Thank you Joan. I never thought of him as a glassblower but rather a laborer. His inventory was not anything that would indicate that. It was farming things. He could have working with the wood and keeping the fires going...I really don't know...only know that he was there for a certain amt of time. [email protected] wrote: In a message dated 8/21/2007 8:13:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Well, there is good old Martin Miller. He had two more children after moving to NJ Joseph in 1781 and James in 1782 (or visa versa). There were more children after 1782 but no records of birth, baptism, etc. Only know of these children because they were in the Will and found in Orphan's Court. The other that may or may not be of interest is Mathias (Matthew) Miller who is found in NJ Mission, too. Were there other glasshouses? Thanks, Pat ---- Pat- Oh right--I remember now. Wasn't associating your latest query with the previous discussion. Question: was there anything in Martin MILLER's estate papers (inventory, etc.) that definitely tied Martin MILLER to glassmaking? The reason I ask is that plenty of people were employed at the glasshouse who really were not glassblowers. And these people may have stayed or migrated just about anyplace. Some were carpenters who helped build the factory and others were general laborers. There were actually not that many master glassblowers. Over the years I've been in contact with some who moved down to Maryland after Wistarburgh closed and others who did not continue on in glassmaking. There were many glass factories in NJ after the closing of Wistarburgh and you can find information if you Google on Glass Factories and New Jersey. Some are mentioned here: http://www.getnj.com/njags/tours/tour33.shtml and here: http://www.glassboroonline.com/history_glassboro.html Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV.

Has anyone on the list ever tracked their genealogy and then found a descendant living?? I am trying to do this with New Jersey right now and live in California.? I'm just wondering if anyone had a particular strategy or not.? Thanks. Nancy-Jo Nunez A genealogy enthusiast Member of NEHGs, RIHS, CHS -----Original Message----- From: Patricia Sterner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 9:26 am Subject: Re: [NJ] Glasshouses in NJ Thank you Joan. I never thought of him as a glassblower but rather a laborer. His inventory was not anything that would indicate that. It was farming things. He could have working with the wood and keeping the fires going...I really don't know...only know that he was there for a certain amt of time. [email protected] wrote: In a message dated 8/21/2007 8:13:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Well, there is good old Martin Miller. He had two more children after moving to NJ Joseph in 1781 and James in 1782 (or visa versa). There were more children after 1782 but no records of birth, baptism, etc. Only know of these children because they were in the Will and found in Orphan's Court. The other that may or may not be of interest is Mathias (Matthew) Miller who is found in NJ Mission, too. Were there other glasshouses? Thanks, Pat ---- Pat- Oh right--I remember now. Wasn't associating your latest query with the previous discussion. Question: was there anything in Martin MILLER's estate papers (inventory, etc.) that definitely tied Martin MILLER to glassmaking? The reason I ask is that plenty of people were employed at the glasshouse who really were not glassblowers. And these people may have stayed or migrated just about anyplace. Some were carpenters who helped build the factory and others were general laborers. There were actually not that many master glassblowers. Over the years I've been in contact with some who moved down to Maryland after Wistarburgh closed and others who did not continue on in glassmaking. There were many glass factories in NJ after the closing of Wistarburgh and you can find information if you Google on Glass Factories and New Jersey. Some are mentioned here: http://www.getnj.com/njags/tours/tour33.shtml and here: http://www.glassboroonline.com/history_glassboro.html Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com.