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Postscript to Samuel Green, part 1

August 29, 2009 By Marfy Goodspeed in Green, West New Jersey

Where have I been? Catching up on my research. It’s amazing how much more you can learn when you think you’ve already got a subject covered.

I’ve got lots of good stuff in the pipeline, but some polishing is still needed. In the meantime, I want to acknowledge some help I got from Mary Jackes, who sent me part of a book written by Watson Kirkconnell called “Climbing the Green Tree and some other Branches,” a regrettable title.

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Samuel Green of West New Jersey

August 20, 2009 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Burlington County, Green, Hopewell Twp, Hunterdon, West New Jersey Tags: Bucks County, early settlers, surveying

Among the first settlers of Hunterdon County, in “the Western Province of New Jersey” were Samuel Green and his family. Samuel Green was my ancestor, so of course I am interested in his history. The bonus for me is that his history gives me a way to learn about the earliest days of settlement here.

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What Happened to Malakiah Bonham ?

August 11, 2009 By Marfy Goodspeed in Bonham, Fox, Kingwood Twp Tags: churches, debt, houses

Despite the scandal involving Malakiah Bonham and Mary Fox, Malakiah Bonham still had good relations with the Fox family.

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