Hi All, The thought just came to me that maybe I should be looking for spouses of the Runyon boys and girls. Does anyone have anything on the following names that connect to my Runyons; Rau, Christine Nolan, Simon Nichols, Ida Crapnell Ferrett, Fannie Elizabeth (1880-1943)or any Ferrett Ferrett, Lillian, Helen, Jane Brady, Mary (aka Aunt Maime) Singerling, Agnes Mary (b 1892) Frazee, Mary Ann (1850-1904) Gilmore, Rachel Matilda (1849-1891) Fletcher, Harriett (1821-1896) Haslett, Harriett Louisa (1822-1896)

Somewhere I have info on them. I think they tie into my Spader. Let me have your e-mail and I'll put together the info. nancy

Hi, I am looking for the family of Margaret GROVES who married John POTTER somewhere in the 1830s. The parents may be Sam and Elizabeth from the New Brunswick area. Please let me know if you have any information on this group. Thanks, Susan

Am looking for further information on RYKE R. SEDAM of New Brunswick b, abt. 1790 who m. Ann _?_. Their dau., Sarah Elizabeth b. Nov. 7, 1824 in Three Mile Run m. bef. 1849 J. Voorhees Brower b. abt 1825 and d. Dec. 9, 1886 in New Brunswick. Children were; Joseph F., Henrietta, Amelia, Margaret, Charles D. and Abraham. Thank you for your help. Barbara Benjamin Hanson, MA

Looking for my Irish ancestors in New Brunswick. I have Thomas and Mary Lyons Hughes arriving in the US in 1890 . Their daughter Dora is my great -grandmother and married Harry MacSpaden in 1891. Harry's mother was Eliza Haggerty , born in the US and lived in New Brunswick . Mahalo-Kevin

Hi All, I recently got some information on a Henry Landis Runyon (1794-1851) m to Sarah Wagoner(1792-1820). Does anyone have anythign on either of these two or their son Hugh. Thanks, Bob Runyon

Dear List Subscribers, I wonder if it was clear that the list of occupations was from Dan Burrows? I posted his name and e-mail address in the first paragraph, but I'm not sure it was clear that I did not originate this list. I have received some thank you's, and I was glad to post the information but I don't want to take credit for the excellent work of another person. Sincerely, Shirley Winn Williams

I put these 130 items together from many sources and used it as a handout for our local Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society. I was asked by many recipients if the CHART could be forwarded to other lists or used in local newsletters. The answer is yes -- please share this information. Dan Burrows dburrows1@juno.com dburrows2@juno.com Accomptant Accountant Almoner Giver of charity to the needy Amanuensis Secretary or stenographer Artificer A soldier mechanic who does repairs Bailie Bailiff Baxter Baker Bluestocking Female writer Boniface Keeper of an inn Brazier One who works with brass Brewster Beer manufacturer Brightsmith Metal Worker Burgonmaster Mayor Caulker One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows or seems to make them watertight by using tar or oakum-hem fiber produced by taking old ropes apart Chaisemaker Carriage maker Chandler Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of groceries Chiffonnier Wig maker Clark Clerk Clerk Clergyman, cleric Clicker The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked. Cohen Priest Collier Coal miner Colporteur Peddler of books Cooper One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such as casks, barrels, tubs, etc. Cordwainer Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from Cordova/Cordoba in Spain Costermonger Peddler of fruits and vegetables Crocker Potter Crowner Coroner Currier One who dresses the coat of a horse with a currycomb; one who tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease Docker Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo Dowser One who finds water using a rod or witching stick Draper A dealer in dry goods Drayman One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads Dresser A surgeon's assistant in a hospital Drover One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in cattle Duffer Peddler Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate Farrier A blacksmith, one who shoes horses Faulkner Falconer Fell monger One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for leather making Fletcher One who made bows and arrows Fuller One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth Gaoler A keeper of the goal, a jailer Glazier Window glassman Hacker Maker of hoes Hatcheler One who combed out or carded flax Haymonger Dealer in hay Hayward Keeper of fences Higgler Itinerant peddler Hillier Roof tiler Hind A farm laborer Holster A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn Hooker Reaper Hooper One who made hoops for casks and barrels Huckster Sells small wares Husbandman A farmer who cultivated the land Jagger Fish peddler Journeyman One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day Joyner / Joiner A skilled carpenter Keeler Bargeman Kempster Wool comber Lardner Keeper of the cupboard Lavender Washer woman Lederer Leather maker Leech Physician Longshoreman Stevedore Lormer Maker of horse gear Malender Farmer Maltster Brewer Manciple A steward Mason Bricklayer Mintmaster One who issued local currency Monger Seller of goods (ale, fish) Muleskinner Teamster Neatherder Herds cows Ordinary Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices Pattern Maker A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end Peregrinator Itinerant wanderer Peruker A wig maker Pettifogger A shyster lawyer Pigman Crockery dealer Plumber One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for plain or stained glass windows. Porter Door keeper Puddler Wrought iron worker Quarrier Quarry worker Rigger Hoist tackle worker Ripper Seller of fish Roper Maker of rope or nets Saddler One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings for horses Sawbones Physician Sawyer One who saws; carpenter Schumacker Shoemaker Scribler A minor or worthless author Scrivener Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public Scrutiner Election judge Shrieve Sheriff Slater Roofer Slopseller Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop Snobscat / Snob One who repaired shoes Sorter Tailor Spinster A woman who spins or an unmarried woman Spurrer Maker of spurs Squire Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace Stuff gown Junior barrister Stuff gownsman Junior barrister Supercargo Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the commercial concerns of the ship. Tanner One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather Tapley One who puts the tap in an ale cask Tasker Reaper Teamster One who drives a team for hauling Thatcher Roofer Tide waiter Customs inspector Tinker Am itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman Tipstaff Policeman Travers Toll bridge collection Tucker Cleaner of cloth goods Turner A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles Victualer A tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship with food Vulcan Blacksmith Wagoner Teamster not for hire Wainwright Wagon maker Waiter Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to collect duty on goods brought in Waterman Boatman who plies for hire Webster Operator of looms Wharfinger Owner of a wharf Wheelwright One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages,etc. Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work Whitewing Street sweeper Whitster Bleach of cloth Wright Workman, especially a construction worker Yeoman Farmer who owns his own land

Lois- A quick search of CATNYP (New York Public Library Catalog) online shows a possible source for further investagation: CALL # ISA (Board of Gen. Proprietors of the East. Div. of N.J. Minutes) Vol. 1-4. AUTHOR Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey. TITLE The minutes of the Board of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New Jersey ... With an introductory essay by George J. Miller. IMPRINT Perth Amboy, 1949- DESCRIPT v. ports., maps, facsims. 26 cm. NOTE Vol. 4 edited by Maxine N. Lurie and Joanne R. Walroth. Vol. 4 has imprint: Newark : New Jersey Historical Society. Limited edition of 500 copies. Vol. 1: no. 10 of 500 copies. CONTENTS [v. 1] 1685-1705.--v. 2. from 1725-1744.--v. 3. from 1745-1764.-- v. 4. from 1764 to 1794. SUBJECT New Jersey -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources. To seach CATNYP: Telnet nyplgate.nypl.org or 149.123.1.2 login: nypl Hope this helps! Michelle Lois Masters wrote: > > I am seeking the location and photcopies of documents which hold this > title: > > (It should be in caps or underlined, but I don't want to shout) > > "The Second Publication of the Council of Proprietors of the Eastern > Division of New-Jersey, dated the 25th of March, 1747; containing a > narrative of the proceedings of, and with, the rioters in New-Jersey, > since the former publication of the rioters proposal > to the Assembly, to submit their pretensions to a tryal at law, to be > carried by appeal to the King and Council: copy of the Proprietor's > acceptance of that proposal, with copies of sundry other original > papers shewing that the rioters and their committee have slighted, > receded from, and not complied, with their own proposals aforesaid." > (New York, 1747) > > This document was used in 1966 by Gary S. Horowitz who wrote a > doctoral thesis "New Jersey Land Riots, 1745-1755" at Ohio State > University. > > The document apparently is not at the Alexander Library at Rutgers > University. Where would it be? Any ideas or knowledge of it? > > The rioters went by a the title of "Clinker Lot Right Men." Many > appear to have been from Elizabeth Town. I would like to know more > about these New Jersey riots and particularly lists of the rioters. > > Thanks much. > > == > "Family love is this dynamic awareness of time, this shared belonging to a chain of generations...we collaborate together to root each other in a dimension of time longer than our own lives." > by Michael Ignatieff "Lodged in the Heart of Memory" > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > ==== NJMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > For a complete listing of NJGenWeb County sites, visit: > <http://www.cyberenet.net/~gsteiner/njgenweb/>

I am seeking the location and photcopies of documents which hold this title: (It should be in caps or underlined, but I don't want to shout) "The Second Publication of the Council of Proprietors of the Eastern Division of New-Jersey, dated the 25th of March, 1747; containing a narrative of the proceedings of, and with, the rioters in New-Jersey, since the former publication of the rioters proposal to the Assembly, to submit their pretensions to a tryal at law, to be carried by appeal to the King and Council: copy of the Proprietor's acceptance of that proposal, with copies of sundry other original papers shewing that the rioters and their committee have slighted, receded from, and not complied, with their own proposals aforesaid." (New York, 1747) This document was used in 1966 by Gary S. Horowitz who wrote a doctoral thesis "New Jersey Land Riots, 1745-1755" at Ohio State University. The document apparently is not at the Alexander Library at Rutgers University. Where would it be? Any ideas or knowledge of it? The rioters went by a the title of "Clinker Lot Right Men." Many appear to have been from Elizabeth Town. I would like to know more about these New Jersey riots and particularly lists of the rioters. Thanks much. == "Family love is this dynamic awareness of time, this shared belonging to a chain of generations...we collaborate together to root each other in a dimension of time longer than our own lives." by Michael Ignatieff "Lodged in the Heart of Memory" _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Hello MCRs, In my eagerness to post the last message I forgot to state that the St. James Episcopal church is also in Edison. Both churches have information on the Edison page of the Middlesex County Genealogy Web Site. What threw me off in this whole mystery was the fact that I kept believing the Baptist Church was close to the Raritan River by New Brunswick/Franklin side, when in fact it is close to the Raritan River by New Brunswick/East Brunswick side. This location is just north of Exit 9 on the NJ Turnpike, where it crosses the Raritan River, naturally. : ) Glenn G. Geisheimer, Iselin, New Jersey: glenng@castle.net NJMiddle Mailing List Administrator Middlesex County, NJ Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmiddle/ Middlesex County Query Forum: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Middlesex

Hello MCRs, I believe that we have solved the mystery of the First Baptist Church of Piscataway, thanks to Michelle Tucker. The town that the church is in was originally in Piscataway, then Raritan Township and is now Edison Township. Their web site is: <http://www.concentric.net/~Mikeinnj/church/> The church is located 334 Plainfield Ave., midway between Route 27 and the Conrail Tracks. This is close to where I live so I will take a ride over there when I have a chance. (Plainfield Avenue turns into Stelton Road a few blocks west of the Church). Glenn G. Geisheimer, Iselin, New Jersey: glenng@castle.net NJMiddle Mailing List Administrator Middlesex County, NJ Genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmiddle/ Middlesex County Query Forum: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Middlesex

Try this site - particularly the map section - There is identifying materials on early Middlesex Co., NJ residents. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/3898/ Hope this helps someone. Lois == "Family love is this dynamic awareness of time, this shared belonging to a chain of generations...we collaborate together to root each other in a dimension of time longer than our own lives." by Michael Ignatieff "Lodged in the Heart of Memory" _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

That's pretty good for Monnette -- compared to most of his "work" <grin> -----Original Message----- From: Michelle <famhist@home.com> To: NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 07, 1999 2:16 PM Subject: Piscataway Baptist Church Yard, Stelton, Raritan Twp. >7. "Early Settlers of ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge" part >6, (1935) p. 1052. Orra Eugene Monnette. Contains 86 inscriptions, 27 >of which are substantially correct -- but in the remaining 59 >inscriptions there are 92 erros and serious ommissions. >

Since there's been an overwhelming response to my original posting, I'd like to offer the following information from the forward written by Donald A. Sinclair. Note: The First Baptist Church of Piscataway is the oldest religious society withing the limits of the original Township of Piscataway, and the second oldest of that denomination in the state. Although the congregation was organized in 1689, it was not until nearly sixty years later that a church building was erected. Meetings were held during this time, it is said, in the town meeting house, about a mile southeast of the present church and cemetery. The early Baptist burials -- even after the congregation had its own cemetery -- were made largely in the town byring ground at Piscatawaytown where St. James Episcopal Church now stands. The land now occupied by the church and burying ground at Stelton was purchased in April, 1731, and a house of worship erected there in 1748. This building was taken down and rebuilt in 1825, but was destroyed by fire Jan1, 1851. The building which took its place also burned in 1924, and the present church was erected in 1925. (See also "Marterials towards a History of the Baptists in New Jersey" by Morgan Edward, 1792, p20; "Minutes of the East Jersey Baptist Association", 1870; Dally's "Woodbridge and Vicinity", 1873, p368; Clayton's "History of Union and Middlesex Counties", 1882. p843; "History of the First Baptist Church of Piscataway", 1889; Griffith's "History of Baptists in New Jersey", 1904, p252. In 1870 the incorporation of parts of Piscataway and Woodbridge Townships to form Raritan Township, placed the church in the latter municipality. The name Stelton, applied to the neighborhood in which the church is located, derives from the Stelle family, prominent in that vicinity since the early days of the church. The copy presented here was commenced on July 25, 1937, and final check completed June 19, 1938. It has been carefully compared with the following known copies, and differences checked back with the stones: 1. "Woodbridge and Vicinity" (1873), p. 371. Dally. Five inscriptions, of which two are from stones now missing; the third and fourth are incompleted, and the fifth has a misspelled name. 2. "History of Union and Middlesex Counties" (1882), p. 847. Clayton. Five inscriptions, probably taken directly from Dally, and duplicating his omissions and errors. 3. Manuscript copy. (ca1893) Oliver B. Leonard. New Jersey Historical Society library. Probably made about 1893, covering about 31 percent of the inscriptions then available; includes most of the oldest inscriptions, of which 10 are now missing. Extremely unreliable. (Comparison with this copy made in collaboration with the editor.) 4. Manuscript copy. (ca1896) Dr. John Edward Marsh. New Jersey Historical Society library. Probably copied about 1896, and about 84 percent complete to that date. It includes 19 inscriptions from stones now missing. The proportion of errors and serious omissions to the number of inscriptions copied is about 28 percent. (Comparison with this copy made in collaboration with the editor.) 5. "Nicholas Mundy and Descendants" (1907), pp 7 and 142. Ten inscriptions, including one full inscription now missing and parts of three others. Remaining six are correct. 6. Manuscript copy. (1928) DAR. New Brunswick Public Library. Copied about 1928. Incomplete and surprisingly unreliable. 7. "Early Settlers of ye Plantations of Piscataway and Woodbridge" part 6, (1935) p. 1052. Orra Eugene Monnette. Contains 86 inscriptions, 27 of which are substantially correct -- but in the remaining 59 inscriptions there are 92 erros and serious ommissions. There are 341 stones standing with inscriptions more or less intact. The present copy contains records of 408 persons, including 21 for whom no inscriptions were found in 1937-38, the dates of the latter being taken from earlier copies and included here in brackets [ ]. The earliest date of death is that of Elizabeth, wife of John SUTTON, who died May 10, 1731, on month after the ground was purchased by the church. Signatures of stone-cutters, where found, are set in italics and enclosed in parentheses. There records are arranged, where possible, under the head of the family as indicated by the inscriptions themselves. The asterisk (*) indicates that no stone was found for that individual, his name and relationship appearing without dates on the stone of a member of his family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If anyone would like copies (9 pages) from "The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey", please send a large SASE ($0.77) to me at PO Box 63, Fords, NJ 08863. Hope this helps. Michelle Tucker famhist@home.com

Gayle & Judy- I have copies of the Piscataway Baptist Church Yard, Raritan Twp (now Stelton section of Edison Twp) cemetery transcriptions that were published in "The Genealogical Magazine of NJ" Volume 14 p7-17 & 43-47 compiled by Donald A. Sinclair in 1937-8. He compares his info to 7 other compilations of the cemetery transciptions. He was an excellant authority on NJ research. If you would like a copy, please let me know. Michelle famhist@home.com GLG1GAYLE@aol.com wrote: > > Judy and list, > > I found a listing of graves while I was at Salt Lake City last year which was > titled:, "STELTON CHURCHYARD RECORDS". this was found on LDS Film # 868276, > Item #3. > > I only have four pages of this list (should have copied the whole thing!), but > on it is: > > Hezekiah Smith, died Oct. 6, 1801 in his 88th year > Sarah, widow of Hezekiah Smith, died July 2, 1804, aged 85. > Hezekiah, son of Peter & Sarah Smith, B. April 17, 1825, D. Jan. 20, 1844 > Peter Smith, D. Feb. 2, 1853, aged 58 years, 1 month, 28 days > Sarah D. Stelle, widow of Peter Smith, D. Apr 20, 1890, aged 88y 5m 24d > > (These are all listed together, just as I have typed them. Above them on the > page are Holcoms and below them are Holcom/Holtom. > > On the next page is a David S. Smith, B. Mar 30, 1821, D Jan 18, 1863. > > On the page following David S. is: > > Abigail L., wife of David S. Smith, died Jul 10, 1861, aged 37 years > David S. Smith, died Jan 13, 1863, aged 39 years, 9 mos 14 days > > (NOTE: looks like two different stones for David!--and yes, one was read as > Jan. 18th and the other was read as Jan. 13th) > > Unfortunately, there are no "Price" listings on these pages. > > There is a notation that says, " A number of the oldest grave records are > completely obliterated". > > I, too would like to know if there is an "Old Reading" of this cemetery which > lists information of the stones which are now "obliterated". > > Does anyone out there know? > > Hope this helps. > > Gayle > > ==== NJMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > View and post Middlesex County surnames at: > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Middlesex>

Kevin & all- A historical note to your request, please make a notation that the current Diocese is Metuchen, but it was created in the late 1970s/early-1980s. Prior to its creation, Catholic churchs in the Middlesex County area were a part of either the Diocese of Newark or Trenton. Michelle Carteret, NJ Margaret & Michael Paull wrote: > > Dear Kevin and Rika, > > I have a book purchased from Ancestry entitled "U. S. Catholic Sources, A > Diocesan Research Guide". St. Peter's belongs to the Diocese of Metuchen, P. > O. Box 191, Metuchen, N. J. 08840. My book tells me that records are > maintained at the Parish level and also the fees would be determined at the > Parish level. It also lists the addresses of the two cemeteries. Writing a > letter there might be helpful, explaining who you are looking for and giving > all the information possible that you have. > > I personally have written to Churches, mostly in the Pennsylvania area with > very kind responses. The time span I am interested in is 1901 to 1906. > > If you live in NJ, the State Archives in Trenton has a wealth of information, > such as birth, marriage and death records on microfilm.. > > I live in the area and would be happy to send you any further information such > as addresses and telephone numbers. > > Margaret from NJ > > kevin and rika wrote: > > > A fellow listmember answered my MacSpaden inquery with a suggestion I > > contact St. Peter's Church . An ounce of discretion makes me ask if anyone > > here has done that , as I have not yet written to any churches in my > > research yet. If anyone has done this , could they please post the method > > and the results of their queries? > > Mahalo-Kevin > > > > ==== NJMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > > View and post Middlesex County surnames at: > > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Middlesex> > > ==== NJMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > Visit the Middlesex County Genealogy Web Site at: > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmiddle/>

I am french. I have recently learned that I am Franco-American. My name is Claude Richard and I live in the southern part of France. The circumstances surrounding my birth were concealed from me until recently. My father is Richard Gray and this is what I know about him:        1. He was in Oran, Algeria, during few months until end November, 1943 .        2. He may well have been in the US Army. His provisional camp was not near the harbor or the airport.        3. He was almost 6 feet, with light brown hair, and blue eyes.        4. His military base was situated southeast of Oran, between the Choupot area and the Cuvelier area (near Cite Petit). A road separated the base from a big Algerian market hall.        5. His dress uniform was a khaki jacket made of silky cloth. He had a cap and wore high shoes and gaiters. 6. My father was an "MP" (military police).        7. His friends called him Dick and he had a friend called Mike.        8. He apparently came back to the States, it seems before the end of the war. 9. He was in Oran until around 15 November - beginning December 1943. He came back in Oran : he had a few days'leave at the end of December 1943. Last day I saw my uncle (my mother's brother) and he has remembered that, in Oran at that time, rolling stock (jeep, truck, motor-driven, etc..except tank or plane) were unloaded in Oran (Oran harbor or Mers El Kebir harbor) then conveyed to the camp where was my father in Oran. This rolling stock were conveyed (by boat) from US in separate pieces. In this camp, there was a very large shed (named Les Halles) where american soldiers and french men re-assembled rolling stock. In my uncle's opinion, they were around 4.000 - 5.000 soldiers in this camp. My father was MP in this camp. I have tried to find my father without success. The results of my research are condensed below. In the fall of 1943, an American soldier named Richard Gray, between 19 and 23, was based at Oran in Algeria. There he met a young woman, my mother Lucienne Martin, 17 years old. They became very fond of each other and planned to be married. Richard received wedding dress photos from his sister who lived in the U.S. At the end of 1943 (end november or beginning december) Richard Gray was transfered to another, unknown to me, place to continue the war. He should have been informed by mail of my birth, probably in September, 1944. This story might be common place, but some troubling, complicating events intervened in this love story. Richard wrote often to my mother during the war and after he returned to the US. He said that he wanted to marry her; he expressed it in his letters. Unfortunately, my grandmother intercepted and destroyed all of his letters. She did not want this marriage to take place - it would mean that her daughter and grandson would move to the USA. I recently learned in March, 1998, from my mother the circumstances surrounding my birth. During this 54 year period, my mother thought she had been deserted, in a cowardly manner, by her fiance . To be deserted pregnant at a tender age was very difficult. I made several inquiries in my family in 1998 and I began to learn several things from an aunt. Before her death in 1977, my grandmother confided to my aunt that she had destroyed all correspondence between them as well as a few papers belonging to my mother. While she never knew Richard Gray, the account of my aunt was a good one and all of her explanations were later verified. In September, 1998 I finally learned the truth to my mother (the destroying of letters). The burdening facts that she was a deserted woman and an unmarried mother were out and, at that time, she told me my father's name. The passing years and the efforts to forget have resulted in fading memories. I have created this site, attempting to look for my father. Here I have placed a photo of my mother at that time. I have written lot of emails to Gray Families who have adress email on the web. I continue to use all the opportunities of the internet in my search. The surname Gray is a very common one in the US. If Richard Gray can be located, if he wishes, he will be able to contact me. I only want to know if he is alive, any details of my American family, and if he has been informed of my search. It's VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW the name of his Army. Is there a veteran who was in Oran during the WWW II and would answer me ? Please excuse me for any improprieties. I would like very much to find him still living If you have no knowledge of my father, if you could forward this request to veterans , and ask them to do the same, Thank you very much for all your help. Yours sincerely, Mr. Claude Richard PAEZ Allee du Vent d'Est - Les Vautes N° 7 83320 - Carqueiranne - FRANCE phone : +33 4 94 58 75 09 My Story site : http://aa-ienet.com/RICHARD.htm e-mail : marie-francoise.vincent-paez@wanadoo.fr ******************************************************* Thank you your help. WHAT I HAVE MADE I subscribe to lot of veterans web site, missing persons, forums, genealogics sites, all sites Army, news, shows, etc .. I or lot of people have inserted my letter to all sites. Without my father birth date, it's difficult to write from the all families who have an Richard Gray dead. I don't have more informations about my father. COULD YOU HELP ME ? Only : I ask you to forward my letter to people you know, and ask them to do the same, it is possible that this message will eventually reach some one with knowledge of my father I have tried all the solutions, it is the last attempt to find my father or my Gray family ***************************************************************

Thanks to everyone for the answers to my MacSpaden and St. Peter's questions. The consenus on writing to the church seems to be a small stipend($10.00) an SASE , a letter requesting a favor(ie lookup) I'll try today and post my results. Kevin

Dear Kevin and Rika, I have a book purchased from Ancestry entitled "U. S. Catholic Sources, A Diocesan Research Guide". St. Peter's belongs to the Diocese of Metuchen, P. O. Box 191, Metuchen, N. J. 08840. My book tells me that records are maintained at the Parish level and also the fees would be determined at the Parish level. It also lists the addresses of the two cemeteries. Writing a letter there might be helpful, explaining who you are looking for and giving all the information possible that you have. I personally have written to Churches, mostly in the Pennsylvania area with very kind responses. The time span I am interested in is 1901 to 1906. If you live in NJ, the State Archives in Trenton has a wealth of information, such as birth, marriage and death records on microfilm.. I live in the area and would be happy to send you any further information such as addresses and telephone numbers. Margaret from NJ kevin and rika wrote: > A fellow listmember answered my MacSpaden inquery with a suggestion I > contact St. Peter's Church . An ounce of discretion makes me ask if anyone > here has done that , as I have not yet written to any churches in my > research yet. If anyone has done this , could they please post the method > and the results of their queries? > Mahalo-Kevin > > ==== NJMIDDLE Mailing List ==== > View and post Middlesex County surnames at: > <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Middlesex>