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MIDDLETOWN, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 30, 1871.
VOL. IV.
TIIE SYMPTOMS of I.leer
Complaint are uueaaliieea
and |«,ln in the aide. Soim
timea the pain ia In the
and ie mi,taken
for rheumatUm. Tte elomarli ie aflectetl witli
loti of appetite and eMtme*, bowle in general
coetire, «ituetlmee «Berna, Ing willi la*. Tbe
• bead ie troubled w4,h pain, and dull, henry ,cu
•atlon, comid cretf.c limof memory, actom|«,nied
with imiiil'ut «mention, of
having htl undone ,ume
tiilng w hleh ought to have
I »ec it done. tmencom|dniii
_ _lng of weukoeee, deldllty
and low aplrlt,. Sometime» many of the above
, symptom, attend the diiwnw, and at other lime,
eery few of them ; hut the liver 1« generally the
most Involved. Cure the liver with
SIMMONS'
LI V BR
Dli SIMMONS'
Liver Regulator,
A PREPARATION OK ROOTS AND HERBS,
warranted to I« «trinity vegetable, nud can do
no in
ii««^Ksm need by hundred«, and known for
j nf the m«l ro
ll
the laet thirty-five yenrt
liable elfieaeton, and hannlew preparation, ever
offered tu the «„Hering. !•' take, regularly and ;
nertuleiilly, it la »„• to cure I'y.pcpei*. heml-
- - «ehr, ja ii nd ice, costlvcncs*,
nick headache, chronic diar
rhicfl, it fleet ioin* «»I the hind*
duf, camp dy«,-ntery, nflr> -
__ lions nf the kidneys, fever,
nervuu.ne,», chill., diware. of the »kin. impnrBv
,,f the blood, m* ...nelml v. ur depreien ,d »p,r,1».
heartburn .„lie, nr pain, in tie- bowel,. pa„, ,„
tha head, fever and ague, dropiv. 'mil,, pa,„ In
back and limb,, aathma. ery,,|wl,m. Icnmle nf- i
feetim,,. and bllinn, , !!•«*>«„« K»"»»''.',;
prepared only by J. H. /.hi!.IN * btl.,
1 hrUKP«!* 1 « Macon, <«n.
Price $1 ; by mail $1 25 '
RBOUHATOR.
Bend for a Circular.
K„r ,ale by CHARI.ES TATMAN, J„. |
Dec i-t—lv. Middletown, Pel. ;
GEO. W. INGRAM & CO.
Brokers dc Real Estate Agents,
BROAD UTHRKT AMOVE MAIS.
Middletown, Delaware,
A TTKSH PROMPTLY to THE COI.I.KC-i
TION OK
NOTES, DRAFTS, BILLS, &c. &c
, '
EBUOTIATK 1.0 ANS, I'CP.Cl!ASK A SKI.I.
STOCKS OS COMMISSION.
And offer for «ale
Valualîle Real Estate,
nf ihe most »|enira!d*- Farms
the IVitimml ».
Comprising some
til sol (cited.
Correspondence I»)
lUfer iiy permission t«» the fotlowitig »mined
gentlemen :
.State, Aun«tpo
l'arific
H. C\ Holiday, !^ec.
iis. Md.
W. H. Ilergh'dx, Memplti* A K! r.
Hailroad, N. Y.
H. Alkiuson. Banker. 41 Broad st. <> »
Hon. Kichard Schell. 5" Wall
Col. lllauton Dunean. Lmisvilk, Kv.
4i*«>. Heir. A«lj. Uencral, l}altitnore, Mil.
ll*«i. W. Karsner, McDonough.
J. W. Var.degrift,
Seyfert. McMauus k < : o.
(ten Holier! Pnttcrtnn,
H. F. Chatham,
H«
I
Pliiindclpltia.
l'liibi. Nut. Bank.
I
march 17—-tf
Highly Important Discovery.
D U. SIMMS, of Wilmington. Del. lias disc
•red n plant, tbe essential tincture or which
ia combiuatljun Pith other rare ingrédients,
known only to tho dteovi-rvr, will nojitivvly ,
r«„K- th« hnir t» uro» tlmk nn.1 brniiuful wlific
1 laconic ,hin. In a great
where fever has caused the loss uf '
it hat fallen ofl
man? cases
the hair, it has restored it «»gain wonderfully
fast. In several cases of baldness it bus restored I
the hair to all its former fullness. As the Doc
tor has prepared a preparation lor yaars, under -
tha name of Botanic Hair Toni» he v ill canlin- '
ne the preparation under th* same name, with ait !
addition of this discovery. It is not a hair col
orer as Is generally offered for sale, but by its
actio# on the scalp and roots #f the hair, Hie
natural color seems to come with tho renewed
growth. It euros disease of thehead.it is ele
gantly perfumed, and is .» spleudid hair dressing.
A fair trial will eoavince any one of its great
qualities. Hold Wholesale an.l Retail at
^nantie» FOURTH ft KINO STS.
Wilmington, Del.
For fait by WM. II. BARR. Middletown, Del.
and by dealers in medicines generally,
sept i—3m*
BOWERS'
Complete Manure,
MADR rROM
Super-Phosphate of Lime, Àmmouie
and Potash.
Watrtnte# free fr#« sdalteielMe. *«•**
' «gml I» qwalltf •«» «»F ••*«*
log til# lost lv# rear*.
•Bpertanee iu the t.se of 14 BONN MW ( tfM
-ETE M ANCRE, " by the best farmers of Pcnn
•ylvani#, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, nud
the Cotton Bute«, has resulted In proving it to be
PL
THE BEST FERTILIZER
OFFERED FUR SALE.
jHRNRY BOWKB,
MARI? FACTUMIXC5 CRCMI8T.
P1XOM BHARPLB88 A CO.
40 narr« MtLAWARR AVIXF#, rMILADBLTRIA,
Aann,
And For 8»de br all leading deolm.
SCHOOL WANTED.
Itttann «rte ^ thoroughly to
My
MsS
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gag
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J. W.L«M, rraftW tm. tL M. MrI>«H am> * DranlMr m 4
flat,. A| Ie, Bail riMKiM, CO., •»! M * M OWWMfNll.,X. t.
MllelelOX« Bear TtMlrnwr *• tkrlr
WssCrrAil tsrsltv* EA«ta
Thojr arc not s vile Psarjr Drink, Mmlc of Vttmr
Sann« B liltkrr, Proof Bplrtts mmd Srffkao
nial lead tVt ttpptrr nn to (trunkrnncM aiwl ruin, hut sro
a true McdfeUtS« mndv from tin* native roots still herbs >
of California, IVe* ft*o oil Alookolle Mtlon*
Un«'. Tliejr aro the ORF.AT RVXIOD ri'lL
rir.n on* a mpuoivixg piixciple,
a perfect Renovsti r sn«t Invlcorslof of Uia System,
carry Ulf ofT «II poKonon« matter and rtminflnr the htood
to a Itralthy condition. No pervot
ters
firovklitt their ttone«
poison
brvond the |,<»ii«t of repair
Tkcy
Tsnlr, pri".*salntr ntao,
p4,tvcrful act atln relieiinf f»>ncc*tl<»n 4-r Inllaiu
ination of the Liver, and milite Vitrerai Organ«
FOR FRJIf A la K fintP I. AI XT*. * halber In
young or »»Id. married nr tingle, nt the dawn or woman
hood or at the turn of life, tU*- Tunic Hitters have
take these Rtt
-rordtitK to dlrrcilon*. amt remain long unwell,
deatroyed by mineral 1
other mean*, and llieiital urgans wasted
n Uenlle Pnrsntlve ns well
iHcnllsr merit <»f aetlnf
iu
equal
For Isflnrnmiitnry and C'hrnnle Rtiesns. _
Indlvoatlt»«« it.
IIsm 1*1*4 limit. It)ap«*|ta|i*
nittoua, Rpailtlrnt mid IslersiUles» Fe
s'era, l)la<*use* of »he lltood, I.tver, Kid
Mcya IIladder, these liltlee*a have t«-cn tunst
swccessfui riiiidi Dlaenaca nrr causcil hv Vlllisted \j
nim*d, which 1st,*» iterallv jirmlucut I y «leranxiinutit
of llie Dl|s*tlr* Ortxnns.
DYNPKPNI.l OR IXDIOESITIOX. Head
a< he, Taiii In the htioutders, ('••U|hs, Ttjfhtnc*» of
Cheat, DUxinsss. i
Had Tsav In the Mouth, ftili
Heart, Inflnmmatlftit of
realnn« of the Ku
»ymiitum* an' the offij
Crtiriatloiis "(
Hiiitnach,
Atiark«, Palpitation of
, Pa!
•1 a l.timln-1 ullu r pamfut
: 4 of IivspetMia.
i
it ■
They Im la
Liver
c the Stomach mut atiiniitat** tlic o»rpltl
<t Il»»W4 1», which ri-tt>tcr them of u<i»'<|iiale,t
I • t all (input Itl
the V. h. -»vitrni
I im
eflteacy lit Hr *na!M«
partms new life amt vIk
FORNK tX DIMKANM, Lrupltoio Tetter, Hat»
P.heiim. ttlolf! j*. Spul«. Pimple«, Puatulc«, Huila, Car
, Kräht llea-t. K..re Ky»x Ery*l|M>
la*. Il» h, Scur's, I • -Icraiiuaaof the M.»ii, llutiinraaui!
l'At a-» » i.f tho
,
i
t-iinH, a. Hin
t.t caret* -I nut or
ol tlte.w It|t!,-r*
HI rdinUu-o Hie in.>«t
tiaturv arn
lltrralty iturj 11»
time by Ihu
i
!
h- »< lie In *uch
i of their cura
rrdulu
Itloul Whenever y,»:t And In Im
'ca Krup- j
It when you find It (<:-«tru*H«4
ill-. UluuJ
Cleanse th«* Titian
purliit-4 i.-.irfiUiiK itirungh the skin in P
lUitu or f-' iip«; etc
am Ha'
amt ilm-.'l
I!»- « cl*»»;
.1 Mlle
i h-'-p
ill f»»;i
pUlc. .Ill,I «II, It, llllll ,i|
l*lii« Tu|t** mdiI «»»hcr W 4»»•»•»«. Itirkinu in tho
•yaiuin ,-f s,» in link u,--usait,!- toc i Tcriuuilv ,|i»ir,»>.-,l
•m.ivc-l !*av * a ii|*;iiiftiWuul pliydvlnftpt.
in,1lcM,:al np,-n the lace of th*»
sly h-exempt fruin tho prcsriicn uf
It I* not ui u the healthy «-lenient* <U tho
b**t> that wurm« cxl*t. hut iii».,n tho «Hwawil humor*
an,I wltmy depoaits Hut hu e.I llivau HrInK iiioiinlrr* of
■tlasasa. No tysiem of McUcliic, iio vrnulfuifc«,
anthelmintics, will freu tho »)*t*ui freu» worm* Ilka
IImm Uliten.
then» I* «.
rarih
I
i
Hold by nil Drniyl«li anil Denier*.
it. it. McDonald a co., (
J ir.U.KEn. Pn-prlCi-r.
*JUiirjl!t-t amt Cnirril Acciit», Han Franc hr,», Unll*
^»la, an,l S3 atut S» Couimcrro Hirer|, New York.
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CARRIAGES,
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CARRIAGES,
BUGGIES.
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JENNY LINDS.
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CARRIAGES,
FAMILY CARRIAGES. |
OF EVERY STYLE AND FINISH, i
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nPIIK undersigned having obtained the umit |
X signal ui.d tirotnpt relief from the use of j
tb »«* PIPs. concluded to procure a large amount j
of them to supply the neighborhood. To Im- cer
tain that the Investment would be wife, applies
tion was made to one of the most prominent and
successful physicians or the country fur his opin
ion of this medicine. He replied :
"It lv perfectly harmless. Contains no Arsen
ie, no M« r» ury nor Quinine, and ye» is so euer
getic and powerful, that 1 firmly talteve it will
cure all cases of Fever and Ague.lf properly used.
In 752 cases there was not oue failure, where the
medicine waa used a* directed. 1 herefore, hr
placing it within the reach of every one, you will
confer an unti l. blessing iipon Hir conitnuiiity.
Fncouraged •* Ins (rank and unreserved tes
Umony, ! have preparad uivself to establish Lo
cat Agents wherever the Pills are needed.
CHARLES A. BRVAN,
Hknekal Aurüt.
('hesa|»ealie City, Md.
BITTER ROOT PILLS are for sale by CbaM
bihuisI, Pharmaceutist, Middletown, Del.
aept 16—3mo#
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CARRIAGES
CARRIAGES
To Suit Everybody, at
j. m eux & murs
Middletown, Del.
may T)
DR. H. O. REGISTER,
DBNT1ST,
ISTo. 907 Walnut Street,
rHIliADBlPHLA.
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I'll think of you, my love, when first ;
The rn.r light of morn .lull burn upon im view,
When earth from «lumbering «wake. j
And from her l.row the dewdrop., .Ink . I'll t K«'l
'»ink of fuu. «
\
Again, nt evening', gentle el..
When tired nature «tek, repo.c.l It think of you : II,
And e tn in .leaping, dearc,I, »till j
My thought, all uncontrolled by »III, do turn to
von.
(Original portrij.
liar
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I'Ll« THIXIC OP YOU.
I.IÎCIO* WKITTKX IN A f.ADY S ALBl'M.
historical $hrtrhfs.
«ml tt«r Nrtilrmmt of Its ltmtn«1«|rlrs.
amt of lli«t |>»itwren Congrrftait
1er
AN ADDRESS,
; I y
vrilli nil It»® Chiirclirssince nr«*nl*
Its Orlgtlinl Tr it It or y i
lulls- rr« il Iu Hr«
seit
>• » r a
( hi.nit. IUI. Mi»>- inth,
hnu
Pill, IicIimc
ilrc«t arul ililtijr
>•
years «tute
thr lit* oT »lie
Presets! House of Worship seas Purchased.
j 18
III It El. UEOREE TOOK
I
Th
I
l!fv. .!»»«. pit Wiî-oii. lr,*m Noltiughatn
, cotuinen
Urawv • t
Hu after«-:
IV
! hi* labors in 1
lv.
led
mi ..I 1 „rc.-t » Inn . In s
mis rvlin»j -, i*!t« d th*
m Smyrna, which siuev that
extinct.
So much bud l»ra*.v > <•; 4 » bur It decline,
thr r< iio»v;tl of l»r Ih-ad, and ■ r,i| l v
«ui «in in thi-. rctfioi
iu iH-yj
_ the ilturclt
it.
Uv
lift«
.1
„f |* r , .
\j f \\' j|»on re« t I »
. tii.it
I*.
It
1 * 1 *
I« : the
c.v-ity of
lion
1 "
1
Ihm lime.
On the first o! Jttlt. 1 , Uuv. \i< !io
t onnnciu c«! j>t .11.1 • « .#k ' il * hi* « ■
i cMittiitu«*»! hi
of
ipr» i; -
labor'
psi i - !
a stated Mtppi;, i
until '■
Ihniii; tit««
»I hi
In! »
.4. tb.-t.i't j;
;
W. 'hlbl .id, w 111«- IP
the Hit of Novemb* r to tin
•imbur wi t, It has !
'lit. : i
•Ititrch,
• added
»I
*> the i tr^v
This
del to tin- » liurt-1
1
ic *1 u : i
t i
i
pera
1 >*»' I •'
tht
i:i;
cl ll .. In' o
l.v!
, Hr Ki
Mated
i
l » ..iibiriM 22
>ly ÛI
I. Is.,. lb V. \\
li .1(11
- in this eon
d
4 a 11 1 .
i install-d Novettii
! ballt
•21. Is : :
•it the
• t ,s.»< ■
itt that
ti >*'ip plein be i
*blc.l to lb • »
l»> th*
January I 2. I -».HI. i icv* u Were
j commu ui
• lb • hui- h . and
Mi. J .
... : d
■Î !n>
ing tour w*
Hi- »
Au,;', l ! ll
18 *.,
i-., t In l*imu
• h
Br-.w
iber folio
•I *. v î!
I KIT. he
epKttiU
- .ii, mi. * w k i '« . d 0. ?... « r 21
«itr. Un the 22d of May, 1 n 2'.«, Mr
resigned liix ehitrge tin the 2 id ol Juin
ing. Hi* coiigregnth'i) utmniniuasly r**?«i!\ < »! t-»
i call Hit* present pastor, Hev. u Fout, w ii
iiistiilled un the 18lh <jI November, l
Of those who b.ne h»! r. | !:, <> rill
h.ih.W
(
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-' »ted supplici
M«
t*»rs
Patterson, Fly, J
among tb«* living.
(bat dal
fhis ibur b, like many otb« r- i
:tej almost entirely it*
litttoll t<- 1
, «»î'-l Bn,
*II llu* miuisiet. pre
illl tin dead.
, U i:
...
no,:, t -
cl
: iimb
Ibis
reg-.-u
•uia**! .-a!
le
•«»
rccor»ls. I*
; but two it« IU' Ol « > clc-'iinCical bn: .m-« .
* indebted to the Tn« usurer'll I
record of the ordination Hhlcr«*.
There
lo Hie tlittnS:
»we ur »v'iki
it< f,.
tb
r«-eor<
ik fur
Wo
1er.; Im lunging
It exldi-ils t *;»'
I
id as
at
(Hi pc
T'aeJe Wile the
bin
lembers
unprumr-mg.
■ in communion, eight ol w hom w-ie col, red per*
This rbureh has never enjoyed lli«»«6 fre
quent ami copious showers of gr.ov
bist» poured on some oib«»r portiunsol i ie rnuii
This slate ol thing; may ! •• attributed per*
I admitting per
d tr
Inch have
i try.
i ba] * i:i part, to tla pine
who «lid not ]•:, .1»* -■* to b;
death to life, tu >« Hi
prevailed here. There i uu evidem-e tha
lied -in this spot, nor tin
vival, ut that period, had ;
In 174(1 Ibi-i congrégation, which h id i
Hie ministry alone lor
united with Ne
Di«-*. Ti».-* fa» t «.butts that ils inter
• greatly declined.
pit »»a» vacant. Tb youth
„.rs, umd«* rapid inru.ul» on the
; the growth «•» Hu- Forest « ongi
! live miles distant from this spot, mid Hie
p»M
iinanns wliii'li lung
W hi le
ihe re
ticld
up<»n it^
1,,,!U " r i
; intbict.- a
me» it >;•*
'
«I Mr.
jig lia»!
1 747 bi 1753. tho pul
fervid elo<|uence
i
i
if Hodge
I gati
|
«tube
Nt. lieorg«.*'* ami tills Fo
sidérations show whv
i ».'« "»«**" i.„ .i.i„v
; gregnttun iii 1748, were afterwards found un the
I records of Sf. George'tf.
With regard to the rbler* of this -Imrcii we
have not been nblc to gain much dcfiulte infor
mation earlier than the y . »r 1732. I
rds of tlie Presbytery, it appear* that boon trd
! Yundegrift was rci elder in I'resbylcrv in 1711.
I7(»8 the Yandegritt family bought laud her««:
• of the name .-.r« known tu lu»»;* resided
j In any other part of t <. • fit Id oft!.- JV-by tery of
1 Philadelphia, at that pet UmI I.«imi.| is u fam
; niUIM , ,,, the V.uidegrifl family residing lure,
» and «-an be traced <io reiurdsas far back us 173-S.
I.,ramiil YniiJt-urill, Him. «vu, „I, .l,l,r l;i this
church. In 1712 we find Isaac Pip« r ri;-orde«l a«
| nn elder In Presbytery. The Pip; r fmn.ly long i
of j resided here, nud it is a rvason.H»!i« su|ipûsiti«*u
j t ] ml | glUU - p,,„. r wxs an elder iu this church. In '
| 0 1714, Hans Hanson was an elder in Presb»- j
tvT) . There were two men of thin usine at
-| mt ,] HU . t probably tbe father and un. The
e jdcr uf the two resided «I New Castle. But no ;
eider of Ibis name could hare represented the
» |, U rch nt New Castle, in lb* Presb v lei y, at tbe
,„ cc ii og i„ nu, because, Hegfrigus Air ebs was
ttlw an e 14«*r iss Presbvierv, who is known to '
, |||T0 n .„M New Castle. ' Hnni ilansan, then,
w-g eldl . r Ib t | llB church in 1714. II; was one
hr of thp p ttri .| lii<;rt ,,f t |,is lot, in 1711.
A{ t {, 0 firM mce , jnK ,| u . s ; . nud of Ptiiladel- !
phlu, in 1717, Klin* Naiidain, who is known to
j mTÇ rrg j,], M j within »be bounds of this cungrega
||wB in , 1l7f WJlg preseut as nu elder. In 1720.
Isaac P i*cr was again an elder in the si nod. In
1721, Johannes vandegrift was an eldrr in the
synod. In 1724, Abrahim Uolden, Nen. He
owned the farm on which Abram Vandckrift now
resides. In 1725, Thomas Hyatt, whoie name is
on our records, iu 1738, aw belonging to the con
gregntlon. In 1727, Jacob King was an elder In
synod. He owned the Dickinson farm, north
west from the Trap.
In 1731, Francis King was an elder in synod.
He owned Mr. Harney # farm In 1709, and
bought a farm lying on the south west side of
3d Drawyeri Creek, now # part of Geniral Mans
field's, on which tb# old aton# houeeaow sttod#,
eg.it ion,
itnpruv -
md Im
f lUi»
:
: ley drew many of the younger
1 congregation
cliurclivtf. These i
lin
:
,.,rn .ho. .dr» « r!;r n,i, Kj,!*07,
. . "'"'.ÄoÄ w£d.'»d Mol
. who owned Hi* form now owned
V«n leorlti I hurle. Itoten.oii whoown
ed the I tooth firm on kotV.Itun, »mi fhrl»:o
„i.j.r v ni il«cri*'!
1 lu 17...;, Klia, XamUIn end turret. I.arii.ine, The
who lived nl the Vrnp, on J»*hi» .hunier s form, longed
were elder* ill idti.e. Iln Ihe ith Sahlmth of e l to
March, in the .am. year, i'aviil Withrr.pooii, „
K«'l Jaiuer M. I'umh. U.rreit It.dhuell, Corn.di- lo.
« .. J.|>H Oil. J.m« Ai.der.un. and Ja, „re
\ uni e »ere i.rdmiud. In I. ,n .John Ta., lor en I .mud
I.ane Mo-dr were ■ hu, en iu the place of Andrew
II, van, I • , d dike
In 1 7« <. Klin, N.iudaln an.l Jt-acpli A.pril. In ■ \'.ndi
lit«,, John II in,on, iu the place of John ( raw- .
ford, ib'.emed. dvkr
llelween I j m and 171.4. though .1 U no» «er- laanc
ln
l7Pt 9l.hu Jan. irr and Klim Walr-.eii, in the den.
plaee of Itoher, ..t dejn-J. Wl.
Moot!) . til tilt place o! : \
i .77.
ford lohn (lohten u\7ù
îho^ürd!: v
I the
i,
in !
... It, :1 , t lame.
ph v
have
,a,u
'
:
a« ordained I ••
liar ne vs farm,
sec Mi'■Kin!
hr ta
.! Jo!
1er Howiiinn
Hiatt, ilectasod.
Thus'it appears that Mtvirn 1710 i
Andrrw Bry;
llolw rl Meltlruni, ami Isaac Hyatt
eitler«, ill teasel of
•\
I y tue lit ini
nation tin
In Itjul, Arn«»!<l Nmnlain anti William Krairr,
.1 J .!»a J4n vier, de
r* • nrvl.
Nuudtti
•:i* ! . William Kraxcr vv;
■\ rr «nlaioe.l.
e, J:»?h»ia T.i!a
•I.
Ya
ln 1 8«»5. J
l.cou,n- l K YnmledriM. i
,cle>
I Vier
u
tt.and K Uh s Wnlrnv
Inin, wlin joint «1 the Me'hodiits; H
i,l Mho, iu the place ul John V. Hyatt,
ptil, John H
>• * \rnt»M N
18 !i. |!
I.
.It, lut Jotivier anJ J* hn Y.
In 17
1 firm oii4 : and in 1724. J
I»
I
■id. in-. ;l;.it a;ty other di.icons
Th
is
existed i
In i*i:. Mr.
der. Ii- v t« I
I In* rl.t
firdained an
• the oitlv - . h r
aim B.»id
t-.h. u..d died •
It. 8. 1Join
1 .!7.
M. W i. h
M
« 1,1. r.
N,.i
Inin
»■ Kilcri
|1 . r 21. : Andrew S. N
I Jell
Mi. 1
.1 j
1
I*.
! .»I the ch
füll,
ihn
17 4«i.
- lut v** been Ti -tee*
Joint
it 17 i ».
Till! f.
c p«-t
N n»l
til.* ■ it:
out »*" »»Rl
of ll. - . -
ln 171«
lie wni
inis' •
I l
i l U itlurspotm. l.U t
Y
fill* KdiM of Nani
a:
»f hi*
The . » i t.!
1 *4H, !if tts-.l
d.
i:
b
lit
■ rdc i
•'
t !.;
; u !
I 1
U . .ll I.
. 11 It • i. I
-i r.s
i:t Mid U
lira
Ho
li'
I»
Lite
il;. U -
■
, 1 ; . - 1 , lid
hi.
hi. \
I
» I'
«»I N
It«
li
fa rtt
I
i
-i Kim
Hi
. : is- , «Md
Her
lie attended t
it! lead
ices
f Dr. F..-.;
lot
I
,1 to ! , J ;ii«' after.
in: ».! Ml \\ itlo-t
,»l bi.« a
tes. Hali»
lb.
lb
rnpi"tiy
ur.
;
lim»
K it"\ '-n l
■ parutii. i :
I, l»»tt nl ;
'
I Will g'.M
«Milled 1
Mr. i:
I'T
Km.* had
Ti.
-I
ten
•he
h « : *tlu *
id
.! Dr. Ibef CK
* : v the «Id
i.iti'.akul f
. who bc.»id ! i
Mr. V. ,'b
He
;, the
•-I. that had !>*« i.»>t *.;o>w n
• 1 that hi
ollid It:»
the • »mr.
It.i.lg!
mitiii«
ofKnux. !
pii«« •• without wait
»lue !•- Id
\ U
>U|-i
I lie
ching. Th..«
bimsci! w.
*"P*
:
-!
a deep iinprcsst
l with shame, he ll«-! Ic
!
"
Meet
tu
«•xt tiutiiitiM. Dr. F dg» is -:t
" At the
Thu
•mi d » l.c «
•I with h
bouse of Pr* • bb ni B
irni'lc to liini ft full cuiilV ■ssii»« ut ;
t, and of the iiupre*
li
dll CM (U-,
liich tb.*
suited in
g* -i the «b** tor t-.
ut bis com
hi*
I-.»» Ii
jjjj, ,-Oliver>iu:*.
i - i. i i 1.:
id
' lie
b»gi i •;» u I.» ■« with » utire «
■ ii
ini'lr. in the
! ut Nt.
i t.e-1
the
bore h
t, tu
-r iu Divinity
Ncotiaml. Ilo
.y
uf lb ...
;»! Dlv-Sgi-'
fret
uni» « ri
of
■eiuunev.
1 ' H7 ' **.
.»M» r 'l. Kll„* N:ju-I«iii. ;
a« N-'J'd nivd in IHuo.
i , i. ,Ml V' ,lr ' JUI :
M raw tor«!. I.sq. decease«!, amt " Hi*,
In ' nun ,!l * phme «T John t«olden, derease«!.
j I7D4, John Cog let«*» who iuu»»d tr*»«ii the
at l ,|l «cm l.t>4, and John Janvier, who died in
;
*' * 1800, and Mu
ta-2, \\ illinsis
• 8o -' Jtj » 4 'l ,h • u l"' l '
to '
!
to
In
He
is
In
of
-
Joseph llbi.
ing
David Witinr j
au»l Willi,
•' Ander
Alexander Br
R bitiil.—Wbittit w »*
1754, J;
Witherspoon.
, John Craw- cd
truste«* of tbe : A
rilled to
*rc!iaut.
. and be»
. Arnold Naud
I
Naudaiti
lied iu
l An
Th.
s V* nhrrspouu.
u 17
. 1 .
Andie
U-iU-,1.
Br»
•lr<
Armdd N,»u*l»un, Thon»;
1 7 72 .
Andrew
fur, Isaac llyuti, John Hold»
drum
. Charles Hold
I Robert M«d
* trustee».
ch««
1778, John Craw for«! w
» . in pin»-«* of Andrew
I U » : l:.i m Read fur tin* n.
Brv.ut. «!«•»•
gi
lls!!.
ile tt li
.n, by M.
Dr
a 1
yers «•• u» i-à
llu i «»f Dr. B*.. «
17H5. I. iaa Naiidaiu wa„ diu.oa Trustee of the
•
'rawfurd, J.-hu i Johlen, Joseph
d, John Yance Hyatt.
f John
McKi-it
1801.
Willi.
Prarer, who continued in office
;»h Walraven, who died in I8«3.
Brmlford. who died in 1803.
I John Vance llyuti
1805, John Janvier nud Christopher Ynudc
grilt 3rd were elected.
is*'*;, Alban Ruherls. who resigned in 1811. i
1811, David Scbu, who died in 1815.
1813, John Janvier, Lawrence Aspril, Abra
bam \ an di-grift, and Peter Buwuun.
1829, James lluustun, John II. Cannon, and I j
John M. Woods. j
1842, Hn* Ti *e*of this congregation iu ofibe
ar# John Janvier, Ks<|. Christopher 5 andegrifl, |
Jtdin J.»u- cr, Abraham \ an lcgrin, J«mesHous- j
Ion, John M. Woodland John II. Cannon.
TurAHiKBiu».
1731, Abraham Martin was in office.
1730, Juin» Yandyk# was elected.
1750, David Witherspoon.
From 1751 to 1754, Anthony Golden
1784, Thomas Witherspoon.
1707, Arnold Naudaiti.
1774, Arnold Naudain.
1785, John Crawford.
1787. Arnold Ntvdsin
Jul.« Moody, «Im roniinmnl in offl« lit)
Krim .8.« .. IMS, J«H. Jnn.ier. I»««
IMÏ to If.-V I'hrl.iopher V.ndnrrift,
1«-". tu »tu. filer Bowman. «" J
Into to It»». I •hriatopter V.ndegrlfl.
172*.» to 1812. John .burner. ' fr %
The folio.in* |*r.are known to h.r. he- "'"I
longed to thi* cungivgulion, at lUo dates attach* ' *
e l to their name.. They Mere probably ,,!l here .
„ , K -ri„il auterior to three date., a. they are
lo. idemallv mentioned mi the reeord. But we
„re eom.wlfed ,o gather the nnme. « thef
.mud teeurded. 1 rum the record, of the Si im I
orpiiiladelpliiu.il appeara that Andrew Van- ^.
dike vra, a member of till, ehureh, in 171*. The
\'.ndi ke family einigraled Iu tliii rolonv from ' ■
Middle,c, eounly New JerK, Anilr.«! All
dvkr in-ide lii, will in I « .40. lie had a brutlirr.
laanc Vandyke, «1.o.e will I* dated 17-7. Thi. , ^ hoo
.I Abram tiol- !
den. Seur., bear, date IKt. In. !72d. Abraham i *
Martern. ( M.,»..,, «. -mre '« W.
\ ail,l\ ku, Son of .VllurCTC, 1 |.U, Ml SC* McKlII , ,
k '"f : , ^«ei.
u\7ù 'nL, ' 1 ' ' VU- T ho,. ^
v ?iilridîÂ v " ,,,,w R '"'' Xi ' ,,u1 '"
i'rcori.'KingVnd Krami.f'ruMan-,. 174d. ; j au
John Vanxnndt ami William llennetfi, 1747 |ed
I Jared Itothwell',. 174«'.. , unite.
All the tend, menlloned probably Imlonged to ^
the uh l.c
Andrew Bryan ll.orr l ip- r J.mm Anderen. *"*
Jacob' II, ail William Piper. <l«l>
id Steward, Tlioma. hint John Vandyke. Iu
i ! Ni.hol.ii, »I, , »ill iid.i'.d n.'S. Jam» •"*
i, ,, ,, , , ' , uukii
in ! 1 W HI m I, I cr-.„ Jnmea !.. er« Jam
lame. Icriek See, Peler tt.,n a wi- t.ellni Mll
• l*' , "- , un- Jr.me« M*t "mb Matthew Steele.
lot.-., 7»,mg. William Bell I eure 'nnteed, j pr
,a,u annon «I,., Iice.l unihc rann I.f tlid.ert
tihrltr"-;, John »er .. Jame« I alter«.,,, name . u „
..rd. A "thon v 'uiii me, Jan». Bellied.
: " t> Vanxmdt. I,a »id Hyatt. < harte, I erry. ,
I •• • r Alra Im. Hugh I mn. I,.«*n I are V ... I
Im .am John Ander*,,,.!!, nrr I «term«
I Vier Bell«
H
•mlict .« of tin- i
th ■ ho use
1 held
*:*«»•**»
t i : i*;.
i
«cd
I Mu
Andrew \
...
•l Thom - I,o.s
John ; "
l'aUU>0!
1751.
Joseph li.!; was a native <»! B-.*•
day
füll,
in 17 »2.
N'-.a lb:/!
:. l.
tavern
Th
V»
! .1,1 Jam.
Ami« t -
! *« tit!.«
loid,
to
i, Jncohu»
I l ift'**
Hu K 1i Mi 1».
'! » *,
cl I,
An
N
lid
*' 1 ' r. K
■ t Watt,
I«'!.
I . : 5.
V, ;b..
I!
. A
, Join
■S A luit
A b
tcil.ut»
b
h tm Y» ilb.tt:- find 1
M :!!h
in»l
. Willi
llnnsot
S. »tu -if 1 riper.
M.,
a - V.u Y
a oh
lira N
; lain.
! All ti
- j,
ta »-I the
a>
r o! Jo
Hi«
..•In
lid -u
ph HiU. <t*i*l i;
r ••! lv:
hu
- h. uu*l ll ,rix p- tin
it tab!.-.
. a this
- !o«ul oil Hie *■' tiiii-i
vard. dir«-ctlv in iront t
U. Wl.
II.
■I
...
Mr
1 lie grave of Jo
, «Md l a
ensiiti.'
certai:od.
ll
too small
rout
oil il l - ,
j »ir
u|
g«
•i r| enter
T
I
17;
iloa
A!
it
!■
ilgC.1
lb. p.- .m-:
fur
* * » i * » i
• pres
-Sr»
- - ! Ii.
wl;«
lint |
But m
I la rg* d
lim» v
III.
bat exte
h
In 1751
i>- either bui;
the *•.<!■.«!» II. u-e
»I That ••Stud; Hum
It «to'.ld
mon g u
•he ucrili ca»« comer of t!»i* :
ruins uf its !«
In 17:*7. the « »
a!
here the
Pr*
dation ♦
« still
<(»!»* -I to
*ly it bad never
•git;
the i
y mg ground
l prior to that «lui
IV
:
P(
I lie -b -.l
• rcp.-fflug iu the atl
In 17«iihe bouje uf »\ otship having-1» . aye<1
l '•unfit lo answer the purpo* u
„ ,„h,.,i|ili..0 I
1 ol i-rvclioK ll.. |.r.,.ell- ' "
r .Uri-lM, Jnhn II >>■•.■ n. Julm II v- ! ■
' '
iulheyrwi- in front uf tin* pn »nl
!
*.f :» buns.- i.f w
•. and i'.
. Jr. .1.
I. lUmv I
*> Munie Will:
(U-,
kur»!, Jr..
■\ A ndr -;. i
ol' 111.- l.lliMin.
building (ummittee.
Alri* h*
.»« nppnlu'ed Ir*
The buii.-e
l«e.
ut e
burnt i-n the I
win I I >• .s rtUl ,
kl W«
Mebirum. m»w
bi
..f B..t»ert
•! P» iiingl««u "
Mill \ »-.;* % '
S field,
five
' Hie
'I
t.* ».t tlie bri. k-L
th eut cur
?r uf Mr. Petiih>; t
tbe
n th fi'b? of »lie rund Icsdiiig fi
.y iug
b,
- Mi'blleiow n
12. Pi ter Alri !
-I • Freu urns uf tb •
lu I
; Mr M
ing the
!i»e«*!ing Iiuiinc
Bry
. D.
It
• U..I rrl Mi-Mrum,
g
!..»-a.»
icted in lln-ir b, i,-,if. During the .
ir. aiu'lh r building committee .«ten»# !»• h;
«»itsiatin-; of Andrew It.*
' Wiibcrspuuii. Juba C;a..ford, J»d»n lly
• 1 Arnold Naiidain.
Jacob MrCuinb, tinrrett If
Isau« Hyatt, nud Thomas M K» *n wer»- appoint
cd a (otiimittrc tu colic» t th. subs.iiptiou fur the
building of the church.
In 1 «•'«•. Dum an Beard. Isaac Moody. J
: A u pri Î and William Read were « It.
tee lu set flu with Andrew Bry
building "Diawyer* Brick Meeting Huit.*
nut finished, however, ut (liai
period. A part of it was plastered in 142 s.
be»
Thu
«H.
, ■
-, i
t
I ,, „
I .1
■'
I
B.
Tb« hot.st
Mrs. Sarah Hyatt, who «lic«l
ncy of Im» |«<>iiti«U h»r this purp«
Ytuidykc b«<piatl»cd in bis will
ittcufv pounds lu Drawy it« church, "t»» finish
the ItoitM* nf worship. '
The «litncnätons nf this « bur» h are 41 by 5
feet. Ds material- and workmanship were of the
most «ubsinnii.il character. It is a noble mon
ument of tin- fidelity of the building committee,
and of tbe affection of that generation for th« dc- j
• «u y a:: ! order of divine worship. John Yance ; '
II» alt «lied in 1808, un i left Ion pounds to put a 11
' frm.r on the church. I
In I H ! I, a new roof w. r s pit upon this bouse
•i in 1833 the pulpit and »cats were remodeled,
and the interior of the lion** oilier wist» improved
and painted.
le i
v.
li
l
is
i xiiis church, now commonly known as ll»c
Draw-vert» church, seems to have derived its name
fron» ihr creek, ou whose bunk it stands. But
whence the creek derived ibtsnaii'o it is not easy
I j M determine. The original name of tl»** chufch
j WH * t ••The Church of Apwiuinimv.'' Iti
|HJtrtll , nÄllie j,, •• The 1st Presbvterian Chun h
| u «St. George s Hundred.' Within the grograph
j CH | u OT it* of this congregation, vnriovs other
churches have been organized since this chnrch
was founded.
Then way a ulace of worship erected
early period by tlie Friends, near the road
ing ' from Port Penn to the Nlntr road, railed,
" George's Creek Meeting House. This site is
now known ns tho Hickory Urovo. Thence, tl»«»
place of worship was removed to Cant will's
Bridge, and the present bona# was erected abojt
the year 1780.
Qf. Rfad say*. Diet " Rbctet tfi# wear Î74T th#
«.t
at nn
lead
»
of
to
who
ter
I»«« 4 .„d rereird .
mile, north eu.t of ltewy«re mretlng hoter,
«" J formed . large anil rrepre table r-oojfregatlon
îXTimKto 1 tor gW* ^CTmTulote
fr % shortly liner invited a Mr. Itooinaou io oe
"'"I -" r 'ÄÄmÜ!
' * i.roMieri of k omit harvest in that part of
. ,,i r ,,e,i the laird to will
J a , (Ul ,| on i- n.g " Tliif
. William llohliuon the pioneer of
Ä of
, . o,,„ lall ,i t. hi. rnuih he
^. loiirii in aunt or hi, in Ihe city of Lon
lo ,\ 1 * 11 . """J.
■ . . , at once tu embark for
All Lricï. fra.ing I« return lo hi, father, bourn,
,... . *. . ... i,. »«„«hi i
^ hoo ,'|J Sm ! Uu S^a«,, « Jiria
IWÏÏ
>«
, ... . . mSa.l««n*w In ItnnAVop (•nun»
. ,n ^'r n dr.in;
^ n>Mlot .-. Folir r u | d 8....,"
«Ä' r "iäSTÄl'W'rÄ "
au lier' ,( him menlar jrmi th. I la l l' i ^' , ' j w h, ^'
|ed him to e i.li t ,ice the plao of wleallon. He
unite. Ii,a iM-lghbor, *» •»««* » o'*l,^, U ? nn »,
^ "" wCllrfte/dTSjSSÎiî
In 17.1 a volume or Whilelleld , »ermo,..
*"* >™»*ht into the neighborhood, and jucb J
<l«l> Inlereai w«l »»tiled that the peope tegan
Iu meet on week day,. But, "J* 1 ' out
•"* penf era. egtemporntwatu l ,r *-'" r 1 , '
uukii mau ni that region, Kpneupacy being tlie
j M;ullli , u ^ lllw ,h.„ eoluny. Mr.
Mll * u 1|0U „ „a. ,oon loo ..n-ilklo contain th.
, wh „ r ,„, rk . (t ,hi,I, er, amU building wa.
pr tetetl fur lleir acconuuodalion, whiih wa, cal- left
■- Murrie Heading Boom." Iu 1743, Mr.
u „ llinwll vi ,Bed Ihe Interior of Virginia, and »[
y Kt t -, lh Crevk . while there, »omeyoung tha
, fro „, Mr . M „ rri ,- „„Ighhorhoo.l beard I,in,,
I I ( , c< , , , „ , k illU .||igenee. Two oieerea
v „ ri . in ,, wnl ^, u illv U c Mr. Robin
I! «ding II.am,. They were ol.li
t„ S', .rill Carolin», before the, , "•>
]1 C prominnl to comply with i bf
"o"he , Sa : id!a\\VapHi,lod,' , he 8R | , ud r e J '
our of the nigh, and lodged .1 « lw
ten mile, di.tanl from the Head
V, hih tin re. tie rebuked the laud- I
-hr, A I hoiMermi. man, fur hi,
who nrr v.iii Sir
autln« iiy upon roimalf ' "m.' I
M
«cd lo follow
... rikKiU hi
"
day prevu»
!■! it late
tavern t-i ^ î 11
loid,
prol.itiity.
to t»kc
It.» «
•p!i«*«l. • Pr.
il*
■ nr of the ti«»»« I
very mucir
v.'Mr. liubiiKun.' in addition to
t.ciug pr.-|»-,ing. had a cun
d l.v the remit poi. nud
* * Hu t said !
-h pi know wh.thct 1 i
I
: \i>
■ I
•• Th
I«'!.
. th - tvpl
f.
fr
. dtaitf
tcil.ut»
• »»! bis
in»l lust the
wil'
r .»r not, if >
•utinpaity
i'ti
h
ill preach Ir.
ill il
Mr lb.bin
- j, t w hit I,
ill «♦ i■
:
. « »»»thing i.n uil
i there
aI. Tl, i» \t v.n •l«*»igiii , »iiy up*
r'v iu Mr Kobin au himself, bv
fearfully and
- j tie» »»mpitiii'-'l nl
Irj- ..ad the laud
left the neighl»oihood, a collcctio;i I
•4-ettger* M itt logiv* it tu him. i
-■ I ; but ut Iviigtli runsentc«! on con*
hey should grant him pormissiiiu tola
it in the I'iluc ttion of a pious, in di*
a> 1- in the
.», Ihn*. — - I »
Hi«
The lou*l
m d innti Hit
I'
d Ci/a«i
1 he aft«
! t r of church.
!•» »: <• that Am •
!
arils !
Mr.
■ ; ,'n Hil. i
•a- lied with K
II.
a l
u p
Aft
^!ii in«<» tin* king«!
ut
... ,r - i
Mr Bub
l
de.
»ir ' u tb
u| j-ropri.
g« ,.l ioui
was thus
I ;
' -ib d l.iigl tud
nî H« w,
l * 11
,
«ved ,lh«-u« o ,
n Virginia. They theu united with
;« n . Mildictown.vfhi. h n. scoin
«»! the people »lut uithlr a
f tho-tc that ( «longed
cuttgrcgatiuii. and iuvited Mr 1
.lu!» Unir l'a'tor II« ucptcd
, h .V u, l2 17 ;
am.»ng them S » pop*
t »■ u.lja.-ent - «t»*
litlh'itlt t-» * ! plain a i'a.tor.
.
n at Pigcutt Hun about
* road lo Wilmington.
! unit' d to St. (ieurge a, and
L-rcgati.m opposite the
. thru preparing f-»r i
r. promised that that
1 preach lo them
who
lb*, tnori
*h<lllti c«
d. The
man visited I Inno»er.
ith tin«.»
be »».i
wl;«
,.!«p!ied.
III. ; « Cttb
I!»- »
he young
in the ministry
y pe
tit-l Dn *;»•',
! It
Suitiniit
slit
distame In
i •>. » upic'l by Mr. I,
. Il- »ras afterw.
•lo.
ihe la
!es fr »*»* this >|
:
a! - .t ' -
lieg
1- -» »
Pr*
r its
■b vn
el It
d ti
e u* tl.
! prob. I.ly bo
. of W*
ii de oui u
tgugatiou.
P(
-ulir •
called ll«*»
re's lii
«• uf Nt.
The |ho|
| * '**
u ,. n "' "
I- I!-»«* •'
' " '
! ■ '- •» 1
'?B,'k r
iii... .» lib lb
He sc.*:;t *
I re
'.ai. 1 Pastor:
■ : d'"
d i f»
mU t . ,
IIS fl
iuptnlb I M
Ii -u.
i
"
'
- -i P
ally
Tb- Pre
five miles «
.< d i
' Hie We! •!
'I '
.»r tbe
«tunt.
pis» » pal « one
th«- -»ulb side of tb* canal in Nl ;
i»li y declined au«l her.»tu«: extinct. •
rein-*»»« .1 to Wall Mtr- t church in j
In 1 7« '• and <lic»i iu
railed
I
D. Rodger:
N.w York
It- v. Kühn
with them
After hti
'ri' u *' 11
had . apsci
g regain
Ihev lie.
1811. Iu 177*:.
I continued -
fu
d !
Rev. Thomas Nmy th was called.
After about
a dilli-ultv ar«»M* bftw.wn the « un- i
l Middletown, ami I
Mr. Smyth
of St. He
v »«-parate (barges.
■ ..- Imr- li „I Miil.lluiuwn wl»-re Iu- roll
i tinut-il m 1,1 nr until (hr tiina of hi» !,„"i In
In u-.iff the (jlel* »f Mil» rougi- '«utiun i
■» «li» stlel. .... t
1 l,r rim', It nl W.lirurgr. r,m»,w.l >»<•„««
t nisi l ,fl wit. st K« * - I aut» I Junes, tuok • bnig.
-«.»'»• -."Hr 40.1100 »nil rrmon-d „rut ...ir jrer.
A''rn'"> '!•■>■. John Iturtui. look -W;
—-l '-"""W-I "«-J- "11 I - "-,- .
ll, 1.04. „11,1 ,1. ,1 m 18U4
i«d« d l»y Rev Samuel Hell in l*t.8.
I nder Mr. Pel! tl - c,.ngr«-gati»»n weg united with |
Pen.-adcr li i ft in D »'• The prcsci.t Pastor.
B. v Jim. ■ C. II»» w, vi. installed in 1831.
Prutm bD Hie people who withdrew from
in 1742 all attended tho St. (Seorgr s
several years. This is rendered i»roh
fact tb it tbe Middletown, or Forest
• not built till 1750.
j , "V'.
; ' 1 *'
11 1 !■'
I eborrh ««
v. .o iij«l.«llc»l i
I!«
as i an*«
.. iitli.gtil tlu,t Ihr Si. (iiHirgc'achurrb
The etitletiiT a,l,!urt.,| i
,l„lr i» found ou a r.ifiur in the roof
ml hoiiaf. Thi. opinion we eauuoi a
a-olTi ZiJ: .ÂfÂ'X'ï.X ;
dale or Mr Itohiu.on « «eUlMueul.
It, .,'„,1». (hat in 1 tic year lino, the 1'ru.hf
li ry refiiMd.to organ;«« a .liundi at While Clay
crock, lint a congregation so «ear u, N«w Cattle .
•hould iuj ire Ihn idiuruh In thnl place. Tte di»- !
lam e wa, iwelvc mile., where«, St. lieorg« « i>
l ui eleven mile* from New Cattle. |l' S'. Ueor
p » lougiegalki. in Older than tfiia^ w tedld the
îre.hyter.^NVw A^ h « u 0 " T
«tant from St. i.eorge'i, when they
luid ai ihitt eery «étalon retond an orgnniialion
lo Whlla i 'lay i reek, twelv« mile» from Ne» (!«*
It hash
is llmt Ibii
«.t f!ie pres
Wilson to
miles «I
ll.
ihureh «I St. tttiirg*'« I« narre tnan*
Ilia retord» of tte I'reabyttry of Phila
3. Ti«
tionetl on
dolphin, nor of ihe synod, prüf to 1789, white
tliii cburelt *u torn Honed in ITOg and 1101, a ad
» mlnirtn mi ffrtalM tere 1» P are hy to ry 1»
1714, nod «0|*p1to« wtft oftto ««lit to Ob
darin* Ihe rncandn whleh occarrnd.
4. Bream* nit tte otter «terete « «reift M
known lo huff existed prior lolvo MMBI
of tte Hrnwl in 1717, no nreatfaaadaa rte
oordi of tte 1'rrebylCTr. .
5. H«raure that prior to t .*7, •• W«tefte
church is known lo hove oiiitMl il twtl NMl
to which Penn granted 15 aeres ortend. »•*%
stance can be firand In which IWS ^9*? *5
isted at that early |»*riod within o«K'BpOonr«M)
other, a# Ihtec two chorobe* nl 8t fJinipr|
must hnvc done, except in n Urge town.
C. Vleceoee the church nt IMjto n
who afterward* united with m. Uliqgh t ■ >§
stood only five milee from it, won maalffmUjr #h
older church. One tomhetoie M 1*^
yard being deted nt Icnet twenty yenff <MI| w
then then the uldeft tombstone nt St. Oenimr#*
7. IlccMtiae there is no evidence that Bon lf< |
hundred wee sufficiently populoue to hoeniat •
distinct subdivision of territory prior to lilt*
8. Because Or. Heed, in o hielonr nfBjf
churches now iu existence, seye thotm. OejrjM.
church wh§ orgsuited by the New Sjoo fnfjf*
which went out from this chnrch in 1 "41. PN
Rood commenced preaching iu 1784, 14 y eoreaP »
ter the division occurred, of which ha apaaB%
*hft active in thot divlstes
" d „;înr.T,Sf
h. Becauae tlial many «ho »ereerl
mplu | wl of ,hat eongregalloo In I7M,
mendier, and held «ran In (hie «0«
llon ,7,,i ' tudlvld '" U r "" *r"?J*
| lcrc , ud CV oo two aone ol on. of Ite
J Mt ^, |Urch wrn „, mliert „f that MMMte
T hcw ,ea.on. we deem amply
out weigh any mark ou a raller of a church, tte
author and hi, tory of whleh are unknown,
' . . —
The truth may be that he
I»«nl llmt church knaw tte datt ."LJ* ^
ganiwtion of thU chureh and that wh
left the church, they cl Umnd IQ .teJ
and original church, and therefore teed »
»[ ««» organ,lat,on ,iu thalr chnrch. *
tha both |«rt,e. did make thil cUlm dorian tte*
divi.ion in Ihe original Mynml. aateatewdMa
duriug the recotit jiTiaion, anil that on thlaBHd
there were then tw* «Jggl.
were known ... the Prcabyiery ofAow Wette
"•> >bi« Huppodllon. thi* date iitl« cMetdnM
i bf the organization of thi, church and congre*«
J ' There U.till Mother diffl-ully which
lw weighed. The early congregation iu thto re-
gim. arc known to ha.# had
I !•»•» bond Imlonging to the «tote I«
giitlmi i* dated I7JS. Ttieeffort t® eatabUa» a
ulcLc in St. (icorgr d u«s nm«h* in 1731, »«a»»
I wa. di.id.d in 177,1 will, the Kore,» eouf»««*
• kM*
Th* **r
I lion, or tatween thus* »hove the llntwytr»
nud those talow it. Tku. they divided
:'how cougrrgati.m* the en Uw fi eld af Ihl, cna
gregntion. IU- 1 oroatcongregation i, know«to
'»are pur. lia, cd th. »B« of ta |tl«M of wor«M*la
! 175u. Tit* new cougrvgfttion then, many or in*
i n»ctiil«r, ol which .re known to have belong«^
I previously to tins coutfrugutiou, aided xi. t»v*v
: \i> * iu purchasing ll»» gl«b*. nud shnr*d in IIM|
partition in proportion lo thrir contHhulioi»*.
And lit« ir gh-lie was purchased at least 38 y«*r#
niter 'hat iu Hrawyers congregation wsi bsfut.
U this : ( Itristopber Vaud^
l»or*
Our lasl reason
grill, an cMi-r of St. tJcorgc S church
in I7.U, and di.-d June 8th. 1814. aged 85
nl » our»o, wu I! 'curs ui*l in 1742, lh*)ourta
wh.. h l»r. IS -—! Si. Ceorg«'» church wa*
Mr. 4 andegrill Mated to Rw. Mr.
in l-ll that Mr Robin,on. who ««ah
m 1744 wa, the lir-1 pa«tnr. Ilia
liblc th.il n church c,i,t«'l thvre wiikagti^
pastor fuir 4C years.
I After the death of kr Si»»vtk, lb* llldd1*to«8|
i *>r Forest congregation colled Hot. Mr. Cbonlly,
who »to rxendittglr popular iu tho pulml, wilt
tola misguided and itnmorul utau. During bid
uiinistrt the congregatiou declined, nod il» globd
d the ruin ol the cougregatiou «d»
Hr,
! aita
tie ! it. I M i
!r>*t.
completed.
."' a e tii.Tt time, it w as
and Mr, Wilton, hi
; tbe removal of Mr. Wils«
-liing, and the congregation is uow exiinci.
The Forest clitinh was compos*d of» |wrlioa
riite tuen, who withdrew from th»#
Ii in 17 12 They scctu*d to have worshiped
... .. (jcurge s, and perhaps some of them «I
|',n, ^ Creek, until 175*». In that year Robert
AU-xauder «leeded a lut lu l'eter Bayard, Jan»«#
Ba t ai *1, Sluyicr lluuchell. Benjamin «Injltr,
Win. Muor*, Juin» Moo«lv, James 5il»nw, ThiMI
, Ibjthwfll and John Yandyk*, Truste*# of lh*
coiigrcgiiiiioii, called the l*reeb^ terian con
gregation «»f Bohemia and Aptxiuiotmj, und#|
, tin* care of the Synod of New \ o«.
j n 1Ti9 prier lirait. Alexander McMurphj,
j 0 , ltl Mt )udv. Kpbrâm l.oguc, and Wm. Neflso»
w< « rt . Truste##. eo«l in l7D.*t. John Moody, Joha
\ ail, Alexander Stuart, Isaac King and J#coU
1 ^- ay ; rr
Tbe Bavards resided #n Hohewia Manor. Th#
old Mansion House sto-.d near the Ferry, nearly
0 f,| ic house of llon. lamls Me Lane. Tim
f-;| ;!v vault is in a locust grove in the rear tit
Uw * MOnt u>l)A , a Mansion. In th#t vault #ra
-1« posited al»«i the remains uf Richard Bassetl, a
ror ' lwr „„ver,, or uf Delaware. The door #f th#
Vaulv j. the tombstoue of Herman. It lias be*o
r( . motl .,j f t4 , m u,»gra*o to wljUh it tatongs, aid
j,i rtl . t . a ovc r others. The inscriptio# o# i| I# a#
fuliutrs via
i w.
pplied by Mr. Hurto»
.Ulster» of Drawyer*. AfW#
i he» had no stals4
P*
of the New
at :
forest
;
•
j
A*:«:r#Tian msuuax, nousauv.
ru# viasr tnit'st»## ft
-
OSASIU <tf U 'lltUIA
A\SO. t««U8.
B->he»»4ta. He (willed nft
It;«4, he hod located 1st
!
i Ib-rmati wa« from
I ^ ew <« Äit | B
„,„„( uf Hutii-mi* Manor wiiamndr. Tbl« UHUO*
.„«.j.i.a ol lfi.onn
i
Prior to
Mandat»«!, and tic onie naturalixed. To him th#
es.
... jn that he was once arrested #ad
imprisoned by the Dutch in New York, and (Mi
„ jJ,. W|1 .„ U hrlorrlh. timr t/ «I
ccu| j ofl hl , |»«rtinllv delirious, and r# nn —
, lU fator ,{ # horw'miglu tebroughllu««
|,i, prUon. ll . Inrg. kulldinf with hug*
ami Iloor». nuit II.» window* were IwÆ
,J from i Ur ground. II« mouniwl Ilia bora*
( - n parisoned in his usual style and pranc#d abon|
| w |,hi n \\\t pri#ou. Watching his opportunity,
j ic laupcd his hors# from th# window of the p r l # o n,
swam the Hudson River, ran aero** the State of
$„ w j ors ,.y .and dismounted on tho hank of th#
s Delaware ..ppesite to New Castle, and thu# mad#
|,j f t . tCrt |M*.
Tradition
A painting, comroeraorativ# of this dafiijg
'"P 1 **' - 1 retrujrrf J-1h. ^
i wai cuikuiucI hr fire, repremtixi "l«*f »'
iug by the «id. of hl« home, «till p a a tlug MM
a- ,w. tiBg Mood from hl« uoitrff«.
; Aor .w« pu'.'in.. b -Ubte-sjj
e».i«len, e The horn h< n«r*r aulkred to te MM
»ficnvard«, and wh»n he died, te re H eld Ma to
i, e | m rie<|. ar.d a tomhetone tote erected ore»'
.
! K«*™
i> Tte PrrebyterUn rhnrch Klar Taylori« Mdf%
wa« probably organired within (to* Md. Sal
the wbi , 0 [( WM ottered, mr who wnre Itt ttl« tt tt »«.
T or «tel i* iu btotory, w. — treteMy MM te
certain. Whlln Dr, tend ttlt Itetot m dpi
Iu bore« af wnnhlp witt MM#
condition, and Mr. Barton pa
catioully, la IM. Ma retoM
a
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