Christ Church of Middletown New Jersey

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-04T20:24:38Z
dc.date.available2025-02-04T20:24:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-09-05
dc.descriptionIn 1736, William Leeds, a reputed cohort of the pirate Captain Kidd, had left a sizable glebe for the church. Leeds, following a successful career as a pirate and profiteer, had settled, along with some of his fellow shipmates, in the Ideal Beach section of Middletown and married some of the township women. In order for him to make good after his deeds as a pirate, he set up a trust that would be given to both the Middletown and Shrewsbury Christ Churches following his death. The trust included any money and his property at Swimming River, in Lincroft. In 1738, King George II granted the church an official charter that was signed by Governor William Burnet. By 1744, a building was constructed. The church survived the battles unscathed despite its proximity to several battles and skirmishes. Following the Battle of Monmouth, the battle-beaten Sir Henry Clinton and Lord Cornwallis met at the church and some of the wounded were held in the Church.[ Following the successful end of the War, the Church sent a delegation to the first General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States.
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dc.subjectChrist Church
dc.subjectMiddletown New Jersey
dc.subjectEpiscopal Church
dc.subjectUS History
dc.subjectAmerican History
dc.subjectThe American Revolution
dc.subjectMonmouth County
dc.subjectThe Jersey Shore
dc.subjectThe Shore
dc.subjectNJ Shore
dc.subjectJersey Shore
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectTHe Garden State
dc.titleChrist Church of Middletown New Jersey

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