Thanks for the information. I think you are probably correct; the meeting house was somewhere near the Neshanic. Louise Rorer Rosett [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 4/30/2008 6:48:14 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Shannock Meeting House > > > In checking "Hunterdon County Place Names", by Phyllis B. D'Autrechey, the > only thing I come up with is the name Shannock River, which she says is > actually the Neshanic River. > > When you look up Neshanic River, it reads: "This is one of the principal > streams of East Amwell Township. The First Neshanic rises west of Flemington > and flows in a southerly direction where it is joined by the Second Neshanic > which begins near Harmony School Road. The Third Neshanic has its beginning > near Sand Brook. It then flows into the other branches near Copper Hill. > The three there form the larger Neshanic River whichcrosses into Somerset > County south of Clover Hill after being joined by the Back Brook. (RR 1:15; > Snell: 351) > > > So Shannock Meeting House might have been a church or meeting house > somewhere along the Neshanic River or one of the three branches. But no guarantees. > > > Kay Larsen > > > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > 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