Why is it that people and records in Sussex Co. just can't be found? Was there a fire or flood at one time that destroyed them? How can my Moore family just not show up...when you know they were there - from what is stated to be a known fact from the family? My 3rd great grandfather had to have been in Sussex Co. in 1825 (at the age of 1 1/2 to 2 yrs old) and his brother John E. Moore was born in 1825 in Deckerton, Sussex Co. For at least 30 years there have been those in our family whom have all tried to find something...anything, but yet nothing ever...brick wall after brick wall. One even went to Sussex to try and ended up in Trenton looking, but nothing found. Can anyone suggest something else to try or an idea of what next? I really would like to know who the parents of my 3rd great grandfather Cyrus C. Moore was, but my tree ends there and will forever remain until I find a fact or a name. My only other thought is to track each and every Moore family that lived in Sussex Co. at that time and rule each one out one by one...which takes a lot of time, especially with such a common last name. Our local library has a copy of the 1820 Sussex Co. Census, however it is so bad you can hardly see it. The couple of Moore's I found don't seem to fit. I don't know what else to try and could sure use some idea's from everyone that is hunting around in Sussex Co. ....Perhaps you all can help me with a fresh approach or a different idea to try?? Thank you in advance for any ideas or suggestions anyone may have. I have found that sometimes when you get so frustrated and tired of looking - someone else might give you a fresh idea to try. Out of ideas here. Pam

Pam, I have been searching for my parents of my Henry WALTER (ca. 1810) in Sussex Co. for over 5 years and can not find them either. Recently I decided to look in Orange Co. NY to see if they were on the other side of the line when the states were divided. So far have found nothing there but have not had time to do much searching. Just an idea - you might want to try. Ken Walter Pasco, WA SSSHOE@aol.com wrote: > Why is it that people and records in Sussex Co. just can't be found? Was > there a fire or flood at one time that destroyed them? How can my Moore > family just not show up...when you know they were there - from what is stated > to be a known fact from the family? > > My 3rd great grandfather had to have been in Sussex Co. in 1825 (at the age > of 1 1/2 to 2 yrs old) and his brother John E. Moore was born in 1825 in > Deckerton, Sussex Co. > > For at least 30 years there have been those in our family whom have all tried > to find something...anything, but yet nothing ever...brick wall after brick > wall. One even went to Sussex to try and ended up in Trenton looking, but > nothing found. Can anyone suggest something else to try or an idea of what > next? I really would like to know who the parents of my 3rd great > grandfather Cyrus C. Moore was, but my tree ends there and will forever > remain until I find a fact or a name. > > My only other thought is to track each and every Moore family that lived in > Sussex Co. at that time and rule each one out one by one...which takes a lot > of time, especially with such a common last name. > > Our local library has a copy of the 1820 Sussex Co. Census, however it is so > bad you can hardly see it. The couple of Moore's I found don't seem to fit. > I don't know what else to try and could sure use some idea's from everyone > that is hunting around in Sussex Co. ....Perhaps you all can help me with a > fresh approach or a different idea to try?? > > Thank you in advance for any ideas or suggestions anyone may have. I have > found that sometimes when you get so frustrated and tired of looking - > someone else might give you a fresh idea to try. Out of ideas here. > > Pam