Hi Roz-thanks for replying. I wish I did have a reference for William Adam Bellis-I found it either on LDS or Genforum. It is one of the many I have been trying to confirm-looks like I won't be verifying this one! But from what you have written, it does seem likely that Mary's father was this Wilhelm Bellesfelt, buried in Larison's Corner? Coincidently-many of my mother's ancestors resided in and around Alexandria. Around 1910, the family moved to Washington, Warren Co. to farm. Thank you so much for this information. Maryann ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:12 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS / ROCKEFELLER + 1747 Reformed Church at Larison's Corner Hi Maryann, I have not yet seen any information relating to a "William Adam BELLIS" but would be very interested in knowing your source on this person and his connection to the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller. There was a William BELLISFELT (BELLIS) who died in December 1775 in Amwell Twp Hunterdon Co NJ, but some previous family researchers have analyzed (based on info published by Hank Jones) that this man was born in 1702 in Nordhofen/Neuwied, Germany. If this analysis is faulty, I have yet to see contrary evidence to disprove it. As well, researchers Tom & Genevieve BELLIS concluded in the 1980's that the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller could NOT have been the daughter of this William who died in 1775, and I've yet to see convincing analysis to conclude otherwise. There was a Mary BELLIS(felt) who married Johan Peter ROCKEFELLER (b. Mar 22, 1711 in Segendorf, Westerwald GE) circa 1740, but as far as I know, to date nobody has identified who this Mary's father was. Some family researchers theorize he "may have been"/"most likely was" the man named "Wilhelm BELLESFELT" who was naturalized at the same time as the immigrant Rockefellers. But this "Wilhelm" has never been further identified and is surmised by some as being the Wilhelm buried in Larison's Corner in 1755. I am in the tedious process of reviewing 8 LDS microfilms of the German Nordhofen Reformed Church Records (i.e., the period 1650 through the early 1800's) to verify previously published birth/baptism/marriage dates for the BELLESFELDs who emigrated to America in the early 1700's. I plan to post anything new I find which might help to clarify past BELLESFELT research. As a side note, one thing that I have noticed (indirectly and quite by accident) while reviewing the Nordhofen Church records is that it appears all the 1747 founders of the Larison's Corner German Reformed Church had all been members of the Nordhofen Reformed Church in Germany. Is this something Hunterdon researchers had already known? Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA -----Original Message----- From: Maryann Gunn [mailto:maryanngunn@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:44 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi All. I have a Bellis, William Adam Bellis, b. abt. 1697, d. 1772, Amwell. His daughter was Mary Bellis. m. Peter Rockefeller b. 1747. Anyone know who William's parents were or where he came from? He is a 6th great grandfather to me. Maryann, in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net<mailto:bellisgenealogy@verizon.net>> To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Bill, Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the "near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough time to do a thorough search. Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much appreciated. By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email correspondence...and can't remember.) Take care, Roz BELLIS -----Original Message----- From: William Hartman [mailto:mrbill1033@comcast.net] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com>> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Hi Roz, I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email. However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in 1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do it, but I now live in Florida! If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter>> Regards, Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Bellis Genealogy To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897 Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in the November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL": "At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER, and the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W. DRAKE. Fair prices were obtained for all." I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead" located along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different Bellis property. Thanks, Roz BELLIS Alexandria VA ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER<http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER> ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. 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Does anyone know if the Amwell Town Book is on microfilm or CDs anywhere other than the Hunterdon County Historical Society and the NJ Archives in Trenton? This would be from about 1770 - 1780. I am told it is not indexed either. Susan