Thank you very much. Yes, I'm aware of this George Keyser who moved across from Upper Mt. Bethel (PA) some time before 1830. His father was Michael Keyser and grandfather Frederick Keyser, from Bucks Co. There may be some relationship back at that generation, but all the Keysers from George's generation and his father's generation are accounted for...and William isn't one of them. This family seems to be represented in Monroe Co. PA also. The family that William is from is - I believe - one where the names Henry and Nicholas are used more than once. I believe that Nicholas is probably his father (his 1830 census record for Luzerne Co. shows 7 young males, of whom, I believe, William is one) Further, I believe that Nicholas' father was Henry Kizer, Sr. But I have only circumstantial proofs connecting them. There was a family in Macungie Twp., Northampton/Lehigh Co., PA, where these given names were also used and may be the origin, but I haven't been able to prove it. That period 1785-1815 in NJ - about which the other poster was asking re Wass - is very hard to research without census records. I have Sussex Co. grantor records for Henry Sr. selling his property around 1810-1812 but lose them thereafter, and the names are pretty common. Thanks, ----- Original Message ----- From: MARYALIBOCKM@cs.com To: msouders@nyc.rr.com Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [NJWARREN] Adam Wass / Anna On the Oxford Church ( presently hamlet of Hazen in White Township) map in the 1871 Beers County Atlas, a George Keyser is shown as the second house on the left, coming up the hill toward Oxford Furnace. As a kid that was always called Keyser's hill. Possibly a variation of your Kiser.

Have you searched them at Raub-and-more? http://www.raub-and-more.com/default.html I find 5 hits for Wass there. Also, one hit for Wiss. And have you played with the spelling? Could it have been Weiss originally? Or, alternate form, Waas? There was an Adam Weiss b. 1677 in Alsace, d. aft 1737 in PA. He had a daughter Anna b. abt 1713, m. Jacob Springer in Alsace in 1732/3. Springer died in Lancaster Co. PA abt 1782. Also, from a county history, I have this short profile for a William Kizer - a family I'm trying to research (Please send any info about this name to me if you have). This migratory path has been seen in other Sussex County, NJ, emigrants: to Luzerne Co., PA, then Tioga Co., PA, then Chemung Co., NY. WILLIAM KIZER was born in Greenwich, Sussex county, New Jersey, March 7, 1808, and came from Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, to Farmington township, Tioga county, in 1845. Here he cleared and improved a farm, on which he resided until his death, in 1866. His wife was Susannah M. Stocker, a native of Easton, Pennsylvania, whom he married in Wilkes-Barre, February 7, 1836. She bore him a family of nine children, all of whom are living, viz: Morris, Delilah, wife of Samuel Satterlee; Warren H., William M., Frances A., wife of John J. Mascho; John A., Mary A., wife of Charles Stansborough; Charles C. and Legrand R. Mr. Kizer was a Republican, and a stanch adherent of his party. Although the profile doesn't mention it, in 1840, he was in Chemung County. I believe William to be a son of Nicholas Kizer, b. abt 1784 in Oxford, Sussex. Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <Sschifani@aol.com> To: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 9:40 AM Subject: [NJWARREN] Adam Wass / Anna > Listers am trying to conquer a big brickwall Have Anna wife of Adam born > 4/01/1771 perhaps Sussex New Jersey. Need to know whom Adam had dealings > with > such as witnessed wills or Land Transactions , Baptisms he mayve been > godparent to . Any Help appreciated thanks Steve Schifani frustrated in > New York. > > > ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

Listers these transactions wouldve probably been between 1785-1815 after 1815 the family moved to Tioga County Chemung County New York , Thanks Steve.

Listers am trying to conquer a big brickwall Have Anna wife of Adam born 4/01/1771 perhaps Sussex New Jersey. Need to know whom Adam had dealings with such as witnessed wills or Land Transactions , Baptisms he mayve been godparent to . Any Help appreciated thanks Steve Schifani frustrated in New York.

This is just a thought, but if he was a soldier, then might there be a pension application for him at the National Archives? I've found invaluable information for veterans of the War of 1812 (from Sussex/Warren militias) as well as Civil War and Mexican War veterans (for NJ and PA). As these wars happened AFTER those, I'd imagine that there might have been either veterans' or veterans' survivors applications for benefits. Or, an obituary that might mention this romantic period of his life? If he died after 1920, try the Easton Express obit index. That said, I can't advise you where to turn, except, perhaps starting with Google? Marilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: <JUDYSPHIL@aol.com> To: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 6:54 AM Subject: [NJWARREN] George Cunningham > Since I have not been very sucessful in locating my GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, I > am > looking into the possibility that he went out west to fight in the Indian > Wars > shortly after marrying my gggrandmother in Warren County in 1870. I found > a > GEORGE CUNNINGHAM in the 1870 census of Camp Goodwin, Pima Territory, > Tuscon > Arizona, age 24 born in Pennsylvania. I have been reading about the > Indian Wars > and one thing I noticed was the soldiers were not encouraged to marry--but > I > think they meant they were discouraged from marrying while stationed out > West. > Don't know how they felt about soldiers already married joining up. It > was > an interesting time in American History and I am learing a lot. Also I am > trying to locate additional records but have not found them yet. He and > my > gggrandmother had two children 1872 and 1874 so it looks like he made it > back from > the War if, in fact, this is my George Cunningham. Would appreciate any > help > or insight into this possibility. JUDY PS found several families in 1850 > Penn census which could be his. > > > ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Since I have not been very sucessful in locating my GEORGE CUNNINGHAM, I am looking into the possibility that he went out west to fight in the Indian Wars shortly after marrying my gggrandmother in Warren County in 1870. I found a GEORGE CUNNINGHAM in the 1870 census of Camp Goodwin, Pima Territory, Tuscon Arizona, age 24 born in Pennsylvania. I have been reading about the Indian Wars and one thing I noticed was the soldiers were not encouraged to marry--but I think they meant they were discouraged from marrying while stationed out West. Don't know how they felt about soldiers already married joining up. It was an interesting time in American History and I am learing a lot. Also I am trying to locate additional records but have not found them yet. He and my gggrandmother had two children 1872 and 1874 so it looks like he made it back from the War if, in fact, this is my George Cunningham. Would appreciate any help or insight into this possibility. JUDY PS found several families in 1850 Penn census which could be his.

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Marshall: Very interesting! Here's a relevant site with more information for all: http://www.fpcc.net/~sgrimm/jeremiah_johnston.htm Perhaps someone will be motivated to discover the more about the ancestry of John Garrison AKA Jeremiah Johnston than I have been able to assemble: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/GARRISON.TXT The Garrison family frequently intermarried with the Johnston family. One has to wonder if John Garrison was inspired to assume the name of Jeremiah Johnston based on an unknown Johnston branch of his own ancestry or simply based on his familiarity with the Johnston family. Perry -----Original Message----- From: Marshall Lake [mailto:mlake@mlake.net] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 5:33 PM To: Phyllis Johnston Cc: perry@streeter.com; NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: GARRISON/JOHNSTON [was RE: The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records] > Thank you so much for sharing your Garrison research. After looking at > your information, it seems possible that I may have to admit that John > Garrison alias Jeremiah Johnson/Johnston was a part of my family. I > haven't had time to study the whole issue closely, but it will be a > fascinating project for the future. Now, I have to see the movie and > learn more about this John Garrison. Recently I've exchanged a few emails with Dorman Nelson <dormannelson@sbcglobal.net>. Apparently he's writing a book concerned with the life story of AKA Jeremiah JOHNSTON. He had hired a professional genealogist to find the origin of Jeremiah. The researcher determined that Jeremiah JOHNSTON was born John GARRISON in the area of Little York, Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ and his parents were Isaac GARRISON (son of James GARRISON & Dinah ROBINS) and Elizabeth METTLER who were married 9 Apr 1835 in the First Presbyterian Church of Easton, PA. -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

> Thank you so much for sharing your Garrison research. After looking at > your information, it seems possible that I may have to admit that John > Garrison alias Jeremiah Johnson/Johnston was a part of my family. I > haven't had time to study the whole issue closely, but it will be a > fascinating project for the future. Now, I have to see the movie and > learn more about this John Garrison. Recently I've exchanged a few emails with Dorman Nelson <dormannelson@sbcglobal.net>. Apparently he's writing a book concerned with the life story of AKA Jeremiah JOHNSTON. He had hired a professional genealogist to find the origin of Jeremiah. The researcher determined that Jeremiah JOHNSTON was born John GARRISON in the area of Little York, Alexandria Twp, Hunterdon Co, NJ and his parents were Isaac GARRISON (son of James GARRISON & Dinah ROBINS) and Elizabeth METTLER who were married 9 Apr 1835 in the First Presbyterian Church of Easton, PA. -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

Perry, Thank you so much for sharing your Garrison research. After looking at your information, it seems possible that I may have to admit that John Garrison alias Jeremiah Johnson/Johnston was a part of my family. I haven't had time to study the whole issue closely, but it will be a fascinating project for the future. Now, I have to see the movie and learn more about this John Garrison. ---- Perry Streeter <perry@streeter.com> wrote: > Marshall & Phyllis: > > The given name, "Rebecca," is found frequently among the descendants of John > Garrison of Hunterdon County. Members of this family intermarried with the > Johnston family as well. Unfortunately, I cannot identify Rebecca > (Garrison) Johnston. > > Perhaps if more of our fellow listers review the following Garrison > document, someone may be able to fill in the missing puzzle pieces: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/GARRISON.TXT > > Other corrections and additions would be greatly appreciated! > > Perry > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phyllis Johnston [mailto:pjohnston356@adelphia.net] > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:48 AM > To: NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family > records > > > Marshall, > I'm sorry, I don't have any more on this Rebecca Garrison. I'll keep your > query in my files and let you know if I find anything--but I think you are a > much more experienced researcher than I am, by the appearance of your web > site, which I found when I was hunting for information on Virginia Alleman > Brown, so if you haven't found anything, it's probably presumptuous of me to > think I will find something. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> > To: <pjohnston356@adelphia.net> > Cc: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:53 AM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records > > > > > > > In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca Garrison, and marriage > > > records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon County in the early > > > 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this Joseph was a son of > > > Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. > > > > Do you or anyone else know anything more about this Rebecca GARRISON ? > > > > -- > > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > >

Marshall & Phyllis: The given name, "Rebecca," is found frequently among the descendants of John Garrison of Hunterdon County. Members of this family intermarried with the Johnston family as well. Unfortunately, I cannot identify Rebecca (Garrison) Johnston. Perhaps if more of our fellow listers review the following Garrison document, someone may be able to fill in the missing puzzle pieces: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~streeter/GARRISON.TXT Other corrections and additions would be greatly appreciated! Perry -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Johnston [mailto:pjohnston356@adelphia.net] Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 9:48 AM To: NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records Marshall, I'm sorry, I don't have any more on this Rebecca Garrison. I'll keep your query in my files and let you know if I find anything--but I think you are a much more experienced researcher than I am, by the appearance of your web site, which I found when I was hunting for information on Virginia Alleman Brown, so if you haven't found anything, it's probably presumptuous of me to think I will find something. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <pjohnston356@adelphia.net> Cc: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records > > > In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca Garrison, and marriage > > records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon County in the early > > 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this Joseph was a son of > > Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. > > Do you or anyone else know anything more about this Rebecca GARRISON ? > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net >

Marshall, I'm sorry, I don't have any more on this Rebecca Garrison. I'll keep your query in my files and let you know if I find anything--but I think you are a much more experienced researcher than I am, by the appearance of your web site, which I found when I was hunting for information on Virginia Alleman Brown, so if you haven't found anything, it's probably presumptuous of me to think I will find something. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <pjohnston356@adelphia.net> Cc: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records > > > In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca Garrison, and marriage > > records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon County in the early > > 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this Joseph was a son of > > Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. > > Do you or anyone else know anything more about this Rebecca GARRISON ? > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net >

Do any of them do genealogy?? I am looking for some who might have migrated to Putnam/Dutchess County,NY. They had given names like Abraham/Justus/Samuel/John and went next to Orange County, then to the Lake Country by the 1820s) and mine to Tioga County,Pennsylvania(not NY). I dare even to look at this option(they could have come from Canada or Mass)because they associated with and married families from NJ in most cases-may be by chance. Bob Lefler----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Spade" <hjspade@prodigy.net> To: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [NJWARREN] Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records > Dear Phyllis and all, > I am happy to have started all of this! haha! I know how it exciting it > is to make discoveries in your family history. Now I see that Garrison > has been thrown in. There are still Garrisons in Harmony, Warren Co., NJ. > I know some of them. > :) Jennifer Shandor Spade > ----- Original Message ----- > From: pjohnston356@adelphia.net > To: NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:43 AM > Subject: [NJWARREN] Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with > family records > > > Marshal,I can't get any work done anymore because this Johnston saga is > so amazing. Thanks for this info. > > Jennifer Shandor Spade, if you are reading this, see what you started? > > I agree, there probably is a connection between John Garrison alias > Jeremiah Johnston and the Johnstons of Hunterdon County; it may or may not > be a genetic relationship, but possibly a "related by marriage" or at > least a social relationship. In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca > Garrison, and marriage records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon > County in the early 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this > Joseph was a son of Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel > Johnston. As I said in a previous posting, comparison of Helen Allman's > records and the dictionary record of Charles Johnston show them to be the > same family. > > I did try to find a record of a Garrison male marrying a Johnston, > thinking that maybe John Garrison took his mother's maiden name when he > became Jeremiah Johnston, but couldn't find anything. > > In a quest to explain John Garrison's selection of a new identity, other > possibilities involving the phrases "jumped the fence" and "wrong side of > the blanket" came to mind, but that would be too difficult to prove and > maybe it is tasteless to even conjecture along those lines. > > Thanks for the web site--now I have to watch the movie--I never did see > it, can you believe that? > Phyllis > > ---- Marshall Lake <mlake@mlake.net> wrote: > > > > >> There was a John GARRISON who was born in Little York, (Alexandria > Twp > > >> ?) Hunterdon Co, NJ in 1823. He apparently got into trouble in the > > >> Navy, deserted, changed his name to Jeremiah JOHNSTON, and moved > west. > > > > > Thanks for telling me--I might have found this scoundrel in my > research > > > and thought he was a legitimate part of the family! We won't claim > HIM! > > > > :) You might want to claim him if he's yours. He was apparently a > > character of some notoriety. There was even a movie done about his > life > > story starring Robert Redford. See > > http://www.fpcc.net/~sgrimm/jeremiah_johnston.htm > > > > -- > > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

Dear Phyllis and all, I am happy to have started all of this! haha! I know how it exciting it is to make discoveries in your family history. Now I see that Garrison has been thrown in. There are still Garrisons in Harmony, Warren Co., NJ. I know some of them. :) Jennifer Shandor Spade ----- Original Message ----- From: pjohnston356@adelphia.net To: NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, February 17, 2006 10:43 AM Subject: [NJWARREN] Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records Marshal,I can't get any work done anymore because this Johnston saga is so amazing. Thanks for this info. Jennifer Shandor Spade, if you are reading this, see what you started? I agree, there probably is a connection between John Garrison alias Jeremiah Johnston and the Johnstons of Hunterdon County; it may or may not be a genetic relationship, but possibly a "related by marriage" or at least a social relationship. In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca Garrison, and marriage records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon County in the early 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this Joseph was a son of Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. As I said in a previous posting, comparison of Helen Allman's records and the dictionary record of Charles Johnston show them to be the same family. I did try to find a record of a Garrison male marrying a Johnston, thinking that maybe John Garrison took his mother's maiden name when he became Jeremiah Johnston, but couldn't find anything. In a quest to explain John Garrison's selection of a new identity, other possibilities involving the phrases "jumped the fence" and "wrong side of the blanket" came to mind, but that would be too difficult to prove and maybe it is tasteless to even conjecture along those lines. Thanks for the web site--now I have to watch the movie--I never did see it, can you believe that? Phyllis ---- Marshall Lake <mlake@mlake.net> wrote: > > >> There was a John GARRISON who was born in Little York, (Alexandria Twp > >> ?) Hunterdon Co, NJ in 1823. He apparently got into trouble in the > >> Navy, deserted, changed his name to Jeremiah JOHNSTON, and moved west. > > > Thanks for telling me--I might have found this scoundrel in my research > > and thought he was a legitimate part of the family! We won't claim HIM! > > :) You might want to claim him if he's yours. He was apparently a > character of some notoriety. There was even a movie done about his life > story starring Robert Redford. See > http://www.fpcc.net/~sgrimm/jeremiah_johnston.htm > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

> In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca Garrison, and marriage > records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon County in the early > 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this Joseph was a son of > Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. Do you or anyone else know anything more about this Rebecca GARRISON ? -- Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

Marshal,I can't get any work done anymore because this Johnston saga is so amazing. Thanks for this info. Jennifer Shandor Spade, if you are reading this, see what you started? I agree, there probably is a connection between John Garrison alias Jeremiah Johnston and the Johnstons of Hunterdon County; it may or may not be a genetic relationship, but possibly a "related by marriage" or at least a social relationship. In 1796 a Joseph Johnston married a Rebecca Garrison, and marriage records show quite a few Garrisons in Hunterdon County in the early 1800s. Helen P. Allman's records show that this Joseph was a son of Samuel who was son of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. As I said in a previous posting, comparison of Helen Allman's records and the dictionary record of Charles Johnston show them to be the same family. I did try to find a record of a Garrison male marrying a Johnston, thinking that maybe John Garrison took his mother's maiden name when he became Jeremiah Johnston, but couldn't find anything. In a quest to explain John Garrison's selection of a new identity, other possibilities involving the phrases "jumped the fence" and "wrong side of the blanket" came to mind, but that would be too difficult to prove and maybe it is tasteless to even conjecture along those lines. Thanks for the web site--now I have to watch the movie--I never did see it, can you believe that? Phyllis ---- Marshall Lake <mlake@mlake.net> wrote: > > >> There was a John GARRISON who was born in Little York, (Alexandria Twp > >> ?) Hunterdon Co, NJ in 1823. He apparently got into trouble in the > >> Navy, deserted, changed his name to Jeremiah JOHNSTON, and moved west. > > > Thanks for telling me--I might have found this scoundrel in my research > > and thought he was a legitimate part of the family! We won't claim HIM! > > :) You might want to claim him if he's yours. He was apparently a > character of some notoriety. There was even a movie done about his life > story starring Robert Redford. See > http://www.fpcc.net/~sgrimm/jeremiah_johnston.htm > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net

Melva, This is fascinating. The Charles Johnston described by Snell has to be the Charles Johnston of the dictionary, because I looked at all the Charles Johnstons of Warren or Hunterdon in the Federal Censuses of 1830-1870, and the Charles born 1793 with wife Francis (who was the Charles of the famous dictionary) was listed as a druggist in 1850 and 1860. Also, the Charles Johnston of the dictionary died in 1874 and had a son who died in 1877, so that would fit the details Snell gave. Thanks for sharing this--these people begin to assume shape and form. The other part of your message is intriguing, also. I've wondered if Judge Samuel came from Scotland with relatives. Records show there were certainly other Johnstons in Hunterdon County before the judge populated the area with his offspring. ---- mcalaman <mcalaman@penn.com> wrote: > Hi, I have found two items in my Johnston findings (trying to connect > Johnstons to my Smith family in Washington, NJ. ,but no luck) that you might > already have but will send, just in case. > Snell's History of Warren and Sussex Counties, NJ (1881)Pg. 714 Other > early settlers who are recollected by our oldest residents > were......Charles Johnston, saddle maker and harness maker, kept the first > drug store in Washington. Mr. Johnston died four or five years ago, aged > about 75 years. He had a son of Johnston, Halloway and Co. of Philadelphia > who died in Washington in 1877. > From The Early Promotional Literature of New Jersey 1964 (NJ Agricultural > Society, Trenton, NJ) A letter dated 12-12-1684 from James Johnston in New > Jersey to his brother, John Johnston, Drougest, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He > was hoping his brother would come to America, too. Melva C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <pjohnston356@adelphia.net> > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records > > > > John, > > I'm sorry, I haven't come across a Jane Crow Johnston. In one of your > earlier postings, you said you believed she was a daughter of William Philip > Johnston, son of Robert and Esther Chambers. I haven't found reference to > any of Robert's children, but that doesn't mean such information is not > there--I really haven't done a lot of research on the Johnstons yet, and > what research I did was mostly devoted to the Davids and Samuels. Now that > I've retired (last August), I would like to find names of all the > grandchildren of Judge Samuel. I hope to find some baptismal records, but > the Bethlehem Presbyterian church at Grandin burned in in its early days, > and I believe the one on site there now is the third building. So perhaps > no records survived. One of my papers said that Robert Johnston married > Hester Chambers, a cousin from Philadelphia, but his wife's name is Esther > in the Grandin cemetery records, and Easter Chambers in "Pennsylvania > Marriages Prior to 1790," so it prob! > > ably was Esther, not Hester. I'm sure you already have that info. > > > > If you have any information at all on the children of Robert Johnston, I > would love to get it, as it would help me sort out the bewildering array of > Johnston names. > > I'll keep your Jane Crow Johnston in mind, and if I run across her, I'll > let you know. Thanks. > > Phyllis > > ---- "JOHN W. TAYLOR" <JOHNWTAYLOR@gbso.net> wrote: > > > Phyllis, in your research on the JOHNSTON family, have your ever run > across > > > a Jane Crow Johnston, b. 02 Oct 1811 in Pennsylvania, d. 12 Jun 1870 in > > > Hunterdon County? ... John Walker Taylor > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Phyllis Johnston" <pjohnston356@adelphia.net> > > > To: <NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 9:22 PM > > > Subject: [NJHUNTER] The Charles Johnston dictionary with family records > > > > > > > > > > For those following the story of the dictionary found by Jennifer > Shandor > > > Spade, I just ran across more evidence that the Charles Johnston of the > > > dictionary was the grandson of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. > While > > > looking in my Johnston files, I found a paper that I had copied from a > > > notebook called The Helen P. Allman Collection. I copied this in 2003 > when > > > I visited Warren and Hunterdon Counties, but I can't remember which > > > historical society I found it in. It seems as though it was the Warren > > > County Historical Society, but I can't be sure. > > > > > > > > Helen Allman's source for this Johnston information was a Bible record > > > given to her by Julia Meaker of Washington, NJ, in June 1961. I only > have > > > the page for the Samuel Johnstons and Sarah Johnstons, but it shows that > a > > > Samuel Johnston married a Jenett. This Samuel's father was the Samuel > > > Johnston of Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon Co. who came from Scotland and > married a > > > Mary. > > > > Further, the son Samuel had a child named Joseph, born July 31, 1773. > > > This matches the names of Charles' father and mother and his eldest > brother > > > and brother's birth date given in the dictionary. > > > > > > > > Also given in Helen Allman's notebook was a Samuel C. Johnston who was > > > born April 13, 1800 to Joseph Johnston and Rebecca Garrison Johnston; a > > > Sarah Johnston (no date given) was also born to Joseph and Rebecca. And > now > > > I know why my ancestor Samuel Johnston, born 1781, to David Johnston, > left > > > NJ--too many Samuel Johnstons! (Charles Johnston also had a brother > named > > > Samuel A. Johnston!) Of course they didn't all live contemporaneously, > but > > > I figured out that when my Samuel Johnston left NJ sometime between 1822 > and > > > 1827, there were at least 4 Samuel Johnstons living in Bethlehem and > Lebanon > > > Townships of Hunterdon County. > > > > > > > > In my last posting, I listed some of the land transactions between > Samuel > > > Johnston and individuals with the same names as the children in the > > > dictionary record. This prompted me to look at 1830 census records, and > > > sure enough, I found in Lebanon and Bethlehem townships individuals of > the > > > right names and ages to be sons and grandsons of Charles' father Samuel. > > > > > > > > So now, Jennifer, when I look at all these Johnston households in the > 1830 > > > census record, I can see where some of them belong on the family tree. > This > > > is a great break-through; if this information exists elsewhere, it is > not > > > readily available. Now, if I could only find a Bible record for > Samuel's > > > brother David! > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== > > > > This mail list is archived at: > > > > http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > > > > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. 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For those following the story of the dictionary found by Jennifer Shandor Spade, I just ran across more evidence that the Charles Johnston of the dictionary was the grandson of the colonial judge Samuel Johnston. While looking in my Johnston files, I found a paper that I had copied from a notebook called The Helen P. Allman Collection. I copied this in 2003 when I visited Warren and Hunterdon Counties, but I can't remember which historical society I found it in. It seems as though it was the Warren County Historical Society, but I can't be sure. Helen Allman's source for this Johnston information was a Bible record given to her by Julia Meaker of Washington, NJ, in June 1961. I only have the page for the Samuel Johnstons and Sarah Johnstons, but it shows that a Samuel Johnston married a Jenett. This Samuel's father was the Samuel Johnston of Kingwood Twp, Hunterdon Co. who came from Scotland and married a Mary. Further, the son Samuel had a child named Joseph, born July 31, 1773. This matches the names of Charles' father and mother and his eldest brother and brother's birth date given in the dictionary. Also given in Helen Allman's notebook was a Samuel C. Johnston who was born April 13, 1800 to Joseph Johnston and Rebecca Garrison Johnston; a Sarah Johnston (no date given) was also born to Joseph and Rebecca. And now I know why my ancestor Samuel Johnston, born 1781, to David Johnston, left NJ--too many Samuel Johnstons! (Charles Johnston also had a brother named Samuel A. Johnston!) Of course they didn't all live contemporaneously, but I figured out that when my Samuel Johnston left NJ sometime between 1822 and 1827, there were at least 4 Samuel Johnstons living in Bethlehem and Lebanon Townships of Hunterdon County. In my last posting, I listed some of the land transactions between Samuel Johnston and individuals with the same names as the children in the dictionary record. This prompted me to look at 1830 census records, and sure enough, I found in Lebanon and Bethlehem townships individuals of the right names and ages to be sons and grandsons of Charles' father Samuel. So now, Jennifer, when I look at all these Johnston households in the 1830 census record, I can see where some of them belong on the family tree. This is a great break-through; if this information exists elsewhere, it is not readily available. Now, if I could only find a Bible record for Samuel's brother David!

----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Spade To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Here is the Johnston family info OK that link didn't work. Here's the right one. http://www.angelfire.com/planet/johnston_dictionary/johnston_dictionary It's been tested. Harry, the wonderful and computer savvy husband. ----- Original Message ----- From: Harry Spade To: NJHUNTER-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 11:33 AM Subject: [NJHUNTER] Here is the Johnston family info Hi all, My wonderful and computer savvy husband created a photo album online of the Johnston dictionary that I have. Here is the link; http://www.angelfire.com/planet/johnston_dictionary/johnston_dictionary/index Let me know what you think. Thanks! :) Jennifer Spade ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== This mail list is archived at: http://newsarch.rootsweb.com/th/index/NJHUNTER ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ==== NJHUNTER Mailing List ==== Visit the Updated Hunterdon County GenWeb page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Are we talking one or two families: Johnson of Hunterdon and Johnston of Hunterdon?? Bob Lefler who's George W Lefler married Rebecca Johnson in 1860. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Lake" <mlake@mlake.net> To: <NJWARREN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:32 PM Subject: [NJWARREN] RICE, MARING > > The following obit may interest someone. There is also an associated > picture. If anyone would like an image of the obit with the picture let > me know. > >>From the Sullivan County Democrat, Callicoon, New York dated February > 7, 2006: > > Edythe Johnson, 102 > Ret. Schoolteacher > Edythe Johnson of Callicoon, a retired schoolteacher and longtime area > resident, died Monday, February 6, 2006 in Callicoon. She was 102 years > of age. > The daughter of Jesse and Mae Maring Rice, she was born September 6, > 1903 in Blairstown, N.J. She was the widow of Merritt Johnson. > She was a member of the United Methodist Church of Callicoon. > She is survived by a daughter, Joan Johnson of Callicoon. > Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Hortonville > Cemetery with Pastor Peg VanSiclen officiating. > A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced. > Memorial contributions may be made to the Callicoon United Methodist > Church, P.O. Box 235, Callicoon, NY 12723; the Upper Delaware Ambulance > Corps, P.O. Box 238, Hankins, NY 12741; Callicoon Fire Department, > P.O. Box 806, Callicoon, NY 12723; or to the Grover M. Hermann Auxiliary, > Catskill Regional Medical Center - Callicoon Division, 8881 Route 97, > Callicoon, NY 12723. > > -- > Marshall Lake -- mlake@mlake.net -- http://mlake.net > > > ==== NJWARREN Mailing List ==== > You can contact the listowner at: Judy@BirdGenealogy.org > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > >