Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions, Civil and Military, From Liber A. A. A. of Commissions in the Secretary of State's Office at Trenton

ABSTRACTS OF NEW JERSEY COMMISSIONS, CIVIL AND MILITARY, FROM LIBER A. A A, OF COMMISSIONS IN THE SECRETARY OF STATE ’S OFFICE AT TRENTON. * CONTRIBUTED BY MBS . HARRY ROGERS. ( Continued from Volume X , page 139 .) 1764 May 8. Charles Walter. A Protestant born in the German Empire, was granted a Certificate of Naturalization at the request of Charles Sowder and Martin Brow, which stated he had Resided in the Province fourteen years. p. 391. 1764 May 21. Joseph Read, Gent. Commission to be one of the p. 392 Surrogates of the Prerogative Court. 1764 Oct 17. Frederick Smyth, Esquire. Commission to be Chief p. 394 Justice of the Province, 6, William Provoost of the County of Bergen, Coram is 1764 Dec sion to be Clerk of the General Sessions of the Peace and Clerk of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas p. 395. foT the County of Bergen. 1764 Nov, 6. Charles Read , Esqr. Appointed second Justice of the Supreme Court of Judicature for the Province of p. 396 New Jersey. 1765 March 20. Sylvanus Townsend, (son of Richard Townsend ) Esquire. Commission to be Sheriff of the County of p. 397. Cape May. 1765 May 17 Benjamin Killhoffer. A foreign Protestant bom in the Dominion of the King of Sweden, having proved his residence in the I*rovince for upwards of Seven Years without being absent from the same by the oath of John Jerman, lias received Certificate of Naturalization. p, 397. 1765 May 28. Samuel Allinson of the City of Burlington. Appointed Register in the High Court of Chancery in the Prov ince of New Jersey. p. 398. 1765 April 24. Samuel Allinson of the City of Burlington. Appointed one of the Clerks in the High Court of Chancery in p 398. the Province of New Jersey 1765 June 5. Job Stockton, Esqr, Commission to be Sheriff of the County of Somerset. p. 399. 1765 May 16. Thomas Anderson, Gent. Appointed an Attorney at Law p. 399, 1765 May 16 Isaac Allen, Gent. Appointed an Attorney at Law. p. 400 1765 May 16. Isaac DeCow, being of the People called Quakers License to be an Attorney at Law. p. 400. — — . — . — P - — . — . — G S — - — . — — — . . . . — ( 250 ) 1929 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3 251 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. — — . Edward Test , Esqr of the County of Salem. Commission to be High Sheriff for the County of Salem p. 400. in the Toom of John Budd, Esqr 1765 June 20. Thomas McKean, Gent. Appointed Attorney at Law p. 409. for the Colony of New Jersey. 1765 June 11. John Monrow, John Clifton, Samuel Reeve, Josiah Hains, George Wills, Joseph Burr, Junior, William Poster, Chiehester Reynolds, John West. Samuel 1765 July 11 — ' P Farrington, John Brainerd, Joseph Farrington, Solomon Southwick, John Budd, Junior, Daniel Hopewell, John Arney, Thomas Shinn, William Budd, carpenter, Joshua Bispham, John Cox, Nathan Haines, William Budd, Junior, John Mullen, Henry Budd, Thomas Reynolds, Burbridge Brock, William Budd, Senior, William Wills. Thomas Paxson , Howell Davis, William Claypoolc, John Hatkinson, Adam Farquhar, John Merrill, Edward Andrews, Alexander Ross, Joseph Ridgway, Joseph Lamb, Samuel Bard, Earl Shinn, Zachariah Rossell, John Clark, Samuel Jones, Aaron Smith, Daniel Jones, Junr , John Budd, John Bispham, James Dobbins, Junr, Thomas Cooper, Daniel Toy, Stacy Budd, John Forker, James McElbago, Samuel Woolston, William Woolston, Vincent Leeds, James Dobbins, Joseph Mullen, Thomas Budd, Levi Briggs, Joseph McIntosh and John Goldy have agreed to purchase a Collection of Useful Bo oka in order to Erect a Library in the Town of Bridge Town in the County of Burlington to be called the Library Company of Bridgetown Authority for the same was granted by William. Franklin, Esqr Governour in Chief , p 401 1765 Sept 9 Hugh Hughs, Esqr Appointed one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County of Sussex. p. 403 1764 May 24. Patent for a Township between the Townships of Piles Grove and Alloways Creek in the County of Salem The following Boundaries are, BEGINNING where the Line ( which divides the Countys of Salem and Cumberland ) crosses the head of Cohansey Creek and runs up the CTeek Head, then down Alloways Creek till it comes to Hunters Road, then along the Road to Piles Grove Line, then down the said Line to the Corner of Cumberland , and to be Called the Town ship of New Piles Grove p 404 1765 Oct 29 Mistake in the previous Patent, which was Cancelled and the following is a correction BEGINNING at the Mouth of a Branch of Stow Creek Called Horse Branch, where it proceeds from the County Line w'hieh divided Salem and Cumberland Counties and runs from thence up the said Horse Branch to the S . G . — . . — — . 1929 . . . . . . . . . . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. 252 upper Tar Kiln Branch at the Fork, thence in a Straight line to the North East Corner of Nathan Ayars ’s Land then to the North West Corner of the Land which Joseph Ayars now holds, from thence North East to the Line of Piles Grove Township, thence to the North East corner of Cumberland County, and thence down the line wdiicb divided the Counties of Salem and Cumberland and to be known by the name of New Piles Grove Township, p. 404 WHE'BEAS the Itevd. Colin Campbell, John Monrow, Esquire, Thomas Cooper, Thomas Budd, Samuel Woolston, John Clark, Daniel Jones, Junior, James Dobbins, William Woolston, James Allen, Joseph Murril, Peter Bard and John Budd, Managers and Overseers of Saint Andrews Church at Mountbolly in the County of Burlington, on behalf of themselves and the Members and Parishioners present this peti tion : The Members of the Cbureh of England resid ing in and about Mt. Holly some considerable time past erected a Church there, and now Conceive they are able to maintain a Minister, with the Bounty of the Honourable Society for propagating the Gospel in Foreign parts. The request is granted and the Beverd. Colin Campbell, Thomas Budd, John Monrow, Esq., John Clark, Thomas Beynolds, Samuel Woolston, William Woolston, Thomas Cooper, Daniel Jones, jun., John Budd, William Budd, William Budd, Jun. at New Hanover, Daniel Toy, James Dobbins, Sen., and John Goldy to be of the Body Politick. p. 405. " . — - S P 1765 Oct, 28. — . . 1766 Feb David Carslake late of the County of Burlington was on May last Indited for Felony We do now pardon said David Carslake and order the Sheriff to set him at Large The Condition being that the said David p. 408 Carslake satisfy all the Legal Fees 1766 Nov 12 Jacob Lntz on November 1764 was Indited and con victed upon his own Confession of Manslaughter We do now' Pardon said Jacob Lutz on Condition that he pays all Legal Fees. p. 409. 9 Peter McGaully, yeoman on the nineteenth of August 1765 Nov last past was Indited for Horsestealing, Pardon granted by the Honourable Frederick Smith, Esq* Chief Justice, provided the said Peter McGaully, yeoman, depart the Province p 409 1766 April 17 Mary Kemps of the Township of Upper Freehold, County of Monmouth, widow granted a pardon G — 21 . . . . . . . — . . — . -April 30. 1766 — 1766 May 19. 1929 . . . . . . p 410. A Pardon granted to Margaret Carr, spinster, of the . . . Township of Windsor, Monmouth County p 410 Nathaniel Horne, alias Vanhorne, was indited the sixth day of May for Horse stealing and is pardoned pro vided he leaves the Province p. 411 . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania -. PGM Vol X No.3 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. — 253 . Charles Read, Eeq >\ grants a respite to the Execution of the Sentence of Elizabeth Vaughan until his Majestys Pleasure touching -the same shall be known. p. 413. 1766 Sept, 11. Jeremiah Learning. Commission to be Justice of the p, 413. Peace. 1766 Sept. 30. Commission to Frederick Smyth, Charles Read, John 1766 Juno 9 — — Berrien, Peter Kemble, William, Earl of Sterling, Jacob Ford, Joseph Tuttle, Robert Gable, Daniel Justices of a Court Cooper & Samuel Tuthill, Esq of Oyer and Terminer for the County of Morris. p. 413 A like Commission for the County of Essex was issued to Frederick Smyth, Esqr., Charles Read, John Berrien, Esqr , John Ogden, Samuel Woodruff , Stephen Crane, Daniel Peirson, Jonathan Hampton, Timothy p 413 Whitehead and Amos Harrison, Esqr*. The same day a Commission of Oyer and Terminer was issued as above for the County of Bergen to Freder ick Smyth , Charles Read, John Berrien, George Ryerse, Rynier Van Geison, Lawrence Van Buskirk, Peter p. 413. Zobriski, John Fell and John Ryerson Commission of Oyer and Terminer issued for the County of Monmouth to Frederick Smyth, Esqr., Chief Justice, Charles Read, John Berrien Esqr., Jus* tices of the Supreme Bench, Lewis Morris Ashfield, John Anderson, John Wardell, James Grover, Josiah Holmes and John Lawrence, Esqrs. p. 414 Pardon granted by William Franklin, Esqr to James McCarty who was indited for Horsestealing, provided p. 414 he depart the Colony Commission of Oyer and Terminer was issued for the County of Somerset to Frederick Smyth, Esqr., Chief Justice, Charles Read and John Berrien, Esquires, Justices of the Supreme Court, William, Earl of Sterling* Benjamin Thomson, Philip Vanhorne, Bryant Lalferty, Jaeob Vandeveer, Esqrs., Justices p 414. Commission in like manner was issued for the County of Sussex to Frederick Smyth the Chief Justice, Charles Read and John Berrien , Esquires, Justices of the Supreme Court, David Ogden, Lord Sterling, John Stevens, James Parker, Esq **. of the Council, Abra ham Van Campen, Joseph Hull, Richard Gardner, p. 414. Hugh Hughes and Jacob Stare, Esqrs Jaeob Staxn. Commission to be Sheriff of the County p 414 of Sussex, Special Commission of Oyer and Terminer for the County of Sussex issued to the Hon Frederick Smythe, Esqr., Chief Justice, Charles Read and John . — . . 1766 Sept 30 . . P . — . . 20 * . S 1766 Oct — . . 24 — 1766 Nov. 10. 1766 — . 17. Nov . . G 1766 Oct . . . - 1766 — Nov. 12. — . 1. 1766 Dec 1929 . . - . . . . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions . 254 - Berrien , Esq1*., Just ices of the Supreme Court , Abra ham Van Campen, Richard Gardner, Hugh Hughes, Nathaniel Pettit, Thomas Vanhorne, Robert Me Murtrie, Japhet Byram and Samuel Crowell, Esq p. 415. Justices of the Peace. Dec. 2. A Supersedeas was issued to Charles Hoff , Esqr , one of hi3 Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Hunterdon suspending and revoking his office, p 415 March 7 A like Supersedeas was issued to David Woodmansey one of the Justices of the Peace for the County of p 415 Monmouth March 9 Commission appointing Jno, Imlay one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for the County p 415. of Burlington. March 7 Whereas divers inhabitants in the Township of Green wich in the County of Gloucester by their Petition stating that by reason of the great Extent of said Township, they are subject to many Inconveniences and pray that a Division may be made NOW we Do grant unto our Subjects inhabiting the lower Part of said Township of Greenwich and divided from the upper part thereof by the following Line ( to wit ) , BEGINNING at the Mouth of a Creek known by the name of Homans Creek and so up the said Creek to the Mouth of a Certain Branch lying on the West side of said Creek a little above William Harrison ’s Saw Mill, thence the several Courses thereof to its Head. Thence a direct course to the Northermost Corner of Robert Zane, Senra Planta tion, Thence down the division line between Robert Zane, Seniors and John MulUca 's Plantation to Raccoon Creek, thence up the Several Courses of tho said Creek to the head thereof, thence in a direct line parralell to the line which divided the Counties of Gloucester and Salem until it meets the line of Egg Harbour Township to be and remain a perpetual Township and Community to be called the Township of Woolwich p. 415. April 6 Daniel Cooper , Junr., Esq1 Commission to be High Sheriff of the County of Morris , p , 416 April 17. Richard Kemble, Gent. Appointed one of the Surro gates of the Prerogative Court p 417 April 17 Elijah Hughes of the County of Cape May. Appointed one of the Surrogates of the Prerogative Court p. 417. June 10 Patent for the Township of Upper Alloways Creek We do give and grant unto the inhabitants of the County of Salem, Land beginning at the Stump of a Tree Corner to lower Alloways Creek Township, being also a corner of Salem, Manningt-on and Elsenborrough - . — — — . - . 1766 1767 1767 . . . . . . . - . S P 1767 . . G - 17671767 1767 1767 1929 — — — . . -. . . . . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania . . . . PGM Vol X No.3 255 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. Townships, from thence South to the Corner of land belonging to Samuel Nicholson and James Tylee at Alloways Creek, from thence up the Middle of Alloways Creek, to a Corner between two Tracts of I/and on South side of said Creek formerly belonging to Samuel Hall and John Pledger, from thence to Stow Creek near Nathaniel Hancock 's Mills, formerly Brick 's Mills, from thence up the main Branch of Stow Creek to the House of Hugg Dunn, it being the bounds be tween the Countys of Salem and Cumberland, thence to the House of George Peirson late the House of Azel Peirson, etc It to remain a perpetual Township and to be called Upper Alloways Creek Township, p. 419, 1767 June 13 Samuel Risley Commission to be Coroner of Glou p 419 cester County 1767 June 13 A Supersedeas issued to John Barclay, Esqr one of the Justices for the County of Middlesex, revoking his p 419 Commission 1767 June 16. A like Supersedeas issued to Jacob Titsoort, one of the Justices of Common Pleas and one of the Justices p. 419 of the Peace for the County of Bergen. 1765 Incorporation of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church at Swedesboro Petition of our Subjects the Reverend John Wiksen, Thomas Denny, John Denny, Lawrence Lock, John Lock, John Rambo, James Steelman , John Helm, Benjamin Rambo, Jonas Keen, Eriek Cox, Jacob Archer, Isaac Justrion, Gilbert Rinelds, Gabriel Strang, William Homan, Peter Matson, Peter Keen, Andrew Jones, Hans Urian, John Hoffman, Lawrence Strang, John Derriekson, Charles Loek, Jacob Jones, William Matson, James Halton, Andrew Lock, Mose3 Hoffman, Charles Puller, Andrew Vanneman, in behalf of themselves and others in habiting near Racoon Creek in tlie County of Glou cester for Incorporation of a Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Township of Swedesboro near pp. 419- 425 Racoon Creek 1767 Supreme Court Ordinance &c The dates for holding the Inferior Courts of Common Pleas in the Counties of New Jersey pp. 426- 429 1767 Aug, 22 Commission of the Peace for the County of Salem Isaac Sharp, Elisha Bassett, Grant Gibbon, Preston Carpenter , John Holme, Andrew Sinnickson, George Trenehard, William Hancock, Robert Johnson, John Richman, John Mayhew, Jun *\, Benjamin Holme, John Jerman, John Nicholson, Robert Howard, p 429 Francis Miles and Samuel Linch 1767 Aug 22 Andrew Sinnickson, One of the Judges of the Inferior Court Commission for Justice of the Peace, p, 429, - . — — . . . . . — . . . . P . - . G S . - . — — 1929 . . . . . . . . . . . . Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. 256 1767 — Aug. 22 . Commission of tlie Peace for the County of Burlington. William Foster, Robert Smith, Joseph Borden, John Imlay, Henry Paxson, Thomas Rodman, William Imlay, John. Munrow, Thomas Watson, David Oliphant , John Brainerd , Thomas Reynolds, Jonathan Hough , Robert Field, Daniel Ellis, William Clayton, Joseph Saltar, Isaac Pearson, Richard Mills and p. 429. Thomas Bickley Polgreen. 1767 Nov. 13. Mieajah Wills was added to the Commission as one of p. 430. the Quorum . 1768 Nov. 8. Isaac Ivins and Lewis Darling were added to the p. 430. Commission. p. 430. 1769 — Jan. 12. Samuel Toby was added to the Commission. Bryant were 1769 — Dec. 21. Wm. L, Smith, Samuel Meredith and p. 430. added to the Commission. 1767 — Aug. 22 , Commission of the Peace for the County of Cape May. To William Smith, Nathaniel Foster, Nicholas Still well, Thomas Learning, James Whildin, John Townsend, John Leonard, Joseph Gorsen, Jacob Hand, Daniel Swain, Robert Parsons, Henry Hand, Thomas Smith, Reuben Ludlam , James Godfrey, John Markey, p. 430. 1767 -Aug. 2. Commission unto Thomas Learning, James Whildin, John Townsend and John Leonard, Esq”. to be p. 430. Judges in Cape May County. 1767 Sept. 21. Commission of Oyer and Terminer for County of Somerset to continue for three Months directed to the Honble, Frederick Smyth, Esqr,, Cha*. Read, John Berrien, Esq”., Lord Sterling, Benj. Thomson, Philip Vanhome, Bryan Lelferty, Jacob Vandeveer, Hen drick Fisher, John Broean, Jn». Roy, James Hude, Rob*. Stockton, Jacob Anthony White and John Taylor, Esq”, whereof F. Smyth, Cha*. Read, or John Berrien, Esq”, and John Taylor, Esqr. must always be one, p. 431. 1767 — Sept. 26. A like Commission issued for the County of Bergen to continue in force three months, directed to the Hon. Fredk. Smyth, Esq., Ch. J ., Charles Read and John Berrien, Esq”., Justus, of the Sup”. Court , George Ryerse, Rynear Vangeison, Law«*, L. Vanbuskirk , John Ryerse , Geo. Vreelandt, Abraham Governeur, Peter Zobriske, John Zobriske and John Fell, Esq”. p. 431. 1767 — Sept. 26. A like Commission issued for Essex County, directed to Fredk. Smyth, Cha : Read, John Berrien , John Ogden, Samuel Woodruff , Stephen Crane, Daniel Pierson , Jonathan Hampton, TJzal Ogden, Robert Ogden, John Stites and Michael Vreeland, Esq”. p. 431. 1767 — Sept. 26. A like Commission issued to the Justices of Monmouth County, to John Anderson , Jn <*. Taylor, John War - S P — — G — 1929 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3 257 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions. dell, James Lawrence, Stephen Panboum, William p 431. Hendrickson and Samuel Cooper, Esq”. 1767 Sept 26 A like Commission for the County of Morris directed to the Justices of the Supreme Court, Lord Stirling, Peter Kemble, Jacob Ford, Joseph Tuttle, Bob*. p. 431 Gable, Daniel Cooper and Samuel Tuthill. 1767 Nor 21 Commission to John Gary, Esqr appointing him one of the Judges of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas p. 432 for the County of Somerset 1767 Jan 29 William Barnet, Esq. Commission to- be Sheriff of the p 432 County of Essex 1768 Feb. 13 Timothy Edwards, Gent Commission to be Captain of a Company of Cadets in the Burrough of Eliza 432 beth Nicholas Stillwell, Esqr. of the County of Cape May. 1768 April p. 432. Commission to take Bail. Daniel Hand, Esqr Commission to be Sheriff of the 1768-May p. 432 County of Cape May 1767 Nov License for William DeHart as Attorney to practice in the several Courts of the Province of New Jersey p 433 1768-May Joseph Worth Admitted as an Attorney to practice in the several Courts of the Province of New Jersey. p. 433 William Paterson was Admitted as an Attorney to 17 68- Nov practice in the several Courts of the Province of p 433 New Jersey. 17 68 Nov 26. Jn» Zabrisky. Commission to be Surrogate * for the p 433 County of Bergen 1768 The like Commission was granted to John Zabrisky, p 433 junr of same County 1768 The like Commission was granted to Uzal Ogden of County of Essex. p, 433 1768 The like Commission was granted to Lewis Ogden of of the same County p 433 1768 The like Commission was granted to Bob* Ogden of the same County p 433 1768 The like Commission was granted to Richd Kemble of the County of Morris p. 434, 1768 The like Commission was granted to Abraham Ogden of the same County p 434 The like Commission was granted to James Hude of 1768 County of So merest p. 434. 1768 The like Commission was granted to John Lelferty of same County. p 434 1768 The like Commission was granted to John Mackay of the County of Middlesex p 434 1768 The like Commission was granted to John Smith of the same County p 434. — . . . — . . — . . — — . , . . . . . . . - . . . P — . . . . . . . . G . . . . S . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • Judge of the Orphans Court. 1929 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3 Abstracts of New Jersey Commissions . 258 1768 1768 The like Commission was granted to Henry Waddle * of p, 434, the County of Monmouth. The like Commission was granted to John Taylor of p 434 the same County The like Commission was granted to David Brearley of p 434 the same County. The like Commission was granted to Thomas Anderson p 434 of the County of Sussex. The like Commission was granted to ilicajah How of p 435, the County of Hunterdon The like Commission was granted to Bowes Heed of tho p. 435, County of Hunterdon. The like Commission was granted to W® Kirkpatrick p 435 of the same County. The like Commission was granted to Samuel Bard of p 435 the County of Burlington The like Commission was granted to Robert Burchan p 435. of the County of Burlington The like Commission was granted to John Ladd, Esqr p 435 of the County of Gloucester The like Commission was granted to Sami, Blackwood p. 435. of the same County The like Commission was Granted to George Trenchard of the County of Salem p 435 The like Commission was Granted to Maskell Ewing of p. 435 the County of Cumberland The like Commission was granted to Elijah Hughes of p, 435 the County of Cape May. Nov, 22 . The like Commission w'as granted to Wm, Taylor of the County of Hunterdon p. 435 March 2 nd The like Commission was granted to Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant , Esqr. for the County of Somerset, p. 436. March 20 to Commission to W , Barnett to be High Sheriff of tho Borough of Elizabeth in the County of Essex, p 436 Augnt. 2d, Commission to William Patterson appointing him one of the Surrogates of New Jersey p 436 1768 1768 1768 . 1767 . 1768 1767 . 1768 . S 1767 1767 —- 1768 1769 1769 — — . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G 1767 . P 1767 . . . . . . 1767 1769 . . . . . . . . PIN is. * The spelling of all proper names has followed the original , though the original frequently reverses Itself . 1929 Copyright The Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania PGM Vol X No.3