Officers Chosen by the Court (Penn's Neck, Salem County,NJ)

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Mar 27, 2009, 2:37:13 PM3/27/09
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Still thinking about  birds of a feather .....a list I'd gleaned for my own notes.  Many of the folks/names we've talked about in here.


Inserting Penns Neck people from lists of "Officers Chosen by the Court" as published in the last section of H. Stanley Craig's, "Salem County Genealogical Data, Vol. ll".  These names for the most part NOT in the book's index:

1707 : Overseers of Roads - William Neallisson, Thomas Lambson
Overseers of the Poor, Jeremiah Nickson, Haines Shoall.

1708: Overseers of the Poor: William Hews, Cornelius Copner.
1709 Overseers of Roads: William Leatton, Joseph McGregor.
1710: Constables: John Vainne, Robert Pickman.
Overseers of the Roads: Urin Lettin, Joseph McGregory

1711: Constables: William Grancon, John Restreck.
Overseers of Roads: henery Johnson, Joseph McGregory

1712: Constables: Albert Bilderback, John Seavoy
Overseers of Raods:  Renier VanHise, Henry Johnson.

1713: Overseers of the Roads: none listed for Pennsneck
Constables: John Gilljohnson, Matthias Cogin

1714: constables: John Gilljohnson, Mathias Scogen
Overseers of Roads: Renier VanHise, Henry Johnson

1715: Constables; Johanes Casperson, Thomas Pedrick.

1716: Constables: Cornelius Corneliuson, Thomas Gillljohnson.

1717: Constables:  Lucas Peterson, Thomas Vicary

1718:  Commissioners: John Pedrick, Simon Eaton
Freeholders: Joshua Granger, Abraham Inloes.
Constables: Jackoniah Bartleson, John Philpott
Overseers of Roads: Joseph Gregory, Thomas Pedrick
Assessors: Joshua Granger
Collectors: Abraham Inloes

1718/19  Constables John Philpott, Zachariah Bartleson

1719 Constables: Martin Gilljohnson, Johanes Singin.
Assessors: Cornelius Copner
Collectors: Thomas Gilljohnson
Overseers of the Poor: Thomas Lamson, Lucas Petterson
Freeholders: Joseph Gregory, John Eatton
Overseers of Roads: Joseph Gregory, John Restrake
Surveyors of Highways: Joshua Granger, Robert Pitman

1722: Constables: Jacob Savoy, Samuel Chandler.
Commissioners: John Restreak, Joshn Savoy
Assessors: John Chamlis
Collectors: John Denn
Overseers of Roads:  Cornelius Cornelinson, William Philpott.
Freeholders: Joshua Granger, Renier VanHist
Overseers of Poor Sinic Sinicker, Henry James


1727: Freeholders: John Redstrake, Simon Eaton
Commissionersw: Sinck Sinicker, Jonas Scoggin
Collectors: William Philpot
Assessors: Joseph Hawks
Overseers of the Roads: Renier VanHist, Cornelius Corneliuson
Overseers of the Poor: John Eaton, John Philpot

1727/28 Constables: Thomas Miles , Jacob Vandevier.

1729/30    NO ONE LISTED FOR ANY OFFICE IN PENNSNECK, although other districts represented - makes me wonder if there was a reason a list not taken…an epidemic?  Everyone stayed away?

1731:  Freeholders: John Restreak, Malachy Davis
Overseers of the Poor: William Mecum, Timothy Raines
Assessors: James Hawks
Collectors: Edmund Weatherby
Commissioners of Roads: Thomas Miles, James Hews.
Constables: Mathias Johnson, William Biddle.

1732 Freeholders: John Restreake, William Hughs.
Assessors: Henry James
Collectors: John Eaton
Commissioners of Roads: Edmund Wetherby, James Hughs
Overseers of roads - none listed Pennsneck
Constables: Charles Hilton, Mathias Johnson.

1733: Freeholders: John Restreak, James Hews
Surveyor of Highways: Thomas Miles, Edward Hughs.
Assesors: Thomas Hews.
Collectors: Sinick Sinicker
Overssers of the Roads _ Timothy Raynes, Edward Needberry
Constables _ none listed

1734: Overseers of the Roads: John Philpott, Andrew Boon (this only office listed for any district in this years)

1736: Constables of UPPER PENNSNECK; Jermiah Baker - none listed for LPN

1737: Constables: Sinick Sinicker, Timothy Rains ( only office listed)

1738: Constables: Michael Pedrick, Mathias Lambston
Overseers of Roads: Sinick Sinick.

1738/39  constables: Andrew Peterson, William Mason.
Overseers of Roads: Jeremiah Baker, John Eaton

1739: Overseers of Roads: Upper Penns Neck, Andrew Dalbow.  Lower Penns Neck, Jeremiah Baker.

1740: Constables: Pennsneck, Jacob Corneliusson, Charles Buckley

1741 Overseers of the Roads: LPN  Joseph Gibson, UPN Jacob Cornelius.

1742: Overseers of Roads: UPN Cornelius Cobner, none for LPN


1744: Overseers of Roads: UPN  Jacob Corneliuson

1745: Constables: Penns Neck, William Pedrick, Andrew Sinick
Overseers of the Roads; Pennsneck - Daniel Brandriff

1747: Surveyors of Highways: Pennsneck, Sinick Sinick, David Brandriff.
Constables: Penns Neck , Thomas Pedrick, Benjamin Tindal.
Overseers of Roads: PennsNeck - James Hughes

1748: Constables - Penns Neck - Nicholas Philbot, William Dalboe
Overseers of Roads - Penns Neck - John Marshall

1750: Surveyors of Highways: Penns Neck - Cornelius Corneliuson, Robert Conway.
Constables: Andrew Standley, Thomas Carney

1751: Surveyor of Highways: Robert Conway and William Pedrick
constables- Andrew Vanaman, Daniel Lambston

1752: Constables - Samuel Coleman, Peter Boon

1753- Overseers of Roads: Francis Miles, Jacob Pedrick

1754: Surveyor of Highways: Thomas Viccery, George Trenchard
Constables: John Philpott, Jacob Vandevere

1755 Surveyors of Highways: Moses Hoffman, Thomas Vickery

1756: Surveyor of Highways Andrew Standley

1766: constables LPN Sinick Sinickson, Hance Jaquett, UPN Jacob Sly, John Somers

1767: Constables: LPN Henry Jeans, Moses Hill.  UPN Gideon Clark, Isaac Somers

Constables: UPN Noah Hoffman, George Peterson LPN John Embley, David Hildreth.

1770: Constables LPN  John Embley, Francis Philpott, UPN Andrew Hoffman, Cornelius Boon

1772: Constables: UPN William Adams ( dead is written in after this name) , William Bilderback.  UPN John Till, Aaron Beetle.

1773: Constables: LPN  Thomas Newark, Christian Brynberry.  UPN Henry Sivell, James Hewes

1774: Constables: LPN  Andrew McCallam, Christian Brynbery - UPN - Richard Allen, John Cable.

1775: Constables: LPN  Robert Kitts, Joseph Cobner - UPN John Somerlin, William Strimple

1776: Constables: UPN John Beetle, Elihu Pedrick.  LPN Nicholas Jenkins, Joseph Tindal.

1777: Constables: UPN Andrew Lynmire, Jacob Wright - LPN Ebenezer Dunn, John Hickman

1778: Constables: UPN  Paultis Risner, Erick Peterson.  LPN  Samuel Pedrick, Richard Meredith

1779: Constables: LPN  Abert Bilderback, Enloes Philpot.  UPN Garrett Vanneman, William Slyde.



JerryVan

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Mar 30, 2009, 11:19:06 AM3/30/09
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This is an interesting list. In 1729/30, I think Dr. Craig mentioned
to me that there was a measles epedemic at Penn's Neck. Possibly why
Jacob III and wife Margaretta died that year - they were both
relatively young.

Swede...@aol.com

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Mar 30, 2009, 1:15:33 PM3/30/09
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Smallpox, not measles.


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Jerry Vandiver

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Mar 30, 2009, 1:38:51 PM3/30/09
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Ah!  Sorry.  I need to change my note.

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