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    1. Re: [NJMORRIS] Morristown in 1752
    2. Richard Haycook
    3. Don't know the exact count however here's something that might be of some help. I once saw a copy of the History of St Peters (Episcopal) Church. It recounted how, in the early days of Morristown (mid1700s) the town was only a small village. A circuit rider minister from Newark?Paterson? came around every few months to perform various rites of the Church. In it was a drawing showing a few buildings/houses and lots of trees - don;t know if that was just a conceptual image or if it was an actual depiction made at the time. Anyway, if M-town was that small at that time, you can probably estimate a few hundred, a thousand?, people. You might also note that the boundaries of "Morris Town" probably included what we now refer to as MorrisTownship, which increases the land size by at least 2 or 3 times. I don't have a copy of the document so I'm recounting from memory. Abigail was kind of a common name in those days. Hope this helps some --- Rich in NH

    03/23/2001 12:32:17