[1] After 1840 Edward became a leading citizen of Burlington, New Jersey and an ardent abolitionist; his estate there is said to have been a station on the Underground Railroad and he was an active supporter of the Civil War effort.

[2][3] The local lore is somewhat distorted, as it commonly relates the abolitionist activity to descendants of Henry Grubb who settled in Burlington around 1680.

[1] None of this is to deny Edward's abolitionist fervor, but is merely offered to clarify local lore.

In 1840, reportedly because of health problems, he decided to leave active involvement in the family iron business and move with his bride to Burlington, New Jersey.

Euphemia married Count Demetrius de Cerkez of Rumania and was the last family member to live in Delaware House, which is today owned by the Catholic Charities, Trenton Diocese.