The Memoir of Eliza Susan Morton Quincy (1773-1850) includes a vivid description of Basking Ridge, NJ, during the Revolution. Excerpts from the memoir were published in the Somerset County Historical Society Quarterly (Vol. 1 & 2) in 1912 and 1913. The Basking Ridge Historical Society reprinted these excerpts in a booklet for the Bernards Township
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Additional information has surfaced on Reuben Freeman (1827-1912) who was profiled in the May 2024 THSSH Newsletter (scroll to page 3). Reuben was the free black man, born to slave parents in Liberty Corner, who was required by law to work for William Annin (1790-1872) until he reached age 25 around 1852. After that date,
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A classic picture postcard of Lamington, Bedminster Township, NJ. The “bird’s eye” view looks north along Cowperthwaite Road. The Lamington Presbyterian Church, founded in 1740 (current church dates to 1826, moved in 1885) can be seen in the distance. On the left, are the steps into Lamington Black Cemetery. Today, a historical monument stands next
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Read about Reuben Freeman, a 19th-century African-American resident of Liberty Corner in the May 2024 issue of Inside the Brick Academy, the THSSH newsletter. Born free of slave parents, Reuben was required by law to serve the Annin family for 25 years. Click the link below and scroll to Page 3 to read full article.
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