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Alexander Stuart "inholder" who was appointed County Clerk 

 in 1708. (Liber B Deeds p. 562; Werner 540.) 



138. 1708. Portion of record of laying out of Amboy Road, en- 

 dorsed : " This is the maine or High Road from the watering 

 place to Billopps ag/t Amboey." 



" The/e following In/truments was Recorded for the Commi/- 

 sioners of y® High Wayes, October the 2,f-^, 1708. 



Begining at ye fferry by the watering place from thence along 

 as the Road hath been Some years u/ed, to Stony Brook, and 

 over the /d. brook between Han/s Lowrences, ffence and the 

 /wamp /o along between Stuarts ffence and /d Swamp to the 

 Corner of /d Stuarts ffence, then running to the left hand etc. 

 . . ." (Records 1680-1760 Richmond County p. 107; Stillwell 

 1:52.) 



139. 1717. In the Book of Records of the Court of Sessions the 

 earhest mention of the Court being held at " Richmond town " is 

 dated Sept. 2nd, 1729. The first mention of its being held at 

 Stony Brook is March 5th, 1717. (Anthon, Book A, p. 4.) 



140. 1723. " At a Court of Sessions held in the Court House at Stony 

 Brook, on the 5th day of March, in the ninth of his Majestys' 

 reign (1723) Benjamin Bill, Eq"". high Sheriffe of the County 

 of Richmond Complains to the Court of the Insufficiency of his 

 majesty Goal" etc. (Clute 167.) 



141. 1851. Saturday Evg. Sept. 14th, 185 1. Judge Metcalfe says 

 there is an entry at Richmond which he thinks he has seen by 

 which record is made of the transfer of the Court House from 

 Stony Brook to Cuckold's Town. (Anthon Notes, made in 1850-1, 

 p. 71.) 



142. 1877. Stony Brook was recognized as the County seat. (Clute 

 166; Morris i : 113.) 



The precise date of the removal of the county seat from Stony 

 Brook to Richmond cannot now be ascertained. There is a record 

 of a court held in the courthouse, at Stony Brook on the 5th 

 day of September, in the second year of the reign of George II — 

 1728. On the 6th day of March, 1729, a court was held in the 

 courthouse at Richmond town. (Clute 459.) 



