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West New Jersey in 1687, Part Two

January 11, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bull, Gloucester County, Reading, West New Jersey No Comments Tags: early settlers, proprietors, surveying

West New Jersey In Debt

The West Jersey Assembly met in May of 1687. The minutes of their meeting are not included in Leaming and Spicer’s Grants and Concessions, so for many years, people thought they had not met at all. We know of two matters undertaken by the Assembly in 1687. The first was the problem of the Province’s debt. Despite the fact that taxes had been levied, they could not be collected. Much of this was due to the scarcity of coin, which had to come from abroad. By May of 1687 the debt had risen to £1,250.

West New Jersey in 1687, Part One

January 9, 2010 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bull, Gloucester County, Green, Howell, Reading, West New Jersey 3 Comments Tags: land titles, proprietors, surveying

The year 1687 was intense for West New Jersey and for England in matters concerning politics and management of land, but not very much for the families of Gloucester who might have been connected with Samuel Green. If your interests are limited to genealogy, then you must wait for part two of 1687. If the politics of days long gone are your fancy, then this year and the next will be of particular interest.

John Reading and the Town of Gloucester, 1686

December 31, 2009 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bull, Gloucester County, Reading, West New Jersey 6 Comments Tags: early settlers

The Town of Gloucester

Over the years of researching Hunterdon County history, I have often wondered about the early settlers of Gloucester, because many of them became early settlers of or investors in Hunterdon County, chief among them John Reading and Richard Bull. Now, thanks to this blog, I have a chance to learn about this town and how Reading and Bull fit into its history.