I am new to the list and am hoping someone may have some information that will help me break down the brick wall I have encountered. I am trying to find the parents of my great-grandparents, Charles REED and Maria Ann SKILLMAN. He was born February 26, 1814, in NJ somewhere, possibly Allentown. She was born March 23, 1821, in New Jersey, location unknown. They were married January 16, 1840, in the Neshanic Dutch Reformed Church by Reverend Gabriel Ludlow. They moved their family to Oconee, Illinois, in 1857, where they lived and raised 11 children, and both died in 1883. Does any of this strike a chord? Robert L. Reed The Woodlands, TX rreed3030@aol.com

Hi Robyn, I'll just give you all the Bairds and the Coddingtons! All of these are from Somerset County Historical Society, Volume 1, 1912. I think someone else just asked for a Baird, too, so I'll post these to the list in the hope that it will also help someone else. NOTE: NO SURNAME LOOKS FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THANKS. Baird, Abraham D. and Sarah Morgan: Nicholas Du Bois, b Dec 9, 1821; bap. Jan 13, 1822 Jane, b June 2, 1823, bap. July 20, 1823 Mary Staats, b Oct. 3, 1824; bap. Nov 28 Abraham Staats, b Marc 21, 1826; bap. May 28 Mary, b May 2, 1827; bap. July 1 Susan Louisa, b. Aug 21, 1828; bap. Oct 12 Rebecca, B July 24, 1830; bap. Sept 19 (from Neshanic Church baptismal records, page 288 of above book) Somerset County Marriages - 1795-2879 (page 292 of above book) Baird, Aaron V. S.. and Alletta Tunison, Oct 16, 1872 (Doolittle) Baird, Abraham D. and Mary L. Wood, Nov 28, 1867 (Ludlow) Baird, andrew and Letty Ann Quick, Dec 31, 1844 (Gardner) Baird, Archibald and Hannah Bird, Jan. 10, 1857 (Mathis) Baird, Byram P. and Hannah H. High, Dec 10, 1842 (Cox) Baird, Garret Q. and Joanna Little, Oct 12, 1870 (Doolittle) Baird, Nicholas D. and Jane Kershaw, Oct 29, 1850 (Van Doren) Baird, Theodore and Mary Jane Freeman, Feb 24, 1864 (Brush) Baird, William and Harriet Voorhees, Nov 12, 1834 (Ludlow) Page 71 "Martin Nevius Wyckoff, Sc.D., of Tokyo, Japan, son of the late Mr. Jacob Wyckoff and Sarah J. Voorhees, of Middlebush, this County, died suddently in Tokyo, Jan 27, 1911......... The next year Miss anna C. Baird, of Harlingen, this County, to whom he was engaged, went to Japan and he married her, so that he had a valuable helpmeet on the ground to assist him Such she always proved." Page 290: Neshanic Church Brokaw, Henry A. and Mary Baird: Sarah, b Nov 6, 1848; bap. June 3, 1849 Phebianna Ludlow, b Aug 31, 1855; bap. Apr 6, 1856. Page 299: Boudinot, William, and Mary Baird, Dec 20, 1843 (Rodgers) Page 301 Brokaw, Henry H. and Mary S. Baird, Jan 29, 1845 (Ludlow) Page 303: Burgee, Jasper and Susan Baird, Oct 30, 1850 (Ludlow) Page 281, "Proved Somerset Losdses from the British 1776-77 Baird, William, of Griggstown............107.12.0 (pounds) Page 298 Boice, George and Ann Coddington, June 11, 1817 (Boggs) Page 297 Bird, Clarkson and Mary Coddington, May 26, 1849 (Palmy) Page 48 (regarding schools of Somerville) "At the annual district meeting in March, 1885, there was quite a change in the personnel of the Board of Education by the election of a. G. Anderson, A.V.D. Honeyman, Dr. william Swinton and L. M. Coddington..........." Page 63 (regardin g Somerset County Historical Society) "The following are the present members on the roll of the Society.......Lewis M. Codinton....." This is all I have. Thanks for asking. I cannot do other surname lookups as I'll be entertaining new cousins from England for the next few weeks. Found them through ROOTSWEB!! Sharon Moore Colquhoun Belle Mead NJ RLHarrell@aol.com wrote: > Hi, my name is Robyn Harrell. I was wondering if you could look up in the > Somerset County Marriages 1795-1879, names beginning with A and B > the marriage of: > > John Baird, b 1787 Somerset NJ > to Sarah Coddington b 1792?, Mt. Horeb, NJ in abt 1820 > > and ( if its not too much to ask) the following in the Basking Ridge Presb. > Church inscriptions: > > Charles Baird, b 1852 d 1852 > John Baird, b 2/5/1760, d 4/26/1808 > Sarah Baird b 1853 d 1853 > William Baird b 1784 d 5/13/1858 > > Thank you for your help. > > Robyn Harrell, RLHarrell@aol.com

If anyone has access to the 1800 and/or 1810 NJ census I would greatly appreciate a lookup. Trying to find more on the Joseph Smith, Somerset County, Bedminster Twp. who lis listed in them. The only early info I have on my gggrandfather Joseph W. Smith is that he was born about 1788 in Somerset County. He later moved to Seneca County and married Rosannah Covert. I believe he may be one of the founders of the Reformed Church in Interlaken. Just trying to find where he came from. Would love to hear from anyone who has a connection to this gentleman. Rose Phila, PA

I just added a photo of the above church to my webpage. It joins the following: Rocky Hill D.R.C. Griggstown D.R.C., Millstone D.R.C. and Six Mile D.R.C., Rather than offer to scan and send as I usually do - just look at the page and see them all. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hscc Look at the page called "Historic Churches of Somerset County". There is a photo of Harlingen Church on the page called "Somerset County - Where we live". I hope to add Blawenburg and Clover Hill as soon as the foliage is more visible and will make a prettier picture! Sharon

Looking for info on John Turner b 1779 New Jersey. He married Sarah (Sally) Coon who was b 1785, daughter of Levi and Margaret Compton Coon. John and Sarah had daughter Delphia (Philadelphia) b 1814. Hope this rings a bell with someone - I have exhausted all possibilities. Thanks. Cleona

An article in the Somerset County Historical quarterly quoted the journal of Betsey Van Liew of Middlebush as saying that "Richard Rappleyea of the Landing died on March 29, 1829." Richard's widow, Elsie Rappleyea is enumerated on the 1830 census in Franklin Twp. in Somerset County. Can anyone tell me where "the Landing" is or where Richard and Elsie are likely to be buried? They belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church. Some of their children, but not all, were baptised in New Brunswick. Does the church at 6 Mile Run have a burial ground? If yes, are tombstone inscriptions available somewhere? Mary Hobein (mhobein@hotmail.com) Woodridge, IL, USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Hi Everyone-- I am hoping that someone on this list knows something about James STEWART, particularly who his parents were. He was b. 1727-1737 in Greenwich, NJ and died 1822 in Ontario. His wife was probably Mary Jemima Taylor, probably born in Elizabeth Twp. Essex Co., NJ. She was probably the dau. of Joseph Taylor and Eleanor COVERT. Charles Stewart lived in the same area of New Jersey and probably immigrated from Scotland. Charles was the father of Archibald Stewart of Sussex/Warren County. One possibility is that Charles Stewart was the father of James. James Stewart's children were Susannah (b. abt 1753), Joseph (b. abt 1755), James (b. abt 1756), Taylor, Benjamin (b. abt 1759), John, and Enoch (b. abt 1773). He may have also had a son named Charles. It appears that James Stewart, Sr. moved around some, and probably lived in Minisink, Orange Co., NY about 1775. His son, James Stewart, Jr. m. Keziah KUYKENDALL abt 1776 in Deer Park, Orange Co., NY. She was dau. of Martin Kuykendall and Catherine Kool. Also in the mix was Enoch Stewart who could be James' nephew or grandson. Enoch married Jannite Covert in 1793. She was born 6/6/1773 in Hillsborough, Somerset Co., NJ and died 8/10/1855 in Seneca Co., NY. Her parents were: Burgen Covert Sr. (born 10/3/1733 in Hillsborough, Somerset Co., NJ, died 11/20/1807 in Ovid, Seneca Co., NY) and Phoebe Fammetje Coshun/Coshan; born 1740 in Raritan, Somerset, NJ, daughter of Joshua Coshun & Anne Hegeman. Jannite Covert's brother, Joseph Covert, m. Rhoda Stewart. Was Rhoda Stewart a sister of Enoch Stewart. I'd like to correspond with anyone who connects with any of these people. Sue Streett Researching Stewart, Covert, Rea, Lawrence, Clarke, Lewis, Burtch, Braun, Burdick, Hubbard, Rustemeyer

Hello. I need some help here. Would someone out there be willing to do an obituary lookup at the Somerville Messenger-Gazette newspaper office? It is located on Veterans Memorial Dr., off of E. Main St., Somerville. I contacted them and they informed me that the Obits. are on microfilm and the copying is free. I will gladly pay for gas, expenses, etc. Also, I have exact death dates, so it shouldn't take that long. I would do it myself, but I live 2,000 mi. away. So, if someone is interested, please contact me off list. Thank you, Paul

Hi list members. I have a question. How do I go about getting a copy of a will filed in NJ for someone who died in Somerville in 1877? The Will was also filed in 1877. I believe I got the extract from a LDS FHC book of recorded Wills of NJ. (1838-1877) The entry was listed under Somerset Co. and went: HAZELTON, John 4930R, Inv. 1877. Who do I call or write to? Thanks, Paul

dulciana phillips wrote: > Hi Jim, I have never seen a Munday that came out of NJ. during the 1700 > that wasn't a descendant of the original Nicholas Munday who came to Am. > shortly after 1668. > > Have you subscribe to the Munday list at rootsweb? They may be able to help > you. So many over on the list are from this NJ. line. My Jonathan and > Joseph Mundays were great grandsons of Nicholas Munday Sr. and brothers. > I stopped working on the Am Mundays when Jonathan and Joseph, plus > Nathaniel and Stephen Munday left Am. in 1783/4. Abner and Nicholas Munday > Jr. somehow escaped the hangman and Abner appears to have gone West. > > I took a very keen interest in possibly three brothers William who had a > son Lewis. Lewis is the first son of my loyalist, Jonathan's line and a > very unusual name in the early Munday families. Now this Lewis Mundy lived > in NY. which is the same area that Jonathan was for a short while before > going to Canada. Lewis's Father was William , and William had two > brothers, and possibly a third. One brother was Henry Munday of Lyons, > NY., a hat maker, one brother was possibly Freeman Mundy, and the third > brother was a James Mundy who had a livery stable in Cincinnati. Do not > know which state this Cincinnati was in. If you feel this might be your > line look for the book "Nicholas Munday and Descendants" by Rev. Ezra > Mundy. If this is your line William was born Jan 31, 1781 and Henry born > June 17, 1783 . They were the sons of Samuel Mundy born Oct 2, 1755 and > his wife Elizabeth Barron Mundy. All were born in Middlesex Co, NJ. > Dulcie. > > -----Original Message----- > From: jim weaver [mailto:weavinlow@worldnet.att.net] > Sent: Monday, March 20, 2000 8:14 PM > To: dulciana phillips > Subject: Re: [NJMIDDLE] Stryker's Men and Officers > > Hi Dulci Ana > I saw your post to Sandra, I also have a line of ancestors named Munday > (Monday). James Munday was my 4th great grandfather. He was born in New > Jersey in about 1789. He and his wife Elizabeth moved to Clermont Co. Ohio > in about 1819. I believe he moved there from Middlesex Co. NJ, since most of > his neighbors were from Middlesex Co., but I am not 100% sure of this. This > is just about all that I know about this family before they moved to > Clermont Co. Do you think my Munday family could connect to your line. > Jim Weaver > Cincinnati, Ohio Hello from New Hampshire: I can't add too much to your genealogy searches except to advise that Hope Blackford Mundy married Benjamin Smalley and Eliza Ann Mundy married John S. Smalley Aug 9, 1838 by Rev. Rodgers in Somerset County, NJ. Regards, William Smalley Cadmus

None listed in the cemetery listings I have. None listed. None listed. Thanks for asking. Sharon

Greetings all! I have a dilemma that I will hopefully get some responses to. I am trying to find the county that my ancestors came from. One is BRIGGS, the other HAZELTON/HAZLETON. I have their death certificates from NJ, USA, I have US Federal census records for several years, etc. But every document simply has "Born in Ireland." Nothing more specific than that. I know Maria BRIGGS was born approx. 1836 in N. Ireland, her husband John HAZELTON/HAZLETON was born in N. Ireland in 1835. His father was Thomas Hazelton. I don't know his mother. On Maria Hazelton's (nee Briggs) death CERT it states her father as "Briggs," her mother as "Unknown."(big help...) Family has it that they married in 1872, but the state of NJ has no record of it. Maria lived in Somerset Co., NJ, USA for at least 35 years prior to her death, basically at the same address. She is buried in Somerville, NJ, (d. 1906) as is her husband, John (d. 1877). According to the Census, Maria left Ireland in 1857. Does anyone have any sources to suggest as to find the county they were from? I've had lookups in Griffith's and Tithe. Is that the only way to search for them? (suppose they're not on it...) Would there be some document, like a deed, mortgage, etc. that might have the county they were from? Would an obituary have any more info.? (if I could find one) Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you, Paul

He's not here. Sorry. I did find Henry Underhill Hart b 1874, d 1911 and Hart, Rev. John DD, b 1843, d 1936 age 93 both buried Neshanic. Patricia Ewers wrote: > Sharon: I am looking for Hart - specifically Daniel Hart, who died in > Hopewell, Hunterdon Co. (at that time), in 1765. Also, info on his wife, if > she is buried with him. > Thanks a million. I've been searching for 4 years. Pat

I have found some records that show the spouses of the chldren of Isaac Voorhees(1755-1833). Isaac was born in Frankin Park, Somerset,NJ. Some of the other names are STRYKER, HOAGLAND, COCK, & VAN ARSDALE. Descendants of Isaac Voorhees 1 Isaac Voorhees 10 Aug.1755 - 14 April 1833 .. +Jane Vander Veer 10 May 1760 - Aft. 1837 ......... 2 Charity Voorhees 15 Aug. 1779 - 06 July 1852. Died in Orleans, Ionia Co., MI. ............. +George Ditmars Bef. 1773 - 1855 ......... 2 John Voorhees 24 Sept.1781 - ............. +Susannah Minard ......... 2 Sychee Voorhees 21 April 1784 - ............. +Nicholas Ditmars ......... 2 Elinor Voorhees 3 October 1786 - ............. +Cornelius Hoagland ......... 2 Abraham Voorhees 3 June 1789 - ............. +Mary Voorhees ......... 2 Jacobus VanderVeer Voorhees 22 Aug. 1791 - ............. +Sally Van Arsdale ......... 2 Baleeche Voorhees 1794 - ......... 2 Isaac Voorhees 13 Sept. 1797 - ............. +Mary Cock ......... 2 Jane Voorhees 27Aug. 1800 - ............. +John Hoagland ......... 2 Alletta Voorhees 27 Aug.1800 - ......... 2 Mary Voorhees 9 March 1803 - ......... 2 Mary Voorhees II 8 Aug.1804 - ............. +John Gulick ......... 2 Jacob Voorhees 11 Sept.1808 - ............. +Jane Stryker 1806 - Sharon Hofer in Ontario, California

Does anyone have access to 1880-1920 US Census for New York? Thanks Jim

Bob, Since you are "formerly of Somerville," perhaps this description will jog your memory. The New Cemetery is the one on S. Bridge Street as you leave Somerville. When I lived in Somerville, if someone said "The Cemetery," this is the one they meant (especially if they were Protestant). It's the place where the Memorial Day parade ends. It is "New" only in contrast to the "Old Cemetery" across the road. The New Cemetery must date to the turn of the century as I have a burial listed in the Old Cemetery in 1882 and all burials after 1910 are in the New Cemetery. I hope this helps. Wendy Freborg Also formerly of Somerville Bob Bartlett wrote: > Does anyone know anything about the "New Cemetery" in Somerville, NJ. It is > listed as place of burial of my G-Grandfather, Reuben Southwick, in 1960. > Thank you, > Bob Bartlett > Formerly of Somerville

Does anyone know anything about the "New Cemetery" in Somerville, NJ. It is listed as place of burial of my G-Grandfather, Reuben Southwick, in 1960. Thank you, Bob Bartlett Formerly of Somerville

This is a listing of the cemeteries of Hillsborough Twp, NJ. Those with asterisks are the ones I searched under the surnames requested. Please do not send any further requests. Thanks. Please remember that this list does NOT include Montgomery Twp, although Harlingen Church is located in Montgomery. The cemetery is a couple of miles north of the church on 206 and is in Hillsborough. *Clover Hill Cemetery Ditmars Burying Ground Dumont Burying Ground *Dutch Reformed (Flagtown) Frelinghuysen Burying Ground *Harlingen Cemetery Mill Lane Cemetery *Neshanic Cemetery Nevius-Cornell Burying Ground *Peter W Young Farm Burying Ground Saums Cemetery Staatsw Burying Ground *Van Arsdale Burying Ground Vanderveer Burying Ground Veghte Burying Ground Vroom Burying Ground SMC

HOAGLAND Adaline, 1825, 1858, 33 "wife of Abram Kershow" Albert C, 1824, 1873, 49 'father' Albert N, 1842, 1859, 17 'grandson of Albert Hoagland' Annie M, 1844, 1917, 73 'wife of I. Newton and Annie M' [????] Catharine H, 1838, 1865, 27 'wife of Thomas Cooper' Cornelius, 1781, 1841, 60 Cornelius W, 1834, 1840, 6 'son of Margaret and James V Hoagland' Elizabeth W, 1813, 1885, 72 'wife of Peter D Quick' Jane, 1815, 1872, 56 'wife of Joseph Conover' James V, 1810, 1884, 74 Jane Wheatley, 1822, 1881, 59, 'wife of Albert C. Wheatley' John C, 1819, 1849, 30 ;'farewell my wife and children dear...' Mary, 1778, 1847, 69 [next to John C Hoagland] Nellie Voorhees, 1786, 1867, 81 'widow' Peter H, 1814, 1861, 47 Above found Harlingen Hoagland, John S, 1857, 1886, 29 'father' Sarah, 1832, 1910, 78 'wife of M V Case' William, 1804?, 1865?, 61? [the question markes are not mine!] Found Clover Hill Hoagland, Adaline Flagg, 1818, 1900, 82 Aletta, 1843, 1843, infant Ann, 1787, 1847, 60 Catharine Miner, 1795, 1846, 51 Cornelius P, 1835, 1860, 25 Elias, 1812, 1863, 51 Elizabeth, 1798, 1877, 70 Elizabeth F, 1832, 1843, 11 Jane Eliza S, 1825, 1846, 21 John A, 1793. 1869, 76 Lucas H, 1811, 1879, 68 Lucas L, 1792, 1846, 54 Mariah Herder, 1816, 1855, 39 Mariah Herder 1855, 1855, infant Peter B, 1830, 1854, 24 Sarah, 1801, 1880, 79 Hoagland 'two children scarcely on day old' Dutch Ref. Cem at Flagtown Hoagland, Anna, 1812, 1858, 46 Garret, 1833, 1858, 25 Peter W. Young Farm Burying Ground HOAGLAND, ann C, 1850, 1928, 78 'wife of William H Herder' Anna, 1859, 1932, 73 'wife of Ezekiel B Hill' Bessie S, 1884, 1885, 1 'daughter of Ella L. Van Benthysen and Richard W Hoagland' Calvin C, 1862, 1896, 34 'father' Edward B, 1844, 1921, 77 Elias H, 1874, 1919, 45 Elizabeth, 1847, 1931, 84 'wife of Edward B Hoadland' Francis M, 1890, unk unk 'husband of Sara R Hoaglan' George C, 1868, 1938, 70 [next to Peter] Gertrude S, 1858, 1937, 70, '2nd wife of Lemmel J Hoagland' Gideon H, 1848, 1911, 63 Hannah, 1844, 1884, 40 '2nd wife of Richard Lowe' Henrietta, unk unk infant 'daughter of John A Hoagland' Henry H, 1842, 1871, 29, "Corp Co E, 30th Regt, NJ Vols" Jane, 1834, 1889, 55 'wife of Laurence S Johnson' Jane H, 1876, 1946, 70 'next to J Elizabeth Hoagland' Jennie E, 1871, 1913, 42 'wife of James D Mattison' John A, 1853, 1881, 28 John C, 1853, 1935, 82 John L, 1883, 1883, infant 'son of Lemmel J and Catharine Hoagland' Lemmel J, 1854, 1938, 84 Mary H, 1848, 1913, 65 Mary H 1848, 1913, 65 N DuBois, 1849, 1917, 68 [in Edward B Hoagland plot] Peter Q, 1826, 1887, 61 Peter Q II, 1863, 1935, 72 'son of Peter Q and Rachel A' Rachel A, 1832, 1922, 90 'wife of Peter Q Hoagland' Raymond, 1892, 1892, infant 'son of Gertrude S and Lemmel J Hoagland' Rebecca E, 1860, 1903, 43 '2nd wife of Cornelius W Miller' Rebecca J, 1854, 1914, 609 'Wife of Edward Boehm' Richard W, 1850, 1929, 79 Sarah M, 1842, 1867, 25 'wife of Richard Lowe' Willard D, unk, 1990, unk 'our baby, son of John C Hoagland' [1990 may be their error] Found Neshanic Cemetery Sharon */;>)

Hi, Thought I saw someone posting the Kershow name the other day and wondered if there was anyone working on that family. I have an old photo of my grandparents, taken early 1900s, and the back has their names and "Dorothy Kershow". Just wondered where she lived. Should be the Raeville/Stockton/Ringoes area. Anyone know who she was? Sharon Moore Colquhoun Belle Mead NJ