MR- Great stuff!!! My ancester John Lefler was about 6 years old, born in Greenwich in 1757/58. ----- Original Message ----- From: <MarilynRuth51@aol.com> To: <NJSUSSEX@rootsweb.com> Cc: <NJ@rootsweb.com>; <NJWARREN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 9:23 PM Subject: [NJSUSSEX] Residenst of Sussex Co., 1763 > Following is a petition that came around in the Sussex Mail list several > years ago. So many local names are mentioned, that it is worth > repeating. > Someone was asking about Hendershot- that's here, as well as many others. > > Marilyn Current > ------------------ > > Source: Governor's Papers (SEDSL-006), 1749-1785, Box 1-01, Item #32 > [NJState Archives] > Petition of Residents of Sussex County to Governor William > Franklin,Council > and Assembly for Defense > 4 November 1763 > > To His Excellency William Franklin, Esqr, Capt Generale and Goverennor in > Cheff in and over His Majestys Province of New Jersey -- Chansellor and > Vice > Admarale in the Same-- > > And to the Honnorable His Majestys Councile -- And Gentlemen the > Representatives of the Said province -- > > We the subscribers in Habatants of Greenwich Oxford Mansfield Wood-House > & > Knowlton Townships in the Lower part of the County of Sussex Below the > blew > monton being now left exposed to the leag of assuall And Seveq (?)Enemy > from > Cornele Vancampens all most to Estown which is ni thortey miles which is > becom > fronters as the Inhabetors is Drove off inPencelveney Sid of the Rover > Dawleyer and our men being all most war out by freccount Alerems from the > Enemy as > they Have Done constently mordorsajoyning us and also w his Killed Two > femles > on Our County fronters and being Dayly Seen or herd by Our Scoting Partes > of > men Wee think OurSelves and femles for Amedent Denshor of falling in to > the > hand of Our Enemys without wee geet Som Relive to Enebell Us to mack > Astand > Agenst the Enemey --- > > Therefore wee Your Honners petishoners Hombly biges Your Releve > byReinforsing Us from C-- with men -- > And Your petishnors as for Duty Cownd will Ever Pray -- > > November 4th, 1763 Abraham McMURRIE John AXFORD Thomson SMITH James > STINSON > Jacob SMITH Robert McMURTRIES Gleason SMITH Robt PATERSON William BELLY > Henry > BANTA Junr Cornelius VANOVER Richard GREEN John MORE John LOWRY David > SH--S/SEY David CAMP Andraw Phillip HOUSE John HOLDEN Henry BOSMAN James > HENDERSON > George WALKER Johannes? SZIDY? John SMITH Richard HUNTThomas KELSO Piter > HOLTZ > Thomas JEWEL Thomas EVERITT -e----st STINSON James EDINGTON William > SHIPLEY > Abra AXFORD Banjamon PAD--- John WERNEKER John WHICKOFF Ouen PHILLIPS > Jonathan AXFORD Abraham HOOEY David PEHIL Jacob ROSE Soloman LYON Clark > LOWRY George > McMARTRY John LADDOR William BELLOS James LADDOR Merton SHIPLEY Henery > BYGENER Robert SIMANTON John HOLLEBORD Joseph CORWIN Larance BRAN Godfree > MOLUK/MOLEEK? David LINCH John O DAVIS Moses EVERITT Henery BRAKEFIELD > Ephraim > HOPKINS Robert CRAIG Robert MILLS Joseph DAWSON John GOODING Michael > HENDERSHEET > Robert McMURTRIE > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJSUSSEX-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >