Another House Lost

November 16, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Fisher, Gordon, Heath, Sergeantsville 8 Comments Tags: Going, houses

The Gordon-Fisher Homestead

Gordon-Fisher House — Fisher Tenant House, Nov. 13, 2012, photographed by Renee Kiriluk-Hill

photograph found on NJ.com, taken by Renée Kiriluk-Hill for the Hunterdon County Democrat http://connect.nj.com/user/rbhill/photos.html

On November 13, 2012, the home of Brian McVey and his 11-year-old son Calvin was destroyed by fire. Not only did they lose all their possessions, they also lost their dog, who for reasons unknown ran back into the house while the McVeys were escaping. The community is coming together to help the McVeys get back on their feet. Gift cards to places like Target, Walmart, Lowes, etc. can be delivered to the Delaware Township school, in an envelope marked for Eileen Ventimiglia and Sue Whitlock.

John Lambert’s Letters, 2/19/1808

October 28, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Hoppock, Hunterdon, Lambert 3 Comments Tags: John Lambert

beginning in 1807 when Lambert was a member of Congress
ending in 1815 when Lambert was in his last year as a U. S. Senator

The original letters can be found in the Emma Finney Welch Collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. I have transcribed the letters as Lambert wrote them, which is why there is an absence of commas and periods. My only change is the addition of paragraph breaks to make the letters easier to follow. Check my running glossary of names mentioned by Lambert to see who he’s referring to.

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A Short History of Rittenhouse Tavern

October 26, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Hoppock, Rittenhouse, Rosemont 3 Comments Tags: houses, The Revolution

In this week’s edition of the Hunterdon County Democrat, the regular feature “Old Ink” had an interesting item:

1887
PRESIDENTIAL–The house owned by Mr. George Hoppock at Rosemont is now undergoing an overhauling. This is an old relic, built in 1754. The rafters were raised on the day of Braddock’s defeat. It was long known as Rittenhouse’s tavern. It is reported that Gen. Washington took dinner in the house during the period of the Revolutionary War.

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