The 1759 Vought House: A Loyalist Homestead in Revolutionary Hunterdon County
The 1759 Vought House: A Loyalist Homestead in Revolutionary Hunterdon County
September 16, 2026
Attend this free talk at Washington Township Public Library to hear the fascinating story of the Vought family from their arrival in the colonies in 1710 through their Loyalist activities during the American Revolution and their fate after the war.
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In 1759, Christoffel Vought built a fine stone homestead on 285 acres of prime farmland in northern Hunterdon County near modern-day Clinton, NJ. His family grew to become prominent community leaders with a thriving farming operation of nearly 500 acres. As years of colonial grievances with Great Britain spawned growing calls for rebellion, the population of New Jersey was deeply divided. Christoffel and his son John, both staunch Loyalists, would soon find themselves on a collision course with their neighbor Thomas Jones, a prominent Patriot leader.
In December 1776, Christoffel and John Vought led a party of Hunterdon Loyalists on a daring journey through rebel assaults to reach British forces stationed at New Brunswick. John Vought donned the distinctive green uniform of the New Jersey Volunteers and fought against American independence.