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From: "Evelyn Cataldi" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] 1721 Survey of "the palatin's land"
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 02:31:16 -0400
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Roz wrote:
But...I don't think I've ever heard of a 1721 survey which mentioned "the
palatin's land". Hhhmmm! Might there be a source which shows the geographic
plot of this survey and/or the "palatine" surnames associated with the
survey/plot, or list of the 22 landholders as of 1754?
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I overlooked a footnote listing as reference - Early Germans of New Jersey, page 31. The information is actually on page 36 and states:

"As the Germans were, predominately a religious people we may locate them by their churches. In Amwell township, Hunterdon county, there was a German church in the present village of Ringoes. There was a settlement of Germans in this vicinity as early as 1711 as appears from a road survey of that date in which there is mention of "the palatines' land."
A few names of those who belonged to the stone church built here in 1749 are Woolever, Hoffman, Kase, Rockafellow, Young, Kuhl, Ballisfelt, Trimmer, Dietz, Winter, Snider, Mingus. Perhaps also, Fisher, Bearder, Fulper, Hoppock, Hann, Diltz, Risler, Boss, Bishop, Servis, Snook, Werts, Lyst, Wombock."

It would seem that the Hunterdon Court House records would be the place to look for old road surveys....unless someone has a better idea.

Evelyn

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