Williams, Anna, and Ephraim Stites, or Ephraim P. Stites.. Farms... Williams, James, Sergeant in the American Army, and Hannah Dickey, of Elizabeth Town, by Aaron Lane..... Williams, Joseph, of Elizabeth Town, and Betsey Lyon, of Lyon's Williams, Joseph, and Mary Ward. J. P. 1795 April 22 Williams, John, and Rachel Van Riper, both of Second River... U. O. A. J. Williams, Nathaniel, and Sarah Ann Leighton, both of Williams's Willis, Leah, and Timothy Drewer, both of Elizabeth Town.. Wood, William, and Anna Terrill, both of Rahway. Woodruff's Farm ..... Woodruff, Charity, and David Nutman.. Woodruff, of M. R. 1797 Dec. 9 ....1798 Woodruff, Hampton, of Philadelphia, and Sally McAdams, of Elizabeth Town.... M. R. Woodruff, Morris, and Susan Eaton, both of Elizabeth Town . M. R. Young, Mary, and Francis Redman. Y 1799 Aug. 1800 Jan. . 1797 Dec. .1800 Aug. 23 Marriage Records of Baptist Church at Lyons Farm. 1795-1800 The Baptist Church at Lyons Farms (a village adjacent to the Waverly railroad station, between Newark and Elizabeth, and so called from the fir-t settlers, William and Henry Lyon), was constituted April 16, 1769, by twelve persons, chiefly from the Scotch Plains Church. The pulpit was supplied by various clergymen from Scotch Plains, New York, Morristown and elsewhere until 1779, when the Rev. May 8. 1779. From Oct. 4, 1780, to of a meeting on Sept. 20. 1783. Ward was called, being ordained at Short Hills, June 29, 1785, there is but one entry in the records George Guthrie, minister, administered the rite of baptism on June 29, 1785, and frequently thereafter until April 16, 1786. The next church meeting was on March 7, 1787, amd the next on Aug. 30, 1788, at which time it appears that the Rev. Joseph Stephens was supplying the pulpit. He was dismissed Dec. 20, 1788, to the churches at Upper Freehold and New Mills. The next meeting was held on Sept. 26, 1789, when a committee was appointed to secure the services of the Rev. William Vanhorne, of the Scotch Plains church, for one quarter of his time for one year. The next meeting reported in the church book was on March 11, 1792. It was "Agreed to give Bror Peter Bryant of Piscataway an Invitation to serve us as a Preacher for the next 3 months, requiring two thirds of the Lords days in the said time. Bror: Clisby after informed us that Bror: Bryant accepted the same, the Time to commence the first day of April 1792." The Rev. Peter Bryant was thereupon engaged for three months, and was ordained pastor of the church on Sept. 13, 1792. He continued pastor until the close of the year 1807. He kept the church records in admirable shape, writing a beautiful hand. His register of marriages began January 1, 1793, and was arranged thus: 1793 Jany 1. 1. John Pray of New York, Taylor to Sally Crane £ S D 8 Each marriage was numbered at the beginning, and the marriage fee received was noted at the end. Thus we learn that during the eight years, 1793-1800, he performed sixty marriage ceremonies, and received therefor fees amounting to £35, 17s. 6d., or $89. 90, an average of $1.50. The usual fee was 8s., or $1; the highest was £1, 4s., or $3. The old book of records is a stout folio, in excellent preservation, bound in parchment, and lettered on the front cover; 1769 LYONS' FARMS Baptist Church Book Record Marriages Jan 1 1793 It contains the records of church proceedings from April 16, 1769, to Nov. 2, 1854, kept in somewhat desultory fashion; also records of baptisms (of adult persons received into the church), aud records of marriages. The editor is indebted to the authorities of the church for the loan of this precious volume, for the purpose of copying the following record of marriages prior to 1801. A few notes may be convenient regarding the names of places mentioned in these records: Bridge-Town-Lower Rahway. Camptown-known since 1852 as Irvington. Canoe Brook - a small stream in Livingston township. The straggling settlements along it were known by the name of the brook, and later the principal hamlet was called North Farms and Northfield. Connecticut Farms-now more generally called Union, about three miles west of Elizabeth. Rathway-Rahway. Williams' Farms-between Elizabeth and Westfield. B Baker, Rebecca, and Daniel Crowels. Ball, Hannah, and George Jewell Bennet, James, and Jenny Bowman, of Elizabeth Town.... Bogart, John, carpenter, and Mary Van Pelt, both of Staten Island, North-End..... Bowman, Jenny, and James Bennet Brown, Hetty, and Ashur Edwards Bruin, Josiah, of Camp-Town, and Lydis Roberts, of Newark C 1799 June 19 1797 May 15 ..1795 Aug. .1795 Jan. 11 .1795 Aug. 2 ..1796 Feb. 14 1799 Feb. 23 .1795 Sept. 26 Capron, David, taylor, of Elizabeth-Town, and Mary Ogland, of the same place.... Clark, Hannah, and Josef Wilcoks Clay, Thomas, North Farms, and Phebe Durand, of the same place..1799 Oct 19 Clisby, Polly, and Uzal Johnston .....1797 June 11 .1799 Sept. 14 1800 Sept. 13 Coleman, Epenetus, farmer, of Lyon's-Farms, and Suckey Moore house, of Elizabeth-Town Congor, Betsy, and Timothy Crane.. Congor, Samuel, shoe-maker, of Lyon's Farms, and Abby Kelly, of Core, Betsy, and Isaac Hays.. 1794 Jan. 1 1800 May 14 Oct. 20 June 24 Aug. 31 1799 Aug. 31 Crane, Betsy, and Aaron Nutman. Crane, Jacob, of Elizabeth Town, and Sally Seers, of the same place.. 1800 ...1797 Crane, Moses, of Elizabeth-Town, and Phebe Crane, of North Farms. 1799 Crane, Sally, and John Pray... Crane, Sally, and James Jewell. Crane, Sally, and Seth Woodruff. 1793 Jan. 1 ..1796 Nov. 23 Crane, Timothy, shoe-maker, and Betsy Congor, both of Lyon's Farms... Crowel, Daniel, of Orange, and Rebecca Baker, of North-Farms 1800 Dec. 20 1793 Oct. 26 1799 June 9 D Dean, Luther, and Unice Meeker, both of Elizabeth Town.... ticut Farms.... Durand, Phebe, and Thomas Clay E Edwards, Ashur, farmer, and Hetty Brown, seemster, both of Canoe 1795 May 7 1795 June 20 .1799 Oct. 19 Edwards, Isaac, farmer, and Susannah King, both of Canoe Brook...1796 Garthwright, John, shoe-maker, Connecticut-Farms, and Eunice Lloyd, of the same place. . . . . Grummon, Isaac, farmer, of Lyon's Farms, and Jemima Price, of the 1800 Oct. 25 1799 Mar. 31 ..1800 July 10 .1794 Feb. 9 ..1798 April 8 1793 April 7 Haies, Frazy, carpenter, of Woodbridge, and Mary Ann Force, of the same place.... Halbert, Benjamin, cooper, Morris-Town, and Patience Edwards, widow, School Mad., Williams-Farms, (illegal). N. B.-Void by previous marriage.. 1799 Sept. 12 .1797 Sept. 5 Hand, Isaac, farmer, and Lydia Green, both of Springfield. 1798 April 8 Sept. 17 .1794 Jan. 1 .1800 June 21 Hayes, Moses, of New-ark, and Phebe Harris, of Elizabeth-Town ...1798 J Jarvis, Benjamin, of Rathway, and Phebe Ogdon, of Elizabeth-Town. 1798 place, widow.... Jewell, James, farmer, Elizabeth-Town, and Sally Crane, of Bottle Hill, married at Mr. Js. Willcock's, Eliz. -Town... Jones, Martha, and Amos Price.. Nov. 13 1797 May 15 1796 Nov. 23 ....1800 Sept. 13 Love, John Nicolas, baker, New-York, and Abby Taylor, of Lyon's Meeker, Aaron, mason, of Lyons Farms, and Sally Green, of the same place.... Meeker, Isaac, farmer, and Peggy Machesney, both of Canoe Brook..1795 Aug. 9 Meeker, Joel, farmer, of Lyon's Farms, and Sally Harrison, of Mitchell, Nathaniel, and Polly Marsh, both of Elizabeth-Town. Moore, Polly, and Phibbe Shemash Moorehouse, Suckey, and Epenetus Coleman.. Nesbit, Joseph, School-Master, and Ruth Price, both of Eliza, Town..1798 Aug. 15 |