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Subject: Mahlon STRIMPLE and Deborah [was John STRIMPLE]
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2005 10:15:04 EST
Thanks for the reference to the marriage of John STRIMPLE and Elizabeth
PETTIT.
I'm glad the guardianship record is useful. It gave me the first clue I
needed to find Aaron Strimple's parents.
You're right about Hahlon being Mahlon, and I have a bit more information
about him. I didn't have his wife's maiden name. Thanks.
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Hunterdon County Democrat
Feb. 1, 1871, Vol. XXXIII, No. 24 (1740)
Deaths
January 26th, 1871, near Locktown, Mahlon Strimple, aged about 65 years.
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Recollections of Baptistown
~~ 95a ~~
In the fall of 1850, the typhoid fever broke out in Locktown, N.J. I
think the store keeper, Peter Gary, was the first one to take the disease.
He recovered. His wife took the disease and died. REv. J. Kirkpatrick of
Ringoes preached her funeral. Elijah Melten kept the tavern. He and his wife
both took the disease but recovered. George D. Rittenhouse and wife were the
next to take the disease. Mrs. Rittenhouse died. They lived in the house on the
corner of the road now occupied by Miss Kate Sutton.
~~ 96 ~~
Francis Rittenhouse, Joseph S. West, Mahlon Strimple, Amos Bonham,
Abigail, wife of James Rittenhouse were all very sick. The disease attacked
some of the most robust people, apparently, that lived in the place. Dr. Lessey
of Head Quarters attended most of the sick, if not all of them.
http://raub-and-more.com/baptown/baptown12.html
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Sandy Ridge Cemetery
Delaware Twp, Hunterdon County, NJ
Copied August 2nd, 1917, by Egbert T. Bush. and Hiram B. Deats
[the only Strimple entries]
Strimple, Amy J., 1842-1864
Strimple, Deborah, 1811-1902
Strimple, Mahlon, 1805-1871
http://www.rootsweb.com/~njhunter/Cemeteries/SandyRidge.htm
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1880 census
Locktown, Hunterdon, New Jersey
271
393
Strimple, Deborah
W
F
69
widowed
Keeping-house
New Jersey
N.J.
N.J
no one else in household
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1850 census
Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Mahlon Strimple, 44, m farmer, b NJ
Deborah, 39, f
William, 19, m
Calvin, 16, m
(James, Louis, Jonas? hard to read), 14, m
Sarah, 11, f
Emma, 6, f
Martha, 4, f
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So, thanks again for your notes. It's amazing how little pieces each of us
has fit together.
Frances
Frances Van Scoy,
Van Scoy-Knapp reunion,
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On 11/11/05, wrote:
Dear Frances,
The marriage of John Strimple and Elizabeth Pettit is listed in the
Genealogical Magazine of NJ, Vol 72 No 3 pg 136, performed by Richard Opdycke JP. My
notes say: See also Vol 4 pg 27 and Bible Record.
The guardianship information is great. It means I get to merge people who
have been listed as children of an unknown Strimple and an Elizabeth.
I believe the Hahlon is really Mahlon, a fairly common given name at the time
in Hunterdon. In fact, I have a Mahlon Strimple married to Deborah Lake in
1828, but didn't know his parents. Their children were named Maria, Calvin G.,
Jonas, Sarah Elizabeth, Amy Jane and Martha Ann.
As for Moses Pettit, yes he must have been some kind of relative to
Elizabeth. Unfortunately, the only information I have on him is that he died in 1844
and his estate was administered by Elijah Heath, which I found in an ad in the
Hunterdon Gazette, while looking for something else. I just checked the index
and find there was nothing in the paper for Moses Pettit prior to 1844. But
that is a link worth working on.
As to the parents of Elizabeth Pettit, there was an Elizabeth born to Jesse
Pettit who wrote his will in 1812 and died about 1815. His other children were
Anna, Sarah, Mary and Mahlon. But I don't know if that is the Elizabeth who
married John Strimple.
And for the parents of John Strimple, I have no information other than that
his mother's name was Margaret Smith. And I can't say how I got that.
Oh well, some progress has been made.
Thanks very much,
Marfy
On 11/11/05, < > wrote:
Interesting! I believe that "my" Aaron Strimple's parents were John and
Elizabeth Strimple, based on the following.
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NJHunter-L member Marietta Pickell send me the folowing in 2001.
"More Records of Old Hunterdon County" Vol. 1 pg. 80
under Guardianships of Minors and Lunatics 1794-1827
"Strimple, Andrew, Mary and Martha (-21) Sindora and Sarah (-14), c/o
(children of) John, dec'd. Guardian : Elizabeth Strimple who was named guardian.
Surety for the younger children was Darius Everitt - Aug. 9, 1816. Sureties
for the older children were Moses Pettit and William Hart - May 10, 1816.
(File 1289)"
"Strimple, Aaron, Hahlon, Christoper and Elizabeth (-14), c/o (children of)
John Strimple, dec'd. Guardian: Elizabeth Strimple; sureties, Moses Pettit
and William Hart May 10, 1816. (File 1236)"
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Since you suggest Elizabeth's birth name was PETTIT, then Moses Pettit might
have been a relative of hers.
The 1850 census shows this family:
Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
273, 278
Elizabeth Strimple, 77, f, 1,500, New Jersey
Sarah, 35, f
Sindona, 33, f, New Jersey
William Conway 24, m, farmer, New Jersey
What is your source for the marriage of John Strimple and Elizabeth Pettit?
(It seems very reasonable to me!)
Frances
Frances Van Scoy,
Van Scoy-Knapp reunion,
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Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 18:52:31 -0500
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Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] Elijah BRAY and Martha STRIMPLE 1830s
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Dear Frances,
I have a John Strimple (born abt 1770, died 1814 Kingwood NJ) married to an
Elizabeth Pettit (c.1775-1856). They married 22 November 1795. John died
intestate, so his estate doesn't name his children. I wonder if he and wife
Elizabeth were the parents of your Aaron and Christopher Strimple.
Marfy
On 11/9/05, < > wrote:
>
> This is in response to recent messages to this list about the BRAY family
> and
> Wayne County, Ohio.
>
> I have STRIMPLE and STOUT ancestors in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
>
> My great(3)-grandparents Aaron STRIMPLE (1803-1890) and wife Keziah STOUT
> (1804-1886) moved from Hunterdon County, New Jersey, to Huron County,
> Ohio, in
> the late 1830s. They lived at various times in Huron and Richland
> Counties,
> Ohio. (Both are near Wayne County, Ohio.
> http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohgenweb/ohiomap.html )
>
> I have a copy of a letter written in 1851 from Ripleyville, Ohio, (I
> assume
> Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio) to Elizabeth Strimple at Kingwood
> Post
> Office, Hunderdon County, New Jersey. There are two authors, Christopher
> Strimple (who writes "Dear mother") and William Bray (who writes "Dear
> Grandmother").
>
> Christopher Strimple is a brother of my great(3)-grandfather, Aaron
> Strimple.
>
> I *conjecture* that William Bray who co-wrote the letter is the William
> Bray
> in the following census record.
>
> 1850 Cass Township, Richland County, Ohio
> 115 119
> Peter Falkner 34 m Shoe maker Germany
> Margaret " 32 f Germany
> Margaret " 7 " Germany
> Elijah Bray 54 m Farmer 1600 N.J.
> Martha " 50 f N.J.
> William " 25 m "
> Jane E. " 20 f " attended school
> Samuel " 17 m " attended school
> Manning [unsure of initial] " 14 m Ohio attended school
> Amanda E. Collis 9 f " attended school
>
> Also, I *conjecture* that Martha Bray in this census record is Martha
> Strimple, sister of Christopher and Aaron Strimple, but I haven't found
> any records
> to confirm that Martha Strimple of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, married
> Elijah
> Bray.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
>
> Frances Van Scoy,
> Van Scoy - Knapp reunion,
>
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