You can still purchase it from the Hopewell Valley Historical society I believe and at the Hopewell Museum (where I got mine). Susan Gall Descendant of Dr. Roger Parke, Major Phillip Phillips, Cornelius Anderson, Johannes Opdyke, Ralph Hunt, Richard Stockton, Andrew Smith & other Hopewelllians........... On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:04:35 -0800 "Mary K. Lawson" <mklawson@telis.org> writes: > Is the book "Pioneers of Old Hopewell" by Ralph Ege, still available? > I am > looking for the Hydes who were in Hopewell early, but maybe not > early enough. > > Marykay Lawson > in California > > > At 01:50 AM 3/1/2005 -0500, you wrote: > >Doug, > > > >The following information comes from the book "Pioneers of Old > Hopewell" > >by Ralph Ege, printed by the Hopewell Museum, from which I obtained > it a > >few years ago. It is very useful and contains much information > about the > >old families. There is more information on Peter than on Lewis. > > > >Page 256: > > "Of the other children of John STOUT and Mabel SEXTON, we know > but > > little. Mabel, married James CAMPBELL; Kesiah, married Lewis > GORDON; > > Rachel, married Jonathan STOUT, and Charity, married John PARKE, > son of > > William. > > > >Page 250: > > Major Peter GORDON was Brigadier Major in Captain Toman's > Battalion > > and in the Quarter Master General's Department. On March 14, > 1780, Major > > GORDON "Quarter Master" advertises horses and cattle in the > Trenton > > Gazette and gives notice that he will be in Trenton on Mondays, > but the > > balance of the week on his farm near the Baptist House in > > Hopewell. Major Gordon's farm is now owned by Charles Durling, > Esq., on > > the north line of the Borough. > > > >Page 239 - footnote: > > Judge Sexton died May 10, 1785, and is buried in the family > plot on > > the farm. On October 8, 1785, Gen. Peter GORDON and William > Larison of > > Hopewell were granted letters of administration on his estate. > > > >Page 172: > > Inventory of damage and loss cornelius Hoff sustained > > *************Joseph Hoff being duly sworn doth Depose and Say that > a > > number of the Cont'l troops staid one night at the claimants house > and > > the above mentioned articles were missing in the morning and he > Verily > > believes they took them. > > Sworn, September 17, 1782 -- Signed Jos. Hoff; P. GORDON. > > > >I hope this is helpful. > > > >Evelyn > > > > > >==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > >This mail list is archived at: > >http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > > >============================== > >Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > >ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in > the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >