Hannah Ford Huff

m. 5 SEP 1778 in N. J. license date http://www.reocities.com/Athens/Styx/7477/wga32.html#I6509

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Biographical Notes

Moses Tuttle [1732-1819], the son of Joseph Tuttle [1698-1789] and Abigail Ogden [1702-1739], was born in Morristown, N.J. and grew up in Hanover. He married Jane Ford [1736-1774], the daughter of Jacob Ford Sr. [1702-1777] and Hannah Baldwin in 1756. They had issue: Jane Ford [1766-1831] who married Joseph DeCamp [1753-1800] in 1790; Mary [1757-1840] who married Cornelius Hoagland; Hannah [1759-1849] who married Charles Hoff Jr. [1756-1811] in 1778; and two sons, Simeon [b. 1764] and Moses [b. 1769], who did not survive infancy.

Moses and Jane Tuttle removed to Mt. Pleasant after their marriage. He managed the Mt. Pleasant mine and forge (built in 1750 by Jacob Ford, Sr.) property for his father-in-law. Mt. Pleasant is located in present-day Rockaway Township (formed in 1844 from parts of Hanover and Pequannock Townships), three miles west of Rockaway on the east branch of the Rockaway River. Moses Tuttle also ran a Publick Inn there and had a gristmill. Eventually, he had interests in his own mine.

After the New Jersey Assembly inflated paper money issued by the Continental Congress, Moses Tuttle became insolvent and went to Kentucky for two years (circa 1780-1781) before returning to Mt. Pleasant. He headed the Mt. Pleasant Mining Company, but by 1789 it was controlled by his sons-in-law, Charles Hoff Jr., Cornelius Hoagland, and Joseph DeCamp.

Charles Hoff Jr. [1756-1811], the son of Charles Hoff of Lebanon Township in Hunterdon County, was born in Hopewell, N.J. He followed his brother Joseph as apprentice to Lord Stirling [A.K.A. William Alexander, 1726-1783] in 1774 at Stirling's Hibernia Ironworks to learn the ironmaking trade. His apprenticeship lasted three years and three months when Joseph, who was manager from 1773, died in 1777. Charles took over as manager of Hibernia for Lord Stirling, and continued in that capacity until 1781. He actually managed Hibernia for John Jacob Faesch in the year 1780-1781, when Faesch leased the works from Lord Stirling. His other brothers, James and John, were also employed by Stirling at Hibernia. (John Hoff, after leaving Hibernia, kept a general store at Mt. Pleasant.)

Charles Hoff married Hannah Ford Tuttle [1759-1849], the daughter of Moses Tuttle and Jane Ford in 1778. They had issue: Clarissa [17880-1842], who married James Jackson [1776-1848] in 1798; Elizabeth [1783-1858]; Jane [1785-1848] who married Samuel S. Beach [1782-1851] in 1805; Joseph Tuttle [1787-1871]; Charlotte [1790-1832] who married Jacob Kinney [1789-1863]; Harriet [1792-1879]; Charles [1795-1857]; Hannah [1798-1802]; Mary Ann [1800-1872]; and Moses Tuttle [1802-1844].

After 1781, Charles Hoff Jr. moved his family to Mt. Pleasant and continued his interests in iron with his father-in-law, Moses Tuttle, and other family members. In 1795 with his brother-in-law, Jeseph DeCamp, he built Washington Forge which consisted of two fires on the west branch of Rockaway River in Rockaway Township. When Joseph DeCamp died in 1800, his wife Jane Ford Tuttle managed Joseph's interest with their son, Chillion [1793-1870]. They operated the forge until 1808, when Hoff sold his one half interest to Joseph Hurd. (Between 1813 and 1814, Jane Ford Tuttle rented the forge to John Mills Jr.) Chillion DeCamp continued operation of one forge fire with his son, James, until about 1816 when it was sold to the owners of Dover Forge, Israel Canfield and Company.

Charles Hoff Jr. served as a Justice of the Peace from 1800 until 1805. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Chruch in Morristown. He died at Mt. Pleasant.

John Jacob Faesch [c. 1729-1799] was born in Basel, Switzerland and it was there that he learned the art and trade of iron making. He married first Johanetta Elizabetta Hegman [1743-1764] in 1761 and they had one son who died an infant. He married second Elizabeth Brinkerhoff [1751-1788] in 1775. They had issue: John Jacob Jr. [1776-1809], Robert Brinckerhoff [1778-1820], Eliza Maria [1780-1850], who married William Hartshorne Robinson, and Catherine Ester [1784-1849]. He married third a widow Susan Kearny Lawrence Leonard [1759-1835]. There was no issue.

John Jacob Faesch immigrated to New Jersey in 1764 under a seven year contract with the London Company (A.K.A. American Iron Company) to succeed Peter Havenclever as manager of the ironworks at Ringwood, Charlotteburg, and Long Pond. He became a citizen in 1766.

After completing his contract in 1772, Faesch removed to Mt. Hope where he leased the Mt. Hope Ironworks and manor house from Jacob Ford Jr., bought the adjoining section, and built the Mt. Hope Furnace. Daniel Wriesburg [d. 1773] was his associate at this time. In 1774 Faesch purchased a one quarter interest in Jackson's Forge (A.K.A. Jacob's or Buckshire Forge), and in 1778 he purchased from the estate of Jacob Ford Jr. Middle Forge (built c. 1749) located on the Burnt Meadow branch of Rockaway River at Mt. Hope. Faesch purchased Rockaway Old Forge (built 1753) with David Beman in 1780. This forge which was also known as Beman's or White Meadow Forge, was located on Rockaway River within four miles of Hibernia Furnace. During the Revolutionary War, Faesch's iron interests extended to owning outright or with partners Hibernia Furnace, the Brookland, Mt. Pleasant, and Longwood Forges.

He moved to Morristown in 1780 and for a while operated a store on the Green. Hibernia Furnace was then managed by his brother-in-law George D. Brinckerhof and David Ford. David Ford lived in the manor house. During 1780-1781, Faesch leased Hibernia Ironworks from Lord Stirling, which Charles Hoff Jr. managed for Faesch. In 1784 Faesch rented under a twenty-one year lease from Samuel Ogden the Boonton tract ironworks consisting of 2500 acres of land, a forge, slitting mill, and gristmill. He obtained ore from his Mt. Hope Furnace. After the death of his second wife in 1788, he removed to Boonton and resided in Samuel Ogden's manor house.

Faesch purchased the manor house plot at Mt. Hope in 1793 from the estate of Jacob Ford Sr. This was made possible because the estate of Jacob Ford Sr. had won a civil suit over the estate of Jacob Ford Jr. in 1788. At his death, Faesch's sons inherited this property.

In addition to Faesch's distinguished career as an ironmaster, he also served in several civil offices. He was appointed a Justice of the Peace in 1772, a Morris County Judge in 1773, and in 1787 he served as a Morris County delegate to the State Convention which ratified the federal Constitution and established New Jersey as a state.

John Jacob Faesch died in 1799 at Boonton and was buried in Morristown. His executors were David Ford of Morristown, John Jacob Faesch Jr. of Mt. Pleasant, and Robert Brinckerhoff Faesch of Boonton. At his death, Faesch held these properties: Mt Hope Furnace and Middle Forge tracts (7600 acres), Boonton Forge, Jackson's Forge, the Mt. Hope manor house, a share in the Morris Academy, and several lots.

Samuel Ogden sold his equity in Boonton Ironworks to Robert B. and John J. Faesch Jr. in 1805. They ran the works until Jonh J. Faesch Jr. in 1805. They ran the works until John J. Faesch Jr.'s death in 1809. His heirs and Robert B. Faesch carried on its operation until 1820, when Faesch became insolvent.

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Materials in this repository relating to the Tuttle-Hoff Papers and to iron mining in Morris County

H929 MSS DeCamp - DeCamp Family Papers, 1745-1976.

HM2 Boon Wen- Boonton was an iron town, 1976.

HM2 Rock Hib Fur Hoff- Hibernia furnace: letters from Joseph Hoff to Lord Stirling, 1774.

HM2 Rock Hib Hof - Hoff letters written at Hibernia, New Jersey between March 10, 1775 and July 10, 1778.

HM2 Rock Hibe Furn Doe - Hibernia Furnace During the Revolution; A Study of the Hoff Letter Book and other sources, circa 1970.

HM Rock Por - A History of the Richard Mine Property, 1989.

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Scope and Content Note

The Tuttle-Hoff Papers contain personal and business records of Moses Tuttle [1732-1819], Charles Hoff Jr. [1756-1811], Harriet Hoff [1792-1879], Samuel S. Beach [1782-1851], John Jacob Faesch [c. 1729-1799], and others. Document types include letters, and financial and legal records. They are primarily in written format. This collection provides material and information documenting the iron mining industry in the Mt. Hope, Mt. Pleasant, and Hibernia areas of Morris County, and documents the history of the Tuttle, Hoff, Ford, and DeCamp families.

Types of material to be found in the Tuttle-Hoff Papers include letters, accounts, bills, receipts, bonds, promissory notes, iron and merchandise orders, land survey maps and drawings, estate papers, tax records, a deed, Hoff family genealogical records, depositions, instruments of land transfers, judgements and executions, an article of indemnity, a venue list, and memoranda. The papers date from 1761-1891, with one of them dated 1920 and another dated 1942. There are numerous items with no dates. The majority of material dates from 1761-1835.

The collection provides strong documentation for the early economic development of Morris County which was facilitated here by the iron mining industry. However, while Mt. Hope and Hibernia mines provided extensive supplies and ammunition to the Continental Army during the American Revolution, little documentation of this is to be found in these records. An 1819 and 1829 inventory of the estate of Moses Tuttle, an 1813 deed for the Mt. Pleasant Mine from Moses Tuttle to John and James Hinchman, and an 1804-1810 hotel register for Moses Tuttle's Mt. Pleasant Publick Inn will be found in the DeCamp papers. Significant related papers will also be found in the Oram Collection.

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Arrangement Description

The Moses Tuttle and the Tuttle-Hoff Papers were processed together as the "Tuttle-Hoff Papers" since they are related papers.

Addenda to the collection was received from the Morristown National Historic Park on July 26, 1984.

Series I: Moses Tuttle Papers, 1762-1819

Arranged first by document type then either alphabetically or chronologically.

Subseries 1: Letters, 1786-1816

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Sub series contains incoming letters received by Moses Tuttle which for the most part concern business matters (e.g. iron mining and refinement, general store merchandise, land transactions, and estate of John Ford Sr. [1809]), and a copy of an outgoing letter. Two letters were received by Dr. Samuel Tuttle, one of the executors of the estate of Jacob Ford Sr., regarding the administration of that estate. Correspondents are: Ford, Gabriel; Jackson, Stephen; Johnson and Ayres; Lindsly, Elihu; King, Joe [to Samuel Tuttle]; Lyon, Aaron; Morrison, Isaac; Pierson, Ebenezer H.; Talbot, Isham; Tuttle, Moses [to Israel Canfield].

Subseries 2: Financial documents, 1768-1819

Arranged chronologically.

Sub series documents Moses Tuttle's activities in the iron mining industry in the Mt. Pleasant area and records iron, mercantile, lumber, and land transaction. Document types include accounts for iron and merchandise, bills, receipts, bonds, promissory notes, and orders for iron and other merchandise. Noteworthy items are a "bill of sale for Negroes" dated September 7, 1782 and two receipts signed by Robert Morris dated February 8 and March 20, 1788.

Subseries 3: Legal documents, 1762-1817

Arranged chronologically.

Sub series consists of papers documenting Moses Tuttle's legal affairs which mostly involve cases of debt initiated by him, and land transactions in Morris County and Kentucky. Document types include accounts of debt, depositions, instruments of land transfers, judgements, executions of judgements, an article of indemnity, a vendue list, memoranda, and land survey drawings.

Scattered records document Gabriel Ford and Dr. Samuel Tuttle as executors of the estate of Jacob Ford Sr. and their dealings with Moses Tuttle in this matter. These estate records complement items in the correspondence series. Some records [1762-73] involve cases of debt actions between John and Joseph Tuttle and Morris Orman and Stephen Shipman. The 1767-1770 accounts reflect the time period the Tuttle's leased Brooklyn Forge [1768-c. 1772] from Garret Rapaljes of New York. Noteworthy items include draft memoranda on the sale of Moses Tuttle's farm at Mt. Pleasant [n.d.] a land survey map of John Ford's meadow [n.d.], and two depositions regarding the Jacob Ford Jr. and Jacob Ford Sr. estates. One deposition was made by Gabriel Ford on the Ford's estates and land purchased from them by John Jacob Faesch [n.d.]. The second deposition by Moses Tuttle is on land bought from Faesch [1809].

Series II: Charles Hoff Jr. Papers, 1778-1811

Subseries 1: Letters, 1785-1805

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Sub series contains incoming business letters received by Charles Hoff from John Jacob Faesch's brother-in-law George D. Brinckerhoff, his former employer at Hibernia Furnace, John Jacob Faesch, New York merchant Elias Haines, forge owner John Hinchman, forge and lumber owners Daniel and Joseph Hurd, and Samuel Ogden, who owned Boonton Iron Works [1770-1805]. Letters reflect iron manufacture, lumber bought, and merchandise obtained. Letters other than those written by J.J. Faesch also mention him.

Subseries 2: Financial documents, 1778-1811

Arranged chronologically.

Sub series consists of accounts bills, receipts, promissory notes, orders, and a land survey map that document Hoff's iron business affairs at Mt. Pleasant in conjunction with his father-in-Law, Moses Tuttle. These records reflect iron mining and manufacturing transactions, general merchandise and animal stock obtained, and tax receipts. The map is a land survey of property in Kentucky owned by Hoff, John Kinney, and Cornelius Hoagland. From 1794 the records document some of the activities of the partnership of Hoff and his brother-in-law, Joseph DeCamp, in the building and operation of Washington Forge. An item of note is a promissory note signed by Hoff dated August 10, 1778 to pay for a black man.

Series III: Harriet Hoff Papers, 1872-1878

Subseries 1: Financial documents, 1872-1877

Arranged chronologically.

Sub series contains bills and receipts received by Harriet Hoff which document personal and household expenses for herself and her niece, Charlotte Kinney. Some records document Harriet Hoff and Samuel S. Beach as executors of the estate of Joseph Hough.

Subseries 2: Legal documents, 1878

Series contains a copy of the will of Harriet Hoff dated 23 April 1878.

Series IV: Samuel S. Beach Papers, 1806-1835

Financial documents, 1806-1835

Arranged chronologically.

Sub series consists of financial documents including accounts bills, receipts, and promissory notes received by Samuel S. Beach for personal and mostly unidentified business transactions, and as tax collector for the Township of Pequannock. Some of the business transactions probably reflect Beach's mining activity around the Hibernia Iron works area. Items of note include a receipt dated 4 December 1809 from the Parsippany and Rockaway Turnpike Company for ten shares of stock issued to Beach because of a judgement against the company.

Series V: John Jacob Faesch Papers, 1771-1786

Arranged chronologically.

Series consists of one account and three letters. The account is entitled, "Abstract at Wappen's Creek Since the 1st Aprl (sic) 1771 till the 1st Decemr (sic) 1772" (also includes entries for 1773), that was extracted as a true copy from Faesch's partner, Daniel Wriesburg's [d. 1773] ledger. The abstract contains references to Faesch's mining interests at Mt. Hope. The letter dated 22 April 1786 is to Faesch from Theunis Bogart at Mt. Pleasant and seems to refer to Faesch's iron interests there. There also is mention of the "Speedwell affair". The 9 June 1786 letter is a copy of a letter by D. Hartley to the "Principle Officers and Commissioners of His Majesty's navy". This letter describes a process for converting pig iron into maleable (sic) iron by a Mr. Cort of Portsmouth Yard (England?). The last letter [n.d.] is from Faesch to Theunis Bogart and discusses iron accounts.

Series VI: Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1761-1942

Arranged chronologically.

Series contains miscellaneous letters, a deed, bills, receipts, a land survey map, and genealogical records of the Hoff family.

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Container List

Series I: Moses Tuttle Papers, 1762-1819

Box Folder 1 1 Letters, 1786-1816

2-40 Financial documents, 1768-1819 

41-54 Legal documents, 1762-1817 

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Series II: Charles Hoff Jr. Papers, 1778-1811

Box Folder 1 55 Letters, 1785-1805

56-77 Financial documents, 1778-1811 

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Series III: Harriet Hoff Papers, 1872-1878

Box Folder 2 1-7 Financial documents, 1872-1877

8 Legal documents, 1878 

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Series IV: Samuel S. Beach Papers, 1806-1835

Box Folder 2 9-36 Financial documents, 1806-1835

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Series V: John Jacob Faesch Papers, 1771-1773

Box Folder 2 37 Papers, 1771-1773

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Series VI: Various Manuscripts and Addenda materials, 1761-1942

Box Folder 2 38 Various manuscripts, 1761-1891, 1920, 1942

38 Various manuscripts, 1761-1891, 1920, 1942 

38 Various manuscripts, 1761-1891, 1920, 1942 

39 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers,  

40 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers, 1786-1792  

41 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers, 1793-1794 

42 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers, 1795-1797 

43 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers, 1978-1801 

44 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers, January-December 1802 

45 Addenda: Moses Tuttle papers, 1804-1814; not dated  

46 Addenda: Charles Hoff papers, 1780-1799 

47 Addenda: Charles Hoff papers, 1800-1806 

48 Addenda: Charles Hoff papers, 1807-1827 

49 Letter written on Wharton Mining Company letterhead, 1927  

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