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The Two Taverns at Robins Hill, part three

January 24, 2013 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Families, Hunterdon, Raritan Twp, Robins Tags: Buchanan's Tavern, early settlers, land titles, roads, taverns

A response to the article written by Egbert T. Bush on August 7, 1930 entitled “Buchanan’s, A Tavern With A Long History”
(Part One and Part Two)

Daniel and Frances Robins

Continuing on the quest to find Buchanan’s Tavern, let us return to Daniel Robins, who died in 1763. My previous post mentioned that his wife Frances was named administrator of his estate. Surety (“fellowbondsman”) for administration of the estate was Thomas Atkinson, merchant. The Inventory was made by John Mullinner and John Emley. These were all important men in early Kingwood Township, which is some reflection on Daniel Robins. Thomas Atkinson ran an important store in Kingwood.¹

The Two Taverns At Robins Hill

December 8, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Amwell Twp, Families, Hunterdon, Raritan Twp, Robins Tags: Buchanan's Tavern, early settlers, houses, land titles, roads, taverns

A response to the article written by Egbert T. Bush on August 7, 1930 entitled
“Buchanan’s, A Tavern With A Long History”

Never, never assume. That’s a lesson I have just learned again. When I began looking into the history of Buchanan’s Tavern, I was operating on the assumption that the original 18th century tavern was the old stone house at the top of the hill on Route 579, just north of the intersection of County Routes 523 and 579. And the newer Buchanan’s was the old house on the northeast corner of the intersection, now owned by the Micek family. Turns out, I was wrong, but now I know why. And I’ve gotten a chance to write about one of my favorite early settlers, Daniel Robins. Here is the tale:

Buchanan’s, A Tavern With A Long History

November 22, 2012 By Marfy Goodspeed in Buchanan, E. T. Bush, Families, Historians, Raritan Twp, Robins, Sutton, Thatcher Tags: Buchanan's Tavern, land titles, roads, taverns

Property Was Formerly Owned by Judge Adam O. Robbins
Stood at Important Crossroads

by Egbert T. Bush, Stockton, N.J.
published in the Hunterdon County Democrat, August 7, 1930

This article needs many more footnote annotations than most of the Bush articles I have published so far. In fact, despite the 24 footnotes in this article, there is so much to say about it, that I find it necessary to write a separate post. It is called “The Two Taverns at Robins Hill.“

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