Hi Nancy and others, In my research of the KINNEYBROOK family of Sussex and Morris Counties I have the following two marriages: James John KINNEYBROOK and Mary MC DAVITT on 29 JAN 1849 in Sparta, Sussex Co. Peter UPDEGROVE and Elizabeth KENNEBROOK on 9 JUL 1800, Sussex, NJ If anyone can shed some light on these two families, I sure would appreciate it. Anne Stephens, in Jefferson Researching KINNEYBROOK, CLAY and TEBO/TEABROUGH all spellings In a message dated 10/28/00 3:48:10 PM, pascalfl@gate.net writes: << In 1870 - Andover (31/39) there is a George McDavitt with wife Sarah (age 31) and child Henry, age 13. Nancy Pascal >>

Hello All, My father-in-law passed away unexpectedly last night. My mother-in-law has Alzheimers. I'll be out of town for quite a while. Please hold all personal replies until you hear from me. Sorry to do this in this way & not personally. Cindy

Here is a site where you can find Rev. War Soldiers and details of their enlistment by entering their last name and then clicking on the last item in the box...... http://165.83.115.136/VFMUSTER/index.htm good hunting, JDW

Looking for parents of JAMES M. WYCOFF b. 3/4/1798 in Sussex Co., NJ, d. 9/1881 in Fayette Co., PA. April 4, 1829 he married Mary Ann Wintermute in Sussex Co. Would appreciate any help I can get, as this has been a toughee! Phyllis Whelan in Michigan

according to Watson Kirkconnell from "Climbing the Green Tree & Some Other Branches" "In the early decades of the 17th century, English colonists had settled in Virginia, Maryland & New England. (notably Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island). The Dutch fleet planted settlers at Nieuw Amsterdam, at the mouth of the Hudson and the Swedish king established "Helsingborg" as a community in "New Sweden" on the banks of the Delaware. Murderous attacks by mosquitoes compelled the Swedes to abandon the place and the ghost town was grimly nicknamed "Moskitoborg." From the territory between the Hudson River and the Delaware, the Dutch evicted the Swedes; and by 1664 the superior naval power of England made English authority prevail in all that part of North America. Thus the modern states of "New York" & "New Jersey" began to take form. In 1664, Charles II granted all of these states to his brother, the Duke of York (later JamesII). The western part of New Jersey, long known as West Jersey, was in 1682 confirmed as under Quaker ownership, since William Penn and his associates had paid cash for that territory. It is significant that an 18th century census of West Jersey listed congregations in the following numbers: Quakers 32, Dutch Presbyterians 37, Baptist 11, Epicopalians 9, Dutch & Swedish Lutherans 5. Quakers predominated in Burlington, Gloucester and Salem counties, and Presbyterians in Hunterdon, Morris & Sussex. New Jersey became a royal province in 1702 and in 1738 was given its first governor (Lewis Morris) as distinct from the governor of New York. After two or three generation with a high birth rate and a sharply expanding population in New England, the younger sons of younger sons became ready to move into these newer domains. Some of the great grandsons of John Green I thus migrated from Rhode Island, first to Burlington & Hunterdon counties in central West Jersey and later to Morris and Sussex counties (established 1753) in the northern highlands (see Edgar Jacob Fisher, New Jersey as a Royal Province, New York, 1967, pp 221-2). Samuel Smith's History of the Colony of Nova-Caesaria or New Jersey (1765) speaks significantly of Sussex County, where most of those Greens settled, who became Loyalist: "It being the newest county, and a frontier, is not much improved and has but few inhabitants" The chiefs Greens of the third and fourth generations to settle in West Jersey were John Green III, William Green II and Samuel Green I. Their wills, and those of some of their descendants, will help to clarify the Upper Canadian pedigree." Janine

Hi, Folks.... I've added another 4 pages to my web site, Baptisms at the Harmony Baptist Church from 1832 to 1881. You can find these records beginning at http://raub-and-more.com/harmonybaptisms1.html Jan Reuther

I should have included this is my previous post. I have a very early Broer Decker & was wondering what the connection was to the one found later in the 1800 PA census. The Kuykendalls are also in Washington/Beaver Co., PA in 1800. Cindy 1 Broer Decker .. +Antje Van Etten b: 1701 Kingston, Ulster Co., NY Father: Jan VAN ETTEN Mother: Jannetje ROOSA 2 Jannetjen Decker b: 1733 .... +Jacobus Westfall b: 1713 m: Feb 26, 1750/51 Walpeck, Sussex Co., NJ Father: Jurrien WESTFALL Mother: Syntie KUYKENDALL .. 3 Joseph Westfall b: 1758 Minisink Valley Baptism: Feb 12, 1758 Machackemack, Orange Co., NY 2 Elisa Decker b: 1739 Minisink Valley Baptism: May 29, 1739 Machackemack, Orange Co., NY 2 Elias Decker b: 1742 Minisink Valley Baptism: Mar 21, 1741/42 Machackemack, Orange Co., NY d: Bef. 1747 Minisink Valley 2 Cornelius Decker b: 1744 Minisink Valley Baptism: Jan 6, 1744/45 Machackemack, Orange Co., NY 2 Elias Decker b: 1747 Minisink Valley Baptism: Jul 5, 1747 Machackemack, Orange Co., NY 2 Jacob Decker b: 1747 Minisink Valley Baptism: Apr 19, 1747 Machackemack, Orange Co., NY

In 1870 - Andover (31/39) there is a George McDavitt with wife Sarah (age 31) and child Henry, age 13. Nancy Pascal SNEHPETS35@aol.com wrote: > > Can you check that 1880 census to the section between #8-relationship and > #13-occupation? > Sections #9 thru #12 give the "civil condition" > #9 single > #10 married > #11 Widowed/divorced > #12 married during census year. > That might help answer the question about Eliza and the wife. > > Anne Stephens, in Jefferson > Researching KINNEYBROOK, CLAY and TEBO/TEABROUGH all spellings > > In a message dated 10/27/00 10:40:55 AM, pascalfl@gate.net writes: > > << 1880 Census, Andover (226/254) > > Miller, John W M 61 Head Phisician > Frank W M 24 Son at home > Crisman,Margaret W F 40 housekeeper > McConell, Aaron W M 56 Stove Store > Eliza W F 23 dau at home * > Shotwell, Emma W F 41 niece houskeeper > > *It's unclear here whether Eliza is the dau of John Miller or Aaron > McConell. Usually the relationships are stated as they relate to the > head of the household. Don't know where Dr. Miller's wife is since the > obit indicates she survived her sister (1886). > > I checked the 1870 Census and find again, only John and Frank. > > Nancy Pascal > http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl/ > > John Wozniak wrote: > > > > Dear list members, > > Would like to brainstorm with you to find the identity of "Mrs. > > Dr. Miller of Andover, NJ" > > The June 13, 1886, Schuyler Co, NY, obituary for her sister, > > Hannah COLE STOLL, lists as survivors," her brother, Ramah COLE of St. > > Paul, MN, sisters, Mrs Mary RYERSON of Muscatine, Iowa and "Mrs. Dr. > > MILLER of Andover, NJ", and her children, Byron STOLL of Watkins, Frank > > STOLL of Stalt Lake City, Hattie, wife of F.A. LAVINE of Ridgwood, NJ > > and Dora, at home." > > Does anyone know more about this Dr. Miller? What was the name > > of his wife? Were there any children born of this marriage? > > Thank you for any help you can provide. > > Regards, > > Mary in Michigan

Sarah J. McDavitt w/o Isaac is living with Isaac in Andover in 1880 (Age 31). Then, there is a Sarah J. McDavitt on the next page (age 40) living in the household of Martin and Emaline Kinney. She is listed as 'D' (divorced) in column #11. No relationship to Martin Kinney is stated. Her occupation is listed as Seamstress. There is also a James McDavitt (age 50) living in Andover listed as single living in the household of Caroline Slater. John Miller has column #11 marked but does not indicate if he is widowed or divorced. I think it is safe to surmise, given the information we have, he was a widower. Nancy SNEHPETS35@aol.com wrote: > > Can you check that 1880 census to the section between #8-relationship and > #13-occupation? > Sections #9 thru #12 give the "civil condition" > #9 single > #10 married > #11 Widowed/divorced > #12 married during census year. > That might help answer the question about Eliza and the wife. > > Anne Stephens, in Jefferson > Researching KINNEYBROOK, CLAY and TEBO/TEABROUGH all spellings > > In a message dated 10/27/00 10:40:55 AM, pascalfl@gate.net writes: > > << 1880 Census, Andover (226/254) > > Miller, John W M 61 Head Phisician > Frank W M 24 Son at home > Crisman,Margaret W F 40 housekeeper > McConell, Aaron W M 56 Stove Store > Eliza W F 23 dau at home * > Shotwell, Emma W F 41 niece houskeeper > > *It's unclear here whether Eliza is the dau of John Miller or Aaron > McConell. Usually the relationships are stated as they relate to the > head of the household. Don't know where Dr. Miller's wife is since the > obit indicates she survived her sister (1886). > > I checked the 1870 Census and find again, only John and Frank. > > Nancy Pascal > http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl/ > > John Wozniak wrote: > > > > Dear list members, > > Would like to brainstorm with you to find the identity of "Mrs. > > Dr. Miller of Andover, NJ" > > The June 13, 1886, Schuyler Co, NY, obituary for her sister, > > Hannah COLE STOLL, lists as survivors," her brother, Ramah COLE of St. > > Paul, MN, sisters, Mrs Mary RYERSON of Muscatine, Iowa and "Mrs. Dr. > > MILLER of Andover, NJ", and her children, Byron STOLL of Watkins, Frank > > STOLL of Stalt Lake City, Hattie, wife of F.A. LAVINE of Ridgwood, NJ > > and Dora, at home." > > Does anyone know more about this Dr. Miller? What was the name > > of his wife? Were there any children born of this marriage? > > Thank you for any help you can provide. > > Regards, > > Mary in Michigan

Can you check that 1880 census to the section between #8-relationship and #13-occupation? Sections #9 thru #12 give the "civil condition" #9 single #10 married #11 Widowed/divorced #12 married during census year. That might help answer the question about Eliza and the wife. Anne Stephens, in Jefferson Researching KINNEYBROOK, CLAY and TEBO/TEABROUGH all spellings In a message dated 10/27/00 10:40:55 AM, pascalfl@gate.net writes: << 1880 Census, Andover (226/254) Miller, John W M 61 Head Phisician Frank W M 24 Son at home Crisman,Margaret W F 40 housekeeper McConell, Aaron W M 56 Stove Store Eliza W F 23 dau at home * Shotwell, Emma W F 41 niece houskeeper *It's unclear here whether Eliza is the dau of John Miller or Aaron McConell. Usually the relationships are stated as they relate to the head of the household. Don't know where Dr. Miller's wife is since the obit indicates she survived her sister (1886). I checked the 1870 Census and find again, only John and Frank. Nancy Pascal http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl/ John Wozniak wrote: > > Dear list members, > Would like to brainstorm with you to find the identity of "Mrs. > Dr. Miller of Andover, NJ" > The June 13, 1886, Schuyler Co, NY, obituary for her sister, > Hannah COLE STOLL, lists as survivors," her brother, Ramah COLE of St. > Paul, MN, sisters, Mrs Mary RYERSON of Muscatine, Iowa and "Mrs. Dr. > MILLER of Andover, NJ", and her children, Byron STOLL of Watkins, Frank > STOLL of Stalt Lake City, Hattie, wife of F.A. LAVINE of Ridgwood, NJ > and Dora, at home." > Does anyone know more about this Dr. Miller? What was the name > of his wife? Were there any children born of this marriage? > Thank you for any help you can provide. > Regards, > Mary in Michigan

Can anyone identify the Broer/Brewer Decker below found in the Washington Co., PA 1800 census? Many folks from the Minisink area were in Washington & Beaver Cos., PA by 1800. Including : Courtrights, Westfalls, Figleys & Davids/Davis. Thanks, Cindy Decker, Brewer PA WASHINGTON CO. 716 1800 10100-1111000

The people mentioned were orignally from Sussex Co., NJ. Cindy To: cindyo@va.prestige.net Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2000 7:48 PM Subject: Davis exerpts from 1888 history Cindy, I'm glad the Courtright was one of "yours". (Wish I could get 'lucky' in my search) Here's the Davis listings in the 1888 Beaver County Hsitory book. DAVIS, JOSEPH Company C, 63 regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, Private, DAVIS, Joseph, August 1, 1861 discharged on surgeons certificate March 8, 1863. Beaver Borough: "In 1806 a second sale of lots was made"...included is the name Joseph Davis Independent Township: List of postmasters, ...Joseph Davis, Feb. 11, 1876 (date of appointment) Bridgewater Borough, 1837, Innkeepers...J. Davis. In 1841 Minister of the gospel...J. A. Davis (Baptist) South Side Township, Hookstown Borough: United Presbyterian Church, Rev. J. P. Davis from 1872 to 1874 (pastor) DAVIS, JONAS Second Moon Township: 1802 list of taxables: Davis, Jonas >From the genealogy section of book: JAMES C. RICHIE, farmer, ...was b. in Hopewell Township, March 10, 1824...Robert, father of J.C(Richie) ...became an orphan in early childhood and was raised by his aunt and uncle, JONAS and JEANETTE DAVIS. They settled in Hopewell Twp. in 1796. Robert was eighteen years old, and as they (the Davis) had no children he (Robert Richie) inherited the homestead. (It then goes on to describe Robert and his descendents). I plan to take on the Figleys tomorrow as daylight is fading and the print in this book is small. Carol

Gail, That was by far the most informaive post I've ever read! Thank you so much. I have to ask, are you a History Professor? May I forward it to another list, I believe it would be helpful. Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: <GailRVW@aol.com> To: <NJSUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 5:03 AM Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] Move from Sussex Co to PA & elsewhere > Besides the land grants from the government there were several reasons folks > did not move north and west of the Appalachians in Northern, PA until late in > the 1700s and early 1800s.

Besides the land grants from the government there were several reasons folks did not move north and west of the Appalachians in Northern, PA until late in the 1700s and early 1800s. 1. Questions of clear land title. The northern part of PA was claimed by CT and NY as well as PA and it took the Continental Congress and the three states several years to work it out after the Revolution. Under the British few wanted to buy land from one proprietor group/syndicate and then find that they in fact did not own the land and either loose it or pay for it again to the ultimate winner of the dispute. [Main reason southwestern PA was settled first, was VA had a much clearer title and legitimately was able to sell land there from 1760s onward, though of course PA as a state's claim ultimately did win after the Revolution. [One does find NJ folks in Washington County, PA in 1780s & 90s]. But the Penn family land grant did not go that far west, so VA had a stronger claim for years to the Monongahela River Valley as well as the Ohio River. [You may recall that West Virginia was part of VA until during the Civil War.] There was actually a "war" fought in the early 1770s in the Wyoming Valley of Luzerne County between CT settlers and PA settlers. [CT got the Western Reserve lands in Ohio as a tradeoff for relinquishing their claims to northern PA in 1789 or so.] From our earliest days as a nation land/property ownership and claims have been one of the driving forces for the government. Much of the work of the Supreme Court for it's first 50 years was to be the ultimate arbitrator of land claims & disputes between & among states and address individual complaints about what share some folks did receive 2. Native Americans still lived in that region until after the American Revolution and they took sometimes violent exception to colonists moving into areas the British had given to them by treaty after the French and Indian war. This is one of the many reasons the various tribes in PA, NY and OH & Great Lakes region supported the British in the Revolution. England had said settlement for whites was to not go over the Allegheny Mountains or into the Ohio River Valley. They had reserved the area for the Indians, some of whom had been their allies in the F&I War and the rest they were trying to appease by treaties. In fact the British government had set up that whole trans-Appalachian area to be administered by their Canadian provenance government in the late 1760s to keep it out of the hands of the colonial activists, politicians and land syndicates from VA, PA, MD, NY & CT, all lusting for more territory. The British were trying to keep control and create the landed and class system they had in England in the colonies. Colonists were not buying it, that is one reason for the rebellion, to get a change in the land policies and make more available for all the growing population. Folks like Daniel Boone group to KY and others defied them and crossed the mountains. But before and through the Revolution they were a trickle, only a few hundreds who dared take the risk. Most of the PA Indians moved to Ohio & Indiana and Canada after the Revolution. During the period between 1883 and the end of the War of 1812 [in 1817 or so] the British in Canada encouraged the Indians to stage raids in the frontier regions and paid bounties at times for keeping settlers out of areas, so the frontier settlers really did live with threat and risk for two generations in the late 1700s, even after it was possible to legitimately go live on the northern PA land. 3. The mountains were a physical obstruction with little easy access or attraction to farmers. Mountains & hills, with no roads [the indian paths were on the top of the ridges, they seldom used the narrow valleys], totally covered by forest and woods and not much valley floor space with streams for cultivation anyway. Remember the Conastoga wagon is a creation of the future that came about partly to deal with this very movement of folks and goods into, over and through the mountains. Most folks still would use the river systems to move about as roads were poor at best when they existed. So NJ folks who moved on often went south to MD or VA then up river to Susquehanna, Shenandoah and Monongahela river valley areas in 1760s through 1790s. After the Articles of the Confederation finalized in 1787 and one knew which state owned the land, and folks had their "grants" for military service then they finally could go and move 50 -75 miles away to northern parts of PA and settle the Wyoming Valley and Luzerne County and points west in PA. If you ever drive on I80 across the northern part of PA you will see civilization and settlement never did take over all of this part of the world, still incredibly forested and undeveloped with low population compared to the rest of the East coast. Sort of our empty quarter, the preserve of PA hunters and now parks. The coal mining brought more people to parts of the region than anything else ever did. New Yorkers building the Erie Canal which drained later immigrants and settlers directly to the Midwest within the next 40 years, and had much to do with northern PA never becoming heavily populated and settled. Just a few of the factors that led to the delayed movement of folks from Sussex County and northern NJ over the Appalachians / Alleghenies / Poconos & into PA or southwestern NY for that matter.

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_252_7e0a_7919 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------=_NextPart_000_252_7e0a_7919 Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns;mail.hotmail.com Received-From-MTA: dns;mail.hotmail.com Arrival-Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:14:35 -0700 Final-Recipient: rfc822;kminerd@prodidy.net Action: failed Status: 5.0.0 ------=_NextPart_000_252_7e0a_7919 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 11:14:35 -0700 Received: from 206.97.174.26 by lw1fd.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:14:35 GMT X-Originating-IP: [206.97.174.26] From: "Patricia Munson-Rodriguez" <pattycake71963@hotmail.com> To: kminerd@prodidy.net Subject: Munson/Berry Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:14:35 GMT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <LAW-F174BEr8pkpLkTg00000fda@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Oct 2000 18:14:35.0362 (UTC) FILETIME=[C2EB3420:01C04041] >Hello,,, > > I am hoping that you can steer me in the right direction, >My connection is my ggg grandfather William Berry Munson b.03/1853 or 1855 >we believe that his middle name is the clue to his past "Berry" we believed his mother may have been a Berry >We do know some where around 1877 he lived in Sussex Co New Jersey were his >wife Julia Predmore whole family line was from they then moved to Hudson >New Jersey "where according to the family bible his first two children >where born": >George Walter Munson 02/19/1873 (note mother unknown) >Charles William Munson 04/12/1880 (mother was Julia Ann Predmore > she was from a long line of Predmores in Sussex Co N.J) >in late 1880-1881 William Berry MUNSON (aka.W.B,Wm,Berry)moved his new wife >Julia and two boys to Texas,,where set up a home steed and raised >nine children. > >any help would be appreciated,,on any Munson/Berry's in these area's Nj-Hudson and Sussex Co can you give me any of the Sussex Co Berry Names >your's in Genealogy >Patricia Munson >in Texas > From: "Kathy" <kminerd@prodigy.net> To: NJSUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] The New Jersey Berry Family Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2000 22:53:12 -0400 I am new to the list and am researching the Berry family of New Jersey from the late 1700's into the late 1800's. I have gone back as far as Schooley Berry who married Mary Ann Little. They had 9 children one of whom was my ggrandfather. I think Schooley's father may have been Garret Berry who married Elizabeth Collard in Sussex County, NJ on May 17, 1815 but I am not quite sure. Any information about this family would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks, Kathy _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ------=_NextPart_000_252_7e0a_7919--

I need someone to take over the monitoring of the Passaic County GenConnect Boards. It is quite simple. You get a copy of all posts and when you see something that does not apply to the county, you delete it. If the post is on the wrong Passaic county board, you move it. If someone changes their address and notifies you, you change it to the new one. If someone gets the new posts via email and then their email address is no longer valid, you go to the administration page for the board and take their email off the list. It costs nothing to have the boards; just a bit of time. Do I have a volunteer? Here are the URLs. Query Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/Passaic Obits: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/PassaicObits Wills: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/PassaicWill Pensions: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/PassaicPens Bible Records: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/PassaicBibl Biographies: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/PassaicBios Deeds: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/NJ/PassaicDeed If I do not find a volunteer, then I will just tell Rootsweb that there is no one to take care of them. -- Diane Ward Sives

Further on the case of the mysterious Mrs. Dr, Miller..... Sussex Independent newspaper dated Friday 10 Aug 1888 Dr John Miller's Death The Oldest and One of the Most Prominent of Sussex Physicians Dies at his Home in Andover on Sunday Last. After an illness of nine weeks, Dr. John MILLER died at his home in Andover, on Sunday last. Dr. Miller was of German descent. His grandfather, Andrew Miller, came from Pennsylvania and settled in Harmony township, Warren county, NJ and there carried on farming until his death. He was the owner of considerable real estate and was one of the builders of the Harmony Presbyterian church, of which he was a member. He was also engaged in the French and Indian War. Of his children William, seventh son was an electropathic physician in New York city, and accumulated a large property by his practice; Joseph was a surveyor and remained on the old homestead near the Harmony church. There were seven sons altogether, of whom Peter, father of Dr. John Miller was born in Harmony and married Margaret, daughter of Tunis SMITH, of that same place. For several years he was connected with the Presbyterian church of Harmony, but subsequently became one of the pioneers of the M. E. Church in that locality. He belonged to the Jeffersonian school of politics and became a member of the Republican party upon its organization. Dr. John, eldest son of Peter Miller, was born in Harmony in 1816. His early education was obtained in the schools of his native place. At the age of sixteen he became a clerk in his father's store at Harmony, and about the same time began the study of medicine with Dr. WILSON, of Pennsylvania. There he remained for five years, and for four years he was engaged in mercantile pursuits near Blairstown, NJ. He completed the study of medicine with Dr. ALBRIGHT, of Pauline, a physician of some prominence, with whom he practiced for some time. After attending two courses of lectures, he was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York and in the spring of 1846 settled at Andover, Sussex county, NJ, where he continued in his chosen profession until a few months since when he was compelled by debility and ill health, to lay aside , and wait for the change that must come to all the living. Dr. Miller became a member of the Sussex County Bible Society soon after his settlement at Andover, was for one year its President and was also one of its Board of Canvassers. He was also a member of the Medical Society of New Jersey and of the American Medical Association. As a physician, Dr. Miller was skillful, judicious and successful. As a surgeon he had but few if any equals. His location in near proximity to the mines where frequent accidents would occur among employees, giving him many opportunities for the practice of surgery, and during his long practice in that locality it is said that in nearly every case his operations were successful. Several unusually difficult feats of surgery which were considered impractical by attending physicians he performed with successful results. Dr. Miller was very popular with those who live by labor, and his professional visits among them was marked by the same kind care and skillful treatment as would characterize his visits among the opulent, even when no renumeration was expected. His firs wife was Rhoda, daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth SHARP, of Harmony, by whom he had one son, Frank, who resides in Andover. For his second wife he married Mrs. Sarah McDAVITT, who survives him. The funeral services occurred on Weds. and were largely attended. In Snell's "History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey" c. 1881 there is this about Dr. John Miller's brother, Dr. Levi: Dr. Levi DeWitt Miller was on the Newton Town Committee in 1873 Levi Dewitt Miller was the third son of Peter Miller of Harmony. He first resided in Lafayette before moving to New York City for a time. He returned from NYC to Newton. He married on 30 Sep 1858 to Mary E., the daughter of Wesley CUMMINS of Lafayette having two known children (1881) - Fred Sherman Miller and Sayre Wesley Miller (deceased) The only Sarah I can find married to a McDavitt in Case's "Sussex County New Jersey Marriages" c.1992 Heritage Books was.... 04 Jul 1868 - Sarah J. SCOTT of Andover to Isaac McDAVIT It's interesting that Peter MILLER, the father of Drs. John & Levi, appears to have married, as her third husband, a Mrs. Rose. Mrs. Rose was married secondly to Martin KISHPAUGH having a son Samuel but it's unclear from the article in Snell's what her maiden name was. Mrs ____( ) Rose Kishpaugh Miller died on 24 Mar 1879. Hope this helps or was of interest, Cathy DiPietro, listowner NJSussex-L

1880 Census, Andover (226/254) Miller, John W M 61 Head Phisician Frank W M 24 Son at home Crisman,Margaret W F 40 housekeeper McConell, Aaron W M 56 Stove Store Eliza W F 23 dau at home * Shotwell, Emma W F 41 niece houskeeper *It's unclear here whether Eliza is the dau of John Miller or Aaron McConell. Usually the relationships are stated as they relate to the head of the household. Don't know where Dr. Miller's wife is since the obit indicates she survived her sister (1886). I checked the 1870 Census and find again, only John and Frank. Nancy Pascal http://www.gate.net/~pascalfl/ John Wozniak wrote: > > Dear list members, > Would like to brainstorm with you to find the identity of "Mrs. > Dr. Miller of Andover, NJ" > The June 13, 1886, Schuyler Co, NY, obituary for her sister, > Hannah COLE STOLL, lists as survivors," her brother, Ramah COLE of St. > Paul, MN, sisters, Mrs Mary RYERSON of Muscatine, Iowa and "Mrs. Dr. > MILLER of Andover, NJ", and her children, Byron STOLL of Watkins, Frank > STOLL of Stalt Lake City, Hattie, wife of F.A. LAVINE of Ridgwood, NJ > and Dora, at home." > Does anyone know more about this Dr. Miller? What was the name > of his wife? Were there any children born of this marriage? > Thank you for any help you can provide. > Regards, > Mary in Michigan

(I'm not trying to start a long drawnout thread about this on the NJ County groups. I just thought you'd get a chuckle out of it.) The ongoing ROOTS-L discussion about the legitimacy of Halberts of Bath OH and it's apparent spin-off into Colorado pops up every so often on just about every group. It reminds me of a post to one of the groups several years ago that sort of answers the question. I'll paraphrase it in a shorter form..... A person lives on a houseboat named "Black Duck". The mailbox has the name of the boat. The phone listing is not in the persons name, but in the name of the boat. The individual finds that this procedure helps to insure his privacy. One day he's sorting his mail and opens an "important-looking" envelope postmarked "Bath, OH". The letter starts out... "Dear Black, I've been researching the DUCK family and am happy to announce that YOU are a part of a very rare and distinguished family heritage........." (Get the picture?) There are also stories of people's pets being found to be "a member of a very rare and distinguished family". Draw your own conclusions ...... Have a great weekend everyone ..... Rich in NH

I have an Alice Berry born 1701/1717, Staten Island, NY died 1736/1740 probably NJ. She married William Allen who was born 2 Feb 1711 in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland and who died 9 Jun1799 in Gum springs, Loudoun Co., VA. Alice was the daughter of Henry and Mary Berry. That's all the information I have. Annie