As I wrote in my e-mail to Hermon, we have just returned form a long visit to Palestine, Isreal, etc. and am not quite ready to dig into the family files for a few days at least although I realy can't wait to resume.. Rappleyea and Remsen do appear in my files. I was born on the Schenck/Rappleyea/Thorne in Pleasant Valley near Holmdel, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA and my father and I "rescued" family documents before the family farm was sold. I will answer you more fully as soon as I can. Jim Rev. James M. Thorne, Jr. (Jim) RR 1 Stanhope, York PO Prince Edward Island PE Canada C0A 1P0 Phone: (902) 672-2326 james.thorne@pei.sympatico.ca Plhown@aol.com wrote: > I am interested in the Dutch reformed settlers in Monmouth Co. because my > ancestor Sylvanus Morris and his brother Samuel left Monmouth Co. for > Newtown, Queens Co., NY about 1800. They both married descendants of the > early Dutch settlers of the county. Sylvanus maried Jane Rapelye, and Samuel > married Hester Remsen. I often wondered if the connection to these 2 woman > may have come through Monmouth Co. families. Sylvanus and Samuel were > Presbyterians who readily accepted the Reformed Church in the early 1800's.