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From: "Maryann Gunn" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 17:43:34 -0500
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Hi All.
I have a Bellis, William Adam Bellis, b. abt. 1697, d. 1772, Amwell. His daughter was Mary Bellis. m. Peter Rockefeller b. 1747. Anyone know who William's parents were or where he came from? He is a 6th great grandfather to me. Maryann, in Texas
----- Original Message -----
From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:>
To: <mailto:>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:41 PM
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897


Hi Bill,

Thanks for the reply. I'm hoping to take a trip back to NJ sometime in the
"near" future ... need to focus on the BELLIS branch in Somerset Co but will
take a quick jaunt over to Flemington to look at their records. Had visited
Flemington and the Larisons Corner area years ago but at the time didn't
know exactly where the BELLIS homestead was located...but now I do thanks to
a KUHL descendant who I accidentally met here in D.C. last January (it's a
VERY small world!) Two years ago I also found out -- from a Colorado BELLIS
descendant, that a different BELLIS home located along the Delaware in
Alexandria Twp also still stands, so must go by there as well :) Drove up
to snoop around Warren/Sussex Co area a few years ago as a branch of BELLIS
were there as well... Very enjoyable but of course didn't budget enough
time to do a thorough search.

Thanks for the link to the Hunterdon newspaper. For some reason I had it in
my mind that this was only an index, but am pleasantly surprised to see the
text is there as well. Your effort in this project is very much
appreciated.

By the way, do you have any ancestors from the Nordhofen/Neuwied area of
Germany (my computer crashed in mid-December so I lost all my email
correspondence...and can't remember.)

Take care,

Roz BELLIS


-----Original Message-----
From: William Hartman [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 4:18 PM
To: <mailto:>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897

Hi Roz,

I can't give you the location of the Bellis' Farm noted in your email.
However having lived in Hunterdon County for many years, I do know that
Copper Hill and Reaville are a few miles North of Hopewell. If you can get
to the Hall of Records for Mercer County, you can look up in the deed books
to see the exact location of the property purchased by Enoch W. Drake in
1897. If a trip to New Jersey, about 4 hours from Alexandria, VA, is not
possible, you might ask some kind soul to look this up for you. I would do
it, but I now live in Florida!

If you are researching the BELLIS surname, the Index to the Hunterdon
Gazette contains references to over 70 persons with that surname. See:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter>;


Regards, Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Bellis Genealogy
To: <mailto:>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:46 PM
Subject: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897


Was hoping someone might know, off the top of their heads, what "Bellis
farm" is being referred to in the following item. This was reported in
the
November 16, 1897 Trenton Evening Times, under the subheading "HOPEWELL":

"At the sale of the real estate of Joseph M. PHILLIPS, deceased, on
Saturday, the harness property was sold to J.C. HARRISON and the adjoining
lot, now occupied by Samuel CARVER to John TITUS, and the house and lot in
East Hopewell, known as the BUCKLEY property, was sold to Samuel CARVER,
and
the farm north of the borough, known as the BELLIS farm, to Enoch W.
DRAKE.
Fair prices were obtained for all."

I'm trying to ascertain if this farm might be the "BELLIS homestead"
located
along KUHL Road near the Copper Hill/Reaville area or is a different
Bellis
property.

Thanks,

Roz BELLIS
Alexandria VA



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