Dear Marfy, Looking thru my old books. I have had those for 30+ yrs. and I still like them better than the internet. I will send what I can find asap. A lot of my notes are in books and not the machine. Good time to tie up some knots. Where do you live? Norma in Calabash NC Born in Califon N.J. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marfy Goodspeed" <marfy.goodspeed@verizon.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 12:16 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > Dear Norma, > I was very interested In your message regarding the William Shepherd > family. Could you please identify where this "Independence graveyard" is > located? And I would be most interested to know who it was who took care > of the Shepherds when they lived in Sand Brook. And the maiden name of > William Shepherd's wife Elizabeth Ann, and any information on how Peggs > married into the Shepherd family. > I find that in 1844, William Shepherd bought the farm of Simon Mires > dec'd from Samuel Buchanan (Deed 83-006]), which puts him in my > neighborhood. > Thanks for anything you can share. > Marfy Goodspeed > > -----Original Message----- > From: Franor [mailto:Franor@atmc.net] > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:20 AM > To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Fw: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > > > Dave, > I look on line when I can but seems at my age sickness prevents my > becoming involved. I have so much info and never the time to send it > out. > This fascinates me as years ago we went to the Independance graveyard > on > my husbands grandfathers farm. We took pictures of the two Shepherds > stones. Last time we were there in the 80's they were leaning on a > tree. I > think that yard now is probably homesites. However by the road was an > Iron > Fence Graveyard with Rittenhouses, Brays, and Peggs in it. I forget the > > other family. My husband said we took pictures I will look asap. I know > the > Peggs are like family as she took care of William Shepherd and wife Eliz > > when they lived in Sand Brook (we were from a farm there). Born in > Hund. > county and lived there till the 80's. Now in NC. > Norma > > "It's a small world" anecdote... > > Most of the Rittenhouse > >>> ancestors I have found are buried in the Frenchtown Cemetery and > Locust > >>> Grove Cemetery. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Sherman" <dasherman@comcast.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:13 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > > > > Found it interesting that Daniel Bray was in charge of assembling > boats > for > > Geo. Washington's crossing the Delaware in the Battle of Trenton > > > > Dave Sherman > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "mcalaman" <mcalaman@penn.com> > > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:31 PM > > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt > > > > > >> Hi,all Here is some material that I have on the Rittenhouses > in > New > >> Jersey in connection with my Bray family. > >> From Abstracts of Wills, New Jersey State Library : Will of Daniel > Bray > >> (died 1819, Kingwood, NJ) wife Mary (Wolverton). sons Jonathan, > John of > >> Philadelphia, Andrew, Wilson, Daniel; daughters Elizabeth > Rittenhouse, > >> Delilah Rittenhouse, Hannah Blackwell, Susan Bray; grandchildren > Daniel > >> and > >> Edward Rittenhouse. > >> From Rowland ( don't have book title). Sarah Rittenhouse married > Andrew > >> Bray > >> (will of 1839) They had four sons (page 48) Sylvanus b. 1815, > Daniel b. > >> 1818, Elisha b. 1818, Anderson (or Andrew) b. 1828.Also, page 48, > Rachel > >> Rittenhouse married John Bray in 1799. Page 54, Edward Rittenhouse > married > >> Elizabeth Bray (b. Jan 24, 1775, d. Aug. 14, 1845), daughter of > Captain > >> Daniel and Mary Wolverton Bray. Jonathan Rittenhouse married > Elizabeth's > >> sister Delilah Bray (b. Feb. 1777, d. Dec. 3, 1857). > >> ----- 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 :-) > >>> > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >