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From: "Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] german reformed church alexandria twsp
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 23:51:50 -0400
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Teresa,

Ferdinand Shrope / Srope came from France about 1750, and originally
settled into the village of Norton at Union Township. His son,
Christopher, died in Union Township September 19, 1848. Christopher's
wife, Thankful Penwell, died at Baptistown, Kingwood Township, on June
19, 1852.
For early family burials, you may want to check Bethlehem Presbyterian
Churchyard. It was one of the earliest cemeteries in the area. The
Hunterdon Historical Society has a card file of those interments.

You will find a few Shrope / Srope buried at the Norton United M. E.
Churchyard.
http://members.aol.com/soccerlist/norton.htm

You will also find some family buried in Frenchtown Cemetery (in
Frenchtown Borough) just on the fringe of Kingwood Township.
http://www.raub-and-more.com/frenchtown/frenchtowns.html

As far as I know, there are no Shrope's / Srope's at the Mount
Pleasant Cemetery in Alexandria Township.

If you will be in Hunterdon County soon, you may want to check for
wills at the Surrogate's Court in Flemington. Frequently, a place of
burial is included on the document.

Good luck,

Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough
Holland Township, NJ

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Subject: [NJHUNTER] german reformed church alexandria twsp


> does anyone know if there is a cemetery associated with what used to
be the
> german reformed church in alexandria? would it be mount Pleasant?
looking
> for the graves of penwell and shrope ancestors, Also would
alexandria be known
> as kingwood in the 1850 census? I know the families pretty much
lived in
> bethlehem but were duly noted as being part of the german reformed
church in
> Alexandria so i am a little confused with the names of the
townships. I am
> planning a trip to the historical society next thursday if anyone is
in need of a
> look up i will be glad to oblige if i have time. thanks, teresa.
>
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