Jim, Welcome, I have a "Grace Simpson" (1876? - 1916) married to Jonas Woods if you move forward in time and come across that name. let me know. I think this was the daughter of Kate & Smith Simpson (1849? -?) of Vernon. Dave --- Robert and Tracie Lefler <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim- Welcome! Booth and Haight are Fairfield County, Ct, families. > Booth in > Stratford and Newtown, while Haight/Hoit/Hoyt is a Norwalk > family(mainly and > early). Some members of these families(Beers too) were early settlers > of > Newark and then moved to Sussex Co. I have a line with Connecticut > Booth > and Beers and another with Haight, but I am in Sussex Co because of > my > Palatine Lefler/Leffler/Loeffler family in Lower > Harmony/Oxford/Greenwich/Knowlton and across the River in Pa. > Needless to > say, my Lefler name was lonely in Fairfield Co,Connecticut, during > the 1940 > and 1950s. I just felt like there wasn't another Lefler in the world, > but > Sussex and Pa are another story!Bob----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Booth" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 8:44 PM > Subject: [NJSUSSEX-L] New To List > > > > Hello Fellow Sussex Researchers: > > > > Just found about and subscribed to this list. Look forward to > exchanging > > info with all of you researching the families of > > Sussex County, N. J. > > > > I have extensive roots in the county with most of my relations > living in > > and around Hamburg-Hardyston-Vernon areas. > > > > My surname Booth in Sussex goes back to my great great great > grandfather > > Enos R. Booth who apparently had Connecticut ties who > > moved in to Sussex before 1838, he married Phoebe Welch daughter of > > Conrad Welch and Mary "Polly" Simpson in June of 1838 in > > Hamburg Baptist Church. He died around 1855 and am having a very > > terrible time find anything about him. He is listed in the > > 1850 Census and his wife is listed alone in the 1855 NJ Census and > she > > is listed as "widow" in 1860. I think Enos > > died sometime around 1854-1855. Could be buried in Hamburg Baptist > > Cemetery either in an unmarked grave > > or in the far back over the hill which is not maintained and is too > > overgrown to access. I then descend from Enos' son > > George Seymour Booth who married Abbie Delia Haight in 1877. They > had a > > total of 13 children in which 10 lived to > > adulthood. If anyone is interested in this line further i can send > > further info. If anyone knows anything about this family or > > has come across an Enos Booth in their research in Sussex please > let me > > know. > > > > Been actively working the past couple of days on my Simpson roots > which > > i just made a breakthrough on. As mentioned > > above Conrad Welch married Mary Polly Simpson. She was the daughter > of > > Joseph Simpson who was the grandson of > > Henry Simson who came to the McAfee Valley from Basking Ridge. Just > > found this info out while researching at the Sussex Historical > > Society Friday. Been spending the weekend learning all i can > through the > > census records and other online research. Didnt realize how > prominent > > the family was. Many of my Simpsons served in office as did other > > distant cousins through that line. Most notable Ora Simpson > > who served as County Clerk (years of service unknown) and Smith > Simpson > > was Town Clerk of Vernon. He apparently > > also owned the old National Hotel on Orchard Street in Hamburg > Boro. > > > > Definitely would be interested in connecting with those of you > > researching the Simpsons. > > > > All the best, > > > > JIM BOOTH > > Highland Mills, Orange County, New York > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > >