Would anyone have any information on a seminary for the Reformed Church (German Reformed?) in New Brunswick. I would be very interested in obtaining their address, phone number, web-site, etc. I was told this seminary has a repository of old church records. Thank you in advance :) Dan in Nebraska _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Could someone tell me if there are any early birth records for Mercer County, that is, around 1860 to 1865? Thanks

O.K. I confess I slept thru History and Geography in High School and then again in college...could SKS please tell me where Morristown is? I found an abstract of Rev War Pension applications this past weekend and my 4G-grandfather, William Dougherty, alias Connor enlisted in Morristown. He was the step-son of John Dougherty. Also, if there is anyone who has any information on William or John Dougherty, please let me know. Thank you, Dan in Nebraska _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

FYI, Another section (Pace thru Speizle) of the 1900 Trenton City Directory as been uploaded at: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/directories/1900dir-index.htm Gary Nigh

I'm trying to find out any additional information about a Jemima Tomlinson. I have her listed in the 1850 Mercer (Trenton) census in the household of William Clofson (other spellings are Closson, Clauson, etc.). Family info. William Clofson age 46, pumpmaker, $10,000 b. NJ Margaret age 46 F, b. PA Samuel age 7 b. NJ Jemim(n?)a Tomlinson age 73 F B. PA I have wills for both William and Margaret, which hasn't helped solve this mystery. I have pretty good evidence in Margaret's will that her maiden name is VANSANT, not Tomlinson. They are both buried in Slate Hill Cemetary in Yardley, PA. Margaret has Quaker ties to the Hicksite meeting in Trenton as she left money to them in her will. Not sure about Wm. Closson. Could this be a mother of either Margaret or William, remarried? My connection to this woman would be very distant, but it might help me figure out some of the other pieces in this family that I need. I am related to Margaret Vansant Closson through my Wilson line. It looks like Margaret's sister is the mother of my great-great-great grandfather. (ie would be my 4x great grandmother). Any help appreciated. ===== Dova Wilson __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/

I am looking for a reputable researcher to go to the Courthouse or Archives in Trenton and secure information for me. Can anyone suggest such a person? Thanks, David

I am seeking any information on the following families VINE, ROSENBERG, MILLNER all in the Trenton area. Specifically, Louis Vine, son of Simon Vine and Libby Abramsohn, married to Elsie Rosenberg, daughter of Samuel Rosenberg and Mary Gilman. Any information would be helpful.

This is my first posting to this list. I am researching my husband's family. I have a Simon Cavis who is my husband's ggg Grandfather. His father Peter Cavis died and is buried in Gloucester County about 1820 in Woodbury. His mom Sarah Cavis is buried in Clarksboro having died in 1860. I do not know if this family lived in Mercer County. But Simon did. Simon shows up in the 1840 Federal Population Census Schedule. SKS on the Gloucester list found him there for me. He is on page 023 Nottingham Township. Federal Census Index: NJS4a463321 Can anyone tell me if he is listed anywhere with a family? Is he listed as having died in this County and where or when? Is he listed on any other census for this county. I know he had a son named Peter Asbury Cavis. It's possible that Asbury may be Simon's Mother's or wife's maiden name. I also know that Peter Asbury Cavis ende up in Kentucky. Unknown if Simon also moved there or stayed in NJ. Any info is appreciated. Thanks in advance. Cindy Elschide Northwest Indianan

FYI, Additions have been made to the 1900 Trenton City Directory. Listings through the end of O are now on-line at: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/research/directories/1900dir-index.htm Gary

My great, great grandfather, William R. Stevens had an exhorter's license for this church. Where was this church located and is it still in existence?- Cheryl _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi, I wanted to let the list know about a new site I've recently posted. It deals with Mercer County history and can be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmercer/ The site is still under construction and suggestions or contributions of material would be appreciated. In particular, if anyone knows of events that should be listed on the upcoming events page or other websites with content on Mercer County history, please let me know. Thanks, Gary Nigh

Cheryl- I will ask my friend Jan - she gives lectures on Cemeteries and does a lot of research - Believe she has been to all of them in this area - I know there is a town that started with an E outside of Hightstown - we use to go fishing in the lake - it may be called Etra and it was a deserted town - will ask around ------Marie G

I 'm looking for the parents of my grandfather (5) Ephiram Shaw b 1776 d 1831 married Margaret Thackery b1768 d 1851 Both are buried in Salem Baptist Cemetery Penns neck Salem County. They had at least one son Ephiram Shaw born 1815 d 1896 and is buried in Broad Street Cemetery Bridgeton.I have a lot of information on this family but nothing beyond Ephiram Shaw & Margaret Thackery. I suspect there were other children but do not know for sure. I would like to know where Ephiram Sr. was born as well as Margaret Thackery. This family has strong ties to Cumberland County, in and around Bridgeton also Salem County and Mercer County.and Possibly Delaware. I Would be happy to get any information anyone might have. and I'm willing to share what I have. Bob Shaw Hamilton, NJ

I hope I have the right county, its been so long since I lived in NJ. In East Windsor there is..or was a very old looking town out in the country backroads that looked like a ghost town. The way I used to drive out there, there was a small hill and the town was at the top of it. The buildings pretty much all looked the same, weather -beaten grayish brown. There was a very old cemetery there and possibly an old church. A lot of the gravestones were sunken partway into the ground. Does anyone have any idea where I'm thinking about and what the name of the town was? I am researching the Stevens family and I remember seeing a Stevens tombstone in this cemetery. There were quite a few graves there ..all very old. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Sharon, I think the problem is the length of the address. You can either copy & paste the address from the email into your browser's address line or find the address by moving through the pages of the Mill Hill history page: http://oldmillhillsociety.org/history.htm go to the 3rd entry (A HISTORY OF TRENTON, 1679-1929): http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/ go to chapter IX (Charitable Institutions, Public Welfare and Social Agencies): http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/historyoftrenton/charitable .htm Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon / Harry Colquhoun" <thistledewus@yahoo.com> To: <NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 5:46 PM Subject: Re: Unidentified subject! > I'm getting a message that no such page exists. Am I the only one who can't > access this? It says it may be a spelling error. > > Sharon > > > > nighsmith wrote: > > > Cheryl, > > > > If you go to the end of the chapter on Charitable Institutions in the > > History of Trenton you'll find a brief paragraph about Gallow's Hill > > Cemetery: > > > > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/historyoftrenton/charitable > > .htm > > > > Gary > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Cheryl Natriello" <jerseyties@hotmail.com> > > To: <NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 1:22 PM > > Subject: Unidentified subject! > > > > > I am forever searching e-bay and I came across mention of a scrapbook with > > > various newspaper clippings from 1902 in it from all over the US......the > > ad > > > had a clipping of a Trenton news article dated, Dec. 23 that I'm curious > > > about, since I've never heard of the area mentioned: > > > "Skeletons unearthed,smallpox victims' bones alarmed workmen at Trenton- > > > Special despatch to "The Press"- > > > Trenton, Dec. 23- Men who were digging cellars in a suburb of the city > > > yesterday unearthed many bones of persons buried there about forty years > > > ago. The place is know as "Gallows Hill", on account of lynchings and > > > suicides that occured there many years ago. The place was also used as a > > > potters' field. Laborers engaged in the construction of the Delaware and > > > Raritan Canal who were" ...the article ends there in the ad. > > > Does anyone know anything about this "Gallows Hill", where it was exactly > > > and its history? I've never heard of it before nor the colorful history > > that > > > gave it it's name.-Cheryl > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ >

http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/historyoftrenton/charitable.htm Try this one - had to go around the long way to get it!

I'm getting a message that no such page exists. Am I the only one who can't access this? It says it may be a spelling error. Sharon nighsmith wrote: > Cheryl, > > If you go to the end of the chapter on Charitable Institutions in the > History of Trenton you'll find a brief paragraph about Gallow's Hill > Cemetery: > > http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/historyoftrenton/charitable > .htm > > Gary > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cheryl Natriello" <jerseyties@hotmail.com> > To: <NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 1:22 PM > Subject: Unidentified subject! > > > I am forever searching e-bay and I came across mention of a scrapbook with > > various newspaper clippings from 1902 in it from all over the US......the > ad > > had a clipping of a Trenton news article dated, Dec. 23 that I'm curious > > about, since I've never heard of the area mentioned: > > "Skeletons unearthed,smallpox victims' bones alarmed workmen at Trenton- > > Special despatch to "The Press"- > > Trenton, Dec. 23- Men who were digging cellars in a suburb of the city > > yesterday unearthed many bones of persons buried there about forty years > > ago. The place is know as "Gallows Hill", on account of lynchings and > > suicides that occured there many years ago. The place was also used as a > > potters' field. Laborers engaged in the construction of the Delaware and > > Raritan Canal who were" ...the article ends there in the ad. > > Does anyone know anything about this "Gallows Hill", where it was exactly > > and its history? I've never heard of it before nor the colorful history > that > > gave it it's name.-Cheryl > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > ============================== > Search more than 150 million free records at RootsWeb! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/ _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Cheryl, If you go to the end of the chapter on Charitable Institutions in the History of Trenton you'll find a brief paragraph about Gallow's Hill Cemetery: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/%7Etrenton/historyoftrenton/charitable .htm Gary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Natriello" <jerseyties@hotmail.com> To: <NJMERCER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 1:22 PM Subject: Unidentified subject! > I am forever searching e-bay and I came across mention of a scrapbook with > various newspaper clippings from 1902 in it from all over the US......the ad > had a clipping of a Trenton news article dated, Dec. 23 that I'm curious > about, since I've never heard of the area mentioned: > "Skeletons unearthed,smallpox victims' bones alarmed workmen at Trenton- > Special despatch to "The Press"- > Trenton, Dec. 23- Men who were digging cellars in a suburb of the city > yesterday unearthed many bones of persons buried there about forty years > ago. The place is know as "Gallows Hill", on account of lynchings and > suicides that occured there many years ago. The place was also used as a > potters' field. Laborers engaged in the construction of the Delaware and > Raritan Canal who were" ...the article ends there in the ad. > Does anyone know anything about this "Gallows Hill", where it was exactly > and its history? I've never heard of it before nor the colorful history that > gave it it's name.-Cheryl > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ============================== > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >

I am forever searching e-bay and I came across mention of a scrapbook with various newspaper clippings from 1902 in it from all over the US......the ad had a clipping of a Trenton news article dated, Dec. 23 that I'm curious about, since I've never heard of the area mentioned: "Skeletons unearthed,smallpox victims' bones alarmed workmen at Trenton- Special despatch to "The Press"- Trenton, Dec. 23- Men who were digging cellars in a suburb of the city yesterday unearthed many bones of persons buried there about forty years ago. The place is know as "Gallows Hill", on account of lynchings and suicides that occured there many years ago. The place was also used as a potters' field. Laborers engaged in the construction of the Delaware and Raritan Canal who were" ...the article ends there in the ad. Does anyone know anything about this "Gallows Hill", where it was exactly and its history? I've never heard of it before nor the colorful history that gave it it's name.-Cheryl _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Hi, Would any one know where you can look for a 1959 Telephone Directory for Ewing Twp NJ? Want to check the spelling of a name. I checked the Lawrence Library and they only have the City of Trenton directories back that far. Any help would be appreciated. I'm still looking for Tom McDonald. Thanks Donna dbeetel@aol.com