I hope someone on the list has information about ferry operations on the Delaware River between NJ and PA, and NY and PA during the 1700s. Here are some questions: 1. When exactly did Andrew Dingman start operating his ferry at Dingman's Ferry? I have seen it listed as being 1730-1735. How long was it in operation before the first bridge was built across the river there? 2. Was there a ferry operating between Milford, PA, and Port Jervis in the 1700s? Or did it operate from Milford, PA, to NJ? Today I saw this mentioned in a book "he lived at Milford, i.e. Wells Ferry". Was Milford, PA, known as Wells Ferry before it was known as Milford? 3. In the 1700s, was there a ferry in operation farther down from Dingman's Ferry toward Stroudsburg? FORDING-RIVER CROSSINGS? During the 1700s, were there areas on the Delaware River which became low enough for fordings to be made for people to travel across the river between Sussex Co., NJ, and old Bucks/Northampton Co., PA? Any help on ferry crossings and low-river fording spots in the 1700s would be appreciated. Helen in Calif.

Good question- Because between 1730 and 1750, my pos Jacob Loeffler is listed as a member of the Lutheran Church at Moragn Hill,Williams,Pa, but the listing says he lived on the "Musky" River,Greenwich?. I realize people were called to service by hilltop bonfires. However,as well, some of my NJ family news(like wedding announcements) from South Harmony,NJ, in the early 1800s, was announced in the Easton,Pa, newspapers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Helen Graves" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 2:00 AM Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] Ferries and fordings across the Delaware > I hope someone on the list has information about ferry operations on the Delaware River between NJ and PA, and NY and PA during the 1700s. Here are some questions: > > 1. When exactly did Andrew Dingman start operating his ferry at Dingman's Ferry? I have seen it listed as being 1730-1735. How long was it in operation before the first bridge was built across the river there? > > 2. Was there a ferry operating between Milford, PA, and Port Jervis in the 1700s? Or did it operate from Milford, PA, to NJ? > > Today I saw this mentioned in a book "he lived at Milford, i.e. Wells Ferry". Was Milford, PA, known as Wells Ferry before it was known as Milford? > > 3. In the 1700s, was there a ferry in operation farther down from Dingman's Ferry toward Stroudsburg? > > FORDING-RIVER CROSSINGS? > > During the 1700s, were there areas on the Delaware River which became low enough for fordings to be made for people to travel across the river between Sussex Co., NJ, and old Bucks/Northampton Co., PA? > > Any help on ferry crossings and low-river fording spots in the 1700s would be appreciated. > > Helen in Calif. > >