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SAMUEL POTTER was a grandson of John Potter, one of the first settlers of New Haven, Ct., 1639, who had two sons John and Samuel. The latter was baptized, Oct. 17, 1641, and became one of the early settlers of Newark, N. J. John remained at New Haven, married, 1661, Hannah, a daughter of John Cooper, and had a son Samuel, born, Jan. 2, 1675. This may have been the Samuel Potter of this town. But, more probably, it was the son of Samuel of Newark, that settled here, locating at Connecticut Farms. He appears to have been born in 1672 or 3, being in his 84th year when he died, Feb. 5, 1756. He became a subscriber to Mr. Harri- man's support in 1700. A tract of 60 acres was " laid out " for him, May 8, 1701, by John Harriman, Jr., Town Sur- veyor, adjoining John Littell, Jeremiah Osborn, Thomas Keeney, Robert Woolley and Samuel Clarke. In 1720 he was chosen one of the Town Committee. His autograph appears in the List of Associates in 1729. A tract of 4144 acres, at the foot of the second mountain, by the side of an old mine,
* E. J. Records, L. 72, 116. 0. 25. t Howell, p. 263. N. York Wills, II. 61-4.
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and on the E. side of Green River, between the two moun- tains, was laid out for him, Feb. 26, 1732. He was a Justice of the Peace, and one of the first Elders of the Presbyterian Church at Connecticut Farms .*
ANDRISE PRICEGAER bought, June 29, 1687, of Jonas Wood, a tract of 100 acres. The name nowhere else occurs, either in the Records of this town, or in any other American docu- ments as far as known.+
JOIN RADLEY was a 6s subscriber to Mr. Harriman in 1694. John Ratliffe was married, Aug. 6, 1681, to Elizabeth, daughter of Nicholas Carter; probably the same person, and possibly the son of William, of Stamford, Ct. Among the soldiers in the Fort at Albany, who took the oath, Nov. 10, 1689, to William and Mary, was John Radcliffe. In the Borough Charter, Feb. 8, 1739, John Radley, Sent., was named as one of the Overseers of the Poor, and John Radley, Jr., one of the Assessors of the Town.#
NATHANIEL RAULINS, was residing here, Oct. 10, 1691, when he made his Will (witnessed by Thomas Mulliner and his son-in-law, William Chamberlain), in which mention is made of his eldest son, wife, and daughter, but their names are not given. The Will was entered, June 11, 1707. He was, probably, of the lineage of Nathaniel, of Roxbury, Mass.§
WILLIAM REDFORD obtained a patent, Jan. 14, 1693, for 150 acres of land on E. Town brook, adjoining Benjamin Wade, John Hume and John Pearce, "in Right of Head Land, for himself, his Wife, and seven Children." They, probably, came over directly from England to this place. The plot was occupied by himself and his son Andrew; but the title was contested, as against the grandson John, claiming by Proprie- tary grant, on the part of John Maxfield and Joseph Willis, claiming under the Indian Title. !
WILLIAM RICHARDSON was a man in humble condition, who had died before Aug. 6, 1696, when his goods were ap-
* Savage, III. 466. Newark Bicentenary, p. 119. Ledger, p. 123. E. T. Book, B. SS, 40. t E. J. Records, B. 132.
# E. J. Records, III. 170. Murray's Notes, p. 32. Ledger, p. S5. Savage, III. 509.
§ 1b., III. 309. E. J. Records.
| E. T. Bill, p. 44.
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praised by Isaac Whitehead and John Hinds, at £5. 18. 9. His annual subscription in 1694, to Mr. Harriman, was 3s.“
WILLIAM ROBINSON was a physician, residing in the Rali- way neighborhood. He came here as early as 1685, pur- chased land of John Toe, and had surveyed for him, Ap. 1, 1686, a tract of 700 acres, on the N. side of the Woodbridge line, and " on the Branch of Raway River called Robinson's Branch," adjoining Joseph Frazee, Richard and John Clarke, George and John Alexander, William Piles, Simon Rouse and Thomas Rudyard. He bought of John Toe, Sep. 12, 1688, another plot of 40 acres on the W. branch of Rahway River. In 1692, he obtained a survey of 550 acres in Mon- mouth Co., "in full of his Share of the first Division." He had purchased, Feb. 7, 1682, of Robert Burnet, one of the so called Proprietors, one-fourth of one forty-eighth of a Pro- priety. He was one of the witnesses to the Will of Mrs. Rouse, Jan. 17, 1691, when his name appears as "William Robertson, Doctor of Medicine." But his own Will, dated May 18, 1693, has it " William Robinson, Doctor of Physick." His death occurred soon after. His estate was appraised, June 2, 1693, by Andrew Hampton and John Winans (whose son married his daughter, Ann), at £250 .. 15. 3. He was, doubtless, of the Scotch immigration.t.
ROBERT ROGERS and the widow Anna Ailward, both of E. Town, were married, Nov. 26, 1675, by Justice Bollen. He was the son of Robert, of Newbury, Mass., was born there, Ap. 20, 1650, came, at 20 years of age, or before, to Wood- bridge, N. J., and obtained, Dec. 30, 1670, a patent for 91 acres of land there. He had died, probably, in 1682, and his widow was married, Aug. 1685, to Peter Dessigny, "Chirur- ' geon " of Woodbridge, who had, a few months before, Feb. 11, 1684, purchased of Samuel Marsh, his saw-mill at Rah- way. It is quite likely that both Rogers and Dessigny lived along the line between the two towns.}
OBADIAH SALE was a cooper, and resided at Southampton,
* Ledger, p. 89. E. J. Records.
t E. J. Records, B. ; L. 68, 82 ; O. 93, 96. E. Town Bill, p. 85.
# Ib., p. 101. E. J. Records, III. 120; A. 413. Savage, III. 568. Whitehead's P. Amboy, pp. 356, 7, 367.
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L. I., in 1678, at which time he bought, of William Russell, the lot now used as a burying-ground at the N. end of the town. He sold it soon afterwards and removed to Boston, his former home, of which he became a freeman in 1681, and where (1681-4), he had four children born. He was, doubt- less, the son of Edward (born 1611), who came from London in 1635, and resided at Salem. Ephraim, of Boston, for whom his own son was named, was his brother. He was admitted an Associate in 1699-1700, and drew No. 6, of the 100-acre lots, between Deacon George Ross and Ephraim Clarke. He was one of the Memorialists of 1700. His an- nual subscription to Mr. Harriman was 15s., commencing about 1690, or before. He probably removed from Boston, soon after his 4th child was born, 1684 .*
ALEXANDER SCOTT, of this town, made his Will, July S, 1700, to which Thomas Akin and Samuel Whitehead were witnesses. He had died before Sep. 17, when the Will was entered for Probate. He was, probably, the son of John Scott, who came from Hartford, Ct., about 1660, to North- ampton, L. I .; and spoke so disrespectfully of Chas. II., in Ap. or May, 1664, that he was carried a prisoner to Hart- ford, Ct., heavily fined and disfranchised.+
ROBERT SMITH Was the first of that common name among the early settlers of the town. He, too, was probably from Northampton, the old home of John Ogden. Richard Smith was chosen a freeman of Southampton in 1648. Robert was a resident, in 1675, of Brookhaven, L. I. He was here as early as 1687, and subscribed, at that time, £1. 0. 0. to Mr. Harriman's support. He was a merchant and planter. Dec. 26, 1699, he was appointed High Sheriff of the County. Mention is made of his " negro man." Mr. Harriman credits him, Nov. 7, 1695, with " killing a hogge & cutting it out, 1s.," and, " Ap. 23, 1699 p plowing my garden him self & horse, 1s. 6." He died intestate, and his widow, Sarah, was quali- fied, May 10, 1705, as Administratrix.+
* Savage, IV. 5. Howell, pp. 158, 9, 190, 807. E. T. Book, B. 13. " Mr Daniel Sale, Mrcht," a son of Obadiah, is charged, by Mr. Ilarriman, in Oct. 1:04, with "my fee alowed by him for marrying him ; 0. 6. 9." Ledger, pp. 53. 106.
t E. J. Records. Howell, pp. 279-800. Savage, IV. 33.
# Howell, pp. 32, 90. N. Y. Doc. Ilistory, II. 469.
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JOSIAH STANBOROUGH [STANSBROUGH, STANBERRY, STANBURY] was from Southampton, L. I. His father, Josiah, was at Lynn, Mass., in 1637, and soon removed to Southampton, of the founding of which he was one of the original " undertakers." He died in 1659. His son, Josiah, married, July 24, 1670, Admah, a daughter of Thomas Chatfield, of E. Hampton, had 7 children born at Southampton (1670-87), and soon after removed to this town. He was admitted anAssociate in 1695, but his name is not found in Mr. Harriman's Ledger, begin- ning with 1694. His death must, therefore, have occurred soon after this date. Mention is made, in 1711, of the " widow Sarah Stanbrow." The family located at Rahway .*
WILLIAM STRAYHEARN [STRAHERN] as his name indicates, came with the Scotch immigrants. He was here in 1694, and was admitted an Associate in 1699-1700, and was one of the Memorialists of 1700. He drew No. 152 of the 100-acre lots, in 1700, near the Rahway river, and adjoining Henry Norris. He was appointed a Constable, Feb. 12, 1714 ; and again, the next two years. He died in 1733. His house was near Morse's Landing.t
SAMUEL STURRIDGE [STERRIDGE] was here before 1678, and had a house-lot E. of Mrs. Hopkins, not particularly described. He resided at the time of making his Will, Ap. 10, 1683, at Rahway, but had land on the Mill river. The witnesses to his Will were James Emott and J. Thwinton. He was probably unmarried, as he gave all his property to Joseph Hart of Rahway. William Sterridge, who died intestate, Dec., 1705, was, probably, his brother.}
THOMAS TERRILL was a blacksmith, and came here from Southold, L. I., where, in 1675, he had a considerable estate. He was, probably, the son of Roger Terrill [Tyrrel], one of the founders of Milford, Ct., in 1639. He bought of William Cramer, Aug. 19, 1696, a plot of land in this town, to which he then, or soon after, removed. His name is not found among Mr. Harriman's parishioners. He died in 1725.§
* Lewis' Lynn, pp. 64, 6, 103. Howell, pp. 15, 27, 89, 280. Ct. Col. Rec., I. 363.
t E. T. Book, B. 34. Ledger, p. 93. E. J. Records.
# Ib., II. 105.
§ N. Y. Doc. His., II. 454. Savage, IV. 268. Barber's Ct., p. 231. Lambert's N. Haven, p. 90. E. T. Book, B. 57.
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JOHN THOMAS, a tailor, was one of the Memorialists of 1700. It was he, probably, who, in 1675, and 1683, was living at Brookhaven, L. I., and may have been the son of John of New Haven, Ct. His name occurs among those of the N. Y. people who accompanied Capt. Milburn's expedi- tion to Albany, April, 1690. His land adjoined William Brown, near Samuel Scott. He died in December, 1712, leaving his wife, "Fiftie," and five children, Elias, Edward, Margaret, David, and Esther .*
GEORGE THORP was a son-in-law of George Pack of this town, having married his daughter, Elizabeth, who had died in 1704. He was a parishioner of Mr. Harriman from 1694 to 1697, subscribing 5s. yearly. He was, doubtless, a son of Thomas Thorpe, Senr., of Woodbridge, whither, probably, after his wife's death, he returned.+
JOHN TOE was a weaver, and came here from Newtown, L. I., as early as 1677. Samuel Toe was one of the founders and principal men of that town. The name (erroneously thought, by Savage, to be a mistake for Coe) appears origi- nally to have been "Tew," -- Lawrence's Neck having for- merly been called "Tew's Neck," where Mrs. Gov. Carteret resided with her first husband. It is likely, therefore, that John Toe, of this town, was the grandson of Richard Tew, of Newport, R. I., who came over from Warwick Co., Eng., in 1640. He married, Oct. 9, 1679, Lydia, a daughter of Robert Morse. He purchased, Sep. 1, 1677, of Wm. Cramer, 115 acres including his house-lot ; also, Feb. 6, 1683, of Joseph Frazee, 40 acres; Aug. 25, 1686, other lands of Jonas Wood. He sold, Ap. 27, 1683, a plot of ground to Samuel Groome; also, Jan. 27, 1684, two house-lots in the town to Dennis Morris ; also, Sep. 12, 1688, to Dr. Wm. Robinson, the 40 acres bought of Jonas Wood. He died, in 1689, and his widow, the following year, her estate having been appraised, Jan. 25, 1683, by Deacon George Ross and John Littell, at £84.10.0.4
* N. Y. Doc. IIis., II. 216, 468, 532. Savage, IV. 250.
t Ledger, p. S3. Whitchead's P. Amboy, p. 357.
# Savage, 1V. 270, 309. Riker, pp. 33, 43, 282. E. J. Records, I. 109; III. 159; A. 27; B. 22, 46, 132, 390.
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RICHARD TOWNLEY took up his abode here as early as 1684. He was the 8th son of Nicholas Townley, of Littleton, Eng., and of Joanna White, of Northain, Sussex Co., Eng. He was one of the very few whose lineage can be traced back in their old-world home. He was descended, through Nicholas, Richard, Nicholas, Francis, and Nicholas, from John Town- ley, A. D. 1400. The pedigree extends back to the days of William the Conqueror. No other family in the town had a higher social position. Col. Richard, of this town, came over in the suite of Francis Howard, Lord Effingham, Governor of Virginia, in 1683, and, soon after, coming to New York, he concluded to try his fortunes in this town. His father, it is said, had squandered his estate. But the son had not been long here, before he had made himself so agreeable to Mrs. Gov. Carteret, as to receive herself and fortune, in 1685, by marriage. He had, probably, been married in early life ; and Mary Townley, who married Mrs. Carteret's eldest son, Joseph Lawrence, is thought to have been his daughter. It is not certain, but quite likely, that his daughter, Mrs. Shackmaple, was also, by a former marriage. As Mrs. Car- teret's first marriage took place in 1664, she must have been about 40 years of age, at the time of her third marriage.
Col. Townley received his military title after coming hither, having been appointed " Captain of the Train Bands," Dec. 10, 1686, and Col. before 1691. He was made one of Lord Neill Campbell's Council in Oct. 1686. He adhered to the Stuart dynasty in the Revolution of 1688-9, and became so obnoxious to the ruling powers, that Leisler of New York, Feb. 21, 1689, ordered his arrest. When the change of admin- istration took place, Townley was requested, March 14, 169º, to march his company to the city, for the subjugation of Leisler and his forces. In 1692, though a resident of New Jersey, he was appointed one of the Council of Fletcher, Governor of New York; and, in 1697, one of the Earl of Bel- lomont's Council. The next year, however, he was suspend- ed, Sep. 28, 1698, for non-residence; for, says the Earl, "he formerly refused to be of the Councill, and never has come near the Councill in Colonel Fletcher's time or mine, besides
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his constant residence in East Jersey." Almost wholly by his means, St. John's Church was gathered soon after the beginning of the 18th century ; his own house having been the home of the first Episcopal missionaries, and the place for their Sabbath services. The Church-lot was his gift, and his was the principal contribution towards the building of the house of worship. He was one of the Justices of the Peace, and, at the time of his decease, April, 1711, he was Presiding Judge of the Quarter Sessions .*
HENRY WALVIN subscribed 3s. a year, in 1694, for Mr. Harriman, and was here in July, 1696. Nothing more is known of him.t
JOHN WARREN, of this town, married, Jan. 24, 1679 89, by the help of Justice Bollen, Miss Grace Whitehead, daughter of Isaac Whitehead, Sent. He died childless, between March 12, 169º, and March 28th following. GEORGE WARREN, of whom nothing further is known, probably a brother of Jolın, died here in Sept. 1697, and his property was apprais- ed, Oct. 1, 1697, by Richard Townley and Andrew Hampton, at £143. 10. 0.1
SAMUEL WILLIAMS was one of the Memorialists of 1700, together with his son, JOSEPH. He was then a new comer, as his name is found in no earlier document. He was the son of Matthew Williams, of Wethersfield, Ct., and the brother of Matthew, who settled at Newark, N. J. He was born in 1653, and married Esther, a daughter of Nathaniel Wheeler, of Newark. He died in 1706, leaving five sons, Joseph, Samuel, Nathaniel, David, and Josiah ; and three daughters Susannah, Sarah, and Hester. His wife is not
* Littell, p. 432. N. Y. Doc. ITis., II. 74, 336. N. Y. Col. Docinte., III. 050, 701, 16, 56, SIS; IV. 284, 298, 399, 620; V. 204, 335, 8, 355. Clark's St.John's Chb., pp. 16, 19, 26, 33, 89. E. J. Records, II. 2, p. 348. Lawrence Genealogy, pp. 139, 149. Depositions are on file, dated Oct. 5, 1691, in one of which, Serjeant Isaac Whitehead testifies, " that he saw, in April, 1690, John Tunison and Segar Garrison rol! several barrels of beef and pork out of the goose house belonging to Mr. Townley, and sell some of it to old Mr. Whitehead for drink." In another, Joseph Whitehead testifies, " that he saw John Tunison, Jaques Pullion, John Gema- dick, Lawrence Jansen, Derick Cruise, Thomas Morgan, and Segar Garrison roll out of the goose house of Mr. Townley several barrels of beef and pork as above." Three other depos !- tions, by Benjamin Meeker, Richard Townley, and Benjamin Wade, in relation to the samo transaction, follow. Theso men were either servants or soldiers. Alb. Records, XXXVIII. 36-40.
+ Ledger, p. 90. : E. J. Records, III. 157.
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named in his Will, and had, probably, died before. The family located on the Westfield road, and gave the name of " Williams' Farms," to the locality, several of the name still occupying portions of the old plantation .*
SAMUEL WILLIS came here from Newark, where he was living as early as Feb. 1684, when he obtained a warrant for land. At the time of his decease, in 1696, he was residing in this town. His estate was appraised, July 21, 1696, by William Looker, Jr., and Samuel Carter, at £96. 17. 0. His son, John, was one of the Memorialists of 1700. The father's name appears among the Associates of 1699-1700, and No. 114 of the 100-acre lots was drawn in his right, "at the Edg of the ash Swamp," latterly the property of Jonathan Littell.+
JOSEPH WILSON was the son of Samuel, a wealthy merchant of New York. The father came to New York, soon after the English conquest in 1664. He resided on the S. side of Wall, near Pearl sts., where he owned considerable property. He may have been at New Haven, Ct., in 1644, and removed in 1649 to Fairfield, where a Samuel Wilson is found in 1654. The Rev. Mr. Peck, of this town, formerly of New Haven, was, probably, an old acquaintance of Mr. Wilson, the latter having purchased, for £30., of Mr. Peck, June 17, 1675, his property and rights in Newark, and receiving, in his right, the next day, a warrant for 180 acres. The mother of his children having been removed by death, he married Eliza- beth North, of N. York, the ceremony having been per- formed, Ap. 29, 1679, by Justice Bollen; at the Governor's house in this town.
Mr. Peck having, in the autumn of 1678, removed to Greenwich, Ct., induced Mr. Wilson to purchase, Oct. 23, 1679, his property here also. Thus it was, that his son, Jo- seph, became a resident of this town, Mr. Peck's house having come into his father's possession. Joseph appears to have established here a branch of the N. York house, as may readily be gathered from the Ledger of his pastor, Mr. Har-
* Savage, IV. 499, 564. Newark Bicentenary, pp. 138, 152. Newark Records, pp. 80, 6. t E. J. Records, L. 71, 187.
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riman. He is there particularized as Mr. Joseph Wilson, and, next to Mr. Henry Lyon's, his is the honor shared with John and Jonathan Ogden, of the largest annual contribu- tion (£3), to the minister's support. The father, Samuel, made large purchases, May 18, 1681, also, of Nicholas Car- ter, in this town. Having served, as Alderman of the City, 1679, 'S0, '82, and, as Assistant, 1684, '86, he died in 1689, leaving his property mostly to his two sons, Joseph and Eb- enezer.
Joseph continued to add to his possessions here, purchas- ing, Oct. 13, 1689, (soon after his father's death), of Stephen Osborn, two house-lots, 12 acres, in the town plat. He was admitted an Associate in 1695, with a fire right lot, the only one of whom as much is recorded. He disappears from the Records after 1699, either by death, or removal to New York. Capt. Ebenezer, his brother, came into possession, as early as 1693, of John Ogden's Mill, already noticed, possi- bly by foreclosure of Ogden's mortgage to Mr. Steenwyck, of which Mr. Ogden's son Benjamin and Rev. Mr. Harriman became Joint Lessees, at the annual rate of about £24, for seven years. Capt. Ebenezer succeeded to his father's busi- ness in N. York, was Assistant Alderman from 1690 to 1694, was one of the first Vestrymen, in 1697, of Trinity Church, and Mayor of the City, in Cornbury's time, from 1707 to 1709. Sometime subsequent to the allotment of 1700, he was ad- mitted an Associate of this town with a second-lot right .*
ROBERT WOOLLEY was from Southampton, L. I. He was at Fairfield, Ct., in 1649 ; but in 1653 removed to Southamp- ton, where, from 1657 to 1683, he was living on Main st., next to Mr. James Hampton. Possibly it may have been a son of this Robert, that removed to this town, where his name first appears as an Associate in 1699, and a Memorialist in 1700. He drew No. 69 of the 100-acre lots, between Wil- liam Hill and Abraham Hatfield, not far from the foot of the mountain. John, William, and Edward Woolley, the sons, doubtless, of Emanuel of Newport, R. I., were at Shrews-
* Savage, IV. 563. E. J. Records, I. 47; II. 3, 114; III. 157; IV. 84. D. 178, 195. E. T. Book, B. 48. Ledger, pp. 47, 120. Valentine's N. Y. Manual for 1553, p. 402. Berrian's Trinity Chh., pp. 15, 17, 22.
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bury, N. J., as early as 1685. It is not known how, if at all, the two families were related to each other .*
JOHN WREN is known only by his death. Letters of Ad- ministration were granted, Aug. 3, 1687, to "Edward Gay, Doct of Physick," on the Estate of "John Wren of Eliza- beth Town, Deceased." +
These were all the new comers since the period of the Dutch rule, of which any mention has been found. Many of these would have escaped detection, but for the old Ledger of the worthy pastor, Mr. Harriman; whence, also, many particulars have been gleaned touching individual pursuits, and domestic relations, together with a variety of minor mat- ters, such as prices current, shedding much light on that re- mote period of the town's history. Doubtless a complete record of the inhabitants of the town during its first forty years would include some, who came hither and remained for a season, but soon passed away, leaving no memorial of their residence. Others were day-laborers, aiding in the cul- tivation of the soil ; or craftsmen serving as apprentices or journeymen ; or boatmen, occupied in navigating the numer .! ous small craft, which even at that early day were found in these waters. Of negroes there were not a few-some in al- most every family ; while here and there, a " poor Indian " also, was held in bondage and served as a menial.
The following Record, from the lost Town Book, appears in Book B. :
At a Meeting of the freeholders of Elizabeth Town, October ye 20th Anno 1699. The following Conclusions were Made (viz.)
Imprs By a Unanimous Vote of the freeholders aforesd it was and is Agreed and Concluded that if any have been at Charges in the Clearing and fencing of Land which no Particular Purchases in the whole of this Township Can Justly Claim a Mile or More out of the Town plott Shall have So much there where he has So fenced and Cleared as is Sufficient to make a plantation (Provided always that the Possor, or Setler of all Such Lands have a Real Right in the whole of this Township by Purchase and also that Such have not Taken up more then there proportion of the whole or if nearer shall have a Sufficient field."
* Savage, IV. 648. E. J. Records, L. 26, 186; O. 96, 147. Howell, pp. 30, 304. N. Y. Doc. His., II. 537.
: t E. J. Records, B. 133.
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This minute was recorded in the original Elizabeth Town book of Records, pp. 14, 15, out of which it was copied, Aug. 24, 1711, and ordered to be entered in the New Book, June 2, 1747 .*
The conflict between the Basse and Hamilton factions, and the anarchy consequent, were terminated, at length, by the final and unconditional surrender, Ap. 15, 1702, on the part of the so-called Proprietors, of all claim and right to the jurisdiction of the Province. Then, in reality, New Jersey, for the first time, became a Royal Province, governed no longer by a Company of Land Speculators, but directly by the Crown. King William died, Mar. 8, 170g, and Anne, Princess of Denmark, ascended the throne. A royal Gover- nor of the combined Provinces, New York and New Jersey, was appointed, Dec. 5, 1702, in the person of Edward Hyde, Lord Viscount Cornbury, cousin to her Majesty. In May, 1703, on the arrival of the royal commission, the Proprietary Government of East Jersey was brought to a perpetual end.
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CHAPTER XIII.
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ECCLESIASTICAL - Pastorate of Rev. John Harriman - Introduction of Episcopacy by Rev. Geo. Keith - Pastorate of Rev. Samuel Melyen -First Episcopal Missionary, Rev. John Brooke - Erection of St. John's Church.
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