I purchased the CD as soon as I got the first message about its availability. It is very well done. It has the newspaper text and a copy of the actual paper if you care to view it.
In addition to information about your own ancestors and relations, it is also interesting to go through some of the stories and advertisements. I think it gives a better understanding of the time period. Some people may feel otherwise, but I feel that it was well worth the investment and I am looking forward to the next inst
Good evening, to you all. I was a member of this List over one year ago so
I will list most of my research names for those of you who may be new. The
entire top 1/2 of my 15 generation pedigree chart are Hunterdon County
names so I probably connect with a number of you. Even though I have lived
away from the East for 40 years, my grade school and high school years were
in West Chester, PA, and we would visit my grandmother in Flemington, NJ.
Here are the names.
Kuhl, Chamberlain, Barber, Holcombe, Sutphin,
Does anyone know what branch of the military this would be from? Its on the
headstone in Riverview of my ancestor, he was born 1835 died 1892. I would
like to see if there are any records I could look him up in.
Rochelle
Hi,
From:
Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography, edited by James Grant Wilson and
John Fiske. 6 vols. New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1887-1889
http://www.famousamericans.net/josephsmithvandyke/
http://www.famousamericans.net/josephsmithvandyke/
Joseph Smith Van Dyke
VAN DYKE, Joseph Smith, clergyman, born in Bound Brook, New Jersey, 2
November, 1832. He was graduated at Princeton in 1857, and at the theological
seminary t
I agree that it's very difficult to find early birth records. A good
source of birth information is monumental inscriptions on tombstones
in local cemeteries. It's a longshot, but sometimes it may be the
only place where the birthdate of an individual will exist. The
Hunterdon County Historical Society has many cemetery transcriptions,
and some are available on the InterNet. Browsing the files will help
to narrow down your search, as you can probably find the general area
where your surname of interest
Hello list,
I joined just yesterday and on my first mailing I see someone has Quicks in
New Jersey.
I would be interested in knowing if you have any information on a Quick
family from Amwell, New Jersey. Cornelius Quick born 1729 married a Sarah
Chrisham b. abt 1731 there. They had a son John Alexander G. Quick and I am
sure many more. Any information regarding them or Cornelius's parents Thomas
Quick b. 1690 in New York and Grietje Margaret Decker b. 1691 in New York.
Both parents I believe died in A
Currently my brick wall out of New Jersey is: Sarah Palmer b 12 Nov
1725; died 27 Dec 1808. [nothing further known - this info came from a
bible that belongs to someone else). She married Abel Everitt about 1750
probably Hunterdon County, NJ - when he d 1760, the bible shows that she
married to a Mr. Forman (Farmen/Furman?). Off and on over the years when
I have been able to access resources or information from/about
Hunterdon, I have tried in vain to get something more on Sarah but have
not been succ
Marilyn...I received a post with Rightmer as subject so think you may have found something??but sent a post on someone else by accident.......Let me know, Alice
Hi MaisieAnn,
I can't help you now, but I go to the Hunterdon County Historical Society
every Thursday to work on my project which is Indexing the Hunterdon
Gazette. I will ask the volunteers if they can shed any light on your
question. I'll get back to you one way or the other sometime on or after
Thursday this week!
I have sent your request to a person associated with the Afro-American
Historical & Genealogical Society, New Jersey Chapter. Perhaps they might
have some information for you.
Regards, Bill
Christie, I am no authority on research done electronically, but I seemed to
get stopped every which way but right when I looked over their site and
attempted to find anything genealogically related. Perhaps I didn't
understand, that is always a possibility, but it appeared that you had to be
a student or part of the faculty to get very far. I thought I followed
directions through IRIS bur remained unsuccessful. Did anyone else have
better luck?
Marjory PETTY Austen
Would anyone out the have the web site address for the Hunterdon County
Democrat I went there often to read their old listings. My computer
recently crashed & I lost most of my addresses. I appreciate the assist.
Millie
elnelson@juno.com
I am seeking proof that Benjamin and William Merrill, born about 1730 in
Hopewell, NJ and died in Rowan Co., NC in 1771 (Benjamin) and 1782
(William) - both courtesy of the British - were the sons of Penelope
Stout, daughter of James Stout. I believe that Penelope was first the wife
of a Mr. Jewell and then married William Merrill, but I do not have the
proof. I also am seeking proof that Jemima Smith, wife of Benjamin Merrill,
was the daughter of Anne Mershon and the granddaughter of Sarah Stout,
daughter
http://www.iris.rutgers.edu/iris.html
Search by the placename or surname of the family you're researching.
Using the term "genealogy" won't get you the listing of their enormous
collection. ;-) Also, here's the online version to Special
Collections/NJ Room handout that highlights their holdings:
http://newark.rutgers.edu/~natalieb/gen.htm
Celebrate Family History Month!!
MAPPAUSTEN@aol.com wrote:
>Christie, I am no authority on research done electronically, but I seemed to
>get stopped ever
Hello list,
My name is Fuller Runyan, I am descended from the Hunterdon County Runyan's, but that is not why I have joined the list (at this time, anyway). My quandary involves a much more recent relative.
My g-g grandfather's sister, Grace (Runyan) Strine (b. 1866) lived in Frenchtown with her husband Charles W. Strine (according to a 1910 newspaper blurb). He was a newspaper reporter in Philly, then later a booking agent or something for the Metropolitan Opera. She was apparently everyone's favorite
Hi,
Thank you for this wonderful list!
I'm hoping someone can help, as I've hit a "brick wall". The following is
what I have found, and can not seem to go any further! My 4gr grandfather
was Jacob SHARP (b: 17 Jun 1765 in Hunterdon Co. NJ, d: 28 Jan 1857 Reading,
Schuyler Co., NY). He married Esther MATTISON (b: 15 Nov 1780 in Hunterdon
Co. NJ, d: 25 May 1818 Reading, Schuyler Co., NY) Jacob married Esther on 8
Apr 1799 in Hunterdon Co. I can only find record of one son - Levi Ketcham
SHARP (b: 19 Feb
There are 59 Quicks listed. Do you have a name?
And per Clauson: On page 94 on a listing of Revolutionary soldiers from Hunterdon and Somerset Counties: Ebenezer
Cloason is listed. No other information.
On page 345: Uriah Akers married in 1830, Elizabeth Clauson, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Nailor) Clauson, who at the time of their death were living at the foot of Bellmont. The children born to them:
1. Thomas Akers, born 1831 and died 1832
2, Mary Elizabeth Akers born 1832, living in La
Does anyone know how I can find information about the spouse of William
Willett? He had a mill that was located on the Lamington River, but that is
all I know of his mill. His son, Cornelius Willett, served in the
Revolutionary War and married Nancy Whallon, and I am interested in her
family, too. I suspect that they lived in the same general area.
Thanks for ideas.
- - Cathy Marco
Very nice article in the Hunterdon Democrat today about Mr. Bill
Hartman and his Hunterdon Gazette project, including his photo. So
who knows, maybe a hundred years from now, Bill himself will appear on
a CD!
Bill, thank you for all the great work, well done! It is a treasure
to all those interested in genealogy and local history. I will be
sure to purchase a copy of the CD.
Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough
Holland Township, HC, NJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "john newman"
To:
Hi Kimberly,
Here is a Quick list of the Quicks in the Hunterdon Gazette Index. The full
Index for the Years 1825 - 1836 will soon be coming to a Web Site near you:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/
Quack [Quick?], Patrick
Quick, Abraham
Quick, Abraham P.
Quick, Amanda, Miss
Quick, Amos
Quick, Andrew H.
Quick, Anthony
Quick, Arthur
Quick, Elizabeth, Mrs.
Quick, Ezekiel
Quick, Garret [Garrett]
Quick, Garret H.
Quick, George
Rochelle,
Found a site at the following url that lists a John MYERS (#53), not sure if
this is the man your looking for or not. If not, the site has the full
roster, including officers. I also found a civil war pension index on
Ancestry.com for Andrew J. MYERS. Perhaps the J. was an intial for John. The
image on-line is a little difficult to decipher, if you like I can send it on
to you.
http://www.njstatelib.org/plweb-dbs/civilwar/docoutputs/NJCWn337.html.
For any one else interested in locating
Are there any records for NJ residents who were Veterens of the Spanish
Americam War. I have an Andrew Myers whose headstone list him as a Veteren.
He also is buried at Riverview.
Rochelle
If a person was listed on the 1830 census of Hunterdon Co., Lebanon Twp. as a
free colored person, color "m" for mulatto, would there have been a church or
cemetery that this group would have used? The man was ABRAHAM STERN(S) (1830,
Stern, 1850, STERNS)....in 1830 he was 46. Are there any records available on
these families?
MaisieAnn@aol.com
"They will not go quietly, the dogs who've shared our lives. In subtle ways
they let us know their spirit still survives."