when looking at the inscription for Thankful Penwell, (she is buired at the bethlehem presbyterian churchyard grandin with Christopher) her headstone read" Relict" of Christopher Srope, i was touched by the use of the term which means, something cherished that is left behind", also general term used for "widow". It is a term i haven't seen used before in my research, and even 100 or more years later it touched my heart. I would also like to say a big thank you for the Hunterdon Gazette, boy is that a wealth of information...I found one of Thankful's and Christophers children , son Samuel and his family left hunterdon for Ohio, He became the elected Mayor of Hillsboro Ohio, so that solves the mystery of what became of samuel Penwell Shrope.
Hi Teresa, Thank you for your note of appreciation for the Hunterdon Gazette. It makes this project worthwhile and spurs me and my 2 assistants on to complete it ASAP. The next CD for the years 1845-1856 will be available very soon as we are now nearly finished with the last Year 1856! Watch the Web Site for the announcement. Regards, Bill P.S. Put the word "Relict" in the Find function and you will find this word used many times in the Hunterdon Gazette! ----- Original Message ----- From: teresaz06@aol.com To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 6:41 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] an interesting note when looking at the inscription for Thankful Penwell, (she is buired at the bethlehem presbyterian churchyard grandin with Christopher) her headstone read" Relict" of Christopher Srope, i was touched by the use of the term which means, something cherished that is left behind", also general term used for "widow". It is a term i haven't seen used before in my research, and even 100 or more years later it touched my heart. I would also like to say a big thank you for the Hunterdon Gazette, boy is that a wealth of information...I found one of Thankful's and Christophers children , son Samuel and his family left hunterdon for Ohio, He became the elected Mayor of Hillsboro Ohio, so that solves the mystery of what became of samuel Penwell Shrope. ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237