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Crosskeys Tavern in Rosemont

August 4, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Families, Historians Revisited, Rittenhouse, Rosemont

The marvelous house on the northeast corner of the intersection at Rosemont (at Routes 519 and 604), once known as the Rittenhouse or Crosskeys Tavern, may be in search of a new owner in the near future. It is my sincere hope, and that of the current owners, that someone will take over who fully appreciates the historic value of the property. The sale has reminded me that I have not yet published Egbert T. Bush’s article on Crosskeys Tavern.

Wm Crater, Blacksmith of Glen Gardner

July 21, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Glen Gardner, Hockenbury, Hunterdon County Tags: architecture, blacksmiths, houses, land titles, maps, stores, taverns

In a previous article, I told the story of Martin Kaffitz and his wife Hattie W. Fritts. Kaffitz was employed for many years by William Crater who ran the blacksmith shop in Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County. I learned about the life of Martin Kaffitz from the many entries about him in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper. That paper was equally informative about William Crater, although Crater led a very different sort of life.

An Old Account Book

July 14, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Dalrymple, Delaware Township, E. T. Bush, Historians Revisited, Hoppock, Moore, Sandbrook

I am publishing this article now because it ties in with the other articles I have recently written about residents of or near the village of Sandbrook in Delaware Township. This is one of Mr. Bush’s articles that could be taken as an historical document in itself, because it includes the contents of two old records—an account book from the 1830s and an old family bible.

The Moore Family Tree

July 12, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Moore Tags: family trees

There were two separate Moore families living in the vicinity of Sandbrook and Headquarters in Delaware Township in the 19th century. One was English and one was German, and oddly enough, they seem never to have intermarried. This page will list both of them. The German family is far more extensive than the English one.

The Rounsavells, part two

June 30, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Rounsavell, Sandbrook

This is a continuation of my study of the Cook Proprietary Tract, this time focusing on the southern half of the tract that was purchased by Richard Rounsavell in the mid 18^th century. (See Rounsavells of Amwell.)

Rounsavells of Amwell

June 15, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Families, Heath, Rounsavell, Sandbrook

Concerning the history of one of Hunterdon’s Earliest Families

This article is a continuation of the history of the Cook Proprietary Tract,¹ The previous articles dealt with the northern half of the tract. It is time to turn our attention to the southern portion, half of which came into the possession of the Rounsavell family at a very early date, and remained in the family for many years thereafter. The other half was acquired by John Young, and after his death was conveyed to John Hice in 1789. The Young and Hice families will have to wait for another time.

The Rounsavell Tree

June 15, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Rounsavell Tags: family trees

The Rounsavells originated in England before coming to Stratford, Connecticut, then to Southampton, Long Island, and finally to Hopewell, New Jersey in the early 18^th century. That first couple to settle in Hopewell was Richard (1658-1704) and Hannah Rounsavell. I have begun this tree with their son Richard (c.1695-1775), even though they had one other son, Benjamin, and a daughter Martha. It was this second Richard who settled in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County.

Martin Kaffitz & Hattie Fritts

June 9, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Glen Gardner, Hunterdon County

While researching for my article on the Rake Cemetery part two, I came upon one Philip Kaffitz who married into the Sergeant family. Knowing next to nothing about him, I checked on the abstracts of the Hunterdon Republican newspaper compiled by Bill Hartman.

Wolvertons aka Kallikaks

June 2, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Hopewell Township, Wolverton

or The Misuse of Genealogy

On May 29th, my son, Carl Zimmer, published a book titled She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions and Potential of Heredity. This is a book that all genealogists and geneticists will love. (I’m not biased at all!) And there is a special reason for New Jersey genealogists to love it.

In his chapter concerning Mendelian eugenics, Carl wrote about Henry Goddard of the Vineland Training School in south Jersey, and his study of one particular family that proved to him that feeble-mindedness and “moral degeneracy” were inherited. A member of that family was institutionalized at the school, which was established to care for “mentally-defective” children.

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