Petition of Residents of Sussex County to Governor William Franklin, Council and Assembly for Defense (1763); Sussex Co., NJ Contributed to the USGenWeb Archives by Michelle Tucker Chubenko . http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************* To His Excellency William Franklin, Esqr, Capt Generale and Goverennor in Cheff in and over His Majestys Province of New Jersey -- Chansellor and Vice Admarale in the Same-- And to the Honnorable His Majestys Councile -- And Gentlemen the Representatives of the Said province -- We the subscribers in Habatants of Greenwich Oxofrd Mansfield Wood-House & Knowlton Townships in the Lower part of the County of Sussex Below the blew monton being now left exposed to the leag of assuall And Seveq (?) Enemy from Cornele Vancampens all most to Estown which is ni thortey miles which is becom fronters as the Inhabetors is Drove off in Pencelveney Sid of the Rover Dawleyer and our men being all most war out by freccount Alerems from the Enemy as they Have Done constently mordors ajoyning us and alsow his Killed Two femles on Our County fronters and being Dayly Seen or herd by Our Scoting Partes of men Wee think Our Selves and femles for Amedent Denshor of falling in to the hand of Our Enemys without wee geet Som Relive to Enebell Us to mack Astand Agenst the Enemey --- Therefore wee Your Honners petishoners Hombly biges Your Releve by Reinforsing Us from C-- with men -- And Your petishnors as for Duty Cownd will Ever Pray -- November 4th, 1763 Abraham McMURRIE John AXFORD Thomson SMITH James STINSON Jacob SMITH Robert McMURTRIES Gleason SMITH Robt PATERSON William BELLY Henry BANTA Junr Cornelius VANOVER Richard GREEN John MORE John LOWRY David SH--S/SEY David CAMP Andraw Phillip HOUSE John HOLDEN Henry BOSMAN James HENDERSON George WALKER Johannes? SZIDY? John SMITH Richard HUNT Thomas KELSO Piter HOLTZ Thomas JEWEL Thomas EVERITT -e----st STINSON James EDINGTON William SHIPLEY Abra AXFORD Banjamon PAD--- John WERNEKER John WHICKOFF Ouen PHILLIPS Jonathan AXFORD Abraham HOOEY David PEHIL Jacob ROSE Soloman LYON Clark LOWRY George McMARTRY John LADDOR William BELLOS James LADDOR Merton SHIPLEY Henery BYGENER Robert SIMANTON John HOLLEBORD Joseph CORWIN Larance BRAN Godfree MOLUK/MOLEEK? David LINCH John O DAVIS Moses EVERITT Henery BRAKEFIELD Ephraim HOPKINS Robert CRAIG Robert MILLS Joseph DAWSON John GOODING Michael HENDERSHEET Robert McMURTRIE Source: Governor's Papers (SEDSL-006), 1749-1785, Box 1-01, Item #32 [NJ State Archives] Petition of Residents of Sussex County to Governor William Franklin, Council and Assembly for Defense 4 November 1763