Guide to the Records of Knowlton Township First Reform Presbyterian German and English Churchca. 1900 MG 717
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 ca. 1900 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2004 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by Stephen Yautz as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Finding aid encoded by Danielle Kovacs. March 2004. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Historical NoteThe Knowlton Township First Reform Presbyterian German and English Church was first formed in 1765 under the auspices of the Dutch Reformed Church, which was then known as the First German and English Congregation. The German-speaking residents in the area had established this church so that services could be conducted in their native language. However, services were also in English, since the founding members’ children had learned English, and did not speak German anymore. At first, the congregation’s membership floundered; when it was admitted to the local Presbytery in 1800, the congregation grew dramatically. The board of trustees incorporated a new name for the church to reflect this change in denomination, and called it First Reform Presbyterian German and English Church. In 1802, a new church was erected on Knowlton Road (today’s Columbia, New Jersey) to replace the log building the congregation worshiped in, which was replaced by a new structure in 1844. In 1900, the name of the congregation was changed to the Knowlton Presbyterian Church, which it retains to this day. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains the transcripts of records belonging to the Knowlton Township First Reform Presbyterian German and English Church for the years 1765 to 1868. These transcripts were created circa 1900. Included are four copies of the transcript of the records, containing session minutes, membership lists, and records of births, baptisms, and marriages. Two of the copies are the records in their entirety, covering the years 1817 to 1868. The remaining two copies of the transcripts appear to be drafts, and span the years 1817 to 1853. A transcript of the church register, covering the years 1765 to 1844, contains a listing of the births, baptisms, and marriages within the congregation. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialFor an abridged version of the church register in print, see: “Knowlton, Warren County, N.J., Records of the First German and English Congregation,” New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings, vol. 3 (1918): 122-128. For related collections containing records of Dutch Reformed and Presbyterian churches and organizations in the same time period, see: Manuscript Group 8, High Street Presbyterian Church Records Manuscript Group 126, Mendham Second Presbyterian Church Records Manuscript Group 269, Church at Danville Records Manuscript Group 347, Hanover First Presbyterian Church Records Manuscript Group 447, Stone House Plains Dutch Reformed Church Register Manuscript Group 497, Ladies Missionary Society of the Dutch Reformed Church of Passaic (N.J.) Manuscript Group 644, Totowa Reformed Church of Jesus Christ Baptismal Register Manuscript Group 732, Foreign Missionary Society Minute Book Manuscript Group 733, Newark Fourth Presbyterian Church Session Book Manuscript Group 943, Bloomfield Bible Society Record Book Manuscript Group 1015, Orange First Presbyterian Church Records Manuscript Group 1119, Woodbridge First Presbyterian Church Records Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCustodial HistoryThe source of this collection is unknown. Preferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 717, Knowlton Township First Reform Presbyterian German and English Church Records, The New Jersey Historical Society. Return to the Table of Contents BibliographyPresbytery of Newton. Proceedings of the Convention at Washington, New Jersey, November 20, 1867, to Celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Organization of the Presbytery of Newton, at the Mansfield Church, November 20, 1817. New York: Charles Scribner and Company, 1868. Return to the Table of Contents Container List
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