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

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

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

Thanks for the info. The book in question that costs so much is an original. ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hartman" <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 2:56 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 > >

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

George Washington didn't necessarily sleep there. He had his "headquarters" there for 4 days during the Rev. War. I have found the reference for it in the old book printed in 1881 called "The History of Hunterdon and Sumerset Counties, New Jersey with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers," compiled by James P. Snell. It's on microfilm now or you can pay over $700.00 to purchase this history through Bookfinder.com (don't put an s on Bookfinder or you will get a "porn" site). It also states that my uncle, John A. Carroll, owned the lands in 1881, willed to him by his grandmother, whose father was the one who owned the property where George made his "headquarters" in Headquarters (once a hamlet, now a spot in the road), NJ. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "john newman" <johnfnewman@yahoo.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 11:04 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Geo. Washington slept here >A little while ago, a list member wanted to verify that his/her ancestor >owned a place where Geo. Washington slept. While this in no way answers >that question, I came across something curious. > > On a daily calendar on my desk at work, the following factoid: At last > count, 1,013 U.S. buildings have a sign that reads "George Washington > slept here." > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >

In a message dated 5/25/2005 9:05:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, johnfnewman@yahoo.com writes: On a daily calendar on my desk at work, the following factoid: At last count, 1,013 U.S. buildings have a sign that reads "George Washington slept here." let's see, 1013 divided by 365 = 2.77, so a little less then 3 years. George had to sleep somewhere.

> I am looking into the Vliets or Van Vliets as there is a possibility > that one of them married a William Huffman around the late 1700's or > early 1800's. The only info I have which might fit with what you're looking follows ... From "Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey" by Francis Bazley Lee in 1910: quote (The Hoffman Line.) John Hoffman, the first member of this family of whom we have definite information, died July 2, 1801, aged sixty-nine years. The family is probably descended from the Palatines who settled first in Schoharie county, New York, whence John and others removed to New Jersey, John settling in Lebanon. He married (first) a woman whose name is unknown, and (second) Anna Dils. Children: 1. Peter, born September 2, 1766; died March 29, 1841; married (first) Mary Willett, who died March 27, 1801; married (second) Anna Peggin, who died April 22, 1809; married (third) Charlotte Pennear, who died February 28, 1812; and married (fourth) Catharine West, who suvived him; eleven children. 2. William, married, and had nine children. 3. John, married (first) Sarah Groendyke; (second) Sarah Henderson; six children. 4. George. 5. Margaret, married James Ramsey. 6. Sarah, referred to below. 7. Henry, born September 17, 1769; died January 25, 1833; married Rebecca Dils, sister to his father's second wife; eleven children. 8. Anna Jilianna, born November 20, 1771. 9. Elsie Catharine. 10. Joseph, married Mary Van Fleet; nine children. 11. Elizabeth, born March 11, 1787; married John Hall. 12. Jacob, married December 2, 1802, Hannah, daughter of David Traphagen; three children. (II) Sarah, daughter of John Hoffman of Lebanon, was born there May 30, 1777, and died in German Valley, April 19, 1857, and is buried at Mount Olive, Morris county, New Jersey. She married George Lindabury, referred to above. unquote -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

A little while ago, a list member wanted to verify that his/her ancestor owned a place where Geo. Washington slept. While this in no way answers that question, I came across something curious. On a daily calendar on my desk at work, the following factoid: At last count, 1,013 U.S. buildings have a sign that reads "George Washington slept here." --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Stay connected, organized, and protected. Take the tour

Christyne: If you discover that you descend from Dirck-1 Jansen van der Vliet, you may find the following document interesting or useful: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/vanvliet.pdf or http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/V-VLIET.TXT Corrections and additions are always welcome! Good luck, Perry -----Original Message----- From: Tynetyne38@aol.com [mailto:Tynetyne38@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 8:14 AM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Re: Exchange Info (VLIET) I am looking into the Vliets or Van Vliets as there is a possibility that one of them married a William Huffman around the late 1700's or early 1800's. Feel free to contact me personally if you think that we might have info to share on these families. Anything would be welcomed. Thank you, Christyne

I am looking into the Vliets or Van Vliets as there is a possibility that one of them married a William Huffman around the late 1700's or early 1800's. Feel free to contact me personally if you think that we might have info to share on these families. Anything would be welcomed. Thank you, Christyne

Elton, There were probably more than one James Clark living in Hunterdon County during the early to mid 1800s. Please see the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/ Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Eltonfos@wmconnect.com To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:20 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] James CLARK Raritan 1840 Hi folks: James CLARK appears in the US census in Raritan 1840. He is in his 60's. Does anyone have any information on James? Thanks for your help! Elton ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/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

Hi folks: James CLARK appears in the US census in Raritan 1840. He is in his 60's. Does anyone have any information on James? Thanks for your help! Elton

Marshall , I believe I checked out a web site of yours that listed some people you had researched. If you did this I found several people I would like info on. Ann Brown

Thanks Marshall....appears these are 'living' Vliet's....and not who I'm looking for....but thanks for sending anyway. -Rita ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 6:07 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Re: Exchange Info (VLIET) > >> I'd like to know what you have on Garret Vliet, below, as listed in your >> index. I assume it must be Gen. Garret Vliet and wife Lydia Eckman >> Vliet? >> >> Vliet, Garret 0.0.52, 0.320 > > What follows is all the info which I have on the above name. I don't > think it's what you're looking for. > > > 0.0.52 Garret Vliet > Father - 0.320 Kenneth Calvin Vliet > Mother - Annette ------ > > Garret married Eileen Wyer. > > Children: > > i. Hannah Marie, born July 17, 2000. > > > > 0.320 Kenneth Calvin Vliet > Father - Lloyd Kenneth Vliet > Mother - 1.435 Marion Elizabeth Pickell > > Kenneth married Annette ------. > > Children: > > 0.0.52 i. Garret. > ii. Adrian. > > > -- > 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 >

> I'd like to know what you have on Garret Vliet, below, as listed in your > index. I assume it must be Gen. Garret Vliet and wife Lydia Eckman > Vliet? > > Vliet, Garret 0.0.52, 0.320 What follows is all the info which I have on the above name. I don't think it's what you're looking for. 0.0.52 Garret Vliet Father - 0.320 Kenneth Calvin Vliet Mother - Annette ------ Garret married Eileen Wyer. Children: i. Hannah Marie, born July 17, 2000. 0.320 Kenneth Calvin Vliet Father - Lloyd Kenneth Vliet Mother - 1.435 Marion Elizabeth Pickell Kenneth married Annette ------. Children: 0.0.52 i. Garret. ii. Adrian. -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

Thanks Marshall....very nice of you. I'd like to know what you have on Garret Vliet, below, as listed in your index. I assume it must be Gen. Garret Vliet and wife Lydia Eckman Vliet ? Rita in Hunterdon County Vliet, Garret 0.0.52, 0.320 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 1:42 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Exchange Info > > In November of 2003 I sent out the following message: > > I am in the process of updating my ancestral genealogy information. I do > not have this updated info on-line but I do have an index into the info > on-line. The majority of my information is related to western NJ > (Hunterdon & Warren Counties), northern PA (Susquehanna & Wyoming > Counties), and southern NY (Broome & Sullivan Counties). The index > contains over 11,000 names and can be seen at > http://mlake.net/genealogy/SOT2/ > > I invite everyone to view the index. If you would like the pertinent info > that I have for any of the names send me an email ( mlake@mlake.net ). I > am hoping to be able to exchange info with many of you. > --end of message-- > > Recently I updated the index to over 17,000 names. Please re-visit the > index at http://mlake.net/genealogy/SOT2/ and let me know of any names in > the index for which you would like to exchange info. > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/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 >

In November of 2003 I sent out the following message: I am in the process of updating my ancestral genealogy information. I do not have this updated info on-line but I do have an index into the info on-line. The majority of my information is related to western NJ (Hunterdon & Warren Counties), northern PA (Susquehanna & Wyoming Counties), and southern NY (Broome & Sullivan Counties). The index contains over 11,000 names and can be seen at http://mlake.net/genealogy/SOT2/ I invite everyone to view the index. If you would like the pertinent info that I have for any of the names send me an email ( mlake@mlake.net ). I am hoping to be able to exchange info with many of you. --end of message-- Recently I updated the index to over 17,000 names. Please re-visit the index at http://mlake.net/genealogy/SOT2/ and let me know of any names in the index for which you would like to exchange info. -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

John, Since I am no longer living in New Jersey, I can only try to remember what they have at the HCHS. I do not believe the pictures are part of the regular card catalogue indexes. The pictures are of people, events, buildings, etc. I have never searched the picture archives, but I do know they exist! Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: john newman To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Pictures (John Newman) Mr. Bill, This is a fishing expedition on my part, and I was just thinking that it may be worth a trip for me one day in the near future. I have not done much research lately... So as I would probably toss the kitchen sink at the society, I could not burden them with my list. I learned a while ago that if I do not have specific things to do when doing genealogy research, then I get absolutely nothing accomplished. A few more questions, to your knowledge... Is this index part of their card catalog system? Does the index contain both places and individuals? Thanks for the assistance. - John William Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> wrote: Hi John, Yes, the Hunterdon County Historical Society does have an extensive picture gallery which I believe, if not totally, can be searched. Please send your request with as much detail as possible to: HCHS 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822 They do not have an email address! Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: john newman To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 3:16 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Pictures I was wondering if the Hunterdon Co. Historical Society has an archive of pictures. And if so, are they identified in any form? - John --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~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 ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== 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

Hi John, Yes, the Hunterdon County Historical Society does have an extensive picture gallery which I believe, if not totally, can be searched. Please send your request with as much detail as possible to: HCHS 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822 They do not have an email address! Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: john newman To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 3:16 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Pictures I was wondering if the Hunterdon Co. Historical Society has an archive of pictures. And if so, are they identified in any form? - John --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~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