Dear Chris, Sometimes the Sergeant family makes me want to pull my hair out. But you have given me a clue to some of the Sergeant loose ends. This family was located mostly in Amwell Township, the part that became Delaware Township in 1838. I have a John Sergeant (c.1770-?) married to Sarah/Sally Kugler on April 4, 1805, which is perfect for a daughter born about 1806. I do not have any record of the children of John and Sarah Sergeant, nor do I have any estate records for them. John Sergeant got into trouble in 1828 when he was sued, and then confined, for debt. His father Joseph Sergeant's property was offered for sale, by order of the Orphan's Court in August 1828, including a lot of one acre on which John Sergeant "has long resided" including "a large two-story dwelling House, a good stone Blacksmith's shop &c." This was in the village of Sergeantsville. John Sergeant also assigned a lot of 3 acres to Neal Hart, to be sold in November 1828. Due to the fact that he lost all his property, he had no estate when he died. This advertisement suggests that he might have died before Jan. 1829, but never refers to him as "deceased." *1829* Jan 28, "Notice to Creditors--Notice is hereby given to the Creditors of John Sargeant, an Insolvent Debtor, that the subscriber will meet them at the house of Thomas Alexander, innkeeper in Flemington, in the county of Hunterdon, on the eleventh day of May next, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said day, for the purpose of making a division of all the monies that have or shall come to his hands of the *estate* [my emphasis] of the said debtor, among the said creditors. And further notice is hereby given, to those creditors of the said debtor who have not presented their claims, that unless the same are presented under oath to him, on or before the eleventh day of May next, they will be barred from receiving a dividend of the said estate. Neal Hart, Assignee of John Sargeant. Dated January 26, 1829" [Hunterdon Co. Gazette]. *If* Maria was their daughter, she had good reason to leave Amwell. Wish I could give you something more definite. As to Wm. T. Vandolah, he sold property to his brother Garret Vandolah in 1828 (Deed 44-161), which was probably in preparation for removing to NY. He was the son (3d of ten children) of Henry Vandolah (1766-1815) and Catherine Taylor (1778-1854) of Amwell/Delaware twp. As for the general reason for the migration to NY, I assume it was economic. After the Erie Canal was opened, New York State was booming, but old Amwell was beginning to decline. Since William was one of ten children, he could not expect much from his father's estate. Makes sense to me. Regards, Marfy *Marfy Goodspeed **marfyg@gmail.com** Goodspeed Histories http://goodspeedhistories.com/ * On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 1:38 AM, ludlowbay <ludlowbay@cablespeed.com> wrote: > I understand there was a migration from Hunterdon County to the Finger > Lakes > Region or more accurately Livingston Co, NY perhaps about 1830 - can anyone > discuss this? I would like to know more about the reasons for this > migration. > > I am researching the family of William Taylor Vandolah (Vandolar) > (1799-1875) > and his wife Maria Sergeant (c1806-1890). They left Hunterdon County in > 1828/1829 and settled in the area around Geneseo & Mount Morris, in > Livingston > County, NY. By the 1850's they had moved to Rochester, NY where they > remained. Maria Sergeant's mother - Sarah (c1780-1858) - also went to > Livingston County, perhaps as a widow. I would like to know more about > this > Sergeant family. > > Thanks! > > Chris >