Susan, I'm looking for information on William Voorhees (Voorhis) bn 1827 who married Mary Elizabeth Roberts on 2 Feb 1850, she was the dau. of William Roberts, bn 1810 & Eliza. Their eldest son was Theodore who was bn 25 Sep 1852 in Raritan Twnshp, Monmouth, N.J. William's father was also a William. I'm also looking for information on Rebecca Stout bn. 1826 in Middletown who married Glanville H. Croydon in 1845 in Middletown. Thank you for any assistance you can give me.

Here they are, Suzanne *Dancer, Eliza, d. May 8, 1874 in 78th year. Next to Zachariah Danser. *Dancer, Thomas P., 1888-1956. On same stone: Bertha L. Dancer (no dates). See John Rogers. *Danser, Zachariah, d. Sept 26, 1860, in 71st year. *Robins, Benjamin M. b. June 19, 1815, d. Sept 23, 1849 aged 34.3.4; wife Lydia, d. June 30, 1855, aged 39.10.9; dau. Emly, b. July 29, 1843 d. Aug 14, 1844. In same plot: Clark Robins, d. Oct 17, 1854, aged 18.11.6. Next to Richard C. Robins plot. *Robins, Richard C. d. July 4, 1855, aged 62.11.14; wife Phebe B., d. Dec 5, 1842, aged 48.0.10. *Reynolds, Joseph, "Co. K 10th NJ Vols." d. Feb 23, 1902, aged 68 years. Wife Elizabeth Valentine, dau. of Wm & Hannah Valentine, and widow of Isaac Archer. b. July 1812, d. July 29, 1893. "Mother thou art free...." ----- Original Message ----- From: <Kathy918@aol.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [NJMONMOU] Emlay's Hill Cemetery in Upper Freehold. Hi Suzanne, thanks very much for your kind and generous offer! I am interested in any of the following: DANCER/DANSER REYNOLDS ROBINS/ROBBINS Thank you. Kathy Karn

Hi, Sounds like we are in the same boat. I hope that we can help each other. Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: <Codfish@aol.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 3:29 PM Subject: Re: [NJMONMOU] Taylor > If by chance you find any Joel Bennett b. 1780 and his brother, Thomas > Bennett b. 1778 in Monmouth Co. (possibly Shrewsbury Twp) please keep me in > mind---I desparately need their parents. I am almost 78 years old and have > hit the BRICK WALL with these Bennett parents in the 1700's! Thanks, > codfish@aol.com >

Hello to all, I was pleasantly suprised when my aunt sent me a copy of "History of the Township of Millstone" by Jean E. Mount the other day. It makes for very interesting reading. Lots fo tidbits, and maps and some charts. Also has a list of the heads of household in Millstone Twp in 1850 , a list of Justice of the peace, postmasters, freeholders and others. The dates run mainly in the 1800's , some info is a little earlier some a little later. I would be happy to do lookups for anyone who is interested. Please supply a name and date andI will do my best. Debbie Price price1234@tnns.net

Suzanne: Hurrah! Could I have Applegates and Clayton????Thanks so much! Pat Mount

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of NJ, Vol 22 Mound, Enoch, Burlington, and Lydia Mills 1778 Mar. 17 Mount, Francis, Monmouth, and Ann Reynolds, Monmouth 1758 Jan. 4 Mount, Francis, Monmouth, and Elizabeth Reed, Monmouth 1764 Feb. 8 Mount, George, Monmouth, and Amy Chambers, Monmouth 1744-5 Jan. 18 Mount, George, Monmouth, and Adren Woolley, Monmouth 1748-9 Mar. 4 Mount, Hezekiah, Monmouth, and Mary Paterson 1778 June 30 Mount, James, Monmouth, and Patience Price, Monmouth 1757 Nov. 30 Mount, John, Monmouth, and Elizabeth Cimixis, Monmouth 1748 Feb. 8 Mount, John, Jr., Monmouth, and Elizabeth Brinley 1745 Aug. 27 Mount, Joseph, Somerset, and Alice Van Wykel, Somerset 1741 Sept. 28 Mount Joseph, Monmouth, and Anne Stillwell, Monmouth 1761 Mar. 7 Mount, Joseph, Middlesex, and Hannah Longstreet 1780 Dec. 4 Mount, Matthias, Burlington, and Elizabeth Keeler 1771 Aug. 5 Mount, Moses, Monmouth, and Lydia Bills, Monmouth 1739 May 15 Mount, Nisbit, Middlesex, and Mary Hay, Middlesex 1744 Aug. 9 Mount, Samuel, Monmouth, and Frances Cook 1755 June 20 Mount, Thomas, Monmouth, and Hannah Wilson, Monmouth 1754 Sept. 9 Mount, William, Monmouth, and Sarah Starkey, New Hanover 1746 Mar. 25 Mount, William, Middlesex, and Anna Perine, Middlesex 1761 Aug. 31 Mount, William, Monmouth, and Rebeckah Chandler, Monmouth 1763 Dec. 6 Mount, William, Monmouth, and Rebekah Cox 1775 Nov. 20

Can't locate the Stillwell females. I'll keep trying! Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Vol22 , Page 432 Stillwell, Daniel, Monmouth, and Sarah Ashton, Monmouth 1741 Nov. 7 Stillwell, James, Middletown, and Elizabeth Shaw, Shrewsbury 1762 Dec. 4 Stillwell, Jeremiah, Monmouth, and Mary Woodruff, Shrewsbury 1750 Oct. 23 Stillwell, John, Middletown, and Anna Wall, Middletown 1750 April 26 Stillwell, John, Sussex, and Mary Mallinir, Hunterdon 1769 Feb. 21 Stillwell, John, Burlington, and Penolipe White, Burlington 1772 Nov. 19 Stillwell, Richard, Cape May, and Sarah Hand 1736 Jan. 1 Stillwell, Richard, Middletown, and Lydia Leonard 1752 Mar. 24 Stillwell, Thomas, Cape May, and Hannah Shaw, Cape May 1761 Feb. 11 Stillwell, Thomas, Cape May, and Sarah Stevens, Cape May 1781 Jan. 10 Stillwell, William, Shrewsbury, and Anna Jobs, Shrewsbury 1762 June 5 Stillwell, William, Monmouth, and Catherine Nott, Monmouth 1756 Sept. 18 Stillwell, Enoch, Cape May, and Sarah Savage 1768 Aug. 26 Stilwell, Daniel, Hunterdon, and Hannah Titus 1780 Mar. 23 Stilwell, John, Middletown, and Elizabeth Watson, Middletown 1764 Dec. 4 Stilwell, Joseph, Middletown, and Mary Ogborne, Middletown 1761 Oct. 19 Stilwell, Joseph, Somerset, and Patience Brewer, Somerset Stilwell, Nathaniel, New Brunswick, and Mary Cox, New Brunswick 1740 Aug. 28 Stilwell, Obadiah, Monmouth, and Phebe Ketcham, Monmouth 1761 June 13 Stilwell, Sias, Somerset, and Margaret Van Nortwick 1783 Nov. 23 Stilwell, Charles, Great Egg Harbour, and Phebe Coxe, Cape May 1761 Dec. 18

I want to thank all the good folks who replied to my very tentative query on the Stillwell-Taylor connection. You are a very helpful group and I don't know why I didn't get on this list sooner. It would have saved me a lot of time and eye strain. As you all have pointed out there is a lot of Taylor history in Monmouth Co. Here is what I am trying to do. My gggg/gf was Daniel Taylor, b. 1758 in Hunterdon Twp. He served in the Rev War. He moved to Hampshire Co. VA about 1784 and died there in 1844. I cannot find his father, but I am assuming that he must be among the early Taylors in Monmouth. I am piecing together everything that I can find to connect these various Taylors and hopefully find my missing ancestor. If anyone has any other suggestions, I will appreciate any possible lead. Thanks, Phil

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Vol22 , Page 315 Taylor, Ruth, Cape May, and Elisha Hand, Cape May 1774 Jan. 26 Taylor, Sarah, Burlington, and Joseph Rockhill, Burlington 1728 May 26 Taylor, Sarah, Monmouth, and Robert Hankirson, Monmouth 1734 Jan. 8 Taylor, Sarah, Burlington, and Joseph Horner, Burlington 1763 Jan. 3 Taylor, Sarah, Monmouth, and Thomas Morford, Monmouth 1765 Jan. 21 Taylor, Sarah, and John Voorhies, Jr., Bridgewater 1789 Jan. 25 Taylor, Susannah, Chesterfield, and Solomon Rockhill, Burlington 1749 Aug. 8 Taylor, Susannah, Cumberland, and John Blizard, Jr., Cumberland 1776 June 4 Taylor, Temperance, and Matthew Dixon Drummond, Cumberland 1784 Jan. 3

pg 309 Taylor, Aaron, Chesterfield, and Abigail Nutt 1768 July 25 Taylor, Benjamin, Somerset, and Mary Brokaw, Somerset 1742 Nov. 29 Taylor, Benjamin, Mansfield, and Rachel Taylor, Willingborow 1751 April 11 Taylor, William, Burlington, and Anna Taylor, Burlington 1754 June 24 Taylor, Benjamin, Cape May, and Hannah Holden, Cape May 1768 Oct. 3 Taylor, Beriah, Springfield, and Keziah Gaskill, Springfield 1767 Mar. 12 Taylor, Charles, Burlington, and Rachel Horner 1736 June 15 Taylor, Daniel, Cape May, and Rebecca Paulling 1760 Sept. 3 Taylor, Daniel, Bridgeton, and Mary Davis 1778 Feb. 21 Taylor, David, Salem, and Margaret Hawthorn 1773 Feb. 2 Taylor, Edward, Freehold, and Abigail Ogborn, Middletown 1757 Oct. 17 Taylor, Edward, Upper Freehold, and Hannah Forman, Up. Freehold 1762 May 24 Taylor, Edward, Kingwood, and Sarah Curtis, Kingwood 1774 April 16 Taylor, Ezra, Chesterfield, and Mary Potter 1768 Dec. 19 Taylor, Francis, Cape May, and Rachel Hewet, Cape May 1770 June 1 Taylor, George, Burlington, and Mary Stuart, Burlington 1742 Jan. 3 Taylor, George, Burlington, and Susannah Clarke, Burlington 1745 Dec. 14 Taylor, George (minor), Middletown, Deborah Carman, Middletown 1752 Nov. 30 Taylor, George, Cape May, and Jude Swain, Cape May 1758 Feb. 9 Taylor, George, Monmouth, and Sally Crowell, Monmouth 1766 July 29 Taylor, George, Amwell, and Mary Berdine, Amwell 1774 June 30 Taylor, George, Cape May, and Jane Swain, Cape May 1775 Oct. 3 Page 391 Taylor, George, Pennsylvania, and Mariby Renear 1779 Nov. 13 Taylor, George, Springfield, and Annie Carman 1785 Oct. 10 Taylor, Henry, Northampton, and Keziah Wills, Northampton 1764 Mar. 31 Taylor, Israel, Willingborough, and Lucy Springer, Willingborough 1751 May 11 Taylor, Isaac, Lancaster, Pa., and Jane Jones, Lancaster, Pa. 1739 June 11 Taylor, Jacob, Burlington, and Hannah Lame, Burlington 1781 Mar. 27 Taylor, James, Shrewsbury, and Elizabeth Jackson, Shrewsbury 1759 June 23 Taylor, James, Trenton, and Elizabeth Henry 1779 Mar. 10 Taylor, Jared, Willingborough, and Lucy Springer 1751 May 11 Taylor, Joel, Nottingham, and Ann Vanderbeke 1780 Oct. 11 Taylor, John, Burlington, and Deliverance Robins, Burlington 1739 Nov. 24 Taylor, John, Chesterfield, and Sarah Quicksell, Chesterfield 1748 May 10 Taylor, John, Monmouth, and Mary Hankinson, Monmouth 1750 April 3 Taylor, John, Cape May, and Marcy Buck 1759 Dec. 29 Taylor, John, New York, and Catherine Wessels, New York 1760 Mar. 15 Taylor, John, Cape May, and Sarah Townsend, Cape May 1760 Nov. 8 Taylor, John, Cape May, and Mary Hedges, Cape May 1777 Mar. 26 Taylor, Jonathan, Burlington, and Ann Clifton, Burlington 1740 Feb. 12 Taylor, Jonathan, Springfield, and Mary Shourds, Springfield 1772 June 3 Page 309 Taylor, Joseph, Monmouth, and Elizabeth Ashton, Monmouth 1743 May 12 Taylor, Joseph, Monmouth, and Anne Hankinson, Monmouth 1747-8 Feb. 20 Taylor, Joseph, Willingborough, and Elizabeth Dean, Willingborough 1751 May 8 Taylor, Joseph, Lower Freehold, and Ann Bennum 1762 Sept. 25 Taylor, Lawrence, Princetown, and Amy Potts 1767 Jan. 5 Taylor, Matthias, Down, and Pleasant Sheppard 1781 Jan. 1 Taylor, Nicholas, Waterford, Elizabeth Brooks, Chester, Burl'g'n Co. 1747 Dec. 21 Taylor, Peter, Amwell, and Jerusa Lambert, Amwell 1770 Oct. 18 Taylor, Robert, Burlington, and Sarah Woodward, Burlington 1728 May 14 Taylor, Robert, Willingborough, and Jane Birdsall, Willingborough 1751 April 11 Taylor, Robert, Springfield, and Susannah Tonkin 1762 Mar. 10 Taylor, Samuel, Jr., Burlington, and Rebecca Field, Burlington 1741 Oct. 3 Taylor, Samuel (minor), Burlington, and Mary Halloway 1760 Feb. 6 Taylor, Samuel, Middletown, and Leah Stout 1761 Oct. 12 Taylor, Samuel, Evesham, and Hannah Peacock 1779 Aug. 23 Taylor, Stacy, Bucks, Pa., and Frances Hoff 1785 Jan. 1 Taylor, Thomas, Burlington, and Anna Lippincott, Burlington 1746 Aug. 6 Taylor, Thomas, Salem, and Hellenah Gardener, Salem 1769 Aug. 11 Taylor, Willett, Somerset, and Jane Bogart 1783 May 29 Taylor, William, Jr., Chesterfield, and Mary Shinn, Chesterfield 1745 Jan. 14 Taylor, William, Jr., Freehold, and Ester Rullin, Middletown 1762 April 13 Taylor, William, Amwell, and Mary Swallow, Amwell 1768 April 30 Taylor, William, Upper Freehold, and Lucy Imley 1768 Dec. 3 Taylor, Zephaniah, Springfield, and Rachel Kelley 1785 Oct. 25

I will do lookups from the listing of stones of Emley's Hill Cemetery (read in 1946 and rechecked in 1958). Surnames include: Alcott, Anderson, Appleby, Applegate, Archer, Asay, Ashton, Atkinson, Ayers, Bersch, Best, Bomberger, Bomen, Bowker, Brewer, Brown, Bruere, Buckalew, Caffrey, Cahill, Carr, Challender, Chambers, Chasey, Clayton, Collins, Cottrell, Covell, Coward, Daley, Dancer, Danser, Darnell, DeBow, Dey, Downs, Earnest, Eldridge, Elliot, Emley, English, Estell, Fielder, Ford, Forsyth, Foster, Foulks, Francis, Gaze, Gifford, Goble, Grant, Gravatt, Gregory,Grooms, Grover, Haley, Halpin, Hankins, Harker, Havens, Haviland, Henderson, Hendrickson, Herbert, Hodson, Hopkins, Horner, Hunsinger, Imlay, Ireland, Inman, Irons, Ivins, Jenter, Johnson,, Jones, Joy, Klink, Krudowski, Lawrence, Layton, Loveless, Lykes, Malsbury, Mathews, Matthews, McDaniel, McLenahan, Measure, Messlor, Miller, Norcross, Nutt, Oakerson,Pancost, Parker, Poinsett, Polheum, Polhemus, Pullen, Ralph, Reed, Reynolds, Ried, Robins, Rockhill, Rogers, Rose, Rouze, Seran, Sill, Smires, Smith, South, Stevens, Steward, Taylor, Terhune, Thompson, Valentine, Vanarsdale, Van Hise, Vanhise, Wallace, Wilbur, Wilson, Winner, Woodward, Worden, and Yard. The oldest dated stone is from that of Julianna Cahill, who died in 1800. Suzanne ROJO@wesnet.com

Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey Vol22 , Page 314 Taylor, Ann, Burlington, and Jonathan Quicksall, Burlington 1744 Sept. 17 Taylor, Ann, and Samuel Slater, Kingwood 1767 Nov. 19 Taylor, Ann, Nottingham, and Isaac Rogers, New Windsor 1768 July 6 Taylor, Ann, Amwell, and Ralph Shank, Amwell 1774 Oct. 8 Taylor, Ann, and John Haines, Burlington 1781 Oct. 6 Taylor, Anna, Burlington, and Benjamin Taylor, Burlington 1754 June 24 Taylor, Anne, Burlington, and William Hirby, Burlington 1735 April 18 Taylor, Anne, Springfield, and Jacob Shutz,1 Springfield 1765 Oct. 21 Taylor, Annie, Monmouth, and Thomas Tomson, Monmouth 1741 Dec. 8 Taylor, Catherine, and William Gifford, Burlington 1734 May 16 Taylor, Catharine, Monmouth, and John Ashton, Monmouth 1741 June 2 Taylor, Catharine, Upper Freehold, and John VanKirk, Freehold 1761 May 13 Taylor, Catharine, Burlington, and Richard Borden, Jr., Burlington 1772 Sept. 21 Taylor, Charity, Woodbridge, and William Freeman, Woodbridge 1750 Dec. 5 Taylor, Deborah, Monmouth, and Joseph Cooper, Monmouth 1741 Dec. Taylor, Deborah, and Thomas Cox, Monmouth 1767 Nov. 4 Taylor, Edith, and Joseph Lamb, Burlington 1782 May 27 Taylor, Elizabeth, Chester, Pa., and John Morris, Chester, Pa. 1742 Feb. 18 Taylor, Elizabeth, Monmouth, and Samuel Curtis, Monmouth 1766 Mar. 4 Taylor, Elizabeth, and Benjamin Middleton, Gloucester 1775 April 29 Taylor, Elizabeth, and William Hodson, Burlington 1777 Sept. 2 Taylor, Elliner, Freehold, and Thomas Vandycke, Freehold 1754 Sept. 3 Taylor, Grace, and David Thomas, Burlington 1757 Aug 19 Taylor, Hannah, Monmouth, and Jacob Gibbins, Monmouth 1737 May 4 Taylor, Hannah, Monmouth, and William Carlile, Monmouth 1764 April 16 Taylor, Hannah, Springfield, and John Zelley, Springfield 1773 Jan. 7 Taylor, Helena, Middletown, and Gideon Crawford, Freehold 1754 Dec. 15 Taylor, Helena, Monmouth, and Daniel Covenhoven, Monmouth 1757 Aug. 15 Taylor, Jane, and William Smith, Perth Amboy 1747 May 5 page 401 Taylor, Jane, Burlington, and James Cahill, Burlington 1768 June 29 Taylor, Jemima, Essex, and Caleb Baldwin, Essex 1747-8 Jan. 19 Taylor, Katherine, Monmouth, and John Ashton, Monmouth 1742 Aug. 19 Taylor, Kesiah, and Absalom Ewing, Burlington 1778 Mar. 6 Taylor, Lucretia, Burlington, and John Forsyth, Burlington 1768 Jan. 5 Taylor, Lydia, Bordentown, and William French, Mansfield 1748 Sept. 20 Taylor, Lydiah, Cape May, and Cornelius Schellinger, Cape May 1756 Dec. 14 Taylor, Margaret, Bucks, Pa., and Robert Gregg, Bucks, Pa. 1737 Nov. 2 Taylor, Margrat, Freehold, and Cornelius Schenck, Freehold 1765 July 3 Taylor, Martha, Monmouth, and John Shepperd, Monmouth 1742 Dec. 13 Taylor, Mary, Monmouth, and John Niles, Monmouth 1750 Jan. 23 Taylor, Mary, Burlington, and Henry Thompson, Burlington 1754 Aug. 31 Taylor, Mary, and John McCormick, Cape May 1759 April 20 Taylor, Mary, Freehold, and John Vanderveer, Freehold 1760 May 17 Taylor, Mary, and Simon Deheart 1764 April 9 Taylor, Mary, Burlington, and Phillip Bowne, Burlington 1765 Mar. 11 Taylor, Mary, and William Ellis, Burlington 1779 Oct. 15 Taylor, Mary, Monmouth, and Richard Cox, Monmouth 1750 Jan. 19 Taylor, Patience, and Joseph Sever, Evesham 1780 Mar. 27 Taylor, Phoebe, Monmouth, and John Henry, Middlesex 1768 Mar. 23 Taylor, Phebe, and Nicholas Elvertson, Burlington 1777 Dec. 8 Taylor, Rachel, Willingborough, and Benjamin Taylor, Mansfield 1751 April 11 Taylor, Rebekah, Monmouth, and David Clayton, Jr., Monmouth Taylor, Rebekah, Monmouth, and Jarrett Morford, Monmouth 1742 Jan. 3 Taylor, Rachel, Burlington, and John Vaite Bechtolde, Burlington 1742 Oct. 4 Taylor, Rebecca, Monmouth, and John Forman, Monmouth 1750 Mar. 21

Hi Suzanne, thanks very much for your kind and generous offer! I am interested in any of the following: DANCER/DANSER REYNOLDS ROBINS/ROBBINS Thank you. Kathy Karn

If by chance you find any Joel Bennett b. 1780 and his brother, Thomas Bennett b. 1778 in Monmouth Co. (possibly Shrewsbury Twp) please keep me in mind---I desparately need their parents. I am almost 78 years old and have hit the BRICK WALL with these Bennett parents in the 1700's! Thanks, codfish@aol.com

Susan: That's a new one on me! Throwing the bride's stockings!*G* I can't even begin to think what THAT was all about. Guess I need to continue my reading on marriage customs. Pat

Hi, I see you are researching Stillwell. I have a Hannah Taylor who married a Stillwell about 1700. Might you have anything at all on Taylor in Monmouth Co.? Phil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peggy Apostolos" <peggy.apostolos@itss-inc.com> To: <NJMONMOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 11:11 PM Subject: Re: [NJMONMOU] Stillwell > Susan, > > By any chance would your Mary Smith, wife of John Smith, have the maiden > name of Johnston? As in daughter of Peter Johnston and his wife, Elsje > Vanderbelt? I'd really like to have any available help with my Smith brick > wall. Is this your family? They were in Freneau which at that time was > Middletown. The only date that comes to mind was that I think Peter and > Elsje Johnston were married in 1772. If you are on the same family line > and need it I will look for the info and sources. Let me know. > Peggy Apostolos > River Falls, WI > > At 10:38 PM 4/7/00 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi Rick, > > > >I'm glad the information was helpful to you. > > > >I am researching three Middletown families; Dorns descended from Cornelius > >Dorn, Chasey's descended from John Chasey, and Smiths descended from (if you > >can believe this!) John and Mary Smith. The time period I am researching is > >the late 1600's through about the 1820's. > > > >Any information on these families would be much appreciated. Thank you. > > > >Susan > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: CMUGRick@aol.com <CMUGRick@aol.com> > >To: amicucci@email.msn.com <amicucci@email.msn.com> > >Date: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 4:02 PM > >Subject: Stillwell > > > > > > >The latest Popes found in Stillwell are taken from cemetery inscriptions at > > >the Dutch Reformed Church Yard in Middletown (vol. 2, p. 298): > > > > > >Winfield S. Pope, son of Alfred and Phebe, died Oct 11 1862, age 15 yrs., 6 > > >mos., 3 days. > > >Elizabeth, daughter of Alfred and Phebe, died March 27, 1848, aged 2 yrs., > >8 > > >mos., 27 days. > > >Elizabeth, daughter of Alfred and Phebe, died an infant. > > > > > >Thank you Susan > > >You added two more pieces to the puzzle. I didn't know about Elizabeth at > > >all. Probably because she died so early and didn't have a death date for > > >Winfield. Nor did I know about the Dutch Reform Church. Alfred's family > >were > > >Quakers. Middletown, is that in Monmouth County? > > > > > >I think the family of Alfred and Phebe Antonides in some way connect to my > > >Andrew Pope but haven't found the connection yet. > > > > > >If you tell me who you are looking for, I will be glad to keep my eyes open > > >for them. > > > > > >Rick > > >

Their were a number of TAYLORS who were in Lycoming Co. (now Sullivan Co) PA in the early 1800's and they married children of Joel & Thomas BENNETT who came from Shrewsbury Twp., Monmouth Co. NJ in 1809. Just a thought they may have known the Taylors back in Monmouth Co.? Ginny (codfish@aol.com)

i think i missed the marriage customs listing by pat! does anyone have it to forward to me? thanks=linda

Pat, thank you for the informative message about marriage customs for widows. There is another marriage custom called "throwing the stocking" which I have always been curious about. Jonathan Holmes described the custom in his diary as follows: 25 Apr 1737 "in the after part of the day I went unto John Bards: Peter Bowne being with me it being wedding times there. at evening as the young folks was a shoeing tricks in the outward room the Groom and Brid Luckeyly Sliped into Bed and fastened the doore: Some notice was given of the matter before the groom was gott to bed. Some indeavored to peep but the females hindered us with a seeming desire to have all to themselves & that while the groom was ondressing some said that they would open the doore and fe (see) that the brid was rightly put to bed and would throwe the Stocken. after some time the wind rose or something that drew the window sheet open & a person jumpd in and opened the Doore then all hands in a seeking for the brides stocking which after awhile I found in my hand and another I found under the bed then to throwing the stocking after some I threw & hit the brids nose which made lafter (laughter) and after we had done I saluted the brid and so shut the door & window" (John E. Stillwell, "Historical & Genealogical Miscellany", 3:368, Jonathan Holmes' Diary). Any ideas on what throwing the bride's stocking symbolized? Susan

Susan, By any chance would your Mary Smith, wife of John Smith, have the maiden name of Johnston? As in daughter of Peter Johnston and his wife, Elsje Vanderbelt? I'd really like to have any available help with my Smith brick wall. Is this your family? They were in Freneau which at that time was Middletown. The only date that comes to mind was that I think Peter and Elsje Johnston were married in 1772. If you are on the same family line and need it I will look for the info and sources. Let me know. Peggy Apostolos River Falls, WI At 10:38 PM 4/7/00 -0400, you wrote: >Hi Rick, > >I'm glad the information was helpful to you. > >I am researching three Middletown families; Dorns descended from Cornelius >Dorn, Chasey's descended from John Chasey, and Smiths descended from (if you >can believe this!) John and Mary Smith. The time period I am researching is >the late 1600's through about the 1820's. > >Any information on these families would be much appreciated. Thank you. > >Susan > >-----Original Message----- >From: CMUGRick@aol.com <CMUGRick@aol.com> >To: amicucci@email.msn.com <amicucci@email.msn.com> >Date: Tuesday, April 04, 2000 4:02 PM >Subject: Stillwell > > > >The latest Popes found in Stillwell are taken from cemetery inscriptions at > >the Dutch Reformed Church Yard in Middletown (vol. 2, p. 298): > > > >Winfield S. Pope, son of Alfred and Phebe, died Oct 11 1862, age 15 yrs., 6 > >mos., 3 days. > >Elizabeth, daughter of Alfred and Phebe, died March 27, 1848, aged 2 yrs., >8 > >mos., 27 days. > >Elizabeth, daughter of Alfred and Phebe, died an infant. > > > >Thank you Susan > >You added two more pieces to the puzzle. I didn't know about Elizabeth at > >all. Probably because she died so early and didn't have a death date for > >Winfield. Nor did I know about the Dutch Reform Church. Alfred's family >were > >Quakers. Middletown, is that in Monmouth County? > > > >I think the family of Alfred and Phebe Antonides in some way connect to my > >Andrew Pope but haven't found the connection yet. > > > >If you tell me who you are looking for, I will be glad to keep my eyes open > >for them. > > > >Rick >