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OF THE
REFORMED CHURCH,
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READINGTON, N. J.
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BY
Rev. Henry' P. Thompso
N,
NEW YORK :
BoAKD OF Publication of the REKomfED Ciiuncn in AifERicA.
34 Vesey Street.
1882.
CONTENTS
PAGE
- 3
I. Preface, ----'"
4
II. Dedication, -
5
III. Introduction, - - - ■
- 7
IV. History of the Church,
95
V. List of Consistories,
- 107
VI. List of Members,
133
VII. Frelinghuysen Genealogy, -
PREFACE.
r DEsmE toftank those who by word or deed l.ava assisted me in the prep-
aration of this volume. ^ ^
Dr M<^ler said in the writer's hearing thirteen years ago : " The hi,
^ry of the Readington Church ou,M to he written." I havf <,no.ed fr^^
from him in tlie following pages. ^
P. n Bousquet, Esq., of Pella, Iowa, ha,, rendered me a great service
by transiatmg most of the Dutch records in existence.
John^'r';''',"""'" ™°"""""' °' '*°" '■"*• '™'""='' «'- Can of Kev
John Fre mghn.ysen, and the later Dutch records, as well as the extracts from
tWcords hept a. Raritan during the ministry of Bev, J. 1, Hardenberg
accepul"!; flr^th: ZT^ 'T, T'"'""^ °' °''' ""' "'^-^^
or tne same. B) their aid I have been enabled to put into
Readington. N. J., March 1, A. D., 1883. ^' ^' "^^
TO MY
WHO HAS NEVER KNOWN ANY
OTHER CHURCH HOME THAN THIS;
WHO, MORE THAN THREE SCORE AND TEN YEARS
AGO, HERE RECEIVED THE RITE OF BAPTISM;
WHO HAS HELPED ME TO MANY FACTS
HERE RECORDED,
AND
ENCOURAGED ME TO WRITE THIS HISTORY,
IT IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED
BY
THE AUTHOR.
INTRODUCTION.
In the parly days of this Church tlie records were kept in a beautiful
liandwritin- by EU.ert Stoothoff. They have been, in the main, well kept,
and are often consulted by persons from a distance, as containing valuable
information. But the books being frequently handled, and having been
regularly used for more than a hundred and fifty years (new books have been
us..d during the present pastorate), now sadly need rebinding. It is hoped
that this will soon be done, and that they will then be deposited in the fire-
proof Library of the Theological Seminary at New Brunswick, X. J.
In 1748 the first pastor. Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, died.
"But where he died, when he died, and where his remains rest, are strangely
omitted in the minutes of all his churches." It is supposed that he was
buried at Threp-:\Ii]e Run, but his grave cannot be identified.
During the ministry of Domine Hardenberg, no minutes of Consistoiy
were kept here; tho.se of the churches of North Branch, and Bedminster
as well, being recorded with those of the Church of Raritan.
Domine Studdiford kept no minutes after 1796.
With these, and a few other slight exceptions, the minutes have been
regularly kept since 1720. Names of consistorj- begin niO'.
The baptismal record is complete from 1720. It appears to have been kept
for thirty-seven years by Elbert Stoothoff. It is a well kept record Dr
Messier says ; - It is one of the neatest and best kept registers we have ever
seen." Afterwards it was kept by different persons in the congregation
The one who kept this record was styled the " Clerk of the Congregation "
and he was at the same time "Precentor," that is, the one who stood in front
of the pulpit to lead the singing of the congregation, lie announced the
names of the tunes before he began to sing. When this arrangement began
IS not kuomi, but it was still in practice in 1800.
Keepers of the baptismal records were paid one shilling by the parents
for recordmg each baptisn., and this al.so paid them for leading the sinking
The baptismal record was so kept until 1827. when Domine Van Lew
agreed to keep tliis, as well as the records of Consistory. Both records were
kept by him until the latter part of his ministry, since which time the Clerk
of Consistory keeps the minutes of that body, and the minister keeps the
record of baptisms and of admissions to full communion.
Hendrick D. Vroom, Martin WyckofE, Henry Vroom, John Messier, John
Nevius, and Cornelius Ten Eyck are remembered as Clerks and Precentors in
the Readington church.
The Dutch records have all been translated, and the volume is, so far, a
documentary history.
The Frelinghuysen genealogy is added as appropriate, because both the
elder and the younger Frelinghuysen — the great-great-grandfather and the
great-grandfather of the present Secretary of the United States — were pastors
of the church.
HISTORY
OF THE
READINGTON CHURCH.
The Eeformed Chiu-ch at Eeadington, K. J., was form-
erly " The Dutch Reformed Church of North Branch." The
date of its organization is not known. Eecords remain from
the beo-inning of the ministry of its first pastor, Eev. Theo-
dorus Jacobus FreHnghuysen. It is stated that when he " ac-
cepted the call which had been sent forward to the Classis
of Amsterdam, it had been waiting for him two years;"
and as he was here in January, 1720, the clun-cli must have
been organized as early as a. d. 1717. Dr. Messier says,
" We are therefore led to fix the date of the organization of
the church of North Branch [now Eeadington] between 1715
and 1718 ; hut the exact y«ar we are not able to determine."
This church has had four edifices. The fii-st stood near
the head of Earitan river, on lands now belonging to Mr.
John Yosseller. It was about three miles East of the present
chm-ch edifice, was built of logs, with a frame addition, show-
ing an increase in the congregation very soon after its organi-
zation. It stood near the brow of the hill, the second river
bank, a few feet East from where the road fi-om North Branch
village intersects the road leading from Readington to Somer-
ville.* Rev. Theodoras Jacobus Freylinghiiysen, who was
pastor of the four associated churches, of Karitan, Six-mile
Run, Three-mile Run [now New Brunswick], and North Branch
[now Readington], preached the iirst sermon in it Feb. 21,
"lT-^."t
Near the location of this first church edifice, where Mr.
John Yosseller now lives, John Baptiste Dumont, and his
father previously, resided. Mr. Yosseller has rebuilt the
house,t ^•'i^t the old house, in part, remains. To this spot,
Queens [now Rutgers] College was removed for a short
time during the Revolutionary war.
From this place Colonel Taylor, the Professor of Mathe-
matics, wrote a letter § to General Washington, excusing his
want of activity in organizing the militia because of his duties
in the college.
Tradition says this first church was burned down. How-
ever that may he, in the jenr 1738 the church, not the edifice,
was removed to Readington, and a second church edifice
erected near the site of the present one. The building was
frame, and the first sermon was preached in it October 7,
* Mr. Vosseller recently uneartlied tlie foundations of tlie clinrcli. There
were a few graves visible near where the church stood, about a hundred years
ago.
f This double designation of the year arose from the fact that formerly
the division between the old and the new years had been made two or three
months later than is now the custom.
I John Baptiste Dumont built the house in 1795. The walls and high
ceilings of that house are yet in good condition. Part of the timber is from
the house which stood there during the Revolutionary war.
§ The letter is in the Revolutionary correspondence. It was published
at Trenton, in the New Jersey Gazette, a copy of which I)r. Messier deposited
in the library of the New Jersey Historical Society at Newark.
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1730, l)y the Rev. Theodoras Jaco])iis Frelinglinjscn, from
Ps. 48:10, "According to tliy name, O God, so is thy praise
unto the ends of tlie earth."' The Building Conmiittee ap-
pointed for tlie erection of this second church was Joris Hall,
Jan Van Sicklen, Nicholas "Wyckoff, and Martin Hyerson.
Joris Hall and Martin Eyerson, however, did not serve.
" The first deed for lands to the church at Keadington
(then known as Korth Branch) was made, a. d. 1738, by
Adrian Lane, to James Van Syckle and Nicholas Wyckoff,
CJinrc/i Wcu'denSf for about one acre of land, lying in front of
the present edifice ; the deed is recorded in the ofiice of the
Secretary of State, at Trenton, in Book O of deeds. In the
same year the church edifice was l)uilt at Readington. At
that time the bounds of the congregation extended from the
head of the Haritan river westwardly beyond the present vil-
lage of Stanton, and from the South Branch northeasterly to
the Alamatong river, including the Hound Valley, Potters-
town, and Whitehouse." (Josej^h Thojyipson, in a note ap-
pended to Dr. Yan Lieir's Dedicatory Sermon, 1865.)
Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, the first pastor of
this clnu'cli was an active and a positive man. There were
Christians, and there was Christianity, in these parts l)efore he
came. But there was a great deal of formality and coldness
with it all. Domine Frelinghuysen determined to correct this
evil. IIis^'iews were evangelical, and he insisted on conformity
in the life, to professions which were made. He was a warm,
earnest preacher, having a dreadful antipathy to all manner of
formalism, " Tlie most prominent peculiarity of the preaching
of Mr. Frelinghuysen consisted in those clear and discriminat-
ing views of the nature arid necessity of the religion of the
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heart, which it conveyed to his hearers in pointed language
and ahnost conversational familiarity, * * The doctrines
of regeneration, repentance, faith, holiness, are nowliere more
strikingly illustrated, or more firmly advocated. He uniformly
insisted, firmly and earnestly, on the necessity of regeneration
to a profitable participation of the Lord's Supper. At a Com-
munion season in the church at Six-mile Hun while the com-
municants were coming forward to take their places at the
table, he cried out, ' See ! see ! even the people of the world
and impenitent are coming, that they may eat and drink judg-
ment to themselves.' Numbers went back to their seats,
thinking themselves thus publicly pointed out." It could
hardly be otherwise than that such plain, and practical, and
pointed preaching and dealing with men, in an age when
many church members depended more on formality than real-
ity, and when even gross immoralities prevailed to an alarm-
ing extent in the church, should rouse the evil passions of men
into opposition.
In 1Y29 a movement was made among certain persons at
Three-mile Run, who were dissatisfied with Domine Freling-
huysen, to procure another minister from Holland. But
nothing ever came of this movement.
In 1T34, the same persons probably, encouraged by mal-
contents in the other congregations, had a new consistory
ordained for themselves by Rev. Yincentius Antonides, of
Long Island. At the same time and j^lace, also, a consistory
for North Branch was ordained. These proceedings were en-
tirely irregular, and only resulted in helping on the dissatisfac-
tion with Domine Frelinghuysen and in increasing his troubles.
Dr. Messier says that Frelinghuysen " never saw the last of
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tbepe." During one part of his ministry ,'so violent was the op-
position, that the church door was shut against liira, and he was
not allowed to administer the ordinances; but at which of his
churches this occurred is not stated.* During tlie last seven
or eight years of his life he enjoyed more quiet and peace
than in the former years of his ministry. " The great work
which he had done testified of him." "About sixty were added
to the church at Three-mile Run." Numbers were added at
Earitan and North Branch. Thus he eaw the tree of evan-
gelical piety, which he had planted with so much earnestness
and care, bearing fruit, in the salvation of many souls.
In 1739 Whitefield was at New Brunswick. A very large
asseml)ly gathered to hear him preach. He met Eev. T. J.
Frelinghuysen there, and notices him very kindly in his jour-
nal of that date. They Itoth aimed to introduce a higher
and more spiritual Christianity among the churches. They
recognized each other as partaking of the same spirit.
HELPERS.
in 1736 Helpers were appointed for the different congre-
gations to which Domine Frelinghuysen ministered. In his
absence they conducted the meetings for prayer, conversed
with the anxious and awakened, and instructed the youth in
* A pamplik't of 150 pages, a complaint to the Classis of Amsterdam
against Frelingliuysen, carefully prepared, and published by his opponents,
is still in existence, and gives an idea of the nature of their opposition.
What it was, may be inferred from what has already been said. One of the
charges was, that he would not admit to the Lord's Supper those who could
not give a satisfactory account of their Christian experience. Another was,
that "he insisted strenuously on a change of heart." Still another was,
that he preached doctrines contrary to the standards of the Church.
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catechetical classes. In doing this, the example of Paul, in
1 Cor. 12 : 28, was affirmed : " God hath set some in the church,
first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then mira-
cles, then gifts of healings, liel^s, governments, divers kinds
of tono;ues."
A similar arrangement was made by the late Rev.
Dr. Mm'ray, of Elizabeth, N. J, He divided his very large
congregation into as many districts as he had elders, and ap-
pointed one elder to have sp&c'ial charge of each district, to
watch particularly over it; and if any were sick, or needed
particular instruction or comfort, to inform him, that he
miglit render the needed service without delay.
The same thing was done, with happy results, when the
writer ministered to the Keformed Church at Peapack.*
At the same time Consistory resolved to " call " a col-
league to Domine Frelinghuysen. The appointment of the
Helpers, the Call, and the announcement of these acts of Con-
sistory to the congregations, are all recorded in Dutch, and the
translation is as follows : f
" Anno 1736, October 18, held Consistory at Raritan, the
whole Consistory of the four congregations being present ; at
which meeting it was resolved to make the following an-
nouncement, as is done in all churches :
"Beloved hearers, we announce unto you that the Con-
*Bat Domine Frelinghnysen's elders probably prpached also in his
absence. So one of the elders of the First Reformed Church of Pella, Iowa,
preached to that congregation for months, and even years, while they were
without a pastor.
f The translation is by P. H. Bousquet, Ksq. , of Pella, Iowa. The min-
utes, also, of consistory and of Coetus, in reconciling parties under the min-
istry of Rev. John Frelinghuysen, were translated by Mr. Bosquet. His aim
has been to give a literal translation rather than even intelligible English.
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sistoiy of the four congregations 1ms met at Earitan, and has
now conchided to call a second Dutch minister,
for these four congregations ; we, there-
fore, heseech the beloved congregations to sustain this will-
ingly, and to subscribe liberally for that purpose, for God de-
sii-es that the chm-ch service, or the ministry and the schools,
be maintained ; we pray, your kingdom come, that the Lord
of the Harvest send laborers into the harvest, because the har-
vest is great and the laborers are few. If we pray aright, avc
nni.;t seek for the promotion of Christ's kingdom with our
deeds, and gladly contribute thereunto liberally— the more so,
because all things are God's. Therefore, no one can spend his
goods l)etter than for the upbuilding of the church of Christ,
which is even graciously rewarded in temporal matters. lie
who has all hearts in His hands do not incline our hearts to
avarice, but to lil.erality— especially that we may do good to
His House; the more because every one knows that the con-
gregations increase in number, and one minister cannot possi-
bly serve so many churches, especially (not then) M'hen he has
become weak and old.
" There is also announced that in each congregation are
selected some assistants or helpers from among the ablest
members, according to 1 Cor. 12 : 28.
" 1. In the congregation at Xew Brunswick are appointed
&s Helpers the f ollowmg :
"Eoelof Nevius, Hendrik Visscher, and Abraham Ouke.
" 2. In the congregation at Raritan, Hendrick Bries and
Theunis Post.*
* Theunis Post had at least two brothers, William and Johannis the
latter of whom had a son Abraham, who had a son Heury, who had a
daughter Ann, who married Joseph Thompson, and became the mother of
the writer. (See History of Hunterdon and Somerset Co's, pp. 488, 7G3 )
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" 3, In the congregation at North Branch, Simon van
Aersdaalen.*
" In the congregation at Six-mile Knn, Elbert Stoothof .
" These men are elected and appointed by the Consistory
as Helpers, with permission to hold Bible and catechetical
classes as catechists, and, also, in pnblic in the church, instead
of the Domine, when he is absent or disabled by sickness.
These helpers are also to assist every member and hearer with
counsel, instruction, guidance, consolation, and prayer.
" The Lord of the House bless this upbuilding and edifica-
tion, and pour out upon these brethren in an abundant meas-
ure the gifts of His Holy Spirit.
" Finall}", there is resolved that no one is permitted to
hold Bible and catechetical classes for others, without consent
of the Consistory (private catechisation may and must be held
by every father with his children and family) ; l^ut a public
one shall not be held hy a private member without permission
of the Consistory, unless he be thereunto appointed by the
Consistory.
" Action in our church meeting at Baritan, date as above.
" (Signed) T. J. Frelinghuysen.
"(Do.) Elbert Stoothof, Clerk."
The call is as foUoiDs :
" Reverend Father G. Yan Schuylenborgh and Reverend
Mister Jan Stockers, much-beloved brethren in our dear Lord
Jesus, He be your light and counsel in this charge, which we
now present to yom' Reverence in love.
" While the harvest is great, and there is but one laborer
*He lived at Millstone (Harlingen), near the old First Church [Sour-
land], about one mile from the church erected in 1753, near Van Akeu sta-
tion, on the present Del. and Bound Brook R. R.
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in our four congregations, therefore \\c, the ConBistory of the
four combined congregations, have concluded at Kuritan
(Raretans), in the fear of the Lord, a\ ith uplooking unto the
Lord of the House, our great Shepherd, to call still a second
Low Dutch (Neder l^uytchen) pastor and teacher as a col-
league of our Do. Frelinghuysen, unto which we entrust and
qualify you, by our presents, alike with our beloved brethren
of the committee, with power to visit (te moogcn assumeeren)
one or two of the reverend Amsterdam ministers, to call, in
our name and in the name of the congregations, an orthodox
and devoted (begenadigden) minister of the New Testament
as our pastor, as we do hereby call your Keverence, Mr.
, as our second ordinary pastor and teacher, to
preach the Holy Gospel with power, that our flock may be
fed Mith pure food, to administer faithfully the Holy Sacra-
ments according to the institution of Christ and the practice
/of the apostles, to catechise the youth, to exercise discipline
prudently with the Consistory, to visit the sick ; further, to ob-
serve all tlie parts of the ministry faithfully, doing the work
of an evangelist, in such a manner, that we may be fully
assured of your service. Your Heverence will have to preach
in all those churches in which our present minister preaches,
and in others in which he may hereafter have to preach.
" On our part, we promise your Reverence all the
years, and every year, the sum of eighty pounds, money
current in this country, as a salary, each pound being from
six to seven Holland guilders, and, besides, a comfortable
residence, with fifty acres of land, free fuel, at 3'our Rever-
ence's door, one free horse with his equipments, witli Avliich
your Reverence will have to travel to till your appointments
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among the different congregations ; your Reverence will also
be cared for with . food where you perform service ; we will
also reimbm-se the Keverend Classis for the expenses of the
peremptory examination and ordination; and, fm-thermore,
free passage with your goods hither. Finally, Ave promise to
pay you immediately, at the delivery of your first sermon,
one half-year's salary — namely, forty pounds.
" The Lord of the Harvest incline your Reverence's heart,
and send you out into His harvest in this New World, in
which great gain has already been made (not without opposi-
tion, however), and still gain is to be made for King Jesus.
" The Shepherd of Israel, He who holds the stars in His
right hand, regard this young vine, which has been planted by
His right hand, in order that we may be furnished with a
faithful w^atchman. The Prince of Life, who has been raised
to a Prince and a Saviour, to whom is given all power in
heaven and upon earth, draw our hearts unto Him, that we
may be laboring heartily to seek God's face in humble prayer.
" Our Do, Frelinghuysen indicates, by the fact that he
personally subscribes this, that he is anxious that there be
called a pious man as his colleague, co-laborer, and co-striver,
in which desu"e he exclaims, longingly, 'Brother, come over;
we will meet you brotherly.' But for the faithful performance
of the promises to our newly-called minister we bind- our-
selves — we, the members of Consistory of the respective con-
gregations, for ourselves and our successors, which we promise
and confirm l)y our signatures.
" Raritan, action in our church meeting.
" N. B. — This is now declined by Do. Schuylenborgh."
At the same meeting of Consistory, when " Helpers " were
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appointed, it was decided, iiUo, that the Consistory should meet
four times in each year — once a year in each congregation —
just before the sacrament of the Lord's Supper Avas dispensed.
March 4, IToT, the churcli of North Branch determined
+o build a new chun-h editice. The resolution was carried
into effect by erecting, in 1738, a new church at Eeadington.
This is the building known to the old people of the present, at
KeadingtoQ,as the "Old chm-ch."
Domine Frelinghuysen died in his fifty-seventh year.
His field of labor had been very extensive, from New Bruns-
wick to Eeadino'ton — in leno;th from fifteen to twentv miles,
and in breadth from ten to twelve miles. Li this field he
labored Avith an energy and perseverance seldom equaled.
This region has been called the " Garden of the Dutch
Church." Its character is in no small measure owing to this
faithful pastor's persevering efforts. Dr. Archibald Alexan-
der* once said : " If jon wish to find a community character-
ized by an intelligent piety, a love of order, and all that tends
to make society what it should be, seek it among the people
of Somerset and Middlesex. And their present character,"
ne adds, " is owing veiy much, under God, to the faitliful
preaching of the Gospel under old Domine Frelinghuysen."
THE CHURCH AT READINGTON
stood within a few feet of the site of the present edi-
fice, a little to the Southwest, near the present " old locust
trees." There was good room for a wagon road between the
* Of whom the writer once hoard Dr. Cainphell say: "When Dr. Alex-
ander died, one of the greatest lights the world ever saw went oul "
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front of the chnrch and the trees. This second church-build-
ing remained, maintaining the same form, hut with various
alterations and additions, as the place of meeting for divine
worship for the congregation until 1833-ninety-five years.
It then gave place to a larger and more commodious house of
worship! 55 X TO feet, with three galleries. The congregation
worshipped in the large Dutch barn of Aaron Lane, about
one quarter of a mile Southwest of the site of the church,
while it was in building. The Building Committee at this
time was John ^Y. Hall, John Klhie, and John Yoorhees
[commonly known in the writer's childhood as "Uncle John,"
or "Centerville John," Voorhees].
When the church was raised, all went well till the plates
were being put up. For some reason the long piece of tim-
ber couldn't be got in position. There were several pieces of
timber behind the frame, with one end resting on the ground
and the other on a beam of the standing frame. John W.
Hall, one of the Building Committee, was a lame man, and
walked with a cane. He was then about sixty-tive years old,
and in his earlier years had followed the trade of a carpenter.
[In the writer's childhood he was generally spoken of as " Old
Carpenter Hall."] After considerable " ado " had been made
about getting a plate up, and it did not go into position, with
an impatient exclamation he threw down his cane, and to the
surprise of all, and horror of many, walked up one of the
pieces of timber that rested on the beam, and, when thus ele-
vated, shouted orders how to handle the timber.
Not long before Mr. Hall's decease, he was reminded of
this incident. " Do you think I shall ever be as active as that
again?" was his response.
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" Ah, no, j\Ir. Hall, -vvo can't expect yon ever again to
be as active as that/'
Qnick and eager came the rejoinder: "Yes, I will! yes,
I will ! Wait till I get my resnrrection body, and yon'll sec ! "
The builder of tlie clnn-ch was Jacob Yoorhees. It was
built by contract, and the bnilder was to take the old church
valued at six hundred dollars, as part of the payment for the
new^ church. George Vlerebome and Joseph Thompson were
a committee to apportion this sum to the pew-holders in the
old church, according as the pews had been rated when the
church had been repaired in 1793. It was so much paid for
those who bought pews in the new chur(^h, and those who did
not buy pews then had their share of the money paid directly
to them.
The church was dedicated December 22, 1833. The
dedicatory sermon was preached hy the pastor, Ecv. Jolm
Yan Liew, from 2 Chron. 7:1, " And the glory of the Loi'd
filled the house."
This edifice remained without any material alteration
until March 22, 1861, when it was destroyed by fire. The
fire originated from the stove-pipe where it passed through the
East gallery. The church was soon replaced by the present
large and commodious building. This is 56 x 76 feet, with a
])asement 56 feet square. While this was in course of erec-
tion the congregation worshipped in a tent, wdiich was pro-
vided for that purpose, a little way East of the church. This
providing a tent in wliich to w^orship was a happy thought. It
w-as first suggested by Jacob F. Handolph, Esq., the son-in-law
of Dr. Yan Liew, who immediately spoke of it to Consistory,
and they at once took measures to provide the tent. It was
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very large, seating more people than the church had fonnerlj
done. This kept the congregation from scattering; and the
novelty of worshipping in a tent attracted many, for the time,
who were not regular attendants at the Readington church.
It was in the summer season, too, and it was a cool and de-
lightful place in wliich to spend the time devoted to the Sab-
bath service. The Building Committee, in 1864, for building
the present church edifice, was Herman Hageman, George
Davis, and Jacob G. Schomp. It was built by contract, and
cost, with furniture, about eighteen thousand dollars.
The following is a list of articles deposited in the corner
stone laid at the southeast corner of the church, August 22d,
A. D., 1864:— Bible, Hymn Book of R. P. D. Church,
Christian Ahnanac, Christian Intelligencer, Hunterdon Demo-
crat, Church Record, box of coin and United States currency,
Compendium of R. P. D. Church, Fourth of July oration at
Readington, A. D., 1846, by Rev. P. O. Studdiford, D. D.,
Deed of old parsonage, Hunterdon Repuljlican, Somerset
Unionist, Nero York Daily Times, August 22cl, 1864, True
American, Trenton, IST. J., May 31st, 1813, Excise Tax Law.
The new church, being completed, was dedicated, with
appropriate services, July 20, A. D. 1865. Agreeably to ap-
pointment, Rev. Henry P. Thompson of Peapack, offered
the Invocation, and pronounced the Salutation ; Rev. Dr.
Rogers of Bound Brook, read the Scripture ; and prayer was
offered by Rev. Dr. Blauvelt, of Lamington. The sermon was
preached by the pastor, Rev. John Yan Liew, from Haggai 2
9, " The glory of this latter house shall be greater than the
former saith the LORD of hosts : and in this place will I give
peace saith the LORD of hosts." The Rev. Dr. Peter O.
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Studdiford, of Lambertville, N. J., made an address, Dr. jNIcss-
ler congratulated the people on the completion of the edifice ;
and Rev. Samuel ^. Studdiford, son of Dr. Stnddifoi-d of
Lambertville, and a grandson of a former pastor of the church,
pronounced the benediction. The dedicatory prayer was
offered by the Rev. Gabriel Ludlow, D. D., of Neshanic, N. J.
This prayer was so characteristic of the author, so appro-
priate, and so comprehensive, that it is given as Dr. Ludlow
liimself furnished it for publication, by request of Consistory,
who also requested and published the sermon of Dr. Van Liew.
DEDICATORY PRAYER.
" Great Sovereign of all worlds and all creatures — the holy,
just, wise, good, true, infinitely glorious, blessed forever — we
again approach Thee with the deepest prostration of spirit,
acknowledging and feeling that we are of little' account in Thy
sight as creatures ; that we are guilty and depraved exceed-
ingly ; that our best worship and services are full of grievous
deficiencies ; yet we believe that Thou wilt accept us through
that Mediator whom Thou Thyself hast appointed. We are
here before Thee to perform no idle or unmeaning ceremony.
"We feel this to be a festive and joyous, but, at the same time,
most solemn occasion ; and we thank Thee for giving us such
a bright, beautiful, and auspicious day for these solemnities.
Thou hast disappointed our fears and greatly exceeded our
expectations.
" This people, through Thy good liand upon them, have
erected a house for Thy Name and worship. They have con-
ti'ibuted liberally and freely for the accomplishment of their
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purpose. We tliaiik Thee for putting it into then iiearts to
do this. We thank Thee for the delightful feeling of una-
nunity that has attended this whole enterprise. We thank
Thee that, from the laying of the first foundation-stone to the
completion of the work, thej have been signally favored and
prospered. We thank Thee that no serious accident has been
permitted to befall the builders, or their assistants, to throw
a shade over this occasion or to connect any mournful associ-
ations with this edifice. And now this people would give this
house to Thee. They well know. Great God, that they can
add nothing to Thee, and that the substance they have contrib-
uted has been all of Thee. Yet they feel it to be a privilege
to dedicate this house to Thee, and will esteem it a high honor
to have their gift accepted.
"And now Jehovah, uncreated, all-sufficient, everlasting,
unchangeable, the God of salvation, our covenant God, the tri-
une God — Father, Son, and Holy Ghost — to Thee we, with
one mind and one heart, dedicate it. Thou, Father Almighty,
Maker of the heavens and the earth — Thou, Father of om"
Lord Jesus Christ, Thou Father of Christ's people for His sake,
our Father in Christ, to Thee we dedicate it. Son of God, only-
begotten, dearly-beloved, King of glory. Lamb of God who
died to take away the sins of the w^orld, and who, after Thou
hadst overcome the sharpness of death, didst open the King-
dom of heaven to all believers — to Thee we dedicate it. Holy
Spirit, proceeding from the Father and the Son — Thou who
enlightenest those who are in darkness, and quickenest
those who are dead in trespasses and sins — who, strength-
enest the weak; Thou great Purifier of a polluted race —
Thou Comforter of such as are in trou1)le, to Thee we
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dedicate it. Arise, O Lord, and enter into Thy rest ! Tal^e
full possession of that which is Thine own — of that which Thy
people have cordially and cheerfully given to Thee.
" And now, preserve that which belongeth to Thee. This
people have employed much skill and the most substantial
materials to render this house a durable one, to be handed
do^^^^ from generation to generation as a place of worship, l)ut
they are fully aware of the frailty of all earthly things. Thou
knowest better than we do the dangers to which this house mav
be exposed in the future. Shield it, Great God, from the M-ick-
edness and violeuc^ of man ; fi-om the fires that would consume
it and reduce it to a heap of smouldering ashes ; from the light-
ning that would rend it in pieces ; from the dreadful Tornado
that would prostrate it and scatter its fragments in every
direction. We beseech Thee to hear us, good Lord.
" And now may it please Thee to make it a blessing to
this church and congregation, and indirectly to the surrounding
churches, and to the whole race of mankind. May Thy people
here enjoy intimate and deliglitful Christian fellowship mth
one another through many successive Sabbaths ; especially
when they sm-round the ta])le of tlieii- gracious Master. Here
may tliat holy, celestial fire, be kindled in tlie breasts of this
people whicli \\ill be carried ^way by them to theii* o\vn dwell-
ings and to the different districts of this widely-spread chm-ch
and congregation. Here may scenes be witnessed and events
take place which will cause an overflowing joy before the
angels and glorified spirits before the throne of God and the
Lamb. Here may Thy servant, the pastor of this people^
stand through several successive years still, though far ad-
vanced in life, to minister in holy things ; and mav las last
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years be those of more usefulness and success tlian those of his
youth and the middle period of his pastorate. When he is in
this place, the mouth of the people to Thee, presenting their
supplications, intercessions, thanksgivings, confessions, and ac-
knowledgments, then hear Thou, and accept, and answer, and
forgive. And when he is Thy moutli unto the people, dis-
pensing that truth which He loves, and of the sweetness and
power of which he has long had experience, then accompany
the dispensation of that truth with a divine and irresistible
influence from on high, to render it gloriously efficacious. May
the truth from his lips be instrumental — greatly so — in giving
light to the benighted mind ; in awakening the careless and
secure ; in communicating a spirit — a life — to such as are
dead ; in cheering and comforting the weary and desponding
one ; in establishing the unsettled ; in reclaiming and restoring
the backslider ; in winning many souls and training them for
glory.
" Arise, O Lord, and enter into this Thy rest. Thy
people can well dispense with the ark of Thy strength ; with
the fire that fell from heaven and consumed the sacrifice upon
the altar ; with the cloud that filled Thy house of old, so that
the priests, Thy ministers, could not enter to perform their
work. They can well dispense mth the symbols of Thy pres-
ence if Thou wilt condescend to grant them that gracious
presence Avhich these symbols w^ere designed to represent ; if
Thou wilt fill this house with that glory, and wilt here bestow
a laro-.e and overflowing measure of Thy peace.
" May Thy presence be here. May it be in the heart of
Thy servant alway, to cheer and sustain him. May it be in
the hearts of the officers of this church ; in the heart of every
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member of this communion ; in every one of these families.
" And to tlie Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, shall he all
the praise forever. Amen."
This church has had eight pastors in its more than one
Innidred and sixty years of existence. Their names, and the
dates of their pastorates, are as follows : —
Theodorus Jacolms Frelinghuysen, - '1720-48.
John Frelinghuysen, - - 1750-54.
Jacob Rutzen Harden! )erg, - - 1758-81.
Simeon Yan Artsdalen, - - ' 1783-86.
Peter Studdiford, - - - 1787-1826.
John Yan Liew, - - - 1827-69.
John Guernsey Yan Slyke, - - 1869-70.
John H. Smock, - - - 1871-
List of churches, with date of organization and names of
Pastors or Supplies, which have been connected with, or formed
fi'om, Keadington church.
Raeitan, 1699 ; supplied occasionally by G. Bertholff,
1699-1720; T. J. Frelinghuysen, 1720-48; (Arondeus Co?i-
ferent/e, 1747-54,) J. Frelinghuysen, 1750-4 ; J. E. Ilarden-
berg, 1758-81 ; T. F. Romeyn, 1784-5 ; J. Duryee, 1786-98;
J. S. Yredenberg, 1800-21 ; R. D. Yan Kleek, 1826-31 ; A.
Messier, 1832-79 ; J. Preston Searle, 1881—
New BRtTNSwicK [Three-mile Pum 1703] 1717; T.J. Fre-
linghuysen, 1720-48 ; J. Leydt, 1748-83 ; J. R. Hardenberg,
1786-90; Ira Condict, 1794-1811; J. Sclmreman, 1812-13;
Jesse Fonda, 1813-17; J.Ludlow, 1817-19; I. Ferris, 1S21-4;
J. B. Hardenberg, 1825-9 ; Jacob J. Janeway, 1830-1 ; S. B.
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Howe, 1832-61 ; R H. Steele, 1863-80 ; T. C. Easton, 1881—
Six-MiLE-KuK [Three-mile-Kuii 1703] ITlT ; T. J. Freling-
hujsen, 1T20-4T ; (Arondeus, Conferentie, 1747-54:,) J. Leydt,
1748-83 ; J. M. Van Harlingen, 1787-95 ; Jas. S. Cannon,
1797-1826 ; Jas. Romeyn, 1828-33 ; Jacob C. Sears, 1833-78 ;
AVm. E. Taylor, 1878—
Haklingen 1727; T. J. Frelinghuysen, 1729-48; (Aron-
deus, Conferentie, 1747-54:,) J. Frelinghuysen, 1750-4; J. 11.
Hardenberg, 1758-61 ; J. M. Van Harlingen, 1762-95 ; W. E.
Smith, 1795-1817; H. Polhemus, 1798-1808; P. Labagh,
1809-44; J. Gardner, 1844-81 ; J. S. Gardner, 1881 —
Neshanic, 1752 ; J. E. Hardenberg, 1758-61 ; J. M. Yan
Harlingen, 1762-95 ; S. Froeligh, 1780-6 ; W. E. Smith, 1794-
1817; H. Polhemus, 1798-1808; P. Labagh, 1809-21; G
Ludlow, 1821-78 ; J. Hart, 1875—
Bedminster, 1758 ; J. E. Hardenberg, 1758-81 ; T. F.
Eomeyn, 1784-5 ; J. Duryee, 1786-1800 ; P. Studdiford, 1787-
1800; J. Schureman, 1800-7 ; C. Hardenberg, 1808-20 ; I. M.
Fisher, 1821-38 ; Geo. Schenck, 1840-52 ; Wm. Brush, 1852- #
65 ; C. H. Pool, 1866-75 ; J. L. McXair, 187/— j^
HiLLSBOKOUGH, 1766 ; supplied by J. E. Hardenberg, J.
Leydt, and J. M. Yan Harlingen, 1766-74 ; C. Foering, 1774-9 :
S. Froeligh, 1780-6 ; J. M. Yan Harlingen, 1787-95 ; Jas. S.
Cannon, 1797-1807; J. Schureman, 1807-9; J. L. Zabriskie,
1811-50; J. De Witt, 1850-63; E. T. jCorwin, 1863—
EocKAWAY, 1792 ; J. Duryee, 1799-1801 ; C. T. Demarest,
1808-13 ; Jacob I. Shults, 1816-34; P. S. Williamson, 1835-9 ;
Jas. Otterson, 1840-5 ; G. Talmage, 1845-51 ; L. L. Comfort,
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1852-4 ; A. Lloyd, 1855-6 ; S. Sturges, 1857-63 ; E. Van Slyke,
1865-T ; AVin. Bailey, 1868—
North Branch, 1825 ; Gee. 11. Fisher, 1826-30 ; A. D.
Wilson, 1831-8; J. K. Campbell, 1838-54; P. M. Doolittle,
1856—
Stanton, 1833 ; J. R. Van Arsdale, 1835-50 ; II. Doo-
little, 1852-72 ; E. Cornet, 1872-6 ; A. J. Martine, 1876—82,
BRANcm'iLLE, 1850 ; II. Dater, 1850-3 ; AVm. Pitcher,
1854-79 ; Wni. E. DaAds, 1879—
Three Bridges, 1874 ; P. D. Oakey (S. S.), 1874-6 ; H.
Doolittle (S. S.), 1876-7 ; G. Lane, (S. S.), 1877-80 ; S. E.
Bii-dsall, 1880-
JOHN FRELINGHUYSEN,
son of Theodoras Jacobus Frelinghuysen, was the successor of
liis father in the ministry of Earitan, North Branch, and Mill-
stone [now Harlingen]. Three-mile Bun [now New Bruns-
wick] and Six-mile Bun had withdrawn from association with
these churches, and tt)gether liad called Bev. John Leydt.
Millstone, which the elder FreHnghuysen had served from
1729, now formed part of the collegiate charge to which the
younger FreHnghuysen ministered. He was distinguished for
iiis eloquence, and was joyfully received by the people. But
on his way to Coetus, in 1754, he was suddenly taken sick,
and died, Septeml)eqk5th.,on Long Island. His congregation
felt his loss very keenly. There liad been a great deal of
trouble, during his father's ministry, mainly because of his
evangelical sentiments and his insisting &o nuich on holy
?iving. The Be v. John FreHnghuysen was eminently a man
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of peace. With a firmness and perseverance remarlvable in one
so young, he promptly tried to heal the divisions already exist-
ing in his congregations. It is worthy of remark, that every
position which he took in this matter, was sustained by the
Coetus. " But the troublesome Arondeus was already among
the people " laboring to prevent this design of Frelinghuysen.
Fryenmoet, also, who was here and baptized nine children in
December 1746, while the elder Frehnghuysen was still living,
lent his influence toward the same end. [Fryenmoet also
baptized twenty-two children in the North Branch congrega-
tion in May, preceding the coming of Kcv. John Frelinghuy-
sen in August, 1750.]
The Call of the Bev. John Frelinghuysen was as follows :
" Reverend and Dear Sir :
" We, the Consistory, elders, and deacons of the churches
of Baritan, North Branch, and Millstone, Ijeing asseml^led in
the fear of the Lord, and being convinced of the need and of
the constant and earnest desire of our churches to continue
the preaching in the Dutch language, and to have the amount
of said preaching increased, we have unanimou,sly resolved to
Call your Beverence as om* pastor and teacher, as we by these
presents do, in the name and by the authority of our churches,
and present you this Call, and most earnestly request and be-
seech you to come to us after your preliminary and final ex-
aminations and ordination obtained from the Beverend Classis
of Amsterdam, or from those here in tliis land authorized and
deputized by said Classis, to take charge of the holy service
among us — namely, to preach the Word of God, to administer
the holy sacraments according to the appointment of Christ,
faithfully to exercise church discipline in connecf ion with the
overseers of the church upon offending members; and, fur
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tbermcre, to perform Avliatcver nuiy l)c rc(|uired of a faithful
servant of Christ according to the word of God and the good
order and appointment of the church, after the manner of our
Reformed Low Dutch Church, established at the Synod of
Dordrecht 1618 and 1619.
" Now, in order to be a little more definite, your Rever-
ence will be recpiired to preach, alternately, in each of the
afore-mentioned churches, and, when in health, twice on each
Lord's Day, except in winter, and then only once, as the cus-
tom here is, and also upon the so-called Feast Days, as is cus-
tomary in the Keformed Low Dutch chun^hes. Also, your
Reverence will be required to take charge of the catechizing
of the youth, of the visitation of families and of the sick, as
time and opportunity permit.
" To assure your Reverence that this is our sincere desire,
we promise you, in the name of our churches, l)esides all love
and esteem which belongs to a faithful servant of Christ, to
provide, first, for a yearly salary of one hundred and twenty-
five pounds, current money at eight shillings an ounce ; the
half of which, collected by the elders and deacons, shall be
paid each half year ; and a suitable dwelling, with thirty acres
of land.
" Thirdly, we will pay the usual cost of your Reverence's
examination and ordination.
" And we promise to pei-form and to do uprightly all as
al)ove said, so long as you faithfully, and according to yom-
ability, shall perform the service among us ; whereto we l)ind
ourselves and our successors with this our handwi-iting.
" iN'ow may He M-ho not only holds the stars, but also, the
hearts in His riglit hand, direct you according to Ilis will and
good pleasure, and incline your heart to us as ours is to you.
Thus, after wishing you all good and blessing upon your person
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and undertaking, we subscribe ourselves, Heverend Sir — Your
servants and brothers in Cln-ist.
" Done in our church meeting,
«Earitan,May 18,1747."
He preached his first sermon at Raritan August 3, 1750,
from Ps. 45 : 16, " Instead of thy fathers shall be thy chil-
dren." The next Sabbath, August 10, he preached in the
church of North Branch, at Eeadington, from Zech. 4:6,
" Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the
Lord of hosts ;" and again in the afternoon from Zech. 6 : 12,
" Behold the man whose name is the Branch." On the suc-
ceeding Sabbath, August 17, at the house of Simon Yan
Aersdaalen, of Millstone, from Ps. 133 : 1, " Behold how good
and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity."
"Bev. John FreHnghuysen married Dinah Yan Berg, of
Amsterdam, a woman of extraordinary culture and piety, who
was afterward known as ' Jufrouw Hardenberg.' It is said
he had failed to obtain her father's consent to marry her, and
had sailed to America, but was driven back by a storm.
Going at once to see her, he urged this cii'cumstance as a
special Providence, showmg tliat he must not go without her.
They were married. A ship, loaded with bricks for a house,
was prepared and sent off. The bricks were carted from the
Haritan Landino; to Somerville, and the house built in 175L''
The house, of com-se, has been changed and enlarged;
but the house built l)y Bev. John Frelinghuysen, in 1751,
forms one side of Mr. Joshua Doughty's late residence.
Those who were office-bearers in these churches seem
now to have determined to act promptly in attempting to heal
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the difficulty which hud exi>tetl for almost a generation. The
three Consistories met for this purpose August 21, 1750, the
same month that Ilev. John Frelinghuysen began his ministrv.
Thev met again September 5, 1751, and prepared articles con-
cerning the difficulty to present to Coetus. The minutes of
Coetus, referring to the case, and giving its " advice," are
dated Septeml)er 12, 1751; and on the 25th of the same month
the " three Consistories" again convened " for tlie purpose of
complying with the instructions of the Reverend Coetus." *
Rev. John Frelinghuysen was eminently a man of peace,
but he aimed to have the foundations of peace well laid. No
covering up, nor smoothing over difficulties merely would do ;
but the matter was squarely met, a remedy faithfully appUed,
and the result proved the wisdom of the course pursued. lie
took hold of the upas tree with a Urui hand, and cast it out,
root and branch. For iiiirty years the peace of Zion had l)een
disturbed, but a lasting peace was then obtained.
The two parties in the congregations were called " The
Party of Domine Frelinghuysen," and "The Malcontents."
The meeting was held at Raritan. The minutes, translated
into English, are as follows :
"Having been called as- minister of the congregations,
Raritan, North Branch, and Millstone ; having accepted the
call in the place of my now glorilied father, and having been
ordained as minister for the aforesaid congregations l)y the
Cla-^sis of Amsterdam Jn the year 1749, I arrived here the
next year, under God's guidance, engaged myself solemnly to
''The Coetus reverently says, just before closiug its "advice," "Our
God give peace ! "
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my congregations on the 3d of August, 1755.* On the 21st
of that month the great Consistory — namely, of the three con-
gregations, Earitan, j^orth Branch, and Millstone — assembled
for tlie purpose of electing new persons for the church ser-
vice.
" I. Which being opened witJi prayer by the President,
and having read (in imitation of the custom in Holland, M'it-
nessed by many) 1 Tim. 3, the election of Consistories had to
be proceeded with; and in accordance with the Articles of
Union entered into between the Consistories of Raritan and
North Branch on the one side, and the so-called malcontents
on the other side, confirmed by their signatures and seal,
which now had to be complied with as the way to union.
" II. The fii'st of which was of this tenure, that the entire
old Consistory had to go out at the arrival of the called min-
ister, and that then there had to be elected an entu-e new Con-
sistory — namely, three elders and three deacons in each con-
gregation, in Raritan and North Branch — and in such a
manner, that two elders and two deacons had to be elected
in the aforenamed congregations from the party of Do.
Frelinghuysen : and one elder and one deacon from the party
of the malcontents, the election of which last-named had to be
had after the following manner : namely, the malcontents in
each congregation should propose six persons from their midst,
out of whom two persons should be elected in each congrcga
tion as members of Consistory.
* Tliis date (1755) appears very plainly iu tlie text of the original min
utes, bnt at the end of the minutes of that meeting is found the year 1750 ;
hence this 1755 here must be an error.
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"Til. AVhereiipon the rrcsidcut answered, that it \v:is
coTitnii-v to church order that the entire Consistory should go
out, and chose rather that but one elder and one deacon should
go out in eacli congregation, and the innuber be filled from
the six proposed men, the matter then still remaining the
same. But noticing that the least change in the Articles
M'ould give occasion for l)reaking them, consented at once that
the entire Consistory should go out ; and we intended, accord-
ing to the made Articles, to proceed to the election, first, of
two new elders and deacons from the party of Do. Fre-
linghuysen, and then to let the incoming party propose their
six men, and to elect from them one elder and one deacon;
but the incoming brethren demanded at the election, as a com-
pliance with the conditions of peace on their side, to act with
us as Consistories over our congregations, and to have the
right of voting, as well in the election of members of Con-
sistory from our side, as from their side ; then still retaining
above us the right to propose six men as a limitation for us in
the election.
" IV. Thereupon those brethren were requested to step
out, and the matter was considered by us, and (a) it was re-
solved that we neither could, nor ought to, consent to their
request contrary to their own Articles and all sense of fair-
ness; {h) secondly, there was proposed (1) whether the Arti-
cles should be strictly complied with in the election (namely),
to have theii* six men in each congregation proposed to om*
outgoing or our newly-elected Consistory, and then to elect
from them two men; (2) or whether we should (ionie so much
nearer as to permit their Consistory, over and above the pro-
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posing of six men, still to vote with our Consistory in the
election of two ont of those six, and each one was called upon
to express his opinion in reference to this matter ; some were
in favor of the former, and some in favor of the latter, nntil
it was resolved to propose the latter to the brethren who stood
out-doors, and to be limited by them to the latter, if they
would come to that.
" V. The brethren were requested to come in, and the
latter was proposed to them ; but they refused, and insisted on
acting with us in all things, which we neither could nor ought
to agree to, according to the Articles that were made and to
the chm'ch rules ; and thus proceeded peace without union of
mind.
" VI. Thereupon we proceeded to the election of new
•Consistories; in the congregation at North Branch, in which
Jan Yan Neste and Abraham De La Meter as elders, and
Nicholas Wyckoff as deacon, went out. In Avhose place are
elected, l)y majority of votes, as elders, the outgoing Jan Van
Neste and Pieter Monf oort ; as deacon, Jan Du Mont. The
minutes of Consistory, being read, were found by the entire
assembly to contain that which had been acted ujDon, and,
therefore,
" Subscribed in the name of all,
" JoH : Frelinghuysen, V. D. M.
" (Minister of the Word of God),
" et Prgeses Synodii,
" (and President of Synod)."
" Action of our Synod,
" Raritan, the 21st of August,
" 1750."
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" Then the meeting was closed with prayer."
Tlie trouble was not yet over, nor the storm quieted, as
will be seen from the minutes that follow:
" Anno 1751, the 5th of September, the great Consistory
of the three Congregations convened.
" The meeting being opened with prayer, it was consid-
ered that Avhile the difference between us and the malcontents
was twofold, the one touching Raritan and North Branch, and
the other Millstone, and both had presented their matter to
the Reverend Coetus separately, and two elders had still to Ije
delegated by us — the one fi-om Raritan and North Branch, and
the other from Millstone — and, therefore, there Mas elected
for Raritan and North Branch, Pieter Willemse ; and for
Millstone, the brother Simon Van Aersdaalen.
" 2. Farther, we took into consideration the Articles of
compact between us and the so-called malcontents of Raritan
and North Branch, and more particularly what party must
elect, so the Consistories proved that the party of Do.
Frelinghuysen must elect, and that they never had tliought
anything else. Which was evident (a) because they never
had proposed to them anything else than that they should
come in as private members.
" (i.) Because we certainly have three — yea, live — men
against their one, while they had eight members of Consistory
against us six ; and, therefore, w^e never would l)e willing to
act so unequally to give them eight votes in tlie union.
" c.) Because all they had to do, as the incoming party.
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as is expressed in the Articles, was to propose six men, out of
whom they were not to elect, nor could they demand any
more.
" {(I.) The matter itself is asked by Pieter Willemse, our
delegated elder in the full assembly. Who shall elect them ?
The answer was, Well, the party of Do. Frelinghuysen.
As we can show l)y our witnesses, Marten Ryersen, Pieter
Middagh, Cornelius Wyckoff ; even here, we lack not for witnes-
ses from the malcontents themselves.
" (e.) Can we give them, as members of Consistory,
equal voice with us, while they went out from among us and
organized a church within a church, and a congregation within
a congregation ? And, therefore, we say w^e never ought to
do such a thing, and never have done it. And, furthermore,
we do here appeal to the conscieiices of our malcontent breth-
ren, v/hich, no matter what their moutlis may do, could vote
with us.
" 3. Ordered that Brother Pieter Monfoort furnish wi*it-
ten testimony from those w^ho have heard that permission was
given for the election to be held l)y the party of Do. Pre-
linghuysen.
" 4. Agreed tliat there shall Ije paid to the elder who
accompanies the minister as delegate from the three united
congregations to the Coetus from the general fund of the con-
gregations forty sliillings, to defray expenses of travelling and
lodging.
'*' So done in our church meeting the 5th of Septem-
ber, 1751, and subscril)ed in the name of all.
" JoH : Pkelinghuysen."
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They could not agree, aiul so the matter was promptly
taken to Coetus. The difficulty was clearly stated and fairly
discussed at the meeting of Coetus, and the decision or advice
of that l)ody accjuiesced in by all parties.
The troul>le, and the manner of settlement thereof in the
ciiurches of Raritan and Millstone, are also recorded here.
The controversy between Do. Frelinghuysen's Consistory
is seen from the minutes of Coetus.
COPY FROM THE MINUTES OF COETUS.
" Do. Frelinghuysen presented the writing of Rynier
Veghten, of the malcontents, which was read ; and it was ob-
served that in the congregation of Millstone are two Consisto-
ries — one of the so-called malcontents, the other the Consistory
of Do. Frelinghuysen — that those parties are inclined to
unite with one another ; wherefore the so-called malcontents
have proposed to the Consistory of Do. Frelinghuysen that
one elder and one deacon of both sides, with the minister,
Do. Joh : Frelinghuysen, and still one elder and deacon of
Do. Frelinghuysen be elected, and those would then constitute
the Consistory of the congregation of Millstone.
" That, on the part of Do. Frelinghuysen, it w^as
agreed (but with this reservation), that, first, the elder and
deacon from the side of the malcontents should be elected and
ordained, and that then, with the remaining one elder and dea-
con, one more be elecjted ; farther, this reservation of Do. Fre-
linghuysen is stated [as follows] :
" 1. That they must be elected first; for, if they were a
lawful Consistory, yet they were not the Consistory for which
they had voted.
" 2. That thej are then the half of the Consistory in the
anion, while they do not bear one-third of the expenses nor
constitute one-thuxl of the congresation.
" o. That Do. Frelinghuysen must stand in the midst
of the fire, whether he inclines to the one side or to the
other.
" 4. That the organization of the so-called malcontents
appears to his Reverence as mysterious, and to his Reverence's
Consistory as illegal; and to that end they oifer to prove to
the Reverend Coetus that they are an organized Consistory in
a Consistory, and a congregation in a congregation.
" 5. That the bad results, designed by whoever it may be,
or designed to work evil and dissension by fraud and injustice,
promising an honest settlement ; and, therefore, instead of
remedying reproach [or slander], are paving the way for it.
" Rynier Yeghten opposes the reservation of Do. Freling-
huysen, that the reunion must be made as has been offered
by them, for the following reasons :
" 1. Because they are organized by authority of the
Classis of Amsterdam.
" 2. And no Consistory in a Consistory, because the old
Do., T. J. Frelinghuysen, was only minister of Raritan, but
not of Millstone.
" 3. It is also questionable whether they constitute one-
third of the people; and ought to be able to contril)ute one-
third of the expenses, because they have a piece of land be-
longing to the church.
" 4. The reservation of Do. Frelinghuysen appears to us
most improper, because then our entire Consistory would have
to go out.
" 5. That our Consistory has been organized long before
the Consistory of Do. Frelinghuysen, and, therefore, that what-
ever Do. Frelinghuysen says about us is applicable to liimself.
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'• Wlu-ivupou Do. Frclinghu3'seii, tiiking the matter
up i):irti(iil;u- by particular, contended for the causes of his
reservation ; the lirst was simply supposed, as, also, the third;
the second, that they constitute not one-third — no, not one-
fourtli — of th.e people, proves that they dare not promise one-
third of the expenses, and from the lists, because many of
them came over to us. What they say about the church lot is
without foundation, our right to it is better than theirs ; and
from the day that we came in the land we might have taken
possession of it, antl will proba])ly yet take the interest of it ;
in reference to the fourth particular, that their organization is
illegal, and that they are a congregation in a congregation, is
plain from :
" (a.) Because the district. Millstone, is in the heart of my
father's congregation, and he never could go from tlie one
church to the other but what he had to pass the Millstone
(which is a river which flows into the Raritan).
" (l.) To say now that Do. Frelinghuysen was not
minister thereof, it would be better to write to Holland, or to
say it to a stranger. We pray — yea, we beseech — that the
matter may be investigated, that two or three ministers may
look into it.
" (c.) To this day, those who reside on this, and on yonder
side of Millstone, do not belong to that so called congregation,
but to Six-mile Kun.
" (d.) At that tune Dirk Yolkerse, the elder of Do.
Frelinghuysen, resided on the Millstone, and everything there
l)elonged to the Call of Do. Frelinghuysen, and, therefore,
they are embodied in the congregation of Do. Frelinghuysen.
" {e.) Was not the first Consistory organized at Millstone,
but one Doctor Koeter resided at Ten-mile llnu, in tlic heart of
the congregation of Do. Frelinghjiysen there ; the other could
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throw a stone in the Haritan, and resided in between two elders
on the Haritan.
" (/•) ^^lio have elected 1)ut mcml)ers who had sul)scribed to
the Call to Do. Frelinghuysen, and separated themselves from
him ? Who were the first Consistories but those who resided in
the midst of his congregations, and wdiere is Millstone, except-
ing in the heart of his congregation of Six-mile Run and Korth
Branch? Yea, that river flow^s into the Haritan, so that the con-
gregation of Millstone is, as the English say of Tromp, ' Tromp
here, Tromp tliere, Tromp everywhere ! '* And, therefore, we
insist that they are a Consistory in a Consistory, and a congre-
gation in a congregation.
"((/.) That they were organized by authority from Classis
is, also, not so either; but, hebig organized, it was approved by
Classis, or permission was given after it had been done, and
the Keverend Classis had also been deceived in this, wliich
afterwards appeared to it.
" (Ji.) The election, announcing, and ordination, did not pro-
ceed orderly, all having been done at the same time, in one day
— in short, the organization was a vile fraud, the foundation a
lie, and the congregation a myth — it is high time that she fall,
and that the fraud be puljlished in the other churches, like as it
is known to everyone who is acquainted with our congregations.
" {l.) And now to hasten their destruction, Domine Freling-
huysen, while the people were growing in numbers, has dis-
missed some from the congregation at North Branch, and or-
ganized a congregation there ; this is the matter, and this we
can not only prove to you, Heverend Fathers, but even should
*" 111 thn old church of Delft, notable for its leaning' tower, is the monument of
Admiral Van Tromp who took part in thirty-two naval engagements, overcame
in 1653 the British fleet under Blake in the Downs, and afterwards defied the Eng-
lish by sailing up and down the Channel with a broom at his mast-head. The vet-
eran hero fell at last on his own deck In a battle with the English near the mouth
of the Maas."
"In the same church are buried Admiral Piet Hein, (who captured the Spanish
silver fleet; and Leuwenhock, the naturalist, both of theiu natives of the ancient
town."
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you de?irc to go with us, and to visit our ])l:ic(', we could nuike
you see it with your eyes. Furthermore, wliile we have now
come so far, we wish to treat with our opponents in the most
friendly manner ; and while the state of our controversy was
not handed in (also being requested), who was legal and who
was illegal, we leave it to the wisdom of the Reverend Coetus
to decide in this matter, prudently, in sucli a manner that a re-
union may he brought about, however, so that the Reverend
Coetus in its indulgence will not recognize as legal that which
was done so entirely illegal. Rynier Yeghten, nor any one of
the Reverend Coetus, having anything to answer to this, the
parties were requested to step out, and the conclusion of the
Reverend Coetus followed.
" The reverend assembly, after mature deliberation, came
to the following conclusion : That two elders and two deacons
of Do. Frelinghuysen, with one elder and one deacon from the
number of the malcontents, with Do. Frelinghuysen, elect one
elder and one deacon, who being confirmed, one elder and one
deacon of Do. Frelinghuysen go out with the malcontents ; and
so the two newly elected, together with the remaining four of
Do. Frelinghuysen, shall be rec-ognized as a Consistory.
« Tk *i • -I Oil Subscribed,
" Done this 12th. '
September, "1751." \ J^h: Henrs. Goethius, p. t. preses.
I Benjamix Myj^en, Cetus, p. t. scriba.
COPY OF THE WRITINGS PRESENTED TO
THE REVEREND COETUS.
TTe M'ish blessing to the Assembly. May it please the
Reverend Coetus to know, that not only there was organized
a Consistory in a Consistory, and a congregation in a congre-
gation, at Millstone, under pretence that Domine Theo: Jac:
Frelinghuysen was not minister there, the counterpart of
which we explained to you on yesterday verb.ilh', but that
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also there was organized at Raritan and North Erancli, a
Consistory in a Consistory, and a conffreo'ation in a congrega-
tion, without the knowledge of tlie Classis of Amsterdam.
" ]^ow it is that these malcontent so-called Consistories
being anxious to unite with us, present themselves before you
for that purpose, with request that thej be recognized as Con-
sistory, and that as Consistory tliey have a vote as well as our
legal Consistory — yea, more than that, because they have eight
members and we six — which we cannot and may not do with
our Consistories; but we offer them a union just as they left
us ; we will receive them as brethren, and admit them to the
Sacraments with us, provided they bring proof of their mem-
bership ; we will forgive and forget their leaving us wrong-
fully, in the time of our weakness — in the infancy of our
congregations — neither will we hold them indebted for the
portion of the salary promised by them to our father, our
former minister, Theo : Jac : Frelinghuysen, but not paid by
them ; we are willing, although we do not need them now for
temporal matters, to receive them in love, nevertheless ; but
we cannot and dare not receive them in any other manner
than as members, and for the following reasons : —
" 1. We propose to the Reverend Assembly to prove that
the malcontents, with whom we have had to do, are a Consis-
tory in a Consistory, and a congregation in a congregation;
which is clear, because they call themselves " the Malcontent
Consistories of Raritan and North Brancli," while it is known
to the Old World, and to the other, that Do. Frelinghuy-
sen, our father, was minister of those congregations, and
his Consistories were legal Consistories, among which be-
longed these malcontents, who had subscribed his Call [or
upon whose Call they had insisted] from whom they had sepa-
rated and organized themselves into a Consistory. Ergo
" 2. They never have been recognized by a Classis; even
the Classis of Amsterdam does not know of their existence, as
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appears from the Minister's Roll — Frelinghuysen alone l)eing
recoirnizcd as minister of those conm-eii'ations.
" 3. There is a Classical resolution \vliicli is most favor-
able for them, and is resting npon a great niLstake, in Avhich
they are only recognized as common members; for to be
recognized as a legal Consistory has never before been dis-
cussed before an ecclesiastical assembly like this one ; ^vhere-
fore %ve
" 4. They have had Arondiiis, as a minister, mIio has
never been legally called by them, or has never been installed
over them.
"5. AVe dare not reciognize them as a legal Consistory, or
unite Avith them as such, contrary to all rules of Classes and
Synods, on account of bad results.
" (a) While every evil-minded person tlien could arbitra"
rily separate himself from the assembly of the Lord and
organize a Consistory, and still come off triumphantly ;
" (b) Then every avaricious person, because lie d) But in particular :
(1) That those who were received by Do. Rieger, being
worse than Remonstrants, will have to make con-
fession again.
(2) As to those who were received by Job : Arondeus, he
never having been a la^vful minister here, and not
entered in the Minister's Roll, they leave to the
wisdom and prudence of Do. Frelinghuysen ;
(3) That the names of the members should be announced
in the congregation.
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MINUTES OF OUR GREAT CONSISTORY.
The Consistories of Raritan, North Branch, and Millstone
met, for the purpose of complying with the instructions of
the Rev. Coetus, as seen above.
" 1. The meeting having been opened with prayer, the
decisions of the Coetus were read, and the matter of Raritan
and North Branch was taken up first. The malcontents were
requested to propose their six men.
" 2. Vroom thereupon inquired after the advice of the
Coetus concerning the members, which was told him ; and he
replied, that if those who were received by Do. Rieger had
to make confession again, that would interfere with the peace,
"because those which they had to .propose had been received by
Do. Rieger ; to which we replied that such was the advice of
the Coetus ; that we would not willingly deviate from that,
and that Rieger Avould certainly have strongly impressed his
members wath his peculiar views, which could not be tolerated
in members of the Reformed Church ; but that, for the sake
of peace, w^e would present to those who were opposed to us
the views of Do. Rieger, and, if they w^ere rejected by them,
it would suffice ; there it ended. Thereupon they requested to
absent themselves for deliberation over their six men, which
being granted they stepped aside.
" 3. The matter of Millstone was taken up, in which we
elected a new elder and a new deacon from the malcontents,
according to instruction of the Coetus ; and on our side then
voted, as elders, Lambert Dorland and Johannes Weitknegt ;
as deacons, Jacobus Yan Aarsdalen and Willem Willemse.
On the side of the malcontents, Jan Staatsz and Joris Bergen ;
and with unanimity of votes there were elected as elder Ry-
nier Yeghten, in place of the outgoing Simon Yan Aersdaalen,
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and us deacon Abraham liegeman, in placo of the outgoin<'
Jan Van Nujs; so that our Consistory shall consist of:
"Elders: Lambert Dorland, Joharmes Weitknegt, Kv-
nier Yeghten. Deacons; Jacobus Van Aarsdalen, AVillciii
^ViIlemse, Abraham liegeman.
"4. Thereupon the malcontents have proposed their six
men for North Branch only, considering it unnecessary f inquire in his temple."
'* Anno 1753, the IGth May. Consistory of the three united
congregations — Raritan. ^orth Branch, and JliUstone — met,
and resolved unanimously :
" 1. That each congregation shall bear one-third of the ex-
penses of the Call, and building of Domine's house.
'* 2. That the congregation will remain tmited until they
shall separate by mutual consent.
••3. That the minister of the three united congregations,
in the event of a new Cidl, shall have the liberty to choose
what place he will serve ; but shall have to continue to preach
at all the places until the second minister comes.
'••i. But that those congregations which he shall choose
shall faithfully contribute their portion in the '"calling" of the
second minister.
'•5. That Karitan and Xorth Branch shall retiun to
Alillstone one-third of the cost of the Domine's house, but
the one-third of what the house has depreciated shall be de-
ducted therefrom.
'■' 6. It was ascertained that the cost of building the pas-
toral house amounted to £570 7s. 4d. (five himdred and sev-
en tv pounds seven shillings and four pence), to which each con-
scregation had to contribute one htmdred and ninety pounds
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two shillings and live pence (£11)0 2s. 5d.) Millstone having
paid only seventy-six pounds (£76), remained indebted one
hundred and thirty pounds eighteen shillings and live penco
Avhic'h is assumed by Raritan and Korth Branch, Millstone
promising to pay interest thereon ; which interest anmially, and
for every year they remain united, amounts to seven pounds
nineteen sliillings and seven pence — of which three pounds
nineteen shillings and nine pence and half penny nuist l)e paid
to North Branch, and three pounds nineteen shillings and
nine pence and half penny to Raritan, Elder, Andries Ten
Eyk is to receive for North Branch, and Elder Pieter Van
Neste for Karitan ; and imto them Simon Van Aarsdaalen, Ry-
nier Yeghten, and Johannes Stryker have bound themselves in
behalf of Millstone to pay the above-named sum annually.''
"And so the meeting -was closed with thanksgivhig."
During the ministry of the Rev. John Frelinghuysen, a
charter of the five churches — New Brunswick, Raritan, Six-
mile Rim, Millstone, and North Branch — was obtained of
" George, the Second, of Great Britain, France and Ireland,
King, defender of the Faith, etc." This charter is dated June
Tth, 1753. It has been copied by Dr. Messier in its appro-
priate place, after the rninistry of Rev. John Frelinghuysen
closed, in the Book of Minutes of the Chm'ch of Raritan.
The copy occupies seve7i folio pages, to which the Doctor
has appended the following note :
" N. B. — This old paper was discovered recently, and a
copy of it is here entered as a remnant of former days, and a
relic of what has been done." A. M.
"Oct. 6, 1868."
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The preamble of this Charter states that,
"Whereas diverse and sundries of our loving subjects
inhabiting within the several counties of Somerset, Hunterdon,
and Middlesex, in our Province of ISTew Jersey, in behalf of
themselves and others, being of the Dutch Protestant Pe-
formed Church, by their humble petition presented to our
trusty and well-beloved Jonathan Belcher, Esq., Captain-Gen-
eral and Governor-in-Chief in and over our Province of New
Jersey and territories thereon depending in America, Chan-
cellor and Yice- Admiral in the same, etc., setting forth that
the petitioners are very numerous and daily increasing, and
consist of live churches and congregations, to wit * * * That
the advantageous support of religion among them requires
that some persons among them should be incorporated trustees
for the community * * * And we, having nothing more at
heart than to see the Protestant religion in a flom'ishing con-
dition throughout all om- dominions, and being graciously
pleased to give all due encouragement to such of our loving
subjects who are zealously attached to our person, government,
and the Protestant succession, in our royal house, and to grant
the petitioners in this behalf."
Then follows the Act of Incorporation, in these words :
" Know ye that we, of our special grace, certain knowl-
edge, and mere motion, have willed, ordained, constituted, and
granted, and by these presents for us, our heirs and success-
ors, do will, ordain, constitute, and appoint, the Reverend
John Light, John Frelinghouse, ministers ; John Van Middles-
worth, Peter Williams, Peter Yan Ess, Andreus Ten E^x-k,
Daniel Cebryn, Peter Montfort, Hendrick Fisher, Cornelius
Bennet, William Williams, Luke Yoorhees, David Nevius, Si-
mon Yan Arsdalen, John Strieker, Eeynier Yeghten, elders :
and Frans Cusack, Andrew Monton, John Broca, Harman
Laan, Cornelius Wyckoff, Peter Schamp, Hendrick Yan Dem--
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sen, John Messlear, Abraham Ilize, Cliristoplicr IToglan, Item
Gan-etsi)n, Cornelius Van Arsdalen, Andrew llageniaii, Abra-
ham Ilageman, and James Van Ar.^dalen, deacons, of the
Dutch licformed congregations above named, and the counties
aforesaid, and their successors hereafter, the minister, or min-
isters, elders and deacons, of the respective churches or con-
gregations, which at any time hereafter, be duly chosen or
appointed, shall be and remain one body politic and corporate
in deed and in fact, by the name of the trustees of the Dutch
Reformed Church of Raritan, North Branch, New Brunswick,
Six-mile Run, and Millstone, in the Counties aforesaid."
COETUS.
A Coetus was proposed by the church in New York, and
a conditional plan sent by them to Holland in 1738. But the
Coetus * was not authorized by the Classis of Amsterdam until
1747, the year before Frelinghuysen died. The meeting in
1738, which sent a petition to Holland for authority to form a
Coetus, was the only meeting of that body which the elder
Frelinghuysen ever attended.
After a delay of nine years the petition was granted, and
a Coetus formed with qtiasi authority ; for they were author-
ized to transact ecclesiastical business, duI}' in subordination to
the Classis of Amsterdam. Final examination and ordination
of students were not granted.
Their desire to assist the church more conveniently and
rapidly to a ministry adequate to its necessities was completely
balked.
Ferdinandus and Jacobus, two sons of Domine Freling-
* In 1755 the Coetus was changed into a Classis.
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liiijsen, Avlio had been sent to Holland for ordination, both
died at sea, on their retui'n voyage, in 1753.
A more efficient judicatory was deemed necessary.
The chm-ch of Millstone was under the pastoral care of
the Frelinghuysens, father and son, 1729-5-1.
The church of Bedminster was organized in 1758, and
immediately entered into a collegiate arrangement with the
churches to which Domme Hardenberg ministered. He was,
therefore, its first pastor.
In May, 1750, Fryenmoet, when "he was a second tmie
on his errand of strife in the congregation of North Branch,"
baptized twenty-two childi-en. Ericksen, in March, 1748,
baptized three, and again in July of the same year, six.
In September, 1752, " Xew Style'' was introduced in
keeping the records. It is noted on the side of the page in
the following words, in a large, bold hand. " ' Xew Style ' is
begun the third of September, 1752. In place of the tlm-d
of September we reckon the fourteenth."''
After the death of the Eev. Jolm Frelinghuysen, the
churches to which he ministered Mere vacant for nearly four
years, " Zion appeared to lay waste and desolate. Hope, there
seemed to be almost none." It was during this time that the
Conferentie party made strenuous efforts to have Fryenmoet
for their lawful minister. Kov. 9th, 1756, a letter of com-
plaint was sent l)y the Conferentie party to the Classis of
Amsterdam. In this letter they say " The new Consistory,
together with the Consistories of the other three villages,
have made and executed a Call upon the so-called student
Hardeinberg," AVe have only to add, the whole active life of
Dr. ILirdenberg, for more tlian thirty years;, is sufficient answcj
to this sliglitiug remark, " So-called student.''
DOIMINE HARDENBERG
r-ucceeded Eev. John Frelinglniysen and preceded Rev. Simeon
Van Artsdalen. lie liad not enjo^-ed tlie advantages of a colle-
giate education, l)nt he seems to have been a man of great
executive ability. lie -was licensed to preach when only
twenty years of age. He became the successor of his pre-
ceptor, the Rev. John Frelinghuysen, in 1758. He was
pastor of the important clnirches of Raritan and North
Branch, and of the newly organized church of Bedminster,
1758-81. These churches were about ten miles apart. The
church of Raritan* was two miles below the present village of
Somerville.
In addition to this very large pastoral charge, lie was also
pastor of the churches of Neshanic, seven miles south of Read-
ington, and of Millstone (now Harlingen) 1758-61. In the
latter year he Ment to Holland, and when he i-eturned did not
again serve the two last named churches. He liowever, in
company with J. Leydt and J. M. Yan Harlingen, supplied the
recently formed church of New' Millstone 1766-74.
The following anecdote is told about Domine Hardenberg's
proposal to many the widow of his instructor, in theoloiry,
Rev. John Frelinghuysen :
* " It stood on tlic knoll on tlie north side of the river one quarter of a
mile bflow the present bridge across the Raritan known as the 'old bridire.'
It was bumod during the Revolutionary war by an ex])edition of the Queen's
Hangers, and was not built again till some time after the war."
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"After Mr. Frelinghnysen's death, his widow determined
to return to Amsterdam, in Holland, where her father
resided. The preparations were all made, and the day
appointed to leave Raritan for the purpose of embarking
at New York, when young Hardenberg surprised her by
an offer of marriage. He had contemplated it for some
time, and had consulted with the officers of the church in re-
gard to its propriety, (he had not yet finished his theological
studies), but on account of the yet so recent death of her hus-
l)and, only brought himself to the point of making an avowal
of his feelings when it could be no longer postponed. Slie is
said to have received it with an exclamation of surprise ; ' My
child M'hat are you thinking about !' The result, however, was
that the arrangements to remove were countermanded, and the
voyage to Holland abandoned. They were married soon after,
and she went to reside with his father at Kosendale, until he
had finished his theological course, and received license to
preach the Gospel."
Dr. Campbell, in his sermon occasioned by the death of
Theodore Frelinghuysen in 1862, says,
" Theodore loved * * to speak of his grandmother, Ju-
f vrouw Hardenljerg, and how much he owed to her prayers and
counsels ; and w' ith her earnest goodness, he must have received
them in no stinted measure. She began them when he was a
little boy sitting on her knee, and when she died he was in his
twentieth year."
" She lived for the cause which she had chosen, and died
in the land of her adoption" — in 1807, aged 81 years. Her
remains repose amid the honored dust in the crowded cemetery
of the Eeformed Dutch church in New Brunswick, N. J. On
her tomb-stone is this tribute : '" Of high attainments here in
grace, now resting in glory.
' Tell how she clmibed the everlasting hills,
Survevinq: all the realms above ;
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Borne on a strong winged faitli, uiul ietv and religion. I am, etc., r^ -itt m
^ " ° ' \x¥jj. Washington.
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Immediately after this " Answer " Dr. Messier has added,
in his " Centennial History of Somerset County,"
" This is quite a courtly document indeed, but it expresses
the sentiments of a noble man, in a case where patriotism and
humanity were both concerned. * * It proves the friendship
of Washington and Ilardenberg."
At this time Gen. Washington's head-quarters were in the
house until recently owned by Caleb Miller, the first house
west of Dr. Hardenberg's residence.
One other incident connected with Gen. Washington's re-
sidence at Somerville, we give as appropriate here.
To the house which A. Yoorhees Nevius now owns, near
l^orth Branch village, Gen. Washington once v\^ent, while his
head-quarters were at Raritan, on a visit of condolence to the
widow of Capt, Isaac Brokaw, killed in the battle of German-
town. Dr. Messler's reflections on this incident are as fol-
lows :
" We have always thought this incident one of the most
beautiful exhibitions of his most extraordinary life. What a
heart the great man had ! And he could well conceive of the
grief of a lone widow, made so in one of his battles, and ride
several miles to see her a? id express his sympathy for her
great loss. Of what other hero is the same tenderness record-
ed?"
At four different times Dr. Hardenberg was chosen Presi-
dent of General Synod. He was unanimously appointed the
first President of Queen's [now Rutgers] College* for the es-
*The first suggestion of a College for tlie education of the youth, of the
Reformed Dutch Church, is due to Rev. Theodoras Jacobus Frelinghuysen.
The charter for Queen's college was obtained March 20th, 1770.
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taLlislnncnt of which he hud done luuch. While president of
the colloijo * Dr. Hardenbern; Avas rJso pastor of the llefornied
Dutch church at New Brunswick. He was the hxst who
preached in tlie Dutch hmguage in that church.
His whole life work shows that he was a man of great
energy and ability. He was conscientiously devoted to his
work, and in it accomplished herculean lal)ors. lie was presi-
* The New York Alumni of Rutger's College had their annual dinner at
Delmonico's, February 17th, 1883, about 120 attending. Judge Larremore,
of the Class of ISol, presided, introducing the speakers with the following
remarks : —
"Gentlemen of the Alumni. — Tliat George III. of England lives in mem-
ory to-day is cliietlv due to the oxerciso of his royal prerogative in granting
tlie Charter of Queens' College on March 20th, ITTO. Its avowed purpose
was ' to promote learning and to supply ministers of the Go.spel.' It m-ver
dreamed then of supplying ministers of State. The War of the Revolution
ca.st its pall over our Alma Mater, but it found a patron who touched the
corpse of its treasury, recalled it to life, and in 1825 stood sponsor when it
was re-baptized as Rutger's College. I bid welcome then, brother alumni,
to a reunion that holds a century in its grasp and scans a future of encourag-
ing prosperity."
" Secretary of State Frelinghuysen was expected to answer tp the toast
"Our Country," but was unavoidably detained in Wa.shington. A letter
from him was read, in which he said that Rutgers was a literary mother of
whom all might be proud. A part of the letter was as follows : —
" In an unpretending way she has done her duty to the country in sending
forth, for generations, many men imbued with Christian principles and
intellectually equipped for life's work. Notwithstanding the impatience of the
times for im'mediate practical results, she holds on to a curriculum of studies
capable of producing men of learning and literary eminence. And she also
keeps step with the progress of modern science. Our fathers have toiled and
made great sacrifices to sustain and develop this old College; let us remember
that we are their sons."
" The Faculty" was responded to by Professor Doolittle, who called at-
tention to the fact of the great advance made by the College in scholarship
and resources, and referred to the distinguished roll of its Alummi, who
adorn every walk of life."
Rev. Dr. Chambers spoke in behalf of " The Trustees," and called for
more liberal contributions for the College. Justice Bradley spoke for the
Supreme Court He said: —
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dent of Queens College* 1785-90. He reoeived the degree
of D,D., from the College of New Jersey when thirty-three
years of age, was one of the original trustees of Queens Col-
lege, and received the degree of S. T. D., from Columbia Col-
lege in 1789.
His last words were " I am going to cast my crown before
the throne. Now I shall go to rest, for I shall go to be with
tlie Lord. Hosanna !"
No wonder he was glad to go to rest. His had ])een a
very busy life, and he had accomplished a great life work,
though only iifty-two years of age.
He died in New Brunswick, N. J., and was buried in the
church 3'ard of the Keformed Dutch church of that city. On
" The Judiciary must be independent; and to be so, its members must be
appointed for a long term of years, so that they may not be the mere crea-
tures of the popular voice. They must also be supported by an enlightened
public sentiment. As are the people, so will be the judges. And most of
all, do they depend upon a pure and upright press for their success. A cor-
rupt and libellous press lies at the foundation of all public and judicial de-
gradation. Let the bar remember that it also has largely to do with the
character of the bench. And let the people remember that to make the
bench what it ought to be, it must receive a remuneration that will lift it
above the breath of calumny and attract to it the wisest and ablest men. "
Cortlandt Parker spoke to the toast, "The Bar." " It gave him great
pleasure," he said, " to be the guest of such an honorable and learned body,
representing, as it did, one of the great institutions of learning of the coun-
try. It was the duty of the lawyer not only to strive for the prizes of wealth
and honor, but to reflect glory upon his profession and upon humanity. It
sometimes seemed as if the sharp practitioner succeeded the best ; but in the
long run, sterling principle and uprightness won all the prizes of life."
Among other speakers were Prof. Geo. H. Cook, on " Science;" Dr. W.
R. Duryee, on " The Clergy;" Montgomery Schuyler, on " The Press;" and
Jno. F. Hageman. — JSfew York Daily Times.
*The present college building was erected in 1809; and the lots on which
it stands was the gift of Mr. James Parker.
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his tombstone is tlie following iiiscriptioii prepared l)y Dr.
Livingston :
" Here lies the body of
J. K. IIAllDEXRElKi, D.D.,
late pastor of this church,
Who departed this life, the^Oth day of October, 1790,
Aged fifty-two years, months, and — days.
He was a zealous preacher of the Gospel; and his life
and conversation alTorded, from his earliest days, to all who
knew him a bright example of real ])iety. He was a steady
patriot, and in his public and private conduct he manif(>sted
himself to be the enemy of Tyranny and oppression, the lover
of freedom, and the friend of his country. He has gone to
his Lord and Redeemer in whose atonement he confidently
trusted. He has gone to receive the fruits of his faithful
labors and the reward of a well spent life. Reader, while
you lament the loss to society and his friends, go walk in
his virtuous foot-steps; and when you have finished the
work assigned you, you shall rest with him in eternal peace."
The following are the first records made in the Book of
Minutes of the church of North Branch in the English lan-
guage. These minutes refer to the time when Haritan and
North Branch churches separated. The elders from the three
congregations only signed them :
" North Branch, September 11th, 1781.
" The Consistories of Raritan, North Branch and Bedminster
being met at the house of Peter Dumont, and opened with
prayer, then and there did agree that the North Branch should
be the line between the congregations of llaritan and North
Branch, beginning where Peter Ten Eyck now lives (the second
farm above the grave-yard at North Branch villagt;) and to ex-
tend to the place which Edward Bunn now oc^cupies ; (now
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owned by A. P. TunLsoii, near South Branch), and did further
agree that those persons from Bedminster who had signed at
the N. Brancli should remain with Bedminster until a more
suitable time, or further agreement.
" Signed by the elders of the three congregations.
Gysbert Bogakt,
Peter Dumont,
Jan Vooeiiees."
" Anno 1782. March the 7th, the Consistories of the three
congregations met at the house of Abraham Dumont, and being
opened by prayer, did agree, that the congregation of North
Branch should take up the call that had been sent to Pev\
Dirck Komeyn* unless he should have concluded to accept
of the same.
" And it was further agreed that Matthias Ten Eyck, John
Sebring, Peter Dumont and John Simonson shall meet to-
gether and choose five good men, who are not connected vnth
these cono-retrations, to value the house and lands belonging to
the congregations of Raritan and North Branch, for which
Baritan is to pay the one-half value to the elders and deacons
of North Branch. John Vookhees,^. t. Preses.
" April 1, 1782. These persons so appointed hj the three
Consistories chose the following five men to make the ap-
praisement; viz. Garret Yoorhees, Abraham Yoorhees, Peter
Nevius, Christopher Hoagland and Eichard McDonald to meet
the 8th inst., at the house of Cornelius Tunison, innkeeper."
*" He was a pillar and an ornament to society." " He was tlie counsellor
of senators, tlie adviser and compeer of the warriors of the Revolution, and
an efficient co-worker with the patriot." In the discharge of his ministeral
functions he proved himself an ahle minister of the New Testament, a watch-
man that needed not to be ashamed."
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Timison was the " iunkeeper " in Raritaii [Somerville*].
His liouse stood where Fritt's hotel no\V does, and part of it is
51 part of the present building.
These five persons met at tlie time and place appointed,
and " after duly examining the premises aforesaid by these pre-
sents, humbly conceive the said house and lands and all other of
said premises, to bo esteemed by them of the value of six hun-
dred and fifty pounds, in gold or silver, at seven shillings and
sixpence per dollar."
Raritan took the "Domine's house,'' and, in the year
1784, " called " the Rev. T. F. Romeyn. The house referred to,
remained the " Doniine's house" until Domine Duryee's time,
1786-98, when it was sold to him, since which time the First
church of Raritan has never had a parsonage.
"June 19th, 1782. Consistory met to devise some means
to have the Gospel preached in this congregation. Resolved:
To make a ' call ' upon the student, Mr. Simeon Yan Arts-
dalen."
In March, 1783, before Yan Artsdalen came. Rev. Matthew
Lej^dt, who was then pastor of the church of N. and S. Hamp-
ton, in Bucks Co. Pa., met with the Consistory and has record-
ed, and signed the minutes as president.
" April ir)th 1783. Solomon Ferocligh t having been ap-
pointed by the Classis of New Brunswick to preside over Con-
sistory it was
*Tlie village began to be called Somerville about 1800.
f In 1780 he became pastor of the churches of Hillsborough, Millstone,
and Neshanic combined. lie was ordained pastor of the four united churches
of Long Island, Juno 11th, 1783.
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'■^Resolved: That Domine Yan Artsdalen preach one-fiftli
of his time in the barn of Cornelius Yan Horn, or some con-
venient place in that vicinity, at White House."
Dec. 2, 1783. Domine Yan Artsdalen made one record
in the Raritan Book of Minutes, when Peter D. Yroom, the
father of the late Governor of New Jersey of that name,
was made a deacon of that church.
REV. SIMEON VAN ARTSDALEN*
was the fourth pastor of the church of North Branch. The
time of his pastorate was not so eventful in the history of the
country as was that of Dr. Ilardenberg, and tlie church was be-
coming more settled and regular in its operations so that he has
not filled so large a place in the public mind as his predecessors.
Corwin's Manual says of him, " Few pastors of his day were
held in equal esteem. He possessed great power as a preach-
er, and was untiring in all pastoral service. Of ardent piety,
he was also a polished preacher." He was " called " in 1784
to the Reformed Dutch chui'ch in New Brunswick, but de-
clined. He also received a " call " from the Reformed Dutch
church in New York, but could not be induced to go.
The following minutes were recorded dm^ing the ministry
of Rev. Simeon Yan Artsdalen :
" Jan. 15th 1784. Mr. Michael Demott was presented to
Consistory for having brought into his house, contrary to God's
word, a conjuror, to see professionally, a child said to be afflict-
ed with witchcraft."
" At the meeting of Consistory held Jan. 30th, both I)e-
*Wherever lie has written liis own name, it is so spelled.
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mott and Decker* confessed their wrouij; doinj:;, and the mat-
ter was dropped."'
"Jan. 27, 1784. It lias become clear to this Consistory
that other means than those heretofore used are necessary in
order tt> support divine service.
'• A new subscription list having therefore been circulated,
according to which the service should l)e conducted in the
Dutch or English language in proportion to the sum sr.bscrib-
ed for each language ; it appeared upon a comparison of the
subscriptions that the English so far exceeded the Dutch as to
have eight more services, of which Christmas and New Yeai's'
days shall form two."
It was ordered that this resolution be published in church.
" Resolved: Also, that hereafter the minutes of this Consis-
tory shall be recorded in English, in order that the succeeding
generation may have them in a language which, (as it now
seems) will be better known to them."t
"Jan. 30th, 17S4:. Resolved: That service be held one-
fifth of the time at the house of Mr. Abraham Yan Horn at
White House, ou condition that the people of that neighbor-
hood bear their proportional part of all the (;hurch expenses,
which they shall guarantee l)y subscription."
Domine Yan Artsdalen's pulpit talents were of a high
order; and his gentle, amiable life endeared him to liis people.
His " call " to the Reformed Dutch church in New Brunswick,
and to the " collegiate " church in New York, testify to the
former ; and there are those still living who remember hearing
*It was a child of Decker.
fNinety-eiglit years have passed, and it is believed that Andrew Yan Vliet,
about seventy years old, is the only one in lieadington congregation that can
speak the Ilolland language.
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attendants on his ministiy and who knew him well, speak fre-
quently of the hitter. He was an aljle preacher and a persuasive
speaker. Dr. Messier, at Dr. Yan Liew's funeral in 1869, said,
" Yan Arsdaled, the gentle, polished, beautiful scholar, who in
a brief career of a year or two rose to the first place of
honor among his cotemporaries," He was pastor of Heading-
ton church 1783-6. The collegiate arrangement with Karitan
and Bedminster had been abandoned * before his settlement.
Domine Yan Artsdalen was born in Bucks County, Pa. He
was tlie son of Nicholas Yan Artsdalen and Jannetje Yan
Zant, and was baptized Jan. 18th, 1761, in the Beformed Dutch
church of North and South Hampton at Churchville, in Bucks
Co., Pa. December 2Sth, 1766, his brother Christopher was
baptized. Both of these baptisms were during the ministry
of Rev. Jonathan Dubois. Simeon Yan Artsdalen, it is
said, studied at Princeton College, and received his theological
training under Dr. Livingston. He was examined for licen-
sure before tlie. General Synod at Millstone in October,
1782. His trial sermon, on that occasion, was founded on
Bomans 8 : 32, " He that spared not his own Son, but delivered
him up for us all, how shall he not. with him freely give us
all things ? " The next year he was examined for ordination
before the General Synod which met at New Paltz, Ulster
Co., N. Y.
Domine Yan Artsdalen was twice married. First to
Maria Hoogland, and the second time to Magdalen Duryee.
*l-laritaa was never again associated with this church as a collegiate
charge.
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Ho lived, and died, and was Juried, on the " Parsonaj^e
farm" (al)out two miles west of Ileadington church), out-
side of the present west wall of the " Schamp burying-ground."'
He died in 1786, and in 1S15 his remains were removed to
Ileadington and buried on the w'est side of the clun-ch. His
gra\-e is a little way west of the present church edifice, mark-
ed with a small marble tomb-stoue with the following inscrip-
tion :
" 111 memory of
TlIK REV. SIMEON VAX ARSDALEN,
Who departed tliis life tlie 26tli May, 178G,
In the 33rd year of his age.
" Here lies entombed a servant of the I^ord,
A faithful preacher of His Sacred word
"\Mio now with Christ in glory is set down,
Decked in white robes and honored with a crown."
METHODISM.
Some extracts from the minutes concerning Methodism
xwill be of interest, and we accordinglj^ give them, simply as evi-
dence of what this form of Christianity had to contend with, even
here, a hundred years ago. Under date of April 18th, 1775.
occurs, the following :
" Margaret Demott for an offence given to the churcli in
countenancing the erroneous doctrine of the Methodists, haviu"-
heretofore l)een debarred the use of the Lord's Supper, is now
upon confession of sin, admitted to tlie benefit of that sacred
ordinance."
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September 10th, 1788, the following record occurs:
" Mr. ISTicholas Egbert's examination then took place with
respect to some erroneous principles which he maintained and
for which, as a member of the church in communion, he was to
render an account. But as he chose not, after being convinced
by his own acknowledgement on one point, to al>ide by the
conviction, the Consistory thought fit to dismiss him, allowing
him four weeks for the reconsidering of the affair."
There is no statement in reference to what particular
views he held, but it is well known that they were Arminian.
He lived and died at the " Brookye " (now Pleasant Hun) where
Aaron Thompson resides. lie was buried in the Eman's
burying-ground, half a mile south-east of where he died.
Al)out 1854 the Methodists of that region lield a celebration at
the above named burying-ground, sj)oke of him as the founder
of Methodism in that part of the country, and erected a monu-
ment to his memory.
It would be interesting to know whether he w^as a follower
of John Wesley, or whether he had imbibed these views from
reading the writino-s of the Remonstrants of Holland.
There are now three M. E. churches within the bounds of
what was once the Keadington church. We give a sketch of
each.
THE M. E. CHUKCH OF READINGTON.
As early as 1824, Revs. John Creamer, Isaac Winner,
and Weed, from the Trenton " circuit " preached, at
stated intervals, in the old School House near this place.
The old church, the first M. E. church in the to\^mship,
stood on lands donated for that purpose by Asher Hankin-
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son.* Mr, Hankinsou also aided materially in huildinj^ the first
house of worship. It was owing largely to his efforts that the
c'hurcli was built at the "Grove" instead of at Pleasant Hun.
It was united with tlie Fleniington "eharge" till 18G7,
since wliich it has ])een in connection with the " Allentown"
chui'ch in Clinton township.
During the ministry of Rev. J. P. Daily, in 1854, a
movement was made to build a new church edifice. The next
year it was built about one-eighth of a mile north of the site
of the old church. John B. Sharp, David O. Cole, and Elisha
Larue were the Building-connnittee for the erection of this
edifice. James P. Osborn, Peter S. Dally, John B. Sharp,
Abraham V. Cole, Oliver Smith, and Gideon Ev\ing formed
the first Board of Trustees after its erection.
THE M. E. CHURCH AT MECHANICSVILLE.
In 1832, Revs. John and AVilliam Gilmer, and An-
derson preached occasionally in the neighborhood of Me-
chanicsville.
About 1836 Revs. John Lenhart, and James O. Rodgers,
and about 1838 Rev. Curtis Talley preached here.
Isaiah P. Large, Geo. Hall, John Hall, AYm. Iliff, and J.
S. Yan Horn formed the firsi board of trustees-
Prior to the year 1844: there was a small "class" of
Methodists in Mechanicsville, of not more than seven or eight
persons. During the Fall of that year there were many con-
versions. Soon, measures were taken for the erection of a
Methodist house of worship. The first church edifice was built
and dedi('ated in 1845. It stood a few rods south-east of the
*N'ot Atkison as erroneously stated n. oOO, " Hist Hunt, and Soni. Co's."
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present church, where the cemetery now is, on lands donated
by Geo. ^Y. Scott.
The pastors* of the church and the dates of their re-
spective pastorates are as follows :
1843-4, W. Robertson; 1845-6, Abr. Owen; 184 Y-8, I.
Cross; 1849, E. Sanders; 1850-1, B. Kelley; 1852, H. M.
Brown; 1853-4, F. Lummis; 1855, D. McOurdy ; 1856-7, J-.
P. Daily; 1858-9, J. B. Ileward; 1860-1, J. Coit; 1862-3, I.
Thomas ; 1864-5, A. Craig ; 1866, Wm. W. Yoorhees ; 1867-9,
M. Herr; 1870-2, S. P. Lacey; 1873-5, Wm. C. Nelson;
1876-8, A. Van Deusen; 1879-80, J. A. Kingsbury ; 1881, D.
Walters.
A new church edifice was built at Mechanicsville in 1867,
during the pastorate of Rev. Martin Herr.
THE M. E. CHUBCU AT CENTEEVILLE
grew .out of a "revival" during the winter of 1868, under the
labors of Rev. David Walters, then stationed at Flemington,
N. J. The church was built in 1869, and dedicated in March
1870 by Rev. Lewis R. Dunn, D.D.
The names of the Pastors, with the dates of tlieir respect-
ive pastorates are as follows :
1868-9, D. Walters ; 1870-1, J. Davis ; 1872, A. Van Deu-
sen; 1873-4, F. Bl(3om; 1875-6, J. Farrow; 1877-8, J. A.
Craig; 1879-80, T. Sharp; 1881, G. W. Woodall.
It was not till 1790 that the churches of Raritan, North
Branch, New Brunswick, Six-mile Run, and Millstone declared
*Succeeding facts concerning M. E. cliurclies of Mechanicsville and Cen-
terville were furnished by Rev. David Walters.
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their " will, not to coiitimie uny longer a body politic by vu-tue
of the (-luirter of incorporation/'
The collegiate arrangement between Raritan, North
Branch and Bedminster had l)ccn practically abandoned when
Hardenberg resigned in 1781, and with the other churches
long before ; but in 1790 this definite action was taken, that
they might incorporate according to the new law of 1789-
PETER STUDDIFORD
was the energetic and efficient pastor of this church, 1787-
1826. He was born in New York City in 1763, was the son
of Captain John Studdiford, a sea captain, who came from
Penryn, Cornwall, England, to New York city, where he mar-
ried in 1758 Aletta Berger of that city, but formerly of
Ulster Co., N. Y.
Mr. Studdiford graduated at Kings (now Columbia)- Col-
lege in New York, studied theology under Dr. Livingston, and
was licensed by the Christian Synod of R. D. churches in
1787. During his collegiate course he was a room-mate, as
well as class-mate, of the celebi'ated Dewitt Clinton.*
Domine Studdiford was elected a trustee of Queens Col-
lege in 1788, and was appointed Professor of Hebrew in 1792.
Corwin's " Manual " says of him, copied from Macj. R. D.
C, 1,328, " He was a patriotic citizen." In politics he was a
decided Federalist. He wrote several articles under the sol)ri-
quet c>f " Somerset Farmer," for the Trenton Federalist ;
*The writer once heard Prof. Strong, of Riitgei-s College say, in speaking
of liim as the projector of the Erie Canal "He was a generation ahead of
his time. "
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and previous to the election of the Ler^islature which made
Richard Stockton, U. S. Senator, he went with his friend
Thomas Johnson, Esq., a celebrated lawyer of that day, and
made political addresses.
DUTCH PREACHING.
The change from the nse of the Dutch language to Eng-
lish occurred while Domine Studdiford ministered here. The
controversy was not so long as in many places, but it was very
decisive. Domine Studdiford did not understand the Dutch
language ; but on accepting the " call " had engaged to make
himself so acquainted wn'th it, as to preach occasionally in
Dutch for the benefit of the older people. This he attempted
to do, but did not succeed very well. He preached a few
times in Dutch, but found it too difficult and discontinued his
efforts.*
After this, the Consistory changed Domine Studdiford's
" call " so that he was henceforth relieved, by competent
authority, from preaching in Dutch. The following is an
extract from the minutes concerning it :
" 1789, October 2. The Consistory met at the house of
Mr. Abraham Dumont, and with them the Rev, Jno. Duryea,
*Some of tlie old people were very much displeased with this course, and
one Sabbath morning, having obtained possession of the key, locked the churcli
door against the Domine. Very soon Peter Ten Brook, not a church member,
but a warm friend of the Domine, and in whose shed the Domine was accus-
tomed to put his horse during the church service, hearing that the church
was locked against the minister, came up icith an axe, and said to the malcon-
tents, " If i/ou don't open that door Iirill! " The door was opened, and the
Domine went in and preached as usual. The excitement soon died away —
and the trouble about not preaching in Dutch was ended.
for the purpose of ;ilteriny Samuel Connet. Domine Yan Liew's fatlier aided
him in l)uilding, s(^ that during the larger part of his ministry
he lived in liis own house. This, with ten acres of land, with
plenty of good fruit, and an abundance of shade and orna-
mental trees near the house, makes it a very desirable parson-
age property.
Domine Studdiford's salarv was, accordino; to the treas-
urer's book in 1 SOT, three hundred dollars a year. An item
from his book about that time may be of interest : — " Paid
necessary expenses for cleaning the church, viz : Liquor and
sand, 0.59."
Peter Quick was treasurer of the church previous to 1822.
He was succeeded in that office by Aaron Lane till lie died in
184-1. He was immediately followed by John S. Berger till
1881. Peter G. Schomp now holds the office.
Domine Studdiford died in jSTovember, 1826. After his
death the congregation met to decide on " calling " a minister
to succeed liim. Rev. John -Yan Liew, and Rev. Peter O.
Studdiford, who was then settled in the Presbyterian church
at Lambertville, N. J., were voted for. The congregation
decided for Rev. Mr. Studdiford. A Call was sent to him,
but he felt constrained, on account of the situation of the
church at Lambertville, to decline it. Rev. John Yan Liew
was subsequently "called.'" He accepted tlie " Call," and was
the faithful and much-loved pastor till he died, in 1 869.
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The first entry made in the Book of Minutes of this
church bv Domine Van Liew is the following :
" John Van Liew began supplying the pulpit the latter
part of July, 1826. Dominie Studdiford having been disabled
by a fall which terminated in his death, the Call of J ohn Yan
lW dated May 1st, 1827."
The Eev. Peter O. Studdiford, D.D,, the second son of
Domine Studdiford, was so beloved by this congregation — a
majority of which Mashed him to become their pastor after his
father died — that a brief mention of him is not deemed out of
place in this connection.
He was ordained in 1821, and immediately became the
pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lambertville, where he re-
mained till he died in 1866. The " Life " of Dr. Hodge, of
Princeton, recently published, says :
" He (Dr. Hodge) introduced to that congregation his friend
and former school-mate, Pev. Peter O. Studdiford, D.D., who,
with his excellent son, the Pev. P. A. Studdiford, D.D., have
been to the present time the only pastors of the large and
nourishing church into which it has grown."
At his funeral, Dr. Hodge who had been a schoolmate
of his at Somerville, N. J., bore this decided testimony :
" What he was as a boy he was as a man. The impression
he made on his school fellows was the impression he has left on
this community after Ids forty-five years of pastoral service
among them. Intellectual superiority, distinguished scholai--
ship, and goodness in the most comprehensive sense of that
word were his characteristics in school, and have been his
characteristics through life. He w^as a good student, a good and
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obedient pupil, good in his moral character, good to all around
Jiim. Althougli I knew him longer perhaps, than any one in
this large audience, you knew him better, for he lived among
you, and lived for you. It is lunvever a satisfaction to his old
frienda to bear their testimony to his varied excellence. We all
esteemed him as an eminently Mise, judicious, learned and able
tlieologian. In the course of fifty-five years I never heard him
speak evil of any man, and I never heard any man speak evil of
him. In the discharge of his pastoral duties he was, as you well
know, instructive, faithful and laborious. In the Judicatories
and Boards of our Churcli, he was uniformly kind and cour-
teous, and his opinions were always received with the greatest
deference. Yerj few men have lived a more honoraljle and
useful life, and very few have been more lamented in death."
REV. JOHN VAN LIEW
was the son of Dennis Van Liew and Maria Suydam, of Nesh-
ani(;, N. J. His was a remarkable experience. lie graduated
from Queens College when eighteen years of age. Upon com-
pleting this course he passed through a peculiarly trying state
of mind. Imbued from his earliest years with a high regard
for Christianity, and esteeming the ministry as a profession first
in importance, and honor, and blessing, he instinctively turned
to it. But he was not yet, consciously, a subject of divine
grace. He therefore thought seriously of devoting himself to
the law, as a matter of duty, or a means of honorable useful-
ness; l)ut for some inexplicable reason, he could not decide upon
this. He little knew at that time, what power hedged about
his path and gave direction to his thought. The desire of his
parents (tliough it was not pressed upon him) was that he
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should serve God in the ministry. Especially Avas this the
case with his mother ; and daily she besieged the throne of
grace, pleading that her desire might be fulfilled in reference
to her first born son. How much he owed, and how much the
Church of God owes, to that fond mother's faithful and im-
portunate prayers eternity alone can tell.
In this frame of mind, acting principally under the advice
of Prof. Schureman,* he attended a course of lectures on theo-
logy, by Dr. Livingston, not definitely with the purpose of en-
tering the ministry, but that he might engage in that particular
line of study which was most congenial to his tastes, and which
alone seemed attractive to him. Sitting at the feet of that
profound instructor, and devoting himself to the study of
theology, as a science, his mind became more and more al^sorb-
ed in the subject, as a matter of personal interest, until it be-
came almost the only subject on which his thoughts could rest.
Thus led by the Spirit, he unconditionally surrended himself
to the Lord Jesus Christ early in the year ISlT.f
In the former part of his ministry, Dr. Yan Liew wrote
his sermons, and they were very much elaborated. In his ma-
ture and later years, he always preached extempore. He was
an instructive preacher, but his daily walk was such as to com-
mend, most powerfully, the religion which he taught. During
his ministry the church became very large and compact ; though
twice during that time, new churches were formed, mostly of
members from this church — Stanton in 1833, and Branchville
*Probably a descendant of Jacobus Schureman, the school master wlio
came from Holland witli Rev. T. J. Frelinghuysen.
f Largely from funeral sermon of Dr. Van Liew by Rev. Henry P. Thomp-
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in 1S50. Provious to this the church of Rockaway, at White
House, i:i 1792; and of North Branch, at North Brancli
vilhige, in lS25,liad Lecn organized Lirgelj with persons from
this church.
For many years there were two sermons a day during the
Simimer, in the clun'ch. At the intermission, people would
repair to their wagons, or tlie shade of some friendly tree, or
even sit still in their pews, and cat the lunch which they had
brought with them. For many years persons came and arrang-
ed their stands — notably two or tliree in the memory of those
now living — and wlicn the morning services M'ere ended, they
were ready, on the church grounds, to sell cake and beer
to all who patronized them. Boys, especially, would save
their pennies during the week so that they might gratify their
appetites with these luxuries when Sunday came. This cus-
tom of having two sermons a day, in the clim*ch, continued
until
SUNDAY-SCHOOLS
were organized in the different neighborhoods. This was about
1828. The S-imday-school at Pleasant Hun had been organized
in 1825. It was the first organized in the congregation; and
Aaron Thompson, who is now an elder in this chm'ch, has
been regularly connected with the school from that time to
this.
Soon after the Sunday-schools were established, Domine
Yan Liew — having discontinued two sermons a day, in tlie
church — began his regular Sabbath afternoon, or evening lee-
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tures in different parts of the congregation, which cnstom has
been continued ever since. And we express our firm convic-
tion of the wisdom of tlie plan in widely scattered congrega-
tions. It not only tends to cement the congregation — it at-
taches the people of different neighborhoods more closely to
the pastor, and more than all — it brings the Gospel to many
who would not otherwise hear it. There are some, in almost
every neighborhood, who will attend a religious service in a
school-house who will not go to a church to attend such ser-
vice.
About the first of March, 1869, Dr. Yan Liew, having
suffered for several' months from a severe cold which had set-
tled on his lungs, announced to the congregation his purpose
to withdraw entirely from the active duties of the ministry.
The congregation was startled ; but so positive was Dr. Yan
Liew in the announcement, and so increasingly feeble did he
seem, that they were compelled seriously to consider the matter.
A meeting of the congregation was called to vote as to
their preference for a pastor. Out of a class of eight,
(who were soon to graduate from the Theological Semi-
nary, all of whom had preached at Readington during Dr.
Yan Liew's sickness,) the vote was unanimous for Mr. Yan
Slyke. Dr. Yan Liew, expressing his hearty approval. Con-
sistory communicated with Mr. Yan Slyke in reference to a
settlement as soon as he shoidd pass liis final examination.
Receivinii; an afiirmative answer. Dr. Yan Liew made prepara-
tion for removal to " the farm " which had been the homestead
of his father, and had descended, l)y inheritance, to him. The
Consistory refused to accept the resignation of the " call " of
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tlioir pastor, which he had tendered to them, and resolved to
continue his sahiry, during his life.
The shortest of all the pastorates of this chui'ch was
that of
JOHN GUERNSEY VAN SLYKE,
1869-70. Mr. Yan Sljke was " called" as colleague to Dr: Yan
Liew. He came to Reading-ton soon after licensure, and thougli
very popular and the church was entirely united and very pros-
perous, he accepted a " call " to Jamaica, L. I., before he had
been settled here two years.
Mr. Yan Slyke married October 14th 1869, Mary Amelia,
only daughter of Daniel Amerman dec'd, and Ellen Mulford.
Dr. Yan Liew died Oct. 18th, A. D., 1869, at the house of
his son-in-law, Jacob F. Handolph, in Bloomfield, N. J.
The funeral took place Oct. 21st, from the house of
Joseph Thompson where the body had been brought the night
before. The funeral was in the church at Heading-
ton. The Keverend Hemy P. Thompson of Peapack, at
Dr. A'an Liew's expressed desire, preached the sermon. Dr.
Messier made aji address and offered prayer ; Pev. Horace
Doolittle of Stanton, offered prayer, and Pev. "Wm. B. Yoor-
hees of Bbawenberg read tlic Scripture.
Pev. Mr. Yan Slyke was absent at the time, but preaclied
a memorial sermon after his return.
At the funeral, " Joseph Thompson acted as foreman ;
John C. Lane, Jacob G. Schonip, John S. Berger, Israel
Schenck, Peter D. Pockafellow, and Peter Schamp as pall
bearers. Tlie members of Consistory : Asher Dilts, John
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Lewis, David S. Cole, George Davis, and Herman Hageman,
(Elders ;) and Isaac B. Huff, Peter I. Voorhees, John Iv.
Dally, George M. Dally, and Horace P. Craig (Deacons) fol-
lowed as mourners. After the services in the church, more
than a thousand persons looked, for the last time, upon the
face of their deceased pastor."
Dr. Yan Liew was buried in the Readington cemetery, a lit-
tle way east of the church. There, on the highest point of ground,
overlooking the " city of the dead " which almost encompasses
the church, the grave had been prepared.
Domine Yan Liew had been settled at Meadville, Pa.,
and at Mendham, N. J., but his great life work was done here.
For forty-three years, w^ith scarcely any respite, joyfully " he
spent and was spent " in the work of the ministry.
The experience of his earlier years was his preparation
for the work. He came to this church in the vigor of a well-
developed manhood. Several times during his ministry here,
there were large in-gatherings into the church. Statistics show
that he here welcomed to the communion jive liundred and
sixty on confession of their faith in Christ. He baptized eleven
hundred and nineteen infants, and eighty-five adults.
But how little of the influence of such a ministry can be
estimated or told ! How many ignorant ones w^ere instructed
in the things of God and eternity ? How many careless ones
were warned, the sorrowing comforted, the tempted strength-
ened, the wandering reclaimed, and how many souls saved of
which the records of this church make no mention !
In a little more than three years and a half, the mortal
remains of Mrs. Yan Liew were bm'ied in the same grave.
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The monument Mliiih murks the spot is tlic loving gift of
of a few friends who (le.-^ired thus to express their jiffeetionate
reniemberance of Dr. Yiin Liew.
During the vacancy of the pulpit, after Domine Van
ISlyke left, at a meeting of the congregation, a motion was
made to "call" some one who had recently jjreached for them.
An objection was made that ''enough candidates had not yet
Iteen heard !" An elder of the church sus-o-ested that — " to
satisfy all — we hear a neuo candidate every Sahhath^ for a
year I " It had the desired effect, and no more such objections
were offered.
In 1871, the present pastor,
REV. JOHN H. SMOCK
was " called." His preaching is eminently practtical, and he
has a very warm heart toward the congregation.
The preaching of the Avord, dispensing the sacraments,
the performance of pastoral work — doing the work of the min-
istry, which God has appointed, has had its legitimate result
in this church. God's word has not returned to Ilim " void."
It has " accomplished that whereto it was sent," even the salva-
tion of men. Additions have been continually made, and, at
times, there have l)een special outpourings of the Spirit, when
multitudes have been added to the church at the same time.
Mr. Henry Amerman, when he was about eighty years old,
said to the writer in 1869, " I have seen the time in Reading-
ton church when it was very easy to go to church on a week-
day, leaving hay in the field ready to ' come in ; ' and I have
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lioped I might see the same again before I die — and it looks
verj much like it now at Branchville."* In tliis connection I
quote again from the sermon of Dr. A"an Liew preached when
the present church edifice was dedicated. In sj^eaking of the
sanctuaries which had proceeded this he said :
" Tliey were places in connection with which God interven-
ed in the transforming influences of His Spirit — places where
hundreds were constituted heirs of salvation and trained to
holy service, fitting them to take part with the redeemed en-
circling the throne in swelling the everlasting Alleuia."
Dr. Campbell in his sermon occasioned by the deatli of
President Frelinghuysen in l^Q>f, says, " I love to think that
grace, when once it enters a family, never dies out.'' I have
thought of this in connection with several family names I liave
seen in these old church records.
Joost (George) Schamp, the great-graKd-father of the
present elder, Peter Schamp, was received into the clnirch in
1751. Peter Schamp, the grand-father of the present elder of
that name, was received in 1793. His son, Peter was received
during that part of Domine Studdiford's pastorate when no re-
cords were kept. The present elder, Peter Schamp, was re-
ceived in 1845, and his son Peter, in 1876, making ^/?rc, in as
many successive generations who have l)een members of this
church. Johannis Post united with the church in 1728.
His son, Abraham, in 1782. His son, Hem-y A., was re-
ceived while no Consistorial records were kept. His daughter
Ann, was received in 1829. Her son, Aaron J. Thompson, in
*Wliere he attended cliurcli at that time, and where one of his sons, over
whom he had long yearned, had recently professed faith in Christ.
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1858. His three children, 1875-80. Six successive geh-
erations. Joseph Morehead l)ecame a communicant in this
church in 178-1. His daughter, Elizabetli, was received wlien
no records were kept. Her son, Joseph Thompson, in 1830;
his son, Aaron J. above mentioned, in 1858, and his three chil-
dren, 1875-80. Five successive generations are seen again.
Sm*elj an illustration of the truth, that the promises of God
are to His people and tlieir children. " To thee and to thy
seed after thee ; '' a f ultillment of the promise that, " Instead
of thy f cithers shall he thy children."
This church has also frequently supplied the ministry
with recruits. We give the followinij; names of those who
have entered the ministry from this cliurch, with the date of
their licensure :
Matthe"W Levdt, 1778.
Isaac Blauyelt, 1780.
Jacob Jexnings, 1789.
Peter 0. Stlddiford, 1821.
Cor. Wyckoff, 1838.
Wm. J. Tiioirrso.N, 1841.
Joiix SiMONsox, 1845.
Gn>BERT Lane, 1854.
Henry P. Thompson, 1857.
Joiix B. TnoMPSON, 1858.
Abraham Thompson, 1861.
Wm. B. Voorhees, 18G3.
Andrew Hageman, 1874.
Horace P. Craig, 1875.
John L. Stillwell, 1882.
Herman Hageman, 1883.
Within the pi-esent pastorate, in 1874-, another chm'cli,
the Tln-ee-Bridgcs, has been organized, largely with mem-
bers from this church. The mother cliurch remains strong
and vigorous with a membership of about four hundred, with
her live children surroundin;^ lier, each with its minister and
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other officers carrying on the work of the church according to
the excellent rules of our Keformed church.
This people, has not been " given to change." For one
hundred and fifty years after its organization, this church never
listened to more than one "Farewell Sermon." That was by
Dr. Hardenberg, in 1781. The next, and only other " Fare-
well Sermon" that it has ever heard was that of Rev. Mr.
Yan Slyke in 1870 — nearly ninety years after. Tliis certainly
speaks well for pastors and people.
We have traced the history of this venerable church from
its earliest known existence. It was an old church before the
oldest now living was born. What influences have gone forth
from it ! The stream which began as a little rivulet at the
head of the Raritan, more than five generations ago, has be-
come " a p-reat water to swim in." The one church has be-
come six of the same faith and order, and there are three other
Christian churches in the same territory. These are all cen-
tres from which radiate influences to make glad the " city of
God." At least sixteen have gone forth from this church to
preach the everlasting Gospel, and others have gone from the
younger chm*ches formed from this. Who can tell what in-
fluences for good have emanated from this chm*ch ?
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LIST OF CONSISTORIES.
The first EldtM-s and
Jiraiieh whose names are
Cornelius Bogaert,
Jan Hendeuicksen,
Cornelius Booaert,
Emanuel Van Etten.
corneliits bog.vert,
Emanuel Van Etten,
Abraham De La IMeter.
Deacons over the church of North
recorded were :
1719.
1731.
1724.
Deacons.
Abraham Ds La Meter,
Andries Tex Eyic.
An DRIES Ten Eyk,
Jan Lou.
Andries Ten Eyk,
Volkert Dircksen.
Cornelius Bogaert,
Abraham De La Meter,
Andries Ten Eyk.
1727.
Volkert Dircksen,
PiETER Van Neste.
Abraham De La Meter,
Andries Ten Eyk,
Jan IIexdericksen.
1730.
PiETER Van Xeste,
Jan Van Aersdalen.
1733 .
Jan Hendericksen,
Thomas Bouman,
Simon Van Aersdalen.
Thomas Bouman,
Simon Van Aersdalen,
Andries Ten Eyk.
Andries Ten Eyk,
Dirk De Moth,
Jan Van Aersdalen.
1784.
1736.
Jan Van Aersdaleji,
Pieter Monfoort,
Abaham Loth.
Pieter Monfoort,
Abraham Loth.
Pieter Van Neste.
Abraham Loth,
Pieter Van Neste,
Jan Van Neste.
Elders.
Jan Van Aersdalen,
Simon Van Aersdaalen,
PlETER MONFOORT.
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1737.
Deacons.
Jan Van Neste,
Lambert Dorland,
Jan Dumon.
Pieter Monfoort,
Andries Ten Eyk,
Jan Van ISTeste.
1741.
Jan Dumon,
Pieter Van Neste,
Laurens Haff.
1743.
Andries Ten Eyk,
Jan Van Neste, >
Abraham De La Meter.
Pieter Van Neste,
Laurens Haff,
NiCHOLAES WyCKHOFF.
Jan Van Neste,
Abraham De La Meter,
Pieter Woertman.
Pieter Woertman,
Andries Ten Eyk,
Pieter Monfoort.
1744.
1748.
Nicholaes Wyckhoff,
Jacob Ten Eyk,
Marten Ryerson.
Johannes Pittenger,
David Van Duyn,
Harmanus Lane.
Note. — "In 1751 the three Consistories of Raritau, North Branch, and
Millstone, met at Raritan and in obedience to the direction of Coetus, to whom
the difficulty had been submitted, that one Elder and one Deacon should be
elected from the malcontents, constituted the Consistory as follows: — "
1751.
Jan Van Neste,
Pieter Monfoort,
Daniel Sebring.
Marten RyerseN;
Jan Dumont,
Pieter Schamp.
Nicholaes Wyckhoff,
Fbans Waldron,
Pieter Woertman,
Andries Ten Eyck,
Pieter Monfoort
1757.
1758.
DiEK Sebring,
Johannes Pettinger»
William Cock.
Harmanus Lane.
Elders.
Jan Van Neste.
Teums Post,
Johannes PrrxENGER,
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1759.
1760.
Deacons.
rORNELITJS BOUMAN.
Petrus Van Nestb.
Andkies Ten Etck.
1761.
David Van Dutn.
PlETER MOXFOORT,
PlETER WoERTMAN.
1762.
Nicolas Egbort.
Tednis Post.
1764.
Harmanus Lane.
Michael Demott.
Andries Ten Etck,
Johannes Pittenger.
1765.
Cornelius Bouman.
PlETER MONFOORT,
1767.
Nicolas Egbort,
Petrus Dumon.
PlETER "WoERTMAN.
Michael De Mott.
1768.
Cornelius Bouman.
Harmanus Lane.
1770.
Hendrick Traphaage,
Abraham Dumon.
Aarie Lane,
Petkus Dumont.
1773.
Pieter Wtckhoft.
Michael De Mott,
1773.
WiLLIA.M WyCKHOFF,
Edward Bunn,
Elders.
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1775.
Jacob Bogart,
Aarie Lane.
1777.
Aarie Lane,
Harmanus Lane.
1779.
Aarie Lane,
Peter Dumon
Deacons.
Edward Bunn,
W11-.T-1AM Wyckhoff.
Servaas Flerebomk,
Nicolas Egbort.
William Van Fleet,
PlETER COVENHOVEN.
Pieter Covenhoven.
William Wyckhoff.
Petrus Ddmont,
Wm. Van Fleet.
Edward Bunn,
Abraham Dumont.
Harmanus Lane,
Jan Simonson.
Rynier Smo k,
Abraham Monfoort.
Edward Bunn,
William Van Fleet.
John Simonson,
Johannes Decker.
Servaas Flerebome,
Habman Lane.
1781.
1782.
1783.
1784.
1785.
1786.
1788.
1790.
Bynier Smock,
Jan Simonson.
Abraham Monfoort,
JoHANis Decker.
Jan Wyckhoff,
Servaas Flerebome.
Cor. Johnse,
Wm. Hall.
George Covenhoven,
Richard Hall.
Peter Sutfin,
EzEKiEL Cole.
Matthias Smock,
William Hall.
Richard Hall,
Andrew Vescelius.
Elders.
EzKKiKL Cole,
Edward Bunn.
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1791.
Dearons.
Joseph Moueiikad,
William Hall.
1792.
John Simonson,
Abraham Voorhees, N. Branch.
John McKinnky,
Peter Quick.
John Wyckopf,
Peter Dumont.
1793.
John Voorhees,
Daniel Amerman.
EzEKiEL Cole,
Abraham Voorhees.
1794.
John McKinney,
Peter Quick.
Cornelius Johnson.
Ezekiel Cole.
1795.
William Spader.
Garret Probasco.
Abraham Voorhees
Peter Quick.
1796.
Thomas Hall,
Isaac Brokaw.
Note. — There are no further names of members of Consistories nntil 1837.
1827.
Lucas Vossler,
Martin Wyckofp Sr.
RULIFF SwaCKHAMMER,
Cornelius M. Wyckoff,
John Kline.
Tunis Cole,
John Voorhees,
Cornelius Ten Eyck.
1828.
Jacob Vossler,
George Vi^erebome.
Minna NEVitrs,
Henry A. Post.
1829.
Cor. J. Ten Eyck,
Ab. p. Stout,
Bergun Davis.
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Elders
for one ^ear.
Cornelius Ten Eyck,
John Voorhees.
/07' two years.
Martin Wyckopp Jr.
David Nevius,
Aaron Lane.
Deacons
1830.
for tioo years.
Henry Amerman,
Israel Schenck.
Peter P, Schamp,
Abram Van Fleet.
1831.
John M. Wykopp,
John Kline,
Peter Kinney.
John W. Hall,
Andrew Hageman,
George Vlerebome.
1833.
John D. Post,
Joseph Thompson.
John Voorhees,
Martin Wyckopp
1883.
Jacob Van Doren,
George Davis,
Henry Shurts
Israel Schenck,
Minna Nevius,
Jacob Vossler.
1834.
John S. Hoagland,
Peter G. Schamp,
Bergun Davis,
Aaron Lane.
1835.
Richard Vroom,
Peter Powelson,
John C. Lane.
1836.
Abraham Van Fleet,
John Kline,
George Vlerebome.
John P. Voorhees,
David S. Cole.
837.
ruliff swackhammer,
Joseph Thompson.
Cor. J. Ten Eyck,
Tunis D. Myers,
Gilbert Lane.
Elders.
ISUAKL SrUEXCK,
Pktku p. Sciiamp,
IIknky Amerman.
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1838.
Dcnrons.
Jacob Kkusiiow Jn.
Georgk Dalley.
Cou. Ten Eyck Sk.
Minna Nevius.
1839.
Peter Kinney,
ASHER DiLTS,
John Garretson.
Andrew IIageman,
John Vooiuiees,
George Vlerebome.
1840.
John D. Post,
John Lewis.
John S. Hoagland,
Gn,BERT Lane.
1841.
Eli AS Van Fleet,
Peter Q. Brokaw,
Richard Vroom.
Joseph Tiio>rpsoN,
Abraham Van P^eet,
David S. Cole.
Minna Nevius,
Aaron Lane.
Jacob Vossler,
George Vlerebome,
Richard Vroom.
John Voorhees,
(tilbert Lane.
Uavid S. Cole,
Henry Amerman,
Peter Kinney,
1842.
1843.
1844.
1845.
1846.
John p. Voorhees,
Jacob G. Schomp.
William Van Doren,
Peter G. Schomp,
Tunis D. Myers.
George Dalley,
John C. Lane.
John S. Berger,
ASHER DiLTS,
SA>ruEL R. Naylor,
Daniel Dilts,
Jacob Kershow Jr. ,
Tunis D. Myers, for one year
in place of
Elders.
Jacob G. Schomp,
John P. Voorhees.
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1847.
Deacons.
Herman Hageman,
Gilbert S. Amerman,
GrLBERT SUTPHEN.
John Kline,
Cor. J. Ten Eyck,
Abram Van Fleet.
1848.
Peter Van Fleet,
Peter D. Rockafellow.
1849.
John C. Lane,
Israel Schenck,
John Dilts,
John Lewis,
William E. Dallet,
1850.
George Vlerebome,
George Davis,
Peter Q. Brokaw.
Cornelius C. Lane,
Peter D. Schomp.
Jacob G. Schomp,
Gilbert Lane.
1851.
Tunis D. Myers,
Peter Schamp Jr.
John Ditmars.
Richard Vroom
David S. Cole,
Jacob Kershow Jr,
1852.
Daniel Dilts,
Andrew Hageman Jr.
John P. Voorhees,
Herman Hageman.
1853.
Peter I. Voorhees,
Andrew P. Kinney,
Jacob K. Nepf.
Joseph Thompson,
AsHER Dilts,
George Vlerebome.
1854.
William Dalley,
Daniel Amerman.
Elders.
Geougr Dai.lkt,
John S. Berger.
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1855.
Deacons.
John II. Kinney,
Isaac V>. Huff,
Petek La Tourette.
Gilbert Lane,
George Davis,
1857.
William Henry,
Cornelius Wyckoff,
Cornelius C. Lane.
1858.
Abraham A. Amerman,
Herman Hageman,
Peter Van Fleet.
Daniel Dilts,
Nicholas Dalley.
John P. Voorhees,
Jacob G. Schomp.
1859.
Peter P. Kinney,
Daniel Amerman,
John Dilts.
Tlt^is D. Myers,
Andrew P. Kinney,
David S. Cole.
1860.
Jeremiah Emans,
Gilbert L. Kershow.
Israel Schenck,
John C. Lane.
1861.
Stephen Weaver,
Abr. p. Stout,
George M. Dalley.
Jacob Kjershow,
William E. Dalley,
Daniel Dilts.
1862.
Aaron J. Thompson,
Peter D. Schomp.
1863.
George Davis,
Herman Hageman,
Daniel Amerman, for on© year.
Peter Schamp,
Peter I. Voorhees,
Peter La Tourette.
Elders.
John S. Bekger,
Peter Van Fleet,
ASHER DiLTS.
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1864.
Deacons,
Abraham D. Cole,
Gilbert L. Kershow.
1865.
Joseph Thompson,
^ETER D KOCKAFELLOW.
Henry S. Kinney,
Isaac B. Huff,
Frederick Reqer.
Peter G. Schomp,
Daniel Dilts;
Jacob G. Schomp
1866.
Wm. Henry,
Jeremiah Emans.
John C. Lane,
Israel Schenck.
1867.
John B. D. Myers,
Abraram P. Stout,
Jacob Swackhammer.
AsHER Dilts,
David S. Cole,
Herman Hageman.
1868.
Peter I. Voorhees.
J. K. Dalley.
John Lewis,
George Davis.
1869.
Isaac B. Huff,
George M. Dalley,
Horace Craig.
1870.
Cornelius C. Lane,
Jacob G. Schomp,
Peter D. Schomp.
Aaron Hoffman,
Jacob Hyler.
Wm. E. Dalley,
Geo. Dalley.
1871.
And. La Tourette,
Peter P. Kinney,
Henry S. Van Fleet.
Elders.
Peter D. Rockafellow,
JosErii Thompson,
Herman Hageman.
105
1872.
Deacons.
David Schomp,
John B. D. Myers.
1873.
John C. Lane,
John S. Craig.
John T. Cox,
Peter G. Schomp,
Henry S. Kinney.
1874.
Wm. Henry,
J. S. Swackhammer,
P. I. Voorhees.
Jacob K. Amerman,
Samuel D. Hall.
Isaac B. Huff,
Aaron Thompson,
1875.
Aaron J. Thompson,
Cornelius Wyckoff,
jAjkiES Lane.
Hugh Gaston,
Thomas Johnson,
John K. Dalley.
1876.
Ira Voorhees,
Dennis Hall.
1877.
Gilbert L. Kershow,
John C. Lane.
Nathaniel Schomp,
Talbot C. Gulick
John Sutphen.
1878.
Jacob S. SwACKHAiiMER,
Peter G. Schomp,
Jacob G. Schomp.
John Craig,
Jacob K. Amerman
1879.
Peter Schamp,
John S. Craig.
J. "Wellington Kline,
J. B. D. Myers,
Jesse Conoter.
106
Elders. Deacons.
1880.
Wm. Henry, Aaron Hoffman,
Geo. Davis, Wm. H. Dolliver.
Cornelius Wyckoff.
1881.
Peter Schamp, Peter Htler,
John K. Dalley. Henry S. Van Fleet,
Abraham Cole.
LIST OF MEMBERS
Note — " List of names of the persons who were received as members of
the church at North Branch (now lleadington) on Confession, together with
those who came from elsewhere with Attestations."
1721.
On Attestation.
Marritje Reyersen, wife of John
Reading.
1726.
On Confession.
Jan van Middelswaart
Pieter van Neste
Frans Lucas
Marten Reyersen.
1728.
On Confession.
Johannes Weitknegt
Johannis Post
Annetje van Neste, widow of G. van
den Berg
Annetje Folkerse
Elisabeth Post.
17J^1.
On Confession.
Nov. 5th—
.\braham Lotli
Rynier van Neste
Leffert Sebring
Jannetje Lucas
Aaltje Sebring
Elsje Aten
Nov. 7 th—
Isaac van Meteren.
1733.
On Confession.
Leibetje, wife of Jan Aten
Neeltje, wife of Jan Loth
Jannetje, wife of Philip van Aers-
daalen.
On Attestation.
Dirk de Moth, and Christina his
wife
Pieter Monfoort and Margrietje his
wife
Catharina Richauw, widow of Joris
Hoogland
Laurens HafE and Marritje his wife.
1735.
On Confession.
Margaretha, wife of Hendrik van
Dyk
Frederik van Vliet and his wife
Maria Biggs
Joseph Hegeman Jr. , and his wife
Neeltje Waldron
Willempje Buys, wife of Nic. Schot^f-
man
Rem Hegeman,
1735.
Note.— Received by Do. Riegrer.
Qysbert Krom and his wife, Metje
Jansei).
107
108
Gerrit Comelisse and his wife, Ma-
rytje Lambertae
AnnetjeHegenian, daughter of Joseph
liegeman
Jannetje Reed.
1736.
Lambert Borland
Jan van Neste
Jan Dumont.
1738.
On Attestation.
Lydia Douw, wife of Andries 0ouw
and her daughters
Catherina Douw
Dorothea Douw
Lydia Douw.
1741.
On Confession.
Marytje Woertman.
On Attestation.
Nicolaas Amerman, and
Neeltje Polhemeus, his wife, on con-
fession, and to be baptised
Nicolaas Wykhof
Philip van Aearsdaalen
Engeltje Dorland
Jannetje Woertman
Maria Woertman.
1743.
On Attestation.
Jan van Kampen, and
Tietje Dekker, his wife
Kniertje Monfoort.
On Confession.
Jacob Ten Eyk
Johannes Pettinger
Mechiel de Mott
Johannes de !Mott
Kniertje Schamp
Saarje Monfoort
Aafje Coesaart, on confession, and to
be baptized
Noach Range.
1747.
On Confession.
Marytje Wykhof
Ida van Duyn
Grietje van Neste
Jenneke Ten Eyk
David van Duyn
Jam Monfoort.
1750.
On Attestation.
Bernard-US Verbryk, and his wife
Rem van der Beek
Dina van Berg, now Frelinghuysen
Judick Hoogland.
On Confession.
Ferdinandus Frelinghuysen, student
Pieter Middagh
Cornelius Wykhof
Abraham Amerman
Elizabeth de Mott, wife of Johannes
de Mott
Elizabeth van Neste.
1751.
On Confession.
Jacob van Neste
Hermanns Laan
Jan Don we.
On Attestation.
N. N. , wife of Jacobus Win-
terstien
Jannetje Schamp, wife of Dirk Marlet
Note.— "According' to union between
us and the so-called Malcontents effect-
ed by the Reverend Coetus, there are
received as members of the congreg'a-
tion the following : " (Recorde pre-
vious to 1754.)
109
William Rosa, and his wife
Elizabeth Krom
Ilcndrilc Vrcnma
Ceitje Van Neste, wife of Nicolaas
Emans
Fraus Waldron
Joost Schamp
Jacobus Swart
Gerrit van Kampen.
Note.— Received by Do. Arondius.
Jan Vroom
Saartje Vroom, wife of Jan van
Neste
Jannetje Dumont, wife of Pieter
Vroom
• — Gcrrit van Vliet, and his wife.
Judick van Neste
Cornelius Wykhof, and his wife
P^lizabeth Euderse
Gysbert Swart.
1747.
Pieter Schamp and his wife
Margriet Krom
- — Maria van Vliet, wife of Isaac
Krom.
1749.
Note.— Received by Do. Fryennioet.
Abram van Hoom, and his wife
Antje Kouwenhoven
Cornelius Jansen, and his wife.
Metje de Voor
Cornelius van Sickelen, and his
wife
Maria Lake
David Potman and his wife
Laurens Lou, and his wife
Geertje Kosa
Cattalyna van Neste, wife of Frans
Waldron
Isaac Kror\
y
1754.
Received on Attestation.
-Ian Zutphen, and his wife
Albertina Wagenaar, wife of Matthy.s
Kaelsche.
On Confession.
Jacob Van der Veer
Jacob Monfoort
Nicolaas WykhofE
Cornelius Bouman
Abraham Loth
Dirk Andriesse
Jannetje van Dyk, wife of Abraham
Du Bois
Adriaantje Jansen, wife of Abraham
Bodyn
Catherina Ten Eyk widow of Jacob
van Neste
Eleanor Stenchen, daughter of Archi-
bald Stenchen.
ITGO.
Petrus Van Neste
INIattheus Ten Eyck
IMaria Van Arsdalen, wife of Dirck
Sebering.
1762.
Nicolas Egbert
Jannetje Corse, wife of Edward Ilar-
rinton.
1764.
Derrick Suti)hen
Petrus Nevius
Catharine Bunn, wife of Edward
Bunu,
Nt-eltje Monfoort,, wife of .\l)iahani
Monfoort
Cathalyna Sutphen, wife of Pieter »/
Sutphen.
1766.
Fransentje Mangeless, wife of Jan
Van Neste
Ma ■'■a Bonsevel, wife of Cor. Bouw-
\y
110
Eva Lusk, wife of Richard Brittain
Margarita Van Sickelen, wife of
David Cools
Hendrick Traplmgen
Anna Van Deusen, wife of Hendrick
Trapliagen
Catharine Pieterse, wife of Johannes
Mattis.
1767.
Neeltje Wyckoff, wife of Jacob De-
mott
Maria Bodine, daughter of Abraham
Bodine.
1770.
Abraham Dumon Jr
Jeneke Ten Eyck, wife of Jan Stol
Elizabeth Janson, wife of Jacobus V.
D. Bilt.
1771.
Tice Smock
Gertje Post, wife of Tice Smock
Johannes Decker
Metje Rutman, wife of John Egbort.
1774.
On Confession.
William Van Vleet
Albert Cornell
Antje Stryker, wife of Albert Cornell
Johanna Stootlioff, wife of Abraham
Dumon Jr
Lea Simonson, wife of John Snediker
Mary A Dorlant, wife of Cor. Metz-
laler.
By Certificate,
Jacob Bogert
Catharina Albertson, wife of Peter
Bogert
Margaritta Demott, wife of Jacob
Demott.
1777.
William Hall.
1778.
On Confession.
Johannes Simonson
Sarah Middagh, wife of Dirck Van
Vegten
Jean Dunham, wife of Isaac Davis
Sarah Van Tuyl, wife of Robert Bol-
mer
Jannetje Ditmars, wife of Hendrick
Van Arsdalen.
By Certificate.
Matthew Leydt, S. S. Theol.
John Wallace
Maria wife of John Wallace
Ariautje Van Arsdale wife of Corne-
lius Metzlaer.
1779.
Abraham Monfoort
Geertje Nul wife of Martin Wyckoff.
By Certificate.
Isaac Blauvelt, S. S. Theol.
1780.
On Confession.
John Wyckoff,
Margaretta Willemse, wife of John
Wyckoff
Sarah De Mott, wife of John Decker.
1783.
Received by Do. Jacob R. Hardenberg-
(after he resigned).
On Confession.
Hendrik Vroom
Abraham Post and his wife
Steyntje de Mott
Rebekka Emans, wife of Peter Wye-
kofE
Cornelius Jansen.
On Attestation.
Jan Amerman, on presentment of at-
Ill
testation was admitted totlieLonl's
Supper
Simeon van Ai-tsdalen, Theol. Stu-
dent.
1784.
On Att( station.
May.—
Maria Hoogland, wife of Simeon van
Aartsdulen, V.D.M
Dr. Jacob Jennings and Ids wife
Maria Canady.
On Coiifeniiion.
Richard Hall
Thomas Stout
Joseph Moorehead
Elizabeth Sleght, wife of Jacobus
van Hooru
Jacomyntje ten Eyk, daughttn- of
Jacob ten Eyk
Sarali Bowman, daughter of (^ornelius
Bowman
Maria Egbert, wife of Cornelius Bow-
man Jr
Elisabeth Wyckoff, widow of Nicholas
Wyckoff
Margarietje Hoffman, wife of Peter
Schamp
Lydia van Sickle, wife of Arie Lane
Maaike Groenendyk, wife of (Jarret
Probasco.
On Attestatioii.
Nov.—
John Kline
Leah Gulick, wife of Cornelius
Jansen .
On Confesidon.
Joris Covenhoven
Elisabeth Dildine, wife of Hannan
Laan
Willempje Wyckoff, wife of Abrani
Voorhees
Maria Jansen, wife of Johannes Wye.
koff.
Maria Hoffman, wife of Abram Laan.
On presentujent of attestation, ad-
mitted to the Lord's Supper
Elisal)eth Van Artsdalen
llendrik Traphagen -and his wife
having heretofore been suspen-
ded from the Lord's Supper on
account of entertaining the errors
of the so-called Methodists, are
again admitted to the full enjoy-
ment of the privileges of the
church, upon the showing of peni-
tence and making confession of sin.
178o.
April — Received on Aitcntation.
Andrew Tine.
On Confession.
Ezekiel Cole, and his wife
Lenah Shipman
Margaret Wyckoff, wife of Thomas
van Vliet
John Hall
Peter Zutphen
Adriaan Johnson
Mary Groenendyk
Rebelika Probasco
Jude Zutphen
(i arret Probasco
Jacob Demott
John Wyckoff
Edward Mhchell.
Nov. — On Attestation.
Magdalen Duryee, wife of Rev. Sim-
eon van Artsdalen.
On Confession.
Abraham Hendershot
C;atal.vna ^yyckoff, } ^ ^^,^^^
(jeertje Johnson, ) •
Black Toney, belonging to the Rev.
Simeon van Artsdalen.
/
112
1788.
Aug 15. —
Maria Pruce
Jane Ten Eyck, wife of Jeremian
Field
Elizabeth Strikei', wife of John Sini-
onson
Cornelia Hoogland, wife of Elbert
Dumont
Fammetje Decker
Ariantje Wyckoff, wife of Wm. van
Vliet
Anatje Scamp, wife of Andrew van
Sickle
John McKinney
William Van Vliet
Cornelius "Williamson
Isaac Brokaw
Elbert Dumont
Christopher Probasco
Cornelius Lane
David Cole
Abraham Voorhees
Adrian Johnson
Adam Jobs.
1789.
June 5 —
Daniel Amemian
Martin Wyckoff Jr
Volkert Voorhees
Andrew Vesselius
Margaret Hagerman, wife of Jacob
ten Eyck
Nelly Voorhees, daughter of Abra-
ham Voorhees
Aaltje Hendrickson, wife of Joseph
Stevens
Elizabeth Wyckoff, wife of Jno.
McKinney
Eebekah Lane, wife of Andrew van
Sickle
Stintje Monfort, wife of Cornelius
Lane
Elizabeth Smalley, wife of Jno. Du-
mont
Margaret Goltrey, wife of Volkert
Voorhees
Hannah Richards, wife of Jacob Ray
Mary Veel, daughter of Isaac Vee3.
By Certificate.
From the church of Amwell, Eliza-
beth Stout
From the church of Raritan, Abra-
ham Voorhees, Neltje Niefus,
Elizabeth Voorhees, daughter of
Martha Voorhees.
Nov. 4, —
From Episcopalian church, New York
John Stevens and Elizabeth Alexan-
der his wife.
On Confession of their Fnith.
Catherine Brewer
Jane Laquier, widow of John Kline
Sara, a negro servant of Peter ten
Eyck.
Nov. 29—
Joanna Stout, wife of Peter ten Eyck.
1790.
May 7—
Michael Kinney
Mary Van Vliet, wife of Michael Kin-
ney
Jane Cornel, wife of Peter Quick
Lanah van Sickle, wife of Andrew
Vesselius
Mary Wyckoff, wife of Isaac Brokaw
Hannah Van Horn, wife of Abraham
Demott
Mary Sleght, wife of Isaac Striker
Agnes Jennings, wife of Hendrick
Johnson
Xance, a negro servant woman of Mar-
tin Wyckoff, to be baptized.
Oct. 1—
Edward Wilmot
113
Peter Tiotsort
Margiin't Stout, wife of Peter
Sarah Wyckoff, widow of Jacob Kin
ney
Peter Quick
John Voorhees
Margaret, negro woman, of the wid-
ow Mauriceson.
1791.
May 6—
Gertje Pruce, wife of Wm. Minor
Hannah Peterson, wife of Peter Tiet-
sort
Catharine Voorhees, wife of Adrian
Johnson
Mary Smock, wife of John Dltmars Jr
John Ditmars, Sr.
By Certificate.
From the church of North and South
Hampton, Margaret Dumont, wife
of Peter Dumont Esq
Sarah Smock, wife of Garret Probas-
co, from the congregation of Free-
hold.
1792.
April —
Judah Van Vliet, wife of Abraham
Brokaw
Jemima Hall, wife of Aaron van
Atten
Jane Kearheart
Hannah Preston, wife of Ilendrick
Low
Elijah Rosegrants
William, negro servant of Joseph
van Doren
Elizabeth, servant girl of Peter Quick
By Certificate.
From the church of Lamberton, Dan-
iel Skinner and Isabel his wife.
Oct-
William Cox
Elizabeth Sutphin, wife of William
Emerod
Sarah Cannon, wife of Isaiah Cole
Catharina Mattis, wife of Edwardi
Mitchell.
By Certificate.
William Spader
Nelly, servant girl of Joseph van
Doren
Aaltje Van Der Bilt, wife of Peter
HofE
Chrystyntje Terhune, widow of Jo-
hannes Terhuue.
1793.
May-
Henry Van Dyke
Catharine Cole, wife of Samuel Man-
ning
Elizabeth Pruce, wife of Ciuysbert v
Sutphen
Stintje Demott, wife of Cornelius
Williams.
Oct—
Peter Schamp
Mary Bodine, wife of John Low
Catharine Schenck, wife of Christo-
pher Proborsco,
By Certificate.
From the church of New Shanick
George Hall
Thomas, negro servant of Daniel
Amerman.
1794.
May-
John Low, son of Lawrence Low
By Certificate.
From the church of N. Shanick
Roeloff Nevius
114
Maria van Harlingen, wife of Roe-
lof? Nevius
Catliarine Beekman, wife of Abra-
ham Quick.
Oct—
On Confession,
Jolin Snedeker
John Bogerfc Jr.
Anne Sclienck, wife of John Bogert
Jr.
Josejih, a negro man servant of John
Wyckoff
Susannah, wife of the aforesaid
Josepli and woman servant of the
aforesaid master.
1795.
June —
Thomas Hall
Ontje Hall, wife of Thomas Hall
Elizabeth Hall, widow of Frederick
Mannson.
By Certificate.
From the Pres. church, of Alexandria,
Emmy Chamberlain, wife of Peter
ten Brook.
Note.— No record is made from this
time until 1836.
1826.
Sept-
Four or five names not recorded
1827.
June —
Maria B. Tuttle, wife of James
Hixon
Margaret Hudnet, wife of Abram T.
Stout
Sarah Thompson, wife of Elijah
Hudnet.
By Certificate
Israel Schenck.
Oct-
George Vlerebome
Margaret Vlerebome, wife of Abram
Emmons
Garret Stout
Margaret Van Vleet, wife of Geo.
Vlerebome
Mary Ann Hageman
Jane Hall
Jane Wyckoff
Leah Van Vleet.
By Certificate.
Cornelius Cozine
Leonard Bunn
Ann M. Woodruff, wife of John Van
Liew
colored woman, wife of Sam
Hall.
1828.
April —
Cornelius C. WyckofI
Judy Thompson, wife of Aaron L.
Saxton.
By Certificate.
Sarah Wyckoff, wife of Cor. Cozine.
Oct—
Catharine Van Vleet
Mary Van Vleet.
By Certificate.
Catharine Daily, wife of Garret Mat-
tis.
1829.
April —
John Lane
Maiy Lane, wife of John Quick ^
Ann Post
Rachel Newel
Elsie Clickener
Ellen Van Vleet, wife of Joseph van
Doren.
By Certificate.
William Corwine
115
Maria Porter, wife of Wm. Vroom
Catharine van Deveuter, widow of
John Dilly
Oct—
Peter G. Sclionip
Catharine Kline, wife of Peter G.
Schomp
Peter Kinney
Margaret Iloppock, wife of Peter
Kinney
Henry Shurts
Martha Lane, wife of Jacob van
, Doren
Mary Van Vleet.
1830.
May —
Joseph Thompson
Sarah Cole, wife of Geo. Davis
By Certificate.
Julotta Gray, wife of Peter Pouleson
Elizabeth Hall, wife of John Dally
Oct—
Isaac Lowe
Eliza Daily, wife of John Mattis
JIargaret Newel.
1831.
May —
John D. Post
Marj' Kinney, wife of Henry Shurts
Margaret Daily, wife of Simon Ber-
gen
Oct—
Garret van Fleet
Jacob Kershow Jr
David S. Cole
Christiana Dilts
Judy Ann Van Doren
Margetty Van Doren
Sarah Dalley, wife of Richard Prost
Mary Kearhart, wife of Wm. Biggs.
1832.
June —
Peter Ditmars
Richard Vroom
Jane llageman.
By Certificate.
Margaret Lane, wife of Martin Wyc-
koff.
Oct-
James Van Horn
Mary Thompson, wife of James van
Horn
John S. Hoagland
Mary La Tourette, wife of John S.
Hoagland
George Davis
Gilbert Lane
Maria Kershow, wife of Gilbert Lane
Ann Vossler
Eleanor Van Fleet, wife of Richard
Vroom
Margaret Brewer
Catharine Schenck
Prudence Longstreet, wife of Geo.
Walker
Ellen Gulick, wife of Peter Ditmars
Ann Lowe, Avife of Aaron van Fleet
Abraham Anderson
Maria Kershow, wife of John Voor-
hees.
1833.
Feb—
William Hyler
Derrick Hall
John Lewis
Jacob Dilley
John Dalley
Andrew V. Lano
Peter S. Powelson
George Dalley
Peter Q. Brokaw
Agnes Johnson
Helena Cole
116
IV^ary Shurts
Margaret Schenck
Elizabeth Sclienck
Elizabetli Thompson
Rebecca Johnson
Maria Dalley
Martha Hall
Charity Cole
Catharine Post
Jane Van Cleef, wife of John D.
Post
Gitty Jane. Voorhees, wife of John
Lewis
Catharine Kershow, wife of Peter Q.
Brokaw
Sarah Cole, wife of Frederick Lutes
Pliebe Kershow, wife of Jacob C.
Low
Eliza Sullivan, wife of Jacob Dilley
Catharine Gulick, wife of Israel
Schenck
Catharine Cole, wife of Jacob Q.
Carkhuff
Margaret Hyler wife of William
Yawger
Susannah Lane, wife of Andrew
Thompson
Catharine Emmons, wife of Peter
ten Brook
Cornelia Stryker, wife of Abraham
Ditmars
Jane Vlerebome, wife of Cortland
Voorhees
Sophia Ditmars, widow of Peter
Vroom
Jane Davis, wife of John Dalley
Margaret Hope, wife of Peter van
Sickle
May —
John Morehead Sr
Jacob C. Lowe
Frederick Lutes
John P. Voorhees
Henry Burnhart
Gitty Berger, wife of Ezekial T. Cole
Catharine Ten Eyck, wife of Edward
B. Vroom
Harriet Van Horn, wife of Peter B.
Low
Magdalen Garretson, wife of John
P. Voorhees
Mary Booram, wife of Nathan Dalley
Margaret Schamp
Sarah Johnson
Sarah Van Deventer
Jane Dalley
Gitty Wyckoff, widow of Jasper
Berger
Rachel Smith, widow of Jacob Ker-
show.
By Certificate.
Samuel Naylor
Helena Powelson, wife of Jacob van
Horn.
1834.
Jan. —
Margaret Blackwell, wife of Wm.
Johnson
Mary Van Syckle, wife of Andrew
V. Lane
Jane McKinney, wife of John D.
Guild
Hannah Marlatt, wife of Wm. Dally
Mary Ann Carkhuff, wife of Geo.
Dalley
Sarah Van Syckle, wife of John More-
head Sr.
Helena Cole, wife of George Marlatt.
By Certificate.
Betsey Suydam, widow
Jemima Tenbroeck, wife of David
Nevius
Minna Nevius
Johannah Stothoff, wife of Minna
Nevius.
117
Juno —
Henry S. Ijowe
Plii'bo llixou
Amy Hopptick
Maria Post, widow of Thomas Jobs
Uertrude Teu Eyck, wife of Thomas
van Horn,
By Certificate.
Sarah Yoorhees, widow
Sarah Spader, wife of Jeremiali
Stryker.
Oct—
Hannah Kelly, wife of (ieo. Hixou
Ellen Applegate, wife of Abraham
Tittsworth
Catharine Demott. wife of Nicholas
Dalley.
By Certificate.
Phebe Decker, wife of Henry Wyc-
koff
Elizabeth WyckofE
Phebe WyckofE
Mary A. Ray, colored.
By Certificate.
Tunis I). Myers.
1836.
Mav-
Catharine Dalley, wife of Peter A.
Post
Anna Stryker, wife of John W. Hall
Elizabeth Schamp, wife of Sanauel
Brown
Mary Ann Schamp.
By Certificate.
Rebecca Hoagland, wife of Abraham
van Fleet.
Oct.—
Sarah Schenck, wife of Jaquish Yoor-
hees.
By Certificate.
Dennis Hageraan
Catharine Voorhees, wife of Dennis
Hageman
Maria Dolliver, wife of David van
Fleet.
1835
^ May-
Margaret Dalley, wife of Josiah Quin-
by M.D.
Sarah Case, wife of Wm. Bougner
Charles, colored man of Tunis Cole
States, colored man of Cortland Voor-
hees.
By Certificate.
Dean, wife of States.
Oct —
Mrs. Catharine Campbell, widow of
John Campbell
Mary Lane, wife of Stephen Ten
Eyck
Harriet Rifford, wife of Peter I.
Schamp.
1837
June —
Jane Ann Kerslnow, wife of Andrew
van Fleet
Eliza Vossler, widow of Wm. Mettler.
By Certificate.
Christopher C. Hoagland M. D.
Gertrude M. Labagh, wife of C. C.
Hoagland M. D.
John Crarretsoa
Eliza Howell, wife of John Garretson.
Oct —
John Johnson
Ann Naylor, wife of Tunis D. Myers
Mary Ann Van Patton, wife of Joseph
Rockafellow
Elijah Van Neste.
118
1838,
June —
David Van Fleet
John Simonson
Stephen Ten Eyck
Cyrenias T. Stryker
Horatio H. Chittenden
Elizabeth Van Fleet, wife of John
Case
Ann Maria Ten Eyck, wife of Michael
van Derveer
Elizabeth. Buckley, wife of Robert
Lawsen
Eliza Pittenger, wife of Horatio H.
Chittenden
Aletta Lane, widow of Philip Hiler
Mary Ann Johnson.
Oct.—
Asher Dilts
Jacob G. Schomp
Jeremiah Stryker
Sarah Ann Clickener
Margaret Robbius, wife of Asher
Dilts
Eliza Van Fleet, wife of Jacob G.
Schomp
Mary Berger, wife of Gabriel Cark-
_hufE
Catharine Voorhees, wife of Isaac V
Kelly
Eleanor Wyckoff, widow of Henry
Vroom
Catharine Tenbrook
Catharine Van Zandt
Ann WyckofE, widow of Jacob Vroom.
By Certificate.
Rachel Lisk.
1839.
May —
Abraham Amerman Jr.
Isaac V. Kelly
Jrvhn Dilts
Aaron L. Stout
Catharine Maria Risler, wife of John
D. Post
Getty Hageman, wife of Cor. C. Lane
Martha B. Hageman
Sarah M. Kershow
Mary Jobs.
By Certificate.
Winslow Knapp.
Oct.—
Nicholas Dalley
Martha Ann Dalley, wife of Charles
Hall
Eliza Ann Naylor, wife of Abraham
Amerman Jr.
By Certificate.
Elias Van Fleet
Helena Cos, wife of Elias Van Fleet .
1840.
May —
William C. Van Doren
Judy Ann Brokaw, wife of Wm. C.
van Doren
Phebe Van Fleet, wife of Thomas C.
van Camp.
By Certificate.
Margaret Melick, widow of Dennis
WyckofE Esq
Elizabetli Smith, wife of Henry
Swayze, Jr.
Oct—
Isaac Lowe Jr
Eliza V. Voorhees, wife of Jeremiah
Emans
Martha Ann Schamp, wife of Isaac
Davis.
By Certificate.
Herman Hageman
Sarah Voorhees, wife of Uriah Hoag
land
119
Sarah , wife of ^Voidrew Vun
Fleet.
1841.
June —
Hannah Smith
Eleanor W'aklron, Avidow of Obadiah
Cole
Jane Lane, wife of Cor. Gambling.
By Certificate.
Daniel Lewis
Jane Stryker, wife of Daniel Lewis
Winslow Knapp
Elisa , wife of Winslow Knapp.
Oct—
Isaac Davis
Gilbert Sutphen.
1843.
May—
By Certificate.
Samuel Naylor.
Oct—
Horatio Bodine
John Smith
Catharine Mattis, wife of Jasper
Agans
Agnes Cutler, wife of David O. Cole.
By Certificate.
Peter D. Quick
Eliza Hoagland, wife of Peter D. .
Quick.
1843.
June —
Andrew Kinney
Margaret Huffman, wife of Andrew
Kinney
Mary Van Aulen, wife of Wm. Harle
Eliza Harle
Asa CarkhufE
Andrew P. Kinnev
PctiT P. Kinney
John P. Kinney
Daniel Dilts
Jacob A\'. Voorhees
Gilbert S. Amerman
Elizabeth Brokaw, wife of Gilbert
S. Amerman
Olive Ann Ilixon, wife of John More-
head S".
Maria Ramsey, wife of Peter D.
Kockafellow
Charity Cutler, wife of David D.
Schamp
Eleanor Van Syckle, widow of James
R. van Syckle
Eliza Hall
Sarah Davis, wife of John H. Rock-
afellow
Catharine Wyckoff, wife of Geo. A.
Rockafellow
Amy Voorhees, wife of Peter van
Fleet
Sarah Ann Stewart, wife of ■\Iahlon
CarkhufE
Sarah Ann Hunt, wife of John S.
Berger
Mary Orr
Mary Elizabeth Blackwell
Ann Van Syckle
Susan Schamp
Maria Schamp
John Hoagland
John R. Shurts
Henry D. Johnson
Peter D. Rockafellow
John D. Hall
Croesen T. Spader
Sarah Emans, wife of John Thomp-
son
Catharine Reed, wife of Andrew Em-
ans
Charlotte Wyckoff, wife of Cor. S.
Amerman
John S. Berger
120
Cornelius C. Lane
Cornelius S. Amerman
Gabriel Carkhuff
Jacob Carkhuff.
By Certificate.
Nicliolas Dalley
Catharine Demott, wife of Jsickolas
Dalley.
Nov. —
Peter Van Fleet
Mary Lutes, wife of Eulii? Nevius
Rebecca Ten Eyck
Sarali Ann Rynearson.
By Certificate.
Cornelius Gambling,
1844.
June —
Leak Case
Nancy Oaks, wife of Abraham Ten
Eyck
Sarah Maria van Fleet, wife of Peter
Schamp
Catharine Van Zandt, wife of Josiah
Q. Dalley.
By Certificate.
Sarah Lanning, widow of Gilbert
Lowe
Nov. —
Margaret Swackhammer.
By Certificate.
Mary Ann Hurd, wife of Levi M.
Mettler
Ann Elizabeth Jlettler.
1845.
May-
Peter Schamp
Jane G. Ten Brook, wife of John V.
Schamp.
By Certificate.
John Van Derveer, colored.
Oct—
Peter La Tourette
Harriet Kinney
Josiah Quinby.
1846.
May —
Mary Smith, widow of Aaron Berger
Elizabeth Vlerebome, wife of Ralph
Young
Mary R. Swacldiammer
Lenah Hall
Lucinala Van Fleet
Susan, wife of Peter Kline, colored.
By Certificate.
Wheelock N. Harvey.
Oct.—
John P. Johnson
Catharine Van Fleet
Sarah Van Arsdale, wife of Peter
Lowe
Euphemia Van Fleet, wife of John
Lee.
By Certificate,
William Henry
Esther Ann Lane, wife of Herman
Hagemaa.
1847.
June —
Mary Corwine
Helen Hall
Catharine Helena Cole
Ann Maria Dalley.
By Certificate.
Ellen Mulford, wife of Daniel Amer-
man.
Oct-
George Smith
Jane INIarlatt, wife of John Smith
Hannah Maria La Tourette, wife of
Ezekiel CarkhufE
121
Ellen WyckofE wife of Jacob Swuck-
hamiuer
Elizabeth Thompson
Sarah Jane CarkhulT
Martha Schanip, colored.
By Certificate.
Catharine, wife of Joseph H. Stryker.
1848.
May —
John V. Berkaw
William E. Dalley
Jane Smith, wife of James Strimple
EUen Jane Van Derveer.
By Certificate.
Maryetta Van Fleet, wife of John
Vosseller
Mrs. Eliza F., wife of Abraham P.
Tunison
Oct—
John B. Thompson.
By Certificate.
Margaret Stevens
Pompey Lane colored
Mrs. Hannah Lane. "
1849.
May-
Peter D. Schomp
Mary Ann Kelley, wife of Peter D.
Schomp
Abraham Paul Stout
Margaret Kershow
Peter L. Kline, colored.
Xov. —
John Vosseller
Catharine Lavinia Ilixon
Mary Elizabeth ( V/.inc, wife of Henry
La Tourettc
Peter I. Vorluies
Ann M. Dilts, wife of Peter I. Voor-
hees
John P. Van Sickle
Sarah Jane Davis
Mary Elizabeth Elishaba Schamp
John S. Kline
Philip Alpaugh
Kachael Ann WyckofE
Phebe .\jin Cozine
Elizabeth Carkhuff.
1850
June —
Daniel Amerman
Gilbert Lane
Peter Lowe
Sarah Hall, widow of Henry N. Hall.
By Certificate.
John Ditmars
Magdalen, wife of John Ditmars
Henry C. Baird.
Oct—
Deborah Blackwell
Phebe Ann Quinby
Abraham Thompson.
1851.
May-
Gertrude Brokaw, wife of John Voor-
hees Jr.
Jacob K. NefE
Ellen Biggs, wife of Jacob K. Neff.
By Certificate.
Isaac S. Van Zandt
Rebecca, wife of Ezekiel Cole.
Nov—
Caroline llf)ni, widow of Gilbert
Sutphen
Uriah lloagland.
By Certificate.
Elizabeth Hall
Catlicrine Van llouten, wife of John
Y. Dalley.
122
1852.
Jolin Hageman
Pliebe Kersliow
Margaret Kinney
Elsie Elizabeth Hageman
Salinda Dalley.
By Certificate.
anor Cortleyou, wife of Ab. P.
Stout
Elizabetli Yagely.
Oct—
Jacob S. Svvackliammer
Philip Carkhuff
Margaret Quinby
Catharine Amerman, wife of Peter
Kershow
Christopher Disbrow
Elizabeth Holander, wife of C. Dis-
brow.
By Certificate.
Jacob H. Johnson
Lydia M. Wyckoff, wife of Jacob H.
Johnson.
1853.
Feb—
Angeline Swackhammer.
By Certificate.
Henry F. Salter M.D.
Caroline , wife of Henry F.
Salter M.D.
May —
Amy Kinney
.Cornelius A. Wyckoff.
By Certificate.
Nicholas Manning
Elizabeth, wife of N. Manning
Elizabeth Kline, wife of Lewis Ball.
Sept-
Mary Wyckoff, wife of Cor. A. Wyc-
koff
John S. Amerman.
By Certificate.
Abraham Amerman
Maria Mattis, wife of Ab. Amerman.
1854.
Feb—
Mary Ann Sutphen
Gilbert L. Kershow.
By Certificate.
Elizabeth Peterson, wife of John
Kinney.
J une —
Cornelius N. Dumont
Rachel Brokaw, wife of Cor. N. Du-
mont
Peter S. Wyckoff
Eliza Ann Wyckoff, wife of Nathan
W. Burd.
By Certificate.
Sarah Kershow, wife of F. S. Mattis
Henry P. Thompson
Mrs. Ellen Mulford, widow.
Oct—
Cornelius I. Lane
Lydia Smith, wife of John D. Cole
Elmira Cole
Isaac B. Huff
Leah Van Camp, wife of Isaac B. Huff,
1855.
Feb—
Martha Ann Lane.
By CertiUcate.
June —
Henry Cox
Sophia Ditmars, wife of Henry Cox
Gertrude Ann Cox
Elizabeth Dean, wife of A. P. Kinne;-,
1856.
Martha Eliza Thompson
123
Augustus Thompson.
By Certificate.
Matilila AVyckofF.
June —
Magdalen Thatcher, wife of ^^'nl.
Goodfellow.
By Certificate.
Abby Reading, wife of David C. Hoff.
1857.
Jan. —
Jacob Geddle.
By Certificate.
Mrs. Gordinah Eeading, widow
David Rockafellow
Lydia, wife of David Rockafellow.
May —
Henry Post
lleury S. Kinney.
By Cert ifiiC ate.
Richard M. Johnson
Catharine Hixon, wife of R. M. Joliii-
son.
Oct.—
Susan Louisa Baird, wife of Jasper
Berger.
By Certificate.
Jane Maria Kershow. wife of Fred.
S. Nevius.
1858.
Feb.—
Aaron J. Thompson.
By CertifiAMte
Jasper Berger.
June —
Daniel Henry Amerman
Emma Thompson.
By Certificate.
Asa C'arkhnff
Susan Schunii), wife of Asa Carkhuff.
Oct—
Joseph H. Stevenson
Jane T. Post
Mary Ann Carkhuff.
1839.
Feb—
Abraham P. Stout
Susanna La Tourette, wife of Ab. P.
Stout
Peter Sutphen
Cornelius V. C. Dilts
Jeremiah Emmons
Elisha Dalley
Elizabeth Emmons.
June —
George M. Dalley
Mary Elizabeth Schamp, wife of Geo.
M. Dalley
Margaret Sc-lienck, wife of John
Runyon
Margaret Lucinda Schamp, wife of
Peter Huff
Helen Yoorhees
Amos H. Kinney
Henrietta Vroom
Hannah P. Bruen
Mary Jane Gambling
Margaret Cole, wife of Jacob W.
Voorhees
Susanna Voorhees.
Oct—
Sarah Maria Dalley
Cornelia Ann Stryker.
By Certificate.
Stephen Weavei'
Catherine Hall, wife of Jacob P. Huff
Mary Ann Schenck, wife of John
Runvoiu
124
1860.
Feb—
Peter Davis
George Dalley
Mary Ellen ISIiller
William Brownlee Voorliees
Pliebe Brokaw, wife of T. V. M.
Cox
Elijah V. N. Ten Eyck.
By Certificate.
April —
W. T. F. Ayers
Jane Kershow, wife of W. T. F.
Ayers.
June —
Amanda S. Dalley
Mrs. Sarah Miller, widow
Mrs. Elizabeth MelJck "
Eleanor Schenck, wife of Samuel
Brown.
Oct—
Catharine Schomp
Mary Hannah Thompson
Alfred Wilson Sutphen.
By Certificate.
John T. Hill
Mrs. John T. Hill.
1861.
Feb—
Joseph Hageman Stryker
John C. Stryker.
June —
Frederick Reger
Mary Amcnnan, wife of Fred. Reger
Peter Dalley
Susan Ann Thompson, wife of Peter
Dalley
Lucretia Cox
Sarah Ann Ten Eyck
Phebe Ann Blackwell, wife of J. W.
Stout
Richard D. Cole
Cornelius W. Johnson.
Oct—
John V. Dilts
JohnV. Van Fleet.
By Certificate.
Row. Maria Van Fleet, widow of
Wm. Van Fleet
Phebe B. Thompson, wife of Baltus
Melick.
1863.
By Certificate.
Feb—
Mrs. William Morgan, widow
Mrs. Susan Cramer, widow.
June —
Abraham D. Cole
Elizabeth Emmons.
By Certificate.
John S. Amerman
Matilda Yauger, wife of John S.
Amerman
Anna L. Rarick, wife of Aaron J.
Thompson.
Oct-
Mary Green Cook, wife of Nicholas
Hulsoser,
By Certificate.
Juliet Venneule, wife of John Cava-
lier
Margeret Vermeule.
1863.
Sarah Altta Schamp, wife of Jacob
Hyler.
By Certificate.
Peter I. Voorliees
Ann M. Dilts, wife of Peter T. Voor-
hees.
June —
Sarah Elizabeth Sutphen
Phebe Ellen Gamblinsr
125
.Tacol) Ilylor
James Martin
John 1). Sniitli
Martha Coddington, wife of John D.
Sniitli
Margaret ^n\\ Simpson, colored.
By Ccrtifi<'nte.
Henrietta McBride, ■wife of Jolin J.
Lane.
Oct—
Margaret Ann Gambling
^lary E. Lane
Sarah Ann Van Deventer, wife of
Samuel Case
Sarah Jane Crops, wife of Chauncey
T. Rockafellow
Chauncey T. Rockafellow
Mary Hoagland, wife of John ISIore-
head
^lary Hageman
Andrew Ilageman.
1864.
Feb—
Catharine Hyler
Mary C. Van Fleet
Sarah Ann Brokaw,
By Certificate.
John V. Eynearson.
June —
John 11. Thompson
Margaret Yawger
Margaretta Cole, wife of Dan. II.-
Amerman
Sarah Jane Emmons.
1865.
Feb—
Mary Ann Hildebrant, wife of Aaron
Hoffman.
By Certificate.
Ellen Tan Covert, wife of John W,
Covert.
June —
Phebo Lane
Horace P. Craig
Jane V. Carkhuff.
By Certificate.
William Henry.
Sept-
Sarah Jane Lane
Anna Kershow
Mary A. Amermau
Kate Thompson
Rosilla Lane
Ellen Stryker
Abraham Amemian
1866
Feb—
Edward L. Hill
John B. D. Myers
Elizabeth Ann Myers
Judy Lane
Elizabeth Lane
Harriet Van Syckle
Elizabeth Thompson
Charity S. Thompson
Elizabeth Ann Thompson
Mary Jane Henry
Sarah jNIaria Dalley, wife of And. La
Tourctte
Emma Jackson, wife of Horace P.
Craig.
By Certificate.
Peter Sutphen
Martha Ann Meliclc, wife of Peter
Sutphern
Mary Eliza Jeliffe, wife of John A.
Demun.
June —
Jacob K. Mattis
Jacob K. Amermau
Aaron Hoffman
Andrew La Tourette
Derrick L. Hageman
126
Peter G. Scliomp
Minna N. Eockafellow
James Lane
Sarah. Magdalen Cox
Willempe Schamp
Leali Schamp
Sarah Ann La Tourette
Agnes La Tourette
Margaret La Tourette
Annie Van Fleet
Ann Elizabeth Van Doren
Fanny Elizabeth Neff, wife of John
P. HufE
Eliza Hall, wife of Jacob Mattison
Elizabeth Carkliuff
Catharine Van Fleet
Emma Van Fleet
Maria Lane
Josephine Dawes
Gertrude Lane
Catharine Emans
Ellen Ann Emans
Sarah Ann Smith
Catharine Elizabeth Dalley
Mary Shafer.
By Certificate.
Richai'd Vroom
Aaron J. Thompson
Anna L. Rarick, wife of Aaron J.
Thompson
Enoch Carkhuff
Mary Reed, wife of Enock Carkhuff
John K. Dalley
Rebecca Stryker, wife of John K.
Dalley
William V. D. Dalley.
Oct—
Margaret Ellen Amerman
Margaret Helena Davis
Sophia Thompson
John L. Dalley
Hannah G, Thompson, widow of
Jeremiah Van Fleet.
By Certificate.
Mary Louisa Vosseller,
Wilhelmina Schomp
1867.
Feb—
David Schomp
Louisa Dalley, wife of David Schomp
Cai'oline Sutphen
Sarah Ann Dalley
Jacob Mattison
Catharine M. Brown
Adaline Hyler
Jane Elizabeth Hoagland, wife of
Dennis Hall.
1867.
June —
Peter Hoffman
Theodore Schomp
David N. Cole
Sarah Jane Bedford, wife of David
N. Cole
Sarah W. Thatcher
Cornelia Jane Swackhammer
Hannah Maria Johnson
Mary Ellen Kline, wife of Tunis C,
Hall.
By Certificate.
Garret Hoagland
Judith Ann Van Doren.
Oct-
William M. Dalley .
Henry Carkhuff
Peter D. Myers
Jacob Hoagland
John Craig
Sarah Ann Smith
Phebe Ann Lane, colored.
By Certificate.
Mary Cramer, wife of Peter K. Kline
Catharine Ann Neff.
127
1868.
Feb—
Synthia C. Dllts
Catharine M. Drost, wife of Win. 1>
Myers
Abhif Rebecca Thatcher
Sarah C Schureman, wife of P<)iui)i\v
Laue.
By Certificate.
Mrs. Rosina Stilwell, widow, of Rev.
A. L. Stilhwll
Mrs. Mary C. 0.sniuu
Abraham Hill
Sarah Elizabeth Hunter, wife of — —
June —
Aletta Ellen Hope, wife of John M.
Johnson
Sarah Jane Hoagland
Annie Suydani.
By Certificate.
Henry ^'an Fleet.
Oct—
Col. John Cox
John Berkaw
Cornelius Dalley
Maggie Suydam, wife of Fritts,
M.D.
By Certificate.
Elizabeth Van Xeste.
1869.
Feb—
Josiah Q. Hoagland
Emma Stout
Sarah Aletta Van Doren
Ann Maria Rockafellow.
March —
Maria Hall
Walter H. Opi)ie.
June —
Jerusha Ewing, wife of Maplon < 'ark-
huff
Ellen Maria Quick, wife of Ebenezer
K. Smock
Aletta Ann Smock
Oeorgiellen Snioclc
Catharine Emma L.i Touretce
Peter Henry La Tourette
Mary Jane Stout
Lavinia K. Dilts
Mary Catharine Cavalier
George Welch
Lauah K. Thompson
William Henry Vincent
J. Ewing Carkhurf
Charles Capponilliez
John A. Demun
Mary Louisa Gambling
Lizzie 0.smuu
Catharine Kline
Ann Elizabeth Beers
Elida Thom]>son
N. B. Klink Hoffman
Gertru;le Jane A'an Doren
Aletta Hall
George Schomp
Jacob C. Huff
Sarah Maria Lane, wife of David D.
Schamp
Samuel D. Hall
Sarah Vosseller
Margaret Packer, wife of John (Jraig
Elsie Ann Agans.
By Certificate.
Peter E. Van Arsdale
Sarah Elizabeth Vroom, wife of Peter
E. Van Arsdale.
Oct—
Aletta Ann Bush, wife of A. J.
Welch
Martha Lane
Mary Kline
Carrie Dilts
Peter Kinney Dilts
Sarah A. Dilts
128
Rebecca Lane
Mrs. Mary Ellen La Tourette.
By Certificate.
Mrs. Jane Haver, wife of Jacob Hy-
ler.
1870.
Feb—
Albert je Zingerland
Lucy Pit tenger
Mrs. Eliza Higgins
Elizabeth A. Chittenden, wife of
Richard Cole
Lydia Ellen Rockafellow
Solomon Rockafellow.
By Certificate.
Mary Amelia Amerman, wife of the
Pastor
Mrs. Daniel Amerman, widow of
Daniel Amennan.
May —
Thomas J ohnson
Ann Berger, wife of Thomas Johnson
Ellen A. Lane
Aletta Dalley.
By Certificate.
Mrs. Rachel Alpaugh, wife of Peter
WyckofE.
Oct—
Jacob Kershow Brokaw
John T. Cox
Rachel Elizabeth Busli, wife of John
T. Cox
David Rockafellow.
By Certificate.
M. E. Hyler, wife of Jacob K. Bro
kaw
Hannah Thompson, wife of Samuel
Connet
Gertrude Rockafellow.
1871.
Feb—
Dennis S. Hall
Sarah Maria Carkhuff, wife of Dennis
S. Hall
Lucinda Alleger, wife of V. S. Hoag-
land.
1871
June —
On Confession.
Catharine Quimby
Harriet Ann Cole.
By Certificate.
James V. Stryker
Elizabeth Stryker, wife of do.
Walter S. Stryker
Catharine V N. Gaston, wife of Rev.
J. H. Smock
Mary Ann Hardenberg
William H. DoUiver.
Sept—
0)1 Confession.
Isaac Johnson
Henry W. Kinney
Lewis Loeloff
Margaret Hyler, wife of Henry Van
Doren
Aaron K. Kline
Harriet Cole, wife of do
Amy Hoagland, wife of Henry Agens.
Matilda Hyler
Peter S. Hyler.
By Certificate.
James V. N. Cornell.
Sept 30—
Keturah Hunt, wife of Andrew Suy-
dam
Jane Aeens.
129
1872.
Feb2—
On Confession.
John ■VA'ymau
CatLarine Maftis, -wift* of do.
Gertrude J. Lane, Avife of Henry Van
Fleet
Sarah Staats
ilary Pittenger
Augustus Cramer
Bishop Smith
Daniel L. Layton
Henry T. Shurts
Garetta Cox
Aaron T. Agens.
By Certificate.
Sarah E. Cole, wife of H. T. Sliurts
John K. Foster
Mary Ann Foster
Hetty Cramer, wife of Peter T. Lane.
June 1 —
On Confession.
John Sutphen
Catharine A. Schomp, wife of do.
Catharine Hall, wife of David Lane
John S. Craig.
By Certificate.
Ellen Ten Eyck, wife of Theodore
Polhemus
Hugh Gaston
Jane V. Garretson, wife of do.
Jane Gaston
Margaret Jane Lane
Oct 5—
On Confession,
John J. Smith
Ellen Jane Kowe, wife of do.
Henrietta Thompson, wife of Robt.
Kitchen.
1873.
May 31—
Jacob E Hall
Oscar Voorhees
Martha Smith
Christopher S. West
Elizabeth Schomp, wife of do.
By Certificate.
Catharine Ryncarson
Jane Vanderveer, wife of Jesse Con-
over
Margitta Van Doren.
Oct -i—
On Confession.
Sarah Dilley
Ellen Haas, wife of E. Bush
Meta Francis Cox.
1874.
Jan 31—
Genio Scott Baker
Henry Daniels
Clara Voorhees.
June 6 —
Aaron Thompson
William Wesley Dalley
Mary Ann Mattison
Mary R. Egbert, wife f)f J. V. X.
Cornell
Jesse Conover
Samuel Connet
Anna Mary Kinney
Ira Voorhees
Margaret Ga.ston, wife of do.
Cornelia Gaston.
By Certificate.
Henry Van Fleet
T. Chambers Gulick
Mary S. Dilts, wife of do.
Oct 3—
On Confession.
Nathaniel Schomp
130
Martha J. Cox, wife of do.
Herman Hageman Jr.
By Certificate.
Elizabetli Smith
Anna M. WyckofT.
1875.
Feb5—
Elias Van Fleet
Helena Cox, wife of do.
Il^ry Van Fleet
Maria Tunison, wife of do.
Voorhees F. Van Fleet
Catharine Wortman Kennedy, wife of
T. V. M. Cox.
On Confession.
Joseph Carkhuff
Henry Dalley
Josiah W. Dalley
Mary E. Anderson, wife of do.
Harriet H. Dilts
Elida F. Lare, wife of Harry Agens
Amanda Cole, wife of John R. Foster
Luther C. Smock
Susannah Durling, wife of do.
George W. Kline
Anna E. Schomp
Mary Ann Van Fleet
Lucy J. Van Fleet
Wilhelmina Van Fleet.
By Certificate.
Truth A. Voorhees
Lydia Fisher, wife of Joseph Cark-
huff.
June 6 —
On Confession.
Anna G. Reger
Emma Schomp
Anna De F. Thompson
Sophie Morehead
Maria J. Brokaw, wife of Paul K.
Dilts
Martha M. Dilts
Mary L. Vroom, wife of John Craig
Cornelia Schomp.
By Certificate.
Mary E. Lane, widow of Levi Flem-
ing.
Oct2—
Aletta Biggs, wife of Andrew A.
Lane.
On Confession.
David B. Dilts.
1876.
Feb5—
Catharine Van Camp
John Letson Stillwell
Anna T. Lane
Susan Esther Van Doren.
By Certificate.
J. Wellington Kline.
On Confession.
June 3 —
Margaret E. Biggs
Anna J. Kershow
Jacob Kershow
Jacob K. Brokaw
Anna M. Van Fleet
Juo. K. Thompson
Andrew A. Lane
Henry Bacorn
Peter P. Schomp
Goorge E. Assgar
William H. Morehead
Daniel E. Thompson
Mavy C. CarkhufE, wife of do.
Anna S. Marshall
Susan M. Van Doren
Hannah E. Van Doren
Margaret A. Van Doren
131
Judson Voorhees
Mary J. McCrea, wife of Peter Henry
La Toil ret te
Lydia C. Polhemus, wife of J. T. B.
Schomp
Marietta Gaston.
By Certificaie.
Kliza A. Hyler, widow of Daniel
Amerman
Margaretta Brown, wife of George
Carkhuff.
On Confession.
Sei)t 30—
Eliza Ann Wyckoff
Emily A. Schomp.
1877.
Feb. 3—
Margai'et Q. Dalley, wife of "Wm. E.
Thompson
Catharine A. Runyon
Laura M. Dalley
Lisccm T. Schenck
James X. Shurts
Geo. W. AUeger
Anna E. Rockafellow
Joanna JL Vroom.
By Certificate.
Catharine Gaston, widow of Andrew
Quick.
On Confession.
June 2
Margaret E. Swackhammer
William T. Ilageman
Jane E. Titus, wife of John Van
Middlesworth
Mary H. Amerman
Man*' E. Thompson
Helen M. Hall
liandolph Titus
Kate Luella Mattison
George A. Schomp
Susan II. Hunt, wife of James Lane
Lucy Ann Eversole, wife of E. A.
Connet
Margaret E. Schomp
William McCrea.
By Certificate.
Georgia Van Ness, wife of James
Hoagland
Anna L. Lare, wife of Winfiold Kin-
ney
Amanda J. Smith, wife of Pilisha
Snover
Daniel L. Laji;on
Margaret Vanderveer, wife of do.
On Confession.
Oct6—
Margaret Johnson, wife of Henry
Bacorn.
By Certificate.
Anna E. Myers, wife of Randolph
Titus.
1878.
On Confession.
Feb. 2—
Judith Ann Lindsley, widow of Alex-
ander Thompson
Sarah Cozine
Lemuel Fritts
George Bacorn
June 1 —
Geoege W. Cole
Kate Luella Cole
Abraham O. Cole
William Van Fleet
Jno. Wyckol? Demun.
By Certificate.
Sarah Ann Davis, wife of Alnani O.
Cole
Cornelius V. Nevius
132
Catharine J. Dilts, wife of G. Dalley
Leonard B. Hoffman.
Almira R. Sebring, wife of do.
Anna E. Hoffman.
Oct 5—
Jacob U. Swackhammer
Nancy Apgar, wife of do.
Margaret Yawger, wife of Wyckoff
Cole.
By Certificate.
Jennetta Dalley, wife of Solomon
Rockafellow.
On Confession.
Eliza Carkhuff, wife of David Davis
Emma Brokaw
Ella E. Kline
Anna R. Cole
Cornelius Henry
James Henry.
1879.
Feb. 1—
Matilda Sheets.
By Certificate.
Emma J. Fritts
William Johnson
Martha M. Stillwell, wife of do.
May 31—
Jno. L. Dalley
Mary E. Miller, wife of do.
Hester P. Saums, wife of Andrew A.
Lane.
On Confession.
Oct. 5—
Joseph Reed
Jno. N. Haver.
1880.
By Certificate.
Jan. 31 —
Abbie H. Thomas, wife of Aaron J.
Thompson.
0)1 Confession,
June 5 —
Emalida Hoffman
Josephine A. Thompson
Elizabeth Sutphen
John H. Ammermau
Augustus Hobart Smock
Sarah L. Counet, wife of Peter S.
Hyler
Elias W. Thompson.
Py Certificate.
David Rockafellow
Anna R. Cook, wife of do.
Hendrietta McBride, widow of John
J. Lane.
Oct. 2—
Elizabeth Ballentine, widow of
Abram P. Stout.
1881. ^
June 4 —
Aaron T. Hageman
Andrew H. Kershow
Jno. V. F. Vroom.
By Certificate.
Peter La Tourette
Agnes Johnson, wife of do.
Margaret S. Hudnet, wife of Wm.
D. Quinby
Jonathan Bray.
On Confession
Oct. 1—
Jno. Schomp.
By Certificate.
Lizzie Smith, wife of Jno, Schomp
George Fleming
Esther A. Green, wife of do.
James Lane
Susan Hunt, wife of do.
Anna M. Rockafellow, widow of
Aaron Farle.v.
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THE FRELINGHUYSEN GENEALOGY.
I. Tbcodorus Jacobus Frelini^lmjsen, b. 1091 at Lingden
in East Friesland, now tbe Nortb AVesterii part of Hanover,
ni. Eva, daugbter of Albert Terbune of Fbitbnsb, L. I.
Cbildron, 1. Tbeodorus; '2. Jobn; 3. Jacobus; 4. Ferdin-
andus; 5. Ilenricus; 6. Margaret; 7. Anna, He died at
Tbree-niile Run, N. J., 1748.
I. Tbcodorus, b. 1724, d. ahoui 1761. He is supposed
to bave been lost at sea.
II. Jobn, b. 1727. Licensed and ordained l)y Classis of
Amsterdam, 1749 ; m. Dinah Van Berg. [Slie was afterward
tbe noted Jufvrouw Hardenberg.]
Cbildren, 1. Frederick; 2. Eva; d. suddenly at Flatlnisb,
L. 1., Sept^tb., 1754.
III. thicobus, d. 1753 at sea wben returning from Holland.
IV. Ferdinandus, d. 1753 at sea wben returning from
Holland.
V. Hein-icus, settled at "Wawarsing, Rochester and Mar-
bletown, 1754-7.
VL Margaret, b. Nov.l2tli., 1737; m. June 29tb., 1756,
Rev. Tbos, F. Romeyn ; d. at Jamaica, L. I., Dec. 23rd., 1757.
Children, Theodore Frelingbuysen, b. Nov. 28tb., 1757.
VII. Anna, b. 1738 ; m. Rev. Wm. Jackson; d.May 3rd.,
1810.*
I. Maj. Gen. Frederick, b. April 13tb., 1753 ; m. Gertrude
Schenc-k.
Children, 1. John; 2. Maria; 3. Theodore; 4. Frederick;
5. Catliarine. [He married a second time, Ann Yard.] 6.
Sarah ; 7. Elizabeth Yard.
In 1775 he was a member of tbe Provincial Congress of
*Tlie five sons of Rev. Theodorus Jacobus Freliugliuysen were all minis-
tei"S, and his two dauglitere married ministers.
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Kew Jersey ; in 1776 a member of the Convention of New
Jersey; in 1778 a member of the Continental Congress, and
again in 1782-3. U. S. Senate 1793-6. A captain and
a colonel, he was at the battles of Trenton and Monmouth
Com't House during the Eevolutionary war. He was ap-
pointed a Major General by Washington at the time of the
Whiskey Insurrection in Pennsylvania, 1791-4 ; d. 1804.
II. Eva, m. Caspar Van Nostrand of Ulster Co., N. Y. ;
d. 1804.
I. John, b. March 21st., 1776; m. 1797, Louisa Mercer.
Children, 1. Gertrude ; 2. Mary Ann. [He married a
second time, 1811, Elizabeth Mercereau Van Vechten.] 3.
Louisa; 4. Elizabeth La Grange; 5. Theodore; 6. Frederick
J.; 7. Catharine; 8. Sallie ; 9. Sophia; d. 1833.
IL Maria, b. March 12th., 1778 ; m. April 30th., 1798,
Kev. John Cornell ; d. April 13th., 1832.
Children, 1. Margaretta Schenck, b. June 21, 1799 ; 2.
Getty Ann Frelinghuysen, b. Feb. 1, 1801 ; 3. Anna Maria,
b. Jan. 16, 1803 ; 4. Frederick Frelinghuysen, b. Nov. 16,
1804; 5. Louisa Mercer, b. Aug. 2'6, 1806 ; 6. John Freling-
huysen, b. July 19, 1808; 7. Catharine Louisa, b. Oct. 18,
1810 ; 8. John Frelinghuysen, b. Nov. 3. 1812 ; 9. Theodore
Frelinghuysen, b. Aug. 6, 1814 ; 10. Sarah Elizabeth, b. July
29, 1816 ; 11. Jas. Alex. Hervey, b. Aug. 29, 1818 ; 12. John
Frelinghuysen, b. April 14, 1820 ; 13. Charlotte Mercer, b.
April 3, 1822.
IIL Theodore, b. at Millstone, N. J., March 28, 1787 ;
m. 1809, Charlotte Mercer ; and a second time, in 1857, Harriet
Fompelly.
Att'y. Gen. of N. J., 1817-29; U. S. S., 1829-35 ; Chan-
cellor of N. Y. University, 1839-50; President of Rutgers
College, 1850-61. He died April 12th, 1862. " New Jersey's
favorite son," he adorned every station in which he was placed.
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TV. Frederick, b. 1788 ; m. Aug. 4, 1812, June Dnmont.
Children, I.Susan; 2. Gertrude; 3. Dumont ; 4. Fred-
erick; 5. Maria Louisa; 6. John Theodore.
Y. Catharine, m. Hev. Gideon N. Judd.
Children, 1. Mary Elizabeth ; 2. Frederick ; 3. Catha-
rine; 4. John; 5. Charlotte.
YI. Sarah, died at Millstone when al)out eighteen years
of age.
YII. Elizabeth Yard, m. Dr. James B. Elmendorf.
Children, 1. James Y. ; 2. Sarah Frelinghuysen ; 3. John
Sobieski; 4. Frederick Frelinghuysen; 5. Annie Yard; 6.
Elizalieth Frelinghuysen ; 7. WilKam Crooke ; 8. Theodore
Frelinghuysen ; 9. Mary Crooke.
I. Gertrude, m. David Magee.
IL Mary Ann, b. Aug. 12th, 1799; m. July 2C), 1820,
Dr. Henry Yan Derveer.
Children, 1. Maria Louisa, b. Dec. 27, 1821 ; 2. Law-
rence, b. Sep. 30, 1833; 3. John Frelinghuysen, b. July 8,1840.
IIL Louisa, m. April 27th, 1841, Eev. T. W. Chambers.
Children, 1. Mary Ege, b. March 28, 1843, d. Nov. 16,
1843 ; 2. Frederick Frelinghuysen, b. April 10, 1845 ; 3. Arthur
De Puy, b. May 1, 1847 ; 4. Theodore Frelinghuysen, b. May
14, 1849; 5. Elizabeth Yan Yechten, b. Aug. 24th, 1852, d.
Nov. 16, 1855 ; 6. Talbot Eowland, b. June 27, 1855 ; 7. John
Frelinghuysen, b. Oct. 13, 1857; 8. Louise Schieffelin. b,
Nov. 10, 1859 ; 9. Hilary Konald, b. .Jan. 25, 1863 ; 10.
Katharine Yan Nest, b. April 6, 1865 ; 11. Sarah Freling-
huysen, b. Sep. 22, 1868.
lY. Elizabeth La Grange, m. 1838, Hem-y Robert Kennedy.
Children, 1. John Frelinghuysen, b. Feb. 7, 1840; 2.
Miriam Eay, b. Sep. 30, 1841, d. Nov. 17, 1861; 3. Robert
Henry, b. May 12, 1843 ; 4. Theodore Frelinghuysen, b.
March 0, 1846; 5. Beulah Elizabeth, b. Dec. 22, 1848; 6.
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Louisa Freliuglmjseu, b. Nov. 25, 1856, cl. May IS, 1874.
y. Theodore, b. March 11, 18M.
VL Frederick J., b. Oct. 12, 181S, ni. Dec. 27, 1855,
Victoria Bowen Sherman.
Children, 1. Charlotte Sherman, b. Nov. 3, 1856; 2.
John b. Sep. 17, 1858 ; 3. Elizabeth, b. March 6, 1861, d.
Aug. 28, 1866 ; 4. Theodore, b. Nov. 30, 1864, d. Sep. 3,
1866 ; 5. Joseph Sherman, b. March 12, 1869 ; 6. Clarence,
b. Oct. 5, 18ji^, d. April 29, 1874.
VII. Catharine.
VIII. Sallie.
IX. Sophia, d.
I. Susan, b. June 16, 1813, m. W. D. Waterman, d. Aug.
11, 1863.
II. Gertrude Ann, b. Sep. 20, 1814, m. 1836, Dr. Wm.
T. Mercer.
Children, 1. Charlotte; 2. Frederick; 3. Gertrude; 4.
Theodore ; 5. William ; 6. Archil)ald ; 7. Dumont.
III. Dumont, b. Feb. 8, 1816, m. Martina Van Derveer.
IV. Frederick, b. Aug. 4, 1817, m. 1839, Matilda E. Gris-
wold.
Children, 1. Matilda G. ; 2. Charlotte Louise ; 3. Fred-
erick ; 4. George G. ; 5. Sarah Helen ; 6. Theodore.
He was made Att'y. Gen, of N. J. in 1861 and again in
1866. Was elected to U. S. Senate for unexpired term of
three years in 1867, and again, for full term of six years, in
1871. He was offered the position of Minister to England,
by President Grant, but declined it ; he was a member of the
^?lectoral commission in 1876, and became Secretary of State
in 188 L under the administration of President Arthur.
V. Maria Louisa, b. March 6, 1819, m. Oct. 6, 1857, John
C. Elmendorf.
Children, John Edward Brinkerhoff, b. Aug. 3, 1858.
VI. John Theodore, b. Nov. 4, 1820, d. Nov. 12, 1820.
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