Hi Cynthia, I got the baptism record for J. Adam Croesman from Gem Nelson of the Cressman Family Assn. Gem has no idea why there was the notation to "New Jersey Baptisms at Musquenickung and Raritan" under "Records of the Augusta Evangelical Lutheran Church of Trappe, PA". Regarding Anna Margaretha Renn, Gem has nothing on the Renn family, except for the info found in the Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg's Journals to "J. Michael Renn, brother in law to J.George (the Saddler) Croesman, son of Leanardt Renn of New Jersey". Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cynthia Smith" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:13 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] 1758 baptisms at Musquenickung and Raritan? > Helen, > > You need to contact Gem Nelson at [email protected] He is the president of > the Cressman Family Association and I am sure he can provide you with > all the information you are seeking. > > Cynthia > > Helen Graves wrote: > >> Can anyone shed light on this baptism location? >> >> The source for the 1758 baptism of Johan Adam Croesman >> (Crissman/Cressman) is "Records of Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church >> in Trappe, PA" published in PA German Society Proceedings, Vol. 4, p. 226 >> under the heading of "Baptisms in New Jersey at Musquenickung and >> Raritan". >> >> In 1758, Trappe, PA, was in an area of Philadelphia County that became >> Montgomery Co. The minister of the the old Lutheran church at Trappe was >> the Rev. Muhlenberg. The parents of J. Adam Croesman were J. George (the >> Saddler) Croesman and Anna Margaretha Renn. They lived near Trappe. >> >> It would seem likely that their baby would be baptized by their minister >> at Trappe (that was their church). However, the additional notation that >> the baptism was under the heading "Baptisms in New Jersey at >> Musquenickung and Raritan" has me puzzled. >> >> I tried googling Musquenickung and got nothing. I found a Raritan in NJ, >> but I am not sure it is the right Raritan. >> >> In 1758, was there a place called Musquenickung in Old Hunterdon County? >> Was Raritan in Old Hunterdon County? And did the Rev. Muhlenberg of >> Trappe, PA, travel to these places to conduct baptisms for the babies >> born to his Trappe members? >> >> Helen Graves >> -- who is researching J. George 'the Saddler' Croesman who lived near >> Trappe, PA, in 1758 and his wife Anna Margaretha Renn, who was probably >> from New Jersey. All I know about her is she was the daughter of a >> Leanardt Renn "of New Jersey". Have no idea where he lived in NJ but now >> suspect a place called Musquenickung or near Raritan due to this baptism >> entry. >> 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 > >