. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ent minister, Ivx,/. E. MBarker. There is an Episcopal church in the township, which was estabhshed at a verjearl) period. Their society is at present rather small and feeble, but through the liber-ality of an individual they have a neat and commodious house of worship. Tl)cre is asmall settlement of persons of the Dutch Reformed persuasion along the Raritan river,north of Raritan lianding, but they have as yet no church in the township. Ninetenths of the population are Baptists in sentiment. WOODBRIDGE. The extreme length
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ent minister, Ivx,/. E. MBarker. There is an Episcopal church in the township, which was estabhshed at a verjearl) period. Their society is at present rather small and feeble, but through the liber-ality of an individual they have a neat and commodious house of worship. Tl)cre is asmall settlement of persons of the Dutch Reformed persuasion along the Raritan river,north of Raritan lianding, but they have as yet no church in the township. Ninetenths of the population are Baptists in sentiment. WOODBRIDGE. The extreme length of this township, E. and W., is about 10miles; breadth, N. and S., 9 miles. It is bounded N. by Rahwayand Westfield, Essex co.; E. by Staten Island sound ; SE. by PerthAmboy ; S. by Raritan river, and W. by Piscataway. The surfaceis level, and the soil fertile, and very productive in grass. TheNew Jersey railroad passes through the NW. portion of the town-ship. There are in the tovvnship i 1 academy, 43 students16 schools, 491 scholars. Pop. in3865,4, View in Woodhridge. Matouchin, Uniontown, and Bonhamtown, the two first of whichare on the line of the railroad, contain respectively a few dwell-ings. At Matouchin there is a Presbyterian church. The largeand flourishing village of Rahway is on the N, boundary, partly inEssex county. Woodbridge was first settled by emigrants fromEngland, who came over with Gov. Carteret in 1005. It occupiedfor many years a prominent place among the early settlements inEast Jersey. In 1608, the lands were portioned out to the differ-ent associates, and on June 1st, 1669, a charter was granted themwhich created a township, to consist of not less than sixty families,out of the tract, which was said to be six miles square. The annexed is a view in the village of Woodbridge, which is 9miles NE. of New Brunswick. On the left is seen the academy;on the right the Presbyterian church, and in the distance Trinitychurch. There arc also in t
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