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Haddon-Estaugh-Hopkins papers

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-1001

Scope and Contents

Letters and documents relating chiefly to John Haddon, Quaker and anchor maker of England, to his purchases of land in New Jersey, and the founding and establishing of Haddonfield, New Jersey by Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh, his daughter.

Among the papers are: John Haddon's deeds and indentures, 1676-1703; copies of indentures in the Court of Canterbury, England, relating to William Penn, 1681-1684; deeds and indentures to lands in which John and Elizabeth Estaugh and members of the Hopkins family were interested, 1702-1838; maps and surveys, 1704-60; Pennsylvania Land Company of London, business papers, 1714-1735; John Estaugh's powers of attorney, accounts, releases, bills, receipts, etc., 1704-1741; letters from William Rawle to John Estaugh, 1732-1738; papers relating to family affairs and settlements of John Haddon, Elizabeth Estaugh, and the Hopkins family, 1701-1789; family letters of John and Elizabeth Haddon to John and Elizabeth Estaugh, 1713-1719; Elizabeth Estaugh's miscellaneous business papers, 1745-1760. Included are also numerous personal letters of Friends; wills, 1693-1762; marriage certificates, 1733-1839; printed books; and other material contributing information on the early Quaker settlers, their land holdings, religious practices, and social life of the period.

Dates

  • 1676-1841

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical / Historical

John Haddon (1654-1724) was a blacksmith and anchor maker in London, England. He was a Quaker, and was twice fined for publicly voicing his religious views. At the persuasion of William Penn, Haddon purchased hundreds of acres of land in New Jersey, land which is part of the ancestral home of the Lenape, and was then appointed officer of both the Pennsylvania Land Company and the London Lead Company. Ultimately, Haddon never left England. Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh (1680-1762), John Haddon's daughter, established Haddonfield, New Jersey, on the land purchased by her father. Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh left England in 1701, and married John Estaugh (d. 1742), a young Quaker preacher, in 1702. She and her husband had no children of their own, but were close with Elizabeth's nephew, Ebenezer Hopkins, who lived with them. Ebenezer's children, primarily John Estaugh Hopkins, received the majority of Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh's estate.

John Estaugh Hopkins (1738-1806) was the son of Ebenezer Hopkins and Sarah (Lord) Hopkins. He was the principal heir of Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh. He married Sarah Mickle (d. 1812) in 1762; they had seven children, two of which died in infancy. In 1779, John Estaugh Hopkins built the house now standing at 65 Haddon Avenue, Haddonfield, New Jersey, and resided there until his death. He gave the family’s large house, which was built by Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh, to his eldest son, James (1763-1826), who married Rebecca Clement (ca. 1764-1805). Hannah Hopkins (1764-1838), eldest daughter of John Estaugh Hopkins and Sarah (Mickle) Hopkins, remained in this house until her death.

Beulah Hopkins Nicholson (1791-1863) bought the house after the death of Hannah Hopkins, who was her aunt. Beulah Hopkins was married to Samuel Nicholson (1793-1885). She was his second wife. His first wife, and mother of his children, was Rebecca Hopkins, daughter of William E. Hopkins, who was the second son of John Estaugh Hopkins. Sarah Nicholson (1837-1925), the step-daughter of Beulah Hopkins Nicholson, inherited the house and its contents after her father’s death, by the will of her stepmother.

Biographical information from the American National Biography, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, and A Hopkins Family History.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Language

English

Overview

Letters and documents relating chiefly to John Haddon, Quaker and anchor maker of England, to his purchases of land in New Jersey, and the founding and establishing of Haddonfield, New Jersey by Elizabeth, his daughter, who came to the colony in 1701, "to take up her father's land," and who married John Estaugh, a young Quaker preacher, in 1702.

Arrangement

Documents and letters are filed in boxes in alphabetical order.

Processing Information

Original processing information unknown. Revised by Allison Hall; completed June, 2020.

Title
Haddon-Estaugh-Hopkins papers, 1676-1841
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • June, 2020: Revised by Allison Hall
  • May 2022: by Nathaniel Rehm-Daly, Harmful Language Revision Project

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