Elizabeth Haddon
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Elizabeth Haddon born in Southwark
, London, England, was the founder of Haddon Township
and Haddonfield, New Jersey
.
Haddon's Quaker father, John Haddon, bought a 500-acre (2 km²) tract of land in Gloucester County
in the English colony of West Jersey
to escape religious persecution. However, poor health kept him from settling there. Haddon, a single woman, set sail from Southwark to the New World in 1701 without her family. Shortly after her arrival, she made a marriage proposal to John Estaugh (1676–1742), a Quaker minister, and they were married in 1702. Their courtship was described by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
in "Elizabeth", a poem from his Tales of a Wayside Inn
.
Haddon and John had no children, but they brought her sister's son, Ebenezer Hopkins, to America from Southwark when he was about five, and raised him as their son and heir. Ebenezer was the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Haddon) Hopkins, and the grandson of William and Katheryn Hopkins. Ebenezer was the founder of the Hopkins family of Haddonfield, New Jersey
.
Southwark
Southwark is a district of south London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Southwark. Situated east of Charing Cross, it forms one of the oldest parts of London and fronts the River Thames to the north...
, London, England, was the founder of Haddon Township
Haddon Township, New Jersey
Haddon Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 14,707....
and Haddonfield, New Jersey
Haddonfield, New Jersey
Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593....
.
Haddon's Quaker father, John Haddon, bought a 500-acre (2 km²) tract of land in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
in the English colony of West Jersey
West Jersey
West Jersey and East Jersey were two distinct parts of the Province of New Jersey. The political division existed for 28 years, between 1674 and 1702...
to escape religious persecution. However, poor health kept him from settling there. Haddon, a single woman, set sail from Southwark to the New World in 1701 without her family. Shortly after her arrival, she made a marriage proposal to John Estaugh (1676–1742), a Quaker minister, and they were married in 1702. Their courtship was described by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline...
in "Elizabeth", a poem from his Tales of a Wayside Inn
Tales of a Wayside Inn
Tales of a Wayside Inn is a collection of poems by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.-Overview:The poems in the collection are told by a group of adults in the tavern of the Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 20 miles from Cambridge, and a favorite resort for parties from Harvard College...
.
Haddon and John had no children, but they brought her sister's son, Ebenezer Hopkins, to America from Southwark when he was about five, and raised him as their son and heir. Ebenezer was the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Haddon) Hopkins, and the grandson of William and Katheryn Hopkins. Ebenezer was the founder of the Hopkins family of Haddonfield, New Jersey
Haddonfield, New Jersey
Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593....
.