"History of Monmouth County, New Jersey"
Franklin Ellis
1885


Mingamahone Lodge, No.  162, I.O. of O.F.,
was instituted in 1874, with the following per-
sons as charter members: ... Henry W. Lake, ...


1876-1877 A. M. Lake a Methodist minister in Howell Township


The Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church, A. M. Lake present pastor


Joseph H. Holmes married Ann (dau of James G. Crawford, of Raritan Twp)
19 Sep 1848.  Children:
Carrie C., wife of Asher S. Ely
John S., married to Annie, dau of James Lake
Daniel, of Colorado
Lizzie, deceased


Nelson E. Buchanon - John Buchanon, the grandfather of Nelson E., resided
in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County N. J.  His children were George, John,
James, Anthony, Joseph, Betsey, Eliza and Margaret. James, of this number,
was born about the year 1821 at Perth Amboy, from whence he removed, in 1859,
to Red Bank, and subsequently to Hunterdon County, his present residence. He
married Sarah Ann, daughter of Philip Elgordou, of the latter county, and
to them were born children: Nelson E., Jacob, John, Philip, James and Sarah
M. (wife of Silas Case, of Hunterdon County).



The Imlay’s Hill Methodist Episcopal Church

The trustees elected in 1790 served until Feb 10, 1816 when an election
was held at "Emlay’s Meeting-House," with the following result: Ezekiel
Robins, Joseph Rouzee, Richard C. Robbins, Thomas Throp, Cornelius Hanee,
John Allensmark and Andrew Nelson.


Following is a list of the chosen freeholders of Millstone township, from
its erection to the present time, viz:

1851-53  John B. Robins.



Some idea may be formed of the active business of the village in 1818 by the
history of the Perseverance Fire Company, which was oragnized in Allentown,
with fifty-one members, on the 23d of November, in that year.  A number of
inhabitants met at the house of William Arnd, for the purpose of forming
a fire company.  A constitution was drawn up and adopted. Each member was
to provide himself with a fire-bucket. The following are the names of the
original members:

...
Joseph Robbins,
...
Eseck Robbins,
...
John Robbins,
...