A General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Rutgers College
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HIBRARY OF CONGRESS.! t ! .^A^^ ii..r5 t I — ^ UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. ! / GENERAL CATALOGUE OP THE #icers m^ irakate OF RUTGERS COLLEGE, IN NEW-BRUNSWICK, N. J., t^ROM 1770 TO 1855. Pi-' '' ^0l jttstilme d otdbtnfem illnsfra/ ^^"%/ - N E W Y R K : PUBLISHED BY ORDER OP THE ASSOCIATION OP THE ALUMNI OP RUTCERS COLLEGE. 1855. ^J)4 1 1 &"S" JOHN A. GRAY, PRINTER, 95 and 91 Cliff Street, N. Y. INTRODUCTORY SKETCH. The Reformed Protestant Dutch Utiurcti in JNorth-America is the oldest offspring of the Reformed Church of Holland, which was one of the earliest children of Protestantism. That Church adopted its " Confession of Faith" in 1561, just one year before the first "Articles of Religion" were set forth as the standards of the Church of England under Queen Elizabeth. While the Protestants in the Netherlands were thus establishing the religious sentiments of John Calvin, they took good care to carry out his views in regard to the instruction of the people ; for, eminent as he was as a theologian, Calvin, beyond dis- pute, was also " the father of popular education, the inventor of the system of free schools." Accordingly, we find that neither the perils ; of war, nor the pursuit of gain, nor the excitement of political strife ever caused the Calvinistic Hollanders to neglect the duty of educating their offspring to enjoy that freedom for which their fathers had fought. Schools were everywhere provided, with good schoolmasters to instruct the children of all classes in the usual branches of education, as well as in the catechism and doctrines of the Church ; and the several con- sistories were bound " to use their best endeavors that a sufficient number of students in theology should be constantly maintained at the public expense." In 1574. durins: the darkest period of their war first JDutcn Clergy iiiaij, oergainiio ia,uui» mere. J\.i ine same rnue, A^dam Roelandsen, the first schoolmaster, entered upon the discharge r his duties. While New-Netherland remained a Dutch Province, edu- :.'ation continued to receive the fostering care of the public authorities md, in succession, Cornelissen, Vestens, Drisius, La Montague, Van Hoboken, Pietersen, Corlaer, Curtius, and Luyck superintended the nstruction of youth. The Classis of Amsterdam, from time to time, 'lent out educated clergymen to minister in the various congregations which had been established here ; and, under the general supervision i)f the Synod of North-Holland, that Classis continued, for more than I century after the surrender of New-Netherland, to be the ecclesias xiie Rev. Dr. Ira Condictwas likewise appointed Professor of Moral Philosophy, and Dr. Robert Adrain, Professor of Mathematics. Upon the death of Dr. Condict in 1811, the Rev. Dr. John Schureman, one of the ministers of the Collegiate Church in New-York, was appointed to succeed him as Professor of Moral Philosophy and Belles-Lettres, and also acted as Vice-President of the College. In 1813, upon the resignation of Dr. Adrain, Henry Vethake, A.M., was appointed Professor of Mathematics; and in 1814, the Rev. Cornelius C. Vermeule was appointed Professor of Languages. With this able faculty. Queen's College struggled for a few years to maintain itself. But receiving no patronage from the State, its Trustees were obliged to suspend the exercises of the Lit- erary Department in 1816. At that time Dr. Schureman was associated with Dr. Livingston as Professor in the Theological Seminary. Upon the death of Dr. Schureman in 1818, Dr. Thomas De Witt was elected by the Synod ri- a year, for three years, for the suppo.. ^. .. Consistory at once answered favorably to the request of the Board, upon condition that funds for the endowment of a third professorship should be secured within the Particular Synod of Albany. This object, chiefly through the exertions of Dr. Ludlow, who was then minister of the North Church in Albany, was happily accomplished ; and the suc- cessful issue was reported to the General Synod, at its adjourned session in New-Brunswick, in September, 1825. At that session, the Commit- tee of Synod previously appointed, consisting of Drs. Knox, Ludlow, and Thomas De Witt, and Messrs. Hardenbergh and Heyer, report- ed a plan for the revival of the College, (drawn up by Dr. Ludlow,) which was approved, and was the basis of a covenant entered into between the Trustees of the College and the General Synod. It was therein provided, among other things, that the Professors of the Theo- logical Seminary should have such literary duties assigned them in the College by the General Synod as the Synod should deem best calculated - 9 lo promote the mutual interest of both institutions ; that the Trustees should elect one of the Theological Professors as President ; that they should appoint a Professor of Languages and one of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy ; and that they should have the use of part of thc^ College building which had been purchased by the Synod. Pursuant to this covenant Queen's College was revived. Professor Milledoler was- elected President of the College by the Trustees, and Professors De Witt and Woodhull, of the Theological Seminary, w^ere assigned respectively to the chairs of Belles-Lettres and Metaphysics, by the Synod. The Trustees also appointed the Eev. Dr. W. C. Brown 1oc> Pvnfpssnr r^i" T,nnomnorPs and Pobp.rt Adrain, LL.D., ProfcsSOr of GENERAL CATALOGUE. TEUSTEES. Queen's College was estaMished ly a Charier from George III. in 1770, William FKANKLm 'F'^n /:>--../>..-- ^*. ^-j^ at.,,. 7v,.,„.„ Johannes Leydt,f William JacKson. David Maurinus,f OF NEW-YORK. Samuel Verbryk,f Eilardus Westerlo, Barent Vrooman, John Schureman. Maurice Goetschius, OF PENNSYLVANIA. Philip Wyberg, Jonathan Dubois.! OF NEW- JERSEY. Hendrick Fisher,f Tunis Dey, Peter Zabriskie,f Philip French,! Peter Hasenclever, John Covenhoven, Peter Schenck,t Henricus Kuyper. OF NEW-YORK. Simon Johnson, Theodoras Van Wyck, Philip Livingston, Abraham Lott, Johannes Hardenbergh,f Eobert Livingston, Abraham Hasbrouck, Levi Pauling,f John BrinckerhofF, John Haring,f Nicholas Stillwill, Isaac Vrooman, Martinus Hoffman, Barnardus Eyder. Jacob H. Ten Eyck, * It was made necessary by the Charter that thememhers of the Board should take certain oaths therein prescribed. How many of the above-named gentlemen complied with this provision, we have no means of determining. t Attended a meeting in 1771, at which the College was fixed at Few-Bran swick. J JJ J +J J, 11 TRUSTEES SUBSEQUENTLY ELECTED, 1771 Abraham Van Neste,tJ 1800 Hon. John Frelinghuysen, j 1773 Benjamin Benson,fJ 1800 Abraham Blauvelt,J 1782 Col. John Neilson,J 1800 Jacob Tallman," 1782 Ruluff Van Dyke,* 1800 Robert Boggs,j 1782 CoL Frederick Frehnghuysen,""' 1804 Frederick Van Dyke,+ 1782 Dr. Lawrence Van Derveer,.t 1804 Charles Smith, M.D.,* 1782 OoL Hendrick Van Dyke,J 1804 William P. Deare,;i; 1782 Ernestus Van Harlingen,j: 1804 Martin Schenck,J 1782 James Schureman,! 1807 Rev. John M. Bradford, D.D.,J 1782 Henry Traphagen,± 1807 Rev. Wilhelmus Eltinge, D.D.,1: 1782 Col Peter D. Vroom,* 1807 Staats Van Deursen,- 1782 Abraham Duryee,J 1808 Rev. John N. Abeel, D.D.,J 1782 Peter Vredenburgh,t 1809 Rev. John H.Livingston, D.D.4 1783 Rev. Solomon Froeligh, D.D.,- 1809 Rev. Jacobus V. C. Romeyn, 1783 Matthew Leydt^ 1809 Rt. Rev. John Croes, D.D.,^^ 1783 Rev. Simon Van Arsdalen,J 1811 Rev. Peter Labagh, 1783 Benjamin Dubois, 1811 Rev. John L. Zabriskie,J 1783 Hendrick Wynkoop,J 1812 Hon. James Parker, 1783 Azariah Dunham, J 1812 Rev. Cornelius Demarest,* 1783 Abraham Van Buren,J 1812 Rev. Jacob Brodhead, D.D.,t 17b4: Peter VredenburghjJ 1812 Rev. Charles Hardenbergh,J - 1784 Rynear Veghte, 1814 Rev. Jesse Fond a, J 1784 Edward Buren.J 1815 Hon. Henry Rutgers,* 1785 Rev. Theodorick Romeyn, D.D.^ 1815 Rev. Philip Milledoler, D.D.,j 1785 Rev. Isaac Blauvelt,*^ 1815 Cornelius L. Hardenbergh. LL.D. 1785 William Van Deursen,* 1819 Rev. John Ludlow, D,D.,- 1786 Rev. John Duryea* 1819 Rev. Sam. A.VanVranken, D.D.,* 1786 Rynear Van Nest,* 1819 Frederick Frelinghuysen, Esq., 1787 Rev. Abraham Beach, D.D.,* 1822 Rev. Isaac Ferris, D.D.,* 1787 Rev. Wilham Linn, D.D.,J 1823 Rev. John Dewitt, D.D.,J 1787 Rev. Ellas Van Bunschoten,J 1823 William Van Deursen, M.D., 1787 Rev. John M. Van Harlingei],! 1823 Andrew Howell, Esq.,x 1787 Archibald Mercer, 1823 John WyckofF, Esq., j 1788 Rev. John Bassett, D.D.,i 1823 Hon. Peter Sharpe,J 1788 Rev. Peter Steddiford,! 1828 J. C. Roosevelt, Esq.,* 1788 Gen. Anthony W. White, j 1823 Abraham Van Nest, Esq., 1790 John Llardenbergh,:]: 1-23 Isaac Heyer, Esq., 1790 Lewis Dunham, 1823 James B. Elmendorf, M.D.,+ 1790 Abraham Schuyler,J 1825 Rev. John Knox, D.D., 1790 Jaques Voorhees,J 1825 Hon. James S. Nevius, 1791 Henry Van Dyke, 1825 Gerard Rutgers, Esq.,1 1792 Jacob R. Hardenbergh,Jr.,Esq.,;j; 825 Rev. Selah S. Woodhull, D.D..;'" 1792 Hon. Andrew Kiikpatrick,- ]825 Rev. John Gosman, D.D., 1792 Hon. Robert Morris, LL.D.,1 1 825 Rev. James B.H^rdenbergh,D.D. 1794 Rev. Ira Condict, D.D.4 1827 Rev, Cornelius 0. Cuyler, D.D.,* 1800 Rev. William B. Smith,;": 1828 Rev. Jacob Schoonmaker, D.D.,t 1800 Rev. John Vredenburgh,+ 1828 Hon. Peter D. Vroom, 1800 Rev. James S. Cannon, D.D.,J 1829 Hon. Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1800 Rev. John Schureman, D.D.4 1829 Rev. Cornelius D. Westbrook, 1800 Rev. Henry Polhemus,^ D.D., * Eesigned. t Attended a meeting in 1771. at wliich ttie College was fixed at New-Brunswick. + Deceased. JJ J 12 * 1830 Rev. Jacob J.