Hello, A friend of mine is researching the FARLEE family in Hunterdon County. She has found many of them buried in the Old Rock Church Cemetery in West Amwell. She was able to find headstones that were still in good enough shape to read, but was wondering if the burial records are available anywhere for this cemetery. Thanks so much for any help/advice. Kathy Karn

Do you know if the name Curtis appears among those who migrated. I am trying to locate a ggguncle, George Washington Curtis who migrated "west". ----- Original Message ----- From: <galls@juno.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > You are right ....each step of the way folks remained "behind"....I grew > up in Flemington and I also recognize lots of these names....it is funny > really - I had no idea when I was growing up in Hunterdon Co. that I had > ancestors from that area. Now I live in Winston-Salem, NC just 25 > minutes away from what was the Jersey Settlement where my ancestors came > to from Hopewell......somehow it seems no accident....... > > Susan > > On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:30:51 -0800 (PST) Sharon and Harry > <thistledewus@yahoo.com> writes: > > It's always interesting when the list gets into these discussions > > about emigration. Please keep in mind that not all of the family > > moved away. There are still branches of many of these same families > > - alive and well in the Hopewell/Ringoes/Stockton/Fleminmgton area! > > I recognize lots of surnames from my high school class! > > > > Sharon > > > > Doug Gordon <doug@wdgordon.com> wrote: > > Susan: > > Thanks for your response. The article on the Jersey Settlement was > > very > > interesting. Also interesting is that the place near Maysville where > > many of > > my NJ relations lived is called "Jersey Ridge" to this very day, > > although > > the local residents don't seem to know how it got that name. Other > > names in > > your message are also familiar ones in that area, such as the > > Stocktons in > > Fleming Co. > > > > I know for sure that my direct ancestors, Lewis Gordon m. Keziah > > Stout, were > > in Hopewell in 1795 and in Mason Co. in 1799, so probably went > > directly > > there. However, other family members could have migrated from NC to > > KY and > > then encouraged others to come there. I doubt that Lewis's family > > travelled > > the Cumberland Gap route. From what I have learned about them, they > > are much > > more likely to have taken the route across Pennsylvania to Wheeling > > and then > > by the river down to Limestone Landing (Maysville). I would still > > like to > > find out more about this aspect of their history. > > > > Some other Hunterdon/Hopewell names that have shown up in my family > > history > > recently are Parke and Pullen, both of which are mentioned in the > > article > > that you directed me to > > (http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerjersey.htm > > for those who missed it). You can also look at my web site as shown > > below > > for any of these names (in the Family Tree section). > > > > Doug Gordon > > http://history.wdgordon.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Cc: > > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:07 AM > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > > > Doug, > > > > > > Many of these same families - Stouts, Runyans, Andersons (my > > > ancestors), Corwines & Harts as well as others Parkes (mine), > > Smiths > > > (mine), Vannoys, Merrills, Mershoms, Hunts (mine), Lannings, > > Palmers, > > > Heatons (Eaton), Moores, Greens and many more left Hopewell, > > Hunterdon > > > Co. area much earlier than the Rev. War - in the mid 1700s - 1757 > > or so > > > because of unhappiness left over from the "Coxe Incident" when > > Col. Coxe > > > one of the West Jersey Proprietors charged people to pay for their > > land > > > again after their original purchase. Many of these folks came to > > NC to > > > an area in what was then Rowan Co. called the Jersey Settlement - > > > including many of my own early Hopewell ancestors. Some of these > > folks > > > also went "west" to the area around Fayette Co. PA, Monongalia Co. > > WV, > > > Frederick Co. VA, Hampshire Co. VA/WV as well and from both of > > these > > > locations after several years moved further west to KY. - those > > that I > > > know of that followed this route NJ>NC>KY specifically were the > > Runyans & > > > Park(e)s and I'm sure there were many others, who did reside in KY > > by the > > > 1790/1800s. I don't know of those that went directly from NJ to KY > > or > > > what motivated them at that time - although those that went from > > > NC/Jersey settlement did get lured there by the Rev. 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Do you know if Cornelius Williamson had a daughter, Catherine? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <miwi6@netzero.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 9:55 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] DeMott family and Emigration to Kentucky > > Hello Leslie, > > Thanks for your response. Do you know the names of any of Lourens DeMott's siblings? Did he have a brother named John or Abraham who named a daughter Stasia (Christiana) Demott? She was born ca. > 1760-1765 and married Cornelis Williamson (b. 1761, son of Samuel Williamson and Margarietje DeHart) about 1782 in Hunterdon County. Their children were named William, John, Anne and Abraham Williamson. > > Sincerely, > Marilyn Schmidt > miwi6@netzero.net > > > > > > My NJ to KY ancestor is Lourens (and variations) DeMott, 1719 - 1799, > buried in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY. His wife was Dorothy (and variations) Van der Beek (also variations). He had (at least) the following children: Dorothy, Derrick, Lawrence, Peter, Martha, Deborah, Abraham, Johannes, Sarah, and Mary. He may have been widowed and remarried-I'm just working on this line as I got the information only in August. > > I'm descended from Lourens and Lenah's son Derrick, born 1753, who married widow Lenah Van Sickle Pippenger (also recorded as Pittenger in some records, but her will is clear that her sons were Pippengers). Their son Lawrence, born 1783, married Sarah Lane. Their daughter Catherine (1811-1895) married Nicholas Dalley (1806-1878). > > Leslie (Dalley) Bouvier > > > ==== 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 > >

DeMott is a name on a street in Oceanside, NY where I live. So, this gives evidence of this family on Long Island. JF Purcell Oceanside, NY >From: "Leslie Bouvier" <all4lrb@cox.net> >Reply-To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com >To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] DeMott family and Emigration to Kentucky >Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 02:40:10 -0500 > >Marilyn, > >This is what I have; I still have notes from August that I haven't entered. >My Lourens had a brother Johannes (John) and a brother Abraham. I haven't >recorded their children, except that Johannes had a son John. This shows >their parents and grandparents and the other siblings I know of. > >Family Group Sheet > >Dirck De Mott Husband: > >Bef. September 21, 1684 Born: Ulster County, New York in: > >Abt. 1709 Married: > >Aft. 1727 Died: Somerset County, New Jersey in: > >Michiel De Modt Father: > >Antie Westbrook Mother: > >Styntje Haff Wife: > >1686 Born: > >June 25, 1777 Died: > >Laurens Jurianse Haff Father: > >Kniertje Pieterse Meet Mother: > >CHILDREN > >1 Michael Demott Name: > >Bef. June 06, 1710 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >Married: Phebe Schermerhorn Spouse: > >M > >2 Kniertje Demott Name: > >Bef. November 07, 1712 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >Married: John Van Neste Spouse: > >F > >3 Antie Demott Name: > >Abt. 1714 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >Married: Nicholas Miskom Spouse: > >F > >4 Johannes Demott Name: > >Bef. April 01, 1716 Born 1: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >1716 Born 2: > >1777 Died: > >Married: Elizabeth Davis Spouse: > >M > >5 Lourens Demott Name: > >Bef. August 20, 1718 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >Bef. November 25, 1719 Died: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >M > >6 Lourens Demott Name: > >Bef. November 25, 1719 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >May 1799 Died: Harrodsburg, Mercer Co. Kentucky in: > >April 25, 1749 Married: in: Hunterdon County, NJ > >Dorothea Van Der Beek Spouse: > >M > >7 Abraham Demott Name: > >Bef. December 10, 1721 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: M > >8 Isaac Demott Name: > >Abt. 1723 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >Married: Maria Spouse: > >Married: Abigail Hoagland Spouse: > >M > >9 Ida Demott Name: > >Bef. November 28, 1725 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: F > >10 Jacob Demott Name: > >Bef. December 24, 1727 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: > >Married: Neeltje Wyckoff > > >>Thanks for your response. Do you know the names of any of Lourens >>DeMott's siblings? Did he have a brother named John or Abraham who named >>a daughter Stasia (Christiana) Demott? She was born ca. >>1760-1765 and married Cornelis Williamson (b. 1761, son of Samuel >>Williamson and Margarietje DeHart) about 1782 in Hunterdon County. Their >>children were named William, John, Anne and Abraham Williamson. > > >==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== >Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > >============================== >View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Marilyn, This is what I have; I still have notes from August that I haven't entered. My Lourens had a brother Johannes (John) and a brother Abraham. I haven't recorded their children, except that Johannes had a son John. This shows their parents and grandparents and the other siblings I know of. Family Group Sheet Dirck De Mott Husband: Bef. September 21, 1684 Born: Ulster County, New York in: Abt. 1709 Married: Aft. 1727 Died: Somerset County, New Jersey in: Michiel De Modt Father: Antie Westbrook Mother: Styntje Haff Wife: 1686 Born: June 25, 1777 Died: Laurens Jurianse Haff Father: Kniertje Pieterse Meet Mother: CHILDREN 1 Michael Demott Name: Bef. June 06, 1710 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: Married: Phebe Schermerhorn Spouse: M 2 Kniertje Demott Name: Bef. November 07, 1712 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: Married: John Van Neste Spouse: F 3 Antie Demott Name: Abt. 1714 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: Married: Nicholas Miskom Spouse: F 4 Johannes Demott Name: Bef. April 01, 1716 Born 1: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: 1716 Born 2: 1777 Died: Married: Elizabeth Davis Spouse: M 5 Lourens Demott Name: Bef. August 20, 1718 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: Bef. November 25, 1719 Died: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: M 6 Lourens Demott Name: Bef. November 25, 1719 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: May 1799 Died: Harrodsburg, Mercer Co. Kentucky in: April 25, 1749 Married: in: Hunterdon County, NJ Dorothea Van Der Beek Spouse: M 7 Abraham Demott Name: Bef. December 10, 1721 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: M 8 Isaac Demott Name: Abt. 1723 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: Married: Maria Spouse: Married: Abigail Hoagland Spouse: M 9 Ida Demott Name: Bef. November 28, 1725 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: F 10 Jacob Demott Name: Bef. December 24, 1727 Born: Jamaica, Long Island, New York in: Married: Neeltje Wyckoff > Thanks for your response. Do you know the names of any of Lourens > DeMott's siblings? Did he have a brother named John or Abraham who named > a daughter Stasia (Christiana) Demott? She was born ca. > 1760-1765 and married Cornelis Williamson (b. 1761, son of Samuel > Williamson and Margarietje DeHart) about 1782 in Hunterdon County. Their > children were named William, John, Anne and Abraham Williamson.

Wow, Rita! What a valuable resourse. Thank you! Mary Jo C. Martin Melbourne, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Chesterton" <rchesterton@erols.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 2004 4:24 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] family migrations patterns and DNA? > A wonderful series of small pictorial/historical books which focus on NJ > town can be found at http://www.faithfabric.com/books4.htm > I've seen them in various shops and historical societies. They are very > well done and mention many family names. > > -Rita in Hunterdon Co. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Johnson" <ljonson@citlink.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:57 AM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] family migrations patterns and DNA? > > > > You are so right in 'apples don't fall far from the tree'. In doing our > > Pieterse/Peterson Dutch migrations across this country, particularly > > studying the sons of Tomas and Anntje Lammers Pieterse/Peterson of > Hunterdon > > Co., NJ. Two of their sons, Peter and my line, Harpert traveled together > to > > WV, Harp went into the Ohio River Valley, Peter and descendants into Oh > and > > some into Kentucky...this was 8 generations ago. Recently I had lunch with > > an 8th cousin, a male Peterson, direct descendant of Peter and I, a direct > > descendant of Harpert. It is amazing the parallel lines these families > > took...some generations down...both lines of Petersons migrating on into > > South Dakota around 1890...living within 100 miles of each other...same > time > > frame. But the most uncanny of all...9th cousins, both direct > descendants, > > male Petersons...living in China, both marrying Chinese women in the same > > time period of the year 2002-3. They say the Male DNA is almost > replicated > > in each male off-spring exactly as the father back thousands of > > years...makes you wonder! > > Annie Peterson Johnson > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Walker, Linda" <Linda.Walker@fwpubs.com> > > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 8:18 AM > > Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > > > Hello Doug, > > > > > > My 6th gen. grandfather, Absolom Smith (son of John and Mary Houghton > > > Smith and nephew of Col. Joab Houghton) received his land in Clermont > > > County Ohio from a Rev. War grant as did his brother John Jr., a former > > > minuteman from Amwell, who settled in Butler County. Because Absolom > > > didn't get a written discharge at the end of the war, when it came time > to > > > collect his pension, he had to testify in front of a judge and retell > his > > > war service. I bought copies of those papers from the National Archives > > > many years ago - I'm sure documents such as these are still available. > > > They are fascinating and tell in his own words, not only about his > > > service--enlisting at Ringoes Tavern, being at the Battle of Monmouth, > the > > > surrender at Yorktown, his work as a wagoneer taking baggage back to NY > > > for a French general whose name he couldn't recall etc.--and also how he > > > came to Ohio. He and his wife Susan stopped at Redstone Old Fort > > > Pennsylvania before coming down the Ohio River. He settled for t! > > > hree years in Columbia, one of southern Ohio's earliest settlements just > > > due east of Cincinnati on the river (site of present day Lunken > airport). > > > From there he went to Williamsburg, OH (my guess is up the Little Miami > > > River) where he farmed until the Depression of @1832 when he lost his > > > land. One of the interesting things in my family history is that my > uncle > > > Ray Smith, who had grown up in the city of Cincinnati, moved up to > > > Williamsburg as a young married man and bought a farm. When I began to > do > > > my genealogy, we found out that his land was very, very near the site of > > > Absolom's - he almost "re-bought" his 5th generation grandfather's lan d. > > > Supposedly Absolom's log cabin had stood in Williamsburg up until the > > > 1950's. > > > > > > Apples really do not fall far from the tree--sometimes they just don't > > > know it : ) > > > > > > Linda Walker > > > Editor - Writer's Digest Book Club > > > F + W Publications, Inc. > > > 4700 E. Galbraith Rd. > > > Cincinnati, OH 45236 > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Betty Lynne Bernhardt [mailto:blb63@suscom.net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:15 AM > > > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > > > > > Having just moved from KY, I know there are many families there who did > > > receive their land as Rev. War grants. > > > betty lynne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <DieselDis@aol.com> > > > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:10 AM > > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > > > > >> In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > > >> doug@wdgordon.com writes: > > >> > > >> > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon > Co. > > > to > > >> > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to early > > > 1800's. I > > >> > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames > > > include > > >> > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I would > > > really > > >> > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, how > > > many went > > >> > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything like > > > this? > > >> > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY and > > > NJ, but > > >> > no luck so far. > > >> > > > >> > Doug Gordon > > >> > > > >> > > >> Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why some > of > > > my > > >> family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they were > > > given > > >> land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the list > > >> and > > > would > > >> like to share, I would appreciate it. 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Hello Leslie, Thanks for your response. Do you know the names of any of Lourens DeMott's siblings? Did he have a brother named John or Abraham who named a daughter Stasia (Christiana) Demott? She was born ca. 1760-1765 and married Cornelis Williamson (b. 1761, son of Samuel Williamson and Margarietje DeHart) about 1782 in Hunterdon County. Their children were named William, John, Anne and Abraham Williamson. Sincerely, Marilyn Schmidt miwi6@netzero.net My NJ to KY ancestor is Lourens (and variations) DeMott, 1719 - 1799, buried in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY. His wife was Dorothy (and variations) Van der Beek (also variations). He had (at least) the following children: Dorothy, Derrick, Lawrence, Peter, Martha, Deborah, Abraham, Johannes, Sarah, and Mary. He may have been widowed and remarried-I'm just working on this line as I got the information only in August. I'm descended from Lourens and Lenah's son Derrick, born 1753, who married widow Lenah Van Sickle Pippenger (also recorded as Pittenger in some records, but her will is clear that her sons were Pippengers). Their son Lawrence, born 1783, married Sarah Lane. Their daughter Catherine (1811-1895) married Nicholas Dalley (1806-1878). Leslie (Dalley) Bouvier

A wonderful series of small pictorial/historical books which focus on NJ town can be found at http://www.faithfabric.com/books4.htm I've seen them in various shops and historical societies. They are very well done and mention many family names. -Rita in Hunterdon Co. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Johnson" <ljonson@citlink.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:57 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] family migrations patterns and DNA? > You are so right in 'apples don't fall far from the tree'. In doing our > Pieterse/Peterson Dutch migrations across this country, particularly > studying the sons of Tomas and Anntje Lammers Pieterse/Peterson of Hunterdon > Co., NJ. Two of their sons, Peter and my line, Harpert traveled together to > WV, Harp went into the Ohio River Valley, Peter and descendants into Oh and > some into Kentucky...this was 8 generations ago. Recently I had lunch with > an 8th cousin, a male Peterson, direct descendant of Peter and I, a direct > descendant of Harpert. It is amazing the parallel lines these families > took...some generations down...both lines of Petersons migrating on into > South Dakota around 1890...living within 100 miles of each other...same time > frame. But the most uncanny of all...9th cousins, both direct descendants, > male Petersons...living in China, both marrying Chinese women in the same > time period of the year 2002-3. They say the Male DNA is almost replicated > in each male off-spring exactly as the father back thousands of > years...makes you wonder! > Annie Peterson Johnson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Walker, Linda" <Linda.Walker@fwpubs.com> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 8:18 AM > Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > Hello Doug, > > > > My 6th gen. grandfather, Absolom Smith (son of John and Mary Houghton > > Smith and nephew of Col. Joab Houghton) received his land in Clermont > > County Ohio from a Rev. War grant as did his brother John Jr., a former > > minuteman from Amwell, who settled in Butler County. Because Absolom > > didn't get a written discharge at the end of the war, when it came time to > > collect his pension, he had to testify in front of a judge and retell his > > war service. I bought copies of those papers from the National Archives > > many years ago - I'm sure documents such as these are still available. > > They are fascinating and tell in his own words, not only about his > > service--enlisting at Ringoes Tavern, being at the Battle of Monmouth, the > > surrender at Yorktown, his work as a wagoneer taking baggage back to NY > > for a French general whose name he couldn't recall etc.--and also how he > > came to Ohio. He and his wife Susan stopped at Redstone Old Fort > > Pennsylvania before coming down the Ohio River. He settled for t! > > hree years in Columbia, one of southern Ohio's earliest settlements just > > due east of Cincinnati on the river (site of present day Lunken airport). > > From there he went to Williamsburg, OH (my guess is up the Little Miami > > River) where he farmed until the Depression of @1832 when he lost his > > land. One of the interesting things in my family history is that my uncle > > Ray Smith, who had grown up in the city of Cincinnati, moved up to > > Williamsburg as a young married man and bought a farm. When I began to do > > my genealogy, we found out that his land was very, very near the site of > > Absolom's - he almost "re-bought" his 5th generation grandfather's land. > > Supposedly Absolom's log cabin had stood in Williamsburg up until the > > 1950's. > > > > Apples really do not fall far from the tree--sometimes they just don't > > know it : ) > > > > Linda Walker > > Editor - Writer's Digest Book Club > > F + W Publications, Inc. > > 4700 E. Galbraith Rd. > > Cincinnati, OH 45236 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Betty Lynne Bernhardt [mailto:blb63@suscom.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:15 AM > > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > > Having just moved from KY, I know there are many families there who did > > receive their land as Rev. War grants. > > betty lynne > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <DieselDis@aol.com> > > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:10 AM > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > > >> In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >> doug@wdgordon.com writes: > >> > >> > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon Co. > > to > >> > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to early > > 1800's. I > >> > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames > > include > >> > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I would > > really > >> > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, how > > many went > >> > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything like > > this? > >> > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY and > > NJ, but > >> > no luck so far. > >> > > >> > Doug Gordon > >> > > >> > >> Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why some of > > my > >> family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they were > > given > >> land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the list > >> and > > would > >> like to share, I would appreciate it. 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Hello Doug, My 6th gen. grandfather, Absolom Smith (son of John and Mary Houghton Smith and nephew of Col. Joab Houghton) received his land in Clermont County Ohio from a Rev. War grant as did his brother John Jr., a former minuteman from Amwell, who settled in Butler County. Because Absolom didn't get a written discharge at the end of the war, when it came time to collect his pension, he had to testify in front of a judge and retell his war service. I bought copies of those papers from the National Archives many years ago - I'm sure documents such as these are still available. They are fascinating and tell in his own words, not only about his service--enlisting at Ringoes Tavern, being at the Battle of Monmouth, the surrender at Yorktown, his work as a wagoneer taking baggage back to NY for a French general whose name he couldn't recall etc.--and also how he came to Ohio. He and his wife Susan stopped at Redstone Old Fort Pennsylvania before coming down the Ohio River. He settled for t! hree years in Columbia, one of southern Ohio's earliest settlements just due east of Cincinnati on the river (site of present day Lunken airport). From there he went to Williamsburg, OH (my guess is up the Little Miami River) where he farmed until the Depression of @1832 when he lost his land. One of the interesting things in my family history is that my uncle Ray Smith, who had grown up in the city of Cincinnati, moved up to Williamsburg as a young married man and bought a farm. When I began to do my genealogy, we found out that his land was very, very near the site of Absolom's - he almost "re-bought" his 5th generation grandfather's land. Supposedly Absolom's log cabin had stood in Williamsburg up until the 1950's. Apples really do not fall far from the tree--sometimes they just don't know it : ) Linda Walker Editor - Writer's Digest Book Club F + W Publications, Inc. 4700 E. Galbraith Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45236 -----Original Message----- From: Betty Lynne Bernhardt [mailto:blb63@suscom.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:15 AM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky Having just moved from KY, I know there are many families there who did receive their land as Rev. War grants. betty lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: <DieselDis@aol.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:10 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > doug@wdgordon.com writes: > > > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon Co. to > > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to early 1800's. I > > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames include > > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I would really > > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, how many went > > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything like this? > > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY and NJ, but > > no luck so far. > > > > Doug Gordon > > > > Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why some of my > family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they were given > land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the list and would > like to share, I would appreciate it. Thanks Walt Disbrow > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx

You are so right in 'apples don't fall far from the tree'. In doing our Pieterse/Peterson Dutch migrations across this country, particularly studying the sons of Tomas and Anntje Lammers Pieterse/Peterson of Hunterdon Co., NJ. Two of their sons, Peter and my line, Harpert traveled together to WV, Harp went into the Ohio River Valley, Peter and descendants into Oh and some into Kentucky...this was 8 generations ago. Recently I had lunch with an 8th cousin, a male Peterson, direct descendant of Peter and I, a direct descendant of Harpert. It is amazing the parallel lines these families took...some generations down...both lines of Petersons migrating on into South Dakota around 1890...living within 100 miles of each other...same time frame. But the most uncanny of all...9th cousins, both direct descendants, male Petersons...living in China, both marrying Chinese women in the same time period of the year 2002-3. They say the Male DNA is almost replicated in each male off-spring exactly as the father back thousands of years...makes you wonder! Annie Peterson Johnson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walker, Linda" <Linda.Walker@fwpubs.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 8:18 AM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > Hello Doug, > > My 6th gen. grandfather, Absolom Smith (son of John and Mary Houghton > Smith and nephew of Col. Joab Houghton) received his land in Clermont > County Ohio from a Rev. War grant as did his brother John Jr., a former > minuteman from Amwell, who settled in Butler County. Because Absolom > didn't get a written discharge at the end of the war, when it came time to > collect his pension, he had to testify in front of a judge and retell his > war service. I bought copies of those papers from the National Archives > many years ago - I'm sure documents such as these are still available. > They are fascinating and tell in his own words, not only about his > service--enlisting at Ringoes Tavern, being at the Battle of Monmouth, the > surrender at Yorktown, his work as a wagoneer taking baggage back to NY > for a French general whose name he couldn't recall etc.--and also how he > came to Ohio. He and his wife Susan stopped at Redstone Old Fort > Pennsylvania before coming down the Ohio River. He settled for t! > hree years in Columbia, one of southern Ohio's earliest settlements just > due east of Cincinnati on the river (site of present day Lunken airport). > From there he went to Williamsburg, OH (my guess is up the Little Miami > River) where he farmed until the Depression of @1832 when he lost his > land. One of the interesting things in my family history is that my uncle > Ray Smith, who had grown up in the city of Cincinnati, moved up to > Williamsburg as a young married man and bought a farm. When I began to do > my genealogy, we found out that his land was very, very near the site of > Absolom's - he almost "re-bought" his 5th generation grandfather's land. > Supposedly Absolom's log cabin had stood in Williamsburg up until the > 1950's. > > Apples really do not fall far from the tree--sometimes they just don't > know it : ) > > Linda Walker > Editor - Writer's Digest Book Club > F + W Publications, Inc. > 4700 E. Galbraith Rd. > Cincinnati, OH 45236 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Betty Lynne Bernhardt [mailto:blb63@suscom.net] > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:15 AM > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > Having just moved from KY, I know there are many families there who did > receive their land as Rev. War grants. > betty lynne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DieselDis@aol.com> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:10 AM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > >> In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, >> doug@wdgordon.com writes: >> >> > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon Co. > to >> > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to early > 1800's. I >> > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames > include >> > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I would > really >> > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, how > many went >> > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything like > this? >> > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY and > NJ, but >> > no luck so far. >> > >> > Doug Gordon >> > >> >> Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why some of > my >> family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they were > given >> land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the list >> and > would >> like to share, I would appreciate it. Thanks Walt Disbrow >> >> >> ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== >> Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter >> >> ============================== >> Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. 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Leslie, Can you tell me the names of your Demott ancestors who moved to Kentucky? Some of the Hunterdon County Williamsons also moved to Mason County Kentucky ca 1790-1800 with the Terhune family also of Hunterdon County. Cornelius Williamson, son of William Williamson married into a Demott line. Sincerely, Marilyn Schmidt miwi6@netzero.net

Hi, I wonder if anyone knows if any Inscho families migrated. My ggggrandfather supposedly went back and forth to Kentucky. I think their location was more Hunterdon/Sussex Co. Franklin and Lopatcong area. Thanks, Pat

You are right ....each step of the way folks remained "behind"....I grew up in Flemington and I also recognize lots of these names....it is funny really - I had no idea when I was growing up in Hunterdon Co. that I had ancestors from that area. Now I live in Winston-Salem, NC just 25 minutes away from what was the Jersey Settlement where my ancestors came to from Hopewell......somehow it seems no accident....... Susan On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:30:51 -0800 (PST) Sharon and Harry <thistledewus@yahoo.com> writes: > It's always interesting when the list gets into these discussions > about emigration. Please keep in mind that not all of the family > moved away. There are still branches of many of these same families > - alive and well in the Hopewell/Ringoes/Stockton/Fleminmgton area! > I recognize lots of surnames from my high school class! > > Sharon > > Doug Gordon <doug@wdgordon.com> wrote: > Susan: > Thanks for your response. The article on the Jersey Settlement was > very > interesting. Also interesting is that the place near Maysville where > many of > my NJ relations lived is called "Jersey Ridge" to this very day, > although > the local residents don't seem to know how it got that name. Other > names in > your message are also familiar ones in that area, such as the > Stocktons in > Fleming Co. > > I know for sure that my direct ancestors, Lewis Gordon m. Keziah > Stout, were > in Hopewell in 1795 and in Mason Co. in 1799, so probably went > directly > there. However, other family members could have migrated from NC to > KY and > then encouraged others to come there. I doubt that Lewis's family > travelled > the Cumberland Gap route. From what I have learned about them, they > are much > more likely to have taken the route across Pennsylvania to Wheeling > and then > by the river down to Limestone Landing (Maysville). I would still > like to > find out more about this aspect of their history. > > Some other Hunterdon/Hopewell names that have shown up in my family > history > recently are Parke and Pullen, both of which are mentioned in the > article > that you directed me to > (http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerjersey.htm > for those who missed it). You can also look at my web site as shown > below > for any of these names (in the Family Tree section). > > Doug Gordon > http://history.wdgordon.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:07 AM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > > > Doug, > > > > Many of these same families - Stouts, Runyans, Andersons (my > > ancestors), Corwines & Harts as well as others Parkes (mine), > Smiths > > (mine), Vannoys, Merrills, Mershoms, Hunts (mine), Lannings, > Palmers, > > Heatons (Eaton), Moores, Greens and many more left Hopewell, > Hunterdon > > Co. area much earlier than the Rev. War - in the mid 1700s - 1757 > or so > > because of unhappiness left over from the "Coxe Incident" when > Col. Coxe > > one of the West Jersey Proprietors charged people to pay for their > land > > again after their original purchase. Many of these folks came to > NC to > > an area in what was then Rowan Co. called the Jersey Settlement - > > including many of my own early Hopewell ancestors. Some of these > folks > > also went "west" to the area around Fayette Co. PA, Monongalia Co. > WV, > > Frederick Co. VA, Hampshire Co. VA/WV as well and from both of > these > > locations after several years moved further west to KY. - those > that I > > know of that followed this route NJ>NC>KY specifically were the > Runyans & > > Park(e)s and I'm sure there were many others, who did reside in KY > by the > > 1790/1800s. I don't know of those that went directly from NJ to KY > or > > what motivated them at that time - although those that went from > > NC/Jersey settlement did get lured there by the Rev. War land > grants I'm > > sure. > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > ============================== > Search our Immigration Records and view names from multiple ports > ranging from 1500s - 1900s. Over 23 million records to view. Learn > more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13967/rd.ashx > > > > > Harry and Sharon Moore Colquhoun > Belle Mead, NJ > > Our family website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc/ > > Website for The Griggstown Reformed > Church:http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~griggstown/ > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com/a > > > ==== 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 > > >

My NJ to KY ancestor is Lourens (and variations) DeMott, 1719 - 1799, buried in Harrodsburg, Mercer County, KY. His wife was Dorothy (and variations) Van der Beek (also variations). He had (at least) the following children: Dorothy, Derrick, Lawrence, Peter, Martha, Deborah, Abraham, Johannes, Sarah, and Mary. He may have been widowed and remarried-I'm just working on this line as I got the information only in August. I'm descended from Lourens and Lenah's son Derrick, born 1753, who married widow Lenah Van Sickle Pippenger (also recorded as Pittenger in some records, but her will is clear that her sons were Pippengers). Their son Lawrence, born 1783, married Sarah Lane. Their daughter Catherine (1811-1895) married Nicholas Dalley (1806-1878). Feel free to email me offline for more information if this looks like a connection. Leslie (Dalley) Bouvier all4lrb@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn" <miwi6@netzero.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > > Leslie, > > Can you tell me the names of your Demott ancestors who moved to Kentucky? > Some of the Hunterdon County Williamsons also moved > to Mason County Kentucky ca 1790-1800 with the Terhune family also > of Hunterdon County. Cornelius Williamson, son of William Williamson > married into a Demott line. > > Sincerely, > > Marilyn Schmidt > miwi6@netzero.net > > > ==== 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 >

Susan: Thanks for your response. The article on the Jersey Settlement was very interesting. Also interesting is that the place near Maysville where many of my NJ relations lived is called "Jersey Ridge" to this very day, although the local residents don't seem to know how it got that name. Other names in your message are also familiar ones in that area, such as the Stocktons in Fleming Co. I know for sure that my direct ancestors, Lewis Gordon m. Keziah Stout, were in Hopewell in 1795 and in Mason Co. in 1799, so probably went directly there. However, other family members could have migrated from NC to KY and then encouraged others to come there. I doubt that Lewis's family travelled the Cumberland Gap route. From what I have learned about them, they are much more likely to have taken the route across Pennsylvania to Wheeling and then by the river down to Limestone Landing (Maysville). I would still like to find out more about this aspect of their history. Some other Hunterdon/Hopewell names that have shown up in my family history recently are Parke and Pullen, both of which are mentioned in the article that you directed me to (http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerjersey.htm for those who missed it). You can also look at my web site as shown below for any of these names (in the Family Tree section). Doug Gordon http://history.wdgordon.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <galls@juno.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: <doug@wdgordon.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > Doug, > > Many of these same families - Stouts, Runyans, Andersons (my > ancestors), Corwines & Harts as well as others Parkes (mine), Smiths > (mine), Vannoys, Merrills, Mershoms, Hunts (mine), Lannings, Palmers, > Heatons (Eaton), Moores, Greens and many more left Hopewell, Hunterdon > Co. area much earlier than the Rev. War - in the mid 1700s - 1757 or so > because of unhappiness left over from the "Coxe Incident" when Col. Coxe > one of the West Jersey Proprietors charged people to pay for their land > again after their original purchase. Many of these folks came to NC to > an area in what was then Rowan Co. called the Jersey Settlement - > including many of my own early Hopewell ancestors. Some of these folks > also went "west" to the area around Fayette Co. PA, Monongalia Co. WV, > Frederick Co. VA, Hampshire Co. VA/WV as well and from both of these > locations after several years moved further west to KY. - those that I > know of that followed this route NJ>NC>KY specifically were the Runyans & > Park(e)s and I'm sure there were many others, who did reside in KY by the > 1790/1800s. I don't know of those that went directly from NJ to KY or > what motivated them at that time - although those that went from > NC/Jersey settlement did get lured there by the Rev. War land grants I'm > sure.

Hello, Thought that I would throw into the mix of names that of GOLDEN, Abraham and family that he married into were the Houghtons, Aaron & Eliz. Sexton Houghton. Abraham was the eldest son of Capt. Wm. Golden of Hopewell and my ggggg uncle. Abraham and wife, Sarah Ann eventually moved from Maysville, Ky. to near Jacksonville, Illinois and by the 1840's were moved to Nauvoo, IL. and were intertwined with many of the Mormon events of the area. I don't know of the Houghtons as to why they went to Ky. but surely could have been as to land granted from the Rev. War. Yes, there were many who left NJ due to having to repay on their own homes. Wm Golden in turn repaid his home off in Hopewell and stayed, many families could not do that. Eventually many of the younger generation left Hopewell and moved to Rock Island Co., Illinois in the area of where Black Hawk's land was taken by the federal government. This is where Abraham's youngest sister, Charity Golden Marshall ( my gggg gra! ndmother ) and family moved to with many others to settle by 1838 and on.... Ruth in southern ILL.

It's always interesting when the list gets into these discussions about emigration. Please keep in mind that not all of the family moved away. There are still branches of many of these same families - alive and well in the Hopewell/Ringoes/Stockton/Fleminmgton area! I recognize lots of surnames from my high school class! Sharon Doug Gordon <doug@wdgordon.com> wrote: Susan: Thanks for your response. The article on the Jersey Settlement was very interesting. Also interesting is that the place near Maysville where many of my NJ relations lived is called "Jersey Ridge" to this very day, although the local residents don't seem to know how it got that name. Other names in your message are also familiar ones in that area, such as the Stocktons in Fleming Co. I know for sure that my direct ancestors, Lewis Gordon m. Keziah Stout, were in Hopewell in 1795 and in Mason Co. in 1799, so probably went directly there. However, other family members could have migrated from NC to KY and then encouraged others to come there. I doubt that Lewis's family travelled the Cumberland Gap route. From what I have learned about them, they are much more likely to have taken the route across Pennsylvania to Wheeling and then by the river down to Limestone Landing (Maysville). I would still like to find out more about this aspect of their history. Some other Hunterdon/Hopewell names that have shown up in my family history recently are Parke and Pullen, both of which are mentioned in the article that you directed me to (http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerjersey.htm for those who missed it). You can also look at my web site as shown below for any of these names (in the Family Tree section). Doug Gordon http://history.wdgordon.com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Cc: Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > Doug, > > Many of these same families - Stouts, Runyans, Andersons (my > ancestors), Corwines & Harts as well as others Parkes (mine), Smiths > (mine), Vannoys, Merrills, Mershoms, Hunts (mine), Lannings, Palmers, > Heatons (Eaton), Moores, Greens and many more left Hopewell, Hunterdon > Co. area much earlier than the Rev. War - in the mid 1700s - 1757 or so > because of unhappiness left over from the "Coxe Incident" when Col. Coxe > one of the West Jersey Proprietors charged people to pay for their land > again after their original purchase. Many of these folks came to NC to > an area in what was then Rowan Co. called the Jersey Settlement - > including many of my own early Hopewell ancestors. Some of these folks > also went "west" to the area around Fayette Co. PA, Monongalia Co. WV, > Frederick Co. VA, Hampshire Co. VA/WV as well and from both of these > locations after several years moved further west to KY. - those that I > know of that followed this route NJ>NC>KY specifically were the Runyans & > Park(e)s and I'm sure there were many others, who did reside in KY by the > 1790/1800s. I don't know of those that went directly from NJ to KY or > what motivated them at that time - although those that went from > NC/Jersey settlement did get lured there by the Rev. War land grants I'm > sure. ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== Search our Immigration Records and view names from multiple ports ranging from 1500s - 1900s. Over 23 million records to view. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13967/rd.ashx Harry and Sharon Moore Colquhoun Belle Mead, NJ Our family website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc/ Website for The Griggstown Reformed Church:http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~griggstown/ --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com/a

Doug, Many of these same families - Stouts, Runyans, Andersons (my ancestors), Corwines & Harts as well as others Parkes (mine), Smiths (mine), Vannoys, Merrills, Mershoms, Hunts (mine), Lannings, Palmers, Heatons (Eaton), Moores, Greens and many more left Hopewell, Hunterdon Co. area much earlier than the Rev. War - in the mid 1700s - 1757 or so because of unhappiness left over from the "Coxe Incident" when Col. Coxe one of the West Jersey Proprietors charged people to pay for their land again after their original purchase. Many of these folks came to NC to an area in what was then Rowan Co. called the Jersey Settlement - including many of my own early Hopewell ancestors. Some of these folks also went "west" to the area around Fayette Co. PA, Monongalia Co. WV, Frederick Co. VA, Hampshire Co. VA/WV as well and from both of these locations after several years moved further west to KY. - those that I know of that followed this route NJ>NC>KY specifically were the Runyans & Park(e)s and I'm sure there were many others, who did reside in KY by the 1790/1800s. I don't know of those that went directly from NJ to KY or what motivated them at that time - although those that went from NC/Jersey settlement did get lured there by the Rev. War land grants I'm sure. There is a good article about the Coxe incident and the migration from Hopewell NJ to the Jersey Settlement which also lists many of the family names found in both places at: http://www.tamu.edu/ccbn/dewitt/mckstmerjersey.htm written by Ethel Stroupe. I highly recommend it for a good history of what happened during the early years for the Hopewell, Hunterdon Co. folks. Susan Gall Descendant of Dr. Roger Parke, Andrew Smith, Major Phillip Phillips, Ralph Hunt, Cornelius Anderson, Richard Stockton, & Johannes Opdyke early residents of Hopewell NJ On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 08:10:01 EST DieselDis@aol.com writes: > In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > doug@wdgordon.com writes: > > > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon > Co. to > > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to > early 1800's. I > > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames > include > > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I > would really > > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, > how many went > > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything > like this? > > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY > and NJ, but > > no luck so far. > > > > Doug Gordon > > > > Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why > some of my > family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they > were given > land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the > list and would > like to share, I would appreciate it. Thanks Walt Disbrow > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >

Having just moved from KY, I know there are many families there who did receive their land as Rev. War grants. betty lynne ----- Original Message ----- From: <DieselDis@aol.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:10 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Emigration to Kentucky > In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, > doug@wdgordon.com writes: > > > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon Co. to > > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to early 1800's. I > > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames include > > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I would really > > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, how many went > > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything like this? > > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY and NJ, but > > no luck so far. > > > > Doug Gordon > > > > Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why some of my > family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they were given > land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the list and would > like to share, I would appreciate it. Thanks Walt Disbrow > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

In a message dated 11/2/04 4:44:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, doug@wdgordon.com writes: > My ancestors and a number of related families moved from Hunterdon Co. to > the northern Kentucky area (mostly Mason Co.) in the 1790's to early 1800's. I > believe they were mostly from the Hopewell area, and the surnames include > Gordon, Stout, Runyan, Anderson, Donovan, Corwine, and Hart. I would really > like to know something about their actual journey: why they left, how many went > at a time, what route they took, etc. Does anyone have anything like this? > I've looked in a number of places for this information in both KY and NJ, but > no luck so far. > > Doug Gordon > Hi Doug. Can't be of any help to you, but would love to know why some of my family also removed to Ky. around the same time. Could it be they were given land for serving in the Rev War? If you find out anything off the list and would like to share, I would appreciate it. Thanks Walt Disbrow