1853 Smith map of Philadelphia and Vicinity (Maple Shade area)
Has things from 1849 Smith And Wistar map (I think Otley and White surveys) like K. Burrough for "Collins Lane house." It would actually be Stiles for 1853.
Hi everyone interested in Maple Shade, NJ history. As you probably know I had an extensive history website up for about 5 years that I took down a year ago or so. Well Iam still researching here and there and am still in the Maple Shade Historical Society. Where are you???
OK enjoy some history and come out to the events!!!
-Dennis Weaver
New!-
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Quiz Time!
This is a trick Quiz- Yes , No.
(Answers below.)
1.The Roberts Memorial Monument marks the spot of John and Sarah Roberts' cave dugout home?
2. Nathan Perkins (or rather- his father for him) purchased some of his land from the Coles family?
3. The Fellowship Baptist Church was in Maple Shade?
I said it was a trick Quiz, and all the answers are Yes, and No.
1. YES and No.
Joseph W. Lippincott found the hole on the farm he inherited. He filled it in and wished to mark the spot. The Roberts Memorial Monument serves to mark the spot, although it is not exactly at it as properties were then owned by others and a spot near "Main Street" was selected.
John and Sarah Roberts, soon after their arrival in this country, it appears, first took up land on or near the mouth of Rancocus creek; but, being apparently dissatisfied with their location, afterwards secured a tract of two hundred and sixty-seven acres in extent, on the Pensauken creek, of which this spot is a part. As has been stated, they first lived in a cave on yonder knoll, which we are told they occupied until they were able to build a log house close by, afterwards building a more commodious dwelling, where the present house of John R. Mason now stands, a portion of which is still in existence.
-Excerpt from the ROBERTS MONUMENT BOOK printed in CAMDEN, N.J. by S. CHEW & SONS, PRINTERS, FRONT AND MARKET STREETS in 1899
A second quote in the the booklet is from
Elisha Roberts (Chairman) at the Meeting-
"By a deed from the Proprietors, dated the 14th of November 1682, John and Sarah Roberts came into the possession of this tract of land, and for a while lived in a cave near a spring of water just across the road yonder, near the present brick works.
2. Yes and No.
The house as said in his book "The Travels and Events of Nathan Perkins" was not finished being built when he bought it from his father who he repayed the exact amount. The land was purchased by his father John Perkins in several tracts. One in 1848 from Jonathan Roberts who inherited it from I think Enoch and it was Samuel Roberts who got it probably with the house of Ephraim Stiles. ? I seen evidence about this with deeds mentioning wills but need to get infos.
Asa Matlack said that Ephraim's son Thomas sold land to Samuel Roberts. Also a part of the land was a tract was a little over 14 acres, Jonathan Roberts purchased from William Stiles in 1844.
Another tract of over 47 acres was was purchased from William Kaighn in 1859.
William Kaighn was the second husband of Charles B. Coles mother. His father died when he was a small child.
So you see William and Rachel (Burrough, Coles, Kaighn) are Coles family and are not Coles family.
3. Yes and No.
The Fellowship Baptist Chapel was built in early 1870 in the village of Fellowship and moved to South Poplar Avenue, Maple Shade in October of 1924 to become Immanuel Baptist Church. It is still there beneath the renovations but is no longer "The Fellowship Baptist Chapel."
-den
Subdivision Plans in Maple Shade Quiz-
(Answers below)
1. The first subdivision was of the Benjamin J. Stiles farm made in 1887 by __________ __________ and known as the "________ Tract."
2. The second was probably the Plan of lots at Maple Shade by Levi French in 1888, which later became the Charles ________ plan.
3. The third subdivision was Maple Shade, Property of the Maple Shade Land & Improvement Co. filed in 1890. Where was this land along?
4. In June of 1907 the Plan of "Maple Heights" was filed by the Maple Heights Land Company. They (Thomas Barlow the President) would buy the
John R. Mason Farm in March 1908 and sell them back their farmhouse on a few lots the following day. Why did they submit the Plan before even buying the land?
5. Camden Attorney John Harned bought the Henry Bleam farm for the "Plan of the Orchards." Land bought in 1912 and plan filed in 1914. The main street that runs through it used to just go the farmhouse, Once owned by Levi Lippincott, What is its name?
6. Can you name 4 farms that Horace Roberts, large orchard grower turned real estate developer bought for Barlow Bungalows in Maple Shade?
7. Nathan Perkins' farm was named "Evergreen Terrace." Many streets in Maple Shade were renamed to lesson and simplify things. Terrace Avenue is still named Terrace Avenue , but North Clinton Avenue was once called what?
8. You can have subdivisions in subdivisions. 4 one acre farm lots of "Maple Height Farms" later due to a fire and the Vogdes family respect the "Plan of ________ _______."
9. Roland Pettit's Drug store later a Rexall Drug store on the corner of East Main St. and S. Forklanding Road would be on Barlows' Unsubmitted Plan of ____________.
10. Post World War two housing developments usually have winding, curved streets rather then _________ __________.
11. The biggest orchard that was in Maple Shade had 135 acres of what kind of trees? and was owned by what person, and then his son, Lester?
12. The "Mecray Extension" minus any lots that already sold was purchased by Horace Roberts in 1913 and in 1914 the Plan renamed "__________ __________ _____________."
13. The "Plan of Orchard Heights" has this street running through it which sits at an elevation and is one of the few roads in Maple Shade not an Avenue.
14. Two developments were begun in 1950, the first was the "Plan of Maple Shade Estates." What do you know this deveopment as? and the other was "Maple Park Manor" which took up most of the previous apple orchards of the ____________ family.
15. Maple Shade, as seen by the small number of Victorian homes and usage of one room schoolhouses until 1909, didn't develop much at first. In the early 1920s someone was often referred to as the "Founder of Maple Shade," or sometimes "the Father of Maple Shade." Who was he?
Answers-
1. Charles Shuster, Shuster Tract
2. Zane
3. Along the north side of the railroad tracts.
4. They were most likely interested in the investment and weren't going to buy the land if the subdivision plan wasn't approved.
5. South Lippincott Avenue.
6. Nathan Perkin's farm- Evergreen Terrace, Alexander Mecray Estate Farm- Maple Shade farms, "Slim farmhouse"- Orchard Heights, Van Vane Farm- Maple Croft, also the Joseph B. Stiles farm- Plan of Maple Terrace. All these are on the North side of Main Street and he also got some smaller tracts on the south side.
7. Evergreen Avenue!
8. "Villa Capri" (Note there were many "One Acre Farm" plans which people sold portions of in the 1920s or later.
9. "1918"
10. straight roads.
11. Apple trees, John S. Collins. (125 of the 135 acres were from the "Collins Lane house farm.)
12. "Maple Shade Farms"
13. High Street
14. Alden Park, Collins.
15. Thomas J.S. Barlow Sr.
Hope you enjoyed the Quiz!
-Dennis
Putting Some Old Stuff Up Again-
There are many pages that were at the old RCN densdoor that I haven't put back up. Iam putting a few up but am reminded Iam at 95% of my webspace used. (actually lower then right on the full 10 MB.) If you need or want to learn about Maple Shade history JOIN the Maple Shade Historical Society!!!!
Planning the Moorestown and Camden Turnpike
Frech Wagon Company Interview
Moorestown and Camden Turnpike
den's January 2010 Quick Picks-
I been doing some lazy research like searching Google books in pdfs online, and today visited Moorestown Historical Society (2nd Sat.) Here is some great recent finds links-
1847 map with Maple Shade area
1853 map with Maple Shade area
1877 map with Maple Shade area (But can get whole map image from Villanova College site)
Talk and early actions of Public State Aid payed roads. (The Moorestown and Camden Turnpike was purchased by the County in 1907 due to Trolleys.)
Some Sanborn Insurance maps in color. Has Maple Shade 1923
den is taking a Winter Break in research work.
Well Iam making this writeup-
Maple Shade Brief History
New Page-
Sort of a mix of a few old pages to make you think when you see the Rt 38 Kaighn's Point sign etc...-
Burrough, Kaighn, Tippet, Schoolhouse
Past Historical Society
The Cutler family is probably mostly responsible for
alot of structure and way was for years.
Had two "programs." well 3 -
Maple Shade: Past and Present-
A slide show of varying length shown by Arthur Cutler,
or Edith (Mrs. Charles Cutler) then Joe Dugan, of old Maple Shade pictures to
which you roughly followed notes and narrated.
Maple Shade: Before Electricity-
Edith Cutler, etc...
This would suplement the School childrens trips to the
Little Red School House and help teach about the past. A start would be to ask
the kids what things they use at home that use electricity then to show how it
was different by showing a lantern, ice tongs, a wash board, hand tools, coal
stove, etc...
3- would be the teaching of Maple Shade history at
Schoolhouse with "Electricity talk interwoven slightly or not nmuch or the
start. Telling about How school was back then and about the few town residents
then who lived on farms (plantations) and early fire dept, etc...
Lately besides Meetings with speakers, we have open
houses , currently at the Train Station on Parade or Main Street Event days such
as 4th of July, and Christmas Main Street night.
And are working on Collins Lane house (town is slow
progressing on, I heard new windows and doors are being ordered.)
Arthur (ed's younger brother, and Edith parker Cutler,
wife of Charles Cutler the son of Ed Cutler, didnt know many things we know
now.
Stiles Corners and train station was never
moved.
Off dates on alot of farmhouses.
Emmanuel Beagary She kinda knew about and prob was first
teacher at Chesterford School.
School built 1811 but 1812 prob first full year of
use.
Iam seeing school yrs were longer then like 10
months!
Anyhow......
We have to get the classromms visiting again cause who
else will continue the Maple Shade Historical Society if nobody gets interested.
etc....
-Dennis
New Page in the works-
Asa Matlack Notes
Travels and Events of Nathan Perkins Book-
I skim read this the other night.
Meaning ran eyes across each page and only read parts
I am interested in.
Nathan Perkins Farm is on N. Coles Ave. It was called
Evergreen Terrace at least in his later yrs. In 1908 obit.
N. Clinton Ave. was named Evergreen and Terrace Ave is
still Terrace Ave. as per the subdivision plan.
His father had nursery business in Moorestown (Perkins
Memorial area.) and the family is related to the French family.
DeOlliers last owned Perkins Memorial before Twp. and
followed wish of Perkins (related) DeOlliers gave 100,000 to Moorestown
Friends in about 1970. (figure what that equals today!)
Anyhow
Jan 1874 he says he leaves Maple Shade which if this
was a diary would be extremely important. AS Maple Shade Station was named
that by Railroad in June 1874. Of course the area might have been called this
and R.R. copying not originating the name. Nathan can be talking from "time he
wrote book" so not as important.
Nathan's son Charles became a doctor, His younger son
John went into business in Philly or Camden with his brother but then got
sick. Nathan BTW had a cough sickness that sometimes layed him up at
home.
Nathan was involved in real estate buying, selling and
even developing (built some houses in Camden!)
He first raised trees on farm but then went to
orchards and strawberries etc...
He had several people hired to look after farm while
he was away. The first ones all fired for not doing well enough. Finally the
black guy did good.
Nathan traveled a few trips to Cuba and talked about
the slaves on Sugar Cane plantations. He would go to bed at night and still
hear them singing as they worked until late. Other stories of Civil War and
slaves in South.
He was robbed twice. One time Ellisburg by bandits
with a gun. Police came by with no guns so did nothing. Another time in
Merchantville are and cut across the face which left a scar.
Anyhow alot of interesting pages in
there.
-den
http://books.google.com/books?id=FaEUAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Nathan+Perkins+Travels+and+Events#v=onepage&q=&f=false
Maple Shade Historical Society table at the 2009 Sidewalk Sale.
New Page-
Maple Shade Village- A German Town
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 9:51
PM
Subject: Thoughts
Two good studies here.
One William Matlack was an Indentured Servant to
Daniel Wills- You will find about 5 or 6 books that say this
Including one(s) by Matlack family. Chalkley's
"Retrospect of Colonial Times in Burlington County"
OR William Matlack was an Indentured servant to Thomas
Ollive- Its in Moorestown And Her Neighbors and in Matlack book(s) and other
places. One account says a paper stated He was to Wills but
because Thomas Ollive was land commissioner and acted to give the 100 acres of
land that there is the misyunderstanding.
Third view is that he served both- Even DeCou in
Burlington book I think says this and Tale of Three Towns goes that
way.
William was a carpenter so I would imagine even if he
was indentured to Daniel Wills , he would have helped Thomas Ollive build his
Mill etc...
Basically Daniel Wills, and Thomas Ollive were in Co-
hoots.
Thomas Hooton was also close and John Roberts etc...
which brings next THOUGHT TOPIC
Hooton a Tallow Chandellor (candle maker) and other
trades now had 100s acres and were supposed to now be "farmers"
This book would indicate a lack of farming and perhaps
most of their land in 1700s was woods they hunted game in.
I know the ASA MAtlack text of a landing on Rudderow's
land in early 1800s mentions the "landing of ashes" It was around 1811 or 1812
that they started using the Marl in Marlton as fertilizer.
When Heulings had Fork Landing starting in 1840s or
whenever they had boats of lime come in for fertilizer.
-dennis
Starting to work on neglected stuff-
I just added the John S. Collins section to the Collins Lane House page.
The Collins Lane House
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