The following is taken from early marriages of New Jersey found at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/statewide/vitals/marriages/njmarm11.txt # 506. Joseph MORGAN and John FIELD of Hopewell in the County of Hunterdon... [bound to]...William LIVINGSTON, Governor... 500 pounds... 24 April 1780. ... Contract of Marriage between Joseph MORGAN... and Temperance THELSEY... [w] Benj:n SEXTON, Jared SEXTON Does this family ring a bell with anyone? I tried Thelsey on Google and struck out except for numerous sites in Norway and Finland, etc. Thank you. David -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Faster than the air-speed velocity of an unladen european swallow