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The People—Sitemap

Pioneer Settlers on the Hermitage Property

The Prevost Family

• James Prevost's Military Career
• James's brother Augustin Prevost
• Theodosia Prevost's ancestry
  • Nicholas and Richard Stillwell
  • The Sands family
  • Bartow and Reid families
• George Washington’s Visits
  • The Revolutionary War in Bergen County
  • General Lee's court-martial
  • What General Washington did while staying near The Hermitage
    • Washington's aides
    • Additional correspondence sent from Paramus in July 1778
  • The captured gift to Mrs. Washington
  • Peggy Arnold's visit
• The Fight to Keep The Hermitage
  • James Monroe's letter of November 8
  • Robert Troup
  • Theodosia's letter to George Washington
  • More letters written on behalf of Theodosia's fight
• Theodosia Prevost and Aaron Burr
  • Aaron Burr's Law Studies—and Distractions
  • Dominie Tetard, Tutor to Theodosia's Children
  • Aaron Burr's letters to Theodosia Prevost
  • Letter of Congratulation

The Rosencrantz Family

• Elijah Rosegrant Buys The Hermitage
  • Three generations of Rosencrantzes in America
  • John and Cornelia Suffern
  • Philemon Dickerson
• Elijah and Cornelia Raise a Family
  • Excerpts of letters from Elijah to John
  • Slaves and servants in the Rosencrantz household
  • Elijah Rosegrant's will inventory
• Second Generation
  • John's medical education
  • Names changes
  • Joseph Ripka
• The Rosencrantz Cotton Warp Mill
  • Early industrialization in Bergen County
  • How cotton warp mills operate
• Courtship of Elijah II and Killie Dayton
  • Gothic revival architectural style
  • The Dayton family
• Bergen County and the Civil War
  • John's Civil War experiences
  • Pro- and anti-war activities in Bergen County
  • Excerpts of creditors' letters received by Elijah
• The Difficult Postwar Years
  • Paterson & Ramapo Railroad
  • Ridgewood as a railroad suburb
  • Valley School
  • The cotton mill in the 1880s
• Third Generation
  • Captain John Quincy Adams
  • John II's world cruise
• The Hermitage in the 1890s
  • John and Vinnie's house
  • Will and Bessie's relationship
• Fourth Generation
  • Dayton's war service
• Bess and Elizabeth Struggle Alone
  • The Hermitage tea room
    • Myths and Legends
• Friends of the Hermitage