I haven't been able to connect all the pieces of this family Bible together. ---Robin http://members.aol.com/RLCww/index.htm According to the Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, edited by Francis Bazley Lee (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), the Booraem name is taken from Boerum, Friesland, Holland (p. 479). Over the years, the name has been spelled many different ways, including Booraem, Booream, Boerum, Boorum, and Boughrum. Gilbert Boorum Bible This record includes three different family records, letters, and financial papers. Lois Sodon Dashkavich donated the Boorum Bible record #5190 to the Genealogical Society of New Jersey for its Bible Record Collection housed at Rutgers Library. Family Register Gilbert Boorum was born May 24, 1797 Lydia Rue was born May 31, 1800 Gilbert Boorum and Lydia Rue were married Oct 4, 1818 John Boorum (their son) was born Feb 2d, 1822 Sydney Boorum was born August 25th, 1824 Catherine Jane Boorum was born Feb 18th, 1827 Elizabeth Boorum was born July 17th, 1829 William Henry Boorum was born April 19, 1832 Abigail Ann Boorum was born Sept 27th, 1834 Mary Ellaener[?] Boorum was born July 29th, 1837 Margaret Harriet Booreum was born Aug 12th, 1840 William Henry Boorum died Aug 22d, 1834 There's a letter from Mary C Boorum & Sidney Boorum of Staten Island dated March 3, 1867 to his parents. "I had a little boy baby born January 7 and he took sick and died the 27 February. We are very unlucky with our children now for this is three one after another." Family Record John Mont Boughrum died Nov 4, 1893 (written above the typeset "births" headings) Casy Boughrum was born December 24, 1865 John Whitford Boughrum was son of Rose & [?] Whitfield Boughrum was born Sept 13, 1883 & died the 19th of Sep 1883 Andrew Yugen Boughrum was born Jan 23th, 1885/Andrew Yugen Boughrum died Jan 21, 1912 Maryelen Boughrum was mared on the 18 October 1865 to Enoch V Burke Jennie Boughrum was mared 1871 8 of October to William Mack WF Boughrum was married to Rosa M Yarbrough of Richmond, VA on Feb 9, 18__ at the age of 18 years John Whitfield Royal Stanly Boughrum was born 29th Sep 1887 the son of Rosa & Whitfield Boughrum J Witfield Boughrum Jr was born Nov 1 1889 the son of Witfield and Rosa M Boughrum Births Archibald Sodon was born March the 30, 1830 Abigail Ann Boorum was born Sept the 27, 1834 Archibald Sodon & Abigail Ann Boorum were married June the 29 1850 William Sodon of Archey an Abigail Sodon was born december the 21 1851 Rebekah[?] Schank Sodon daughter of Archey and Abigail an Sodon born May the 2, 1853 James Tompsone[?] Sodon was born Febray the 1, 1856 Edward [_idezey?] Sodon the sone of Archey and Abigail an Sodon was born Aprl the 8, 1860 John Parker Sodon the son Archey and Abigail an Sodon was born novemder the 2, 1863 Samuel Boorum Sodon the son of Archey an Abigail an Sodon was born Augst the 28, 1866 Carry H Sodon the daughter Archey and bigail an Sodon was born May the 13 1869 bigail and Sodon the daughter Archey and bigail An Sodon was born Janery the 17, 1872 in this date of this family/in the year of our lord 1883/truly j.t.s.

Hi, I am looking for any information on both the BOORAEM and BLAKENEY families....Specifically, Jonathan Booraem, b. around 1790 and Moses Coe Blakeney, b. 1822 in NYC. I appreciate any help. Thanks Brian Heider (bheider@ball.com)

Looking for information and descendents of the family of Samuel HALLIGAN. First wife, Margaret RUSK. Children were Lucinda (married Charles DUNHAM, lived in Perth Amboy and New Brunswick), Samuel ( 1866-1900), Alexander (1869, married Mary LOWLESS), and Mary J. (1871) Samuel remarried to Ann Denton Barr in 1877 in Jersey City. Family moved to Woodbridge between 1883-1885. Childf of this marriage was Constancia (1878, married to a Nathan Ward?) Barbara Smith

Looking for information and descendents of John and Mary IRWIN BERTRAM of Woodbridge, Middlesex Co. NJ. John (1844-1919) and Mary (1844-1891) arrived from Ireland 1872-3, settled in the Fords area. Children were Martha (1866, married William FULLERTON), William (died in Ireland), David (1869-1929, married Marion BARR), Margaret (1870, married Edwon DAY), John Henry (1873, married Margarethe PETERSON), William (1876, married 1. Annie SORENSON. and 2. Ellen, surname unknown), Jacob (1880) and Mary (1882, married Charles PFEIFFER). Family attended Trinity Epis. Church in Woodbridge. Barbara Smith.

Hi, I don't know about Henry, but I'm looking for the family of a Stephen Crysey (Crissey, Chrissie, etc.) who was supposedly of Rockland Co., NY when he married Fanny Morse (Marsh) on Nov 15, 1815. She was married in Rahway, but her first husband's family had been prominent in Perth Amboy. Could he be a part of this family too? Rockland Co. is just across the NJ border. Aprille Cooke McKay amckay@sdss1.physics.lsa.umich.edu 1409 Granger Ave. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 On Thu, 11 Jun 1998 Phebefelix@aol.com wrote: > The following baptisms were found in the records of the Six Mile Run Dutch > Reformed Church in New Jersey. I am interested in knowing if this Henry who > married Catrina was a member of the Croesen/Cruser family. Thanks, Doris Lane > > May 11 1772 - Hannery Criser and Catrina; son Hendrick > Jun 25 1780 - Harry Croysen and Catrina; son Peter > Sept 9 1782 - Henry Cryson and Caryne; son John > Aug 29 1784 - Hendrick Coyser and Catrina; daughter Annatye > Apr 1 1787 - Henry Coeycer and Catrina; daughter Catrina > >

Hi Louise, I didn't find an email address anywhere, but I left a "what were you thinking?" kind of note in the guest book and asked that they come up with another plan. Who knows? Maybe somebody reads those things. I left it at www.familytreemaker.com. I am sure, however, that somebody there reads these lists and if we shout and holler enough, they will hear, and come up with another payment option. It is a sorry thing that they are trying to sell a service and don't give people ways to buy it. This said, it really is a terrific opportunity for researchers, especially those like yourself at a distance from research centers. These appear to be scanned articles and documents, and so are secondary sources and should be used with the care all secondary sources require - verify, verify! As an example, though, of what folks can hope to find there - in no time flat, I found 20 names of ancestors and in-laws who were New Jersey Wagonmasters in the Revolutionary War. Me, I call this progress. Best to all, Doris Lane

I am forwarding here the original announcement I received this morning that started all this. I am sorry for the inconvenience of those who were unable to connect, but if you can't get there from here, please search Family Tree Maker and tell them, not me, okay? For any serious researcher, this site is worth the trouble, I promise. Good luck to all, Doris Lane

For those who can't click. Doris Lane http://www.GenealogyLibrary.com/

This is the research web site of my dreams. It costs money, but very little for what you get. You can take a free tour and get a free search. I have just spent two hours browsing, not reading, the results from a single search on a geographic location. Click here: <A HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/glc/links/c/c-places,united- states,new-jersey.html">Family Tree Maker GenealogyLibrary.com: Place...</A> Enjoy, Doris Lane

As we wrote before, Samuel Blackford probably had two wives; the second, who was probably the mother of his children, being named Anna. Her surname could have been Smalley, but she was not the daughter of John and Ann (Walden/Waldron) Smalley. Their daughter on 23 June 1660/61 married John Bangs, son of Edward and Lydia (Hicks) Bangs. See "The Great Migration Begins" by Robert Charles Anderson (NEHGS 1995), Vol. 3, page 1689. [While I am sure Mr. Anderson would admit to not being perfect, he is among the leading genealogists of today]. In addition to daughter Providence (who m. Peter Runyon), Samuel and Anna Blackford had other children, among them a daughter Anna Blackford. Anna married (1) Benjamin Manning, (2) Joseph Drake, and (3) Isaac Drake. [See "Who was Hannah Blackford" by Oliver D. Drake, in GMNJ 41:129-131 (1966), reprinted in Genealogies of N.J. Families (Geneal. Pub. Co. 1996), Vol. 1 page 132]. As Oliver Drake points out, her name was Anna but her father, in his will on 12 Feb. 1711/12, called Anna, Hanna -- probably to distinguish her from her mother, who was Anna. So, who was the wife of Samuel Blackford (and mother of his children) -- somebody named Anna. She could have been a Smalley, but she wasn't the daughter of John and Ann (Walden) Smalley, according to the most reliable sources I have seen. Harman Clark. -----Original Message----- From: KSum555@aol.com <KSum555@aol.com> To: hclark@plainfield.bypass.com <hclark@plainfield.bypass.com>; NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com>; SMALLEY-L@rootsweb.com <SMALLEY-L@rootsweb.com> Cc: RUNYON-L@rootsweb.com <RUNYON-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 12, 1998 8:32 PM Subject: Smalley >Hi Harman, >Have been thru my papers and the Samuel Blackford & Hannah Smalley marriage >came from the LDS FHC so it very well could be wrong. I don't know who >submitted it. >The rest of my sources are: >Written & Compiled by David D. Smalley of Houston, TX April 1955 >I also found some more from Matthew F. Smalley. Will get copies and try to >mail it out on Monday. >Extract from a letter written by Robert Smalley >All of them are very long. >Now I have aquestion, Peter Runyon married Providence Blackford and her father >is suppose to be Samuel Blackford, who did Samuel marry since it wasn't Hannah >Smalley? >Until later, >Roberta. >

Hi Harman, Have been thru my papers and the Samuel Blackford & Hannah Smalley marriage came from the LDS FHC so it very well could be wrong. I don't know who submitted it. The rest of my sources are: Written & Compiled by David D. Smalley of Houston, TX April 1955 I also found some more from Matthew F. Smalley. Will get copies and try to mail it out on Monday. Extract from a letter written by Robert Smalley All of them are very long. Now I have aquestion, Peter Runyon married Providence Blackford and her father is suppose to be Samuel Blackford, who did Samuel marry since it wasn't Hannah Smalley? Until later, Roberta.

Hi Harman, I just returned from sending you the paper published by Matthew F. Smalley. I will go thru all my reference papers and let you know who else I have. I have a comment to make on Hannah Smalley. Over the weekend am going to reread all my papers and find who wrote that Hannah was married twice. First she married Samuel Blackford and had 10 children by him. Then she married John Bangs and they had no children. Right now I can't tell you what paper I found that in and it might be wrong. Have been so busy with other lines I haven't doubled checked any of this information. Will let you know what I find. Until later, Roberta

Where'd they come from, Garret and Benjamin? Garret Crusan and Benjamin Crusan both lived and paid taxes in Westmoreland County PA in 1786. Garret was born about 1755 and died in April, 1830. He married Rebecca (surname assumed to be Mitchell) around 1787/8. Crusan family tradition says that Benjamin was Garret's father. But was he? And where did they live before Westmoreland County PA? Bucks County? Philadelphia? Staten Island NY? Somerset or Middlesex County NJ? Where? Any advice or information would be most appreciated. Doris Lane

Harman, I don't have the parents of Abigail Potter who married Joseph Booraem in 1797. She lived in Matchaponix; died in Jamesburg, NJ, April 11, 1865; and was buried in Spotswood. In the Kidd Bible and in a gen/hist book it says she was 100 years old, but that means she married late and had a daughter at age 48....possible, but not probable. I haven't found her in an 1850 or 1860 census, maybe because her age has led me astray? I have an 1850 Monroe, NJ, census with a 70yo Abigail Booraem living with a Nicholas Booraem, 40yo; Jane Booraem, 46; Thomas Parke, 33, born Ireland; Jane Parke, 23, born Ireland; and Margaret. I'm not sure if this Nicholas is the one born 1807 to Joseph and Abigail. Anyone know? I have Booraem and Kidd sources on my web page, including the Kidd and Boorum Bibles. Maybe you can find clues and connections that I don't have! :) http://members.aol.com/RLCww/index.htm ---Robin

To anyone interested - here are two Croesen web pages - brand new and still aborning (tripod.com makes it real easy; if I can do it, anybody can) - Peace be with you, Doris Lane <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~Croesen2/index.html">Croesen Families of America</A> (click) or type http://members.tripod.com/~Croesen2/index.html <A HREF="http://members.tripod.com/~Croesen2/CroesenPuzzles-2.html">More Genealogically Perplexing Croesen Puzzles</A> (click) or type http://members.tripod.com/~Croesen2/CroesenPuzzles-2.html

Hi Robin, Bryan and all, In the Booraem query the wife of Joseph is shown as Abigail Potter (d. 1865). I have been trying to sort out the various Potter families of the area (there were at least two or three). Does anyone show the parents of this Abigail? Harman Clark P.O. Box 311, Sheffield, VT 05866 hclark@plainfield.bypass.com

Thanks for prompt reply. I suspect this is another example of an erroneous genealogy and submission to FHC. Robert Charles Anderson, in "The Great Migration Begins", Vol 3 pages 1687-1689 (NEHGS 1995), has a segment on John Smalley, including the conclusion that John's origin is unknown, including his birthplace and birth data. Incidentally, there is also some other erroneous data involving the Smalley family, in various publications. I would be happy to look over what you have is you wish to send it to me. Harman Clark P.O. Box 311, Sheffield, VT 05866 hclark@plainfield.bypass.com [But my first 65 years were in N.J. -- the last 40 in Middlesex Co.]. -----Original Message----- From: KSum555@aol.com <KSum555@aol.com> To: NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 1:18 PM Subject: Smalley >Hi Harmon, >Glad to help when I can. >I don't have much on Edward Smalley, just he is the father of John Smalley and >that he was born around 1589. I assume Devonshire, England since that is where >John was born. >My reference is from "John Smalley And His Descendants In America-by Matthew >F. Smalley". >I saw this reference at the FHC. >If I can be of any more help let me know. >Roberta. > >

Hi Talma: I see your query concerning on Middlesex Co. website, as follows: "Researching Samuel DRAKE b. Holland and his wife Sarah HANDY. Their son Joseph DRAKE b. abt 1726 Piscataway Middlesex married abt 1747 Middlesex to Catherine Cheeseman . Joseph died 1803 Sammpton, Middlesex . Children Samuel , Joseph, Joshua, Peter. Joseph second wife Elizabeth Crow children: Lewis Drakeb. 1766, Isabella Drake, Jane, Elizabeth, John b. 1776 . Additions and corrections welcome." I have quite a different ancestry for the Joseph Drake who married Catherine Cheesman (daughter of William and Martha Cheesman), and am sending it to you in a separate message with an attached file [attached files are not supposed to be put on the rootsweb lists so I will send it separately]. I welcome your comments. Harman Clark P.O. Box 311, Sheffield, VT 05866 hclark@plainfield.bypass.com

Robin (RLCww@aol.com), I too am researching the Booraem family of Middlesex county. Joseph Booraem was baptised on June 9, 1771 at the Six-Mile Run Dutch Reformed Church. His parents were Nicholas Booraem & Jannetje xxx Elizabeth Booraem, who married James Connet on September 4, 1814 was the sister of my ancestor Jonathan Booraem Jonathan Booraem was baptised on November 2, 1782 in the New Brunswick Reformed Dutch Church. His parents were Nicholas Booraem & Mercy Rolfe. I am not sure if Joseph's father was the same as Jonathan's....still looking. In Jonathan's will he mentions his sister Elizabeth Connet and a son Henry H. Booraem. Let's compare notes. Brian Heider

Hi Roberta Please forgive me for jumping in, but in your message you mention an Edward Smalley. Can you give me any information on him? I don't seem to have an Edward Smalley in my database. Thank you. Harman Clark P.O. Box 311, Sheffield, VT 05866 hclark@plainfield.bypass.com -----Original Message----- From: KSum555@aol.com <KSum555@aol.com> To: NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com <NJMIDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 10:08 AM Subject: Runyon & Smalley >Hi Phoebe, >I will send you copies of my info tomorrow. Have a graduation to go to today. >Would you like any family group sheets from me? >I haven't heard of any Smalley dispute, is it interesting? I love stories >about the family. >I have a great deal of info on John Smalley. >I joined the Runyon list last night. Will be interesting to see what comes of >it. >I have all the way back to Vincent and Anne Boutcher Runyon. >On the Smalley's I have back to Edward Smalley. >I kept the e-mail address of Husky. How is he related to Richard Runyon? >Who is your Elizabeth listed under for DAR? I hadn't heard that Richard was in >the Rev. War. Isn't it interesting & exciting to find new things. >Until Later, >Roberta. > >