Dear Map Owner; This is known as a cadastral map. It was made by Stanton Hammond (Of map company fame). Mr. Hammond used the early deeds for the Hunterdon area to draw the bounds of the various plots. I have read that it was his hobby and that it took him a life time. The dates refer to the dates on the indivdual deeds at the time it was originally owned by an early owner. That is why there are manydifferent dates on the map, There are quite a few sheets like this. There is also an index. You may purchase one or the whole set from the Genealogical Societyof New Jersey. You can view the maps in Warren County Historical Society. Also you can probably see same at Hunterdon County Historical Society. Also at our bigger reference libraries, I think. Enjoy the holiday, jane Ott ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. & D. Bowers" <jdb94@verizon.net> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:55 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Manuscript Map > Hello all, > > Years ago I purchased a map from the Geneaological Society of NJ. At the > time, I bought it just because I was interested in all the names in the > area > where I lived and I love maps. This morning while digging for unrelated > papers, I rediscovered this map but I don't know how to interpret the > information on it. > > It says: Sheet B Hunterdon County NJ. Genealogical Society of NJ Map > Series#4 Manuscript Map by D. Stanton Hammond, J.D. 1965 > > It doesn't show roads, only town or village names, rivers/creeks, and > property lines with tons of names. Each property has name(s), a year and > what I imagine are block and lot numbers numbers maybe? Some have one > name > within the property boundaries but many have two, not the same surname. > For > instance for a piece near Pottersville: > > John McKinstry > Aaron Sutton > 1794 > (6-542) > 231.A. > > Another interesting one has several dates and actually says Lot. > > Lot#54 > Henry Cuyler > Tunis Melick - 1775 > Peter Melick > Issac Farley > Wm. Welsh - 1798 > (5-245) 280.A. > Jacob Welsh - 1845 > (Somerset Co. - B-2 page 296) > 180.A. > > There is also a large line through the western part of the map area that > says Jury Line. > > Can someone please educate me on how to interpret this information? Was > this > the date of the property transactions? names of all people involved or in > the case of the Pottersville one, did they both own it in 1794? Dates > that > appear on map range from 1713 to 1845. > THANK YOU in advance for any assistance. > > Dana Bowers > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > This mail list is archived at: > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > >

Jane, Thank you for your explanation and the info on the indexes. So for the properties with multiple names and dates, could mean he referenced mutiple deeds for that particular property and therefore it demonstrates progression of ownership? (see the second example I gave for "lot 54") I wonder what the numbers in paratheses indicate ? Thank you again. Have a great weekend. Dana Bowers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane Ott" <janeott@h2cycle.com> To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 01, 2005 3:25 PM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Manuscript Map > Dear Map Owner; > This is known as a cadastral map. It was made by Stanton Hammond (Of > map company fame). Mr. Hammond used the early deeds for the Hunterdon area > to draw the bounds of the various plots. I have read that it was his hobby > and that it took him a life time. > The dates refer to the dates on the indivdual deeds at the time it was > originally owned by an early owner. That is why there are manydifferent > dates on the map, > There are quite a few sheets like this. There is also an index. You > may purchase one or the whole set from the Genealogical Societyof New > Jersey. > You can view the maps in Warren County Historical Society. Also you > can probably see same at Hunterdon County Historical Society. Also at our > bigger reference libraries, I think. > Enjoy the holiday, jane Ott > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J. & D. Bowers" <jdb94@verizon.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:55 AM > Subject: [NJHUNTER] Manuscript Map > > > > Hello all, > > > > Years ago I purchased a map from the Geneaological Society of NJ. At the > > time, I bought it just because I was interested in all the names in the > > area > > where I lived and I love maps. This morning while digging for unrelated > > papers, I rediscovered this map but I don't know how to interpret the > > information on it. > > > > It says: Sheet B Hunterdon County NJ. Genealogical Society of NJ Map > > Series#4 Manuscript Map by D. Stanton Hammond, J.D. 1965 > > > > It doesn't show roads, only town or village names, rivers/creeks, and > > property lines with tons of names. Each property has name(s), a year and > > what I imagine are block and lot numbers numbers maybe? Some have one > > name > > within the property boundaries but many have two, not the same surname. > > For > > instance for a piece near Pottersville: > > > > John McKinstry > > Aaron Sutton > > 1794 > > (6-542) > > 231.A. > > > > Another interesting one has several dates and actually says Lot. > > > > Lot#54 > > Henry Cuyler > > Tunis Melick - 1775 > > Peter Melick > > Issac Farley > > Wm. Welsh - 1798 > > (5-245) 280.A. > > Jacob Welsh - 1845 > > (Somerset Co. - B-2 page 296) > > 180.A. > > > > There is also a large line through the western part of the map area that > > says Jury Line. > > > > Can someone please educate me on how to interpret this information? Was > > this > > the date of the property transactions? names of all people involved or in > > the case of the Pottersville one, did they both own it in 1794? Dates > > that > > appear on map range from 1713 to 1845. > > THANK YOU in advance for any assistance. > > > > Dana Bowers > > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > > This mail list is archived at: > > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/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 >