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Vol 13 No 2 June 2000

Special Interest Areas of Members from Scott Shepherd

Included with your June MAGS Newsletter is a copy of the latest edition of "Special Interest Ar-eas of Members," which is updated regularly and made available to members at our monthly meetings.

The latest edition includes only the surnames submitted by members in the last year. Members who would like to obtain a copy of the "Special Interest Areas of Members" from previous years, which was distributed with the June 1999 MAGS Newsletter, may do so by sending a #10 (4V2 X 9V2) SASE to Special Interest Survey, P.O. Box 105, Convent Station, NJ 07961-0105.

In This Issue

Special Interests Page 1 Morris Co. Luminaries—The Ogden Family 1 Local Family History Centers 2 Genealogical Society of Bergen Co. 2 New Acquistions 3 The Black River Journal 5 Morris County Marriages 6 The Iron Era 8 Greenwood Cemetery (Boonton) Records 10 Funeral Home Survey 11 Bible Records: Adams Family 13 Bible Records: Armstrong Family 13 Queries 14

Morris County Luminaries by Eleanor H Casagrand

This is one of a continuing series of bio-graphical sketches of persons strongly identified with Morris County. They are distinguished for their brilliance, charac-ter, spirit, influence and excellence.

The iron industry drove the economy of early Morris County. The abundance of high quality iron ore, virgin forests to fuel furnaces, waterfalls and rivers for power and cooling, created a thriving industry. The first forge in Morris County was erected about 1710 in Whippany, builder unknown. The first furnace and slit-ting mill were built by the Ogden family from Newark who invested heavily in iron manufacturing in Morris County. They pioneered building furnaces and develop-ing the manufacture of iron in the county.

The surname Ogden was derived from de Hoghton, meaning, in Saxon, the vale of oaks. The Ogden coat of arms has always included an oak branch, oak leaf or acorn. The family has been traced at least as far back as Peter de Hoghton in 1150. New Jersey Ogdens can trace their ancestry to Robert Ogden of Hampshire, England in 1453.

John Ogden, the emigrant, was born 19 Sep 1609 in Bradley Plain. England and died in Elizabethtowne, NJ in May 1682. He conveyed his property in Bradley Plain in Oct 1639 and was granted land on Long Island in April 1640. In 1650 John began a prominent public ca-reer in Southampton. Between 1665 to 1667 he sold all his land in Southampton, determined to live under a more democratic form of government. He settled in Elizabethtowne, NJ as early as 1665 where he was also prominent in public affairs. He was described as a "man of sterling worth, of whom the town as well as his nu-merous posterity should be gratefully mindfull. He was called a malcontent...but he was held in high es-teem...an honored magistrate, loved and trusted by the people...a true patriot, and a genuine Christian, he de-voted himself while living to the best interests of the town...."

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Officers

President Roger B. Conover Vice President/Program Chair Carol McCloud Treasurer Janet Meissner Recording Secretary Leroy May Corresponding Secretary Kenneth Brinck Trustee: Past President Regina Springer Trustee: 2001 Ken Franz Trustee: 2002 Janet Harman

Committee Heads

Historian Antoinette Breitenkam Hospitality Ruth Grimm Interest Group Coordinator Scott Shepherd Membership Claire Kissil Name Badges Charles Hay Jr. New Acquisitions John A. Sass Newsletter Editor Eleanor H. Casagrand Publicity Geri Burden Queries Jeannette Libowitz Research Maria Young, Evelyn Huey

Membership Dues for 2000-2001

USA Individual - $15.00 Canadian Individual - $22.00 USA Family - $20.00 Canadian Family - $28.00 Institution (Newsletter only) - $10.00

Meetings

Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month. September through May, at Grace Episcopal Church, Route 24, Madison, New Jersey. Coffee is served at 6:45 p.m.; meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. Usually a brief busi-ness meeting is held first, followed by the evening's spe-cial program.

Newsletter

The Newsletter is published four times a year March, June, September and December. Back issues are avail-able at $3.50 each. Members are welcome to submit ideas or articles for the Newsletter.

Issue Deadline March February 1 June May 1 September August 1 December November 1

Newsletter Committee

Eleanor H. Casagrand - Editor Henry & Lois Weis, Ruth Grimm, Jan Huth, Scott Shepherd

Number on mailing label indicates yea to which dues paid. ISSN 1059-8502

Local Family History Centers (L.D.S. Church)

In addition to the L.D.S. Centers listed in MAGS Vol. 13, # 1, March 2000 is the L.D.S. Family Center in-Morristown, NJ 973-539-5362 283 James Street, Morristown, NJ Tues. 9:30 a,m. - 9:30 p.m. Wed. 9:30 a.m. - 9:30p.m. Fri. closed Sat. 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

NOTE: Always call ahead as the hours may change or the Family History Center may be closed.

Genealogical Society of Bergen County

The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, NJ has moved. Both its meetings and library collection are now at the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Ma-ple Avenue. Ridgewood, NJ.

The Society's Meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month, except December. Cof-fee and served before hand!

The Society's collection is with the Local History and Genealogical Holdings of the Ridgewood Library in the Reference Room. They are available to the public dur-ing regular library hours.

Society members will provide genealogical assistance on a regular basis during some mornings, afternoons and evenings. Please call to confirm assistance sched-ule and meeting topics (201-670-5600, ext. 130).

To visit from Morristown: 1-287 North to Oakland, NJ; NJ Route 208 East to Glen Rock; Exit on Maple Ave-nue, North to Glen Rock/Ridgewood, North on Maple Avenue to Library. Come give us a visit!

Our Purpose is to make each issue informative and en-joyable to a varied readership by including articles that present current genealogical tools and methods, unpub-lished local records, and relevant historical context.

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New Acquisitions at the Library

by John A. Sass

There will be another Tombstone Inscription Day at Woodland Cemetery, Newark, NJ on Saturday,

June 3, 2000, at 9:00 a.m. (raindate, Saturday, June 10). This day provides a wonderful opportunity for people to visit their family's grave sites and to help document some of the cemetery's history. All information that is col-lected will be added to an ongoing database project for all interments at the cemetery. Presently there are well over 100,000 interments dating back to 1854. For further information contact John Sass at j.c.ncis@edmail.com.

Here are the latest acquisitions at the library:

1860 New Jersey Federal Census, microfilmed by the United States Bureau of the Census, MFCE 1860. The old microfilm reels of the 1860 New Jer-sey Federal Census of the United States have been replaced with a new 30 reel microfilm collection. Now the researcher is able to view each page of the census as a single page instead of a double page for each county.

Who's Who in the Graveyard of The Presbyterian Church of Morristown, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, compiled by Scott Shepherd, HM6.15 SHE, 1999. This publication is alphabetically ar-ranged and contains information pertaining to inter-ments dating back as early as 1731. It also contains information from Alfred Vails's 1851 publication titled, Epitaphs on the Tombstones in the Burial Ground of The First Presbyterian Church in Morris-town, NJ, and Mary Johnson Parker's 1931 survey of the graveyard including a site map.

The number following a name indicates the grave site on Parker's Site Map. To protect the integrity of each survey, differences, e.g., spelling of names, dates, age at the time of death, etc., are noted. When church records allow correcting that appears to be obvious errors in transcription, the corrections have been made with appropriate citations noted. Where the original record is very limited and could be aug-mented from information contained in The Combined Registers, the Bill of Mortality, or the Sexton's Books, such information has been included in the editorial notes with an appropriate citation.

Obituary Index to The Daily Record, 1951-1954, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, compiled by Claire Kissel, HMI DAI OBI, 2000. This is the most recent addition to the series of indexing the obituaries from the Morristown Daily Record. Users of this index should be aware that while this is pri-marily an index of obituaries, additional information may be found in the death notices. Death notices are usually listed on the same newspaper page as the obituaries, however a death notice may appear a day of two before or after the obituary or even as much as a week or two before or after the obituary.

Sussex County, New Jersey Deed Abstracts, Volume F, compiled by Clyde W. Downing, H3SU1 DOWN v. F, 2000. This compilation is a part of the author's continuing effort to abstract the deeds from the late 1700s to the early 1800s found in Sussex County, NJ. It is strongly suggested that if you see a deed that mentions someone that you are researching, that you order a copy of the original deed. It would also be wise to check the dates on the depositions at the end of the deeds as there may be important informa-tion there. Previously published were Volume A. B, C, D and E that was published in 1999 in one book. Volume G will be published in the near future. In-dexed.

Family Tree Magazine, February and April, 2000, Volume I, Numbers 1 and 2, LH-PERS, 2000. This brand new bimonthly publication is definitely worth checking out. The articles in the magazine are aimed to help you discover, preserve and celebrate your family's history. At the present time this publication does not contain queries or announcements pertaining to family reunions.

My Early Quaker Roots in West Jersey, by Scott Shepherd, HM7 SHEP, 1999. This publication re-counts the genealogy of several western New Jersey families that resided in Crosswicks, Burlington Co., NJ, Kingwood, Hunterdon Co., NJ, and Hardwick, Warren Co., NJ. Some of these families include: Bennett, Blossom, Bray, Brotherton, Deacon, Dell, Fitz-Randolph, Ford, Freeman, Gibbs, Heaton, Hol-loway, Johnes, Kellogg, Klimpel, Laing, Lake, Large, Lindsley, Lundy, Lyon, Mason, Miller, Overton, Parker, Pearce, Penn, Pharo, Pound, Probasco, Ran-dolph, Schooley, Stevenson, Stockton, Trimmer, Vail, Willets, and Willson. Indexed.

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1671 Census of the Delaware, by Peter Stebbins Craig, J.D., H2 CRAI, 1999. This publication is designed to assist historians and genealogists in the rather daunting task of identifying European settlers on the Delaware River prior to the Quaker invasion beginning in 1675. This publication is divided into two sections. The first section contains census rec-ords from the Upland Court Jurisdiction which in-cludes the areas of Sankhiskans Island, Chiepiessing, Matincum, Island (now Burlington Island), Shacka-maxon, Wicaco, Moyamensing, Passyunk, Aro-nameck, Kingsessing, Cock's Island, Boon's Island, Carkoens Hook, Calcon Hook, Ammansland, Tini-cum Island, Upland, Printztorp, Marcus Kill and Marcus Hook.

The second section contains census records from the New Castle Court Jurisdiction which includes the areas of Verdrietige Hook (Bochten), Skilpot Kill, Christina, the Brought, the Soldiers' Tract, Deer Point, the Old Minquas Plantation, Bread and Cheese Island, Swart Nutten Island, Feren Hook, Long Hook, Mill Torp, Turkey Island, Crane Hook, Paer-den Hook, Swanwyck, New Castle and West New Jersey residents.

It is the hope of the author that this book will help other researchers interested in the pioneer European settlers of Pennsylvania, Delaware and western new Jersey. Indexed.

General William Maxwell and the New Jersey Con-tinentals, by Harry M. Ward, H2 WARD, 1997. William Maxwell commanded New Jersey's only brigade in the Continental Army during the American Revolution under the direction of George Washing-ton. He also served as a combat officer in the New Jersey militia during the last phase of the French and Indian War.

Long deserving of a biography, William Maxwell has eluded writers because of the paucity of his personal papers. This publication, however, makes use of widely scattered sources, seeks to construct for the reader the life of an important Revolutionary War leader and evaluates his ordeal of command. This book is a welcomed addition to the Revolutionary War collection at the library and to his descendants. Indexed.

The Seventeenth-Century Town Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, Volume I, by Jeremy Dupertuis Bangs, H974.482 SCIT BAN v. 1, 1997. This book contains information about the town, its people, court orders, ordinances, decisions of the town agents/committees, grants of land made by the Free-men of Scituate, land transfers (conveyances), boundary agreements, highways and other roads and paths, indentures of servitude, receipts, and damages. Indexed.

Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th Edition, Volumes I-H. by Charles Mosley, H939.7 BUY v. 1-2, 1999. This new publication contains well over 100,000 names and has many innovations and im-provements that the previous edition published in 1970 did not have. The following are particularly worth noting: the inclusion of many more titles fol-lowing the proliferation of life peers, continuing ad-ditions to the hereditary peerage and baronetage and historical titles, the inclusion of many more collateral branches, details of political and court appointments of peers and baronets, a description and history of leading family seats, and the inclusion of much new and revised Celtic genealogy. Indexed.

Pennsylvania Grave Stones, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. by John T. Humphrey, H974.822 HUM, 2000. This compilation contains grave stone inscriptions for people born before 1800 from forty-two different cemeteries. This publication is not simply a transcription of grave stones, it is a com-pendium. The information for this publication in-cludes names and dates abstracted from grave stones, plus facts found in transcription of cemeteries and other records such as manuscript collections, church records and burial records. Indexed.

The library has also recently purchased new rebound editions of several church histories that were pub-lished in the early 1940s by the DAR:

Springfield, Union County, New Jersey, Church and Cemetery Records, Volume I and II, by the Watch Tower Chapter, DAR, H3U5. SPRI DAR, 1941. This publication is divided into two sections. The first section contains information pertaining to the First Presbyterian Church of Springfield, New Jer-sey. The second section contains early tombstone inscriptions from the town's cemetery. Indexed.

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Early Church, Cemetery, and Other Records of the Historical Churches in Middlesex County, New Jer-sey, by the Jersey Blue Chapter, DAR, H3MI1.DAR, 1940. This publication contains information pertain-ing to the following churches and cemeteries: First Reformed Dutch Church of New Brunswick, First Presbyterian Church of New Brunswick, First Meth-odist-Episcopal Church of New Brunswick, First Episcopal Church of New Brunswick, First Baptist Church of New Brunswick, Marriage Records of the First Presbyterian Church of Metuchen, Three Mile Run Cemetery, Churchyard Records of Christ Epis-copal Church, Stelton Churchyard Records, Dunham Private Burying Ground, and Revolutionary Soldiers buried in New Brunswick. Indexed.

Historic Churches of Union County, New Jersey, compiled by Mary Ege Fisher, H3U1. DAR, 1941. This compilation contains information pertaining to the following churches in Union County, NJ: Con-necticut Farms First Presbyterian Church, First Pres-byterian Church of Elizabeth, St. John's Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, Lyons Farms Baptist Church, New Providence Methodist Church, New Providence Presbyterian Church, Plainfield Centenary First Bap-tist Church, First Presbyterian Church of Plainfield, Plainfield Friends Meeting House, First Presbyterian Church of Rahway, First Methodist-Episcopal Church of Rahway, First Methodist-Episcopal Church of Roselle, First Presbyterian Church of Roselle, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Roselle, St. Pauls, Methodist-Episcopal Church, Roselle, Scotch Plains Baptist Church, Scotch Plains Methodist-Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church of Spring-field, Presbyterian Church of Westfield and others. Indexed.

Historic Churches of Mercer County, New Jersey, compiled by Mary Ege Fisher, H3M1 DAR, 1941. This publication contains information pertaining to the following churches: Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Presbyte-rian Church of Ewing, the Ewing Church at Hopewell, Stony Brook Meeting House, First Par-ticular Baptist Church at Hopewell, First Hopewell Old School Church. First Presbyterian Church of Pennington, First Presbyterian Church of Princeton, New Side Presbyterian Church of Maidenhead and Hopewell, Crossweeksung Preaching Station, Hight-stown Baptist Church at Cranbury, First Methodist-Episcopal Church of Trenton, First Presbyterian Church of Nottingham Way at Hamilton Square, Baptist Church at Hamilton Square, Old Church at Milford (now the Methodist-Episcopal Church at Hightstown), First Baptist Church at Trenton, Pres-byterian Church at Dutch Neck and the Society of Friends at "The Falls.' Indexed.

Lastly, surnames of published genealogies:

Bunnell/Bonnel Hurley: Descendants of David Hurley

The Black River Journal

I just received a complimentary copy of a new local history and preservation periodical, The Black River Journal. This bimonthly publication will include articles on Bedminster, Bernards, Chester, Tewksbury, Far Hills, Peapack and Gladstone. An attractive, easy to read 20 page publication, it includes many pho-tos, interesting articles with sources, little known facts, and a calendar of events for the area. The editor, Christian G. Wolfe. describes the publication as looking "back at the past with an eye to the heritage of our future." It looks very promising. For information write to: The Black River Journal, do The Miller's House, P.O. Box 115, Pottersville, NJ 07979.

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Morris County Marriages by Linnea B. Foster

The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book E of Morris County Marriage Records. An expla-nation of these records may be found in Vol. 6, No. 3 (Sept. 1993). The marriages have been ab-stracted in the order in which they were recorded. The name of the minister or official and the date recorded is shown for each group of marriages. The first column shows the page number in Book E; the second column shows the date of the marriage; the third column shows the names of the bride and groom and other information that appears in the original record. (Continued from Vol. 13, No. 1, Pg. 9)

22 Feb 1845 22 Mar 1845 8 Mar 1845 2 Aug 1845

14 Aug 1845 24 Aug 1845 1 Jan 1846

29 Jan 1846 18 Jun 1843 1 Jul 1843 15 Jul 1843 4 Nov 1843 3 Jun 1844 3 Jul 1844

by Luke I. Stoutenburgh, Pastor, First Congregational Church, Chester - Recorded 29 Jun 1847 Theodore Rockafeller to Ann Maria Van Doren James Worner to Barbra Sargent Peter Miller to Charity Hall Nelson Van Dike to Sophia Louiza Cole* Ira Williamson to Ann Crane Amzi B. Thompson to Mary Ann Skellenger Robert Cleveland to Amanda McDougal Jacob Minton to Ann Horton Charles Horton to Lydia Ann Cumback Elias Wortman to Emaline Leek James Paul to Arvilla Keepers Joseph Scudder to Rachel Briant David Parker to Ellen Elizabeth Lonning James M. Backer to Mary A. Howel

by Alexr R. Thompson, Pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Morristown - Recorded 14 Jul 1847 2-127 22 Jun 1847 John Helm Bentley of Newark and Sarah Emaline Mount

by John Teasdale, Minister - Recorded 17 Jul 1847 2-127 15 Apr 1846 Mr. Paul Benson and Mrs. Mary Hartman

L. Kirtland., Minister - no date of recording 2-127 Nehemiah H. Johnson and Margaret E. Grant 2-127 Alfred C. Roe and Caroline P. Child 2-127 Robert A. Meeks and Phebe B. Leek 2-127 Elijah Gary and Elizabeth Crane 2-127 James IL Van Houten and Frances L. Pitney

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by O. 2 Mar 1847

23 Mar 1847 30 Mar 1847 21 Apr 1847 18 May 1847

by D. 27 Feb 1847 30 Jan 1847 3 Apr 1847 4 Apr 1847 4 Apr 1847 11 Apr 1847 11 May 1847 15 May 1847 12 May 1847 1 Jun 1847

Senitz. Pastor - Recorded 19 Jul 1847 Francis Cooper and Catherine Smith James Wade and Mary English Bartholmew Hunt and Anne McDowe Martin Coss and Mary McDowell George Brown and Mary Coil James Vaugher and Anasticia Hogan Daniel Cronin and Rebecca Macy Alfred Suton and Martha Conlon Thomas McGee and Catherine Smith Patrick Gorman and Margaret McGanius

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2-128 20 May 1847 Charles Moran and Abigail McCarty 2-128 20 May 1847 Samuel Blackson and Caroline Gargon

by 0. L. Kirtland, Minister - no date of recording 2-128 3 Jun 1847 Samuel W. Searing and Sarah Caroline Meeker

by Joseph M. Ogden, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Chatham - Recorded 28 Jul 1847 2-129 4 Jul 1846 John V. Mesler to Mary Elizabeth Bakeman, both of Morris Twp. 2-129 17 Jan 1847 William H. Mills to Adaline S. Browne, both of Chatham Twp.

by William H. Dickerson, J.P. - Recorded 6 Sep 1847 2-129 5 Sep 1847 John Sickles and Sarah Stredar 2-129 15 Sep 1847 Cortland Parker and Elizabeth Wolcott Stiles

by D. E. Megie, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Boonton - Recorded 2 Aug 1847 2-130 2-130 2-130 2-130 2-130 2-130 2-130 2-130 2-130

8 Oct 1846 21 Nov 1846 29 Nov 1846 2 Jan 1847 3 Jan 1847 12 Jan 1847 13 Jan 1847 27 Feb 1847 31 Jul 1847

John J. Earles to Miss Mary Smith at Split Rock Charles Waer to Miss Eliza Lewis at Boonton Falls William R. Taylor to Miss Mary Ketcham at Powerville Jacob Vreeland to Miss Jane B. Tuttle at Boonton Falls George W. Van Duyne to Miss Mary A. Beam at Montville John [Stone?) to Miss Jane Banta at Boonton Falls Samuel Benjamin to Miss Sarah J. Kanouse at Powerville Andrew Shauger to Miss Susan Lyons at Split Rock William Beam to Mrs. Catherine Wallen at Beach Glen

by Joseph McMurray, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 6 Aug 1847 2-130 25 Feb 1847 Mr. Nathaniel Blackford to Miss Catherine N. Rughson, both of Water St. at Mount

Freedom

by Rev. E. Devoe - Recorded 9 Aug 1847 2-130 7 Aug 1847 Mr. Isaiah Bell and Miss Eupheme Taylor, both of German Valley

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by Burtis C. Megie, Pastor, Presbyterian Church, Dover - Recorded 8 Oct 1847 8 Mar 1846 9 Apr 1846 2 May 1846 4 Jul 1846 8 Jul 1846 8 Aug 1846 18 Aug 1846 22 Aug 1846 5 Sep 1846

18 Oct 1846 20 Oct 1846 17 Nov 1846 24 Dec 1846 20 Feb 1847 6 Apr 1847 18 Apr 1847 4 May 1847

24 Jun 1847

Wm. W. Fredericks to Harriet Fichter, all of Jefferson Lewis B. Dell to Susan W. Merrit, all of Dover John Ayers to Harriet R. Palmer, all of Rockaway John Shelly to Rachel M. Gard, all of Berkshire Valley Wm. H. Odell of Newark to Elizabeth V. Dell of Dover John C. Stoll of Sussex to Caroline Minard of Dover Benjamin Blackford of Water Street to Mary M. Thompson of Dover Philip R. George to Phebe E. Glover, all of Berkshire Valley Christopher Smith to Elmira Zeek Marshall. Man to Sarah Ann Allen, all of Berkshire Valley Robert Crittenden to Jane Hinchman, all of Dover Joseph McCord to Sarah Fordyce, all of Mt. Freedom Edward Benjamin to Mary Hurd, all of Dover Jesse P. Lindsley to Margaret Shipman, all of Jefferson Charles McFarian of [...wood] to Margaret Crittenden of Dover James Nelson to Silvia Thompson, colored people, all of Westfield Harriet E. Wilson to James Storms, all of Dover Henry DeCamp to Phebe Ann Dickerson, all of Berkshire Valley

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2-131 11 Aug 1847 Alexander Cole to Ann Gordon all of [...dale]

by Henry Belden, Pastor of the Free Church - Recorded 8 Oct 1847 2-132 24 Sep 1846 John Jackson Norris to Jane Louisa Vmcent, both of Boonton, at Boonton

by Hubbard S. Stickle, J.P. - Recorded 26 Nov 1847 2-132 17 Sep 1847 Thomas Long and Judith Ryan

by Joseph F. Tuttle, Associate Pastor of Presbyterian Church, Rockaway - Recorded 4 Jan 1848 2-132 25 Nov 1847 Wm. F. Townly of Elizabeth Town to Ann Eliza Broadwell of Rockaway

* [ed.] Sophia Louiza Cole, daughter of Charles H. and Ann Bound (Hugg) Cole was born about 1830 in Chester, NJ, bap-tized 17 Jun 1830 Chester Congregational Church, died 13 May 1861 in Brooklyn, NY.

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THE IRON ERA

The Iron Era, published in Dover, NJ, contains a wealth of information about residents of Dover and the surrounding areas of Morris County. The Morristown-Morris Twp. Library has microfilm copies of the issues published from Jan. 20, 1872 through Dec. 10, 1905. Unfortunately, there is no index. However, toward the end of each year from 1881 through 1892, a synopsis of the year's events was published in the newspaper. The Library's collection includes a transcript of the synop-ses, Morris County History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor]. (continued from Vol 13, No 1, p 12).

An index to this transcript has been prepared by the Morris Area Genealogy Indexing Group with the title, Index to Morris County History 1881-1892 [HM1/Dove/Mor/Index]. [Ed. The index led

me to an article describing my great-grandparents 50th wedding anniversary party. It not only included a detailed contemporary portrait of the event and genealogical information, it captured the poignancy of the moment: "But pleasure of the occasion was at-tended by a feeling of sadness at the thought that they would never in all probability all meet together again. The old gentle-man...has been very feeble for the past two years and is evidently passing away. As the shades of evening drew near the group gathered around the organ and sang the familiar song "Shall We Meet Beyond the River." Thank you Lyn and Indexing Group!]

Chronological Events (1887) The happenings that have made a year's history.

January 1887 (pg. 49) 1 Ice fourteen inches thick 1 Morristown toboggan slide opened 3 Mercury touched zero for first time this winter 7 Dover Common Council ratifies the water works contract 12 Ground broken for Acme Button Hole Attachment factory in Rockaway 13 Daniel O'Connell convicted of murder in the second degree 16 Burglars rob store of Theo. F. Fling, Drakesville, after gagging the clerk 19 Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tone, Luxemburg 24 Jas. Ford, Dover, celebrated 98th birthday 26 Daniel O'Connell sentenced to 15 years imprisonment 28 Lottie Pruden acquitted of the murder of her babe February 1887 1 Boonton foundry started up 3 Work started in Rockaway knitting mill 4 E. A. Quayle appointed postmaster of Morristown 14 Mrs. Martha Chrystal, Dover, celebrated her 99th birthday 16 Golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, Sr., of Chester township

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February 1887 (continued) 18 A severe thunder storm; buildings struck by lightning at Mt. Freedom, Richard Mine and Mt. Hope 15 Hon. Wm. J. Magie reappointed Supreme Court Justice March 1887 3 Rev. Chas. T. Anderson, of Hackettstown, called by Rockaway Presbyterian Church 4 Patrick Quinn killed his wife in the Scrub Oaks 4 Boonton furnace No. 1 lighted, but did not remain long in blast 5 Morris County Railroad completed 8 Spring elections: Board of Freeholders Democratic, 9 to 6; voters went to the polls in sleighs 14 Rev. J. S. Bradbrook appointed to Dover Free Methodist Church 15 Chas. H. Munson and DeWitt C. Quimby nominated for Lay Judges of Morris county 15 Rev. Wm. Hughes, of Geneva, N.Y., becomes rector of the Church of the Redeemer, Morristown 31 Rev. W. E. Blakeslee appointed to First M. E. Church, and Rev. Fred. Bloom appointed to Second M. E.

Church, Dover 31 Chas. H. Humphreys died in Morris Plains Asylum from wounds self-inflicted April 1887 1 Plenty of ice in lakes and ponds

Navigation opened on Morris Canal 1 Rev. Wm. Durant, of Morristown 1st Presbyterian Church, accepts call to Baltimore 5 Mr. Halloway, of Whippany, celebrated his 88th birthday 6 Senate rejected the nomination of Judge Munson 11 Fourteenth Easter Monday Ball of Vigilant Engine Co., No. 2 15 Chas. H. Munson reappointed Lay Judge by Gov. Green 19 Sufficient snow fell for sleighing at Budd's Lake & other places 24 Whitehall post office burglarized May 1887 (pg. 50) 1 Rev. Dr. Stoddard completed 23d year as pastor of Succasunna Presbyterian Church 2 Republicans successful in Dover Charter election: Mayor, Sedgwick R. Bennett; Alderman, J. J. Vree-

land; Councilmen, Jas. W. Carrell, John H. Martin and Frank H. Lindsley 4 Rev. Mr. Mewhinney installed pastor of Whippany Presbyterian Church 7 Boonton Charter election: no license ticket elected; Jas. Holmes re-elected Mayor 9 Morristown Charter Election: Democratic ticket, headed by A. R. Chisholm for Recorder, elected 11 Ground broken for Dover water works 11 Freeholders organize: Wm. E. King, Director; Jas. C. Hazen, Clerk; M. Hoagland, Sr., Collector; Joshua

Salmon, Counsel 11 John Kelly, Jr. killed at Boonton by Philip Hebei 17 Rev. C. T. Anderson installed pastor of Rockaway Presbyterian Church 19 Ex-Rev. C. B. Reynolds tried for blasphemy and defended by "Bob" Ingersoll; convicted and fined 19 Corner stone of Memorial Chapel at Succasunna laid 23 Boonton Council, Order of United Friends, instituted 25 House of N. C. Godfrey, near Morristown, burglarized 28 Severe hail storm in different parts of the county 28 Half an inch of snow fell at Chatham 30 New Hotel Breslin, at Lake Hopatcong, opened 30 Memorial Day publicly observed in Dover, Morristown, Rockaway and Succasunna 31 End of warmest May in 44. years, with one exception; smallest rainfall of any May for 34 years June 1887 1 Wm. H. Lambert elected Chief Engineer of Dover Fire Department 2 Patrick Quinn convicted of murder in first degree 4 Golden wedding of S. W. Ward and wife, Madison 4 Rev. John F. Ryan, Mine Hill, ordained to the Priesthood of the Catholic Church 6 Patrick Quinn sentenced to be hanged July 28th 8 Jas. P. Kelley elected Foreman and Jas. S. Melick Assistant of Viglilant Engine Co. 14 Morris County Bible Society held its 71st anniversary at Chester 15 Rev. T. A. Mills, Flanders, accepted call to Asbury Presbyterian Church 16 Rev. T. F. Chambers installed pastor of German Valley Presbyterian Church 16 Stanhope furnace blown out 22 Severe electrical storms at Morristown; a number of buildings struck by lightning 25 Horse of David H. Smith, Chester. stolen (to be continued)

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Index to Records of Greenwood Cemetery, Boonton 1872 -1899

A Project of the Monis Area Genealogy Society Indexing Group

A photocopy of the records of the Greenwood Cemetery for the years 1872 through 1965 is in the Local History and Genealogy Collection of the Morristown — Morris Township Library. The records give additional information such as place of birth and death. Only the index to interments 1872 —1899 is being published. The later records may be seen at the Library. Names enclosed in [ ] in the following list were illegible or the interpreta-tion of the name is not certain. (Continued from Vol. 13, No. 1, Pg. 13)

iP e Name

30 Mackenzie, Mary Ely 20 Wines, Mattie M. 6 Mains, Catharine 34 [Mar...], Anna A 34 [Mar...], Emmeline C. 68 Marsh, William 50 Martin, [...] B. 14 Martin, Freeman 72 Martin, Joseph 50 Martin, Terrence B. 12 Martin, Wm. B. 40 Marz, Karl 6 Massaker, Anthony D. 52 Matthew, James W. 30 McConnell, Sarah 68 McCray, Frank Edwin 62 McCroy, George 60 McKenzie, Abigal H. 42 McKenzie, Chas. George 38 McKenzie, Gerard L 24 McNeal, Ellen R. 10 McNeish, Mary 58 McRoy, Bertha 34 McRoy, Lewis 58 Meates, Susana 52 Mesler, Jacob 56 Miller, David 58 Miller, Judd (wife of) 14 Miller, Newton 60 Milner, Joseph 72 Mitchks, Andrew 38 Moore, Anna G. 22 Moore, Jno. (infant) 60 Morgan, Agusta A 2 Morgan, E. V. 32 Morgan, Geo. Franklin 70 Morgan, H. Uriah 34 Morgan, Maggie 68 Morton, Elizabeth 68 Muller, Mary C. 64 Munn, Redmon C. 32 Myers, Anna C. 32 Myers, Harriet E. 32 Myers, Josephine 26 Myers, Lottie 32 Wars, May 62 Myers, Oscar W. 32 Myers, Philip M. 72 Nauta, Henry 22 Neaffle, Charles 64 Neafle, Caroline 20 Newkirk, Lena 68 Newland, Charlotte M.

Interment* Year

253 186 40 311 305 616 451 127 639 448 98 367 55 468

614 552 538 371

217 83 524 308 516 461 509 519 126 531 644 331 196 532 11 275 634 307 605 607 577 291 288 289 225 292 554 290 646 203 567 172 511

1886 1883 1874 1888 1887 1897 1892 1880 1898 1892 1876 1889 1875 1892 1887 1897 1895 1895 1889 1888 1884 1876 1894 1888 1894 1892 1894 1894 1880 1894 1898 1888 1883 1894 1873 1887 1898 1888 1897 1897 1896 1887 1887 1887 1884 1887 1895 1887 1898 1883 1895 1882 1897

Pie Name

48 Newland, Otho Jennings 12 Norris, Wm. C., Mrs. 46 Northwood, Thomas 36 Ohlym, Andrew J 44 Oliver, Clarence 48 Orsmund, Mary J. 26 Osman, Danl C. 66 Overbuny, Helen Cary 74 Parliman, A.G. 18 Peckham, Geo. W. 42 Peer, Abm. D. 56 Peer, Anna R. 72 Peer, Bertha 14 Peer, David 40 Peer, Eliza J. 58 Peer, Frank (child of) 56 Peer, Hezakiah 74 Peer, Jacob R. 52 Peer, Jessie 54 Peer, John M. 64 Peer, Lenworth 70 Peer, Margaret 42 Peer, Mary E. 66 Peer, Merriam H. 66 Peer, Mirtle 52 Peer, T.E. (child of) 48 Peirson, [Eva] 18 Penny, [Rashania] 6 Perkins, James 18 Perry, —, (infant of) 46 Perry, Arthur 38 Perry, John 48 Perry, John 38 Perry, Semi. 70 Peterson, Axtel 72 Phillips, Thomas 66 Phliblad, Esther E. 44 Pihlblad, Jennie M. 42 Plant, James 64 Platt, Benjamon, N. 72 Post, Mary 8 Primrose, Frank 14 Primrose, Geo. E. 6 Primrose, Lucy V. 10 Provost, Celia 12 Provost, Lilly 12 Provost, Sarah E. 52 Purcell, R.P. 36 Purdy, Cochran 66 Purdy, Ellen 6 Purdy, Henry, Jr. 76 Quick, Walter M. (son of)

Year mart #

424 1891 100 1877 411 1891 314 1888 403 1890 436 1891 229 1885 594 1896 668 1899 163 1882 385 1890 499 1894 653 1899 119 1878 358 1889 514 1894 500 1894 662 1899 459 1892 485 1893 580 1896 629 1898 375 1889 589 1896 598 1896 473 1892 437 1891 162 1882 44 1874 160 1882 421 1891 335 1888 426 1891 338 1889 633 1898 648 1899 592 1896 402 1890 384 1890 570 1895 651 1899 61 1875 116 1878 53 1875 93 1876 103 1877 95 1876 472 1892 324 1888 587 1896 41 1874 683 1899

(to be continued)

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Funeral Home Survey Phase I: Morris County

MAGS surveyed funeral homes in Morris County this spring. The following table summarizes the results to-date. (Shaded rows represent funeral homes which haven't returned their surveys yet - we hope to include their responses in September's newsletter, as well as Sussex County responses.)

Keep in mind that funeral homes are not a primary source of genealogical data but rather a final resort when no other record of your ancestor's death can be found.. These are not public records and you are asking these businesses for a favor. Death records, obituaries, cemetery records and church records should all be searched first.

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Bailey Funeral Home Inc. 8 Hilltop Road

Y see note' 1963 case-all on alpha computer - premises

N Y

Mendham, NJ 07945 1980-present

Bermingham Funeral Home Inc. Y Y 1949 arrangement on date Y; call for Y, no 249 South Main forms premises appt fee Wharton, NJ 07885

Bradley-Braviak Funeral Home N:Braviak Y 1954 case on alpha Y; call for Y, no 49 Whippany Road premises appt fee Whippany, NJ 07981

Braviak Funeral Home NA NA Whippany (see Bradley-Braviak)

Burroughs Kohr & Dangler Homes Madison, NJ

Cole Funeral Service NA NA 1931-1977 Mackey Newark, NJ Funeral

(Essex County) Home

Dangler Funeral Home Morris Plains, NJ

Davis & Hepplewhite Funeral Homes Inc. Y 96 Main St

Y 1956 case on alpha premises

N if rea-sonable

Succasunna, NJ 07876

Dixon Y (see 8/23/1945- Mackey Boonton, NJ 07035 Mackey) 6/18/1968 Funeral

Home

Doyle Funeral Home Inc2106 Maple Ave

Y Y 1914 ledgers; on alpha case premises

Y; call for appt

Morristown, NJ 07960

Keri Memorial Funeral Home 125 Main Lind)In Park, NJ 07035

Nov, 1969 ledgers; on date w/ case premises alpha

cross-index

Y, no fee

Leber Lakeside Funeral Home Landing, NJ

Leonardis Memorial Home Florham Park, NJ

Lewis & Carey Boonton, NJ

M J Scanlan Funeral Home Pompton Plains, NJ

Mackey Funeral Home N N (Cornelia 6/18/19E8 case on alpha by yr N Y, no 107 Essex Ave (Dixon) St premises fee Boonton, NJ 07005 Boonton)

Madison Memorial Home Madison, NJ

Business originated in Peapack, but the Mendham location is in addition to the Peapack location. Peapack will be re-ported with the results of the Somerset survey. 2 We are always happy to help the community. We have been doing this for )ears.

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Morgan Funeral Home Netcong, NJ

Morrison Funeral Home Butler, NJ

Norman Dean Funeral Home Inc' N: Lakeland Y 1957 case from on alpha N Y, no 16 Richter Ave 1957; comp premises fee Denville, NJ 07834 from 1998

Par-Troy Funeral Home Parsippany

Quigley Funeral Home Inc Dover, NJ

Raymond A. Lanterman & Sons NA NA 1950-1992 Rowe-(see Rowe Lanterman) Lanterma

n

Raymond Young F.H. NA NA Norman Rockaway Dean

Funeral Home Inc

Richards Funeral Home Inc Y Y 1812 ledgers from on alpha on N Y, no 4 Newark Pompton Tpke 1812;4 ledg- premises comp; date fee Riverdale, NJ 07457 ers and of death in

comp from ledgers 1996

Rowe Funeral Home NA NA Rowe 13 Martin Luther King Ave LantermaMorristown, NJ 07960 n Home

for Fu-nerals

Rowe Lanterman Home for Funerals N N 1960-1992 ledgers and on alpha/date N Y; call 71 Washington (Raymond (13 Martin no records case files premises for appt Morristown, NJ 07960 Lanterman; Luther King for Tartagha for 1960-

Tartaglia Ave 1997; Colonial) Morristown) computer:

1997-present

M J Scanlan Funeral Home Y N 1955 case files on alpha Y 781 Newark Pompton Tpke (Paterson) premises call for appt Pompton Plains,NJ

Smith Funeral Home Dover, NJ

Tartaglia Colonial Funeral Home NA NA Doyle (see Rowe Lanterman) Funeral

Home Inc (some)

Tuttle Funeral Homes Y Y 1936 case: 1970- on $10.00 name & N 272 State Route 10 present premises number for Randolph, NJ microfilm: 1970- micro

1936-1970 present look-ups

Valley Memorial Funeral Home Gillette, NJ

Whitham Funeral Home NA NA Whitman Whitham-Lester Funeral

Kanapau x Funeral Home

Whitman-Kanapaux Funeral Home N Y 1919 ledgers to on date: 1919- yes, with

3 Have had bad experience with "pushy genealogists" who want faster turnaround than they could provide. 4 Before 1900, records contain mostly pricing info. Records after 1900 are more detailed. 5 "All inquiries will be handled at our convenience."

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20 Keller Ave Rockaway, NJ

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William A Bradley & Son Funeral Y Y 7/1/1943 case; corn- on by date Y; call for Home puter premises appt 345 Main St Chatham, NJ 07928

William J Leber Funeral Home Y Y 6/1936 all on alpha/date Y; call for Y 15 Furnace Rd Chester, NJ 07930

premises appt

Bible Records

In 1968, Adelaide J. Howell presented three volumes of Bible Records to Local History and Genealogy Department of the Morristown-Morris Township Library; these are records that she had copied and collected over a period of years. A surname index was published in Vol. 1, No. 2 and 3 (June and September, 1988) of the Newsletter. (Continued from Vol 13, No 1, p 13

Adams Family Bible

Published and sold by Daniel D. Smith, New York, 1827 now owned by Mrs. 0. L. Giersch, 2710 Briarcliff Place, Charlotte, N.C.

Marriages John S. Adams to Mary Ann Sturgis March the 27th 1828 -James S. Adams to Mary E. Quimby November 5th 1856

Births John S. Adams was born January the 10th 1802 Mary Ann Adams was Born November the 12th 1807 Joseph Alexander Adams was born November the 5th 1829 James Silvester Adams was Born July the 30th 1832 Aaron Adams was Born March the sixth 1840 Lydia Ann Adams was Born April the 2d 1843 John L. Adams was Borne November the fourth 1846

Mary E. Adams - Formerly Mary E. Quimby was Born September 7th 1834

Armstrong Family Record From Bible of Mrs. Bertha S. Ralston

Births: Silas Armstrong was born January 12, 1771 Mary Armstrong was born December 28, 1770 Silas Armstrong Jr. was born April 21, 1794 Betsey Armstrong was born January 22, 1795 Alfred N. Armstrong was born March 6, 1817 A child of Silas and Betsey (Norris) was born February 20, 1818 A child of Silas and Betsey Armstrong was born May 30, 1819 John Armstrong was born April 22, 1819

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Births: (continued) A child of Silas and Betsey Armstrong born Feby. 22, 1822 Maryann Armstrong, born Jany. (July?) 27, 1823 Alfred Mills Armstrong born the Decem. 5, 1824 Elias N. Armstrong was born February 6, 1827 Silas Linley Armstrong was born the March 20, 1829 Haret Eliza Eliza jsiciwas born October 6, 1830 Sarahlevery, born June 11, 1835 (LeFevre) Harriet E. Pope was born January 16 Silas Armstrong was born April 12, 1893

Deaths: Silas Armstrong departed this life January 8, 1794 Mrs. Mary Lindley departed this life October the 11, 1839 Alfred N. Armstrong died November 25, 1819 A child of Silas and Betsey Armstrong departed this life July 27, 1818 A child of Silas Armstrong—died March 29, 1822 Sarahievey departed this life 1825 August 27 Mary Ann Pope departed this life October the 27, 1841 aged 18 years & 2 months

Marriages: Silas Armstrong & Mary Mills was married March 13, 1793 Silas Armstrong, Jr. & Betsey Norris was married September 7, 1815 David Lindley & Mrs. Mary Armstrong was married December 1827 (EveWei) Ezekiel ? A. Pope & Maryann Armstrong was maned September 26, 1827 John Armstrong and Jane McColum was maned March 5, 1842 Alfred M. Armstrong and Louisa F. Rader was maned July 12, 1848

Queries: by Jeannette Libowitz

Members may submit one query for publication in each issue of the newsletter. Queries will be limited as space allows. Please be sure to include dates and places in your request Make sure it is typed or printed legibly. Print your name, address and zip code on the same piece of paper as the query. Please spell out all words; we will abbreviate as necessary.

Answers to queries should be sent directly to the submitter, whose name and address are shown at the end of the query. The deadline for queries for the next issue is August 1, 2000

BURNETT: I am looking for parents and descendants of William Burnett b. 29 Dec. 1779 @ Morris Co., NJ. He m. Dorothy (Dolly) Sovereen (Sovereign) 1814 @ Schooley's Mountain, Morris Co., NJ. Jeanette Brooks, 2237 Youngstown-Lockport Rd., Ransomville, NY 14121. E-mail: 1:trooks31@juno.com> Tel. (716) 791-3865

JEZERCSAK, KURUC, GELATKA, TOMALA, GANCARCSIK: Seeking any info on these surnames; all were of "Slovak' decent and settled in this area (1890s). Would also be interested to know about the Slovak area that these people lived in - any Slovaks remaining? Joanne Kico Lorinca, 4716 Towerline Rd., PO Box 379, Hale, MI 48739-0379.

PETTIT: George Wierts, s, of John & Sarah (Grandin) Wierts of Morris County m. Abigail Pettit d. of Amos & Esther Pettit on 15 Jan. 1801. John S. Wierts ("Magna Carta Surieties") calls her Esther Stout, but I have found nothing to support this claim. Jocelyn Powell, 717 Dawnwood Ct., Raleigh, NC 27609. E-mail: <JocRaine@aol.com

PIERSON: Need to locate parents and family of Hannah Pierson, b. 1772-73 in NJ and brother Henry Pierson b. 1752 or 1762 in NJ or CT. Parents were probably "B" and "E" Pierson. Henry Pierson m. Hannah Browne. Marilyn Broxson, PO Box 97. Hoodsport, WA 98548.

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Morris County Luminaries (continued from pg. 1)

By John's marriage to Jane Bond, daughter of Jonathan Bond, on 8 May 1637, he had six children: John, Jr. (1638-1702), m. Elizabeth Plum; David

(1639-1691), m. Elizabeth, daughter of Capt. Samuel Swaine and widow of Josiah Ward; Jonathan (1639-1732), m. Rebecca [Wood?]; Joseph (1642-bef 1690), m. Sarah, daughter of Isaac Whitehead; Capt. Benjamin (1654-1722), m. Hannah, daughter of John Woodruff; Mary, m. John, son of John Woodruff

Jonathan Ogden was born in Bradley Plain, Hampshire, England on 11 Jan 1639, a twin of David. In May 1698 Lewis Morris, Esq. questioned the authority of the King's Court, refused to pay his fine and was imprisoned in a log jail in Elizabethtowne. Jonathan Ogden was among his friends who raised the logs sufficiently for Morris to escape. In September 1700 Jonathan joined a party of Clinker Lot Men from Elizabethtowne armed with clubs who demanded the release of another prisoner. When the Newark Rioters were asked by what power they de-manded his release, the men, who included Benjamin Ogden and Isaac Whitehead with his brother Samuel, held up their clubs and said by this power.

David Ogden, twin of Jonathan, was a "stone church builder." His son, Capt. David, was born in Newark, NJ about 1678, died 1 Jul 1734. He married Abigail Ham-mond (1676-1760). Their children were: Sarah (1699-1777), m. Nathaniel Johnson; Abigail (1702-1739), m. Col. Joseph Tuttle; Uzal (abt. 1705-1780), m. Elizabeth Charlotte Thextult; John (1709-1795), m. Hannah Sayre; David (abt. 1711-1750) m. Catherine (Hardenbroeck) Ogden; Elizabeth m. Capt. John John-son; Martha (1716-1802), m. Caleb Sayre and Thomas Eagles.

Judge John Ogden was born about 1709 in Newark. He was commonly called "John Ogden of Newark," where he was a prominent lawyer and judge. He joined with his uncle Josiah (1679-1763) and his brother Uzal in pur-chasing property in Morris County and 16 acres of land in Ringwood where they formed the Ringwood Mining Company. During the Revolutionary War the Tories "greatly hated him and he suffered much at their hands."

Judge John and Hannah Sayre's daughter Hannah (7 Sep 1737-25 Jun 1780) married on 14 Mar 1763 the famous Revolutionary War parson, the Rev. James Caldwell (1734-1781). They had met when Hannah was a student at the College of New Jersey in Newark. She was de-scribed as intelligent, pious, prudent, benevolent and

sweet tempered. During the Revolution she was shot and killed while sitting on her bed at the parsonage. There is still controversy over whether she was shot by a British soldier, a rebel soldier or an enemy of her husband. The Rev. James Caldwell believed that the killing was pre-conceived by the British. This belief led him to renew his fight for independence with even greater zeal.

Uzal Ogden, born about 1705 in Newark, invested heav-ily with his brother in mining properties in Morris County. They owned mines, forges, furnaces, mills, raceways, dams, coal-houses, and dwelling houses for the workers. These, plus mercantile ventures in Newark, required a heavy outlay of capital. They mortgaged their properties and accumulated debts. In 1769 they became insolvent. Uzal declared, "having spent near sixty years of life, in the most unwearied industry, (the latter part of which has been singularly unfortunate) and being willing and desirous, so far as in my power to do justice to all men, [I now] deliver up all my effects to the use and benefit of my creditors." Uzal died 25 Jul 1780. He was spoken of as "a gentleman of undissembled goodness and universal esteem."

Judge David Ogden of Newark, who graduated from Yale in 1728, was a Judge of NJ State Superior Court. He was a distinguished Loyalist during the Revolution. His son Isaac sided with him, resulting in the Commissioners confiscating his ironworks property in Boonton and sell-ing it to his Patriot brother, Samuel who had already built a slitting-mill in Boonton about 1770. Samuel married the sister of Governor Lewis Morris and lived in Old Boonton where he engaged in the iron business.

As a family, the Ogdens have distinguished themselves through many generations in public service to their state and country. As industrial leaders, they contributed greatly to the economic growth of Morris County.

Sources & additional information: Brydon, Norman F. Reverend James Caldwell Patriot 1734-1781 (Caldwell, NJ: 1976) 17, 46-51* History of Morris County, New Jer-sey, with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens and Pioneers (New York: 1882) 24, 44, 48-49; Lee, Francis Bazley, ed., Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey ; Nelson, William. New Jersey. Biographical and Genealogical Notes from the Volumes of the New Jersey Archives (Newark, NJ: 1916) 170-172.

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