Hi Kaye, There were other Minisink families who left the area not long after the Rev. War and migrated to Tioga and Chemung Counties in NY -- some with a brief stop of a few years at "Wyomee" (the Wyoming Valley, Luzerne Co., PA). My Swartwout families did, as did VanEttens, Shoemakers, Deckers, and others. One who migrated was James Swartwood (in PA and NJ he was Jacobus Swartwout, but after he arrived in Tioga Co., NY, he became James Swartwood). James Swartwood's daughter Mary b 10 Jan 1774 in Delaware twp., Pike Co., PA, married Isaac SHOEMAKER Jr., who was born about 1770. It appears they married c. 1799-1800, so likely they married after they got to Tioga Co., NY. A daughter Elizabeth was born in 1803 in VanEtten, Tioga Co., NY. Isaac and Mary (Swartwood) Shoemaker lived in Erin, Chemung Co., NY. When Mary's father James Swartwood reached his 80s, he moved in with them in Erin and died there at age 93+. Isaac Shoemaker was the executor of what was left of his estate (not much). Isaac Shoemaker Jr. died 24 Feb 1850 in Erin and was buried in the Scotchtown Cemetery. His widow Mary (Swartwood) Shoemaker died 30 May 1855 and is also buried in Scotchtown Cemetery. I have not researched Isaac Shoemaker Jr. (1770-1850) so I do not know who his parents were back in PA (or maybe Sussex Co., NJ). Is it possible that he was the son of your Isaac Shoemaker and Elizabeth Brink? Are there others on the lists whose Minisink families made the same migration to Tioga and Chemung Co's NY between 1785-1800? Helen Graves

And just to add to this, some Lefler/Leffler families migrated out of Hunterdon/Sussex(Oxford area) to Stroud,Pa, and thence up to North Hector,Seneca Co,NY and down to Tioga Co,Pa around 1820. Other families that went up there were: Ayres/Bryant/Corsett/Updyke and?? Bob Lefler----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Graves" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:15 PM Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] Shoemaker, Isaac - Elizabeth Brink - Swartwood connection? > Hi Kaye, > > There were other Minisink families who left the area not long after the Rev. > War and migrated to Tioga and Chemung Counties in NY -- some with a brief > stop of a few years at "Wyomee" (the Wyoming Valley, Luzerne Co., PA). > > My Swartwout families did, as did VanEttens, Shoemakers, Deckers, and > others. One who migrated was James Swartwood (in PA and NJ he was Jacobus > Swartwout, but after he arrived in Tioga Co., NY, he became James > Swartwood). > > James Swartwood's daughter Mary b 10 Jan 1774 in Delaware twp., Pike Co., > PA, married Isaac SHOEMAKER Jr., who was born about 1770. It appears they > married c. 1799-1800, so likely they married after they got to Tioga Co., > NY. A daughter Elizabeth was born in 1803 in VanEtten, Tioga Co., NY. > > Isaac and Mary (Swartwood) Shoemaker lived in Erin, Chemung Co., NY. When > Mary's father James Swartwood reached his 80s, he moved in with them in Erin > and died there at age 93+. Isaac Shoemaker was the executor of what was > left of his estate (not much). Isaac Shoemaker Jr. died 24 Feb 1850 in Erin > and was buried in the Scotchtown Cemetery. His widow Mary (Swartwood) > Shoemaker died 30 May 1855 and is also buried in Scotchtown Cemetery. > > I have not researched Isaac Shoemaker Jr. (1770-1850) so I do not know who > his parents were back in PA (or maybe Sussex Co., NJ). Is it possible that > he was the son of your Isaac Shoemaker and Elizabeth Brink? > > Are there others on the lists whose Minisink families made the same > migration to Tioga and Chemung Co's NY between 1785-1800? > > Helen Graves > > >

My Minisink family was Abram WESTBROOK (currently parentless, married to Rhoda MEEKER), who moved from the Newton, New Jersey area to Tioga/Steuben Co., New York some time between the War of 1812 and 1825. There were already numerous WESTBROOKs in that region. My husband has SCHOONMAKER and DE PUY. Susan M. At 07:15 PM 2/9/05, you wrote: >Are there others on the lists whose Minisink families made the same >migration to Tioga and Chemung Co's NY between 1785-1800? > >Helen Graves