UPDATE: Bernardsville Tear Down Alert - Boylan House - Did more digging
Past Owners
The 35 Olcott Square Boylan property was most likely purchased from John Parker, as he owned large portions of land that he had acquired from James Alexander, the father of William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling. Since the house was around before the Revolutionary War, it was most likely built by Dr. James Boylan, as his father, Aaron, died in 1751. It is also noted in deed searches that James had sold property to his daughter, Catherine Boylan, for $300. She sold it to her brother, John, who most likely held the property until it was willed back to Catherine in 1843, when John died. As he never married and had no heirs, this was likely the case.
After John and James Boylan, other owners of the 35 Olcott property included John's younger sister, Catherine; Charles Quimby; the Bernardsville Methodist Episcopal Church; George and Phoebe Seney; James and Mary Diehl; Senator Samuel S. Childs; Marie A. Liddy; and now the Palmer family.
But what we do love knowing is that the Old Stone Tavern hotel had a tavern on the location before the hotel...... guess if the history fits this story?
Know your Bville History -
https://www.mrlocalhistory.org/tear-down-alert-bernardsvilles-boylan-house/
