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From: mary stewart kyritsis <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER-L] Re: John Besson and Margaret Opdyck
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 1998 23:59:38 +0200 (EET)


I don't know that the genealogy is still in print; they have it in
Flemington and they have it in NEHGS in Boston, and probably in the LDS
library. It's called, as I recall, the Opdyck Genealogy :-)

The information I gleaned from the Hunterdon Co. Historical Society library
in Flemington about the Hummer line has Adam Hummer coming probably from
Oberhumrich, Parish of Honnefeld, Neuweid Duchy (Lower Palatinate), German,
and probably emigrating ca 1726 to Philadelphia with his brother Harberet.
He was naturalized 8 July 1730 with Harbert (a simple list, no details of
any kind), and was living in Lebanon, Hunterdon Co. in 1741, and later was
in Amwell with 150 acres. My sources were his will No. 1345J, Deed Book 54,
p. 92, Will No. 1852J, and inquest on the death of Court Hummer in the NJ
Archives and the Act of the General Assembly of NJ, taken from "The
Jerseyman", Vol. 2, No. 1, page 1 (for the naturalization list). There is
also a good article in the Hunterdon Historical Newsletter, Vol. 11, No. 3,
Fall of 1975 all about "Early Settlers of Hunterdon Co., The Hummer Family",
published by the Hunterdon Co. Historical Society.

Adam Hummer according to his will had the following children:
Court, m. Anna Maria CASE, widow of Johannis YAWGER, d. June 1786
Adam, m-1 Lenah--, m-2 Eva Hummer KUHL, dr. Harbert (Adam's probable
brother), widow of Philip KUHL/COOL
Harbert, m. Catherine--
Elizabeth, m. Francis BESSON
Else, m. John CASE

Hope this helps,
Mary

At 14:23 3.12.98 -0500, you wrote:
>Do you know where I could get the published genealogy? I would love to have
>dates, sources, siblings and any other information you have on these lines.
>I am decended through Francis, that is correct.
>
>>From where did the Hummer line emmigrate?
>
>>>> Mary Stewart Kyritsis <> 12/03 9:51 AM >>>
>Hello Rob,
>
>I can help you with these two, my line comes down from their son John
>who married Rachel TROUT. I assume your line is from Francis, who
>married Elizabeth Thatcher?
>
>John (b. 1750) was the son of Francis Besson and Elizabeth HUMMER. I
>have the Hummer line too, back until they came to America -- one
>generation I think, without looking it up.
>
>Margaret Opdyck was the daughter of John Opdyck and Margaret Green. I
>have this line back to the emigrant, who was Louris Jansen Opdyck. There
>is a published genealogy of this line, quite accurate.
>
>I haven't found anything on Margaret Green except that she was the
>daughter of Samuel.
>
>If you want more, dates etc., get in touch.
>
>Regards,
>Mary
>
>Mary Kyritsis
>Kifissia, Greece
>

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