GOODSPEED HISTORIES – Page 56 – New Jersey History and Genealogy

The Hoppock Family Tree

August 24, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Hoppock Tags: family trees

Johann George Hoppough and wife Anna Magdalena came from Seelbach, Germany to Hunterdon County with their six children. They settled in Lebanon Township and worshipped at the Readington Reformed Church. In 1745, “Jurey Happach” became a naturalized New Jersey citizen. The best source for information on this immigrant family is More Palatine Families by Henry Z. Jones.

Like many other family names, this one was spelled in a variety of ways: Habbaugh, Hausbach, Hopbach, Hobbach, Hoppaugh are just a few.

The Rittenhouse Tavern

August 10, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Delaware Twp, Families, Howell, Lair, Rittenhouse, Rosemont Tags: architecture, early settlers, land titles, maps, taverns

History of Rosemont, part two

This is a sequel to the article by Egbert T. Bush titled “Crosskeys Tavern,” about the history of the village of Rosemont, which was published in its entirety last week. Here I will break it down to provide more information.

Bush began with a history of the tavern lot.

The farm on the corner on which the old “Crosskeys Tavern” still stands . . . appears to have been held in the Rittenhouse family for almost a century, beginning with William in 1719. According to tradition, this stone house was built by him, but the date stone says “F R 1754.”

Rittenhouse Family Tree

August 10, 2018 By Marfy Goodspeed in Families, Rittenhouse Tags: family trees

The Rittenhouse Family in America has been studied at some length and genealogies have been published covering all branches in America. The earliest identified Rittenhouse was Wilhelm (1644-1708) who married Gertrude Pieters (1646-1708) in 1665 at Mulheim, Westphalia, Germany. This couple immigrated to Philadelphia shortly afterwards, where at least two children were born. Their son Garret or Gerard married Mary Shoemaker and had at least two children, one of whom was William, born in 1696, below.