Hi...I'm from the Bonhams of Hopewell and thereabouts. Are there any "Bonham" descendants with whom I haven't corresponded on this list? Sincerely, Brownie MacKie Descendant of Nicholas/Hezekiah/Malakiah/Absalom Bonham On Sat, Jul 19, 2008 at 8:47 AM, Nick D. Swanstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps of additional interest... > > "It has been said, that in the earliest days of the colony of New Jersey, > two men named Stout came into this part of the province. One settled on > the > North side of Rocky Hill and the other on the South side. They frequently > visited each other. "The usual salutation was, 'I hope you're well.' The > response was as uniform, and sometimes repeated, 'I am well-I am well.' In > the process of time, the one became designated as the 'Hopewell Stout,' and > the other the 'Amwell Stout'." This was the origin of the names of the > townships, both formerly of Hunterdon County. (1)" > > Footnote: "(1) The name Amwell is English in origin. John Reading called > his plantation near present-day Stockton, where he settled in about 1703, > Mount Amwell, after his home village in Hertfordshire." > > Source: John W. Lequear, Traditions of Hunterdon: Early History and Legends > of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Flemington, NJ: D. H. Moreau, 1957, p. 5. > > Note: "Originally published as a series of articles on the Early History > and > Traditions of Hunterdon County in the Hunterdon Republican, Flemington, N. > J., in 1869-70 under the title 'Traditions of Our Ancestors.' The author > is > believed to have been John W. Lequear. Republished in 1956-57 in the > Hunterdon County Democrat with the cooperation of the Hunterdon County > Historical Society." (Source: Title Page) > > I acquired this book to help me do further genealogy research on the Bray > family of Monmouth and Hunterdon Counties, who married descendents from the > Stout family (among many other local families of historical interest). > > I purchased it from VeraBook.com (Clarksburg, NJ) for a tidy sum. Written > inside is "To Mom from Rudy, Happy Birthday 1971." At one time Lequear's > work was of interest to this family too... > > R/Nick D. Swanstrom > Sterling, VA > > > On 7/17/08 11:13 AM, "Dane Coefer" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Those would be the brothers Jonathan Stout of Hopewell and David Stout of > > Wertsville/Amwell. Original settlers of both locales, that would make the > > traditional story nearly 300 years old. > > > > Traditional origin of Amwell is believed to be derived from the Reading > family > > who originated there and were among the first (post-Dutch) landowners. > > > > Dane Coefer > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Dee Snook > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:38 PM > > To: Hunterdon Mailing List > > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Fare to Midlands > > > > If you ever get the chance to read "Fare to Midlands" (Forgotten Towns of > > Central New Jersey, do it. I expected it to be very factual, but instead > it's > > a collection of stories and tales about the small towns, many now gone of > > Central Jersey. I've just been reading the chapter about Hopewell and > Amwell > > and how the names possibly came about. According to Miss Susan Weart > "David > > used to come down from his house and Jonathan from his. They'd meet, > usually, > > at the crossroads (between Hopewell and Amwell) within hearing of > everybody. > > Their greeting was always the same. Jonathan would greet his brother > with, 'I > > hope you are well, David!' And David would reply, blusteringly, as if > some > > doubt of it had been implied, 'I am well, Jonathan!' So, before there > was > > either Hopewell or Amwell, their neighbors called them Amwell David and > > Hopewell Jonathan!" > > The book is a treasure filled with little tales of the areas of what are > now > > Hunterdon, Mercer and Burlington counties. > > > > When a person dies, a library closes. > > > > > > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enjhunter> > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enjhunter> > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enjhunter> > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >