> > Cornelius Cadmus was one of the sons of Andries Cadmus who had vast > land holdings with the Vermules (his brother in law) near the Blue hills > Military > Post dating back to Revolutionary War days. Andries was the son of Dirck Fredericksen Cadmus who came from Bayonne where the family owned land on the Cadmus Heights clear across the peninsula from New York Bay to Newark Bay. Dirck and his brother-in-law Rev. Adriaen Vermeule (he was married to Christina Cadmus and between them they owned over 1,200 acres in the Plainfield area where they then relocated from Bayonne.. > Andries Cadmus had four sons; Abraham, Frederick, Cornelius and Richard. Rutgers Van Horn Cadmus was the son of Cornelius. Upon the death of his father and mother (Cornelius and Dinah Vermule) Rutgers continued to farm in the Greenbrook area of North Plainfield. He was one of eleven children born to the couple. Before and after Cornelius and Dinah died, their son Rutgers farmed the land until he died. All children were remembered in their father's will except two sons who were doctors and who by then were wealthy in their own right. One of the daughters was Sarah Cadmus who married John Gaunt, a direct descendant from John of Gaunt founder of the house of Lancaster in merry old England. > Just as soon as I can locate a some of the newspaper pictures that interest > you, > I'll have the copies made and sent to you. William Smalley Cadmus [email protected]