Mains Pg.382 Sussex County History , Snell Publ 1881 Stillwater The first of the Mains family to come to Stillwater was Jacob, grandfather to A.T. Mains, now of Stillwater. Jacob made his advent in Stillwater in 1794, coming from Warren County (or what is now Warren County), and purchased of John Puder ( grandfather of Albert Puder, of Andover) a considerable tract of land that included the present farms of A.T. an dH. S. Mains, and upon which John Puder had been living. Jacob Mains children numbered Eight, and were named Peter, Frederick, Mary, Catherine, Abram, Christianne, Sophia and Elizabeth. Of these, the only one living is Elizabeth Wintermute of Newton, age eighty-three. Peter, Frederick and Abram became farmers in Stillwater. Abram and John F. Mains, of Stillwater, are sons of Peter Mains. Abram T. of Stillwater is the only one living of Abram Mains' eight children. Frederick's living children are Henry S., Jesse T., Mrs. Alpheus Hibler, Mrs. Phineas Drake, Mrs. Electa La Barre, Mrs. Dorinda Cook, Mrs. Jane Hull. When Jacob Mains made his settlement in Stillwater his neighbors were John Swartswelder, John Crouse, Henry Divers, Conrad Hammond, Andrew Robbins, Abram Dildine, Richard Allen, John Kimball. Peter Wintermute, Abram Shafer, Samuel Harker , John Hough. Main W.A pg 384 - 387 Mayne Maria pg 381 Peter pg 381 There is also 11 Maines Yours in genealogy Joanne -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 5:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Sussex History by Snell Dear Joanne, Do you have a copy of the Sussex history book? If so, will you please look and see if there is any history relating to the MAIN, MAYNE or MAINS surname? Thank you for your help. Tisha