As published by Charles Stickney, Wantage Recorder newspaper dated November 11, 1932... I have preserved the spellings as printed HISTORICAL At a court of General Sessions of the Peace held at Hardwick on the 30th day of --------- 1754, Benjamin SMYTH, William SCHOOLEY, Johannes Cornelius WESTBROOK, Joseph HULL, Richard GARDNER, and Richard LUNDY being elected according to an act of Assembly in that case made and provided for to divide said County into precincts, whereupon we have agreed that the precinct of WALLPACK to begin at the Gap of Packhaquary Mountain commonly called the Water Gap and so along the foot of said mountain until it comes to York line and then along the same unto the River Delaware and down the River untill the place of the beginning. Witness our hands this 17th day of April, 1754. And also that NEWTOWN shall begin on the West side of Machackemack where Hardwick bounds on the said river, thence along the York line to the Wallkill, thence up the Wallkill to the southeast corner of Wantage precinct, thence along Wantage line to Minicinct Mountain. Thence along the foot of the mountain to Hardwick to the place of beginning. HARDWICK and it is agreed that Hardwick shall be bounded as is directed in the patent of Hardwick as it was formerly run from a pine tree standing by Muskanokunk River and so the several courses mentioned in the patent. WANTAGE The precinct of Wantage shall begin on the West side of the Wallkill where the York line crosses the Wallkill thence running up the Kill to the southeast end of Elijah COLLARD's land, thence to run to Minisink Mountain on a strait course so as to include Joseph DAVIS' plantation which is supposed to be a corse north sixty degrees West, thence along the foot of Minisink Mountain to the York line, thence along the line to the place of beginning. GREENWICH and that the township of Greenwich to begin at Hunter's Ferry, so by the line of REDMAN's land on the north side, by the Timber swamp and takes in Thomas SCOTT's tract on the north side and of Joseph HIXON's place, and that Thomas THATCHER's land lay in Greenwich, and a straight course to John RICHEY's on Muskanskunk to be in the Upper town of Muskenekunk. OXFORD and that the Upper town begin at Hunter's Ferry and go up by REDMAN's land on Greenwich line to Thomas SCOTT's and so run by Mine Hill to Hardwick line taking in Colnell HOUT's (possibly HUNT's noted by Stickney) and up to the line that young Saml GREEN run to Bever Pond from thence over the Pond on a straight course to Polypod meadows on the east side of said meadow, including Evan HARRASES (probably HARRIS) in the Newtown and from thence to Pallenkill on the northeast side of Benjamin SMITH's line from thence on a straight course from MOTT's sawmill from thence on a straght course to the east end of Edward SHOS (probably SHAW's) meadows at the foot of Paqually Mountain and along foot of the Mountain to Delaware River. MANSFIELD WOODHOUSE and the other town to go by Muskinekonk at John RICHEY's and go by the said creek to Hardwick line by AYERS and along the said line of Hardwick to Oxford Township and thence along said line to Thomas SCOTT's and along said Greenwich line John RICHEY by Muskinekonk. Signed: Benjamin SMITH, William SCHOOLEY, John DEPUE, Johannis Cor. WESTBROOK, Joseph HULL, Richard LUNDY, Jun., Richard GARDNER. (Continued Next Week) - (which I don't happen to have a copy of at present) Hope you find something useful and hope you all have a Happy, Healthy New Year, Cathy DiPietro [email protected] listowner NJSussex