I have been inspired in the last few days to tackle this most difficult to research family - name is spelled often as SHINN or SHIN. I have made some progress and have posted a lot of data to both the Burlington & Camden County boards. Primarily Burlington - Chester - as that is where I have found them the most in census records. Would love to find someone who is also researching this family to compare notes. My basic research comes from family history sent to me in 2002. FROM: Family records in the possession of Henry C. Perkins, Corner Chestnut & Main Streets, Moorestown, N.J. 20 April, 1924. (sent to me by Paul S. Morgan, Worcester, MA. 2002) SLIM PETER SLIM m. : CHRISTIANA HOUSEMAN CATHERINE SLIM m. EMANUEL BEAGARY JOHN BEAGARY m. KEZIAH LANDERS REBECCA BEAGARY m. CHARLES HILL MORGAN PETER b. 1733, d. 17 Feb 1814 m. 1759 CHRISTIANA HOUSEMAN, b. abt. 1730 d. 4 Oct 1821 CATHERINE, dau. of PETER b. Sept 30 1765, d. March 22 1834 m. EMANUEL BEAGARY, son of VINCENT and CATHERINE SUSANNAH BEAGARY b. 26 March 1760, d. 11 Nov. 1825 PETER SLIM and CHRISTIANNA HOUSEMAN came to this country from Germany and were married here after working a year to pay their passage. They had six children, three sons and three daughters. Their oldest son, SAMUEL SLIM was born Feb 12 1760 REBECCA SLIM was born Nov 21 1761 CHRISTOPHER SLIM was born Sept 13 1763 CATHERINE SLIM was born Sept 30 1765 MIRIAM SLIM was born Oct 31 1769 PETER SLIM, JR. was born Feb 6 1772 PETER SLIM born 1733 - died 1814 - married CHRISTIANA HOUSEMAN 1759 SAMUEL married HANNAH PIERSON REBECCA married ARTHUR VENABLE CHRISTOPHER married MARTHA LACONEY CATHERINE married EMANUEL BEAGARY MIRIAM married JOSIAH LIPPINCOTT ======================== I will be uploading a GEDCOM today to bring my website up to date with new research data. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jacquelinesr Jacki Russell