Fauss

Sandy Ridge, part three

January 12, 2019 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Fauss, Historians Revisited, Holcombe, Hunt, Rittenhouse, Sandy Ridge, Vandolah 1 Comment

This is a continuation of Egbert T. Bush’s article, “Old Headstones and Headlines,” which focused on the neighborhood of Sandy Ridge.¹

The Fauss Family

January 12, 2019 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Fauss 3 Comments

As far as I am concerned, the Fauss family in Hunterdon County begins with Rev. Jacob Fauss and his wife Margaret Space, who settled in Amwell Township before the Revolution. His parents may have been living in Amwell township when he was born, I cannot say. He probably had a sister Catharine (c.1746 – 1821) who married a Yawger.