Thanks for the comforting words, and thanks for sharing the info that Deborah STRIMPLE's maiden name was LAKE. But--without being too crude, you know what they say about ass-u-me-ing. In some cases it may not make a difference, but in this case, I believe it does. I see nowhere where the STOUT and SLOUT names are interchangeable, except where people have inadvertently done so as I did. Especially when there are some primary source documents that identify them that way. The online index (I will obtain the original copy of the license or register) of marriages at the State Archives, lists the marriage of Peter SLOUT and Maria STRIMPLE. My grandfather's marriage license lists the name of Malinda SLOUT. In every census since 1850, that I have checked, PETER SLOUT (born ca. 1788) and the progeny of Peter SLOUT (born ca 1829) have appeared as SLOUT (except for the 1870 census where the younger Peter's family is listed as SLOAT. I can see where someone pronouncing SLOUT with an accent might have caused the census taker to think the name was spelled as SLOAT, so that was an "honest" mistake, but the consistent use of SLOUT (and by the way I have found mentions in all three of the papers (the Gazette, the Democrat, and the Hunterdon Republican of the name SLOUT in relation to these people). Of course the paper made the same mistake I did and wrongly listed the name STOUT when announcing the marriage of Maria STRIMPLE and Peter SLOUT. Some poor typesetter no doubt couldn't believe his eyes either and substituted a T for the L. I have not fully checked the interment register at MT. PLEASANT cemetery yet, but so far I have not found Peter in the interment record. The name SLOUT continued on down. Malinda's brother was LAFAYETTE SLOUT. Layfayette is buried in Mt. PLeasant under the name STOUT (in the interment records---HOWEVER his wife is listed as SLOUT as are two other (presumed) relatives, so I believe that the man who wrote the interment record when Lafayette died made exactly the same mistake I did as well. Layfayette and Anna had a son WALTER SLOUT who died in 1963 and his obituary lists him as a SLOUT per the online index of Easton Area Public Library. I will be hunting out that obit, hopefully by the end of the week. When a family carries a name unchanged for nearly two hundred years, I don't think we can just assign them another name and say it doesn't matter. Without being too way out about it, I figure from what I know of her birth and death dates, MALINDA SLOUT SHERMAN would be celebrating her 148th birthday right about now, and I feel a certain sense of pleasure in being able to give her back her rightful name as a gift. Kay ---Original Message----- From: fish fisher <fishgenes@sbcglobal.net> To: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Apr 5, 2012 12:57 am Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Slout, Petty, Bodine, and Chamberlin Kay assuming that a name that looks like STOUT is STOUT is not a problem in my ook in NJ. Funny thing when I went to see if I had these people in my data I ound Peter married to Mariah STRIMPLE listed as STOUT not SLOUT. I have him orn April 29, 1829 and dying December 10, 1890 and buried in Mt. Pleasant emetery. I have Mariah mother as Deborah Lake. I have nothing further on any LOUT's. _______________________________ rom: "kaysfo@aol.com" <kaysfo@aol.com> o: njhunter@rootsweb.com ent: Mon, April 2, 2012 11:35:39 AM ubject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Slout, Petty, Bodine, and Chamberlin WHOA Jan. Remember, yesterday is the absolute first time, I had ever even heard of the SLOUT name. I am printing out and filing your letter though and really igest it and see if I can come up with anything more. I have never researched he Chamberlain name either though I have heard it bandied about and come across it in Hunterdon County research. As I said Malinda SLOUT was the daughter of Peter SLOUT (born about 1829) and ariah STRIMPLE. The only record I have of their marriage is an abstract from he Hunterdon County Democrat which erroneously gives the spelling as STOUT. ariah is the daughter of Mahlon STRIMPLE and Deborah --?--. Peter's residence s listed as Bloomsbury at the time of the marriage and Deborah's is listed as ingwood. I believe I have found Peter SLOUT in the 1850 census. Aged 21,he is in the ousehold of his presumed parents Peter and Sarah SLOUT who are living in lexandria Township. Also in the household are presumed siblings: Sarah A. age 0;Lavinia,age 29; and Philip, age 27. Kay -----Original Message----- rom: JanAlpert <JanAlpert@aol.com> o: lu2silly <lu2silly@yahoo.com> c: njhunter <njhunter@rootsweb.com> ent: Mon, Apr 2, 2012 1:03 pm ubject: [NJHUNTER] Slout, Petty, Bodine, and Chamberlin Kay, have you and I exchanged Slout information? I am interested in knowing ore about the family of William Slout. an you tell me more about the John and Sarah Chamberlain in the 1880 nsus? Do you know his parents? am researching a theory that Mary (Pickle) Bodine married Ebenezer Petty Dec. 1805 as reported in the Hunterdon Co. Marriage Records, Vol. 1 p. 4. They were married by J.P. Wright. I believe this was the second rriage for both. Ebenezer Petty died 24 Dec. 1836. I believe Mary is living th r daughter Matilda Slought in the 1850 census. Based upon the Orphan's urt records, it appears Ebenezer had several children from his first rriage and three children from the second marriage to Mary Bodine: Ann ueen Quinn) born 1806, Jonathan b. 1808 and Matilda b. 1812. She was named tilda Slout in the Orphan's Court records. ven Name rname e F cupation lue of Real Estate ate of Birth lliam ought rmer w Jersey tilda borah Ann derson S. ry tty 000 ave found the name spelled Slought and Slout. ound William Slout 72 and Matilda Slout 69 in the 1880 US Census living Phillipsburg, Warren Co., NJ. I know it is the correct family because derson Slout, who was listed with them in the 1850 census, is living arby. William has paralysis. Their son William H. Slout 27, is living with em. ay have found Matilda still living in 1895 in the New Jersey census, ving with son William H. Slout. A Chamberlain is living next door. believe Mary Petty is the mother of my ancestor, Sarah Bodine who was rn to Mary (Pickle) and Jacob Bodine 4 September 1796 and was baptised in e German Reformed Church in Alexandria, Hunterdon Co. cholas Pickle, brother of Mary Pickle also had children baptised in the me church. Mary Bodine is named in the will of her father in 1796. y Sarah Bodine married John Chamberlin 3 March 1817 in Hunterdon Co., NJ. ese Chamberlin's moved to Woodstock, Union Co., Ohio, where they died and e buried. Sarah named her oldest daughter (my ancestor) Matilda. have more information on Ebenezer Petty and his children if anyone else researching the Pettys. sit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ----------------------------- unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of e message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to JHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in he subject and the body of the message isit the Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJHUNTER-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message