WOW FANTASTIC. Thanks for sharing. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <njwarren-request@rootsweb.com> To: <njwarren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 1:00 AM Subject: NJWARREN Digest, Vol 1, Issue 51 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 1763 residents of Sussex Co. (MarilynRuth51@aol.com) > 2. Re: [NJSUSSEX] Residenst of Sussex Co., 1763 (Bob Lefler) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:34:14 EST > From: MarilynRuth51@aol.com > Subject: [NJWARREN] 1763 residents of Sussex Co. > To: NJ@rootsweb.com > Cc: NJWARREN@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <d18.ff6dec.329e4ba6@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > 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 HUNT Thomas > 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 > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:36:47 -0500 > From: "Bob Lefler" <lefler@northnet.org> > Subject: Re: [NJWARREN] [NJSUSSEX] Residenst of Sussex Co., 1763 > To: <njsussex@rootsweb.com> > Cc: NJ@rootsweb.com, NJWARREN@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <001001c7135f$38787df0$0c956b0c@D2GK1T81> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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 >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the NJWARREN list administrator, send an email to > NJWARREN-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the NJWARREN mailing list, send an email to > NJWARREN@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJWARREN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of NJWARREN Digest, Vol 1, Issue 51 > ***************************************