Nice story Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bellis Genealogy" <bellisgenealogy@verizon.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:17 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > Donna, > > "It's a small world" anecdote... > > Last night I attended a book-signing at Mt. Vernon, which was followed by > a > reception. Got into a discussion with an attendee about Quakers... and > New > Jersey managed to pop up. His said "My ancestors were from Hunterdon Co, > but were Mennonite ministers" so I asked "What was their name?" and to my > delight he replied "RITTENHOUSE". So of course I couldn't help but > mention > that there was a marriage way back when between a RITTENHOUSE and BELLIS! > > (John BELLIS b. 1828 married both Amy and Rachel Ann RITTENHOUSE, > daughters > of James and Abigail (Mattison) RITTENHOUSE who are related to your A. > Whitfield.) > > Roz BELLIS > Alexandria VA > > -----Original Message----- > From: Donna Doklan [mailto:dokland@enter.net] > Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 10:37 PM > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > > Dave - Would you mind sharing your information on Rittenhouse. My > ggrandfather was A. Whitfield Rittenhouse. Most of the Rittenhouse > ancestors I have found are buried in the Frenchtown Cemetery and Locust > Grove Cemetery. Thank you very much :-) > > Donna > www.donnadoklan.com > (Tharp-Case Genealogy) > www.riegelmemories.com > (Riegel Memories) > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Sherman [mailto:dasherman@comcast.net] > Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:10 AM > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > > Roz, > > I have chidren of George Duckworth and Elizabeth Bellesfelt, but no > dates of > any kind. > Let me know if you want me to post this and I'll do so. > > Dave Sherman > Researching Sherman, Bellis, Rittenhouse, Reep, Dalrymple, Opdyke > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bellis Genealogy" <bellisgenealogy@verizon.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:09 PM > Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Chamberlins in OH and Claytons > > >> Jan, >> >> I have: >> >> Peter BELLESFELT, b. 1756 Flemington, Hunterdon Co NJ; m. Jane > VanHORN. >> Peter died and was buried in Trumbull Co OH (? now Mahoning Co?) in > 1844 >> on >> the farm of Eli YOUNG, his son-in-law. Peter fought in the Revolution > and >> served for a period of time with the PA Frontier Rangers in SW PA; > owned >> land in Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co PA before moving to OH. I have > no >> idea who his father was... >> >> I have in my files reference to a marriage of "George DUCKWORTH and >> Elizabeth BELLIS"...but nothing more...no dates/location, etc. Do you >> have >> this couple in your files...and any dates/locations associated with > them? >> >> Do you have any idea how or why CHAMBERLIN ended up in Trumbull Co OH? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Roz BELLIS >> Alexandria VA >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: janalpert@aol.com [mailto:janalpert@aol.com] >> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:23 AM >> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Chamberlins in OH and Claytons >> >> I was recently on a genealogy trip to NE Ohio researching my > Connecticut >> lines that moved there. >> I also descend from William (1772-1851) and Elizabeth (Duckworth) >> Chamberlin >> from Hunterdon Co. who are buried in Vienna, Trumbull Co., OH. I took >> pictures of their tombstones, if anyone else is related and would like > a >> picture. The stones are quite faded because of their age. >> >> I believe William's grandmother was Eleanor Clayton who married Joseph >> Taylor ca. 1725. I believe her father was John Clayton and his wife > Alice >> _____. I have very little information on the Claytons and have not > seen >> Raymond Bell's book on the Clayton's (although I have seen his > research on >> another family of mine in PA). If this family is mentioned in > Raymond's >> Bell's book I'd love to pay you for a copy of the relevant pages. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Anita G Clayton <rclaytonsr@juno.com> >> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:59:09 -0400 >> Subject: [NJHUNTER] road surveys, also Claytons in Ohio >> >> >>>May I ask whether you still have access to that film? If you do, and > if >> it's not asking too much, could you please look for OSBORN, if there > is >> an index of surnames? >> >> Mary Jane, >> That film is still there. It is only an index and this film is only > the >> section of the index from Road to Thorp and doesn't cover the name >> Osborn, sorry. As I said, it is the only one of that index series > that >> is there. >> >> On the Claytons that you asked about, Warren Co. Ohio is full of NJ >> people. You don't give any dates, which makes it hard. >> >> Could Mary Clayton have been born in 1777 (feb 18)? I have a book The >> Study of the Claytons of Monmouth co. NJ, done by Raymond Martin Bell. >> He mentions a Mary dau of Thomas, but they are from Perry Co Ohio, > which >> isn't really close to Perry county. Those Claytons had moved form NJ >> probably to Hampton co WV in c.1775 and on to Ohio. >> >> Anita >> >> >> ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== >> This mail list is archived at: >> http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and > the >> areas they lived. 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