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The Carman Farm

June 26, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Hunterdon, Raritan Twp Tags: railroads

part eleven of The Route Not Taken

My previous article described the Carman homestead and the farm of Judiah Higgins, where the Carman Family Burying Ground is located. However, I failed to finish the history of the old Carman plantation. That is because it came to be owned by the next landowner along the railroad route: Aaron Carman Hoagland, the son of Mary Carman and Andrew Hoagland.

Carman, Hoagland & Higgins

June 18, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Higgins, Hoagland, Hunterdon, Pettit, Raritan Twp Tags: cemeteries, early settlers, railroads, roads, surveying

part ten of The Route Not Taken

My previous article about the planned route of the Delaware-Flemington Railroad Company ended at the property of Samuel M. Higgins on the west side of Johanna Farms Road. The route then proceeded across Higgins’ farm in a northeasterly direction, passing not far north of a house near a branch of the Neshanic River.

Bellis Family Tree

May 24, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bellis, Families Tags: family trees

This is a partial Bellis Family Tree, designed to show the ancestors of David Bellis, owner of John Lequear’s farm in Raritan Township, as described in “The Old Lequear Farm.” I had attempted to design a tree that covered all the descendants of Andreas and Maria Bellis, but that proved impossible based on the information I have found so far. So I decided to publish this partial tree and perhaps get to the rest of the family as more information comes my way. Apologies to those whose relatives are missing.