Margaret, Am wondering if you have already accessed "Family Records or Genealogies of First Settlers of Passaic Valley by John Littell 1852" ? This has several pages on the Thompson family of that vicinity... Yes, Elizabeth is today Union County, but earlier Elizabethtown was Essex County. Jan in California ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [NJUNION] Thompson, Jaggers, Terrel >Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2000, 10:25 AM > > Seeking proof of Jonathan(Johnathan) Thompson's (1734-1817 )ancestors. He m. > Abigail Haines abt 1753 (First Church of Morristown, NJ records) . > Jeremiah Jaggers (1750-1826) and his wife Esther Terrel (1753-1818) are also > without parents! He (supposedly) from Long Island, but both died at Ct. > Farms, NJ. > Their daughter Charity (1780-1859) m. William Thompson (1782-1865) Both died > in Jersey, Ohio. William a grandson of the above mentioned Jonathan by his > son Benjamin. > Is Elizabethtown NJ in Union Co.? If so, family history has it that the > Thomas Thompson who settled there with sons Moses, Hur, and Aaron is the > greatgrandfather of Jonathan through Aaron, Sr, and Aaron Jr. but no proof. > > Any clues as to information or history greatly appreciated. > Happy hunting, > Margaret C. Hunt (whose maternal grandmother was a THOMPSON) > >