History of Essex and Hudson counties, New Jersey, Vol. II, Part 5

Author: Shaw, William H
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: [United States :]
Number of Pages: 830


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Under these circumstances the name became odions. Dark legends arose, some of them as groundless as the long sleep of Rip Van Winkle. Among these we place what is popularly known as "The old legend of Camptown Navy- Yard." The yard was a reality, but it was not located by the bridge on Elizabeth River, but on Vinegar Hill, near the okl Osborne and Gale property, midway between Camptown and South Orange. There Perriaugners were moulded and built of oak, pine and chestnut, and launched on Bound Creek, already described. They were built for the New York trade, carried freight and passengers, and made the round voyage usually in three days.


PIONEER MECHANICS OF JEFFERSON VILLAGE- t'yrus Durand, Esq., a young machinist, then a citizen of Jefferson Village, struggling to overcome the ban of poverty, could not find castings in Newark. The ferry


1 By John L. Chapman.


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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.


from Paulus Hook the future Jersey City then rich in one house, was managed by a colored man. The boat was small, and carriages and wagons were transported on it after they were taken apart. On that ferry Durand crossed in New York ; he found with difficulty the castings, recrossed with them and car- ried them on his shoulder to Jefferson village.


The war of 1812 came and brought sorrow and suf- fering to this whole section, as well as to almost all other places. Money was exceeding scarce. Busi- ness was at a stand still. The stores were nearly empty. Rye flour was the chief breadstuff, and men had in some cases to travel miles through the snow to the stores and carry home their purchases on their shoulder. Some of those men helped to decide that war favorably for America, some of them are still in our midst, and two of their honored widows are still among us, and are recipients of a small pension from the government. The war closed. but sufferings con- tinned. In 1816 there was frost every month in the year, and corn was sold at two dollars a bushel.


PIONEER POST-OFFICE-In 1826 the first post-office was established in Camptown, and the first post-mas- ter was Matthias Ross, Esq. The mail arrived tri- weekly, and the office was conveniently kept in the tavern. At that time there were seventy-five families within one mile of the post-office.


Irvington .- The sound of Camptown, long uu- pleasant to the new citizens, became painful as prog- ress advanced, and a change of name was proposed. Public meetings followed. Sharp debates fretted the walls of the academy, and logical threats and keen retorts, for which the old villagers are noted, freely passed. Progress triumphed, and the name was changed. In the flush of literary passion, Irvingtown, in honor of Washington Irving, our gentle, tender and humorous American Addison, was chosen as the future name of the town. John Crawford, Esq., was the chairman of a committee appointed to invite the genial essayist to deliver a public address at the christening of his namesake village. He acknowledged the honor, but politely declined the invitation. The Rev. John L. Chapman was then chosen for that office, and the occasion was n joyous one. On the evening of Nov. 2, 1852, the people traveled over the thickly, crusted snow to the Reformed Church, and there, with song and incident and humorous discourse, the new name was imposed, and "Sleepy Hollow," " Wolfert's Roust " and the haunted bridge reproduced


in our locality. Changes followed. A literary taste sprang up. Fourierites, lawyers, editors and poets came to reside among us. At Elmwood, the seat of the Home Institute, were held soirées, at which letters and music bore sway, and admitted, under limitations, the light footed dance. The Northern New Jersey, Magazine was the birth of this literary awakening, but died too soon.


PIONEER MAIL ROUTE .- About this time, the open- iug of the eighteenth century, the drowsy village of PIONEER SCHOOL RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS. 1- Through the efforts of Daniel T. Clark, Esq. (of South Orange), we are enabled to lay before our patrons the Camptown was startled by a new project,-the opening of a new mail route to Philadelphia. The road passed the hotel, down Park Avenue and along Log llill road, . following items relative to the pioncer schools of Camp- (now stuyvesant Avenue,) through the Harbor, a name town: The following are the names of some of the pioneer teachers, and the years in which they served : John Smith, 1753; John Jones, 1766 and 1772; Samuel Roberts, 1772; Stephen Wheeler, 1774. to which there hangs an amusing story, where there was a " relay station." The journey from New York to Philadelphia was in those times made in three days. and the stage-wagons were called " Flying-Machines."


Bills were paid to a schoolmaster (not named) in 1762, 1763, 1766 and 1783.


In 1774 a charge is made, " Cash paid to the school- house."


In 1773, Samuel Pennington is charged for one quart of rum for the school-house.


The old school-house in Camptown has but a brief record, which we find in a book apparently kept by Caleb Camp in 1808, in which we find a head-line on page 5, as follows: "Caleb Camp account in full against the Camptown school-house."


In this book, under date of 1807, Ebenezer Havens and Jabez B. Baldwin are credited with labor in pull- ing down the old school-house.


John N. Baldwin is credited by one day drawing stone from the old school-house, two hands.


Sayres Roberts is credited for the same kind of work, $3.75.


Of the date of the erection of this (old) school- house we have neither record nor tradition. The fact that it was pulled down indicates that its usefulness had passed away, and that a new building was deemed necessary for the purpose.


"On December 15th, 1806. Account of the sub- scription for the purpose of builling a school-house in Camptown, County of Essex :


('alrb l'amp $50 00


William Stockman, Jr. $2 00)


Sayres Roberts


50 00


Joshua Smith


2 00


John N. Baldwin


30 00


John Renck


Jabez B. Baldwin


20 00


Nathaniel Tichenor, fifty


Ebenezer Havens


20 (k)


bricks


4 00


El an Orsborn


10 01


Charles Blake


David Haves, Jr. .


5 00


Joekaplı Brnolı


140 (N)


Thomas Hayes Osborn


2 00


John Woodruff.


201 00


George Murray 3 00


Samuel Robert«


10 00


Jeph Lyon, Sen.


3 00


Stephen Jagger


12 00)


Jonathan Lyon


3 00


Jamespilı Roberta


David Brown


3 00


Edward Badgley


10 00 Stephen Crane 3 00


Widow Elizabeth C'nmp


30 00


Dau S. Moore


5 00


David Day


10 00


Elencer Roberta


15 00 . Samuel Baldwin


6 00


Inunc Vonug


Jabez D. Kilburn


2 25


Moms Stockman


16 00 . Finnthy Oreburo.


5 0


Aaron Hedden


10 00 SAInGel Hayes


3 00


I'zal Wilson


6 00 , David Hayes.


Jonathan Wilsoll


John Landsley


5 (M)


Y'aleb l'amp, Jr.


Tuaune Beach


1 23


Milward Hledden


William & Pennington .


2 00


William Stockninu


10 00)


Henry Orsborn .


10 00


Abraham Baldwin


10 (HI


Joseph Tichenor


7 50


Jeffrey J. Baldwin


Jonathan Day


1 Data Furnished by D. T. Clark, Kry.


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CLINTON TOWNSHIP.


A subscription for the purpose of finishing the The school-house lot was purchased (probably) of lower part of the Camptown school-home, May 25, Moses Roberts, as it appears on Jan. 8, 1810, to the 1808,- Credit of Jabez Baldwin, as follows; "paid Mises Roberis for two year-' interest on the bond for school- Stephen Jagg r, in werk Şe, " Senathan Lindsey Shmoham Ballwin Eliss Orebro, and do. work l'e house lot $14.50." Baldwin is also credited by half- Calel Camp, Em John Rruck, rash I man Wilan, In work day collecting and settling with said Moses, sixty-two Tim thy Orsborn Jenaj mains Blake, in work anel a half cents.


over 1. Kilburn 1 50 John F' Baldwin


Joseph Landsley


Julu.z B. Baldwin, nh The


Henry Orborn, ale ss, and work 214. 4 00 Scar Roberta, $ 75 in the


Muere treharu plank onlam ription and


John N Baldwin


rush $6.2 .. . . 12 10


An exact copy of the amount which each person subscribed to be appropriated towards painting the school-banse,-


Jabez H. Baldwin, use day's Jimsoph Haberte 5


work and


Abraham Baldwin


Tuleb Lamp, Jr


Sayren Roberta. 3 00


50


David Wilson


Juunthan Pay 2.5


Elizabeth C'amp


John E Baldwin


Juhu & Ballwin 1 00


Stephen Jagger 1 00


Auro Hedden, une duy


leftrey J Baldwin, one day painting 1 work -


Aaron tangwell


hdwant Bedien


Timothy Oplern .


Ethan Baldwin


Nehemiah Tichenor


Joseph Cuny.


Jonathan fond Jey 1 00) Daniel Brown


Benjamin Blake


Daniel JJohnwmn


Sumuel Baldwin


Musea Storkman


Ebenezer Hasens


C'apt Klenzer Hadden


Sammel Rita rte, two day4 wet rush 2s.


John Woodruff .


" A subscription for the purpose of glazing the upju'r part of the school-house". -


Jabez H. Baldwin


Istc Young


Sayres Rot rta


1 50 Elizabeth L'ump 1 00


Ilears Opboru


Joseph Roberts, in work


Abraham Baldwin - Timothy Opborn . . 50


John Book


Stephen Jugger


Mleazer Roberts -


John N Baldwin


Samuel Baldwin EMI Phineas Baldwin


7.5


Junathan Lindalay


- Noen Starkman 50


1 00


U'yrus Baldwin


54 ) t'harle, Blake


I zal Walmart


Withom Stockman, dr.


Ira Baldwin


Almer 1,. Kilburn


-


Klus Oboru


Edward Hadden


''aleb Camp. l'an-


Jeffrey Ba. lain, one-half


day ortting glass


Lottery account :


1×69


Feb In .- John W Baldwin, 25 tickets


William stock man


Joseph Bruen


Shrahmen Baldwin, to sell 25 (0)


Abner 1. hillmrn, 11 and 21 21 00)


I'alob Cump


David J. Bench


Daniel Brown, at the City of Jersey 25 00)


Zarusin Tompkins, 2, and T IMI


Almaham Baldwin .


John N. Baldwin, in and 123 175 (0)


Jimesplı Bruen, 100. 75 00


Samuel Roberta


6 00


Mar 27, -Henry Omburn, 35 and


Flan Osborn, 12


Apl. 10 .- Joseph Bruen .


Henry imborn .


26 00


Nichohu Vader


Thivid Wilson


Apl Ix - John N. Baldwin


Sifvanun Prowell 1 (0)


Vyrus Ballwin


Various sums of money are credited to individu- als ou account of the lottery. There is no state- ment of the losses and gains by this account.


Stephen JJagger is the only person named as having a prize. He is credited by prizes drawn in the lottery, $3.60.


The book further shows that the principal work- men and mechanics employed in building the school- house were Aaron Hedden, carpenter; Eleazer Roberts, cutting and howing timber ; Henry Roberts, mason ; U'zal Wilson, mason ; Edward Ball, mason (apparently ) ; Jeffrey J. Baldwin, shaving shingles and laying Hoor ; Samuel Roberts, painter.


Samuel Roberts is also credited "by work in rais- ing the bell, $3.00."1


Timothy Osborn is credited with a half-day in rais- ing the steeple for the school-house, fifty cents.


Joseph Tichenor by sawing timber.


Sayres Roberta by sawing timber, and myself li. e.), ('aleh t'amp?) half-day digging trench, seventy-five rents.


John N. Baldwin is credited with a variety of articles which were used in the building, such as lumber. Among these items the following appears. "('ash for bread and cheese raising, $6.39."


Samuel Baldwin is credited for spirits for the workmen six dollars and twenty-right centa.


The rate of wages were,-to carpenters, in summer, $1.37} per day; in November, $1.25 per day; in December and January, $1.00 per day ; t) ma ons, $1.12] per day : to painters, $1.124 per ilay.


The rum was charged at Ist cents per quart.


To a man with a team of horses and oxen, $1.75 to $2.110) per day.


Jonathan Day is credited "by shingles for the school-house, $12.13."


The glass was bought of Israel Beach for $7.21.


Education has steadily advanced. In 1829 there were two small schools in Camptown, one held in the basement of the old Academy, a kind of cellar, and the other in a tailor's shop. The salary of the teacher was about three hundred dollars. In 1845, the Rev. John S. Chapman, pastor of the Reformed Dutch Church, established the Home Institute, a family school for boys and girls, to test his theory of organic education. From that institution four were prepared for college, on their way to the Christian ministry, one became a lawyer, and many are now merchants in all parts of America. In 1870 the present public school building was erected, at a cost of fourteen thou- sand dollars. Six teachers are employed at an aggre- gate salary of three thousand seven hundred dollars. In the same year the old academy, a frame building, was burnt, and in 1827 the present one, a good brick structure, was created by the public and the Free


I There is no reference to the tell, as to whether it was an old one of whether y new purchase


William Brown


-


50


Willımı Stockman


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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.


Masons. The basement was used for the public schools, the second story for the lodge room, and the first story for a public room, where religious worship was commonly held for seventeen years.


Slavery .- The territory now included in Clinton was, while connected with Newark, Orange and Elizabethtown, cursed with one foul blot,-the curse of slavery. The acres all about us were tilled by slave hands. " Human chattels" and "merchantable negroes" toiled and sweat under our sun. There were four of them in this vicinity as late as 1846. When the act of 1820, giving freedom to every child born of slave parents subsequent to July 4, 1804, the males on arriving at twenty-five years and the females at twenty-one years of age, was about to go into oper- ation, the cupidity of some masters was strong. One of them tore from their mother two children, her boy and girl, and sent them to the Southern market. They were sold into perpetual bondage. The brain of the mother reeled, and the wild scream of insanity cried to heaven against the crime of involuntary slavery, -- the last ery within our borders.


Stone School-House of Lyons Farms .. - The school-house situated between the eities of Newark and Elizabeth, on the avenues of Elizabeth and Pros- pect, stands almost alone to remind the oldest in- habitants of the past. The road (formerly known as Pot-pie lane) was named Prospect Avenue by the venerable ex-Chancellor Halsted, who resides mid- way between the school-house and Irvington.


To go back further than the present school building, which has stood the blasts of one hundred years, built, as the date now in the belfry testifies, in 1784, would be impossible were it not for the accurate recollections of some of our oldest settlers, Mrs. Grummon, Mr. David Bond and Samuel R. Winans being among the number, the mention of whose names gives confidence in the correctness of their record. The first school- house was a frame building, about the size of the present school-honse, which was (as tradition tells us) accidentally destroyed by fire, probably having been built over fifty years, as it was known to have been an old bnikdling when destroyed.


The school at that time was taught by Mr. Joseph Lyon, a resident of the Farms, and the possessor of a Princeton collegiate education, which drew the boys from far and near (Camptown included) to gradnate. Though Mr. Lyon was for a long time the only teacher, he probably taught but a few years in the old house, as he was relieved thirteen years ! after, 1797, by George Murray. Preceding Mr. Lyon was Mr. Bellamy, who also taught for a long terin of of years, and was unquestionably the honored teacher of 1776. Were it not that this was the only school at the time for miles these facts would not have been toll by grandparents and remembered by their de- scendants. The father of the Rev. Robert C'unfield, while a mere boy, living with his parents a short distance south of the Presbyterian parsonage. labored


with others in preparing stones, which were obtained on Prospect Avenue, near Irvington, from a rock known as " white rock," called so because of its color, and also from a quarry, then worked, a half-mile north- west, which, being of a darker color, resembling the brown stone of Newark, was used to contrast with the light. These stones were rough dressed, and after two years of hard labor the school-house was finished.


In 1797, Mr. Murray, also a resident of the Farms, succeeded Mr. Lyon. While engaged in his school dnties, on one occasion, he led all the scholars on the green before the school-honse to do honor to Gen. Washington, who was on his way to Elizabeth.


In 1802, Mr. Ross succeeded Mr. Murray, followed two years later by Mr. Crocker, and in 1805, Mr. Ward Foster commenced his services, which were continued for many years.


While but very few of the old school-houses re main to remind ns of the past, giving the space they occupied to more commodious and comfortable build- ings supplied with ingenious improvements for com- fort, yet our school-house of 1784, built so substan- tially, is to-day, though of ancient style and of small dimensions, no disgrace, either to the builders, who struggled hard for what was then a great enterprise, or to the community, who now honor it for the ser- vice it has rendered and for its antiquity.


Churches and Sunday-Schools1-CHRISTIAN CHURCH .- Although our village (under another name) was not unknown in the early history of Eastern New Jersey, yet it did not contain a church organization earlier than 1829. We should say it had a distinctly- marked religious character, but this was represented and sustained by about a dozen families in the village and in its immediate vicinity, which sustained church relationship with the Presbyterian Churches in New- ark, Springfield and Connecticut Farms, and with the Baptist Church at Lyons Farms. From the earliest recollection this had been an ontlying mission of those churches, in which were sustained lectures, oc- casional sermons and an union prayer meeting. >


In the month of January, 1829, Miss Ann RexKM, accredited minister of the Christian Church, was it vited to visit the place and preach. This she did, without intending at the time to prolong or repeat her visit, but an effectual door was opened to her, and the interest, which was new and remarkable, con- tinued until the organization of this church, and on through its history until the present time.


In the month of September following, seventeen persons, about one-half of whom had been members of other churches in the vicinity, were organized by Revs. Simon Clough and William Lane a branch of the church in New York City.


The interest continuing and increasing, on the Ist of October, 1830, an unanimous call was extended to Rev. Isaac (. Goff to the first regular pastorate of


1 Hy Rev. John 1 .. Chapman.


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CLINTON TOWNSHIP.


the new organization. He entered immediately upon his work, and on the 24th of the same month organized the First Christian Church of Irvington, independent of any and of all other eccle- siastical organizations. This organization included the branch of the New York church, above alluded to, and twenty-three others, who came in on profession of their faith.


This organization was intended, as its name in- ports, to represent not any form of church govern- ment or any dogma of religious belief, but the whole of Christianity. The church during the fifty-four years of its existence has received into membership three hundred and seventy-nine persons; of these, Rev. Mr Goff, the first pastor, during three pastorates and covering a period in the aggregate of thirty y ars, has received two hundred and forty-six persons. and thirteen other pastors, whose terms of service aggre- gate twenty-four years, have received one hundred and thirty-three persons.


In 1844 their church edifice was erected and dedi- cated without debt. In 1870 their parsonage was built.


In 1-73 their church property was repaired and much improved and freed from all incumbrance. In 1830-83 the church received bequests. amounting to about twelve thousand dollars, the interest of which goes to aid their church work.


Their present number of members is about one hundred and sixty. Their present pastor is Rev. Levi W. Haines.


PRESBYTERIAN ('HI RCH' --- The Presbyterian Church of Irvington was organized Feb. 2, 1840, in the school-room over the store of Alvah Sherman. Preach- ing services and a Sunday-school had been held at this place since June 1839.


At that time churches were legally incorporated, and the officers took the oath of allegiance. Nearly a year elapsed after the organization of the church before the Rev, John MI. Staats was called as the first pastor of this church. After six months' service, MIr. Staats resigned the pastorate. No successor was im- mediately called, yet services were continued by sup- plies until the summer of 1841, when Rev. John L. Chapman, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary, New York, and then a graduate of the Elizabethtown Presbytery, began to preach for this church, and was 800 called to be the pastor. He was ordained at Seroolenbergh, and installed at Irvington, in 1542, and continued as pastor until 1849. After his call etforts were made to creet a church edifice, and the work successfully proseented under his direction, which resulted in the erection of the present church edifice, which was de licated Dec. 28, 1842.


The Rev. I. M. Bruen became pastor in March, 1850, and resigned Sept. 19, 1852. In 1855, Rev. A. B. Taylor was called, and remaine ) with the church three years,


and in the summer of 1558, Rev. A. MeKelvy became the pastor, and resigned at the close of Isin. The present pastor, Rev. Henry Vehslage, was installed July 23 1861. The present membership is one hun- Ired and sixty-five, and the Sunday-school numbers one hundred and seventy-five pupils.


IRVINGTON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. ?- This church society was organized in 1545, and compe ted with Middleville (now Hilton ) The church building was originally erected by the Episcopalians, and in the spring of 1x47 was sold at sheriff's sale, Mr. Day, the holder of the mortgage, becoming the purchaser. The Rev. Martin Herr, through the advice of Bishop Janes, purchased the property for one thousand ( 1- lars. The building was remodeled and dedicated by Bishop Janes.


In 1867 Irvington was made a station, and in the following year was reunited with Middleville. This union continued until 1870, when Irvington was again set off' as a separate appointment.


The preachers in charge since the organization of the Irvington Methodist Episcopal Church have been as follows :


John C. Mct'ormick, 1545: Robert Given, 1846; Martin Herr, 1547 ; George Hughes, 1848-49; David Graves, 1550; James M. Freeman 1-51; John Faul, 1852, John White, 1853; I. C. Blaine, 1854; John HI. Vincent, 1555-56; Martin F. Swaim, 1857; John F. Hurst (now bishop). 185s, Henry 1. Butz (now president of the Drew Theological Seminary . 1:59; Edwin Day, 1560; William M. Lippincott, 1961-62; Charles R. Snyder, 1863; John Scarlett, 11-15; Henry M. Simpson, 1866; Robert B. Collins, 1867- 6; Jesse S. Gilbert, 1569; Hamilton McBride, 1-70; William I. Gill, 1871-73; James O. Rogers, 1574-76; William R. Keifer, 1877-78; Joseph MI. Dally, 1879- ×1; J. F. Andrews. 1582-84. Stewards, Sylvester Bailey, Frank England, Charles W. Harrison, Joseph Walker, W. L. Clawson, E. Berry. Trustees, C. W. Harrison, president ; S. Bailey, secretary . Charles Walker, Henry C. Heinisch, John V. Hageman.


This church has suffered much by deaths and re- movals, and on Jan. 1, 1884. numbered one hundred and ten members. Value of church, six thousand dollars; parsonage, four thousand dollars. The Sun- day-school has one hundred scholars and thirteen officers. The superintendent in 1584 was Frederick Carter ; Secretaries, (i. S. Francisco and ('larence t). Brown; Treasurer, Charles Walker; Librarian, L. Bedell.


FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF LYONS FARMS .? -This church was organized in the stone school-house Jan. 21, 1849. Rev. Halloway W. Hunt, who had been preaching to the residents of the community for nine months, moderated the meeting, assisted hy Rov. l'otter, of Newark. Twenty one members of Presbyterian Churches in Elizabeth aud Newark pre-


: Data furnished by Rev John I Chapman


1 Data furnished by Her Jobn L Chapman.


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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY


sented their certificates, and were constituted a sepa- school builling at Waverly, with Mrs. Ogden and her rate church by adopting a covenant of fellowship and fellow worker as teachers. the standards of the Presbyterian Church in the United States.


The original elders of the church were David Bond aund Nathan Ford, who were chosen on the 24th of January, and ordained Feb. 11, 1849. June 20, 1849, "Children in years and knowledge young, Your parents' hope, your parents' joy, Attend the counsels of my tongue : Let pious thoughts your ounds employ," rte. the building which the congregation continues to use as its house of worship, was dedicated to the service of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy The interest occasioned by the success of this new Ghost ; Rev. Halloway W. Hunt, of Newark, offering . enterprise had its influence in soon creating the desire the dedicatory prayer; Dr. Murray, of Elizabeth, preaching the ser non ; Dr. Magic, of the same place,


for similar schools in different parts of the neighbor- hood, and in a few weeks Miss Sallie Mecker, daughter offering the closing prayer ; and Rev. Potter, of New- | of Col. Josiah Meeker, was appointed as director over ark, the benediction.


At an adjourned meeting of the Presbytery of Eliz- abeth, held in Lyons Farms on 23d of April, 1850, William I. Garthwaite was ordained and installed as the first pastor of the infant church. Rev. Garth- waite's pastorate ended April 21, 1852, from which time until the installation of Rev. Eliphalet Bos- worth, Feb. 14, 1854, the church was served by supplies. Oct. 16, 1855, the feeble and struggling church was again left without a pastor, and the pulpit remained vacant for some four years.




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