The Union County court house is at the intersection of Broad Street and Rahway Avenue. Next door, on Broad Street, is the very old First Presbyterian Church, which should have some graves of interest. On the other side of the Court House, just across Rahway Avenue, is the Public Library, a good place to start your search. They have a parking lot, which is the best place to park for the library. Last time I was there, the parking lot entrance was on Rahway Avenue, but they were doing some construction, which might change things a bit. At that intersection, Rahway Avenue becomes Elizabeth Avenue (running east), and Broad Street becomes South Broad St (running south).

I will be visiting at the end of this month and hope someone can give me some guidance about the best places to find information on my family. They were Presbyterians, from the Revolutionary era. Any suggestions? I'm especially interested in Elizabeth.

In a message dated 6/15/03 9:25:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, djfab@dmci.net writes: > Subj: [NJUnion] Visting Union County > Date: 6/15/03 9:25:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time > From: <A HREF="mailto:djfab@dmci.net">djfab@dmci.net</A> > To: <A HREF="mailto:NJUNION-L@rootsweb.com">NJUNION-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > I will be visiting at the end of this month and hope someone can give me > some guidance about the best places to find information on my family. > They were Presbyterians, from the Revolutionary era. Any suggestions? > > I'm especially interested in Elizabeth. > What were their names? I have a book on burials at the Elizabeth Presbyterian Church Cemetery and perhaps I can find them and set you on that path. Were they from the town of Elizabeth or from Elizabethtown. At the time of the American Revolution all of Elizabethtown was in Essex County. My ancestors went out to Cranford, Union Township and Westfield. Westfield Library has a terrific Local History Room which is run by the "Historical Society of the West Fields". Westfield Presbyterian Church and Cemetery have a lot of old records, many found in the library. There is a book called "The Way We Were: The Story of Old Elizabethtown" which may be of some benifit. You can ask for that at your local library. Some records are kept in Essex County for that time period, many would be kept at the New Jersey State Archives in Trenton. I have not tried to get anything from the City of Elizabeth myself, but you might try. Hope this helps. Dave from Long Island

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [NJESSEX] T.A.G.------Article by George F. Kent Resent-Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 16:37:00 -0600 Resent-From: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 15:51:51 -0700 From: Leslie Post <genealogist@penaguin.com> To: NJESSEX-L@rootsweb.com Hello List ---- I am looking for an article titled " Browns of Bellevile " by George F. Kent and in The American Genealogist ---- Supra ( does that mean vol. ) 40: 116-126 , 172-177 ------Vol. 40 would have been about 1964 and a correction by Mrs. Dayton Royce in Vol .41 or maybe Vol. 42 -- pages 148-152 I need a lookup in the index to make sure my information is correct , or if someone has these Vol.s a copy of these articles -------- I can order these articles from the Allen County Public Library , but I need to know the exact Vol,# - year - and page #`s I would also like to know what other articles Mr Kent wrote and had published in T.A.G. and also in the NYB&G publication ... regards ------- Leslie ==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== Know the town name but not county? Search:

Betse Titus of Watchung saw my husband's name here, and she sent us these wonderful pictures. I realize Watchung is in Somerset County, but I don't belong to that list. Maybe someone here can share. I recognized a lot of names just from hearing my husband talk to his friends there. It is right across from the Watchung Boro Hall near the center of town. I thought this was a great thing for the town to do. http://community.webshots.com/album/76623842ofbKFR

Greetings All! I would like to take this opportunity to announce that the Genealogical Society of New Jersey has a brand new website up and running as of yesterday. We also have a new URL: www.gsnj.org. Older GSNJ website addresses will forward you to the new website. We look forward to adding new content to the website as we go along, but in the meantime, please check us out! I hope everyone will enjoy the new site. Thank you very much. Joan M. Lowry, President Genealogical Society of New Jersey 53 Mozart Street East Rutherford NJ 07073 Tel: 201-896-9699 Fax: 201-460-1026 mailto:jml-gsnj@earthlink.net

I received this today. It's great to see this resource available online. Gary --------- Forwarded message ---------- It is with great pleasure and no small amount of trepidation that I announce to you all the posting, earlier this morning, of the State Archives’ online browsable catalog! Yes, we have successfully created a monster… website that is. With over 200 brand new webpages, this expansion of the site represents a milestone in terms of public access to the 27,000 cubic feet and 25,000 reels of historical and genealogical treasure held by the Archives. It is a milestone, in fact, comparable to the major collection management efforts associated with the relocation of the State Archives to its new facility in 2000. The browsable catalog is accessible from the State Archives’ main page at DARM’s site, www.njarchives.org. You can link directly to the catalog page at: <http://www.njarchives.org/links/catalog.html> >From the catalog main page, select any number of pathways to find series-level listings relating to numerous topics, holdings for specific state agencies and counties, and so on. The listings also provide contact information and links for more recent records still held by the agency or by local government. These 200+ pages provide the researching public with powerful new tools to enhance remote use of the State Archives collections and allow for considerable research planning in advance of a visit to Trenton. Moreover, the series-level catalog provides us with a framework onto which the Archives can, and will, soon link finding aids and guides, box- and reel-contents data, imaged collections, searchable databases (including key-word searching of the catalog), and so on. Lastly, if you will indulge me, I would like to specially acknowledge a few State Archives, DARM and departmental staff whose support and contributions to developing the browsable catalog have been key in making this vision a reality… First, thanks go to Archives Collection Manager Ellen Callahan, my partner in arrangement and description for many years up to and through the move of the Archives. Ellen’s dedication to making the Archives’ holdings as accessible to the public as possible has been vital to our progress, including the development of the catalog. Next, thanks go to the Archives staff for the numerous ways they have helped to develop, review content, and contribute to design decisions relative to the new pages. Specifically, thank you to Veronica Meyer for making the catalog intro pages a reality, to Sean Curry and Beth Colosimo for reviewing content and resolving cataloging questions, and to Joanne Nestor for selection of images for the intro pages. Finally, thanks go DARM webmaster Dan Noonan, departmental MIS Director Richard Allen, and DARM Director Karl Niederer. Dan’s and Rich’s technical and moral support are deeply appreciated by the Archives, as are Karl’s confidence in the Archives staff and the creative license given to us. Enjoy and happy browsing... We look forward to your constructive criticism and any suggestions you might have for additional topics and pages. Sincerely, Joseph R. Klett Chief of Archives ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!

Hello Everyone: Those of you who are working on your lines back to your 1600s American Ancestors will find the1600s Ancestors Data Base to be of great help. My recent postings to the Data Base has taken it to over 26,500 Ancestors who have descendants living today. I have also added several National Societies who have proven many of these Ancestors. Also at this time a few new respected Reference works that contain thousands of sources including some of the early colonists who have Royal Blood lines. All the entries are coded to indicate to which reference work or which National Society has at least one of their proven lines. Several of the National Societies have over 20 different lines from a single Ancestor. When you enter the 1600s Ancestor Data Base be sure to look at the top of each data page for the link that takes you to the "Data Base Information Page" Here you will find the codes and references listed and how to use them. This is must reading to understand the Data Base. We are constantly updating the Data Base with additional Ancestors added as time permits. You will find the 1600s Ancestor Data Base at: http://www.firstfamilies.org/db/ Everyone has FREE access to all our web site and the reports contained there. Enjoy and Happy Hunting Ryan Jackson Data Base Manager America's First Families

IS THERE AN ANCESTOR OF HENRY C. PIERSON OUT THERE? HE WAS ELECTED AS CORONER OF UNION COUNTY FOR 1894. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT SIGNED BY THE THEN GOVERNOR OF N.J. AND THE SEC'T OF STATE, WITH THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

Looking for any info on a Smith family, originally from Fraserburgh, Scotland. In 1885, James Smith (1862-) married Margaret Prahm (1864-). The family immigrated to NJ at different times (1911-1920), and settled in the Rahway area. Their children include: 1. Margaret Smith (1886?-) + Robert Tait 2. James Smith (1889?-) + Jeannie 3. John Prahm Smith (1892-) + Isabella Findlay 4. Robert Smith (1892?-) 5. Jessie Chiors Smith (1896?-) 6. Jemima (1900?-) 7. Alexander Smith (1902?-) According to a cousin, "Jim Smith (James) lived in Rahway, New Jersey. He had a large building there and sold a product called Fertile Soil, sold to golf courses and also chemicals to mix with it. My husband being an avid golfer and retired golf teacher remembered him in the late '40s or early '50s still doing business in Rahway. I'm not sure about their children. There may have been a son and a daughter, Alex and Margaret." I'm guessing this Jim Smith must be the son? I have photos of Robert Smith and Marion Smith in 1934 elementary school in Rahway. Not sure who their parents were. <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/rlcww/photo1.htm"> http://members.aol.com/rlcww/photo1.htm</A> Anyone know them? ---Robin

I just checked the Social Security Death Index for Mason relatives. I found: Alex Mason b. 18 Sep 1888, d. Jul 1973, Roselle Janet Mason b. 14 Jun 1896, d. Jun 1987, Rahway I'm looking for a family about the same age, so this could be them. I have photos of Alex, Janet, and their daughter Jessie (see link below). Can anyone claim these Masons or know the family? There's a possibility that Janet is a Jessie Smith from Fraserburgh, Scotland. <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/rlcww/photo1.htm">Jessie Dunn Duncan Bleakney photos</A> Thanks. ---Robin

The reason I ask is my dad graduated in 1959 from Thomas Jefferson (he calls it Jeff) and I was flipping through his year book. Like so many of you, both of my parents were born in Elizabeth, married there at Saint Mary's Catholic Church, then had me at the Elizabeth General Hospital where they were both born ! Oh, Harmon thanks for the laugh !! Trisha Hamilton-Leo Fitz Randolph Genealogy Society http://www.familyhistory.com Fitz Randolph http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fitzrandolph Fitz Randolph Group @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FitzRandolph Hamilton Genealogy @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HamiltonGenealogy Hamilton-PA mailing list HamiltonPA-L-@rootsweb.com Hamilton Genealogy www.myfamily.com/hamilton Winston Genealogy http://www.myfamily.com/winston Brennan/McGrath/Knapp/McNally http://www.myfamily.com Killian/Shirlaw Genealogy http://www.myfamily.com

Trisha, I sure do! I was born in Elizabeth and went to school there and graduated Jr. High. and most of my classmates(boys), went to Thomas Jefferson. I hear it is coed or maybe went back to just boys (the girls went to Battin High). My family moved away from Elizabeth, a town I loved dearly because the Turnpike cut the guts out of it, literally speaking. Just seeing that name brought back many happy memories. Grace

Just wondering if anyone remembers Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth ? Trisha

Try <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~orphanshome/censusrooms/uscensus/newjersey/1900/unionnj1900.htm">Elizabeth Orphan Asylum, Union County, New Jersey, 1900</A>, which is part of the <A HREF="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~orphanshome/">Orphans Home Website</A>. ---Robin NJUnion

I am looking for information on a Presbyterian Orphange that was operating in the late 1800's in or around Plainfield. My grandmother, Gertrude Tabbert and maybe siblings were placed there. Thank you, Donna

I found the site for the museum next to the cemetery; my Jaques aren't there (at least with stones). Maybe they're with the Woodbridge branch of the family. Thank you for all your help! Does anyone know what newspaper was publishing in the 1870s in Rahway? Thank you again. Leslie (Dalley) Bouvier Researching DALLEY, JAQUES, BROWN, LUNGER, FRITTS, DEMOTT, JEWELL, LANE

Is there a published list or does anyone have a list of burials in Rahway Cemetery? I'm particularly interested in whether James B. Jaques (Jr.) is there. He died March 25, 1874 and burial was supposedly March 29, 1874 in Rahway. The family was probably Presbyterian. James' mother was Hester (Thorp) Jaques, died May 10, 1847. His father, James B. Jaques, Sr., was a carriage dealer and remarried (a Harriet). I don't have a death date for him. I walked through Rahway Cemetery recently and found many Jaques stones, but not for James Sr, Hester, Harriet, James Jr, or his wife, Anna Elizabeth (Brown) Jaques, who died after 1892. Any help would be appreciated. Leslie (Dalley) Bouvier Researching DALLEY, JAQUES, BROWN, DEMOTT, LUNGER, FRITTS, JEWELL, LANE

"http://165.138.44.13/revoluti/ohio.htm Revolutionary War Soldiers Ohio County Indiana Noah Miller was born 6 Aug 1756 New Jersey.  He died 12 Sep 1838 and buried in the Rising Sun Cemetery.  Stone.  Children: Cornelius; Joseph; Pamela; Polly; Susan; William; Sarah.  Source Page 254, Roster of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution Buried in Indiana, 1938." This goes along with the Wm L. Miller bio quote mentioning Miami country of southern Ohio and Indiana. Maybe, if the bio is correct, William Miller Jr or maybe a 3rd, son of William Sr. of Westfield d. 1712 is just a little searching away - Maybe... :>) Does Cecil County, Maryland ring a bell for any William Miller searchers? "...the William Ludlum Miller family began their genealogic line in the early eighteenth century with the third generation in America, ie William Miller Sr, the son of John Miller Jr. The wanderlust seizing him he joined a party of adventurers moving on to Passaic Valley, New Jersey. He settled in Westfield, New Jersey, where he reached the office of Alderman and lived until his eighty fifth year. The lure of the west seizing his son, William Miller Jr, he moved to the Miami country of southern Ohio and Indiana, In some section of this area he lived until the age of ninety years. He had five sons, the third of whom was named Noah Miller. Noah Miller was born in 1756. He served in the New Jersey State troops and the Continental Army of the Revolution. After the close of the war, he with his wife, Sarah Ludlum Marsh, and their younger children came to Pennsylvania and settled in New Haven, now a part of Connellsville, Fayette county, Penna. Among their children were twin sons: William Ludlum Miller and Joseph Miller, born February 3, 1793. In New Haven, Noah Miller with the aid of his sons, Cornelius Miller, William Miller and Joseph Miller, engaged in building houses, boats and bridges. There was not much opportunity for school education, but for achievements in practical purposes, the Miller men had an enviable local reputation. " Page 129 (Image 167 of 628) Annals of Old Wilkinsburg and vicinity : the village, 1788-1888 / compiled by the Group for Historical Research, Wilkinsburg; edited by Elizabeth M. Davison and Ellen B. McKee. The Noah Miller family attended the Laurel Hill Pesby Church in Franklin (later Dunbar) Twp. in Fayette Co., PA. William L and Joseph B were married there. If anyone has more on this and related Millers, I am all ears. Mike Miller

Does anyone have the book PROMINENT FAMILIES OF NEW JERSEY - William Starr Myers, Editor (1945)? I'm looking for info on Kidd family. Thanks. ---Robin