History of Hunterdon and Somerset counties, New Jersey : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 98

Author: Snell, James P; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1170

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Feb. 14, 1855, Dr. Cramer married Margaret R., daughter of Jonathan W. Ingham, a brother of Hon.

Dovac S. Cramer M.D.

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Samuel D. Ingham, Secretary of the Treasury under Gen. Jackson. She was a native of Warren County, and a graduate of the female seminary at Penning- ton, N. J.

JOSHUA PRIMMER.

Joshua Primmer was born in Hopewell township, formerly Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., N. J., June 25, 1813. He is the son of Richard and Lydia (Bunn) Primmer. The latter was a daughter of Jonathan

Bunn, of Hopewell township. Both of his grand- fathers were sokliers in the Revolutionary war. His grandfather Primmer was born in Germany, and came to this country when a boy. He served in the

old French war, and was with Gen. Braddock in his memorable defeat at Fort Du Que-ne. He served through the Revolution under Washington, and was in many important battles, but never wounded.

JEis grandfather Bunn was born within a mile and a half of l'ennington, where his father, Rev. Joshna Bunn, hought land, under George II., in 1748, which is still in possession of the Bunn family.

Richard Primmer had seven children,-three son- and four daughters,-four of whom are living,-viz., Mary, wife of Joseph Waters, of Hopewell township ; Frances, wife of George Simmons, of Trenton ; Ilan- nah, wife of Josiah Baldwin, of Pennington, Hunter- don Co .; and the subject of this sketch.

Mr. Primmer's early life was spent near Pennington. He learned the blacksmith's trade in Trenton, and about 1833 began to work at that occupation in Hope- well. He then removed to Titusville, N. J., where he continued to pursue the business seventeen years, when he settled on a farm two miles from Stockton, in Delaware township. He carried on farming and blacksmithing there twenty years. In the spring of 1875 he bought the place where he now resides, and settled upon it that year. It is a neat place of twenty- five aeres, well supplied with home comforts, where MFr. Primmer, in a measure retired from the active labors which have characterized him through life, ean spend with his family the remainder of his days in peace and quietness.

Hle married Mary W., daughter of Tunis Servis, of Hunterdon County, April 26, 1837. They have had no children of their own, but partially brought up their niece,-Miss Anna R. Primmer,-who lived with them till her marriage to Mr. Elisha Opdyke, in 1878.

Mr. Primmer is a Democrat in politics, but has held no offices of preferment, devoting his life to his calling as a mechanic and farmer, having the reputa- tion of an honest and upright man. He was formerly a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church, but withdrew from that body in 1863. He never received a classical education, but studied the Eng- lish and Greek grammars under William, son of the Rev. John Boggs, a man born blind, but of remark- able memory and attainments.

KINGWOOD.

GEOGRAPHICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE.

KINGwoon is one of the west border townships of the county, as well as of the State, and is in shape nearly a keystone or a wedge, the narrow end to the south. The township is bounded northeast by Frank- lin township; southeast by Delaware; south, south- west, and northwest by the Delaware River and the

borough of Frenchtown; north by the township of Alexandria. It contains 34 square miles.

NATURAL FEATURES.

A portion of the river front of this township is bold and picturesque with its perpendicular rocks and over- hanging ledges. One of the principal features is " War-

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ford's Rock," a short distance above Tumble Station. The main rock at this point presents a bold perpen- dicular front of 250 feet in height, and upon its sum- mit stands a rock-shaft about 10 or 12 feet high, the upper end projecting over all around, giving it the appearance of an old-fashioned one-legged table, the upper surface being nearly level. This is known as "Tea-Table Rock." The top is large enough to hold half a dozen or more persons. The spot is much visited by pleasure-seekers during the summer months.

The upper half of the river front presents a gentle slope, upon which are some of the best farms in King- wood. The " divide," or ridge, runs from a little east of the south point of the township northeasterly through Baptisttown, passing out across the east end of School District No. 34. The waters on the north- west of this ridge find their way to the Delaware in a westerly direction. Lackatong is the principal creek. It rises in Franklin and flows into Delaware township. Mud Run empties into the Lackatong at Kingwood post-office. Warford and Copper Creeks flow into the Delaware, as does also the Little Nickisakawick.

The islands in the Delaware belonging to this town- ship are Ridges, Rush, Hawk, and Rittenhouse, all between Tumble Station and Frenchtown.

The surface of the township, except a small strip in the southwestern part, is pleasantly undulating.

EARLY SETTLERS AND PIONEER INCIDENTS.

Among the pioneers in the seventeenth century was John Kugler, probably the ancestor of all the Kugler families of Hunterdon County. He left Germany when only thirteen years of age, sold himself to a ship-owner for his passage, and worked for a man named Eastburn, in Bucks Co., Pa. He subsequently purchased 500 acres of land on the Jersey side of the Delaware, which included what is now Tumble Sta- tion. A part of the original purchase is still in pos- session of one of his descendants.

Tradition says that Abraham Shurts came from Germany in 1740, when but fourteen years of age, and that he brought with him "Auche," who was but twelve. This romantic young couple afterwards became man and wife, and from them have sprung the numerous Shurts family scattered all over the county. He purchased 204 acres lying along the road from Flemington to Clinton, about three miles from the latter place, where stood, but a l'ew years ago, an old still-house or distillery. Abraham was a proud old Dutchman, who buttoned his breeches above the knee, instead of below, as was the custom, who wore a pointed hat with a big rim, linsey-woolsey coat reaching nearly to his heels, and a pair of flare-top boots.

The Besson family were among the early settlers. The late Mrs. Margaret Kline, who lived near Leb- anon Station, said that her great-grandparents, Fran- cis and Lizzie Besson, came from Germany with their ten children in the same colony with Abraham Shurts.

Mrs. Kline remembered hearing her grandmother tell of Indians who lived close by them; she saw them bury their dead on more than one occasion.

Mrs. Kline's father, William Yauger, served in the Revolution, and often went out to hunt Tories, of whom there were many in Kingwood, and for whom he had a particular aversion.

The earliest tavern in Kingwood was kept in a log cabin by William Campbell. He was an ardent Whig, and kept the little tavern at the time of the Revolution. William Hart next kept the tavern, then John John- son, son-in-law of Hart, and it went by the name of " Johnson's Tavern" for many years. Martha, wife of Gen. Washington, was once a guest here.

John Bray was one of the first settlers in this township. He was of Scotch descent, and early settled in Middletown, Monmouth Co., where he and his brothers, James and Andrew, were large landed proprietors. In 1713 there was surveyed to John Bray a 500-acre tract in Kingwood, which covered in part the farms of Samuel Niece, Henry Fisher, and David Manners .* Feb. 28, 1737, John Bray purchased 1033 acres in Kingwood of Samuel Bickley, of New Castle, Del., for €350. His sons were John, Samuel, and James; his daughters, Elizabeth, who married Thomas Lequear, Sr., and Susannah, who became the wife of John Smalley. Their descendants are now occupying valuable farms on the land bought by their ancestor, John Bray, Sr. John, Jr., settled where Joseph Pickle now lives, James where Rebecca Bon- ham resides, and Samuel where Lewis Dilley is now located. Susannah Smalley's farm is now occupied by Rachel Brink and children.t Elizabeth Lequear settled where Thomas Lequear now lives. This prop- erty has descended from father to son without passing out of the family, the present occupant, Thomas Le- quear, being the great-grandson of John Bray, Sr., and of Thomas and Elizabeth Lequear. John Bray, Sr., died in 1765.

James Bray, brother of John, Sr., owned a tract of 560 acres in Kingwood, now occupied by the Rose brothers, David Manners, and Mahlon Emmons. James lived upon this tract and there ended his days. He was struck by lightning and instantly killed while returning from church at Baptisttown. In 1793, An- drew, grandson of James Bray, conveyed 179 acres to John Cowdric, whose descendants now own a portion of it. After disposing of this farm, Andrew removed to Newton, Sussex Co., N. J.

Gen. Daniel Bray and John, his half-brother, lineal descendants of the above, lived and died a short dis- tance north of the Kingwood Methodist church. Daniel married Mary Wolverton in 1772, and died Dec.

* John Bray, Jr., sold 367 acres of this tract, in 1727, to James Bray ; it was afterwards purchased by Thomas Cox, who sold (1768) to Ryneur Van Syckel. It descendod to Aaron and David Van Syckel, from whose estate Mr. Niece bought the portion he owns.

+ The farms occupied by Rebecca Bonham and Rachel Brink are now in the possession of John Bray's descendants.

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5, 1819. He figured prominently as an officer during the Revolution. (See page 48 of this work.)

Daniel Bray figured in the State militia, in which he attained to the rank of brigadier-general. He had nine children,-John, Daniel, Wilson, Andrew, Jon- athan, Delilah, Betsy, Hannah, and Susan.

Wilson Bray, son of Gen. Daniel, was born in 1795, and died in November, 1850. In early life he was engaged in merchandising at Baptisttown, Everitts- town, and Frenchtown. He married Mary, daughter of Thomas West, of Kingwood. He subsequently purchased his father-in-law's farm of 200 acres near the Kingwood Methodist church. He had seven sons and eight daughters,-John W., Fletcher, Wilson, Stacy, Thomas W., William, Charles B., Lucinda, Nancy, Elizabeth, Ellen, Mary, Emcline, Anna, and Francelia. John W. and Fletcher are deceased. Of the other sons, only Wilson and Stacy B. reside in this county. Fletcher bought the east end of the old homestead-farm when sold by the administrators, and ereeted the buildings thereon; this farm is now owned by the Rev. Mr. Fogg and Cavender Opdyke. Fletcher married Lavinia, daughter of John Larison, Esq., and died in 1876, in Frenchtown.

Wilson, the third son of Wilson Bray, was born in 182], and is a coal-merchant in Lambertville.

Andrew Bray, a son of Gen. Daniel, owned two farms near what was formerly Elisha Rittenhouse's mill, near Locktown. Hle married Sarah, daughter of Elisha Rittenhouse. Of his three sons (Daniel being deceased), Elisha and Anderson live on the old homestead with their mother, who has been widowed over thirty years.

One of the general's daughters, Delilah, married Jonathan Rittenhouse, both deceased. Their oldest son, Daniel, is living in Flemington, with his daugh- ter, now Mrs. John Hyde, wife of the county clerk.

Susan Bray married Israel Bateman, and lived for many years on a farm cast of the Kingwood Methodist church, Hannah married Jonathan Blackwell, and Betsy married Edward Rittenhouse.

John Bray, the general's half-brother, had six sons and one daughter. His eldest son, John, purchased the homestead at his father's death, and his heirs sold it to Mr. tireen.

Jonas Ingham, maternal great-great-grandfather of John W. Lequear, came from England. His dangh- ter Elizabeth married Joshua Waterhouse, who came from Yorkshire, England, in 1735. In 1746 he pur- chased a tract of land of George Fox, Sr., a mile east of Kingwood Tavern, and settled upon it. In 1763 he purchased 247 acres adjoining land of Israel l'en- berton and wife.

What is now known as Milltown, in School District No. 39, was formerly known as Runk's Mills, from the fact that Samuel Runk, father of Hon. John Runk. an ex-member of Congress, owned the property and built mills at this place. This was formerly a part of the Wheeler tract.

Among the early settlers of Kingwood the Opdyke finnily occupy a prominent position. They were from Ilolland. Joshua, the first who settled in Kingwood, a grandson of Albert, who emigrated from Holland, purchased a large tract northeast of Barbertown of the heirs of William Biles. Joshua had two sons, Luther and Richard ; his daughter Catharine mar- ried a Mr. Van Syckel. Fanny married Mr. Hoag- land, and, after his death, Ambrose Barcroft, and was the mother of the late Stacy B. Barcroft, of Phila- delphia. Richard Opdyke married Grace Thatcher, and had twelve children,-Daniel, Jeremiah, Richard, Joshua, Elisha, Samuel, Elijah, Jonathan, Benjamin, Nancy, Fanny, an | Rebecca. Luther's son George was the father of the late Hon. George Opdyke, for- merly mayor of New York.

The Dalrymple family, numerous in Kingwood, are of Scotch descent. Jesse, a descendant of a younger son of John, third Earl of Stair, came to this country in 1765. He was a fifer in the militia of New Jersey. The pioneer Dalrymples were Presbyterians, and were located mostly in the northeastern portion of the township, near the Presbyterian church. James Alex- ander was the agent of Sir John Dalrymple in New Jersey, and also surveyor-general. Through him the members of the Dalrymple family selected their land.

Nicholas Groendyke once kept the store at Mill- town.

Theodore Hall, the pioneer of the Hall family, was born in England, and came with his brother Jacob to the United States ; they settled in the neighborhood of Philadelphia. Theodore married Gertrude tiordon in 1729; of this union were born Joseph, in 1730, who removed to Western Virginia ; Isaac, who died in early manhood ; Samuel, who settled early in King- wood and married Rhuhamah Everitt, by whom he had a large family, and died at an advanced age ; Jacob, and Jesse, who also settled in Kingwood. Jacob married Elizabeth Davis and had a large family.

Jesse Hall married, in December, 1779, Elizabeth, second daughter of William Heath, of Amwell. Their children were Gordon G., 1780, died 1848; Andrew, 1781, died 1832; Jesse, 1783, died in early manhood ; Sarah, 1785, married Edward Lane; Heath, 1788. died in 1854; John 11., 1791, died at Newton, N. J., 1865; Susan, 1793, married Hannen Jones; and Asa, 1795, died 1849.

Besides the five sons of Theodore and Gertrude Hall already mentioned, there were four daughters : Susan, married and removed to Western Virginia; Rebecca, married and removed to Reading, Pa. ; Mary, married lohn Lake and lived for many years in Kingwood : and Gertrude, who became the wife of Luther Op- dyke, of Kingwood, and died leaving tive sons and two daughters.

Theodore Hall settled in Kingwood in 1757, follow- ing his sons. He lived near the east bank of the Del-

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aware River, engaging in the milling business on the west side. He was finally drowned by the upsetting of his canoe while crossing the river during a freshet. His wife died in 1805, aged about ninety-five.

Thomas Roberson married Catharine Pierce and settled in Kingwood, about three miles south of Bap- tisttown, on a farm now owned by Alpheus Bonham. He had seven children,-Francis, Thomas, Jonathan, John, Sarah, Mary, Catharine. Francis married Mary Horner, and settled on the farm now owned by ex-sheriff Wesley Bellis. He was a justice of the peace for many years, and was buried in the old grave- yard at Baptisttown. Thomas married Mary Kimple, and moved to the State of Delaware about fifty years ago; Jonathan married Gertrude Voorhees, and lived about half a mile east of his father, on a farm now owned by Mrs. Ellicott ; John married Levina Thatch- er, and lived near the present home of Moses Bonham ; Sarah married Peter Slater, and lived about a mile southwest from Baptisttown, where Daniel Warne now resides; Mary married Charles White, and lived near where Opdyke Arnwine is now located; Catha- rine married Daniel Werts ; Elizabeth married John Bellis.

Of the sons of Francis, William married Sarah West; Thomas married Lucy West; Francis married Nancy Rittenhouse; Daniel married three times, his first wife being Jane Rittenhouse. These children are all deceased except Franeis and Daniel. Francis lives at Baptisttown with his son Daniel. Of the children of Thomas Roberson (2), most of whom are deceased, none reside in Kingwood township. The children of John, son of the first Thomas, were named William, Elizabeth, Margaret, Catharine, Jonathan, Lavina, John, Moses, Mary, and Thomas.

Thomas and John W. Lequear, descendants of the Huguenots, are worthy representatives of some of the first pioneer families in the settlement of this county. Thomas married Elizabeth Bray, daughter of the pioneer John, came from Monmouth County, and settled on a part of the land of his father-in-law. They had three daughters and a son Thomas ; one of the daughters married Daniel Smith. Young Thomas married Mary Kuntz, by whom he had nine children, three of whom died in childhood; the others were five daughters, and one son named John. The Thomas last mentioned was during his long life a leading man in the township; he was enabled by industry to buy large fertile farms for each of his five daughters. His son John, the father of Thomas and John W., was a practical land surveyor and farmer. Ile married Elizabeth, a daughter of Ingham and granddaughter of Joshua Waterhouse, who came from Yorkshire, England. Thomas and John W. are the surviving sons of John* Lequear. Another son, William, fell

at the battle of Champion Hill, near Vicksburg, in 1863.

Joshua Waterhouse in 1746 bought land in King- wood near the store; he raised a large family, who were among the most respected and useful citizens. Ing- ham Waterhouse married Jane Dean, whose grand- parents came from England.

Paul H. M. Prevost at one time owned the western half of William H. Rittenhouse's farm of 59 acres, and May 2, 1814, sold it to Joshua Opdyke.

Henry M. Prevost bought 170 acres of Philip Cooley, lying in the "Barrens;" he sold 16} acres of this to Abraham Housel, who at one time carried on tanning near Robert L. Williams' wagon-house.

In the early settlement of the county, there was surveyed a tract of 312 acres to John Green, most of which, after passing through several ownerships, eame into the possession of John Kugler, miller, of Penn- sylvania, in 1782-83. Kugler owned 463 aeres, lying east of Tumble Station and extending out to the road by Nathan R. Holt's. This land was bounded north by lands of Daniel Cain, William Reeder, Stephen Gano, Mary Longley, and George Warne; east by Noah Stout; south by George Opdyke, Jonathan Pet- tit, and George Warne.

Hon. Wesley Bellis says that his uncle, the late Samuel Bellis, was probably the first of that name to locate in this township. He took a deed from Ich- abod Oliver, dated May 3, 1814, covering the farm where ex-Sheriff Bellis now lives. Samuel was born Sept. 7, 1787, of German parents.

In 1823 a license was granted to Isaae Barber to keep a tavern at Barbertown, in the house now occu- pied by Samuel Gano. The tavern-sign was a new moon.

The oldest highway is that known in the early days as " the King's Highway," running in a north-and- south direction across the township. Some of the first settlers located along or near this road as early as 1714. It lies also upon the "divide" of the town- ship. Other roads were made as the increase of pop- ulation and business demanded.

At the time of Mr. Kugler's purchase, in 1783, the public road between Thomas Martin's and Asher Wolverton's, nearly straight to the river, went no farther than Charles Kugler's southwest corner, and then turned north as the present road goes, by way of the Warsaw school-house, and so down the hill to the river. These roads running to the river at that time appeared to end there, as there was no road from Bull's Island up the river around Warford's Rock, and it is doubtful if there was any from Frenchtown down the river to the end of the afore-mentioned road, as there was none in 1776.

In the old day-book of John Waterhouse, in 1796, when he kept the old Kingwood store, that stood be- tween the present store of John Bellis and the tavern at Kingwood, are the names of many of the residents of that date. A few extracts are given :

* John, father of the present John W. and Thomas Lequear, was one of the first to introduce lime as a fertilizer ia this township, about 1830, and in 1832 built a kiln on the banks of the Delaware, where he burned lime for several years.

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£ s. d. 0

George Opdycke, Jr., to Hib candleg.

Willam Dilce, to I rawhide whlp ...

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0 Jumes Bray, Jr., to one boy's hat ... 7 Q

Amos Ronlinin, to 16 sheet of pins, 0 0

Cornelius Shamp, to 1 cow-bell. 2 6 0

Jobe Heath, to I qt. wine ....

Thomas West, to li yd. brown holland. 0 1 3

John Housel, Sr., to 14 stuff .. 0

John Cline, to 16ih tea ...

0 1 1014

Richard Heath, Sr., 16 gal, rum ...

Isaac Hudnit, to I bottle British oyle .. 0

2 0

" John Cowdriek" was a good customer in his pur- chase of "liquor for tavern." The Brays and Le- quears figure frequently in its pages.

CIVIL ORGANIZATION.

Kingwood was formed from Bethlehem township about 1746. The proceedings of the town-meeting for 1816 form the oldest township record extant. It is as follows :

"At our Annual Townmeeting Held this Twelf Day of April Anno Domini 1816, at the house of Jones Thatcher, inkeeper in baptisttown, fur the Townshipof Kingwood, Whare the following l'earsons was Chosen by a Majority of Votes to Searve the Township the insuing Year to their Respective Officers, &c .: John Britton, Clarke ; George Opdlycke, Assessor; Isaac Kitchen, Collector ; John Barton, John Little, Peter Fox, Commis- sioners; John Britton, John Little, Chosen Freeholders; Thomas Lequear, John Prall, Surveyors of Highways; George Opdycke, Isaac Kitchen, Overseers of Poor ; John Rose, David Hulsizer, Constables; Daniel Bray, John Little, Peundkeepers; Peter Fox, Judge of Election ; Jacob Ifell, Thonins Little, John Barton, Samuel Lott, Seth Rose, Town Committee." (We umit the overseers of runds.)

The following persons have filled the principal offices of the township since 1800:

TOWN CLERKS.

1800-1, Joseph King ; 1802, Gabriel Hoff; 1803-22, John Britton ; 1823, Wilson Bray ; 1824-27, John W. Snyder; 1828, Jacob R. Fox ; 1820, John L. Larison; 1830-31, Jacob B. Fox ; 1832-31, Johan Britton; 1834, l'eter Wert; 1835-12, Samuel If. Britton; 1843, F. R. Lee; 18-11-49, Samuel II. Britton ; 1850-52, A. B. Rounsavell; 1x53, W. H. Slater; 1854, William T. Srope; 1855-58, A. B. Rounsavell ; 1859-61, William T. Srope ; 1862-63, Moses K. Evoritt; 1864, David Stryker; I865-68, Samuel S. Srope; 1869-70, A. D. Rounsavell; 1871, A. D. Rittenhouse ; 1872-74, A. B. Rounsavell ; 1875, Albert Rocknfellow ; 1876, Lambert Rockafellow ; 1877-78, A. B. Kugler; 1879-80, Asher W. Carrell.

ASSESSORS.

1800-8, Thomas Lequenr; 1809-15, John Cowdrick; 1816-26, George Opdycke; 1846-45, George Slack ; 1849-50, Charles Roberts ; 1851-63, Isaac R. Srope; 1454-56, Cyrenns Wagner; 1857, Andrew Slack; 1858-60, William M. Beers ; 1861-63, John L. Tinsman ; 1864, Elias Johnson ; 1865-69, William M. Beers; 1870-71, Simeon Opdycke; 1872, John W. Lequear; 1873-74, Wesley Dellis; Is76, William B. Sutton ; 1876-79, Hiram Rittenhouse; 1880, was a tie vote.

COLLECTORS.

1800-4, Absalom Runyon ; 1805-16, Isaac Kitchen ; 1817-20, George Lari- son; 1821-23, Uriah Sutton; 1821-28, John Cowdrick; 1820-30, Adam Williamson; 1831-35, John V. Thatcher; 1836-38, Edward Mason ; 1839-41, F. R. Lee; 1842-43, John L. Larison; 1841-16, John Sine ; 1817-19, Jonathan Rose; 1850-62, Cyrenus Wagner; 1853-55, John Kick ; 1856, Mahlon Emmons; 1857, Joseph Kugler ; 1858-69, Oliver Clark ; 1860-62, John Sine; Is63-64, Seth F. Rost; 1865-67, Wesley nollis: 1868-70, R. W. Bloom; 1471-73, Charles Kugler ; 1874-75, William 11. Barcroft ; IS56-78, Charles Kugler; 1879-80, R. W. Iloom.

In the winter of 1845 the subject of dividing King- wood and setting off' a new township, to be called Franklin, was agitated. A publie meeting of those opposed was held, January 13, at the house of Jacob S. Moore, of which Richard Opdyke was chairman,

and Samuel H. Britton secretary. The committee to draft a remonstrance were John V. Thatcher, Samuel HI. Britton, Isaac R. Srope, Peter F. Opdyke, and Op- dyke Arnwine, who reported for signatures a remon- strance, from which we quote :

" That The proposed division is intended by its advocates to benefit a few innholdere or tavernkeepers, and to Induce others to spring up (which would probably be the case) in certain portions of our township, which would be (ns it now is) entirely unnecessary and useless, giving encour- agement for places of vice and corrupting the morals of the rising gener- ntion, under the pretence of accommodating the inhabitants of the town- ship, should n division take place, and entirely useless to the traveling portion of the community."

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History of Hunterdon and Somerset counties, New Jersey : with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 98

Author: Snell, James P; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885 Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1170

Author: Snell, James P; Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1170