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From: "Maryann Gunn" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS / ROCKEFELLER + 1747 Reformed Church at Larison's Corner
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 06:27:54 -0500
References: <0IH2009HJOPQXNA2@vms046.mailsrvcs.net>


Hi Roz-thanks for replying. I wish I did have a reference for William Adam Bellis-I found it either on LDS or Genforum. It is one of the many I have been trying to confirm-looks like I won't be verifying this one! But from what you have written, it does seem likely that Mary's father was this Wilhelm Bellesfelt, buried in Larison's Corner?
Coincidently-many of my mother's ancestors resided in and around Alexandria. Around 1910, the family moved to Washington, Warren Co. to farm.
Thank you so much for this information. Maryann
----- Original Message -----
From: Bellis Genealogy<mailto:>
To: <mailto:>
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 8:12 PM
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS / ROCKEFELLER + 1747 Reformed Church at Larison's Corner


Hi Maryann,

I have not yet seen any information relating to a "William Adam BELLIS" but
would be very interested in knowing your source on this person and his
connection to the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller.

There was a William BELLISFELT (BELLIS) who died in December 1775 in Amwell
Twp Hunterdon Co NJ, but some previous family researchers have analyzed
(based on info published by Hank Jones) that this man was born in 1702 in
Nordhofen/Neuwied, Germany. If this analysis is faulty, I have yet to see
contrary evidence to disprove it. As well, researchers Tom & Genevieve
BELLIS concluded in the 1980's that the Mary who married Peter Rockefeller
could NOT have been the daughter of this William who died in 1775, and I've
yet to see convincing analysis to conclude otherwise.

There was a Mary BELLIS(felt) who married Johan Peter ROCKEFELLER (b. Mar
22, 1711 in Segendorf, Westerwald GE) circa 1740, but as far as I know, to
date nobody has identified who this Mary's father was. Some family
researchers theorize he "may have been"/"most likely was" the man named
"Wilhelm BELLESFELT" who was naturalized at the same time as the immigrant
Rockefellers. But this "Wilhelm" has never been further identified and is
surmised by some as being the Wilhelm buried in Larison's Corner in 1755.

I am in the tedious process of reviewing 8 LDS microfilms of the German
Nordhofen Reformed Church Records (i.e., the period 1650 through the early
1800's) to verify previously published birth/baptism/marriage dates for the
BELLESFELDs who emigrated to America in the early 1700's. I plan to post
anything new I find which might help to clarify past BELLESFELT research.

As a side note, one thing that I have noticed (indirectly and quite by
accident) while reviewing the Nordhofen Church records is that it appears
all the 1747 founders of the Larison's Corner German Reformed Church had all
been members of the Nordhofen Reformed Church in Germany. Is this something
Hunterdon researchers had already known?

Roz BELLIS
Alexandria VA


-----Original Message-----
From: Maryann Gunn [mailto:]
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 6:44 PM
To: <mailto:>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] BELLIS farm sold to Enoch W. DRAKE in 1897

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:<mailto:>>
To: <mailto:<mailto:<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:<mailto:<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<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter<http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter>>;


Regards, Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Bellis Genealogy
To: <mailto:<mailto:<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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