The Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, N.J. : v. 1-5 Jan. 1880-Dec. 1885, pt 1, Part 12

Author: First Presbyterian Church (Morristown, N.J.); Green, R. S. (Rufus Smith), 1848-1925
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2d reg. ist Benj. McCowny.


2d Cadwallader Smith.


3d reg. Ist William Lee. 2d " x ". Joseph Hurd. 4th reg. Ist :. " :Samuel Cobb. j., q1.1.2d .c" .. Daniel Farrand.


Judges of the common pleas, with time of their appointment : 1


23 Nov., 1808. William Woodhull, William . .. Munro, Jesse Upson, Benj. Smith.


25 Nov., 1809. David Welsh.


JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.


2 Dec., 1807. Lot Dixon, David L. Bates.


23 Nov., 1808 ... William Woodhull, William Munro, Jesse Upson, Nicholas Mande- ville. Richard Johnson, Nicholas Em- mons, Benj. Condict, Dan Hurd, Wil- liam Corwin, Benj. Lampson, Ezekiel Kitchell. Philip Schuyler, John. Kelso, Henry Cooper, jun.


25 Nov., 1809. David Welsh, Nicholas Neighbour, Ebenezer Coe, William Spencer, Benj. Pierson.


I Nov., 1810. David Pier, Daniel Hopping, 19 Nov., 1811. Thomas Vanwinkle, Benj. Smith, Isaac Lindsley, Benj. Beach, Preserve Riggs, Peter Smith, Thomas Parrot.


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NOTARIES PUBLIC.


David Miller, Cornelius Voorheis. POSTIOFFICERS AND MASTERS.


Chatham, Samuel Crane. Chester, J. D. Gardiner. 1: 11 10 Hanover, Cornelius Voorheis. Mendham, Daniel Dodd. Morristown, Henry King. *! New Vernon, Jonathan Miller. Rockaway, Joseph Jackson,


Suckasunna, James Hinchmon. Washington, David Miller.


.: NEWSPAPERS.


The Morris-Town Herald, pub! " Tuesday by Henry P. Russell. . I


Palladium of . Liberty, pub. Thursday by Jacob Mann .. MEDICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY. IN Vice-Presdent, Lewis Condict. MINISTERS.


Presbyterian, Hanover, Aaron Condict.


Mendham, Amzi Armstrong. Morris, Samuel Fisher. Rockaway, Barnabas King.


Baptist,


Morris, vacant.


MORRIS COUNTY PRESBYTERY.


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Stephen Grover, Caldwell,


---- Phelps, Parsippany.


: Without a pastoral charge,41511 Abel Jackson, res. Bloomfield. Congregational.


Chester and Schooley's Mountain, Stephen Overton.


MORRIS ACADEMY. . Trustees : 1 John Doughty, president. '; Samuel Fisher, first director.


William Canfield, second do.


Sylvester D. Russell, third do. Daniel Phoenix, treasurer. Lewis Condict, secretary. Instructers ;


Henry Mills, principal James Whelpley, assistant. Orland Whelpley, assistant. A BOARDING SCHOOL " For young ladies is conducted by Esther Scribner, . i. Elizabeth Scribner. Ann Scribner.


CHATHAM ACADEMY. Trustees :


Matthew LaRue Perrine, president. William Spencer, Jeptha B. Munn, Eliphalet Miller, Elijah Ward, David Brown, Cornelius Meeker," Enoch W. Jackson, preceptor. MASONIC. Cincinnati lodge, Hanover. WASHINGTON TURNPIKE, Directors : David Welch, president .. . 2 : John Doughty, treasurer. Sylvester D. Russell, Wm, Mccullough, Nicholas Neighbour, Henry Dusenbery Jared Haines, John Bruteman. The length of this turnpike from Mor to Easton is 40 miles, 59 chains and 20 lin


MORRIS' TURNPIKE. 11.00


JMO Director :


Gabriel H. Ford, president. . 14 : Elias B. Dayton, treasurer. Jeremiah Ballard, secretary. Aaron Ogden, Robinson Thomas, .Christopher Robert, Jonas Wade. Isaac H. Williamson, John Gustin, MORRIS LIBRARY COMPANY. . Officers : William Campfield, president. Malılon Ford, vice-president.


fit. Fr: Jabez Campfield, librarian. :,. I Israel Canfield, treasurer.


.. Sylvester D. Russell, secretary. MORRIS AQUEDUCT. Officers :


Lewis Condict, president.


) :. William Canfield, vice-president. 1 ft Daniel Pierson, director. William Johnes, vice-director.


|>Charles Russell, treasurer. .


William Beach, accountant ... .. Henry King, clerk ... And


SOUTH HANOVER ' LIBRARY. 22; Was instituted ist Aug., 1803, and contains 180 volumes. Trustees :.. . . William Thompson President and treasurer Elias Thompson, Lewis Carter. Elijah Ward, Jacob Bound, . 9% sive Cyrus Bruen, 'librarian. MEMBER OF CONGRESS. Lewis Condict.


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(Continueu from page 75.) REPRESENTATIVES OF MORRIS COUNTY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE. -- -: 0:


goth Legislature, 1325, Oct. 25. Council, Silas Cook. Assembly, George K.Drake,(Speaker.) Ebenezer F. Smith, Joseph Dickerson, Ephraim Marsh.


sist Legislature, 1826, Oct 24. Council, Silas Cook. Assembly, George K.Drake,(Speaker.) Ephraim Marsh, Joseph Dickerson, John D. Jackson.


sad Legislature, 1827, Oct. 23 ... Council, Silas Cook, (Vice President.) Assembly, Ephraim Marsh, David Mills, Stephen Thompson, Walter Kirkpatrick.


53d Legislature, 1828, Oct. 28/ , .1) Council, Edward Condict. Assembly, William Monro,; . 1/ Joseph Jackson, ., Charles Hillard, ILL John Hancock, .. .


54th Legislature, 1829, Oct. 27. ) Vius' Council, Edward Condict. V. ' Assembly, William Monro, John Hancock, Joseph Jackson, Charles Hillard. !:


55th Legislature, 1830, Oct. 26. Council, Edward Condict. Assembly, William Monro, Joseph Jackson, Charles Hillard, John Hancock. 56th Legislature, 1831, Oct. 25. Council, James Wood. Assembly, Elijah Ward, Thomas Muir, Leonard Neighbour, James Cook. 57th Legislature, 1832, Oct. 23. Council, James Wood. Assembly, William Brittin, Samuel Beach, Jacob W. Miller, Joseph Smith.


58th Legislature, 1833, Oct. 22. M3 Council, Mahlon Dickerson. Assembly, Joseph Dickerson, Jr. bored musel . Thomas Muir, Non: 21 Jody to pdbluff Henry Hillard, 1 : Silas Lindsley.


59th Legislature, 1834, Oct 23. Council, William Monro. Assembly, Joseph Dickerson, Ji. Henry Hillard, Thomas Muir, Silas Lindsley. : : 2


60th Legislature,. 1835, Oct. 27. , Council, Jeptha B. Munn.2 ... , Assembly, Henry Hillard, O . d.d .! Isaac Quimby, (4. ) James Cook, John D. Jackson.9 11 ... 114 1.


6Ist Legislature, 1836, Oct. 25. Council, Jeptha B. Munn, (Vice Pres- ident.) Assembly, John A. Bleeker, William Dellicker, Alexander Dickerson, William Logan.


62d Legislature, 1837, Oct. 24. 1.i. Council, William Brittin,tad dairyA Assembly, Lewis Condict, (Speaker.) Silas Tuttle, , ) Robert C. Stephens, Ezekiel B. Gaines.


63d Legislature, 1838, Oct. 23. Council, William Brittin,, .... Assembly, Lewis Condict, (Speaker.) Ezekiel B. Gaines, Silas Tuttle, Robert C. Stephens. [ ;! !


64th Legislature, 1839, Oct. 22. Council, Jacob W. Miller. Assembly, Abraham Brittin, Ebenezer F. Smith, Jacob Weise, Paul B. De Bow,


65th Legislature, 1840, Oct, 27. Council, James Wood, Assembly, Abraham Brittin, . Ebenezer F. Smith, Paul B. De Bow, James W. Drake. . (To be continued.)


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( Contin ved from page 76.) MEMBERS.


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[The third column on this page is the work of the RECORD. Information which wi lead to the correction of any mistake, or the filling of any blank, will be thankfully re ceived .- ED.]


Names.


When Received.


When Dismissed or Died.


Silas Halsey, Junr.


Nov. 1, 1764 " Moved.".


Jedidiah Mills


Feb. 1, 1820, aet. 75 y., 8 m. Aug. 15, 1784, aet. 35.


Sarah Mills (Jedidiah)


John Mills


Jonathan Tichenor


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Nathan Reeve,


Daniel Bishop


Isaac Soverill


Ichabod Cermichael { 1


Crowel Wilkerson


Peter Price


"Moved away."


Naptali Byram i. l.


Mary Dikins, wido.


Sarah Ayrs, (John)


Lydia Hathaway (Jonathan)


Phebe Gobil (Ezekiel)


Abigail Peck


(Later Mrs. David Gardner.) 2. 1.1 .1:


Elizabeth Keen (James)


Hannah Roggers (John)


Huldah Cundict (Ebenezer)


Abigail Cundict (Silas) t. ..


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Agnish Bedle (Dan.)


Phebe Pierson (Benjamin)


Hannah Cutler. .€


Susannah Allen .51.


Abigail Bates


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Rebecca Stockbridge


Silas Hains 25


Samuel Oliver Dec. I.


Sarah Oliver (Samuel)'


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Moses Munson


Susan Easton (John)' " 16; .6


Job Lorain Jan. 6, 1765


Jarzel Turner


" Moved." - July 23, 1777, aet. 39. Dec. 20, 1776, aet. 37.


Joshua Winget


.. " Moved away."


Stephen Arnold


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Wick. Ludlam


Garret Miller


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Patience Miller (Garret)


Abigail Goble (Simeon)


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Elizabeth Miller (James)


Phebe Miller (Zophar Freeman)


Mary Lindsley (Phil.)


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Lois Burnet .


Sarah Lindsley


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Sept. 24, 1837, aet. 91. " Moved."


"Moved away.',


May 20, 1769, aet. 70. "Moved away."


March '22, 1788, aet. 52. (Later Mrs. Geo. Philips.) Jan. 14, 1823, aet. 80. " Moved.". . . i July 6, 1799, aet. 63. " Moved away."


"Moved away." , Suspended July 1, 1782. July 18, 1786, aet 53. " Moved away."


Zenas Condict


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Sept. 28, 1789, aet. 54, "Moved,"


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(Continued from page 77.) BAPTISMS."


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1762.


Aug,22. Eleazer Lindsley & wf., ch. Anne. " 29 . Benjamin Woodruff & wf., ch. Benj- amin.


Sept.12. Essaker Huntington's ch. Zervia. 1 ;.


Benj'n Halsey & wf., Negro ch. Pompe.


19. Nathaniel Condict, ch. Sarah.


. Silas Condict, ch. Elizabeth.


Jonathan Wood's wf. on her own accompt .; ch. Ruth.


" 26. John Lindsly & wf., ch. Sarah.


" Jedediah Gregory & wf., ch. Eben- ezer.


Isaac Tuttle on wf.'s accompt, ch. Sarah. Sarah, wf. of John Pitney, ch. Mary. Thomas Kenny on wf.'s accompt., ch. Abraham.


Shuball Pitney's wf. on her own ac- compt., chn. James & Joseph.


Oct. 3. James Loce on wf.'s accompt, ch. Abigail. !1


" 24, Henry Primrose & wf., ch, Rebecca. " .: 31. Junia, Lindsly & wf., Rhoda.


.. 1 :. " ¡James Millar & wf., ch. Enoch.


."" Jno. Burrel on wf.'s accompt, ch. Hannah.


Nov. 7. Lititia, Stephen Munson's wf., adult.


!! Susanna, Caleb Munson's wf., adult. Stephen Munson & wf., Family, Hannah, Solloman, Sarah, Ruth.


.. ". " Caleb Munson & wf., Family, Ruth & Joseph.


". " Dorcas, Zebide Brown & wf., Fam- ily chn., Experience, Hannah, Jabish.


" .14. Isaac Person & Rhoda his wf., adult, chil'n Jacob & Tapena.


Wilby Clark & wf., ch. John Mc- Key.


" Job Lorain on wf.'s accompt, ch. Elizabeth.


" 28. John Ayrs & wf., ch. Samuel Bayles. " Thomas Coe & wf., ch. Jerud. ..


" " Alexander Carmichael & wf., ch. Elizabeth.


Dec. 8. Dan'l Howard & wf., ch. Shadrack.


Dec. 26. Joseph King's wf. on her accompt, ch. Prudence.


1763.


Jan. 16. Moses Lindsly & wf., ch. Daniel.


" 30. Doc. Barn. Budd on wf. accompt, ch. John Cozens.


Dan'l Morris, Jun. & wf., ch. Timo- thy.


Benj. Lindsly & wf., ch. Jonathan, born Dec. 26, 1762.


Feb. 6. David Fairchild & wf., ch. Phebe. " 13. Jacob Ford & wf., ch. Timothy.


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27. Cap. Tuttle on wf. accompt, daugh'r Cecil.


Mar. 5. Joseph Stites, Jun. & wf., ch. Benja- min, born Jan. 9, 1763.


12. Ebenezer Coe & wf., ch. Hannah.


' 27. Sam'l Arnold & wf., ch. Anne.


Apr. 28, Mattania Lyon & wf., ch. Hannah.


May 1. Joseph Lindsly & wf., ch'n Bathiah & Grace.


" 8. Nathaniel L'hommedou & wf., ch. Timothy.


Edward Byram & wf., ch. Sarah.


June 5. Henry Gardiner & wf., ch. Rachel.


". Moses Prudden & wf., ch. Samuel.


" Jonathan Hathaway & wf., ch. Sarah.


July 10. Ebenezer Condict & wf., ch. Abi- bail.


July 17. Deac. Matt'w Lum & wf., ch. Mat- thew.


" Abraham Campfield & wf., ch. Isaac.


" Zebedee Brown on wf.'s accompt, ch. Mary.


" 31. John Lose on wf.'s accompt, ch. Cornelus.


Aug. 7. Joseph Youngs & wf., ch. Catura.


14. Ebenezer Hathaway & wf., ch. Samuel.


21. Samuel Mills & wf., ch. Sarah.


Nov. 4. Constant Cooper on his wf.'s ac- compt, ch. Mehetabel.


Oct. 2. Stephen Lyon on his wf.'s accompt, ch. Ezekiel.


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9. Benj. Pierson & wf., ch. David.


" Zophar Freeman & wf., ch. Stephen.


" Phineas Fairchild & wf .. chil'n Mary, born June 12, 1761 ; Tim- othy, born July 22, 1763.


No. of males, 442 ; females, 448.


Whole No. 890; superiority of females, 6. (To be continued.)


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. (Continued from page 78.) MARRIAGES. ..:


1. 1


1779. bund at S .l.


Dec. 16. John Stevenson, of Philadelphia & Anne Merrill, of Mor-Town. 22. Benj. Pierson, Jun. & Abigail Condict.


23. Andrew Durham, of Baskenridge & Jane Pierson.


1780.


Jan. 5. William Gregory, Corporal of Ma- jor Anderson Regiment & Je- mima Burrell.


13. Isaac Headley, widower and Ca- tharine Clark, widow.


" 24. Fulkerd Fulkerdson & Sarah Schellenger, both of Roxbury. 31. John Carner, of 6 Pen. Reg. & Margaret Packers.


" Christopher Breackin & Mary Briant.


March . 6. Lawrence Brennan, Serj, 7 Mar'd Reg. & Catharine Claney, of ye I Mor Brigade.


21. James Right & Jane Woodrough of Cap. Harmon Stout 10 Pen. Regiment.


" David Irwin & Catharine Munson.


April 5. Griffith Davis & Sarah Conaway, both in the army.


" 9. Michael Conner & Sarah Hamil- ton.


= 18. Eliezer Miller & Hannah Mills.


May 3. Abraham Munson & Abigail Allen.


.. 11. Allen McLane, a soldier & Mary Robinson.


14. John McCarrall, a soldier of 10 Pen. Reg. & Kezia Clark.


20. Thomas Brown, a soldier & Elizabeth Nicholson.


is Patrick Rogers & Peggy Brien, Camp folks.


= 21. Elijah Pollock, a soldier & Cathar- ine Grear, Camp folks.


" 24. Matthew Dorham, a soldier & Mary Davis, from the Camp. June 13. Silas Jennings & Loruhamah Wines.


25. David Youngs & Catharine Bears. July 23. Caleb Ball & Lois Gordon, Wid.


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25. Samuel Sewerd & Elizabeth Keen.


July 28. William McMullen, soldier & Jemi- ma Guirin. ..


Aug. 12. John Smith Waggoner & Margaret Wilson, Camp woman.


" 15. Joseph Morgan & Mary Cros- man.


John ( Dickerson & Grace- Lindsly. ": :


Sept.21. Jacob Whitehead & Mary Lyon- Continental.


Oct. I. Elemuel Bowers & Sarah Mills.


" 12. Jeremiah Rogers & Hannah Lam- bért.


15. William'Shippen, Master of Musick & Lucretia Umberfield.


31. Paul Lee & Eunice Lindsly.


Israel Lee & Bethia Lindsly. ... Nov.14. David Reeve & Martha Bates.


21. Jonathan Johnson & Zipporah Conger.


29. Bethuel Hayward & Temperance Brown.


Dec. 4. James Pitney & Elizabeth Car- michael.


1781.


Jan. 10. William" Lawrence' & Catharine Slover. . 1. |


29. Samuel Loree & Sarah Price.


Feb. 15. Henry Clark & Mary Smith.


Mar. 5. Jerud Day & Mary Gildersleeve."


Apr. . 5. Timothy Mills & Abigail Ludlam.


18. Peter Hill, Jun. & Charity Badgley.


" Ichabod Badgly & Sarah Hatha- way.


July 11. Alexander Gard, son of Jeremiah, : & Hannah Keen, daughter of Cap.


. Keen.


Sept. 5. Roberd Twiman & Sarah Odel.


Oct. I. Major Joseph Lindsly & Mary Gar- diner.


17." Joseph Shipman & Sarah Pool.


Nov. 15. Chatfield Tuttle & Deborah Car- man.


25. James Cook & Phebe Condict.


Dec. 13. Col. Jacob Drake & Esther King. 30. James Griffith & Desire Easton. To this Date Married 726.


1782.


Jan. 13. Armstrong Jones & Lea Sutten.


24. John Bolton, soldier 2d Jer. Reg. Jonathan Holms Cap'n, & Cathar- ine Devins. ( To be continued.)


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(Continued from page 79.) BILL OF MORTALITY,


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@ 1777 ..... 1


Aug. 1. Mary, wife of Philip Tucker, aet. 36, small pox. : 114


.1)" . 5. A child of Ephraim. Howard. . :: :


1:1". 6. Zachariah Fairchild,* : aet. 77, dys- entery ..


7. A child of Amos Prudden, aet. - , dysentery .. .91 !


118. A child of Ichabod Carmichael, aet. -- , dysentery. .... 1


+1" ;" Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Ogden, aet. 2, dysentery.


", " i " Aron, son of Abraham Talmage,f aet. 4, dysentery.


Child of Zebedee Brown, aet. - dysentery. ..


" Simeon Goble,t aet. 51, consump- tion.


": 19. Child of Paul Farber.


. " 10. Hannah, wife of Nathaniel Thomp- son, aet. 24, dysentery. -


.16. Elder, Daniel Lindsley,* aet. 77, dysentery.»


,." " Nathan Arnold, aet. 23, dysentery. 21. John Burwell, aet. 70, dysentery.


" Cæsar, servant of Captain Keen, aet. 35, dysentery.


. . ",.26 John Stevens, aet. 60, dysentery. " -. Henry, son of Joseph Johnson, aet, I, dysentery. :


!". 28. Child of Mr, Banker.


.. " 30. Cato, servant of Captain Keen, aet. 5, dysentery.


Sept. 5. Seth, son of David Godden, aet. 2, worms.


9. Child of Gilbert Ludlow.


. " Joel Loree, aet. 25, colic.


" 11. Hannah Duyckinck, aet. 17, con- sumption. 12. John Sutten, aet. 28, dysentery.


Child of Willits Simmons, aet. - canker.


" 14. Grace, wibow' of 'Elder, Daniel Lindsley,* aet. 68, dysentery.


" Timothy Mills, Jun. aet. 30, con- sumption.


·" 15. Elizabeth, daughter of John Day, aet. 3, dysentery.


" 20. David, son of John Day, act. I, fits.


" 21. Child of Ralph Bridge.


" 29. Philip Hathaway, aet. 46, fever.


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= Epenetus Beach, aet. 38, putrid fever.


Oct. 3. Ruth, wife of Nathan Reeve, aet. 30, consumption.


II. Ruth. daughter of Moses Johnson, aet. 16, putrid fever.


Daniel Parkhurst, aet. 18, consump- tion.


'13. Rachael, wife of Joseph Williams, aet. 34, consumption.


" 16. Benjamin Tomkins, aet. 35, putrid- fever.


" 19. Child of Abner Winds.


Nov. 6. Child of Mr. Robertson.


13. Philip Tucker, aet. 41, consump- tion.


27. Abigail, widow of Joseph Edmister, aet. 50, consumption.


29. Abraham, son of Timothy Stiles, aet. - , convulsion-fits. '


Dec. 14. Doct. Bern Budd, aet. 39, putrid fever.


16. Mary, wife of Jacob Freeman, aet. 23, child-bed.


" A child of Jacob Freeman. 1778.


Jan. 5. Major Joseph Morris, aet. 46, gun- shot wound.


Isaac, son of Nathaniel Armstrong, aet. I, fever.


6. A child of Morsecholick, aet. -- , fever.


" 6. Rachel. daughter of Ichabod Cooper, aet. 2, scald.


8. A child of Howell Osborn.


" 16. George Gordon, aet. 81, old-age.


Feb. 2. Hannah Burnet,* aet. 81, old-age. Mar. 17. Huldah, daughter of John Arnold, aet. 2, consumption.


Apr. 12. Abigail, wife of Abraham Hudson, aet. 25, putrid-fever.


May 22. Kezia, wife of Capt. Joseph Beach, aet. 46, fever.


Juneri. A child of Capt. John Lindsley.


" 26. A child of Enoch Conger.


July 17. Susanna, wife of Philip Castener,* aet. 51, fever.


Aug. 2. Sarah, wife of John Arnold, aet, 33, consumption.


" " 9. Abijah Cutler, aet 31, consumption.


. 10. William, son of David Godden, act. 16, dysentery.


Sept. 4. Benjamin, son of Uzal Coe, aet. I, worms. (To be continued. )


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June 5th, 1788 .- The congregation met agreeably to the adjournment & notice,-& after some consultation & debate about Building a new, or repairing the old church. Voted that a new church be built-& the votes being taken there appeared to be a considerable' majority for building it of Timber.


The Trustees then convened at Mr. Smith's-all present. Voted that Deacon Allen & Mr. Johnson carry a Subscription through the parish to get a sufficient sum for erecting a new meeting-house, 65 feet long, 50 feet wide & and 25 feet high, to be inclosed with shingles.


Voted that the Clerk draw orders on the receiver of collections (Jas. Smith) for thirty-five shillings in favor of the Sexton (Nathan Howell) for his services quarterly. Voted that no Book be purchased for the purpose of keeping accounts for the parish. Board adjourned.


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At a meeting of the Trustees at Jos. Lewis's, the 23d Sept. 1788,-Present Mr. Mills, Mr. Lindsly, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Smith & Lewis. Voted that a fence (of post & 3 rails) be made on the parsonage from Mrs. Hambletons spring to the corner of the Rev. Doct. Johnes's lot, on the bank of the ditch.


That the timber for s'd fence be taken from the parsonage wood lot. That Mr. Lewis get the work done at the expense of the Trustees.


Board adjourned.


Oct. 14th, 1788 .- The Board met at Mr. Smith's-all present. Voted that the pres- ident & Mr. Mills, be a committee to settle acc'ts with Rev. Doct. Johnes.


That Justice Lindsly & Mr. Ford be a committee to superintend the business of repairing the old meeting House (in a tem- porary way) so as to answer the purpose until a new House be built.


Board adjourned.


Dec. 3d, 1789 .- The Board met at Mr. Lewis's .- Present the president, Mr.Lindsly, Mr. Ford, Mr. Johnson & Mr. Lewis. The minutes of some of the last meetings of the Board were read. Mr. Lewis who was ap- pointed (the 23d of Sept. '88), to get a ditch


cleared, & fence made on the parsonage lot, reported that he had got the business done & had p'd Geo. Kelly, 22.6 and William Johnes 21. for the ditching, & had paid to Will Johnes, 25.5 for the fencing. Ordered that the same be allowed.


Mr. President from the committee ap- pointed (14th Oct. '88) to settle accts with the Rev. Doct. Johnes, reported that Mr. Mills and himself had proceeded in the set- tlement, but after having gone thro' the Doct. suggested some difficulties about it & to prevent it he was willing to accept the tax bills or duplicates and subscriptions (made for his salary) as they now stand and would take the whole risk of collecting it and the losses that may be sustained there- on in full for the present & all preceding years salary and discharge the parish there- from, provided the Trustees will appoint some person or persons who shall at the ex- pense of the parish go thro' the same & use their endeavors to obtain the cash or notes of the several subscribers or persons taxed & deliver the same to him! On mo- tion whether the doctors proposal be agreed to, it passed in the affirmative-and there- upon Deacon Allen & Mr. Johnson were appointed to go to every person within the parish and indebted either on the subscrip- tions or duplicates (except Thomas Miller who for his service in making the assess- ments is to be discharged from the taxes laid on him) for the salary aforesaid-& after . they shall have performed the business & delivered the money or notes by them col- lected to the Rev. Dr. Johnes or his order, they shall receive of the parish a reasonable compensation for their trouble ... )


Deacon Allen & Mr. Johnson who were appointed (in June, 1788) to carry subscrip- tions thro' the parish to get a sufficient sum, subscribed for building a new meeting house. -reported that they had presented the sub- scriptions to the greatest part of the people of this parish-they then laid the subscrip- tions before the Board. It appeared that there was a sufficient sum subscribed for in- closing a house of timber according to the estimate heretofore made, whereupon the Board agreed to lay the same before the parish at their first meeting, and that Mr. President wait on the Rev. Doct. Johnes, and request him to appoint a day of meeting for that purpose, and to preach a sermon on the occasion.


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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MORRISTOWN, N. J. " THIS SHALL BE WRITTEN FOR THE GENERATION TO COME."-Psalms 102 : 18.


VOL 1. DECEMBER, 1880. NO. 12


(Printed with the approval of Session.)


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Will be printed and published monthly at Morristown, N. J. Terms, 50 cents per an- um in advance; 75 cents after June.


Subscriptions will be received at the nok-stores of Messrs. Runyon and Emmell, or through the mail, and may begin with the first number. ALL COMMUNICATIONS should be addressed to the


EDITOR OF THE RECORD,


Lock box 44.


Morristown, N. J.


Entered at the Post Office at Morristown, N. J- as second class matter. -: 0 :- INDEX TO VOL. 1.


Ald Sought,


65.


Baptisms, List of, 6, 13, 21, 29, 37, 45, 53, 61, 69, 77, 85, 93.


Bill of Mortality, 23, 31, 39, 47, 55, 63, 71, 79. 87. 95,


Burials previous to July 3, 1768, 15.


Charter, 3.


College of New Jersey, Subscriptions to, 66. Com comunications, 2, 8, 19, 27, 40, 58.


Dates : worth Remembering, 43.


17.


Fingut Presbytery.


17.


First Synod. 17.


Ford, Hon. Gabriel H., Extract from Diary of, 19.


Geneolog. Chart of Tuthills and Kents, 25.


Glances at the Past,


49.


Hanover, Extract from Hist. Sketch


of Presbyterian Church of,


II.


Half-way Covenant, 90.


Johnes, Rev. Timothy, Sermon of, 73.


Kind Words, 90, 96.


Lot, List of those who Confessed for


Casting,


48.


Marriages, List of, 7, 14, 22, 30, 38, 46, 54, 62, 70, 78, 86, 94.


Members, List of Original, and of those who joined from other churches, 12, 20, 28.


Members, Half-way,


28, 36, 44, 52, 60.


Members, List of, who joined on pro- fession, 68. 76, 84, 92.


Morris County Formed,


24.


Morris County in 1812, 81.


Names of Frequent Occurrences, 10.


Orthography,


10.


Pastors, List of.


3.


Plan for Collecting Current Expenses,


26.


Prospectus,


1.


Report to Presbytery,


25.


Representatives of Morris County in


Legislature,


59, 67, 75, 83, 91.


Revolutionary Army in Morristown,


43.


Ruling Elders Chosen,


25.


Ruling Elders, List of,


34.


Scribners,


8, 24.


Sextons, List of,


57. ;


Small Pox,


57.


Synod of Philadelphia, Extract from


Minutes of,


18, 27, 33.


Trustees' Book. 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56, 64, 72,


80, 88, 96.


Trustees Re-elected,


. 25.


Wanted,


10.


Washington at Communion Table in


Morristown,


41, 57.


Who Can Tell ?


8, 10, 33, 60, 65.


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