In a message dated 02/12/2002 18:12:48 GMT Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Do you know if there were Potter's from Staffordshire sent to Trenton, New > Jersey in the 1870-1890. My grandfather- Thomas Stephenson (Stevenson) > went there in this time period. > Sincerely, Marjorie Stephenson Allcorn. > [email protected] > > > > Hi Marjorie. Some people called Trenton, the US Potteries. There was a lot > of migration of families in the Staffordshire Potteries and Trenton. Some > of my CYPLES family went from Longton in the Potteries and settled in > Burlington County in New Jersey. > > The early 20th century directories for Trenton are quite useful and someone > managed to trace my CYPLES family there after posting on one of the Trenton > County boards on rootsweb. > > Regards Earl Also looking for: BRASSINGTON, Caverswall COCKERSOLE, all England CYPLES worldwide DEGG, Longton, Meir Heath DERRICOTT, Staffs, Shrops, Idao, Utah, South Africa DRESSER, Leek WALKLATE, Longton, Furnace WORSDALE, Shoemakers of Longton WHITEHURST, Cheadle, Dilhorne.