The British army-navy occupied NEW YORK City all bur 1 year [?] from mid 1776 to 11\25\1783. They sent raiding parties for supplies into NJ. At last once, they marched, 5000 strong [British and Loyalists vs Washington's army in MORRIS CO. They burned many villages,and buildings. Did they cause a migration to the Upper Potomac in VA-WV-MD,and to SW PA? Was Capt Isreal Ward m Ball one? Was Cornelius Ward m Betsy Ferguson another? Susanah Dayton,perhaps b Elizabeth NJ at s MOOREFIELD WV another? THOMAS and Mary BALL[?] BROWN of s Moorefield,WV another ? . Obed Denham m Mary Ball 1781 NEW PROVIDANCE NJ -was his brother REV JOHN DENHAM one? In the days before government charity, local charity could be over-whelmed by masses made pennyless. Who has traditions of migrations caused by the English raids? [excepting the big runaway of the Wyoming Massacre near Wilkes -Barre,Pa 1777-that one's famous. ] Basking RIDGE village was burned. Others? Hanover NJ furnaces raided? Hanover neighborhood destroyed? Elizabeth NJ area? Piscataway and Scotch Plains have major damage? Tom's River,NJ SHORE? WOODBURY NJ? ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.