Middletown transcript., 1871-10-07

Originally the qni, reHis ~ the lands were
paid To the proprciprs Ia grain and tobacco
To the culiurc Of ie,acco undoubtedly, the ex-
ha,s,on o. the soil Of Delaware may be ai,rihu.
tad.
Nor should /, be forgotten, hy those who en-
JOY the improvements Of the prcscn, day that
some of YOUR ancestors here, were accustomed To
grind their grain in mills turned Icy the hand.
Those OF you who hayG curiosity enough 10 cN-
anime, will find one Of these stones lying at the
west door Of Mr.. Iaigcs liors,on's hou.c, agi
another on Mr. Charcs !luughcy plnce.
The recollection that your ancestors endured
al! the hHrlships of removing the 'urc3ts from
,hcsc lands that they could grind their grain
Win their own hands aud have no carriages,
nor even Wagons could ride on horse back. or
walk to the house of God on the Sabbath in such
numbers lha, IL became neccssary, time after
time, 10 enlarge the place of worship, Is adapted
strongly TO rchukc the INDECENT habits OF the
present generation, IN reference 10 public wcr-
ship This house. in the time OF Dr. Reads
Ministry, was filled 10 ee,rliowne nnl the
Forest, and ST. Georges churches could not
coaan the people whc rcsoricd thiiher
u may not hc improper TO suiioin here some
notices Of the early inhabitants Of this vicinity
In lGcG. lnns Hanson was member OF the
Court Of Quarter Sessions.
IN 1897, Thomas Rohwell houeh, the farm on
which Mrs. Boyd now resides. This farm he
sold IN l1ia 10 Rev. Robert Witherspoon, then
minister of this congregation, aud bought Nay
fs!d probably where William Roihucl now
resides, in l,io. Rev. Timothy Griffith resided
aud died on Mrs. Buyds ,iIm but where he
preached Is unknown
In 1918, John Peterson, Isaac Nigoruc, Films
Nandnin, aud Thomas Hyatt, all members OF this
congregation, were on the grand inquest. aul
Hans Hanson, member of the Court Of Quarter
Sessions.
lia, Gafre, Dushanc, Valentine Du.hinc
4 A. II
grand inquest and Andrew Peterson, q member
of this congregation, was member Of the Cen
cral Court.
l,1 nh King was constable Of 81 Grur-
60 Hundred and John i'ctcr.en was on the
grand inquest lio;h OF these belonged 10 this
congregation.
l,., Andrew vanA,kc. member of til,
church WAS constable, nni also John McCool
Franci, hing Hn elder OF this church, WAS Il ju-
ror III l7l?
Samurl Vance wa, here ia l7l7 Daniel Cor
u, u l;ls, ltsac Niudykc IN l1au SAmld
foung hourh, Mr. Barney farm in li!o. Cars.
'"phct aud John Wilson and Eiw'ri Jones i.
!'.1. The Skarc family were here in l13n.
Abraham Golden, Srur. Was constable IN
l72l, Charles Eptjngou John Golden, Tho.
lllau Jeffrey Martin, WA. Whit AIrNanAer
Mood William Robinson AND rhas Williams
were ali here in l,al
Thomas Jan,i,r, tho aaccs;or af The familjcs
Of ilts nAmc IN Iajs cuuniry WIS 4 llusutnu'.
and Was ia ,lp, country rior 10 iiiH.
lliAs Na!aNcn settled iu Nraquiu.ml Hon
lrod. Ul iirl uGiuu. ia iitt l@yus iuUg
children 'pAa, ll,'s, Sustrbaf HIturr, atd
lii.tlis siFmUn! This N.r Tho ancestor 81
H. Nt.rNet,. Win have tc u 6aUnae 'el uiia
iii ran sre,a ,af.1u.
ti"ad.ns uue of he T. i#ii4s. 4 iaal
ID long Atls, Wi, Weulttr "a u F ,H'Gfe
'tuH II ,cillipr.r. ia I.rl Long M i. tie
A ..
l-H d Ihv SONS ui this tan1tt- .tiion have r.
s.if,d i iitcf'l ,lseafiuu. Atl ~iihin ghs led,
sonit ha'r afs,a Who have lrcn place. high IN
nlrr
N,5ttll, Nand!ke. E.q. Gortinor of peia-
@ai, in - Na, 5su 30 ID, aYu.ie4 CATION u
i,Ao, atl dies. IN l5Fe. He wts on ot tie sisn-
~ ui til Confederation oi the Su.tl#.
Hon. A!slg.., Fauiyke son Of Governor
}"ud.hs was barn at Berwick IN rpifh
Nc,h. to- l11a. He graduated ~ Princeton rai-
esc abd WIS Admitted 10 'hr las. .Ai soon ~
4nr,d ~ ,utian,c itput1iuu ~ a l.wyer. Nl,.
atal u 'rirf alcss.iH Ia 1;a. be wAs elected
70 III" H. iataf' nf Delaware gu, Ia tHs lluii,t
Of Representatives. q The tai;,t States in -ea.
la 'sii. hc was c'eeled m,i4 af tic Stuair
81 the ntrl states, IL waieA he continued till
hs tclllI, IN lslf.
Henry Naui3k IN of GOV, ta..sG.. "a,
also har;. ~ berwick, aud Was l..cuieaan, in
hr Nay. lie fell in AUel, ind N.,. hurried al
hi'i4Wf- iaA, Na.9Nkt iimAlF alleulrH! thr
church a; -. 6co,gr s. aud also al Drawer,
Re, I.tiuus Nc''of MAS raised uH \ slf. "es-
mt tifm within ne louads Of Ills congrc.a.
ton aat adatiel Al Princeton in l,s5. Ills
iaihct ~, contributor ,n this church lie tang .hi
IN the aes'lrtut mud preached - lie cnnere -
uuu 10 Church Hi guoca .hn- county Mary
iand 1Ha was ul,cttd professor 81 au.aases In
Princeton rollrsc. Til, appointment he drriu-
ed, and Aicd Al nn ,arly ase lie i ..,id 10 have
been an trgani scholar.
lion. Arnold NHulain, ,h0ng nliiy. Of kcni
county, resided here aud while nrnhcr Of this
church, WAS elected 10 the Emitted States Senate.
H. was a graduate oi Princeton college and ply.
sirnn. III. ancestor. have hcca connected will,
'liis chHc h ,inee III.
'"' fhcms Ncpetoush was i physician Ii
held IN, = eQlin..s,ion In the army. In tn
American Revolution. lui soon returned 10 his
medical profession. \, ihc close Of the mar, he
was eroinica judge oi the court. and continued
IN this Office Till his death, in i71a. lie mns hu-
Fi,d on The farm q Mr. John Janticr, il the
Trap, where be also lived
Commodore Thomas Mrponough son Of Major
Neponongh, WAS horn near the Trap. Ills name
will long bc cherished 10y his conn,ymcn, as the
hrfo OF Ghamrlain, inmuriaizcd Is the capture
OF the enirc British fleet On that lake In lsll-
hc second even, Of the Kind recorded in history
The Mchononshs generally attended the Episeo.
pal chuteh
James Mcponough, also son of Major Ne.
ponoueh, WAS mitshipman In the Navy under
Commodore TtuSion In the action which re
suited Ia the capture Of the frigatc !. lnsurgc:t
he Was wounded, and suffered the nmputation OF
4 leg. lie soon AFTER left the Navy
William {. Frazer was the sou Of Il member Of
this church, aud trustee OF TIL, congregation
He graduated at Princeton college in i5a7 and
was afterwards ill.e of the District Conr, oil
the United States ia Wisconsin, where he recent
|, died
Robert ilaaghcy was n member of the convcn-
iiau Which adopted the consultation IN Delaware
Rcv. George Janvier, pas,ur Of the prrshy,cri-
~. church In pl,,sgtosc. New Jersey was the son
OF an elder fihis church.
pr. Thomas Boyd, surgeon In the United
States Navy, was the son OF an elder of this
church, aud grandson of one of its pastors lie
was cmincn, In his profession, and dici much la
meH,ei by the officers In the Navy.
DIR. James ). Naudain, n practitioner of mcdi-
cine aud a member II this church, was graduated
n, the Military Academy at West Point.
John Janyier, Jr. now a member OF the Thco-
logical Seminary At Princeton, graduated a,
Princeton in 1910.
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