I am working on several families in New York- whose descendants spread to the following NY Counties,Tompkins, Schuyler, Chemung and Steuben. I am currently working on Randal in those counties. I have a Jesse and a John born in the 1775 to the 1880 period who may have been born in New Jersey. It depends on what census you look at. I also find a William born 1795 in New Jersey who is living in Chemung County by 1850. Is anyone working on the Randall/Randle/Randell or other variants out of New Jersey. There was a Hyatt family that moved to the Ovid area just prior to 1800 that is out of New Jersey. We actually have the wife's name but not the father's. Thanks Marilyn

just passing on in case you need any info from this cemetery- contact mary lish at address below w. questions- i know nothing to do w. any of the info- linda Message: 3 Date: Mon, 07 May 2007 18:06:57 -0400 From: "Mary Lish" <[email protected]> Subject: [NJESSEX] SAFE DAY - JUNE 2nd - WOODLAND CEMETERY - NEWARK, NJ To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" "SAFE DAY" WOODLAND CEMETERY - NEWARK, NJ FAMILY GRAVESITE VISITATION & TOMBSTONE RECORDING DAY Saturday, June 2, 2007 - 9:30 a.m. (rain date Sunday, June 3) For old friends who help each year, it's that time again. For new people who have never had the opportunity, this is your chance to go to Woodland Cemetery in Newark, NJ to visit your family gravesites in the security of a group. For those out of state, our volunteers will help with pictures and tombstone inscriptions of your family gravesite. Each year the Newark Police Dept. has provided us with on-site protection, for which we are very grateful. Woodland Cemetery in Newark has over 82,000 burials from 1856 to the present. We are not affiliated with Woodland Cemetery in any way, but work only as a volunteer group trying to preserve the tombstone inscriptions and helping family researchers find their ancestors through our computer database. For those who are able to attend, we ask that you allow some time to help record tombstone inscriptions. Please invite your friends (adults only) - it is always an enjoyable day outdoors and you will be giving something back to the research community! We'll pair you up with someone, so please come even if you are by yourself. Anyone who will be searching for family gravesites and needs help in locating them, please e-mail or call us by May 23rd to let us know what gravesite you will want to visit. We will not have all of the cemetery data with us - so you must request a map by May 23rd. There is no office at the cemetery. This way we can check for your family names in the computer database and prepare a map in order to guide you. Anyone who cannot attend, but would like inscriptions and pictures of their family tombstones, please make arrangements with John or me by May 23rd and we will do our best to record inscriptions and take pictures of your sites, time permitting. To everyone: please let us know if you will be attending so we will have an approximate headcount. The day is Saturday, June 2nd, at 9:30 a.m. with a rain date of Sunday, June 3rd, again at 9:30 a.m. If both days are raining, a new date will be set at a later time. If there is a question on the weather, anyone may call in the morning between 8:00-8:30 at 973-809-3428 to find out if we're still "on". The gate entrance for Woodland Cemetery is located at 670 South 10th Street between Springfield and Avon Avenues, Newark, NJ. Directions - take the Garden State Parkway to the Springfield Ave. Irvington Exit #143. Take Springfield Ave East to South 10th Street. Make a right onto South 10th Street. The cemetery is located a quarter mile down on the left side. Please drive into the cemetery and follow the main roadway until you see cars and the volunteers. As a reminder, here are a few suggestions if you are planning on joining us to record tombstone inscriptions: Wear long pants, a short-sleeved shirt, with a long sleeved shirt/sweatshirt over it. Wear socks and either sturdy sneakers or hiking shoes of some sort. If you will be spending a few hours with us, bring some cold bottled water or soda - you will get thirsty - and a snack. Also: * pencils/pens - we'll supply the paper * clip board (if you have one; if not, we will have a few available) * digital camera - if you have one - we are collecting as many digital pictures of tombstones as we can - but we still need the handwritten inscription also since the digital picture doesn't always show the exact inscription * sunglasses (sometimes easier to see the inscription) * small garden tool(s) to pull back weeds from tombstone; * a plastic bucket to put all your "stuff" in - the tools, camera, chalk, etc. - it makes it easier for you to carry everything from stone to stone. * an old towel or a kneeling cushion (they're about $1.00 - you'll thank me!) -- some tombstones only show a couple of inches above ground... * folding beach chair to rest Any questions, e-mail or call either of us: John Sass Mary Lish <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Bloomfield, NJ Nutley, NJ 973-748-0985 973-667-0450 Mary Lish [email protected] ------------------------------ ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

The world's oldest profession is apple picking Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray C" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS > Well, they've always gotten credit for the "world's oldest profession" > : )) > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of > Loreen Wells > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:49 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS > > I think a lot more women worked those days than we think. Maybe they > just didn't get much credit for it. > Loreen Wells > > Carol Payne wrote: >> Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my >> ancestors.... >> Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have >> been > a >> "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never >> occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at >> least >> not back in the 1700's). >> >> You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that information. >> Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! >> >> Carol in Oklahoma >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message >

Am searching for descendants. My gr grandfather Adolph Drager/Draeger had a brother who went to New Jersey some time around 1895-1900. Adolph originally came from Volhynia Russia (Ukraine), of German descent - first settled in Neche, North Dakota from 1895 until 1908. After that he moved to an area near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Adolph's son Bernhard Drager went to visit this uncle in about 1914. Sometime in around 1950's a Frank Drager, son of Adolph's brother came to Canada to visit. Frank Drager may have lived in the area of Trenton, New Jersey, his father may have had an acreage or a small farm and raised vegetables, most notabley asparagus. This is all the information that I have. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you Delores Maduke Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Well, they've always gotten credit for the "world's oldest profession" : )) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Loreen Wells Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 11:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS I think a lot more women worked those days than we think. Maybe they just didn't get much credit for it. Loreen Wells Carol Payne wrote: > Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my ancestors.... > Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have been a > "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never > occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at least > not back in the 1700's). > > You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that information. > Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! > > Carol in Oklahoma > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I also research family in Cape May County. I also have a Cape May CD. I don't have time to list what is on it right now, but would like to extend the invitation to anyone that wants a lookup to send me a request offline, and I will respond as quickly as possible. My father is in the hospital right now, so it may take a little longer than usual. But I will respond as quickly as I can. B Casaleno ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.

This place is a small village, very quaint. It is a working place with people in period dress doing the ' villiiage things' .... It is located I think off of Route 9 south into Cape May County Well worth the visit if'n you have ancestors who once lived there. Mill ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

One of the better definitions of spinster >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A spinster (or old maid) is a woman who has never been married, though it is usually applied only to women who are regarded as beyond the normal age for marriage, which has varied between cultures and eras. "Spinster" was a legal term appended to the name of a woman whose occupation was spinning as early as the 14th century, but in the 17th it came to denote a still-unmarried woman. There used to be quite a stigma related to being a spinster[citation needed], but this has somewhat disappeared in modern Western Civilization along with the establishment of women's rights to vote, own property, and pursue career goals as well as changing social mores regarding non marital sexual relationships and advents in birth control. Stereotypes historically perpetuated about spinsters include sexual and emotional frigidity, frumpiness, depression, moral virtue, religious devotion, victim of an oppressive mother and family caretaker. The term is also of legal use in some places; in the United Kingdom, for instance, until the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 any woman never previously married was categorized as a "spinster" on a marriage licence, regardless of her age at the time the licence was issued (with a never-married man being listed thereon as a "bachelor"). In Australia parties are held for young single people to meet and socialise (particularly in the rural areas), these events are known as Bachelor and Spinster Balls or colloquially 'B and S Balls'. Spinsters were another result of the two World Wars, where male war deaths drastically reduced the number of males available for marriage. For example, in the First World War, Britain lost approximately one million young men, and France and Germany each lost approximately two million. This made it impossible for millions of younger women in these countries to find a man to marry. The image of the old spinster with a fading photo of her dead World War I soldier/boyfriend on her mantlepiece was common in movies of the 1950s and 1960s. >From: "Clyde Downing" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS >Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 08:11:01 -0800 > >I think there must be another explanation for "spinster". Women did not >work in those days,at least not as an occupation. I have seen it used >occassionally and the ladies were all unmarried. I should think the word >would have been "Spinner" if that is what she was doing. Clyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Loreen Wells<mailto:[email protected]> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 7:48 PM > Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS > > > I think a lot more women worked those days than we think. Maybe they > just didn't get much credit for it. > Loreen Wells > > Carol Payne wrote: > > Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my >ancestors.... > > Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have >been a > > "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never > > occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at >least > > not back in the 1700's). > > > > You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that >information. > > Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! > > > > Carol in Oklahoma > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Now you can see trouble…before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507

Very good. Thanks,Clyde ----- Original Message ----- From: B H<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:00 AM Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS One of the better definitions of spinster >From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A spinster (or old maid) is a woman who has never been married, though it is usually applied only to women who are regarded as beyond the normal age for marriage, which has varied between cultures and eras. "Spinster" was a legal term appended to the name of a woman whose occupation was spinning as early as the 14th century, but in the 17th it came to denote a still-unmarried woman. There used to be quite a stigma related to being a spinster[citation needed], but this has somewhat disappeared in modern Western Civilization along with the establishment of women's rights to vote, own property, and pursue career goals as well as changing social mores regarding non marital sexual relationships and advents in birth control. Stereotypes historically perpetuated about spinsters include sexual and emotional frigidity, frumpiness, depression, moral virtue, religious devotion, victim of an oppressive mother and family caretaker. The term is also of legal use in some places; in the United Kingdom, for instance, until the introduction of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 any woman never previously married was categorized as a "spinster" on a marriage licence, regardless of her age at the time the licence was issued (with a never-married man being listed thereon as a "bachelor"). In Australia parties are held for young single people to meet and socialise (particularly in the rural areas), these events are known as Bachelor and Spinster Balls or colloquially 'B and S Balls'. Spinsters were another result of the two World Wars, where male war deaths drastically reduced the number of males available for marriage. For example, in the First World War, Britain lost approximately one million young men, and France and Germany each lost approximately two million. This made it impossible for millions of younger women in these countries to find a man to marry. The image of the old spinster with a fading photo of her dead World War I soldier/boyfriend on her mantlepiece was common in movies of the 1950s and 1960s. >From: "Clyde Downing" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >Reply-To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS >Date: Tue, 8 May 2007 08:11:01 -0800 > >I think there must be another explanation for "spinster". Women did not >work in those days,at least not as an occupation. I have seen it used >occassionally and the ladies were all unmarried. I should think the word >would have been "Spinner" if that is what she was doing. Clyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Loreen Wells<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]%3Cmailto:[email protected]>> > Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 7:48 PM > Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS > > > I think a lot more women worked those days than we think. Maybe they > just didn't get much credit for it. > Loreen Wells > > Carol Payne wrote: > > Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my >ancestors.... > > Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have >been a > > "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never > > occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at >least > > not back in the 1700's). > > > > You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that >information. > > Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! > > > > Carol in Oklahoma > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> with the word >'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Now you can see trouble.before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507<http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I think there must be another explanation for "spinster". Women did not work in those days,at least not as an occupation. I have seen it used occassionally and the ladies were all unmarried. I should think the word would have been "Spinner" if that is what she was doing. Clyde ----- Original Message ----- From: Loreen Wells<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 7:48 PM Subject: Re: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS I think a lot more women worked those days than we think. Maybe they just didn't get much credit for it. Loreen Wells Carol Payne wrote: > Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my ancestors.... > Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have been a > "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never > occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at least > not back in the 1700's). > > You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that information. > Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! > > Carol in Oklahoma > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

i am passing this along cause i remember someone at some time needed to find this name- plz ignore if you are not on the list that requested the name-linda(trying to help others who needed this name) i have no other info but you can contact person listed at bottom w. their email. hope it helps! Author: torybrainard Surnames: Purple, Higgins, Brainard Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.connecticut.counties. middlesex/1324.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a Josiah PURPLE married to Hannah Higgins on 1/19/1804. Hannah was b. 6/2/1783 in Chatham, Middlasex County, Connecticut, to Moses Higgins and Dorcas Brainard, the 8th of 10 children. Hope this helps, Tory Brainard [email protected] ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

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I think a lot more women worked those days than we think. Maybe they just didn't get much credit for it. Loreen Wells Carol Payne wrote: > Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my ancestors.... > Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have been a > "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never > occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at least > not back in the 1700's). > > You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that information. > Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! > > Carol in Oklahoma >

Hello, Some researchers have stated, that Adam Brouwer b. 1620, who arrived in Manhattan in 1642, and there married Magdalena Verdon in 1645, was the son of Pieter Brouwer and Helena May (Mey). I have not researched this myself. I am a descendant of Adam Brouwer b. 1620, and I have studied his descendants for 5 years, in NY and NJ, but I have never gotten as far back as proving his parents. However, if he was the son of Pieter Brouwer, this means he was the son of the Very First President of the West Indies Company, but he would have been about 4-5 when his father died. This Pieter Brouwer, who was the very First President of the Dutch West Indies Company, never did migrate to New Netherland, he died about 1620. Helena May/Mey, Adam's supposed mother, was born about 1581, born in France, the daughter of Adam Mey b. 1560 in FRance. Adam Mey/May had a son who was a navigator, and May County New Jersey, and Cape May , New Jersey are named for this man. I have not researched this myself. If you find that this information is incorrect, or can give reasons why it should be believe, please reply here and we can all learn something together. I would be interested if there are any persons who are decendant of, or researching the navigator named May/Mey who Cape May is named for. Anyone? Best regards, Lilly Martin

Thank You David!! That sheds a whole new light on one of my ancestors.... Her will refers to her as "Spinster", and I just thought it must have been a "clerical error", because I knew she had been married. It just never occurred to me that they would list the occupation of a woman... (at least not back in the 1700's). You have no idea how much I appreciate your posting of that information. Your efforts to help everyone are invaluable! Thank you! Carol in Oklahoma ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:25 AM Subject: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS > Howdy - I found a reference during my search through various volumes > of the NJ Archives series, which I thought I might share, about > occupations and what they might mean. > > In volume No. 38, of the subset Calendar of Wills, is a 'Compiler's > Note' attached to the will of Sarah WOODRUFF (NJA 39:423), of > Greenwich Twsp., Cumberland Co., 'spinster' dated 31 Jan 1797, proved > 20 Feb 1799, and which shows an explanation for why 'spinster' is > there, attached. > > Since the abstract goes on then to state names of children and > grandchildren, obviously the 'spinster' term is meant as an occupation > - 'one who spins' - rather than an unmarried woman. Sarah was the > widow of Enos, who's abstract appears in this same volume, dated 16 > Nov 1794, proved 21 Jan 1796. > > Also consider the term - husbandman - as is seen attached to some > other wills. For the longest time I thought it simply meant a > 'husband' but came later to learn it meant 'one who breeds cattle' or > other animals. > > Anyway, just thought you'd like to know! > > David - [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi, Does anyone know anything about the town of Cold Spring - history, size, location. etc? I have an ancestor that may have been born there by the name of Mahlon LANNING in 1861. Sue

Sorry about the messy looking email I just sent. I did not send it that way. AOL or perhaps rootsweb must have made the changes to it. Anyway the information is still there, just will take a little longer to find all of it. Janet ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

I have several familes in Cape May County that includes some of the original settlers. Cape May Court House is the county seat where records are kept. There is also a great genealogy library and museum there along with the court house. The library has some of the best family records in the area. For some more info they have a website. www.cmcmuseum.org<http://www.cmcmuseum.org/> Several large cemeteries in the area. Cold Spring Presbyterian Church was founded in 1889. Once in a while they have tours of the church and cemetery. There are lists available of persons buried here. Shirley

The following is copied from Wikipedia, the free encylopedia. Cape May is a _cape_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headlands_and_bays) and _peninsula_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninsula) which is the southernmost point of the state of _New Jersey_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey) , _United States_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) . It runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating _Delaware Bay_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_Bay) from the _Atlantic Ocean_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean) . Many people go to Cape May for tourism, shopping, and for the _beach_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach) . The cape is named for _Cornelius Jacobsen Mey_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Jacobsen_Mey) , a _Dutch_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_people) explorer who was working for the _Dutch East India Company_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company) . Cape May is the oldest seaside resort in America, with historical roots dating back to the 1700s. The entire city is a National Historic Landmark, and many of the buildings throughout the town are original Victorian structures that have been maintained in pristine condition. Because of its location by the sea, the white sandy beaches, and the Victorian architecture, Cape May is ranked as the #3 place to get married in New Jersey._[citation needed]_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources) The peninsula contains the municipalities of _Middle Township_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Township,_New_Jersey) , _Avalon_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon,_New_Jersey) ,Dennis Township, _Stone Harbor_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Harbor,_New_Jersey) , _North Wildwood_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wildwood,_New_Jersey) , _West Wildwood_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Wildwood,_New_Jersey) , _Wildwood_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwood,_New_Jersey) , _Lower Township_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Township,_New_Jersey) , _Wildwood Crest_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwood_Crest,_New_Jersey) , _Cape May_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_May,_New _Jersey) , _West Cape May_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Cape_May,_New_Jersey) , and _Cape May Point, New Jersey_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_May_Point,_New_Jersey) . The region is a popular destination for _Québécois_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Québécois) tourists. ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

You do such good work. I really ejoyed the spinster and husbandman. I learn something new everyday.Thanks for all your effort. Justine McCormick ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 8:25 AM Subject: [NJ] OCCUPATIONS > Howdy - I found a reference during my search through various volumes > of the NJ Archives series, which I thought I might share, about > occupations and what they might mean. > > In volume No. 38, of the subset Calendar of Wills, is a 'Compiler's > Note' attached to the will of Sarah WOODRUFF (NJA 39:423), of > Greenwich Twsp., Cumberland Co., 'spinster' dated 31 Jan 1797, proved > 20 Feb 1799, and which shows an explanation for why 'spinster' is > there, attached. > > Since the abstract goes on then to state names of children and > grandchildren, obviously the 'spinster' term is meant as an occupation > - 'one who spins' - rather than an unmarried woman. Sarah was the > widow of Enos, who's abstract appears in this same volume, dated 16 > Nov 1794, proved 21 Jan 1796. > > Also consider the term - husbandman - as is seen attached to some > other wills. For the longest time I thought it simply meant a > 'husband' but came later to learn it meant 'one who breeds cattle' or > other animals. > > Anyway, just thought you'd like to know! > > David - [email protected] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/793 - Release Date: 5/7/2007 > 2:55 PM > >