The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-06-19
STRAY NOTES FROM OUR GRAND.
FATHERS.

III thS iioHs w iiilulu w iiSOH, tueln-
Der of the Council 1885 Al. They and
the names attached will doubtless
call up "reminiscences in the minds of
many old settlers of Delaware and
other parts of the county.
To the Hon. Legislator of New Jer.
sey. In Joint meeting assembled the
Subscribers, FreehoIders, and Cit-
zens of the Township of Delaware.
Hunterdon County Respectfully sol
icit your Honorable Boldly to appoint
Mahlon Smith, Judge of the Court of
Common Pleas for said County MS APP
pearing fully qualified TO discharge
the dutyes of this office aud Your
petitioners are in duty bound will
ever pray. Subscribers names: John
Lambert, Asher Lambert, VIM. Rake,
John Dilts, Andrew Bray. Christie
pher Dilts, Jacob Warman, George
Fauss, James Carroll. Charles War
rick, William llice, Daniel Moore,
Charles Todd. Cornelius Williamson,
Isaiah IL. Moore, George n. Hol=
eombe, Abraham Gouover, jacob
Smith, James Harrison, Jonathan
sherman, Jeremiah Smith, Peter
Rockefeller, job Wolverton. Charles
Hoppock, Cornelius IL Anderson,
John b. Fisher, John Fauss, Peter |.
Case, Isaac H. Shepherd, Jacob ID.
Moore, John Coreen, A. b. Chamber
lin, John tIlce. Reading Moore,
Thomas Z. Holcombe, Jonas Sutton,
Alexander McClenan, Charles A.
Wolyerton. Henry Hoppock, William
Sine.
The other paper IL III the same hand
writing, evidently that of John Lam
bert and reads rs follows: To the
Hon. The Legislator of New Jersey.
In JOINT meeting assembled the Sub
scribers FreehoIders and Citizens OF
the Township of Amwell. Hunterdon
County, respectfully solicit your Hon
orable Boldly to appoint John Il.
Young. Judge of the Court of Com.
mon Pleas and Justice of the Peace
fer the said county of Hunterdon as
appearing fully qualified to discharge
the dutyes of those officers and your
petitioners are in Duty Bound will
ever Pray. Subscribers names: John
Lambert. James Snyder, Joseph Phil
lips, Charles Holcombe, Israel Hig-
gins, William l.. Taylor, Gideon
Phillips, Joseph II Higgins. uriah
Phillips, George n. Holeombe, John
G. Wolverton, John Ii. Smith, Joseph
Smith, Samuel Britton, Thomas B.
Corsen, Lewis l.. Britton, Mahlon 6.
Hart, iona. Higgins. Eli Herbert,
Snml Lilly, Jonathan II. Blue, Sam.
l.. Martindale, John Lilly, Holcomb
Brewer, John Shamp, Benjamin Rose,
William G. Price MIR. Smith was ap=
pointed, serving fifteen yenrs as
Judge and twenty-five years Ill all aa
Justice of the Peace lie died In 1858
uged - yrs. and WAS buried nj Sandy
| Ridge. Mr.. Young failed of the
Jndgeship but was Freebooter from
Amwell 1879 aud member of the
Assembly 1850 81 He died IN 1860.
John Lambert, the first signer OF eaeh
petition, was in the Assembly 1s41 40.
John Dilts was the father of james
=. Dilts of Sergeantsville ard Robert
Dilts of Lambertyille; jacob Wnrmau
was the father Of William $. and
Lambert H. Warman; james Carroll,
brother of the late John a. Carol, OF
Headquarters, married II sister OF
Mayor updyke of New York City, and
lived ut Sergeantsville. james llar-
rison was the grandfather Of John Il.
Trewiu, Of IIambertvlle and VIM. r..
Trewin. of Pennington. Job Wolver-
ton was the grandfather of DIR. Will
liam ID. Wolverton, u. s. A., now
retired with the rank of Col. and liv-
ing mt Van Gouver, Washington.
Capt Peter /. Case noted for his
interest in military affairs, gave hie
name to Case Corner near Sergeunts-
Vile. He liz said to have commanded
II company ut the hanging of The
negro Bum" or "Guise" Oh
Gould" a. Pennington in 1928
James Snyder was member of tn,
Assembly in 1898, director of the
Board of Chosen Freeholders ls4'
and High Sheriff 1850 81 He died III
1874 aged &c years. Israel Higgins
lived near Mount Airy and died ii
1868, Joseph II. Higgins. son %
Israel attended school at Van Dolah e.
Joseph Thomas being his teacher
Afterward he became II druggist and
carried on business for many years IL
Pennington. DR.. Samuel Lilly
father OF John Lilly, Esq. of Lam
bertville, was elected to Congress IN
1862, appointed Consul to Calcutta ii
1861 and Judge of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas in 1858 lie died in Apr
3D., 1880, aged 81 years. DR.. JOIN
Lilly, father Of DIR. Samuel membe
of the Legislative Council 1870 Al
Joseph Smith commonly known a
Uncle joel was FreehoIder 1870 III
County Collector, 1868. perennial
Smith, brother to Uncle Joel wa
Freebooter from Delaware 1915 .dG
He moved to Newtown, Pa. and dice
there. George N Holcombe father q
Hiram liOlcombe, Of Sand Brook wa
Freebooter from Delaware 1915 40
Henry Iioppoek was the father Of j
, NJ Hoppock, the we'll known teache
aud correspondent, who died ut Head
quarters last year. John NJ. Shanl
was teacher n. Van Doluh's. iona
| Sutton is we'll remembered IA the
"JolIy Distller" Of Delaware. A. Il
Chamberlin whose home was nea
, Loektown was director OF the Bonr,
, of Chosen Freeholders in 1874 and il
that year was elected Sheriff Of tia
: County. He was the father Of o. +
Chamberlin and II. g. Chambe erin
Esq, Of Pennington and grandfathe
~ mr. f'hou hprliu If Serppoufq