@Erica Howton.
Forgive my naivety here, when you are referring to "him" would that be Capt. Joseph Vickery (1834-1905) ?
I don't see a Ref: "native of Raritin", but I have been up way to many hours tonight, lol
(note: Capt. Joseph Vickery (1834-1905) Reference source *Cornell University Library, Benno Loewy 1857-1919. 2 June 1899. > Royal Arch Masons. Grand Chapter of the State of new Jersey. Proceedings of the Royal Arch chapter of the state of New Jersey at the Fifty-First Convocation held in the city of Trenton 15 May A.D. 1907 A.I. 2437. Joseph Vickery keystone N 25 18 Jan 18 1905. Three_Times-Three #5 was payed 55 $ state of New Jersey for labor work.)