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Subject: Re: NJHUNTER-D Digest V05 #164
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 12:10:03 EDT

Dana - are there any AMERMAN/AMMERMAN on the map?

Thanks
rick Hunter
Oakland
CA
----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. & D. Bowers" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 10:55 AM
> Subject: [NJHUNTER] Manuscript Map
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Years ago I purchased a map from the Geneaological Society of NJ. At
the
> > time, I bought it just because I was interested in all the names in the
> > area
> > where I lived and I love maps. This morning while digging for unrelated
> > papers, I rediscovered this map but I don't know how to interpret the
> > information on it.
> >
> > It says: Sheet B Hunterdon County NJ. Genealogical Society of NJ Map
> > Series#4 Manuscript Map by D. Stanton Hammond, J.D. 1965
> >
> > It doesn't show roads, only town or village names, rivers/creeks, and
> > property lines with tons of names. Each property has name(s), a year
and
> > what I imagine are block and lot numbers numbers maybe? Some have one
> > name
> > within the property boundaries but many have two, not the same surname.
> > For
> > instance for a piece near Pottersville:
> >
> > John McKinstry
> > Aaron Sutton
> > 1794
> > (6-542)
> > 231.A.
> >
> > Another interesting one has several dates and actually says Lot.
> >
> > Lot#54
> > Henry Cuyler
> > Tunis Melick - 1775
> > Peter Melick
> > Issac Farley
> > Wm. Welsh - 1798
> > (5-245) 280.A.
> > Jacob Welsh - 1845
> > (Somerset Co. - B-2 page 296)
> > 180.A.
> >
> > There is also a large line through the western part of the map area that
> > says Jury Line.
> >
> > Can someone please educate me on how to interpret this information? Was
> > this
> > the date of the property transactions? names of all people involved or
in
> > the case of the Pottersville one, did they both own it in 1794? Dates
> > that
> > appear on map range from 1713 to 1845.
> > THANK YOU in advance for any assistance.
> >
> > Dana Bowers
> >
> >
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