The latest issue of the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey is out (vol. 86, no. 1), and the first article, “Burlington Waterlots Surveyed,” is just amazing. C. Miller Biddle, a descendant of the original Biddle family, has written a detailed description of the ownership of the water lots in the town of Burlington when they were first laid out.
He has also given us succeeding owners, sometimes into the early 19th century. He begins with the London side of town, west of High Street, and I gather he will eventually treat the Yorkshire side as well. Dr. Biddle’s research is truly impressive, and I expect these articles will be the last word on the subject, so be sure to look out for future installments.
John Brady
April 22, 2011 @ 10:25 am
I just read this article in the Morristown, NJ history center last night – it is an amazing piece of research in that it sheds a clear light on those lots which have been so long undefined. This is one of those pieces of research that will unlock further discoveries. Thank you so much for alerting us to it’s publication!!
ralph a. Applegate
June 21, 2015 @ 12:53 am
What is meant by “Waterlots”? Inter alia.
ralph a. Applegate
June 21, 2015 @ 12:55 am
Do you know anything other than the guessing about location of Brainerd’s “Bethel” in Cranbury Twp. in 1746?
ralph a. Applegate
June 21, 2015 @ 12:57 am
Any information about lawsuit by Johannes(1654)VanImmen against John Fenwick before 1678? I have a deposition! They were Dutch !