"History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties New Jersey", James P. Snell, 1881 HUNTERDON COUNTY. Henry Holcombe married Catherine, daughter of Samuel Case, and his only child subsequently married Baltus Pickel, Esq., of Trenton. THIRD INFANTRY REGIMENT (THREE YEARS). COMPANT H (FLEMINGTON). Mustered in April 27, 1861; must. out July 31, 1861. Privates. Chas. P. Case, disch. for disability May, 1861 Henry S. Lake COMPANY E (LAMBERTVILLE) enrolled April 25, 1861, mustered into service April 27, 1861, and mustered out, July 31, 1861. Privates John Robbins COMPANY I (LAMBERTVILLE) Enrolled April 27, 1861; mustered out July 31, 1861. Privates. Oliver Case, corporal. THIRTIETH AND THIRTY-FIRST INFANTRY REGIMENTS. COMPANY D (HUNTERDON). Enlisted Sept. 3, 1862, and were mustered in Sept. 17, 1862; all mustered out June 27, 1863, unless otherwise mentioned. Privates. Thomas B. Lake Jacob Case COMPANY A (SOMERSET) Privates. Conelius V L Robbins enlisted Aug. 25, 1862, mustered into the service Sept 17, 1862, and mustered out June 27, 1863. COMPANY E (SOMERSET) Privates. John H Case COMPANY G (HUNTERDON). John M. Case, first sergeant; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; pro. to second lieu- tenant Co. K March 16, 1863. Privates. George M. Case COMPANY K (SOMERSET) John M. Case, second lieutenant; com. March 16, 1863 pro. first lieu- tenant Co. B May 9, 1863. COMPANY E Levi Case OFFICERS AND MEN FROM HUNTERDON COUNTY IN THE THIRTY-FIRST REGIMENT. COMPANY E Mustered in Sept. 17, 1862; mustered out June 24, 1863. John Robbins, second lieutenant; com. Feb. 3, 1863 pro. from first sergt. FIFTEENTH INFANTRY REGIMENT. COMPANY A. Privates. Samuel Case, enl. July 30, 1862; trans, to Veteran Reserve Corps, July 31, 1864; discb. June 27, 1865. FIFTH REGIMENT COMPANY A Privates. Dunbar H. Case, enl. Aug. 14, 1861; trans. to Co. B Aug. 11, 1862. Edward W. Case, enl. Aug. 14, 1861; trans, to Co. D Aug. 11, 1862. John Robbins, enl. Aug. 14, 1861; trans, to Co. D Aug. 11, 1862. Andrew Robbins, enl. Oct. 9, 1862; killed at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863. SIXTH REGIMENT COMPANY H Privates. George W. Case, enl. Aug. 9, 1861; trans, to Co. G, Eighth Begiment; re-enl. Feb. 22, 1864. THE HUNTERDON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 1869-71, Secretary, E. S. Kuhl 1872-74, Secretary, E. S. Kuhl INDEPENDENCE JUBILEE IN 1826. When the procession arrived at the court-house, the venerable survivors of 76 joined the procession. Their names were: Christopher Kuhl The Capner family (originally "Capnerhurst") were quite early settlers. Thomas Capner purchased 170 acres, the homestead portion of the old Mine farm, from Mrs. White, the widow of Philip Kase, about 1810. In 1875 he (James Nelson Pidcock) entered into copartnership with Mr. Philip S. Kase, under the firm-name of Kase & Pid- cock. The present headquarters of the business are at the Central Stock-Yards of Jersey City. CIVIL LIST OF HUNTERDON COUNTY. COMMISSIONERS TO TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND PROOF OF DEEDS. 1850 John L. Case, East Amwell 1856 John L. Case, East Amwell 1862 John L. Case, East Amwell FREEHOLDERS. Bethlehem Twp. 1872-74 Mathias H Case Raritan Twp 1838 Joseph Case 1872-74 Jacob Case Alexandria Twp 1803-1808 John Case (died June 4, 1856, aged eighty-five) Town Committee 1842-3 - John E Case 1855 - Levi Case DELAWARE TWP 1855-57 Joseph B. Case (died July 23, 1870, aged fifty-nine) Franklin Twp 1848-49 Joseph G. Case (died August, 1855) THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. present officer - Wesley Case Raritan Township 1st Town Meeting - 9 Apr 1838, officers elected Town Committee William Kuhl John Kuhl Moderator Joseph Case Chosen Freeholders Joseph Case Overseers of Roads Peter J Case 9 Nov 1838 John Kuhl of Raritan Twp (et al) appointed commissioner to sell poor-house farm 1861 - John Kuhl trustee of Klinesville District school John Kuhl served as trustee of District #86 schools John Kuhl served as trustee and a teacher for District #85 school Presbyterian Church, Flemington 1810 members - Mrs. Mary Cool 1811 members - Leonard Kuhl, Peter Kuhl, Jr, Christopher Cool, Christopher Cool, Sr 1816 member - Mrs. Betty Case 1823 member - Amy Ann Case 1810 - Confession: Christopher Cool & wife 1816 - Confession: Mrs. Anna Cool 1818 - Certificate: Sally Case, 1825 - Confession: Leonard Kuhl. Trustees 1831 - Paul Kuhl, Christopher Kuhl 1833 - Paul Kuhl, Christopher Kuhl 1835 - Paul Kuhl Elders Christopher Cool, ordained 1816, died 1844 Civil List. Town Committee 1838 William Kuhl John Kuhl 1839 John Kuhl 1854 Peter J Case 1863-64 Samuel F Case 1865 Samuel F Case TOWN CLERK 1854 Lewis C Case OVERSEEES OF POOR 1879 Charles R. Lake 1880 Charles R. Lake Delaware Township Civil List. Town Committee 1869 Thomas Lake 1870 Thomas Lake 1871-1873 Thomas Lake 1874 Thomas Lake Chosen Freeholders. 1855-7 Joseph B Case The Centre Bridge Company ... Dec. 2, 1813, the company contracted with Thomas Lake to fill in against the abutment on the New Jersey side of the river, which contract was fulfilled on the part of Lake, and the bridge was informally opened in the spring of 1814. THE BAPTISTTOWN RIFLE COMPANY The following is a list of those who Volunteered from this township, as nine months' men, in the United States service, in 1862: Thomas R. Lake BETHLEHEM TOWNSHIP CIVIL LIST Clerk. 1803-21 Geo. Garrison 1842-52 John H Case TOWN COMMITTEE. 1790 Peter Case 1865 Mathias H Case 1866 M H Case 1867-1868 M H Case 1876 M H Case 1877 M H Case 1878 M H Case SCHOOLS. 1880 Erwin Lake, Trustee for Charlestown "The Bloomsbury National Bank" was organized in 1874, and chartered as a national bank in June, 1875. 1880 - Thomas Lake, Pursuer Readington Township. Collector 1873, John R. Case Early Roads A road leading by the New Mills, built by Andrew Leake, in Readington township, was laid in 1761, "beginning at a black-oak on the main road leading from New Germantown, and along lands of Andrew Ten Eyck, along by a wheat-field," etc. Tewksbury Township Peter Melick (son of Peter) married Ruth Leek. (No dates ... a guess would be married 1785-1800.) Elizabeth (dau of Peter Philhower & Elizabeth Hotrum) married Conrad Lindabury. (No date, a guess would be c1800) Clinton Township Catharine Lindaberry buried in old Lebanon cemetery 1815. Union Township Benjamin Egbert, son of Abraham Egbert and his wife, Elizabeth Garrison, was born on Staten Island, N. Y., Aug. 25, 1768. Town Clerks 1853-69 John H Case John H. Case, born Nov. 7, 1807, died Aug. 18, 1869. He was first town clerk, and had been eleven years before the division of the township. John H Case served as an Assemblymen. Clinton Village 1869, Councilman, John Case 1870, Councilman, John Case 1877, Councilman, John Case 1879, Councilman, John Case In General Garret Garrison Garret R. Garrison Matthias Garrison Bernardus Garrison Dirck Garrison George Garrison John Garrison Rem. Garritson Samuel Garritson William Garrison (1825, Deacon in Baptist Church) May Garrison Joseph Garrison Cordelia Akers (daughter of Abner Akers & Mary Holcombe) married 1st Solomon Price, 2nd Christopher Case in West Amwell, moved to Indiana where she married 3rd ------ Ballard. John L Case elected to first East Amwell township committee 13 Apr 1846; served through 1851, 1854, 1863, 1865, 1869, 1870-1, 1872. Martin V Case served 1876. 23 Apr 1867 - William V Case and Sarah Case presented certificates from Presbyterian Church of Alexandria to FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF STOCKTON. William V Case chosen as ruling elder. 11 May 1867 - William V Case chosen as trustee. Sandy Ridge Burying-Ground - Tunis Case, Aug. 21, 1846, aged eighty-four. German Baptist Burying-Ground - Mary Case, Jan. 23, 1846, aged ninety -three William V. Case and H. W. Case brothers. Jeremiah Case from Kingwood Twp Volunteered as nine months' men, in the United States service, in 1862. John Bellis Opdyke, son of Amos, married first Nancy Robeson, married second Rachel Eicke, married third Mary (dau of John Case). Children by Mary: Jeremiah W., Dec. 9, 1848; Stanford, March 12, 1852; and Celia, born Oct. 9, 1869. Family lives near Everittstown, in Alexandria township. Henry Eckel, son of Henry, married Susan, daugh- ter of Godfrey Case. They had two children, — Lydia and Levi. They live in Frenchtown. Samuel Case father of spouse of Dr. Henry Holcombe. Newton (son of Jeremiah King) married Elizabeth Case. Children: Sarah Ann, Charlotte, and Margaret. Charlotte, now the wife of Thatcher Trimmer, Sr., still lives in Franklin. Edward (son of Samuel Willson and Amanda Swallow) married Mrs. Lucy Case, and had one child, Mary, who still survives. He lived at the homestead, and died there in 1866. Samuel (son of Thomas Stevenson & ------ Jenning), who still lives, near Quakertown, married Sally Case. Their children, all living in the township (Franklin), are Henry, Elizabeth, and Martha Ann. Elizabeth is the wife of James Hoff, of Quakertown. Sarah (dau of Reuben McPherson) married George, the father of John Q. Case, of Cherryville. Mary Hannah (dau of Peter Thompson & Mary Ann Biggs), married John H. Case. Isaac (son of Christopher Rowe & Ida ------), born Nov. 25, 1793, married Margaret Case, of Raritan township, no children. 1765 - Hans J Robins a tenant on the Barker Tract. 1767 - Jonathan Robins a tenant on the Barker Tract. Union Twp ... Since 1828 there was near the Hickory Tavern Mr. Jonathan Robins. THE CROTON BAPTIST CHURCH. 1861 - Hiram Robbins a Deacon 1 Jun 1861 - Hiram Robbins elected a Trustee Holland Twp 1877 - John C Robbins on Town Committee Freeholder 1791 Peter Case, Bethlehem MEMBERS OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY 1843-44 John H. Case 1845 John H. Case JUDGES OF THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. 1814 Jacob Case JUSTICES 1787 Charles Case 1804 Jacob Case 1809 Jacob Case 1821 Stephen Garrison 1862 James M. Case 1880 William D. S. Robbins CORONERS 1857 James M. Case 1858 James M. Case 1859-61 James M. Case COLLECTORS OF THE COUNTY OF HUNTERDON 1795-97 Daniel Kuhl "THE DISTRICT MEDICAL SOCIETY FOR THE COUNTY OF HUNTERDON" 1825 May 3 - G W Case METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF FAIRMOUNT. George B. Linaberry on building committee in 1837. MOUNT LEBANON METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Henry Lindaberry, appointed to building committee in 1844 May 30, 1844, Henry Lindaberry chosen as a trustee 1878 John L. Lindaberry chosen as a Steward for remodeling church THE HUNTERDON COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY. William V. Case served as vice-president AMWELL NATIONAL BANK. Jul 28 1876 - 1st Board of Directors elected, William V. Case THE LAMBERTVILLE VIGILANT SOCIETY organized Feb. 24, 1887, William M. Case appointed to committee to draft a constitution SOMERSET COUNTY. ORPHANS' COURT. Marriage Bonds. Jacob Debow, Caty Lake, Dec. 16, 1786 Lindabury, R. V. (Bound Brook), admitted to Bar 1874 and currently in it. "Bound Brook Mutual Fire Insurance Company" - R. V. Lindabury a member Bridgewater Congregational Church - R. V. Lindabury an officer 1876 - Richard V. Lindabury on organizational committee Montgomery Township This first minute appears to be the record of the first town-meeting held in Montgomery, and is in the following words: "Pursuant to an act of the general assembly of the Province of New Jersey, the freeholders and Inhabitants of the western presink meet To- gether on the 2d thuesday of March, 1772, at the house of William Jones in sd presink, and by pruallity of vootes Choose in the following Officers, viz.: Hendrick Vandike, Town Clerk; Wm. Stryker, Gisbert Lane, Free- holders; Cornelius Tenbrook, Assessor; Thomas Skillman, OoUector and Overseer of the Poore; Derick Longstret, David Snowden, Surveyors of the Roads; Overseers of the Highways: Henry Sillcock, Nuel Furman, John Heth, John Stockton, Nicholas Golder, Aderain Hegeman, Wil- liam Lake, Daniel Hegeman, Powel Ammerman, Daniel Stout, Martin Nufes. "A Committee appointed as above said for settling the presink business with the township of hillsborrow, and to raise the poore money of Sd western presink,—Viz., Joseph Stockton, Christopher Hogeland, Junr., John Vandike, and Derick Longstret. "And by appointment of Sd Day, the town-meeting is to he held the Next Tear at the house of wm Jones at Rocke Hill. Henry Vandike, Clerk. "this 10th day of March." Bedminster Township At the junction of the Lamington River and North Branch is a locality that for many years has been known as "Burnt Mills," and earlier as "Bromley's." The locality to-day known as Stillwell's Mills was in the early settlement called Bromley, and on the estab- lishment of mills at this point the place was called New Bromley. The mills were on the south side be- fore 1755, and were owned by Andrew Leake. At what time they were burnt not even an approximate date can be given, as it is beyond the memory of liv- ing residents. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AT LAMINGTON. Andrew Leake a member Hillsborough Township Derick Van Cleef (son of Benjamin) married Elizabeth Leek. (No dates ... a guess would be married 1735-1745) Franklin Township Jacobus Leek named c1750 110.9 ? 1861 - Sylvester Robins serving as a Justice in Somerset Co 1864 - Sylvester Robins serving as a Clerk in Branchburg Twp 1867 - Sylvester Robins a Chosen Freeholder in Branchburg Twp General Mary (dau of Thomas Goltra & Elizabeth Kells), born Aug. 23, 1797, married John Case (deceased) REFORMED DUTCH CHURCH OF ROCKY HILL. John A. Saurus and wife, Caroline Case joined May 6, 1857 According to "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties New Jersey" by James Snell in 1881 ... BEGIN Caty Lake married Jacob Debow 16 Dec 1786 according to a marriage bond in orphan's court in Somerset County, NJ. According to an assessment roll in Bedminster Twp, Somerset Co taken in 1787 Susannah Lake owned 30 acres of land and paid 11 shillings and 6 pence in taxes. On the second Tuesday in March of 1772 [10 Mar 1772 - MEL] in Montgomery Twp, Somerset Co William Lake was one of eleven chosen as Overseer of the Highway according to minutes of the very first town meeting. Andrew Leake is on the congregational list under the pastorate of ------ McCrea at the Presbyterian Church at Lamington in Bedminster Twp. Undated but McCrea resigned in 1766. Andrew Leake owned mills on the south side of the locality today known as Stillwell's Mills before 1755. On 19 Aug 1755 a petition was presented to the surveyors to lay out a "four-rod from Mr. Andrew Leake's mill to Pluckamin town" (see page 33 of the old record of roads in the clerk's office, Somerville). Samuel Leake was made a sergeant-at-law in 1792 in Somerset Co. Elizabeth Leek married Derick Van Cleef in Hillsborough Twp, Somerset Co (Derick son of Benjamin Van Cleef (baptized in 1683) ... Benjamin son of Jan Van Cleef (born 1628, married Engeltje Louwerens (daughter of Louwerens Preterse) prior to 1661, settled Utrecht, L. I. as early as 1659)). The family of Jacobus Leek occurs on or about 31 Oct 1753 at the Reformed 110.9 ? (Dutch) Church at Three-Mile Run, Franklin Twp, Somerset Co. In 1770 Jacobus Leek is shown as a member of Reformed Dutch Church of 110.9 ? Harlingen, Montgomery Twp, Somerset Co. END