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The Howell Family Tree

September 25, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Howell 26 Comments Tags: family trees

A note on the Howell families: there were at least three separate Howell families who show up in early New Jersey records.

There is a Howell family that begins with David Howell (1657-1684) and wife Mary Herick. Their son Daniel Howell (c.1680-1732) and wife Mary Prout lived in Trenton and had nine children, none of whom seem to have established themselves in Hunterdon County, although I have not made certain of that. In any case, that family will not be included here.

Howell House, part one

September 22, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Howell, Prallsville, Reading, Rittenhouse, Rosemont, Stockton Borough 7 Comments Tags: architecture, early settlers, ferries, houses, land titles, maps, proprietors

Not long ago, Dennis Bertland inquired about an old house that might have been located on the William Rittenhouse tract that I recently wrote about (“The Rittenhouse Tavern.” Dennis’ inquiry can be found in the comments section.) It is located in a blank space on the Hammond Map between the Wickecheoke Creek and Shoppons Run. Who did that space belong to?

The Rosemont Store and Tavern house

September 1, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Reading, Rosemont, Wolverton 3 Comments

Although this article concerns two more owners of the Rittenhouse Tavern, I am going to interrupt the story to relate the history of the Rosemont Store. The reason for that is that the next tavern house owner, Lambert B. Mathews, purchased the store before he bought the house.

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