If you go to _http://www.bccls.org_ (http://www.bccls.org) you will be able to see the libraries in Bergen County that have this book. There are several, although it will say the book is available, the system has just undergone a big change and it says that for all reference books which is not true. If there are pages that you know you want you can contact the societies in the counties that have the book for copies.

Richard, I'm not sure if there was a post about DAVENPORT but you can look at all the posts to the Hunterdon County Mail lists at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "__" <rreger@cox.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 11:40 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] SAMUEL DAVENPORT > > Trying to find the parents of SAMUEL DAVENPORT (b. abt 1815) married LUCINDA > MYERS on 4 Jun 1840. They resided in Franklin Twp. > > Was there a post to this list, a month or so ago, about his bible records > being at the Hunterdon County Historical Society??? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Richard in FL > > > > ==== 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 see your point Gary....but hopefully it will help someone. 'hagiographic'....I like that one! ;o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Smith" <garymarian@comcast.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 2:23 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Book - Genealogical & Memorial History of state of NJ > Well, Rita, > For one thing, such a set of books shouldn't leave out, among others, the > Stouts, Hixons and Tituses. Some researchers may have encountered the > leavings of the Goodspeed Press that sent hagiographic writers from town > to > town in the Midwest of the 1800s, producing hyperbola about local persons > of > note, omitting lesser folk. > Let's wait to see if someone will volunteer to 'bell the cat', and see > how > they fare. > Gary in Berkeley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rita Chesterton" <rchesterton@erols.com> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:09 PM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Book - Genealogical & Memorial History of state of NJ > > >> Has anyone ever heard of the following book, or know where it can be >> seen? > At $165, it's too expensive to purchase. >> >> >> > http://bigtreebooks.com/info.asp?BTB=BTB129843CC&Type=&Cat=&SubCat=&SubCat2= >> >> >> GENEALOGICAL AND MEMORIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, A Record of > the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the > Founding of a Nation - BTB129843CC >> >> Many of the essays begin with an explanation of the geographical origin >> or > derivation of the familys surname, with a number of them going back to the > 16th or 17th century. The sketches then trace the line forward from the > oldest known ancestor to the principal subject of the essay. This is > followed by a detailed biography of that person, often with his photo, as > well as an enumeration of collateral lines related to the principal > subject. > The index at the back of the final volume identifies some 4,800 > descendants > of the main families listed below, which, in the aggregate, constitute, > arguably, the greatest collection of New Jersey genealogies in a single > place. Aaronson, Abbott, Abeel, Abrams, Ackerson, Ackley, Adams, Agar, > Albright, Alden, Alexander, Allen, Allinson, Anderson, Andrews, Angell, > Antrim, Apgar, Applegate, Armstong, Arrowsmith, Atkinson, Austin, > Bacheller, > Bacon, Badgley, Baer, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Baldwin, Ballantine, Bannard, > Barker, Barnert, Barnes, Barrett,! >> Barringer, Barron, Barrows, Bartlett, Bartram, Bassett, Bateman, >> Bayard, > Beach, Beam, Beekman, Beldon, Benjamin, Bennett, Bentley, Bergen, Berry, > Betts, Beugless, Beyer, Biddle, Bigelow, Binder, Bisbing, Bishop, Bissell, > Black, Blair, Blaisdell, Blanchard, Bleecker, Bleything, Blodgett, Blunt, > Bodine, Bogert, Boggs, Bogle, Bonnell, Booraem, Booth, Borton, Bothwell, > Bouker, Bowen, Bowne, Boylan, Boyle, Brady, Branin, Bray, Brick, Briggs >> >> >> ==== 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 >> >> > > > > ==== 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 >

Has anyone ever heard of the following book, or know where it can be seen? At $165, it's too expensive to purchase. http://bigtreebooks.com/info.asp?BTB=BTB129843CC&Type=&Cat=&SubCat=&SubCat2= GENEALOGICAL AND MEMORIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation - BTB129843CC Many of the essays begin with an explanation of the geographical origin or derivation of the familys surname, with a number of them going back to the 16th or 17th century. The sketches then trace the line forward from the oldest known ancestor to the principal subject of the essay. This is followed by a detailed biography of that person, often with his photo, as well as an enumeration of collateral lines related to the principal subject. The index at the back of the final volume identifies some 4,800 descendants of the main families listed below, which, in the aggregate, constitute, arguably, the greatest collection of New Jersey genealogies in a single place. Aaronson, Abbott, Abeel, Abrams, Ackerson, Ackley, Adams, Agar, Albright, Alden, Alexander, Allen, Allinson, Anderson, Andrews, Angell, Antrim, Apgar, Applegate, Armstong, Arrowsmith, Atkinson, Austin, Bacheller, Bacon, Badgley, Baer, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Baldwin, Ballantine, Bannard, Barker, Barnert, Barnes, Barrett,! Barringer, Barron, Barrows, Bartlett, Bartram, Bassett, Bateman, Bayard, Beach, Beam, Beekman, Beldon, Benjamin, Bennett, Bentley, Bergen, Berry, Betts, Beugless, Beyer, Biddle, Bigelow, Binder, Bisbing, Bishop, Bissell, Black, Blair, Blaisdell, Blanchard, Bleecker, Bleything, Blodgett, Blunt, Bodine, Bogert, Boggs, Bogle, Bonnell, Booraem, Booth, Borton, Bothwell, Bouker, Bowen, Bowne, Boylan, Boyle, Brady, Branin, Bray, Brick, Briggs

Well, Rita, For one thing, such a set of books shouldn't leave out, among others, the Stouts, Hixons and Tituses. Some researchers may have encountered the leavings of the Goodspeed Press that sent hagiographic writers from town to town in the Midwest of the 1800s, producing hyperbola about local persons of note, omitting lesser folk. Let's wait to see if someone will volunteer to 'bell the cat', and see how they fare. Gary in Berkeley ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Chesterton" <rchesterton@erols.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:09 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Book - Genealogical & Memorial History of state of NJ > Has anyone ever heard of the following book, or know where it can be seen? At $165, it's too expensive to purchase. > > > http://bigtreebooks.com/info.asp?BTB=BTB129843CC&Type=&Cat=&SubCat=&SubCat2= > > > GENEALOGICAL AND MEMORIAL HISTORY OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation - BTB129843CC > > Many of the essays begin with an explanation of the geographical origin or derivation of the familys surname, with a number of them going back to the 16th or 17th century. The sketches then trace the line forward from the oldest known ancestor to the principal subject of the essay. This is followed by a detailed biography of that person, often with his photo, as well as an enumeration of collateral lines related to the principal subject. The index at the back of the final volume identifies some 4,800 descendants of the main families listed below, which, in the aggregate, constitute, arguably, the greatest collection of New Jersey genealogies in a single place. Aaronson, Abbott, Abeel, Abrams, Ackerson, Ackley, Adams, Agar, Albright, Alden, Alexander, Allen, Allinson, Anderson, Andrews, Angell, Antrim, Apgar, Applegate, Armstong, Arrowsmith, Atkinson, Austin, Bacheller, Bacon, Badgley, Baer, Bailey, Baird, Baker, Baldwin, Ballantine, Bannard, Barker, Barnert, Barnes, Barrett,! > Barringer, Barron, Barrows, Bartlett, Bartram, Bassett, Bateman, Bayard, Beach, Beam, Beekman, Beldon, Benjamin, Bennett, Bentley, Bergen, Berry, Betts, Beugless, Beyer, Biddle, Bigelow, Binder, Bisbing, Bishop, Bissell, Black, Blair, Blaisdell, Blanchard, Bleecker, Bleything, Blodgett, Blunt, Bodine, Bogert, Boggs, Bogle, Bonnell, Booraem, Booth, Borton, Bothwell, Bouker, Bowen, Bowne, Boylan, Boyle, Brady, Branin, Bray, Brick, Briggs > > > ==== 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 > >

Trying to find the parents of SAMUEL DAVENPORT (b. abt 1815) married LUCINDA MYERS on 4 Jun 1840. They resided in Franklin Twp. Was there a post to this list, a month or so ago, about his bible records being at the Hunterdon County Historical Society??? Any help would be appreciated. Richard in FL

Robert, I have yet to find the ship records on the BELLESFELTs. One Wilhelm BELLESFELT was naturalized July 8, 1730 while Adam, Johan William and Peter received theirs on Dec 8, 1744 and Johannes on May 29, 1756. I do not know if TRIMMERS and BELLESFELTs attended the same church in Germany, but tomorrow will be going to the Family Research Center to view some LDS films containing Nordhofen church records and will note any TRIMMERs I come across. Maxsain, Dierdorf, Nordhofen, Selters, etc. were all within "walking distance" of each other. According to Hank Jones, at least two of the baptismal sponsors of BELLESFELT children were from Maxsain: Anna Veronica, wife of Joh. Peter STAADTEN and Christina, wife of Johannes SCHMIDTEN. (Note: STAADTEN is the same name as STAATS; Leonard KUHL b. abt 1665 married Anna Maria STAATS, b. 1679 in Maxsain.) BELLESFELTs were connected to the Amwell church at Larison's Corner -- the text below is from the Hunterdon Co NJ USGENWEB webpage (http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/hunterdon/history/area/jacobwool.tx t). Notice the name "Anthony DIERDORF". According to online databases, an Anthony DIERDORF (s/o Anthony and Christena) was born in Neuwied Germany 15 Feb 1717: "The old church stood on the north side of the graveyard and the deed to the land bears date the 21st of January, 1749. It was part of the land that belonged to Anthony Dierdorf, who had bought it from Nathan Allsn. The deed was made to William Kase, Peter Hofman and William Bellowsfelt, trustees to and for the Calvinistical High Dutch congregation in the township of Amwell, and was witnessed by John Garrison, John Case, Daniel Laroe and Jacob Woolever. The congregation received help to the amount of £15, for the bufilding of their church on May 22, 1749, from the old Dutch Church in New York. The services of dedication were conducted by Rev. George Michael We****ss, or Weitzi****s, and John Philip Leidich. The former was one of the first German ministers in America, having arrived in 1727; at this time he was preaching to three congregations near Philadelphia. The latter minister had been ordained in Holland and ****ent over the year before. He was a pastor and evangelist in Pennsylvania." Will get back with you -----Original Message----- From: Trimmerrw@aol.com [mailto:Trimmerrw@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:24 AM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Joh. Paul KUHL (1702-1783)/ TRIMMER / BELLISFELT I noticed that Joh. Kuhl came from Maxsain (East of Dierdorf) in the Westerwald (Rheinland-Pfalz). I have read that the Bellisfelt family and Joh. Trimmer (Feldkirchen near Neuwied as per Jones) were also from that area. Is there any connection regarding their coming over on the same ship or attending the same congregation? Robert Trimmer Granger, IN ==== 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

Isaac Hughes b.1833 married Elizabeth Kohl and suppose to be buried in Copper Hill. when I searched the Hunterdon co. cemetery listings on rootsweb, I only found 1 cemetery in Copper Hill- the Kuhl family burial grounds on Copper Hill country club. if someone has the Hunterdon historical newsletter vol 3, issue1--to see if they are there, I would appreciate it. or is there another cemetery in Copper Hill they might be in? thanks. --- Sharon --- sksmith03@earthlink.net

I believe that the Old Barracks in Trenton has begun a fraktur collection, but I am not sure of its size or if it is defined by region. It is not online, but I actually heard the curator talk a bit about it yesterday. One might also call to inquire about it, too. I breezed through the 114 fraktur descriptions on the NARA website. New Jersey seemed under-represented; there were many from NY, PA, some from Mass, Ct and NH, and a smattering from elsewhere (NC, Md and I cannot remember any other places). Any New Jerseyan interested in frakturs might want to take a look at the following that specifically listed NJ. (Of course, the New Jerseyan might have moved and is listed in the archives under another state for pension purposes) William Degroot, New Jersey John Devoe, New Jersey John Hoagland, New Jersey John Smithe, New Jersey Jasper Viet, New Jersey Joseph Wood, New Jersey David Rogers, New Jersey John Goldy, New Jersey Thomas Ford, New Jersey And then there is: Conrad Fry., (no state listed) John Stouseberger, (no state listed) Ebenezer Sumner, (no state listed) Jacob Esser, (no state listed) Isaac Dickisson, (no state listed) Good luck, - John Rita Chesterton <rchesterton@erols.com> wrote: Here's a wonderful site where you just might find an ancestor's Fraktur. Print out the following directions FIRST, so you have them at hand. Then proceed according to items a through g. Note that Items c, d and e are all entered on the initial basic search screen, one after the other. Ignore the "Old Military and Civil Records" link until later. Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900 114 documents have been digitized from this series. These items include frakturs submitted with Revolutionary War Pension applications. Frakturs are highly colorful personal records that are intrinsically valuable examples of folk art and documentation in the early national period of the Pennsylvania German culture. The fraktur usually are equivalent to modern concepts of birth, marriage, and death certificates. These materials are held by the Old Military and Civil Records (Washington, DC). Search Hint: To retrieve the 114 digitized documents: 1.. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/. 2.. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen. 3.. Enter Revolutionary War and (fraktur or draft) in the Keywords box. 4.. Select the limit results radio button for 1000. 5.. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies. 6.. Press the Go button. 7.. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link. Good luck!...... Rita in Hunterdon Co. ==== 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 --------------------------------- Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! Yahoo! Netrospective: 100 Moments of the Web

Clarification of my original posting: 'proceed from items 1 through 7' 'note that items 3, 4 and 5 are all entered on the initial basic search screen, one after the other' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Chesterton" <rchesterton@erols.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 2:02 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Rev. War Fraktur Database > Here's a wonderful site where you just might find an ancestor's Fraktur. > Print out the following directions FIRST, so you have them at hand. Then > proceed according to items a through g. Note that Items c, d and e are > all entered on the initial basic search screen, one after the other. > Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on > Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 thru ca. 1900 > 1.. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/. > 2.. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen. > 3.. Enter Revolutionary War and (fraktur or draft) in the Keywords box. > 4.. Select the limit results radio button for 1000. > 5.. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to > digital copies. > 6.. Press the Go button. > 7.. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your > hit by selecting the Title link. > > Good luck!...... Rita in Hunterdon Co. > > > ==== 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 > >

I noticed that Joh. Kuhl came from Maxsain (East of Dierdorf) in the Westerwald (Rheinland-Pfalz). I have read that the Bellisfelt family and Joh. Trimmer (Feldkirchen near Neuwied as per Jones) were also from that area. Is there any connection regarding their coming over on the same ship or attending the same congregation? Robert Trimmer Granger, IN

Here's a wonderful site where you just might find an ancestor's Fraktur. Print out the following directions FIRST, so you have them at hand. Then proceed according to items a through g. Note that Items c, d and e are all entered on the initial basic search screen, one after the other. Ignore the "Old Military and Civil Records" link until later. Case Files of Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Applications Based on Revolutionary War Service, ca. 1800 - ca. 1900 114 documents have been digitized from this series. These items include frakturs submitted with Revolutionary War Pension applications. Frakturs are highly colorful personal records that are intrinsically valuable examples of folk art and documentation in the early national period of the Pennsylvania German culture. The fraktur usually are equivalent to modern concepts of birth, marriage, and death certificates. These materials are held by the Old Military and Civil Records (Washington, DC). Search Hint: To retrieve the 114 digitized documents: 1.. Go to http://www.archives.gov/research_room/arc/. 2.. Press the Yellow search button to go to the Basic search screen. 3.. Enter Revolutionary War and (fraktur or draft) in the Keywords box. 4.. Select the limit results radio button for 1000. 5.. Select the box marked Descriptions of Archival Materials linked to digital copies. 6.. Press the Go button. 7.. When hits are returned for your search, view the full result of your hit by selecting the Title link. Good luck!...... Rita in Hunterdon Co.

Hi, I own both books and would be happy to lookup surnames. You can contact me at csimp@berkeley.edu >To NJHUNTER List Members > >Here is the response that I received from Roxanne Carkhuff, Secretary to >the Hunterdon County Historical Society. >Sorry that the answer is not more positive. > >You may write to the HCHS c/o >Roxanne Carkhuff >HCHS >114 Main Street >Flemington, NJ 08822 > >Please be very specific with as much detail as you can. Include full >names, dates, relationships - whatever to make the search as thorough as >possible. > >And thank you all for your interest and support of the Hunterdon Gazette >Project. >Regards, Bill > >Her response: > "I presume Judy Arthur is asking about "Some Records of Old Hunterdon >County" Phyllis' first book which the Society did not print. HCHS does >not own rights to the book. I doubt Ted D'Autrechy would be interested >in reprinting. I guess HCHS could offer to look up references to a >surname and photocopy for a fee. Do you think that would satisfy most >inquiries? > > I don't think now is the time for HCHS to get into trying reprint for >several reasons. We are probably going to move forward on a building on >land at Flemington Junction before the end of 2005. I think that will >take all our time and energy. Also, we are too crowded to take delivery >of 500 books and that's what it would take to get a reprint at a price >anyone would be willing to pay. That's why HCHS printed 500 of "More >Records..." volumes I and II. and volume III is in the works. Phyllis >and I each opted to work on record groups. With her health deteriorating >and then her death, I took responsibility for all that was left so I >don't have any spare time to devote to another reprint." > > Roxanne > > >==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== >This mail list is archived at: >http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx Marietta PicKell csimp@uclink4.berkeley.edu "To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being. I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man" - Mahatma Gandhi

To follow up on Michelle's e-mail. In NJ, it is very easy to contact your NJ representatives. You can make yourself heard within 5 minutes. The State Legislature website make it easy and here is how. (1) To find out who they are, go here: http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/municipalities.asp (2) Look for your town, see what district your area is in and click on the town name. (3) This will take you to the district number(s) for that town. Find you district (if more than one for the town) and click on the appropriate district number. (4) Click on any one of the legislators listed - it does not matter who. (5) Click on that legislator's "contact your legislator(s)" link. (6) When that is clicked you have the option of selecting all 3 legislators. Select all three and click the select button (7) Tyhis brings you to a page where you write and send your message. That's it. Take the time (5 minutes) and have your voice heard. - John Michelle Chubenko <michelle@chubenko.us> wrote: *** TIME SENSITIVE *** NJ Vital Statistics: Proposed Fee Increase & Rule Changes Dear NJ Genealogical Community, As published in the "New Jersey Register" (1), the Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration has published "Proposed Readoption with Amendments: N.J.A.C. 8:2 for Birth Certificates" and "Proposed New Rules: N.J.A.C. 8:2A" for Death Certificates". You may view the text of these proposals: Birth Records: http://www.state.nj.us/health/rules/njac8_2birth_cert.pdf Death Records: http://www.state.nj.us/health/rules/njac8_2a_death_rec.pdf As part of their "readoption" and "new rules", the Bureau of Vital Statistics is proposing to increase the search fee from $4 to $25. This increase would make NJ one of the most expensive states for vital records. In the US, only 4 states are currently charging $20+ for vital record searches -- MA, NY, OR, and AK. When reviewing the cost for vital records searches in the US, I found the national average is $12... half of the proposed new search fee in NJ. Also, in the "Proposed New Rules: N.J.A.C. 8:2A for Death Certificates" under 8:2A-1.2 Definitions: "Genealogical records" - they have proposed 'Records of death are considered genealogical after 50 years have passed from the date of death.' This is a 10 year increase from the current 40 year restriction. http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/writein.shtml You are encouraged to send written comments by 3/19/05 to: Joseph A. Komosinski, State Registrar DHSS PO Box 370 Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 Also, if you live in NJ, please copy your local legislaters (State Senators & Assemblymen) on your letter to the State Registrar. Source: 37 N.J.R. 172-182 (New Jersey Register, Tuesday, January 18, 2005, p172-182. -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

*** TIME SENSITIVE *** NJ Vital Statistics: Proposed Fee Increase & Rule Changes Dear NJ Genealogical Community, As published in the "New Jersey Register" (1), the Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration has published "Proposed Readoption with Amendments: N.J.A.C. 8:2 for Birth Certificates" and "Proposed New Rules: N.J.A.C. 8:2A" for Death Certificates". You may view the text of these proposals: Birth Records: http://www.state.nj.us/health/rules/njac8_2birth_cert.pdf Death Records: http://www.state.nj.us/health/rules/njac8_2a_death_rec.pdf As part of their "readoption" and "new rules", the Bureau of Vital Statistics is proposing to increase the search fee from $4 to $25. This increase would make NJ one of the most expensive states for vital records. In the US, only 4 states are currently charging $20+ for vital record searches -- MA, NY, OR, and AK. When reviewing the cost for vital records searches in the US, I found the national average is $12... half of the proposed new search fee in NJ. Also, in the "Proposed New Rules: N.J.A.C. 8:2A for Death Certificates" under 8:2A-1.2 Definitions: "Genealogical records" - they have proposed 'Records of death are considered genealogical after 50 years have passed from the date of death.' This is a 10 year increase from the current 40 year restriction. http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/writein.shtml You are encouraged to send written comments by 3/19/05 to: Joseph A. Komosinski, State Registrar DHSS PO Box 370 Trenton, NJ 08625-0370 Also, if you live in NJ, please copy your local legislaters (State Senators & Assemblymen) on your letter to the State Registrar. Source: 37 N.J.R. 172-182 (New Jersey Register, Tuesday, January 18, 2005, p172-182. -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist: http://www.chubenko.us/profgen/index.htm "Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up." - James A. Garfield ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County - http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm AdairCoArch: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Shell'sHomePg: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

Information on use of names. http://www.behindthename.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Hartman" <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 6:17 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Paul > FYI: > > There were 16 persons with the first name of Paul and 4 with the surname PAUL listed in the Hunterdon Gazette Index out of aprox. 20,000 entries! > > Not sure what that means, but it does suggest that Paul was not a common first name for residents of Hunterdon County during the years 1825 through 1856! > > Regards, Bill > > > ==== 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 > >

FYI: There were 16 persons with the first name of Paul and 4 with the surname PAUL listed in the Hunterdon Gazette Index out of aprox. 20,000 entries! Not sure what that means, but it does suggest that Paul was not a common first name for residents of Hunterdon County during the years 1825 through 1856! Regards, Bill

I have found the name Paul in my German research....however, not that often.

Was hoping some of the German researchers out there might help me with a general question: Was "Paul" a common given name in the Palatine area of Germany back in the late 1600's/early1700's? This doesn't sound "German" to me.but what do I know. Any insight on the name "Paul" will be helpful! I have recently come across information that the church records at Nordhofen, Germany, show a "Paul" BELLESFELT was baptized there in 1695. Nordhofen is northeast of Koblenz, and not far from Maxsain, Germany, where Johannes Paul KUHL was born. The KUHLs and BELLESFELTs knew each other back in Germany, appearing in the same church records there, and they were close here in Hunterdon Co NJ after they immigrated. The question then arises whether Paul KUHL and Paul BELLESFELT shared the same baptismal sponsor. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA

Johannes Paul KUHL was born in Maxsain, Germany, in 1702 and died in Hunterdon Co NJ in 1783. I am trying to establish where the "Paul" came from.presumably it's the name of his baptismal sponsor. Do any KUHL researchers have documentation containing the name of Paul's baptismal sponsor? Thanks! Roz Bellis Alexandria VA