I am a direct descendant of Robert & Jemima (-----) SMITH of Bethlehem Township. For details on this family, please see... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/smith-robert.pdf One of my cousins had an excellent suggestion for potentially determining the maiden name of Jemima (-----) SMITH by locating the death certificate of one her younger children. One of the best candidates is the youngest son with the distinctive name of Asher SMITH. However, there were actually two men bearing this name in Hunterdon County and any help in shortening the list, or narrowing the number of years to be searched, before paying death certificate search fees would be greatly appreciated! In the 1850 census of Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ there are two households with an Asher SMITH as head of household. The older one was most likely the son of Robert & Jemima (-----) SMITH: 1) Asher Smith, age 45, p 229B [b. circa 1805] Martha, age 45 Steven, age 21 Elizabeth, age 19 John, age 18 Estha (?) M., age 12 Martha, age 11 Mary, age 7 *He died sometime after 1880* *When?* *His death record may reveal the maiden name of Jemima (-----) SMITH* However, there another potential match for the son of Robert and Jemima (-----) SMITH: 2) Asher Smith, age 40, p 237A [b. circa 1810] Mary Ann, age 31 Augustus K., age 10 Mary E., age 8 John, age 4 Alexander, age 1 In addition to being younger, Asher Smith (b. circa 1810) is a less likely match for the son of Robert and Jemima (-----) SMITH because, in the 1840 census, he lived next door to yet a third Asher Smith who was probably his father and who was too old to have been the son of Robert and Jemima (-----) SMITH. Asher Smith (b. ca 1810) married Mary Ann Stires on 4 Dec 1838 and lived in Union Township after it was split off from Bethlehem Township in 1853. Asher Smith (b. ca. 1810) lived until 1884 (see notice below). http://njsuttonfamily.org/Newspaper/jan1884.htm >From the Hunterdon Democrat: October 21, 1884, Forty-Seventh Volume, No. 10 <snip> Mr. Asher Smith, an old and highly esteemed citizen of Union township, died on Friday morning, 10th inst., from an attack of paralysis, while visiting with his son, near Frenchtown. Thank you for any help! Perry www.perry.streeter.com
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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Perry Streeter" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: "Michael Morrissey" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: 3 Asher SMITHs (esp. ca. 1805-1880+); Bethlehem & Union Townships I am a direct descendant of Robert & Jemima (-----) SMITH of Bethlehem Township. For details on this family, please see... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/smith-robert.pdf One of my cousins had an excellent suggestion for potentially determining the maiden name of Jemima (-----) SMITH by locating the death certificate of one her younger children. One of the best candidates is the youngest son with the distinctive name of Asher SMITH. However, there were actually two men bearing this name in Hunterdon County and any help in shortening the list, or narrowing the number of years to be searched, before paying death certificate search fees would be greatly appreciated! In the 1850 census of Bethlehem, Hunterdon, NJ there are two households with an Asher SMITH as head of household. The older one was most likely the son of Robert & Jemima (-----) SMITH: 1) Asher Smith, age 45, p 229B [b. circa 1805] Martha, age 45 Steven, age 21 Elizabeth, age 19 John, age 18 Estha (?) M., age 12 Martha, age 11 Mary, age 7 *He died sometime after 1880* *When?* *His death record may reveal the maiden name of Jemima (-----) SMITH* However, there another potential match for the son of Robert and Jemima (-----) SMITH: 2) Asher Smith, age 40, p 237A [b. circa 1810] Mary Ann, age 31 Augustus K., age 10 Mary E., age 8 John, age 4 Alexander, age 1 In addition to being younger, Asher Smith (b. circa 1810) is a less likely match for the son of Robert and Jemima (-----) SMITH because, in the 1840 census, he lived next door to yet a third Asher Smith who was probably his father and who was too old to have been the son of Robert and Jemima (-----) SMITH. Asher Smith (b. ca 1810) married Mary Ann Stires on 4 Dec 1838 and lived in Union Township after it was split off from Bethlehem Township in 1853. Asher Smith (b. ca. 1810) lived until 1884 (see notice below). http://njsuttonfamily.org/Newspaper/jan1884.htm >From the Hunterdon Democrat: October 21, 1884, Forty-Seventh Volume, No. 10 <snip> Mr. Asher Smith, an old and highly esteemed citizen of Union township, died on Friday morning, 10th inst., from an attack of paralysis, while visiting with his son, near Frenchtown. Thank you for any help! Perry www.perry.streeter.com