. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey : containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state. Illustrated by 120 engravings. y,Thompson, and Drake families. The grave-stone of the elder Eb-enezer Byram, which is now standing in the graveyard, recordshis death Aug. 9th, 1753, aged 61. When he came, the localitybore the Indian name, Roxiticus. The name of a tavern which heestablished was The Black Horse, from its sign.
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey : containing a general collection of the most interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., relating to its history and antiquities, with geographical descriptions of every township in the state. Illustrated by 120 engravings. y,Thompson, and Drake families. The grave-stone of the elder Eb-enezer Byram, which is now standing in the graveyard, recordshis death Aug. 9th, 1753, aged 61. When he came, the localitybore the Indian name, Roxiticus. The name of a tavern which heestablished was The Black Horse, from its sign. Tradition as-serts the neighborhood was rendered famous by the pranks of awild crew of fellows who lived there. Mr. Byram having beentold the nature of the society he had settled in, replied, Ill mendem—an assertion he carried out literally : hence the name,Mendham, MORRIS COUNTY. 383 The village of Mendham contains a Methodist and a Presbyte-rian church, an academy for males, and the Hill-top Seminary,for females ; several stores, 2 carriage establishments, and about50 dwellings. When a young man, the Hon. Samuel L. Southardtaught school in Mendham. A considerable number of young menhave been prepared for college in this place, who finally enteredinto the ministry of the Presbyterian Presbyterian Church, Mendham. The Presbyterian church, standing on a beautiful and command-ing elevation in the southern part of the village, is seen, in somedirections, for a distance of many miles ; and it is asserted thatwhen the atmosphere is very clear it can be discerned from eleva-ted land in Pennsylvania, distant 30 or 40 miles. The oldest stonein the ancient graveyard adjoining this church, is that of StephenCooke, who died Dec. 16th, 1749. The first person there buriedwas Mrs. Drake, in 1745. There are two other burying-grounds,though unused for many years. One is on a hill a quarter of amile E. of the N. Branch of the Raritan, within a few rods of theWashington turnpike ; the
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