The Penn's Grove record., 1921-01-28
Sketch of Early Settlers
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are known as West Jersey Proprietors
who still have their office in Burling-
and whose legal right it is to give
good title deeds to all lands which no
one has a legal claim for. Those are
the fundamentals of all title deeds IN
New Jersey.
FIRST Quaker Colony
When Charles ii was restored to
power in Great Britain many Purltans
and QuakerS came to America. John
Fenwlck, who was a captain IN Crom-
wells army, embarked from London
with a party on September 9, 1914, IN
the ship Griffith and landed at Salem,
so called because the name signified
peace, but Fenwick did not find peace
because much of the best lands were
in possession of others who had no
title from King Charles ii. From
that veal to this the Quakers have
been prominent and influential in
Salem County. Meeting houses We're
erected in Salem, Woodstown and
Pedricktown. The society ceased to
exist at Pedricktown about 40 years
and removals.
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Quaker. faith in Ireland. During the
first quarter of the 18th century
many Irish of Protestant faith settled
on the Delaware. One was Thomas
Carney, for whom Carneys Point was
named.
The E~piscopalians
The people who belonged to the
Lutheran Church at Churchtown took
to the Church of England and gave it
the name st. Georges. During and
for years after the Revolutionary war
the society was in disrepute, but in
1912 the Parish in Penns Neck and st.
Johns, Salem, were revived.
The Presbyterians
had a few adherents and were politl-
cally foremost during and for some
years after the Revolution. George
LII said the Revolution was a Presby-
terrain Rebellion.
In Pennsville is a small cemetery
where lay those who belonged to the
Presbyterian society which ceased to
exist about a hundred years ago. Be
low Auburn a short distance is an
other small burial ground where
lay those who belonged to the Presby-
terian society in that region.
Advent of Methodism
Methodism was introduced in Salem
in 1774 when Daniel Ruff preached in
the Court House. Meetings resulted
in building the First M. E. Church,
Salem, in 1884.
The most noted convert was an un-
couth farmer, Benjamin Abbott, in
Lower Penns Neck. He organized a
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Trinity Church, Pennsville.
Benjamin Abbott preached the first
Methodist sermon in Upper Fenns
Neck Township, which then included
Oldmans, in John %Strimple's. log
house at Pedricktown in 1892, whence
grew a society which built a brick
church in 1882, where a frame struc-
ture was built some years previous.
This society ceased to exist about
1884. The brick building was torn
down in 1916, after being used as a
school house for twenty-five years.
About 1890 the few Methodists in
Upper Penns Neck and Pilesgrove
built a Church neal the Township line
as the Pilesgrove Meeting
The Church was a station on
Salem Circuit until 1885 when the
erection of a Church in Sharptown
and one in Auburn in 1912, by the
younger generation, caused that
to pass with the death of the
old members.
Penns Grove Methodism
Penns Grove had only half a dozen
houses in 1882 when the wharf was
built, also the brick house at the foot
Main Street. The leading business
was at the Cove, foot of Maple Ave
The first Cove school house was
in 1882 and named Lafayette
Seminary. 1t was also used for re-
Iigious meetings. The first Methodist
class meeting was organized with ten
members and John Boqua leader. He
lies buried in Emmanuel Church yard,
died in 1871.
A great revival was held in the
house in 1896 when the tavern
keeper at the Cove was converted. He
to sell liquors and neighbors
dug up the sign post so it would not
sprout. Before this revival the usual
pastime on Sundays was to race
horses on the Cove lane, (Maple
.venue) gamble and drink apple jack
(brandy).
In lS4Z Ola IdIIliOLy DCiiooi AS~
was erected at the north corner O.
North Broad Street and Harmony
Streets. Religious meetings were
held therein. ),
AS the interest in religion grew with
preaching by ministers on the Swedes-
boro Circuit, it was decided to erect
first Church in Penns Grove.
Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal
Church was erected in 1845 and dedi-
Gated in 1916. The 18th anniversary
Of the dedication will be held during
week beginning February 9th.
The above will give our readers q
brief sketch of the settlers n reil-
beginning of this region. Next
week a sketch will be given from the
of the Emmanuel Church to
the present time.