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To John Johnston, (Proprietor ) Beginning at Rahway River 11 chains up from the line before men- tioned To Daniel Dod in sight of Jeboston and adjoining him. To Adam Blackman, in Elizabeth- town bounds, the description being as follows in brief: Beginning at a tree on E. bank of Rahway River, thenre N. 65 E. 17,80; thence N. 31 [. 3 chains; thence N 46 W. 6.50 to n turn in the river near the saw-mill of Dr Arents and Daniel Dod; thence down the river to the beginning, including mill and part of pont. The mill here alluded to has long amer been destroyed, leaving the ruins of the wheel-pit, (called
by the boys of the neighborhood "the tumbling. place,") to designate is beality .?
The older inhabitants may have traditions or even records showing when the wall was built.
Joseph Pierson's two mills, a grist and saw-mill, on the same stream Rahway River) were web-known ' institutions in 1740, when he sold the conal one-half of them to Thomas Ball and Aaron Ball.
The older inhabitants of South Orange speak of i saw-i'll upon Rahway River, situated near the Montrose station.
Educational .- For history of the educational interest of oll Newark Township, prior to 17-7, are Chapter XLIX. ( Education in Newark. ) The earliest known record referring to a school house in South Orange is found in the account book of Joseph Brown, under date of June 200, ITX7. It is as follows:
" Memorandum of work done at the whoul-house 174 M. To twwarding ar of the masuns & von have . 0 7 0
€ . d.
Trone quart ff rum . .
0
MAY Tu carting st nies the day 0 70
To one quart of spirita ) 1 0
To loofinal thre. dinyn . 0 12 0
June ; T , boarding the tuasons uine days .40
'T two days and a half work . 011
€
To tw. days' w rk
0 9 0
July H - Trong ludel af Met Ineph Or will 0
The items in this bill indicate that one mason only was employed, and that twenty-five days were occupied in the work. It therefore seems probable that the work was done in making repairs.
The building, of stone, was probably built long anterior to the above date. Mrs. Rhoda Bal win, who was born in South Orange in the year 1754, in- formed the writer bereut that both she and an eller sister attended school in the old stone school-house; and also gave it as her lulief that her mother (born in South Orange in 1757) attended school in the same place.
The building stood in front of the present school- house, on a point of land near the intersection of the roads to Newark, now known as South Orange and Irvington Avenues; the building was one story in height, about twenty hy thirty fert, facing the cast. having a vestibule which was surmounted by an open belfry, in which the bell was hung
In 1811 the Newark and Morristown Turnpike Road Company was chartered. This company, in the construction of their road, found the school-house standing in the way of their improvement. The necessity of removing the building may have been the cause which led to the project of building a new school house.
We nes quote from the " Records of the Colombian School in South Orange,“-
"Al a special meeting of the propriet me and nonu ist + of the sch ut in with orange held on Wednesday evening. Jun , 1414, It was agreat that the mall meisten should raen in the privilege allowed th su by law unnl use the means to be mie an irurporate Innly "
1 Timothy Burnet's roadon, & 18 towhichly map.
1 Sto No 34, township map.
794
HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
The following is a list of the said proprietors and associates :
Heury squier.
Amos Freeman.
Job Brown.
Jahez D. Kilburn.
Nathan Squier.
Japtha Baldwin.
Joseph Pierson.
Almer I'mwell
Moses \ Combs,
Jabez Tierson.
Josiah Baldwin.
Arunah Riggs.
l'zal Baldwin.
Amos Ogden.
John Lindsley.
Nathaniel Taylor.
Jel iel James.
Sammel Freeman.
Samnel Brown.
Luther Mecker.
Bethuel Harrison.
William Andreas.
lohn Ball.
John Hedden.
Aaron Brown.
Bethuel Hedden.
Nathaniel Hand.
Jutham Quinhy.
Ezra Gilderleve.
David ! Beach.
Eline Crowell.
Juh Crowell
James ( r)well
Bethuel Pier-in.
Tiram Beach,
Thomas 'Tichenor. Enos Tichenor.
Aaron Tichenor.
Elias Tichenor.
Nathan Tichenor.
Tenac Tichenor.
Stephen Tichenor.
Nehemiah Baldwin. William W. Baldwin.
Joel Baldwin.
Aaron Tichenor, Jr.
Linus Ball.
Aaron Ball.
IIA Ball, Silas Ball.
AAbrahina Goukl.
Elihu ('rowell.
Amos Terrill.
Aaron Ward,
Zadock Meeker,
"'lark Hedden.
Willowun stockman.
Joseph Lindeley.
Benjamin Lindsley
Jared C'ondit.
IsHar Baker
Momses Taylor.
Jonathan W. Earle
Elihn Ward.
.Joseph B. Tillou.
Lewis Tichonor.
Joseph Beach.
Zador Squier.
Tsaac Combs.
Jedediah Freeman.
Then follows the form of an advertisement as required by law, passed Nov. 24, 1794.
On August 3d another meeting was held, at which time the trustees were elected and the name " Colum- bian School of South Orange " was adopted.
The names given above were of heads of families, and probably comprised all who had children or grandchildren to be sent to the school.
The residences were scattered widely. Clark Hed- den resided nearly opposite to the Scheutzen Park. Nehemiah and Joel Baldwin resided in the stone house on the corner of South Orange Avenne and Munn Avenue, some two miles from the school-house. The district extended abont one and one-half miles on the road to Irvington (two roads), to Orange (two roads), to Millburn (two roads).
The trustees formed their organization on the 5th of August, examined the scholars, inquired into the rules of the school, approved thereof and prepared a certificate as required by law. The certificate is recorded in a look of miscellanies for Essex County, page 103. We again quote from the record,-
"At a meeting of the trustees and proprietors of the Columbian School In South Orange, at the school-house, on Saturday evening, Der. 31, 1x11, for the purpose of consulting on the pro priety of building a new school- house, it was unanimously Resolred .
" Ist. That the trustees of and school do proceed in arrangements for building.
vend. That the said building be built on what is commonly called the school-house common.
Ard. That the proposed building be built of wood, two stories high, forty-five feet in length by thirty feet in breadth.'
A subscription was started and the whole matter was referred to the trustees. The work thus en- trusted to the trustees was completed in 1815.
The next record is of a meeting of the trustees held on "Thursday, Oct. 26, 1815," at which time the following was adopted :
"Ist. That it be expedient to have a title procured of Mr. Aaron Brown for the lot on which the school-house is built ; that a statement of the cost of the said house be nuuk as soon as convenient."
A second resolution provided for the appointment of a committee for the purpose above indicated.
"3rd. That the price of tuition in the school be fixed at $1.75 per quar- ter for spelling, reading and writing; for arithmetic in addition to the alune branches, the sum of $0.25, and for grammar or geography the further sumu of $1,25.
"4th. That the firewood be purchased and at the end of each quarter the cost to be divided equally between the scholars, except such as the trustees shall deem exporlient to exempt on account of their inability to pay. "
March 5, 1816, the trustees met, when it was agreed that Aaron B. Brown should receive the money sub- seribed by Joseph B. Ball for the purpose of erecting a new school house, amounting to thirty-two dollars, and Nathaniel Tichenor's note to the trustees five dollars in payment for the lot on which the school- house stands and collect them for himself, which he accepted. and delivered a deed for said lot to the pres- ident. The deed recites that in consideration of thirty-one dollars to them paid, Aaron Brown and wife conveyed the property in fee "to the trustees of the Columbian School of South Orange ;" in brief beginning at the northeast corner of a lot belong- ing to Nathan Squier on the south side . of the school-house common running (1) south 37 degrees 90 minutes west 2 chains 63 links, (2) south 57 degrees cast 1 chain 14 links, (3) north 38 degrees east 2 chains 60 links to the line of said common, (4) north 55 degrees 30 minutes west 1 chain 14 links to beginning; bounded northerly to the school-house common, easterly and southerly by said Brown and westerly by Nathan Squier, contain- ing seventy-six one-hundredths of an aere more or less.
The deed did not contain any reservations or stipula- lations; it was dated Jan. 1, 1816, acknowledged on the 15th day of February, 1826, and recorded in X2. page 532 of deeds for Essex County, on May 12, 1828.
In the same month, March, the trustces " proceeded to business and examined the accounts and vouchers to make an estimate of the cost of their school-house, and found the cost of the school-house and lot to amount to seventeen hundred sixteen dollars and eighteen cents to the present time."
They also " proceeded to settle with Moses N. Combs, and found a balance due him of nine hundred twenty- five dollars and seventeen cents.
The final settlement with Mr. Combs was effected in May, 1817, when " he, the said Moses N. Combs, agreed
Nathaniel Tichenor.
Ebenezer Baldwin.
Joseph B. Ball.
795
SOITU ORANGE TOWNSHIP.
to receive of the trustees the amount of a certain sub- scription dated the 6th of February. 1x17, in separate notes of hand, which are as follows :
John Ball,
.Inin & l'irtron,
..
Linus Rall,
Auron Ball,
James ( tr w . 11.
hl ws R. T .rrill.
30
Daniel Brawn,
1
Joseph Is. Hall,
..
Much. Taylor
David J Brach,
Job and Suron Brown,
Trustres. .
57.000
At the same time the board of trustees authorized the president to indorse the said notes.
PAY OF TEACHERS-The records show that the prices paid to the teachers were specified by the charged for tuition in all the schools, which all be- trustees, but were collected by, and at the risk of the came free at about the same time. teacher.
The price per scholar ranged between one dollar and twenty-five cents and two dollars and twenty-five cents per torm ; the east of firewood was also appor- tioned. In the Columbian school the rate was first recorded on Oct. 26, 1:15, with the following proviso: "That the firewood be purchased, and at the end of each quarter the cost be divided equally between the scholars except such as the Trustees shall see ex- pedient to exempt on account of their inability to pay."
This practice continued in force until late.
Exceptions to the uniformity in the prices above noted occurred, and special arrangements were made as follows :
On March 9, Ists, the teacher was guaranteed forty-five scholars for the first six months ; the other six months at his own risk.
On March 16, 1819, Aaron Mc Connell was employed for seventy -five dollars per quarter.
On April 2, 1827, the Association voted to pay Ileury D. Hedden ninety-six dollars for six months. and forty-eight dollars to the trustees to employ a woman for six months.
In 1852 a salary of eighty-eight dollars per quar- ter was paidl.
In 1853 Miss Taylor, assistant, was paid twenty-four dollars per quarter.
FREE EDUCATION FOR ALL .- The first step toward making ' common-school education free to all was taken by the proprietors on Jan. 27, 1815, when they resolved, " That as there may be some that send to school not able to pay for firewood, the Trustees be instructed to examine the roll of the Teacher, and if in their opinion there be any such, they exempt them from paying and the amount for wood be equally divided among the rest of the scholars."
On June 16, 1828, the trustees proceeded to make
a distribution of the money to be raised by tax assigned to this school liv the town ce smitter.
In tx2 an agreement was made with James II. Denison for $ per quarter.
In 1537, teachers were engaged for slo per quarter, $112 do., female teachers $36 do.
In 1859 it was agreed to pay Mr. Manning $500 per year
The salaries were gradually increased, and in 1 -70 the principal received $$50, the assistants -- temales $450 and $250 respectively.
the sum of $9,50 was thus divided, being the first record of money received from taxation tour edluca- tional purposes.
Various sums were thus divided until on April 19, 1570, when it was decided to vote a tax to maintain a free public school during the coming year, and the sum of five hundred dollars was so Jevicd
A slight variation only appears in the prices
Amount of public money expended for educational purposes and other expenses connected therewith in INAR, Districts Nos. 27, 28, and 30 :
Fuel.
Hepsiry. .
Incul ntals
From Lewis Tichenor's account-book it appears that he taught a school in South Drange in the year- 1791, '92, 93, '94, 95, 97 and '95.
The book contains the following names of persons who had scholars under instruction, viz. :
Thursby Ball, David Onboth, Aaron Quitily, An - Freeman, Juell nik. Willinan Andreas, Isaac Freeman, Elyah Dorant, Nathanb | Taylor, Isar Tayle , Lanc Shipman, Benjamin Kigge, Jule Brown, Aaron Ward. Henry Squi r. Imar Tr.henor. David Freeman, Joseph Tichenor, Anne Terrill. Parmenus Riggs, Caleb Johnson, Joel Olan, Zonas Freeman Euch Ball, L'zal Bull, John Ter unt, E Grderleve, Ephraim Hedden, taleb. Durand, Nathan Squier, Jonathan Ward, Jut w Mecker, Irhalual Coln'ru, Job Crowell, Henry Brown, Joseph Brown, Lewis Baldwin, Stephens Brown, Abiel Hays, Joseph Parker, Ilward Fart, Thomas Baldwin, Stephen Bake Ethan Baldwin, Thas Onebarn, Daniel Brown. Junish Ba och, Joes ph odleh malese, Nathan Tichenor, Caleb Baldwin, Utadi. h Crane, Mr Wilson, David Clark, Ellow Fatwards, Aaron Liggewill, Walter Smith, Ezekiel Ball, Mr Potter, Mr Gillam, Jamrs I'mng bell, Pavil Hand, Aaron Hand, John Durand, Samurl Allen, Th is Ball, Pas I Hall, Willinin Brown, Briant Durend, Jeffrey Baldwin, John Baliwin, Thomas Ballwin, Aber Crowell, Arannah Higgs, Imuse Tichenur, Jere- suslash Ball, Stephen Owlworn, Mr Warumdiruft, Mr. Mitler, James Crowell. J, hn Price, Elias Tompkins.
THUSTREA AND DATEA (F NERTHEY
Davldl (' Allen, 1864, '65, 'Go,
deptha Bahlwin, 1-14, '16, 17, Is
Juraph B Ball, 1-36, 95, 18, 21, 2, 29, 2.
Linus Ball, 1x 2.
Silne Ball, 1. 5, 37.
Jobu Ball, 1819.
$35, 37.
Samuel Brown, 1x18. '21, '27.
Daviel lirww n, is21, 23, 24, '20, 28 Job Brown, 1×27.
.lob Brown, Jr., 14_2.
Jonathan Brown.
Job Cowell,
..
..
20
Nathan Squir ,
John Hedden,
796
HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
.1. lin S. Brown, 1840, '41, '42, '43, '44, 15, '33, '54, '35, '56, '57, 58. Albert J Beach, 1 -3.4. David Beach, 1519. David J Beach, 1417. 21, 24, 25. Daniel Beach, 1829. ': 3, '34. Amin Bridges, 1845.
Theodore Blume, IN68, "69, 70, '7). "72, '73. 74, 175, 176. '77, 78, '7!, '2. 'S1 '82, 1 3.
Nathaniel Burt, 1853, '54. ', '65. '66, '6", bxx, '69, '70.
Isaac Combs, 1820, 83. Montes N. Comle, 1811, 15, '16, 97. Abner Crowell, 1×16, '18. lub Crowell, 1819, '20, '27, '31. '35.
Sammel Cruwell, 1835' '36, +39.
.Je hn D. Cruwell, 1836, 38, '39, '40, '41.
.1 hn B. Clark
Wilson Der ker, 1x"8-79. inhn Brewer, 1820. Stephen H. Poty, 1437-38. Anam Freeman, 1:14, 15, "16. 1", '18, 121, 22, 26. 30, 31. 39, 3, . '37, '38.
Ira T Freeman, 1×29, '36. Laval Force, 154, 5, '56. 67. 01, 62. Jolin D. Freeman, 1863, '64, '63.
Ezra Grillerslove. 1816
Edwin Gray, 1827, '28, '29, '30, 31.
Charles E. Gardner, 1843. '41. '4 ..
Bethuel Harrison, 1817, '1-, S., 125.
Mamy S. Han, 1x15, 16. 37.
John Hedden, Jala, 20, 22. 3. 21. 28. 28, 30, 32. 14.
Bethurl Hedden, 1.2.
James W Hughes, 1834, '38, 39, 40. '41, '42. '43, '44, '43.
. J. Hein, 1860, 70, 171.
Davidl Hennion, 1864-65. Luther B Hutchinson, 1x79, '80, '51, 82. 43. Henry Lilly, 1-83-8-1.
Benjamin Mecker, 1x26, '25, 30, '32.
H. C. Mrsier, 1×35-36.
samuel Met'orgar, 1833, '35 '36, . 7. º39, 40, '41. 42. 43.
Peter Peck 1-31, '32, '3%, '34.
J. Knox Phillips, 1.75, 7%. 79, 23, 184.
Jotham Quinby, 1×14, 17, 19. 22. Jucy ph Pie pion, 1814, 1.2, '16, 17. '19. Jabez Pierson, 1816,
Mi hael Riley, Is1 ,
Daniel Squier, 1821, 123, 24, 27, 29, 130, 31, 31. Nathan Squirt, 1:11. 19 Jonathan T. squier, 1×20, 29, 25.
Henry Seamon, 1860, 'Gl, '02. Daniel J Sprague, 187, 5, '59.
Museo Tavler, 19W, '19, '21, '23.
Elwin Taylor, 1821. '25, '27, 132, 133, '30, '37, '38, '39, '10, '11, 4%, '43, 144 Tru Taylor, INgr, '35, "36, 477, 138, '40, '41. '12, '43, '44. Joseph W. Taylor, 1945, 59, '60, '61, '62, 63, '64, '66, '67 John Thatcher, 1844. Stephen Ticheuur, 1820.
Timaph W. Wildey, IMF0, '71, '72
TENANTS OF THE SCHOOL-HOUSE .- At various times the upper Hoor of the building was rented for singing-schools, shows of different kinds, between 1816 and 1827. On April 17, 1827 the association met to consider the propriety of seating the upper room for religious meetings and other proper uses. Subsequently a committee reported the work com- pleted, . . that $127.36 had been collected by subscription, and $122.08 had been expended for the purpose. On April 19, 1843, the trustees of the Pres- byterian Church made an application for a lease of
the upper room in the school-house for a number of years. Whereupon
" It was resolved to lease the rom to the trustees (as above) for fifteen years, for the sum of ten dollars per year, or such sum as shall be necessary for the kerping of said room in repair "
THE PRESENT SCHOOL-HOUSE .- In 1879 the legal voters in the school district met and adopted a reso- lution authorizing the trustees to expend seven thou- sand five hundred dollars, exclusive of heating, in the erection of a brick school-house in South Orange ; . , that the said building be finished on the first only in four rooms, . . providing for from two hundred and twenty to two hundred and forty scholars, . . . leaving the second story un- finished except flooring.
In accordance with the almve, the trustees advertised for plans' and approximate estimates of the cost of erection. The plans were laid before a meeting of the voters, duly called for that purpose, who decided to adopt a plan which was presented by Mr. Dunham.
The estimates, however, were largely in excess of the amount originally provided for, and hence the necessity for an additional appropriation on March 5, 1880. The contracts were awarded, viz. : Mason's work to F. W. Morris, six thousand eight hundred and seventy- three dollars; carpenters' work to Rodman Coon, six thousand six hundred and seventy-two dollars.
The increase in the number of scholars, as well as their being properly graded, has necessitated the finishing of the upper story.
The school was removed, first, with the building, about one-eighth of a mile eastward; second, to the south side of the avenue, and on the casterly side of Elizabeth River.
A new school-house was creeted in 1882. The site and building costing four thousand five hundred dollars, Mr. - Dunham being the architect, John 3. Weaver mason, and Rodman Coon carpenter.2
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 27 is a culmination of two separate schools, whose history, not recorded, ex- tends back to an old building which stood on the now southeasterly corner of Ridgewood road and Baker Street, near the Maple Wood Station of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, Of the date of its erection we have neither record or tradi- tion. Mr. Lewis Pierson, aged eighty-three years, was a pupil, Samuel Pierson, an older brother, being the teacher. Mr. Merwin, Andrew Van Ness and Morris Baker are also named as teachers.
July 16, 186is, the county superintendent of schools for Essex County consolidated the two districts, Jef- ferson Village and Vauxhall.
August 1st the superintendent of schools appointed Charles R. Crowell, Thomas A. Reeve and Daniel Morrison trustees of said district, and appointed said D. Morrison clerk.
1 No. 12, township map. * No. 15, township nap.
797
SOUTH ORANGE TOWNSHIP.
Sept. 7, Ists, a committee was appointed to look up a site for a new school-house.
April 20, 1869, the school district was numbered.
Nov. 10, 1×69, paid D. Morrison sixty ceuts for regis- tering the contract for building the new school-house.
VAUXHALL. SCHOOL. - The records of this school have been lost. It was opened, however, about 18:0, in a frame building on what is now Valley Street. The building had previously been used by Mr. Lewis Pierson as a "Store."
About 1838 a brick building was created for the school, on the Tuscan road, near Valley Street.
Among the teachers were,-
Charles Alden, about 1º Mary Garner, about 1×1 .- 33 mil 1x17 William D. Reeve, about 1836.
Elwin O. Brown, about 1841.
Lamuy Hogan, about 1834.
Andrew Van Nes, Blant 15h.
Pavel Mack, about 1845. William D shipman, about 1810 42.
Mr. shipman removed to Springhell, N. J., married a Miss Richards, was a hard student and an excellent teacher. He is widely known as Judge W. D. Shipman.
NEW BUILDINGS AND TENANTS,-May 13, 1833,-
" Resolved, That the trustees should well the mah -house Just to Calvin E Gardner for what he has nured that is, sixty d ilars for the lot and ten dollars torw . 14 a new house. " 1
Sept. 23, 1833,-
" The inhabitants of the village met at their school-house agreeable to previous notice, to take into exploration the tilling of a new school- house and where it shall stand. A motie i was made, scotland und carried that it should stand on the hill, and likewise that we should all the old lit to Calvin H. burdurr for the lot on the hill, 41 by os fret, and thirty- Ovo dollary.
Repairs of school-house, 1857, two hundred dollars, to be raised by tax.
May 16, 1840, School District No. I defined and three trustees elected.
Aug. 16, 1st, a copy of a receipt given to Elijah Stiles, collector for the township of Springfield, for . school fund moneys apportioned to school District No. 1.
"This will certify that the new wh ad-house www luft in the year 183, in the following manner to wit the old lot was sold ly the votes of the inhabitants to, Calvin 11 Fariner for sixty-five dollars, and & new one bo tuf William B. Sinith for forty dollar.
SUBSCRIPTION FOR NEW SCHOOL- HOL E AT JEI- FERSON VILLAGE. - Dec. 24, 151.
. We, the undersigned, taking de asend of having the metroel hombre in district Su. I require for the accommodation of the that with meet- nga, donna to pay the that the unaffixed to or names, I be used for that pnorge out',
Von P Smith 11. Bezsa- la
Ne B Suathe .
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IMantel Murri-ılı. { MI Bal
Wuklife J smit 4 60 Mm little
Hrury & Smith.
50 . R. Smith
A. L. Donnell
W H Winairun. Jonathan Ball, cart ig stun
The present school-house was erected in 1872, the lot and building costing six thousand dollars ; Asher Teller, carpenter ; Crane & Brown, masons.1
The tradeen for I Bottled with the treasurer, J. has is, south, and found that he has received in all $100.59, and med ut cash $11 17 and found a balance due time of Kiss, for which he ade to mueren.
WH. I. SMITH, SM retary.
Max _3, 1 35.
THE NORTH FARMS SCHOOL. also had an existence anterior to our present records.
The old school-house becoming dilapidated, in 1×38 a project for a new school-house was negatived by a vote of forty-two against thirty-five in favor of same.
In 1847 it was decided to sell the oldl building, pur- chase another lot and erect a school-house thereon.
The building was completed, and the trustees re- ported that they had received on subscription for school-house $152.50; for lot, $26,00; for old school- house, $50.00; good will of old lot, $10.50, for stone, $1.66; posts and rail-, $4.46.
That there had been paid for school-house built by N. Taylor, $2×5.00; For laying by S. Crane, $12.00, for work by Taylor, desks, etc., $4.17; for lot for school- house, $50,00; for sundries, $1.251.
In 1830 the title of Middleville School Associa- tion was adopted.
The present school building was created in 1992-53. and cost about four thousand five hundred dollars.
Mr. Dunham, architect ; Rodman Coon, carpenter ; Henry Becker, mason."
NAMES DY TRUSTLAS AND DAIS OF SERVICE
Atron An, 181, 21
Stephen Baker, 1850.
( yrus Baldwin, 1x26.
Ilincae Ballwin, 1826, '30, 1 40, '4.
khiæe F Davenport
5 0)
Walters. Ravn
l'a vin il Gardant
thlell Tren hand
Henry Brown. 18_1
John H. smith 211 KM
Moers R. Smith
Willmm B. Smith
I zal Ball
Ogren Brown, 141, '41, 3, 4, 5.
John Ball
E yah Durand
lolwert I'rawf nl, 18_1, 23.
Juhn Tronchard
Thomas Baker
Henry 4. Smith
Juhn Clark
1 .31
Henry Inrand
Charles > Brazier 1
Georg W. tamper, 1877
Benjamin Gillderslerve
3 50
l' ter D. South
3.30
William K RUM 2 50
loneph Is Durutal 5 00
John S. Brown (fur D. B. Itvwn) 11 00
Martha Baker 2 70
Nathani l Bs. Little 3 50
John fiildemirovo.
Oliver That, 15, 4%.
Jarph Gliderloro
5 00
Gilbert Rovvo . 2 (m)
? No. 14, tow sahip map.
" No. 16, township majs
1 No. 22, township map ..
Caleb D. Gildamske Ar
Antwort Force 1 00
. .
Nathan Baldwin, 1850.
1. J. Bull, 1800, '61, '02, 15. 1H. G
larmet Brown, 1x2, 31, 31.
Joseph D. Brown, Isto, 'M.
John E Conrter, INK.
Daniet 1, T rrd
Abych 1. Ih mell
Stephen Bruen, 1821, 23, 24
William Day, 154, 97 128, 31.
Junes 11. Iran, 18), '70, '71, 72.
HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
Ezra In and, 181 ,3, 412. Freeman Elston, 1828, 30, . 2, 54, 135. J hn Fex, 1-20.
Fraleark Gruett, 1×20.
Robert G. Marrison, Ist, '46.
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