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From: "Dennis P. Sutton" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Black River, Hunderdon Co.
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2001 21:04:04 -0500
In-Reply-To: <002401c168b4$05b478c0$4dc5f818@ftwal1.fl.home.com>


Black River was the old name for the town of Chester, Morris Co.

Ref the following:

p100 - From the New-York Gazette, No. 1225, April 3, 1775

The subscriber hereof take this method to inform the public that he
intends erecting a stage waggon, to ply between Hacketts-Town, in Sussex
county, and New-York, once a week, for one year, . . . through Flanders,
Black-River, Mendem, and so to Morris-Town that day; . . . Good
accommodations will be provided for passengers, and the best of treatment
given by the public's most obedient humble servant,
Thomas Douglas

(Black River located between Flanders and Mendham) and

The village of Chester was originally known as Black River. It is located
in the north central part of Chester Township, which in 1799 was set off
from Roxbury Township. The History of Morris County (1882), page 212,
states that Chester was settled by Congregationalists from Southold and
Presbyterians from Easthampton, Long Island. Both denominations erected
churches. A Congregational Church was first erected in 1743, and rebuilt in
1803. The
present building was erected in 1854. This organization has been called the
oldest Congregational church west of the Hudson River. The Roxbury, or
Black River, (now Chester) Presbyterian Church was originally located a
mile north of the village, on grounds now occupied by Pleasant Hill
Cemetery, and where many of the early members of that
church are interred. The burying ground adjoining the Congregational
Church, however, appears to have been used by both denominations. It is
still in use.
URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris/cemeteries/chestercong.htm

Hope this helps.

Dennis

At 06:18 PM 11/08/2001 -0600, Glenn Van Vliet wrote:
>Where was the community of Black River in Hunterdon Co. in 1733? My John
>Colver wrote his will there in 1732 and died there in 1733 according to
>Chambers. I have the Hagstrom maps and note the Black River starts in
>Morris Co. and heads south along the line between Hunterdon and Somerset
>Cos. The southern portion of the river is now the Lamington
>River. That's the river, now where is the town? Do any cemeteries
>survive there? Thanks.
>
>Glenn in FL
>
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