I want to thank Bob Kitchen and Bill Boscia for such quick replies to my question. I think you guys are right... "Musquenickung" probably is referencing somewhere along the Musconetcong River in NJ. The "and Raritan" probably meant a settlement/community/area along the South Branch of the Raritan River as close as possible to a settlement/community in 1758 along the Musconetcong River. I have googled both river names and have been reading about both rivers. With my trusty old atlas, I have been able to locate both rivers in New Jersey. Now I have some bearings of where this 1758 baptism in New Jersey may have taken place (the baptisms was entered in the Augustus Evangelical Lutheran Church of Trappe, PA, which are the church records of the Rev. Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, under the heading "Baptisms in New Jersey at Musquenickung and Raritan".) It seems to me that Hunterdon Co.. north and northeast of the Frenchtown-Milford area is where I should be looking for 1758 settlements/communities to see if I can find mention of the surname RENN, which was the mother's maiden name. Sponsors for the baptism were Herr Johannes Fleisher and his wife Eva Margretha. I do not know who these people are. The name of the baby who was baptized in March 1758 was J. Adam Croesman (Crissman). His father was J. George (the Saddler) Croesman; his mother was Anna Margaretha Renn. In 1758, the Croesman's lived near Trappe, PA, and were actually neighbors of the Rev. Muhlenberg. Prior to 1758, J.George (the Saddler) Croesman had sold the Rev. Muhlenberg some land which he in turn gave to the church. The Croesman's were members of the Trappe Church which is why I am wondering why their 8th child's baptism appears in the church records as being under the sub-title for the Augustus church records as: "New Jersey Baptisms at Musquenickung and Raritan". Adam Croesman (aka Crissman after 1790) who was born in February 1758 and baptized in March 1758, was not the Croesman's first child. He was their 8th child. February and March were winter months; I am wondering if for some reason the Croesman's traveled from Trappe, crossed the Delaware, and went to one of the mother's Renn relatives in Hunterdon Co., NJ (her parents?) in late 1757 for the February birth and March baptism. All I know about the mother's parents is a reference in the Muhlenberg Journals to her brother J. Michael Renn, son of Leanhardt Renn of New Jersey. I have no idea where in NJ Leanhardt Renn lived, so this baptism might be a clue that he lived in Hunterdon Co. somewhere in the area of the Musconetcong River and S. Branch of the Raritan. Anyone have suggestions? Helen Graves

Just a couple thoughts. Check the records of the Zion Lutheran Church in Oldwick (New Germantown) NJ. It's the only Lutheran church in the county in the 18th century, and Muhlenberg did visit there. Secondly, I can't help but wonder if "Renn" might not be "Hann" or "Bunn". Both those families were early settlers in northern Hunterdon County. Marfy On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 7:18 PM, Helen Graves <[email protected]> wrote: > I want to thank Bob Kitchen and Bill Boscia for such quick replies to my > question. I think you guys are right... "Musquenickung" probably is > referencing somewhere along the Musconetcong River in NJ. The "and > Raritan" > probably meant a settlement/community/area along the South Branch of the > Raritan River as close as possible to a settlement/community in 1758 along > the Musconetcong River. > > I have googled both river names and have been reading about both rivers. > With my trusty old atlas, I have been able to locate both rivers in New > Jersey. Now I have some bearings of where this 1758 baptism in New Jersey > may have taken place (the baptisms was entered in the Augustus Evangelical > Lutheran Church > of Trappe, PA, which are the church records of the Rev. Henry Melchoir > Muhlenberg, under the > heading "Baptisms in New Jersey at Musquenickung and Raritan".) > > It seems to me that Hunterdon Co.. north and northeast of the > Frenchtown-Milford area is where I should be looking for 1758 > settlements/communities to see if I can find mention of the surname RENN, > which was the mother's maiden name. Sponsors for the baptism were Herr > Johannes Fleisher and his wife Eva Margretha. I do not know who these > people are. > > The name of the baby who was baptized in March 1758 was J. Adam Croesman > (Crissman). His father was J. George (the Saddler) Croesman; his mother > was > Anna Margaretha Renn. > > In 1758, the Croesman's lived near Trappe, PA, and were actually neighbors > of the Rev. Muhlenberg. Prior to 1758, J.George (the Saddler) Croesman > had > sold the Rev. Muhlenberg some land which he in turn gave to the church. > The > Croesman's were members of the Trappe Church which is why I am wondering > why > their 8th child's baptism appears in the church records as being under the > sub-title for the Augustus church records as: "New Jersey Baptisms at > Musquenickung and Raritan". > > Adam Croesman (aka Crissman after 1790) who was born in February 1758 and > baptized in March 1758, was not the Croesman's first child. He was their > 8th > child. February and March were winter months; I am wondering if for some > reason the Croesman's traveled from Trappe, crossed the Delaware, and went > to one of the mother's Renn relatives in Hunterdon Co., NJ (her parents?) > in > late 1757 for the February birth and March baptism. > > All I know about the mother's parents is a reference in the Muhlenberg > Journals to her brother J. Michael Renn, son of Leanhardt Renn of New > Jersey. I have no idea where in NJ Leanhardt Renn lived, so this baptism > might be a clue that he lived in Hunterdon Co. somewhere in the area of > the > Musconetcong River and S. Branch of the Raritan. > > Anyone have suggestions? > > Helen Graves > > > > > > > Visit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter <http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enjhunter> > ------------------------------- > 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 >