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Freeholders Frederick Steelman John Somers, Juner. Surveyors of Roads Joseph Mapes Recompense Scull Assessor Ellas Smith Collector Joseph Dole Overseers of the Poor Alexander Fish Thomas Champan |
Overseers of the Roads John Scull Joseph Scull James Steelman Inspectors John Somers, Sr. James Somers Samuel Risley Constables John Addams Daniel Steelman Town Clerk Samuel Risley |
In 1778
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Freeholders
Surveyors
Assessor Overseers
of Roads |
Collector Overseers
of the Poor Commissioners
of Appeal |
No record of new township officers
appears until the year 1783, when a full list is again recorded.
It is evident that during the Revolution township business
lagged here, as elsewhere.
Jan'y 8, 1779, 150 pounds was to be
raised for the use of the overseers of the poor of the township.
From 1775 to 1785 are records of the
following named children who were placed as apprentices:
| Apprentices | Masters | Date |
| Enoch Inseel | David Sayrs | 1775 |
| Isaac Scull | Abel Scull | 1786 |
| Joshua Lake | Joseph Ingersoll | 1786 |
| Hannah Adams | David Somers | 1785 |
| Richard Maps | James Deal | 1784 |
| Enoch Shaw | Lemuel Garrison | 1785 |
| Samuel Hex | James Robart | 1785 |
| Benjamin Hofman | Peter Frambes | 1785 |
| Sulvanus Hofman | Andrew Frambes | 1785 |
A foot note says these indentures may be seen at Jas. Steelman at Stevens Creek.
From 1789 to 1792 the names of the following appear:
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Jonathon Badcock Return Badcock Timothy Bandref Elijah Barret William Beaston James Belangie Daniel Benezet, Jr. Andrew Blackman Joseph Blackwood Thomas Campbell Thos. Cartwright Mary Covenover Thomas Doughty John Engarsol Joseph English Samuel English Andrew Godfrey Japhet Ireland James Jeffryas John Jeffries Jonathon Johnson Daniel Lake James Nelson |
Joseph
Plummer Thomas Powners Richard Price William Read Jonathon Risley Daniel Leeds Samuel Joseph Sawens David Sayrs David Scull, Senr. Mark Scull Sarah Scull Arthur Sellers Nath. Sipple Elias Smith Jeremiah Smith Joshua Smith Noah Smith Thomas Someor Daniel Steelman Sarah Steelman John Stewart, Jr John Stewart, Sr. John Stuard Daniel Tilton James Weems Richard Wescoat John Winner |
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Richard
Somers and Sophia his wife
Samuel Risley and Judith his wife |
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From a few pages of indemnifying bonds concerning the poor children of Great Egg Harbor twp., we are able to record the overseers of the poor, also the bondsmen:
| Overseers | Bondsmen | Date |
| Hugh McCollum | Edward Higbee | Feby 1772 |
| Amos Ireland | Eve Smith | Feby 1772 |
| David Sayrs | Andrew Carson | July 1772 |
| Jacob Somers | Isaac Scull | July 1772 |
| Amos Ireland | John Aarons | July 1772 |
| Abner Doughty | July 1772 | |
| John Ingersoll | David Sayrs | 1774 |
| Joseph Scull | Lemuel Sayrs | 1774 |
| Samuel Risley | Gideon Badcock | 1776 |
| James Steelman | Return Badcock | 1776 |
Throughout the book, which is very
dilapidated, are several entries regarding stray hogs and
cattle.
The reversed rear part of the
township book, to the number of about one hundred pages, is
filled with copies of Apprenticeship papers carefully made out
by the overseers of the poor. The first thirty pages are
missing, so that the first of these records now begins in the
year 1779 and the last in 1832.
The apprentices, as a usual thing,
were to be taught to read and write, and in some instances
arithmetic as far as the single rule of three.
The amount of wearing material due at
the expiration of the contract was always carefully specified,
and it is noticeable as time progressed that the expiration
terms became more favorable for the apprentice. In the later
years a suit of broadcloth, a cow or a heifer was not uncommon.
The principal businesses to be learned were blacksmithing,
wheel-wrighting, seamanship, husbandry, housework, spinning.
Source: The Township Book of Great Egg Harbor, New Jersey Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1, Compiled by Frank H. Stewart, 1917
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