I must have missed it. Can someone give me the address for William DeCoursey's website? I have Dutch ancestors who lived in Sussex County. Thank you, Judy in California [email protected] wrote: > ATTACHMENT part 1 message/rfc822 NJSUSSEX-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 36 Today's Topics: #1 List of 78 killed by Indians in 17 ["Helen Graves" ] #2 Re: [PANORTHA-L] List of 78 killed ["Helen Graves" ] #3 List of 78 killed by Indians in 17 ["Helen Graves" ] #4 A great Downloadable tool for keep [[email protected]] #5 Van Garden, Mary born 1760-1770 (m ["Helen Graves" ] Administrivia: To unsubscribe from NJSUSSEX-D, send a message to NJ[email protected] that contains in the body of the message the command unsubscribe and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 2 message/rfc822 Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:37:41 -0800 From: "Helen Graves" To: [email protected] Subject: List of 78 killed by Indians in 1755 I want to thank Barbara on the Pike Co. PA list for finding the list of 78 persons who were killed by Indians and the list of houses burned in the PA Minisink area (then in Northampton Co., PA) in late 1755. This information was sent in a letter from the Union Iron Works dated Dec 20, 1755. The letter was published in a newspaper at that time. It can be found in "New Jersey Archives, Vol. 19" which is listed by libraries as Colonial Documents Relating to the history of New Jersey, Vol XIX, Vol. III. Those listed as being killed in this letter were: 3 .... John Rush, his wife, and daughter 1 ..... Lambert Brink 10 ... Benjamin Tidd and family 1 ...... Matthew Rue (could it be Rae?) 7 ......Daniel Williams, his wife, and 5 children 1 .......Piercewell Geralding (sp?) 11 .... Mr. Head and 10 of his family 17 .... Cornelis VanAken and Cysbert VanCamp(en) with 15 of their families 20 .... several Palatines and their families, supposed to be about 20 people 4....... Hans VanKearen (? hard to read) 5 ...... Adam or Anton (hard to read) Snell, no account of his family but supposed to be 5 "in all about 78 persons" (it adds up to 80 estimated people). Then follows a list of the owners of about 40 houses which were burned on the PA side of the Delaware River. I want to thank Marge on the PA Pike Co list who remembered reading about this somewhere. She directed me to William DeCoursey's website. On his website of Old Dutch Families, William DeCoursey says that Brewer Decker was among those killed in 1755 and refers to this Dec 1755 letter as the source. However, please note, Brewer Decker's name is NOT on the list as published in the newspaper and published later in the New Jersey Archives (Colonial Documents). It is possible that Mr. DeCoursey's source for the information the letter contained was not correct about Brewer Decker. All I know is, his name is not on the scanned copy of the published list that Barbara sent to me right out of published Colonial Documents. If Brewer Decker was one of those killed, he might belong to the "20 Palatines and their families estimate"; however, Brewer Decker was not a Palatine. Anyone on the lists who has info on Brewer Decker? Perhaps you could clarify this for us. When did he die? Where did he die? Hope this helps someone who is looking for a family who disappeared in 1755. Several entire families were killed per this list. Helen ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 3 message/rfc822 Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 19:33:14 -0800 From: "Helen Graves" To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [PANORTHA-L] List of 78 killed by Indians in 1755 William DeCoursey's website does not list all the names of the 40 homes that were burned. The scanned copy I have does. The scanned copy did not print out well on my printer. It is a bit fuzzy and since I do not recognize the names of most of these people, I may not get them exactly right, so bear with me. Here are the names of the owners of burned houses as best that I can read them: William James, Sr.; William McNabb; Robert Allison; John Atkins, Esq; John Po---; Robert Haras (Harris?); Thomas Hill; Giles Churchill; Jacob Petty; William Lawrence; Abraham Corro/Garro?; Dennis Rozos (Racer/Decoursa); Robert Parks; Ephraim Culver's saw and grist mills; John Drake, Sr.; John McMichaels; Jammie Curridges (?); Frances Jones; Abraham Harmon; Daniel Brondige (sp?); Benjamin Tidd Jr. (whole family killed as well as burned out); Solomon Jenkins; William Tidd; John Tull; Capt Johnson; Joshua Parker or Packer; Job Barnum (sp?); John Hillman; Mr. Countryman; Daniel Reaver; Samuel Drake; Daniel Logan; Abraham Miller; Jacob Sly; Jacob Racer (DeCoursa/DeCoursey); William James Jr.; Bodewine Vanderlap; William Whittin (?); John Hoey/Howey. Published in the N.Y. Mercury on Dec 29, 1755. If you recognize these names, please post on the list about where they lived. I am guessing, but I think it was in the area of the Forks of the Delaware, but could be wrong. The Indians raided up and down the PA side of the Delaware River at this time. In December 1755 a large group attacked the home of Samuel Dupuy just south of Shawnee, PA, on the Delaware River. The fires they set could be seen across the river in NJ. Luckily, a force of men from NJ arrived, ran off the Indians, and saved the Dupuy families. I have read in some history books that all of the settlers for 50 miles north of the Water Gap in Northampton Co. evacuated the area and crossed the river for safety in Sussex Co., NJ. The only family who stayed was Samuel Dupuy. One reason he stayed was, a unit of soldiers stayed at his place almost all of 1756 so he had some protection. Helen ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 4 message/rfc822 Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 20:50:33 -0800 From: "Helen Graves" To: [email protected] Subject: List of 78 killed by Indians in 1755 > William DeCoursey's website does not list all the names of the 40 homes > that were burned. The scanned copy I have does. The scanned copy did not > print out well on my printer. It is a bit fuzzy and since I do not > recognize the names of most of these people, I may not get them exactly > right, so bear with me. Here are the names of the owners of burned houses > as best that I can read them: > > William James, Sr.; William McNabb; Robert Allison; John Atkins, Esq; John > Po---; Robert Haras (Harris?); Thomas Hill; Giles Churchill; Jacob Petty; > William Lawrence; Abraham Corro/Garro?; Dennis Rozos (Racer/Decoursa); > Robert Parks; Ephraim Culver's saw and grist mills; > John Drake, Sr.; John McMichaels; Jammie Curridges (?); Frances Jones; > Abraham Harmon; Daniel Brondige (sp?); Benjamin Tidd Jr. (whole family > killed as well as burned out); Solomon Jenkins; William Tidd; John Tull; > Capt Johnson; Joshua Parker or Packer; Job Barnum (sp?); John Hillman; Mr. > Countryman; Daniel Reaver; Samuel Drake; Daniel Logan; Abraham Miller; > Jacob Sly; Jacob Racer (DeCoursa/DeCoursey); William James Jr.; Bodewine > Vanderlap; William Whittin (?); John Hoey/Howey. > > Published in the N.Y. Mercury on Dec 29, 1755. > > If you recognize these names, please post on the list about where they > lived. I am guessing, but I think it was in the area of the Forks of the > Delaware, but could be wrong. The Indians raided up and down the PA side > of the Delaware River at this time. > > In December 1755 a large group attacked the home of Samuel Dupuy just > south of Shawnee, PA, on the Delaware River. The fires they set could be > seen across the river in NJ. Luckily, a force of men from NJ arrived, ran > off the Indians, and saved the Dupuy families. > > I have read in some history books that all of the settlers for 50 miles > north of the Water Gap in Northampton Co. evacuated the area and crossed > the river for safety in Sussex Co., NJ. The only family who stayed was > Samuel Dupuy. One reason he stayed was, a unit of soldiers stayed at his > place almost all of 1756 so he had some protection. > > Helen > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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Cheap for what you get Just be true to you brain and donate 10.00 to Gary for producing these wonderful tools for research. Visit the site see if it works for you, he has FAQ and compatibility pages so you can see if it good for you before downloading. He also has a monthly newsletter. Hey I sent in 20.00 for both the excel and PDF sets that I tried and liked. Check it out it will be the coolest tool right now available for that reasonable price. Keith W Brown Indianapolis IN http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/b/r/o/Keith-W-Brown ______________________________ > ATTACHMENT part 6 message/rfc822 Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 09:20:33 -0800 From: "Helen Graves" To: [email protected] Subject: Van Garden, Mary born 1760-1770 (m. Winans) I hope there are some Van Garden researchers on the lists. I am stuck on who the Van Garden parents might be for this Van Garden daughter. Based upon the church record and where the groom lived, her Van Garden parents could have lived in NY around Port Jervis, in Sussex Co. NJ, around the RDC Minisink, or on the PA side of the river where Matthew Winans was raised 1767-1787. Van Garden, Mary born 1760-1770 Married Matthew WINANS 3 July 1787 (RDC Machackemack-Minisink church records). After their marriage, they lived in Lower Smithfield (1790 census). Later, they lived in Middle Smithfield. He was a mail carrier and a weaver. Matthew Winans was born c. 1760 in probably Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co., NJ. In 1767 when he was 7 years old, his father moved to the Shawnee area of (then) Northampton Co., PA., so Matthew was raised to adulthood in this area. He could have met and courted Mary Van Garden in this area if this is where her family lived. However, none of their children were baptized at RDC Machkemeck-Minisink. They had 12 children (2 died young). Perhaps the names of the children in birth order provide clues. However, she does not seem to belong to a Samuel VanGarden who lived on the PA side of the river. Here are their children in birth order: -- Samuel 1788 -- Phebe 1790 (died young) -- Jacob 1792 (died young) ... Matthew's father was Jacob Winans -- Rachel 1794 -- Matthew 1795 -- Phebe 1796 -- John 1800 -- Isaac about 1803 -- Ann about 1806 -- Susan about 1808 -- Catherine about 1810 -- Clark 1813 There are few entries for WINANS (or Wynans) in RDC church records. Here they are: 1786 Dec 6 - WYNANS, Abigail married Samuel Seeley. 1814 July 3 - Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel WINANS (Matthew's son) and Elizabeth Depue was baptised. However, the marriage of Samuel Winans to Elizabeth Depue is not in RDC church records nor were any other of records of their children's baptisms in church records. Just this one baptism. I have been sorting through bits and pieces I have gathered on Van Garden families who had daughters Mary/Maria born during the 1760-1775 time period and so far am stumped as to whom she might belong. I hope Van Garden researchers can be of help in identifying who the Mary/Maria Van Garden born 1760-1770 might belong to. Helen Graves