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Howell House, part one

September 22, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Howell, Prallsville, Reading, Rittenhouse, Rosemont, Stockton Tags: architecture, early settlers, ferries, houses, land titles, maps, proprietors

Not long ago, Dennis Bertland inquired about an old house that might have been located on the William Rittenhouse tract that I recently wrote about (“The Rittenhouse Tavern.” Dennis’ inquiry can be found in the comments section.) It is located in a blank space on the Hammond Map between the Wickecheoke Creek and Shoppons Run. Who did that space belong to?

The Rosemont Store and Tavern house

September 1, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Reading, Rosemont, Wolverton

Although this article concerns two more owners of the Rittenhouse Tavern, I am going to interrupt the story to relate the history of the Rosemont Store. The reason for that is that the next tavern house owner, Lambert B. Mathews, purchased the store before he bought the house.

The Reading Family Tree

September 1, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Reading Tags: family trees

This is an updated version of the Reading Family Tree, which was first published in 2018. It is still incomplete, as is the nature of family trees.

Rittenhouse Tavern, continued

August 24, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Hoppock, Rittenhouse, Rosemont, Wolverton

This is a continuation of my history of the ownership of the Rittenhouse Tavern. The previous article covered the period of time when members of the Rittenhouse family owned the tavern. The following article looks at the subsequent history, starting with James Wolverton and Mary Ann Sergeant in 1843, George Hoppock and Jane Elizabeth Wolverton in 1868 and Lambert B. Mathews and Lizzie Nixon in 1910, and ending with Frank W. Reading and Charlotte Venable in 1922.

The Hoppock Family Tree

August 24, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Hoppock Tags: family trees

Johann George Hoppough and wife Anna Magdalena came from Seelbach, Germany to Hunterdon County with their six children. They settled in Lebanon Township and worshipped at the Readington Reformed Church. In 1745, “Jurey Happach” became a naturalized New Jersey citizen. The best source for information on this immigrant family is More Palatine Families by Henry Z. Jones.

Like many other family names, this one was spelled in a variety of ways: Habbaugh, Hausbach, Hopbach, Hobbach, Hoppaugh are just a few.

The Rittenhouse Tavern

August 10, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Howell, Lair, Rittenhouse, Rosemont 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 entirety last week. Here I will break it down to provide more information.

Bush began with a history of the tavern lot.

The farm on the corner on which the old “Crosskeys Tavern” still stands . . . appears to have been held in the Rittenhouse family for almost a century, beginning with William in 1719. According to tradition, this stone house was built by him, but the date stone says “F R 1754.”

Rittenhouse Family Tree

August 10, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Rittenhouse Tags: family trees

The Rittenhouse Family in America has been studied at some length and genealogies have been published covering all branches in America. The earliest identified Rittenhouse was Wilhelm (1644-1708) who married Gertrude Pieters (1646-1708) in 1665 at Mulheim, Westphalia, Germany. This couple immigrated to Philadelphia shortly afterwards, where at least two children were born. Their son Garret or Gerard married Mary Shoemaker and had at least two children, one of whom was William, born in 1696, below.

Lair Family Tree

August 10, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Lair

The Lair, Lehr, Lare family of Hunterdon County originated with the immigrants Johannes and Maria Lehr, who originated in Germany or eastern France. They may have been French Huguenot. There is a town of Lehr in Germany in the palatinate between France and Germany. And Lair is a family name from Lyon. The two children of Johannes and Maria that we know of were born there. After the death of Johannes Lair, the family migrated to America, probably encouraged to do so by other German immigrants.

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