This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQB.2ACE/1148 Message Board Post: A volunteer at the Millville Historical Society brought out a 27-inch-wide doc from Maurice River Township that he called "the Deed to Hoffman's Mill." It was from Jonas Hoffman Sr. to William Hoffman (though both were spelled "Huffman" by the writer). It was dated 1804, March 23. This 102 acre parcel was cut from Jonas's 264 acres "surveyed" and recorded at a nonspecific earlier date, as "Lib O, Folio 296." No earlier seller was mentioned, nor did I go check this Deed address at the Cumberland County Courthouse. The transferred parcel abutted lands of William Moslander; the "head" of Tub Mill; and land already owned by William Hoffman. Although the Deed mentions houses (plural) and outbuildings, since Jonas was still keeping the larger portion of his land, I'm not sure I agree this was the actual transfer of "Hoffman's Mill" itself. It may instead have been a parceling out to what I believe was Jonas's oldest son (a younger son being the Jonas Hoffman who later fought in the War of 1812). The 1804 property transfer was witnessed by Levin Wainwright and Thomas Jones. All three signatures appear, and Jonas's (the shakiest of the 3) might even say Jones Hoffman. On yet another doc I am certain I've seen a "Johannas" Hoffman too, of the right dates to be ol' Jonas. As you know from earlier discussions, these Hoffmans are so far traced to the Swedish immigrant Hans Hopman/ Hoppman, but some either chose to Anglicize their name or gave in to clerical misspellings. Wayne Hopman's website tells the story: http://www.geocities.com/wjhopman/ My line goes from ol' Jonas to son William; then William's son John (who md. Hannah Hand) then their daughter Susannah Hoffman Horton Vanzant (1838-1916); her daughter Mary Horton Steele (1862-1933?); then Emma Steele Langley (1880-1981) and my dad, Robert (b. 1921).