Image: TAYLOR-NEWBOLD HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD, BURLINGTON COUNTY NJ

Description: AKA BROOKDALE; SIGN SAYS IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1667 BUT OTHER SOURCES CITE 1766 AND 1850. THE HOUSE WAS OWNED BY THE TAYLOR FAMILY DURING THE REVOLUTION AND THEY WERE TORIES. A GROUP CAME TO COLLECT TAXES AND A SKIRMISH WAS FOUGHT BETWEEN TORIES AND COLONIALS USING BRICKBATS, AXES, HOES, AND BOILING WATER. BRITISH TROOPS STOPPED HERE TWICE BUT SPARED THE HOUSE SINCE THEY WERE WELL TREATED BY A WELL-KNOWN TORY FAMILY This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 87001815 More images
Title: TAYLOR-NEWBOLD HOUSE, CHESTERFIELD, BURLINGTON COUNTY NJ
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Author: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D.
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