VICTORIA L SULLIVAN wrote: > Jay, I've been told BENNETTs are as common in Shrewsbury as SMITHs are in > the rest of the country, but I do have a family of them in Upper Freehold > Twp. which became Plumsted Twp. when Ocean Co. was formed in 1850. > > Elijah BENNETT (b. 9 May 1793 in NJ d. 7 Aug 1871 in New Egypt, Ocean Co., > NJ) m. Diadem(y) ARCHER (b. 1 Aug 1797 in NJ) 6 Nov 1817 in Monmouth, NJ. > > They had 9 children - > > Mary BENNETT b. 1820 in NJ > Ellen BENNETT b. 21 Dec 1823 in New Egypt > George W. BENNETT b. abt 1831 in New Egypt > Diadem BENNETT b. abt 1832 in New Egypt > Ivins BENNETT b. 9 Oct 1835 in New Egypt d. 30 May 1839 > William H. BENNETT b. 9 Jan 1837 in New Egypt d. 17 Nov 1851 > Ivins (Evan) BENNETT b. abt 1840 in New Egypt > Amanda BENNETT b. abt 1842 in New Egypt > William J. BENNETT b. abt 1849 in New Egypt. > > Elijah and family are found in the 1830 and 1840 censuses in Upper Freehold > Twp. among a crowd of ARCHER neighbors, though I don't know exactly which > were his father-in-law and which his brothers-in-law. A correspondent > suggested that Diadem ARCHER's grandfather may have been George ARCHER who > married Diadem DROMAN 27 Nov 1762 in Monmouth, NJ. > > If anybody rings a bell, I'd love to hear from you, as a cousin and I have > been searching for Elijah's parents and siblings for years. > > Victoria Sullivan > vlsulliv@jps.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Bennett [mailto:jaybennetthome@email.msn.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 1998 11:22 PM > To: NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: NJ: Marlboro, Colts Neck; Bennet, Van Mater, Van Cleave, Lane, > Van Pelt, Emmons, Covenhoven > > Hello- > > I'm searching my ancestors who resided in Monmouth County, NJ, mostly in the > Marlboro, Colts Neck, Middletown, Freehold, Shrewsbury areas. Generally, > they arrived in these areas around 1680-1750, having migrated from Long > Island and Manhattan. > > The principle Dutch families I'm searching are Bennet (Bennett), Van Mater, > Van Cleaf (Cleef, Cleave), Covenhoven (Kouwenhoven), Lane, Van Pelt, Emmons, > and Van Barkalow (Barkeloo). My ancestors also lived near and married > plenty of Schenks and Polhemus's; so I have some info on these folks also. > > [The principle Monmouth County NJ non-Dutch families I'm searching are > Crawford, Fields, Morris, Drum, Lamb, Herbert, Covert, De Grote, Bailey, > Truax, and Willet.] > > If any of you care to compare notes I'd appreciate your interest. > > Thank you > > Jay > > ______________________________ >