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* Newark Town Records. Index. Newark Bicentenary, p. 126. E. J. Records, II. 19, 104; o. c. 25. E. T. Bill, p. 10S.
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Rev. Jeremiah Peck, and Joseph Bond; also, 85 acres of upland, " on the N. of the Plaine," and on the W. side of the Newark Road, bounded by John Ogden, J', Benjamin Park- hurst, and Joseph Meeker ; also, 20 acres of meadow "at Mr Woodroffe's Creek," having "Geese Creek " on the E. ; also 4 acres on the Bay, 2 acres on the E. T. Creek, and an- other plot of 4 acres on the Creek : in all, 249 acres. He died in May, 1706 .*
BENJAMIN PARKIS [PARKHURST] came here from Wood- bridge, of which he was one of the first settlers. He proba- bly came thither with the Newbury Colony, and was of the family of George Parkis, who settled at Watertown, Mass., as early as 1643. He exchanged, Ang. 8, 1672, as already related, his properties at Woodbridge, with Claude Vallot, of this town, and became a permanent resident of this place, being regarded with much consideration. He was a joiner, and was appointed, Mar. 22, 1679-80, Lieutenant of the Company of Foot; also, Justice of the Peace, Feb. 4, 1682 ; also, Judge of Small Causes, Mar. 28, 1683, and Captain, Dec. 3, 1683. His house-lot, formerly Seeley's, has been described. He had, also, 30 acres of upland, "on the E. side of the Plaine," adjoining Henry Lyon, John Wilson, George Morris, and Henry Norris ; also, 60 acres of upland, adjoining Jona- than Ogden and John Wilson ; also, 66 acres of upland in the Plain, bounded by Leonard Headley, Jonathan Ogden, Henry Norris, and Margaret Baker ; also, 12 acres of meadow on Woodruff's Creek, next the Great Island, 6 acres on " Arthur Cull Bay," and 3 acres on E. T. Creek : in all, 183 acres. He died, Feb. 1683, and his estate was valued at £118. 16. 0.+
WILLIAM PILLES [PILES, PILE, PYLES] was from Piscat- away, N. H. He was at Salisbury, on the N. side of the Merrimac river, opposite Newbury, in 1659; afterwards, at Nantucket, and then at Dover, on the Piscataquay. As several of his neighbors had migrated hither, and settled the
* Savage, III. 288-9. E. J. Records, I. 58; II. 18, 100 ; o. e. 23. E. T. Bill, p. 103.
t Savage, III. 358. E. J. Records, I. 134 ; II. 18, 96 ; o. e. 22; III. 166 ; C. 13, 20, 57. E. T. Bill, p. 108.
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town of Piscataway, N. J., he was induced to follow them, bringing with him two servants. He purchased of Gov. Carteret, Feb. 10, 1663, " all his third Lott and hows" on the S. side of E. T. Creek. The same year, he succeeded Luke Watson as Town Constable. He purchased, June 2, 1669, of John Ogden, Sent, for £40, 60 acres of upland and 20 acres of meadow on Rahway Neck; also, Feb. 8, 167g, Caleb Carwithy's second division of land, 30 acres, for £11. His house-lot adjoined Nicholas Carter, on the E., and Thomas Pope on the W. He had 106 acres of upland, " called Raha- wack Neck," on "Rahawack River," adjoining Humphrey Spinage and Luke Watson ; also, 230 acres of upland, “ on the W. branch of Rawack River, beginning at a wigwam called Peters Wigwam," &c., adjoining a great swamp ; also, 44 acres of meadow, " on the N. side of Rawack Neck," and on " Pilles Creek ; " and 14 acres of meadow, on the S. and S.W. side of the Neck : in all 394 acres .*
GEORGE Ross was a carpenter from New Haven, Ct., where, in 1658, he married Constance Little, and, the same year, was admitted a freeman. He came here about 1670. He was appointed, Dec. 3, 1683, Lieutenant; and May 1, 1686, one of the Judges of Small Causes. He was, also, one of the two deacons of the church in Mr. Harriman's time. He had an allotment of 120 acres "in Right of himself & his wife." His house-lot contained six acres, bounded, N.E., and N. W., by highways; S.W., by Jonas Wood; and S.E., by Caleb Carwithy. He had, also, 18 acres of upland, " in the Neck," adjoining Barnabas Wines, William Johnson, and John Gray ; also, 40 acres of upland, "on the plaines," adjoining John Little and the fresh meadows ; also, 50 acres of upland, " at Rahawack, upon the two mile brook," adjoining Peter Morse ; also, in a triangle, 6 acres of meadow " at the Outer- most point of Elizabeth Town Creek," and on " the great River ; " and 12 acres at Rahway : in all, 132 acres. His death occurred in 1702.+
JOSEPHI SAYRE [SAYRES, SEARS, SEERS] was from South-
* Savage, III. 437. E. J. Records, I. 21, 24, 46, 66, 156 ; II. 20, 38 ; III. 24. E. T. Bill, p. 10S. t Savage, III. 577. E. J. Records, I. 160 ; II. 19, 34; C. 106. E. T. Bill, p. 105.
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ampton, L. I. Thomas Sayre, of Bedfordshire, Eng., with a family of several children, emigrated, in 1635, to Lynn, Mass., and thence, in 1641, to Long Island. His son, Job, was one of the six adventurers arrested by the Dutch authorities, in May, 1640, for trespassing on their territory. Joseph, the brother of Job, came here in 1667. In December of that year, he united with others in a petition to the Governor to have his lands surveyed. His house-lot contained 5 acres, bounded, N., by Robert Bond ; W., by the Mill Creek; E., by the highway ; and, S., by Benjamin Homan. He had, also, 9 acres of upland, "in the plaine," adjoining Daniel DeHart ; also, 12 acres of upland, adjoining Rev. Jeremiah Peck, and Stephen Osborne ; also, 22 acres of upland, " on the small Neck," adjoining Rev. Jeremiah Peck, and Joseph Meeker ; also, 9 acres of upland, on " the mill brook," adjoin- ing Robert Bond, and Robert Vauquellin ; also, 36 acres of upland, near a swamp, and adjoining George Pack ; also, 35 acres of upland, adjoining Hurr Thompson ; also, 10 acres of meadow, at Woodruff's Creek, and 4 acres on E. T. Creek : in all, 142 acres. He died, Dec., 1695 .*
RICHARD SKINNER Was a joiner, and came over with Gov. Carteret as one of his servants. He married, May 1, 1666, Susannah Poulain, one of the French girls that came at the same time, from the Isle of Jersey. He became, subse- quently, the servant of Balthazar DeHart, of N. York, and then of Richard Painter, of this town, whose house he occu- pied first, after its purchase by DeHart, and then bought, July 4, 1672, of DeHart's executors. He was not admitted as an Associate.t
According to the Dutch census, 80 men were residing here in 1673, of whom four were absent. Their list includes 78 names. At least six more, of those who took the oath in Feb. 1665, continued to reside here. To these are to be added the names of as many as six residents not included in either list : Richard Beach, William Letts, William Pardon, Jeremiah Peck, Richard Powell, Vincent Ronyon,
* Howell, pp. 18, 27, 96, 276. Brodhead's N. Y., I. 298-300. Savage, IV. 32-3. E. J. iRecords, II. 21, 99 ; o. e. 24 ._ E. T. Bill, p. 104. t E. J. Records, I. 36. III. 8.
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and John Wilson. The whole number exceeded 90 men. Three others, also, came about this time : Simon Rouse, Benjamin Wade, and William Looker.
RICHARD BEACH was from New Haven, Ct., of which he was one of the founders, his name being attached to the original compact, June 4, 1639. Zophar, of Newark, 1685, was the son of his brother, Thomas. In 1640, Richard married, at New Haven, the widow of Andrew Hull. He took the oath of fidelity, July 1, 1644. His name is of fre- quent occurrence in the Colonial Records. His house-lot contained 13 acres, 13 by 14 chains, bounded, E., and W., by highways ; N., by Crane's brook ; and, S., by Evan Salisbury. He had, also, 30 acres of upland, on Crane's brook, adjoining Barnabas Wines, and William Cramer ; also, 50 acres of upland, on "Beaches brook," adjoining John Little, William Pardon, Nathaniel Tuthill, and Stephen Crane; also, 10 acres of meadow on the S. side of Thomp- son's Creek ; in all, 102 acres. His house-lot he sold, Mar. 31, 1684, to Mary, the widow of James Mitchell; and Mar. 31, 1688, he sold all his lands in E. Town, to the widow Agatha White, who, 16 days later, resold them to William Darbie of E. Town. He removed, it is thought, to Morris Co., where many families, supposed to be his descend- ants, are now to be found .*
WILLIAM LETTS was a weaver, and came with some of the first settlers, most probably as a laborer. He married, Sep. 2, 1667, (Justice Bollen officiating,) Elizabeth Land, who, also, was, most likely, at service, no family of that name being residents here. His name is not to be found among the Associates in the Town's Book, although he ob- tained an allotment of land. The printed lists of Asso- ciates in the E. T. Bill are not reliable. His house-lot con- tained seven acres, 13 by 5 chains, bounded, W. S. W., by Joseph Frazee ; S. S. E., by the highway; N. N. E., by Richard Mitchell and the swamp; and E. S. E., by Simon Rouse. He had, also, 40 acres of upland on " Pipe Stave
* Savage, I. 144. N. II. Col. Records, I. Index. E. J. Records, I. 157; II. 19, ST. B. 15$, 383, 4. C. C. 64. E. T. Bill, p. 107.
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ridge," adjoining Capt. John Baker ; also, 20 acres of up- land, adjoining the above, and the great swamp, next to David Ogden and Samuel Marsh ; also, 70 acres of upland at "Rawack," adjoining Robert Vauquellin, and William Cramer ; also, 18 acres of meadow on the S. side of Thomp- son's Creek : in all, 155 acres. He sold, May 2, 1685, 12 acres on the S. side of the Creek to Matthias Hatfield. Letts, it has been seen, was a witness for the prosecution in the Mitchell case, and found the grudge of the people not the pleasantest thing to bear. Soon after the founding of Perth Amboy under government auspices, therefore, he removed thither, where he died in March, 170} .*
WILLIAM LOOKER, a brewer, came hither from Jamaica, L. I. His property there he sold, Sep. 4, 1676, to James "Heynes," Cooper, of this town. How much earlier than this he came here does not appear. He was, probably, of the lineage of Henry Looker, who settled, in 1640, at Sud- bury, Mass. His house-lot he bought of Joseph Frazee, as already noticed. He 'had, also, 172 acres of upland and boggy meadow, "at the head of the South branch of the Mill brook, or River belonging to Elizabeth Towne," ad- joining Jacob Melyen, Benjamin Wade, and the Governor ; also, 100 acres adjoining ; and 10 acres of meadow on the E. side of Woodruff's creek. He resided awhile at Wood- bridge, but eventually became a permanent resident here. His Woodbridge property he sold, Nov. 8, 1686, to Myles Forster, of Perth Amboy. He was appointed, Dec. 2, 1695, a Deputy to the Legislature. In Mr. Harriman's Ledger, he is credited by "3 Jorneys to Amboy on Alice Rouse her business £1.7. 00."+
WILLIAM PARDON has figured largely in the previous history. He was an abject sycophant of the Governor, and, doubtless, came here, with Carteret, or shortly after under his auspices. He was appointed, Jan. 2, 1663, one of the Governor's Council, and soon after an Assistant to the
* E. J. Records, I. 147 ; II. 18, 23, 72; o. e. 4 ; III. 11, 201. E. T. Bill, p. 106.
+ E. J. Records, I. 87, 137 ; II. 89 ; o. e. 5; A. 408; B. 155; L. 52, 101, 104, 111. E. T. Bill p. 107. Savage, III. 111.
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Justices ; also, Jan. 5, 167º, a Justice of the Peace ; and, July 31, 1674, Receiver General. He was, also, employed, for a time, as the Governor's Secretary. His house-lot con- tained six acres, bounded, N., by Robert Morse ; E., by Elizabeth River; S., by Nathaniel Tuthill ; and W., by the common highway. He had, also, 20 acres of upland on Crane's brook, adjoining Peter Morse; also, 175 acres of upland on Elizabeth River, S. of the " Ash Swamp," ad- joining Nathaniel Tuthill and Peter Morse ; also a triangle of 16 acres, adjoining the above, on the River; also, S acres of upland, " in the name of an Island," in the meadow below Luke Watson's point ; also, 27 acres of meadow on " the great River or the Sound : " in all, 252 acres. In addition, William Meeker's lands were awarded him for the injuries that he sustained, as related on a previous page. His wife, who came here with him, having died, he married, Sep. 1675, Anna Bostoe, having, on the 16th, settled on her for her dowry his house and house-lot in E. T. He was then, " of the City of New York," having found it too uncomfortable to reside here, hated as he was by his old neighbors. In 1679, at his own request, he was discharged from the Council, and his connection with the town was finally severed .*
JEREMIAH PECK is fully noticed on a subsequent page.
RICHARD POWELL has been noticed in connection with Roderick Powell. No record is made of his allotments. He resided, for a time, in Vauquellin's house. Gov. Carteret sold him, Jan. 5, 1673, his Woodbridge lands, in the deed for which he is styled "Richard Powell, Planter, of Eliza- beth Town." He removed to Woodbridge, where his wife, Katharine Hughes, whom he had married in 1676, died, May 16, 1689. On the 4th of December following, he married Elizabeth, the widow of Thomas Thorpe, of Woodbridge. He died in January, 170g.+
SIMON ROUSE was from Duxbury, Marshfield District, Mass. He was the son of John Rouse and Annie, a daughter of
* E. J. Records, I. 50, 146 ; II. 14, 18, 22, 69 ; o. c. 1; III. 13, 23, 88, 64, 78-80, S2, 114, 123, 158. E. T. Bill, p. 103. t E. J. Records. I. 98, 107, 131 ; III. 12S. Woodbridge Town Records.
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John Peabody. He was born in 1645. An elder sister, Mary, was married to a Mr. Price, possibly one of the E. T. family, and thus Simon may have been led hither. He was here in 1676, and probably some years earlier. No record is made of the survey (though ordered) of his house-lot. He had 58 acres of upland on "Rahawack River," adjoining William Johnson ; also, 98 acres of upland, adjoining the above on the N. E., and having Robert Vauquellin on the N. W .; also, 100 acres on the E. side of the same river opposite Pope's brook; also, 24 acres of meadow on the same river, 6 acres on E. T. Creek, and 10 acres in the great meadow : in all, with the house-lot, 300 acres. He resided at Rahway. His lands here he exchanged with Jonas Wood, May 29, 1678, and bought, Nov. 27, 1679, Vauquellin's land adjoining his own. He died in 1690, and his wife, Alice, soon after, without issue. She was a kinswoman of Sarah Manning, of Boston. Frances, a daughter of Samuel Moore, of Wood- bridge, inherited the estate, being, probably, an adopted daughter, as she lived with them .*
VINCENT RUNYON [ROGNION, RONYON] was a carpenter, and, tradition says, of French origin. He, probably, came over from Jersey, in a second or third importation of laborers by the Governor. He bought, Mar. 20, 1672, of Francis Bar- ber, Thomas Moore's original house-lot, S. of George Pack. He was a witness for the prosecution in the Mitchell case, and so lost caste in the town; on which account he removed, not later than 1677, to Piscataway, where he had 1542 acres allotted to him, Mar. 1673, on the Raritan River. He died in November, 1713, his wife, Martha, surviving him.}
BENJAMIN WADE was a clothier. He was, doubtless, of the family (probably a son) of Robert Wade, who was at Dor- chester, Mass., in 1635, at Hartford, Ct., in 1640, afterwards at Saybrook (where, Aug. 1657, he was divorced) and finally at Norwich, in 1659, where he died, in 1682; his first wife remained in England, and Benjamin may have been her son. He came here not later than 1675, probably much earlier.
* E. J. Records, I. 108, 9, 139, 159 ; II. 1, 32 ; B. 44, 372; D. 59; L. 53, 196. Savage, III. 579.
+ E. J. Records, I. 20 ; II. 69, 74 ; III. 78-80. E. T. Bill, pp. 96, 7.
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At his first coming, he rented Luke Watson's house and grounds, which he purchased, Mar. 16, 1676, for £24. The same day, he bought of Nicholas Carter, for £30, payable in Pipe staves, his house-lot and 40 acres. Twenty days before, . he had bought, for £39, Thomas Pope's house, house-lot, and 60 acres of upland. Less than two years after, he bought, Jan. 1, 1678, of William Hill, his house and lot. Previous to all this, he had received an allotment of 144 acres :- 48 acres " in Rahawack Swamp," adjoining Thomas Moore, and Samuel Marsh, Jr .; also, 40 acres of upland "in the Plaines of Cramberries Meadow," on the S. side of the branch of E. T. River; also, 40 acres of upland on the north side of the branch, and of the said Meadow ; one acre, formerly John Gray's, on the S. side of E. T. Creek ; 12 acres of meadow at Rahway, and 3 acres out of Thomas Moore's meadow. He died about 1698 .*
JOHN WILSON, Carpenter, and JOHN WILSON, Wheelwright, were both here at an early day, and were distinguished as " Great John," and " Little John." The former died un- married, at New York, Oct. 12, 1672, leaving his land here to Antony Jansen of N. Y. The other John had a house- lot, containing 6 acres, bounded, N., by Hurr Thompson ; E., by the highway; S., by Joseph Osborn; and W., by the Mill brook. He had, also, 60 acres of upland, bounded by Benjamin and John Parker, Henry Norris, John Woodruff and Robert Vauquellin ; also, 23 acres on the S. side of the Woodruff's Farm road, adjoining John Woodruff, John Parker, and Benjamin Parkhurst; and 12 acres in the great meadow : in all, 101 acres. Wilson was concerned, as al- ready related, in the Pardon disturbance, for which he was fined, the next year, £10. To secure the payment of the fine, he mortgaged, Ap. 19, 1675, his house and lot at E. Town, to the Marshal, Samuel Moore, of Woodbridge. Wilson died a few months afterwards, and Samuel Moore administered on his estate.+
* Savage, IV. 378. Miss Calkins' Norwich (Ed. of 1SC6), p. 205. E. J. Records, I. 71, 2, 3, 159; II. 19, 32 ; A 407; L. 53, 102. E. T. Bill, p. 109.
t N. Y. Wills. E. J. Records, I. 42 ; II. 19, 90, 100; o. e, 23; III. S2, 121. E. T. Bill, p. 104.
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Of the seven Dutchmen mentioned in the Census of 1673, only two have left any memorial by which they can be iden- tified. The names of Jacob Tryax [Truax] and Dirck Teunis- sen, are found among the settlers of Middletown, N. J. The others were, doubtless, adventurers, who disappeared with the termination of the Dutch rule .*
Capt. Knyff and Lieut. Snel, having administered the oath of allegiance to the settlers, swore in, also, Jacob " Molyn," as Captain ; Isaac Whitehead, as Lieutenant ; and John Woodruff, as Ensign.t
Instructions were sent, Oct. 1, 1673, by the Council of War, to Schout Ogden and the Schepens of the town, for the preservation of the public peace, and the administration of justice. Among other things, it was carefully provided, that
" The Sheriff and Magistrates shall, each in his quality, take care that the Reformed Christian Religion be maintained in conformity to the Synod of Dordrecht without permitting any other sects attempting any thing contrary thereto." Power was given them for " laying out highways, setting off lands and gardens and in like manner what appertains to agri- culture, observance of the Sabbath, erecting churches, school-houses, or similar public works." The Sheriff was to " take good care that the places under his charge shall be cleansed of all mobs, gamblers, whore-houses and such like impurities; to receive the half of all civil fines accruing during his term of office together with one-third part of what belongs to the respective villages from criminal cases." In the nomination of Schep- ens, "a double number of the best qualified, the honestest, most intel- ligent and wealthiest inhabitants, exclusively of the Reformed Christian Religion or at least well affected thereto, were to be presented to the Governor for his election." #
Some of the Indians having committed depredations in the neighborhood, Mr. Ogden writes to Gov. Colve, Sept. 29th, [O. S.], for instructions, and receives in reply a letter, dated at " ffort Willem Hendrick 14th October 1673, [N. S.], as follows :
Mr. John Ogden. Yesterday I sent you ye Instructions bij ije waij of New Worke since that time I Received y's of ye 29th of Septembr last and Vnderstood out of ye same ye proceedings of ijour people wth ye Indians
* £. J. Records, II. 128, 130; L. 178.
+ N. Y. Col. Docmts., II. 608.
# N. Y. Col. Docmts., II. 620-2.
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of wch I do wel approve and according to your desire I wil alsoo Endeav- our that Satisfaction maij be given by ye Indians to yo owners to web End I have once more thought fit that ye Indian Sachem be summoned to ap- peare before me to give me satisfaction about it, and that ye Messenger doth signify to him that I do much wonder that all ye Chiefe Sachems hereabouts as also those of ye Mohacks have bene here to present them- selves unto me and that he onlij Remains Defective therein wherefore I would willingly Speake with him to know ye Reason ; and that I promise him & his Company freely to Passe & Repas without any Molestation you may alsoo give Order what goods he hath Tendred or yett shall tender to Re- store ye people maij Receive from him and lett an acct be sent me what ye losse maij be of ye goods weh still are wanting. You are also Required to send hether bij ye first opportunity the armes & other goods according to Inventorij formerlij belonging to ye Late Gouvern's Cartrett and to Cause this Inclosed order of arrest to be published in your Severall Townes and to order ye severall Clarkes to return an acct thereof unto you for to be presented unto me. And lett Mr Hopkins Examin uppon what Conditions ye Tennants are Seated uppon the plantations of Capt" Carterett and acct thereof Returned unto me; not Else at Present but that I am, Your Loving ffriend A: Colve .*
It would thus appear, that the Indians, with their Sachem, still continued in the neighborhood, and, at times, were not a little troublesome-having, just before this date, carried off a considerable amount of property, and refused to restore it. What the result was is not recorded.
As an illustration of the Dutch Rule at this period, the following Proclamation of Nov. 15, 1673, applicable to this town as well as every other part of New. Netherland, is worthy of attention :
Trusty & Welbeloved, Concidering the Manifold Blessings & fa- vours wch the Bountifull & Merciful god hath bene pleazed graciously to Bestow uppon this Province and the Inhabitants thereof amongst w h is to be Esteemed beyond all others the free & pure worshipp of god wh Blessing together with all others'ought Not only to drawe & oblidge us to dutifull thanckfulnesse but also to meeknesse & Rependance because of our Manifold sins & Transgressions to the End the sd Blessings & favours of our god may be Continued towards us & this People & Country be free from this weldeserved Wroth and Indignation, Know Yce therefore that wee have thought it Necessary & do by these Presents order & Proclaime an universall day of fast humiliation & thancksgiveing web shall be held wthin this Province on the first wednesday on every mounth & begunn
* N. Y. Col. Docmts., II. 638.
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on the first wesnesday of the next ensuing month of Decembr being Sec- ond day of the sd Month, & soo Alsoo uppon Every first wednesday of ye month thereunto Ensuing ; And to the End the sd day of humiliation & thankxgiveing may bee the better put in practice & due Execution, Wee do hereby strictly prohibite & forbid on the sd day of humiliation Thankx- giving all manner of Labour & exercizings of hunting ffishing gaming Excesse in drincking and the Lyke & all Inkeepers and ordinaris not to Retayle any Licquors or drinke uppon Penalty of Corporall Punishment, To the true prformance of wch wee do hereby stricktly order & Co- mand all Magistrates officers & Justices of this Province & prolecute against the Transgressions according to the Tenn' : thereof and to Cause this Proclamation to bee published in due time and place, Soo we Rec- ommand you to the protextion of the Almighty godt; Antony Colve .*
An Assembly, composed of " the Schout and Magistrates of Achter Kol, to make laws and orders," was held here, commencing on the 18th of November, 1673. The ordi- nances enacted were few and simple, pertaining mostly to questions of morality and religion. They were submitted to the Dutch authorities for ratification. At the same time, Schout Ogden requested, that the bail-bonds of Meeker and Tomson, in the hands of the late Marshal, Sam. Moore, be put into the hands of Ogden, and the records of the late government, deposited with Secretary Hopkins. The records were put in charge of Hopkins, and Meeker and Tomson were told to bring the matter into court. Moore was ordered, by the court of "deputed councillors," "to deliver up the bail-bond executed by " Meeker and Tomson, " on the 26th June, 1673, to Capt" John Berry then Deputy Governor," in the case of Wm. Pardon ; on his refusal, Mr. Ogden was required to demand the said bail-bond of Sam. Moore ; and, in case of default, to arrest him, and send him to the fort at New York.t
For more than a year, the land was at rest. The people lived on good terms with the authorities at Fort Orange, and were secured in the enjoyment of their lands and privi- leges. Ogden was virtually Governor of the English towns in N. Jersey, and the government was administered very
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