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Reading-Wolverton Farm

November 2, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, E. T. Bush, Historians, Quinby, Reading, Rosemont, Wolverton Tags: houses, land titles, The Revolution

My previous three articles concerned the history of the old Howell House on Worman Road, on the periphery of the Rosemont neighborhood. Today I move over to the southwest quadrant of the village, back to the part of Mount Amwell that John Reading kept for himself.

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Quinby Family Tree

November 1, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Quinby Tags: family trees

The first members of the Quinby family to settle in Hunterdon County were Ephraim Quinby and his brother Isaiah.

I have little information on Ephraim Quinby’s family. He went into debt, and his children seem to have left Hunterdon County. His brother Isaiah remained and was farm more successful.

Please add comments, additions and corrections in the Comments section, below.

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Howell House, part three

October 20, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Howell, Larison, Rosemont Tags: houses, land titles, roads

A continuation of the history of a very old house on Shoppons Run, once owned by Benjamin Howell and Agnes Woolever. Please check out part one and part two; otherwise, part three won’t make much sense.

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