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From: "Marfy Goodspeed" <>
Subject: RE: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2005 12:19:28 -0400
In-Reply-To: <00c501c577fe$96217220$0700000a@FRANOR>


Dear Norma,
I was very interested In your message regarding the William Shepherd
family. Could you please identify where this "Independence graveyard" is
located? And I would be most interested to know who it was who took care
of the Shepherds when they lived in Sand Brook. And the maiden name of
William Shepherd's wife Elizabeth Ann, and any information on how Peggs
married into the Shepherd family. I find that in 1844, William Shepherd
bought the farm of Simon Mires dec'd from Samuel Buchanan (Deed
83-006]), which puts him in my neighborhood. Thanks for anything you can
share. Marfy Goodspeed

-----Original Message-----
From: Franor [mailto:]
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 9:20 AM
To:
Subject: Fw: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt


Dave,
I look on line when I can but seems at my age sickness prevents my
becoming involved. I have so much info and never the time to send it
out.
This fascinates me as years ago we went to the Independance graveyard
on
my husbands grandfathers farm. We took pictures of the two Shepherds
stones. Last time we were there in the 80's they were leaning on a
tree. I
think that yard now is probably homesites. However by the road was an
Iron
Fence Graveyard with Rittenhouses, Brays, and Peggs in it. I forget the

other family. My husband said we took pictures I will look asap. I know
the
Peggs are like family as she took care of William Shepherd and wife Eliz

when they lived in Sand Brook (we were from a farm there). Born in
Hund.
county and lived there till the 80's. Now in NC.
Norma

"It's a small world" anecdote...

Most of the Rittenhouse
>>> ancestors I have found are buried in the Frenchtown Cemetery and
Locust
>>> Grove Cemetery.


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Sherman" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 10:13 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Duckworth/Bellesfelt


> 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 :-)
>>>



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