This is a continuation of the history of the farm once owned by Richard Reading, then later by John Woolverton and wife Rachel Quinby. After John Wolverton’s death, it came to his son Samuel. Continue reading »
Delaware Township
Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, NJ is my hometown, and so, as you might expect, I know more about this town than any other that I write about. Prior to 1838, Delaware Township was a part of Amwell Township, created in 1708–which means that Amwell’s history is also very familiar to me. There is no end to the stories that can be written about this place, so expect many additions to this list in the coming years.
Reading-Wolverton Farm
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Featured, Historians Revisited, Quinby, Reading, Rosemont, Wolverton 3 Comments Tags: houses, land titles, The Revolution
My previous three articles concerned the history of the old Howell House on Worman Road, on the periphery of the Rosemont neighborhood. Today I move over to the southwest quadrant of the village, back to the part of Mount Amwell that John Reading kept for himself.
Howell House, part three
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Featured, Howell, Rosemont 1 Comment Tags: houses, land titles, roads
Howell House, part two
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Featured, Howell, Prallsville, Rittenhouse, Rosemont 2 Comments Tags: houses, land titles
The old house on Worman Road has been something of a mystery house for many years. Who built the house and when? These are the classic questions asked when starting work on a house history. In this case, finding the answer took some digging.
Howell House, part one
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Featured, Howell, Prallsville, Reading, Rittenhouse, Rosemont, Stockton 4 Comments Tags: architecture, early settlers, ferries, houses, land titles, maps, proprietors
Not long ago, Dennis Bertland inquired about an old house that might have been located on the William Rittenhouse tract that I recently wrote about (“The Rittenhouse Tavern.” Dennis’ inquiry can be found in the comments section.) It is located in a blank space on the Hammond Map between the Wickecheoke Creek and Shoppons Run. Who did that space belong to?
The Rosemont Store and Tavern house
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Reading, Rosemont, Wolverton 1 Comment
Although this article concerns two more owners of the Rittenhouse Tavern, I am going to interrupt the story to relate the history of the Rosemont Store. The reason for that is that the next tavern house owner, Lambert B. Mathews, purchased the store before he bought the house.
Rittenhouse Tavern, continued
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Featured, Hoppock, Rittenhouse, Rosemont, Wolverton 1 Comment
This is a continuation of my history of the ownership of the Rittenhouse Tavern. The previous article covered the period of time when members of the Rittenhouse family owned the tavern. The following article looks at the subsequent history, starting with James Wolverton and Mary Ann Sergeant in 1843, George Hoppock and Jane Elizabeth Wolverton in 1868 and Lambert B. Mathews and Lizzie Nixon in 1910, and ending with Frank W. Reading and Charlotte Venable in 1922.
The Rittenhouse Tavern
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Featured, Howell, Lair, Rittenhouse, Rosemont 8 Comments Tags: architecture, early settlers, land titles, maps, taverns
History of Rosemont, part two
This is a sequel to the article by Egbert T. Bush titled “Crosskeys Tavern,” about the history of the village of Rosemont, which was published in its entiretylai last week. Here I will break it down to provide more information.
Rosemont, part one
By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Families, Featured, Historians Revisited, Rittenhouse, Rosemont 2 Comments
The marvelous house on the northeast corner of the intersection at Rosemont (at Routes 519 and 604), once known as the Rittenhouse or Crosskeys Tavern, may be in search of a new owner in the near future. It is my sincere hope, and that of the current owners, that someone will take over who fully appreciates the historic value of the property. The sale has reminded me that I have not yet published Egbert T. Bush’s article on Crosskeys Tavern.
An Old Account Book
By Marfy Goodspeed in Dalrymple, Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Historians Revisited, Hoppock, Moore, Sandbrook 6 Comments
I am publishing this article now because it ties in with the other articles I have recently written about residents of or near the village of Sandbrook in Delaware Township. This is one of Mr. Bush’s articles that could be taken as an historical document in itself, because it includes the contents of two old records—an account book from the 1830s and an old family bible.