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- Joseph and Ruth lived on a farm given him by his father. In the Revolution it was Washington's headquarters for a time. 230 acres, according to Hopewell
tax-roll. During the French and Indian War, he saw active service as a Col. of New Jersey Militia, Oct. 22, 1766.
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from "The Life and Times of Penelope Stout"
Jonathan's son, Col. Joseph Stout, built a magnificent house in Hopewell, which was to become the site of one of General George Washington's most important councils of war with Generals LaFayette and "Mad Anthony' Wayne in 1778. It was there decided that American troops would finally go on the offensive in the Revolutionary War.
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