Dear Greta, Perigo (with variant spellings) is not frequent in NJ records. I looked in some volumes of NJ will abstracts and found first that Ezekle (Ezekiel?] Perigo of Piscataway, Middlesex County, husbandman, wrote his will on 22 July 1724. He mentions his wife "Allice"; his children -- Thomas, David, Sarah, Allis -- and his grandson, John Perigo. He also mentions land bought of John Molleson, adjoining John Macdaniel; a farm in Lime [Lyme] near the Connecticut River; and his home farm. He makes his wife sole executrix. The witnesses were Henry Skibbow, Judah Sutton, and Richard Martin. The will was proved on 17 Nov 1724. It may be worth your while to look in New London County, CT, for Perigo origins :-). The other two references I found confirm the residence of one Joseph Perego in Sussex County, NJ. He witnessed the will of Ezekiel Youmans of Vernon Township, farmer, of Sussex County on 23 Dec 1801. Along with a Henry Brasted, Joseph Perego made an inventory of Ezekiel Youman's estate on 30 Mar 1802. And finally a John Simmons of Frankford Township. Sussex County, NJ, wrote his will on 17 Apr 1805. John wills to his daughters Sarah and Catherine "three lots now in the possession of Thomas Perrigo (50 acres)". I checked the will abstracts through 1817, and these are the only references to Perrigo that I found. Dorothy On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Greta Olsen wrote: > Hello all, > This is my first posted message to the group. I appreciate all the contributions > that have come through. No one has yet mentioned the surnames I am searching. > Mainly PERRIGO/PERREGO, (but also spouses, LITTLE, WIGGINS, RIGGS, WASHBURN, > TOWNSEND researchers may hold information). The sure time frame in Sussex Co. > is 1790's to 1860's. After that everyone (that I already I know about) had > migrated to OH, NY, PA, IN or IA. Bible records state that the ancestor was > Joseph Perrigo b. 1745. Family notes say he died at the home of his son, > Joseph II in NYC at the age of 90. > > Harold Mason has said New Jersey didn't start keeping records of births and > deaths until 1848. > Has anyone posted the death vital records since 1848? Does anyone know of > churches recordings or cemeteries postings with the PERRIGO/PERREGO surnames? > > Greta Olsen > in Berkeley California. > >

Greta, I have a SARAH GUNTERMAN, daughter of WILLIAM and MARY SIMMONS GUNTERMAN, who married a JOSEPH PERRIGO. This family lived in Frankford, Sussex Co., NJ. SARAH was born in 1801. She was a sister to my 3rd great grandfather, WILLIAM GUNTERMAN who married MARY PERRY. There were also PERRIGOs who had cemetery plots in Port Jervis, I believe, who sold them to a GUNDERMAN. Also look under "PH" and "F" for variations of the surname. JOSEPH is listed in the Estate records of WILLIAM GUNTERMAN, Sr., and in a deed transfer dated 2/26/1838. If you would like the siblings of SARAH GUNTERMAN and how I connect, let me know. Sheryl Gunderman Robinson Horseheads, Chemung Co., NY PS: There was a Perrigo who was a member of our Farm Bureau. Any relation? ----- Original Message ----- From: =cc=Dorothy Koenig <dkoenig@lanminds.com> To: <NJSUSSEX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2001 11:46 AM Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] Early PERIGOs > Dear Greta, Perigo (with variant spellings) is not frequent in NJ > records. I looked in some volumes of NJ will abstracts and found first > that > > Ezekle (Ezekiel?] Perigo of Piscataway, Middlesex County, husbandman, > wrote his will on 22 July 1724. He mentions his wife "Allice"; his > children -- Thomas, David, Sarah, Allis -- and his grandson, John > Perigo. He also mentions land bought of John Molleson, adjoining John > Macdaniel; a farm in Lime [Lyme] near the Connecticut River; and his home > farm. He makes his wife sole executrix. The witnesses were Henry > Skibbow, Judah Sutton, and Richard Martin. The will was proved on 17 Nov > 1724. > > It may be worth your while to look in New London County, CT, for Perigo > origins :-). > > The other two references I found confirm the residence of one Joseph > Perego in Sussex County, NJ. He witnessed the will of Ezekiel Youmans of > Vernon Township, farmer, of Sussex County on 23 Dec 1801. Along with a > Henry Brasted, Joseph Perego made an inventory of Ezekiel Youman's estate > on 30 Mar 1802. > > And finally a John Simmons of Frankford Township. Sussex County, NJ, wrote > his will on 17 Apr 1805. John wills to his daughters Sarah and Catherine > "three lots now in the possession of Thomas Perrigo (50 acres)". > > I checked the will abstracts through 1817, and these are the only > references to Perrigo that I found. > > Dorothy > > On Sat, 13 Jan 2001, Greta Olsen wrote: > > > Hello all, > > This is my first posted message to the group. I appreciate all the contributions > > that have come through. No one has yet mentioned the surnames I am searching. > > Mainly PERRIGO/PERREGO, (but also spouses, LITTLE, WIGGINS, RIGGS, WASHBURN, > > TOWNSEND researchers may hold information). The sure time frame in Sussex Co. > > is 1790's to 1860's. After that everyone (that I already I know about) had > > migrated to OH, NY, PA, IN or IA. Bible records state that the ancestor was > > Joseph Perrigo b. 1745. Family notes say he died at the home of his son, > > Joseph II in NYC at the age of 90. > > > > Harold Mason has said New Jersey didn't start keeping records of births and > > deaths until 1848. > > Has anyone posted the death vital records since 1848? Does anyone know of > > churches recordings or cemeteries postings with the PERRIGO/PERREGO surnames? > > > > Greta Olsen > > in Berkeley California. > > > > >