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DESCRIPTIVE HISTORY

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INDEX.

(i and ii refer respectively to the first and second volumes, and the figures to the pages.)

Abbott. Benjamin T.. i, 158. Ackley, Coombs, ii, 64. Acton, Jonathan W.. ii, 334. Acton, William H., ii, 88. Adamson, W. J., i, 572. Alcyon Park, ii, 94. Alderman, Isaiah S., i. 470. Allen, Collins B., li, 36. ' Allen, Edward L., i. 72. Allen, Henry, i, 546. Allen, Thomas C, ii, 350. Allen, William C, ii, 585. Andrews, B. W., ii, 259. Apgar, Mary, ii, 578. Applegate, E. Milford. ii, 321. Applegit, Henry, i, 350. Armstrong, Charles V., ii, 224. Armstrong, Edward A., ii, 602. Ashcraft, John H., ii, 119. Ashcraft, S. F., i, 397. Atkinson, Charles P.. i, 229. Atkinson, Warren, ii, 396. Avis, William, ii, 252. Ayars, Benjamine S., ii. 315. Ayars, John G., ii, 324. Ayres, Maurice, i, 590.

Bacon, Isaac H., li. 459. Bacon, Joseph M., ii, 519. Baird, David, ii, 601. Baker. Latimer R., ii. 484.

Barber, Augustus S., i, 193. Barber, Robert L.. ii, 600. Barker, Charles R., ii, 303. Barnett, Eli, i, 334. Baron de Hirsch School, i. 62. VBarrett, George, ii, 573. Bassett. Clemence. ii, 60. Bassett. Walter S.. ii, 506. Bateman. Stephen, i, 173. Batten, Charles P., i, 459. Batten, Raymond W., ii, 117. Batten, John S., ii, 241. Beasley, Abner, i, 120: ii, S. Beckett. H. D.. i. 500. Beckett, Joseph R., i, S9S- Beckett, Richard T., ii. 42. Bendler, Henry C, ii, 48. Bennett. George L.. ii, 170. Bennett, Henry, ii, 126. Bennett, Stephen H., ii, 253. Bennett, Volney G., ii, S99. Bennett, William J., ii, 221. Bilderback, Smith, i, 258. Bispham, John, ii, 12. Black. John, i, 323. Black, Joseph R., i, 280. Bloomfield, Joseph, ii, 15. Bodine, E. C, ii, 287. Bodine, J. Alfred, ii. 302. Bodines of Williamstown, The, ii, 283. Boon, Lawrence H., i, 434. Boon, Robert F., i, 432. Boon, Sarah, i, 434. Boone. Joseph H., ii, 123.

INDEX.

Borton, Thomas, i. 387- Bourgeois. Anderson, ii, 555- Bourgeois, Edmund A., ii. 41 1- Bower, Elijah, ii, 220. Bowles, Harvey E.. ii, 256. Bradner, John, ii, 20. Bradshaw, Alfred A., i, 553- Bradway, Edward, ii, 372- Bradway Family, The. i, i95- Brandiff, Robert A., i, 560.

Brenneis. Franklin B., ii. 287.

Brewer, Rufus, ii. 381-

Briar Hill Farm. ii. 438.

Bridgeton, ii. 9.

Bridgeton Court House, etc.. ii. facmg

Bridgeton Evening News, i, 593-

Bridgeton Presbyterian Church, ii. fac 10.

Brown. William B.. ii, 251.

Biowning, W. J., ii. 449-

Buck, R. E.. i. 236.

Buck, William P.. ii, 358.

Budd, S. R., i. 540- Bugbee, Henry K., ii. 208. Burt, Benjamin F., ii, 245. Butcher, James, ii, 365- Byrnes, R. J., i, 498-

Camden, i, 532.

Campbell. Duncan, i. 298.

Canfield. F. P.. ii, 380.

Cannon, Father, ii, 186.

Cape May Beach, ii. 19; cut, facing i

Cape May Court-house, etc., ii, facing

Carey, A. W.. Jr.. ii, 472.

Carll, Lewis S., ii, 347-

Carney, William, ii, 121.

Carpenter, Samuel Preston, ii, 187.

Carpenter, William A., ii, 489-

Carpenter, William B., i, 118.

Caipenter, William H., i, 50- '

Cair, George W., ii, 94- Carr, Henry H., ii, 106. Caiter. William M.. ii, loi. Casper. Joseph, i. 86. Casper Family, The, i, s8i. Cassaday, Charles, i, 3I3- Cassaday, Frank L., ii, 583- Cassaday, ^Nlicajah B.. ii. 369- Cassese, Antonio, ii. 186. Cattail, William C. i. 477- Chamneys, Nathaniel, ii. 4- Champion, Ira S., i. 314- Champion. Joseph G.. i. 279. Cheesman. J. P.. i. 126. Chester, James M., i. 260. Chester, Lewis S., i. 263. Chew. Matthias M.. i, 474- Chew. Robert C, i. 388. Chew, Thomas W.. i. 394- Church, Horatio H.. ii. 183. Church, William H.. ii. 163. Clark Family, The, 1, 477- / Clark, Henry C, ii. 160. Clark, Joseph A., ii. 3I3- Clark, Robert C. i. 367- Clark, Richard J., ii. 47i- Cleaver, Thomas, ii, 108. Clement, Abel B., ii. 590. Cliver, Amariah F., i, 337- Clymer, Robert S., ii, 442- Cobb, Joseph B.. ii, 217. CofTin, John H.. i. 526. Cohen. Nathan A., i, 378. Cold Spring Presbyterian Church, ii, 20;

cut facing 16. Coles, Ira, ii, 274. , Coles, Richman, ii, 95- Collins, Albert, i, 354- ^ Collins, Charles E., i, 366. Collins, Jacob P., i, 162. Collins, Nicholas, i, 277. Collins, William, i, 237. Colson, William M.. ii, 202.

INDEX.

Conover, James V., i, 373.

Cook. Joseph, i. 116.

Coombs, Henry, i, 338.

Cooper, Alfred, ii. 82.

Cooper, George B.. ii, 83.

Cooper, John H. B., i, 309.

CornwalHs' Headquarters, ii. facing 12.

Corson, Charles B., i, 156.

Covington, Thomas P., ii. H--

Cox, William, ii. 33^.

Cozens, William H.. ii. 552.

Craft, George H., ii, 233.

Craven, John V., i. 51.

Craven, Thomas J., i. 67.

Cresse, George H.. ii. 316.

Cresse, Lewis M.. ii, 310.

Crowell, Godfrey M., ii, 406.

Cumberland County Buildings, ii. facing 10

Cunningham. Charles, i. 483.

Cunningham. Hugh, ii, gr.

Cunningham, Thomas, ii, 587.

Cunningham, William, ii, 584.

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Dare, George, i, loi. Davidson, James J., li, 22g. Davidson, Thomas W., ii, 159. Davis, David, ii, 4. Davis, David & Joseph, i, 84. Davis, Jesse C, ii, 308. Davis, James W., ii, 266. Davis, John Q., ii, 319. Davis, Richard M. A., ii, 329, Dawson, Isaac W., ii. 192. De Hart, S. P.. i. 278. Dehner, Paul, ii, 242. Delaney, Jeremiah P., i, 230. Dell, Edgar F., i, 587. Densten, Benjamin L.. ii, 450. De Rousse, Louis T., ii, 337. Derrickson, Isaac, ii, 133. Diament, Walter F., ii, 405. Dick, Samuel, ii, 22y.

Dickeson, J. Hildreth, ii, 2!0. Dickinson. Mahlon D.. i. 170. Diverty, William, ii, 277. Donovan, Thomas, i, 238. Dorrell, Daniel P., ii, 322. Dorrell, George W., ii, 199. Douglass, Harry S., i, 130. Douglass, John S.. ii, 399. Downer, Arthur, ii, 268. Downs, Isaac M., ii, 43. Downs, John L., ii. 375. Downs. Lorenzo A., ii. 558. Du Bois, Jerediah, ii, 258. DuBois, John W., i, 453. DuBois, Samuel J., ii, 236. Duer, James, ii, 34, 35. Dufifell, C. L., i, 143- Duffield, William D., li, 521. Duke, Francis K., i. 395. Dunham, James E.. i, 295. Dunn. C. Gilmore, ii. 30;. Dunn. John. ii. 4. Dunn, John C, ii, 497. Dunn. John C, Jr.. ii. 493. Dunn, Samuel W.. ii, 496.

Earmarks for Cows in Early Day, ii, 310.

Edgarton, Warren P.. i, 270.

Edmunds, Downs, Sr., i. 113, 114.

Edwards, Lewis, ii, 304.

Eldredge, Charles P.. li. 487.

Eldredge, Ellis C, ii, 363-

Eldredge, Ephraim, ii, 247.

Eldredge, James W., ii, 537.

Eldredge, Thomas, ii, 195.

Eldridge, J. J., ii, 387.

Eldridge, William H., ii, 136.

Ellis, Job B., i, 382.

Elmer, David P., ii, 308.

Elmer Gazette and Times, ii, 131.

Elmer M. E. Church, ii, 7.

Essler, George, ii, 55.

INDEX.

Evans, David, i, 510. Evans, Edward F.. ii. 346. Evans, Mary P., i, 105. Ewing. John, i, 508. Ewing. Samuel E., i. 549-

Parr. Edward L.. ii. 90.

Penwick, John, i, 17; ii, 4-

Penwick and the Indians, i, 18.

Perguson, Benjamin M.. i, 488.

Ferrell. Thomas M., i, 252.

Fisher, Robert, ii, 394-

Fisler. Joseph, ii, 135.

Fithian. Alexander R., i, 586.

Fithian, Francis R.. i, 570.

Fithian, Frank S.. ii. 290.

Fithian, J. Hampton, i. 418.

Plitcraft, William Z., ii, 97-

Fogg. Albert S.. ii, 249.

Fogg Family, The. ii, 576.

Fogg, J. Hildreth. i. 543.

Fogg, Robert S.. i. 356.

Fogg. Samuel, i, 476.

Forcum. William E., i. 319.

Ford. Charles C, i, 439.

Ford. Harry T., i. 493.

Ford's Hotel, i, 544.

Fortiner, Ellwood K , ii. 565.

Foster, Edwin D., ii, 166.

Foster, Samuel P., ii, 130.

Fowler, Lewis W., ii, 575.

Fox, Frederick, ii. 428.

Frazier, George W.. ii, 571.

Freas, Henry J., i. 284.

Freas. William J., i. 561.

French. John T., i, 494.

French, Joseph G.^ ii, 100.

Friends' Meeting House, i, facing 17.

Friends' Society, Pioneer, ii, 4.

Fries. H. P., i. 324.

G Gardiner. .Asa. i, 343.

Garretson, Luther T., ii. 246.

Garrison, Nelson, i, 131.

Gayner, Edward J., i, 181.

Gayner, Frederick C.. ii. 423.

Gayner, John, i, 176.

GifFord. Thomas P., i, 250.

Gill. John R., ii, 383.

Gillingham, James, i, 87.

Gilman, Uriah, i, 144.

Gilmour, H. L., i, 591.

Gleeson, Joseph S., i, 435.

Gleeson, William, i, 435.

Gloucester County Almshouse, ii, 13.

Goff Family, The, i, 504.

Golder, James W., ii. 162.

Golder, William W., ii, 426.

Goodwin Family, The, i. 46.

Goslin, Thomas S.. ii. 535.

Grace, John W.. i. 192.

Graham, John P.. i, 275.

Green, John, ii, 562.

Green, Joseph M., ii, 354.

Grey, Martin P.. ii. 57.

Grey, Samuel H.. ii. 514.

Grier, Charles B., ii, 357.

Grimshaw, Oliver, ii, 174.

Groff, John H., i, 140.

Guest, Charles B., ii, 138.

Guest, Harry, i. 413.

Guy. Richard, ii, 4.

Gwynne, Robert, i, 89.

Gwynne, Robert, Jr., i, gi.

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Haines, David P., i, 478.

Haines (Hanes) Family. The, i, 241.

Hall Family, The, i, 522.

Hall. George M., ii, 279.

Halsey, L. M., ii, 522.

Hamilton, John D., ii, 435.

Hampton, George, ii. 298.

Hancock, Benjamin, i. 436.

Hancock House, i. facing 17.

INDEX.

Hancock, Richkrd, ii, 4- Hand, Aaron W., ". 270. Hand, Alex, ii, I07- Hand. Joseph F., ii. 557- Hand, Robert E., i, 430. Hanes, Emily, i, 241- Hanes, Joseph H., n. 299. Hannold, John Wood, ii, SU- Hannold, William H., ii, 205. Harding, Benjamin, ii, 33i- Harker, William S., i, 399- Harmony Glass W^orks, ii, U- Harned, John F., ii, 232. Harris, Amos, i, 213. Harris, Benjamin E., ii. 207. Harris Family, The, 1, 213. Harris, Langdon W.. ii. 86. Harris, Quinton P., 1, 213- Harris, Sheppard, i, 5I5- Harris, William H, ii, 460. Harvey Cedars, i. 65. Hawn, Charles W.. i, 542. Hays, Nelson S.. ii. 212. Hazleton. J. C, i, 565- Headley, Benjamin A.. 11, 577- Hebenthal, William, ii, 378- Hedge, Samuel, ii, 4- Helms, Hance, i, 458. Helms, J. Clark, ii, 244. Helms, William J., i, 473- Henderson, James, ii, 82. Hendrickson, Daniel F., ii, 280 Heritage, Albert, i, 423- Heritage, Benjamin, ii, 454- Heritage, Charles, i, I94- Heritage, Charles S., ii, 140. Heritage, J. Down, i, 141- Heritage, Walter, ii, 502. Hewes, Alexander B., i, 447- Hewes & Mitchell, i, 447- Higgins, George, ii, 35i Higgins, Samuel L., ii, 355- Hildreth. Edmund S.. i. 547-

Hildreth. James M. E.. i. 404- Hillegass. Eugene Z.. i. 527- Hilliard, William T., i. 44- Hires, Charles, i, 380. Hires, Charles R.. ii. 228. Hires, George, i, 2C. Hires. Lucius E., ii, 39i- Hitchner, Adam, i, 353- Hitchner, Charles F., i, i33- Hitchner. George, ii, 367- Hitchner, Hiram, i, I35- Hitchner, Jacob. Sr., ii. i75- Hitchner, John, i, 136. Hitchner, John J., ii. 345- Hitchner, R. M., i, I24- Hitchner, Wilbert B., i, 127. Horner, George, ii. 152- House, Jacob, i, 440- House, Jonathan, ii, 176- Howey, James S., ii, 338- Hoyt, Orville E., ii, 578. Hughes, Ellis, i. 266. Hulick, George S., ii, 56. Humphreys, Edward B., i, 21; 11, Hunter, James, ii, 63. Hunter, William C, i, 554- Hurff, Aaron, ii, 66. Hurff, Thomas W., ii, 465-

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Ireland, Edward S., ii, 398- Ireland, Hammond S., i, i3S- Iszard, Ira, ii, 633. Iszard. S. Stanger, i, 472. Iszard. William, ii, 543- Ivins, Mahlon F., i, 6o3-

J Jackson, Henry, i, 244. Jackson, Marcellus L., i, 340- Jackson, William T., ii, 407- James, Jonathan C, i, i74- Jaquett, Thomas T., i, 98. Jaquette, William A., i, 464-

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INDEX.

Jessup, Charles C, i, 442. Jessup, George W., ii. 533. Jessup, John, i, 442. Jessup, Joseph, i, 506. Johnson, Charles A. J., i. ; Johnson, James S., ii. 73. Johnson, Louis M., ii, 124. Johnson, Reuben T., ii, 116. Jones, Edmund, i. 182. Jones, Henry, ii, 171. Jones, James C, i, 372. Jones, Owen L., i. 57. Jones, Samuel B., ii. 10. Jones. Thomas, ii. 5. Jones, William B.. ii. 376. Jordan, P. J., ii. 561. Joslin. William M.. ii, 200.

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Kandle, Adam. i. 249. Kandle. Alfred R., i. 321. Kean, W. C, ii, 41. Kelley, James D., ii, 430. Kelty, Richard, ii. 134. Kinkle, George J., ii, 289. KIos, Daniel, ii, 560. Koch. Alb., Aug., ii. 45. Krom. John M.. ii, 427.

Ladd, Benjamin F., i. 93. Ladd, Samuel H., ii, 572. Lambert, Harry, ii, 84. Langley, George B., ii, 480. Langley, Joel G., i, 487. Langley, McKendree, i. 342, Lawrence, Albert W., ii, 426. Lawrence, Benjamin P., ii, 181. Lawrence, Edward, ii, 457. Lawrence, Isaac B., ii, 551. Lawrence, James, ii, 16. Leahy, Walter T.. ii. 185. Leake Family. The, i, 102.

Leaming. Coleman F.. Jr.. i. 454. Learning, Frank, i. 480. Learning, Jonathan P., i. 291. Leaming. J. Spicer. i, 288. Leaming, Richard S.. i, 454. Leaming, Walter S., i, 406. Leap, Sedgwick R.. i. 539. Le Croy. Samuel, i, 393. Lefevre, Samuel G., i, 349. Leonard, J. Hampton, i. 311. Lindzey, Charles, ii, 137. Lippincott, Charles D., i. 129. Lippincott, Franklin, i. 513. Lippincott, Isaac K.. i, 115. Lippincott, Nathan W., ii, 524. Lippincott, Samuel M., ii, 408. Lloyd, Furman H., ii, 382. Locke, Adrian P.. ii, 527. Locke, Howard V., ii, 227. Locke, Lawrence, i, 448. t Lodge. S. D., i, 512. , ■■ '

Longacre, Thomas H., ii. 218. Lord, Charles P., i. 450. Loudenslager, Henry C. ii, i. Lounsbury, Jonas H.. i, 277. Ludham, Jeremiah, ii. 294. Ludlam, Alexander R., ii, 348. Ludlam, Furman L., ii, gi. Ludlam, Jesse D.. i. 166. Luerssen, Frank, ii. 388. - Luffbary, M. Jones, ii. 353.

M

MacFarland. James, ii. 40.

Madden, Christian A., i, 426.

Marcy, V. M. D.. i, 490. " Marshall, Ellis H., ii, 118.

Marshall, Joseph C, ii, 340.

Marshall, Randolph, ii, 180.

Marts, Henry W., i, 389.

Massey, William E., ii, 292. ■ Mayhew, Joseph N., ii, 425.

Mayhew, J. T.. ii, 429.

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INDEX.

McClure. John \V.. i 3-^5- McCollister, Harry, i, 563- McDermot. John, ii, 186. McCullough, William H.. ii. 76. McFarland. Robert E.. ii, 589- Mecray, James, ii, no. Mecum, Charles, ii, 4^4- Mecum. Family, The, ii. 418. Mendum Family, The. ii. 39i. Miller, Allen W., i. 4I7- Miller, Edward G., li. 267. Miller, Lewis H., ii, 370- Miller, Josiah, i. 465. Miller, Richard C, i, 164- Miller, Richard T., i. 578- Miller, Samuel T., ii, 61. Miller, Vincent O., ii. i67- Miller, William, i. 245. Miller, Wyatt W., i, 23. 30. Millet. Thomas W.. ii. .Sn- MillviUe Baptist Church and Dam, ii,

facing 10. Minch, Bloomfield H.. i, 580. Mitchell, Henry W., ii, 535- Moffett, Isaac, ii, 400. Moore, D. Wilson, ii, 156. Moore, Gainer P., i, 346. Moore, Howard E.. ii. 378. Moore, John M., i. 329- Moore, Joshua, i, 4I4- Moore, R. S., ii. 389 Moore, William J., 1. 424- More. Robert, ii. 596. Morris, WiUiam, ii, 240. Muhlbaier, Matthias, i, 467- Muller, Adon W., ii, 306. Myers, C. Fletcher, ii. 120. Myers, Lewis M., ii. 345-

Newconil). John, li, 545- Ncwkirk. William B., i. 365- Newton House, The, i. 503-

NTclTds, Frank R., ii. 363- Nicholson, James B., ii. 377- Nicholson. Samuel, ii, 4- Nixon, Jere H.. ii, 59i-

Nixon, James H., ii, 447-

Nixon, William G., ii, 288.

North, Edward, ii, 196-

Nute, John F. & Co., i, 232,

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O'Brien, Richard, ii, 141- Ocean City, Founders oi, ii. 16. Ocean City Association, ii, 16. Ocean City, Central Trust Company's Bank, ii, facing 16.

Ocean City Cottages and Beach, ii. 18.

Ocean City Daily Reporter, i, 445-6.

Ocean City Sentinel, i, 445-

Ogden Family, The, i, 531-

Ogden, J. T., i, 336.

Ogden, William M.. ii. 46.

O'Neil, John, i, 37i-

Ough, William, ii. 127.

Raiding, M. J., i. 256. Pancoast. Charles F.. ii. 47- Pancoast, Henry, i. 449- Pancoast, Joseph D., 1, 5i- Pancoast, Louis, i, 83. Pancoast, Stacy L., i, 398- Parker, Philip B.. i, 519- Parker, Samuel M.. i. 469- Parker, Thomas E., ii, 146. Parret, William, ii. 5- Parsons, George L., u, 275. Paul, Harry B., li, 594- Paul, Joseph, ii. 458. Paulin, J. Ellis, ii, 356. Payne, George W., li. 439- Pearson, Charles, ii, 588 Pearson, Evan D., ii, 243. Peltit, Clark, ii. 70.

INDEX.

Peltit. James J., ii. 330. Philadelphia Sanitarium, ii, 407- Phillips, Edward H.. i, 264. Pierson, George E.. li, ii4- Pierson, John, ii, 482. Pine, E. Frank, ii, 585. Pioneering in Wenonah. ii, 473- Pither. George W.. ii, 568. Plummer, Loren P.. i, in. Plummer, William. Jr.. ii. 495. Plummer, William, Sr., ii. 493- Porch, Albert, ii, 68. Porch. James .\., ii. 501- Potter, James B.. i, 4S4. Powell, Jeremiah, ii. 4. Powers, Joseph, ii. 431. Presbyterian Church of Pittss

Daretown, i, 510. Pressey, George W., ii, 38. Price, Nathan C, ii, 172. Pullen. William H., i, 576.

Rachor. John, i, 502.

Redstrake, John S., ii, 403.

Reed, Boardman, i, 295.

Reed, Charles H.. ii, 54.

Reed, George W.. i. 585.

Reeves, Andrew S., i, 95-

Reeves Family, The. i, 107.

Reeves, George H., i, 246.

Reeves, Henry, ii, 341.

Reeves, John W.. i, 146.

Reeves, Samuel W., i, 112.

Reeves, Swayne S., i, 310.

Reiley, Michael, ii, 12.

Reminiscences, by .\. W. Carey, ii, 476.

Rex, Frederic A., ii, 532.

Rice, Aaron G., i, 286.

Rice, Edward L., ii, 276.

Rice, Harry H., ii, 203.

Rice, J. Lenhart. ii, 317.

Richardson, F. L., ii, 296.

Richardson, George R., i. 409. Richardson, Horace E., i, 326. Richardson, J. W., i, 594. Richman, Joseph L.. ii. 540. Richman, Charles H.. ii. 142. Richman, William. Jr., ii, 112. Richman. William S.. i. 175. Richmond, Enos, i, 121. Richmond, S. Luther, ii, 148. Ridgeway, Isaac, ii, 331. Ridgway, F. B.. ii, 445. Ridgway, Samuel A., i, 377. Righter, J. Charles, i, 520. Riley, Joseph M.. ii. 410. Robbins, William, ii. 364. Roberson, W. K.. ii. 52. Robinson, R. Curtis, i, 444. Rode, Andrew C, ii, 219. Rode, William, ii, 226. "Rodney Family, The. ii, 439. - Roe, James M., i, 408. Roseman, A. Walter, ii, 542. Ross, Edward Lee, ii, 293. Rulon, B. Frank, i, 429. Rulon, John C, ii, 466. Rumsey, George, i. 589. Rumsey, Henry M.. i, 26, 29. Rush, James, ii, 16. Rutherford. Charles H.. ii. 530. Ryan, Reuben W., i, 364.

Sabsovitch, H. L., i, 59. Salem Court-house, etc.. i. facing 17. Salem Glass Works, i. 69. Salem Library, ii. 5.

Salem National Banking Company, i. 29. Salem Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, i, 575. Salisbury, Samuel, i. 496. Sampson, Samuel B.. ii. 262. Schellinger, Aaron, ii. 452. Schellinger. J. Henry, ii. 401.

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ith B., ii, 420. <j}?' ^■\^f^^, J' .r'\ §^^'

Schurch, Samuel, i. 254.

Seabrook, Albert M.. i. 142.

Seagraves, Robert T.. i. 184.

Sell, J. Wesley, ii. 104.

Seran, Samuel L.. ii. 355.

Sewell, William J., ii, 569.

Sharp, George S., ii, 444.

Sharp, Hughes C i. 466.

Sheppard. John P., i, 460. _ Shields, Edward P., i, 511.

Shoch, J. Morton, i. 239.

Shourds Family. The. ii. 24

Shreve. Louis N., ii. 347.

Shull, J. Frank, ii, 451. Sickler, Henry F., ii, 517. Sickler, John R., ii, 325. Sickler, Joseph T., i. 368. Sickler, Lawrence W Sickler, Sm Silver, A. G. V, U Sinimerman, Albertus S., ii,' 437. Simmerman. Charles H.. ii. 432. Sinnickson, Andrew, i, 273. Sinnickson. C. H., i, 75. Sinnickson, Thomas, i. 78. Slape, A. H., i, 96. Slate-Roof House, ii. 187. Smith. A. A., ii. 2S1. Smith, D. Harris, ii, 483. Smith, Edward E., ii, 89. Smith, Frambes J., ii, 416. Smith. Frank E., i, 573. Smith, George L., i, 87. Smith, George W., i, 400, Smith, John, ii, 4. Smith. Luke F.. ii. 503. Smith, Richard T.. i, 348. Smith, Rufus W., ii, 154. Smith, Samuel P.. i, 476. Smith, Samuel H.. i, 191. Smith, T. J., ii, 314. Smith, W. Scott, ii, 566. Soldiers' Monument at Woodbury

Somers. Richard, i. 290.

Sooy, Augustus, i, 316.

Souder, C. C. ii. 587.

Souder. J. D., i. 138.

South Jerseyman. ii. 461.

Sparks. Grant, ii, 586.

Springer, Edward W., i, 481.

Stanger Brothers, ii, 14.

Stanger, C. Fleming, ii, 149.

Stanger, F. A., ii. 139.

Stanger. Lewis S.. ii. 385.

Stanger. S. H., i, 52.

Stanger, Thomas, ii, 129. ,^i>Stanger, T. W., ii, 125. 1 /> f "^tarr, Richard T.-^ii, 462. \\> J-\\ ^ ^teelman, Anthony, 11, 359. -'"St^elman, Henry G.. i, 566.

Steelman, Jesse S., ii. 184.

er, Albert, ii. 144.

tevens, Lewis T.. ii. 22<3-

Stevenson, Isaac C. ii. 455.

Stites, Ellsmer, ii. 309.

St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, ii. 186.

Stratton. Edward L,. ii. 553.

Stratton, Isaac S., ii, 215.

Strickland, Horace P., ii, 153.

Sturr, Albert L., ii, 250.

Summerill Family, The, ii, 29.

Summerill, William A., i, 302.

Surtees, Joseph L.. ii, 255.

Sutton, Harry C, ii, 527.

Sutton, Joseph, ii, 58.

Swain, Isaac, i. 320.

Swain. Return B.. i. 374.

Svvedesboro Trinity Episcopal Church, ii, facing 12.

Sykes, William, ii. 178.

Synnott. Thomas W.. ii. 103.

Taggart. J. M.. ii. 546. Thies. Augustus, i. 359.

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INDEX.

■ Tliompson. H. C, i, 516.

Thompson. Hedge, ii, 463. ., Thompson, John, ii, 4.

Thompson, John W.. i, 355-

Thompson. Robert P., i. 360.

Thom.pson, Smith, i, 422.

Thompson's Park, i. 64. •Thompson, WiUiam J., i, 63.

Thorn, R. Howard, i, 267.

Tice, Clayton B.. ii, 352.

Tice, Clayton D., ii. 75-

Timberman. Charles H.. ii, 179.

Titus, U. B., ii. 464-

Tombleson, Samuel E.. i. 287.

Tombleson. William I\I.. i. 354.

Tomlin. Andrew J., ii. 78.

Torton, James D., ii, 34.

Townsend, Arthur H., i, 410.

Townsend, Reuben, ii, 469.

Tracy, William T., ii, 186.

Trenchard, Thomas W., i. 54.

Trinity Episcopal Church, ii. facing 12

Troth, Joseph D., ii, 412.

Turner, Thomas B., i," 71.

Tweed, James M., ii, 307.

Twells, Samuel G., ii, 438.

Tyler, Benjamin A., i, 462.

Tyler, John, ii, 5.

Tyler, W! Graham, ii. 6.

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Van Horn, B. V., i, 501. Vanleer, Horace S., i, 228. Vanleer, John H., i, 234, Van Meter Family, The, i, 31. Vanneman, Isaac H., i, 276. Vanneman, Robert N., ii, 214. Vineland Library, etc.. ii. 2^. Voorhees, Peter L.. li. 547. Voorhees. Peter V., i. 514.

W Waddington, B. Archer, i. 82. Waddington. David B., i, 362.

Waddington, Edward, i, 499. Waddington. Joshua, i. ^Z^- Waddington, Joseph K., ii, 507. Wade, Edward, ii, 4. Wainwright, George H.. i. 152. Wales, Westley R., ii, 549. Wallace, John, ii, 49. Wallace, Joseph C. ii. 99. Walton. Charles, i. 187. Wanser. Jarvis. ii. 515. Ward. C. Howard, i. 341. Ward. John C. i. 530. Ware. Dan. ii. 105. Ware, John S., ii, 317. Warrington, Nathan H.. ii. 165. Warwick. Lewis, ii. 502. Washburn. Wilber H., ii. 486. Washington Park, i, 65. Watkins. David O., ii, 490. Way, Charles, ii, 225. Way, Eugene, i. 150. Way, Julius, i. tS8. Weatherby, Isaac H.. ii. 169. Weaver. John S.. i. 358. Webb, Caroline G.. i. 351. Webb, Randolph, i. 352. Webb, Thomas W., i. 352. Wellman. Benjamin, i. 3,50. Wells, Martin, i. 248. Welsh Family. The. ii. 386. West, George S.. ii. 448. West, Henry J., i. 576. West Jersey Academy, ii. 10. Wheeler, James S.. ii. 157. Whitaker Family. The. i. 303. Whitaker. Isaac, i. 104. Whitaker, Joseph D.. i. 240. Whitesell. Charles R., ii. 374. Whitney, Eben, ii, 14. Whitney Glass Works, ii 13. Wildwood. ii, 484-6. Wiley, David, i, 583. Wilkins, Charles M., i, 556.

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Wilkins, E. Ward, i, 558- Wilkins, John, ii, 3-

Williams, William C. ii. 273. .

Williams, William O.. i. 504-

Williamson, Moses, ii. 45- \^^ >)

Williamson, William K.. i, 344- ^ •/Wilson, Charles, ii, 529- . >.'\ /

jWilson, Howard A., i. 172. /.y*' *,

Wilson, J. Frank, i. 544- ^s^

Wilson, Robert, i. 471.

Wistar, Clayton, ii, 579-

Wolferth, Christian, ii. 343.

Wolferth, George, ii, 248.

Wood, Benjamin F., ii, 238.

Wood, D. C.,ii, 526. Wood, William A., ii, 392. Woodbury, ii, 12. Woodbury Academy, ii, 15. Woodbury Court-house, ii, 12. Woodbury Daily Times, i, 541. Woodbury Glass Works, i, 428. Woodbury M. E. Church, li, facing 12. Woodbury Old Residence, ii. 11. Woodruff, A. B., i, 151. Woodstown First National Bank, ii, 8. Wright, Amnon. i, 282. Z Zane, Robert, ii, 4.

Salem County Court House: founded 1735; rebuilt 18 17. Market Street, Salem, showing the City Bank and the

Garwood House. Friends' Meeting House, Salem: erected in 1772.

The Old Oak, and Friends' Cemetery. Governor's House, Salem: built in 1691. Old Hancock House, Hancock's Bridge.

BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY

OF THE

First Cofi2;ressioiial District ot New Jersey.

JOHN FENWICK.

T OHN FENWICK was born in Northumberland county at Stanton I Manor, in England, in the year 1618. He was a lawyer and was made ^^ a captain of cavaln,' by Cromwell and took an active part against the throne. He was a member of the Society of Friends, and, like many others of that religious faith and their descendants, was imprisoned for conscience' sake. About the year 1665 Lord Berkley offered West New Jersey for sale. There appears to have been an understanding between one Edward Billinger and Fenwick to purchase the whole of West New Jersey and for Fenwick to have one-tenth of the land. The deed was given for the land in 1673, Fen- wick's portion being what is now Salem and Cumberland counties. He then made preparations to emigrate and take possession of the land in America, and held out inducements for others to emigrate with him. A number accepted the invitation of Fenwick, most of them being of his own religious faith. Fenwick's friends had great faith in his honesty and some of them purchased land and paid him before they embarked. The following are the names of some of the principal persons who embarked with John Fenwick: John Pledger, Samuel Nicholson, James Nevil, Edward Wade, Robert Wade. Samuel Wade, Robert Windham, Richard Hancock and their families, and several others. There were several single men,— Samuel Hedge, Jr., Isaac siar^ and others. The servants that hired in England to persons above mentioned and likewise to John Fenwick and his two sons-in-law, were Robert Turner, Gewas Bywater, William Wilkinson, Joseph Worth, Joseph Ware, Michael Eaton, Eleanor Geeve, Nathaniel Chambless, his son, Nathan Chambless, Jr., Mark Reeve, Edward Webb and Elizabeth Walters.

Smith, in his history of New Jersey, says in many instances the servants became more conspicuous members of civil and religious society than their

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employers. Fenwick's immediate family that came with him were his daugh- ter Elizabeth and her husband, John Adams, his daughter Anne Fenwick, who married Samuel Hedge, Jr., the spring following, and his youngest daughter, Priscilla, whose husband was Edward Champney. His wife, Mary Fenwick, did not accompany him to his new home in the wilderness, for some cause that has never been explained. The letters passed between them manifested a sincere and filial attachment, and they continued to correspond while life remained. They embarked from London in the ship Griffith, Robert Griffith being master, on the 23d of the ninth month. They arrived at the mouth of Assamhockin creek, now called Salem creek, and' ascended the stream about three miles, and landed at a point of land. Fenwick and his friends that were with him thought it a suitable location for a town. He gave it the name of New Salem, because he remarked to one of his intimate friends the name signifies peace; but it did not prove so to him, as the sequel of his history w'ill show. He, like his great friend and benefactor, William Penn, and also Roger Williams, found in settling colonies there were more thorns than roses. On account of the low ground, Salem was sometimes called Swamp Town.

As soon as it w-as practicable after the early settlers of Salem landed, the proprietor held a council with the Indian chiefs that lived within the compass of Salem county, and purchased all their land of them, thereby securing perpetual peace with the natives, and the same kind of a treaty was made with them by Billynge or his agents for the remainder of West Jersey. They re- served certain rights for themselves, — trapping, fishing, and the privilege of cutting certain kinds of wood for the purpose of making baskets, also in making their canoes and other things. The treaty was faithfully fulfilled. About the year 1800 the few remaining Indians in this state made application to the New Jersey legislature to sell all their rights and privileges they held in the state, which was accepted by the legislature, and they were paid the price they asked. They then removed to the state of New York to dwell with the Mohawks and other scattering tribes that remained in that state.

John Fenwick, after his arrival in Salem, issued a proclamation granting civil and reHgious liberty to all persons who should settle within his province. In the year 1676, he turned his attention to providing homes for his children, and accordingly directed Richard Hancock, his surveyor, to lay out and sur- vey two thousand acres in Upper Mannington fo'r Samuel Hedge, Jr., and his wife Anne. The said land was called Hedgefield. He also directed him to survey two thousand acres for his son-in-law, Edward Champney, and his wife Priscilla, which land was bounded on the west by John Smith's land, on the north by James Nevel's farm, and AUoway's creek on the south. To

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his son-in-law, John Adams, and his wife EUzalieth. he gave all that tract of land located in what is now called Penn's Neck. It is known at the present day as the Sapaney. Fenwick built himself a house in the town of Salem on what he called Ivy Point. From said house he was forcibly taken in the middle of the night by a party of men from New Castle and taken to that town, from thence sent to New York, and there imprisoned by an order of Governor Andross. under i)retense that he was infringing upon the rights of that state, which they claimed to own to the eastern shore of the Delaware river. He was soon afterward released.

After two or three years more of perplexities and trouble in endeavoring to establish a government in the colony, he wisely abandoned it by selling all the lands he had in the Salem tenth (reserving one hundred and fifty thou- sand acres for himself and family), to Governor William Penn. The deed was given the 23d day of ]\Iarch, U1S2. From that time the whole of \\'est Jersey was under one government. The legislature met at Burlington, and Samuel Jennings, of that place, was elected deputy governor at the first legis- lature afterward. John Fenwick was elected one of the members of that body from Salem county, in the fall of 1683, but being unwell he left his home in Salem and went to Samuel Hedge's, his son-in-law, in U])per Man- nington, there to be cared for by his favorite daughter, Anne Hedge, in his last" days, for he died a short time aftenvard, at the age of sixty-five years. He requested before his death to be buried in the Sharp's family burying- ground, which was complied with. The said ground was formerly a i)art of the Salem county almshouse farm.

On July II, 1688, John Fenwick issued a warrant to Richard Tindall, Sur- veyor-General for Salem county, and to John WoolriUge, his deputy, to lay out one acre of land in Salem on which to erect a court-honse and prison. This was done and the buildings were erected on Bridge street, afterward called Market street.

In 181 7 an election was held to decide whether the court-house should lie removed from the one-acre lot where it now stands. The majority of the in- habitants in Piles Grove, both Pittsgroves, Uiqier Penn's Neck and Upper Alloway's Creek were in favor of removing the county Iniildings. Where the place should be there was a diversity of opinion. Alloway was suggested, while others were in favor of Woodstown. By a survey of the county, the almshouse farm was found to be the most central. The election was held to remove the countv buildings to the south end of said farm, or for them to remain in Salem. It was decided by a large m.ijority of voters for them to remain.

BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY Ol- THE FIRST

HON. GEORGE HIRES.

If there is a name indeliljly written u])on the pages of Salem's com- mercial and i>olitical history, it is the name of Hon. George Hires, a pro; grassive business man who for nearly half a century has been identified with ever^• marked improvement the county has witnessed. He is a son of George and Mary (Royal) Hires and was born in Elsinboro. Salem county. New Jersey, January 26, 1835. His paternal ancestors came from Germany to America and settled in Cumberland county, this state, where John Hires. the grandfather of our subject, was born.

For several years John Hires was a farmer of Cumberland county, but during his later years moved to Salem, where he lived to the advanced age of ninety-four years, enjoying that immunity from toil which a long life of industry accorded him. He married, and raised a large family of children, among whom was George Hires, born February 7, 1802. George Hires was also a farmer and soon after his marriage to Miss Mary Royal moved to Salem count)-. Sexeral years before his death he took up his residence in Salem, where he lived a quiet and retired life. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, a man of upright and honoraiile character, whose life was above the breath of reproach.

Hon. George Hires received his early education in the district school near Quinton and in the Friends" School at Salem. Leaving the halls of edu- cation at the early age of fifteen, he worked on a farm for three years, when he entered a store in Quinton, in the capacity of clerk. One year later he was admitted into partnership with David P. Smith, and the firm of Smith & Hires continued for five years, until 1861, when Mr. Hires purchased the interest of his partner and continued alone for one year, when his brother, Oiarles Hires, elsewhere represented in this work, became associated with him, the firm doing business under the name of G. & C. Hires. Two years later the firm of Smith, Hires, Lambert & Companv was formed for the purpose of manufacturing window glass, and the plant ultimately in- stalled by that company was the Quinton Glass Works.

Just here it may be interesting to mention that on the 24th of October, 1863. the first window glass was made in Quinton. During the intervening years changes have been made in the firm, but George Hires has always been identified with it, and the present firm known as Hires & Compan}', com- posed of George Hires, Charles Hires and William Plummer, Jr., has been in existence since 1881. In addition to this plant, they have a large whole- sale jobbing house at 626 Arch street, Philadelphia, which was established

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in 1878. This firm is known as the Hires-Tnnier Glass Company, of which our sul)ject is the president. He is also the vice president of the Foggs & Hires Canning Company, which has factories at Ouinton. Hancock's Bridge and PennsviUe. Like his ancestors, he is very much interested in agricul- ture and with other landed property owns the homestead farm near Quinton. which has heen in the possession of the family for more than half a century He has been a director in the Salem National Bank for eighteen vears and was one of the organizers of the New Jersey Trust & Safe Deposit Company, when he was chosen a director and has fille.l the oftice ever since. His success in public life has been no less marked than in the commer- cial. In politics he has always been a Republican, and was elected the sheriff of this countv in 1867 by one of the largest majorities ever given m the countv. In