Hello Van Court family members (and also the list). I too am a direct descendent of Elias Van Court and Ann Cooper. Their daughter, Elizabeth married Nathaniel Harned from whom I am descended. On-line information does not give any ORIGINAL sources for the Van Court family. In fact, I have never seen any mentioned anywhere.(I've been at this genealogy addiction thing for 30 years now) If anyone has seen or has access to an original source (remember the genealogical standards) for this family I would appreciate the information. I have a copy of the Marion G. Turk book "The Quiet Adventurers In North America" and she states that her info has come from a myriad of secondary sources and I believe it can be equated with a "place to start." The Van Court info in her book does not give anything more than what is already on the web. I also notice that someone on the web has stated a first marriage for Thomas Van Court. An Ann Van Sickle. No source again. But in Woodbridge there has been a Van Sickle family, in fact one taught me senior high school English. I personally will be starting (eventually) at the Latter Day Saints Family History LIBRARY in my area (recommend them highly to you; no, I am not a Mormon). Piscataway, Middlesex County, NJ is a good starting place and also Woodbridge to locate what ever primary sources exist. I also found on the Channel Island website that St. Andrews parish in Guernsey Island has records back to the 1500's. Maybe the LDS has filmed them for a look there. Or they have researchers that can do it (don't know the cost). I lived most of my life in Woodbridge (grew up, married, raised a family) and am probably the last Harned to leave there some 10 years ago. The Van Court name is not one I can remember hearing when I lived there. Where are they today? I know nothing about the Coopers but I would expect to find them in the records of perhaps, Piscataway or Northern, NJ area. Ancestry access, anyone? I would love to hear from you directly on the Van Courts and Coopers. Best Wishes, Pat Harned Blend ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com