> 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. > > > > > > > > >