Benjamin Hull, of Piscataway, New Jersey, was a son of the Reverend Joseph Hull and his wife Agnes. He was baptized at Hingham, Massachusetts on 22 March 1639, by the Rev. Mr. Hobart. As a boy his family moved to Maine and he eventually settled in New Hampshire.
He was married about 1668 to Rachel Yorke, a daughter of Richard Yorke, of Dover, New Hampshire. He settled in the colony of New Jersey by the late 1670s where he owned and operated a tavern and served as a selectman.
"Benjamin Hull (1639-1713) and Rachel Yorke" by Jay G. Hull, states:
"The building of Hull’s tavern stood opposite the present St. James Episcopal Church on the north side of Woodbridge Avenue, where there is now the residence of the Episcopal Rector. It was a “good, large Stone-House” situated “half a mile above the Raritan Landing in 1679” with Doctor Greenland, John Langstaff, and John Smalley as neighbors. By 1686, Benjamin had acquired 498 acres composed of orchards, meadows, and wooded land in and around Piscataway and Woodbridge. He was the largest landowner in the area for a number of years and was taxed at the rate of ten pounds annually."
He continues:
"Benjamin himself lived out his life in Piscataway and remained well-off until his death in 1713. Thus, the records show numerous transfers of land to and from him and as an example of the style of living to which he was accustomed there exists in the D.A.R. Hall in Washington, D.C. (California Room) a simple but elegant grandfather clock reputed to have been his."
The work of Jay G. Hull may be viewed online, here:
https://www.robinrichmond.com/family/FTM/rr/Benjamin%20Hull%20and%20Rachel%20YorkeJay%20G%20Hull.pdf
It provides a good overview of the life of Benjamin Hull.
He was married about 1668 to Rachel Yorke, a daughter of Richard Yorke, of Dover, New Hampshire. He settled in the colony of New Jersey by the late 1670s where he owned and operated a tavern and served as a selectman.
"Benjamin Hull (1639-1713) and Rachel Yorke" by Jay G. Hull, states:
"The building of Hull’s tavern stood opposite the present St. James Episcopal Church on the north side of Woodbridge Avenue, where there is now the residence of the Episcopal Rector. It was a “good, large Stone-House” situated “half a mile above the Raritan Landing in 1679” with Doctor Greenland, John Langstaff, and John Smalley as neighbors. By 1686, Benjamin had acquired 498 acres composed of orchards, meadows, and wooded land in and around Piscataway and Woodbridge. He was the largest landowner in the area for a number of years and was taxed at the rate of ten pounds annually."
He continues:
"Benjamin himself lived out his life in Piscataway and remained well-off until his death in 1713. Thus, the records show numerous transfers of land to and from him and as an example of the style of living to which he was accustomed there exists in the D.A.R. Hall in Washington, D.C. (California Room) a simple but elegant grandfather clock reputed to have been his."
The work of Jay G. Hull may be viewed online, here:
https://www.robinrichmond.com/family/FTM/rr/Benjamin%20Hull%20and%20Rachel%20YorkeJay%20G%20Hull.pdf
It provides a good overview of the life of Benjamin Hull.
Benjamin Hull, of Piscataway, New Jersey, was a son of the Reverend Joseph Hull and his wife Agnes. He was baptized at Hingham, Massachusetts on 22 March 1639, by the Rev. Mr. Hobart. As a boy his family moved to Maine and he eventually settled in New Hampshire.
He was married about 1668 to Rachel Yorke, a daughter of Richard Yorke, of Dover, New Hampshire. He settled in the colony of New Jersey by the late 1670s where he owned and operated a tavern and served as a selectman.
"Benjamin Hull (1639-1713) and Rachel Yorke" by Jay G. Hull, states:
"The building of Hull’s tavern stood opposite the present St. James Episcopal Church on the north side of Woodbridge Avenue, where there is now the residence of the Episcopal Rector. It was a “good, large Stone-House” situated “half a mile above the Raritan Landing in 1679” with Doctor Greenland, John Langstaff, and John Smalley as neighbors. By 1686, Benjamin had acquired 498 acres composed of orchards, meadows, and wooded land in and around Piscataway and Woodbridge. He was the largest landowner in the area for a number of years and was taxed at the rate of ten pounds annually."
He continues:
"Benjamin himself lived out his life in Piscataway and remained well-off until his death in 1713. Thus, the records show numerous transfers of land to and from him and as an example of the style of living to which he was accustomed there exists in the D.A.R. Hall in Washington, D.C. (California Room) a simple but elegant grandfather clock reputed to have been his."
The work of Jay G. Hull may be viewed online, here:
https://www.robinrichmond.com/family/FTM/rr/Benjamin%20Hull%20and%20Rachel%20YorkeJay%20G%20Hull.pdf
It provides a good overview of the life of Benjamin Hull.
He was married about 1668 to Rachel Yorke, a daughter of Richard Yorke, of Dover, New Hampshire. He settled in the colony of New Jersey by the late 1670s where he owned and operated a tavern and served as a selectman.
"Benjamin Hull (1639-1713) and Rachel Yorke" by Jay G. Hull, states:
"The building of Hull’s tavern stood opposite the present St. James Episcopal Church on the north side of Woodbridge Avenue, where there is now the residence of the Episcopal Rector. It was a “good, large Stone-House” situated “half a mile above the Raritan Landing in 1679” with Doctor Greenland, John Langstaff, and John Smalley as neighbors. By 1686, Benjamin had acquired 498 acres composed of orchards, meadows, and wooded land in and around Piscataway and Woodbridge. He was the largest landowner in the area for a number of years and was taxed at the rate of ten pounds annually."
He continues:
"Benjamin himself lived out his life in Piscataway and remained well-off until his death in 1713. Thus, the records show numerous transfers of land to and from him and as an example of the style of living to which he was accustomed there exists in the D.A.R. Hall in Washington, D.C. (California Room) a simple but elegant grandfather clock reputed to have been his."
The work of Jay G. Hull may be viewed online, here:
https://www.robinrichmond.com/family/FTM/rr/Benjamin%20Hull%20and%20Rachel%20YorkeJay%20G%20Hull.pdf
It provides a good overview of the life of Benjamin Hull.
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