You can find the Clinton Democrat along with hundreds of other newspapers on microfilm at the Alexander Library, Rutgers-New Brunswick in the Periodical and Microform room, not Special Collections. AL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Parks" <mathmamacdp@comcast.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Re: Clinton Democrat > I am also interested in viewing the Clinton Democrat and wonder where it is > available. > > Carol > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 12:09 AM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Re: Clinton Democrat > > > > > If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the > > later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the > > Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice > > a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County > > news. > > Where are the old issues of the Clinton Democrat available for viewing? > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

I am also interested in viewing the Clinton Democrat and wonder where it is available. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 12:09 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Re: Clinton Democrat > If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the > later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the > Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice > a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County > news. Where are the old issues of the Clinton Democrat available for viewing? -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

>It would seem that the Hunterdon Court House records would be the > place to look for old road surveys....unless someone has a better > idea. I was looking at a film at the local Family History Center last night that was an index to very miscellaneous records. The section of the index there started in the middle of "road" and gave references to different roads, identified by where they ran, I can't remember exactly, but it would say something like "the road from ___ to ___" and the reference in the deed books it could be found in. The film I was looking at was #946860 and is part of "an index of names listed in commissions in the military, powers of attorney, court appointments, Justice of Peace appointments, pardons, ear mark registrations, land agreements, mortgages, warrents, surveys, patents, wills, and marriages" (Road to Thorp) This is part of a six film index and the section of the film before it ends with road also, so not all the roads are listed on this film and it is a miscellaneous index, not all inclusive. This is the only one there at the FHC. The other five films of the index are not there. I don't know if Hunterdon references where included, I think they were. I just flipped through it quickly to see what was in it. It is an interesting index, with all sorts of unexpected things in it. It is a microfilm of a typescript and doesn't say where the original came from. Most catalog entries in the Family History Library Catalog say the place or person that a source came from and this one doesn't for some reason. Also, most county deed offices have books of road (__) I can't remember the title they give them, but the agreements when new roads are formed, whose land and so forth. Anita

Does anyone know if the Amwell Town Book is on microfilm or CDs anywhere other than the Hunterdon County Historical Society and the NJ Archives in Trenton? This would be from about 1770 - 1780. I am told it is not indexed either. Susan

Hi Roz-thanks for replying. I wish I did have a reference for William Adam Bellis-I found it either on LDS or Genforum. It is one of the many I have been trying to confirm-looks like I won't be verifying this one! But from what you have written, it does seem likely that Mary's father was this Wilhelm Bellesfelt, buried in Larison's Corner? Coincidently-many of my mother's ancestors resided in and around Alexandria. Around 1910, the family moved to Washington, Warren Co. to farm. Thank you so much for this information. Maryann ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:12 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS / ROCKEFELLER + 1747 Reformed Church at Larison's Corner Hi Maryann, I have not yet seen any information relating to a "William Adam BELLIS" but would be very interested in knowing your source on this person and his connection to the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller. There was a William BELLISFELT (BELLIS) who died in December 1775 in Amwell Twp Hunterdon Co NJ, but some previous family researchers have analyzed (based on info published by Hank Jones) that this man was born in 1702 in Nordhofen/Neuwied, Germany. If this analysis is faulty, I have yet to see contrary evidence to disprove it. As well, researchers Tom & Genevieve BELLIS concluded in the 1980's that the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller could NOT have been the daughter of this William who died in 1775, and I've yet to see convincing analysis to conclude otherwise. There was a Mary BELLIS(felt) who married Johan Peter ROCKEFELLER (b. Mar 22, 1711 in Segendorf, Westerwald GE) circa 1740, but as far as I know, to date nobody has identified who this Mary's father was. Some family researchers theorize he "may have been"/"most likely was" the man named "Wilhelm BELLESFELT" who was naturalized at the same time as the immigrant Rockefellers. But this "Wilhelm" has never been further identified and is surmised by some as being the Wilhelm buried in Larison's Corner in 1755. I am in the tedious process of reviewing 8 LDS microfilms of the German Nordhofen Reformed Church Records (i.e., the period 1650 through the early 1800's) to verify previously published birth/baptism/marriage dates for the BELLESFELDs who emigrated to America in the early 1700's. I plan to post anything new I find which might help to clarify past BELLESFELT research. As a side note, one thing that I have noticed (indirectly and quite by accident) while reviewing the Nordhofen Church records is that it appears all the 1747 founders of the Larison's Corner German Reformed Church had all been members of the Nordhofen Reformed Church in Germany. Is this something Hunterdon researchers had already known? Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA -----Original Message----- From: Maryann Gunn [mailto:maryanngunn@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:44 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi All. I have a Bellis, William Adam Bellis, b. abt. 1697, d. 1772, Amwell. His daughter was Mary Bellis. m. Peter Rockefeller b. 1747. Anyone know who William's parents were or where he came from? He is a 6th great grandfather to me. Maryann, in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net>> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough time to do a thorough search. Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much appreciated. By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email correspondence...and can't remember.) Take care, Roz BELLIS -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com>> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do it, but I now live in Florida! If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter>> Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in the November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, and the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. DRAKE. Fair prices were obtained for all." I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" located along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different Bellis property. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER<http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. 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I overlooked that Amwell reference too...and I have had the book since the 1970's. Bob Trimmer Granger, IN

Roz wrote: But...I don't think I've ever heard of a 1721 survey which mentioned "the palatin's land". Hhhmmm! Might there be a source which shows the geographic plot of this survey and/or the "palatine" surnames associated with the survey/plot, or list of the 22 landholders as of 1754? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I overlooked a footnote listing as reference - Early Germans of New Jersey, page 31. The information is actually on page 36 and states: "As the Germans were, predominately a religious people we may locate them by their churches. In Amwell township, Hunterdon county, there was a German church in the present village of Ringoes. There was a settlement of Germans in this vicinity as early as 1711 as appears from a road survey of that date in which there is mention of "the palatines' land." A few names of those who belonged to the stone church built here in 1749 are Woolever, Hoffman, Kase, Rockafellow, Young, Kuhl, Ballisfelt, Trimmer, Dietz, Winter, Snider, Mingus. Perhaps also, Fisher, Bearder, Fulper, Hoppock, Hann, Diltz, Risler, Boss, Bishop, Servis, Snook, Werts, Lyst, Wombock." It would seem that the Hunterdon Court House records would be the place to look for old road surveys....unless someone has a better idea. Evelyn

> If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the > later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the > Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice > a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County > news. Where are the old issues of the Clinton Democrat available for viewing? -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

I believe there is an index available, although I'm not sure I would know where to buy one. Perhaps one of our listers would know. I can recall seeing it at the Newberry Library in Chicago. Louis Williams -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:57 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJHUNTER] Re: Snell's book on Hunterdon, etc. Please be informed concerning the "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, etc." by James P. Snell. The 2 Volumes, one for Hunterdon and one for Somerset Counties are in print and available at the Hunterdon County Historical Society, 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, 08822. The newsletter for the HCHS dated, Fall 2004, lists these books at $80.00 plus $10.00 postage. I have copies of them and I have referred to the Hunterdon Volume frequently when I had questions dealing with items in the Hunterdon Gazette. Please note that the work by Snell should not be construed as totally comprehensive,definitive nor entirely accurate. I believe, but I could be wrong, that the book was written with financial backing from whomever wanted to be recognized in the book. If you ancestors do not appear in the 550 pages for Hunterdon and slightly over 300 pages for Somerset, does not mean that they were not prominent families. There is no index in which you can look-up names! The Hunterdon Gazette, starting in 1825 which was followed by the Hunterdon Democrat in 1839 and a few other county newspapers contain a great deal of the history of the area, its people and their activities. These newspapers are on microfilm at the HCHS, the Hunterdon County Library, at the Trenton Archives, and I believe also at Rutgers and the New Jersey Historical Society Libraries. And I would be remiss not to mention that 32 years of the Hunterdon Gazette are on 3 CDs and available for purchase from the HCHS. The last 10 years the paper was published are in process of being computerized and may be completed by the end of 2005! For Information See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/ Regards, Bill Hartman ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429

Hi Evelyn, I suspect that the Adam BELLIS homestead near Copper Hill is most likely the parcel of land referenced in the 1897 newspaper article. There were several branches of BELLIS in the immediate surrounding area and, because I'm not intimately familiar with the historical changes of township/county lines, I wasn't sure if I was dealing with one or two distinct land tracts. I'll know for sure when I read the history of the deed transfers. But...I don't think I've ever heard of a 1721 survey which mentioned "the palatin's land". Hhhmmm! Might there be a source which shows the geographic plot of this survey and/or the "palatine" surnames associated with the survey/plot, or list of the 22 landholders as of 1754? Thanks! Roz Bellis Alexandria VA -----Original Message----- From: Evelyn Cataldi [mailto:evelyn15@cox.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:05 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, Can this be the BELLIS property in question? From the book "Rural Hunterdon" by Hubert G. Schmidt Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick 1946 Page 33: "Traditions which say that the early settlers of the Ringoes area were German are given some support by a survey of 1721 which mentioned "the palatin's land." But it is probable that most of the Germans came in later than the English and Scotch settlers. However, by 1747 there were thirty members of the German Reformed faith in that locality. The settlement was evidently scattered, as Johann Adam BOELLISFELDT (John BELLIS), one of the pillars of the church, lived at Copper Hill, where he had settled about 1730. A list of the twenty-two landholders located on the Field tract in 1754 contains many German names, though there were a few English, one Dutch, one French, and two or three of doubtful origin. There is an index to Snell's "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties", although it is elusive to obtain. The index to Hunterdon County alone runs to 174 pages! I have one, and if anyone with access to this book needs a lookup for page references, I will be happy to send the page numbers. The Somerset index runs to 76 pages. If you wish to reach me personally, evelyn15@cox.net Evelyn

Hi Maryann, I have not yet seen any information relating to a "William Adam BELLIS" but would be very interested in knowing your source on this person and his connection to the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller. There was a William BELLISFELT (BELLIS) who died in December 1775 in Amwell Twp Hunterdon Co NJ, but some previous family researchers have analyzed (based on info published by Hank Jones) that this man was born in 1702 in Nordhofen/Neuwied, Germany. If this analysis is faulty, I have yet to see contrary evidence to disprove it. As well, researchers Tom & Genevieve BELLIS concluded in the 1980's that the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller could NOT have been the daughter of this William who died in 1775, and I've yet to see convincing analysis to conclude otherwise. There was a Mary BELLIS(felt) who married Johan Peter ROCKEFELLER (b. Mar 22, 1711 in Segendorf, Westerwald GE) circa 1740, but as far as I know, to date nobody has identified who this Mary's father was. Some family researchers theorize he "may have been"/"most likely was" the man named "Wilhelm BELLESFELT" who was naturalized at the same time as the immigrant Rockefellers. But this "Wilhelm" has never been further identified and is surmised by some as being the Wilhelm buried in Larison's Corner in 1755. I am in the tedious process of reviewing 8 LDS microfilms of the German Nordhofen Reformed Church Records (i.e., the period 1650 through the early 1800's) to verify previously published birth/baptism/marriage dates for the BELLESFELDs who emigrated to America in the early 1700's. I plan to post anything new I find which might help to clarify past BELLESFELT research. As a side note, one thing that I have noticed (indirectly and quite by accident) while reviewing the Nordhofen Church records is that it appears all the 1747 founders of the Larison's Corner German Reformed Church had all been members of the Nordhofen Reformed Church in Germany. Is this something Hunterdon researchers had already known? Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA -----Original Message----- From: Maryann Gunn [mailto:maryanngunn@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:44 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi All. I have a Bellis, William Adam Bellis, b. abt. 1697, d. 1772, Amwell. His daughter was Mary Bellis. m. Peter Rockefeller b. 1747. Anyone know who William's parents were or where he came from? He is a 6th great grandfather to me. Maryann, in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough time to do a thorough search. Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much appreciated. By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email correspondence...and can't remember.) Take care, Roz BELLIS -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do it, but I now live in Florida! If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter> Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in the November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, and the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. DRAKE. Fair prices were obtained for all." I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" located along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different Bellis property. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA

OK, Al, you beat me, I was off line due to dinner, the store and a walk with the dogs. You summed up the Gazette project very well. One correction though, the CDs contain ALL the digital photos from which the Text documents were typed. Regards to all and happy hunting in Hunterdon County! Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Al Sinclair To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Hunterdon Gazette I'll try to beat Bill Hartman to the punch about the Hunterdon Gazette. Bill, along with a few supporters, have been transcribing the Hunterdon Gazette. The Gazette started around 1825 and runs into the 1860s. The output of Bill's work is two fold: 1. There is an on-line yearly index on the Hunterdon County USGenWeb page: www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter This index lists the names of people who appeared in the Gazette and the year in which their name appeared. There is no text, just a simple index. However, it will let you know if your ancestor did "make the paper" 2. The actual text is available on CDs from the Hunterdon County Historical Society. These CDs contain a monthly index of all the names, the transcribed text, and in some cases the actual photo of the newspaper page that was taken during the transcription work. There are three CDs available: CD No. 1: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1825 thru 1834. CD No. 2: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1835 thru 1844. CD No. 3: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1845 thru 1856. These CDs cost $15 each for members of the HCHS and $20 for non-members. You can find an order form and the details of the contents of the CD again on the Hunterdon County webpage. Hope this helps with the CDs. Newspapers are a great source of information. If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County news. Al Sinclair List Administrator Hunterdon County USGenWeb webmaster PS - Keep those "personal chats" coming. I have Hawk and Bellis in my family research too. ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

I'll try to beat Bill Hartman to the punch about the Hunterdon Gazette. Bill, along with a few supporters, have been transcribing the Hunterdon Gazette. The Gazette started around 1825 and runs into the 1860s. The output of Bill's work is two fold: 1. There is an on-line yearly index on the Hunterdon County USGenWeb page: www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter This index lists the names of people who appeared in the Gazette and the year in which their name appeared. There is no text, just a simple index. However, it will let you know if your ancestor did "make the paper" 2. The actual text is available on CDs from the Hunterdon County Historical Society. These CDs contain a monthly index of all the names, the transcribed text, and in some cases the actual photo of the newspaper page that was taken during the transcription work. There are three CDs available: CD No. 1: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1825 thru 1834. CD No. 2: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1835 thru 1844. CD No. 3: Hunterdon Gazette for the Years 1845 thru 1856. These CDs cost $15 each for members of the HCHS and $20 for non-members. You can find an order form and the details of the contents of the CD again on the Hunterdon County webpage. Hope this helps with the CDs. Newspapers are a great source of information. If you family lived in northern Hunterdon County as mine did in the later 1800s, you will find a tremendous amount information in the Clinton Democrat. The paper was published once a week (sometimes twice a week) and contained 8 pages of almost local northern Hunterdon County news. Al Sinclair List Administrator Hunterdon County USGenWeb webmaster PS - Keep those "personal chats" coming. I have Hawk and Bellis in my family research too.

Forward to the List - Replies to Dennis Please ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Sutton" <njresearch@bellsouth.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:26 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [NJHUNTER] The Hunterdon Gazette CD's > Kim, > > Besides the Hunterdon Gazette you can also visit my site: > http://njsuttonfamily.org and go to the Hunterdon County Democrat section > and search on Hawk. There are numerous references to that name in the > extracts I've done to date. > > Dennis > > At 06:48 PM 5/25/2005, you wrote: > >Hi! > > > >I'm confused about the Hunterdon Gazette CD's that are available at the > >Hunterdon Historical Society. Are the CD's an index to the newspapers for > >the specified years or are they the actual transcriptions of ? > > > >I found a listing for a David P. Hawk and Elizabeth Hawk that could be the > >couple that we have been stuck on for quite a while. I would be soooo > >grateful if anyone who has access to the Hunterdon Gazette CD's could > >please do a lookup for me and either tell me the specific place where > >these are found in the papers or could give me the text. > > > >Hawk, D., Mr.1839Hawk, David P.1854Hawk, Elizabeth, Miss1849 > > > >I really appreciate it any clarification on these CD's. Thanks so much in > >advance. > > > >Kim Eckhardt > >Fredericksburg, VA > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > >==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > >This mail list is archived at: > >http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > > >============================== > >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > >

Hi Roz, Can this be the BELLIS property in question? From the book "Rural Hunterdon" by Hubert G. Schmidt Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick 1946 Page 33: "Traditions which say that the early settlers of the Ringoes area were German are given some support by a survey of 1721 which mentioned "the palatin's land." But it is probable that most of the Germans came in later than the English and Scotch settlers. However, by 1747 there were thirty members of the German Reformed faith in that locality. The settlement was evidently scattered, as Johann Adam BOELLISFELDT (John BELLIS), one of the pillars of the church, lived at Copper Hill, where he had settled about 1730. A list of the twenty-two landholders located on the Field tract in 1754 contains many German names, though there were a few English, one Dutch, one French, and two or three of doubtful origin. There is an index to Snell's "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties", although it is elusive to obtain. The index to Hunterdon County alone runs to 174 pages! I have one, and if anyone with access to this book needs a lookup for page references, I will be happy to send the page numbers. The Somerset index runs to 76 pages. If you wish to reach me personally, evelyn15@cox.net Evelyn

Hi Roz, Good to see you are doing whatever necessary to learn about your roots. If you want to do personal stuff, we need to get off the NJHUNTER chat board before "Big Al" hollers at us! I can be reached at: mrbill1033@thevillages.net Regards, Bill [who has not traced his HARTMAN roots beyond the USA in the 1840s!] ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough time to do a thorough search. Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much appreciated. By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email correspondence...and can't remember.) Take care, Roz BELLIS -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do it, but I now live in Florida! If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in the November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, and the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. DRAKE. Fair prices were obtained for all." I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" located along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different Bellis property. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Hi All. I have a Bellis, William Adam Bellis, b. abt. 1697, d. 1772, Amwell. His daughter was Mary Bellis. m. Peter Rockefeller b. 1747. Anyone know who William's parents were or where he came from? He is a 6th great grandfather to me. Maryann, in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough time to do a thorough search. Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much appreciated. By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email correspondence...and can't remember.) Take care, Roz BELLIS -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do it, but I now live in Florida! If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter> Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in the November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, and the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. DRAKE. Fair prices were obtained for all." I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" located along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different Bellis property. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx<http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx> ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter> ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. 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Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough time to do a thorough search. Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much appreciated. By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email correspondence...and can't remember.) Take care, Roz BELLIS -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do it, but I now live in Florida! If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in the November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, and the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. DRAKE. Fair prices were obtained for all." I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" located along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different Bellis property. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

And in addition, it should be noted that each of the chapters on the towns in Hunterdon were farmed out to local writers. Sometimes you can figure out who wrote them, but often you can't. They were local historians who did not have access to records like we do now, so yes, there are errors. Still, it's pretty good. Marfy ----- Original Message ----- From: William Hartman To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:56 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Re: Snell's book on Hunterdon, etc. Please be informed concerning the "History of Hunterdon and Somerset Counties, etc." by James P. Snell. The 2 Volumes, one for Hunterdon and one for Somerset Counties are in print and available at the Hunterdon County Historical Society, 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ, 08822. The newsletter for the HCHS dated, Fall 2004, lists these books at $80.00 plus $10.00 postage. I have copies of them and I have referred to the Hunterdon Volume frequently when I had questions dealing with items in the Hunterdon Gazette. Please note that the work by Snell should not be construed as totally comprehensive,definitive nor entirely accurate. I believe, but I could be wrong, that the book was written with financial backing from whomever wanted to be recognized in the book. If you ancestors do not appear in the 550 pages for Hunterdon and slightly over 300 pages for Somerset, does not mean that they were not prominent families. There is no index in which you can look-up names! The Hunterdon Gazette, starting in 1825 which was followed by the Hunterdon Democrat in 1839 and a few other county newspapers contain a great deal of the history of the area, its people and their activities. These newspapers are on microfilm at the HCHS, the Hunterdon County Library, at the Trenton Archives, and I believe also at Rutgers and the New Jersey Historical Society Libraries. And I would be remiss not to mention that 32 years of the Hunterdon Gazette are on 3 CDs and available for purchase from the HCHS. The last 10 years the paper was published are in process of being computerized and may be completed by the end of 2005! For Information See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/ Regards, Bill Hartman ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429

I was enjoying the interchange between you. If you say anything really interesting please let me know. Because of financial downturns, I have not been able pursue this hobby in a while, but I am still very interested. I believe Roz will unravel it all someday! Best wishes, Connie ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hartman" <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:57 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm & follow-up > Hi Roz, > > Good to see you are doing whatever necessary to learn about your roots. > > If you want to do personal stuff, we need to get off the NJHUNTER chat board before "Big Al" hollers at us! > > > I can be reached at: mrbill1033@thevillages.net > > Regards, Bill [who has not traced his HARTMAN roots beyond the USA in the 1840s!] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bellis Genealogy > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:41 PM > Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 > > > Hi Bill, > > Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the > "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will > take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited > Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't > know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to > a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a > VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS > descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in > Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up > to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS > were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough > time to do a thorough search. > > Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in > my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the > text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much > appreciated. > > By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of > Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email > correspondence...and can't remember.) > > Take care, > > Roz BELLIS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 > > Hi Roz, > > I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. > However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that > Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get > to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books > to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in > 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not > possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do > it, but I now live in Florida! > > If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon > Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > > Regards, Bill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bellis Genealogy > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 > > > Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis > farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in > the > November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": > > "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on > Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining > lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in > East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, > and > the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. > DRAKE. > Fair prices were obtained for all." > > I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" > located > along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different > Bellis > property. > > Thanks, > > Roz BELLIS > Alexandria VA > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. 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