From the records of the First German and English Congregation in Knowlton
Township, Sussex County, New Jersey (Knowlton Township became part of Warren
County in 1824):

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The 13th of June, 1771, the following children were baptized:

Anna Maria, daughter of Johan Jost Gersbach and his wife Elisabetha.
Witnesses: Anna Maria Henrich and M. Philib Schneider.

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From "Sussex County, New Jersey Deed Abstracts Volume I" by Clyde W. Downing
in 2007:

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Pg. 356.  30 November 1799, James Hopkins of Haddenfield [sic], Gloucester
County, NJ and Rebecca his wife to Andrew Newbaker of Hardwick.  Whereas
Elizabeth Estaugh late of Haddonfield had a large tract in Sussex County
and by her LWT dated 30 November 1761 devised unto Sarah Hopkins and
her children.  And whereas Sarah Hopkins got an undivided 1/8th part and
by her LWT dated 14 January 1794 devised her part to her grand son James
Hopkins (the Grantor).  A division of the lands has been done and James
Hopkins gets 268.87 acres adjoining lands of Jacob Savacool.  The 2nd lot
devised to the children of Ebenezer Hopkins dec'd.  Mentions Mary Cooper's
line, Ann Barr's.  Now for [pounds]200 he sells.  Both signed.  Witnesses:
Thomas Rodman and Thomas Rodman Jun.  On 14 November 1799 they deposed to
Abraham Inskeep of Gloucester County.

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From "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Andrew Newbaker of Hardwick
Township Warren County N. J." by Rev. A. J. Fretz in 1908:

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The Newbaker Family of Hardwick, N.J.

  Andrew Newbaker, pioneer and progenitor of the Newbaker family of New
Jersey, was born in Germany or Holland in 1759.  The date of his emigration
to America is not known, but evidently was some time prior to about 1790.
A brother by the name of John came with him, and located somewhere in
Pennsylvania.
  A German or Dutch Bible was brought along from the fatherland, and was
in the possession of the late Charles H. Newbaker, which may have contained
some old family records, but the Bible has gone astray and cannot be found.
  Andrew Newbaker settled in Hardwick township, Warren county, N.J., about
three miles west of the village of Stillwater, on the farm later devised to
his son, Charles H. Newbaker, and now owned and occupied by Alonzo Hill.
The present residence is a modern structure erected by the present owner.
There are conveyances of record to Andrew Newbaker for lands in Hardwick
township in the years 1826-1830; Grantors, Amos Ogden and Samuel Lanning.
He was possessed of considerable property, and presented each of his children
with a farm.
  He was married in March, 1792, to Mary Ann Kishpaugh.  She was of
Holland Dutch descent, and was born January 13, 1771; died November 27,
1850.  Later in life they removed to a farm near Blairstown, now owned
by William Hill, where they lived until their death, he dying August 19,
1841.  They were members of the Reformed church at Stillwater, of which
the Rev. Jacob Senn was pastor, the name of Andrew Newbaker being in a
list of church members in 1791.  After the breaking up of the Reformed
church at Stillwater they evidently united with the Presbyterian church.
Their tombstones at Stillwater bear the following inscriptions:

IN MEMORY OF
ANDREW NEWBAKER
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
AUGUST 19, 1841
Aged 82 Years
"Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord."

IN MEMORY OF
MARY ANN, WIFE OF
ANDREW NEWBAKER
WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE
NOVEMBER 27, 1850
Aged 79 years, 10 months, 14 days
"I have fought a good fight, I have finished
my course, I have kept the faith."

  Letters of administration were granted September 7, 1841, to Mary Ann
Newbaker and Charles H. Newbaker.
  The following children were born to them, viz:  Elizabeth, Elsey, Lydia,
Jacob, Anna Sarah, Phoebe, Catharine, Charles.

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From "A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Andrew Newbaker of Hardwick
Township Warren County N. J." by Rev. A. J. Fretz in 1908:

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Valediction

  As we reach the close of this little volume, and ere we lay down our pen,
we add a few parting words.
  About one hundred and twenty five years ago the pioneer ancestor of the
Newbaker family emigrated from Eurpoe to America.  The motive that led
him to cross the ocean to these shores is unknown.  Perhaps he, in common
with others, came hither to better himself in temporal affairs.  Here he
established his home, and by industry and frugality accumulated much property.
  He reared a large and interesting family to bless his days.  His home
was a Christian home, and his family were taught to revere the religion of
Jesus Christ, to honor God's house, and by his Godly example and instruction
they were early led to secure an interest in saving grace, and to identify
themselves with the church of Jesus Christ.
  The name of the progenitor is found in a list of members of the German or
Dutch Reformed church at Stillwater in 1791.  The old stone church in which
he worshiped stood on the east side of the road, just within the enclosing
wall of the old graveyard.  After services were discontinued in this church
he evidently worshiped with the Presbyterians the remainder of his life.
  The Newbaker family and their descendants, as a whole, were, and are,
a Christian people, and for the most part connected with the Presbyterian
and the Methodist Episcopal churches.  Many of the family were members
of and worshiped at the Presbyterian church at Stillwater, of which the
Rev. T. B. Condit, one of the most eminent divines of the Presbyterian
church of New Jersey, was pastor for 43 years, and who, during his long
and eventful pastorate, received into membership in the church, baptized,
performed the rite of holy matrimony, and preached the funeral sermons of
many members of the family.  Others were members of, and worshiped at, the
Harmony Methodist Episcopal church near Stillwater, and in the graveyards
of these two churches were laid to rest all that was mortal of man of the
descendants to await the final resurrection of the body.
  The pious ancestors have long since gone to their eternal rest.  May we ever
bless their memory for their unyielding faith in God and the world's Redeemer.
They fought well the battles of life, and thus they have passed on to their
eternal rewards.  May their self-denying, Godly lives and examples rest
with benediction power upon us while we bide our time and follow in their
footsteps, preserving unsullied the family name.
  Dear reader, are you a follower of Jesus?  If not, let me remind you
of the saintly, Godly ancestors whose forms have so long slept in their
quiet graves, of their suffering for the faith, their victories in death,
their crowning in the Father's House, where they await the home-coming
of the faithful loved ones.  Let me point you to the Savior they loved,
and to the God they served.  Let me entreat you to do likewise.

A. J. Fretz.
Milton, N. J., April 29, 1908.

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