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From: "David Sherman" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 22:16:31 -0400
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Nice story

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bellis Genealogy" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt


> Donna,
>
> "It's a small world" anecdote...
>
> Last night I attended a book-signing at Mt. Vernon, which was followed by
> a
> reception. Got into a discussion with an attendee about Quakers... and
> New
> Jersey managed to pop up. His said "My ancestors were from Hunterdon Co,
> but were Mennonite ministers" so I asked "What was their name?" and to my
> delight he replied "RITTENHOUSE". So of course I couldn't help but
> mention
> that there was a marriage way back when between a RITTENHOUSE and BELLIS!
>
> (John BELLIS b. 1828 married both Amy and Rachel Ann RITTENHOUSE,
> daughters
> of James and Abigail (Mattison) RITTENHOUSE who are related to your A.
> Whitfield.)
>
> Roz BELLIS
> Alexandria VA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donna Doklan [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 10:37 PM
> To:
> Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
>
> Dave - Would you mind sharing your information on Rittenhouse. My
> ggrandfather was A. Whitfield Rittenhouse. Most of the Rittenhouse
> ancestors I have found are buried in the Frenchtown Cemetery and Locust
> Grove Cemetery. Thank you very much :-)
>
> Donna
> www.donnadoklan.com
> (Tharp-Case Genealogy)
> www.riegelmemories.com
> (Riegel Memories)
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Sherman [mailto:]
> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 10:10 AM
> To:
> Subject: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
>
> Roz,
>
> I have chidren of George Duckworth and Elizabeth Bellesfelt, but no
> dates of
> any kind.
> Let me know if you want me to post this and I'll do so.
>
> Dave Sherman
> Researching Sherman, Bellis, Rittenhouse, Reep, Dalrymple, Opdyke
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bellis Genealogy" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:09 PM
> Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Chamberlins in OH and Claytons
>
>
>> Jan,
>>
>> I have:
>>
>> Peter BELLESFELT, b. 1756 Flemington, Hunterdon Co NJ; m. Jane
> VanHORN.
>> Peter died and was buried in Trumbull Co OH (? now Mahoning Co?) in
> 1844
>> on
>> the farm of Eli YOUNG, his son-in-law. Peter fought in the Revolution
> and
>> served for a period of time with the PA Frontier Rangers in SW PA;
> owned
>> land in Fallowfield Twp, Washington Co PA before moving to OH. I have
> no
>> idea who his father was...
>>
>> I have in my files reference to a marriage of "George DUCKWORTH and
>> Elizabeth BELLIS"...but nothing more...no dates/location, etc. Do you
>> have
>> this couple in your files...and any dates/locations associated with
> them?
>>
>> Do you have any idea how or why CHAMBERLIN ended up in Trumbull Co OH?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Roz BELLIS
>> Alexandria VA
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [mailto:]
>> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2005 11:23 AM
>> To:
>> Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Chamberlins in OH and Claytons
>>
>> I was recently on a genealogy trip to NE Ohio researching my
> Connecticut
>> lines that moved there.
>> I also descend from William (1772-1851) and Elizabeth (Duckworth)
>> Chamberlin
>> from Hunterdon Co. who are buried in Vienna, Trumbull Co., OH. I took
>> pictures of their tombstones, if anyone else is related and would like
> a
>> picture. The stones are quite faded because of their age.
>>
>> I believe William's grandmother was Eleanor Clayton who married Joseph
>> Taylor ca. 1725. I believe her father was John Clayton and his wife
> Alice
>> _____. I have very little information on the Claytons and have not
> seen
>> Raymond Bell's book on the Clayton's (although I have seen his
> research on
>> another family of mine in PA). If this family is mentioned in
> Raymond's
>> Bell's book I'd love to pay you for a copy of the relevant pages.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Anita G Clayton <>
>> To:
>> Sent: Thu, 26 May 2005 19:59:09 -0400
>> Subject: [NJHUNTER] road surveys, also Claytons in Ohio
>>
>>
>>>May I ask whether you still have access to that film? If you do, and
> if
>> it's not asking too much, could you please look for OSBORN, if there
> is
>> an index of surnames?
>>
>> Mary Jane,
>> That film is still there. It is only an index and this film is only
> the
>> section of the index from Road to Thorp and doesn't cover the name
>> Osborn, sorry. As I said, it is the only one of that index series
> that
>> is there.
>>
>> On the Claytons that you asked about, Warren Co. Ohio is full of NJ
>> people. You don't give any dates, which makes it hard.
>>
>> Could Mary Clayton have been born in 1777 (feb 18)? I have a book The
>> Study of the Claytons of Monmouth co. NJ, done by Raymond Martin Bell.
>> He mentions a Mary dau of Thomas, but they are from Perry Co Ohio,
> which
>> isn't really close to Perry county. Those Claytons had moved form NJ
>> probably to Hampton co WV in c.1775 and on to Ohio.
>>
>> Anita
>>
>>
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