Cathy, Would you by chance know if there is an index to the Sussex County Orphan Court records? I didn't know these records existed until I saw your message. My g-g-grandfather Oakley Conklin was born 1823 or 1825 in Branchville, Sussex County and according to his military records was orphaned at about five years old. I'm thinking this is another source I could check to find who his parents were. Thanks, Bonnie Message: 4 Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:49:02 -0500 From: "Catherine DiPietro" <cathode@earthlink.net> Subject: [NJSUSSEX] Isaiah Bennett & Benjamin Smith To: njsussex@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <380-22007211920492954@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Greetings All, >From some peripheral research I did years ago... Will - Isaiah BENNETT of Oxford File 1706S dated 23 Sep 1822, filed 20 Dec 1822 - wife: Abigail; sons: James, Isaiah, Samuel, Abraham, Elizer. Daughters: Elizabeth TEETER, Sarah and Charity (both minors,) Elsy, Rebeccah H., Mary, Lydia, Margaret, Levinah and Joanna. Other - grandson: Elias TEETER, son of Elizabeth. Executors: Johan HOWELL and Abraham NEWMAN, witnesses: Barnabas SWAYZE, Levi HOWELL, Alexander BEIR. Sussex County Orphans Court term Nov 1802 File # 8569 Guardianship of Isaiah & Benjamin SMITH, sons of deceased Benjamin SMYTH of Knowlton, both under the age of 14 years, granted to Abraham SMYTH of Hardwick. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Check out free AOL at http://free.aol.com/thenewaol/index.adp. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, millions of free high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and much more.