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    1. [CURTIS] Curtis of New Jersey: who are these people?
    2. This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CURTIS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TmQ.2ACIB/2030 Message Board Post: A few years ago, in SLC, I found film # 345,813 which contains those with surname Curtis from various locations. I was hoping to find the family of my Christina who md. Abel Johnson aka Johnston, who was orig. from Hunterdon Co., NJ and later moved on into Northumberland Co., (now Union), PA. I still do not know who she was, but I did copy some Curtis names and perhaps someone can identify them? (Mrs. J.D.L. Schoonover collection from the 1920s,): (1) Rev Thomas Curtis; will dated 13 Jan 1846; proved 11 May 1849. Wife Ales; sons Benjamin and Thomas; 3 daughters not mentioned by name (2) 1759: Benjamin Curtis, Thomas Curtis in Kingwood Twp Will of Thomas Curtis of Kingwood Twp proved 20 Oct 1813; children: Sarah Taylor; Abel, Benjamin, Thomas. Grandson: John Grand-dau: Athaliah Taylor. Thomas has a lot in Baptist town, now family burying ground. (3) 26 March Indenture Thomas Curtis and wife Mary of Kingwood Twp to Jonathon Britton: Hunterdon Co Deeds 18:175 (4) 1782: 08 May Admin. of Benj. Curtis of Kingwood to Jane (5) 1795: 06 Feb Anne (Curtis) Grimes; a dau of Benjamin (6) 1823: 10 Oct Admin of estate of Thomas Curtis of Alexandria to Asa Runyon; mentions pension money in Trenton from Sept to 1823; doubtful if can collect. Hunterdon Co Admins 6:34

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