History of Sussex and Warren counties, New Jersey :

1881·70.9 MB·English

by  Snell, James P

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HISTORY
AND WARREN
SUSSEX
NEW
COUNTIES. JERSEY,
Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS.
COMPILED BY JAMES P. SNELL,
(Authorof "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, N. J."),
ASSISTED BY PROF. W. W. CLAYTON AND A NUMEROUS CORPS OF WRITERS.
PHILADELPHIA:
EVERTS & PECK.
1881.
PRESS OFJ. B. LIPPINCOTT tc CO., PHILADELPHIA.
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PREFACE,
A "preface" isnotgenerally, as the word seems to imply, the beginningofa book, except
asto itslocation, inasmuch as it embraces the last words that come from the author's pen andis
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the last with the title-pageand contents to In- printed. This enables thewriter t" have a final
word with his readers,even alter the 1 k properiscompleted. In this instance the opportu-
nity will be used in returning our grateful acknowledgments to the many citizens of the two
counties who have assisted in the preparation of thi> volume.
We are particularly indebted to Hon. Thomas Lawrence, I). S. Anderson, Ksq., Hon. Sam-
uel II. Hunt, Thomas G. Bunnell, David Thompson, Esq., John T. Stewart, Richard F. Good-
man, Thomas Kays, Esq., Jonathan Havens, M.D., George H. Nelden, Theodore Morford,
Thomas Ryerson, M.D., William M. Smith, Maj. William K. Mattison, Rev. A. A. Haines,of
Sussex County; and to Hon. James M. Robeson, Hon. William II. Morrow, Hon. Samuel
Sherrerd, Jt'lii<T S. Shipman, Esq., Judge J. T. Kern, Hon. John I. Blair, Charles K. Vail,
Charles Scranton, J.V. Creveling, John Simerson, Josiah Ketcham, Rev. E. C. Cline, B. F.
Howey, Oscar Jeflfery, Judge P. H. Ilann, J. E. Fulper, Joseph A. Shrope, Augustus H. Del-
liker, Caleb II. Valentine, Zil>a Osmun, Israel Karris, Drs. Brakeley, Johnson, Griffith, Cook,
and Clark, of Warren County; and Hon. Henry C. Kelsey, Trenton, etc.*
The list of those who have contributed to, and in variousways aided in the preparationof,
thiswork is so large that we may bepardoned for nol attempting toenumerate each individually.
Butto the members of the press generally, and the various representatives of the clerical, legal,
and medical professions, in Sussex and Warren Counties, we are particularly indebted. The <'ld
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residents descendants of the early pioneers have also nobly come to our aid, placing at oar
disposal much that is rare and ancient in documents and verbal lore, and which must prove of
inestimable value in the future. The efficient and polite oounty officials have rendered valuable
assistance, especially in the documentary portions of the work and in the compilation of the
county and township civil lists. So generally and so generously h:us encouragement been given
toourlabors that we can charitably overlook the very few exceptions.
Conscientious labor has been bestowed upon this history, with a viewto make it as thorough
and accurateas possible. These endeavors have been prosecuted often in the face of obstacles,
U inj acknowledgmentsar.'specially madein thevariousdepartment*ofthisvolume.
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lossof records, imperfect recollections, and conflicting accounts, and we trustthatacharitable
publicwillkeep thisin viewinpassing judgment upon this volume, the resultof theseefforts.
Ourwork has been performed asif itwas not for the dayonly, but for all comingtime; and
itissafetoassumethatthesegathered annals willgrowin value with each passingyear.
To the author's zealous and able stafl7 of writers much credit is also clue, particularlyto
Prof. W.W. Clayton,whowith skill and care has told the taleof the birth, infancy, and de-
velopmentof thiscountry,asfoundinthegeneralhistory chaptersof Sussexand Warren Coun-
ties; also to Messrs. W. H. Shaw, E. O. Wagner, D. Schwartz, etc., who have labored in the
specialdepartmentof townshipand borough histories.
The publishers have embodied in thishandsomevolume the historical manuscripts which
the author and his numerous assistants havegatheredand edited,and with ourbestwishesthey
nowgoback, outheprintedpage, tothecitizensof SussexandWarren.
JAMES P. SNELL.
Philadelphia, April 29, 1881.