Nancy, I am so greatful. This is fabulous. Finally a female name as well as a Pearce name and some witnesses. Just guessing, I think, perhaps, this Jonathan may be the one who died in the Battle of Minisink, 1779, and he might have been the father or a relative of Jonathan Pearce born ca. 1761-64. I think the latter is too young to be the father of this Sarah, although he did have a daughter named Sara born ca. 1800-06, who married a Willett, probably in Yates Co., NY where they all migrated.. Also, my first guess is that John "Wallis" may have been a "Willis" but need to research this. The latter Jonathan's brother was William Willis Pearce, and it is from this point that the name "Willis" consistently filters down through various male lines. I feel this gives me a lot to look into. Thank you. Sharon Pearce pascalfl <pascalfl@comcast.net> wrote: I found this in "MINISINK-MACHACEMECK CHURCH RECORDS" Baptism and Births, 1737 - 1803: (NYGBS) page 168: 1777, June 1, Parents: Jonathan Paers and Blandina Terwilliger Child: Sara Witnesses: John Wallis and Gretje Van Imwege Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "S. Pearce" To: "NJSussex email" Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 2:24 AM Subject: [NJSUSSEX] Followup to Decker information and Machemeck > To Carol and Nancy, > > Thank you both for the details on the Deckers. I am using them as a > marker family because they intermarried with my Jacobus family and also > went west to IN before them and with them. > > I was going to ask where Machemeck was located but it was offered in a > later email today as to the four earliest churches, including the early > Dutch Reformed Churches. I think this is the area I want to be > researching, one side or the other of the drowned lands and going toward > Amity, Orange Co., NY. > > Can anyone tell me if there would have been a path or road from Mount > Pochuck, ca. 1770s up to 1803, that would have easily led to Amity in > Orange Co., NY, or would there have been a road from Deckertown there, and > what sort of mileage that would be on foot? Would people easily have > traveled back and forth to these villages, or would the terrain have been > difficult? > > Finally, I haven't asked if there is available through the books you have > anything on marriage records? Some family researcher in the past gave my > gg grandparents marriage date, that no one else had, and I wondered where > he obtained it; it is: > > William Willis Pearce to Mary Shepard, January 1791 (I think the 18th). > Maybe they married in Sussex Co. or possibly Orange Co., NY. > > The Pearce family reportedly lived near James Jacobus on Mount Pochuck > who, according to one census, resided next to a "Sieman" family; James > also lived near a John Shepard, who may well have been a relative of > Mary's, during this period. I think the Pearces were there by 1779 > because a Jonathan Pearce was killed in the Battle of Minisink and I > believe him to be a relative, along with the two Shepards who were killed > in that battle. James Jacobus, my 3G grandfather, was on Mount Pochuck by > 1774. Because Shepards lived in Amity; this couple might have married > there or possibly "Machemeck" (various spellings). My Pearces might have > worked in the iron mines and perhaps did not own land on Mount Pochuck; I > was told they didn't farm before they went to IN, but I know they did farm > when they moved from Mount Pochuck to Ontario/Yates Co., NY for a few > years in between. > > Thank you for any assistance. > > Sharon Pearce > > > > --------------------------------- > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and > hotel bargains. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.