This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilbaby61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ken, My Mom remembers you and graduated with you in 1959. We think Ernie is a shirt-tail cousin. There is an Alonzo Key out there someplace that is also related to us. -Terry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilbaby61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As has been posted by rpwoolford, Charles Key's father was Samuel C Key. Charles was one of 11 children, so I know there are some other relatives out there. There is a Leroy Key and a Ronald Key according to my mom. However, we aren't sure which of Samuel C.'s kids they might belong to. Any information on those would also be helpful. I had several gaps at one point (when I had all of geneology), and may have again, but now there is more information out there to help close those gaps. Seems to me David H. Key rings a bell, (as in I might be able to tie a name to a photo), but he is also part of what I lost. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilbaby61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thnaks for the information. I was one of two little girls that used to visit Alice all the time. I am the eldest grand neice, Terry. I do have to clear up one thing, though, and that is to my knowledge and to my mother's (Virginia), there was only one Everett, and my grandfather was it. He and Helen only had my Mom and my uncle Robert. I remember the cookies well, as does my sister, and while they were good in flavor, they were dry. We needed milk to "help them". Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rpwoolford2003 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I grew up in Port Elizabeth next door to Alice Bogg's. She was a wonderful woman who made the best molasses cookies. Here is what I have on her Key family. David Key b. 29 Oct 1778 m. Sarah \\ b. 11 April 1784 d. 15 Feb 1839 They had: Samuel C b. 28 April 1810 Robert b. 1822 Samuel C Key m. Abigail M Lock b. ca1817 They married 11 Oct 1839 in Bethesda Methodist Church, Swedesboro, Gloucester Co, NJ Their children: Mary L b. 16 April 1840 Gloucester Co, NJ married Henry Langley Joseph C b. Aug 1841 Gloucester Co, NJ David b. 1843 Gloucester Co, NJ John Elmer b. 22 Nov 1844 Gloucester Co, NJ Martha E b. 1846 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ married Richard A Murphy Emmeline b. 11 Oct 1848 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ Elizabeth G b. 3 Nov 1850 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ married Henry C Hoffman Charles L b. 31 August 1852 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ married Alice M Channel Edward Cooper b. 1 Nov 1855 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ Elwood b. ca1856 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ Samuel Howard b. 1857 Woolwich Twp, Gloucester Co, NJ Theodora b. 19 Jul 1860 Millville, Cumberland Co, NJ died before age 10 Joseph Cooper b. 27 Nov 1864 Millville, Cumberland Co, NJ Charles L Key and Alice M Channel had: Alice May b. 14 Feb 1898 d. 31 Dec 1987 married John Boggs Clarence H b. 7 Oct 1899 d. bef 2006 married Mildred Beckett Charles Everett b. 1 Feb 1910 d. 20 Jan 2006 married Helen Hay and Rebecca \\ Elizabeth d. bef 2006 married a Ford John and Alice Boggs had no children. Clarence and Mildred had a son, Charles L. C Everett and Helen had: Virginia, Everett, and Robert John. I have not found any information on any children for Elizabeth Key Ford. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DaleJones74 Surnames: Key Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Terry, Would you have the names of your great-great-grandparents, the parents of Charles Key? Do you have any knowledge of this Key family who lived in the Millville area of NJ; Descendants of Lawrence A. Key, Sr. 1 Lawrence A. Key, Sr. 1914 - 1976 . Bessie ? 1916 - 1995 ........ 2 Lawrence A. Key, Jr. 1935 - 1993 ........ 2 David Henderson Key 1937 - ........ 2 James Knowles Key 1940 - Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DaleJones74 Surnames: KEY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NO , I do not have the obit for Alice Key Boggs, but would like to see it. Alice's brothers were Clarence Key (of Fanwood NJ), and C. Everett (of Millville, who just passed Jan. 20, 2006), and she had a half sisiter, Lizzy. Her husband was John Boggs. Her mother was Alice Channels, and her father was Charles. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilbaby61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: As the granddaughter of C. Everett, I can tell you he was not killed by a car near the post office. And his first name was Charles, though he never went by it. His sister was indeed, Alice. They were close, for brother and sister....the whole family was close. I'll be happy to answer any more of your questions if I can. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilbaby61 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Alice's brothers were Clarence Key (of Fanwood NJ), and C. Everett (of Millville, who just passed Jan. 20, 2006), and she had a half sisiter, Lizzy. Her husband was John Boggs. Her mother was Alice Channels, and her father was Charles. And, yes, it does suck that I lost all that history, though, I'm learning some cool stuff as I start to rebuild it all again. -Terry Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DelawareDolores Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is interesting! Did "Aprilbaby" ever respond with sibling names? Do you have Alice's obit? This is not my family, but my father, who graduated in Millville's Class of 1938, had C. Everett Key as a teacher - - then so did I, when I graduated in 1966. C. Everett (might the silent first name be Charles?) was very chummy with Mrs. Boggs, a business teacher, and Dad said that's because they were bro. and sis. C. Everett died, in his 90s, a few years ago, struck by a car near the post office, if Dad's memory is reliable. You may wish to check the SSDI for him. I saw his grave at Mt. Pleasant. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DaleJones74 Surnames: KEY Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It looks as though Tryphena Schenck married William Agustus Key, he was the son of Alonzo Key and Musa E. Letts. Did William and Tryphena have other children aside from Ernie Key? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DaleJones74 Surnames: Key Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for your reply to the querry on Ancestry.Com. about the Key Family. Your note only told me that you are the grandneice of Alice Boggs, can you name any of her siblings and her parents and her husband as that will help to find if she is linked to the other NJ Key's that I am trying to locate. Sorry to learn that you have lost so much of your research that would be quite a blow to one's spirit. Please feel free to e-mail me, Dale Jones santaman@ezy.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Lois, It has been quite a while since the subject of the Hackett line in Camden and/or Cumberland Cty was discussed. The only information I have is based on family tradition, and so naturally is unreliable. Craig's Glouster County Marriages has Lydia Hackett marrying Benjamin W. Brown on 2 July 1838. That information is suspect because as far as I know, Benjamin Webb Brown moved from upper New York State to Camden on 12 July 1838, and was married to Lydia in the First Baptist Church there. I would be interested in knowing what happned to the records of this church. The couple apparently had five children: 1. Sara Jane (1839-1839) 2. Mary Elizabeth (1839-1839) 3. Emma R. (1840-1877) 4. Daniel (1843-1859) 5. Elvira G. (1847-1874) Are the marriages and descendents of Emma or Elvira known? Benjamin was burried in Evergreen Cmty, Camden, and perhaps Lydia as well, but I don't know the date of her death. Haines Brown

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: aprilbaby61 Surnames: Key Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1223.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am the grandneice to Alice Key Boggs who lived in Port Elizabeth, and have been working on my geneology for years (or what feels like years), trying to find out of my branch of the Key Family was related to the famous "Francis Scott Key". I have not been able to prove we are, but have come no closer to proving we aren't. I know that we came from a "John Key" in Repaupo back in the late 1700's to early 1800's, but his diaries yielded very little information about where he came from or who his parents were. If anyone has anything that would help, I'm interested. I lost all my family history on my mom's side in my last move, so I have to start over again. (About 200 years of Key history) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JACarroll73 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.cumberland/1162.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Edward is the grandson of Isabelle Finley, who is my grandfather's sister. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

While going through my cousin Marjorie Reeves Fithian's things, I stumbled across her high school play photos. I was able to identify her and about 2 other people based on their costumes. I was hoping you could help me identify the rest. I have a list of names and characters, but their costumes aren't as unique as "Indian Boy" and "Nick Bottom" :) Please follow the link to the photos after the cast listing. thank you!! -andrea Dramatis Personae: Theseus: Sarah W. Small Lysander: Marguerite Morton Demetrius: J. Louise Mesick Egeus: Anna M. thompson Philostrate: Dorothy B. Wells Nick Bottom: Ruth O. Ewan Quince: Esther g. Shoemaker Snug: Frances W. Chambers Flute: Norma A. Gage Snout: Carolyn P. Bacon Starvelling: N. Elizabeth Piper Hippolyta: Mildred Saint Hermia: Anna B. Robeson Helena: Adelaide Lammers Fairies: Oberon: Marjorie R. Fithian Titania: Lucy J. Gage First Fairy: Marion P. Moore Second Fairy: Mary L. Bacon Third Fairy: Korin M. Tjader Peas-blossom: Helen Hitchner Cobweb: Isabel Hitchner Mustard Seed: Miriam V. Collins Indian Boy: Helen M. Cake Puck: Florence Beatrice Mehrohof Dramatis Personae: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/2253645037_2277714b83_b.jpg Fairies: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2322/2253645167_46703ebab3_b.jpg -- Cumberland County Genealogists can order a 2 CD set of high resolution photographs of the original records of the Old Cohansey Baptist Church at Roadstown! Original Sexton's book, Pastor's book, and more! All proceeds go to the church's historical committee. $15 (includes shipping) - email me at final.offer@gmail.com to order today! **$824 donated to the church to date**

Hi John, Well, that is good to know that some other families from that area went to down to VA. My Husteds were in the now Harrison County, WVA *AND *Fayette County, Pennsylvania areas. This was all one large county at the time and got divided later. This area had severe Indian problems at that time - 1777 being particularly bad, according to the accounts I read. I would imagine that the women would like to return to safer areas. I believe I have seen the name Sayre in conjunction with Husted genealogy - although it might be just doing research in the area in that time period. Thanks for the information. Kathie On Feb 7, 2008 6:18 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > > Kathie: > > > > Though I did not include this in my book, Fithian had relatives living in > "Elk Branch," about 10 miles southeast of what today is Martinsburg, WV.? On > Feb. 11, 1776, on his return to Cohansey from his preaching tour through the > Shenandoah Valley, he visits his "relations" there which he only names as > "William Sayre & his Wife, who is my Aunt & is settled, in but moderate > Circumstances, in this distant place.? He stays with them for about a week > and reports that his wife is not happy in Virginia and has "some > inconsiderable Dislike to this Colony."? She wants to go back and live in > "sandy West-Jersey." > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: M. Kathleen Felsted <mkfelsted@gmail.com> > To: njcumber@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:29 am > Subject: Re: [NJCUMBER] New Books on Philip Vickers Fithian > > > > > Hello, > > This is very interesting to me because I have a Husted family that appears > in Virginia in the time period 1774 (Lord Dunsmore's War) or before - from > perhaps.... New Jersey. At least the DNA trail says New Jersey. > > And Philip Vickers Fithian had a Journal 2 that talked of being in > Virginia > during that time period. Which I would not have known about if you had > not > told us about your book! > > Does anyone else on this list have family that went from New Jersey > (Cumberland/Salem area) to Virginia in that time period? I am sure our > family was not the only family that did so. > > Thanks! > > Kathie > > On Feb 6, 2008 9:45 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on > a > > biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers > > Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very > helpful > > to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of > Fithian > > ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more > > than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and > > geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off > the > > list. > > > > Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally > > complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and > the > > Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, > 2008. > > ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think > the > > people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book > > useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in > > Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair > with > > Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and > his > > tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of > Long > > Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep > and > > abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came > when > > he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on > his > > life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) > > improvement" eventually "lea! > > d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! > > > > As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is > > available for pre-order on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/> < > http://amazon.com/>. > > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 > > > > If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, > > drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you > > an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond > to me > > privately rather than to the entire list). > > > > Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book > and > > have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I > thank > > you so much for your interest in this project over the years. > > > > All the best, > > > > John Fea > > > > P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society > on > > April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County > Historical > > Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the > > region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I > > hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any > and > > all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. > > > > > > John Fea > > Associate Professor of American History > > Messiah College > > Box 3051 > > One College Avenue > > Grantham, PA 17027 > > 717-766-2511 > > jfea@messiah.edu > > www.messiah.edu/~jfea > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > > http://webmail.aim.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > M. Kathleen Felsted > mkfelsted@gmail.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > http://webmail.aim.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- M. Kathleen Felsted mkfelsted@gmail.com

No obituary only a death notice Bridgeton Evening News 29 August 1928 CURREDEN, in Bridgeton, NJ Aug 27, 1928 Prudence Curreden, mother of Mrs Delia Van Hook, Aged ?9 5 years Relative and friends invited to attend the funeral from the daughter's Residence 113 E Pine St, Millville, Thursday morning Aug 30 at 11 o'clock DS time. Services at residence. Interment Baptist Cemetery, Salem, NJ. Friends may call Wednesday evening

Kathie: Though I did not include this in my book, Fithian had relatives living in "Elk Branch," about 10 miles southeast of what today is Martinsburg, WV.? On Feb. 11, 1776, on his return to Cohansey from his preaching tour through the Shenandoah Valley, he visits his "relations" there which he only names as "William Sayre & his Wife, who is my Aunt & is settled, in but moderate Circumstances, in this distant place.? He stays with them for about a week and reports that his wife is not happy in Virginia and has "some inconsiderable Dislike to this Colony."? She wants to go back and live in "sandy West-Jersey." John -----Original Message----- From: M. Kathleen Felsted <mkfelsted@gmail.com> To: njcumber@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:29 am Subject: Re: [NJCUMBER] New Books on Philip Vickers Fithian Hello, This is very interesting to me because I have a Husted family that appears in Virginia in the time period 1774 (Lord Dunsmore's War) or before - from perhaps.... New Jersey. At least the DNA trail says New Jersey. And Philip Vickers Fithian had a Journal 2 that talked of being in Virginia during that time period. Which I would not have known about if you had not told us about your book! Does anyone else on this list have family that went from New Jersey (Cumberland/Salem area) to Virginia in that time period? I am sure our family was not the only family that did so. Thanks! Kathie On Feb 6, 2008 9:45 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on a > biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers > Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very helpful > to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of Fithian > ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more > than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and > geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off the > list. > > Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally > complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the > Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, 2008. > ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think the > people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book > useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in > Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair with > Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and his > tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of Long > Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep and > abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came when > he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on his > life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) > improvement" eventually "lea! > d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! > > As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is > available for pre-order on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>. > > > http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 > > If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, > drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you > an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond to me > privately rather than to the entire list). > > Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book and > have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I thank > you so much for your interest in this project over the years. > > All the best, > > John Fea > > P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society on > April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County Historical > Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the > region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I > hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any and > all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. > > > John Fea > Associate Professor of American History > Messiah College > Box 3051 > One College Avenue > Grantham, PA 17027 > 717-766-2511 > jfea@messiah.edu > www.messiah.edu/~jfea > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > http://webmail.aim.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- M. Kathleen Felsted mkfelsted@gmail.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - http://webmail.aim.com

Hello, This is very interesting to me because I have a Husted family that appears in Virginia in the time period 1774 (Lord Dunsmore's War) or before - from perhaps.... New Jersey. At least the DNA trail says New Jersey. And Philip Vickers Fithian had a Journal 2 that talked of being in Virginia during that time period. Which I would not have known about if you had not told us about your book! Does anyone else on this list have family that went from New Jersey (Cumberland/Salem area) to Virginia in that time period? I am sure our family was not the only family that did so. Thanks! Kathie On Feb 6, 2008 9:45 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on a > biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers > Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very helpful > to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of Fithian > ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more > than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and > geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off the > list. > > Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally > complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the > Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, 2008. > ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think the > people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book > useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in > Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair with > Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and his > tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of Long > Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep and > abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came when > he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on his > life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) > improvement" eventually "lea! > d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! > > As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is > available for pre-order on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>. > > > http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 > > If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, > drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you > an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond to me > privately rather than to the entire list). > > Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book and > have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I thank > you so much for your interest in this project over the years. > > All the best, > > John Fea > > P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society on > April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County Historical > Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the > region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I > hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any and > all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. > > > John Fea > Associate Professor of American History > Messiah College > Box 3051 > One College Avenue > Grantham, PA 17027 > 717-766-2511 > jfea@messiah.edu > www.messiah.edu/~jfea > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > http://webmail.aim.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- M. Kathleen Felsted mkfelsted@gmail.com

Greetings, I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on a biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very helpful to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of Fithian ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off the list. Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, 2008. ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think the people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair with Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and his tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of Long Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep and abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came when he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on his life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) improvement" eventually "lea! d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is available for pre-order on Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond to me privately rather than to the entire list). Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book and have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I thank you so much for your interest in this project over the years. All the best, John Fea P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society on April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County Historical Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any and all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. John Fea Associate Professor of American History Messiah College Box 3051 One College Avenue Grantham, PA 17027 717-766-2511 jfea@messiah.edu www.messiah.edu/~jfea ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - http://webmail.aim.com