GOODSPEED HISTORIES

The Tavern Lot & A Scoundrel

Marfy Goodspeed — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 10:05:28 +0000

Part 8 of the County House Series It is time to return to the Tavern Lot north of the Courthouse, and its owner George Alexander. My previous article (Part Seven, Stockton & Anderson, continued) was an epilogue for the lives of Lucius W. Stockton and Jacob Anderson, two men who did not own the County […]

Stockton & Anderson, continued

Marfy Goodspeed — Wed, 20 May 2026 14:15:22 +0000

County House series, Part Seven Part Six ended with an Epilogue describing the last years of people involved in the election of Jacob Anderson as Hunterdon County Sheriff in 1794 and his legal troubles in 1795: John Anderson and William Lowrey; also Anderson’s successor as sheriff, Elias Phillips. The Epilogue did not include the two […]

Anderson v. Stockton

Marfy Goodspeed — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:41:22 +0000

County House, Part Six Political Animosity in the 1790s Part Five concluded with the election of October 1794 when Jacob Anderson was chosen as Sheriff, despite being attacked by his opponent William Lowrey. In addition to maligning Anderson, William Lowrey had actually taken him to court, claiming he was not a qualified freeholder. The court […]