The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-06-07
ST. Peters Church,
Freehold and It's Reciors
By MAxcY APPLICABLE. SR.

bl MAAC1 APF1b6ATE. Or.
The gravestones of John Reid ane
his wife Margaret, of his son in-lav
Col. John Anderson, and of his wife
stilS remain in Topanemus graveyard
but some of Anderson's children anC
grandchildren are slumbering around
old Tennent, while Theodosius Bar
tow lAaron Burr's father -in-Iaw) lies
beneath tombstone that forms part
Of the right aisle Hooking to the chancel
of Christ p e. Church. Shrewsbury
That the Rev. Mr. Henderson, the
missionary Of the s. p. to Dover, Della
ware, should have represented Col
John Anderson az Presbyterian, as
we have shown, is not to- be wondered
at. John Anderson was, not withstand
ing his Episcopal training, Of Presby-
terrain ancestry. His brother. James
Anderson Ordained by the PEesbytery
of Irvine, 1905 was the first pastor Of
Wall Street Presbyterian Church,
New York. and granddaughter Of
James (Elizabeth) married Judge
Samuel Breese, an elder in the Shrews-
bury Church. Besides the Company
ore anized in Scotland by William Pc
terson for the occupation Of Darien had
been mainly Presbyterian. Two Pres
byterian chaplains and preeentor.
according to Macaulay, were part Of
the first band Of immigrants to New
Caledonia" in 1893 ewEdinburgh was
the capital city, while the very vessels
that carried them were respectively call
ed The Caledonia. The Unicorn.
{Tfcr.% A -, zs1N To-. ttGf
Andrew" NJ ost Of the thirteen hum
and so had most of the sick and dis
hearted survivors that year later
tSeptember 1899. sailed for New York
So it is quite evident that Mr.. Hender-
son had some grounds for alleging that
John Anderson was Presbyterian, and
latter. when appointed by Governor
Burnett, the latter was obliged to ex-
cuse himself at home for having dis
placed an obstinate Churchman to
make way for man Of sense who was
dessenter" His marriage to John
Reid 8 daughter, Anna, took place be-
fore November 30. 1901 as on that date
and December 8, 1901, John Reid con-
veyed him land on Manalapan brook.
John Hamton mentioned above as
one Of David Barclays ovsrseers had
become a Quaker before he came to
America. He probably did not remove
from Amboy until 1857, when his
four years service had elapsed
Prior, however, to the termination Of
his service to David Barclay, he se-
cured farm or plantation for himself
at a place then as now called 'sChing
aroras.n The survey in the Records Of
the East Jersey Propristors Up 143)
lis dated March 10th, 1857 under the
Inland of A. Hamilton Governor, and
calls for one hundred and seventy
| five acres adjoining the path that
Heads to Middletown and adjoining
lands claimed by divers, for which
Thomas PurdRin (Bodine) formerly
ihad warrent, but threw up the same
being for himself. wife and five child
ren as ordered by the Council July
18th last. There he resided in 1887,
in which year he was appointed adj
ministrator upon the estate of a feI.
| low countryman, named Alexander
Anderson, (who also lived at Ching
aroras) under date OF October rs, 1887
John Hampton Cor Hamton) recorded
as having been imported with him in
I 1858 the following children, Jane Eliza
j beth, Lideah, John and David. His
wife was either jean or Jean (proba-
| bly, the latter.) He also had a brother
Andrew Hamton He afterwards NOV
j ed nearer to the center of the County
and his will dated January 23rd, 1702,
and proved February 81, 1702, men
tious his wife and the following child
rem; John David, (who died in 1711)
Joseph. Andrew, Jonathan, Noah.
Elizabeth and Lydia. He left his love
to Sarah and Mary Ogburn. His wife
and Robert Ray (Rhea?, )his on-in
law, of Freehold, were his executors.
According to the Records of the Shrews-
bury Quaker meeting on the 18th of
4th month. 1867. to Nathaniel Fitz-
randolph Of Woodbridge was married
to Jane Hampton ''of the County of
Freehold at the house of Jane Hamp-
ton. and among the witnesses are re
corded John Hampton (sons, Isabelle
Hampton daughter in-law,) Samuel
Ogborne and Mary and Sarah Ogborne
and these Scotchmsh; Charles Gorden
kand wife Lydia, Robert Ray and Jenett
his wife, John Laeng, William Red
| ford, John Hebron (Hepburn) Mary
Foreman, John Hampton's son John
had married 1867 on the 3rd, Of LIST
m onth Martha Brown of Shrewsbury
daughter OF Abraham Brown" at her
public meeting house Of friends while
on 9th Of 18th month, 1859. Robert
Raw. Quaker and carpenter, had
married in Quaker meeting Jenett
Hamton, both of Shrewsbury. at
house of John Hamton. Robert Ray
seems to have been carpenter, and
In 1888 purchased land from John
Kaighn, Janet. Rhsa lies in the Rhea
4 Al r.
one mile west of Freehold. and her
tombstone gives the date of her death
January 10, 1861, aged about 93 Her
husband Robert died january IS,
1720. She was therefore about Is when
she arrived with her father, and can
hardly be considered a Scotch Gov
enanter (See III. G.. Smiths THE
Old Scots Chursh, page 49,