Holcombe

John and Elizabeth Holcombe are thought to have built the oldest house still standing in Hunterdon County, located at the Holcombe-Jimison farm just north of Lambertville.

Saxton’s Saxtonville

March 14, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Holcombe, Raven Rock Tags: Bull's Island, ferries, maps, mills, Nath'l Saxton, roads

Recap

In March and May, 1808, Nathaniel Saxton and George Holcombe bought the two moieties or half shares in the 10-acre mill lot and the 30-acre lot that consisted of the southern half of Bull’s Island. Previous articles about the mill property can be read here and here.

Holcombe’s Mill And Thereabout

March 10, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bray, E. T. Bush, Families, Historians, Holcombe, Myers, Rittenhouse Tags: alcohol, mills

This article by Egbert T. Bush describes an old sawmill on the Wickecheoke located on a perilous little road, known appropriately as Old Mill Road in Delaware Township.

Cooper and Curry

November 6, 2011 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Delaware Twp, Holcombe, Quinby, Raven Rock Tags: Bull's Island, early settlers, land titles, mills, Nath'l Saxton

It has been a long time since I published my last installment in the saga of Raven Rock. The last post described Moses Quinby’s purchase of the 75 acres adjoining Bull’s Island. This one will discuss the millers Mahlon Cooper and Robert Curry, whose 10-acre mill lot was adjacent to the 75 acres and to Bull’s Island.

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