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Morris Area Genealogy Society - 1 - Vol 23 No 4, December 2010
Morris Area Genealogy Society Newsletter
Vol 23 No 4 December 2010
RECENT PROGRAMS
September: “Family Detective”
Our speaker for the September meeting was our own Bob Stein. He spoke of
being a family detective (genealogist). He mentioned a need to start a case folder first just as a police detective
does. He went through the steps of investigating the scene, interviewing
witnesses, doing back-ground checks,
documenting information
found, whether
to do a DNA test,
organizing
case notes, and sharing the findings.
Speaker: Bob Stein
October: “The War Man: The True
Story of a Citizen-Soldier Who Fought from Quebec to Yorktown”
Robert Mayer’s ancestor was John Allison from Haverstraw, New York, who fought in the Revolutionary War from
1775 to 1783. John started his military career in the 3rd Regiment Continental Line which invaded Canada in 1775,
wintered in Morristown and was at Yorktown in 1781. He moved to Monroe, New York where Robert, in 2005, was
able to find the spot where John had lived. After a question and answer period, he autographed copies of his
book.
Speaker: Robert Mayer −−−−
Morris Area Genealogy Society website: rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmags/
In This Issue
MAGS Recent Programs ......... Page 1 New Acquisitions ........................... 3
Morris Co Marriages ........................ 5 MAGS News ................................... 7 Bible Records: Holloway .................. 8
Bible Records: Hollinshead ............ 10 Other Society Meetings ................. 12
Mount Olive Baptist Church Records13 DNA Special Interest Group ………..15
MAGS Upcoming Programs ............ 16
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Morris Area Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 105 Convent Station, NJ 07961-0105
President ........................................................... Robert Stein Vice President/Program Chair......................... Anne McCauley Treasurer ............................................................Mary Keane Recording Secretary .......................................... Susan Simon Corresponding Secretary...................................... Claire Kissil Trustee (10-12) ........................................ Alan P. Zimmerman Trustee (09-11) .................................................. Ruth Daniels Trustee (past president) .......................................... Jim Short
Committee Heads Historian .......................................................Elizabeth Pierce Hospitality ..................... Stephanie Reidinger & Gini Anderson Indexing ....................................................... Linnea B. Foster Library Liaison ..................................................... Claire Kissil Membership .......................................................... Ruth Willis Name Badges .................................................... Susan Kehr Newsletter Editor .................................... Stephanie Reidinger Publicity ......................................................... Martha Corson Research Coordinator ................................... Linnea B. Foster Webmaster .......................................................... Anna Nagy
Membership Dues for 2010-2011
USA Individual - $15.00 Canadian Individual - $22.00
USA Family - $20.00 Canadian Family - $28.00
Institution (Newsletter only) - $10.00
Meetings
Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of the month
September through May at the Morris County Library, 30
East Hanover Ave, Whippany, New Jersey. Refreshments
are served at 6:30 pm; meeting begins at 7:00 pm. Usually a
brief business meeting is held first, followed by the evening’s
special program.
Newsletter
The Newsletter is published four times a year: March, June,
September and December. Back issues are available at
$3.50 each. Members are welcome to submit ideas or
articles for the Newsletter. Deadlines for articles for each
issue are as follows: Issue Deadline March January 25 June April 25 September July 25 December October 25 Number on mailing label indicates year to which dues paid. e-mail: [email protected]
ISSN 10594502
November: “Orphans and County Records”
Catherine Medich of the New
Jersey State Archives noted that guardians
appointed by the county courts were frequently
involved in land ownership issues as well. Because
the New Jersey Court System was extremely complicated before it was
reorganized in 1947, she explained what each court covered. At the state level there were five levels of courts:
Supreme Court of New Jersey, New Jersey Court of Chancery, Prerogative
Court, Court of Oyer and Terminer, and
Court of Errors and Appeals. The county had seven different types of courts: Court of Common Pleas,
Orphans Court, Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace, Court of Small Causes & Justices Court, District Court
(in larger cities), Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Circuit Court. Probate and estates are under the jurisdiction of the Orphan Court. Adoptions, wills and estates (including
Intestate Cases) are found under this court. Adoptions were not formalized until the 1880-1890s. In 1940
adoptions were sealed. You need to know the county the adoption took
place in. Only Camden County adoption information is held in the New Jersey Archives in Trenton. The remaining are
still with the County Surrogate.
Speaker: Catherine Medich, New Jersey State Archives
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New Acquisitions in the North
Jersey History & Genealogy Center of the Morristown-Morris Township Library
by Christine Jochem Department Head
Here is the latest acquisition at the library:
Document No. 173 Pier and Light-House – Cape May Roads.
Joint Resolutions of the Legislature of
the State of New Jersey.
March 14, 1836.
In the early years of the 19th century
Delaware Bay commerce was increasing,
but vessels bound up the Delaware River in
rough weather could not safely run the
breakwater. Their only recourse was to ride
out storms at anchor or go ashore, a
dangerous proposition for vessels drawing
more than three fathoms of water.
Vessels bound up the Delaware and running the eastern channel, are lost for the want of light-houses on the Jersey shore. ….until, in 1836, the Legislative Council
and General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey passed a joint resolution to request an
appropriation from Congress for the
construction of a pier and two light houses.
They proposed to [e]rect a stone pier…..on what is called “Crows Shoal,” ….. and also a light-house on Egg Island, and another on Cohansey Point.
After a survey was completed by U.S.
Topographical Engineers, Crow Shoal did
not receive an appropriation from Congress
and the plan for a stone pier was abandoned
for the next twenty years.
However, in 1838 Egg Island lighthouse was
built at the mouth of the Maurice river.
Unfortunately, it was poorly constructed and
showed signs of cracked walls within the
first year.
U.S. Coast Guard
The lighthouse service also built a
lighthouse at Cohansey Point in 1838. But,
like Egg Island lighthouse, Cohansey was
poorly constructed and suffered from leaks
and crumbling walls within the first two
years.
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Current News from the Morristown-Morris Township Library.
When speaking with Chrys Jochem, unfortunately she was unable to tell me
a specific date that our Library would be open to the public. She did mention that there are legal issues that are
holding the opening back. Also the Library, presently, is not on the power
grid and is using a backup generator. This does put out power for the lighting and the computers but does not enable
the heating system to be working. The staff is now working in the Library, wearing sweaters and gloves, getting all
the reference material back in order and in places that are much more convenient and accessible than many of
them were before. She said now they have time to organize the items. The last time that they did this they were
rushed to allow the History Center to be opened after the new construction. There really was no time for very much
organization. With all of this time out of the Library,
there is a lot of work being done on scanning and indexing
They have obituary indexing up-to-date, and are completing retroactive indexing
of the Daily Record obituaries from the 1930s.
Several thousand images from their photograph collection have been scanned, and information about each
photo is being entered into a database, which will be available to researchers by early 2011.
New manuscript collections have been purchased and are being processed.
With the complete cleaning of the
Conservation Lab, maps, surveys, landscape and architectural drawings are receiving conservation treatment.
A new website for the Library is scheduled to be on-line the beginning of
next year. .
History & Genealogy Center's reading room after the flooded carpet was pulled up. (Note the strings of lights dangling from the ceiling and the extension cords like spaghetti on the floor.)
History Center's books on carts waiting to be moved back into our Reading Room. Imagine pushing 30-40 of these carts, at about 300 lbs. each, to sort the books for re-shelving!
Newsletter Submissions: Please note that the email address for
members submitting items for inclusion in the Newsletter has been changed to:
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Morris County Marriages by Linnea B. Foster
The following is a continuation of the abstract of Book G of Morris
County Marriage Records. An explanation of these records may be found in Vol. 6 No. 3 (Sep. 1993) and Vol. 17 No. 3 (Dec. 2004). The marriages
have been abstracted in the order in which they were recorded. The name of the minister or official and the date recorded is shown for each
group of marriages. The first column shows the page number in Book G; the second column shows the date of the marriages; the third
column shows the names of the bride and groom and other information that appears in the original record. (continued from Vol. 23, No. 3)
by [A…] H. Belles, Pastor,Wesley Chapel, M. E. Church, Phillipsburg - Recorded 15 Apr 1874
208 14 Apr 1874 Sidney Baldwin, aged 25, son of John B. and Seebina H. Baldwin, to Ida
Josephine Cole, aged 17, daughter of David and Sarah A. Cole, both of Morristown
in the presence of Stephen B. and Prunella Wolley, in Morristown
by Samuel Hall, Rector, Church of the Redeemer 208 14 Apr1874 William Thompson, residing with E. C. Lord, Esq., and Sophia Deuth, residing
with Mrs. John Lord, both of this town, at the Rectory. Witnesses: Mrs. Mary R. A.
Hall, Isabella Margaret Wylie
by J. H. Gunning, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 10 May 1874 209 9 May 1874 Jeremiah Stalter and Caroline Fox, both of Morristown
by Norman W. Camp, D. D., Presbyter, Protestant Episcopal Church, Diocese of Albany, New York
209 13 May 1874 Mr. William Boyden Duff of Costa Rica, Sou. A., aged 43, and Miss Julia Reese
of Reesville, New York, at the “Ridgedale House,” Madison
by Aaron Van Duyne, JP, White Hall - Recorded 15 Jun 1874
209 7 Jun 1874 George W. Latimer and Lucy Nix
by Linus Edgerton, JP - Recorded 16 Jun 1874
209 4 Apr 1874 John W. Hardy and Henrietta Voorhees
by Robert N. Meritt, Rector, St. Peter’s Church, Morristown - Recorded 15 Jun 1874
210 28 Jan 1874 Thomas Moreland, Widower, aged 30, of Morristown, son of Thomas and Jane Moreland, Ban Bridge, Ireland, to Sarah Robinson, Spinster, aged 22, daughter of
John and Margaret Robinson of Morristown in presence of Joseph Robinson, 317 -
14th Street, New York, Martha Bowen of Morristown, at St. Peter’s Church,
Morristown
210 5 Mar 1874 Louis Lamar Force, Bachelor, aged 28, of Augusta, Georgia, son of Miller and
Martha Force of Rome, Georgia, to Agnes Jackson Robertson, Spinster, aged 26,
daughter of Alexander and C. D. Robertson of Morristown, in presence of Israel De Lamar Condit of Millburn, Harry B. Mc Carrol of Morristown, at the residence of
Mrs. Alexander Robinson in South Street, Morristown
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210 18 Apr 1874 James Moore, Widower, aged 35 of Suffern, Rockland County, New York, son of James and Arabella Moore of County Monahan, Ireland, to Jane Brown, Spinster,
aged 29 of Brooklyn, New York, daughter of John and Mary Brown of County
Down, Ireland, in presence of Charles Henry King, Maria King, of Morristown, in St. Peter’s Church, Morristown
211 14 May1874 Richmond Sherman Atno, Bachelor, aged 28, son of Sherwood and Anna C. Atno
of Morristown to Susie Ryer, Spinster, aged 25, of Morristown, daughter of Robert and Mary Ryer of New York City, in presence of Sherwood S. Atno, Anna C. Atno
and Josie Baldwin, all of Morristown, at the residence of Mr. Harvey Baldwin in
South Street, Morristown
by Samuel Sawyer, Pleasant Grove - Recorded 26 Jun 1874
211 2 Jun 1873 Mr. William B. Dorland and Miss Emma Morgan, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
211 22 Sep 1873 Mr. Robert Farley and Miss Margaret Wiley of Fox Hill, at the Peasant Grove
Parsonage 211 8 Oct 1873 Mr. Samuel J. Taylor of Chatham to Miss Melissa Trimmer of Schooleys
Mountain, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
211 1 Nov1873 Mr. William Trimmer of Germantown and Miss Amanda H. Corvalt, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
211 8 Nov 1873 Mr. James Anderson and Miss Fannie L. Apgar, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
211 8 Nov 1873 Mr. John W. Apgar and Miss Emma Anderson, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
211 12 Nov 1873 Mr. Stewart Sharp and Miss Sarah Bell Hann of Morris County, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
211 15 Dec1873 Mr. Wm. P. Inscho to Miss Mary E. Mayberry, at the Peasant Grove Parsonage
by S. K. Russell, Minister of the Gospel - Recorded 26 Jun1874
212 18 Jun 1874 Edward M. Quimby of Dover and Emma J. List of Chester, at Mendham 212 6 Apr 1873 David W. Holloway of Morristown and Charlotte Pool of Hackettstown, at
Mendham
212 19 Apr 1873 Josiah Cross of Liberty Corner and Hester A. Odell of New Germantown, at
Mendham 212 7 Jul 1873 Henry C. Smith and Annie A. Flemming, both of New York City, at Mendham
212 13 May 1874 Edward Madison of Montclair and Linn T. Ward of Mendham, at Mendham
by John Reid, Pastor Presbyterian Church down Valley - Recorded 9 Jul 1874
213 28 Feb 1874 Aaron Watson Sutton of Danville to Sarah Beam of Middle Valley, at Middle Valley
by D. W. Cochran, 1st Presbyterian Church, Mendham
213 3 Mar 1874 Rev. Thomas Carter, aged 36, Clergyman of Boonton, son of […?...] and Jane
Carter to Hattie M. Dodd, aged 25, Teacher of Boonton, daughter of late Rev. E.
M. and Lydia Dodd of Bloomfield 213 4 Mar 1874 James H. Haley, aged 35, Farmer of Mt [H...], son of John and Eliza Haley to
Susan Ballentine, aged 29, of Mendham, daughter of J. F. and Catharine
Ballentine, at Mendham 213 20 May 1874 Watson A. Chidester, aged 32, in express business, son of J. Byram (deceased) and
[S…] to Mary R. Thompson, aged 32, daughter of J. Byram […?...], at Mendham
213 27 Aug 1873 Simon B. Wyckoff, 24, Butcher of Baskingridge, son of George and Lydia, to Sarah Ann Anderson, 21, Dressmaker of Mendham, daughter of Samuel and
Christine, at Mendham
214 29 Oct 1873 Joseph Moore Parcells, 25, Manufacturer of Newark, son of Henry (deceased) and
[M…] to Lily Douglas, 24, daughter of John and Hannah, at Mendham
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MAGS NEWS Meet the Officers
The MAGS Board includes eight elected voting
members and ten non-voting committee heads.
The President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Recording and Corresponding Secretaries are
elected for a one year term and may serve two
terms. Two Trustees are elected for two years and may serve two terms. The Past President
serves as a Trustee until a new President is
elected.
President: Our President, currently Bob Stein, is
the Society leader. He presides
at the regular monthly meeting
and all Board meetings. He calls Board meetings and executes
contracts authorized by the
Board. The President is the pivot person for all suggestions
of new or old activities for our
MAGS Society.
Vice President: Our Vice-President, currently
Anne McCauley, serves as
program chair, arranging for
the speaker and/or other activities of each regular
monthly meeting. Upon the
absence or resignation of the president, the vice president
would fill the office of
president and assume the responsibilities of the
president.
Treasurer: Our Treasurer, currently Mary Keane, has
custody of the funds of our
Society, keeps regular
accounting books, writes checks for the Society, and
provides the checkbook
balance at Board meetings. The financial books are submitted for audit at
the end of each fiscal year.
Recording Secretary: Our Recording Secretary,
currently Susan Simon,
writes and prepares minutes at the monthly meetings and
Board meetings. The
minutes are then uploaded to our members-only website
for review. She presents
minutes of the previous Board meeting for approval at the Board
meetings.
Corresponding Secretary: Our
Corresponding Secretary, currently Claire
Kissil, distributes incoming post mail to the
appropriate officers and
committee heads,
handles any necessary
correspondence, and
maintains the
correspondence file in
the MAGS archives at
the North Jersey History
and Genealogy Center of the Morristown-
Morris Township Library. This file includes
legislation, insurance, registrations.
Volunteer: The success of our society to date is due primarily to the people who have volunteered
to help in many capacities. The continued success of the group also depends on volunteers. Every
member has some unique talent, interest, or skill that can contribute to the Society’s value to all.
Whatever your talents and whatever your schedule, there is something you can do to help. Help is
often needed by Society committees: contact the committee head or a person wearing a green
colored name tag at meetings. Or, if you have other ideas about how you can help, let’s hear about
it. Let’s make 2011 the year when everyone pitches in.
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Bible Records
HOLLOWAY FAMILY BIBLE
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments – Philadelphia
Printed for Matthew Carey, No. 118 Market Street by Joseph Charless October 20, 1801
Fly leaves missing. Following the tile pages are four pages of subscriber’s names. Second in the
“H” group appears the name of Elijah Holloway, the original owner of the Bible which is now in
the possession of a descendant, the Rev. Parker B. Holloway, 3 Wetmore Avenue, Morristown,
NJ – July 31, 1942. The following records were copied from the Bible by Helen M. Wright.
FAMILY RECORDS
Marriages
Elijah Holloway was married to Elizabeth Gambling on Wednesday October 3d 1792
Our oldest son Gilbert was married to Hannah Hathaway Wednesday
evening October 25th 1815
Our 2nd son Richard was married to Hanna Orsborn on Wednesday the 15 of
October 1817
Deaths
Our 3d son died on Sabbath Day July 8th 1798 age 8 days. Ann our daughter died
on Wednesday 2d of December 1801 aged one year 7 months and 27 days.
Gilbert our oldest son was drowned at Savannah about five oclock on Thursday
morning the 11th of November 1819 aged 26 years one month and 28 days.
No more on Earth with us to stay The Lord has called his Soul away O may we each prepared be If called as suddenly as he.
Elijah Holloway died February 24th 1826 about 10 oclock on Friday morning aged 61
years 9 months and 29 days.
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Births
Elijah Holloway owner of this Bible was born on Sabbath Day May 15th 1764 in
Mendham township
Elizabeth my wife was born the 19th of Feb. 1772
Gilbert our first son was born on Friday morning about 6 oclock Sept. 13, 1793.
Richard our 2nd son was born about 6 oclock on Monday morning Nov. 23d 1795.
Our 3rd son was born about 6 oclock in the afternoon Saturday, June 30th 1795.
Anna our daughter was born about 6 oclock on Sabbath morning April 6 1800. Eli
our 4th son was born on Saturday morning about 6 oclock Nov. 13, 1802. Henry our
5th son was born about 6 oclock on Saturday morning Feb. 2d 1805. Cephas our 6th
son was born about 3 oclock in the afternoon on Tuesday the 16th of Feb. 1808.
Caleb our 7th son was born about one oclock in the afternoon of Friday the 5th of
Dec. 1809. Daniel our 8th son was born about one oclock on Saturday in July 17,
1813. Mary our daughter was born about ten oclock in the forenoon of Thursday
March 15th 1816.
MISCELLANEOUS MEMORANDA
Marriages
Smith S. Holloway was married to Nancy Elmina Waugh June 4th 1851
Births
Smith S. Holloway was born Aug 11th 1827 in Chatham township, Morris County, NJ
Nancy E. Waugh was born Aug. 27th 1830 Monroe Morris County, NJ
FAMILY RECORD AT THE END OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
Marriages
Richard Holloway was married to Hannah Osborn October 15th 1817
Births
Richard Holloway was born in Morris County, NJ November 23rd 1795
Hannah Osborn was born in New Providence, NJ June 26th 1790
Smith Stratten our son was born in Chatham township, Morris County, NJ August
11th 1827
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Deaths
Hannah Holloway died January 28th 1848 aged 57 years 7 months and 2 days
Richard Holloway died October 12th 1885 aged 89 years 10 months and 19 days
Smith S. Holloway died Jan. 7th 1891 aged 63 years
End of Bible Records
Paper in the Bible
New Jersey Archives Vol. 23 First Series, Page 198
1760 Feb. 19 Holloway, Malachi of Mendham, Morris County; will of son Elkenah, ½
of my land which will 38½ acres. Son Elijah, the other ½ of my land. My wife,
Elizabeth, to have a good maintenance. If both sons die, then the land is to go to
Nehemiah Holloway, and my three daughters, viz., Patience, Judeth and Elizabeth.
Executors sons Elkenah and Elijah. Wit. John Brown, John Brown Jr., Elizabeth
Bobet. Proved July 6, 1762; Inv. made by Isaac Babbit and John Brown 6/22/62
HOLLINSHEAD FAMILY BIBLE
Copied from a Bible, now in Morristown, NJ Library formerly owned by the late Col. Frederick
D’Olier of Morristown, NJ
Main frontspiece gone, but the one at the beginning of the New Testament is in excellent
condition. Printed and sold by Isaac Collins Trenton M.D.C.C.X.C.I.
A poster in the front “Craig and Lea. Stationers and Book Binders Wilmington” Signed Edmund
Hollinshead
An account of the births of the children of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead which is
as follows ---
1. Hannah Hollinshead daughter of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 25th day of the 5th month 1738
2. Lidya Hollinshead daughter of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 20th of the 1st month 1741
3. John Hollinshead son of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 26th of the 11th month 1742
4. Joseph Hollinshead son of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 1st day of the 10th month 1744
5. Samuel Hollinshead son of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 12th day of the 1st month 1747
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6. Edmond Hollinshead son of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 1st day of the 9th month 1749
7. Morgan Hollinshead son of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 7th day of the 7th month 1753
8. Sarah Hollinshead daughter of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 14th day of the 8th months 1755
Edmond Hollinshead son of Edmond and Mary Hollinshead
was born the 1st day of the 9th mo. 1749
Hannah Hollinshead daughter of Josiah and Rachel Foster
was born the 7th day of the 8th mo. 1768
Rachel Hollinshead daughter of the above Edmond and Hannah
Hollinshead, was born the 18th day of 2nd mo. 1790
Josiah Foster Hollinshead, son of Edmund and Hannah
Hollinshead, was born the 3rd day of 12th mo. 1791
Benjamin Morgan Hollinshead, son of Edmund and Hannah
Hollinshead, was born the 2nd day of the 2nd month 1794
Mary Hollinshead, daughter of Edmund and Hannah Hollinshead, was born the
18th day of the 12th mo. 1795
Sarah Hollinshead, daughter of Edmund and Hannah Hollinshead, was born the
6th day of the 8th mo. 1798
Edmund Hollinshead, son of Edmund and Hannah Hollinshead, was born the 14th
day of the 5th mo. 1800
Hudson Hollinshead, son of Edmund and Hannah
Hollinshead, was born the 27th day of the 12th mo. 1802
Keyed by Evelyn Huey
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Here are some of our volunteers for the Indexing group led by Linnea Foster, enjoying a
“Thank You Luncheon” held at the Presbyterian Parish House by the Friends of the Morristown Library on October 21 for the Library staff and volunteers. What a great
variety of foods were put out for them to enjoy.
Other Society Meetings:
Hudson County Genealogical Society
Meeting – Saturday, December 11, 2010, Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Event: Christopher Zarr, Education Specialist for the National Archives at New York City presenting: "Genealogy Resources at the National Archives" Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
http://www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/
Orange County Genealogical society Meeting – Saturday, February 5, 2011: Donna Benson, Orange County Clerk. Topic: Resources available in County Government Buildings: Wills, Deeds, Mortgages and more
Orange County Genealogical Society
Heritage Quest - Not Gone and Not Forgotten
Although the New Jersey State Library dropped its state-wide subscription to the genealogy database,
HeritageQuest, the Morristown-Morris Township Library still provides a subscription for our researchers.
Everyone will be able to use this program in the library, but if you are a Morristown and Morris Township Library cardholder you may also access this database from home.
MAGS website
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsbc
Snow News We all know that we have to be prepared for bad weather. If this does happen to close the Library,
we do have a call chain that lets the officers know there will be no meeting. YOU will have to call
the Library in order to find out about the cancelation. The Morris County Library phone number is: (973) 285-6930
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Church Records
MOUNT OLIVE BAPTIST CHURCH
BOOK I - THE RECORDS
The establishment of the Mount Olive Baptist Church dates back over 200 years. The
first church, a Log Meeting House, was built in 1753 with a seating capacity for 40 persons. The
next church building used seated 75 persons and was completed in 1813. In 1855 the present
building was erected.
In 1874, letters of dismissal were given 28 members who formed a new Baptist Church at
Drakesville, now Ledgewood, and in 1888, the Netcong Baptist Church was formed when 36
members were granted dismissal. The former name of Schooley’s Mountain Church was
changed in 1832 to the Mount Olive Baptist Church. (from Church brochure)
List of Members (1786 – copied in 1795)
Abigal Barber Absalom Crihfield Eunice Corzad
Samuel Batson Thomas Naire Jacob Cozad
Miller Blachley Mary Naire Jane Schritchfield
Sarah Clawson Jacob Cozad Samuel Cozad
Samuel Clawson Eliza Cozad Lydia Cozad
Eliza Batson Simon Culver Job Corzad
Samuel Fordyce Jemima Culver Abigail Corzad
(added after the constitution)
Charity Lawrence Mary Fulker Lemuel Tingley
Bethany Shelly Amos Tuttle Anna Winkler
Mary Line Tristan Hull Eliza Hull
Mary Gard Eliza Smith Phebe Tuttle
Abigail Brown Peter Brown Ephraim Cranmer
Eliza Fordice Ruth Eaton Naomi Sweagle
George Culver Anna Fisher Jemima Moss
Sarah Drake Amos Culver Mary Bellows
James Drake Isaac Price Edward Price
Martha Price Rachel Drake Catherine Smith
(following church reorganization – 1832)
Samuel Cozad Lucretia Cozad Jemima Culver
Margaret Culver Nancy Wolfe Daniel Jackson
Barbara Batson Eliza Jackson Eliza Tuple
Daniel Perry
Marriage - 1852
1-31-1852 Michael Oliver Mary Spencer
3-13-1852 John Parlyment Jane Caska
7-13-1852 Elisha Barber Mary Ann Reynolds
2-10-1853 John A. Todd Harriet King
9-20-1853 Peter Smith Deborah Sanders
1-03-1854 Thomas Jefferson Sarah Higgins (continued in next issue)
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December
Holiday
Party
Tuesday, December 7,
2010
Come to the festivities. Bring an exchange gift involving Genealogy. Bring a book or a magazine that you don’t use any more and exchange it at the table for something that you might be able to use. Bring you favorite snack or goody to share with your Genealogy friends. Bring a smile and have a great time enjoying the holiday Party.
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MAGS Workshops – Tuesday, 4, January 2011
Join us on January 4, 2011, 6:30pm at the Morris County Library
Our Winter Workshop gives members and guests an opportunity to discuss their specific
interests in small groups.
DNA Special Interest Group
By Bob Stein
We hear a great deal about DNA these days, on police TV shows, in medicine
and in genealogy. It can show if people with a common surname are indeed related. It can identify race and even
ethnicity to aid those who have reached a dead end in their genealogy search. It can even identify where your
ancestors were 10,000 to 60,000 years ago.
On the other hand, If you were adopted or you don’t know the surnames of your parents or grandparents it probably
won’t be a big help in constructing your
family tree. Our MAGS DNA Special
Interest Group (DNA SIG) has been formed to help members decide if a DNA test will be helpful to them in their
genealogical research. It will also help those who are attempting to use DNA to solve mysteries in their family histories.
Currently the DNA SIG is sharing information electronically while we
explore the interest in having monthly face to face meetings. With some members planning to head south for the
winter, we’ll readdress the physical meetings in the Spring.
If you are interested in furthering your knowledge about this group please get in touch with Bob Stein.
mailto:[email protected]
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P.O. Box 105 Convent Station, NJ 07961-0105
NONPROFIT ORG
U.S. POSTAGE PAID CALDWELL, NJ
PERMIT NO. 1417
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Dec 7, 2010 Jan 4, 2011 Feb 1, 2011
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Holiday Party: Bring a Genealogy
gift that is not used in your house any
more to exchange for something that
you find interesting, bring a food that
you would like to share with others.
Most of all bring yourself for a fun
night at your genealogy meeting.
Workshops: Bob Stein will lead
Crossing the Pond, Dave Peck will
lead a discussion about FindAGrave
and how to use it. Dick O’Malley will
lead a talk about “When to Hire a
Professional Genealogist.”
Dave Peck: “Tracing our British and
Dutch Connections.” Dave has walked
his ancestral lands and learned to do
research in these new places and
cultures.
Meetings are held at the Morris County Library, 30 East Hanover Ave, Whippany, NJ
Refreshments at 6:30 pm – Meeting at 7:00 pm