. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ores, several mechanic shops, kand 25 buildings The Baptist church is worthy of note, from ita f<having been the first of this denomination established in the state, jThe annexed sketch of its origin is from Benedicts Hist, of tite nBaptists. For the origin of this church, we mnst look back to the year 1GG7, for that was Ih* MONMOUTH COUNTY. 355 rpar when Middtetown was purchased from tlie Indians by 12 men ana 24 associates, Their names are in the town book. Of them, the following wore Baptists :— John Wilson, William
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. ores, several mechanic shops, kand 25 buildings The Baptist church is worthy of note, from ita f<having been the first of this denomination established in the state, jThe annexed sketch of its origin is from Benedicts Hist, of tite nBaptists. For the origin of this church, we mnst look back to the year 1GG7, for that was Ih* MONMOUTH COUNTY. 355 rpar when Middtetown was purchased from tlie Indians by 12 men ana 24 associates, Their names are in the town book. Of them, the following wore Baptists :— John Wilson, William Layton, Walter Hall, William Compton, John Cox, James Ashton, Jonathan Holmes, John Bown, George Mount, Thomas Whitlock, William Cheesemaii, James Grovcr, junior. It is probable that some of the above had wives and children of their own way of thinking; however, the forcnamcd 18 men appear to have been the constituents of the church of Middletown, and the winter of IGtiM the time. 1842 Richard Stout,Joim Stout,James Grover,Jonathan Bown,Obadiah Holmes,John Buckman,. Central Vieic in Middletown Point, Three churches have been built by this society. The presentone was erected in 1832, and the one previous had stood from 90to 100 years. The Episcopal church has been organized more thana century. The Reformed Dutch church was erected in Beekman, John B. Crawford, and Alexander C. Millspaugh,are the names of the successive pastors. The village of Middletown Point, is upon a narrow point of landformed by two branches of the Matteawan creek, 3 m. from Rari-tan ba\, and 12 from Freehold. It was early settled by Scotch,and called New Aberdeen. The view was taken in the principalstreet. The large building, with a tower, is the Presbyterianchurch, a neat edifice ; the smaller structure, on the extreme right,is the academy. The Methodists have a church, erected in 1836,distant about 200 yards from where the view was taken. This vil-lage is a thriving business-j)lace ; a steame
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