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Johnson’s Tavern

February 27, 2022 By Marfy Goodspeed in Barber, E. T. Bush, Families, Historians, Johnson, Kingwood Twp, Wolverton Tags: land titles, proprietors, roads, taverns

In my research I have often come across references to Johnson’s Tavern as a landmark. Deeds refer to it when identifying roads, like “the road from Swamp Meeting House (Locktown) to Johnson’s Tavern” or “the road from Rittenhouse Tavern (Rosemont) to Johnson’s Tavern.” And sometimes it is just “the great road to Johnson’s Tavern,” which is today’s Route 519 through Kingwood Township.

Fulper Family Tree

February 10, 2022 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Fulper Tags: family trees

I think this is the first time I’ve prepared a tree and not found any second marriages. Given the mortality of young women in the 19^th century, this is quite a surprise, and I suspect I am missing someone.

Fulper’s Store

February 10, 2022 By Marfy Goodspeed in Anderson, Flemington, Fulper, Hunterdon Tags: architecture, Civil War, land titles, maps, old ways, portraits, stores

or The Gilded Age on Main Street

By the time of the Civil War, Flemington had grown considerably, but the war had dampened commercial spirits and citizens were eager for a comeback. This was demonstrated by an item from the editor of the Hunterdon Republican, on Nov. 1, 1865:

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