>My second great grandfather is John MARKWITH, born 1838 in Essex Co., >NJ. He was married to Elenora Wilber and they had around 11 children. >John's father was also a John Markwith married to Margaretta Hall. John >Sr.'s father was Richard Markwith, but no one seems to know who the >parents were. Some think that Richard and his brothers, Daniel and John, >were adopted because the parents were killed by Indians. Others think >that the father was avoiding the war and in hiding. Any clues out there? >I have alot of Markwith info and if anyone is interested, let me know >and I can look up the information in my Markwith book. Hello Susan, I don't have any information on the surname you mention but my website has some Essex county church information. There is also an Essex Co. mailing list: NJESSEX-L-request@rootsweb.com (subscription address) Glenn G. Geisheimer glenng@castle.net http://www.castle.net/~glenng/index.html