A faded old paper, the original of a road survey made in 1770, was handed to me by my friend, Isaac L. Kipp three years ago. Since that time much effort has been made to locate that road and the mills mentioned as well as to learn about the life and activities of Benjamin Tyson. My success has not been altogether satisfactory, but many interesting things have been found. The beginning of the road, simply in the middle of the \u201a\u00c4\u00fagreat Road Leading from Benjamin Tyson\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s Mill to John Ringoes,\u201a\u00c4\u00f9 left much guessing to be done.\u00ac\u2020 The following is a careful copy of the interesting old paper:<\/p>\n

\u201a\u00c4\u00faTo all People to whome these presents come or to whom it may Concern Send Greeting Know ye that we the Subscribers being Legally Elected and Chosen Surveyors of the Highways of the County of Hunterdon at the request of Sundry Substantial Freeholders of the Township of Amwell by their Petition to us Directed Praying to have a road Laid out in said Township Beginning in the Great Road leading from Benjamin Tyson\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s Mill to John Ringoes in Amwell &c. Being Met at the time and place appointed and having viewed the Ground and finding upon strict Enquiry that the said Freeholders or parties applying have been every way conformable to an Act of the Assembly of the Province of New Jersey for obtaining a Road & agreeable to their Petition & the before Recited Act we have proceeded to Lay out [a] two Rod Road As follows Viz. Beginning in the Great Road Leading from Benjamin Tyson\u201a\u00c4\u00f4s Mill to John Ringoes &c Thence by land of John Odpycke Esq. Philip Yawger and others two Degrees and Thirty Minutes West Fifty-one chains to a white Oak Tree Commonly called Lamberts Corner Thence by Land of Cafner Rake John Fox and John Lake North Four Degrees and fifteen Minutes West Sixty-three chains and Eighty-five Links to John Lakes Corner Thence by Land of said Lake and John Rake North Eight-seven Degrees East Ten chains Thence East Four chains and Seventy-nine Links to a corner Thence North Three Degrees and Thirty Minutes West Eighteen chains and four Links to Samuel Kitchens fence provided all ways and upon Condition never the Less that the party or parties applying for said Road or their successors in interest do hang and keep in good order such gates as may be necessary along or upon said Rakes Land Not exceeding three in Number as by their Agreement &c Thence thru Samuel Kitchens Land Joining to the Line between him and John Rake North three Degrees and thirty Minutes West Nine Chains and Ninety-six Links to a Corner in Samuel Kitchens Meadow Thence North Fifty-six Degrees East three chains and Seventy-five Links to the Middle of the Great Road leading by said Kitchens Mills the said Kitchen at the Same time agreeing for himself and Successors in Interest at his or their Cost to build and keep in Good repair a good bridge over his mill race or Pond and we do hereby Strictly require the overseer or overseers of the Highways of the said Township of Amwell and others Whom it may Concern to pay Due Regard to this our Return Given under our hands this Eighteenth Day of September Anno Dom one thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy. Joakum Griggs.<\/p>\n