Excerpt from Historical Sketches of Greenwich in Old CohanseyAs the years go by we learn to appreciate the privations and trials of the pioneers who opened the way for the settlement of the first towns in our state and county.I have endeavored to present authentic his tory of the early settlers and their successors, and have written of some of the prominent men and women whom I saw and knew in my youth.I acknowledge my indebtedness to Bar ber's Historical Collections of New jersey, and have been greatly aided by Judge Elmer's History of Cumberland County, and other local histories.Trusting that this little work may be val ued not only by the present dwellers of Old Cohansey, but by all who are interested in the history and memories of the past.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.