Mississippi State University maintains the "Historical Text Archive" site to help locate historical documents on the Internet by region, topic, or through a search engine. On the main page "Topical History" section, there is also a link to Genealogy which provides a large amount of links. The graphics take some time to load, but its worth the wait. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/9061/index.html John Cresseveur - Kentucky

My family history has it that my Dunns were from Gloucester County, NJ. I have found internet family trees connecting my line to Hugh Dunn of Piscataway County, NJ. On the map, Gloucester is in the SW part of NJ. Piscataway is in the NE. Were these counties different in the 1600's? I'm not sure where to start seaching for my own documentation. The internet trees did not have any of my Dunn line in Gloucester. Thanks. Mary G.

Hi All, I'm new to this list. I have this article with a little history. It is an interview with my great-aunt, Alice Dunn McCullough. If anyone recognizes any of the names mentioned in this article, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thanks. Mary G. [email protected] Excerpt of an article published in the Wichita [KS] Eagle, written by Victor Murdock, circa 1925: STORY OF SIX OLD CHAIRS IN WICHITA WHICH CAME FROM NEW JERSEY COLONY Original Set of Rush-bottomed Antiques Which Came to Kansas in an Early Day and Are Still Here With Alice McCullough (Mrs. Richard) this morning I stood with respect and admiration before an ancient rush-bottomed chair---one of those simple colonial affairs which afforded the early American about the only waking rest her ever had, and that at mealtime. The chair Mrs. McCullough has, she has known all her life. It is one of an original set of six and she knows where the other five are, for the dispersal of the set has taken place during her life time which covers a period of eighty-three years. An account of the career of those chairs is as a thread running through the history of this part of the United States. Mrs. McCullough was born a Dunn, at Lockland, in Hamilton County, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati. The Dunns were there early. They came from Gloucester County, New Jersey and they had been early in Gloucester County, too. How the Dunns came to Ohio is an interesting story in itself. They must have followed into the wilderness a mighty man in those days, the Reverend John Collins, a born Quaker destined to drive the first stakes of the Methodist Church in the then "Northwest Territory." John Collins rode from Southern New Jersey into "The Northwest Territory" in 1802. He was then thirty-three years old. Two years later he preached the first Methodist sermon in Cincinnati to twelve persons "in an upper room." A relative of John Collins, famous in his era, was a great aunt of Mrs. McCullough. This was Mary Bailey Dunn. She had the six rush-bottomed chairs from the Colonies. When she died she left them to a relative, Sarah Dunn Scudder. When Sarah Dunn Scudder died she left them to Mrs. McCullough. Mr. and Mrs. McCullough came to Wichita in 1884 and the chairs came with the family. Mrs. McCullough gave one of the chairs to her brother, the late Lewis Dunn and his son Willis Dunn, Wichita, has it. Another she gave to Collins Dunn, deceased, and his survivors have it. A daughter, Gertrude McCullough Toler (Mrs. Ed. Toler) Anthony, Kansas, was given one as were two members of the Dunn family here in Wichita.

For those of you in the Philadelphia area, tomorrow (Monday, 6/28) on WHYY radio (91 FM) is the program Radio Times (from 10am to noon, with a re-broadcast at midnight), which will air the following topic: GENEALOGY: TRACING OUR ROOTS -- As part of WHYY's Heritage Week, genealogy is the topic of this hour of the program. Thanks to the Internet, genealogical searches are now easier than ever. Our guests share tips to help you trace your roots. Jane Adams Clark, a fellow of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania is joined by genealogist Cyndi Howells. Her web site http://www.CyndisList.com provides more than 42 thousand links in over 100 categories. WHYY's Heritage Week runs from now through July 4th. Tune in for seven days of multi-cultural programming and original productions on TV12, and 91FM. http://www.whyy.org/

I'm looking for information on where my Thomas Norrice/Norris' land was in Gloucester Co., NJ. I found the following info so far: In a bible evidently belonging to Sarah Norris, there was a note that said that Thomas Norrice bought land in Gloucester Co, near Camden in 1692. In the will of Joseph Woods, dated 4 June 1691, proved 1 Sept. 1691 he mentions Thomas Norrice who was to purchase some of his land which proves the Bible record that he bought land in Gloucester Co. (from New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, pgs. 522-523. 15 April 1708 Will of Thomas Norris. Wife-Rebecah. Children-James, Thomas, John, Joseph, Mary, Rebecah, all except James under age. Proved 16 June 1708. Lib.1, p.211. (from New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills, pg. 341 I need help on this family. Marilyn in Winnebago, MN [email protected]

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In a message dated 6/25/99 12:21:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Amy Chew >> <<Amos Eastlack>> Boy, these are sure old Gloucester County names. Just in case you are not aware of it, the GCHS has a copy of the Genealogy of the CHEW family and also a delightful little book anyone who is interested in GLouc.Co. history would enjoy, the John Cawman EASTLACK Diary (it sells for only $6) and mentions many people in Glou.Co. in the time area of the 1850's. I am not trying to sell these books for GCHS - it is just I have purchased them for my own enjoyment and am just passing the info on in case you have not heard of them. BTW-There are 5 Amys listed in the Chew book. Barb in MA

In a message dated 6/25/99 12:21:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << Morgan line in Gloucester Co. My line is George that built house in Washington twp. George, Jr., Jonathan, Bodo, George, Calvin, Sr., Calvin,Jr >> Hi Leslie, I found your letter very interesting. Am not related, but my TURNER family bought the Morgan house in Wsh.Twp. I have many deeds, records etc. with Morgan mentioned in it. I hope you have copies of the GCHS bulletins that Joan Michaels wrote about the house and a copy of the book about the restoration. At one time it was rumored that George Morgan was Uncle to Daniel Boone thru his wife, but I think that was disproven. I also have DILKES in my family. Sarah Dilkes TURNER was my gr great grandmother (her husband Meriall Turner bought the house). Sarah's father was Abraham DILKES, but I have never been able to find much information on his family. Abraham Dilkes was married to Alice STEELMAN who was from the lines, Steelman, VANAMAN, & DENNY. Would love to have more info on the Dilkes family. Barb in MA

Barbara, Speaking of Morgan's, does anyone have parents for Elizabeth Morgan, b. Abt. 1757, who married Robert Ayars? Carol -----Original Message----- From: Barbara McCormick [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 7:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NJGLOUCE-L] George Morgan Leslie.... I have a George Morgan (b. 16 Sep 1767 in Gloucester County, NJ) who married Abigail ? .....I show his parents are Randall Morgan (b. 9 Oct 1734 in Gloucester County, NJ; d. 31 Jul 1789 in NJ) and Amy Chew (b. 1735 in Gloucester County, NJ). They were married on 13 Dec 1757 in Philadelphia, Pa. If you would like my Word File on this family, please let me know. Barbara ______________________________

I have two Amos Morgan that I know belong, but don't know which family. Maybe it came from Amos Eastlack. Bodo Morgan m/ Rhoda Dilkes McCage on March 23, 1842. I think she had a brother Mark Dilkes because she named a son Mark Dilkes Morgan and Mark Dilkes lived down the road from Bodo Morgan. Leslie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [NJGLOUCE-L] Fw: Morgan > Leslie, > > I have several MORGAN, collateral in my lines. No George, but, from > Gloucester County, perhaps there is a connection. I also have 2 DILKES, > Elizabeth b. circa 1787 married 1805 David BAKELY, and a Mary b. circa 1802 > married Amos EASTLACK, also Gloucester County. > > Diane >

I just have Randle & Amy children, no grandchildren would like to have what you have. I working mainly on Jonathan & Margaret Otto Morgan, and there son Bodo & Rhoda Dilkes McCage Morgan. They where over in Hardingville, Ferrl and Harrisonville area. Leslie eslie

Leslie.... I have a George Morgan (b. 16 Sep 1767 in Gloucester County, NJ) who married Abigail ? .....I show his parents are Randall Morgan (b. 9 Oct 1734 in Gloucester County, NJ; d. 31 Jul 1789 in NJ) and Amy Chew (b. 1735 in Gloucester County, NJ). They were married on 13 Dec 1757 in Philadelphia, Pa. If you would like my Word File on this family, please let me know. Barbara

----- Original Message ----- From: Karpolorich Family To: Gloucester Co. Sent: Thursday, June 24, 1999 7:29 AM Subject: Morgan Hi my name is Leslie Mires Karpolorich and I'm new to this list. I am working on the Morgan line in Gloucester Co. My line is George that built house in Washington twp. George, Jr., Jonathan, Bodo, George, Calvin, Sr., Calvin,Jr. Would like to hear from anyone working on this line. Leslie also Dilkes e also Dilkes

Leslie, I have several MORGAN, collateral in my lines. No George, but, from Gloucester County, perhaps there is a connection. I also have 2 DILKES, Elizabeth b. circa 1787 married 1805 David BAKELY, and a Mary b. circa 1802 married Amos EASTLACK, also Gloucester County. Diane

Is anyone researching the name USINGER or at least come across it? I am still trying to determine how my family ended up in Gloucester Co. My ggg grandfather George R. Usinger (b.13 November 1791 d.07 April 1867) is buried in Clayton, NJ. His father, Andrew died 08 January 1792, but I don't know where. I also don't know if he was born in this country or immigrated. I'm also interested in the name ROMMEL, as I suspect this may be the maiden name of Andrew's wife Catharina. Jan Grube Jan Grube

Is any one researching the BATCHELOR family of southern New Jersey. Aaron [email protected]

Hi Lynn, This will be an unsatisfactory e-mail but I am away from home for possibly several months and away form my sources. Please get back in touch with me if I do not get in touch with you. I am almost certain that I have a marriage record for Samuel Davis and Patience who I have tentatively identified as the brother and sister-in=law of Mary Davis Osler. Samuel would be the son of another Samuel Davis. Judy Newman On Mon, 14 Jun 1999, Lynn Dennis wrote: > Mille wrote: > >I am researching following families in Camden /Gloucester Area, time > >period l750-l8l5. > >Davis, Deel, Giberson, Homan, Shane > > Mille, > My gg-grandmother was Charity G. Davis (b. 1833; m. Charles P. Walker; > d. 1895). Her parents were Samuel Davis and Patience (maiden name > unknown). Charity and Charles were in Gloucester Co. in 1861 when my > g-grandfather was born in Paulsboro, but I don't know if they were > local or moved to Gloucester Co. from elsewhere. > Samuel and Patience probably fall within your timeframe. > Do any of these people sound familiar? > Lynn > > >

Dear Barb, Don't apologize for your suggestion - its a very good point. I do volunteer transcriptions for the Morris County, NJ, site on RootsWeb. A firm rule is that all surnames be capitalized (i.e. upper-case). While each of us are very familiar with our own genealogies, others received numerous E-mails daily and the ability to see a capitalized surname increases the chances of both recognizing it and also responding to the sender. John Cresseveur - Kentucky ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 7:17 PM Subject: [NJGLOUCE-L] Re: Suggestion when Posting messages In a message dated 6/13/99 11:13:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Please can I suggest that you CAPITALIZE your families surnames when writing requests for info or giving info. It makes it so much easier when reading the mail if a surname jumps out at you. Some of the family stories are very long and if you get a large volume of mail it becomes necessary to delete some of it. Hope no one is offended by this request. Barb in MA

I've thought the same thing. Thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention. Wes in Colorado

In a message dated 6/13/99 11:13:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Please can I suggest that you CAPITALIZE your families surnames when writing requests for info or giving info. It makes it so much easier when reading the mail if a surname jumps out at you. Some of the family stories are very long and if you get a large volume of mail it becomes necessary to delete some of it. Hope no one is offended by this request. Barb in MA