Richard Waln's farmhouse, built in Upper Freehold, was occupied by five generations of his family, from 1774 until 1973. Waln, a Quaker mill owner and successful trader, was ordered arrested by the Council on Safety on July 21, 1777. On October 11, he refused to affirm his allegiance to the government, and was allowed to go to Staten Island with his family, "into the Enemy's lines." The following August, he returned via Philadelphia and was arrested again, but successfully petitioned Governor William Livingston to be able to return home. Historic Walnford, a 36-acre former mill village and country estate located along the Crosswicks Creek Greenway, has been restored as part of the Monmouth County Parks system. "e site showcases over 200 years of social, technological and environmental history through the Waln family, including an operating 19th century grist mill.



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