Wednesday, July 1, 2009
George Fox, Part 3
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- Marfy Goodspeed
- I have been a resident of Hunterdon County since 1976. My research business, Goodspeed House Histories, has taught me many things about early county residents, especially in my home town, Delaware Township. Many years on the Township Planning Board and as a member of the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission have added to my understanding of historical geography. You can reach me at marfyg at gmail dot com
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Hi Marfy,
ReplyDeleteI was in Hunterdon County yesterday, exploring with my children. My Hall ancestors lived there from about 1740 - 1820 or so, before spreading out and heading west. According to a WPA inventory, in the 1930's there was a Hall Cemetery in the county in
East Amwell Twp. Have you ever come across that? And I saw from your recent article a portion of an early map showing landowners - can you point me in the direction of that type of map from the 18th century in Hunterdon - Kingwood area - that might show the Hall farm at the time? Thansk for any pointers you can give me.
Doug Humes
Dear Doug,
ReplyDeleteI cannot shed any light on the location of the Hall Cemetery in East Amwell. That is intriguing since most of the Hunterdon Halls are associated with Kingwood. I am assuming you descend from Theodore Hall and Gertrude Gordon. Is that correct?
I suggest you contact the Hunterdon Co. Historical Society to see if they have information on this cemetery.
As for the map you refer to, there are no 18th century maps with names of residents shown, other than maps made during the Revolution that focused on routes taken by the Continental Army, and they focused mostly on the Mercer County area.
Perhaps you are referring to the map made by D. Stanton Hammond in 1963. He tried to map all the original property owners in Hunterdon County. I checked the index for the name of Hall; the only location on the maps was a large tract near Branchburg, owned by Thomas Hall who died in Somerset County in 1729. Not much help, I'm afraid.
Hi Marfy,
ReplyDeleteLong time between messages ... you had said " I am assuming you descend from Theodore Hall and Gertrude Gordon. Is that correct?" Yep - that;s the line. Do you have anything in hand concerning them? I have their marriage date and place, names of children, his death - he drowned while crossing the Delaware, his estate inventory, I think that Gertrude remarried (not near my notes) and I think I have her will or estate inventory. But I don't have any indication of where their home or farm was. I have his ancestors - but don't have anything on Gertrude's family. If you have any other info handy, I would be thrilled to have it. Thanks for your other tips ... I need to spend more time in Hunterdon and with its resources.
Dear Doug, I can't give you a short answer. Although I do not have info on the parents of Theodore Hall, there is plenty to say about Gertrude's second husband. She had six children by him. I'll try to write up a post about this family for you--in a few days. Thanks for getting in touch.
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