Hi Dee, Thank you so much for the information, I will certainly try that route. I have been beside myself trying to find the parents. I have all the Bellis family, but nothing on Abraham's. Thanks again, Ginny -------------- Original message from Dee Snook <[email protected]>: -------------- > Ginny I've checked the index. There were several Allens listed, but no Abraham. Those mentioned were: James, Mrs James, John, George, Jebediah, Nathan and Ralph. There was one listing for a John Bellis. Check the used book dealers such as ABEbooks.com. I've purchased many books from them and have been quite > satisfied. I think I paid about $20 for my copy. > Dee > > When a person dies, a library closes. > > --- On Thu, 7/17/08, [email protected] wrote: > > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Amwell-Hopewell > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, July 17, 2008, 8:55 AM > > Hi Dane, > I was very interested in your story of the two brothers. I am particularly > interested in Amwell as that is where my ggreatgrandfather was born in 1770. He > was Abraham Allen and he married Margaret Bellis also born in Amwell. I would > love to read the book you mentioned, maybe I would find something in it that > would give me a hint as to who Abraham's parents were. I have been > searching for them for years with no luck. Thanks for the posting.... > > Ginny Zebe > in Fl > [email protected] > > > > > > > > -------------- Original message from "Dane Coefer" > : -------------- > > Those would be the brothers Jonathan Stout of Hopewell and David Stout of > Wertsville/Amwell. Original settlers of both locales, that would make the > > traditional story nearly 300 years old. > > Traditional origin of Amwell is believed to be derived from the Reading > family > > who originated there and were among the first (post-Dutch) landowners. > > > > Dane Coefer > > > > -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > > Behalf Of Dee Snook > > Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:38 PM > > To: Hunterdon Mailing List > > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Fare to Midlands > > If you ever get the chance to read "Fare to Midlands" (Forgotten > Towns of Central New Jersey, do it. I expected it to be very factual, but > instead it's a collection of stories and tales about the small towns, many > now gone of Central Jersey. I've just been reading the chapter about > Hopewell and Amwell and how the names possibly came about. According to Miss > Susan Weart "David used to > > come down from his house and Jonathan from his. They'd meet, usually, > at the > > crossroads (between Hopewell and Amwell) within hearing of everybody. > Their > > greeting was always the same. Jonathan would greet his brother with, > 'I hope > > you are well, David!' And David would reply, blusteringly, as if some > doubt of > > it had been implied, 'I am well, Jonathan!' So, before there was > either > > Hopewell or Amwell, their neighbors called them Amwell David and Hopewell > > Jonathan!" > > The book is a treasure filled with little tales of the areas of what are > now > > Hunterdon, Mercer and Burlington counties. > > > > When a person dies, a library closes. > > > > > > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] 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 > > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] 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 > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message