Howdy Folks! It's a new week, and a renewed opportunity to learn a wee bit more on the history of another county - CAPE MAY. I'll see what I can find of interest, but I believe the bulk of what may be learned will come from the membership at large. You are welcome to submit anything you'd like on that region - names of townships, and cities, when it was formed, famous places and people, even brick walls you might have in your 'tree' collections. Hopefully some have been through this wonderful part of New Jersey and can provide us some nice remembrances of their time there. Remember to place all surnames in CAPS. It really helps, as I've learned, to draw attention to it when one might otherwise scan over a name, and miss it. Anyway, I do hope your weekend was a safe one. Happy Trails... David - [email protected] NJ List Moderator ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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