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BY JAMES H. NEIGHBOUR.
New Jersey was divided into East and West Jersey, and
each part was owned by certain proprietors, who had a
right to locate lands and sell them, or to sell a
right to locate. In many instances a settler would
make his own location of unsurveyed or unlocated lands
and then apply to a proprietor for a deed; and
whenever several surveys were required, either by the
settler or by a proprietor, the surveyor general would
visit the places and make the surveys. William Roome
has procured extracts from the journal of a Mr.
Reading, kept in 1715 and now in manuscript form in
the library of the New Jersey Historical Society.
Reading appears to have been a surveyor, and made
several surveys in "Old Pequannock," and in Rockaway
township. His first name is not given; but in the
diary reference is made in several places to his
"father." The "father" was, in all probability, John
Reading, who located several tracts of land in his own
right, not only from the Indians but also from the
proprietors. In this journal several references are
made to Rockaway. One of Mr. Roome’s many extracts
reads as follows:
CHURCH HISTORY.
March 2d 1758,
March 2d 1758
Six years later the Rev. Barnabas King came into the
congregation. During these six years there were
occasional supplies, who were paid $5 a Sunday for
their services. Among these supplies we find the names
of Revs. Lemuel Fordham, Mr. Cram, James Richards,
Amzi Armstrong, Aaron Condit, Matthias Burnet and Mr.
Keys. It is said that at this time the moral condition
of the community was at a very low ebb, and that
Deacon John Clark was the only of prayer in the
congregation.
On the 7th of March 1867 the Rev. O.H. Perry Deyo was
called. He was pastor until the 20th of October 1872.
During his pastorate several improvements were made to
the church property, including a new slate roof to the
church, painting, partial new seating, lowering the
galleries, erecting the present parsonage, and grading
and improving the grounds, at a total expense of about
$8,000.
METHODIST CHURCHES.
SCHOOLS.
HOTELS.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
BUSINESS CORPORATIONS.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
HENRY BAKER.
SAMUEL B. HALSEY.
WILLIAM H. BAKER.
HUBBARD S. STICKLE.