The Early Germans of New Jersey Their History, Churches and Genealogy By Hermann Theodore F. Chambers, 1895 xvi + 667 pages, illustrated, indexed, searchable (Current reprints sell for +$60) - Bonus Book - The Early History of Land-Holding Among the Germans By Denman W. Ross, 1883 274 pages, searchable ****************************************************************************** Digital EBook CD Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View Autoboot CD for Easy Access ****************************************************************************** $11.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling http://cgi.ebay.com/Early-Germans-New-Jersey-Bonus-Book-/200542526750?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eb1441d1e For over a century Chambers' Early Germans has been the standard reference for genealogical research on families of northwestern New Jersey. In spite of its title, it is as useful for families of English, Scottish, or Dutch origin as for German. The bulk of the work is devoted to genealogies of families from the counties of Hunterdon, Morris, Sussex, and Warren and to genealogies of the early settlers of old Roxbury Township from Southold and Southampton. In addition, there are chapters on the settlements, churches, and public institutions of that region between Lambertville and Newton and the Delaware and the Bound Brook where these families first settled, containing scores upon scores of genealogical and biographical notices of other early settlers. Appendix VII is of particular interest to the genealogist because it contains a variety of useful lists, including Palatines in New York in 1710; Persons Naturalized, 1714-1722; Settlers on the Societies Tract, 1735; and Subscribers to Weygand's Pastoral Call, 1749. A sampling of the families included in Chambers' venerable work would include Abel, Ammerman, Apgar, Aree, Axford, Banghart, Barkman, Batson, Beam, Bellis or Bellowsfelt, Bernhard, Bird, Budd, Bulmer, Busenberry, Carhart, Castner, Colver, Condict, Cool, Cosad, Cramer, Cregar, Dallicker, Deats or Teats, DeCue, Dorland, Dufford, Eckel, Ege, Eich, Emmons, Eoff, Faircloe, Feit, Felmley, Flock, Flumervelt, Frace, Frelinghuysen, Frone, Gulick, Hager, Hance, Hartram, Hendershot, Hildebrant, Hiler, Hockenbury, Honness, Hoppock, Iliff, Kester, Lindabury, Lomerson, Martinus, Messlar, Ming, Muehlenberg, Naughright, Neighbor, Neister, Nunn, Ort, Pew, Philhower, Pickle, Race, Rarick, Raub, Reger, Rhinehart, Rittenhouse, Roelofson, Runkle, Runyon, Schenkel, Schleicher, Schoenheit, Schooley, Scwartzwelder, Shirts, Skellenger, Slaght, Snook, Sovereen, Streit, Struble, Sutphin, Swackhamer, Swarts, Swazey, Teeple, Terryberry, Tiger, Trimmer, Van Atta, Van Buskirk, Van Vechten, Vernoy, Vescelius, Vogt, Vosler, Wack, Weise, Weller, Wildrick, Willett, Wintermute, Wire, Wortman, Yawger, and Youngs. There are over 60 million Americans of at least partial German ancestry in the United States, including various groups such as the Pennsylvania Dutch. Of these, 23 million are of German ancestry alone ("single ancestry"), and another 40 million are of partial German ancestry. Of those who claim partial ancestry, 22 million identify their primary ancestry ("first ancestry") as German. The 55 million Americans of primarily German ancestry are by far the largest part of the German diaspora, a figure equal to nearly two-thirds the population of Germany itself. Germans form just under half the population in the Upper Midwest