EARLY HISTORY OF CAPE MAY COUNTY, 



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SHERIFFS. 



A lAst of the Sheriffs from 1393 to the present time. 



Timothy Brandreth ....1693 to 1695 



John Townsend 1695 to 1697 



Ezekiel Eldvedge 1697 to 1700 



Edward Howell 1700 to 1701 



Csesar Hoakins 1701 to 1704 



John Taylor .......... 1704 to 1705 



Joseph Whilldin 1705 to 1708 



Humphrey Hughes .... 1708 to 1711 



John Townsend 1711 to 1713 



Richard Downs 1713 to 1715 



Robert Townsend 1715 to 1721 



Richard Townsend 1721 to 1722 



Henry Young 1722 to 1723 



Richard Downs 1723 to 1740 



Constant Hughes 1740 to 1744 



Jacob Hughes 1744 to 1745 



Jeremiah Hand 1745 to 1751 



John Shaw 1751 to 1754 



Thomas Smith 1754 to 1757 



Jeremiah Hand 1757 to 1760 



Ebenezer Johnson 1760 to 1763 



Henry Hand 1763 to 1765 



Svlvanus Townsend 1765 to 1768 



Danield Hand 1768 to 1771 



Eli Eldvedge 1771 to 1774 



Henry Y. Townsend. . . .1774 to 1777 



Isaiah Sti tus 1777 to 1780 



Richard Townsend 1780 to 1781 



Nathaniel Hand 1781 to 1782 



Daniel Garretson 1782 to 1783 



Jonathan Hildreth .1783 to 1784 



Benjamin Taylor 1784 to 1787 



Philip Hand 1787 to 1788 



Henry Stites 1788 to 1791 



Eleazer Hand 1791 to 1796 



Jacob Godfrey 1796 to 1798 



Jeremiah Hand 1798 to 1801 



Thomas H. Hughes 1801 to 1804 



Joseph Hildreth 1804 to 1807 



Cresse Townsend 1807 to 1808 



Jacob Hughes 1808 to 1809 



Joshua Swain 1809 to 1812 



Aaron Learning.. (3rd). .1812 to 1815 



Spicer Hughes 1815 to 1818 



David Townsend 1818 to 1821 



Spicer Hughes 1821 to 1824 



Swain Townsend 1824 to 1827 



Thomas P. Hughes 1827 to 1830 



Richard Thompson 1830 to 1833 



Ludlam Pierson 1833 to 1834 



Joshua Swain, Jr 1834 to 1835 



Samuel Matthews 1835 to 1838 



Samuel Snringer 1838 to 1841 



Thomas Vangilder 1841 to 1844 



Enoch Edmunds 1844 to 1847 



Peter Sender 1847 to 1850 



Thomas Hewitt 1850 to 1853 



Elva Corson 1853 to 1856 



William S. Hooper 1856 to 1859 



CLERKS. 

 A List of the Clerks from 1693 to the present time. 



George Taylor 1693 to 1697 



Timothy Brandreth 1697 to 1705 



John Taylor '. '. 1705 to 1730 



Aaron Leaming, Ist 1730 to 1740 



Elijah Hughes, Senr 1740 to 1762 



Elijah Hughes, Jr 1762 to 1768 



Jeremiah Eldredge 1768 to 1777 



Jonathan Jenkins 1777 to 1779 



Eli Eldredge 1779 to 1802 



Jeremiah Hand 1802 to 1804 



Abijah Smith 1804 to 1824 



Richard Thompson 1824 to 1830 



Levy Foster 1830 to 1833 



Jonathan Hand, Senr. . .1833 to 1834 



Jacob G. Smith 1834 to 1835 



Swain Townsend 1835 to 1840 



Jonathan Hand, Jr 1840 to 1860 



SURROGATES. 



A List of the Surrogates from the first appointment, in 1'723, to the 

 present time. Previous to this, all business in the Prerogative Court 

 was transacted at Burlington. 



Jacob Spicer, 1st 1723 to 1741 



Henry Young 1741 to 1768 



Elijah Hughes, Jr 1768 to 1787 



Jesse Hand 1787 to 1793 



Jeremiah Eldredge 1693 to 1796 



Ebenezer Newton 1796 to 1802 



Aaron Eldredge 1802 to 1803 



Jehu Townsend 1803 to 1831 



Humphrey Learning.. . .1831 to 1852 

 Elijah Townsend, Jr.. . .1852 to 



