Jacobs Road , is in Hibernia and Marcella area. There is a Cemetery there at the Rockaway Union Church, I know there are Zeeks buried there. There is also a Cemetery located in the Boys Camp , a very nice lady lives just outside the gate and watches over the place, she is very helpful in locale history.Another old Cemetery in the same area is Winters Burying Grounds. There is also a small church that has been converted into a library, and has info on the area and the people that onced lived there.If you go to MapQuest.com , you can get a map of Jacobs Rd. in Marcella, NJ. The Cemetery at the Blind Camp near Cobb Hill was the Zeek's Cemetery. There is also a Cemetery on Upper Hibernia Road. I hope this helps . ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2000 9:48 AM Subject: [NJMORRIS] Zeek Cemetary, Jacob Road > Does anybody know of a Zeek cemetary and a Jacob Road in Rockaway? Where can > I obtain a map of this area. What about a plat map dated around 1820- 30? > What about Macopin Church? > > Thanks a bunch!! > > Lisa >

Kevin, I have a copy of "Lyon's Historical Discourse on Boonton", the Centennial Edition which was reprinted in 1967 by the Boonton Historical Society. It was published in 1873. Several segments refer to Mr Thomas C. Willis, Esq., of Powerville who was 70 years old at the time Mr Lyon interviewed him on his reminiscences of Old Boonton and the iron works. Mr Willis was born at Old Boonton. No reference to the Wilson family. I also have a copy of "The Boonton Years 1867 to 1967", compiled for the Boonton Centennial Committee by "The Citizen of Morris County", which I assume is or was a local newspaper. This edition is complete with a write-up of Samuel Ogden and the Iron Works. It includes numerous photos of Boonton as well. I would suggest the Boonton Historical Society as a place to start to obtain these works. Good luck. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: kevin and rika <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 8:20 PM Subject: [NJMORRIS] Samuel Ogden/Boonton Iron Works Would anyone know if there are any records of or writings about Samuel Ogden and the Boonton Iron Works? Apparently , Ogden was a patriot and styled himself a Col. and had his own 'militia'.My Willis and Wilson ancestors worked there and I would be curious if there is anything about the men and the era. Mahalo , Kevin

Does anybody know of a Zeek cemetary and a Jacob Road in Rockaway? Where can I obtain a map of this area. What about a plat map dated around 1820- 30? What about Macopin Church? Thanks a bunch!! Lisa

Poor House Lady wrote: > I would like to invite you to visit our website which is called The > POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American > Poorhouses) at http://www.poorhousestory.com > Good Site! Definitely a "bookmarkit-come-back-to-later" candidate! Though it's a little shy of info right now, that will change as more people find it and more info is available. Anyone have any info about the Morris County Welfare House on Hanover Avenue in MorrisPlains/Morristownship to add to this? It is now the Morris View Nursing Home. How about the one in Boonton - or was that an orphange? May I suggest that info on orphanges, "Old (Folks, Soldiers, Fireman) Homes", or similar homes that don't QUITE fall into the "Poorhouse" category but are "kinda sorta the same thing in a way but not quite" be LINKED off this site? If you have an ancestor who "disappears" -- he/she MIGHT have ended up in a poorhouse. It happened more often than we like to think. It's one of those "But for the Grace of God, go I" situations. Good luck with this site ------ Rich in NH

I would like to invite you to visit our website which is called The POORHOUSE STORY (a clearinghouse for information about 19th century American Poorhouses) at http://www.poorhousestory.com We have just posted information about links to MORRIS County poorhouse history and records which can be found on the county GenWeb pages. [Thanks to Brianne Kelly-Bly, WebCoordinator - NJGenWeb - Morris County, who e-mailed us a heads-up about the information.] If you have never visited The POORHOUSE STORY ... DIRECTIONS: after you get to the homepage (link above)click on POORHOUSES BY STATE, then on OTHER STATES, then on NEW JERSEY on the table of states. (If you have visited the site recently, you may need to click REFRESH on your browser in order to see the new material.) There are other pages which may help you gain a better understanding of poorhouses. Off the homepage you will find links to the HISTORY page and the LETTER TO GENEALOGISTS. You might also enjoy visiting the state pages for your neighboring states to see what material we have on their poorhouses. Pennsylvania http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_pennsylvania.htm Maryland http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_maryland.htm Delaware http://www.poorhousestory.com/poorhouses_in_delaware.htm New York http://www.poorhousestory.com/new_york_poorhouses.htm You will notice that we do not yet have very much information about NJ. This site will only grow through the contributions of readers like yourself who can share their personal experiences or their knowledge of sources of information about New Jersey poorhouses. Hope you enjoy the site! Linda Crannell (aka=The poorhouse Lady)

Would anyone know if there are any records of or writings about Samuel Ogden and the Boonton Iron Works? Apparently , Ogden was a patriot and styled himself a Col. and had his own 'militia'.My Willis and Wilson ancestors worked there and I would be curious if there is anything about the men and the era. Mahalo , Kevin

Letha; I recently sent you some Willis information. I just found another Willis in Hanover. I do not know how he fits in. He is not related to the line I have that I sent you the information about. >From the Tax Ratables : Nathaniel Willis in Hanover : 194 acres improved land , 5 horses, 9 cows, 5 pigs in 1778. 196 + 3 u , 4 h, 8c, 1p, 1s in 1780. (Gen. Mag. of NJ V. 45 #1 p.24). Hope this helps, Kevin

Dear Listers, I am looking for relatives of Benjamin MOORE and Lois COREY, Their daughter, Abigail Moore married John CARPENTER 1779. They lived in Orange Co. for a while then moved to Onondaga co. After John Carpenter died she married Hezekiah Woodruff. (An old Orange co. morgage names Abigail Woodruff as the dau of Benjamin Moore.) John Carpenter's reported brother was Moses Carpenter who married Elizabeth Runyon, Daughter of Richard and Anne (VanCourt) Runyon of Morris Co (1774) first, then Hannah Smith of Orange Co. second. They, too, moved to Onondaga Co. Elizabeth Runyon Carpenter, dau of Moses married James Wisner of Orange Co. 1788 and died about 1810. He remarried a Hannah Moore b. 1777 (according to our family records and had two sons: Benjamin and John). Question was Hannah somehow related to Benjamin Moore? (She would have been a daughter in law, probably.) Next item: James Wisner, (Husband of Elizabeth Runyon CARPENTER) became the guardian of children of Thomas Corey: Salley aged 10, Lucinda aged 14, and Wm aged 12, in Onondaga Co. in 1809. Does anyone know who these children were? Were they related to Lois Corey who married Benjamin Moore? I have a copy of the book, the Carpenter Memorial which lists Moses and John as brothers, and I am trying to validate the information in the book regarding this family. Phoebe in CA Searching: ORANGE CO, NY: Moses Carpenter, b.1751, son of John and Ruth (Coe) CARPENTER m. 1st. Elizabeth Runyon from Morris Co., NJ, 2 nd. Hannah Smith from Or. Co., NY THOMPSON Mary Thompson dau of James and Marah (McDowell) m. Capt. John WISNER, Jr. Long Island, NY or RI: Ruth Coe, John Carpenter Onondaga Co. Carpenter, Wisner (Munro, Reed, Redman) Wayne, Ontario, Chautauqua Co., NY: MELVIN and WISNER MI, IA, OR: MELVIN, WISNER PA; CARPENTER, TACK, HELFRICH, MEGARGEL/MEGARGY, LIVESAY, LIVESLY

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/1686 Surname: Burnet ------------------------- Yes. Bottle Hill began to be called Madison in 1834 while part of Chatham Township. Madison became an independent borough in 1889.

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/1685 Surname: Burnet ------------------------- The book "Madison New Jersey Presbyterian Church Vital Records 1747 - 1900" by Viola E. Shaw and Barbara S. Parker contains the following entry: ______________ Heald, John H.; widow SARAH J., L. Jun 1, 1886 from Stanley Cong. Ch., d. Apr. 10, 1895 age 77. ______________ The "L." indicates "received on certificate or letter of transfer" Name in all capital letters indicates member of church It is probable that neither are buried in Hillside (Presbyterian) Cemetery in Madison because the authors placed an asterisk (*) after the names of those so interred.

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/1683 Surname: BROWN, HURD ------------------------- Is Madison the area that was once called Bottle Hill, in Morris County? I'm searching for information on Hannah Brown who married Josiah Hurd who went to N J, Morris co. from Connecticutt. He arrived there in the mid-1700's and they were married. Lots of children and I think they belonged to 1st Presby Rockaway. Thanks.

Dear Cooper Folks, I have Coopers related to the VanCourt and Runyon families, but cannot do any research on those lines at this time. Phoebe

Sheila, In the Morris County Will index I see: Nathan Cooper, will & inventory, 1834 Nathan Cooper, will & inventory, 1788 Nathan Cooper, guardianship, 1770 Nathan Cooper, will & inventory, 1798 Nathan A Cooper, will & inventory, 1879 Nathan M Cooper, inventory, 1811 Geoffrey Cooper {no relation} see my web page for info about wills and other NJ vital records @ <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/NJrecords/njlookups.html">NJ LOOKUPS</A>

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/1681 Surname: Burnet ------------------------- The book can be found in most Morris County Libraries. It can be purchased from the Madison Presbyterian Church. Send a check for $15 ($10 for the book, $5 shipping) to: Presbyterian Church of Madison 19 Green Avenue Madison, NJ 07940

Hello, Was wondering about the COOPER family in Morris Co. NJ. Saw the posting by the lady who is looking for a book by Shaw & Parker on the Madison Presbyterian Church early records in MORRIS COUNTY, NJ. I am interested in knowing if you are familiar with a Nathan COOPER of Morris Co. NJ, he lived there in the mid to late 1700's. Would be willing to exchange information with anyone researching this family. Thanks, SHEILA

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/1680 Surname: Cooper ------------------------- Does anyone know where to find a copy of this book by Shaw & Parker on the Madison Presbyterian Church early records in MORRIS COUNTY, NJ?

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/1679 Surname: ------------------------- Sorry, I do not have information on that person.

1. Ancestry of Mary Winans 2. d/o Lewis Winans, Jr. b. 1750 Elizabethtown, NJ, d. Feb 1, 1825 Junius, Seneca, NY, and Sarah Halsey b. 1759, d. April 30, 1832 Tyre, NY. 3. Lewis Winans, Sr. b. abt 1718 & Lydia Kelsey, she d. June 2, 1786 4. John Winans b. Oct 3, 1673 probably Elizabethtown, NJ, d. Nov 5, 1734 & Remember ?Baldwin b. abt 1680, d. Feb 10, 1722 5. John Winans b. abt 1640 the Netherlands d. Dec 1694 Elizabethtown, NJ & Susannah Melyn. Ossian Ross was the founder of Lewiston, Illinois, which he named after his son, Lewis Winans Ross. Children 1. Lewis Winans 2. Harriett 3. Harvey Lee 4. Lucinda Caroline 5. Leonard 6. Pike. (Source: Alice Winans Egy Woolley Book July 1987) Alice Martin LaRue <<Hi Listers: According to a history of Fulton County, IL, Mary Winans, born 1 Apr 1793 in Morris Co., NJ, married Ossian M. Ross in Waterloo, Seneca Co., NY on 7 July 1811, and moved with him to Fulton County, IL. She outlived Ossian, dying in Peoria, IL in 1875. Can anyone help me to trace her ancestry?>>

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Morris/1678 Surname: Sturges ------------------------- The book "Madison, New Jersey Presbyterian Church Vital Records 1747 - 1900" by Viola E. Shaw and Barbara S. Parker lists close to forty Sturgeses, including those in your list. These people were probably all Chatham Township residents.

Posted on: Morris County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/NJ/Morris/1677 Surname: Clark, Faugerson, Roberts, Smith ------------------------- There were several Clark/Clarke families who settled in Long Island in the 1600s. I know that a Richard Clark came to Elizabeth, NJ (Union Co., which is near Morris Co.) and was the ancestor of Abraham Clark, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. I have not been able to link the Clark family of Elizabeth, NJ with "my" Clarks who also came to northeast NJ from Long Island. All I know is that my ancestor, Henry Clark @1690-1770 and his wife Anne Jenner 1693-1756 came to Mendham, Morris Co in 1720s from Brookhaven, Long Island. Information from other researchers of this family have Henry's parents as Richard Clark, 1661-1725 and Margaret Rogers 1688-? Perhaps our families are linked. Let's keep researching.