Mary, I can answer part of your question: the abstracts of NJ Wills and intestate papers of administration (1670-1817) were published as a series of the New Jersey Archives. The will of Dirrik Rappaljee of Somerset Co was written July 29, 1777 and proved Jan. 2, 1778. He lists his wife Ayntje, daughter-in-law, Ayntje wife of his deceased son George, and another son Jeromus. [page 414 Vol. V NJ Calendar of Wills, 1771-1780.] The will of Jane Rapalje, of Franklin Township, Somerset Co. was written April 22, 1811, proved May 11, 1812.. She indicates that she and her husband had an agreement before their marriage that she could dispose of her estate as she desired. She leaves her husband Jeromus Rapalje, possession of all estate during his life. Other items, listed and named, she leaves to the children of her brothers, all named. Her maiden name was Bergen. She was probably a second wife.[Vol. XII, NJ Calendar of Wills, p.305.] The will of Jeromus Rappleye of Franklin Township, Somerset Co, was written Jan. 31, 1816, proved Jan. 7, 1817. He names son, Cornelius, grandson Jeromus, son of my son Cornelius, and grandson, Jeromus, son of my son, Dirck, then son Dirck, daughter Antye, wife of Frederick Van Leeuw. Property named was salt marsh in Piscataway township, and Landing Bridge, and property already in possession of his children locations not provided. {Vol. XIII, NJ Calendar of Wills, p. 345.] The original wills are housed at the NJ State Archives. They will make copies from the microfilm. Most larger public libraries in NJ own the 13 volumes of the abstracts of NJ Wills. Pam Bush ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Hobein <mhobein@hotmail.com> To: <NJSOMERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: August 20, 2000 2:36 PM Subject: Somerset County NJ Wills > At the Newberry Library of Chicago, I found an index of New Jersey will > which lists the following: > Dirrick Rapaljee, 00577 PB 1778 > Aeltie Rapppalye 00478 intestate PB 1776 > Jeromus Rappleye 01724 PB 1817 > Mary Hobein (mhobein@hotmail.com) > Woodridge, IL, USA > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > >

At the Newberry Library of Chicago, I found an index of New Jersey will which lists the following: Dirrick Rapaljee, 00577 PB 1778 Aeltie Rapppalye 00478 intestate PB 1776 Jeromus Rappleye 01724 PB 1817 All are from Somerset County. Are the actual wills or abstracts of the wills published somewhere, or do I need to write to the NJ state archives to find out what is in them? I am trying to establish whether or not above mentioned Dirrick and Aeltie are the parents of Jeromus and whether the will of Jeromus lists his children. Another question. These people lived at Raritan Landing, which is currently in Middlesex County, but I believe near the county line between New Brunswick and Franklin Park. Could Raritan Landing have been in Somerset County in the 18th/early 19th century? Mary Hobein (mhobein@hotmail.com) Woodridge, IL, USA ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

GUEST/GEST, ROW, CASE Looking for parents/siblings of Stephen GUEST/GEST born November 30, 1806 in NJ (probably Morris or Somerset county), died October 1845 in NJ. He was married May 16, 1828 at Chester, Morris County, NJ to Ann ROW who was born October 31, 1808 in NJ, died April 7, 1882 at Bedminster, Somerset Co. NJ. She was the daughter of Peter ROW and Catherine CASE.

Replies for Buddy Martin and Pam Busch Elizabeth Fitz-Randolph b. Jan 20 1780 was married to a Martin, but I do not know if it was Elijah and they lived in Warren Township, Somerset County, NJ. For more Martin information, you might contact Alice Martin LaRue at: ALarue3325@aol.com Good Luck! William Smalley Cadmus

We had our annual Kitchin Family Reunion yesterday in Ringoes and had a great time despite the clouds. One of my uncles produced an old photo which had belonged to my grandmother, Viola Kitchin Moore. It showed a large crowd of folks dressed in their Sunday best. Gents with long whiskers, ladies in big hats, small boys with straw hats..... and at the bottom of the picture was a caption "1822 - Van Dolah Reunion - 1902". Someone familiar with the area suggested that the Van Dolah name was a reference to a school. The clothing on the people in the picture looks to be from the 1910-1920 period and I thought perhaps it was a reunion of folks might have all attended the school during the period of 1822 until 1902. Anyone familiar with the name? I can scan in the picture when I receive it from my uncle. Sharon Moore Colquhoun Belle Mead NJ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb/~hscc/

Hi Diane, According to a mapquest map of N.P. today, a portion of Cedar Street (or Ave.) still exists. It runs from Jefferson to just before Wilson Avenue where you can see that Route 22 does play a part. You mention your ancestor being there around the late 1800s so you might be interested to visit the 1899 map of North Plainfield-Plainfield. There are but two houses shown on all of Cedar Street. One at the corner of Cedar and Harrison and the other next door. http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/map_item.pl?data=/gmd381/g3814/g3814p/pm005250 .sid&style=gmd&itemLink=D?gmd:42:./temp/~ammem_7dGt::&title=Plainfield+and+N orth+Plainfield,+N.J.+1899.+ Set the zoom at the 2nd position from left and the image at 640 x 480. The map has a vertical dividing line in center. You want to set your pointer about in the middle of the Left side and approximately 1/8 down from the top. You may have to do some further fine tuning but this will put you in closeness to Cedar St. Hope this is useful, and good luck, Jan in Calfiornia ---------- >From: "Diane M Stanley" <sierentz@worldnet.att.net> >To: NJSOMERS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Cedar St, North Plainfield >Date: Mon, Aug 7, 2000, 8:09 PM > > Does anyone know what happened to Cedar Street in North Plainfield? A house > on that street was the home of my DIEM ancestors for many years according > to the late 1800's-early 1900's censuses.. My father, who still lives in > the area, believes Cedar St. may have been destroyed to make way for an > expansion of Route 22 Eastbound lanes. I visited the area where my father > recalled Cedar St. once was and I can't find any trace of it. Any ideas? > Thanks, Diane in DE > > > ---------- >From: "Diane M Stanley" <sierentz@worldnet.att.net> >To: NJSOMERS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Cedar St, North Plainfield >Date: Mon, Aug 7, 2000, 8:09 PM > > Does anyone know what happened to Cedar Street in North Plainfield? A house > on that street was the home of my DIEM ancestors for many years according > to the late 1800's-early 1900's censuses.. My father, who still lives in > the area, believes Cedar St. may have been destroyed to make way for an > expansion of Route 22 Eastbound lanes. I visited the area where my father > recalled Cedar St. once was and I can't find any trace of it. Any ideas? > Thanks, Diane in DE > > >

Does anyone know what happened to Cedar Street in North Plainfield? A house on that street was the home of my DIEM ancestors for many years according to the late 1800's-early 1900's censuses.. My father, who still lives in the area, believes Cedar St. may have been destroyed to make way for an expansion of Route 22 Eastbound lanes. I visited the area where my father recalled Cedar St. once was and I can't find any trace of it. Any ideas? Thanks, Diane in DE

Hi Somerset, I am researching the Vanderbilt line. I was wondering if you are familiar with the Vanderbilts that settled in .Somerset, NJ. I recently found a John Van derbilt and Jenny had a child, Ida 25 Dec 1794. Hillsborough (Millstone) Reformed Church. Jenny who? Parents of John and Jenny are? I do not know who the parents of these Stevens and Vanderbilts are and am hoping some of you might have some information to share. Henry Stevens, and Sarah VanDerbelts' children starting about 1802-1819 and a different Henry Stevens and Eliza Vanderbilt also are recorded in the Readington area. I also found this information. Stevens, Henry and Eliza Van Derbelt-- Aletia, bap 14 Jun 1801, b 17 May ,p143 Stevens, Hennery and Sarah Vanderbelt--Hennery, bap 12 Jul 1802, b23 May ,p143 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Van Derbilt--John Van Derbilt, bap 7 Oct 1804, born 6 Aug 1804;p211 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Vanderbilt- Eliza Bap 28 Sep 1806,b 15 Aug; p213 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Vanderbilt--Mary Ann. Bap 30 Apr 1809,b 30 Jan,p216 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Van Derbilt--George bap 12 Aug 1810, b 29 May/p217 Stephens, Henry and Eliza Vanderbilt--Abraham Hendrickson Stephens, bap 28 Apr 1811, b 3 Mar, p 218 ( Is Sarah and Eliza the same person?) Stephens, Henry and Sarah Vanderbilt --Cornelius Covenhoven,bap 20 Sep 1812, b 24 Jul ,p 219 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Van Derbilt--Sarah, bap 6 Mar 1814, b 27 Nov 1813,p220 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Van Derbilt--Abra'm Bockoven,bap 24 Jun 1816, b 6 Dec 1815,p223 Stephens, Henry and Elizabeth Van Derbilt-- Dennis Striker, bap 5 Oct 1816, b 27 Aug, p 223 (No, we must have two different Henry Stephens, as this is only 4 months from the above birth.) Stephens, Henry and Sarah Vanderbilt--Elisah Delony, bap 25 Sep 1817, b 2 Sep, p310 Stephens, Henry and Sarah Vanderbilt--Juletta, bap 27 Jun 1819, b 13 Feb, p 312 Readington Church Baptisms from 1720 Somerset Co. Historical Quarterly, Vo 7,1918. FHL book 974.944,h25v7 Can anyone help me, would sure appreciate a response. Thanks, Linda Weber. I am interested in any of your Vanderbilts.

Hi All, Does anyone out there have access to New Jersey Federal Census records for 1850, 1860 1870 & 1880? I'm looking for a James Conner (the NJ State census for 1855 lists him with a middle initial of 'D'). I found an 1850 index for James at the Nebraska State Historical Society (of all places!) and he is listed in Hunterdon County, Kingwood Township (page 148). I am particulary interested in finding an age. If anyone can help, please contact Daniel-san@dellnet.com. Thank you for your consideration! :) Dan in Nebraska

Does anyone know of any reference I can utilize to check caualties of World War ll. This would be men and women, particularly from Somerset and Middlesex (oops) counties in New Jersey. Are there any Govt. lists or whatever. I would need names and the year. Either MIA or KIA. Thanks, Bob Kalinak ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Tara, To find/see Liberty Corners go to this link: http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?BFCat=&Pyt=Tmap&newFL=Use+Address+Below&add r=Lyons+Rd.+and+Church+St.&csz=07938&country=us&Get%A0Map=Get+Map Should that fail to work for you for any reason, post back and I will give you the long way back door directions! A suggested source for researching this vicinity is the Warren Township Library at 44 Mt. Blvd., Warren, N. J. 07059 Good luck, Jan in California ---------- >From: Tara van Brederode <vanbrederode@yahoo.com> >To: NJSOMERS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Liberty Corners >Date: Sat, Jul 29, 2000, 10:04 AM > > I am searching for information about the Liberty > Corners area--I have a Richardson Gray and a Thomas > Claughley Gray born there in 1852 and 1854, > respectively, to William K and Francis/Fanny A. > (Grannis) Gray. One of the birth records indicates > that the child was born at someplace called "Mine > Mount, near Liberty Corner" but I cannot find that on > the map. Does anyone know if it is an old town name, > an actual mountain, or perhaps a house or farm name? > > I will be out in that area this December and plan to > visit churches, cemeteries, etc. Any suggestions for > good places to start in the vicinity of Liberty > Corners? William K. Gray was apparently a teacher and > also a doctor--might that information help? And I > have come across lots of listings for historical > societies in Somerset--which places might be good to > start looking for records? > > Thanks so much-- > Tara > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. > http://invites.yahoo.com/ > >

I am searching for information about the Liberty Corners area--I have a Richardson Gray and a Thomas Claughley Gray born there in 1852 and 1854, respectively, to William K and Francis/Fanny A. (Grannis) Gray. One of the birth records indicates that the child was born at someplace called "Mine Mount, near Liberty Corner" but I cannot find that on the map. Does anyone know if it is an old town name, an actual mountain, or perhaps a house or farm name? I will be out in that area this December and plan to visit churches, cemeteries, etc. Any suggestions for good places to start in the vicinity of Liberty Corners? William K. Gray was apparently a teacher and also a doctor--might that information help? And I have come across lots of listings for historical societies in Somerset--which places might be good to start looking for records? Thanks so much-- Tara __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Kick off your party with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com/

I need to clarify, if it said in the newspaper after Patrick Tynan died that he lived and ten mile lock, and if when he was younger in 1880- 1900 it says that he was a station agent for the raritan canal. Does this mean he lived at the house that still remains there for the lock tender today? If it does not mean this, then what does it refer to when the paper says they lived at ten mile lock, is that a house or an area Thank You Kathleen Tynan

In an obituary of the Tynan's from 1911 in Bound Brook, it says Internment made at Gateville by Nash & DeMond. Does anyone know who and where they are?

I would like to know what is the Ten Mile Lock. I have found out that my great great grandparents Patrick and Ellen Tynan lived there prior to 1911.

The following individuals were poll bearers at my great great grandfather's & grandmother's funeral's Thomas and Margaret Tynan. The funeral was in 1911 at St Peter's in Bound Brook. I was just wondering if anyone was researching these names MICHAEL MOYNIHAN, JOSEPH EICK, FJ PETTENGILL, JAMES MALLOY, GEORGE HAUBER, JOHN J. SHEA, THOMAS D SHEA

Hi All. I'm wondering. Would there be "City Directories" for the following towns in the 1850-1890 time frame? Hopewell (Mercer Co) Kingwood (Hunterdon Co) Montgomery (Somerset Co) Thank you Dan in Nebraska

Does anyone have information on Sylvanus Coddington who married Aletta Bush (b. ca. 1843) 9 June 1863, Bound Brook Presbyterian Ch records? She was the daughter of John Prall Bush and Mary Anderson of Bound Brook. Pam Bush email: pamelynb@mail.ptd.net

Hi everyone, I've begun four new surname e-mail lists through Rootsweb. They are: AUTEN (includes Anton, Auton, Autin, Awten, Awton, Otten, Aten, Atten) HANGSTORFER (includes Hangstafer, Hangstaufer, Hangstdoerfer, Hangsdorfer, Hangstoerfer, Hangstaffer, Hangsterfer) KEHRWECKER (includes Kehrwicker, Kehrweicker, Kerwicker, Kerrwicker, Kerwecker, Kerrwecker, Carwicker, Carwecker) WINCHCOMB (includes Winchcombe, Wynchcomb, Wynchcombe, Wenscom, Wenchcom, Winchcom) and any other variant spellings of those surnames as well. To subscribe to any of these lists simply open a new email and address it: AUTEN-L@rootsweb.com HANGSTORFER-L@rootsweb.com KEHRWECKER-L@rootsweb.com WINCHCOMB-L@rootsweb.com Add the word 'subscribe' (without the quotes) in the body of the email and send it. Questions? You can reach me at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. Colleen

Here is the webstite thru which you can purchase that useful map that another lister has suggested... http://www.hagstrommap.com/ Jan in California