Kay, RE: Water Street - If you go to the Hunterdon Republican Website noted below and put Water Street into the Search Box, it will show one listing for 5 North Water Street. I read the item a few times and I now believe it referred to an address in Philadelphia, PA and not Frenchtown. My error! The item: "Many of our older inhabitants [at Frenchtown] will remember PERKINS, Edward W., of the firm of PITTENGER & PERKINS, who did business on Harrison Street. He removed to Philadelphia, PA, several years ago and entered the wholesale grocery business. The firm is doing business at 5 North Water Street." Bill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: kaysfo@aol.com To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:16:59 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington Would a call to the HCHS help? Do you think they would have an original map of Flemington from around the 1890-1900 period? And where was Water St. in Frenchtown? I grew up there and never knew of a Water St., though there is one in Milford. Kay -----Original Message----- From: Mr. Bill Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 8:54 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington To Kay and Dane, Thank you for responding to my request for information regarding the present ame of "Forker Avenue." I went to MapQuest and the name "Parker Avenue" was not ecognized. I have an old "Precision Mapping Streets" software which did show a arker Avenue with access to Main St. and Capner St., going around the Post ffice Lot. I did not know this and when I was growing up, it could have been he alley next to the old Palace Theater which burned down many years ago, or it ould be the alley that was used by the Tarantola (sp?) trucking company which as a few stores South of the above alley. The map program showed it making a ight angle and then going out to Capner St., somewhere behind the post office arking lot. Unless there is some more positive information about the name change or ocation, I'll just put a caveat in the newspaper abstract and leave it up to uture historians to confirm its identity. I still wonder about where "Water Street" in Flemington was located. There was or is) a Water St. in Frenchtown and Clinton, but none that I know of in lemington. It could have been located somewhere near the North end of town, erhaps near the old Gas Works. Thanks again for your input, always looking for confirmation of some of the Old-Odd!" things I run across in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper! Regards, rBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ---- Original Message ----- rom: kaysfo@aol.com o: njhunter@rootsweb.com ent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:51:35 AM ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington have not been able to find any information on Forker Ave., but I would not be o quick to dismiss it as a misspelling, though it did occur to me that it might e a misspelling of Parker Ave. There were Forker's in Flemington at least from he 1850's till after 1900. Indeed one Wilson Forker was one of the first embers of Flemington's first Fire Company. The 1873 Beers Atlas shows two roperties on Main Street that were owned by Forkers---one labeled as the G. orker Establishment (seemingly a large building, (approximately across the St. rom where the China Outlet used to be) and another one across the street from here Mine St. joins Main St. On the map it appears as though it was NOT the big brick building that stands here now, but a smaller building fronting onto a small side street (or alley), unning between Main St. and Spring St.. I drove down last night and one can till drive down that alley, but it now becomes a parking lot after a short istance. -----Original Message----- rom: Dane Coefer <danec@osfashland.org> o: 'njhunter@rootsweb.com' <njhunter@rootsweb.com> ent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:11 pm ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington ikely Parker Avenue? ----Original Message----- om: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On half Of Mr. Bill Hartman nt: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM : NJHUNTER bject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington oes anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? n 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this reet. have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error the newspaper! lease no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! egards, Bill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ sit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message -----Original Message----- From: Mr. Bill Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 8:54 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington To Kay and Dane, Thank you for responding to my request for information regarding the present ame of "Forker Avenue." I went to MapQuest and the name "Parker Avenue" was not ecognized. I have an old "Precision Mapping Streets" software which did show a arker Avenue with access to Main St. and Capner St., going around the Post ffice Lot. I did not know this and when I was growing up, it could have been he alley next to the old Palace Theater which burned down many years ago, or it ould be the alley that was used by the Tarantola (sp?) trucking company which as a few stores South of the above alley. The map program showed it making a ight angle and then going out to Capner St., somewhere behind the post office arking lot. Unless there is some more positive information about the name change or ocation, I'll just put a caveat in the newspaper abstract and leave it up to uture historians to confirm its identity. I still wonder about where "Water Street" in Flemington was located. There was or is) a Water St. in Frenchtown and Clinton, but none that I know of in lemington. It could have been located somewhere near the North end of town, erhaps near the old Gas Works. Thanks again for your input, always looking for confirmation of some of the Old-Odd!" things I run across in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper! Regards, rBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ---- Original Message ----- rom: kaysfo@aol.com o: njhunter@rootsweb.com ent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:51:35 AM ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington have not been able to find any information on Forker Ave., but I would not be o quick to dismiss it as a misspelling, though it did occur to me that it might e a misspelling of Parker Ave. There were Forker's in Flemington at least from he 1850's till after 1900. Indeed one Wilson Forker was one of the first embers of Flemington's first Fire Company. The 1873 Beers Atlas shows two roperties on Main Street that were owned by Forkers---one labeled as the G. orker Establishment (seemingly a large building, (approximately across the St. rom where the China Outlet used to be) and another one across the street from here Mine St. joins Main St. On the map it appears as though it was NOT the big brick building that stands here now, but a smaller building fronting onto a small side street (or alley), unning between Main St. and Spring St.. I drove down last night and one can till drive down that alley, but it now becomes a parking lot after a short istance. -----Original Message----- rom: Dane Coefer <danec@osfashland.org> o: 'njhunter@rootsweb.com' <njhunter@rootsweb.com> ent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:11 pm ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington ikely Parker Avenue? ----Original Message----- om: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On half Of Mr. Bill Hartman nt: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM : NJHUNTER bject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington oes anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? n 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this reet. have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error the newspaper! lease no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! egards, Bill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ sit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

To Kay and Dane, Thank you for responding to my request for information regarding the present name of "Forker Avenue." I went to MapQuest and the name "Parker Avenue" was not recognized. I have an old "Precision Mapping Streets" software which did show a Parker Avenue with access to Main St. and Capner St., going around the Post Office Lot. I did not know this and when I was growing up, it could have been the alley next to the old Palace Theater which burned down many years ago, or it could be the alley that was used by the Tarantola (sp?) trucking company which was a few stores South of the above alley. The map program showed it making a right angle and then going out to Capner St., somewhere behind the post office parking lot. Unless there is some more positive information about the name change or location, I'll just put a caveat in the newspaper abstract and leave it up to future historians to confirm its identity. I still wonder about where "Water Street" in Flemington was located. There was (or is) a Water St. in Frenchtown and Clinton, but none that I know of in Flemington. It could have been located somewhere near the North end of town, perhaps near the old Gas Works. Thanks again for your input, always looking for confirmation of some of the "Old-Odd!" things I run across in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper! Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ----- Original Message ----- From: kaysfo@aol.com To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:51:35 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington I have not been able to find any information on Forker Ave., but I would not be so quick to dismiss it as a misspelling, though it did occur to me that it might be a misspelling of Parker Ave. There were Forker's in Flemington at least from the 1850's till after 1900. Indeed one Wilson Forker was one of the first members of Flemington's first Fire Company. The 1873 Beers Atlas shows two properties on Main Street that were owned by Forkers---one labeled as the G. Forker Establishment (seemingly a large building, (approximately across the St. from where the China Outlet used to be) and another one across the street from where Mine St. joins Main St. On the map it appears as though it was NOT the big brick building that stands there now, but a smaller building fronting onto a small side street (or alley), running between Main St. and Spring St.. I drove down last night and one can still drive down that alley, but it now becomes a parking lot after a short distance. -----Original Message----- From: Dane Coefer <danec@osfashland.org> To: 'njhunter@rootsweb.com' <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:11 pm Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington Likely Parker Avenue? -----Original Message----- rom: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On ehalf Of Mr. Bill Hartman ent: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM o: NJHUNTER ubject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington Does anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? In 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this treet. I have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error n the newspaper! Please no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! Regards, rBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The last one.. more Flemington history ... Julie B in NC http://www.njskylands.com/tnflemington.htm

I know you are looking for info for Flemington... Here is a lot of info for NJ in older maps. I have a few more to send . I hope these will be of use to someone.. Julie B IN NC http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MAPS.htm1

Would a call to the HCHS help? Do you think they would have an original map of Flemington from around the 1890-1900 period? And where was Water St. in Frenchtown? I grew up there and never knew of a Water St., though there is one in Milford. Kay -----Original Message----- From: Mr. Bill Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 8:54 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington To Kay and Dane, Thank you for responding to my request for information regarding the present ame of "Forker Avenue." I went to MapQuest and the name "Parker Avenue" was not ecognized. I have an old "Precision Mapping Streets" software which did show a arker Avenue with access to Main St. and Capner St., going around the Post ffice Lot. I did not know this and when I was growing up, it could have been he alley next to the old Palace Theater which burned down many years ago, or it ould be the alley that was used by the Tarantola (sp?) trucking company which as a few stores South of the above alley. The map program showed it making a ight angle and then going out to Capner St., somewhere behind the post office arking lot. Unless there is some more positive information about the name change or ocation, I'll just put a caveat in the newspaper abstract and leave it up to uture historians to confirm its identity. I still wonder about where "Water Street" in Flemington was located. There was or is) a Water St. in Frenchtown and Clinton, but none that I know of in lemington. It could have been located somewhere near the North end of town, erhaps near the old Gas Works. Thanks again for your input, always looking for confirmation of some of the Old-Odd!" things I run across in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper! Regards, rBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ---- Original Message ----- rom: kaysfo@aol.com o: njhunter@rootsweb.com ent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:51:35 AM ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington have not been able to find any information on Forker Ave., but I would not be o quick to dismiss it as a misspelling, though it did occur to me that it might e a misspelling of Parker Ave. There were Forker's in Flemington at least from he 1850's till after 1900. Indeed one Wilson Forker was one of the first embers of Flemington's first Fire Company. The 1873 Beers Atlas shows two roperties on Main Street that were owned by Forkers---one labeled as the G. orker Establishment (seemingly a large building, (approximately across the St. rom where the China Outlet used to be) and another one across the street from here Mine St. joins Main St. On the map it appears as though it was NOT the big brick building that stands here now, but a smaller building fronting onto a small side street (or alley), unning between Main St. and Spring St.. I drove down last night and one can till drive down that alley, but it now becomes a parking lot after a short istance. -----Original Message----- rom: Dane Coefer <danec@osfashland.org> o: 'njhunter@rootsweb.com' <njhunter@rootsweb.com> ent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:11 pm ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington ikely Parker Avenue? ----Original Message----- om: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On half Of Mr. Bill Hartman nt: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM : NJHUNTER bject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington oes anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? n 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this reet. have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error the newspaper! lease no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! egards, Bill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ sit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message -----Original Message----- From: Mr. Bill Hartman <mrbill1033@comcast.net> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Feb 2, 2012 8:54 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington To Kay and Dane, Thank you for responding to my request for information regarding the present ame of "Forker Avenue." I went to MapQuest and the name "Parker Avenue" was not ecognized. I have an old "Precision Mapping Streets" software which did show a arker Avenue with access to Main St. and Capner St., going around the Post ffice Lot. I did not know this and when I was growing up, it could have been he alley next to the old Palace Theater which burned down many years ago, or it ould be the alley that was used by the Tarantola (sp?) trucking company which as a few stores South of the above alley. The map program showed it making a ight angle and then going out to Capner St., somewhere behind the post office arking lot. Unless there is some more positive information about the name change or ocation, I'll just put a caveat in the newspaper abstract and leave it up to uture historians to confirm its identity. I still wonder about where "Water Street" in Flemington was located. There was or is) a Water St. in Frenchtown and Clinton, but none that I know of in lemington. It could have been located somewhere near the North end of town, erhaps near the old Gas Works. Thanks again for your input, always looking for confirmation of some of the Old-Odd!" things I run across in the Hunterdon Republican newspaper! Regards, rBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ ---- Original Message ----- rom: kaysfo@aol.com o: njhunter@rootsweb.com ent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:51:35 AM ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington have not been able to find any information on Forker Ave., but I would not be o quick to dismiss it as a misspelling, though it did occur to me that it might e a misspelling of Parker Ave. There were Forker's in Flemington at least from he 1850's till after 1900. Indeed one Wilson Forker was one of the first embers of Flemington's first Fire Company. The 1873 Beers Atlas shows two roperties on Main Street that were owned by Forkers---one labeled as the G. orker Establishment (seemingly a large building, (approximately across the St. rom where the China Outlet used to be) and another one across the street from here Mine St. joins Main St. On the map it appears as though it was NOT the big brick building that stands here now, but a smaller building fronting onto a small side street (or alley), unning between Main St. and Spring St.. I drove down last night and one can till drive down that alley, but it now becomes a parking lot after a short istance. -----Original Message----- rom: Dane Coefer <danec@osfashland.org> o: 'njhunter@rootsweb.com' <njhunter@rootsweb.com> ent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:11 pm ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington ikely Parker Avenue? ----Original Message----- om: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On half Of Mr. Bill Hartman nt: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM : NJHUNTER bject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington oes anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? n 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this reet. have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error the newspaper! lease no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! egards, Bill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ sit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

I have not been able to find any information on Forker Ave., but I would not be so quick to dismiss it as a misspelling, though it did occur to me that it might be a misspelling of Parker Ave. There were Forker's in Flemington at least from the 1850's till after 1900. Indeed one Wilson Forker was one of the first members of Flemington's first Fire Company. The 1873 Beers Atlas shows two properties on Main Street that were owned by Forkers---one labeled as the G. Forker Establishment (seemingly a large building, (approximately across the St. from where the China Outlet used to be) and another one across the street from where Mine St. joins Main St. On the map it appears as though it was NOT the big brick building that stands there now, but a smaller building fronting onto a small side street (or alley), running between Main St. and Spring St.. I drove down last night and one can still drive down that alley, but it now becomes a parking lot after a short distance. -----Original Message----- From: Dane Coefer <danec@osfashland.org> To: 'njhunter@rootsweb.com' <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, Jan 31, 2012 4:11 pm Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington Likely Parker Avenue? -----Original Message----- rom: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On ehalf Of Mr. Bill Hartman ent: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM o: NJHUNTER ubject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington Does anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? In 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this treet. I have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error n the newspaper! Please no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! Regards, rBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message

Likely Parker Avenue? -----Original Message----- From: njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:njhunter-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mr. Bill Hartman Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 4:29 PM To: NJHUNTER Subject: [NJHUNTER] Forker Avenue, Flemington Does anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? In 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this street. I have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error in the newspaper! Please no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/ Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Does anyone know the present name of "Forker Avenue" in Flemington? In 1894, J. Sherman Cooley, the druggist, purchased a building lot on this street. I have no idea what it was changed to, or perhaps it is one more spelling error in the newspaper! Please no guessing, I do enough of that myself!!!!! Regards, MrBill Hunterdon Republican newspaper, visit: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhrna/

Regarding Hicks, since many were Quakers, recommend checking the Quaker Collection at Haverford College in Haverford, PA. (Suburb of Philadelphia)According to Eva Walker Myer it has a referencable Dictionary of Quaker Biography. JFP Joe Frank 'J.F.' PurcellPresident, Purcell Family of America Oceanside, NY (516) 764-7068 (H)(516) 996-9182 (C)www.pfaroots.org > Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:28:27 -0800 > From: deesgenes1@yahoo.com > To: njhunter@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Hunterdon Gazette > > Thank you all for your input. I have the index. Was looking to check some of the articles. > Dee in Phoenix > www.azwvgs.org > When a person dies, a library closes. > Researching: > NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay > NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns > PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose > Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris > > > > > ________________________________ > From: NJYSPrez-Optimum <njysprez@optonline.net> > To: njhunter@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Hunterdon Gazette > > Dee, > > The Hunterdon Gazette itself is not online. However, there is an index > to the Gazette on line at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhunter/. > You can search the index to see if there are names you are interested > in. The actual information is available on CD from the Hunterdon County > Historical Society. Details can be found with the index. > > Al Sinclair > > > On 1/22/2012 11:44 AM, Dee wrote: > > Are old issues of the Hunterdon Gazette online? If so, url please. > > Thank you. > > Dee in Phoenix > > www.azwvgs.org > > When a person dies, a library closes. > > Researching: > > NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay > > NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns > > PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose > > Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dee, The Hunterdon Gazette itself is not online. However, there is an index to the Gazette on line at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhunter/. You can search the index to see if there are names you are interested in. The actual information is available on CD from the Hunterdon County Historical Society. Details can be found with the index. Al Sinclair On 1/22/2012 11:44 AM, Dee wrote: > Are old issues of the Hunterdon Gazette online? If so, url please. > Thank you. > Dee in Phoenix > www.azwvgs.org > When a person dies, a library closes. > Researching: > NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay > NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns > PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose > Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hello, Dee I am aware of an online index - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhunter/HunterdonGazette/GazHead.htm The Hunterdon County Historical Society sells CDs/DVDs of the newspaper. Details are at - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhunter/hchs.htm Perhaps other readers of this listserv will provide more info for you. Carolyn Davis On Jan 22, 2012, at 10:44 AM, Dee wrote: > Are old issues of the Hunterdon Gazette online? If so, url please. > Thank you. > Dee in Phoenix > www.azwvgs.org > When a person dies, a library closes. > Researching: > NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay > NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns > PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose > Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you all for your input.  I have the index.  Was looking to check some of the articles. Dee in Phoenix www.azwvgs.org When a person dies, a library closes. Researching: NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris     ________________________________ From: NJYSPrez-Optimum <njysprez@optonline.net> To: njhunter@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, January 22, 2012 10:06 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Hunterdon Gazette Dee, The Hunterdon Gazette itself is not online.  However, there is an index to the Gazette on line at http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njhunter/.  You can search the index to see if there are names you are interested in.  The actual information is available on CD from the Hunterdon County Historical Society.  Details can be found with the index. Al Sinclair On 1/22/2012 11:44 AM, Dee wrote: > Are old issues of the Hunterdon Gazette online?  If so, url please. > Thank you. > Dee in Phoenix > www.azwvgs.org > When a person dies, a library closes. > Researching: > NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay > NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns > PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose > Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Are old issues of the Hunterdon Gazette online?  If so, url please. Thank you. Dee in Phoenix www.azwvgs.org When a person dies, a library closes. Researching: NJ: Snook, Bozarth, Dickerson, Dalton, Hicks, Asay NY: Semlear, Stoothoff, Foster, Murray, Dierks, Cairns PA: Hicks, Shaw, Roberts, Swartz/Black, Penrose Nova Scotia: Arthur, Hutt, Eisenhauer, Conrod, Morris

Hello - double checking if you have already checked Ancestry.com and what timeframe are you researching?   Nancy ·         BucksCountyHistory ·         Bucks GenWeb ·         Northampton ·         Nockamixon >________________________________ >From: Scott Tilden <swtilden@earthlink.net> >To: njhunter@rootsweb.com; njhunter@rootsweb.com >Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:18 PM >Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] NJHUNTER Digest, Vol 7, Issue 5 > > >  >Trying to Identify Ezekiel Woolley as resident of Bucks Co. also current >  >locations of Worminghurst, Sussex Co & Beckington in Somerset Co., >  A century later, but I trust you've seen: >  [1]http://reocities.com/Heartland/1499/FeasBio.html > > >  --Scott > >References > >  1. http://reocities.com/Heartland/1499/FeasBio.html >Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

>Trying to Identify Ezekiel Woolley as resident of Bucks Co. also current >locations of Worminghurst, Sussex Co & Beckington in Somerset Co., A century later, but I trust you've seen: [1]http://reocities.com/Heartland/1499/FeasBio.html --Scott References 1. http://reocities.com/Heartland/1499/FeasBio.html

Hi Chris: I believe that the government gave land grants in the Finger Lakes area, as well as parts of Pennsylvania, to Rev War vets and their families to encourage expansion. Judy On Jan 21, 2012, at 1:38 AM, ludlowbay wrote: > I understand there was a migration from Hunterdon County to the Finger Lakes > Region or more accurately Livingston Co, NY perhaps about 1830 - can anyone > discuss this? I would like to know more about the reasons for this migration. > > I am researching the family of William Taylor Vandolah (Vandolar) (1799-1875) > and his wife Maria Sergeant (c1806-1890). They left Hunterdon County in > 1828/1829 and settled in the area around Geneseo & Mount Morris, in Livingston > County, NY. By the 1850's they had moved to Rochester, NY where they > remained. Maria Sergeant's mother - Sarah (c1780-1858) - also went to > Livingston County, perhaps as a widow. I would like to know more about this > Sergeant family. > > Thanks! > > Chris > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Chris, Sometimes the Sergeant family makes me want to pull my hair out. But you have given me a clue to some of the Sergeant loose ends. This family was located mostly in Amwell Township, the part that became Delaware Township in 1838. I have a John Sergeant (c.1770-?) married to Sarah/Sally Kugler on April 4, 1805, which is perfect for a daughter born about 1806. I do not have any record of the children of John and Sarah Sergeant, nor do I have any estate records for them. John Sergeant got into trouble in 1828 when he was sued, and then confined, for debt. His father Joseph Sergeant's property was offered for sale, by order of the Orphan's Court in August 1828, including a lot of one acre on which John Sergeant "has long resided" including "a large two-story dwelling House, a good stone Blacksmith's shop &c." This was in the village of Sergeantsville. John Sergeant also assigned a lot of 3 acres to Neal Hart, to be sold in November 1828. Due to the fact that he lost all his property, he had no estate when he died. This advertisement suggests that he might have died before Jan. 1829, but never refers to him as "deceased." *1829* Jan 28, "Notice to Creditors--Notice is hereby given to the Creditors of John Sargeant, an Insolvent Debtor, that the subscriber will meet them at the house of Thomas Alexander, innkeeper in Flemington, in the county of Hunterdon, on the eleventh day of May next, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, for the purpose of making a division of all the monies that have or shall come to his hands of the *estate* [my emphasis] of the said debtor, among the said creditors. And further notice is hereby given, to those creditors of the said debtor who have not presented their claims, that unless the same are presented under oath to him, on or before the eleventh day of May next, they will be barred from receiving a dividend of the said estate. Neal Hart, Assignee of John Sargeant. Dated January 26, 1829" [Hunterdon Co. Gazette]. *If* Maria was their daughter, she had good reason to leave Amwell. Wish I could give you something more definite. As to Wm. T. Vandolah, he sold property to his brother Garret Vandolah in 1828 (Deed 44-161), which was probably in preparation for removing to NY. He was the son (3d of ten children) of Henry Vandolah (1766-1815) and Catherine Taylor (1778-1854) of Amwell/Delaware twp. As for the general reason for the migration to NY, I assume it was economic. After the Erie Canal was opened, New York State was booming, but old Amwell was beginning to decline. Since William was one of ten children, he could not expect much from his father's estate. Makes sense to me. Regards, Marfy *Marfy Goodspeed **marfyg@gmail.com** Goodspeed Histories http://goodspeedhistories.com/ * On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:38 AM, ludlowbay <ludlowbay@cablespeed.com> wrote: > I understand there was a migration from Hunterdon County to the Finger > Lakes > Region or more accurately Livingston Co, NY perhaps about 1830 - can anyone > discuss this? I would like to know more about the reasons for this > migration. > > I am researching the family of William Taylor Vandolah (Vandolar) > (1799-1875) > and his wife Maria Sergeant (c1806-1890). They left Hunterdon County in > 1828/1829 and settled in the area around Geneseo & Mount Morris, in > Livingston > County, NY. By the 1850's they had moved to Rochester, NY where they > remained. Maria Sergeant's mother - Sarah (c1780-1858) - also went to > Livingston County, perhaps as a widow. I would like to know more about > this > Sergeant family. > > Thanks! > > Chris >

I understand there was a migration from Hunterdon County to the Finger Lakes Region or more accurately Livingston Co, NY perhaps about 1830 - can anyone discuss this? I would like to know more about the reasons for this migration. I am researching the family of William Taylor Vandolah (Vandolar) (1799-1875) and his wife Maria Sergeant (c1806-1890). They left Hunterdon County in 1828/1829 and settled in the area around Geneseo & Mount Morris, in Livingston County, NY. By the 1850's they had moved to Rochester, NY where they remained. Maria Sergeant's mother - Sarah (c1780-1858) - also went to Livingston County, perhaps as a widow. I would like to know more about this Sergeant family. Thanks! Chris

Trying to Identify Ezekiel Woolley as resident of Bucks Co. also current locations of Worminghurst, Sussex Co & Beckington in Somerset Co., An Ezekiel is Identified in England 1677 attending “Friends” meeting at the “Bull and Mouth”. London and a Ezekiel in Hunterdon Co. 1790. What, if any are the relationships of these three individuals. **************************************************************************** *************************** Ezekial Wooley Date: Jun 1, 1688 Residence: Bucks Co., PA Land Record ID: 23142 Description: Witness Book-Page: 1-177 Property: A parcel of land containing 500 acres. Remarks: Lease, 26th da, July, 1681. between William Penn, of Worminghurst, Sussex Co. and James Hill of Beckington in Somerset Co., for 4 shillings. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Ezekiel Wooley Date: Jun 1, 1688 Residence: Bucks Co., PA Land Record ID: 23143 Description: Witness Book-Page: 1-178 Property: A tract of land containing of 500 acres lying east of the Delaware River twelve miles north of New Castle Town. Remarks: Release. William Penn of Worminghurst, Sussex Co., to James Hill of Buckington, Sommerset Co., for £10, Ackn. 27th da, July, 1681 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------

Hello, Thanks for posting this request, Marfy. The legend sounds familiar, but in my memory pertains not to any of my own ancestors named Shafer or Shaver or Schaffer but to another surname in our family. I think for us it is Keller. Sadly, death or a parent or child on the voyage was very common. Our Keller version also features the widow marrying a man she had met on the voyage or soon after they both made land. This too must have been almost a necessity. Two other Palatine ancestors with surnames not Shafer (Isett, Rinehart) etc had spouses die on the voyage and struck onward with their children but did not remarry. As a Shafer whose roots in Hunterdon County go back to Lebanon and Bethlehem Twps I know of many ancestors who lived in Amwell but none I know of bore that surname. As to the move between Schafer variants and Shepherd variants I know of no one in "ours" who anglicized to Shepherd although the latter is the most-accepted translation version. My aunt, born in the 1890s always claimed that "our" Shafers were originally Shavers, not Schaffers. My own later work does not agree with her. I'm probably not a close relative to Keith but am certainly glad someone is working on the name, as will be my third-cousin (no so named) who is also on this list. If Keith has good reason to believe his Shafer or variant ancestor arrived 1754, he might want (if he hasn't already) to check the passenger lists. Rupp has a John Schaffer (I don't recall the spelling variant) who arrived 1754 on the Phenix. Presumably, however, this John was adult and survived if he was recorded. Best, Stephen Shafer great x 4 grandson of William Shafer b. 1738 Lebanon Twp. Quoting Marfy Goodspeed <marfyg@gmail.com>: > I recently got a request on my website for information about this family. > I've been drafting an answer and find that it is so long, I might make it a > separate post. Before I do, I thought I'd see if there are any researchers > out there who are also interested in these people. Here is the request: > > Keith Shepherd <kshepherd@yahoo.com> 1/3/2012: Do you happen to have any > information on the German or Dutch Shafer/Shepherd familes of Amwell > Township, Hunterdon County, NJ starting from about the mid 1750's? I've > been to the Hunterdon County Historical Society several times and found a > few files on them but there are a lot of missing pieces. I'm trying to > track down the first Shafer/Shepherd to arrive in 1754. The tradition is > that he died on shipboard on his way over from Germany but his wife > Margaret and their 4 children named John, Henry, Peter & possibly Richard > (he may have been in his Mother's womb) carried on to Amwell. She later > married Andrew Bearder, who was on the ship with them when he traveled to > America. > > Some of the unknowns--Did Shafers or Shaffers actually change their name to > Shepherd? Did Margaret Shafer really have four children? I do have > information on Margaret's second husband, George Henry Wambaugh, and other > information provided in the *History of East Amwell*. > > Thanks for any help. > Marfy > *Marfy Goodspeed **marfyg@gmail.com** > Goodspeed Histories http://goodspeedhistories.com/ > * > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Stephen Quentin Shafer