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From: "Gary Smith" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] GORDONs in Hunterdon Co.
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:19:14 -0800
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Marykay,
A quick search of my favorite used/new book source, Alibris.com shows two copies available today, but not cheap:
http://aol.alibris.com/search/search.cfm . I've enjoyed my copy, although it's short on my family Smith and long on the family Stout, etc.
Good luck hunting,
Gary in Berkeley


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary K. Lawson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] GORDONs in Hunterdon Co.


> Is the book "Pioneers of Old Hopewell" by Ralph Ege, still available? I am
> looking for the Hydes who were in Hopewell early, but maybe not early enough.
>
> Marykay Lawson
> in California
>
>
> At 01:50 AM 3/1/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >Doug,
> >
> >The following information comes from the book "Pioneers of Old Hopewell"
> >by Ralph Ege, printed by the Hopewell Museum, from which I obtained it a
> >few years ago. It is very useful and contains much information about the
> >old families. There is more information on Peter than on Lewis.
> >
> >Page 256:
> > "Of the other children of John STOUT and Mabel SEXTON, we know but
> > little. Mabel, married James CAMPBELL; Kesiah, married Lewis GORDON;
> > Rachel, married Jonathan STOUT, and Charity, married John PARKE, son of
> > William.
> >
> >Page 250:
> > Major Peter GORDON was Brigadier Major in Captain Toman's Battalion
> > and in the Quarter Master General's Department. On March 14, 1780, Major
> > GORDON "Quarter Master" advertises horses and cattle in the Trenton
> > Gazette and gives notice that he will be in Trenton on Mondays, but the
> > balance of the week on his farm near the Baptist House in
> > Hopewell. Major Gordon's farm is now owned by Charles Durling, Esq., on
> > the north line of the Borough.
> >
> >Page 239 - footnote:
> > Judge Sexton died May 10, 1785, and is buried in the family plot on
> > the farm. On October 8, 1785, Gen. Peter GORDON and William Larison of
> > Hopewell were granted letters of administration on his estate.
> >
> >Page 172:
> > Inventory of damage and loss cornelius Hoff sustained
> > *************Joseph Hoff being duly sworn doth Depose and Say that a
> > number of the Cont'l troops staid one night at the claimants house and
> > the above mentioned articles were missing in the morning and he Verily
> > believes they took them.
> > Sworn, September 17, 1782 -- Signed Jos. Hoff; P. GORDON.
> >
> >I hope this is helpful.
> >
> >Evelyn
> >
> >
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