Hello, I have a few ancestors who came from Burlington Co, NJ. I will now outline them here, and if you are connected I would love to have a reply from you, to further discuss these families. #1. Isaiah Bowker b. 1766 Burlington Co NY, m. 3-5-1789 St. Andrews Church, Mt. Holly, Burlington Co NJ Martha Branin b. 1766. Isaiah and family moved to Salem, Columbiana Co, Ohio. Salem is famous for having been founded and setled by Quakers in 1803 to 1810 time period. Isaiah Bowker served in the War of 1812 , and died 5-16-1845 Salem, OH, and is buried at Madison twsp, Columbiana Co OH. The children of Isaiah Bowker, the ones that I know of, are: Samuel Bowker b. 3-9-1794 NJ, m. Hannah Atkinson; Sarah Bowker b. 6-29-1796 d. 8-6-1872, m. Eli Branin, m. 11-7-1817; Elizabeth Bowker, m. John Flitcraft; Mary Bowker b. 1795 NJ m. James W. Leach b. 1802 MD, m. 6-29-1823 Salem, OH. I believe that the children of Isaiah Bowker were all married in Salem, OH or the near vicinity. The Bowker family descendants may have not practised the Quaker faith in Salem, OH. They may have been Methodist Espiscopalians. #2. Joseph Wright b. 12-22-1777 Salem Co, NJ, s/o John Wright b. 1744 (m. Hannah Barber), s/o Mahlon Wright b. 1712 of Burlington Co NJ. Joseph Wright married Rebecca Bunting 5-26-1799 Burlington , NJ. They arrived in Salem, Columbiana Co OH in Fall of 1809 to settle. They lived on the old Lisbon Road in Salem, OH (toward the south part of the city) James W. Leach b. 1802 Maryland was raised by Joseph Wright from the Fall of 1809 in Salem onward. I have never found the parents of James W. Leach. He was either orphaned or abandoned, and Joseph Wright was his foster father. I do not know if there is a Wright-Leach connection? In the Fall of 1809, as Joseph Wright was coming to Salem, OH he was visiting there a John Spencer, who was related to him by marriage. I have confirmed that a John Spencer lived in Salem, but I have not yet found how John Spencer and Joseph Wright were related. My mother was Emily Leach, d/o Charles E. Leach, s/o William Edgar Leach b. 1872 Salem, OH, s/o James Augustus Leach b. 1852 Salem, OH, s/o Thomas Lupton Bain Leach b. 1826 Salem , OH, s/o James W. Leach b. 1802 Maryland, died 1888 Salem, OH. I would appreciate any additional information or connections to these names given in this email. I have already completed my full research of the LEACH name in Salem, OH. But I have not spent time researching these names in Burlington Co NJ. Best regards, Lilly Martin