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John Doughty House Site
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Mount Kemble Avenue, Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Description
John Doughty House Site
Born in New York City on July 24 or 25, 1754, John Doughty later became a resident of Morristown. He graduated from King’s College (now Columbia University) and served in several senior artillery roles during the Revolutionary War. Doughty acted as aide-de-camp to both General Philip Schuyler and General George Washington.
After the war, he stayed in military service. When the Continental Army disbanded, only a few soldiers remained at West Point and Fort Pitt to guard supplies. During that time, Doughty became the senior-ranking officer of the United States Army—making him the lowest-ranking person ever to hold the title of Commander in Chief.
He went on to build Fort Harmer in Marietta, Ohio, and Fort Washington in Cincinnati. After retiring from the Army, he continued serving as a Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia.
In Morristown, General Doughty owned a 450-acre farm along Mt. Kemble Avenue. When he died in 1826, he was buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Morristown. His will emancipated his enslaved people and granted them money or land. One of them, Peter Johnson, received a small house that still stands today at 129 Mt. Kemble Avenue in Morris Township. The Peter Johnson House appears in the Morris County Master Plan’s Historic Preservation Element. The photo above shows General Doughty’s home in 1893; the site is now the Heritage House apartment complex.
Listing Overview
John Doughty House Site
Born in New York City on July 24 or 25, 1754, John Doughty later became a resident of Morristown. He graduated from King’s College (now Columbia University) and served in several senior artillery roles during the Revolutionary War. Doughty acted as aide-de-camp to both General Philip Schuyler and General George Washington.
After the war, he stayed in military service. When the Continental Army disbanded, only a few soldiers remained at West Point and Fort Pitt to guard supplies. During that time, Doughty became the senior-ranking officer of the United States Army—making him the lowest-ranking person ever to hold the title of Commander in Chief.
He went on to build Fort Harmer in Marietta, Ohio, and Fort Washington in Cincinnati. After retiring from the Army, he continued serving as a Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia.
In Morristown, General Doughty owned a 450-acre farm along Mt. Kemble Avenue. When he died in 1826, he was buried in the First Presbyterian Churchyard in Morristown. His will emancipated his enslaved people and granted them money or land. One of them, Peter Johnson, received a small house that still stands today at 129 Mt. Kemble Avenue in Morris Township. The Peter Johnson House appears in the Morris County Master Plan’s Historic Preservation Element. The photo above shows General Doughty’s home in 1893; the site is now the Heritage House apartment complex.
Address
Mount Kemble Avenue, Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, United States
Location
Mount Kemble Avenue, Morris Township, Morris County, New Jersey, 07960, United States
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