Thank you to Sharon for Somerset County lookups, to Pat Ewers for Rapalje article, and to Dorothy Koenig for clearing up discrepancies for me. Somerset County New Jersey Historical Quarterly , Volume 7, has "jottings from an old journal kept by Aunt Betsey Van Liew". Aunt Betsey recorded the following deaths: September 27, 1828, wife of George Rapplyear, of the Landing, died March 29, 1829, Richard Rappleyea, of the Landing, died July 29, 1829, Major Jerome Rappleyea died at Ithaca, age 39 years December 9, 1831, Col. Jerome Rapplyea of Middlebush died (Friday) Thanks, Aunt Betsey! I think Richard was my ggggrandfather. If anyone has further info on him, I would love to know. He appears on the 1825 tax lists for Franklin Twp. Mary Hobein (mhobein@hotmail.com) Woodridge, IL, USA ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com