place: a tavern, the barracks, and a private residence. The family has resided here ever since. In 1815 this Isaac Edge built a large windmill (the material for which he imported) near what is now the northeast corner of Green and Montgomery Streets, and which at that time was lapped by the waves of the river. The old mill was for many years a prominent landmark and still lives in the memories and traditions of the oldest inhabitants. He married Frances Ogden, of Duffield, England, and died July 7, 1851, leaving surviving him four sons: Isaac Edge, Jr., who died March 10, 1859; Benjamin O. Edge, who died June 11, 1871; George W. Edge, who died January 1, 1880; and Joseph G. Edge, who died

May 10, 1883. He also had two daughters: Alice Edge, who died December 11, 1870, and Elizabeth Edge, who died in 1887. George W. and Elizabeth died unmarried; the others, Isaac, Benjamin O., Joseph G., and Alice, married and left families surviving them.

Isaac Edge, Jr., father of Nelson J. H. Edge, at a very early age enlisted in Captain Smith's company, Third Regiment, New Jersey Infantry, and served his country in the army during the War of 1812. He subsequently became one of the pioneer manufacturers of Jersey City and achieved a national reputation as a pyrotechnist. From his establishment for many

years went forth all the displays of fireworks which were at one time annually given on the Fourth of July by all the principal cities of the country. He was also the originator of movable pieces, the first being a representation of the battle of Vera Cruz given on Boston Common. He died March 10, 1859, and left surviving him his wife Margaret, who died October 27, 1879; his son, Nelson J. H.; and his daughters, Mary Louisa and Frances Ogden. The latter died January 5, 1885.

Nelson J. H. Edge has been a life-long resident of Jersey City. He first attended old Public School No. 1, afterward studied at Mr. Dickinson's school in the Lyceum, and from there entered St. Francis Xavier College in New York City, where he finished his education. His early training was designed to fit him for an active business life, which he soon entered, and in which he has achieved an honorable reputation. Upon leaving college he entered the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank of Jersey City, now the First National Bank, and from there went to the Merchants' Bank of New York City as cashier's assistant. In 1887 he assisted in the organization of the Bank of New Amsterdam, of New York, and acted as its Cashier until 1896, when he retired from business. He was not long permitted to remain idle, however, for in 1899 he was called to the post of Cashier of the Hudson County National Bank of Jersey City, which he accepted, and which he is now filling with characteristic energy, ability, and satisfaction. Mr. Edge is one of the foremost bankers of Hudson County. He is a man prompt in the discharge of every obligation, imbued with the highest prin ciples of integrity, and active and influential in promoting business and public interests. Besides discharging his duties as a financier he has taken an active part in local public affairs. He was one of the organizers of the Jersey City Free Public Library, and was appointed one of the original Trustees by Mayor Cleveland in 1889, being re-appointed by Mayor Wanser in 1893 and again by Mayor Hoos in 1898, for terms of five years each. Since his first appointment he has filled the office of Treasurer of the library. In 1896 Mr. Edge was the candidate of the "Gold" Democrats for Presidential Elector on the Palmer and Buckner ticket. He served seven years in Company F, Seventh Regiment, National Guard of the State of New York, enlisting in 1876 and acting as Paymaster the greater part of that period. Mr. Edge is a member and President of the Palma Club of Jersey City, a member of the Carteret and Cosmos Clubs, and a member of the Lincoln Association, of the Jersey City Board of Trade, of the Seventh Regiment Veteran Club, of the Reform Club of New York, and of the Society of the War of 1812. He has never married.

COOK CONKLING, of Rutherford, N. J., is the son of Calvin B. Conkling, a native of Sag Harbor, Long Island, and a descendant of one of two brothers who came from England in Cromwell's time and settled originally in Salem, Mass. This ancestor married Mary Gardiner, daughter of Lyon Gardiner, proprietor of Gardiner's Island, and moved from Salem to Long Island. Calvin B. Conkling's wife was Harriet A. W. King, who was also descended from an old New England family.

Cook Conkling was born in Ledgewood, N. J., on the 4th of November, 1858. He received his preparatory education at Schooley's Mountain Seminary in Morris County, in his native State, and afterward entered Mount Union College in Ohio, where he took an elective course, but did not graduate. After leaving college he taught country school for a time, but soon abandoned that occupation to go "upon the road" as general traveling

agent for a machinery house. He filled this position for seven years, in the course of which he visited forty-three States in the Union.

In his younger days Mr. Conkling wrote for the newspapers, and during his travels in America and Canada he constantly wrote for the press. His letters descriptive of the people and their ways and the countries at large encountered in his travels have been reprinted and favorably commented upon. He has probably seen as much of the United States as almost any other citizen of the country, and is well known throughout Northern New Jersey, over which his business connections extend.

Mr. Conkling finally studied law, was admitted to the bar of his native State, and in 1888 began the active practice of his profession with a partner in Rutherford, N. J., where he still resides. This association continued until February, 1893. Afterward he was engaged alone in a general banking and law business in Rutherford until June 1, 1898, when he formed a copartnership with ex-Mayor Luther Shafer, of Rutherford.

Mr. Conkling is a Democrat by inheritance, his ancestral lines on his mother's side-the Phoenixes and Kings of New Jersey-having been prominently identified with that party. He is a public spirited citizen and deeply interested in the affairs of his native State. For many years he has been influential in the growth of Rutherford, and in every capacity has displayed characteristic enterprise.

JOHN T. HARING'S ancestors, for many generations, have resided at Old Tappan. He is descended in the eighth generation from Jan Pietersen Haring, the emigrant from Hoorn, Holland, for an account of whom, and of his children, see page 61. His line of descent as far as the fourth generation is identical with those outlined on pages 61 and 63 of this work.

John Cozine Haring, of the fourth generation, born November 24, 1693, and his wife, Aeltie Van Dolsen, born in April, 1696, had issue of the fifth generation eight children, of whom one was Frederick J. Haring (5).

Frederick Johns Haring (5), born December 7, 1729, died March 6, 1807, married (1), April 30, 1752, Rachel Abrams Haring, born May 13, 1732, died August 27, 1795. He married (2), November 14, 1796, Ann de Clark (widow of Peter Perry), born July 7, 1741, died September 18, 1816. Frederick's children (of the sixth generation) by Rachel Abrams Haring were ten: Aeltie, Abram F., Dirkie, John F., Garret F., Harman, Rachel, Margaretta, Maria, and Abram B.

John Fredericks Haring (6), born June 15, 1760, died August 10, 1836, married, in November, 1781, Jemima, daughter of Tunis Blawvelt, born November 25, 1779, died January 27, 1859. Their issue of the seventh generation were two: Frederick J. and Tunis J.

Tunis J. Haring (7) was born at Tappan, September 17, 1787, died there October 18, 1881, married (1), October 7, 1806, Elizabeth Perry (daughter of Peter Perry), born March 23, 1784, died November 13, 1858. He married (2), November 22, 1859, Lea Demarest (widow of John R. Blawvelt), born February 3, 1785, died August 6, 1872. Tunis (7) by his first wife had issue of the eighth generation Abram B., Jane, Peter T., and John T., the last named of whom is the subject of this sketch.

John T. Haring (8) was born in Harrington Township, Bergen County, May 16, 1822, and received his education in the local schools. He left school at the age of fifteen and went to work on his father's farm, where he has ever since remained, never having engaged in any other business.

He is not only one of the leading farmers of Bergen County, but has

also taken an active part in public affairs, and served three years as a Freeholder and three years as Township Collector. He is a member of the Reformed Church, a public spirited citizen, and highly respected and esteemed.

Mr. Haring married Rachel Blawvelt and has three children: Tunis J., of Hackensack; Richard B.; and Elizabeth P., of Sparkill, N. Y. They reside at Old Tappan, Bergen County.

MILTON T. RICHARDSON, a well known publisher of New York City and for two terms President of the Village of Ridgewood, Bergen County, N. J., was born in Westford, Mass., on the 7th of February, 1843. He is the son of Thomas Richardson and Mary Fletcher, a grandson of Abijah and Elizabeth (Livingston) Richardson and of Peletiah and Sally (Woodward) Fletcher, and a great-grandson of Thomas and Hannah (Colburn) Richardson. On his father's side he is descended from Ezekiel Richardson, one of three brothers who came to this country from England in 1630. His mother's family-the Fletchers-are equally old residents of New England, her emigrant ancestor, Robert Fletcher, coming from England also in 1630. Both the Richardsons and the Fletchers as well as their collateral ancestors have long been prominent in the history of New England and other Eastern States, and for generations have contributed materially to the growth and prosperity of the communities in which they resided.

Milton T. Richardson received his education at Westford Academy in Westford, Mass., and at Eastman's Business College in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In these two institutions he laid the foundation upon which he has built a successful career. Soon after completing his studies he engaged in journalism and in the publishing business, and for a number of years has been successfully connected as publisher of trade and class journals at 27 Park Place, New York City. At the present time he is the publisher of the Blacksmith and Wheelwright, the Amateur Sportsman, and Boots and Shoes Weekly, being President and Treasurer of the corporation styled the M. T. Richardson Company, which publishes these well known periodicals. He is also the publisher of a large number of mechanical and technical books. These publications are known throughout the country, and represent in their respective fields the best interests of the trade and the highest attainments of trade and class publications.

Mr. Richardson has achieved marked success as a publisher, and through his own energy, ability, and superior judgment has brought his periodicals to a high standard of excellence. He has also taken an active part in public life. As a resident of Ridgewood, Bergen County, N. J., he has been called upon to fill important positions of trust and responsibility, being elected, in 1892, a member of the Township Committee and later, upon the incorporation of the village, a member of the Board of Village Trustees, to which he was afterward re-elected and was twice chosen President of the village. In these capacities he rendered most efficient service to the community, bringing to his duties the same energies, ability, and thoroughness which characterize his business affairs. For a time he was a private in Company I, Sixteenth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers. He is VicePresident of the Ridgewood Building and Loan Association and President of the Ridgewood Hall and Park Association, a member of the Ridgewood Club, and also a member of the Knights of Honor and of the Royal Arcanum. He is a member of the New York Press Club, of the American