Some new additions to the Morris County Website: - Munsell's History of Morris County Chapters XII and XIII Regards, Brianne Kelly-Bly Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Morris County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris>

Hello I am looking for William Johnson, Jr. & his wife Elizabeth. I am trying to find out if they had any children.  I  only know William was born Dec. 16, 1859 in Vernon, Sussex Co., NJ to William and Mary (Decker)Johnson. Elizabeth was born in 1860 They were married in 1880. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tracy Franz

While working at the NJ State Archives today, I came across a single birth record mixed in with the Morris Co. marriages. This film was from the Morris County Clerks Files, not the state records. I brought home a couple of photocopies and will happily send one to anyone who wishes to claim it. It reads: I, Daniel Carey, the Subcriber, hereby certify that on the Eighteenth day of April Eighteen hundred and twenty Eight there was born to my Servant woman Bet, a Slave for life under the law prior to Eighteen hundred and four, a certain female child to which the name of Rose was given being now twenty-one years three months and twenty Eight days old. Daniel Cary Sworn and Subscribed this 16th Day of August 1849 Abijah Young Justice of the Peace Helen in NJ http://NJKithAndKin.com

I am looking for info on James Spencer or Johanna Smith They are my GGGGGrandparents. All I know is they were from either the Sussex or Morris county area and were born in NJ. They had at least one child Charles Spencer born about 1840  and diedMay 2, 1915 . Charles was married to Sarah jane Reid and they had at least 8 children.  I know that the Whole Spencer family from Charles  on down is buried  in Stanhope Union Cemetery. Any info on James Spencer or Johanna Smith or the family would be greatly appreciated. Thank you, Tracy Franz

Hello all, I am looking for info about my GGGGreat Grandfather John Johnson. John was born between 1795 and 1800. All I know Is He married Elizabeth Maiden name might have been Merrick. I have been told that they might have been born in New York. I know that they had 3 children Rebecca Johnson, William Johnson and John Johnson.         *William Johnson was born around 1836 in Orange County NY and was a civil War vet. He was married to Mary ann Decker had 4 children. They lived in Vernon NJ then married to Margaret Fichter/ Victor and Had two more children *John W. Johnson 1872 - 1904 and Anna (Annie) Johnson born in 1869 They lived in Morris county Roxbury Twp.         Rebecca we know was born about 1840 and died about 1879. She was married to Issac Babcock Jan. 2, 1861 in Amity, Orange Co. NY . They lived in Vernon NJ. and had 7 children.         John was born in abt. 1843 in New foundland NJ and died Aug. 30, 1854 of Damps in Vernon, NJ. He was a miner age 13. At the time of his death His mother Elizabeth called her self Betsy. Anyone who knows anything about this family please let me know. Thank you Tracy Surnames: Babcock, Peer, Johnson, Merrick, Card, Quackenbush, smith , Spencer,  and others

 Hello all, I am looking for the following, DORCAS SPENCER  Daughter ofCharles Spencer and Jane Reid, wasborn Abt. 1874, and died August 15, 1947 in Netcong, NJ.  She married JOHN H. SHERNCE. Theylived in Stanhope and Netcong, NJ . John used to be an employee of theLackawanna Railroad. Children of DORCAS SPENCER and JOHN SHERNCE are: i.  UNKNOWN4 SHERNCE, d. Bef.October 21, 1976; m. JOHN J. KELLY. ii. JOHN S. SHERNCE, b. February 11, 1893; d. October 20, 1976, Dover, NewJersey.  A life long resident of Netcong, he was aretired gateman of the Erie Lackawanna Railroad. He was the oldest honarymember of the Netcong fire co. 1.                  iii.       KATHRYN SHERNCE, b. 1895; d. 1971; m. HAROLD RINEHART. .                iv.       HAROLD SHERNCE, b. August 21, 1900, Netcong, NJ; d. June 05, 1991,Dover, New Jersey.                              Haroldmarried a Lucille Unknown Militaryservice: Served with the Navy Seabees in WWII                            Occupation: Bet. 1947 - 1967, OwnedShernce's Fuel CO., Netcong, NJ                                         Childrenof HAROLD SHERNCE and LUCILLE are:                                                      i.       RICHARD5 SHERNCE.                                                      ii.       ROBERT SHERNCE.                   v.       STELLA SHERNCE, b. December 22, 1902; d. March 22, 1989; m. CLARENCE E. HAZEN. Clarence was a Sheriffof Sussex County, NJ  in 1947                  vi.       SARAH SHERNCE, b. 1905; d. 1974; m. UNKNOWN EDWARDS.                 vii.       PAUL SHERNCE, b. February 25, 1910, Stanhope, NJ; d. February 21,1986, Tavares, FL.                                 Paul Married Anna Unknown and moved toFlorida in 1971. He owned the formerShernce Esso  service station inStanhope                                                                 Childof PAULSHERNCEand ANNA is:                                        i.PAUL5 SHERNCE, JR., d. Aft. February 26, 1986

In 1795 Lawrence MISENER of Mendham, Morris Co., NJ died. He was married to Sarah, d/o Major (RS) Daniel and Rebecca (Owen) COOK, and they had two minor sons. It appears that Lawrence and Sarah were married before July 1791 when Lawrence signed his will as she is listed as wife and sole heir. I have not found any data on the MISENER family. Would there be a Mendham City Directory for the time frame 1790-1795? If so, would someone kindly look to see if any MISENER or the like is listed? The name has spelling variations- MISENER MISNER MIZENER MIZNER MINEGAR MONSINGER MUYSINGER MONSIGNOR MONSEIGNEUR Best regards, Hugh

The second wife of Joseph Casterline was Peninah Searing. She was the daughter of William and Peninah (Burnett) Searing. Can anyone tell me about Peninah Burnett? (The mother of Peninah Searing) Thanks Lori

I hope that each of you have watched the Oprah Show today. It is a wonderful show on genealogy with Billy Krystal and others. enjoy!

Great sites for maps and general info. -----Original Message----- From: num1scot@aol.com Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 2:22 PM To: NJ-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJ] Re: Genealogy Links Would like to pass these links along. I found them interesting and helpful. Some of you may feel the same. US & State County Census Maps www.genealogyinc.com/uscm.htm US & State County Formation Maps www.genealogyinc.com/uscf.htm Southestern States www.segenealogy.com NorthEaster States www.negenealogy.com meanings of terms & descriptions www.genealogyinc.com/descriptions/

Greetings from Kalamazoo! Can you help me with the Earles Family of Morris Co - name variations include Earl, Earls and Earle? I have some material on the Earles family that lived in the Rockaway area. Great grand parents include Julia E Earles who married Peter A Gable. and gt gt gd parents Peter Earles who married in 1809 Barbara Witty. Sometimes the family name in the same family has a different spelling!! Any and all information on this family would be most appreciated. Kurt in Kzo

Searching for Ezekiel and his parents and/or siblings. He was born in Morris Co., New Jersey (unknown YET as to what township) April 10, 1798 and he married Margaret BARR in 1821, OHIO. There they had ten children. Ezekiel died in Liberty Township, Hancock Co., OHIO on October 20, 1849 and is buried in the Indian Green Cemetery. Would like to shar information with others who are researching into this DAY family lines. Thank you in advance for anyone writing back! Linda

Friends, I am looking for someone who has information about the Lyonsville Cemetery. I am trying to get a picture of the stone for John Earles (and/or his wife Liah d April 3, 1866. I am not sure who the reference in the Lyonsville Cemetery on line listing is referring to! Would be willing to pay cost of film if someone can get a picture. Would like phone and address if possible, of person who has the cemetery records. Any help on any of this would be most appreciated Kurt in Kalamazoo Researching Earl, Earle, Earles, Earls in Morris Co and open to hearing from anyone who has any information on any. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

For those interested in information about the Leni Lenape Indians, I've just added the complete text from the WPA bulletin 12, Stories of New Jersey - Indian Place Name in New Jersey. Regards, Brianne Kelly-Bly Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Morris County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris> Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Sussex County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njsussex>

Hi, Brianne-- Thanks so much for adding the information on the Leni Lenape Indians to the web site. That's the kind of thing that makes family history (micro-history) so interesting. You're a hero! Judy Belle Clark Horick Georgetown, Texas P.S. My Clark ancestors were in Morris County till Horace Greeley went west in about 1874. My most distant New Jersey Clark ancestor was John Clarke who was born around 1686 in Elizabeth-towne. --- "B. Kelly-Bly" <bkbnj@optonline.net> wrote: > For those interested in information about the Leni Lenape Indians, > I've just added the complete text from the WPA bulletin 12, > Stories of New Jersey - Indian Place Name in New Jersey. > > > Regards, > Brianne Kelly-Bly > Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Morris County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris> > Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Sussex County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njsussex> > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania, located in in Philadelphia, also has many resources of interest to genealogists. http://www.hsp.org/ Depending on the specific locations(s) your are researching, there may be local historical societies as well, or collections in the city or regional public libraries. For example, I had great service from the Easton Area Public Library, which covered some nearby New Jersey towns. And of course Cyndi's List has an area for Pennsylvania: http://www.cyndislist.com/pa.htm --Noelle Ohio At 06:18 AM 6/21/2003 -0700, Judy Belle Horick wrote: >Hi, Gretchen-- > >I spent a day at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg and found a >lot. > The address is 350 North Street <www.phme.state.pa.us/>. > >Also, there's a tremendous amount of historical military information at >the War >College in nearby Carlisle. I've never been there, but I've heard it's a gold >mine. > >Judy Belle Horick >Georgetown, Texas > > >--- Gretchen Beyer <chemist_14072@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hi list, > > My friend and I are planning a trip to NJ and Pa to > > look up some things. I've seen a lot of helpful > > information on the list lately for Trenton and even > > NYC. My question is has anyone done research in Pa. > > and do they have a centralized place where records are > > kept? Sorry this is off topic but I hoped someone > > might know since I didn't get any response from the Pa > > list. > > Thanks, > > Gretchen > > > >

Hi, Gretchen-- I spent a day at the Pennsylvania State Archives in Harrisburg and found a lot. The address is 350 North Street <www.phme.state.pa.us/>. Also, there's a tremendous amount of historical military information at the War College in nearby Carlisle. I've never been there, but I've heard it's a gold mine. Judy Belle Horick Georgetown, Texas --- Gretchen Beyer <chemist_14072@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi list, > My friend and I are planning a trip to NJ and Pa to > look up some things. I've seen a lot of helpful > information on the list lately for Trenton and even > NYC. My question is has anyone done research in Pa. > and do they have a centralized place where records are > kept? Sorry this is off topic but I hoped someone > might know since I didn't get any response from the Pa > list. > Thanks, > Gretchen > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Hi list, My friend and I are planning a trip to NJ and Pa to look up some things. I've seen a lot of helpful information on the list lately for Trenton and even NYC. My question is has anyone done research in Pa. and do they have a centralized place where records are kept? Sorry this is off topic but I hoped someone might know since I didn't get any response from the Pa list. Thanks, Gretchen __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com

Hi the naturalization for the declation of intention is at the county of morris? where are the finals, are thye too I am from utica new york m ancestor james lynch left morristown between 18501860 for utic anew york i am trying to locate his parents names i have the birth as morristown of 1842 with No parents do you know if anyone can help with the location of his parents my addresss steven james griffin 46 van vorst street utica new york 13501

Betty: Morris County Courthouse has both the deeds and the wills from 1930 back (and forward, too, for that matter.) They are in the administration building - a newer five story structure next to the courthouse. The County Clerk's office, for Deeds, is on the first floor and the Surrogate's Court, for wills and administrations, is on the 5th floor. There are helpful employees in both offices to get you started and help with questions. When you are checking the deeds - you might also want to check the mortgage indexes. Sometimes you get additional goodies from the mortgages because they could have been held by other family members, etc. When you are looking at estate files, don't forget to look at the application (or petition) for a list of the next of kin, with addresses, etc. You can make copies of any deed and mortgage books you want on the copiers available in the record room. I think copies are 25 cents each and I think you may have to buy a "copy card" for the machines -- but am not sure of that. Copies in Surrogate's Court are $3 per page for plain copies if they make them for you. I do not know if you can make them yourself for less - you'll have to check with them for that. Check out the Morris County website for Surrogate's Court and County Clerks' offices for hours, directions, etc.: Surrogate's Court: http://www.morrissurrogate.com/ County Clerk: http://www.clerk.morris.nj.us/ You might also want to budget in some time for a side trip to the Morristown / Morris Township public library - up the street from the courthouse. They have a wonderful local history and genealogy collection (including personal name indexes for some of the local papers and obituary indexes for them, too.) Website for library: http://www.jfpl.org/ Happy Hunting! Joan Joan M. Lowry mailto:jmlowry@earthlink.net > -----Original Message----- > From: TOMIAMI@aol.com [mailto:TOMIAMI@aol.com] > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 4:33 PM > > Where would I go to search for Deeds (c. 1930 back)? > Where would I go to search for Wills (c. 1930 back)? > Will I be able to pull an index and then a Deed/Will ... as I can in many MA counties? >