bevset.... I highly recommend that you contact (or visit) The David Library of the American Revolution at Washington Crossing, PA. http://www.dlar.org/guide.html They have a large archive devoted to Revolutionary soldiers from both sides of the Delaware River, including service records and correspondence. Here's just a small sampling of what they offer up for research: New Jersey. Revolutionary War Miscellaneous Bound Books, 1776-1783. 27 reels. A collection of 80 bound books, containing New Jersey militia and Continental Line rolls, copies of letters regarding Battles of Trenton and Princeton, and correspondence of soldiers. Includes index on first two reels of film. Originals are in the New Jersey State Archives. [FILM 677] New Jersey. Revolutionary War Service Record Cards. 9 reels. Service cards of soldiers who served from the state of New Jersey in the Revolutionary War. Originals in the New Jersey State Archives. [FILM 438] United States. National Archives. Population Schedules of the First Census of the United States, 1790 (M637). 12 reels. Original 1790 census records. Originals are in the National Archives. [FILM 462] -Rita in Lambertville ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:58 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Mumford > Thanx for your reply. The 3 databases you mention all refer to my David. > However, each has a share of incomplete and undocumented data. David had > quite a long Rev. War service and it may have taken him briefly to PA > before his marriage. Family history say Abigail Poole, other sources say > Abigail Terrill. However, there were 3 children born in NJ before the > couple moved to western PA -- first to Washington Co and then to Crawford > about 1790 (census). I am searching for his parents because no definite > link has been established to any RI Mumford except that John Mumford had > land in Huntington very early and Peleg witnessed a will, also early. > David enlisted in Morris Co in 1777, his brother James was killed at > Brandywine. Seems there should be some record of some sort in NJ but I > can't find any. Thanks again. > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: [email protected] > >> This person is listed on 3 databases on rootsweb.com. >> >> Does this information match what you are in search? Or is your David a >> different one, but same birth year?? >> >> Pat >> cw
Rita, Thanks for the info. I will certainly follow up. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rita Chesterton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 11:57 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Mumford > bevset.... I highly recommend that you contact (or visit) The David > Library > of the American Revolution at Washington Crossing, PA. > http://www.dlar.org/guide.html They have a large archive devoted to > Revolutionary soldiers from both sides of the Delaware River, including > service records and correspondence. Here's just a small sampling of what > they offer up for research: > New Jersey. Revolutionary War Miscellaneous Bound Books, 1776-1783. 27 > reels. A collection of 80 bound books, containing New Jersey militia and > Continental Line rolls, copies of letters regarding Battles of Trenton and > Princeton, and correspondence of soldiers. Includes index on first two > reels of film. Originals are in the New Jersey State Archives. [FILM 677] > New Jersey. Revolutionary War Service Record Cards. 9 reels. Service cards > of soldiers who served from the state of New Jersey in the Revolutionary > War. Originals in the New Jersey State Archives. [FILM 438] > > United States. National Archives. Population Schedules of the First Census > of the United States, 1790 (M637). 12 reels. Original 1790 census records. > Originals are in the National Archives. [FILM 462] > > -Rita in Lambertville > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 10:58 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Mumford > > >> Thanx for your reply. The 3 databases you mention all refer to my David. >> However, each has a share of incomplete and undocumented data. David >> had >> quite a long Rev. War service and it may have taken him briefly to PA >> before his marriage. Family history say Abigail Poole, other sources say >> Abigail Terrill. However, there were 3 children born in NJ before the >> couple moved to western PA -- first to Washington Co and then to Crawford >> about 1790 (census). I am searching for his parents because no definite >> link has been established to any RI Mumford except that John Mumford had >> land in Huntington very early and Peleg witnessed a will, also early. >> David enlisted in Morris Co in 1777, his brother James was killed at >> Brandywine. Seems there should be some record of some sort in NJ but I >> can't find any. Thanks again. >> -------------- Original message -------------- >> From: [email protected] >> >>> This person is listed on 3 databases on rootsweb.com. >>> >>> Does this information match what you are in search? Or is your David a >>> different one, but same birth year?? >>> >>> Pat >>> cw > > > 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