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The Township Farm

May 24, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Aller, Bellis, Hunterdon, Raritan Twp, Rockafellar Tags: local government

1850 Carman-Hoag copy

Last week’s post concerned the farms owned by David Bellis on Hampton Corner Road in Raritan Township. One of them was originally the parsonage farm for the German Reformed Church in Ringoes. Around the corner was a farm known as “Township Farm” on the maps, and the subject of today’s article.

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The Old Lequear Farm

May 16, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bellis, Lequear, Raritan Twp Tags: early settlers, land titles, maps, railroads

Boss-Bellis copy

As I wrote in my previous post, the farm just east of the Swallow farm was owned by John Lequear in the 18th century. I was delighted to discover the location of his home farm.

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Trout Family Tree

May 16, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Trout Tags: family trees

Trout Family Tree

The Trout family has gotten a fair amount of attention on this website. Please click on Families in the right-hand column, and scroll down to the Trout name, where you will see seven articles on the family.

Because Hannah Lequear and George Trout had so many children, there are a great many families that are connected with them. Some of the family trees for those families have been published, but quite a few are still in the works, such as Besson, Buchanan, Robins, and Thatcher families. Please be advised that I do not publish the grandchildren of daughters, only their own children.

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