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From: Mike Miller <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] Baptist Churches in Hunterdon Co.
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 13:03:11 -0600


"33. John3 WOLVERTON (882) (Thomas2, Charles1) was born circa 1740. He
married Abigail Darby (899), daughter of Ephraim Darby (2305) and Unknown
(--?--) (2306), on 19 February 1759 at Married by a Rev. Benjamin Miller
(records of Scotch Plains Baptist ChurchEssex County, N.J.), Scotch Plains
Bapt. Ch Hunterdon Co., New Jersey/Hunterdon Co., NJ.2 He married Elizabeth
(--?--)-Fletcher (4910) before 1776. He died circa 1806 at Maybe- Mercer Co.,
Ohio."

I found this listing on the web but have a question about the attribution to a

"Scotch Plains Bapt. Ch Hunterdon Co., New Jersey/Hunterdon Co., NJ."

Was there a branch of the Scotch Plains Baptist church in Hunterdon Co.? Are
there any resources about the membership of any Baptist Church in Hunterdon
County in the 1700's time frame?

I have a link between the Peter Miller listed in the 1823 Agness Miller POA
(She died intestate in 1822 in Hunterdon Co.) listed in Phyllis B.
D'Autrechy, "Some Records of Old Hunterdon County, 1701-1838."  Trenton, NJ:
Trenton Printing Company.  p 33. and the Millers in the Plainfield/Rahway
area.

Tacy Miller (who is the wife of the Peter Miller mentioned in the POA) and a
Mary Stanbery were issued a certificate of removal from the Plainfield/Rahway
Monthly Meeting in NJ in April, 21, 1790 minutes for them to go to the
Westland MM in SW PA. This certificate was received there in August 1790.

Peter Miller was not received into the Society of Friends until 1792 so maybe
the family were Baptist before then and this might provide a clue concerning
Agness Miller of Hunterdon.

Thanks, Mike Miller

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