Hi Joan, It would help to know where your ancestor was transported *from.* And did he/she go of his own will, or by the temporary will of another person (i.e. a slaveowner or was it an indentured servant type of situation, etc.)? Or did he/she come from another country? Prior to 1800 I have found that certain *books* and *CD's* have this kind of old information. A good source is www.heritagebooks.com You can go to their web page and have them send you a free catalogue of genealogy books. Until you are sure that you relative's name is in the book, use Inter-Library loan to see if a promising book might have your ancestor's name. If you haven't used Inter-Library Loan before, they just requires a regular library card and the name and author of the book, and date of publication which the catalogue will provide. In my situation, the early ancestors that I have who came to Sussex County were German so I knew to look at the *German* genealogy books. (If this is your ancestor's heritage, Hank Z. Jones is a great writer and researcher for German names and where they settled. The first time I ever saw my surname in a book was the two pages that Hank Z. Jones wrote about in his very detailed and scholarly work.) Heritage Books has technical genealogy books and CD's separated out by nationality, topics, lists, etc. Under the topic of "New Jersey" there are some books and minutes that are by county. Also doing a google search on the Internet will help-- either by surname, "Knowlton" or nationality, "Knowlton tax collectors," "early ________," etc. (www.google.com) Kathleen Hamler Purchase [email protected] >>Where would one look for information in New Jersey regarding an ancestor who was probably transported to the American colonies c 1756? I am saying New Jersey because this is where we first found him as a householder and tax collector for Knowlton; the transportation possibility has recently been discovered. Any suggestions? Joan Dawdy Wilton<<