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From: Bill Mennel <>
Subject: Re: History of county names
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 19:56:59 -0400


> 1) I notice that the town of Hopewell is in Hunterdon Co. However, was
>there at one time an entire county named Hopewell?
>
Hopewell was never a county it was originally part of Hunterdon County and
set off to Mercer County abt 1838 when Mercer was formed, returned to
Hunterdon about a year later and returned Then returned to Mercer.

> 2) Was Mercer Co. once part of Hunterdon Co.?
>
Yes, until about 1838. It was formed from parts of Burlington, Hunterdon,
and Middlesex Counties

> 3) What county was the city of Trenton originally in?
>
Trenton was the originaly in Hunterdon County.

>Some old texts that I have been reading about people in this area would
>make more sense if I know the actual extent of the counties at that time
>(late 1600's to late 1700's).
>
Hopewell Township would have been in Hunterdon County until about 1838 when
Mercer was formed.

Bill

William Mennel


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