Pamela, thank you for your email. Unfortunately I don't have those names, so big sorry! I'm trying to track down the Lewis LYON she has in her database. Very strange to have a site with an email address on it, but it doesn't work. Has anyone on this list every had any contact with her? Just wondering. Michel

Michel & et al, I took a peek at her website and did a google search for her. Considering the fact that she also likes to knit, and her husband's name is Jack, I found the following potential current website for you: http://nanknits.blogspot.com/ Best regards, Michelle Michel Metford-Platt wrote: > I am sending this to multiple lists hoping to find the person who did the > Headley family site and other families. It is found at: > > http://millennium.fortunecity.com/castleton/504 > > And the families covered are: > > ARMSTRONG * BAKER * CAMPBELL * CASE * CORWIN/CORVIN > CROCKER * EDWARDS * FOULGIER * GIBBS * GRELOCH > HALLOCK * HAMPTON * HANSON * HALSEY > HAWTEN/HAWTAYNE * HEADLEY * HITCHENS > HORTON/deHORTEN * HOWELL * KELLER > LANGTON * LEASE * MARTHIS > MORTON * POTTER * REEVE/REEVES * SAYRE > SKINNER * SMITH * STILES * SPENCER * SCHUYLER > VAIL * WHEELER * WOLFE > > The area of interest is Suffolk Co.. NY, and specifically Essex Co. and > Union Co., NJ > > The email address of the researcher does not work (still) and I think > someone must know how to get a hold of them! Does anyone know how to get a > hold of Jack and/or Nannette Huber? > > Michel -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

Michel and NJ research group. I have also tried to contact Nanette as her database contains the WOLFE surname. I am a Wolfe/Gonsales family researcher with most of my locales centering around Sullivan/Ulster/Dutchess counties of NY and Sussex County NJ (both NJ and PA sides of the Delaware River). Do Jacob Wolfe, (Born 1750s-Died Luzerne County, PA 1801) and his wife, Eleanor Gonsales (various spellings) Wolfe (Born Walpack, NJ about 1760-Died Richland County, OH 1830) occur in any of your genealogy lines? Thanks. Pamela Pamela Turner pturnertaylor@adelphia.net -----Original Message----- From: Michel Metford-Platt [mailto:metfordplatt@telkomsa.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 7:36 AM To: NJ-GSNJ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Headley family (site) (Nannette Huber) I am sending this to multiple lists hoping to find the person who did the Headley family site and other families. It is found at: http://millennium.fortunecity.com/castleton/504 And the families covered are: ARMSTRONG * BAKER * CAMPBELL * CASE * CORWIN/CORVIN CROCKER * EDWARDS * FOULGIER * GIBBS * GRELOCH HALLOCK * HAMPTON * HANSON * HALSEY HAWTEN/HAWTAYNE * HEADLEY * HITCHENS HORTON/deHORTEN * HOWELL * KELLER LANGTON * LEASE * MARTHIS MORTON * POTTER * REEVE/REEVES * SAYRE SKINNER * SMITH * STILES * SPENCER * SCHUYLER VAIL * WHEELER * WOLFE The area of interest is Suffolk Co.. NY, and specifically Essex Co. and Union Co., NJ The email address of the researcher does not work (still) and I think someone must know how to get a hold of them! Does anyone know how to get a hold of Jack and/or Nannette Huber? Michel PS please email me privately. thanks a mil!

I am sending this to multiple lists hoping to find the person who did the Headley family site and other families. It is found at: http://millennium.fortunecity.com/castleton/504 And the families covered are: ARMSTRONG * BAKER * CAMPBELL * CASE * CORWIN/CORVIN CROCKER * EDWARDS * FOULGIER * GIBBS * GRELOCH HALLOCK * HAMPTON * HANSON * HALSEY HAWTEN/HAWTAYNE * HEADLEY * HITCHENS HORTON/deHORTEN * HOWELL *  KELLER LANGTON * LEASE * MARTHIS MORTON * POTTER *  REEVE/REEVES * SAYRE SKINNER * SMITH * STILES * SPENCER * SCHUYLER VAIL * WHEELER * WOLFE The area of interest is Suffolk Co.. NY, and specifically Essex Co. and Union Co., NJ The email address of the researcher does not work (still) and I think someone must know how to get a hold of them! Does anyone know how to get a hold of Jack and/or Nannette Huber? Michel PS please email me privately. thanks a mil!

Penny, You're most welcome! The State Archives website has a lot of "goodies" online. Also, don't forget to stop by the GSNJ website to do a search or two... http://www.gsnj.org Penny Auffert wrote: > Thanks for the information! > It is a great site and very informative for many of my lines. > Penny > > > ==== NJ-GSNJ Mailing List ==== > New Jersey Cemetery Inventory: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/cemetery.html > -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

Thanks for the information! It is a great site and very informative for many of my lines. Penny

Alice, You may request those files from the NJ State Archives: http://www.njarchives.org/links/reference.html Best regards, Michelle Alice wrote: > Thank you for the information, Michelle,.it was helpful..how would I go about getting copies of the information...from the wills that appear in the Will index. ? Are they all at one repository or do I go to each county listed ? Thanks Alice > > > > ==== NJ-GSNJ Mailing List ==== > Join Us!!! > GSNJ 2005 Annual Spring Program -- Saturday, June 11th > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/events.html > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

CONGRATULATIONS. IT WAS A VALIANT EFFORT, AND IT PAID OFF. THOSE WHO LOVE HISTORY AND WISH TO PRESERVE IT ARE PROUD AND HAPPY FOR THIS SUCCESS. NEW JERSEY HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO THE HISTORY OF AMERICA, AND PRESERVATION OF THESE DOCUMENTS IS VITAL. GOOD JOB. ANN MARIE MILLER bracca@aol.com

Thank you for the information, Michelle,.it was helpful..how would I go about getting copies of the information...from the wills that appear in the Will index. ? Are they all at one repository or do I go to each county listed ? Thanks Alice

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: H-NEW-JERSEY Digest - 21 Jun 2005 to 22 Jun 2005 (#2005-142) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 00:10:29 -0400 From: Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@H-NET.MSU.EDU> To: Recipients of H-NEW-JERSEY digests <H-NEW-JERSEY@H-NET.MSU.EDU> There are 20 messages totalling 560 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 11. A Dual Victory for the New Jersey History Community ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: A Dual Victory for the New Jersey History Community Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:23:03 -0000 Dear colleagues and friends of New Jersey history, My sincere thanks to the subscribers to this listserv and to the entire New Jersey history community for the overwhelming, timely support of the State of New Jersey's efforts to purchase eleven lots of unique or extremely rare 17th and 18th century New Jersey manuscripts, maps and imprints from the Snider Collection. As you all know from earlier postings today, the State Archives prevailed Tuesday over some stiff competition in bidding for the documents at Christie's in New York. The New Jersey history community scored not one, but two important victories yesterday. The obvious one was the state's purchase of the documents from the Jay Snider Collection. You've all seen the press, and coverage has been quite favorable. The second, less obvious, but equally important one for the future of our state's history, was the exercise of power and influence by the New Jersey history community that made the victory at Christie's possible. There is absolutely no doubt that the tide of broad, passionate, timely support of the history community, expressed in scores, if not hundreds of letters, calls, and e-mails to state legislators, Acting Governor Codey, and Secretary of State Thomas, coupled with favorable press coverage contributed mightily to this victory. The Administration responded quickly and decisively to your appeals, authorizing the State Archives to use funds from the dedicated New Jersey Public Records Preservation Account to acquire these treasures dating to the founding of New Jersey as a proprietary colony. The severe trials and tests faced during the past decade have produced an increasingly unified, focused, articulate, and mobilized history community in this state, capable not only of fighting dire threats, but also of supporting positive, proactive initiatives, such as the the acquisition of these documents. Led by Dave Cowell and the Advocates for New Jersey History, the history community has become a force to be reckoned with. Within a few weeks, the documents we purchased will be accessible to the people of New Jersey, many of them for the first time in history. Most of the items in the collection are unique, original manuscripts that have been in private hands for more than three centuries. We are excited about the opportunity for historians of the colonial era to take a fresh look at New Jersey's proprietary period using these previously untapped resources. They fit hand-in-glove with the extensive official archives of the East Jersey Board of Proprietors, which came to the State Archives upon the board's recent disbanding. On behalf of State Archives Chief Joe Klett, I want to personally thank Ron Becker of Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives and Chad Leinaweaver of the New Jersey Historical Society for working with us strategically and collegially to pursue a way to ensure that the Snider documents would come to New Jersey and become accessible in a public institution, Dave Cowell of the Advocates for his timely posting to the listserv, and Joe Felcone, who brought these treasures to our attention, provided wise counsel to us, and served us well as agent at the Christie's auction. Regrettably, not all of you who unselfishly gave of your time to this effort to ensure success can be mentioned here by name. May you, however, regard the dual victories of this week as being--in some measure--repayment for your interest, dedication and support. With deep gratitude and respect, I am Yours, sincerely Karl J. Niederer -- Karl J. Niederer, Director Division of Archives and Records Management New Jersey State Archives 225 West State Street, P.O. Box 307, Trenton, NJ 08625-0307 USA Tel. (609) 984-3299 - Fax (609) 292-9105 E-mail: Karl.Niederer@sos.state.nj.us Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

I am trying to find a connection between a New Jersey (or New York) Rightmire family and Rightmire families who were in Loudoun and Monongalia Virginia in the late 1700's and the first decade of 1800. James, John, Benjamine, and Robert were the first names of the Virginia Rightmire's ....I am descended from one of the James Rightmire's who married Elizabeth Daugherty in 1802 in Monongalia County Virginia. They may have lived in Loudoun County Virginia also. Our family tradition says this family was Holland Dutch. I think it possible they were German but married into a Dutch family. I would appreciate any help or any clue on the New Jersey Rightmire family. Thanks, Alice

I am an architectural historian in New Jersey. For a current project, I am researching the cemetery of the Morris County Children's Home in Parsippany-Troy Hills. I was wondering if anyone knows of any other surviving orphan or almshouse cemeteries in New Jersey. I am also wondering whether children from orphanages were typically buried at separate cemeteries like at the Morris County Children's Home or if they were buried in local public cemeteries. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Abbey Christman achristman@richardgrubb.com

Dear GSNJ members and friends: There has been some discussion on this list (and others) recently regarding the Federal Budget and the zeroing out of funding for the National Historical Records and Publication Commission. Just yesterday there was some new and more positive information regarding this issue. Since many of you may have signed petitions or written letters asking for the funding to be restored, I thought you would like to see where things stand now. The information that follows was taken from the National Coalition for History's daily news update. Information on the NCH and their newsletter also follows. I believe it has been worthwhile for me to subscribe and urge you all to check it out if you haven't already. I apologize for the length of the combination! Regards, Joan Joan M. Lowry Genealogical Society of New Jersey mailto:jml-gsnj@earthlink.net website: www.gsnj.org -------------- HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE GIVES NEW LIFE TO NHPRC On 15 June 2005, the House Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, District of Columbia Appropriations subcommittee reported out its recommendations for NARA and the NHPRC. Although the House subcommittee did not make its totals for the National Archives and Records Administration as a whole public (official numbers are generally not released until the full appropriations committee acts on the recommendations), it did publicly announce a figure for the NHPRC -- $7.5 million of which $5.5 million is for grants and $2 million is for program administration. Complete totals for NARA will only be available on 21 June when the full committee announces its budget recommendations. While this news about the House subcommittee recommendation is a step in the right direction, there is still much that needs to be done to ensure that the full House acts positively on the appropriation's subcommittee recommendations. For example, during the subcommittee mark-up, the committee chair did not permit any amendments. That means that when the full appropriations committee meets to consider the Treasury/Transportation bill next Tuesday, in theory, any member of the full committee could target the NHPRC funds and use it as an "offset" to fund some other project out of the Treasury/Transportation bill. The NHPRC also could become a target for an offset on the House floor as well -- at this point we just don't know. Consequently, NHPRC supporters are urged to continue to send expressions of support for the NHPRC funding to all members of the House Appropriations Committee. (The list of the members of the full House Appropriations Committee can be accessed by tapping into: (http://appropriations.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutTheCommittee.Full Committee and ten click on the "Member List" key at the top of the webpage.) Constituents of any member listed on the above webpage, are particularly urged to call their representative and request that they support the subcommittee recommendation of $7.5 million for the NHPRC when the full committee meets on Tuesday. --------------- The National Coalition for History is a non-profit educational organization that provides leadership in history-related advocacy; it serves as the profession's national voice in the promotion of history and archives, and acts as a clearinghouse of news and information of interest to history-related professionals. Membership in the history coalition is open to organizations that share our concern for history and archives. For information on how your history/archive organization can become a member, visit our website at: http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nch/ and click on the "Join the Coalition" web link. Individuals are invited to help support the NCH by sending a donation directly to the NCH at 400 A Street S.E. Washington D.C. 20003, or, by making an on-line donation at: http://www.conservenow.org/detail.asp?ORGID=2032&memflag=true . All contributions are tax deductible. Subscribe Today! We invite you to subscribe to this FREE weekly newsletter! You are also encouraged to redistribute the NCH Washington Updates to colleagues, friends, teachers, students and others who are interested in history and archives issues. A complete backfile of these reports is maintained by H-Net on the NCH's recently updated web page at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/~nch . To subscribe to the "NCH Washington Update," send an e-mail message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu with the following text in the body of the message (and only this text) SUBSCRIBE H-NCH firstname lastname, institution. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail message to: listserv@h-net.msu.edu according to the following model: SIGNOFF H-NCH. You can accomplish the same tasks by tapping into the web interface at http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/lists/subscribe.cgi and at the "network" prompt, scroll down and select H-NCH; enter your name and affiliation and "submit".

> Dear Members of the New Jersey History Community, > > On June 21st, a number of vital Colonial New Jersey documents, a once in a > lifetime opportunity, will go to public auction at Christie's. > These are the only such collection of important early American Colonial > Records remaining in private hands! > > Joseph Klett and Karl Niederer at the state Archives, Chad Leinaweaver at the > New Jersey Historical Society, and Ron Becker of the Rutgers University > Library Special Collections have reviewed the documents and report they hadn't > seen anything like these colonial New Jersey documents come into the open market. > > The estimated gavel price is about $375,000; more than the acquisition funds > of the Archives, Historical Society and Rutgers Special Collections budgets > put together, and by several times. > > The only way we can preserve these documents for the public is by urging the > Governor, Richard Codey, and the Senators and Assemblymen to use funds in the > Public Records Preservation Account, established just over a year ago, to > purchase them as "historical materials." To date, over $39M is in that > account, but none has been released for the acquisition purposes of the law. > > You need to call your Senators, your Assemblymen, and the Governor's office > now to get authorization to use those funds RIGHT NOW. > > We can do this. There is little time but we are requesting the use of funds > already in hand and only in need of authorization. The Governor needs to know > we want this done, and that it is in the public's interest, and that members > of the Legislature are eager to see it done. > > We will find our friends in the legislature to introduce motions; you need to > call your friends and representatives to get their support. > > Please, please lend yourself to this letter/email writing campaign now. > Here are some of the things you will be saving and making available to New > Jersey History: > > The first Minute Book of the East Jersey Proprietors, 1664-1683, East Jersey > Governor Robert Barclay's copy. > > The first printed map of New Jersey. about 1677 by John Seller; > > Manuscipt maps by Philip Wells of New York Harbor and Amboy Point, 1683; > > Robert Morden's map of "ye English Empire . . .New Jarsey, 1684-5; > > The list of the all the names of the Adventurers . . .Proprietors of West > Jersey, 1697; > > Samuel Smith, the History of the Colony of Nova-Caesaria, 1765, the first > published history of the state; and that is just a few of the maps, minutes, > Bills in Chancery, Acts of the General Assembly, manuscripts and more. > > Surely, these are worth all our phone calls, letters and emails. > > Respectfully, David A. Cowell, President of the Advocates for New Jersey History Search for NJ Legislators: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

Hi Folks There is still time to register for the all day genealogy conference in Gloucester County on June 11. (See all the program details below.) Two bonus features have been added!! Gloucester County Historical Society will open their library on Friday evening, June 10, from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm for program attendees who would like to do research. and Rooms are available at the Best Western West Deptford Inn, Thorofare, at a extra-low conference rate of $66.00 per night. The Best Western is very close to the West Deptford Middle School. (Telephone for Best Western: 856-848-4111, mention Gloucester County Historical Society to get the $66 rate) So - come on down (over? up?) early, get in some research time, and join us for what promises to be a most interesting set of lectures! Please send an email mailto:programs@gsnj.org or phone 856-845-7881 to make a reservation for the program. We look forward to meeting everyone there! Regards, Joan Joan M. Lowry, President Genealogical Society of New Jersey mailto:jml-gsnj@earthlink.net website: www.gsnj.org > > Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Other Speakers in NJ June 11 > > June 11 -- West Deptford, New Jersey: The Genealogical Society of New > Jersey and the Gloucester County Historical Society will co-sponsor an > all day Genealogical Conference featuring Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak, an > entertaining and nationally recognized speaker, in two lectures -- "Find > That Obituary! Online Newspaper Research" and "Remembering Our Ancestors". > > Three other speakers will discuss the methodology to use probate > records, 20th Century military records, East & West Jersey Proprietors > records, and evaluation of sources -- Charles S. Mason, CGRS, > professional genealogist; Joseph Klett, Chief, New Jersey State > Archives; Karen Lamberton, genealogical lecturer. > > The conference will be held at the West Deptford Middle School, with > ample parking and easy access from major highways. More information and > a registration form, are available on the GSNJ website: www.gsnj.org; > direct link to the Conference brochure: > www.rootsweb.com/~njgsnj/events.html. >

I came across this and feel it is worth repeating. This was transcribed by Aprille C. McKay <amckay@sdss1.physics.lsa.umich.edu> but I have had no luck (so far!) in hearing from her (would anyone else be the position to talk about it). I am specifically interested in Solomon Marsh and it follows the discussion of the 5 Solomons from about 10 days ago (Letti Marsh here is I believe Violetta Morgan-Marsh, previously (incorrectly?) identified in books as married to Solomon Marsh, but son of John Marsh, not Moredecai Marsh here). Here is the abstract of his will from the NJ Archives: Will of Mordecai Marsh of Bridge Town, Middlesex Co., New Jersey. Son, Solomon, for life, use and possession of my grist mill, saw mill, mill pond, dam and stream; dwelling house now in occupation of Oliver Martin and where Samuel Martin now resides, including my ship yards; also $1,500, having received part of his portion of my estate (that is $3,500). After his death, all of same to his two sons, Solomon and Mordecai, as tenants in common. Daughter, Frances (wife of Crowell Evans), for life, use and possession of land and dwelling house wherein Lewis Prall now lives [description given]; interest of $6,375 (deducting thereout whatever sums Crowell Evans owes me), annually. After her death, all of land to her son, Mordecai Evans, and residue of money to her children equally. Daughter, Abigail De Antoroches, for life, use and possession of dwelling house and land (lately buildt on land purchased from James Moore, adjoining land purchased of Richard Marsh, being part of the Old Meeting House lot which I purchased of Richard Hartshorne, and Isaac Vail): also interest of $4,250 annually. After her death, to her son, Lewis DeAntoroches, the house and land and money. If he should die before 21, leaving no issue, house and lot to be sold and proceeds thereof together with principal sum as abovesaid to be divided between all my surviving children. Daughter, Mary (wife of John Brown), for life, dwelling, store house and garden on Rahway River, near my grist mill, and Joseph D. Camp; also interest of $5,000. At her death, said sum to her surviving children. The open space in front of grist mill and the ship yard to remain open and for use of all said devisees as a common privilege. Son, Jospeh, tract purchased severally of David Jaques and Robert Lee (45 acres) also $2,500, having advanced him a like sum heretofore. Daughter, Susannah Marsh, dwelling house and land adjoining her sister, Frances and Oliver Martin; also interest of $7,000. If she dies leaving no issue, house and money to be divided between her survivng brothers and sisters, equally. Son, Joseph, house wherein I now dwell; also 1/2 the home land I hold by will of my father, Joseph Marsh and purchased of John Spinning, adjoing the hatter's shop [description given]. Son, Elias, the other 1/2 of said home land, adjoining land which Jane Lyell purchased of John Spinning and by her will devised to children of Jacob Raddeker and others; also tract of 40 acres purchased of Jonathan Freeman., also $6000. A tract purchased of David Jaques, High Sheriff and of John Moore, to be equally divided between two sons, Joseph and Elias; salt meadow purchased of Thomas Skinner in Rahway Meadows; 1/2 of residue of moveable estate to three sons. Solomon, Joseph and Elias; and interest of other 1/2 to daughters, Frances, Abigail, Mary and at their deaths to their surviving hcildren and daughter, Susannah. Son, Mordecai, has been absent for a number of years, but if he should return before or after my death, to have $5,000, the bequests to other children beign charged therewith, if he returns. If son, Joseph should die leaving no issue, his share to my son, Elias, and if Elias should die before 21, or leaving no issue, his share to son, Jospeh. Son, Solomon, also use and possession of my small slip on Log Landing, adjoining Aaron Browkaw's house lat, and at his death to his 2 sons. Executors--cousin, Samuel Marsh, and my two sons, Joseph and Elias. Witnesses--Jeremiah Shotwell, Hugh Laing, Joseph D'Camp. 1814, Mar. Codicil. Since making will, grandson Mordecai (son of my son, Solomon), has deceased. Said Solomon (also deceased) has another son "being teh 4 son, since named Mordecai", I therefore give to said 4th son, Mordecai, all lands as hretofore devised to Mordecai, now deceased; also $700. The $1,500 given to said son, Solomo (now Dec'd) I now give to my grandson, Benjamin Marsh (son of said Solomon). To grandson, Joseph (son of Crowell Evens), $1,000. To each of my granddaughters, Ann Marsh, Mary Marsh, Abigail Evens, Catherine Evens, Mary Brwon, Susan Brown, Elizabeth Brown and Mary Jaques, interst of $200 and principal when 21. If either of them should die before 21, her share to survivors of them. Son, Joseph, by his misconduct having made himself unfit to be an Executor and in lieu of former bequests, I now give him an annuity of $125 for life. The lands as heretofore devised to him, to be held in trust by Executors for his benefit and that of his family, and at his death to be divided between his lawful issue, if any. To daughter-in-law, Dorcas Marsh, $125, annually while wife or widow of said son, Joseph. In case of his death without issue, his share to my son, Elias. In case of any dispute, it is to be referred to Richard Hartshorne, Henry Shotwell and Samuel Marsh, whose decision is to be final. Wife, Hester, to have interest of $2,500 per an agreement between us. Son, Joseph, to have use and occupation of the dwelling house in which I reside for life, reserving thereforom the south westerly room for use of my daughter Abigail D'Anterroche, and other household privileges. Son, Elias Marsh and son-in-law, John Brown, not to be discharged from their indebtedness to me by reason of their executorship. the 1/3 of residue (as devised to Solomon), to his surviving children, equally. Interest of share devised to daughter, Susannah Marsh, now Susannah Jaques, to her for life and at her death to her children. Executors--son, Elias, son-in-law, John Brown, to act with cousin Samuel Marsh as before appointed. Witnesses--Jeremiah Shotwell, Hugh Laing, Joseph Shotwell, Jr. 1814, June 29. codicil. Daughter, Frances (wife of Crowel Evans)is now dec'd. I give to the several children of said Frances all the land, money and effects as heretofore given to her. Confirms bequest to son, Joseph but detwers him from disposing of any lands. Revokes bwequest of $200 to each of graddaughters. To daughter-in-law, Letti Marsh (widow of Solomon), interest of $500 during widowhood. To Ann and Mary (daughters of Solomon), each $250. To Mordecai (son of Solomon) $1000. Revokes bequest of $125 annually to daughter-in-law, Dorcas Marsh. Witnesses--same. Proved Aug 8, 1815, when Elias Marsh, John Brown signed as executors. 1815, Aug 1, Inventory $56,756.70; made by Joseph Hampton, Joseph Shotwell, Jr. Includes long list of anmes in accounts. the fourth part of School House and lot sold to George Brown for $97, earnings of sloop, Victory, for 1814 and 1815. File 10549L.

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: APG-NY - NHPRC to Receive No Funding Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 20:51:39 -0400 The following email was distributed by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) Joint Advocacy Task Force. I wanted to share this information, as it is of concern to many of us who use archives: The President's budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2006 slash or eliminate more than 150 federal programs. In that budget, the NHPRC has been targeted to receive NO funding. This includes no funds for the grants program and no funds for staffing to support the NHPRC programs. It effectively eliminates the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The Council of State Historical Records Coordinators, the Society of American Archivists, and the National Association for Government Archivists and Records Administrators are working collaboratively to address this threat to NHPRC and NARA. Archivists across the U.S. are rallying to save NHPRC while also ensuring that NARA has sufficient funding to sustain its current programs and continue to advance in areas that benefit all archival repositories and every citizen of the United States As part of our efforts to continue to express to Congress interest in restoration of funding for NHPRC, we have created an online petition. Please consider signing this petition, and please forward it to any listservs, e-mail groups, or organizations and people you feel would be interested in helping with this effort. It is a quick and easy way for many people to assist. The petition will be forwarded to the House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Treasury, Transportation, HUD and the Judiciary in late May. The petition can be access at: www.savearchives.org Click on the "petition" button. If you have not received a previous action alert on this issue, we encourage you to also write a letter to your members of Congress. For information on writing letters of support, see any of the following websites: www.savearchives.org www.coshrc.org www.archivists.org Thanks for your efforts to save this important program for archives! Members of the NHPRC Joint Advocacy Task Force Council of State Historical Records Coordinators: David Carmicheal, Sandra Clark, Kathleen Roe Society of American Archivists: Nancy Beaumont, Peter Gottlieb, Rand Jimerson, Joan Krizack, Richard Pearce-Moses National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators: Timothy Slavin ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko

Hi Folks If you won't be joining GSNJ (and Gloucester County Historical Society) on Saturday, June 11 for our annual Spring Program, you might want to take a look at the following event, taking place the same day... This appeared on the various Rootsweb county lists on Sunday. (If you want or need info on our June 11 Spring Program, please check our website: www.gsnj.org) Regards, Joan Joan M. Lowry Genealogical Society of New Jersey mailto:jml-gsnj@earthlink.net website: www.gsnj.org > -----Original Message----- > From: > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 1:36 AM > To: NJWarren-d@rootsweb.com > Subject: 2005 Safe Day - Woodland Cemetery - Newark, NJ > > > OPEN INVITATION TO OUR > > “SAFE DAY” > WOODLAND CEMETERY – NEWARK, NJ > FAMILY GRAVESITE VISITATION & TOMBSTONE RECORDING DAY > > Saturday, June 11, 2005 – 9:30 a.m. > (rain date Sunday, June 12) > > 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 us in advance 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 as much ahead of time as possible. 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 ahead of time and we will do our best to record inscriptions and take pictures of your site, 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 11, at 9:30 a.m. at the front gate (on South 10th St.), with a rain date of Sunday, June 12th, 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 973-667-0450 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. > > 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. > Please bring: > * pencils/pens - we'll supply the paper > * clip board (if you have one, If not, we will have a few available) > * camera (it helps to look through a camera lens to decipher a tombstone inscription), or a > * 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; > * wide sidewalk chalk, (to rub difficult inscriptions ... don’t buy it – I have enough to go around) > * 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... > > Any questions, e-mail or call either of us: > > John Sass > Mary Lish > jajs918@aol.com <mailto:jajs918@aol.com> > mary.lish@verizon.net <mailto:mary.lish@verizon.net> > > Bloomfield, NJ > > Nutley, NJ > 973-748-0985 > 973-667-0450 > > Mary Lish > mary.lish@verizon.net >

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [GEN-EVENTS-L] NGS Teleconference May 22 and May 29 Resent-Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 09:03:27 -0600 Resent-From: GEN-EVENTS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 11:03:16 -0400 From: Ancestral Manor <info@AncestralManor.com> To: GEN-EVENTS-L@rootsweb.com References: <200505151500.j4FF0C6V025511@lists5.rootsweb.com> National Genealogical Society Press Release Who Are You? Where Did You Come From? The National Genealogical Society provides their Top Five Secrets to finding the answers. Arlington, VA, May 13, 2005 — The National Genealogical Society is pleased to announce additional resources for family history researchers. The upcoming Tennessee Crossroads Conference in the States in Nashville, Tennessee on June 1-4, 2005 will also have Pre-conference telephone call-in sessions on May 22 and May 29 from 2-4PM EST. For further information on the conference, see www.eshow2000.com/ngs Contact: Jeanne Lund lund@ngsgenealogy.org (703) 525-0050 ext. 112. 1. The 27th Annual National Genealogical Society Conference in the States program lists 130 specific research topics, more than 100 international vendors of products and services, 15 research society luncheon and banquet topics, and 11 in-depth labs and workshops. Do you want to find out more? Read all about this June 1-4, 2005 event in Nashville online at www.eshow2000.com/ngs/conf_program.cfm Don’t Miss Out! This Tennessee Crossroads conference also features experts and resources for research in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Read the program and see for yourself. 2. Join the Pre-conference Sunday phone CHATs on May 22 and May 29 from 2-4PM EST to learn what the experts recommend. Participants will also be entered in a drawing for a free NGS membership! Register for this telephone CHAT at www.ngsgenealogy.org/Random/signup.cfm or call 800-473-0060. Take Advantage! Experts in the field and experienced conference attendees will share their excitement and reveal why genealogy conferences save researchers time and money. Ask questions and learn where to find the newest technology and resources for research in the US, Ireland, England and Wales, Scotland, Germany and Eastern Europe. Are the pre-conference phone CHATs free? Yes! Only a phone call away. 3. Subscribe to the National Genealogical Society (NGS) free newsletter “UpFront with NGS” and browse the past issues for more tips and tricks at www.ngsgenealogy.org/upfront.htm Find Out More! Search the UpFront archives for a research topic, digital camera or scanner tips, reunions and other topics of interest in the four years of archives - a free public service from NGS. 4. Become a member of the National Genealogical Society online at www.ngsgenealogy.org/member.htm Save Money! NGS member benefits include discounts for the Annual NGS Conference in the States, Research Trips, the NGS Bookstore, NGS Research Services, the AMA Deceased Physician Research, Copy Services, German Immigration. Other member features include quarterly issues of the NGS NewsMagazine and NGS Quarterly and access to the Members-Only section of the NGS site. 5. Come to Nashville June 1-4 for The 27th Annual National Genealogical Society Conference in the States. Register now at www.eshow2000.com/ngs/registration.cfm Don’t Miss Out! Confused by conflicting sources? Tired of dead ends and brick walls? Overwhelmed by the Internet maze? Meet the people who can help you at the Tennessee Crossroads conference. NOW you can find out who you really are and where you came from! Is it fun? Yes! Still have Questions? Don’t miss the chance to join the Pre-conference Sunday phone CHATs on May 22 and May 29 from 2-4PM EST. Learn what the experts recommend. Register for this telephone CHAT at www.ngsgenealogy.org/Random/signup.cfm or call 800-473-0060. ==== GEN-EVENTS Mailing List ==== If you have questions or problems re the GEN-EVENTS List, see: http://www.rootsweb.com/~autwgw/gencon/list.htm

From NJ myself, live in SC now, attempting to build my family tree and searching for ancestry documents/info for the following surnames: COYLE, MOORE, KELSEY. Please let me know what I may post here in this mailing list in order to hopefully gain some headway. Thanks!