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Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BUNN: Hunterdon Gazette
Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 23:42:19 EDT

In a message dated 7/19/2002 7:52:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:


> Hi Alice,
>
> You Wrote:
>
> Dear Bill: I received great raves about you from Pam Bush. As I live in
> CA, it is a problem doing research in NJ. Pam said you might be able to
> help.
> I am looking for the graves of Annie Schuyler Hoffman Bunn and John Bunn.
> Schuyler was Annie's middle name. She was the daughter of Frederick Hoffman
> and Lena Schuyler or Mamie Hartrum?? I don't know when John and Annie
> were married but guess it was somewhat near the birth of their one and only
> son (I think) Henry Bunn. Henry Bunn m. Rebecca Apgar and lived in Clinton
> most of his life. I believe that he was raised by his mother's sister
> Elsie who m. Mathias Apgar, as there was a boy between 10-15 living with
> them in 1840 and he was with them in 1850. At the same time, 1840 and
> 1850, their was a John Bunn (b. NJ 1787) living in Miami Twp in Ohio with
> an Aaron Apgar who was some kind of cousin of Mathias. If this is the same
> John Bunn, then Annie must have d. between 1827 (birth of Henry) and 1840
> when John was in OH and John left his son with his sis-in-law. I am
> eventually trying to get at the father of John (Henry Bunn). He is listed
> in Early Germans under Hoffma!
> n family as being the father of John who m. Annie (pg 414).
> All these Bunns lived close together and there is absolutely no trace of
> what happened to these 3. I have a suspicion that Henry (b. maybe 1760-5)
> was the son of Lawrence who resided in Readington with all his children,
> but it's only a guess. Germans has the list of his children but there is
> one missing and maybe more. I don't know where to look for more kids. In
> the local church, or what??
> There are Henrys in the Rev. War militia in Somerset Co.
> Let me say, that these Henrys or Johns are not the ones who lived in
> Alexandria, Hunterdon Co. who were descended from Jacob Bunn.
> If you spend any more than the regular time on this, I am willing to pay
> you for your time. Most sincerely, Alice Gershman
> ----
>
> My Response:
>
> Many thanks to Pam Bush for her accolades, but I think she may have
> exaggerated my talents and abilities. I am not a professional genealogist!
> My project and only claim to fame is my dedication and devotion to
> computerizing all items of interest to Hunterdon County and those items
> containing names of people of Hunterdon County as contained in the first
> newspaper published here. It was originally the "Hunterdon Gazette and
> Farmer's Weekly Advertiser" when it started in March 1825, subsequently it
> was shortened to the "Hunterdon Gazette" and it went out of business when
> purchased by the Hunterdon Democrat in July 1866. I am putting in 40 or
> more hours each week working on this endeavor and have completed the years
> 1825 through 1836 - and thus my search only includes those years. I now
> have nearly 800 pages of computerized text and an Index of over 7,000
> names.
>
> All I will do for you is to look up names in the Index (only a 12 year
> period to date) and let you know whether they are there or not. For people
> who live near Flemington, I encourage them to go to the Hunterdon County
> Historical Society Library where a hard copy of the index and text is kept
> for them to research. For people like you who may not get here in the next
> few years, I will check for your names and give you a list.
>
> If your computer can read MSWord with the '.doc' file extension, I will
> copy and paste the relevant newspaper items in a Word document and attach
> this to the email. Please let me know if your computer can do this and I
> will send copies of the people you indicate from the following list.
>
> Search for Surname: DUNN, Hunt. Gaz. 1825 - 1836, found:
> Alexander, Isaac P., Lewis, Miss Mary Ann, Owen, Peter W., Philemon, and
> Robert.
>
> I did not find a reference to Mathias or Rebecca APGAR.
> Property of Aaron and Conrad APGAR in Tewskbury Township was seized by the
> sheriff to be sold for debts; notice dated - March 13, 1832.
>
> Please let me know which of the above "DUNN" names you are interested in
> and if you can receive MSWord doc.
>
> Thank you and Regards,
> Bill
>

Just to note that my LANTZ - LANTS - LANCE family married into many of the
above peoples. Amoung those who come immediatly to mind are
BUNN
APGAR
HOFFMAN
SCHUYLER
also
TIGER
DECKER
SICKLER
LINDABERRY

If anyon is interested in the above or has someting to share please contact
me
Laurence Lance
Seattle

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