Researchers.... Colonial research record sources are not so easy to find. This might help some of you. If you have colonial New Jersey ancestry and have exhausted the Gardiner Collection, marriage records, church records and the other standard selections, you might try these three films which can be ordered at your local Family History Center. FHL460040: East Jersey Commissions 1803-1774; FHL460041: East Jersey Commissions 1718-1806 and FHL460042 East Jersey Commissions 1772-1856. (Most of this last film is 19th Century) These are military commissions, sheriff and other appointed officials, licenses to run a ferry or to be a lawyer, coroners, license to purchase land from the Indians in the earliest of times and permission to establish church; discharges from the Revolution and horse theft, murders, lists of commissioners. There were approximately 124 women named and charged with fornication from 1768 to 1776. Most were out of the court at Burlington - in later years, their town of residence was also given. BTW, in that same time only one man was charged with fornication and one man was charged with adultery. Hmmmmmmm. Two naturalizations Theodorus Jacobus Freelinghuison became a naturalized citizen on 20 April 1742. Simon Hinrod became a naturalized citizen on 10 Aug 1763. Of course, the notable people are mentioned much more frequently...but still you may find a reference to your ancestor. If you think it would be valuable, I can post the 124 women charged with fornication to the list. It is very hard to find women in this time period. This might help. 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