Helen, This article has some helpful tips for finding the New Jersey Archives series in libraries, because the volumes are not always indexed with that exact title. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library/article.aspx?article=9142 If you follow the link in the first paragraph, you'll see that "New Jersey Archives" is a kind of shorthand for the real title. The Library of Congress indexes it as follows: Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the State of New Jersey / edited by William A. Whitehead. Newark, N.J. : 1880-1949. 42 v. ; 23 cm. Which, as you see, doesn't even have the word archives in it. The DAR library does not seem to have the full set -- I could only find one volume (no. 7). Hopefully, this will help you find it in a library that's closer to you. Carol Ann Hilton > > From: "Helen Graves" <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/03/01 Tue PM 10:31:41 GMT > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] List of 78 people killed in 1755 > > In a section of her book "That Ancient Trail", Amelia Stickney Decker includes information on incidents, such as Indian raids, which occurred during the French-Indian War. > > One of her references is: "A List of Persons killed in the latter part of December 1755, numbered 78 in the Pennsylvania Minisink, among them one Gilbert Van Camp and family. (N.J.A., V. 19, 569)." > > I am assuming that her source for the "List of 78 Killed in Dec 1755" was New Jersey Archives, Vol.. 19, pg 569. > > Am I correct? > > Is there anyone on the list who can help me locate this list of 78 person killed in Dec 1755 in the Pennsylvania Minisink? > > She also states: "In December 1755, the country above Easton for 50 miles was mostly evacuated, excepting the neighborhood of the Depui five families." > > It is likely that the Pennsylvania Minisink settlers fled across the river to Sussex Co. and found shelter in the various forts and fortified houses of relatives and friends. I would like to find out the names of the 78 persons who were killed. > > Helen Graves > >