Washington Twp Public Library Celebrates America's 250: The 1759 Vought House

Loyalists and Patriots, neighbor vs. neighbor!

In 1759, Christoffel Vought built a home and settled in Huntedon County.

In December 1776, Vought and his son John 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.

David Overaker, Board President of the 1759 Vought House, will tell the fascinating story of the Vought family from their arrival in the colony of New Jersey in 1710 through their Loyalist activities during the American Revolution and their fate after the war. .

Register to attend this event on the library's website, wtpl.org.