Howdy Folks - time for a new county, with its new bits of data and details, and I hope, lots of discussion. The only info I have is that it was formed in 1683, that its county seat is Newark, that it is one of the original counties, that part of Passaic was formed from it in 1837 and that Union county was set away in 1857. Kindly place any surnames in CAPS if you are presenting data about specific individuals from Essex Co., who maybe served in wars, were statesmen, or even common citizens, who are part of your family trees and of whom, maybe, you'd like to find connecting list members who might help in your searching. We'll deal with this county for a week, and maybe longer if needed, and then move on to another. I will be somewhat out of contact for parts of the week as I've signed up to assist with a research project of planting different varieties of grapes here in northern Wyoming, to see how they'll handle the colder temps; the duties include digging and planting, and a wee bit more, which means I won't be at my computer or at home. Not a great way to spend my vacation days, but rewarding in other ways for sure. Sooooo, have some fun while I'm gone, and leave me lots of nice messages about ESSEX County - its history, people, places and such - anything to make be want to go there for a visit! Happy Trails... David Tourison NJ List Moderator [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.

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