The Episcopal Church in the American Colonies: The History of St. John's Church, Elizabeth Town, New Jersey, from the Year 1703 to the Present Time. Compiled from Original Documents, the Manuscript Records and Letters of the Missionaries of the Society for Propagating the Gospel in Foreign Parts, and from Other Sources |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
altho Amboy American amongst appear appointed baptized beg leave beth Town Bishop of London brethren Brooke Brunswick building Chandler writes charity Chetwood Church in Elizabeth Church of England Clergyman Colonies Commissaries Communicants congregation Convention Country desire Dissenters duty East Jersey Elizabeth Town enlarging Episcopal Church erected extract favor friends give glebe Gospel grant Halliday hath Henry Garthwait Holy Orders Honorable Society humbly Jacob DeHart Jersey John Emmott John Halsted John's Church JOSIAH HARDY late letter Lord Lord Cornbury Lordship minister Mission Missionary Moore obliged Ogden parish Parsonage House persons Perth Amboy Philadelphia pleased preach Presbyterian present Propagation Society Province reason received Rector Rectorship request Rev'd Sir &c Reverend Sir &c Rudd Secretary sent Society's Spraggs tion TOWN NEW JERSEY Vaughan Ven'ble Society Venerable Society Wardens and Vestry Wardens and Vestrymen Whig William Chetwood Woodbridge ye Church ye Clergy York
Popular passages
Page 185 - In Witness whereof the Parties to these Presents have interchangeably set their hands and seals the Day and year first above written.
Page 125 - An Appeal to the Public in behalf of the Church of England in America...
Page 183 - Together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments, and appurtenances thereunto belonging, or in any wise appertaining, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof...
Page 91 - IN TESTIMONY whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent, and the Great Seal of our said Province of New Jersey to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS our trusty and well beloved...
Page 183 - ... and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, rents, issues, and profits thereof: and...
Page x - Country of 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15 miles in length, and as much in breadth, and all the Settlements within such State and bounds is said to be within such a Township, but in most of those townships there is some place where a part of the Inhabitants sat down nearer together than the rest, and...
Page 91 - ... to proceed to a new election of one or more of their company, in the room or place...
Page 198 - Jesus, to thy dear faithful hand My naked soul I trust, And my flesh waits for thy command To drop into my dust.
Page 182 - HATH granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released and confirmed, and by these presents DOTH grant, bargain, sell, alien, release and confirm...
Page 85 - George the Third By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all Persons to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting. Know ye, that We of our special grace, certain knowledge and...