In the list of members of the Assembly, or "House of Representatives of the Province of Nova Cesarea or New Jersey," from 1703 to 1709, during which time there were four sessions, the names of the counties to which they severally belonged are not given. The records simply mention that they are from East or West Jersey as the case may be. Among the members from East Jersey it is probable that the following are from Monmouth County:

1st Assembly, 1703,   Obadiah Bowne, Richard Hartshorne.
2d      "     1704,   Richard Hartshorne, John Bowne,
2d      "     1704,   Richard Salter, Obadiah Bowne.
3d      "     1707,   John Bowne, William Lawrence,
3d      "     1707,   Lewis Morris.
4th     "     1708-9, Gershom Mott, Elisha Lawrence.

After this session the names of the counties to which the members belonged are given.

5th Assembly, 1709,   Elisha Lawrence, Gersham Mott.
6th    "      1710,   Gershom Mott, William Lawrence,
7th,   "      1716,   William Lawrence, Elisha Lawrence.
8th,   "      1721,   William Lawrence, Garret Schenck.
9th,   "      1727,   John Eaton, James Grover.
10th,  "      1730,   John Eaton, James Grover.
11th,  "      1738,   John Eaton, Cornelius Vandervere.
12th,  "      1740,   John Eaton, Cornelius Vandervere.
13th,  "      1743,   John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
14th,  "      1744,   John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
15th,  "      1745,   John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
16th,  "      1746,   John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
17th,  "      1749,   John Eaton, Robert Lawrence.
18th,  "      1751,   Robert Lawrence, James Holmes.
19th,  "      1754,   Robert Lawrence, James Holmes.
20th,  "      1761,   James Holmes,* Richard Lawrence.
21st,  "      1769,   Robert Hartshorne, Edward Taylor.
23d    "      1772,   Edward Taylor, Richard Lawrence.

Robert Lawrence was speaker of the Assembly in 1746-7, and again from 1754-1758.

The delegates appointed by the several counties to take action in regard to the tyrannical acts of Great Britain, assembled at New Brunswick, July 21st, 1774,

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* James Holmes died and John Anderson was chosen in his place.

and continued in session three days. Seventy-two delegates were present. The following had been elected from Monmouth county by a meeting held at Freehold Court House, July 19th, viz:

  Edward Taylor,    John Anderson,      John Taylor, 
  James Grover,     John Lawrence,      Dr. Nath'l Scudder, 
  John Burrowes,    Joseph Holmes,      Josiah Holmes, 
                    Edward Williams. 

Edward Taylor was appointed chairman of the delegation. The Provincial Congress elected Stephen Crane, of Essex, Chairman, and Jonathan D. Sargent, of Somerset, clerk. Resolutions were passed similar in character to those adopted by the Monmouth meeting.