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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Jersey, (search)
governor of New Netherlandassumes office1633 William Keift, governor of New Netherlandassumes office1638 John Printz, governor of New Sweden assumes office 1642 Peter Stuyvesant, governor of New Netherlandassumes office 1646 Philip Carteret, first English governorassumes office 1664 Edmund Andros, under Duke of Yorkassumes office 1674 East Jersey. West Jersey. Philip Carteret 1676 Board of Commissioners 1676 Robert Barclay 1682 Edward Billinge 1679 Thomas Rudyard, deputy 1682 Samuel Jennings, deputy1679 Gawen Lawrie, deputy 1683 Thomas Olive, deputy1684 Lord Neill Campbell, deputy1686 John Skeine, deputy1685 Andrew Hamilton, deputy 1687 Daniel Coxe1687 Edmund Andros 1688 Edward Hunloke, deputy 1690 John Tatham 1690 West Jersey Proprietors 1691 Col. Joseph Dudley 1691 Andrew Hamilton 1692 Andrew Hamilton 1692 Jeremiah Basse 1697 Jeremiah Basse1698 Andrew Hamilton 1699 Andrew Bowne, deputy 1699 Andrew Hamilton 1699 Royal governors. Assumes office. Edward Hyde,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), New Jersey, (search)
rsey, dies......1679 Sir Edmund Andros claims the government of New Jersey, which repudiates his authority......June 2, 1680 Duke of York having submitted the claim of governmental power in New Jersey to a commission, which decides against Andros, he makes a second grant of west Jersey to the proprietors, Aug. 6, and of east Jersey......Sept. 6, 1680 Vicinity of Trenton settled by Phineas Pemberton......1680 First Assembly meets at Burlington and organizes a government, with Samuel Jennings as deputy governor......Nov. 25, 1681 Carteret's heirs sell east Jersey to a company of proprietors, including William Penn and eleven others......Feb. 1-2, 1682 Penn Company, now increased to twenty-four proprietors, secure a new conveyance of east Jersey from the Duke of York, with full powers of government......March 14, 1682 Robert Barclay appointed for life first governor of east Jersey under the new proprietary, with Thomas Rudyard as deputy......1682 Revenues of Mate
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 3, 15th edition., Colonial history. (search)
ds for money, and a still more wary refusal; representatives, elected by a majority of votes, 1704 excluded by the governor; assemblies convened, and angrily dissolved. At last, necessity compels a third assembly, and among its members are Samuel Jennings and Lewis Morris. The latter was of a liberal mind, yet having no fixed system; intrepid, but not exclusive. The former, elected speaker of the assembly, was a true Quaker, of a hasty yet benevolent temper, faithful in his affections, stifrepresentatives; they have neither heads, hearts, nor souls. that are not forward with their utmost power lawfully to redress the miseries of their country.—Stop! exclaimed Lord Cornbury, as the undaunted Quaker delivered the remonstrance; and Jennings meekly and distinctly repeated the charges, with greater emphasis Chap. XIX.} than before. What could Lord Cornbury do? He attempted to retort, charging the Quakers with disloyalty and faction; and they answered, in the words of Nehemiah to