History of Sussex and Warren counties, New Jersey, with Illustration and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Part 96

Author: Snell, James P; Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1140

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IV .- SCHOOLS.

In 1814 there was a log school-house in Fredon District, at Coursen's Corners. Among the early teachers therein were Lucas Sherman, Mr. Richard- son, Samuel Hutchinson, Mr. Kirkpatrick, James McCamley, Isaac Wintermute, and Mr. Robinson.

There was no new school building until 1850, when the present chapel was built. Isaac B. Coursen do- nated the ground, and, conjointly with members of the Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian denominations, the school district erected the edifice. Occasional religious services are held in the second story, and district school on the ground-floor. The trustees for 1880 were William P. Coursen, James Smith, and Linsley Roy.

In 1813 a log school-house was built in Mount Pleasant District. The first teacher in that school- house is simply remembered as "a little Yankee." In 1821 a log cabin, about three-quarters of a mile north of where Swartswood village now is, served as a school-house. It had no fireplace, and but a hole in the roof for the escape of smoke. When a fire was needed it was built against one end of the cabin,

under the hole in the roof. Charles Worrell, one of the first teachers in that old cabin, was an exhorter and singing - master. Between his teaching, his prayer-meetings, and singing-schools, he made him- self a famous character in those parts. Later in life he became a Presbyterian preacher. He is said to be now living in Hunterdon County at a very great age.

Mrs. Samuel Johnson, now living in Newton, taught the first school in the Swartswood log school-house. Later teachers were Ira Mills, Hiram Snook, and Daniel Durling. The second house was a framed building. It stood near the site of the present fine brick building, which was first occupied in 1868. In 1880 the trustees of Swartswood District were Hugli McDanolds, Ira Ayers, and Joseph Hunt.

In Stillwater District the teachers about 1800 were Patrick Mucelvany, Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Hand, and Mr. Boulton. A framed school-house stood near the Reformed church in 1822. The teacher that year was Samuel Waddell. In 1831 there was a school-house on the road from Stillwater to Fredon, and in 1837 a framed school-house opposite the old burying-ground. In that house the first teacher was Miss Melitta Con- dit. In 1842 the present building was erected, and for some time afterwards was known as "the Acad- emy." Its first teacher was Isaiah Condit, now a physician in Dover. In 1880 the principal of the school was Thamer Snover; the district trustees were Joseph H. Coursen, Jacob Snover, and John Mains.

In 1834 a framed school-house stood in the Middle- ville District, opposite the site of the stone building now in use. In 1834, Polly Hetzel was the teacher. The present house was built in 1844. The district trustees in 1880 were Simeon Yetter, J. S. Obdyke, and J. W. Huff.

In 1849 there were ten school districts in the town- ship, named, in numerical order, Fredon, Union, Still- water, Mount Pleasant, Mount Holly, Middleville, Field, New Paterson, Pleasant Grove, and Mount Benevolence.

Fredon's trustees were William Hunt, John Hunt, Henry J. Hankinson, William N. Coursen, and I. V. Coursen. There were 56 children in the district, whose parents were Luther B. Calvin, Jacob Snook, Peter Countryman, John Hunt, Frederick Savercool, Abraham Heter, Elias R. Goble, William N. Cour- sen, John Stewart, Abraham Johnson, Isaac V. Cour- sen, J. H. Fields, Henry J. Hankinson, John J. Van Dorn, William Hunt, George W. Wilson, John Stephens, James Shotwell, William Mattison, Jolin Crate, John McCollum, Nicholas A. Cook, Richard M. Allen.

The trustees of Union were G. C. Shaw and John V. Hazen. The scholars numbered 35. Their pa- rents' names were John Shaw, John V. Hazen, Geo. C. Shaw, Nathan Hazen, John Hunt, Daniel Comp, Wm. Gray, Daniel Humler, Emory Barrett, Zyperon Goodrich, Samuel Hunt, Alva Ilaines, Jacob Cramer, William C. Predmore, and William Porter.

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The trustees of Stillwater District were William A. Shafer, Andrew Huff, Benjamin Van Campen, Silas Casterline, Garret Rosencrans, Henry Dodder, John W. Obdyke. There were 79 children. Their parents were J. W. Obdyke, Henry Puder, John Vought, Jacob S. Wintermute, Andrew Huff, Silas Casterline, Robert Danley, William A. Shafer, Henry Huff, Jacobs Boston, David Lanning, Adam &. Kanoff, Charles Wintermute, Robert Struble, Samuel D. Groover, William Cooper, Garret Rosencrans, Wil- liam Slater, Jacob Countryman, Matthias Johnson, John M. Hetzel, Samuel Kidney, William L. Kin- dred, David Hill, Benjamin Van Campen, Ellen Smalley, N. A. Shafer, Peter B. Shafer, Valentine Dangler, T. B. Condit, John Puder.

The trustees of Mount Pleasant were Frederick Main, James Harris, and Crynus Bloom. The chil- dren numbered 33. Their parents were Crynus Bloom, Jacob D. Main, George Crouse, Peter Saver- cool, Hannah Angle, Nehemiah Hill, Philip Staley, Allen Nixon, William Mains, Frederick Mains, Wil- liam Mills, Abraham Main, James Harris.

The trustees of Mount Ilolly were Joseph Huff and Isaac Hammond. There were 86 children, whose parents were Jacob G. Staley, Isaac Crans, Philip Sipley, George W. Allen, Jacob Fenner, Samuel Sliker, Abraham Vanhorn, Joseph Huff (20), John T. Vought, Joseph Huff, John T. Vought, George .1. Vanhorn, John H. HHill, James Savercool, Christopher Losey, l'eter Devore, John J. C. Ogden, William Losey, Peter Hammon, George B. Wintermute, John B. Stinson, Stephen Foster, Isaac Hammon, Martin Groover, George W. Allen, Jeptha A. Win- termute, John Hardwiek, Henry Savercool, George Losey, Simeon Yetter, John Staley, Andrew Staley, Casper Losey, Casper Groover, Benjamin Youman, Jacob Savercool, Jr., George Mering, Jacob Snover, George Staley.

In Middleville District there were 51 children. Their parents were Hampton Andress, James New- man, Leonard Martin, John Keen, A. C. C'urran, P. D. Fields, Ira C. Roy, Christopher Divers, Asher Emmons, H. L. Emmons, Philip Groover, John Huth, Jacob Van Auken, Jacob Crans, Andrew Swartswelder, F. S. Wintermute, Joel Ingersoll, George Keen, Henry Eylenburg, Alphous G. Sav- ercool, Jacob Sickels, William Snyder, Ellen Smith.

In Field Distriet there were 28 children. Their parents were Tunis Tunison, Peter Shafer, Samuel Price, Isaac Ward, James Merkel, Robert Roy, Reu- ben F. Randolph, Bowdoin Roy, Esther Roy, Nathan Emmons, Elias DaugIen, Michael Begle, B. A. Pot- ter, Charles Roy, John R. Fickts.

There were 62 children in New l'aterson Distriet. Their parents were John V. Hankinson, Michael J. Ferrier, Jacob Hibbler, Philip Mackey, Shadrach F. Smith, Timothy Hough, Ephraim Moore, Isaac llen- dershot, David Emmons, Ann Struble, William Bunn, James Oliver, Jacob Crans, George Thompson, Henry

Murphy, Thos, Hunterdon, Elisha Hoocy, Isaac Hen- dershott, F. S. Pittinger, George Ayers, Hannah Oli- ver, Moses Morris, Win. Fouthard, ('larissa Conklin, Samuel Thompson, Jeremiah B. Peters.

In Pleasant Grove District the children numbered 51. Their parents were named Daniel Marvin, Henry Bedell, Mases Morris, Clarissa Conkleton, Cornelius Seytse, Cornelius De Groat, Andrew Sliker, Jas. Schoonover, Eliza Marvin, Jacob Yetter, Jas. Butler, John Blackford, Elisha Hooge, John M. Emery.

In Mount Benevolence District there were 40 chil- dren. Their parents were Henry Van Horn, Matthias Swartswelder, Simon Hill, Stephen R. Blackford, Philip Van Horn, Leonard Hardwick, Michael Hill, Wm. Titman, Wm. Blackford, Philip Savercol, Wm. Schoonover, Win. Honey, Wm. Savereool, Samuel Blackford, Alphens Savercool.

The total of school children in the township in 1849 numbered 524; in 1880 there were 622, and the whole number enrolled was 561. Out of these, the average attendance at the public schools was less than 300.

The value of school property is set down at $5420. The amount received yearly from all sources for pub- lie school purposes is $2670.

V .- CHURCHES.

STILLWATER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The first house of worship in Stillwater was built conjointly by members of the German Lutheran and German Calvinist denominations, who worshiped al- ternately therein. The church was completed some time during 1771, and stood within the graveyard near Stillwater village. It was a plain structure, 35 by 40, with bench seats and a gallery. The pulpit was shaped like a tub, and had underneath a small latticed inclosure into which it was the custom of the minister to retire briefly before ascending into the pulpit.

There was irregular preaching to 1816, and, by that time the Dutch Reformed element of the congrega- tion having risen into the ascendant, application was made for admission to the care of the Classis of New Brunswick. From that time forward to 1823 minis- ters were sent regularly to preach at Stillwater, al- though at no time was a regular pastor employed.

Although it cannot be ascertained that there was any church organization prior to 1823, it appears from certain records that on Jan. 10, 1783, a number of persons calling themselves members of the Reformed Association of Hardwick signed articles of religious faith. The signers were named theorge Wintermute, Peter Dintz, Casper Shafer, John Schuster, Martin Schwartzweller, Adam Kundal, Philip Mann, Wil- liam Savercool, John Kinn, George Kinn, Valentine Vogt, Jacob Dotterrer, Frederick Schnauber, John Schnauber, Jacob Rist, B. Kuhn, Anthony Hafer, Adam StotHe, Jacob Savercool, Henry Savercool, John Kummel, Jr., Peter Bundel, John Savercool,

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Conrad Haerr, Adam Kundel, Jacob Kundel, George Reihn, John Reihn, George Kundel, John Shafer, Isaac Sinn, John Jung, John Kundel, Henry Nutten, David Hafer, Christian Muhlz, Jacob Bunkar.

We learn from an entry in the church records of date June 13, 1823, that the congregation worship- ing in the meeting-house at Stillwater met on this day, according to previous notice, and was organized into a regular Presbyterian Church, Henry B. Win- termnte and Isaac Wintermute being elected and or- dained ruling elders. The church was organized and the elders ordained by Rev. Joseph Campbell and Jo- seph L. Shafer, as a committee previously appointed by the Presbytery of Newton in consequence of an application of the congregation to be taken under the care of that Presbytery.

The members received into the new organization June 13, 1823, were named as follows : Henry Kish- paugh, Isaac Wintermute, Barnet Wintermute, Jacob Mingle, Sarah Kishpaugh, Joseph Henry, Joseph Anderson, Anne Anderson, Magdalen Wintermute, Martha Wintermute, Sarah Wintermute, Nancy Min- gle, Reumah Agney, Rachel Wintermute, Mary Kish- paugh, Elizabeth Teel, Mary Swartzwelder, Elsie Hankinson, Martha L. Huff, Christian Reamer, Alice Wilson, Susanna Wintermute, Fanny Hammond, Lydia Ulp. Fanny Hammond continued a member of the church to April 24, 1880.

The congregation worshiped in the old stone church until 1837, when the structure was abandoned as un- safe, and the place of worship transferred to the village school-house. The old church stood untenanted until 1847, when it was pulled down.

To 1837 the pastors had been Revs. B. I. Lowe and T. McDermott. In 1837, Rev. T. B. Condit was en- gaged to preach on trial, and at the end of two years was called to be the pastor.

From 1837 to the fall of 1838 meetings were held chiefly in the village school-house and once in a while in Mr. Shafer's barn. Early in 1838 a movement looking to the erection of a new church was set afoot, and progressed so rapidly that the building was dedi- cated in the autumn of 1838. At that time the mem- bership was 80. The church cost $2200, and was at that time considered a house of worship of some archi- tectnral pretensions. Indeed, it is to-day a neat and commodions edifice.

Rev. T. B. Condit preached the dedicatory sermon, and thenceforward continued to be the church's pas- tor through a period of forty-two years. Although now nearly fourscore years of age, Mr. Condit still continnes to discharge the active duties of the pastor- ate, preaching also at Swartswood. For the greater portion of his forty-three years of service at Still- water he has averaged from two to three sermons each Sunday, besides preaching frequently during the week. He estimates that in the forty-three years he has preached about eight thousand sermons. In 1837 he organized a Sunday-school in connection with

the church, and until lately has had it under his per- sonal charge. The present superintendent is Daniel Shrekagast.

The church membership in January, 1881, was about 50. The elders then were Daniel Shrekagast and Martin Fritz. Besides the church building, the society owns a fine parsonage that cost $2000.

HARMONY METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

What is now known as the Harmony Methodist Episcopal Church originated in a Methodist Episcopal Class organized in 1802 in Jacob Mains' log house by Revs. Elijah Woolsey and Gamaliel Bailey. There were twelve members in that class, but the names of only ten can be recalled. The ten were Jacob Mains and wife, Catharine Mains, Mary Mains, Christianna Mains, Abram Mains, James Egbert and wife, Mr. Kimball and wife. James Egbert was the leader. Among the earliest to join were Jacob Savercool, Jacob Banghart and wife, Conrad Hammond and wife, Samuel Lanney and wife.

The class was attached to the Flanders Circuit, and Rev. Elijah Woolsey assigned as the preacher in charge, with Gamaliel Bailey as his assistant. The circuit was a very large one, and called for a journey of nearly 400 miles. As an indication of how the Methodist Episcopal preachers were worked in those days it may be remarked that Woolsey and Bailey preached from eight to twelve times every week while traveling that great circuit. From 1802 to 1833 the other preachers on the circuit were Revs. Johnson Dunham, John Walker, William Mills, George Wooley, Joseph Stevens, John Bethel, Thomas Smith, S. Hill, George Banghart, Thomas Neal, S. J. Cox, Joseph Bennett, Joseph Osborne, James Quayle, Bartholomew Weed.

From 1802 to 1833 meetings were held at the houses of Jacob Mains and his son Abram. In 1833, Rev. Caleb A. Lippincott undertook to obtain subscriptions towards the erection of an edifice at Stillwater, and that year Harmony church was erected, at a cost of $1300. The dedicatory sermon was preached by Rev. Isaac Winner.

In 1833 the membership was upwards of 100, and the class-leaders Conrad Ervay and Frederick Mains. The trustees were Frederick Mains, John Puder, J. R. Wintermute, J. D. Mains, Philip Van Horn, and T. A. Dildine.

From 1833 to 1839 the ministers on the circuit were Revs. Joseph Chattels, Isaac Winner, Sedgwick Rus- lings, C. H. Whittaker, Edward Saunders, W. C. Nel- son. In 1839, Stillwater was made a " station." After that the preachers in charge were Revs. John M. Crane, W. C. Nelson, R. B. Westbrook, Mathew Mal- lison, Joseph M. Pearson, Sylvanus W. Decker, Manning Force, Martin Herr, William M. Bur- roughs, Thomas S. Wilson, Cornelius Clark, Sr., J. B. Matthews, I. N. Van Zandt, Walter Chamberlain, James II. Runyon, T. S. Gordon, George O. Car-

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michael, Jacob Tyndall, James Hartpence, Amasa Smith, Henry Litts, Frederick Bloom.

In January, 1881, Rev. Frederick Bloom was the preacher in charge, at which time a membership of upwards of 200 was claimed. The class-leader was J. W. Opdyke, and the trustees A. T. Mains, W. A. Mains, Philip Mackey, J. D. Bloom, J. E. Hough. James Harris, the oldest member of the church, has been in full connection more than fifty years.

The Harmony Methodist Episcopal Sunday-school has been in existence since 1833. The present super- intendent is H. S. Mains.

SWARTSWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHI.

In 1833, Thomas A. Dildine, Peter Kean, William Titman, and Jacob Roof joined with others in the erection of a framed church about 23 miles north of the then village of New Paterson. There was no church organization, but in a little time the name of " The Second Presbyterian Church of Stillwater" was bestowed by common consent,-because, perhaps, of the members of various denominations meeting there, those professing the Presbyterian faith were in the majority. Ministers were supplied, as a general thing, by the Newton Presbytery, although to 1837 the greater part of the preaching was provided by Rev. Thomas MeDermott, pastor at Stillwater. In 1837, Rev. T. B. Condit, assuming charge at Stillwater, began to preach at New Paterson also. Until 1850 the old church was occupied, but, then being pro- nounced untenable, was abandoned.

There was a lapse in church history until 1853, when a reorganization was effected, and the Swarts- wood Presbyterian Church supplied the vacancy. In 1855 the present house of worship was completed, at a cost of $2500.

In 1837 the New Paterson eburch had 20 members; in 1881 the Swartswood church had 25.

Rev. T. B. Condit has preached at New Paterson and Swartswood uninterruptedly since 1837.

SWARTSWOOD METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCHI.

In 1846, Rev. Mr. Adams was holding Methodist Episcopal meetings in the New Paterson school-house, but before that time, it is said, Rev. Caleb A. Lippin- cott organized a Methodist Episcopal class at New Paterson.

l'reachers assigned to Harmony visited New Pater- son occasionally, but a regular preaching-point was not established there until 1852, when the name of the village was changed to Swartswood. The preacher in charge was then Rev. John A. Switzer.

In 1856, J. P. Hankinson deeded a church lot to Timothy Hough in trust for the Swartswood Meth- odist Episcopal Society, conditioned upon the latter being organized, and further conditioned upon the erection of a house of worship upon the lot. The stipulated conditions were accordingly fulfilled, Tim- othy James Schoonover, Il. M. Allett, G. I. Groover, and M. E. Hongh being chosen trustees, and in Aug-

ust, 1856, the house was completed. Its cost was $1600. In 1856 the membership was but a dozen or so; in January, 1881, it approached 80. The trus- tees were then J. F. M.Clonghan, B. H. Titman, Jr., James Harris, Nelson Hendershott, Orson Huff, Jo- seph Hunt, and Alexander Hunt. The preacher in charge was Rev. Frederick Bloom.

VI .- VILLAGES. STILLWATER.

The site of the village of Stillwater is said to have been bought in 1742 by Casper Shafer and John P. Bernhardt. Shafer was possessed of a good deal of energetie enterprise, and began at once to found a village upon his new purchase by the building of a store, tannery, and grist-mill. An influx of German settlers helped matters on amazingly, and Mr. Shafer, christening his hamlet Stillwater, made, with others, some pretty strong efforts to cause the county-seat to be located there. These efforts came to nothing, how- ever, and Stillwater thereupon relapsed into semi- obscurity.

In 1816, Abram Shafer and his sons, Nathan and Peter, had a store, grist-mill, tannery, blacksmith- shop, oil-mill, carding-machine, and distillery at Still- water village, and were largely engaged, likewise, in farming in the vicinity. They employed a good many people, and among the rest had in 1816 as many as a dozen slaves. Samuel J. Squires was their black- smith, and James Beatty their miller.

Gershom Opdyke kept a public-house at Stillwater in 1816, but before that for many years the Shafers lodged travelers and sold whisky to all the country for miles around. The Shafers were progressive busi- ness men, and their fame as well as their many enter- prises extended far beyond the borders of the county.

Somehow, the generation coming into the business just before the middle of the nineteenth century failed to keep it up to the usual high standard. Reverses of fortune followed rapidly, and by 1850 the former great interest of the Shafers at Stillwater had dwindled to nothing. At one time they owned about twenty farms, and in their business enterprises employed as many as fifty people. Their possessions were great. but an untoward fate gave them wings.

Abram, son to Casper Shafer, about 1780, built a stone dwelling-house in the village; it yet stands, doing duty as a residence, and likely to do it for years to come. Still older than that, however, is the stone house near the old burying-ground. It was built by John Wintermute, but now belongs to David Lan- ning.

In 1837 there was a post-office at Stillwater, and in that year P. B. Shafer was postmaster. There may have been an office before that time, and doubtless was; but no one seems to recolleet it. The postmas- ter next succeeding Shafer was J. H. Coursen, who has occupied the office ever since his first appoint- ment.

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The first resident physician at Stillwater of whom there is present remembrance was a German named Schumel. Dr. J. B. Dunlap followed him, and Dr. Charles V. Moore, now the village physician, took possession of the field in 1845.

SWARTSWOOD.

In 1824 the site of what is now the village of Swartswood was a forest. In that year Jonathan Oliver came from Johnsonsburg to take possession of land and mill property he had bought of Patrick Cassady. The village-site now occupies the land. Cassady had been feebly carrying on a saw-mill there, but, some time previous to selling out to Oli- ver, had abandoned the mill and moved away. One William Jones was temporarily occupying Cassady's house when Oliver came upon the ground, and near by lived Fritz Merkle.

Oliver, who was a carpenter by trade and a man of considerable energy, conceived the notion of creating a village on his property, and took hold with a will. He restored the saw-mill, set up a tannery, and cleared the land rapidly. Then he huilt a few houses for his employees, invited attention to his hamlet by naming it New Paterson, and sold a few village lots. He built a store and leased it to George Mushback. A little later he built a second tannery and second saw-mill, about a mile above New Paterson. He pushed affairs merrily and saw his village grow apace.

At one time the village trade supported two stores. Samuel Snover built a tavern in 1832, but closed it after a few years' trial. A second inn was then opened by George Dutton. Snover's tavern is now the residence of William I. Ayers, and the Dutton tavern the house occupied by George Ayers.

In 1846 a post-office was established at New Pater- son, and Joseph MeDanolds, then keeping store there, was appointed postmaster.

In 1852 the village name was changed, hy reason of some confusion in the matter of mail delivery, letters for New Paterson frequently going to Paterson. The new name chosen was "Swartswood," doubtless be- cause of Swartswood Pond, near by. The pond is supposed to have been originally called Swartwout's Pond, in remembrance of the man who was tortured to death by Indians near there, but, for some unex- plained reason, the name of Swartswood was substi- tnted,-perhaps because not quite so awkward of pro- nunciation.

Swartswood's first resident physician was a Dr. Cross, who after a brief stay died in 1870. In 1871, Dr. J. F. Cloughan entered into the village practice, and still remains.

MIDDLEVILLE.

Middleville is scarcely more than a hamlet, albeit it boasts a store, a tavern, and a wheelwright-shop.

Rhodes & Everett opened the first store in 1832, in the building now used as a tavern. The place must

have been a sort of rallying-point for gin-drinkers, since it was known far and wide as Gin Point. At that time Hunt's Mills bore the additional name of Brandy Hook, and New Paterson that of Rum Cor- ner, so that it is altogether likely the consumption of ardent spirits was industriously pursued upon every hand.

In 1832, Gershom Opdyke opened a public-house opposite the present tavern, and in 1833 a post-office was established, with the name of Centreville. Hamp- ton Andress was the first postmaster, and after him Joseph Andress, Jr., Andrew Swartswelder, and Oscar Andress.

Samuel and Jackson Kimball helped business along by starting a blacksmith-shop, and, as Samuel Huff had for some time been carrying on a saw-mill on the site of Casper Losey's present stone mill (built by James Case), Centreville flourished.

It appearing after a while that New Jersey had another Centreville, with an earlier claim to the name, the village and post-office were rechristened Middle- ville.

FREDON.

The place now called Fredon is simply a collection of a dozen or more houses and a comfortable-looking hotel called " The Fountain Honse ;" but business interests, aside from a grist-mill, it has none.

About half a mile below the village, where the district school-house stands, Isaac Coursen started a store before 1811. In that year his brothers, Abram and Gershom Coursen, merchants, of Hope township, were carrying on the Isaac Coursen store, and about that time David Gustin opened a second store there, upon the ground now occupied by the school-house. The Coursens set up a blacksmith-shop, and, an em- bryo village thus cropping out, the name of Hard- wiek was bestowed upon it. Upon the creation of a post-office at that point the name of Hardwick was replaced by that of Coursen's Corners. Isaac V. Coursen was appointed the first postmaster, and re- tained possession of the office until 1855. His son, William P. Coursen, was then appointed, and still continues. The office has therefore been held by the Coursen family upwards of seventy years.

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History of Sussex and Warren counties, New Jersey, with Illustration and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers, Part 96

Author: Snell, James P; Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford) Publication date: 1881 Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck Number of Pages: 1140

Author: Snell, James P; Clayton, W. W. (W. Woodford)
Publication date: 1881
Publisher: Philadelphia : Everts & Peck
Number of Pages: 1140