Donald Sharp wrote: > > Does any one know if the above mentioned church still exists and if so > do they have an archive that I could visit? My ancester William SHARP, > Sr came over from Scotland in 1685 as an indentured servant to Lord Neil > Campbell and worked the Campbell estate for for several years. William > eventually pourchased the land which was located on the North side of > the Raitan River where the north and south branches meet. On Feb. 13, > 1688, he married Mary Smith (probably of Scotland) at the Woodbridhe > Presbyterian Church and eventually had 2 children...Agnes b:c1690 and > William Jr. b:c1695. > > I am looking for documents to try and identify where William SHARP Sr > emmigrated from exactly in Scotland. We think he can in on the Henry & > Francis at Perth Amboy from Leith Scotland but really would like to know > his birth place in Scotland. > > Can any one suggest where to visit to do some research at Woodbridge and > maybe Perth Amboy? I've been to the NJ Archives in Trenton and have the > indentureship papers and such. > > Any and all suggestions WELCOMED!!! :o) > > Don Sharp > Yes, the First Presbyterian Church of Woodbridge is still in existence as well as their cemetery. You can contact the church for more info. http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmiddle/Towns/woodb.htm I would suggest research at Alexander Library or the NJ Historical Society as well. Perth Amboy City Library has very little of Colonial era records. -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb - Ivano-Frankivs'ka Oblast: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/ivano/index.html OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm Woodbridge, NJ Amateur Radio Club http://members.home.net/famhist/k2odp/