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From: "David Sherman" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:13:51 -0400
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Found it interesting that Daniel Bray was in charge of assembling boats for
Geo. Washington's crossing the Delaware in the Battle of Trenton

Dave Sherman


----- Original Message -----
From: "mcalaman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt


> Hi,all Here is some material that I have on the Rittenhouses in New
> Jersey in connection with my Bray family.
> From Abstracts of Wills, New Jersey State Library : Will of Daniel Bray
> (died 1819, Kingwood, NJ) wife Mary (Wolverton). sons Jonathan, John of
> Philadelphia, Andrew, Wilson, Daniel; daughters Elizabeth Rittenhouse,
> Delilah Rittenhouse, Hannah Blackwell, Susan Bray; grandchildren Daniel
> and
> Edward Rittenhouse.
> From Rowland ( don't have book title). Sarah Rittenhouse married Andrew
> Bray
> (will of 1839) They had four sons (page 48) Sylvanus b. 1815, Daniel b.
> 1818, Elisha b. 1818, Anderson (or Andrew) b. 1828.Also, page 48, Rachel
> Rittenhouse married John Bray in 1799. Page 54, Edward Rittenhouse married
> Elizabeth Bray (b. Jan 24, 1775, d. Aug. 14, 1845), daughter of Captain
> Daniel and Mary Wolverton Bray. Jonathan Rittenhouse married Elizabeth's
> sister Delilah Bray (b. Feb. 1777, d. Dec. 3, 1857).
> ----- 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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