Hi all, I am resending (with some small changes) as I did not see this post. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Kathleen Pantano <kpantano@msn.com> To: <Graffitisg@aol.com>; <NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 10:34 PM Subject: Smith/Williams/Wade in Caldwell formerly Re: Corby and Sayre >Hello, > >The book "The Williams Families of New Jersey (Descendants of Matthew >Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut)" by Lyle Keith Williams, 1998, has >the ancestry on the WILLIAMS line down to the marriage of Dorcas WILLIAMS >and Daniel CORBY and no further. If you need this, please let me know and >I'd be happy to send the line I've already transcribed (so far to >Dorcas'father Simeon) as well as ordering information on the book (approx. >$30 from author). > >I'd be interested in the family ancestry of Simeon's wife Mary SMITH if you >have any details or sources to check. > >Also, if anyone can help with the following, I'd appreciate it >tremendously - > >I suspect that the above Dorcas's brother Josiah WILLIAMS, who m/1 Phebe >WADE, may be in my direct line, but am not sure how to prove this as of >yet. What I have at this point is circumstantial. Josiah and Phebe >(according to the WADE Genealogy) had numerous children, including a dau. >Mary WILLIAMS, b. 1831. >This Mary m. Amos SMITH in 1845 in Caldwell Twp, Essex Co., NJ. >Unfortunately, the genealogy goes no further. I have traced my most >immediate SMITH line (of course I have more than one!) mainly via census >back to an Amos SMITH b. c 1826 in PA m. to a Mary. They had children as >follows: > >Descendants of Amos * Smith > > 1 Amos * SMITH b: c. 1826 in PA per census occupation: 1860 >Shoemaker . > +Mary * (Amos * SMITH) b: Abt. 1831 in NJ per census >.. 2 Charles W * SMITH b: April 1847 in NJ/NY? occupation: Bet. >1870 - 1900 hatter >...... +Margaret Emily * LYON b: November 1850 in NJ m: Bet. 1865 - 1866 >Father: Aaron * LYON Mother: Abby * HARRISON >.. 2 William C. SMITH b: Abt. 1852 Caldwell, Essex Co., NJ, USA >?(there is a William Chester Smith b. May 18, 1850 to an Amos Smith and >Mary in Caldwell Township ) >.. 2 Clarence C. "Clark C. Smith" SMITH b: Abt. 1854 >occupation:1870 Worked in Hat shop per 1870 census >.. 2 Male1 SMITH b: September 28, 1857 in Orange, Essex County, NJ, USA >d: Bef. July 1860 in Orange, Essex County, NJ, USA >.. 2 Male2 SMITH b: September 27, 1859 in Orange, Essex County, NJ, USA >d: September 27, 1859 in Orange, Essex County, NJ, USA >.. 2 Mary V. SMITH b: Abt. 1865 (There is a Mary Smith b. 9 Oct 1864, Orange Twp, Essex to an Amos and Mary Smith) > >What I'd like to prove is that the Mary WILLIAMS(dau. of Josiah) is the >same Mary who married my 3rd grandfather Amos SMITH. I have 2 other >Williams lines and believe this may be a third. The records included in >the book "A Puritan Heritage" by Lynn Lockwood stop short around 1841. I will add that I am somewhat "geographically challenged", but I believe the town boundaries may have moved as opposed to my families (need to verify this of course). > >If anyone has any sources or suggestions, I'd love to hear about them! I'd >also like to hear from any other Smith descendants from Amos' line. > >Thanks, >Kathleen Smith Pantano > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <Graffitisg@aol.com> >To: <NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 4:48 PM >Subject: Re: Corby and Sayre > > > > I have a copy of DAR application from 1935. It lists as follows: > > Simeon WILLIAMS (b.after 1758 d.after 1826). Married Mary SMITH. > > Their daughter, Dorcas WILLIAMS (1783-1860), married Daniel CORBY >(1783-1855). > > Their daughter, Phoebe CORBY (1822-1875) married John SAYRE (1814-1886). > > They had a daughter, Margaret SAYRE (1841-1909). > > A will indicates that there was also another daughter, Ella SAYRE. > > > > I have not yet verified any of the above information. > > My ggrandmother, Amelia (Emilie) SAYRE is related to these Sayres but I >have > > not yet figured out the relationship. > > > > I would appreciate any information on the above people. > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com