Good Morning, Since the VAN BUSKIRK name is well known in Madison because a VAN BUSKIRK was the minister of the Presbyterian Church in Madison, I thought this short synopsis from the Monmouth County, NC list would be interesting. Since there is some possibility this family and it colalterals may have been related in some way to my POTTER and RICHTER bunch, any information is appreciated. <<<< The following is taken from The History of Queens County by E. Stone Wiggins, written in 1876. Wiggins writes about the Loyalists from the states that settled in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada. "VAN BUSKIRK Abraham. Children: Abraham, Jr., Garrat, Jacob and John, all of New Jersey. There appears to be but one family of this name that espoused the royalist cause during the revolutionary war. Abraham was in 1782 Lieutenant-Colonel of the Third Battalion of New Jersey Volunteers. At the close of the war, he settled in Nova Scotia and received half pay. He was Mayor of Shelburne in 1784. Abraham, jr., was a captain in the King's Orange Rangers. He also settled in Nova Scotia and received half pay. Garrat was the only one who came to New Brunswick, but he shortly after removed to Nova Scotia. He died at Aylesford in 1843, aged eighty-seven. Jacob and John was officers in the New Jersey Volunteers, the former a captain and the latter a lieutenant. George Van Buskirk, of Newcastle, Grand Lake, and James F. Van Buskirk, of Lower Jemseg, grandsons of John, came from Nova Scotia in 1843. George's wife's maiden name was Janet Welton. Their children were: Frederick, Jeremiah, Sidney, George, Annie, Eleanor, Amert and Margaret. James' wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Ann Porter. Their children were: John P., Robert P. H., James F. and Margaret." >>>> John R. Clarke For some of the best in the outdoors visit www.outdoorwriter.com This message is also virus free