brearley, 1761. Josiah Furman, 1762. Joshua Smith, 1763. Thomas Waters, 1764. Daniel Pierson, 1705. James Peirce, 1766-68. Andrew Vannoy, 1569. Waters Smith, 1770. William Binge, 1771. Joseph Pierson, 1772. Joseph Reed, 1773. - Timothy Baker, 1774. Benjamin Cox , 1775. Silas Waters, 1776. Job Pierson, 1777. Robert Furman, 1778-79. Stephen Lanning, 1780. Benjamin Slack, Jr., 1781.
Henry Mershon, 1800, 1802-3, 1807 -8, 1815.
Jacob Mershon, 1:04-6. Richard Price, 1809.
Anthony South, 1810.
Absalom Price, 1811.
Caleb S. Green, 1812. Jacob C. Van Cleve, 1804-8.
Joseph Bullock, 1809-11, 1823-14. James Brearley, Jr., 1812.
John Stevens. 1812.
Joseph W. Van Cleve, 1815-16,
- 1823. William Smith, ISIS.
Charles Reeder, 1819-22, 1831-32. Caleb S. Green, 1820-22, 1830-32.
Isaac Brearley, 1823-26.
James Monnt, 1824-29.
Lewis W. R Phillips, 1827-30, 1834-35, 1838-49. Thomas Capner, 1833-35.
Henry D. Phillips, 1833. James Brearley, 1813.
John Pharis, 1814. .
John Welling, 1816.
Josephli Ivins, 1817. Theodore Ivins, IS1S. John Smith, 1819-23. Thomas Tindall, 1824-25.
John Cade, 1826-32.
John Reed, 1833-36, 1868.
Joseph McJohnston, 1836-41, 1845- 49. William S. Cook, 1836-37.
Washington Johnston, 1843-41.
Israel B. Stevens, 1-50-51.
Jeremiah W. Perrine, 1850-51.
James A. Ilutchinson, 1852-55.
James G. Phillips, 1852-55, 1864-70, 1872. Robert White, 1856-57.
Edmond Bainbridge, 1791. Joseph Tindall, 1792. Richard Bainbridge, 1793.
George Bullock, 1754.
William Phillips, 1795 ..
Stephen Johnes, Jr., 1796.
William Ilowell, 1.97. Philip Hendrickson, 1798.
Samuel HI. Ford, 1873-76.
John White, 1,99.
John B. Reed, 1:75-76. **- John S. Vankirk, 1881.
TOWNSHIP CLERKS.
Joshua Anderson, Jr., 1728, 1734, Benjamin Smith, Jr., 1804-25 1741-43, 1748-50. James G. Phillips, 1845-55.
John Bainbridge, 1751-32, 1764.
Garret W. Smith, 1856-63.
John Anderson, 1753-54. John B. Scudder, 1864.
Abner Phillips, 1755, 1757-63.
: N. H. Furman, 1865-67.
Joshua Anderson, 1756.
David 11nut, 1765-69.
+ George W. Johnston, Jr., 1868-71, 1873. Aaron C. Cook, 1872.
Benjamin Brearley, 1770-75.
Edmond Bainbridge, 1776-50. .
James A. Risdon, 1874-76.
Joseph Phillne, 1781-86, 1788-89, 1803, 1826-29, 1831-44.
Thomas Abbott, 1:78-89.
Jonathan Phillips, 1790-96.
R. B. Blackwell, 1880.
James Brearley, Jr., 1797-1802.
J. Macpherson Berrien, 1881.
ASSESSORS.
John Bainbridge, 1717, 1719, 1721, Joseph Phillips, 1769-70. 1751-52.
John Rossell, 1777-83.
Jackson Anderson, 1718, 1728-41.
Aaron Van Cleve, 1785-89.
John Peirce, 1742-44.
Stephen Jolins, 1745.
- 1810-20.
Enoch Johnson, 1821-31.
Abner Phillips, 1750.
John Van Cleve, 1752, 1737-66.
William &. Cook, 1-38-40.
Ralph P. Hunt, 1: 12-45.
Absalom P. Lanning, 1846-53.
Isaac B. Baker, 1856-73.
Jobn P. Scudder, 1:74-81. -
John Anderson, 1720-41, 1747. John Price, 1730-44, 1746-47. Jolin Johnson, 1742-14, 1746. John Van Cleve, 1745. David Brearley, 1745. Stephen Jones, 1748-51. Abrahaui Temple, 1748-51, 1757- 61.
Joshua Anderson, 1752.
. Joseph Pierson, 1752. Benjamin Stephens, 1753, 1779. Thomas Stephens, 1753, 1756. John Bainbridge, 1754-55. Abner Phillips, 1754-55. Edmond Bainbridge, Jr., 1756.
John Phillips, 1757-63. Samuel Phillips, 1762-63.
William Phillips, 1763, 1770-74 1778, 1781-82, 1756.
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Jolin Tindall, 1764. Waters Sinith, 1764-66. -
Thomas Tindall, 1705-67.
James A. Phillips, 1432-37, 1841.
Joseph Scudder, 1754-35, 1793-05, 1798-1801, 1:07-9. Thomas Stevens, 1756. Benjamin Brearley, 1767-68.
Jasper Seud-ler, 1796-97, 1802-6, 1
Joseph Pearson, 1748-49.
Mercer B. Lanning, 1877.
Israel Stevens, 1801.
George Brearley, 1862-63. Miller H. Warren, 1866-67. Benjamin M. Phillips, 1871.
Lewis A. Reeder, 1856-61, 1877-80. William Sendder, 1858-65.
George Guennip, 1783. Anthony Bishop, 1784, 1787. Charles McCoy, 1785. Christopher Hall, 1786. Theophilus Phillips, 1787. Salarthiel Pierson, 1788. William Compton, 1789-90.
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COLLECTORS.
Philip Ringo, 1717-18.
Alexander Hopper, 1719.
David Peirce, 1777-78. Robert Furman, 1779.
John Peirce, 1721, 1728-41.
Philip Moore, 1780-83.
John Johnson, 1742-44.
Philip Phillips, 1784-86.
John Brearley, 1745-49, 1816-18.
William Phillips, 1750.
Abner Phillips, 1751-52.
John Coleman, 1753.
Josiah Furman, 1754.
Joshua Smith, 1755.
Joseph Pearson, 1820-39.
Joshua Anderson, 1756-57. John S. Cook, 1840, 1856. Harvey Brearley, 1841-48.
Benjamin Slack, 1758-63. Benjamin Stevens, 1764.
Lambert R. Inghes, 1849-55.
Sammel Hunt, 1,65.
John Rue, 1857-60.
Nathaniel llunt, 1766. James l'eirce, 1767.
Edward P. Brearley, 1863-73.
Henry Cook, 1774-76.
Theodore S. Howell, 1874-75.
Thomas Stevens, 1768.
Isaac B. Baker, 1876-78.
Benjamin Van Cleve; 1769-73.
Samuel Girton, 1879-81.
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE.
John Van Cleve, 1768-69.
Wilson Hunt, 1768-69.
Benjamin Bainbridge, 1718.
John Phillips, 1768, 1787-88, 1799, 1800-3.
Dauiel Busby, 1769-70.
Joseph Scudder, 1769-71.
Joseph Phillips, 1770.
John Insler, 1770.
David Brearley, 1771-73.
Philip Van Cleve, 1831, 1832.
Edmond Bainbridge, 1771-79, 1789- 90, 1797-1802.
John Smith, 1833-40. Waters Smith, 1833-51. Benjamin Titus, 1833-36.
Andrew Wilson, 1771-73. Benjamin Brearley, 1771.
Jeremiah W. Perrine, 1841-55.
John Russell, 1772-76.
George T. Browning, 1841-43.
George Govern, 1773-77.
Joseph B. Scudder, 1844-48.
Benjamin MIershon, 1774-79, 1787- 88.
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