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- ↑ "William Pinhorne Biography at Historical Society of the New York Courts". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
- ↑ Documents relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York, Volume III; John Romeyn Brodhead, Esq., Agent; Weed, Parsons and Company, Printers; Albany, New York, 1853; p. 716
- ↑ The Empire Reformed: English America in the Age of the Glorious Revolution; Owen Stanwood; University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, 2011; pp. 189 - 190
- ↑ New Jersey Colonial Documents, Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. IV; Daily Advertiser Publishing House, Newark, New Jersey, 1882. p. 299
- ↑ New Jersey Colonial Documents, Archives of the State of New Jersey, First Series, Vol. III; Daily Advertiser Publishing House, Newark, New Jersey, 1881. p. 299