First National Bank, Vincentown, NJ (Charter 370)

First National Bank, Vincentown, NJ (Chartered 1864 - Open past 1935)

Town History

Vincentown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the South Branch Rancocas Creek in Southampton Township of Burlington County, New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08088. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08088 was 24,664.

In 1743, James, Vincent and Philo Leeds purchased the land from John Burr where the community is now built. It was later named after Vincent Leeds as Vincent's Town. Previously, the village had been known as Brimstone Neck and later Quakertown.

Vincentown had one National Bank chartered during the Bank Note Era, and it issued National Bank Notes.

Bank History

Chartered April 8, 1864
Bank was Open past 1935

In January 1898, the directors were William J. Irick, John B. Irick, Evan Buzby, Frank E. Allen, Franklin Antrim, Henry J. Irick. The officers were William J. Irick, president; Samuel O. Ross, cashier; and W.B. Ross, teller.

In January 1913, the directors were William J. Irick, John B. Irick, Evan Buzby, Henry J. Irick, William B. Ross, John P. Lippincott, John R. Wilkinson, R. The officers were William J. Irick, president; William B. Ross, cashier; Howard S. Stackhouse, teller; and Horace Wills, clerk.

In January 1940, Howard S. Stackhouse was elected president to succeed the late William J. Irick. Other officers were William B. Ross, cashier; V.M. Irick, teller, and Ralph W. Haines, solicitors. The directors were J. Ellis Irick, J.R. Wilkinson, Louis S. Brown, Stackhouse, Ross, and Barclay H. Allen.

In January 1948, in the reorganization of the First National Bank of Vincentown, Howard S. Stackhouse was re-elected president and also named cashier. He succeeded the late Vincent M. Irick who died December 10, 1947. Other officers were Barclay H. Allen, vice president; Ralph Haines, solicitor; Ethelbert, Martin and Ralph Haines, Stackhouse and Allen, directors.

On September 16, 1963, Howard S. Stackhouse, a banker for 55 years, died in Burlington County Memorial Hospital. President of the First National Bank of Vincentown for 24 years, he was recently made chairman of the board of the Union National Bank of Mount Holly. He was a 50-year member of the New Jersey Bankers Association and Central Lodge 44, F&AM of which he was past master.

The First National became part of Heritage Bancorporation.

Official Bank Title(s)

1: The First National Bank of Vincentown, NJ

Bank Note Types Issued

1902 Plain Back $5 bank note with printed signatures of W.B. Ross Cashier and William J. Irick, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, www.lynknight.com

1929 Type 1 $10 bank note with printed signatures of W.B. Ross Cashier and William J. Irick, President. Courtesy of Lyn Knight Auctions, www.lynknight.com

A total of $1,763,800 in National Bank Notes was issued by this bank between 1864 and 1935. This consisted of a total of 199,476 notes (175,296 large size and 24,180 small size notes).

This bank issued the following Types and Denominations of bank notes:

Series/Type	Sheet/Denoms	Serial#s	Sheet Comments
Original Series	4x5	1 - 4500
Original Series	3x10-20	1 - 2400
Series 1875	3x10-20	1 - 1572
1882 Brown Back	3x10-20	1 - 3740
1902 Red Seal	3x10-20	1 - 1500
1902 Date Back	4x5	1 - 6700
1902 Date Back	3x10-20	1 - 8040
1902 Plain Back	4x5	6701 - 15975
1902 Plain Back	3x10-20	8041 - 14137
1929 Type 1	6x5	1 - 2018
1929 Type 1	6x10	1 - 928
1929 Type 1	6x20	1 - 254
1929 Type 2	5	1 - 2842
1929 Type 2	10	1 - 1682
1929 Type 2	20	1 - 456

Bank Presidents and Cashiers

Bank Presidents and Cashiers during the National Bank Note Era (1864 - 1936):

Presidents:

Cashiers:

Other Bank Note Signers

There are currently no known Vice President or Assistant Cashier bank note signers for this bank.

Wiki Links

Sources

Vincentown, NJ, on Wikipedia
Don C. Kelly, National Bank Notes, A Guide with Prices. 6th Edition (Oxford, OH: The Paper Money Institute, 2008).
Dean Oakes and John Hickman, Standard Catalog of National Bank Notes. 2nd Edition (Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1990).
Banks & Bankers Historical Database (1782-1935), https://spmc.org/bank-note-history-project
The Mount Holly News, Mount Holly, NJ, Tue., Jan. 18, 1898.
The Mount Holly News, Mount Holly, NJ, Tue., Jan. 21, 1913.
Courier-Post, Camden, NJ, Wed., Jan. 10, 1940.
Courier-Post, Camden, NJ, Wed., Jan. 14, 1948.
Courier-Post, Camden, NJ, Tue., Sep. 17, 1963.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA, Sun., June 29, 1986.