Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/11974 Surname: Van Riper ------------------------- Here are the Van Ripers that I have. Catherine Van Riper b. August 29, 1844 m. February 22, 1862 Pequannock, Morris to John U. Jacobus b. February 8, 1835 d. February 22, 1909 (my line). Louis P. Van Riper m. Anna Gertrudy Mead b. February 12, 1862 (my line). Thomas Van Riper (brother of Cahterine) m. Catherine Vanderhoff and had the following children: Cornelius, Samuel, Mary J., William, Martin, Chalres, and Julia Ann. The last is Elizabeth Ann Van Riper m. December 30, 1868 Phillip Rogers b. October 5, 1847 (my line). I'll send more later on the other families.

Don't know the exact count however here's something that might be of some help. I once saw a copy of the History of St Peters (Episcopal) Church. It recounted how, in the early days of Morristown (mid1700s) the town was only a small village. A circuit rider minister from Newark?Paterson? came around every few months to perform various rites of the Church. In it was a drawing showing a few buildings/houses and lots of trees - don;t know if that was just a conceptual image or if it was an actual depiction made at the time. Anyway, if M-town was that small at that time, you can probably estimate a few hundred, a thousand?, people. You might also note that the boundaries of "Morris Town" probably included what we now refer to as MorrisTownship, which increases the land size by at least 2 or 3 times. I don't have a copy of the document so I'm recounting from memory. Abigail was kind of a common name in those days. Hope this helps some --- Rich in NH

Greetings, This is a slightly bizarre question: Does anyone have any idea what the population of Morristown and its immediate vicinity might have been in 1752? My 5G GM Abigail Unknown was apparently born there in May1752. She was married to Jedidiah Frost and was the mother of my 4G GF Ezekial Frost. I was taking a 'shot in the dark' on the WorldConnect database and did a search for any Abigails born in NJ in 1752. I found an Abigail Crane who was apparently born within two days of the date I have for 'my' Abigail, apparently also in Morristown. I can't imagine that there were too many children named Abigail born in Morristown at that time within two days of each other although I suppose it is possible. Abigail Crane was the daughter of Edmund Crane and Abigail Kitchell and I've not be able to find much more about her (including whether she lived to adulthood or if she was married and if so to whom). Anybody know anything more about her? Regards, Rick Novak

Hi Letha and All Mildred B (Buddie) Herron a member of the Budd family Association has graciously allowed me to place her valuable research on my website. JOHN1 BUDD of NEW HAVEN, CT. SOUTHOLD, L.I., and RYE, NEW YORK With possible connections to the BROWNE FAMILY of ENGLAND. Researcher: Buddie Herron (Mrs. Mildred B.) Member: Budd Family Association (All items are documented unless otherwise noted.) All rights reserved, Jan. 8, 2001 http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~budd/index.html Researching any and all Budd families -- Ida IAK Alberta Canada [email protected] list mom [email protected] list mom [email protected] list mom [email protected] Viruses can kill systems DON'T open attachments

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/11961 Surname: Conkling ------------------------- The only baptismal records I found of children of William and Lea were Marritje and Angenitje Caglin, baptised in 1746 in the Dutch Reformed Church in Pompton Plains, which is in Pequannock Township in Morris County, which is south of Rte.23. Butler is a little north of Rte.23. Their baptismal sponsos were Adrian & Angenitje VanHouten and Nicolas & Marritje Yoons, who may or may not be relatives. 2nd River is now called Belleville, N.J. in Essex County.

This is a response I rec'd from the National Archives regarding a question I had sent to them about obtaining Naturalization Records. I hope someone "out there" finds this helpful(or at least interesting). It *is* quite lengthy, but I found it to be interesting. Regards, Dan in Nebraska >From: "Cliff Macwha" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Naturalization Records >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 14:08:10 -0500 > >Dear Mr. Conner- >In order to find your ancestors' naturalization records, you first must >know where they naturalized. Naturalization records in the National >Archives are, for the most part, kept at the branch that services the >region where the naturalizations took place. >Because of the time period in which your ancestors came over, you may have >to go to state or county courts to find these records; it wasn't until 1906 >that naturalizations were required to be done through the federal courts. >I am enclosing an article on the naturalization process that should help >direct your search. Good luck. > >Clifford MacWha >Archives I Research Room Services Branch (NWCC1) >National Archives and Records Administration >700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW >Washington, DC 20408-0001 > >Naturalization Records > >The following article should assist you in locating the naturalization >record you are looking for. You can find an updated version at our website >at <http://www.nara.gov/genealogy/natural.html>. > >"The Location of Naturalization Records." >By Claire Prechtel-Kluskens. >Reprinted from The Record, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 21-22 (Nov. 1996). > > We are frequently asked where an ancestor's naturalization records can be >found. This article will provide general guidance that should assist most >researchers in finding these records. > > Naturalization is the process of by which an alien becomes an American >citizen. It is a voluntary act by the alien; naturalization is not >required. Twenty-five percent of foreign-born persons listed on the 1890 >through 1930 censuses had not become naturalized or filed their "first >papers." > >The Courts > > From the first naturalization law passed by Congress in 1790 up through >much of the twentieth century, an alien could become naturalized in any >court of record. Thus, most people went to the court most convenient to >them, usually a county court of some kind. The names and types of courts >vary from state to state. The names and types courts have also varied >during different periods of history--but may include the county supreme, >circuit, district, equity, chancery, probate, or common pleas court. Most >researchers will find that their ancestors became naturalized in one of >these courts. A few State Supreme Courts also naturalized aliens, such as >the Supreme Courts of Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, and South >Dakota. > > Some persons who lived in large cities become naturalized in a Federal >court, such as a U.S. District Court or U.S. Circuit Court, if one of those >courts were convenient to them. > >General Rule: The Two-Step Process > > Congress passed the first law regulating naturalization in 1790 (1 Stat. >103). As a general rule, naturalization was a two-step process that took a >minimum of five years. After being in the United States a minimum of two >years, an alien could file a "declaration of intent" to become a citizen. >A minimum of three years after that, the alien could then "petition for >naturalization." After the petition was granted, a certificate of >citizenship was issued to the alien. These two steps did not have to take >place in the same court. As a general rule, the "declaration of intent" >will contain more genealogically-useful information than the "petition." >The "declaration" may include the alien's month and year (or possibly the >exact date) of his immigration to the United States. > >Exceptions to the General Rule > > Having stated this "two-step, five-year" general rule, it is necessary to >note several exceptions. The first major exception was that "derivative" >citizenship was granted to wives and minor children of naturalized men. >From 1790 to 1922, wives of naturalized men automatically became citizens. >This also meant that an alien woman who married a U.S. citizen >automatically became a citizen upon marriage. From 1790 to 1940, children >under the age of 21 automatically became naturalized citizens upon the >naturalization of their father. Unfortunately, however, names and >biographical information about wives and children are rarely included in >declarations or petitions before September 1906. > > The second major exception to the general rule was that, from 1824 to >1906, minor aliens who had lived in the U.S. five years before their >twenty-third birthday could file their declarations and petitions at the >same time. > > The third major exception to the general rule was the special >consideration given to veterans. An 1862 law allowed honorably-discharged >army veterans of any war to petition for naturalization without previously >having filed a declaration of intent after only one year's residence in the >United States. An 1894 law extended the same no-previous-declaration >privilege to honorably-discharged five-year veterans of the Navy or the >Marine Corps. Over 192,000 aliens were naturalized between May 9, 1918 >and June 30, 1919, under an act of May 9, 1918, that allowed aliens serving >in the U.S. armed forces during "the present war" to file a petition for >naturalization without making a declaration of intent or proving five >years' residence. Laws enacted in 1919, 1926, 1940, and 1952 continued >various preferential treatment provisions for veterans. > >The Records > > It is impossible to provide hard-and-fast rules about the content or even >the existence of naturalization records. The 1905 Report to the President >of the Commission on Naturalization remarked: > > The methods of making and keeping the naturalization records in both the >Federal and State courts are as various as the procedure in such cases. >Thus the declaration of intention in some courts consists merely of the >bare statement of the intention and the name and allegiance of the alien, >while in other courts it also includes a history of the alien.... In a >majority of courts alien applicants are not required to make the >declaration of intention required by law ... and in other courts he is. >Previous to 1903 a majority of courts did not require petitions or >affidavits; other courts did. Some courts keep a naturalization record >separate from the other records; other courts include the naturalization >record in the regular minutes of the court. Some records contain full >histories of the aliens, but a majority of the records show only the name, >nationality, oath of allegiance, and date of admission. > >In 1903, a Justice Department investigator made even more damning comments: > > I find the naturalization records in many cases in a chaotic condition, >many lost and destroyed, and some sold for old paper. Most the records >consist of merely the name and nativity of the alien with no means of >identifying aliens of the same name.... In numerous cases I find aliens >naturalized under initials instead of Christian names, surnames misspelled >or changed entirely, and names of witnesses inserted in place of the alien >naturalized.... The examination of the records discloses the remarkable >fact that never, since the first enactment of the naturalization laws, has >any record been made in any court of the names of minor children who, under >the operation of the statutes, were made citizens by the naturalization of >their parents. > >The Location of these Records > > For a comprehensive guide to where naturalization records for specific >courts can be found, see Christina K. Schaefer, Guide to Naturalization >Records of the United States (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., >1997), which is available in many public libraries, as well as from >genealogical booksellers and the publisher. > > Naturalization records from county courts may still be at the county >court, or in a county or state archives, or at a regional archives serving >several counties within a state. Some of these records or indexes have >been published, such as the Index of Naturalizations, Ashtabula County, >Ohio, 1875-1906, published by the Ashtabula County Genealogical Society. > > Do not be surprised if county court employees tell you their >naturalization records are at "the National Archives" or that their court >never conducted naturalizations. Most current court employees are probably >not genealogists and may not be familiar with, or interested in, the >court's older records. It is up to the researcher to have persistence in >determining the location of older court records. Some of these records may >have been microfilmed and may be available through "Family History Centers" >run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormon"). Family >History Centers are open to the public. > > If the naturalization took place in a Federal court, naturalization >indexes, declarations, of intent, and petitions will usually be in the >National Archives' Regional Archives serving the state in which the Federal >court is located (addresses listed at end of message). Some of these >indexes and records have been microfilmed and are available through >"Mormon" Family History Centers or the American Genealogical Lending >Library (a private company that rents microfilmed genealogical records to >the public). > > The Microfilm Reading Room (Room 400) in the National Archives Building in >downtown Washington, D.C., has some microfilmed Federal court >naturalization indexes, declarations, and petitions, but it is by no means >a complete collection of these records. To repeat, most Federal >naturalization records are found in the National Archives Regional Archives >serving the state in which the Federal court is located. > > Although the National Archives does not have naturalization records >created in state or local courts, we do have three microfilmed indexes that >serve as a finding aid to some state and local court naturalizations. >National Archives Microfilm Publication M1285, Soundex Index to >Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, >Northern District of Illinois, and Immigration and Naturalization Service >District 9, 1840-1950 (179 rolls) serves both as an index to naturalization >petitions from the two Federal courts mentioned in its title and as an >index to naturalization petitions filed in county courts in eastern Iowa, >northwestern Indiana, eastern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. > > National Archives Microfilm Publication M1674, Index (Soundex) to >Naturalization Petitions Filed in Federal, State, and Local Courts in New >York, New York, including New York, Kings, Queens, and Richmond Counties, >1792-1906 (294 rolls) serves a similar finding aid function for New York >City naturalization petitions. > > National Archives Microfilm Publication M1299, Index to New England >Naturalization Records, 1791-1906 (117 rolls) serves a similar function for >naturalizations occurring in various courts in the New England states. > > For more detailed information, consult John J. Newman, American >Naturalization Processes and Procedures, 1790-1985 (Indianapolis: Indiana >Historical Society, 1985). > >National Archives Regional Archives Addresses > >NARA--New England Region (Boston), 380 Trapelo Rd., Waltham, MA 02154. >617-647-8100. Email: <[email protected]>. States: CT, ME, MA, >NH, RI, VT. > >NARA--New England Region (Pittsfield), 10 Conte Dr., Pittsfield, MA 01201. >413-445-6885. Email: <[email protected]>. MICROFILM ONLY; no >original records. States: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT. > >NARA--Northeast Region (New York City), 201 Varick St., New York, NY. >212-337-1300. Email: <[email protected]>. States: NJ, NY, >Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands. > >NARA--Mid-Atlantic Region (Philadelphia City Center), 900 Market St., Room >1350, Philadelphia, PA 19107. 215-597-3000. Email: ><[email protected]>. States: DE, MD, PA, VA, WV. > >NARA--Southeast Region (Atlanta), 1557 St. Joseph Ave., East Point, GA >30344. 404-763-7477. Email: <[email protected]>. States: AL, >FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN. > >NARA--Great Lakes Region (Chicago), 7358 South Pulaski Rd., Chicago, IL >60629. 312-581-7816. Email: <[email protected]>. States: IL, >IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. > >NARA--Central Plains Region (Kansas City), 2312 East Bannister Rd., Kansas >City, MO 64131. 816-926-6272. Email: <[email protected]>. >States: IA, KS, MO, NE. > >NARA--Southwest Region (Fort Worth), 501 West Felix St., P.O. Box 6216, Ft. >Worth, TX 76115. 817-334-5525. States: AR, LA, NM (most records from >Federal agencies in NM are at NARA-Rocky Mountain Region), OK, TX. > >NARA--Rocky Mountain Region (Denver), Building 48-Denver Federal Center, >Denver, CO 80225-0307. 303-236-0817. Email: <[email protected]>. >States: CO, MT, ND, NM, SD, UT, WY. > >NARA--Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel), 24000 Avila Rd., Laguna Niguel, CA >92656. 714-360-2641. Email: <[email protected]>. States: AZ, >southern CA, and Clark Co., NV. > >NARA--Pacific Region (San Francisco), 1000 Commodore Dr., San Bruno, CA >94066. 415-876-9009. Email: <[email protected]>. Northern CA, >HI, NV (except Clark Co.), Pacific Trust Territories, American Samoa. > >NARA--Pacific-Alaska Region (Seattle), 6125 Sand Point Way, NE, Seattle, >WA, 98115. 206-526-6507. Email: <[email protected]>. > >NARA--Pacific-Alaska Region (Anchorage), 654 West Third Ave., Anchorage, >AK, 99501. 907-271-2441. Email: [email protected]>. State: AK. > > >>> "Dan Conner" <[email protected]> 03/20/01 07:31AM >>> >I am hoping to find Naturalization Records for: >(1) GRAHAM, Isaac: from Belfast, Ireland. Came to America sometime before >1869 and lived in Philadelphia, PA >(2) STROM, Charles: came from Sweden to America sometime in the1880's. > >Thank you, >Dan Conner >Omaha, NE _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

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I have a half brother of my GG Grandmother, William Tredway along with his wife Mary (Williamson) Tredway, who lived and are buried in Chester, NJ. Mary died on January 28, 1903. How many Cemeteries are there in Chester. Also looking for descendants of this couple. Marjorie White Ontario, Canada

Morris Area Genealogy Society P.O. Box 105 Convent Station, NJ 07961 973-538-3473 It is wider than Morristown but the Newsletter does not specify coverage. I have been a subscriber for several years. The Newsletter is indexed in PERSI and quite a few thing that have appeared in it have later been posted online. Here is the link on the Morris Co. USGENWEB page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MorrisAreaGenSoc This is under Historical & Genealogical Societies in Morris County: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris/njmcl.htm --Noelle, in Ohio At 05:58 PM 3/19/01 EST, [email protected] wrote: >Can someone give me the address of the Morris Area Genealogical Society? >Does this include all of Morris county or just Morristown NJ. ? Thanks >Ruth in Tx > > > ******************************************************** Noelle Van Pulis (aka Mrs. E. Garrison Walters) Columbus, Ohio 43221 [email protected] SURNAMES: NJ and/or NY; some also in PA: Eckhar(d)t, Garrigus/Garrigues, Garrison, Hoffert, Huyler/Hiler, Keller, Mase/Maize, Masters, Merritt, Pennington, Post, Pulis/Pulisvelt, Renner, Rolle, Rosenberg(er), Storr/Stur(r), VanClief/VanCleef/VanCleave, Vreeland, Walters, Welch/Welsh, Witte INDIANA: Meyer, Schrader, Steele, Vaughan CANADA: Foote, Gordon, Kaiser, Prentiss ENGLAND: Masters, Pennington SCOTLAND: Cameron, Forbes, Gordon, Hood, McDougal(l), Shields WALES: Colley, Williams

Can someone give me the address of the Morris Area Genealogical Society? Does this include all of Morris county or just Morristown NJ. ? Thanks Ruth in Tx

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/11949 Surname: STEWART, FOSTER, BROSS ------------------------- The 1860 Morris County census lists James FOSTER and wife Josephine in Chatham Twp., Morris Co., NJ. James (1814- ?)was born in England according to the death certificate of his daughter, Mary Agusta FOSTER (1840-1903), and wife of James, Josephine, was born in France about 1820. Mary Agusta was born about 1840 in NJ and married John M. STEWART. They are my great great grandparents. Chldren listed in the 1860 Morris County census are Josephine FOSTER, born about 1847; Charles H. FOSTER, born about 1852; Emma S. FOSTER born about 1854. Also listed are a Selena ROLLINS, b. about 1843 and an Ion ROLLINS. I am assuming that Ion is the husband of Selena. Selena may be a daughter of James and Josephine. I have not been able to find any of them in any other census records nor have I been able to learn anything additional about them. Can anyone help me? PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks.

From the yellow pages at switchboard.com: Greenwood Cemetery 107 Essex Ave, Boonton, NJ 07005 Phone: (973)334-5252 I was looking for something else and this caught my eye in relation to the query. --Noelle, in Ohio At 03:40 AM 3/19/01 -0700, Sue Wilson wrote: >Posted on: Morris County Queries >Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/11943 > >Surname: Gilchrist >------------------------- > >Pat, > >You will find Green-wood Cemetery located in Brooklyn, New York. My Gilchrist >family were life-long residents of Hudson County and are buried there. > >Green-wood Cem. has a web page and e-mail addy. It is a beautiful cemetery. > > >Link: Green-wood Cemetery > URL: <http://www.green-wood.com/> > > > ******************************************************** Noelle Van Pulis (aka Mrs. E. Garrison Walters) Columbus, Ohio 43221 [email protected] SURNAMES: NJ and/or NY; some also in PA: Eckhar(d)t, Garrigus/Garrigues, Garrison, Hoffert, Huyler/Hiler, Keller, Mase/Maize, Masters, Merritt, Pennington, Post, Pulis/Pulisvelt, Renner, Rolle, Rosenberg(er), Storr/Stur(r), VanClief/VanCleef/VanCleave, Vreeland, Walters, Welch/Welsh, Witte INDIANA: Meyer, Schrader, Steele, Vaughan CANADA: Foote, Gordon, Kaiser, Prentiss ENGLAND: Masters, Pennington SCOTLAND: Cameron, Forbes, Gordon, Hood, McDougal(l), Shields WALES: Colley, Williams

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/11947 Surname: Murray, Finley ------------------------- Am looking for information on my grandparents, Agnes Finley Murray and Edward Murray. I know Edward had about 4 or 5 brothers and 1 sister Madelene, I think. They lived in Philly and then Morristown and Maple Shade. My father Francis, twin brother, Raymond and sister Marie all lived in Morristown and MAple Shade. You can email me directly. Thanks!

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/11944 Surname: BIRD, Hammond, Starkey ------------------------- The records for Greenwood Cemetery in Boonton are in the Morristown Library. There is a copy of the interment record (by date). Also, the Morris Area Genealogy Society has been transcribing the records and posting them alphabetically in their newsletter. If you contact them they will probably be able to help you. Judy

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/11943 Surname: Gilchrist ------------------------- Pat, You will find Green-wood Cemetery located in Brooklyn, New York. My Gilchrist family were life-long residents of Hudson County and are buried there. Green-wood Cem. has a web page and e-mail addy. It is a beautiful cemetery. Link: Green-wood Cemetery URL: <http://www.green-wood.com/>

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/11940 Surname: Garrison ------------------------- I am looking for information on the Greenwood Cemetery in Boonton, New Jersey. I am trying to get information and a picture of the headstone of my great grandfather William Garrison. I am told he is buried there.

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/11939 Surname: ------------------------- Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Dover,New Jersey. I have an Uncle buried there. It is a large cemetery and they are very good about giving you information. As far as the newspaper, I would say the Dover Advance or the Morris County Record. They would be the two that would carry the obit.You can contact the Morris County Library and they should have copies of the obits on file. That is where I found quite a few I needed. The cemetery is well kept and I was back east in Oct.for my father's funeral and took time to go there for some pictures of the headstone of my uncle. They should be able to give you information as long as you have the dates.

Looking for anyone researching the names Sharp, Sharpenstine, Scharfenstine and Carr from the Morristown area, c. 1700's Thank you

Morris (Maurice?) Lucas and his family emigrated from Ireland between 1850 & 1854, and settled in the Dover area. Morris was a miner. His wife was Mary/Julia (both names appear alternately on birth records). They had the following children: John b. 1850 in Ireland (all others born Randolph Twp., Morris Co,) Edward b. 1853 Dennis Francis b. 1854 Daniel b. 1855 Bridget b. 1857 Margaret b. 1862 To date, I have only know about Dennis who married Margaret Connors of Chester, Morris Co., in 1889. I would appreciate any assistance in finding old mining records; parish records; cemetery records (maybe someone in Dover could check the oldest RC cemetery for me???) Thanks in advance for any assistance. Jean Campbell Phoenix, Arizona

The Passaic County Historical Society Genealogy Club has recently added the following new pages to our site at RootsWeb: Under the heading BIOGRAPHIES: PIAGET, Henry F., Owner of "The Great Notch Inn." (A narrative by written by Edward Graf.) Under the heading CHURCHES: Paterson - Second Reformed Church, Baptisms, 1828 - 1882 (A listing.) Paterson - Second Reformed Church, Marriages, 1828 - 1896 (A listing.) Stop and visit out site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~njpchsgc and see the new material we've added. We welcome contributions of material for the webpage. Please contact me if you have something to share. If you'd like to get involved in transcribing some material for the webpage, please let me know. Maryjane Proctor (for) Passaic County Historical Society Genealogy Club mailto:[email protected]