Middlesex - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: CLANCY, William J - Looking for burial of my Grandmother's Brother

arcwell — 2009-10-23 04:03:39Z

South Plainfield was part of Piscataway until 1926. So at one time some people may have said they lived in Piscataway if they meant what municipality, but South Plainfield if they meant what specific locality.

"During the 1920’s South Plainfield, which was still a part of Piscataway Township, began to acquire an identity of its own.
After receiving permission from Piscataway Township and the State of New Jersey, South Plainfield was officially incorporated on March 12, 1926."

http://www.southplainfieldnj.com/history/

Margaret Sweetman DeRiemer

RDCalhounEagan — 2009-10-23 02:41:59Z

Margaret was either a daughter of Capt Michael Sweetman or of Henderson John Sweetman, brothers, who were sons of Michael Sweetman of Freehold, Monmouth, NJ. I am researching the Sweetman line; please email if interested, dioncalhoun@yahoo.com

Obituary lookup please Mary Clapp Sayreville d .1961

badenroots — 2009-10-19 11:32:50Z

I am looking for the obituary of
Mary Lena Clapp, nee Maier. She was born 1874 and died on June 13, 1961 in Sayreville, Middlesex, NJ.

badenroots@yahoo.com

Re: Slovak immigrants to Perth Amboy

barbarasnyder80 — 2009-10-18 21:39:43Z

Thanks! Haven't yet tracked down the Slovak ancestors I was looking for but have found some of my German ancestors so it was a big help. Hadn't known about the Castle Garden website.

Re: Slovak immigrants to Perth Amboy

guycolby4 — 2009-10-18 05:19:00Z

You might try the following website:

http://www.castlegarden.org/

This is a free searchable data base of some 12 million immigrants that came through New York, most of them prior to the opening of Ellis Island in 1892. A quick search shows 373 hits on the surname St*ffen between 1880 and 1885.

Guy I. Colby IV
Irving, TX

Slovak immigrants to Perth Amboy

barbarasnyder80 — 2009-10-18 00:42:02Z

I'm assuming immigrants to Perth Amboy would have landed in New York. Can't find my pre-Ellis Island Slovak ancestors on the New York immigrant lists. Any ideas? They arrived between 1880-1885.

William Borstorff or Borsdorff and Elizabeth

rjwassink67 — 2009-10-17 21:48:41Z

I am looking for any information on William Borstorff/Borsdorff and his wife Elizabeth (unknown). He was born in Germany bet. 1805-1809 and Elizabeth abt. 1804 in NJ. He lived in Woodbridge, NJ. They had 3 childre: Charles b. 1844 in Woodbridge, Mary b. 1846, and Henrietta b. 1848.

So William immigrated before 1844 and was still living there according to the 1860 Federal Census records. In 1880 census he was in Cussewago, PA.

Any help at all would be great!

CLANCY, William J - Looking for burial of my Grandmother's Brother

atth2o — 2009-10-17 13:22:08Z

I am looking for the burial or any other information about my grand-mother's brother. William J CLANCY was born in 1878 in Peterborough, Ontario. He married Chloe / Clara Godfrey in 1910, also in Peterborough, Ontario.

William & Clara lived in South Plainfield, Middlesex, NJ from 1917 - 1942 as I have found him registered for both World Wars. (And possibly as early as 1910 after their marriage.) 1920 & 1930 Census in Piscataway.

Chloe / Clara is suspected to have died some time after the 1930 census. She is not listed as next of kin for WW2. A daughter was born (Margaret CLANCY) about 1918 in New Jersey and she is listed as next of kin. The address at the time was 312 Lane Avenue.

William died some time after July 18, 1942 as he is mentioned in his brother's obituary as still living in South Plainfield, NJ.

Thank you for looking at my query.

Inyard/Voris

jaunitacain0 — 2009-10-14 19:46:25Z

Searching for marriage, or other info for Lewis Inyard. Possible wife, Catherine Voris.---Both born ca 1770.----Catherine Voris first married ? Inyard, and had at least one daughter, Ann Inyard, born 1794, New Jersey.----Catherine Voris Inyard later married William Stevison, ca 1800.--William Stevison died Pa. 1804.

Re: Moores Rochfort Experience Fitz Randolph

MCranford7583 — 2009-10-10 16:40:34Z

Hello Nancy - I, too, am descended from Experience
via Moores,Carman, Mundy, Lillie Dickinson (my grandmother). But I'm not familiar with Rochfort yet. I began this "adventure" (genealogy) years ago, and about 12 years ago on the computer. At that time there was some material on F.R. - John Rhymes' early F.R. site (Dr. Mayes writings were there)- John's been a great help to me - as have so many others. About that same time, I also had correspondence with both Bill Gertz and Patty Myers, both of whom have a lot of well-researched material.

I used to belong to both F.R. sites, but my interests took a different route in researching. I did contribute a lot of material to the current (second) F.R. site, including my time-consuming scan of the entire book, "Woodbridge" by Dalley (Dally), which lists a lot of F.R. material that Dally obtained from Vital Stats. (Some time back all that book seem to have been removed from the f.r. site). In fact, I sent a lot of my material and good links especially to the current F.R. site - even mailed a book or two to Trisha.

As I'm sure you know, so many citations are questionable, and there's little if any valid material to go by. It's a lot of fun to read all the history involved, and a real challenge to try to find acceptable written material from way back. I do have some, and if your interests are in that direction, let me know - I'll be so happy to share what I have.
Marian

Re: FITZRANDOLPH

Fitzrandolph01 — 2009-10-09 21:09:12Z

According to the FitzRandolph Genealogy Mary FitzRandolph was born May 24,1710 Woodbridge, NJ married a total of 5 times

William Thorne m 1728 d 1735
Joseph FitzRandolph
Mamaduke Horsemen d 1748
James Jackson m may 26,1749 d 1750
Jacob FitzRandolph d 1779

Mary has a total of 8 children, with two of them listed as "unknown" which I am sure is daughters. Let me know if I can be of any help

Trisha FitzRandolph
Founder
FitzRandolph Historical Society

Re: Moores Rochfort Experience Fitz Randolph

Fitzrandolph01 — 2009-10-09 20:35:13Z

Hi Nancy

I am the Founder of the FitzRandolph Historical Society,we have a web site on myfamily.com that has over 500 members,and everything you might be looking for, from pictures to your own line, and its free. Please feel free to contact me at garysrascal@gmail.com with your name and email and I will get you a password to the site !!

Trisha FitzRandolph

Frederick Phillip Kampf

amy23320 — 2009-10-06 23:18:29Z

Looking for relatives of Frederick Phillip Kampf of New Jersey. His father was Julius Edgar Kampf. He had a brother (my grandfather) named Charles Lester Kampf.

Re: Where is J. CHROMCZAK

tapper13365 — 2009-10-06 05:36:19Z

Hi, I guess we are cousins. Aunt Stella is my dada sister. My dad is August joseph Chromczak. We lived in mercerville NJ. I was told by my brother that August's dad, j Chromczak died when he was working on building the golden Gate Bridge. True? i don't know. My das mother was Agnas. she lived on Saratoga Street in utica NY. I have been searching for reletives that can share family history.. I have been in touch with some on Facebook. I have a family tree on GENI.COM.

Re: ANNIN

bjh1225 — 2009-10-06 00:00:40Z

Karen, I do not see any message from an Irene about the postings on the ANNIN ancestral lines.

Regards, Bettye

Re: ANNIN

Haehnle — 2009-10-05 23:47:25Z

Dear Irene--
would love to see the article you mention on Annins--

Yours,
karen

Re: Joseph Whitefield/Whitfield (1802)

deanwhitfield1 — 2009-10-02 03:54:05Z

I have a 4th ggf named Joseph Whitfield b:27-Jul-1777 d:18-June-1835. He was married to Mary Hulse b:4-Feb-1781 d:8-Sep-1854. They lived in the Bedford, Pennsylvania area. Had three children Elias, William, and Sidney.

I would appreciate your confirming he's the Joseph you are looking for. That was as far as I could trace back - please help me "jump" the pond.

deanwhitfield@gmail.com

Re: Mraz obituary look up

Brownie_MacKie — 2009-09-30 17:27:15Z

Try the newspapers.

Re: Presbyterian Cemetery

dwolbach — 2009-07-08 21:39:13Z

Rather than the genealogy I am finding the history most fascinating. i.e. two ancestors, George Brown and Annabel Gordon, were banished and 'transported' to North America (Perth-Amboy) in 1685 along with about 200 others in the ship 'Henry and Francis'. Now THAT is a story mworth passing on!

Re: Presbyterian Cemetery

dwolbach — 2009-07-08 19:59:50Z

Thank You! Also, Monnette, "First Settlers ye Plantations of Piscatawy..." is a gold mine.

Anyone do lookups at New Brunswick Theological Seminary - Gardner A. Sage Library?

mar_c — 2009-07-20 19:24:56Z

I was wondering if anyone did look ups at New Brunswick Theological Seminary - Gardner A. Sage Library. Apparently many old church records are held there. (https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/New_Jersey_Church_Records)
I am looking for records on Mathesius, Leonhardt, Kais from the Lutheran/Reformed church in Hoboken - the church no longer exists at that location.

Dutch Reformed
Commission on History, Reformed Church in America
New Brunswick Theological Seminary
Gardner A. Sage Library
21 Seminary Place
New Brunswick

Re: Charles Wyant - owned plumbing store in Jamesburg 1910

ggant8740 — 2009-08-10 05:15:20Z

hello...ive just finished going thru my book of images of monroe twnsp and jamesburg. ive not come across any photos or the mention of the store, thats not to say it wasnt there. this book was published in 2001 after 100 negatives were found in a basement. the photographer was elvain clayton who took up photography as a hobby. there are some excellent photos of what was. what are you looking for, perhaps i can help you. ive family still living in the area. gloria

TWO MARRIAGES & ONE DEATH

sonja9 — 2009-07-19 17:26:13Z

Source: Pennsylvania Vitals - Vol. 2. Records of Marriage & Deaths copied from the Philadelphia Repository & Weekly Register, published by Ephraim Conrad for a few months, then by Hogan & Conrad, and subsequently by David Hogan.

MARRIAGES:

Pg. 511, Issue of January 17, 1801.
At Perth Amboy, by the Rev. Dr. Moore, MR. RICHARD W. MEADE, son of GEORGE MEADE, Esq. of Philadelphia, to MISS MARGARET C. BUTLER, daughter of MR. ANTHONY BUTLER, of Perth Amboy.

Pg. 518, Issue of July 11, 1801.
At South Amboy, on the 15th. ult., MR. JOSEPH HALL, aged 56, to MISS PATIENCE GULICK, aged 60.

Death:

Pg. 525, Issue of January 31, 1801.
At East Windsor Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, ANN HUTCHINSON, aged 101 years, 9 months, 7 days.

Re: STORY & KERR's

JET20 — 2009-07-31 03:17:17Z

Sorry but I cannot help. I do not have any new information on the Kerr and Story lines.

obit look-up please

Decorum620 — 2009-09-14 06:00:06Z

Looking for obit for Anna (Burneck) Nodes, b. Dec 1862, Austria, d. 1924 (probably Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ), m. Leonard Nodes.

Christiansen, Frost, Larsen, Sorensen, Holm, Kjaer

Dph153 — 2009-07-18 16:28:33Z

Looking for living relatives of Jeppe (Yeppe) Christiansen, born Feb. 17, 1870 in Erritso, Elbo, Vejle, Denmark. He married Ane Marie Larsen in Brooklyn, NY on July 4, 1891. Ane was the daughter of Jeppe Larsen and Jensine Rasmussen and probably was from the same area in Denmark. Jeppe arrived in NYC on Mar. 31, 1890. They lived in South Amboy, NJ.
I am also looking for anyone related to Laurits Peter Sorensen Holm. He was known in the US as Peter Holm. He was born on June 29, 1862 in Hejis, Norre Tyrstrup, Vejle, Denmark. He married Christine Kjaer. They also lived in South Amboy and later moved to Livingston, NJ.
I may be contacted at Diaph153@yahoo.com.

LANNING/CRUM

lrosett — 2009-07-11 17:01:59Z

Benjamin Crum m. Sarah Lanning 5 May 1810 at Dutch Reformed Church, Neshanic, NJ. Sarah d. 8 Apr 1862 and was buried at Lower Amwell Graveyard, Hunterdon Co., NJ. They had one son, Henry, b. 6 Apr 1815. Were there other children? Who were Sarah Lanning's parents? Where and when was she born? Who were Benjamin Crum's parents? Where and when was he born/died?

Re: SWENTKO, SYONTKO, CSEPICA, JOHNSON, HANSEL,HYER,

lovejr88 — 2009-07-18 17:56:25Z

original name for swentko, was svjiontko

Re: SWENTKO, SYONTKO, CSEPICA, JOHNSON, HANSEL,HYER,

lovejr88 — 2009-07-18 17:54:52Z

I have a cousin named ronnie swentko,his brother is named albert (aka as ikey), his sister gerry. their mother was helen johnson, father was albert aka as abba. are you related to this family??

Re: STORY & KERR's

pourtemour1 — 2009-07-30 05:24:48Z

Hello,

My great aunt had the middle name of Kerr.
I am looking the connection between the Kerr name and Gullick family. My great aunt Lucilla Kerr Gullick b. 1830 and married Nathan McCanless. Lucilla's parents were James Clark Gullick b. 1789 and Jane "Jincy" Baldridge b. 1793. Jincy was the daughter of Alexander Baldridge b. 1763-6 and Sarah McMurray.
James Clark Gullick was the son of Jonathan Gullick b. 1742
and Margeret (Baldridge) Henry, the widow of Moses Henry. The Gullicks came from PA to NC to TN.

I need help to find an obit.

TomWagner6436 — 2009-08-28 05:05:51Z

I am trying to find an obit for my uncle Lawrence Ward (Midge) Wagner. I think his last location was Piscataway, Middlesex, NJ. He disappeared from the family years ago. There is a chance he died in 1984. Please can anyone help me. I don't know how to research NJ obits.

Tom Wagner
1335 Odell Town Road
Nettie, WV 26681
cousin26681@yahoo.com
304 846 2058

I need help to find an obit.

TomWagner6436 — 2009-08-28 05:02:33Z

Moores Rochfort Experience Fitz Randolph

curpela — 2009-09-07 17:32:50Z

I am lineage of Isabella Moores daughter of Samuel Moores and Elizabeth Rochfort.

Samuel son of Samuel Moores and Experience Fitz Randolph

Woodbridge, Middlesex NJ

Any information on these families would be deeply appreciated. Nancy

Re: Presbyterian Cemetery and accuracy of Monnette

Brownie_MacKie — 2009-07-08 20:34:31Z

After reading them all, it occurs to me that Monnette has fewer mistakes regarding Bonhams than Hazie, Emmett Smith, and Howard Bonham. I don't use any of them, however; I do my own indepth research, and it's an ongoing project along with the DNA testing.

Brownie MacKie
mbmackie1231@aol.com

Re: Peter H Smith 1794 - 1876 need Obit, DC, info on parents

beachboyce — 2009-09-03 20:49:14Z

I incorrectly listed the email address in the previous posting. The correct email address is mostcatherine22@yahoo.com

Peter H Smith 1794 - 1876 need Obit, DC, info on parents

beachboyce — 2009-09-02 15:12:38Z

Fellow researcher/relation of mine is in need of obituary and/or DC of Peter H Smith, b 1794 in Matawan, NJ d 25 Sep 1876 in Manalapan, NJ and any info on his parents. Peter is buried in Old Scots Cemetery in Monmouth Cty, NJ. Married Mary Jane Pease (1797 - 1879); ch were Mary Jane Smith, John Abner Smith, Levi Smith, Howard Smith, Luvinia Smith. Family married with Pease, Quackenbush, Boice/Boyce, Garrison located in Monmouth/Middlesex counties of NJ. Please contact mostcatherine@yahoo.com

Re: 1930 envelope from Bramminge, Denmark to South Amboy, New Jersey

VitalStatsNJ — 2009-07-08 20:12:55Z

Interesting website, Jim- thanks for sharing. You did, though, misread the addressee's last name: it's Thomsen, and he does indeed show up in the 1930 Census on 363 Portia St., South Amboy. (Sheet 23B, p. 88-2).

Regards,
Dick in Princeton, NJ

1930 envelope from Bramminge, Denmark to South Amboy, New Jersey

JimMiller599 — 2009-07-08 09:23:28Z

I recently found an old envelope that was sent to South Amboy, New Jersey from Bramminge, Denmark in 1930. You can see the envelope on www.philgen.org (search on Amboy, click on View, and scroll to the bottom of the page) or click on the link below. I do not find the recipient in the 1930 census nor the address using Google maps and wondered if someone more familiar with South Amboy could help with the name and/or street address. I believe that Bramminge, Denmark may be the birthplace of the recipient and this envelope will be helpful to someone in their genealogical research. The reason I have a photo of the envelope is because of my interest in using old envelopes and postcards in genealogical research. I have an article in the spring 2009 issue of New England Ancestors entitled Philatelic Genealogy and have started the philgen website. I do not know if the letter that was in the envelope still exists.

Here is the link to the photo of the envelope: http://www.philgen.org/index.php?option=com_fabrik&c=for...

Re: 1930 envelope from Bramminge, Denmark to South Amboy, New Jersey

JimMiller599 — 2009-07-09 07:36:54Z

Hi Dick-Thank you SO much. I was way off on the spelling of the family name. I have updated the listing on philgen.org and will now see if I can find someone interested in the THOMSEN family and if they're from Bramminge, Denmark (the envelope's postmark).

Thanks again,
Jim

Re: Presbyterian Cemetery

JeanetteSFrench — 2009-07-08 20:22:35Z

Monnette has a lot of information, but some of it is not true. Therefore, you need to verify his data before including it in you family tree. I have found many errors in his work on all my lines living in the Piscataway area of East Jersey.

Re: Charles Wyant - owned plumbing store in Jamesburg 1910

ccf149 — 2009-07-20 14:28:17Z

Querty was: Looking for anyone who knows anything about a Charles Wyant listed in the 1910 census residing on Buckelew Ave in Jamesburg ... Does anyone also know if there are any city/county directories for these years for this area?

I've seen microfilms of city directories of Perth Amboy and Newark from around this time. These generally include some outlying communities, but I don't recall ever seeing Jamesburg. Electronic "card catalogs" (on internet) from Family History Library (FHL) and/or Library of Congress might help find this if one exists.

There were also New Jersey state censuses in 1895, 1905, and 1915 (and maybe 1885 too). I've looked at two of these for Perth Amboy via microfilm "borrowed" (rented really) from the Family History Library.

They aren't indexed so you have to scroll thru, page by page. The census takers seemed to have moved thru the city (over a few weeks) going roughly from southeast toward the northwest. It is fascinating to see how people of various nationalities seemed to be concentrated in certain parts of the community. My favorite entry in these Perth Amboy censuses was an Irish family (not related to me). The children were listed in order (oldest first) and their birth places were something like: "Ireland, Ireland, At Sea, New Jersey, New Jersey, New Jersey ...."

The 1915 census returns for Jamesburg are on FHL microfilm reel 1465544. The returns for Perth Amboy are on reel 1465546. My understanding is that the FHL has a multi-year plan to convert all of their microfilm to digital images (to be placed on the internet) and to prepare indexes as they go. However, it may be some years before they convert these New Jersey state censuses.

Cemeteries in or near Hopelawn, N.J.

doowop55 — 2009-07-22 21:55:57Z

Hi,
Does anyone know what cemeteries were in or near Hopelawn in the 1920's and 1930'?
Thanks...

Re: Charles Wyant - owned plumbing store in Jamesburg 1910

matkins_1 — 2009-07-20 14:47:18Z

Thanks for the info. Wouldn't have thought of checking a Perth Amboy directory. However, I'm wondering if there was an overall Middlesex County directory. According to the library there they have never heard of one for that time period. I was told to check with the Rutgers Archives/Library but I haven't gotten to that yet. Was wondering what kind of feedback I would get from the message boards first. Sometimes you meet some people who personally remember things or had a relative work or live nearby to someone in the community. Thanks, again, for your thoughtful and generous assistance.

Azariah Dunham of Woodbridge - divorce in 1798

wani20 — 2009-07-09 12:47:16Z

Can some one tell me about the Phebe Blackney that got divorced from Woodbrige, New Jersey's Azariah Dunham in Chancery court on October 6 1798?
When did they get married and where? How long were they married?
What age were Azariah & Phebe when they married, their birth dates....
Any one know who her parents were?
Thank you for any information!

Re: Van Liew Cemetary look up

wannago2hi — 2009-08-31 20:09:23Z

In the 1900 census, Heinrich (1838) & Catharina (1836) were living in New Jersey. Their daughter Catherina (1866)was married to George Geair and had two children, William (1892) & Catherina (1899)

I checked the 1910, 1920 & 1930 census and found that George and Catherina had more children so their children were William, Catherina, Marie (1902), George (1905) and Alfred (1912)

In 1930, Catherina (1866) was not listed and George (1866) was listed as a widow so she died between 1920 & 1930. Their daughter, Catherina Geair (1899) was married to Robert Thomas and had two children, Harold (1922) and Miriam ( 1928)

I did a search for an Alfred Geair and found a Wicoff Geair listing with a Charlotte who was born around 1943. Now having Geair and Wicoff, that is the link with this. Alfred F Geair had a relatives, Marie Geair Wicoff who is born around 1944

I think a Marie Geair (1902) married a Wicoff? Or one of Alfred or George’s children name married a Wicoff and named after Marie?

Marie Geair (1902) parents were Catherine Dohn (1866) and George Geair (1864). Catherine Dohn (1866) parents were Heinrich (1838) and Catherina (1836) who came to the USA in 1885.

I think that is how we are related. If I had more information, we could finish linking things together.

Looking for Nancy Stover

danvan52 — 2009-07-30 17:20:21Z

Looking for Nancy Stover who would have graduated New Brunswick High School (NJ ) in 1957. She had a younger sister named Linda who likely graduated in 1958. I have no more information than that.

Mraz obituary look up

bpmyers149 — 2009-09-30 16:51:32Z

I would like help looking up 2 obituaries for my great grand parents.
Joseph Mraz, b. 12/8/1885, d. Jun 1963, Middlesex NJ.
Mary Velchek Mraz, b. 12/8/1888, d. Jan 11 1973, Middlesex NJ.

Re: Robert Sebring Kelly of NJ / 1906

rthrbtrvln — 2009-09-16 23:30:30Z

i am a grand daughter of robert kelly, daughter of nancy. i live in new jersey as do my siblings. i would be happy to be contacted by robert's son, charles, or daughter, martha.

Re: Cemeteries in or near Hopelawn, N.J.

91musica — 2009-09-09 23:22:19Z

Calvary Cemetery of the Magyar Reformed Church
Florida Grove Road
Hopelawn, NJ 08863
Mailing Address:
493 Amboy Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861 732-826-0038
The top one would be the nearest one.
Alpine CemeteryYears of Operation: 1860-Present
Non-Sectarian
Records are housed on-site, searches by office personnel only
732-442-0055
But email me back musica91@aol.com see if I can help!

Re: Helen Mazurek SZCZYRADLOWSKI

joeski0302 — 2009-08-26 15:28:48Z

Sorry for what your husband did and never fixed. I was born March 2, 1954 and my father was 35. I always wondered what
he did in life for the 15 years before I was born. I meet your son Robert and daugther Nancy and those 15 years filled in complelty for me. I don't forgive him for what he did to you and my mother. Alot came out of the closet.

Joe Szczyradlowski