The Rounsavell family was an early pioneer family in Hunterdon and Warren Counties, settling there in about 1700. We are pleased to announce that "Richard Rounsavell and His Descendants Volume II" was published last year after over five years of research and writing. For more information, go to www.richrouns.com to view the complete name index, preview selected chapters, and place an order. The index includes many other popular surnames from this area. This book spans eleven generations of Rounsavell family history and includes virtually every published reference to the surname. The book is over 1,220 pages, including 6,700 footnotes cross-referencing every US Census from 1820-1920 and a complete full name index of every person mentioned in the text and images. This book covers a 325-year period following the family in America from its origins in Hunterdon Co., NJ & Rowan Co., NC and beyond, as well as tracing our original ancestor back to England in 1515 and contains more than 250 early photographs and images of historical significance to the Rounsavell family. There are special sections on topics like: the Rounsavell Family in the Civil War, Letters from Rounsavell CW Soldiers, Slavery, the Cumberland Compact, and the Jersey Settlement. The book includes descendants with all surname variations: Ransevor, Ransopher, Ronsaville, Rounsavell, Rounsavall, Rounsavill, Rounsaville, Rounceville, Rounsifer, Rancifer and Others, as well as many collateral lines.

thanks so much. Any idea of when the 'c' became an 's'? ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. & D. Bowers" <jdb94@verizon.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 6:14 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Re: WELCH Early maps of Hunterdon County's townships > Good morning Betty, > > I've driven by Welsh Road many times. It is off Bissell Road in Tewksbury > Twp ( if you wish to contact their historical society). I checked my 1851 > Samuel Cornell map and it shows a M. Welch on the northern end of what is > now Welsh Road. It is spelled with a C on the old map, which is framed or I > would send you a photocopy if you needed it. The names are tiny on it but > the road was the clue for me. Hope that helps. > > Dana Bowers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Bernhardt" <blb63@suscom.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:44 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Early maps of Hunterdon County's townships > > > > Please, if it is at all legible. Is there a Welsh farm > > listed? I believe it would have been very near the > > community of Bissel(l). Thank you. > > Betty Lynne in PA > > > > On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:45:46 -0700 > > rwelch@zianet.com wrote: > > > Many years ago I purchased a good copy of a land > > >ownership map of Tewksbury Township, dated 1851. I've > > >worn out the map over the years and I need to replace it. > > >Does anyone know where to purchase these now? > > > Richard Welch > > >Farmington, New Mexico > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > ============================== > > OneWorldTree - The World's largest family tree. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13971/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== 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 >

> Would there be a reference to my Jacob D. Trimmer (1802-1864) of New > Germantown, NJ? He ran a grist mill nearby near the Tewksbury > Readington twp area per our family Bible. His wife was Susanna Melick > dau. of Tunis Melick. They were married at the Zion Lutheran Church in > New Germantown by Rev. Pohlman in April 1824. If this helps any ... I'm in the process of indexing an 1868 map of Washington Twp, Morris Co, NJ showing land ownerships. The map shows some overlap into the surrounding areas, two being Lebanon Twp and Tewkesbury (as it's spelled on the map) Twp to the south. Just over the boundary into Hunterdon Co very near the line between Lebanon and Tewkesbury there's a grist mill shown. And close to the grist mill there's an A TRIMMER and an A C TRIMMER in two separate buildings. It appears to me that all three buildings are in Lebanon Twp, however the boundary between Lebanon and Tewkesbury is not distinct. There are also TRIMMERs showing up in Hacksttstown PO, Washington Twp, and in Mansfield (a surrounding area). -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

Good morning Robert, Took a quick look (1851 Samuel Cornell map) and there is J B Trimmer Gr Mill at what is now the intersection of Rockaway Road and Taylor's Mill Road. On the 1851 map J B Trimmer name appears in two spots on the west side of Taylor's Mill Road as well. Not sure how familiar you are with the area but if you look at a current day map...looks like the grist mill would fall in Tewksbury Twp and the other two would be in Readington Twp but I don't know how the border moved over the years. Mentioning it just for background, I guess... have a great day. Dana Bowers ----- Original Message ----- From: <Trimmerrw@aol.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 1:44 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Early maps: surname TRIMMER/MELICK > Would there be a reference to my Jacob D. Trimmer (1802-1864) of New > Germantown, NJ? He ran a grist mill nearby near the Tewksbury Readington twp area per > our family Bible. His wife was Susanna Melick dau. of Tunis Melick. They > were married at the Zion Lutheran Church in New Germantown by Rev. Pohlman in > April 1824. > > Robert W. Trimmer > Granger, IN > (formerly of Germantown, MD) > > > ==== 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 >

Good morning Betty, I've driven by Welsh Road many times. It is off Bissell Road in Tewksbury Twp ( if you wish to contact their historical society). I checked my 1851 Samuel Cornell map and it shows a M. Welch on the northern end of what is now Welsh Road. It is spelled with a C on the old map, which is framed or I would send you a photocopy if you needed it. The names are tiny on it but the road was the clue for me. Hope that helps. Dana Bowers ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Bernhardt" <blb63@suscom.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 3:44 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Early maps of Hunterdon County's townships > Please, if it is at all legible. Is there a Welsh farm > listed? I believe it would have been very near the > community of Bissel(l). Thank you. > Betty Lynne in PA > > On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:45:46 -0700 > rwelch@zianet.com wrote: > > Many years ago I purchased a good copy of a land > >ownership map of Tewksbury Township, dated 1851. I've > >worn out the map over the years and I need to replace it. > >Does anyone know where to purchase these now? > > Richard Welch > >Farmington, New Mexico > > > > > > ==== 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 > > ============================== > OneWorldTree - The World's largest family tree. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13971/rd.ashx >

Would there be a reference to my Jacob D. Trimmer (1802-1864) of New Germantown, NJ? He ran a grist mill nearby near the Tewksbury Readington twp area per our family Bible. His wife was Susanna Melick dau. of Tunis Melick. They were married at the Zion Lutheran Church in New Germantown by Rev. Pohlman in April 1824. Robert W. Trimmer Granger, IN (formerly of Germantown, MD)

You might want to email BooksNJ and ask about the map. They may be able to give you more information on it. They might even have a link to a copy of it - if it is also available on the NJ State Archives website, for instance. Jonathan Sheppard Books has many map reprints that are really nice and I know he has some for NJ. www.jonathansheppardbooks.com should be the website address... and the link to the maps section is: www.jonathansheppardbooks.com/JSBMaps/maphome.htm Happy hunting! Regards, Joan Joan M. Lowry mailto:jmlowry@earthlink.net

Hi Betty, On the Samuel C. Cornell Map of Hunterdon County dated 1851, there is a listing for a J. Welch who had 2 properties on what is now Hill and Dale Road on the North side of the Road [Hill & Dale] about 1/2 mile and 1 mile West of CR 517. This is about a mile due North of present day Oldwick. I also looked in an area about 5 miles around Bissell and that is the only listing I noted for the name WELCH. Regards, Bill PS: Please note that the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette had listings for about 20 persons with the surname WELCH! Go to: www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter

Please, if it is at all legible. Is there a Welsh farm listed? I believe it would have been very near the community of Bissel(l). Thank you. Betty Lynne in PA On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 08:45:46 -0700 rwelch@zianet.com wrote: > Many years ago I purchased a good copy of a land >ownership map of Tewksbury Township, dated 1851. I've >worn out the map over the years and I need to replace it. >Does anyone know where to purchase these now? > Richard Welch >Farmington, New Mexico > > > ==== 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 >

yes i believe that one of the farms is still in existence, on pleasant grove road, i used to live across the street , in fact my property still had the old cow path on it on the right side, but the farm house is still there and the barns, it's beautiful and has been restored, i am sure the long valley historical society would have more information for you, they are located in the center of town on fairview avenue in long valley, teresa.

In 1850 Jacob Welsh owned two farms northwest of New Germantown (go about 1/2 mile north out of town and turn left (west) on the first road. Go about a mile and the farms were on the right). One of these would have been a farm he bought at the time of his marriage. The other of these farms would have been his mother's, Catherine (Crater) Welsh, who died in 1845. Can anyone tell me which of these farms had been owned by Catherine... and is the original farm house still in existence? Richard Welch Farmington, New Mexico

Many years ago I purchased a good copy of a land ownership map of Tewksbury Township, dated 1851. I've worn out the map over the years and I need to replace it. Does anyone know where to purchase these now? Richard Welch Farmington, New Mexico

Any males with the surname of DRAKE that have NOT participated in the DRAKE DNA Project yet please consider it now. For more information about the project please contact Alan Drake at: bigcitydrakes@juno.com Thanks for your help! Sincerely, Pam Drake in IN.

John, Look on Ebay. I was able to purchase a REALLY good map of NJ in 1856. That's what I was looking for, but I bet you would be able to find older ones. You are going to be surprised at how many choices you'll find. Good luck, Ana PS I have the email of the guy I purchased from; I believe his is a business. You could always email him & ask. But going to Ebay first, might give you more leads.

I am interested in finding some old NY/NJ maps. I noticed on the NJ Archives-related site www.booksnj.com has some maps for sale. But there are no corresponding pictures. I have tried looking at other sites, but have not been able to find a site where I can physically see the map and purchase one. (it seems I can only find sites where you do one or the other). I like the idea of the 1616 New Jersey map of www.booksnj.com but I cannot locate a picture of it anywhere on the web. Has anyone seen it, and is it worth putting in a nice frame? I have found a few other maps that I like, but was wondering if anyone else has had experience in buying old NJ maps - and by old I am talking of those maps from the 1600s where the geography of NJ does not look like the NJ we picture. Thanks for the help. - John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

New to my website are details and images of the Runyon Woolverton plot at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Alexandria Township. You may view them at the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/bgmcdonough.geo/woolverton.htm A fellow researcher sent me a copy of the original invoice for stonework at this plot from H. S. Tarr & Son of Philadelphia. Back in 1871, the total cost was an amazing $4,350. The material required hauling of "4 1/2 round trips" via catamaram and wagon. Sadly, today the plot is only in fair shape, with broken stones and fallen railings. Anybody connected with this Runyon Woolverton? Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough Holland Township, HC, NJ

NJHUNTER-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: >NJHUNTER-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 287 > >Today's Topics: >#2 happy thanksgiving! ["Sharon Smith" <sksmith03@earthlin] > >______________________________ > > Subject: > > happy thanksgiving! > From: > > "Sharon Smith" <sksmith03@earthlink.net> > Date: > > Wed, 24 Nov 2004 11:23:34 -0500 > To: > > NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > > >Shell, >I have from the GMNJ 1965 a copy of Sussex co, ratables in 1774. >I looking over it, HH is listed but what does this mean? >9c; shop; 1c > >Have a happy Thanksgiving, >Sharon > Sharon, Happy Thanksgiving!! Hope that your visit to Alexander Library was a fruitful one. It was a pleasure to meet you and be able to spend the day at the lectures. HH = Householder 9 cents shop 1 cent Now I am "guessing" that the values listed are for the householders assets & the shop, but one would have to check the beginning of the article for what information was abstracted from this tax rateable. Besides that, I find it a bit strange that the valuation is not listed in the British currency of pounds and shillings. Hmmm... need to recheck my colonial research notes on this for you. Regards, Shell -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist http://mywebpages.comcast.net/famhist/michprogen.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb Country Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Genealogical Calendar of Events http://mywebpages.comcast.net/famhist/calendar.htm OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm USGenWeb Archives - Oklahoma: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Michelle's Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

Hi Lilly, Is there a Lambert mailing list through Rootsweb, or is that something you joined long ago?? :-) Sounds like you need Lamberts first, and then possibly Hunterdon County. Mary Mary Kyritsis Kifissia, Greece >Need to find a LAMBERT researcher, who has a ggod database of Lambert names >in NJ, to pinpoint who may have gone to NYC in the 1768 time frame.

Shell, I have from the GMNJ 1965 a copy of Sussex co, ratables in 1774. I looking over it, HH is listed but what does this mean? 9c; shop; 1c Have a happy Thanksgiving, Sharon > [Original Message] > From: Michelle Chubenko <famhist@comcast.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 11/9/2004 8:49:17 AM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative > > Source URL: http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/ > > U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative > Health care professionals have known for a long time that common > diseases - heart disease, cancer, and diabetes - and even rare diseases > - like hemophilia, cystic fibrosis, and sickle cell anemia - can run in > families. If one generation of a family has high blood pressure, it is > not unusual for the next generation to have similarly high blood pressure. > > Tracing the illnesses suffered by your parents, grandparents, and other > blood relatives can help your doctor predict the disorders to which you > may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family healthy. > > To help focus attention on the importance of family health history, U.S. > Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., in cooperation with > other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services > (HHS) has launched a national public health campaign, called the U.S. > Surgeon General's Family History Initiative, to encourage all American > families to learn more about their family health history. > > In addition to the Office of the Surgeon General, other HHS agencies > involved in this project include the National Human Genome Research > Institute (NHGRI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), > the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Health > Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). > > National Family History Day > > Surgeon General Carmona has declared Thanksgiving 2004 to be the first > annual National Family History Day. Thanksgiving is the traditional > start of the holiday season for most Americans. > > Whenever families gather, the Surgeon General encourages them to talk > about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their > family. Learning about their family's health history may help ensure a > longer future together. > > My Family Health Portrait > > Americans know that family history is important to health. A recent > survey found that 96 percent of Americans believe that knowing their > family history is important. Yet, the same survey found that only > one-third of Americans have ever tried to gather and write down their > family's health history. > > Because family health history is such a powerful screening tool, the > Surgeon General has created a new computerized tool to help make it fun > and easy for anyone to create a sophisticated portrait of their family's > health. > > This new tool, called "My Family Health Portrait" can be downloaded > [http://www.hhs.gov/familyhistory/download.html] for free and installed > on your own computer. > > The tool will help you organize your family tree and help you identify > common diseases that may run in your family. > > When you are finished, the tool will create and print out a graphical > representation of your family's generations and the health disorders > that may have moved from one generation to the next. That is a powerful > tool for predicting any illnesses for which you should be checked. > > For information on other activities of the Office of the Surgeon > General, please visit www.surgeongeneral.gov. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > -- > Michelle Tucker Chubenko > > > > > ==== 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

Anita, Thanks for the idea. I am prepared for any Lambert female, married in 1768, NYC to a Brouwer/Brower. Since her actual marriage license says Perkins Lambert, and the 4 baptism records at RDC say Perkins, I think the name is Perkins. But, her great grandson, wrote it was PERKES when he charted the family line in 1868, and his own father would have been alive and living nearby, so that spelling came from her own Grandson, presumably. Perkins is a English surname, also PERKES is an English surname. I would have to stick with Perkins, as I have 5 official records which say Perkins. But those 5 might have got it wrong, or even she herself was using a variation of the original birth name given by her parents? What I NEED to find, is a male Lambert line, having a daughter in the 1740-50 time frame, which might fit the bill. Especially if that man was living in NYC at 1768, the time of her marriage. Since the GREATEST concentration of Lambert names is found in New Jersey, I am thinking she was from New Jersey ROOTS, but had moved to NYC, and happened to marry a NYC man, Johannes Brouwer (of the Adam Brouwer line out of Brooklyn). Need to find a LAMBERT researcher, who has a ggod database of Lambert names in NJ, to pinpoint who may have gone to NYC in the 1768 time frame. In 1790 census, there were only 2 men named Lambert living in NYC, one was Michael, the other George. Since George Lambert lived in the WEST Ward, this is the same neighborhood that Johannes Brouwer and Perkins Lambert lived at. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anita G Clayton" <rclaytonsr@juno.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 2:55 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Lambert > Lilly, > > My thought would be that Perkins is really her middle name. Maybe she > was named for a (fictional) Mary Perkins and the family called her > Perkins instead for some reason. So be receptive to