Does anyone know who Madison Brink is? He is living with Samuel Brink in 1860, a grandson perhaps? I have only found him in these 2 censuses. 1860 Wantage, SussexCo., NJ Samuel Brink 80 M Marcy 56 F Madison 21 M --------------------- 1870 > New Jersey > SUSSEX > WANTAGE TWP Series: M593 Roll: 889 Page: 297 BRINK MADISON 27 M W NJ NJ SUSSEX WANTAGE TWP 1870 Nelly 26 Jane 3 Any help is greatly appreciated Thanks. Mary

I just received Harriet South's death certificate in the mail. It states her father's name was Abram Hendershot. Mother's name was not given. She died April 14, 1912 in Newton and was the widow of John South. Do any of the Hendershot researchers know who Abram might be? Thanks for any help. Mary

[email protected] wrote: >NJSUSSEX-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 11 > >Today's Topics: > #1 Early Deeds - published? ["Helen Graves" <[email protected]>] > #2 Re: [NJSUSSEX-L] Early Deeds - pub [Dorothy Koenig <[email protected]] > >______________________________ > > Subject: > > Early Deeds - published? > From: > > "Helen Graves" <[email protected]> > Date: > > Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:22:29 -0800 > To: > > [email protected] > > >Does anyone know if the early deeds (1700-1750) of Sussex Co. have been abstracted and published, or placed on CD ? > >Helen in Calif. > >______________________________ > Helen, The deeds you're seeking would be in the records of the NJ Secretary of State and/or Proprietors' Records of East and West Jersey. Please see the map showing the division of East and West Jersey [ http://westjersey.org/ew.gif ]. These records are available at the NJ Archives on microfilm: Series: Department of State Secretary of State's Office Deeds, Surveys and Commissions, ca. 1650-1856 Finding Aid URL: http://www.njarchives.org/links/guides/sstse023.html Non-Governmental Records - East and West Jersey Proprietors http://www.njarchives.org/links/webcat/queries/pproprie.html Finding Aid URL: http://www.njarchives.org/links/pdf/proprietors.pdf You may also want to consult the Sussex Deed Books as I have seen deeds that provide chain of title from the Proprietary period through first sale under County Clerks (1795-forward). John Konvalinka has a great lecture outline on NJ research [ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jkonvalinka/NJA.htm ]. Also, here are two sites that have West Jersey info online: http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/index.shtml http://westjersey.org/index.htm Regards, -- Michelle Tucker Chubenko Professional Genealogist http://mywebpages.comcast.net/famhist/michprogen.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ukraine WorldGenWeb Country Coordinator: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ukrwgw/index.html NJGenWeb: Monmouth County http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmonmo2 OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okadair/adaircty.htm USGenWeb Archives - Oklahoma: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Michelle's Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mchub/shell.htm

Dear Helen, A fellow named Cyyde W. Downing in Kent, Washington, has published abstracts of the early deeds in Sussex County, NJ. The first deed is from Book A and is dated 10 June 1785. This is well after your time frame. I see from the "Handy Book for Genealogists" that Sussex County was created from Morris County in 1753. Morris County was created from Hunterdon County in 1739. Hunterdon was created from Burlington County in 1714. Burlington was an original county created in 1694. These facts make your search more wide-spread :-). Dorothy On Mon, 31 Jan 2005, Helen Graves wrote: > Does anyone know if the early deeds (1700-1750) of Sussex Co. have been abstracted and published, or placed on CD ? > > Helen in Calif. > > >

Does anyone know if the early deeds (1700-1750) of Sussex Co. have been abstracted and published, or placed on CD ? Helen in Calif.

The articles in “From the Archives” are reprinted from previous editions of The New Jersey Herald, which began publication in 1829; the Sussex Register, which began in 1814; and the Sussex Independent, which began in 1871. The stories appear in their original form, although some have been edited for length. 125 YEARS AGO January 28, 1880 FLATBROOKVILLE We are pained to announce the death of Victor Smith, an eleven year old son of Daniel S. Smith, of Walpack, who died quite suddenly on Friday, the 23rd last, from the effects of enteritis. The deceased was an unusually bright and intelligent boy, who, by his genial manner and smiling face, had become a universal favorite, and had won for himself many friends wherever he was known. He had attended the public school at Flatbrookville up to within a week previous to his death. At the school, as well as at Sabbath school, he was a faithful member. The funeral sermon was delivered on Sunday, at the Reformed church, by Rev. H.L.REX, who chose for his text the words contained in the 35th verse of the eleventh chapter of John, "Jesus wept." The speaker said that in this weeping we are apt to think of Christ as exhibiting a divine impassiveness over the death of Lazarus, and that we are apt to look at it from the same stand point in our bereavements, but how different, Jesus had true compassion on them and so he does on us over our loss, but that he does not exempt us from sorrow, and that it was for a divine reason that the loved one was called away. His remains were interred in the church burying ground, and all that is now mortal of the departed one is the memory of his fair and unsullied name, which will long be cherished by his teacher, his playmates, and his friends. Linda's family genealogy: http://www.poundscammarotofamilygenealogy.1afm.com/Index.htm Researching the following surnames: Cammaroto,Caminiti, DeFeo,Ferriolo, Gaspardino, Giraulo, Meinardi, Briggs, Christie, Demarest, DeGroot, Cressor, Pounds, Lawler, Mc Auslin Cressor and Sohier. I have long since decided that the worst fate of any budding genealogist is to have Irish ancestors! Avalon Lawler

Hi Sharon and Sussex Researchers, Here is the writeup on the Fowler family from Stickney's "Old Sussex County Families of the Minisink Region" c. 1988 pp 51-3 Representatives of this family resided Islington, England, in 1538. Sir Thomas Fowler, Kt. and Baronet dwelt there in 1630. In 1634, Phillip Fowler settled at Ipswich, Mass., where he was admitted a freeman of that colony. In 1637 William Fowler came to America and settled at New Haven, Conn. It is presumed they were relatives of Sir Thomas but whether sons or not is not known. William was the first magistrate at New Haven. He had a son, William Jr., other children not known, and the son of William was Joseph. The latter settled at Mespat Kills, L. I. in 1686, where he had two sons of which we have this record, John (born at Flushing, L. I. 1686) and Jeremiah. The sons of John were: Samuel, Isaac, John, James, and Nehamiah. Jeremiah settled at Rye, Westchester County, N.Y. and died in 1766. John and his son, Samuel, purchased a share of what was called the Harrison Patent adjoining the City of Newburgh, Like all families, some name takes a preference for generations and this first Samuel has had many descendants named after him. They came to Newburgh and settled upon their land, where John died in 1768. His son, Isaac, also came to Newburgh, and brought properties known later as the property of Henry D. Fowler and M. W. DuBois. He married Margaret Theal, and had one son, Isaac Jr., born April 3, 1746. Isaac Jr., married first Martha Tooker, who died with her only infant in March, 1771; and second, 1773, Glorianna Merritt; and third a widow Owen. He died in 1823. By his second wife he had several children, among them a son, Caleb, born Feb. 8, 1775, who married Catherine Sebring. He died March 8, 1826, leaving among other children, Peter V. B. born Feb. 20, 1800. The latter married Oct. 4, 1826 Eliza, daughter of Garret Dubois and Hannah Cooper. The latter was a sister of Capt. Elias Cooper, of Sussex County, N. J. Many of their descendants and relatives, are prominent citizens of Newburgh. Samuel, first, in the war of the Revolution was not an active patriot for it appears among the minutes of the point committees of safety of Newburgh and New Windsor: "August 18, 1778, Samuel Fowler arrested as a person of equivocal and suspected character, refused the oath of allegiance" and was confined by the committee. He was subsequently released upon his "condition and promise of amendment." April 16, 1770 he was one of the signers, with John Sayre, William Edison, John Ellison and others of a petition for a charter of incorporation of St. George's Church in Newburgh. It was granted. In 1785, it appears by records he was assessed for highway labor, as was also his son, Samuel Fowler, Jr. The latter was Samuel, 2d. This Samuel has a son, Samuel 3rd, born October 30, 1779, and who early exhibited the remarkable talents which afterwards made him noted. He received an Academic education at Montgomery Academy and studied medicine under Dr. David Fowler at Newburgh. He also attended the Penn. Medical Colege at Phila., and was admitted to practice medicine soon after he was twenty-one years of age. He began practice of his profession at Hamburg in 1801. In 1808 he married Ann, the daughter of Col. Mark Thompson, of New Jersey, who became a member of congress under Washington's administration. Their only daughter, Julia, married Hon. Moses Bigelow, of Newark, N.J. Soon after marriage he built a house in Hamburg. His wife dying, he sold property to Martin Ryerson and removed to Franklin. In 1816, he married Rebecca W. P., a daughter of Robert Ogden, 3rd., of Ogdensburg, N.J. He had previously removed to Sparta, N. J. , 1786. Says Haines: "of great versatility of talent, he engaged in many enterprises and was successful in them all. He was one of the most eminent physicians that our County has produced. He was a distinguished naturalist and mineralogist, collecting a most valuable collection of American minerals and corresponded with scientific men at home and abroad. His valuable letters and papers were consumed at the burning of the Fowler homestead at Franklin in 1884." He was one of the founders of the Sussex County Medical Society in 1829. When he removed to Franklin after his first wife's death, he built a dam across the stream that passed east of his house and erected a grist mill, fulling mill, storehouse, blacksmith shop, tannery and several dwellings. He also enlarged and rebuilt his own dwelling. This embryo village he called Franklin. From this the valuable ore mined nearby was named Franklinite, and by way of distinction, the Post Office and Furnace were name Franklin Furnace. After marrying his second wife, he lived for a time at Ogdensburg, and carried on the manufacture of iron at Hamburg and Franklin Furnace forges. Through his business tact he made the forges remunerative, and gave them a prestige unknown before. He attended, during all this time, to the arduous duties of his medical profession. "His practice extended over five Counties in this State and even into New York and Penn. He was constantly visited by patients who came long distances, and was sought by his brethren in consultation on difficult cases." He was a member of many leading scientific societies of this country and Europe. At the centennial meeting of the New Jersey Medical Society held at New Brunswick, N.J. in 1866, Dr. Thomas Ryerson said of him: "The leading mind was Dr. Fowler; he came into the County a few years prior to its division and soon compelled all physicians to take license or retire. Into his hands speedily passed the consultation business, and his opinion may therefore be taken as fair indication of the sceintific status of the professiona at that time." He represented Sussex County in the New Jersey State Senate, and was a member of the 24th and 25th Congress in President Jackson's time. He was a warms supporter of Andrew Jackson's policy. His children by his last wife were: Mary E., Henry O., Robert O., John, Rebecca O., Clarinda and Samuel. He died Feb. 20, 1844 at Franklin, aged 65, and was buried "in the North Church cemetery." Hope this helps, Cathy DiPietro List Admin NJSussex [email protected]

People in Blairstown should really attend the Historic Preservation Committee meetings. This group really does a lot "behind the scenes". Brian the chairman just stepped down after more than three years to allow his co-chair Helen Parisi to become Chairwoman. Brian is still an active member and is in charge of finishing the Main Street Historic District project by this years end. This group has nearly completed the total restoration of Gravel Hill Cemetery located behind Roys Hall on Main Street where John I. Blair is buried. They also completed their first barn tour in 2004 and plan two more for the 2005 season. They will also be doing a historic walking tour of Main Street this summer. I have heard through the grapevine that they will be buying and restoring an old railroad caboose to be used as an educational center and museum which will be absolutely wonderful for the children in Blairstown. (and us adults) What a wonderful idea! Our new mayor, Al Handy is the liason for the Historic Preservation Committee and from my understanding has supported the efforts of this great group of people, who by the way, do all this work for free because they care about preserving Blairstown's past. So I suggest going to one of their meetings and/or giving them a helping hand. If you love local history - go to a meeting AND GET INVOLVED! Contact the following for more info: Helen Parisi - 362-6652 Margaret Thomas / co-chair - 362-6301 Brian Rhodes / events & schedules 459-4583 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BlairstownTalk/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

I'm new to the list and am searching for information about my grgrgrandmother Mary HEATER. Mary was born in 1825 in either Sussex or Warren County and married Isaac F. SMITH abt 1843. They lived in Warren Co, NJ and Northampton Co, PA. I would be grateful for any information in regard to Mary's parents or siblings. I'm also interested in exchanging information with anyone searching the surname HOUCK. I believe the HEATERs, SMITHs and HOUCKs were connected in several ways. Sincerely, Pat

Is anyone working on surname Adams of Sussex County? Thanks Tim

Can anybody help with more information on the following people? James S. Green b. abt 1846 NJ; m. Harriet (b. abt 1848 NY); c: John T. b. 1865-1866 NY, Willmina b. abt 1872 NJ, Charles H. b. abt 1875 NJ. John T. Green (above) m. Myrtle abt 1892 (b. abt 1874 NJ); c: Blanche b. abt 1893 Vernon NJ, d. 1943; Nellie b. abt 1895 NJ, m. Jackson. Blanche Green (above) m. Chester Sanders 1913-1914; c: 12 These people lived in Vernon and Hardyston Townships, Sussex County. Carol Van Buren

Looking for information on Joseph, Robert, William, Hannah MORRIS ca 1770-1820 Joseph MORRIS m. Mariah SHELLEY (daughter of Samuel and Eleanor (CUDDEBACK) SHELLEY) ca 1814 in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex Co., NJ. Joseph and Mariah MORRIS moved to Porter, Niagara Co., NY ca 1820. A biography of one of Joseph's sons listed Joseph's siblings as Robert, William, and Hannah; also lists Joseph's father as Robert (no name for mother listed). Joseph was born ca 1793 (place unknown); don't know any other birth or marriage dates or places. Hannah may have married John KELSEY. Any help or suggestions appreciated! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Looking for any information on Thomas D. Ackerson, Ruth F. Dunn, Roy Dunn and Agnes Little. All in the Franklin area circa 1950. Nancy Pascal [email protected] > [Original Message] > From: Jim Booth <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 1/13/2005 7:46:58 PM > Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] NJ Funeral Home records > > (If you get this more than once...i apologize...i cant seem to get it to > go through) > > *Does anyone know what happens to funeral home records in New Jersey > when a funeral home goes out of business??. Do they have to be filed > with the > County or a State Agency?? I know sometimes when a funeral home purchases > another one the records often stay and are placed in custody of the new > funeral home.* > > *I am looking for what happens when the funeral home just shuts down > completely.* > > *Many of my family members were handled by George Robinson the undertaker > of Hamburg for many years. He died and his wife took over...and then the > business closed.* > > *Where would the files of this business be?? If they are still around i > would be interested > in seeing them.* > > *Jim Booth* > > > > > > > > >

Hello All: Thanks to those of you who sent me suggestions regarding my last post on funeral home records. Does anyone know if there was ever a section of Sussex County, or anywhere in Northern NJ known as "Greycourt" I have seen mention around 1906 of my great grandfather living there. The only Greycourt that i know that would be near Sussex County would be a now defunct hamlet in the Town of Chester here in Orange County, NY. This is not far from where i live. I believe at the time my great grandfather was living there he was working for the Lehigh R. R. We'll there is a Lehigh Ave in this part of chester and allot of old R. R. tracks come together there. I think therefore that this is the Greycourt he was living at....but wanted to make sure that there was not any section of Sussex or NJ known as this. Thanks, Jim Booth Highland Mills, Orange County, NY >> >> > > >

Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:43:13 -0500 From: Jim Booth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: NJ Funeral Home records *Does anyone know what happens to funeral home records in New Jersey when a funeral home goes out of business??. Do they have to be filed with the County or a State Agency?? I know sometimes when a funeral home purchases another one the records often stay and are placed in custody of the new funeral home.* *I am looking for what happens when the funeral home just shuts down completely.* *Many of my family members were handled by George Robinson the undertaker of Hamburg for many years. He died and his wife took over...and then the business closed.* *Where would the files of this business be?? If they are still around i would be interested in seeing them.* *Jim Booth* ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim, start calling/contacting funeral homes in the same area as the one that closed. Ask if they might have the records for the previous place which is now out of business. I did that some years back, I believe it was in Hoboken, NJ, and got lucky and the first place I called were the ones who took over the previous records and had them stored "upstairs". The gentleman with whom I spoke told me to call back in a week to give him time to access the info. Called him back and bingo! He had the records, which then enabled me to contact the state capital records devision as I now had definite dates, etc. That was some years ago and don't know what the state's policy is now. If the first place you call doesn't have the records, ask if they know who might have them. If they don't know, then you will have to go thru the phone directory and start calling and ask each place the same questions. Good luck. Joy Joy Bold

(If you get this more than once...i apologize...i cant seem to get it to go through) *Does anyone know what happens to funeral home records in New Jersey when a funeral home goes out of business??. Do they have to be filed with the County or a State Agency?? I know sometimes when a funeral home purchases another one the records often stay and are placed in custody of the new funeral home.* *I am looking for what happens when the funeral home just shuts down completely.* *Many of my family members were handled by George Robinson the undertaker of Hamburg for many years. He died and his wife took over...and then the business closed.* *Where would the files of this business be?? If they are still around i would be interested in seeing them.* *Jim Booth* > > >

Mona: I will be going to the Sussex County Library tomorrow. Have you found anyone to look up this obituary for you yet?? If not I would be happy to. Jim PS-If there is anyone out there that needs look-ups tomorrow at the library let me know. However, since i have a pile of my own to do, please provide me with as much exact information as possible. Like, if you want an obit, please provide the date and perhaps where they died so i will know the best newspaper to look in. JB [email protected] wrote: >Could someone check the Sussex County papers for an obituary for Henry Clay >Hunt, Esq. who died 10 Nov. 1921 in Lenox Hill Hosp., New York, New York, >please? He served as Sussex County Court judge according to the 1910 census. He >was the father of eight children and married Marietta McCoy. > >Thank you. > >Mona, Richmond, IN > > > >

I didn't even know if it was possible to ask for a newspaper notice until I read Mona's request for an obituary. My Grandfather, Cornelius Hamler, had some sort of Court dealing-- between 1880 and 1889-- when the New Jersey State Legislature restored his *rights as a citizen of New Jersey* back to him. My cousin who is in police work says that a person has his citizenship rights removed from him or her when he or she has been convicted of a felony, which means jailtime. Here is the Trenton Newspaper annnouncement which says that the Legislature was restoring his rights as a New Jersey citizen back to him: Trenton Times, Trenton, NJ 02 Sept 1889 LAWS OF NEW JERSEY [By Authority] Chapter C An Act for the relief Cornelius Hamler, of the township of Byram, in the Couty of Sussex. "1.) Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey that Cornelius Hamler of the Township of Byram, in the County of Sussex, be and the said Cornelius Hamler is hereby restored to all his rights, liberties, privileges and franchises as a citizen of the state of New Jersey. 2.) Be it enacted that this act shall takeeffect immediately. Passed April 2, 1889" Does anyone know what "Chapter C" means? I would dearly love a copy of any newspaper announcement that showed exactly what his "trouble with the law" was. He was at home with his wife Annie in the Census of 1880 (Byram twp., Sussex Co., NJ) so he obviously "got in a heap of trouble" between that time and when his rights were restored in 1889. (Newspaper and other documents often mispelled my Grandfather's name - HAMLER- as "HOMLER.") Many thanks! Kathleen

Mona: I will probably be going down to the Sussex County Library within the next week i would say. I wanted to go today but they were originally talking about icy weather. I will probably go one evening this week or Friday or Saturday during the day. If you find someone to do the lookup sooner let me know. You can send to the NYC Municipal Archives on Chambers Street in NYC for his death certificate. Jim [email protected] wrote: >Could someone check the Sussex County papers for an obituary for Henry Clay >Hunt, Esq. who died 10 Nov. 1921 in Lenox Hill Hosp., New York, New York, >please? He served as Sussex County Court judge according to the 1910 census. He >was the father of eight children and married Marietta McCoy. > >Thank you. > >Mona, Richmond, IN > > > >

Could someone check the Sussex County papers for an obituary for Henry Clay Hunt, Esq. who died 10 Nov. 1921 in Lenox Hill Hosp., New York, New York, please? He served as Sussex County Court judge according to the 1910 census. He was the father of eight children and married Marietta McCoy. Thank you. Mona, Richmond, IN