Bellis Family Tree

May 24, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bellis, Families No Comments 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.

The Township Farm

May 24, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Aller, Bellis, Featured, Hunterdon County, Raritan Township, Rockafellar No Comments Tags: local government

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.

The Old Lequear Farm

May 16, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bellis, Featured, Lequear, Raritan Township No Comments Tags: early settlers, land titles, maps, railroads

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

Trout Family Tree

May 16, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Trout No Comments Tags: family trees

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 Please be advised that I do not publish the grandchildren of daughters, only their own children.

Lequear Family Tree

May 16, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Lequear 2 Comments Tags: family trees

The Lequear Family in Hunterdon County is a very old one. I have written about them in The Old Lequear Farm, with a focus on the Amwell branch of the family, headed by Gerrardus Lequear. In the future, I hope to write more about the Kingwood branch, headed by Thomas Lequear and Elizabeth Bray.

Route Not Taken, 6

May 9, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Featured, Higgins, Raritan Township, Swallow, Thatcher, Trout 3 Comments Tags: Buchanan's Tavern, early settlers, land titles, maps, proprietors, railroads, roads

From Sand Brook to Raritan Township

In this episode of the saga of the unbuilt rail line we travel from Sand Brook into Raritan Township, on our way to Walnut Brook. Here is a detail of the railroad survey map.

Swallow Family Tree

May 9, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Swallow 2 Comments Tags: family trees

First Generation:

(1) Johannes Swallow Sr. (c.1680 – 1749) & Agnes

I know little about this original Johannes and Agnes Swallow. With a name like Johannes, we can presume they were either German or Dutch. There is a record of March 25, 1737 when Johannes Swallow mortgaged 180 acres on “the road leading to Rarington,” which could be almost anywhere.¹ A complicating factor is that his son Johannes Swallow, Jr. died the same year he did. Both men wrote wills a short time apart, Johannes Sr. on December 27, 1748 and Johannes Jr. on December 30^th. Both were yeomen of Amwell.

A Train Through Sand Brook

April 18, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Fauss, Featured, Higgins, Holcombe, Moore, Sandbrook, Sine, Sutton No Comments Tags: railroads

Part 6 in the series on the Delaware Flemington Railroad Company and its proposed route from Prallsville to Flemington.

Holcombe Family Tree

April 18, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Holcombe 1 Comment Tags: family trees

Normally I try to show six generations from the first settler in Hunterdon County. But Holcombes are an exception, as there are so many of them! So, five generations is all I can handle.

Please, share any corrections or additions you might have. And remember, I list the children of daughters, but not their grandchildren.

Kitchen’s Mill

April 4, 2020 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Township, Featured, Kitchen, Rockafellar, Sandbrook 3 Comments Tags: mills

The Mill in Sand Brook

Original version published in “The Bridge,” Fall 2002

This article precedes the next episode in my series on the route of the Delaware Flemington Railroad, a rail line that was surveyed, but never built. It was planned to run right through the village of Sand Brook, very close to the old mill.