Hi Marijane, Yes, this would be the same Jonas Smith family. In the Dutch Reform Church records from Walpack Township I was looking at Wednesday night at LDS, there were three children born to Jonas and Anna Maria who are not referenced in other information on the family. They are: Margaret, born Jan. 29, 1797 to Jonas Smith and wife Ana Maria and baptized Jan. 7, 1798; John Philip, born Oct. 28, 1798 to Jonas Smith and Anna Mary; and Barbara, born Aug. 24, 1804 to Jonas Smith and Anna Maria (their baptism dates were noted; I just didn't copy them down). I am interested in Margaret as my great, great, great grandfather Ziba Nichols married a Margaret Smith in Nov. 1816 (I can't confirm that date yet, but I do know her name was Margaret Smith and she was born in NJ). My ggggrandfather was born in 1795 and I assume his Margaret was born around the same time. The Margaret mentioned in the DRC records was born in 1797 in Sussex County, so all that fits -- but I don't know if this is the right Margaret Smith. Here's a link to the family line someone e-mailed me last night: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~vgdeagan/schmidt.htm <http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Evgdeagan/schmidt.htm> I just noticed that, according to the that link, Jonas didn't purchase land in Walpack Township until April 1797. But perhaps he and the family were living there before that (perhaps with family) and Margaret was indeed born there. Lots of questions and few answers. I will look forward to hearing from your husband. Thanks again. Debbie Bleger MarijaneM@aol.com wrote: >Hi, >I'm not the expert on Jonas Smith, he is out skiing. >If we have the same Jonas Smith,(1763-1828) he is my gggrandfather's, >brother. I have Jonas's parents as John and Catherine Smith. Jonas's wife was Anna >Maria LaBar and I have >four children; Jacob, William, Philip and Mary Ann. >The smith's were a large family and I can get all the Johns, Jonas confused. >But when Ben get home from skiing I will give him you e-mail. I will forward >it to him. >Marijane > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > >------------------------------- >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 > > > >