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Thomas Coddington is the oldest son of his grand- father's oldest son, Isaiah. He was born Feb. S, 1821, and married Julia Ann Mundy. They have children,-William, Lewis, and Marietta. Mr. Cod- dington was elected sheriff of Somerset County in 1568, and discharged the duties of that responsible office three years.
John Coddington, brother of the first Benjamin and Archibabl, married Mary Coon (of another family and had children,-Harriet, Catharine, Ann, George W., Reuben, John, Bartholomew, and Mercy. George W., of this family, lives in Bernard township, and has a large family. Bartholomew is a resident of Warren township ; he married a daughter of William B, Cod- dington. Ilis children are David, William, Reuben, and t'harles, who reside in this township, and daugh- ters, Catharine, Jane, Mary, etc.
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Benjamin Coddington, the first of that name in Warren, married Hannah Coon. Of his children were William B., Isaae, Aaron, and Millard. Israel C., George C., and William H. are all deseended from William B., and are worthy citizens of the township of Warren. One of the daughters of Ben- jamin married an Alward, and lived many years ago where Thomas Coddington, the ex-sheriff, now resides. One of them married Maxfield Miller, and another a Mr. MeKinney.
Israel C. Coddington married Christiana M. Rob- erts and has two children,-Mary B. and Ida L. George C. married Harriet Moore, and has four chil- dren,-Christian, Ezra, Harriet, and Emma Jane. William H. married Mary Spencer, and his children are Joel, Franklin P., James, Kirch, and Horace.
Another of the old settlers was Edward Drake. He came from Piscataway and settled in Washington Valley. From him are descended Jeremiah, Andrew, Noah, Ezra, Jonathan, Humphrey, Martin, Randolph, Edward, William, Nathaniel, and a long line who perpetuate the name of their worthy ancestor. Sev- eral of these names, with many others of the promi- nent old settlers, will be found in the eivil list of the township.
David Freneh came from Connecticut Farms, now Union, and settled about a mile from David Smalley's old homestead. He had a brother, John, who lived on the place where Thomas Coon resided at a later day.
James Marshall was an early settler in Stony Hill Valley. He was a son of James, Sr., of Rahway, and married Phoebe Marsh, of that place. His children intermarried largely with early families in Warren. Mary married Peter, son of Joseph Allen, of Wash- ington Valley; Naney, William, brother of Peter; James, Mary, daughter of Isaae Moore; John, born in 1789, Hannah Wileox, and lived on Stony Hill, where he reared a family of three children, the oldest of whom was Stephen, who married Amanda, daugh- ter of Samuel Smalley.
Isaac Moore, son of John, lived in the Passaic val- ley, in Warren township, and had a family of seven- teen children, few of whom, however, remained in the township. Susan, the seventeenth child, married Wil- liam, son of James Stevens, and lived on Wolf Hill, near Union Village.
Other early settlers were Jonathan Ruckman and his sons, Nathan and Levi. Jonathan's place was on Stony Hill, south of David Smalley's. David was the son of John Smalley, the first settler of that name in the township ; he had a brother, James, who lived near the Passaie River, where his father did. The sons of James were Ahner, David I., John, Reuben, Jacob I., and Benjamin. Isaae was a son of John, and lived on the Mahlon Smalley place, on Stony Hill. Jacob was the son of Jolin and Tabitha Moore. The sons of David Smalley were Henry, Daniel, Samuel, and David D., who owns a large estate in
Warren, in the Passaic valley. Smalleytown takes its name from this family, who have been numerous and influential citizens.
William Stites settled early at Monnt Bethel. He was a descendant of John, who was born in England in 1595, and emigrated to New England in the time of Oliver Cromwell. He finally settled on Long Island, where he died at the remarkable age of one hundred and twenty-two. Richard, son of John, was born in 1640. He lived at Hempstead, L. I., and died in 1702. He had a son, William, born in 1676, who settled in Springfield, N. J., and had seven ehildren, one of whom, William, Jr., died at Mount Bethel, aged ninety-one. He married a Searing for his first wife, and, for his second, Sarah, widow of Amos But- ler. His children were John, William, and Isaac, from whom the numerous family of that name have descended.
Samuel Giddis, of this township, is descended from a long line of early residents. Others who came in later are deserving of mention, particularly the thrifty and influential German settlers. Many of this nation- ality have taken the places of the older American families. Andrew Mantz bought the old Aaron Coon farm, at the head of Dockwatch Hollow, about 1840. On this farm was a grist-mill. Andrew Mantz had sons-Martin, George, and Andrew, Jr .- and two daughters, Mrs. Theodore Brogley and Mrs. Jacob Gunten. Another daughter married Jacob Voehl, of North Plainfield.
Peter Winans is a son of John, son of William, who settled in Washington Valley, where Peter, his great- grandson, now lives. William Winans owned here a large traet of land, on which the following persons now live : Lyman Hasley, David E. Mundy, Hannah Winans, David M. Leinharger, John Kelly, William Rose, Chester A. Cleaves, Emmanuel Dealman, Wil- liam Krause, Charles Ward. William Winans ahd six sons and two daughters; four of the sons settled here,-viz., John, Lewis, Winant, and Philip,-but have no deseendants in the township except Peter Winans and his family. Peter was born Oct. 31, 1818; married Rachel Ann Martin. They have one child, Walter Wesley. Mr. Winans has followed the occu- pation of a farmer all his life.
CIVIL ORGANIZATION.
The township of Warren was organized as a civil municipality by an act of the Legislature passed March 5, 1806. The records open with the minutes of the first town-meeting held at the house of David Stewart, innkeeper, April, 14, 1806, when Jacob Smalley was chosen moderator, and Thomas Terrell township clerk. The inhabitants then proceeded to elect a full set of officers for the ensuing year. We give below a list of the principal township officers clected from that meeting to the present time :
FREEHOLDERS.
1806, Alexander Kirkpatrick, Frederic Vermeule; 1807, Alexander Kirkpatrick, James Wimyess; 1808-9, Alexander Kirkpatrick, Amos
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Line; 1×10, Alexander Kirkpatrick, Parkhurst Cory; 1811, Jacob Smalley, Samuel Cosad ; 1812, Nonh Drake, Nathanlol Taynor; 1813-15, Jacob Smalley, Alexander Kirkpatrick ; 1816-18, Alex- under Kirkpatrick, Porkhurst Cory ; 1819, Jacob Smalley, Charles Toma; 1820-21, Jacob Smalley, Stephen Brown; 1822, Charles Tome, Jacob Smalley ; 1823, Noah Drake, Alexander Kirkpatrick ; 1824, Ralph Shotwell, Enos B. Townley ; 1826. Eilward A. Darey, Stephen Brown ; 1826, Ralph Shotwell, Stephen Brown ; 1827, Noah Drake, Stephen Brown; 1828, Thompson Brown, William D. Stewart ; 1829, Thompson Brown, Samuel A. Ross; 1830, Stophen Brown, Noah Drake; 1831, William D. Stewart, Samuel Pope, Jr .; 1832, William D. Stewart, Isaac V. Coddington; 1x33-34, William A. Coddington, Nonh Drako; 1835-36, William A. Codding- ton, Isane T. Smalley ; 1837-38, Lowia Mundy, Nonh Drake; 1839, William A. Coddington, Jonathan Cory ; 1840, William .A. Codding- ton, Squier Runyon; 1441, Squier Runyon, Jool Coddington ; 1812, Randolph Drake, Joel Coddington ; 1843, Randolph Drake, Isaac J. Smalley; 184-1, Isnac J. Smulloy, Joseph Vail ; 1845, Joseph Vail, George W. Coddington ; 1846, George W. Coddington, Mahlon Smal- ley ; 1817, Mahlon Smalley, Stophon Pangborn ; 1818-49, Archibald Coddington, John Coulter; 1850, Joel Pangborn, Joseph Vail, Jr .; 1851, Benton Coddington, John W. Adams; 1852, Lowis M. Forco ; 1853-65, Joel Coddington ; 1856-62, Daniel Cory ; 1863, Thomas Cod- dington ; 1×64-66, Peter D. Baldwin ; 1867-70, Daniel Cory; 1871-73, l'eter Nowmiller; 1874-80, Daniel Cory.
CLERKS.
1806-8, Thomas Terrell ; 1808-11, John Kirkpatrick ; 1811-25, Thomas Torrell; 1825-30, William D. Stewart; 1830-31, Thomas Terrell; 1831-32, Madison Torrell; 1832-33, Josinh Coddington ; 1833-35, David Coon; 1835-38, John Coon; 1838-39, James S. Drnke; 1839- 40, Archibaldl Coddington; 1>40-42, William Jennings ; 1842-45, Poter Mooro; 1845-16, William Jennings; 1846-17, Tra R. Pang- born; 1847-49, William D. Stewart ; 1840-50, William Jennings ; 1850-63, Isanc Titne; 1853-56, Lewis Kirkpatrick ; 1856-59, George W. Mundy; 1859-61, L. C. Spencer; 1861-62, Thomas Burton ; 1862- 64, John Cory ; 1864-66, Amos K. Brownell; 1866-70, Goorge W. Mundy; 1870-75, George Terroll; 1875-77, George E. Whitton; 1877-79, Georgo F. Quidort ; 1879-80, George W. Mundy.
ASSESSORS.
1806-14, David Smalley ; 1814-18, Edward Campbell; 1818-21, Isaac Von Doren; 1821-23, Thompson Brown ; 1823-24, William Stewart; 1824- 28, Thompson Brown; 1828-33, Squier Terrell ; 1833-34, Jool Cory; 1834-35, John Jeunings ; 1835-36, David Coon ; 1836-38, Daniel Cory ; 1838-40, John Wallron; 1840-41, David Coon; 1841-43, Archibald Coddington ; 1843-45, Daniel Cory ; 1843-47, Jonathan Cory ; 1847-50, Squier Terrell; 1850-51, Clark Johnson; 1851-52, John Waldron ; 1852-53, David Coon ; 1853-54, John Waldron ; 1854-55, Squier Terrell ; 1855-56, Jolin Waldron; 1856-67, Archibald Coddington ; 1857-60, Squler Terrell; 1860-63, Daniel Cory ; 1863-66, Squier Terrell; 1866- 67, Amion K. Brownell; 1867-70, George C. Owen ; 1870-72, Israel A. Coddington ; 1872-74, Amos Giddin; 1874-78, John B. Coddington; 1878-80, George Terrell.
COLLECTORS.
1806-12, John Ponington ; 1812-14, Zebulon Ayres ; 1814-15, Isaac Van Doren ; 1815-16, Parkhurst Cory ; 1816-18, Frederic Vermeule ; 1818- 23, Charles Tonis ; 1823-24, Freoman Colo ; 1824-28, Isalah Codding- ton; 1828-32, Restores Cox; 1832-34, Mahlon Smalley ; 1834-35, Lowin Mundy ; 1835-37, Mahlon Smalley ; 1837-39, Isaiah Codding. ton ; 1839-41, Isaac Titua; 1811-43, Rosturos Cox; 1843-15, Isaac Titus ; 18-15-47, John Stine ; 1847-19, Restores Cox ; 1819-51, Thomas Coddington; 1851-33, Alfred Berry ; 1833-5-1, David Bird; 1854-55, Joel Pangborn ; 1855-66, David Bind; 1856-68, David D. Smalley ; 1858-60, Jool Pangborn; 1860-03, David Bird; 1863-66, Stephen Pangborn; 1866-68, Thomas Combilington; 1868-71, Mosca Il. French ; 1871-72, Goorge Domlor; 1872-71, Daniel Cory; 1-71-78, George C. Coddington ; 1878-80, Israel J. Coon.
COMMISSIONERS OF APPEALS.
1806, David Kelly, Francia Dunn, Edward Randolph ; 1807, Francia Dunn, Aaron Coon, Frodoric Vermeule ; 1808, Francis Dann, Zebulon Ayres, Parkhurst Cory; 1809, Francis Duun, John Allen. Dugald Ayers; 1810, Francia Dunn, Sammael Cosad, Dugald Ayers; 1811, Noah Drake, Nathaniel Taynor, Aarun Coon ; 1812, Reuben Compton, Edward Campbell, Nathaniel Baynor, Ralph Shotwell ; 1513, Noah Drake,
Samuel Pope, George Townley; 1814, Noah Prake, Samuel Pope, George Townley ; 1815, Noah Drako, Innar Van Doren, George Townley ; 1816, Noah Drake, Enos Runyon, Stephen Brown ; 1817-18, Nonh Drako, Enos Runyon, Stephen Brown; 1819-20, Thompson Brown, Enos Runyon, Stephen Brown; 1821, David Line, Stepben Brown, Edward Vail; 1822. Stephen Brown, Ralph Shotwell, David Boico ; 1823, John Stites, Johan Hine, Joseph Vall ; 1824, Jobn Stites, David Allen, Thomas Runyon ; 1825-26, David Ruckman, David Allen, Squier Bunyon ; 1×27, David Rockmon, Edward Vall, David Allen; 1828, John Stites, Edword Vall, David Allen; 1829, John Stltes, David Lenson, David Allen ; 1830, John Stites, Squfer Run- yon, David Allon ; 1831, David Ruckman, John Stites, David Allen; 1832-34, John Stites, Davld Ruckman, John Smolloy ; 1835, John Stites, Davld Ruckman, Freeman Cole : 1836, Lewis N. Miller, David Ruckmen, Phineas M. French; 1837, David Buckman, Phineas MI. French, Randolph Drake; 1838, David Rurkman, Cornelius Cad- mus, Randolph Drake; 1839, David Ruckman, Ira Pangborn, David French ; 1810, Joseph Vnil, Lewis N. Miller, Benjamin Moore; 1841, Garrett P. Mountfort, Ephraim Peningtou, Benjamin Moore ; 1842, Ephraim Penington, Garrett P. Mountfort, Isaac B. Moore ; 1:43, John Titus, David Ruckman, Phineas M. French ; 184-1, William W. Drake, Isaac II. Moore, Ephraim P. Chandler; 1>445, William A. Tompkins, Isaac 11. Moore, Ephraim P. Chandler; 1846, Jeremiah Van Derventer, Isaac French, Thomas Adams; 1847, Jeremiah Van Derventor, John W. Adams, David French ; 1848-49, Benjamin T. Moore, Thomas Adams, William W. Drake; 1850, Asa Lawler, Wil- liam W. Drake, Aaron Coddington ; 1851, Benjamin MI. Coddington, Aaron Allen, Ephraim Giles; 1852-53, Anthony Compton, Jeremiah Van Derventer, George W. Leason ; 1854, George W. Lesson, Henry Moore, Jr., Thomas Vail; 1835, Firman Coon, Thomas Coddington, Anthony Compton : 1856, Firman Coon, Hlenjamin Moore, Anthony Compton ; 1857, Benjamin Moore, Anthony Compton, David Freuch ; 1858-59, Jeremiah Jennings, Anren B. Allen; 1860, William H. Stites, A. Husson, George Friday ; 1861, A. Husson, George Friday, Phineas M. French ; 1862, Peter Newmiller, George Fridoy, Williem H. Stites; 1863-64, Aaron B3. Allen, Elias Bird, William 11. Stites; 1865, Ephraim Giles, William II. Stites, Ephraim P. Chandler ; 1866, Ephraim P. Chandler, Aaron B. Allon, William H1. Stites; 1867, Frederick Parker, William 11. Stites, Peter A. Mabin; 1868-69, John Kirch, Phineas M. Frouch, William Stites ; 1870, John Kirch, Phineas M. French, Peter A. Mable; 1871, John Kirch, Phineas M. French, Abraham Corielt; 1872, David Bind, William I. Moore, John Kirch ; 1873-77, George C. Owen, David Bird, William II. Stites; 1878, David Bird, William 11 Stites, Thomas Coddington ; 1879, David Bird, Wil- liam II. Stites, George C. Wood; 1880, George C. Wood, William H. Stites, John Ammon.
TOWNSHIP COMMITTEES.
1806, John Wilson, Alexander Kirkpatrick, James Wimyess; 1:07-8, Frederic Vermenle, Edward J. Randolph, James Wimyess, Archibald Coddington, Sanmel Cosad ; 1809, Frederic Vormente, Lewis Smalley, Francis Dunn, Zebulon Ayers, Jacob Finley ; 1810, Frederic Ver- moule, Benjamin Moore, Juel Vall, Zebulon Ayers, Jacob Finley; 1811, Frederic Vermeule, Benjamin Moore, Edward F. Randolph, Zebulon Ayera, Stephen Brown; 1812, Frederic Vermeule, John l'od- dington, Edward F. Randolph, Elias Cole, Inunc Smalley ; 1&13, Na- thanfel Taynor. Dugald Ayors, John Ponington, Reuben Puun, Isaac Smalley ; 1814-15, Edward F. Randolph, Frederic Vermeule, Geurgo Townley, Nathaniel Taynor, Isane Smalley ; 1816, INnac Van Doren, Edward F. Randolph, Nathaniel Taynor, Charles Toms, David Smalley; 1817, David Stewart, Isaac Smalley, John Titue, Nathaniel Taynor, Falword Campbell; 1sjs, Edward F. Randolph, Freemen Cole, Jacob Smalley, William Worth, Samuel Cosad ; 1819, E. F. Randolph, Daniel Richfield, William D. Sherwood, Jacob Smalley, William Worth ; 1>20, Ralph Shotwell, William D. Sherwood, Jacob Smalley, William Worth ; 1821, Stephen Brown, Ralub Shotwell, William D. Sherwood, Jacob Smalley, Lewis Mundy ; 1822, Ralph Shotwell, Stephen Brown, Isaac B. Moore, Jacob Smalley, S. Ran- dulph : 1823, Benjamin Jeunings, Restores Cox, Daniel Cooper, Enon
Townley, Alfred Hartott ; 1524, Freoman Cole, John Stine, Jacob Smalley, Stelle Randolph, Isaac B. Moure; 1825, Restores C'ox, Stelle Randolph, Isaac B. Moore, Samuel A. Roms, Jacob Smalley ; 1826, Restores Cox, Stelle Randolph, John Wallron, Jacob Smalley, Isaac B. Moore ; 1827, Restores Cox, Stelle Randolph, Squier Terrell, John Waldron, David D. Smalley ; IN2s, Thomas Stead, Stelle Randolph, Joel Corey. Benjamin A. Coddington, Elam Genung; 1829, Noah Drake, Stelle Randolph, Joel Corey, Isaiah Coddington, Elam Ge-
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nung ; 1830, William"D. Stewart, Lewis Mundy, Stelle T. Randolph, Elam Genung, John Psoington ; 1831, Squier Runyon, Isaac V. Cod- dington, Jacob Smalley, Nathaniel Penington, Stephen Brown; 1832, Squier Runyon, Madison Terrell, Jacoh Suralley, Benjamin A. Coddington, Stephen Brown; 1833, Squier Runyon, Madison Terrell, Maxwell Miller, Nathaniel Penington, Clark Squier; 1834, Squier Runyon, William Geoung, William Titus, Nathaniel Penington, Isaiah Coddington ; 1835, James Ross, Squier Terrell, William Titus, Nathaniel Penington, Isaiah Coddington; 1836, Stelle F. Randolph, William Jennings, William Titus, Isaac B. Moore, Lefford Waldron, Jr .; 1837, James Hariott, William Jennings, John Smalley, William B. Coddington, Lefford Waldron, Jr .; 1838, Squier Runyon, John Coon, John Smalley, Peter Moore, William Titus ; 1839, Squier Run- yon, John Coon, Lefford Waldron, William B. Coddington, William Titus; IS40, William H. Sehring, Isaac B. Moore, Israel C. Mundy, Lives Tucker, William B. Coddington ; 1841, William H. Sebring, Isaac B. Moore, Israel C. Mundy, Aaron Coddington, Lines Tucker; 1842, Lewis Mundy, Abram H. Harris, Aaron Coddington, William T. Moore, Joseph Vail ; 1843, John Mundy, Millard Coddington, Ira R. Paughoro, Benjamin Fisher, David French ; 1844, Lewis Muody, John Mundy, Benjamin Jennings, Isaiah Coddington, John Wal- droo ; 1845, Lewis Mundy, Ephraim Giles, Benjamin Jennings, Isaiah Coddington, Jobu Waldron; 1846, Jacob Shotwell, Azariah Mundy, Abraham H. Harris, Isaac B, Moore, Ephraim Giles; 1847, Joshua Seaman, David Coulter, Heury Bird, Phineas M. French, James B. Coon ; 1848, Azarialı Mundy, David Coulter, Jacob S. Browo, John Waldron, John Coriell; 1849, John Coriell, Jacob S. Brown, John Waldron, Patterson Waldron, Alfred Badgley; 1850, William H. Sebring, Squier Runyon, Patterson Waldron, Harvey A. Bird, John Mundy : 1851, Squier Runyon, Thomas Adams, Lewis Mundy, John Mundy, Lefford Waldron ; 1852, Lefford Waldron, George Brown, Lewis Mundy; 1853, George Brown, James L. Spencer, Amos Gid- dis; 1854, Samuel J. Pooley, Amos Giddis, George Brown ; IS55, John W. Adams, George Brown, James L. Spencer; 1856, John W. Adams, Elias Allen, James L. Spencer ; 1857, John Spencer, Peter D. Bald- win, Elias Allen ; 1858-59, Peter D. Baldwin, John Spencer, George C. Coddington ; 1860, Phineas M. French, George Brown, Moses H. French ; 1861, Moses H. French, George Brown, Phineas M. French; 1862-63, George Deniler, James L. Spencer, Amos K. Brownell; 1864-65, George Friday, George Demler, Moses H. French; 1866, John A. Coddington, Peter Newmiller, John Mundy ; 1867-69, Peter Newmiller, Daniel Cory, James Verdon; 1870, Phineas M. French, Peter A. Mabis, James Haley ; 1871, Augustus Mohus, James Verdon, George Friday; 1872, Daniel Cory, George Friday, Israel J. Coon; 1873-74, Jolla D. Kirch, Israel J. Coon, John Wendell ; 1875, David D. Smalley, John Wendell, Israel C. Coddington; 1876, David D. Smalley, Israel C. Coddington, John Kirch ; 1877, David D. Smalley, Juines Ralph, John Kirch, George E. Whitten, Peter Newmiller; 1878, Samoel Voorhees, James Ralph, John C. Toms; 1879, Peter Newmiller, James Ralph, Samnel Voorhees; 1880, James Ralph, Samuel Voorhees, Thomae Rodgers.
JUSTICES ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE.
1844, Benjamin Jennings, Peter Moore; 1848, Amos Giddis; 1850, John Waldron, William Jennings; 1852, David Coon ; 1854, William W. Drake, Amos Giddis; 1856, John Waldron, William Jennings, Lewis Kirkpatrick, Amos Giddis; 1861, Ephraim Giles, James Verdon, Israel C. Coddington, John Mundy; 1865, Jamies Verdon, Poter A. Mabie, Ephraim Giles, Israel C. Coddington; 1867, Peter A. Mabis; 1880, John E. Fleninier.
TOWN SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOLS.
April 12, 1847, a town superintendent of schools was clected in the place of a committee of three who had previously served in that capacity. Daniel Cory was chosen, and filled the office each year by con- secutive elections till April, 1853, when Lefford Wal- dron was clected in his place. Mr. Waldron held the office two years, and was superseded by John W. Craig, M.D., elected in April, 1855. He held the office till April 9, 1860, when David Coon was elected and held two years. The next was George C. Owen, who served till the office was abolished, in 1866.
SCHOOLS.
The township of Warren is divided into five school districts, as follows : Smalleytown, Dead River, In- dependent, Warrenville, and Springdale. The school- houses in Smalleytown and Warrenville are of stone, the others wood. The report of the State board of education for the year ending Aug. 1, 1879, gives the following statistics for the township: Present value of property, $3200; number of children of school age, 437 ; number of months taught in the year, 10 ; num- ber enrolled, 573; average attendance, 311; number of teachers employed, 5,-males 3, females 2; total amount of money received for school purposes, $1752.80.
CHURCHES.
BAPTIST CHURCH AT MOUNT BETHEL.
This is the oldest church in the eastern portion of Somerset County. It was constituted Oct. 29, 1767. The original members were eighteen,-viz., Benjamin Sutton, Sr., Benjamin Sutton, Jr., David Jennings, Abner Sutton, William Worth, Jr., John Pound, John Worth, James Sutton, Elizabeth Tingley, Han- nah Coon, Mary Sutton, Rachel Consart, Anna Worth, Lois Sutton, Dinah Worth, Patience Bloom, Alche Worth, Elizabeth Hayden.
The record of this church, now in possesion of Dan- iel Cory, reads as follows :
"The Minutes of the Church of Christ, Bernard Township, in the County of Somerset and Province of New Jersey, holding believers' bap- tism hy immersion, eteroal election, &c., held at the meeting-house Nov. II, 1767.
"1. The meeting opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Crosley.
" 2. Benjamin Sutton chose Moderator.
"3. Ahner Sutton chose Clark to keep books.
"4. John Worth chose Clark to set the Psalms.
"5. Benjamin Sutton, Sen., chose Reading Clark.
"6. Agreed upon by the Church that it was expedient to send a mes- senger with a request to the Piscataway Church for David Sutton, Seu., to come off from those in order to join with us.
"7. Benjamin Sutton, Sen., chose to go with the request.
"S. Agreed upon by the Church to have Communion the fourth Sab- Lath of this instant.
"9. Agreed upon by the Church to hold our next monthly meeting the last Wednesday in December next.
" 10. Agreed that the Rev. Mr. Benjamin Miller, and likewise some of the leading men of that church, should be sent for in order to consult something relative to our brother James Sutton."
It appears from the above minutes, and also from those which follow, that a meeting-house had been built at the date of these entries. A
" Minutes of the meeting held at the house of Rev. Mr. Crosley, Dec. 30, 1767.
"1. Meeting opened by prayer.
"2. Benjamin Sutton, Jr., chose Moderator.
"3. Agreed to bave our Communion the second Sabbath in January next, and then once in two months successively.
"4. Agreed by the Church that onr brother James Sutton should be under examination concerning his call to the work of the ministry. Accordingly, he came under examination.
"5. Agreed that he should come upon trial."
At a meeting at the house of Rev. Mr. Crosley, March 2, 1768 :
" Meeting opened by prayer. Agreed to have our next day of business at the meeting-house."
SAMUEL GIDDES.
Samuel Giddes was born in Warren town- ship, Somerset Co., on the place where he now resides, Oct. 8, 1816. John Giddes was the first of the name who settled in the township, and was the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch. His grandfather was JJeremiah Giddes. Hle is a son of Jacob and Lydia A. Giddes, who had a family of six children,- to wit, John, Christiana, Samuel, Amos, Eliza, and Caroline, of whom Samuel, Amos, and Caroline are residents of the same vicinity.
Caroline married John Spencer, a farmer, of Warren township. Amos Giddes is also a neighboring farmer, and has carried on mercan- tile business and held for a number of years the office of justice of the peace.
Samuel Giddes married for his first wife Sophia Sebring, daughter of Cornelius Sebring, by whom he had five children, four of whom are living. Mrs. Giddes died in March, 1854, and he married for his second wife Mary Ann McCord, Ang. 4, 1855. Mrs. Giddes' ances- tors came from Ireland and settled in Bernard township. Her father, Nathaniel McCord, was
a farmer, and during the latter part of his life kept a hotel at Martinville, where he died in. April, 1870. Her grandmother lived to the remarkable age of one hundred and two years lacking two months. She had celebrated her one hundredth anniversary, calling together her children and grandchildren, and reciting to them the catechism in which she had been instructed when a school-girl. Her memory of carly events was remarkable, and she retained a vigorous command of her faculties far beyond one of her years.
By the second marriage Mr. Giddes has had seven children; one daughter, Anna M., is married to Francis Haines, of Morris County.
Mr. Giddes and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Mount Horeb, and are of exemplary and Christian deportment. He is eminently a man of peace and of a re- tiring disposition, seeking the discharge of his duties in a quiet, unostentations manner rather than the conflicts and competitions of public position. He is universally esteemed for his integrity and genial personal traits of character.
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