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/ February 23, 2024

On September 26th, 2021 Mount Amwell Project volunteers performed several headstone repairs at the Hankinson/Voorhees Cemetery in Readington Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The event was videoed and edited by Communication Coordinator John Varoli. Participants shown in the video were David Reading, David Voorhees, and John Loughlin.  Dave Voorhees also describes the circumstances of a Revolutionary War soldier’s death and grave.

Our Mission

We strive to ensure that our community cultural and historical sites are preserved and protected for future generations by identifying at risk locations, establishing ownership,  arranging for restoration and maintenance, and educating the public on our purpose and vision while operating with transparency and integrity, commitment to the community, and responsible stewardship of resources under our control. 

Founded as a non-profit New Jersey Corporation in December 2005 and granted IRS 501 (c) (3) status in 2006. Board of Directors: David R. Reading, Richard B. Reading IV, George D. Muller, Richard H. Stothoff, and Jefferson T. Barnes.

The Descendants of West New Jersey Proprietor John Reading (1657-1717)

Compiled by David R. Reading, soft cover published by the Mount Amwell Project, Inc., 2020. 238 pages.

This genealogy is in large part an update of the Reading family portion of the remarkable work by Josiah Granville Leach’s Biographical Memorials of the Reading, Howell, Yerkes, Watts, Latham, and Elkins Families. Leach was a Philadelphia attorney and prepared many genealogies of families in the United States including the Memorials. The work was commissioned by William L. Elkins of Philadelphia and published in 1898. The Memorials has been the authoritative genealogical source for Reading descendants for over 118 years. Updates include four additional generations, newly discovered material and other Reading history, several errors have been corrected, and substantial source citations have been added. Indexed.

To order: Send $48 (postage included) check written to the Mount Amwell Project, Inc., P.O. Box 226, Lebanon, NJ 08833.

 

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