Hi Folks, Thanks to everyone who answered. I tried to respond to each of you individually, but with the question being posted to five mailing lists, the response was simply too great. The general consensus seems to indicate that "Squire" was a given name for the Boone family, but can also be used as a title (i.e. Esquire). To those on the Nelson County, KY, mailing list - I'm up to page 267 on the book and still typing my fingers off re-creating the index. You have my promise I will never again attempt a data sort at 2:00 a.m.! John Cresseveur

As my sister posted to the DARE list, this is the information and sources we have for the roots of our family - we would like to move further along in our research. Descendants of Rhoda DARE 1 Rhoda DARE b: Dec 12, 1805 src: Gen. Magazine of NJ #47, pg. 45 - Age: 32.5.13 d: Apr 25, 1838 src: Gen. Magazine of NJ #47, pg. 45 - Buried in: Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetary Source: NJ Genealogical Magazine #47, Pg. 45 . +Ananias G. RICHER b: ABT 1807 in NJ src: age 53 in 1860 Salem Census, pages 67-68 m: Dec 18, 1827 in Salem County src: Salem County Marriage Record @ Archives Pg.150 d: Dec 28, 1896 in Whig Lane, Salem County, NJ src: Application for Letters of Administration . 2 Mary A. RICHER b: Sep 30, 1835 src: NJ Genealogical Magazine #47, 1992, Pg. 34 d: Jun 22, 1904 src: NJ Genealogical Magazine #47, 1992, Pg. 34 Buried in: Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetary .... +Aaron AUSTIN b: ABT 1834 src: Estimated, because he died in 41st year m: Unknown d: Aug 21, 1874 src: NJ Genealogical Magazine #47, 1992, Pg. 34 Buried in: Deerfield Presbyterian Cemetary Source: NJ Genealogical Magazine #47, 1992, Pg. 34 .... 3 Ida Florella AUSTIN b: Nov 18, 1855 in Deerfield, Cumberland County, NJ src: Birth Record and Death Certificate d: Feb 11, 1913 in Patterson, (Passaic County), NJ src: Death Certificate No. 41 dated 2/11/1913 Buried in: East View Cemetary, Salem, NJ ....... +[Alexander] Walter WILLMOT b: ABT Aug 10, 1847 in New Jersey src: born in NJ according to 1880 census m: Unknown d: Unknown in [rumored to have died at sea] Many thanks for any assistance you can give, Please reply to - Kit WILLMOT-Hickey, South Toms River, NJ - [email protected] or Debora WILLMOT-Rosenbaum - [email protected]

Dear Barbara, Would you please tell me the name of the publisher and the publication date for the book "History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland New Jersey"? I want to try to get it though an interlibrary loan. Thanks, Linda McDowell [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Barbara McCormick <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 08, 1999 12:41 PM Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Ewansville >Joan.... > According to "History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and >Cumberland New Jersey" by Thos. Cushing, M.D. and Charles E. Sheppard, >Esq ><snip>

John Cresseveur wrote: > > Hi Folks, > I'm working on an index for a book containing genealogical material (1780's > to 1940's). Numerous entries contain information on names such as "Squire" > Boone or "Squire" C. Crume. > > Is "Squire" a given name or a title such as Judge, Honorable, Etc? Given the time period, if in US, not likely. Many of these titles have been used as given names. I have acquaintances with the first name "King" and "Judge". The former an insurance man, the latter is a college student. Squire, being an 'understudy' to a knight, and also sometimes was a nickname for the son of a rich nobleman, therefore this did have a titular origin as a means of address, and I guess that later usages just thought the application of it as a given name was appropriate. I am not the ultimate authority on this and could be countered re usage of this in the US. Jeff Owens

It may not be relevant to what you're doing, but there is a surname Squire (and Square). I have it in my family in Scotland, and it was used as a middle name for some descendants. Judy K ----- Original Message ----- From: John Cresseveur <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 14, 1999 11:32 PM Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Name: Squire > Hi Folks, > I'm working on an index for a book containing genealogical material (1780's > to 1940's). Numerous entries contain information on names such as "Squire" > Boone or "Squire" C. Crume. > > Is "Squire" a given name or a title such as Judge, Honorable, Etc? > > Thanks, > John Cresseveur >

I have several gentlemen in my database whose first name is "Squire".......Daniel Boone's father was named Squire Boone. In fact, the Boone family has several "Squire's"..... Barbara in Wilmington, NC

Myrtle, Do you have access to the 1860 census or know someone who does? I'm trying to see who is listed in the household of John L. Lacy and wife Nancy at that time. They were either in Gloucester Co. still or had moved to Pittsgrove Twp. Salem Co. by then. Thanks for any help or info. Joan Lacy Fitzsimmons

It was a title and their are various definitions for that. From what I understand it was usually used for a person in a respectable position. My "Firth" family ancestors who owned a lot of property in Washington Twp., were known as "Squires". Wes Hayman

Hi Folks, I'm working on an index for a book containing genealogical material (1780's to 1940's). Numerous entries contain information on names such as "Squire" Boone or "Squire" C. Crume. Is "Squire" a given name or a title such as Judge, Honorable, Etc? Thanks, John Cresseveur

Hi all Cornell University put all of The War of the Rebellion on the internet at: http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/MOA/MOA-JOURNALS2/WARO.html Alice in NC http://www.excelir.com/ageier

I was searching for John Lord Thompson's father, William, today and found this bible record. I am posting it to the list hoping it will be of use to someone (besides Lew, whose proof it is).... Notes from Ive Belle (Everst) Bausum (sic) 2.26.1971 (from Bausum's old records) I. Family Bible records: 1. Charles Thompson, son of Thos. and Ann Thompson, was born 7.31.1789. 2. Rebecca Reeve, daughter of Moses and Ann Reeve was born _____. d. 11.10.1833. (N.B.T. calculates b. 1777) 3. [Their children] II. John R. b. 9.7.1815 II. Charles m. b. 6.11.1817 II. Thomas Reeve b. 10.20.1819 II. Rebecca Ann b. 10.4.1821 d. 6.30.1867 (45 yrs. 8m. 20th) II. Hannah L. b. 1.13.1824 d. 2.6.1863 (39 yrs. 23 d.) II. George W. b. 8.20.1825 d. _____ II. Lydia Ann b. 10.25.1829 d. _____ II. William L. b. 11.1.1838 (should this not be 1833? - Mother died 9 days later 11.10.1833 This information, and scads more, can be found at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. I copied a wonderful letter and there is more of the bible record. If anyone would like copies of these, please just write to me off list. Regards, Georgia

On a similar note, I am searching for information about Cumberland County Hospital for the Insane as it was called in 1914. My one ancestor apparently died there in that year as listed on her death certificate. She was then a widow and aged 87. I believe she was there due to senility (Alzheimer's nowadays). Anyone know where this place was located and where old records might be? Thanks, Joan

Gary, I couldn't get to the link you provided. It came up with message you can't reach page. So I deleted the bracket at the end and then it worked fine. In case anyone else had trouble reaching the site. Thank you so much for sharing this story with all of us on the Gloucester List. One person's caring (the fireman) brought part of a family together that had been apart. Nice to know there are still caring people out there. We tend to wonder at times. The world is so strange sometimes. It made me stop and think as in 1997 I found my birth sister, Doris, and we lived 30 miles away when we were growing up. Doris lives in Texas and I live in Tennessee. We finally met after 56 years. Now, we are sisters and best friends too. Doris and her husband visited us in Tennessee in June of this year. Family are important even if it takes you awhile to find them. Keep on sending us URLs for interesting articles. Also thank you for the help you have given in making genealogy connections available for others. Carol Holt Born in Camden, New Jersey Raised in Burlington County, NJ Live in Middle Tennessee Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 23:33:29 -0400 From: Gary Steiner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [NJGLOUCE] An overdue family reunion Article from today's Philadelphia Inquirer: <http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/99/Oct/07/sj/JTOMB07.htm]> "Decades after a tragic fire, two separated brothers discover their roots."

Joan.... According to "History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland New Jersey" by Thos. Cushing, M.D. and Charles E. Sheppard, Esq.......Ewansville is located in Harrison Twp., Gloucester County. "The village was named in honor of Israel Ewan". If you want any more info on Ewansville, please let me know. Barbara in Wilmington, NC

Malcolm, When you look at a well detailed map of the counties one can't help but note the same names popping up in the Ewan area of Gloucester Co. with the Ewansville area in Burlington Co. There are Ewans, Wrights, and Budds all named for, in small towns, roads, and lakes. Was there a migration of these families in the late 1700s to early 1800s to account for the same family names in both locations? Thanks, Joan

--part1_0.4eed36ef.252fb25b_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Malcolm, Thanks for the reply. I forwarded another reply. Joan --part1_0.4eed36ef.252fb25b_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (rly-zb05.mail.aol.com [172.31.41.5]) by air-zb02.mail.aol.com (vx) with ESMTP; Fri, 08 Oct 1999 15:41:09 -0400 Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by rly-zb05.mx.aol.com (v61.13) with ESMTP; Fri, 08 Oct 1999 15:40:55 -0400 Received: (from [email protected]) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA22112; Fri, 8 Oct 1999 12:40:04 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Fri, 8 Oct 1999 12:40:04 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 15:41:05 -0400 From: Barbara McCormick <[email protected]> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.61 [en]C-compaq (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Old-To: [email protected] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [NJGLOUCE] Ewansville Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/571 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Joan.... According to "History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland New Jersey" by Thos. Cushing, M.D. and Charles E. Sheppard, Esq.......Ewansville is located in Harrison Twp., Gloucester County. "The village was named in honor of Israel Ewan". If you want any more info on Ewansville, please let me know. Barbara in Wilmington, NC --part1_0.4eed36ef.252fb25b_boundary--

I have a dilemma that I hope someone can solve. Most of my Lacy ancestors lived in the 1800s in Salem and Gloucester Counties, i.e., Pittsgrove Twp., Mannington Twp.,Whig Lane, Friendship,etc. On my gggrandfather's death cert., for John L. Lacy it says place of birth was in Ewansville. I know this is in Burlington Co. in Pemberton Twp. Since the town of Ewan is just up the road from where they had been living for about 4 generations I don't find a link for how John would have been born up north. Was Ewan ever called Ewansville also? Also, another Lacy family is listed in the 1830 census for Gloucester Co. as living in Wootunk Twp. Where is Wootunk located in 1830? Can anybody solve my Lacy mystery? Thanks, Joan Lacy Fitzsimmons

Article from today's Philadelphia Inquirer: http://www.phillynews.com/inquirer/99/Oct/07/sj/JTOMB07.htm] "Decades after a tragic fire, two separated brothers discover their roots."

Looking for info on Samuel Estell m (1796) Abigail Hughes. They had at-least one daughter- Debra Estell (1804-1832) m Jacob Stewart. Also possible sons: Daniel Estell (1797-1873), John Estell (1818-?), William Estell. Would appreciate any info. -Jim ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Jan.... I read with interest your query on Levi Harker.......I am searching for more info on Charles Garrison Harker, b. 2 Dec 1835 in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, NJ. Charles graduated from West Point in 1858 and eventually made the rank of Brig. Gen. before he was killed at Kennesaw Mtn, Ga. on 27 Jun 1864. I wrote to and just received his records from West Point. Do you have any more info on Levi? Maybe we are searching for the same family. Barbara