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Pursuant to these acts of the Legislatures of New York and New Jersey, the King of Great Britain, by royal commission bearing date of Oct. 7, 1769, appointed certain commissioners to determine the boundary line; which duty they performed, fixing it where it now is, and the two Legislatures ratified and confirmed it by joint act in 1772. The titles to lands held by Jersey grants on the north and by New York grants on the south of the line were confirmed to their respective possessors, and the King of Great Britain gave his royal approval to the whole proceeding on Sept. 1, 1773.
CHAPTER IV. SUSSEX COUNTY CIVIL LIST.
THE following list contains the names of persons, either residents or natives of the county, who have helt civil offices under the general government, the State, or the county, together with the time of service. REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
1×19-23, Hon. John Linn ; 18:37-39, Hon. Samuel Fowler; 1847-19, Hon. Richard E. Edwall; 1863-07, Hon. Andrew J. Rogers ; 1873-77, Hun. Robert Hamilton.
JUDGES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Hon. John ('leves Symmes, nppointed Fob, 15, 1777.
Hon. Thomas C. Ryorson, appointed February, 1831. Hon. Daniel Haines appointed November, 1x2. Hon. Martin Kyersen, appointed March, 2:55.
· Cententaul Address, pp. 15, 49.
GOVERNOR AND CHANCELLOR.
Hon. Daniel Haines was Governor and ex-officio chancellor of the State of New Jersey from October, 1843, to January, 1845, under the old constitution, and was elected Governor under the new constitution in November, 1847.
SECRETARIES OF STATE.
Whitfield S. Johnson, 1861-06.
Henry C. Kelsey, 1871-51.
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Sussex County, on its first erection, in 1753, united with Hunterdon and Morris in sending a representa- tive to the General Assembly, and continued so 10 do for nineteen years.
On May 10, 1768, an act was passed empowering cach county to send its own representatives, and al- lowing to Sussex County two members. The act was at once sent to England for the sanction of the king and council, but it did not immediately receive the royal approval. In December, 1769, the Assembly appointed a committee to write to Benjamin Frank- lin, then in London, requesting him to use his in- fluence and exertions to obtain His Majesty's approval of the bill. The royal sanction was granted on Der. 9, 1770; the confirmation was proclaimed in New Jer- sey in 1771, and on Aug. 7, 1772, Thomas Van Horne and Nathaniel Pettit were elected the first representa- tives of the county of Sussex. To be eligible to the office at that time required the ownership of one thou- sand acres of land or five hundred pounds sterling, English money ; no one was allowed to vote who did not own one hundred acres of land or was not worth fifty pounds sterling in real and personal property.
Mr. Pettit served in the Assembly till the royal authority over the province was superseded by the adoption of the first constitution, on July 2, 1776. Mr. Van Horne died in 1775, and Joseph Barton was elected to fill the vacancy ; he continued a member till the constitution was adopted. The constitution of 1776 allowed to Sussex, in common with the other counties, one member of the council and three rep- resentatives in the General Assembly. They were elected, and the members of both House- have been chosen as follows, down to the present time :
1776-77 .- Comuneil, John Cloves Symmes; AAssembly, Casper Shafer, Thomas Petervon, Alia Brown.
1778-79,-Council, Robert Ogden; Assembly, Camper Shaffer, Jacob Mi- Collum, Benjamin Mccullough.
1780 .- Conneil, Juhn (levrs Symmrs; Assemlly, Edmund Martin, Hugh Hughes, Samuel Kennedy.
1781 .- Council, Hugh Hughes; Amenity, Joshua Swayze, Isine Vau Campen, Peter Hopkins.
1782 .- Council, Hugh Hughes; Assembly, Isinc Van Campen, Isnic Martin, Aaron Hunkinimom.
1783 .- Connell, Hugh Hughes; Assemlly, Isaac Van Campen, William Maxwell, Aaron Hankinson.
1784 -Connell, Robert Hooje; Assembly, Isaac Van Campen, Jaren Hankinson, Charles Boardaire.
17:5 .- Council, Robert Hope; Assenlly, Sarım Hankinson, Charles Beardslee, Christopher Tangstrert.
1786-88 .- Connell, Mark Thompson; Avemblv. Aaron Hankinsou, Charles Benndalee, Christopher Longstreet.
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1780 .- Conncil, Robert Hoops; Assembly, Aaron Hankinson, Charles Beardslee, John Rutherford.
1790 .- Council, Robert Hoops; Assembly, Aaron Hankinson, Robert Og- deu, John Rutherford.
1791-92 .- Council, Charles Beardslee ; Assembly, Aaron Hankinson, Wil- liam Helmes, Valentine Bedleman.
1793-94 .- Council, Charles Beardslee ; Assembly, William Mccullough, Peter Sharp, Martin Ryerson.
1795 .- Conucil, Charles Beardslee; Assembly, George Armstrong, Peter Sharp, William Mccullough.
1796 .- Council, Charles Beardslee; Assembly, William McCullough, Peter Sharp, Peter Smith.
1797 .- Council, Charles Beardslee; Assembly, Peter Sharp, Peter Smith, Thomas Armstrong.
1798 .- Conneil. Charles Beardslee; Assembly, John Gustin, Joseph Gas- ton, Levi Howell, William Runkle.
1799 .- Council, Charles Beardslee; Assenildy, Joseph Gaston, Levi How- ell, William MeCnllongh, Silas Dickerson.
1800,-Council, William McCullongh; Assembly, Levi Howell, Silas Dickerson (Speaker), Joseph Gaston, Joseph Sharp.
1801-2 .- Council, William McCullongh ; Assembly. Levi Howell, Silas Dickerson (Speaker), Abram Shafer, Jolm Lin,
1803 .- Council, William MeCollough ; Assembly, Levi Howell, John Lion, John Johnson, Abram Shafer.
1×04 .- Conneil, John Linn ; Assembly, John Johnson, Levi Howell, Wu). Kennedy, Joseph Sharp.
1805 .- Conneil, George Bidleman ; Assembly, Levi Howell, Joseph Sharp, William Kennedy, William Armstrong.
1806 .- Council, Jacob S. Thompson : Assembly, Henry Hankinson, John Conrsen, Daniel Harker, William A. Ryerson.
1807 .- Council, Barnabas Swayze; Assembly, Henry Hankinson, Aaron Kerr, Daniel Harker, John Cox.
1808 .- Council, Barnabas Swayze; Assembly, Henry Hankinson, Aaron Kerr, William Kennedy, John Cox.
1809 .- Council, Barnabas Swayze; Assembly, Aaran Kerr, John Cox, William Kennedy, Richard Edsall.
1810 .- Council, Barnabas Swayze; Assenilly, Wni. Kennedy (Speaker) George Bidleman, Joseph Sharp, Richard Edsall.
1.11 .- Council, Barnabas Swayze; Assembly, William Kennedy, Joseph Sharp, Richard Edsall, Gerret Vliet.
1812 .- Council, Barnabas Swayze; Assembly, Joseph Sharp, R. W. Ruther- ford, Simon Cortright, Jamee Davidson.
1813-15 .- Council, William Kennedy ## Assembly, Simon Cortright, Joseph Sharp, R. W. Rutherford, James Davidson.
1816 .- Council, Thomas Van Kirk : Assembly, Abram Bidleman, Peter Decker, Robert C. Thompson, William Durrah.
1817 .- Conneil, Thomas Van Kirk ; Assembly, Abram Bidleman, Jeremy Mackey, R. C. Thompson, George Beardslee.
1818 .- Council, Thomas Van Kirk ; Assembly. Thomas Teasdale, Jeremy Mackey, R. C. Thompson, George Beard-Ire.
1819 .- Council, Robert W. Entherford; Assembly, Thomas Teasdale, Jeremy Mackey, R. C. Thompson, George Beardslee.
1820 .- Council, Robert W. Rutherford; Assembly, Jacob Hornbeck, Abram Shafer, Peter Kling, Joseph Coryell.
1×21 .- Council, William T. Anderson ; Assembly, James Egbert, Leffiet Honghawout, Thomas Teasdale, Benjamin Hamilton.
1822 .- Council, Jeremy Mackey ; Assembly, James Eghort, Leffeit Honghawout.
1823 .- Council, Jacob Thompson; Assembly, Thomas Teasdale, Abram Newman, Joseph Coryell. Joseph Chandler.
1824 .- Conneil, Jacob Thompson; Assembly, Evi A. Sayre, James Eg- bert, Joseph E. Edsall, - Swayze +
1825 .- Conneil, Thomas C. Ryerson ; Assembly, Joseph Chandler, Nathan A. Shafer.
1826 .- Council, Thomas C. Ryerson; Assembly, Joseph Chandler, Hiram Munson.
1827 .- Conseil, Samuel Fowler; Assembly, Joseph Chandler, Hiram Muuson.
1428 .- Conneil, Thomas C. Ryerson ; Assembly, Josoph Chandler, Hiram Munson.
I -29 .- Conneil, David Ryerson; Assembly, James Evans, Puter Mar- kle.
1830-31 .- Council, David Ryerson ; Assembly, Simeon McCoy, John Bull, l'eter Marklo.
# Vice-President In 1815.
+ Warren County was set off Nov. 20, 1824.
1832 .- Council, Peter Markle; Assembly, Benjamin Hamilton, Joseph Green, Peter Young.
1833 .- Council, Samuel Price; Assembly, Benjamin Hamilton, Joseph Green, Peter Young.
1834-Council, Sammel Price; Assembly, Joseph Green, Joshua Shay, Benjamin Hamilton.
1835 .- Council, David Ryerson ; Assembly, John Strader, Joshua Shay, Joseph Linu.
1836 .- Council, Samuel Price; Assembly, Joseph Linn, Jobn Strader, Benjamin Hull.
1837-38 .- Council, Richard R. Morris; Assembly, William J. Wilson, Isaac Shiner, John Hull.
1839-40 .- Council, Daniel Haines; Assembly, Joseph Green, Samuel Truax, William II. Nyre.
1841-42 .- Council, Alexander Boyles; Assembly, Isaac Bonnell, David Hyuard, Nathan Smith.
1º43-44 .- Council, Benjamin Inmilton ; Assembly, Timothy Cook, Abra- ham Dunning, Jesse Bell.
1845 .- Senate, Benjamin Hamilton : Assembly, Thomas D. Armstrong, John Hunt, Peter Young.
1846-47 .- Senate, Nathan Smiith ; Assembly, Thomas D. Armstrong, Peter Hoyt, Jacob Hornbeck, Jr.
1848 .- Senate, Nathan Smith ; Assembly, Martin Ryerson, Peter Hoyt, Jacob Hornbeck, Jr.
1849 .- Senate, Joseph Green ; Assembly, Guy Price, William Sinouson, Jacob Hornbeck, Jr.
1850,-Senate, Joseph Green ; Assembly, Gny Price, William Simonson, Daniel Decker.
1851 .- Senate, Joseph Green ; Assembly, John B. Stineou, Timothy E. Shay, George W. Colver.
1852-53 .- Senate, Isaac Bonnell; Assembly, Benjamin Hamilton, Jr., Luther Ilill, Timothy E. Shay.
1854 .- Sonate, Isaac Bonuell ; Assombly, Daniel D. Gould, James L. Decker, Aaron K. Stinson.
1855 .- Senate, Zachariah II. Price; Assembly, Daniel D. Gould, Richard E. Edsull, William Smith, John W. Opdyke.
1856 .- Senate, Zachariah H. Prico; Assembly, Daniel D. Gould, William Smith, John W. Opdyke.
1857 .- Senate, Zachariah 11. Price ; Assembly, Sandford McKeeby, Wil- liam Smith, John W. Opdyke.
1858 .- Senate, Andrew A. Smalley ; Assembly, Abraham Shimer, Charles Mackerly, Daniel D. Decker.
1859 .- Senate, Andrew A. Smalley; Assembly, Martin Cole, Charles Mac- kerly, Daniel D. Decker.
1860 .- Senate, Andrew A. Smalley ; Assembly, William H. Bell, Charles Mackerly, Daniel D. Decker.
1861 .- Senate, Peter Smith; Assembly, William H. Bell, Thomas N. McCarter.
1862-63 .- Senate, Peter Smith ; Assembly, William H. Bell, Robert Haut- iltou.
1864 .- Senate, Joseph S. Martin ; Assembly, Samuel Fowler,; William M. Iliff, Richard E. Edsall,
1865-66 .- Senate, Joseph S. Martin ; Assembly, Francis M. Ward, William N. Iliff.
1867-69 .- Senate, Richard E. Edsall ; Assembly, Hiram C. Clark, Samuel H. Hunt.
1870 .- Senate, Richard E. Eusall; Assembly, Lebbeus Martin, Petor Smith.
1871 .- Senate, Richard E. Edsall ; Assembly, Lebbene Martin .¿ 1872 .- Senate, Richard E. Edsull ; Assembly, Francis M. Ward, 1873,-Senate, Samuel T. Smith ; Assembly, Francis M. Ward. 1874-75 .- Sonate, Samnel T. Smith ; Assembly, William Owen. 1876-77 .- Senate, Francis M. Ward; Assembly, George Groor. 1878,-Senato, Francis M. Ward : Assembly, Lewis J. Martin. 1879-81 .- Senate, Thomas Lawrence; Assembly, Lowis J. Martin.
COUNTY JUDGES.|
The first judges of the Common Pleas in Sussex County were Abraham Van Campen, Jonathan Robe-
Į Mr. Fowler died the first week of the session, and at a special elec- tion Richard E. Edsall wus choson to fill the vacancy.
2 Redistricted undor tho consus of 1870; ono miumbor elected.
li From 1787 to 1804, the judgos of the Orphuns' Court were identical with the judges of the Court of Common I'lens.
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son, John Anderson, and Jonathan Pettit, appointed in 1753, by royal ordinance of Ilis Majesty George III., to organize the County Courts. Judge Van Campen remained upon the bench until August, 1766, during which time he was the presiding officer of the court, and, as appears by the minutes, was rarely ab- sent from his seat during its sessions. The following appointments of judges were made by the same au- thority : 1760, John Hackett; 1761, Joseph Hull and Richard Gardner ;* 1764, Hugh Hughes. These were the last appointments by the Crown.
The following justices sat at times upon the bench from 1753 to 1765, and some of them still later: Obe- diah Ayres, Richard Gardner, Japhet Byram, Peter Decker, Samuel C'rowell, Abram Van Auken, Anthony Van Atta, Morris Robeson, Joseph Hull, John Wil- son, John Rosenkrans, Lemuel Barrett, Thomas Van Ilorne, Robert MeMurtry, Jacob Starn, Hugh Hughes, and Nathaniel Pettit. Four of these-viz., Hackett, Hull, Gardner, and Hughes-were promoted by being appointed judges, as above.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
Sept. 9, 1765,-Joseph Hughes. Aptlf 30, 1768 .- Jacob Stuin.t
0 :1. 27, 1772 .- Jacob Starn.f Sammel Lundy.
APPOINTMENTS BY JOINT MEETING.
Sept. 13, 1770,-John Cloves Symmes, John Barber, Mark Thompson, Isuwe Van Campeo, Anthony Broderick, William Norcross.
Sept. 24, 1777 .-- Anthony Broderick, John MeMnttry, Jacob McCollum, Timothy Symmen.3
Nov. 17, 1779 .- Robert Ogden, Robert Hoops, John McMlurtry, Isaac Martin, Daniel Predmore.
1781 .- Timothy Symmes, James Bonnell.
1781 .- John McMurtry, Robert Hoops.
1786 -Timothy Symmes.
1788,-Hugh Hughes, Abraham Van Campen, Samnel Kuykendal.
Nov. 20, 1789,- Robert Hoops, John McMurtry, Evi Adams, George Allen, Finncis Price. Nov. 23, 1790 .- William Helmes,
Nov. 20, 1704 Evi Adams, Francis Price, George Allen, Mark Thomp- son, Jacob Piatt, Jonathan Willls.
Feb. 24, 1795 .- William Hehes ; November 230, Samuel Kennedy, Jolin Maxwell, Gui bort Sutphilu. Nov. 4, 1796 .- Abraham Yan Pumpen.
March 3, 1797 .- Robert Weaver.
Feb. 15, 1799,- Daniel Predmore; October 20th, William Holines, Evl Adams, George Allen.
Nov. 30, 1800 .- Samuel Kennedy, John Maxwell.
Feb. 26, 1801 .- Mark Thompson, Thomas Lawrence, John Holmes; No- vember 24th, Robert Beavers, Peter Van Neat, John Armstrong. Nov. 3, 1834 .- Robert Denisun, WHHam Mccullough.
Nov. 9, 1804 -George Bileman, Evi Solana, Barnabas Swayze.
Nov. 11, 1805,-John Holmes, John Armstrong, John Linn.
Nov. 25, 1806 -Robert Honvors, Silas Dickerson, Daniel Predmore, Them re Stewart, Simon Cortright.
Doc. 2, 1807 .- John Seward, John Ogden, James Davison.
Nov. 23, 1808. - Thomas Van Kirk, William Mccullough,
Nuv. 25, 1800,-Barnabas Swayzo, Montgomery Rowing. Nov. 1. 1810 .- John Linn, John Armstrong.
* Richard Garduor was sont ont by King George H. as royal surveyor of New Jersey. Mrs. Parmelin Mondon, of Purt Jorvis, hus in her pos- session the private sent of Richard Gardner, by whom It was presented to her father. It is made of silver, and the real consists of the letters " B. (." so ingeniously wovon into each other as to spell entirely the two mqmes for which the initials stand.
+ Rovokod Nov, 21, 1769.
¿ In place of John Cloves Symmes, resigned.
N Resigned Nov. 14, 1805.
* Reappointed.
Ort. 30, 1811 .- Simon Cortright.
Feb. 3, 1812 .- James Huston ; October 29th, William Kounuly, Simoel Hull, John Ogden, Thomas Stewart.
Feb. 19, 1813 -Henry Shoetonker, John Gustin, Calel Buneuberry, Thus. Bullmann, Jacob Kerr, Evt Adams, Thomas Armstrong, Willian El- ston.
Nov. 3, 1>13 .- Williams Mccullough, Thomas Van Kirk, Sumoel l'rice, Joseph Mackey.
Fob. 9, 1814 .- Ephmim Greeo, Jr. ; October 28th, Barunbas Swayze, Montgomery Reading.
Oct. 26, 1815 .- John Armstrong, Joun Liun.
Feb. 10, 1516 .- John Johnson.
Feb. 6, 1817 .- Morris Robson, Wolter L. Shea, John Sotuers ; November 6th, WHllam Kennedy, Jubn Ogden, Thomas Stewart.
Feb. 13, 1818 .- John Gustio, Stephen Cortright.
Oct. 27, 1820 .- John Armstrong, John Linn ; November 15th, Jolm John- 501, Charles Carter, Robert Thompson.
Nov. 21, 1521 .- John Somers, Daniel Swayze, Morris Roleant, Abrahan Hunt, Walter L. Shen.
Oct. 25. 1822 .- John Ogden, Thomas Stewart, John Gustin ; October 29th, Benjamin Halsey.
Dec. 9, 1823 .- John Stoll, William McCullough, John Kinney, Jr., Auron Hagen, Joseph Y. Miller.
Oct. 27, 1826,-Walter L. Shon.
Oct. 26, 1827 .- John Gustin, Benjamin Halsey.
Nov. 6, 1828,- Benjamio Stoll, Joseph Y. Miller, Auron Huzen.
Feb. 20, 1820 .- Joseph E. Edsall, John II. Ifnll.
Nov. G, 1830,-Samuel Prico.
March 14, 1832 .- Robert HI. McCarter, Elias L'Honuvtion.
Jan. 21, 1833 -Walter L Shea, Nathun A. Shofer, John Bell, John IT. Hall : October 25th, Inoies Stoll, Joseph Y. Miller.
Jnu. 27, 1×37 .- Nathun A. Shofer, Robert II. McCarter, Elins L'Homadien. Jon. 18, 1838,-John Bell, John 11. Hall," Walter L. Shea, Thomas Tens-
dale; February 2 th, Nathan Smith; October lai, James Slate, Sam- nel Roolnick.
March 19, 1839 .- Robert P. Bell.
Feb. 27, 1840 .- Charles Lewis, Henry J. Coursen.
March 9, 1841 .- Lewis Howell.
Oct. 28, 1812 .- Nathan .A. Shofer, Robert II. McCarter, John D. Everitt. Jan. 3, 1813 .- Walter L. Shea, Thomas Teasdale, Elias L'Homaloun, Joha
Bell; February 230, Nathan Smith ; October 27th, Joseph Greer, Azariah Pavla, Isaac Shinor, Samuel S. White; November 15th, Joshuu Shay.
Jan. 12, 1844 .- Joseph Northrup; March 13th, Joseph Linn, Samuel Price, Enoch A. Ayers, Richard B. Morris.
UNDER THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
1845 .- Moses Dunning, term expired April, 1849.
1×16 .- Juhu II. Hall, term expired April, 1851.
1847 .- Henry J. Camrson, term expired April, 1852.
1848 .- John D. Everitt, term expired April, 1×5 4.
1819 .- Daniel Roebuck, torm expired April, 1834.
1850,- Moses Dunulng, term expired April, 1855.
1851 .- Isane Shiner, termi expired April, 185G.
1×52 .- Guy Price, term expired April, 1857.
1853 .- Henry K. Winans, turm expired April, 1858. 1×54 .- Joseph Greer, torin expired April, 1859.
1854 .- William Ryerson, rice Price, resigned.
1857 .- Enoch A. Ayers, termo expired April, 1862.
1858 .- Henry K. Winans, torm expired April, 1863.
1859 .- William Huot, died in office.
1862 .- Enoch A. Ayers, term expired April, 1567.
1802 .- Benjamin B. Edsall, never qualified.
1862 .- Daniel S. MeCarter, rice William Hunt, deceased, timo expired April, 1x61.
1803 .- Hlemy K. Winans, term expired1 April, 1868.
1561 .- John Townsenil, resigned 1868.
1867 .- William McDonald, resigned 1871.
1×08 .- lieury K. Winnus, turm oxpired April, 1873.
INGS .- Henry C. Kelsey, rice John Townsend; time expired April, 1869.
1×69. Henry (. Kelsey, for full teror; resigned 1871 to accept nppoint- ment as Secretary of State under Governor Randolph.
I>71 .- John 11HAT, rice Kelsey, resigned ; term expired 1874.
1×71 .- Daniel S. Anderson, appointed law judge under act of 1871 ; torm expired April, 1876.
: Resigned 1841.
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1873 .- John B. Huston, term expired 1878; reappointed April 1, 1879; present county judge. .
COUNTY CLERKS.
Jeremiah Condy Russell, appointed Nov. 29, 1753.
John Gregg, appointed June 14, 1757.
John De Hart. appointed March 27, 1760. -- Drake, appointed, 177G.
Charles Rhodes, appointed August, 1783; reappointed in 1788, 1703, and November, 1798.
Jacob Thompson, appointed February, 1800.
John Johnson, appointed October, 1805; reappointed November, 1810.
Ephruini Green, Jr., appointed 1815; reappointed 1820.
David D. Chandler, appointed 1825.
Joseph E. Edsall, appointed March, 1831; reappointed February, 1836. John H. Hall, appointed February, 1841.
William Smith, elected February, 1846.
Thomas I. Ludlum, elected February, 1851.
Lyman A. Edwards, elected November, 1854.
James J. Martin, elected November, 1859; re-elected November, 1864. Lewis J. Martin, appointed 18GS.
Peter A. Van Syckle, elected November, 1869.
George H. Nelden, elected November, 1874; re-elected November, 1879; present county clerk.
SHERIFFS OF TIIE COUNTY.
Joseph Brackenridge, appointed Nov. 12, 1753.
Morrie Robeson, appointed Oct. 10, 1754.
Peter Schenck, appointed Nov. 12, 1757.
Isaac Hull, appointed 1760.
Ephraim Darby, appointed Nov. 16, 1763.
Jacob Starn, appointed Nov. 20, 1766.
Hugh Hughes, appointed Dec. 18, 1769.
Thomas Potts, appointed June 18, 1772.
Archibald Stewart, appointed June 12, 1775.
Philip Dedderer, appointed 1777. William Kerr, appointed October, 1779.
Mark Thompson, appointed October, 1782.
William Kerr, appointed October, 1785.
James Hyndehaw, appointed October, 1788. Mark Thompson, appointed October, 1791. Jamies llyndshaw, appointed October, 1794. Charles Pemberton, appointed October, 1797. George Bidlemao, appointed October, 1800. Charles Pemberton, appointed October, 1803 Jolın Gustin, appointed October, 1806. Ephraim Green, Jr., appointed October, 1809. John Linn, appointed October, 1812. Daniel Swayze, appointed October, 1815.
William Darrah, appointed October, 1818. Van Cleve Moore, appointed October, 1821. George Mushback, appointed October, 1824. Benjamin Hamilton, appointed October, 1825. Lewis M. D'Camp, appointed October, 1828. Uzal C. Hagerty, appointed October, 1831. Alexander Boyles, appointed October, 1834. Joha Broderick, appointed October, 1837. George II. McCarter, appointed October, 1840. Andrew Shiner, appointed October, 1843. Jos. A. Osborn, appointed November, 1846. George II. Nelden, appointed November, 1849. Frederick Arvis, appointed November, 1852. Richard E. Edsall, appointed November, 1855. Petor S. Decker, appointed November, 1858. Charles Arvie, appointed November, 1861. James Smith, appointed November, 1864, Jesse Ward, appointed November, 1867. Thonmas T. Simoneon, appointed November, 1870.
William E. Ross, appointed November, 1873. William E. Ross, appointed November, 1876. James L. Decker,* appointed November, 1879.
SURROGATES.
Jeremiah Condy Russell, appointed surrogate of Sussex and Morrie Counties, Nov. 26, 1753.
* Present sheriff.
Thomas Anderson, appointed 1768; reappointed Nov. 5, 1799. Daniel Stuart, appointed Dec. 2, 1803.
William T. Anderson, appointed Dec. 26, 1822.
Thomas Teasdale, appointed Dec. 9, 1823; reappointed Nov. 8, 1828. Grant Fitch, appointed Out 25, 1833.
David Thompson,t appointed Oct. 10, 1848.
Daniel S. Anderson, elected Nov. 7, 1848 : re-elected in November, 1853, and November, 1858.
Charles Roe, elected November, 1863; re-elected in November, 1868, and November, 1873.
Gabriel B. Dunning,¿ elected November, 1878.
COUNTY COLLECTORS.2
1754-59 .- Thomas Woolverton,| Hardwick.
1759-64 .- Samnel Lundy, Hardwick.
1764-67 .- Ephraim Darby, Newton,
1767-76 .- Sammel Lundy, Hardwick.
1776-77 .- Capt. Daniel Harker, Hardwick.
1777-79 .- Peter B. Shater, Hardwick.
1779-80 .- Gabriel Ogden, Newton. 1780-81 .- Timothy Sytimes, Wulpack.
1781-84 .- Edward Dunlap, Newton.
1784-91 .- John Armstrong, Hardwick.
1791-96 .- George Armstrong, Hardwick.
1796-1805 .- Thomas Anderson, Newton.
1805-22 .- Daniel Stuart, Newton. 1822-48 .- David Ryerson, Newton.
1848-51 .- Theodore F. Anderson, Newton.
1851-54 .- Edward C. Moore, Newton.
1854-57 .- Thomas N. MeCarter, Newton.
1857-60 .- Saomel Whittaker, Wantage.
1860-64 .- Thomae R. Everitt, Newton.
1864-67 .- Dr. Franklin Smith, Newton.
1867-73 .- Levi Shepherd, Newton.
1873-76 .- Dr. Robert A. Shepherd, Newton.
1876 .- Joseph Anderson, Newton.
1877-79 .- Dr. Robert A. Shepherd, Newton.
1879 .- Joseph Hill, Newton.
1880 .- Theodore Morford, Newton.
PRESENT JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Anderson, Mores, Newton ; Andress, Oscar, Stillwater; Bull, Stephen C., Ogdensburg ; Beardsley, Samuel, Hamburgh; Beatty, G. B., Sparta; Bissell, Joseph H., Stanhope; Bray, N. K., Branchville; Cole, Mar- tin, Montagne; Davidson, Charles S., Andover; Decker, Job J., An- dover; Dennis, Samuel, Deckertowa; Hendershot, J. A., Swartwood; Flockenbury, E., Beemerville; Ilotalen, W., Ilainesville: Howell, William, Lafayette; Huff, Joel W., Middleville, Huff, Martin, Flat- brookville; King, A. G., Stanhope; Marthis, Theodore, Coleville; Mccarthy, D., Franklin Furnace; Nearpass, S., Montagne; Pettit, S. J., Papakating ; Pattison, William M., Lafayette; Rov, D. C., Hunt'e Mills; Sandford, Collin, Sparta; Scott, C. K., Hamburgh; Shaw, Albert P., Vernon ; Smith, R. T., Andover; Smith, James, Newton ; Skinuer, Andrew, Newton ; Simpson, W., McAfee Valley ; Stewart, John T., Newton ; Stoddard, S. M., Deckertown ; Terhune, J. A., Newton; Warner, M. V., Layton.
CHAPTER V.
PROGRESS-INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
I .- INCREASE OF POPULATION-HEALTIIFULNESS- LONGEVITY.
WHEN her agrienltural resources first became known, Sussex County attracted an immediate influx of population. In 1753 she had less inhabitants than
t Appointed by the Governor to fill a vacancy caneed by the death of Grunt Fitch.
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any of her sister counties ; in 1790 she had outstripped them all except Hunterdon. The census by counties for that year was as follows: Hunterdon, 20,153; Sussex, 19,500; Burlington, 18,095; Essex, 17,785; Monmouth, 16,918; Morris, 16,216; Middlesex, 15,956; Gloucester, 13,363; Bergen, 12,601 ; Somerset, 12,296; Salem, 10,437 ; Cumberland, 8248; Cape May, 2571; total, 184,139.
One canse of the rapid increase of population in Sussex was her good reputation as to healthfulness During the decade following the organization of the county the increase of population was rapid,-so much so, indeed, as to exhaust for a period the means of subsistence. In 1765 it was represented to the Provincial Legislature, by the board of justices and frecholders, that "the inhabitants of the county of Sussex were reduced to great distress for the want of bread-corn, and that the board were incapable of ad- ministering to the relief of the sufferers for the want of money to enable them to purchase grain for their present exigencies ;" in consequence whereof, the Leg- islature, on the 20th of June, passed an act author- izing the treasurer of the province to pay to Abraham Van Campen, John Hackett, Jacob Starn, Richard Shackleton, Samuel Lundy, Richard Bowlby, Hen- drick Kuykendal, and Henry Winter, or any three of them, a sum not exceeding two hundred pounds, to be disposed of "to the best advantage in purchasing bread-corn for the inhabitants of said county," or to " distribute the said money to such persons, and in such proportions, as they or the majority of them should think fit." It was also provided that said money should be returned to the provincial treasury within two years after the publication of the act. And it was undoubtedly so returned, being regarded simply as a loan from the province to aid the citizens in an unusual emergency. Such instances have not been uncommon in the history of settlements. . 1 of climate,-a reputation which she still sustain4. No portion of New Jersey is so highly favored in this regard or so free from miasmatic and malarial influ- ences. The air of the mountains is peculiarly favor- able to health and longevity. Here may be seen in any direction fine specimens of physical vigor in all their gradations, from chubby infancy to robust old age. The average of human life in this county greatly exceeds that attained in cities, from the fact that deaths in infancy and childhood are far less frequent here than there. The proportion of old men to the whole population is also very considerable ; seventy, eighty, and ninety years are not uncommon ages among the citizens of this county. At any period during its his- tory a surprisingly long list of aged persons, both male and female, might have been made out, showing that the people in this healthy section live to more than an average age. One hundred years and over have sometimes, though rarely, been reached. The greatest age ever attained here was by Matthew Williams, who lied in the township of Frankford, on the 3d of Janu- ary, 1814, in his one hundred and twenty-fourth year. Mr. Williams was a native of Wales, born in 1690; he served in the British army and navy for thirty years, and was in unmerous battles; he was with Wolfe at the taking of Quebec, and after that event retired from the service and took up his residence in Sussex. Here he married when a little over seventy years of . similar scarcity occurred in Michigan about a quarter of a century ago; though a large producer of wheat, that State, at the time alluded to, was forced by an excess of immigration to become a heavy purchaser of four for home consumption.
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