Greetings, There is some nice work on the early MAPES family done by J. Kelsey Jones and posted to: http://www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/kelsey/kjwm.htm There are numerous MAPES and MAPS entries in the NY Genea. and Biog. Society's "Minisink Valley Reformed Dutch Church Records, 1716-1830" If you do not already have a copy, I will transcribe and post them to the list. There is a MAPES connection in the Van KORTREGHT/Courtright family genealogies as well. The first county seat of Sussex county was Johnsonburg - located in what is now Warren County (since 1824) It looks like your search will move from early Warwick, Orange county, NY through Stillwater and the Yellow Church area of southwest Sussex county into the northern tip of Warren county. I did not find any MAPES entries in the earliest deeds for Sussex county - books A through I so perhaps they were still in NY or perhaps the Delaware Water Gap area of PA before going down river to Stillwater, Sussex county, NJ. Hope this helps, Cathy DiPietro List Admin NJSussex In between trips to the swimming pool, how about you folks posting your surnames of interest with dates and locations to the list, maybe some new connections can be made.....