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The Taverns of Delaware Township

December 4, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Howell, Sergeantsville Tags: churches, legislation, taverns

Although I have not yet followed through on my intention to post my previously published cemetery articles here on my website, I am initiating yet another project—a study of the taverns of Delaware Township. The Delaware Township Historical Society is anxious to map these institutions, so it is time to begin an inventory.

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Death of a “Negro Woman Servant”

November 23, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Burlington County, Green, West New Jersey Tags: crime, thoughts

The Burlington County Court Book has little to offer about Thomas Greene, but there was one incident witnessed by him that tells us a lot about life (and death) in West New Jersey in the 1680s.

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The Thomas Green(e)s of West New Jersey

November 23, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Burlington County, Gloucester County, Green, West New Jersey Tags: land titles

The original post on Thomas Greene included a story about his appearance as a witness in a disturbing court case. It came at the end of a long post, and I realized afterwards that it deserved its own space. You can read it here.

It’s been a long time since I wrote anything about the Green family. It was Samuel Green who got me started on this series of posts about early West New Jersey. Now that I’m up to 1690, it’s time to take another look at the Greens.

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