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Bonnell, Saxton & The Vote in 1807

August 19, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonnell, County House series, Featured, Flemington No Comments Tags: legislation, Nath'l Saxton

County House, Part Two, Chapter 11. It is 1807. Alexander Bonnell has been owner of the County Tavern in Flemington for ten years. In that time, he has rebuilt his tavern, his stables and sheds after the devastating tornado of 1804, and he has made his tavern the go-to location for leaders of the Jeffersonian Republicans of Hunterdon County.

Politics, a Storm & a Sign

July 17, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonnell, County House series, Featured, Flemington 3 Comments Tags: politics, roads, taverns

County House Series, Part One, Chapter Ten. The early 1800s in Flemington were dynamic and surprisingly busy for a town that had about 16 houses in it. What made the difference was the courthouse and the energy of tavern owner Alexander Bonnell.

Howell’s Ferry Road

July 2, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonnell, Capner, Case, County House series, Featured, Flemington No Comments Tags: roads

The County House series, Part One, Chapter Nine. The Road from Flemington to Howell’s Ferry has appeared over and over in descriptions of the County House tavern lot of the 18^th and early 19^th centuries. It is time to take a closer look at that old road and how it changed as it moved through Flemington.

The Tavern Lot & A Scoundrel

June 6, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonnell, County House series, Featured, Flemington, Stockton 6 Comments Tags: Downtown Flemington, portraits

Part One, Chapter 8 of the County House Series. It is time to return to the 18th century Flemington tavern lot that once included the Courthouse and nearly the whole block along Main Street north to the post office.

Stockton & Anderson, continued

May 20, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Anderson, County House series, Lambert, Stockton 3 Comments Tags: John Lambert, legislation, politics, portraits, The Revolution

County House series, Part One, Chapter 7. Chapter 6 ended with an Epilogue, but it did not include the two most important people in that story, Lucius W. Stockton and Jacob Anderson himself. Part Seven is reserved for them.

Anderson v. Stockton

May 6, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Anderson, County House series, Stockton No Comments Tags: crime, politics, portraits

County House, Part One, Chapter 6. Political Animosity in the 1790s. Federalists v. Democratic Republicans in Hunterdon County got heated in 1795. The Jay Treaty and fallout from the Sheriff’s election of 1794.

Flemington’s First Tavernkeepers

April 25, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in Anderson, County House series No Comments Tags: politics, taverns

County House, Part One, Chapter Five. When researching history, I find that you can start off with a plan, but before long one thing will lead to another, or even several ‘anothers,’ that are completely unexpected. Which makes it challenging to stay on course. That was definitely the case while I was preparing this chapter.

The Stewarts of Flemington

February 13, 2026 By Marfy Goodspeed in County House series, Flemington, Hunterdon No Comments

County House series, Part One, Chapter Four. This is technically part of the County House series, even though it does not directly concern the old tavern/hotel.

Samuel Stewart and Anna Smith had an interesting connection with each other and with Flemington’s courthouse and Alexander’s tavern, as well as other 18^th-century residents of the town. If you haven’t yet read Chapter Three of my series, The County House, I strongly recommend that you do that first.

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