The Record of the First Presbyterian Church of Morristown, N.J. : v. 1-5 Jan. 1880-Dec. 1885, pt 1, Part 15

Author: First Presbyterian Church (Morristown, N.J.); Green, R. S. (Rufus Smith), 1848-1925
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"The Whippanongs from whom the river received its name, now called Whippany. All kinds of game were abundant in Morris County. Geese, wild duck, pigeons, etc., were partic- ularly abundant along the streams ; bears, wolves, panthers, wild cats, etc., were also numerous and destructive.


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the West side of Passaic River in that which is now Morris County."


This region then called West' Hanover, was surveyed in 1715 to a number of pro- prietors, and the land on which Morristown is built surveyed in the same year to Joseph Helby, Thomas Stephenson and John Keys, Keys having 2,000 acres and the others 1,250 each. The land now occu- pied by the park and church belonged to the claim. of Keys; that of Helby ran from George W. Johnes' toward Speedwell and southwest to the residence of Mr. Lovell, whilst Stephens' included the farms now owned by Revere, Cooper, etc. These tracts of the first purchasers were not settled by them but were divided and subdivided by smaller purchasers until the thrifty farmer and the hardy mechanic were prosecuting their appropriate vocations on the desig- nated and adjoining lands. 1


When, where and by whom the first house was reared in Morristown, tradition is silent. It was no doubt soon after the first survey, and was near to the stream of water which still flows in its accustomed channel. There the grist mill, the saw mill and the forge were erected ; the two former of vast impor- . tance to the wants of a young colony ; the latter, owing to the peculiar state of the iron trade in England at that time and the grow- ing necessities of this country, called forth throughout a certain section of the country the resources and capital of many so that this region was known for a long time as the "Old Forges," the ore being brought on horseback from the mines and when con- verted into iron carried in the same way to market at Newark and Elizabeth Town. Gen. Washington in 1777 remonstrates against the exemption of men engaged in iron manufactories from military duty, ex- cept those establishments employed for the public. He says that there are in Morris County alone between 80 and 100 iron works, large and small .- Sparks V. 4, p. 397.


anteed the largest liberty of conscience all settlers ; it was here that many came be freed from spiritual despotism whic galled them at home, and to certain local ties some repaired to test their favori. scheme of a pure church and a godly go ernment in which power was to be exercise only by those who were members of th church, and where everything in active af tagonism with this principle was to be me moved. On this basis Newark and a fe other towns were founded. Those who came into this region from older settlement where religion was deemed vital to the bes interests of the people brought with then the sacred love of liberty and of truth, an the highest regard for religious institution which was operative here as elsewhere, honoring the Sabbath and the sanctuary and in regulating social and domestic life,


Almost in immediate connection with the original survey of Morristown, one John Richards, of Whippany, school-master, in the year 1718, in consideration of the love and affection he had for his Christian friends and neighbors gave 32 acres " for a meeting house, school house, burying-yard and training field," on part of which a church building was immediately reared and which forms to-day the burying-ground of Whip- pany. This place of worship was attended for many years by the inhabitants of Mor- ristown, Madison, Parsippany, Hanover and Chatham. This was the first organized church in the county and constitutes what is now called the Hanover church, to whom the Rev. John M. Johnson, a son of this church, ministers. Its first pastor was. the Rev. Nathaniel Hubbell, who supplied this congregation in connection with one at Westfield though residing in Hanover. The second pastor was the Rev. John Nutman, ordained and settled in 1730 by the Phila- delphia Presbytery.


The first we hear of him is in the synod of Philadelphia in 1733, seeking relief from two grievances, and both occasioned by the acts of the people of West Hanover or Mor- ristown. Soon after his installation a ques- tion was mooted by this section of the con gregation about organizing a separate so- ciety which was strenuously opposed by the Eastern portion. To quiet matters a resort


Whilst the improvement of their temporal condition was no doubt a leading motive of the early pioneers to this region, religion was not sacrificed but had a controlling voice in their movements. It was the re- ligious element that led the New England- ers and the Scotch and Irish to this prov- ince, whose fundamental condition guar-I was had to the casting of lots, which re-


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sulted against the proposed division. This way of determining the case was opposed by this branch of the congregation so that they would not submit to the decision. (For their action in this matter, though they gained their point, yet the church when organized called them to account. The record is as fol- lows : A public confession at the settlement of this church for a transgression relating to a lot cast with reference to the settling a house for public worship between Hanover and this town ; the persons that confessed are Joseph Coe, John Lindsley, Joseph Prudden, Matthew Lum, Uriah Cutler, Stephen Freeman, Peter Condit, Jacob Ford, Joseph Howard, Benj. Bailey, Philip Condit, &c.) The whole affair was carried up to Synod in 1733 who strongly disap- proved of the casting of lots, and resolved that in their present circumstances of pov- erty and weakness it might be very advisa- ble for the people of West Hanover, at least for some time, to join themselves with the congregations of East Hanover and Bask- ingridge as may be most convenient, until they as well as the said neighboring con- gregations be more able to subsist of themselves separately. Yet if reunion was impracticable " the Synod judge that the people of West Hanover be left to their lib- erty to erect themselves into a separate con- gregation." . No doubt knowing the temper and state of feeling in this part of his field of labor this deliverance of Synod was in no way satisfactory to Mr. Nutman, for at the same session of the body he asked for a dis- mission from his Presbytery, if this action was enforced of forming a separate congrega- tion, whereupon the Synod earnestly recom- mended the Presbytery of East New Jersey to travail with the people of West Hanover to effect a reconciliation, and if this was im- possible then to dismiss Mr. Nutman upon his application. The next year the matter again came before the Synod in the reading of the minutes when the use of lots was con- demned, and yet say they "we are afraid that much sin has been committed by many if not all that people in their profane disre- gard of said lot, and therefore excite them to reflect upon their past practices in reference thereunto in order to their repentance."


This implied censure in no way healed the breach. There had been too much said and


done, on both sides again to work in con- cert; so that, independent of the counsel- lings of Synod, this branch of the congre- gation made application to that body on the following year for the ordination of one who had recently come among them. The Synod referred the matter to the Presby- tery of Philadelphia. In May, 1736, the people pressed the Presbytery to proceed in the ordination of Mr. Cleverly, when they directed the congregation to appoint a day and give them due notice that they might attend properly to the business. For some cause no day was designated. So that the Presbytery in August, 1737, met here but found opposition on the part of some of the people to his settlement ; in virtue of this state of things they urged him to seek an- other field of labor and wrote to the rector of Yale College to send a candidate, giving as a reason that " they knew no other way to supply them." This advice was not taken as he remained in Morristown till his death in December, in 1776. He never married. His small property became nearly exhausted toward the close of life and re- duced him to hardships. (The church was most likely supplied by him till the settle- ment of Mr. Johnes.)


The Synod in 1738, finding the difficulties still existing and anxious to bring the case to a final issue, appointed a large commit- tee which met on the 20th of July, at Hano- ver. The members present were Andrews, of Philadelphia, Gilbert Tennent, of New Bruns- wick, William Tennent, of Freehold, John Cross, of Baskingridge, Crowell, of Trenton, and Treat, of Abington. An opening sermon was preached by Gilbert Tennent from Ezek. xi : 19, " I will give them one heart." The Eastern part were still anxious for a union if it could be had on reasonable terms ; to this the Western portion were however averse and represented according to truth that they were much increased in number, being nearly one-half abler than they were, and the committee finding that they both were better able to support the Gospel, unanimously concluded that there should be two separate societies, and that no further attempts should be made to merge them into one, and in this decision all parties ex- pressed their entire satisfaction.


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(Continued from page 100.) MEMBERS.


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


Names.


When Dismissed or Died.


Catharine Beers (Jabish),


When Received. Sept. 1, 1774. Oct. 19, 1801, aet. 77.


Phebe Cooper,


Jerusha Wood (Jonathan),


April 23, 1803, aet. 75.


Philip Condict, Junr.,


Silas Howell, Nov. 4, Suspended. Hannah Howell (Silas), April 26, 1785, aet. 36. .. David Hoppen, . " Moved.' Joseph Pierson, Junr., 66 . Ephraim Youngs, . Jan. 27, 1794, aet. 44. James Youngs, William Johnes, Sept. 20, 1783, aet. 28. Dec. 8, 1836, aet. 83.


Deborah Wright (Gabriel),


Susan Guiering (Joshua),


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46


Nov. 3, 1820, aet. 82.


Joanna Prudden,


Sarah Lum,


66


July 10, 1809, aet. 64. " Moved."


Mary Johnson,


Deborah Wines, ·


Sarah Keen,


Eunice Raynor,


Susanna Burwell,


Seth Crowell,


Dec. 27,


. Joanna Crowell (Seth.) David Garrigas,


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Ephraim Lindsley,


Martha Munson (Moses),


Rachel Gwinnup (John) Deliverance Youngs,


Laban Ward, March 2, 1775.


Hannah Ward (Laban),


Isaac Morris,


Ezekiel Crane,


Daniel Beers,


Azuba Beers (Daniel),


Widow Sarah Kent,


66


Mary King (Frederick), .


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June 3, 1786, aet. 34. " Moved."


Bloom, serv. of Peter Prudden, Barnabus Evens, Jesse Smith,


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May 4. April 2, 1802, aet. 72. " Moved."


Eunice Smith (Jesse), Matthew Ball, .


Aug. 31, ..


Hannah Lyon (Ephraim),


" Moved."


Mary Hedges (Elias),


Rachael Prudden, (da. of Benj.) William Wick, Sally Stiles, (Jonathan),


July 4, 1776. . "Moved,"


Nov. 3,


[4, 1802, aet. 70, July 20, 1777. (Later wf, of Wm. Woodbridge,) Feb. ( To be continued. )


"Moved." March 26, 1824, aet. 71. " Moved." " Moved."


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" Moved." April 21, 1790, aet. 37. .... " Moved." 66


· Phebe Youngs (Ephraim), Phebe Riggs,


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( Continued from page 101.) BAPTISMS.


1766.


June 22. Zenas Condict, ch. Ebenezer.


29. Cap. Dan. Tuttle on wf's accompt., ch. David.


David Gauden & wf., ch. Joseph., Absolam Beegle on wf's accompt., ch. Daniel McFeran.


July 20, Jedidiah Gregory & wf., ch. Seth. " 26. Philp Hathaway & wf., chn. Jona- than, Rhoda & Catharine.


Aug. 3. Joseph Youngs on wf's accompt., 2 negro chn. Robert & Ned.


8. Sam Alwood & wf., sick child bap. at ye house-Joseph.


10. Ben. Hathaway, Lieut. & wf., ch. Benjamin.


17. Cap. Ben. Halsey & wf., negro ch. Cato.


31. John Cole & wf., ch. Lydia.


Boys Prudden & wf., ch. Sarah.


Sept. 14. Will Halbard, ch. Jotham.


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" Ebenezar Cundict & wf., ch. Silas. -


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


21. Lieu. John Lindsly & wf., ch. Silas. " Moses Lindsly & wf., ch. Phebe. .


27. Cap. Timothy Mills & wf., ch. Zenas. Sam'l Ward on wf's accompt., ch Elizabeth, bo n April 13, 1766. " Benj. Pool & wf., ch. Zuba.


Oct. 6. Croel Wilkerson on his own ac- count., ch. Anne.


Nov. 5. Benoni Hathaway & wf., adult, name Ruth & ch. Mary.


Daniel Carmichael & wf., ch. bap. by Mr. Peppard as he saith, born Aug. 6, 1766-Ebenezar.


23. Elijah Pierson & wf., ch. Phebe. 1767.


Jan. 2. James Miller & wf., ch. Mary.


" Ebenezar Stiles & wf., ch. Jemima.


II. Jacob Frazey & wf., ch. Henry.


.. Isaac Pierson & wf., ch. Cyrus.


= 18. Phineas Fairchild & wf., ch. Ester, born Nov. 20, 1766.


Feb. 1. John Mintonye & wf., ch. John.


.. " Seth Crowel & wf., ch. Rhoda.


.. 8. Stephen Beach on wf's accompt., ch. Peter.


" C'aleb Munson & wi., ch. Abigail. ..


" James Brookfield & wf., ch. Eliza- beth, born Dec. 4, 1766,


Mar. 8. John Hathaway & wf., ch. Phebe.


" 15. John Pierson on own account, ch. Catharine.


David Ogden on wf's accompt., ch. Ester.


Apr. 5. Onesimus Whitehead & wf., ch. Silas, born Jan. 30, 1766.


" 26. Thomas Miller & wf., ch. Oliver.


David Fairchild & wf., ch. David.


". " Ebenezar Coe & wf., ch. Damoras. May 10. Dan. Tichenor & wf., ch. Phebe.


Nathaniel Peck & wf., ch. Hannah.


24. Solomon Munson & wf., ch. Gabriel.


' ' " Benj. Pierson & wf., ch. Lydia.


June 7. Daniel Morris, Jun. & wf., ch. Stephen.


" " Zophar Gildersleeve & wf., ch. Zophar.


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13. Nathan Price & wf., ch. John.


" Joseph Condict & wf., ch. Usual.


' Jonathan Hathaway & wf., ch. Thankful.


21. Abraham Canfidld & wf., ch. Abra- ham.


" 28. Job Lore & wf., ch Jemima. July 2. John Allen, adult.


19. Moses Prudden & wf., ch. Ruth.


26. Peter Dickenson & wf., ch. Ruth.


Aug. 2. Eleazer Lindsly & wf., ch. Anne.


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" Eleazer Hathaway & wf., ch. Elea- zer.


16. Moses Prudden & wf., ch. Eliza- beth.


. " Jabish Cundict & wf., ch. Mary.


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" Daniel Bishop & wf., ch. Mary.


" 23. Ebenezar Stites & wf., ch. Ebene- zar.


1. 30. Samuel Allwood & wf., ch. Samuel,


" Benjamin Coe & wf., ch. Titus.


Sep. 6. Solomon Brown & wf., ch. Solo- mon. Ezek. Day & wf., ch. Phebe.


.. Abel Lyon on wf's accompt., ch. Joseph.


20. Philip Lindsly & wf., ch. Abraham.


27. John Redman & wf., ch. Joseph. - Oct. 4. Levi Lindsly & wf., ch. Levi.


Frederick King & wf., ch. Sarah.


" Dan. Tnttle on wf's accompt., ch. Usual.


.. 6. John Burrel on wf's accompt., ch. Theodocia.


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( Continued from page 102.) MARRIAGES.


1788.


Oct. 2. Jacob Marsh & Jane Tichehor.


Nov. 3. Samuel Ludlam & Sarah Serren.


" " Thaddeus Norris & Mary Bishop. Dec. 3. George Pierson & Anne Marsh. 1789.


Feb. 4. David Coit, (N. York), & Sarah Ogden.


" Joshua Stenback, (N. York), & Mary Wilkerson. 8. Jacob Brant & Comfort Johnson,


". II. John Halsey & Jemima Bridge.


Abraham Conkling & Jemima Lindsley.


" 14. Henry King & Sharlotte Morrel. April 2. Jacob Clayden & Mary Hambleton. " 5. Samuel Crowell & Anne Squire. June15. Matthias Williams, of Orange Dale, & Anne Fairchild.


July 8. Isaac Hathaway & Mary Kirk- patrick.


Sept.22. Stout Benjamin & Hannah Peck. " 23. Moses Lindsly & Phebe Williams, widow, both of Rockaway. Oct. 4. Daniel Dennis & Mary Wolfe. " 8. John Dunning Wilkerson & Je- mima Potter.


" Daniel Mills & Susanna Pierson. =


" 11. Reuben Brundyge & Hannah Shores.


" 15. Stephen Tunis & Mahittable Bishop " 18. Timothy Pierson & Joanna Tuttle. Nov.10. William Campfield, Docr., & Han- nah Tuthill.


Dec. 8. David. Wood & Mehitable Fair- child.


" 10. Jacob Turner & Naomi Turner.


" 24. David, servant of Mr. Faish, & Abi- gail, servant of Miss Kerney.


Dec.31. George Collis & Naomi Johnson. To this date 906 married.


1790.


Jan. 10. John Brian & Mary Howell.


Feb. - William & Bella, negro.


" 25. Eliazer Byram & Anne Prudden. Mar. 4. Joseph Dickerson & Eunice Pier- son.


7. Phineas Tuttle & . Widow Mary Riggs.


" 10. Samuel Ford &.Elizabeth Reeve.


" 18. John Seward & Deborah Conkling.


" 29. Silas Condict, Jun., & Charlotte Ford.


May 23. Jacob Timbrel & Sarah Stebbins. June 9. William Denman & Elizabeth Aber. " 17. Jeptha Wade & Sarah Allen. July 22. Silas Lindsly & Janc Lindsly. Aug. 8. Elijah Taylor & Jemima Pierson.


Oct. 14. John Johnson & Jane Squire.


Nov.22. William Broadwell & Sarah Hath- away.


" 30. Ezra Morris & Shearlotte Dalglace. Dec. 25, Samuel Tucker & Patience Lay- ton, Sussex.


1791.


Jan. 6. Benj. Halbard & - Smith. Married to this date 924.


Mar.24. Thomas Guierin & Elizabeth Lind- sly. May 1. William Hambleton & Abigail Lud- lam.


" 22. Joseph Fairchild & Phebe Bayly.


Aug. 3. James Linsly & Elizabeth Williams. Sept. 15. David Wheeler & Rhoda Ludlam.


" 20. Benj. Halbert & Elizabeth Lindsly, widow.


Oct. 10. Jonathan Thomson & Rhoda Pier- son, widow.


Nov.10. Nathan Furman from New York. & Phebe Pierson.


" 27. Samuel Moore, Rockaway, & Zip- pora Johnson, widow.


1792.


Mar.16. Henry Carr & Elizabeth Hall. Sept.16. James Coe & Naomi Speese.


Oct. 3. Elijah Holloway & Elizabeth Gam- ble.


4. Daniel Williams & Elizabeth Den- iston. 9


" 16. Samuel Guirin & Fanny Brown. Nov. 13. Theodorus Tuthill & Jane Hancock. Silas White Howell & Hannah Ar- nold,


I793.


Jan. 1. John Loper & Jane Templeton.


Feb. 11. Job Hathaway & Esther Pierson.


June 6. George Dalglish & Hannah Ward.


Aug.26. Richard Bowen (?) and Hannah San- ders.


Nov. - Aaron Aber & Martha Easton. 1794.


May 3. Ebenezer Carter & Abigail Mac- calvy.


" 10. Benger & Elizabeth Horton, widow. (To be continued. )


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(Continued from page 103.) BILL OF MORTALITY.


1782.


Aug.11. Josiah, son of Samuel Broadwell, aet. 4, Scald.


14. Ruth, daughter of widow Peck, aet. 14, nervous fever.


Sept.17. Ebenezer, son of James Wilkison, Fits.


" 18. Maria, daughter of John Kinney, aet. 2, hives.


Oct .. 6. Sarah, widow of Philip Price, aet. 65. Nov.15. Caleb Ball, aet. 54, Consumption.


** 24. A child of Moses Wilkison,


Dec. 7. Col, Abraham Brasher, aet. 60, ap- oplexy.


24. Mary, wife of deaco.Matthias Bur- net,* aet. 59, pleurisy.


1783.


Jan. 9. Jedidiah Gregory,*aet. 53, consump- tion.


Feb. 18. Rebeckah, wife of Zachariah Allen. aet. 35, decay.


19. Isaac, son of Robert Arnold, Jun., aet. 4, worms.


. 23. Elizabeth, wife of Moses Estey, aet. 23, consumption.


Mar. 5. Sarah, daughter of Daniel Gardner, Putrid fever.


" JI. Thomas Wilkison,* aet. 75, con- sumption.


" 20. Benjamin Bayles,* aet. 83, old age. 22. A child of Jedidah Mills.


" 29. William Bishop, aet. 23, consump- tion.


Robert Goble, Esq.,t * aet. 83, old age.


" 30. Speath's wife.


April 6. Phœbe Headley, aet. 20, consump- tion.


1'2. Jane, wife of Daniel Kemper, aet. 32, child-bed.


May 4. Phineas, son of Lindsley Burnet, aet. II, fits.


13. Elisha, son of Eliphalet Clark, aet. 13, fall from a tree.


" 22. John Crane, aet. 35, fever. 28. A child of Timothy Mills.


" 30. Daniel Freeman, aet. 19, drowned. June 1. A child of Nathaniel Sturges, fits. July 4. A child of Aaron Furman.


6. A child of Jonathan Howard.


" 7. William, son of Thomas Mitchel, aet. I, phrenzy.


July 19. Jeremiah Gard, aet. 66, inward ul- cers.


" 22. Sarah, wife of Abraham Canfield,* aet. 50, hypocondriac affection.


Aug. 4. Benjamin Pierson,* aet. 82, dysen- tery.


.. Betty Howard, aet. 53, sudden.


" 18. Rebeckah, wife of Samuel Wood,* aet. 24, consumption.


" 27. Aaron, son of Lindsly Burnet, aet. 9, fits.


" 31. A child of Demas Ford.


Sept. 8. Jonathan Pierson,* aet. 32, con- sumption.


" 17. Mary, wife of Demas Ford, aet. 28, child-bed fever.


" 20. James Youngs,* aet. 28, pleurisy. Oct. 3. Walter, son of Peter Norris, Jun., aet. I, whooping-cough.


" A child of Gideon Riggs, Jun.


4. A child of John Pool, aet. 9.


" 12. Hannah, widow of Major Joseph Morris, aet. 43, consumption.


17. A child of Daniel Hallsey.


" 18. Widow D'Hart, mother of Col. D'Hart, aet. 60, fever.


" Deacon Matthias Burnet,* aet. 60, colic.


" 28. A child of David Carter.


Nov. 4. A child of Abraham Talmage,t aet. I, whooping-cough.


" 15. A child of Silas Ayers.


' 15. A child of Ichabod Clark.


23. Widow (Magdalene) Cook, aet 67, old age.


1784.


Jan. 16. Joanna, daughter of Samuel Wood, aet. I, consumption.


Mar. 9. Naomi, widow of Jacob Allen,t * aet. 70, mortification in the blood.


" 24. Wife of James Losey, aet. 50, con- sumption.


: 26. A child of John Vancourt.


" 27. Andrew Burnet, aet. 22, inflamma- tion in the head.


" 28. A child of Isaac Mills. April 1. Phobe, wife of David Fithian, aet. '25, fever. Apr. 24. A child of Ziba Arnold.


May 5. Deacon Daniel Walling,t ** aet. 73. sudden.


" 20, Aaron Furman, aet. 35, consump- tion. ( To be continued. )


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( Continued from page 104.) TRUSTEES' BOOK. .


Feb. 1, 1790,-At a meeting of the Trus- tees at the house of Jos. Lewis present, The president Mr. Lindsly, Mr. Ford, Mr. Mills and Mr. Johnson.


In consequence of the vote of the Parish meeting the 25th ult. the Trustees prepared an obligation for the Rev'd Mr. Collins' Salary and house rent in words following- viz.


Whereas on the 25th day of January 1790 at a parish meeting for that purpose ap- pointed, it was unanimously voted that the Rev. Aaron Collins should be employed as a minister of the gospel of the first Presby- terian Church and Congregation in Morris- town and that the said Mr. Collins should have besides the use of a house and parson- age and fire wood, as a salary the sum of one hundred and thirty pounds for the first year, and one hundred and forty pounds for the second year, and the sum of one hun- dred and fifty pounds annually thereafter so long as he shall continue to do the duties of a minister to the said Congregation, and it being also voted that the said salary to- gether with the money for the hire of a house for the said minister, should be raised and levied upon the parishioners by the way of a tax as the law directs the State taxes to be raised excepting that three assist- ants or supervisors should be annually ap- pointed by the Parish, whose duty it should be to make abatements and alterations from the strict rules of law as to them shall seem just and equitable in consideration of the distance of residence of some of the parish- ioners from the place of worship or for par- ticular misfortune or embarrassment of cir- cumstances. Therefore we the subscribers sensible of the general utility and vast im- portance to ourselves and posterity of sup- porting the gospel, and being desirous that unanimity may subsist and continue, and that the burden of such support may be borne as equitably as possible and hoping jointly to participate in the advantages and blessings of the Gospel ministry, do hereby bind ourselves to pay the sums that shall be so assessed and levied upon us annually to commence from the ist day of March one


thousand seven hundred & ninety, unto the said Aaron Collins, or to such person or persons as shall by the said parish be ap- pointed to collect or receive the same, and that during the time he shall continue to officiate, and do the duties of a minister to said congregation, and we continue to be members thereof, or until the mode of pay- ment shall be revoked or altered by plural- ity of voices of the said Parishioners.


In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands this first day of Feb. 1790.


The trustees also proposed a subscription for the Rev. Doct. T. Johnes' salary, in the words following, viz.


Whereas the Rev. Doct T. Johnes in con- sequence of his being by divine Providence disenabled at least in part of performing the duties of a minister of the Gospel to the people of his charge, and they by his con- sent and advice having agreed to employ another minister to assist and perform the duties of the Gospel ministry to the said people, and the said Doct. Johnes having generously relinquished the obligation his people were under to pay him his stipulated salary at the same time kindly offering to serve and assist by his counsel & admin- istration, as far as God shall enable him in the sacred work of the ministry. We the subscribers being sensible not only of his past long and faithful services to our Fathers and to us, and the blessing we have thereby enjoyed, but also of the need we still stand in of his pious advice and instruc- tions, do cheerfully agree and promise to pay to the said Doct. T. Johnes or order the sums severally affixed to our names and that from the time the other minister shall commence, annually, so long as the said Doct. Johnes shall continue to render such, his advice and assistance to the said congre- gation. or until we shall each for himself withdraw this our consent and choice of rewarding virtue.


Witness our hands this Ist day of Feb., 1790.


Voted, That Deacon Allen and Mr. John- son be requested to go through the Society . with the said obligation and subscription and endeavor to get them signed.


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THE RECORD


FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MORRISTOWN, N. J. 1 :


"THIS SHALL BE WRITTEN FOR THE GENERATION TO COME."-Psalms 102 : 18. ! ! bon.


VOL. II.


MARCH, 1881. NO. 3.


(Printed with the approval of Session.)




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