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David Van Gelder built this house after his marriage in 1794. It stood in the area once called “Brabant,” on land that grandfather Abraham purchased twice, around 1737 and in 1745, to insure valid title from the proprietors of East New Jersey. The property included most of nearby Van Gelder’s Pond. In 1845 it passed to David’s son Abraham B., who in 1876 willed it to his sister Pernelphe, a farmer. The house remained in the Van Gelder family name until 1884.
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Ramsey, New Jersey · United States
