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1 The light-house on Sandy Hook was erected in 1763, and the beacon was first lighted on the night of Jannary 18, 1764.
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place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate county, to be called the county of Ocean ; and the said lines shall here- after be the division lines between the counties of Monmouth, Burlington and Ocean."
CHARLES PARKER, son of Thomas and Sarah Stout Parker, was born on the 27th of April, 1787, in what was then Freehold township. Wall township (so called in honor of Gar- ret D. Wall) was erected in 1851 from the south- | Monmouth County. Thomas Parker was a The Parkers were among the first settlers of eastern part of Howell township, extending along the ocean shore from Shark River southward to the Manasquan. In 1857 the townships of Matawan and Holmdel were erected, both being taken from the territory of Raritan township. large land-owner in the vicinity of what is now called Smithburg, owning several farms, all of which were then in Frechold township, now in Millstone, Manalapan and Jackson townships. The mother of Charles Parker was one of the A township called " Lincoln " was erected in 1867 from a part of the territory of Ocean Stout family, so numerous at the present day in Monmonth, Hunterdon and Mercer Counties. township. But in the following year the act The Stout family descended from the famous erecting it was repealed, and the township of Lincoln was erased from the map of Mon- mouth County.
Eatontown township was formed from parts i Stout) seven sons and three daughters, and lived of Ocean and Shrewsbury in 1873, and Nep- tune, the youngest of the townships of Mon- mouth County, was erected from a part of the territory of Ocean township by an act of the Legislature passed in February, 1879.
MONMOUTH CIVIL LIST.
The following is a list of persons who held or have held office by election or appointment in the county of Monmouth, and also of those who, being natives or residents of the county, have held important offices under the State or national government :
GOVERNORS OF NEW JERSEY.
Lewis Morris, 1738-46. George F. Fort, 1851-54. William A. Newell, 1857-60. Joel Parker, 1863-66 and 1872-75. Joseph D. Bedle, 1875-78.
JUDGES OF THE COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS.
Thomas Arrowsmith. Joseph Combs.
IUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
David Brearley. William L. Dayton. Joseph F. Randolph. Peter Vredenburgh. Joel Parker.
STATE TREASURERS.
James Mott, elected 1799, held to 1803.
Charles Parker, elected 1821, held till 1832; again · elected in 1833, held till 1836.
Thomas Arrowsmith, elected 1843, held till 1845. Samuel Mairs, elected 1848, held till 1851.
Penelope, whose shipwreck at Sandy Hook and subsequent adventures among the Indians have been narrated. She bore her husband (Richard to see her offspring multiply to five hundred and two. She died in her one hundred and tenth year.
Although Thomas Parker was in comfortable circumstances, it became necessary for some of his numerous family to leave home and shift for themselves. When quite young, his son Charles went as clerk to Barzillai Hopkins, then the most enterprising merchant in his scetion, who had two large mercantile establishments, one located at New Egypt and the other at Tom's River. He served as clerk at both of those towns (principally at Tom's River) for seven years. In August, 1808, he married, at Tom's River (where he then resided), Sarah S., daugh- ter of Captain Joseph Coward, a soldier of the Revolution, who had served in the Continental line throughout that war. After his marriage Charles Parker commenced house-keeping at Forked River, where he kept a store for two or three years, and served also as wreck-master for three years, his district extending along the whole coast of Monmonth County, from Sandy Hook to Egg Harbor. He then returned to Freehold township and settled on a farm near Hartshorne's Mill. About that time emigration from the Eastern States to what was called the Miami country (in Ohio) began, and he went there and bought a tract of land where the city of Dayton now stands, intending to remove there the next season with his family. Upon his return the
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leaders of the Democratic party, to which he be- longed, persuaded him to remain and run for sheriff of Monmouth County, then ineluding what is now Ocean County. He was nomi- nated and elected in the fall of 1814, He, of course, forfeited the part of the money he had paid on the purchase in Ohio, but some twenty years afterwards the owner of the land, hav- ing sold it for a large advance, generously re-
turned him the money he had paid.
About the year 1832, Mr. Parker purchased a large farm and mill property near Colt's Neck, in Monmonth County, to which he intended to remove, but being again chosen treasurer of the State, and also appointed the first cashier of the Mechanics' and Manufacturers' Bank of Trenton, he, in the course of two or three years, sold the farm. He continued as cashier and president of the bank for many years, and held several positions at vari- ous times under the loeal govern- ment of Trenton, such as commit- teeman when it was a township, and subsequently as member of the Common Council under the city government, also as alderman for five years.
In 1848 and 1849 he resided in the town of Free- hold, where he was a town com- mitteeman, and gave valnable aid in dividing the property between Freehold and the then new town- ships of Manala- pan and Marl- boro'. Af- terward he assisted as a commission- er in division of the property between Monmouth and the new county of Ocean.
After serving as sheriff for three years Mr. Parker was elected, in the fall of 1817, a member of the House of Assem- bly, and re-elect- ed in 1818 and 1819, and again in 1821. While a member of As- sembly, in 1821, he was chosen by joint meeting State treasurer of New Jersey, and re-elected to the same office every year to and ineInding 1831. Again, in 1833, he was elected State treasurer, and re-elected in 1834 and Charles Pararo 1835, thus holding that important offiee by yearly elections under all par- ties for thirteen years. While treasurer, he held also during most of the time the position of State About the year 1850, Mr. Parker returned to the city of Trenton, where he resided until his death, which occurred on the 4th of October, 1862. He lived to see his son Joel nominated for Governor of the State on September 4, took place on November 4th. He was very librarian. In 1835 he was appointed by joint meeting one of the judges of the Court of Com- mon Pleas of the county of Hunterdon, the city of Trenton (where he resided at the time), being then in that county. He was also one of the | 1862, but did not survive the election, which commissioners who Imilt the present State Prison.
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anxious to live until after election, as he often expressed himself, having full confidence in the election of his son.
After Mr. Parker returned to Trenton to re- side, he did not engage in active business. His life had been a very busy one. Few men had better business qualifications. He did not have advantages of early education and was wholly a self-made man. All his spare hours while a clerk, were spent in study and reading. Thus he acquired knowledge which enabled him to dis- charge the most important trusts with an ability equal to any with whom he came in contact. Having a strong intellect, Charles Parker be- came one of the prominent men in New Jersey, enjoying the respeet and close friendship in early days of such men as Richard Stockton, George Wood, Garret D. Wall, Peter D. Vroom, Stacy G. Potts, Henry W. Green, William L. Dayton, Peter Vredenburgh and Daniel B. Ryall, all of whom he frequently met socially and in busi- ness matters. He was a man of great integrity of character, and was often chosen as executor and guardian where large estates were involved. He had a legal caste of mind, and being familiar with business, he was sought out and consulted by his neighbors, to whom he gave advice, with- out charge, freely on all matters concerning their welfare. He had four children, viz., Helen, Mary, Joel and Charles. Helen mar- ried Rev. George Burrowes, and died in Maryland in 1848 ; Mary resides with her son, Rev. Charles P. Glover, in Sussex County, New Jersey ; Charles resides in Philadelphia ; and Joel, now a justice of the Supreme Court, lives at Freehold, his place of residence for over forty years.
QUARTERMASTER-GENERAL OF NEW JERSEY.
Jonathan Rhea, 1813-21. Garret D. Wall, 1824-30.
Lewis Perrine, 1855 to present time (1885).
LEWIS PERRINE, Quartermaster-General of New Jersey, was born in Freeholdl township, Monmouth County, on the 15th of September, 1815. He attended the High School at Law- ! reneeville and went to Princeton College, where he graduated in 1838. He studied law, and for a short time after his admission to the bar fol- 1844.
lowed the practice of his profession. He was the military secretary of Governor Fort and was also on the staff of Governor Price. In 1855 he was appointed quartermaster-general. He made himself thoroughly acquainted with the duties of that position, and during the war of the Rebellion which followed, proved him- self an excellent officer by his industry, energy and perseverance in equipping troops and for- warding them to the field. At the close of the war he was nominated by Governor Parker and confirmed by the Senate as brevet major-gen- eral.
DELEGATE TO THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS. Dr. Nathaniel Sendder, 1777 to 1779.
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Thomas Henderson, 1789-
James H. Imlay, 1797 to 1801.
James Cox, 1809-10. Died September 12, 1810.
John Anderson Scudder,1 1810.
Rev. Benjamin Bennett,2 1815 to 1819.
Daniel B. Ryall, 1839-41. Died at Freehold, De- eember 17, 1864.
Samuel G. Wright, elected 1844, died July 30, 1845,
never having taken his seat in Congress.
William A. Newell, 1847-48, 1849-50, 1863-64.
George Middleton, 1865-66.
Charles Haight, 1867-68, 1869-70.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY.3
1776. Nathaniel Sendder (Speaker).
1777-79. Joseph Holmes.
1780-83. Elisha Lawrence.
1784. John Imlay.
1785. David Forman.
1786-88. Asher llolmes.
1789-92. Elisha Lawrence (Vice-President).
1793-94. Thomas Henderson (Vice-President).
1795. Elisha Lawrence (Vice-President).
1796-98. Elisha Walton.
1800. John Lloyd.
1801. Thomas Little.
1808. William Lloyd.
1810. James Schureman.
1811. Silas Crane.
1812. James Sehureman.
1814, Silas Crane.
1822. William Andrews.
1 To fill vacancy caused by death of James Cox.
2 Died at Middletown, October 8, 1840.
3 The duties and powers of this body were the same as are those of the State Senate under the Constitution of
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1823. William J. Bowne.
1825. William I. Emley.
1826. Henry D. Polhemns.
1828. William 1. Emley.
1830. Samnel G. Wright.
1831. Jehu Patterson.
1832. Daniel Holmes.
1835. Thomas Arrowsmith.
1837. William L. Dayton.
1838. Benjamin Oliphant.
1840. Peter Vredenburgh, Jr.
1841. James Patterson.
1843-44. James Patterson (Vice-President).
STATE SENATORS.
1845. Thomas E. Combs.1
1846. George F. Fort.
1849. John A. Morford.
1852. William D. Davis.
1855. Robert Laird.
1858. William H. Hendrickson.
1861. Anthony Reckless.
1864. Henry S. Little.
1867. Henry S. Little.
1870. Henry S. Little.
1872. William H. Conover, Jr.2
1873. William H. Hendrickson.
1876. William H. Hendrickson.
1879. George C. Beekman.
1882. John S. Applegate.
1885. Thomas G. Chattle.
MEMBERS OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSEMBLY.3
First Assembly, 1703 .- Obadiah Bowne, John Reid, Richard Hartshorne.
Second Assembly, 1704 .- Richard llartshorne, John Bowne, Richard Salter, Obadiah Bowne.
Third Assembly, 1707 .- Lewis Morris, John Bowne, William Lawrence.
Fourth Assembly, 1708-9 .- Gershom Mott, Elisha Lawrence.
Fifth Assembly, 1709 .- Gershom Mott, Elisha Law- renee.
Sixth Assembly, 1710 .- Gershom Mott, William Lawrence.
Seventh Assembly, 1716 .- Elisha Lawrence, William Lawrence.
I Under the Constitution of 1844 the first Senate was di- vided into three classes of one-third each, their seats to be vacated at the expiration of one, two and three years re- spectively, so that one-third of the members should there- after be elected every year. Mr. Combs drew his lot in the first class, and retired after one year's service.
2 To fill the unexpired term of Mr. Little, who vacated the office to accept the appointment of clerk in the Court of Chancery.
3 Otherwise called the " House of Representatives of the Province of Nova Cæsarea, or New Jersey."
Eighth Assembly, 1721 .- Garret Schenck, William Lawrence.
Ninth Assembly, 1727 .- John Eaton, James Grover. Tenth Assembly, 1730 .- John Eaton, James Grover. Eleventh Assembly, 1738 .- John Eaton, Cornelius Vanderveer.
Twelfth Assembly, 1740 .- John Eaton, Cornelin Vanderveer.
Thirteenth Assembly, 1743 .- John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.4
Fourteenth Assembly, 1744 .- John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
Fifteenth Assembly, 1745 .- John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
Sixteenth Assembly, 1746 .- John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
Seventeenth Assembly, 1749 .- John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
Eighteenth Assembly, 1751 .- Robert Lawrence, James Holmes.
Nineteenth Assembly, 1754 .- Robert Lawrence, James Holmes.
Twentieth Assembly, 1761 .- James Holmes,5 Rich- ard Lawrence.
Twenty-first Assembly, 1769 .- Robert Hartshorne, Richard Lawrence.
Twenty-second Assembly, 1772 .- Edward Taylor, Richard Lawrence.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, STATE OF NEW JERSEY.6
1776. John Covenhoven, Joseph Ilolmes, Jr., James Mott, Jr.
1777. James Mott, Jr., Peter Schenck, Hendrick Smock.
1778. James Mott, Jr., Peter Schenck, Hendrick Smock.
1779. James Mott, Jr., Hendrick Smock, Thomas Seabrook.
1780. Thomas Seabrook, Nathaniel Scudder, Thomas Henderson.
1781. Thomas Seabrook, Thomas Henderson, John Covenhoven.
1782. Thomas Henderson, John Covenhoven, Dan'l Hendrickson.
1783. Thomas Henderson, Daniel Hendrickson, Peter Covenhoven.
1784. Thomas Henderson, Daniel Hendrickson,7 Elisha Walton.
1785. Thomas Henderson,8 Daniel Hendrickson,
Elisha Walton.9
4 Robert Lawrenee was Speaker in 1746-47, and again from 1754 to 1758.
5 James Holmes died in office and John Anderson elected to fill vacancy.
6 Under first State Constitution, adopted July 3, 1776. 7 Speaker.
8 Thomas Henderson did not claim his seat.
9 October 26, 1785, Charles Gordon, John Covenhoven.
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1786. Elisha Walton, Joseph Stillwell, Peter Schenck.
1787. Joseph Stillwell, Thomas Little, Jas. Rogers.
1788-89. Joseph Stillwell, Thomas Little, James Rogers.
1790. Joseph Stillwell, Thomas Little, John Imlay.
1791. Joseph Stillwell, Thomas Little, John Imlay.
1792. Joseph Stillwell, Thomas Little, John Coven- hoven.
1793. Joseph Stillwell, Thomas Little, James H. Imlay.
1794. Joseph Stillwell, James H. Imlay, Elisha Walton.
1795. Joseph Stillwell, James H. Imlay, Elisha Walton.
1796. Joseph Stillwell, James H. Imlay,1 William Wickoff.
1797. Joseph Stillwell, Robert Montgomery, William Lloyd.
1798. Joseph Stillwell, William Lloyd, Jonathan Forman.2
1799. Joseph Stillwell, William Lloyd, Edward Taylor.
1800. Joseph Stillwell, William Lloyd, David Gordon.
1801. John A. Seudder, Peter Knott, James Cox. 1802-3. John A. Sendder, Peter Knott, James Cox. | West, Joseph Conover.
1804. John A. Scudder, James Cox, Henry Tiebout. 1805-7. John A. Scudder, James Cox, Henry Tiebout.
1808. Robert Montgomery, Tylee Williams, David Conover, James Lloyd.
Gordon.
and others presented a petition to the Assembly for leave to set forth certain illegal proceedings held at the late annual election in Monmouth County. Subsequently the Assembly resolved : " That the election of Messrs. Walton, Ilendrick- son and Henderson was illegal, and that the same thereupon is void." Also, resolved : " That in the opinion of this Ilouse the late annual election in the County of Monmouth was illegal, as well in the choice of a sheriff as of the mnem- bers of this llonse ; and no Coroners having been chosen at said election, and doubts arising whether there is any other offieer in said county to whom a wiit for a new elec. tion can be properly directed, a law ought to be passed for a new election in said County." On the same day a peti- tion was read, praying for a division of the county, and that a new county be set off from the territory of Monmouth. Subsequently a bill was introduced and passed for a new election. At the second session, on the 20th of February, 1786, Elisha Walton and Joseph Stillwell presented a cer- tificate of election, and were admitted. The same day a , petition was presented from citizens of Monmouth asking for a law enabling them to vote by ballot, and recommend- ing a general law, to apply to the whole State, for the same purpose.
On the 27th, Peter Schenck appeared and took his seat in the llouse.
1 Speaker. Declined to serve
1809. Robert Montgomery, Tylee Williams, David Gordon.
1810. Peter Knott, John S. Holmes, Thomas Cox.
1811. John S. Holmes, Thomas Cox, Jas. Anderson.
1812. Tylee Williams, John Stillwell, James Lloyd.
1813. John S. Holmes, Thomas Cox, Jas. Anderson. 1814. John S. Holmes, Thomas Cox, Jas. Anderson.
1815. George Holcombe, Matthias Van Brakle, Reuben Shreve.
1816. George Holcombe, Matthias Van Brakle, Reuben Shreve.
1817. Matthias Van Brakle, Reuben Shreve, Charles Parker.
1818. Charles Parker, Matthias Van Brakle, Reuben Slireve.
1819. Charles Parker, William Ten Eyck, Thomas Cox, Jacob Butcher.
1820. Thomas Cox, Matthias Van Brakle, Samuel F. Allen, Isaac Hance.
1821. Charles Parker, William I. Conover, Corlies Lloyd, John T. Woodhull.
1822. William I. Conover, Corlies Lloyd, John T. Woodhull, John J. Ely.
1823. William I. Conover, John T. Woodhull, Cor- nelius Walling, James Lloyd.
1824. William I. Conover, John T. Woodhull, James
1825. John T. Woodhull, James West, Joseph Conover, James Lloyd.
1826. John T. Woodhull, James West, Joseph
1827. John T. Woodhull, James West, James Lloyd, James Ilopping.
1828. James West, James Lloyd, Daniel H. Ellis, Leonard Walling.
1829. James West, Daniel H. Ellis, Augustus W. Bennett, Ivins Davis.
1830. James West, Daniel H. Ellis, Augustus W. Bennett, Ivins Davis.
1831. Benjamin Woodward, Thomas G. Haight, Daniel B. Ryall, Ananiah Gifford.
1832. Ananiah Gifford, Elisha Lippincott, James S. Lawrence, Nicholas Van Wickle.
1833. Ananiah Gifford, Daniel B. Ryall, Thomas G. llaight, Benjamin Woodward.
1834. Ananiah Gifford, Daniel B. Ryall, Thomas G. Ilaight, William Burtis.
1835. Ananiah Gifford, Daniel B. Ryall, Thomas G. Haight, William Burtis.
1836. Ananiah Gifford, Thomas G. Haight, William Burtis, Arthur V. Conover.
1837. Samuel Mairs, Edmund T. Williams, Thomas Miller, James Gulick.
1838. James Craig, Thomas E. Combs, William P. Forman, Garret Hires.
1839. James Craig, Thomas E. Combs, William P Forman, Garret Hires.
1840. John Mairs, Henry W. Wolcott, James Grover, Charles Morris.
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1841. Thomas C. Throckmorton, John R. Conover, Joseph Brinley, Samuel M. Oliphant, Benjamin L. Irons.
1842-43. Thomas C. Throekmorton, John R.Conover, Joseph Brinley, Samuel M. Oliphant, Benjamin L. Irons.
Under the Constitution of 1844.
1845. George F. Fort, Hartshorne Tantnm, Andrew Simpson, Joseph B. Coward, James M. Hartshorne .?
1846. William Van Doren, Hartshorne Tantum, Josephi B. Coward, Andrew Simpson, John Borden.
1847. William Van Doren, Hartshorne Tantum, Joseph B. Coward, Andrew Simpson, John Borden.
1848. William W. Bennett, Joel Parker, Ferdinand Woodward, Samuel Bennett,3 Joel W. Ayres.
1849. Alfred Walling, George W. Sutphin, John B. Williams, James D. Hall, William G. Hooper.
1850. Alfred Walling, George W. Sutphin, William G. Hooper, James D. Hall, Charles Buteher.
1851. William H. Conover, Bernard Connolly, Samuel W. Jones, Garret S. Smock.
1852. William H. Conover, Samuel W. Jones, Garret S. Smock, Charles Butcher.
Under the District System.4
1853. Charles Allen, Daniel P. Van Dorn, Samuel W. Jones, Robert Allen.
1854. Forman Ilendrickson, John L. Corlies, Henry E. Lafetra, Robert Allen.
1855. Henry E. Lafetra, Thomas B. Stout, William H. Johnston, John Van Dorn.
1856. Samuel Vaughn, John R. Barricklo, Henry E. Lafetra, Samuel Beers.
1857. Jacob Herbert, John R. Barricklo, John V. Conover, Samuel Beers.
1858. George Middleton, Austin H. Patterson, John V. Conover, Richard B. Walling.
1859. George Middleton, Austin H. Patterson, John V. Conover, Richard B. Walling.
1860. William H. Mount, Anstin H. Patterson, James J. McNinny, James Patterson.
1861. William H. Monnt, William V. Ward, Charles Haight, James Patterson.
1862. William V. Ward, Charles Haight,5 George C. Murray.
1863. Michael Taylor, Osborn Curtis, David H. Wyckoff.
1864. Michael Taylor, Osborn Curtis, David H. Wyckoff.
1 Before 1844 the Legislature met in October of each year. Under the Constitution of 1884 it meets in January of each year.
2 Mr. Hartshorne died, never having taken his seat.
3 Mr. Bennett died, never having taken his seat.
4 Prior to the fall election of 1852 members of Assembly were elected on a general county ticket.
5 Speaker.
1865. Michael Taylor, Daniel A. Holmes, George Sehenck.
1866. William C. Bowne, Daniel A. Holmes, George Schenck.
1867. Charles Allen, Francis Corlies, Thomas S. R. Brown.
1868. Charles Allen, Francis Corlies, Thomas S. R. Brown.
1869. William H. Conover, Jr., Daniel H. Van Mater, Andrew Brown.
1870. Austin H. Patterson, Daniel H. Van Mater, Andrew Brown.
1871. Austin II. Patterson, John T. Haight, William S. Horner.
1872. Austin H. Patterson, John T. Haight, Wm. B. Hendrickson.
1873. George W. Patterson, John B. Gifford, John S. Sproul.
1874. George W. Patterson, John B. Gifford, Andrew Brown.
1875. George W. Patterson, Charles D. Hendrickson, William V. Conover.
1876. James L. Rue, Charles D. Hendrickson, William V. Conover.
1877. James 1. Rue, William H. Bennett, James H. Leonard.
1878. George J. Ely, William H. Bennett, Arthur Wilson.
1879. Arthur Wilson, Sherman B. Oviatt, John D. Honce.
1880. Sherman B. Oviatt,6 John D. Honce, Grover H. Lufburrow.
1881. Holmes W. Murphy, Grover H. Lnfburrow, David A. Bell.
1882. Peter Forman, Jr., David A. Bell, Benjamin Griggs.
1883. Peter Forman, Jr., Alfred B. Stoney, Thomas G. Chattle.
1884. Alfred B. Stoney,6 Thomas G. Chattle, Charles H. Boud.
1885. Charles H. Boud, William H. Grant, Frank E. Hyer.
SHERIFFS OF MONMOUTHI COUNTY.
The first person appointed to the office of sheriff of Monmouth County was " Lewis Mor- ris, Junior,"7 in March, 1682-83. Morris de- clined the office, and Richard Hartshorne was appointed. He also declined to serve, and there- upon Eliakim Wardell was appointed and com- missioned the first sheriff of Monmouth. The names of a few of the succeeding sheriffs of this
6 Speaker.
7 The same " Lewis Morris, of Passage Point," who was murdered by his negroes in 1695. " Passage Point," his residence, was the place now known as Black Point.
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county during the colonial period have been found, viz.,-Samuel Foreman, in 1696-99; John Stewart, in 1700; Gideon Crawford, in 1715 ; William Nicholls, in 1722; John Taylor in 1760-62 ; and Elisha Lawrence, who was the last sheriff of Monmonth under the King of England ; but no consecutive list can well be given commencing earlier than the establish- ment of the State government. From that time the list is as follows:
1776. Nicholas Van Brunt.
1779. David Forman.
1782. John Burrowes, Jr.
1785. David Rhea.
1788. Daniel Hendrickson.
1790. Elisha Walton.
1793. William Lloyd.
1796. James Lloyd.
1799. Samuel P. Forman.
1802. Elisha Walton.
1805. James Lloyd.
1808. David Craig.
1811. Lewis Gordon.
1814. Charles Parker.
1817. John J. Ely.
1820. James Lloyd.
1823. Richard Lloyd.
1825. John J. Ely. 1828. Daniel Holmes.
1831. John M. Perrine.
1834. Thomas Miller.
1837. Horatio Ely.
1838. Abraham G. Neafie.
1841. Charles Allen.
1844. Holmes Conover.
1847. Samuel Conover.
1850. John C. Cox. 1853. Holmes Conover.
1856. Samuel Conover. 1859. Joseph I. Thompson.
1862. Jordan Woolley.
1865. William B. Sutphin. 1865. John 11. Patterson. 1871. Samuel T. Hendrickson.
1874. George W. Brown.1 1878. Charles Allen.
1881. Johu I. Thompson.
1884. Theodore Aumack.
COUNTY CLERKS.
1789. Jonathan Rhea. 1798. Joseph Scudder. 1807. Joseph Phillips. 1812. Caleb Lloyd. 1817. Joseph Phillips.
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1 Law fixing term at three years went into effect 1875.
1820. William Ten Eyek.2
1830. Peter Vredenburgh, Jr.2
1831. Daniel H. Ellis.
1841. Samuel Mairs.
1846. Daniel Christopher.
1856. Jehu Patterson. 1858. John W. Bartleson.2
1858. Holmes W. Murphy.
1865. Thomas V. Arrowsmith.3
1882 (Nov. 29). Joseph C. Arrowsmith.4
1883. James H. Patterson. Now (1885) in office.
SURROGATES.5
1785. Thomas Henderson.
1794. Joseph Scudder.
1797. Caleb Lloyd.
1804. William Russell. April 13th.
1804. Richard Throckmorton. December 28th.
1814. Joseph Phillips.
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