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]

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] > > > >