The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-01-04
ST. Peters Church,
Freehold and It's Reciors
By MAxoY APPLEeATR. sR.
REV. GEoRGE KHITH, roUNDER OF
FREEHOLD.
KEITH LINE BETWEEN EAST AND
WEST JERSEY.

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In the Warne Genealogy by Rev.
George w. LabAw, he says:
In 1855, George Keith, having the
year before July 81, 1884 came over
as Surveyor General, Notwithstanding
place had actually been already filled
by William Haige, the Proprietors de-
terniined to let him have one of their
houses, and to make room for him,
directed Thomas Warne to clear out
Of the one he inhabited. Id Times in
old Monmouth, page 20] This to us
appears to have been rather harsh
treatment, hut it may not have been
if we understood the current use Of the
words and the customs of that time
The ProprietOrs all had houses at
Perth Amboy, whether they themselves
occupied then, or they were occupied
by their proxies. houses which we're un-
formly built, and were to cost ESQ each
and no more rather a poor speci-
ious habitations of these days.
From New Jersey Coast History
Vol Ii. p 172, we learn that in 1888,
near the Indian Village of Topanelnus
luty II. e. J. tlc lIOpiicAC1n, 1Sitd Out
the town of Wiekatunk, Thomas
Warne bought No. 6 there in that
year.
AS to the boundaries of the Province
Of East Jersey, there was always until
the final settlement, and even after
that, more or less uncertainty and
dissatisfaction The division be-
tween East and West jersey made by
Carteret and the Trustees of Byllinge
in the Qnintipartite Deed, was by a
line drawn Cleaning and Spicers
Grants and Concessions (SoIneryille;
1881, % 67) from east side of Little Egg
Harbor, straight north, through the
country to the utmost branch Of the
Delaware river The exact language
with few omissions, of the Quinti
partite Deed in reference to the part
released to Carteret is: ali those east
ern parts of said tracts
extending eastward and northward
along the sea coast and the said river,
called Hudson's River. from the east
side of certain place or harbour iy-
ing on and southerly part of the same
and commonly called Xxx by the
the name of Little Egg Harbour, to
that part of the said river called Hud-
sons river, which is in fortyone de-
grees of latitude, being the furthermost
part of the said land and premises
which is bounded by the said river,
and crossing over froID thence IN q
straight line, extending from that
part of Hudson's River aforesaid TO the
northernmost branch or part of the
before mentioned river called Della
ware river, and to the most northerly
point or boundary of the same tract XXX
now xxx agreed to be called the
north partition point, and from thence
xxx by q strait and direct line, drawn
Xxx southwark through the said
tract of land unto the most sOutherly
point of the east side of Little Egg Har-
bour xxx agreed to be from hence
forth called the south partition point,
the above to be called the line OF partI-
ton between East and West Jersey. !"
The line, however, was not at that
time run, as it ought to have been,
due to the slip-shod and careless man
ner of the Proprietors. IN regard to
their lands and lines Early Days and
Early Surveys, Room p IA.
Later in 1887, George Keith, the
Surveyor General of East Jersey. ran
the line from the point designated on
Little Egg Harbour as far as the south
branch Of the Raritan, at a point just
east of the old York road: but as that
was deemed by the West Jersey pro-
prietors to be too far West, thereby
ancroaching on their lands, and they
objected to its continuance, It was dls-
continued Then on the 9Th of Sep
TENDER, 1858, Governors Coke and bar
CLAW representing the respective inter-
- sx~k<%
terminate the dispute 1t was, that
/ this line, so far as run, should De the
bound; and that it sh ould take the
following course:
From the point where it touched the
South Branch, along the back OF the
adjoining plantations, until 1t touches
the north branch of the Rariton, at the
Falls of the Allamiting (now the Lam
ington Falls; thence running up that
stream northward OF its rise near sue
casuning From that point short
straight line was be run to touch the
nearest part of the Passaic river
Such line would pass about nve
miles north OF Morristown- The Hne
was to be continued by the course OF
the Passaic as far as the Paguanlc
I (Pequanninock) and up that branch to
forty-one degrees north latitude, and
from that point ia a straight line due
east to the partition point on the Hud.
son river. between East Jersey and
New York
This line gave to the northerly part
of West Jersey the counties OF Warren
and Sussex and portions of Morris, Pas
sale and Bergen.
The Coke Barclay agreement. now
ever, was not carried into effect al
though until Morris County was erect,
ed in 1888, the division line constitu' ed
the Eastern boundary of Hunterdon
county [SnelI's History of Somerset
and Hunterdon county's, p 2o.l
Continued Next Week.