Delaware Township – GOODSPEED HISTORIES

The Rittenhouse Tavern

August 10, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Featured, Howell, Lair, Rittenhouse, Rosemont 5 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

August 4, 2018 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

July 14, 2018 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 Bush’s articles that could be taken as an historical document in itself, because it includes the contents of two old records—an account book from the 1830s and an old family bible.

The Rounsavells, part two

June 30, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Rounsavell, Sandbrook No Comments

This is a continuation of my study of the Cook Proprietary Tract, this time focusing on the southern half of the tract that was purchased by Richard Rounsavell in the mid 18^th century. (See Rounsavells of Amwell.)

Rounsavells of Amwell

June 15, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Rounsavell, Sandbrook 1 Comment

Concerning the history of one of Hunterdon’s Earliest Families

This article is a continuation of the history of the Cook Proprietary Tract,¹ The previous articles dealt with the northern half of the tract. It is time to turn our attention to the southern portion, half of which came into the possession of the Rounsavell family at a very early date, and remained in the family for many years thereafter. The other half was acquired by John Young, and after his death was conveyed to John Hice in 1789. The Young and Hice families will have to wait for another time.

Rake Cemetery, part two

May 25, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Godown, Gordon, Lake, Rounsavell, Sandbrook 1 Comment Tags: cemeteries

Burials in the Rake Cemetery

In 1922, Hunterdon historian Hiram Deats visited the Rake Cemetery. He found 44 unlettered stones and 25 lettered ones. Those 25 stones were listed in the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter (vol. 3 no. 3, p. 2) and are give here.

The Rake Cemetery

May 19, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Lake, Rake, Sandbrook, Sergeant 6 Comments Tags: cemeteries

In 2009, I wrote several articles concerning the Rake Cemetery in Sandbrook. They were published in the Delaware Township newsletter known as the Post, which is no longer being published. There is a website for the Post where its articles are archived, but it is very hard to use, and some links just don’t work. So, I’ve decided to revise and republish those articles here.

The Sutton Farm pt 2

May 12, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Sandbrook 2 Comments Tags: farming, houses, land titles, old ways, portraits

This is a continuation of the history of the old Sutton Farm. Part One can be found by clicking on Sand Brook Had a Tavern Nearby.

The Sutton Farm

May 4, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Families, Historians Revisited, Runyan, Sandbrook, Sine, Sutton, Taylor 4 Comments

The following article by Egbert T. Bush describes an old farm with a distillery located near Sandbrook. The village of Sandbrook is located in what was once the Haddon Proprietary Tract. Just east of the Haddon Tract was the Cook Proprietary Tract, and that is where the distillery farm was located.

The Cook Proprietary Tract

March 24, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Moore, Rounsavell, Sandbrook, Sutton, Taylor 5 Comments Tags: early settlers, proprietors

The Hammond Maps of Hunterdon County proprietary tracts are a wonderful resource for county historians. Many of the property owners shown on these maps drawn by D. Stanton Hammond in 1963 were the first Europeans to claim title to this part of the state of New Jersey. What happened to those properties in succeeding years has always fascinated me and provided wonderful material for my articles.