Justices of the peace collection, 1775-1847.

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Justices of the peace collection, 1775-1847.

Receipt book (1786-1836) of David D. Crane (1763-1838), Essex County, N.J., justice and overseer of highways and overseer of the poor, of Newark; docket (1838-1847) of cases heard by justice John McCain at Knowlton and Columbia in Warren County, N.J., indexed by him, together with letters and other documents; docket (1788-1792) of Benjamin Smith, Hunterdon County, N.J., justice and town clerk of Trenton, containing marriage records (1790-1791); docket (1833-1839), of Cornelius Vanderbeek, Monmouth County, N.J., justice, containing list of marriages performed (1828-1847); docket (1827-1831) of an unidentified Monmouth County justice; marriage register probably kept by justice Daniel Predmore, together with extracts of dockets of other Sussex County, N.J., justices; and docket (1838-1864) of Abraham D. Soper, justice of the peace, Brooklyn, N.Y.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8050551

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Smith, Benjamin, active 1790-1791

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McCain, John C.

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John McCain was a justice of the peace in Warren County, New Jersey. From the description of John McCain docket, 1838-1847. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53119595 ...

Predmore, Daniel

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Crane, David D., 1763-1838

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David Crane, the son of Abigail Ogden and David Crane, Jr. (1721-1794), was born in 1763 in Newark, New Jersey. He served as a private and a musician in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. On November 30, 1784, he married Martha Banks (1766-1844) and together they had two sons and one daughter. He later became known as Judge David D. Crane after serving as an Essex County Justice of the Peace. From 1787-1829, Crane was a constable, overseer of the poor, and overseer of the highw...

Vanderbeek, Cornelius, active 1818-1839

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Cornelius Vanderbeek (fl. 1833-1839) was a justice of the peace in Allentown, Monmouth County, New Jersey. From the description of Cornelius Vanderbeek docket, 1833-1839. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53031667 ...

Soper, Abraham D.

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