This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: briggs,steely Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newjersey.counties.salem/850.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi! dolores It seems like everybody is way ahead of me as I just found my Grgrrandmother's father as being Abel Briggs. He was I believe a German seventh day Bapist. born in 1795 in Salem Co. on Lower Alloways Creek,N.J. Now my Mom thinks they were Dunkards--which became a name from a valley in OH I believe. By 1850 he was in OH in Washington Co. Seems to be alot of Briggs in OH for some reason. Possibly his father was Abel Briggs b. 1740 or that was his Uncle. Records for N.J. are sparse for that time. 1850 lists Abel 53,Rebecca 43,Rachel 16,Sarah 15 Abner 14, Cary 12, emily11, Franklin? 8, John7, Stephen 4, Edithe 1. My Rachel married Joseph Steely--who had Quaker roots in N.J. I am still searching as this had been a breakthrough for some years. Any help as to names you know in Salem Co would be appreiated. carolyn