Hi Perry, It's nice to see your messages on the email once more as our family lines again criss-cross. I was wondering if you had encountered any Curtis/Smith marriages in your research to date. When last we visited, you had not. However, some time has passed and I'm sure you have covered much more ground by now. I am still looking for Elizabeth Smith b.+/- 1776. She and David Curtis were living in Hunterdon Co.,NJ by 1804. I cannot link either of them to earlier lines. I have read a document re: Barefoot Smith of NJ. Barefoot whose property ajoined that of David Curtis Sr. in Clover Hill, NJ, left property to Elizabeth Smith and Mary, his daughter. Clover Hill is located on the line between Hunterdon and Somerset counties. The properties of Barefoot and David were close to the yard of the local Dutch Reform Church. Do you know anything about this family? I have located Barefoot in Ill. but no one seems to have any record of his parents or siblings. I am hoping that you will be able to help me as you have in the past with the Williamson family. Thank you so much for your time, Kathie On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:50:50 -0500 "Perry Streeter" <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Mike! > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Morrissey [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:58 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: 3 Asher SMITHs (esp. ca. 1805-1880+); Bethlehem & Union > Townships > > > Perry, > > New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc., Vol II, p 752 > Smith, Asher, 8527J, Will 1884, Inventory I884 > Smith, Asher, 9080 J, Inventory 1889 > > Mike Morrissey > 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
Hi Kathie, Have you ever been to Clover Hill Reformed Church? There's a photo of it on my website. The cemeteries completely surround the rear and both sides of the church to such an extent that they're unable to build an addition to the building! It's a lovely place and in a beautiful spot. There are no Curtis people listed as being buried in the Clover Hill Cemetery. The only early Smith is the Margaret Ann Smith, born 1798, died 1883, age 85 "Our mother - Wife of John R." The other Smiths are all born after 1800. Sharon KATHIE KIRKPATRICK <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Perry, It's nice to see your messages on the email once more as our family lines again criss-cross. I was wondering if you had encountered any Curtis/Smith marriages in your research to date. When last we visited, you had not. However, some time has passed and I'm sure you have covered much more ground by now. I am still looking for Elizabeth Smith b.+/- 1776. She and David Curtis were living in Hunterdon Co.,NJ by 1804. I cannot link either of them to earlier lines. I have read a document re: Barefoot Smith of NJ. Barefoot whose property ajoined that of David Curtis Sr. in Clover Hill, NJ, left property to Elizabeth Smith and Mary, his daughter. Clover Hill is located on the line between Hunterdon and Somerset counties. The properties of Barefoot and David were close to the yard of the local Dutch Reform Church. Do you know anything about this family? I have located Barefoot in Ill. but no one seems to have any record of his parents or siblings. I am hoping that you will be able to help me as you have in the past with the Williamson family. Thank you so much for your time, Kathie On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:50:50 -0500 "Perry Streeter" wrote: > Thanks Mike! > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Morrissey [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:58 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: 3 Asher SMITHs (esp. ca. 1805-1880+); Bethlehem & Union > Townships > > > Perry, > > New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc., Vol II, p 752 > Smith, Asher, 8527J, Will 1884, Inventory I884 > Smith, Asher, 9080 J, Inventory 1889 > > Mike Morrissey > 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 Harry and Sharon Moore Colquhoun Yardville, NJ Our family website http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc/ --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.
Hi Sharon and Harry, I have been to Clover Hill and toured the old family home and creamry.My father was born in that farmhouse. The Curtis family had become Baptist by the time David Sr. and Elizabeth were married. The family attended the Baptisttown church of Rev. Curtis. Unfortunately, there is no direct link that I can find between the family of Rev.Thomas Curtis and my David Sr. I do believe that the men were cousins from the Burlington Co.,NJ. Many of that Quaker family had married out of meeting by then. I thought perhaps I could trace the Curtis family through David's marriage to Elizabeth. However, I seem to be having as much trouble with the Smith's as with the Curtis'. My research is leading me to believe that the tie will come through the Opdyke family of Hunterdon Co. Thank you for checking the records for me. I appreciate your kindness. Yes, Clover Hill is so beautiful that I would like to live there today. Kathie On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:01:31 -0800 (PST) Sharon and Harry <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Kathie, > Have you ever been to Clover Hill Reformed Church? There's a photo of it >on my website. The cemeteries completely surround the rear and both sides of >the church to such an extent that they're unable to build an addition to the >building! It's a lovely place and in a beautiful spot. > > There are no Curtis people listed as being buried in the Clover Hill >Cemetery. The only early Smith is the Margaret Ann Smith, born 1798, died >1883, age 85 "Our mother - Wife of John R." The other Smiths are all born >after 1800. > > Sharon > > > > > KATHIE KIRKPATRICK <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Perry, > It's nice to see your messages on the email once more as our family lines > again criss-cross. > I was wondering if you had encountered any Curtis/Smith marriages in your > research to date. When last we visited, you had not. However, some time has > passed and I'm sure you have covered much more ground by now. > > I am still looking for Elizabeth Smith b.+/- 1776. She and David Curtis were > living in Hunterdon Co.,NJ by 1804. I cannot link either of them to earlier > lines. > > I have read a document re: Barefoot Smith of NJ. Barefoot whose property > ajoined that of David Curtis Sr. in Clover Hill, NJ, left property to > Elizabeth Smith and Mary, his daughter. > > Clover Hill is located on the line between Hunterdon and Somerset counties. > The properties of Barefoot and David were close to the yard of the local > Dutch Reform Church. Do you know anything about this family? I have located > Barefoot in Ill. but no one seems to have any record of his parents or > siblings. > > I am hoping that you will be able to help me as you have in the past with >the > Williamson family. > > Thank you so much for your time, > Kathie > > > On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:50:50 -0500 > "Perry Streeter" > wrote: >> Thanks Mike! >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mike Morrissey [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 10:58 PM >> To: [email protected]; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: 3 Asher SMITHs (esp. ca. 1805-1880+); Bethlehem & Union >> Townships >> >> >> Perry, >> >> New Jersey Index of Wills, Inventories, Etc., Vol II, p 752 >> Smith, Asher, 8527J, Will 1884, Inventory I884 >> Smith, Asher, 9080 J, Inventory 1889 >> >> Mike Morrissey >> 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 > > > > Harry and Sharon Moore Colquhoun > Yardville, NJ > Our family website > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc/ > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. > 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
Kathie: Unfortunately, I am not aware of any connection between Elizabeth (Smith) Curtis and Robert Smith of Bethlehem Township (yet). However, Barefoot is a distinctive given name so you may want to look for potential descent from or other kinship with an "uncle" of mine, Barefoot BRINSON... "Daniel Brinson, the son of William Brinson, of Devonshire, England, came to America about 1677. He married Frances, daughter of Dr. Henry Greenland and Mary his wife... Brinson's children were: Barefoot, named for his grandfather Greenland's great friend (perhaps not relative), Dr. Walter Barefoote, and the only one mentioned by his grandfather in his will; Margaret, who married John Van Vliet (or Fleet); Mary, who married first, a Farnsworth, and second, Adrian Beekman; and Anne, who married William Davidson." (William H. Benedict, "The Brunson (BrinsonBrynson) Family," Somerset County Historical Quarterly, [Vol. III] [1914]) "Barefoot BRINSON, b. 1686; d. NJ 1748/49; m. MARRITJE LAURENCE, dau. of Lawrenze Popinga and Catherine Lewis; earliest known sheriff of Somerset Co. acting perhaps from 1711 to 1730." (SCHQ) As posted within http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/brinson.pdf See also http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/greenland.pdf Mary (Barford?) Greenland may have been related to Dr. Walter Barford but I doubt that she was his daughter as often claimed. It seems more likely that she was of the same generation Walter since he was such a great friend of her husband, Dr. Henry Greenland. Good luck with your research, Perry www.perry.streeter.com -----Original Message----- From: KATHIE KIRKPATRICK [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 9:57 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] 3 Asher SMITHs (esp. ca. 1805-1880+); Bethlehem & Union Townships Hi Perry, It's nice to see your messages on the email once more as our family lines again criss-cross. I was wondering if you had encountered any Curtis/Smith marriages in your research to date. When last we visited, you had not. However, some time has passed and I'm sure you have covered much more ground by now. I am still looking for Elizabeth Smith b.+/- 1776. She and David Curtis were living in Hunterdon Co.,NJ by 1804. I cannot link either of them to earlier lines. I have read a document re: Barefoot Smith of NJ. Barefoot whose property ajoined that of David Curtis Sr. in Clover Hill, NJ, left property to Elizabeth Smith and Mary, his daughter. Clover Hill is located on the line between Hunterdon and Somerset counties. The properties of Barefoot and David were close to the yard of the local Dutch Reform Church. Do you know anything about this family? I have located Barefoot in Ill. but no one seems to have any record of his parents or siblings. I am hoping that you will be able to help me as you have in the past with the Williamson family. Thank you so much for your time, Kathie