Among the first settlers of Hunterdon County, in “the Western Province of New Jersey” were Samuel Green and his family. Samuel Green was my ancestor, so of course I am interested in his history. The bonus for me is that his history gives me a way to learn about the earliest days of settlement here.
Hopewell Twp
Although Hopewell is now part of Mercer County, it was for over 100 years a part of Old Hunterdon County. But Hopewell was a town before Hunterdon was a county. It was created in 1700 out of the northern part of Burlington County. Much of the settlement of southern Hunterdon came by way of Hopewell Township.