Election of Deputies in Queens County.

(22)Election of Deputies in Queens County

Daniel Kissam was chairman of a meeting of a number of freeholders in Queens County, held pursuant to public notice at Jamaica, May 22, 1775, in compliance with the above circular, who elected unanimously----

Col. Jacob Blackwell, N. Sam’l Townsend, Esq., O.

Jona. Lawrence, N. Zeb. Williams, Esq., O.

Dan’l Rapalje, Esq., N. Tho’s Hicks, Esq., F.*

Joseph French, Esq., J. Nath’l Tom, F.

Joseph Robinson, J. Capt. Rich’d Thorne, H*

*Hicks and Thorne were intended to represent Hempstead; but at the election three gentlemen delivered a message from the freeholders of Hempstead saying they had held a meeting a few days before, and determined to have nothing to do with electing Deputies, but to wait till they knew the effect of the petition of the General Assembly. It was then proposed that no Deputies should be appointed for Hempstead, but it was overruled, as in that case the County would be partially represented.

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(23)Congress opened with daily prayers
May 24, 1775.--The Congress was opened every morning with prayer at 9, by the city clergy, viz., : Dr. Auchmuty, Dr. Rogers, Mr. Ganno, Mr. Inglis, Dr. Laidley, Mr. Mason, Mr. Treat, Dr. Livingston, Mr. Moore, Mr. Bowden.

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(24)List of Committee Men in Queens County
May 29.--Congress recommends to all the counties to appoint county committees and sub-committees* for their respective towns without delay, to carry into execution the resolutions of the Continental and Provincial Congresses; and that the committee tender the association to every inhabitant within their district, and return the associations and the names of the recusants to this Congress by the 15th July next.
*List of acting Committeemen, so far as ascertained, from written documents.

County Committee-formed before March, 1776. George Townsend, of Norwich, Chairman and Treasurer
Joseph Robinson, of Jamaica, Deputy Chairman.
Jermous Remsen, of Newton, Clerk

John Willimas, John Birdsall, Benj. Birdsall, Daniel Duryea.

Sub-Committees Newtown

Jona. Lawrence, Ch’n, Sam’l Morrell, Capt. Jeromus Remsen,

Philip Edsall, D’y Ch’n, Capt. Sam’l Moore, Wm. Furman

Sam’l Riker,

Flushing

John Talman, Ch’n, Tho’s Rodman, Edmund Pinfold

John Eagles, Tho‘s Thorne Joseph Bowne, Clerk

Jamaica

Elias Bayles, Ch’n., Amos Denton, Noah Smith

Joseph Robinson John Thurston, Nathaniel Tuthill

Cow Neck, Great Neck, &c.

Benj. Sands, Ch’n John Farmer, Clerk, Wm Cornwell,

Adriaen Onderdonck Martin Schenck D. W. Kissam

D’y Ch’n, Tho’s Dodge,

Peter Onderdonck, Simeon Sands

Oyster Bay

Wm. Hopkins, Ch’n John Kirk,* John Luyster,*

Zeb. Williams Isaac Bogart,* Sam’l Youngs*

Sam’l Townsend, Nathan Horton,* Minne Suydam*

Joost Monfort,* Ch’n

*so reported

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Col. Jacob Blackwell, N.	Sam’l Townsend, Esq., O.
Jona. Lawrence, N.	Zeb. Williams, Esq., O.
Dan’l Rapalje, Esq., N.	Tho’s Hicks, Esq., F.*
Joseph French, Esq., J.	Nath’l Tom, F.
Joseph Robinson, J.	Capt. Rich’d Thorne, H*

Jona. Lawrence, Ch’n,	Sam’l Morrell,	Capt. Jeromus Remsen,
Philip Edsall, D’y Ch’n,	Capt. Sam’l Moore,	Wm. Furman
Sam’l Riker,

John Talman, Ch’n,	Tho’s Rodman,	Edmund Pinfold
John Eagles,	Tho‘s Thorne	Joseph Bowne, Clerk

Elias Bayles, Ch’n.,	Amos Denton,	Noah Smith
Joseph Robinson	John Thurston,	Nathaniel Tuthill

Benj. Sands, Ch’n	John Farmer, Clerk,	Wm Cornwell,
Adriaen Onderdonck	Martin Schenck	D. W. Kissam
D’y Ch’n,	Tho’s Dodge,
Peter Onderdonck,	Simeon Sands

Wm. Hopkins, Ch’n	John Kirk,*	John Luyster,*
Zeb. Williams	Isaac Bogart,*	Sam’l Youngs*
Sam’l Townsend,	Nathan Horton,*	Minne Suydam*
*Joost Monfort, Ch’n**