Gouldtown
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Gouldtown

A Very Remarkable Settlement of Ancient Date

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  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Gouldtown

A Very Remarkable Settlement of Ancient Date

About this book

"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"-Subtitle.Gouldtown, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, has a rare and remarkable history of Free African American success and diversity. In this early-20th century volume, the history and genealogy of the famous Gould family is recounted in exceptional detail.

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Information

Publisher
Barakaldo Books
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781839748011
Topic
History
Subtopic
Military & Maritime History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Title page
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  3. FOREWORD
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. CHAPTER I. - GOULDTOWN; ITS TRADITION; ITS PEOPLE; ITS GENERAL HISTORY.
  6. CHAPTER II. - FENWICK; ENGLISH HISTORY; HIS SAILING AND LANDING; HIS COLONY.
  7. CHAPTER III. - FENWICK COLONY; LAND GRANTS AND PRIMARY GOVERNMENT.
  8. CHAPTER IV. - COPIES OF VERY ANCIENT PARCHMENT DEEDS IN POSSESSION OF A BRIDGETON ATTORNEY.
  9. CHAPTER V. - GOULD TRADITIONS; EVIDENCES; DESCENT; BENJAMIN GOULD’S WILL.
  10. CHAPTER VI. - THE EARLY GOULDS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS; THE PIERCES AND MURRAYS; THE THREE FOUNDATION FAMILIES.
  11. CHAPTER VII. - ORIGIN OF THE PIERCE, MURRAY, AND CUFF FAMILIES.
  12. CHAPTER VIII. - IMPORTANCE OF GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH; SOME OF THE ORIGINAL FAMILY GENEALOGIES OF SALEM AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES; COMPILATION OF THOMAS SHOURDS.
  13. CHAPTER IX. - RURAL SOCIOLOGICAL EXAMPLES, SUGGESTED IN THIS LIFE OF SIMPLICITY.
  14. CHAPTER X. - GOULD GENEALOGIES; PROBABILITY OF ORIGIN OF NAME OF THE SETTLEMENT.
  15. CHAPTER XI. - THE CUFFS OF SALEM; THEIR PROBABLE ORIGIN; THEIR ULTIMATE CONNECTION WITH THE GOULD, PIERCE, AND MURRAY FAMILIES.
  16. CHAPTER XII. - GENEALOGICAL SKETCH OF JOHN MURRAY’S AND DAVID MURRAY’S FAMILIES AND SOME OF THE PIERCE CONNECTIONS.
  17. CHAPTER XIII. - FAMILY EUGENICS AND LONGEVITY; THE GOULD, PIERCE, AND MURRAY ESTATES.
  18. CHAPTER XIV. - ORGANIZATION OF THE CHURCH; EARLY RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS OF THE PEOPLE.
  19. CHAPTER XV. - THE PEOPLE’S PATRIOTISM; READY TO BEAR ARMS FOR THE COUNTRY.
  20. CHAPTER XVI. - SOCIAL LIFE; SOME TYPICAL SOCIAL EVENTS; TWO GOLDEN WEDDINGS; A SOCIAL STUDY.
  21. CHAPTER XVII. - EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
  22. CHAPTER XVIII. - SOME LITERARY EFFORTS OF GOULDTOWN YOUTH THIRTY AND FIFTY YEARS AGO.
  23. CHAPTER XIX. - A STORY IN BLANK VERSE.
  24. CHAPTER XX. - SOME PRESENT REAL ESTATE POSSESSIONS OF THE INHABITANTS OF GOULDTOWN.