" . . . the following houses stood in Battentown and Swedesboro in 1810:

. . . John Vandyke owned and occupied the house which is now the property of William H. Hanold. A cabinet and undertaker's shop stood near this house, and it is noteworthy that it still stands there, having ever since been used for the same purpose.

. . . John Vandyke owned the next building, which was occupied by his son, Thomas. The front was a store, and the rear was a dwelling. The wheelwrightshop of Mr. Vandyke stood in the rear of this building. The shop has been removed, and the house is owned and occupied by Mrs. Gibson and sons, as a store and dwelling.

. . . Next was a one-story log house, also owned by John Vandyke, and occupied by his son-in-law, William Hulings. A blacksmith-shop stood in front of this house. This is now the residence of John Pierson, and the old log house is the kitchen, etc., of Mr. Pierson's residence. The shop was torn down by him in 1852."

Source Information Ancestry.com. History of the counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland, New Jersey : with biographical sketches of their prominent citize [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Cushing, Thomas,. History of the counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland, New Jersey : with biographical sketches of their prominent citizens. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883. pages 300 and 301