Research Catalog

Title

Gouldtown, a very remarkable settlement of ancient date : studies of some sturdy examples of the simple life, together with sketches of early colonial history of Cumberland County and southern New Jersey and some early genealogical records / by William Steward, A.M. and Rev. Theophilus G. Steward, D.D.

Author

Steward, William, 1840-

Publication

Philadelphia : Press of J.B. Lippincott Co., 1913.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould), 1843-1924.
• J.B. Lippincott Company, publisher.
• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Description

237, [1] p., [25] leaves of plates : ill., ports.; 25 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

• Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
• Gift of New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.

Subjects

• African Americans > New Jersey
• Gould family
• Murray family
• Cuff family
• African Americans > New Jersey > Biography
• Pierce family
• African Americans > New Jersey > History
• Gouldtown (N.J.) > History
• Gouldtown (N.J.) > Genealogy

Note

• "Copyright, 1913 by William and T.G. Steward."--verso of title page.
• Last page blank.
• Includes index.
• Some leaves have illustrations on both sides.

Source (note)

• New York Genealogical and Biographical Society;

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

ch. 1. Gouldtown ; Its tradition ; Its people ; Its general history -- ch. 2. Fenwick ; English history ; His sailing and landing ; His colony -- ch. 3. Fenwick Colony ; Land grants and primary governmet -- ch. 4. Copies of very ancient parchment deeds in possession of a Bridgeton attorney -- ch. 5. Gould traditions ; Evidences ; Descent ; Benjamin Gould's will -- ch. 6. The early Goulds and their associations ; The Pierces and Murrays ; The three foundation families -- ch. 7. Origin of the Pierce, Murray and Cuff families -- ch. 8. Importance of genealogical research ; Some of the original family genealogies of Salem and Cumberland counties ; Compilation of Thomas Shourds -- ch. 9. Rural sociological examples, suggested in this life of simplicity -- ch. 10. Gould genealogies ; Probability of origin of name of settlement -- ch. 11. The Cuffs of Salem ; Their probable origin ; Their ultimate connection with the Gould, Pierce, and Murray families -- ch. 12. Genealogical sketch of John Murray's and David Murray's families and some of the Pierce connections -- ch. 13. Family eugenics and longevity ; The Gould, Pierce and Murray estates -- ch. 14. Organization of the Church ; Early religious affiliations of the people -- ch. 15. The people's patriotism ; Ready to bear arms for the country -- ch. 16. Social life ; Some typical social events ; Two golden weddings ; A social study -- ch. 17. Educational facilities of the neighborhood -- ch. 18. Some literary efforts of Gouldtown youth thirty and fifty years ago -- ch. 19. A story in blank verse -- ch. 20. Some present real estate possessions of the inhabitants of Gouldtown -- Index.

Call Number

ISB (Gouldtown, N.J.) (Steward, W. Gouldtown)

OCLC

1441631

Author

Steward, William, 1840-

Title

Gouldtown, a very remarkable settlement of ancient date : studies of some sturdy examples of the simple life, together with sketches of early colonial history of Cumberland County and southern New Jersey and some early genealogical records / by William Steward, A.M. and Rev. Theophilus G. Steward, D.D.

Imprint

Philadelphia : Press of J.B. Lippincott Co., 1913.

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 974.9-S (accession no. B527038) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Source

NYGB N.J. L F161.1 Gift; New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; 2008.

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Request Access to Special Collections Material

Added Author

Steward, T. G. (Theophilus Gould), 1843-1924.

J.B. Lippincott Company, publisher.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.

Research Call Number

ISB (Gouldtown, N.J.) (Steward, W. Gouldtown)

NYGB N.J. L F161.1

Sc Rare 974.9-S (Steward, W. Gouldtown)