One correction, the John Willis that is mentioned in 1811, must have been John Willis and Rachel Doremus' son, as Captain John Willis died in 1804. In a message dated 7/27/2008 10:16:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, RMorris216@aol.com writes: Hi Pat: I believe this is the same John Willis. There is another section in the book that mentions that, "in Franklin Lakes, concern with religion went along with concern for education. Those who served the church came from many walks of life and their contributions to church activities took many forms." "On the property of Spring Lake Farm is a one and a half story building with dates on the exterior denoting the locust years. The earliest date is 1771. This frame house was built by two brothers, S. and J. Willis. John Willis was a Church Master in 1811. Samuel Demarest held this same position. Cornelius Staff, who was a private in the Revolutionary War, served as a Ponds elder in 1781." It then goes on to say, "De Yoe, Historian February 22, 1961." Serving with Washington's forces was John Van Blarcom of Franklin Township who was a distinguished officer in the Continental Army. Spring Lake Farm in Wyckoff was the home of Captain John Willis. Do you happen to know if John had a brother with the first initial "S". If you would like to post the family group again, that would be wonderful. Thank you! Also, would you happen to know where I can find a copy of "The Storm Family in America", by De Boer? I've checked Ridgewood and Franklin Lakes library and neither have it. I understand that there is more information on the "Jersey" side of the Storms family. Regards, Jean In a message dated 7/26/2008 9:43:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, the.wardells@gte.net writes: Was this the John Willis who was married to Rachel Doremus? Was he a Capt. in the Revolution? If so, I have his family, from the following sources: Eberhart, Edith Whitcraft, The Doremus Family in America, 1687-1987, 1990, p. 41; “Baptismal Register of Second River (Belleville) Dutch Reformed Church, 1727-1794” in Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, Jan 1928, p. 128; Kelly, Arthur, Vital Records of the Protestant Dutch Reformed Church at Acquackanonk, 1977 (reprinted 1992). I would be happy to post the family group I have, if anyone is interested. Pat On Jul 26, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Liz Haren wrote: > Funny enough I received snail mail today from the YMCA in Wyckoff. > In it > they mention they have a new "powerpack membership" which includes > access to > Spring Lake for the summer of 2009. I believe this is a large > lake next > to the YMCA but I would have to check. Here's what they mention on > their > website: > > Here's the website for the Y : http://www.wyckoffymca.org/about/about.html > > This is the address ---> 691 Wyckoff Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Here's a > link to > the aerial view of the place from Google Map. You can see the lake > on the > right side. > > http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=691+wyckoff+avenue,+wyckoff,+ n&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=45.014453,76.640625&ie=UTF8&ll=41.015158,-74. 175069&spn=0.002631,0.004678&t=h&z=18 > Summer > Spring Lake > > Your family can enjoy Spring Lake beginning Saturday, June 7th* for > a summer > of sun and fun. Lake is open from 10:00 am to 7:30 pm on weekends > beginning > June 7, and daily beginning June 23. > > Krafty Klams > > A fun way to spend your afternoon at Spring Lake. Storytime and > "arts and > crafts" for 3-5 year olds. Parent must be on premises. > *Monday-Friday 2-3:30pm* > Lake Members Only - FREE > > Join the Stingrays Swim Team > > Swim laps daily, learn the strokes and turns necessar y for summer > league > competition. Swim meets scheduled twice a week. Prizes, trophies and > ribbons > awarded. > *Tryouts—June 14, 2-4pm.* > Must have current Spring Lake membership. > > Funky Fish Days at Spring Lake Lagoon > > Ideal for children aged 6-9 not enrolled in our Camp. A day of arts > and > crafts, supervised swimming, and fun! > *Six Wednesdays - $35 per day. > Spring Lake Members - $25 per day. > 10 am - 2 pm* > Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied at all times by an > adult lake member. > > Hope this helps! > Liz > On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 7:39 PM, <RMorris216@aol.com> wrote: > >> >> I've just read "Franklin Lakes: Its History and Heritage" by >> Maria Braun. >> In it she mentions that Spring Lake Farm in Wyckoff was the home of >> Captain >> John Willis. Does anyone know if this farm still exists? >> >> Or where it would have been located? >> >> Regards, >> >> Jean >> >> >> >> >> **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. 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