The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-06

A Notable Gathering OF u Notable Family In
New Jersey Hamlet.

J. lies the ancient and sleepy hamlet Of Pen
u.,c oud icss Than t,vo r,ii.a c,s, ,f MI oil
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lhEc Is inc iarin OF irt'r II. Smth. HTe tho
Smith family of New Jersey had their second
.,, ''"P' no IN, we " '""' "n"
p'hutllul the Wlhd was Just Disk enough 10
temper the heat 81 the sun. and yet not SO strong
~ Ia scnd tho duet yhi,iin,, in clouds around
''''- W '..',
INC "e""s V 'ilr pi'asure 7vcAcrs' anu 'ne rOaus
were In passahlc condition.
TIL, smith f,r,p ia II, ,hc pcnpocL voilov a,1
~ ~ 20 ~ w '" 49, - on"
Is crossed by the north branrh oil The Tartan
river. The Peapnck mountains arc nicely
rouu,led .inned with IA brilliant rrecn
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WIZ" ''"'''S'S W." N'u' ''o o'o"n anu .ne
hSs.,f @ne If ,hess nounJs il ihn smith horn'Y
'' va 'i'' VI '"''' '"''''' VI" '''i"" ''O'i,o
stead and in an old orchard. planted by the
hands of the son of the founder " the family
fine pirnic was held. An archcd entrance bnre
the word welcome" banner announced.
We are all Smiths and the national colors
noa,cd ovcrb.ad Tho snoo, in,, or, ,,,'.,s,
,,n,t,r,o, ,raro '.o,i,, Joea,e, ANU nuS'c
and bunting and beyond these in Tho sbad,, -,
,,, ,.onnrn,io ,ras r",.,' -, Wv e''"'c y,
,'' 80, i'u~" INNING aovs hau
been erected Tor the accommodation OF the
As,ari,. a. IN ,,,t.,,. a., c,,, ,,,
nc '"i W w 'lo'A 'ilc Shltns living n'ar
The ground began to pour in rapidly. Pcapack.
of the family. WAS almost u,tnTiv or d rsrDGs
stores aud houses in Bedminstrr were closed
Enrnnrds,,llr s.nt n str',r,, t,i,,,,,i'n p,,,f
amin. another smith town fnr,at Inn n.s for
pleasure. and ey"ry fern,h"ns" IT, s',n r~
miles nrcuni rontribvted ~ o',,ta a., h,,,,
drcd wagon ionds Of smiths sfnrt~j ron, MI MI
rst",Vn 81, boIf ,,ut oinhb' sU,I.eu rom NIT
MIR Inirehiid unJ his f1ur ms dro vn, T'tm
C1niIn"ntni cos,Ir,e mil W., swns u'vsshhu n IN
and drums: Rnrit,in snnt Pr iri,haNW'sp nn'Ii
rnrnrt"d for T,,Sg ~ CCul,'hs' anu nuhervlle
smiths. There wg. cnnst nutn any wv, n,i more
rutt,d .trnnn ~ Smi,bs ali inv ILL., 'ii,I
old and young. short and l@n,y min NM s,.'mt'
pretty and Ugly The nd" IF Smiths no w, r ,,n
ernsingiy. Bv dinner time therm w,,ra VI bno
mnrn Hal ar ,,'E ~ H., ny on hlE' oV
we're smiths '"o ~'V0o iu'S oho-h"i
II want 10 find Mr. Isaoc Smith "soid,horo.
norter ny he rnnhd ist'',c eniu 'ne 70"
utskirt Of the rround iu,ai IIis %" 1nnlni
gu, m,e or sN Noi,cs. and a well-iressed gem
M w mr. ai tx SEQ NJ 1sooc sr,,,,
''''y on nu u,'1 ~ n',niio H.
VOW wami ~ Tsaa Sni,h " ms ue name S,r;
iss9 ~, smith ,Tin 9f,- ,,o ,..,., CT,
dent >" interrnpted one Of The crnwd rbar ,be
reporter started in search "f Isai"b s,i,nn H.
found him after a hot chase and h,nan1 ~ liz
stnrn'tvu"d rn,,,as, ~ t,rr', "nu 'Itan hs
hal fin Shed Alr. Isaiah Smith in,orr,,, inme
"Oh S., ~ !, i ,, ul.T niih,
Snith If Nbwrn II, isn M1hs ~ s,'e isn r
ninnshurri "a" ~ is'''''i' Sii''" Vi iIu-
"i'I sp,'i 10 nrirks OF tremendous
end until The r"portor ann tbe grnnnds' 'u Anf
thines were no better Tor tbe S mI,teaS ami
selves. Members Of The family WIN INA , n',nr
moi hrf,r,, %nt ,rhn hnd hh,a,y, "nno nHu n yer
r,nu,sted introduct"ms NM ,b IN M 9,n.r'
VINO probably knew H. Christinn name 81 uneii.,
whats Your front name y let me introdurn Mr.
-ah. William. did you say pi-ahl MIR. William
Smith" In spite Of tie nwkwardnnss of th"s,
introductions the meetings were ni,y,,s va 80
dial. and the newly-acqnaintad smiths BEGAN NJ
once To talk about the smith family ~
H. 81. ~
Office presided over by one of TIA man, Os'.nr
smiths Here ali the Smiths. from the yen,ra-
bile Peter T. smith the sev.nt, year old natri-
arch To plain John Smith an infant Of four
months were registered Strange 10 saw III,
John Smiths were very scare. although the
nam" has always been a fayorit.. in III. family
Oscars were common us were Williams P'i"rs.
Abrams. and Isaiahs. Among the females
Christian or Christiana and Mary were
'ayorite names, the former being that Of the
original Mrs Smith.
From Uncle Peter Smith tho reporter Oh
Smiths. John Henry Schmidt was born in Ho-
land in l7ls Early in life he journcyed 10 New
York. and in l74j he married VI ~ Christian
issell OF Newark, The couple started IN
life IN Stauuton. in the township OF Reading
ia H ran1 r9p iG , j. S4dr1n cans 70
sons anu eight daughters. Al of these married
cntly, and nearly II settled near the old folks
Christopher went t. seneca county y. Y. ono
IF his de- 'ondanis wac at the picnic. Martin.
John. Andrew. Joseph. and Isaac sottied ut
me father oi Peter ~ took iarns near Peeta'k
The girls married early and mostly s'itlnd
near home. Charity Sh.at.s and Elizabeth Da
Mott lived near Staunton. Ihney CirOff went IA
Sttnhope. Catherine Manning 10 clinton. md
Mary iirArl R-h.e,'a CO., sarah 6 ...!.,,,nrt
and Chri-.;,nn Garra6ranIt rnrried farr'.rl
near Peapark Tho last nnmci emicrntsd ~
Ohio forty years ago. and has been loet siehi Of
Tie others raised large families. and tn@y in
turn followed the excellent exanlul. sci Nv t6.ir
parents Thus. in one hundrci md thirtv.tEa
WARS tho issl. 81 John II inr, S,,hmi,if M
Chri,iiann. his wife. has increased To- tY,'lvs
hundred souls ms far ns known nnd manv
counties yet IL be- heard rom Tho rhan~" in
tho smelling Of the name was prnduol Lut NOV,
he whole family use The Tnsiish stvle Ria
descendants who do not bear fIn family mama
are the Wingets Dileys Coles P.tersons Gar
McNurfv- md n scor. nf "thars =
" Are these outsiders rerarded no s,ri,bs ~
ms ( ed me renortnr n, nm aeed smith ''"''''S
Well tney r. nratfy m1gh s"',is Won coo
and ali have some Of oia John Henry Smith's
blood in th.ir veins " ~ '' "''''
"DiI VIM evcr t,o,v sr,,,h-o,o =, ,.o,,.
Smiths. | menn-to change ths sn.iIiny II Iis