This is in reply to both the messages of Ron Adamson and Holly Baker. With the caveat that I am working on only a small portion of the history of Newton Colony in southern New Jersey, I have searched the documents I have and I have not found the name of Adamson or Baker. I do not believe I have all documents concerning this colony, but the 1700 map drawn by Thomas Sharp (came with the first group from Ireland in late 1670s/early 1680s) and the short history of Newton Colony written by Thomas Sharp in 1719 near the end of his life do not show either name. The existing or previously recorded records of the Newton Friends Meeting do not show any marriages, births, or deaths, for the names Adamson or Baker. Given that Thomas Sharp was an original settler and made detailed maps of the colony and given that the names Adamson and Baker do not show up in early birth/marriage/death records, I would not put much hope in the idea the Adamson or Baker families settled at Newton Colony. There were other settlements along the Delaware River in Old Gloucester County (now Camden), Gloucester County, and Salem County. I hope you have more luck finding your ancestors there. If I ever run across the names you are looking for, I will let you know. I'm sorry I could not have been more help. Frank Comstock -----Original Message----- From: Ron Adamson [mailto:r.adamson@insightbb.com] Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 11:32 PM To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Q-R] Irish Quakers I am looking for a James or a John Adamson. James was jailed in Ireland in the 1670's for attending Quaker meetings. He was from Cork. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Comstock" <ri1654@earthlink.net> To: <QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:13 PM Subject: RE: [Q-R] Irish Quakers > Ron, > > I'm working on a project (voluntarily) for the Bates Association on some of > the group of people who settled Newton Colony in New Jersey. I don't have > all the names since I am primarily working on the Bates families, but I have > some other limited information. Are there particular names you are > interested in so I can look through my files? > > I don't have time at the moment to summarize what I know of this colony, but > I will try to get back to you in a day or two with a summary. It's a busy > weekend and I just logged on to email for a few minutes. > > Frank Comstock > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron Adamson [mailto:r.adamson@insightbb.com] > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 10:20 AM > To: QUAKER-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Q-R] Irish Quakers > > Can anyone point me to the names of the Irish Quakers who settled in Newton, > NJ, in 1677? > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Need assistance? Please contact:Quaker-Roots-L-Admin@RootsWeb.com > List Manager for Quaker-Roots-L and Quaker-Roots-D > Now with over 750 subscribers > > > > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: > QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com > The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE. > > ==== QUAKER-ROOTS Mailing List ==== HOW TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS LIST: Send an email to: QUAKER-ROOTS-L-REQUEST@RootsWeb.com The ONLY word in your message should be UNSUBSCRIBE.