For 274 years, John Chamberlain of Hardyston and Byram Townships in Sussex County, NJ has been a mystery. Benjamin Chamberlain Jr of Hardyston, Sussex, New Jersey is a well-researched line of Chamberlain people in Sussex County, New Jersey. One mention in Rev. Abraham Fretz's book about Benjamin Chamberlain Jr caught my eye: "It is said … Continue reading John Chamberlain of Hardyston and Byram, proven brother of Benjamin Chamberlain Jr
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The 1834 Will of Lydia Shores McClenen
I love solving a 200-year-old mystery! In the 1907 Descendants of Benjamin Chamberlain book, the author writes that Gabriel Chamberlain married Mary Ann McClenen, and Susan Chamberlain married John McClenen. These marriages would have taken place in the 1830s somewhere around Jefferson Township, Morris County, NJ, but no one seems to know who this McClenen … Continue reading The 1834 Will of Lydia Shores McClenen
Who is John D. Adams/John D. Henion?
John D. Adams married Mary Willis in 1857, in Lafayette, Sussex County, NJ. On his marriage record, he lists his father as Samuel Adams. But before that (and for about 10 years after that), he uses the name Henion. Why? In the Rev. Richard Mather's genealogy book (written 1890), it says that Phebe Devore was … Continue reading Who is John D. Adams/John D. Henion?
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