Folk Figure. Born on her father's farm in Morris County, New Jersey, the youngest of Mary Cooper and Henry Wick's five children, she was likely named for her fraternal grandmother. Very little is know of her youth, but at the age of 21, she was the last of the Wick children living at home with her elderly parents. That winter, known as The Hard Winter, due to its unprecedented severity, over ten thousand soldiers of the Continental Army encamped upon her father's property in Jockey Hollow. Major General Arthur St. Clair and his staff rented quarters in the Wick house. Tempe and her parents apparently occupied two rooms on one side while two rooms opposite were let to the General, while the kitchen was likely shared. Her name and her parents are mentioned in several extant historic documents including letters, journals, and receipts of the period. Her father died the following winter, her mother five years later, and it was not until then, when she inherited the Jockey Hollow property, that Tempe married at the relatively late age of 30. She married William Tuttle of Morristown, and with him had five children. After about ten years, the family moved from the farm to a house built for them in Morristown. She died at the age of 63 and was first laid to rest in the Tuttle vault at the Presbyterian Church in Morristown, but was later moved to Evergreen Cemetery where her name was mis-spelled on her obelisk. Her fame stems from an article: "Washington in Morris County, NJ" published by the Rev. Joseph Tuttle in "The Historical Magazine" first written in 1870 which claims she hid a horse in the family home in order to keep it from acquisitive soldiers. The story re-appeared in 1895 and 1905. Improbable as the event was, the tale grew and was embellished upon over the years, including daring escapes from British soldiers – who in fact had never been near Jockey Hollow – and various lengths of concealment from days to months, none, of course, taking facts into account. The story took on a life of its own, and remains a local legend. The Wick House stands today as part of the Morristown National Historical Park. The story has been debunked by the park historians, who nevertheless admit that when people decide to believe a story, that settles it.