Introduction to Farm House | Stephen Northup Family of Farm House

In 1645 Stephen Northup emigrated from Great Britain to New England. He became the Town Sergeant of Providence in 1660, and took an Oath of Allegiance on 19 May 1671 in Kingstowne. Stephen Northup Jr. was born 1660, the first son of Stephen Northup Sr. Stephen Northup Sr. lived at North Kingston but conflicting records have him living in Providence at the same time.

He was granted a plot of land (25 acres) on October 2, 1655 by the "Towne Meeting of Providence, R.I." At another "Towne Meeting" on Aug 27, 1656, he was granted commonage equal to any other townsman, the right to vote, the right of being a "freeman" and proprietor in the town of Providence. On February 8, 1662 Northup Sr. sold a plot of land (possibly that same 25 acres) in the Providence region and moved to Kingstowne.

What is known is the Northup family started with the seniors marriage to Sarah Elizabeth Harrington in about 1654, and gave birth to their first child (Stephen Jr.) in 1660 with records indicating birth in the town of Kingstowne (North Kingstown) and Providence. Stephen Sr. officially moved to Kingstowne in 1662 but clearly had an established residence in place since his second son, Benjamin, was born that same year in the town of North Kingstown (according to town records). The likely scenario of events to help to accurately date this home is to project that Stephen Sr. acquired the North Kingstown property at, or around, the year of 1660 with the intention of moving his new family there. However, his official record of North Kingstown residency is not until 1662. With these facts at hand, one can surmise that during this two-year period, Northup prepared his North Kingstown property for construction of his home completing it early 1662. This places the actual beginning construction of the Stephen Northup House within the time period of 1660, or 1661.

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Preston House may refer to:

Preston School of Industry, Ione, California, also known as Preston Castle and listed as the latter on the NRHP in Amador County, California

Preston Farm (Fort Collins, Colorado), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Larimer County, Colorado

Preston Bungalow, Paris, Idaho, listed on the NRHP in Bear Lake County, Idaho

Maj. Walter Preston House, Becknerville, Kentucky, listed on the NRHP in Clark County, Kentucky

Preston House (Milton, Kentucky) on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Trimble County, Kentucky

Preston-on-the-Patuxent, Johnstown, Maryland, listed on the NRHP in Calvert County, Maryland

White-Preston House, Danvers, Massachusetts, listed on the NRHP in Essex County, Massachusetts

Preston House (Thompson Falls, Montana) on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sanders County, Montana

Stillwell-Preston House, Saddle River, New Jersey, listed on the NRHP in Bergen County, New Jersey

Charles Preston House, Seaside, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Clatsop County, Oregon

Hampton-Preston House, Columbia, South Carolina, listed on the NRHP in Richland County, South Carolina

Preston Farm (Kingsport, Tennessee), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Thaddeus and Josepha Preston House, Paris, Texas, listed on the NRHP in Lamar County, Texas

Preston-Lafreniere Farm, Bolton, Vermont, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Chittenden County, Vermont

Preston House (Marion, Virginia) on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Smyth County, Virginia

Preston House (Salem, Virginia) on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Salem, Virginia

Preston House (Saltville, Virginia) on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Smyth County, Virginia

Preston Community Clubhouse, Preston, Washington, listed on the NRHP in King County, Washington

Preston Hall (Waitsburg, Washington), listed on the NRHP in Walla Walla County, Washington

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Ask is a small village in the eastern part of Asky municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Byfjorden on the eastern shore of the island of Asky. The village of Ask is well known for the farming of strawberries which are sold in the marketplace in the nearby city of Bergen during the summer season.

The 1.5-square-kilometre (370-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,562 and a population density of 1,041 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,700/sqmi).

Due to its pleasant climate and its location on an island near Bergen, Ask was the location of a kongsgrd (i.e., royal farm the Norwegian equivalent of a palace estate). Ask grd (literally Ask farm), with the farm number 1, was the basis for the name of Asky. This was also the site of the extremely old church and churchyard which was in use from around the year 1200 until 1741. Today the old church site is marked by a stone cross. A newer Ask Church was built in the centre of Ask in 1741. Ask village is the saga location for a famous dispute over inheritance between Egill Skallagrmsson and Berg-nundr. When Berg-nundr refused to allow Egill to claim his wife sgerr's share of her father's inheritance, Egill challenged nundr to a holmgang.

The local dialect of the village also reflects the continuing close tie to Bergen, with the dialect being more similar to that of Bergen than that of the rest of Asky; the connection was reinforced into modern times as the wealthy merchants and other residents of Bergen summered there.

Ask has had famous residents up to recent times. Fridtjof Nansen lived in a house near Kongshaugen in a short period. Amalie Skram lived at Lien at Ask, near Ask Dambruk, from 1876 to 1878, in the same house where the headmaster, Nils Peder land, lived for 40 years.

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Taber State Forest covers over 1,200 acres (4.9km2) in Kent County and is located 10 miles (16km) southwest of Harrington. Parker Road south off of Delaware Route 14, and the Maryland state line generally form the western boundary. About 17 acres (69,000m2) actually extends westward into the state of Maryland. Burrsville Road running southeast from Parker Road cuts through near the center of the land holdings. Saulsbury Creek Road generally forms a boundary for the southwest extent of the property.

Taber State Forest is a primitive use facility and there is no formal office onsite. It is primarily used for hunting, hiking, and wildlife habitat. In addition, the forest is also managed for timber production.

History of Taber State ForestAlthough officially dedicated in 1994, the origin of Taber State Forest was 1984, when the Delaware Forest Service received the 350-acre (1.4km2) Saulsbury Farm. Also included at Taber State Forest is the building known as the Smith School House (now a residence on the property). The Cooper and Cooper Study (found in the holdings of the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs) describes the Smith School as a one-teacher schoolhouse with an average student population of 23. The school operated 180 days of the year.

Saulsbury Farm Gravesite: The Saulsbury Tract is home of the Saulsbury family burial grave, which contains a memorial to Gove Saulsbury, the 41st governor of Delaware (18651871). This historic gravesite is approximately 50ft (15m). by 75ft (23m). with 16 graves. The site has one large group monument and three small grave stones with a two-rail split rail fence around the site. Deed restrictions state this parcel must remain as a burial site and be maintained as such.

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Born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, Price attended common schools as a child and engaged in agricultural pursuits on his fathers farm for several years. He worked as a bookkeeper for a large commission house near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and equipped himself for mercantile life. He moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1844 where he engaged in the mercantile business, served as collector, treasurer, and recorder of Scott County, Iowa and was president of the State Bank of Iowa from 1859 to 1866. He was one of fifteen men to sign the Articles of Incorporation for the Oakdale Cemetery Company on May 14, 1856.

At the outbreak of the Civil War, Governor Samuel J. Kirkwood appointed Price paymaster general of Iowa troops to whom he advanced large sums of money.

In 1862, he was elected as a Republican to represent Iowa's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He served three consecutive terms, from 1863 to 1869. During that period, he served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Claims from 1863 to 1865 and of the Committee on Pacific Railroads from 1865 to 1869.

After Price declined renomination in 1868, returned to Iowa, where he served as president of the First National Bank of Davenport in 1873 and president of the Davenport and St. Paul Railroad. He was also a trustee of the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans' Home, being instrumental in gaining the donation of Camp Kinsman in Davenport for the Home.

In 1876, voters in the Second District returned Price to the House of Representatives, where he served two additional terms (from 1877 to 1881). He declined renomination in 1880. He was appointed chief clerk of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1881 and later the same year was appointed Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President James A. Garfield, serving from 1881 to 1885.

Price lived in Washington, D.C. until his death there on May 30, 1901. He was interred in Oakdale Cemetery in Davenport.