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People
in SandBrook history:
Gideon Brewer (1827 - 1900) Trustee of the SandBrook Church
Jeremiah Case Trustee of the SandBrook Church
Jacob Fauss Trustee of the SandBrook Church
Orthaniel Fauss Trustee of the SandBrook Church
Samuel F. Fauss Rebuilt the General Store and Post Office early 1900's
Henry T. Horne, Rev. Pastor of Amwell church
Frank Johnson Postmaster 1911 to 1924 and he ran the General Store.
Asa Moore (1806 - 1885) Building lot for the church was conveyed to him in Oct. 3, 1849.
Mary White (died - 1883) Wife of Asa Moore
Charles W. Moore (1838 - 1903) Elder, nephew of John P. Moore, Minister and brought about reconciliation. Founder of the original general store.
Mary Ann Fauss (1835 - 1916) Wife of Charles W. Moore
Hiram Moore (1812 - 1893) Owned and ran the Mill
Amanda Holcomb (1817 - 1888) Wife of Hiram Moore
Gideon Moore (1837 - 1904) Executor of Asa Moore's will
Elizabeth B. Sutton (1836 - 1891) Wife of Gideon Moore
John P. Moore (1811 - 1889) First Minister SandBrook Church, ran the store and post office.
Anna Pierson (1809 - 1892) Wife of John P. Moore
Matilda (1840 - 1866) Daughter of John P. Moore and Anna Pierson
William Moore (1814 - 1866)
Martha (1811 - 1875) Wife of William Moore
Silas Shearman
John S. Sperling Trustee of the SandBrook church
Jediah Stull Trustee of the SandBrook Church
Henry F. Trout (1829 - 1872) One of the ministers of the SandBrook Church
Chronological
Dates in SandBrook history:
- April 7,
1849
18 expelled from Amwell Brethren Church
- May 13,1849 1st
Council meeting held in house of Silas Shearmon
- October 9,
1849 Deed page 527
- April 2,
1851
Indenture Hiram Moore and Amanda Moore to William Moore and Jacob Fauss
Trustees of the Christian Church.
- November 4,
1897 Indenture between Gideon Moore (executor of last will and
testament of Asa Moore) and Gideon M. Brewer, Orthaniel R. Fauss, John S.
Sperling, Jediah Stull, and Jeremiah Case, trustees of the Union German
Baptist Church of the village of SandBrook for one dollar.
- May 25, 1912 Amwell and Sand Brook church united forming one
congregation called by it’s original name "The Amwell Church of New
Jersey"
- June 21,1920 SandBrook Cemetery Association incorporated.
- July 7,1920 Certificate of Incorporation, SandBrook Cemetery
Association
- August 7,
1920
Indenture between Jeremiah H. Case Claroene Hoffman and John E. Pegg,
Trustees of the Church of the Bretheren (Formerly the --- Christian
Church) to The SandBrook Cemetery Association. Deed book 336 Page 272
- December 10,
1920 Deed- Charles A. Mager and wife to SandBrook Cemetery
Association. Record book 340 Page 656 for $25.00. Additional land?
- November 5,
1932 Resolution by the congregation of the Amwell German
Baptist Church, formerly belonging to the Union German Baptist Church,
that the land be conveyed to the SandBrook Cemetery Association as
recorded on November 4, 1897 in a deed from Gideon Moore, executor of Asa
Moore, deceased.
- November 19,
1932 Indenture between Amwell German Baptist Brethren Church
and SandBrook Cemetery Association.
- August 18,
1934 First SandBrook
School Reunion
- August 17,
1935
Second SandBrook
School Reunion
- 1962 First
Church Restoration project by the SandBrook Historical Association
- 1999 First meeting for reorganizing SandBrook Historical
Association and once again restoring the Church.
