History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . married HannahLittell in the year 1774. Their son, Simeon Lambert,married Freelove Littell, who was born in Lambert, son of Simeon, born in 1824, wasbrought up on the farm of his father at Willow Grove,whose united occupation was that of farming, milling,and fruit distilling, mills for which purpose wereerected about the year 1803 or 1804, a business whichJohn Lambert now successfully conducts. John Lam-bert was united in marriage in 1854 to Susan Ann,daughter of Isaac, and
History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . married HannahLittell in the year 1774. Their son, Simeon Lambert,married Freelove Littell, who was born in Lambert, son of Simeon, born in 1824, wasbrought up on the farm of his father at Willow Grove,whose united occupation was that of farming, milling,and fruit distilling, mills for which purpose wereerected about the year 1803 or 1804, a business whichJohn Lambert now successfully conducts. John Lam-bert was united in marriage in 1854 to Susan Ann,daughter of Isaac, and granddaughter of ZopherHetfield. To them have been born ten children,—viz.: Ira C, born 1855; James B., born 1857; SimeonW., born 1860; Laura, born 1862; Julia J., born1864; Isaac H., born 1866; Pheba H., born 1868;Ada, born 1870; Anna, born 1872; and Clarence,born 1874. In politics Mr. Lambert is a Democrat, though hetakes no active part. His early education was limited to four winterterms, but notwithstanding this he has become athoroughly successful business man, and is surroundedwith home j^^^^ -^^^^.^^^^ MIDDLESEX COUNTY. CHAPTER LVIII. ORGANIZATION OF MIDDLE8KX COUNTY. The first steps towards civil organization in EastJersey were taken by the Dutch of New 1661 they established the jurisdiction of the in-corporated town of Bergen over all the outlying andcontiguous plantations on the west side of HudsonRiver. These were embraced between the Hudsonand the Hackensack, and constituted all the settle-ments in East Jersey under the Dutch rule. Thecourts at Bergen, under the supreme authority of thedirector-general and Council at Manhattan, were suf-ficient to meet all the requirements of local adminis-tration over so limited a district of country, and werecontinued without change or addition for more thana decade after the English had come into possessionof the country. In the mean time a sufiicient population had set-tled about Newark Bay, along th
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