New Jersey List Members; As many of you are aware, I find most helpful for members of this list, and others as well, the material found in the 13 volumes dealing with wills, inventories, guardianships, etc., which are part of the NJ Archives series. In the course of extracting those entries referring to BERGEN county, and much to my own regret and of those overlooked in previous scanning, are many entries where the testator was not of New Jersey, but of another state or country, or they were 'formerly of' another place. And so I will be going back over the volumes to find these entries, which I will then put out to the list at another time. There are, within the 13 volumes, some 40,000 entries, and each must be looked at (a bunch closer than I've done to date) for this variation of location. Some, it turned out, are even of BERGEN county, or were of that county, but are listed elsewhere, such as New York or Jamaica, and even France, etc. My choice of BERGEN county extractions was based on the fact that there are so few listed, whereas entries for other counties are too numerous. From time to time, however, I will be transcribing or referencing some which I find to be interesting reading, or may be more helpful to a broader selection of members, and will be beginning with BURLINGTON county, the current subject in discussion. Here is one which falls into that category: NJ Archives, Volume XXXIX, Calendar of Wills, Vol. 10, 1801-1805, page 383: 1803, Jan. 18. *ST. MEMIN, Benique Charles Fevret, of Burlington City and Co. Int. Adm'x - Victoire ST. MEMIN. Fellowbondsmen - John A. BARBAROUX and James M. BENOIST; all of said Co. Liber 40, page 193. 1803, Jan. 11. Inventory, $254.00; made by John A. BARBAROUX and James M. BENOIST. (Inventory states, 'that Benigne C. F. ST. MEMIN died at Cape Francis in St. Domingo, and that Victoire ST. MEMIN was his widow.') [* He was father of Charles Balthazar Julian Fevret de ST. MEMIN - artist and engraver - born Mar. 12, 1770 in Dyon, France and died thre June 23, 1852. The artist worked in the City of Burlington from 1798 to 1804. The widow of Benigne C. F. ST. MEMIN, and mother of the artist was Victoire marie de MOTMAN, a Creole from Santo Domingo. She established a girls school in Burlington and later one in Philadelphia. See Dict. of American Biography (Stewart) Vol. 26, p. 305. Compiler's Note.] As anyone can plainly see, entries of this type are part of the history of Burlington county, and elsewhere, and they contribute most admirably to our own US history, and that of France. A Commentary David Tourison Sheridan, Wyoming

Dear Dave -- ' Just want to let you know how very much we appreciate all you do for us. Your effort and dedication seem in exhaustible.!! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:15 AM Subject: [NJ] The 'Wills' Books - A Commentary > New Jersey List Members; > > As many of you are aware, I find most helpful for members of this list, > and > others as well, the material found in the 13 volumes dealing with wills,