WARREN COUNTY HISTORY, WARREN, NEW JERSEY Copyright (c) 2000 by Stewart J. A. Woolever, Jr(sjaw@citlink.net). ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submittor has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Warren Co N.J. In the book Sussex and Warren County by Snell pub.1881 Warren County page 708 viii.- villages and hamlets. Asbury. This village was formerly known as Hall's Mills, and was settled as early as the period of the Revolutionary war. In the year 1800 the corner-stone of a small Methodist Episcopal church was laid by Bishop Asbury, and the hamlet from that time was known as Asbury The earliest settlers were the Hunts Richeys, Woolevers and McCulloughs. It is probable that of these families, the Richeys and Woolevers were the first to arrive. Little is recollected of the early years of the hamlet. The advent of Abram Woolever occurred prior to 1776. He built a log house near the Asbury Mills, in which he resided with his family. His death occured in 1815, his remains having been interred in an old burial place on the banks of the Musconetcong River, which has long since been abandoned. History of Sussex & Warren Co By James P.Snell 1881 Pg 703 Wm Willever was the earlyiest expodent of the saddle craft in Franklin.He resided for many yrs near the Morris Canal. But later removed to Broadway where his death ocured. Pg 704 Morris Twp was fineshed in 1811 The road territory of the township is now divided into 13 dist's over which the following overseers are appointed Dist # 5 Joseph Willever. Pg 705 Franklin Freeholders 1848-50 Peter P.Willever 1862-64 John A.Willever 1878-Adam Willever Collectors 1848-51-Joseph Willever 1855-58-Joseph Willever Surveyors of Highway 1853-56 Peter P Willever