History of the Old Tennent . his place he brought his wife, whom he had wooed in anabrubt and unceremonious manner, and had married after anacquaintance of about one week. Her name was Mrs. Catha-rine ]Noble, a widow ; and the date of their marriage wasAugust 23, 1738, about five years after Mr. Tennents ordi-nation. THE OLD PARSONAGE. Some few months after Mr. Tennents settlement in thecongregation steps were taken to procure a permanent homefor the pastor. We find in the early records that ThursdayFebruary 13th, 1734 the Congregation Met at White HillMeeting House and Chose, Archiba
History of the Old Tennent . his place he brought his wife, whom he had wooed in anabrubt and unceremonious manner, and had married after anacquaintance of about one week. Her name was Mrs. Catha-rine ]Noble, a widow ; and the date of their marriage wasAugust 23, 1738, about five years after Mr. Tennents ordi-nation. THE OLD PARSONAGE. Some few months after Mr. Tennents settlement in thecongregation steps were taken to procure a permanent homefor the pastor. We find in the early records that ThursdayFebruary 13th, 1734 the Congregation Met at White HillMeeting House and Chose, Archibald Craig & Jonathan For-man Esqrs. and David Rhe and Robert Gumming to Pur- THE OLD PARSONAGE. 49 ehasa a Farm for Our Minister to Live on and to Have itSecured for a Ministers place, or a Parsonage to Continue forthe use of the Presbyterian Congregation forever. Therecord proceeds as follows : Second Tuesday in March1734-5 at the Town Meeting the Above Messrs. Craig, For-man. Rhe & Camming Made Report that they in Xameof the. The Old Teunent Parsouage. Congregation had purehassed the Plantation Lying BetweenSpotswoods Middle and South Brooks from William Cowen-hoven Son of Peter for A certain William Smith,lawyer m New York, was consulted as to the strongest andsatest methods for holding this parsonage farm in continual 4 50 HISTOR Y OF OLD TEKCTENT. possession of the church, according to the original design inits purchase; and to this end careful measures were devisedand adopted. All this was done, first, because evidently therewas no board of trustees legally appointed for the church atthis time that could hold and convey property; and second,because the congregation desired that the plantation shouldalways be held in possession by the church alone, and be clearof all claims of interest therein or ownership thereof by anyothers. The farm embraced All that tract of Land ScituateLying and being in the County of Monmouth aforesaid be-twixt Spotswoods Middle Brook and his
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