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132.  THE BENJAMIN MOORE FAMILY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY NEW JERSEY by Edmund Evans Moore with Herbert Wills Moore, III, Jack C. Moore II and Millicent Moore.                                                                                                                                             This updated version of the original Moore genealogy compiled by Edmund Evans Moore contains additional information, lines and DNA studies on the male Moore line.  Soft cover; 277 pp.; index;  2008;  GCHS.                                                                                  $29.00 + $6.00 postage.

CEMETERIES

1.CEMETERIES OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY, NEW JERSEY
compiled by Charles E. Sheppard between 1893-1916, transcribed and indexed by Louise Plankenhorn.
A fine record of early cemetery inscriptions in Cumberland County with some Salem and Gloucester County included  compiled almost a century ago, long before vandalism and acid rain. Soft cover; 494pp.; index; 1999, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$28.00 + $5.00.

CENSUS

2.  RESIDENTS OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY 1850 by G. and F. Gibson.
This volume is a "must" for anyone searching families in the 19th Century, Glou. Co. It contains over 15,000 names, plus occupations, ages, country of birth, etc. Soft cover; 335pp.; index; 1971, repr. 2000.
$22.00+ $5.00 postage.

3.  SALEM COUNTY, NEW JERSEY CENSUS 1860 by Florence H. Gibson.
This large volume contains over 19,500 Salem County names, plus their ages, sex, occupation and birthplace years in the making, this work is an excellent source of South Jersey statistics. Soft cover; 659pp.; index; 1991; G.C.H.S.
$38.00 + $6.50 postage.                                       

CHURCH AND BIBLE RECORDS

109.  BIBLE RECORDS AND PLACE NAMES OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ by Mrs. Walter Simpson.
This excellent work contains records taken from over 100 family Bibles, plus copies of individual marriage certificates and twelve pages of place names, and their present geographic locations. Soft cover; 78pp.; index; 1964, repr. 1999; G.C.H.S.
$10.00 + $4.50 postage.

4.  HISTORY AND RECORDS OF SAINT PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH AT BERKLEY AND CLARKSBORO
by Hazel B. Simpson and Paul Minotty.
This history contains records from 1765 to 1973 transcribed from the original sources, including baptisms, marriages and burials. Soft cover; 186pp; index; 1974; G.C.H.S.
$8.00 + $4.00 postage.

126.  RECORDS FROM FAMILY BIBLES IN THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY transcribed and indexed by Louise Plankenhorn  Never before published transcriptions of Bible records taken from our vertical files with an every name index.  Soft cover; 271 pp.; index; 2001; G.C.H.S.
$18.00 + $4.50 postage.

5.  RECORDS OF FRIESBURG EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH, FRIESBURG, SALEM COUNTY NJ - 1749-1851
Translated from the German by the Rev. Herman G. L. Drews for the Federal Historical Records Project, W.P A., in 1937, this work contains thousands of baptisms, burials and marriages. Soft cover; 334pp.; index; 1984; G.C.H.S.
$15.00 + $4.50 postage.

6.  RECORDS OF LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH AND BIBLE RECORDS
by Lida Cokefair Gedney.
This old Mercer County church was incorporated in 1787 in "Maidenhead". These records date from 1808 to 1850, and include seventeen Bible records. Hard cover; 80pp.; index; 1941; NJ Society of Colonial Dames of America
$15.00 + $4.50 postage.

7.  THE RECORDS OF THE MORAVIAN CHURCH AT OLDMAN'S CREEK by Paul Minotty.
This is a treasury of names from the early church records, 1742 to 1810, as well as a good history of the congregation's beginnings. Includes baptisms, marriages, burials. 134pp.; index; 1968, repr. 1998; G.C.H.S.
Soft cover - $10.50 + $4.00 postage

8.  THE RECORDS OF THE SWEDISH LUTHERAN CHURCHES AT RACCOON AND PENNS NECK 1713-1786
Translated and compiled by the Federal Writers Project, W.P A, this classic reprint records almost every early 18th Century Swedish family in the South Jersey area. It includes baptisms, marriages deaths and associations with this historic congregation. 387pp; index; 1938, repr. 2003; G.C.H.S.
Soft cover - $17.50 + $4.50 postage

9.  THE RECORDS OF TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH (OLD SWEDES) SWEDESBORO, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1785-1975
by Paul Minotty.
Eight years in the preparation, this book is the long-awaited sequel to the classic The Records of the Swedish Lutheran Churches at Raccoon and Penns Neck 1713-1786, which was published in 1938. 190 years of church statistics, marriages, baptisms, and burials are included. Soft cover; 485pp; index; 1979, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$27.50 + $5.50 postage.

10.  SOUTH JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS 1750-1900, Vol. 1
by Jeanne M. Hammell.
This first volume of a planned series details vital statistics from seventeen churches in Gloucester County, a vital resource never before printed. Soft cover; 385pp; index; 1990, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$22.00 + $5.00 postage.

11.  SOUTH JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS, BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, DEATHS 1750-1900, Vol. 2
by Jeanne M. Hammell.
This second volume contains the vital statistics of twelve churches in Gloucester County, never before published. The oldest records in this volume are from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Mullica Hill, NJ, beginning in 1815. Soft cover; 418pp; index; 1992, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$28.00 + $5.00 postage.

12.  SOUTH JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS, BAPTISMS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS 1750-1900, Vol. 3
by Jeanne M. Hammell.
Burlington, Camden, Cumberland and Salem County churches are featured in this third volume, including over 14,000 names. Soft cover; 425pp.; index; 2005, repr. 2001; G C.H.S.
$27.50 plus $ 5.00 postage.

13.  SOUTH JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS, BAPTISMS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS 1750-1900, Vol. 4
by Jeanne M. Hammell.
Mrs. Hammell's productivity continues to grow with this volume, which includes church statistics from five South Jersey counties. Soft cover; 255pp.; index; 1999, repr. 2004; G C.H.S.
$18.00 plus $4.50 postage.

14.  SOUTH JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS, BAPTISMS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS 1857-1930, Vol. 5
by Ruthe Baker
This volume includes church statistics from five Atlantic County churches. Soft cover; 199pp.; index; 2001; G C.H.S.
$17.00 plus $4.50 postage. 

134. SOUTH JERSEY CHURCH RECORDS, BAPTISMS. MARRIAGES, DEATHS 1850-1900, Vol. 6
by Ruthe Baker
This volume includes church records from three City of Camden Churches. Soft cover; 185 pp; index 2003; First Printing 2003
$17.00 plus $4.50 postage. 

128. DEERFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, MINUTES, BAPTISMS, AND MARRIAGES 1746-1904 DEERFIELD, CUMBERLAND COUNTY NJ
Transcribed by Louise Plankenhorn  This compilation contains the entire record of the church with an every name index.
Soft cover; 369 pp.; GCHS, 2005; $40.00 + $5.00 postage

FAMILIES

15.  THE BATTEN FAMILY - DESCENDANTS OF FRANCIS BATTEN AND ANN CHEESMAN
by Retha Batten.
Many years of research went in to this excellent study of this Southern New Jersey family. Thousands of names cover ten detailed generations, and photographs add much to the concise text. Soft cover; 396pp.; index; illus.; 1993, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$24.00 + $5.00 postage.

16.  HISTORY OF THE BECKETT, HORNER, ISZARD AND DANIELS FAMILIES OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY by George M. Beckett, M.D. Edited by Millie Snellbaker Newell.
Half a century of research has gone into this extensive genealogy on four families, plus their allied lines. To keep the cost down, the original three books have been bound into one large volume, with three separate indexes. Soft cover; 947pp; indexes; 1996, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$57.00 + $7.00 postage.

17.  PIERRE BILLIOU FAMILY by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
An account of the Pierre Billiou family on Staten Island with an addenda on the Simonson family of the same area. Soft cover; 16pp; 1960; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $ .25 + $1.50 postage

18.  BRITTON GENEALOGY by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
A good study of the Britton-Britaine-Britten family from the early generations in Somersetshire, England, to those in Staten Island, New York. Soft cover; 34pp.; 1964, repr. 1970; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $.50 + $1.50 postage.

19.  AFTER 12 GENERATIONS A BROOKS FAMILY SKEIN IS ENDING by Lillian Brooks Black.
This pamphlet traces one line of male descent from Henry Brooks (1592-1683) through the twelfth generation of the 20th C., most of whom lived in Salem Co., NJ. Soft cover; 38pp.
FINAL SALE $.50 + $1.50 postage.

20.  GENEALOGICAL CHART OF THE BUDD FAMILY OF NEW JERSEY by S H. Scheib.
This elongated chart shows hundreds of descendants of the Rev. Thomas Budd of Somersetshire, England, who settled in New Jersey in the 17th Century. Chart is 36" x 72"; 1906, redrawn 1966; repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$18.00 + $4.50 postage.

22.  THE CATTELL FAMILY IN AMERICA by Donald Heys Rogers.
This volume contains most of the main branches of the Cattell families in America. Over 30 years of research have gone into this work and it includes over 2,000 indexed additional surnames related to the Cattell lines. Soft cover; Revised edition 1999, repr. 2000; 674 pp.; index; G.C.H.S.
$31.50 + $5.50 postage

23.  THE CHEESMAN FAMILY - THREE CENTURIES IN SOUTHERN NJ by Albert Stirling Adams.
This genealogy traces the Cheesmans of Monmouth Co., NJ to the areas of Southern New Jersey, where many still reside today. Numerous drawings by the author enhance this work. Soft cover; 284pp.; index; photographs; 1985; G.C.H.S.
$19.50, special price $10.00 + $3.50 postage.

24.  THE CHEESMAN FAMILY - MORE CHEESMAN FAMILIES IN AMERICA, Vol. 2 by Albert Stirling Adams.
This expanded Volume 2 includes many additional names of Cheesmans from New Jersey and other states, plus additions and corrections to Vol. 1. Soft cover; 335pp.; index; 1987; G.C.H.S.
$19.50 special price $10.00 + $3.50 postage.

25.  GENEALOGY OF THE CHEW FAMILY by Robert L. Chew.
This excellent history and catalog of the Chew family covers almost 400 years in America, and gives detailed genealogical data on over 2,000 members of the Chew family. Soft cover; 488pp; index;  1982, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$27.00 + $5.50 postage.

26.  THE DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM CRANMER OF ELIZABETHTOWN, NJ
by Jean Shropshire Harris and Murray Thomas Harris.
This volume is the result of many years of research and trips around the U.S., including Salt Lake City. This extensive work follows the descendants of William and Elizabeth (Carwithy) Cranmer of Southold, Long Island and Elizabethtown, NJ. Many descendants spell their names "Cramer". Soft cover; 810pp.; index; 1997, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$38.00 + $6.00 postage.

28.  THE DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM DARE, Vol. 1 - WILLIAM, HANNAH AND ROBERT
by Robert Dallas Dare.
This is the first of three volumes to be published on the prolific descendants of William Dare (ca 1653-1720). The Dare Family Association and historian Edward E. Grosscup have collected over 21,000 names for these volumes - a mammoth undertaking for a remarkable genealogy. Soft cover; 381pp.; index; 1994, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$33.00 + $6.00 postage.

29.  THE DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM DARE, Vol. 2 - THE CHILDREN OF BENONI AND HANNAH ABBOTT DARE by Robert Dallas Dare.
This second volume concerns Benoni's children: Elizabeth, Reuben, Eleanor, Elkanah, John, William and Rachel, and their descendants. Included are dozens of allied families in this excellent genealogy. Soft cover; 340pp.; index; 1994, repr. 1997; G.C.H.S.
$41.00 + $6.00 postage.

30.  THE DESCENDANTS OF CAPTAIN WILLIAM DARE, Vol. 3 - THE CHILDREN OF BENONI AND HANNAH ABBOTT DARE by Robert Dallas Dare.
This third and largest volume of the Dare trio covers many of William Dare's descendants still living in the South Jersey and Delaware Valley area today. This concludes a memorable work on a noteworthy family. Soft cover; 751pp.; index; 1995, repr. 1999; G.C.H.S.
$38.00 + $6.00 postage.

31.  THE EASTLACK FAMILY by John William Eastlack, Sr.
This is the record of the descendants of Francis Eastlack, of Devonshire, England, who host settled in Newton Twp., Old Glou. Co., in the late 1600's. Soft cover; 140pp.; 35 charts; 1971; repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$19.50 + $4.50 postage.

32.  THE ELWELL FAMILY by Elmer Garheld Van Name.
This genealogy is built around Thomas Elwell (1654-1706) and his descendants in the 17th and 18th Centuries in Southern New Jersey. Soft cover: 42pp.; index; 1963; repr. 1976; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $1.50 + $3.00 postage.

33.  FLANINGAM FAMILY HISTORY by Ora L Flaningam.
This excellent genealogy contains all of the known descendants of Patrick Flaningham (168?-1713). In addition to the family history, there are photographs, maps, illustrations, charts and an 11,000 name index Over 120 allied families are included, making this a monumental work Soft cover; 740pp.; illus; index; 1991; G.C.H.S.
$42.00 + $7.00 postage.

35.  PETER GAUNT 1610-1680 AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS
by David L. Gauntt.
Some 6,000 descendants of Peter Gauntt (Gent, Gaunt) are found in this fine text. Maps, illustrations, autographs and copies of documents further enhance this large volume. Soft cover; 591pp; index; 1989, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$29.00 + $5.50 postage.

36.  AMERICAN PATRIOTS THE HILLMAN FAMILY OF WEST NEW JERSEY  by Florence M.Hillman
This long awaited volume details the Hillman family of Southern New Jersey from the late 17th century to the 20th centurty.  Photographs and charts enhance this fine genealogy.
Soft cover; 376 pp.; illus.; index; 1999, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$24.00 plus $5.50 postage

37.  THE HOUSMAN (HUYSMAN)-SIMONSON FAMILY OF STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
This is a narrative of these two families with records from the late 1600's to the early 1800's. Soft cover; 10pp.; 1955, repr. 1981; G.C.H.S.
$4.50, special price  $.50 + $3.00 postage.

139.  THOMAS KNIGHT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS (including the Jonathan Knight line of Gloucester County, NJ) by William Beckett Brown, III. Copyright, 1973. Camden County Historical Society, Camden, NJ; soft cover; 77 pp.; indexed 1973; $10.00 + $3.50 postage (Limited number of copies are available.)

38.  THE LEEK FAMILY OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY compiled by Helen Leek Mack.
This genealogy traces the South Jersey descendants of Philip Leek, who came from England in 1640, through the line of grandson Steven Leek and his wife, Recompense. Soft cover; 202pp; index; 1975; revised 1988; G.C.H.S.
$13.50, special price  $10.50 + $4.50 postage.

39.  LIPPINCOTT - FIVE GENERATIONS OF THE DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD AND ABIGAIL LIPPINCOTT by Judith M. Olsen.
Twenty-five years of research have gone into this Lippincott study, a model genealogy. It includes related families of Allen, Andrews, Atkinson, Budd, Coles, Corlies, Cowperthwaite, Curtis, Gaskill, Elkinton, Roberts, Shinn, Shattuck, Stokes and Woolley. Soft cover; 471pp.; index; 1982; G.C.H.S.
$26.00, special price  $18.00 + $5.00 postage.

40.  LIPPINCOTT - THE SIXTH GENERATION OF THE DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD AND ABIGAIL LIPPINCOTT by Judith Olsen, indexed by Dorothy Andrew.
Mrs. Olsen has produced another classic genealogy, the sequel to her volume on the "First Five Generations." Additions and corrections to that first volume are included. Soft cover; 639pp.; index; 1999, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$38.00 + $7.00 postage.

138.  THE SEVENTH GENERATION OF THE DESCENDANTS OF RICHARD AND ABIGAIL LIPPINCOTT THROUGH THEIR SONS JOHN AND REMEMBRANCE by Judith Olsen.  This is the long-awaited third volume in the prolific Lippincott genealogy.  Soft cover; 368 pp.; 2006; GCHS; $33.00 plus $5.50 postage

41.  DESCENDANTS OF THE REVEREND LARRS KARLSSON LOCK (1604-1688) "PASTOR IN THE VALLEY" by Edith M. Davis Locke.
This genealogy traces some of the descendants of this early Swedish clergyman, many of whom lived in the South Jersey-Delaware Valley area. Other family names include; Cox, Dahlbo, Hendrickson, Hoffman, Jones, Keen and Vanaman. Soft cover; 250pp.; index; 1986; G.C.H.S.
$18.50, special price $15.00 + $4.50 postage.

42.  THE MATHIS FAMILY OF LITTLE EGG HARBOR by Murray and Jean Harris.
This genealogy traces some of the descendants of John Mathis, who settled in the Bass River area of Little Egg Harbor Twp. in old Burlington Co., which is present-day Ocean Co. Soft cover; 247pp.; index; 1987, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$19.50 + $4.50 postage.

43.  GENEALOGY OF THE MATTSON FAMILY by George F. Walmsley, Sr.
Some three hundred years ago, Swedish settlers named Mattson settled in the South Jersey area. This is the story of their descendants, including allied lines. Soft cover; 185pp.; index; 1983, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$20.00 + $4.50 postage.

45.  ANTHONY NELSON by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
A study of Anthony Nealson-Nelson-Nielson, the son of Neals Matsson (1654-1693) and of Anthony's progeny in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Soft cover; 57pp.; index; 1962, repr. 1976; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $3.00 + $3.00 postage.

46.  THE NORCROSS FAMILY OF NEW JERSEY by Alonzo Norcross, Marguerite Norcross Hoke and Virginia Norcross Toner.
Alonzo Norcross spent most of his life collecting and recording data on many Norcross family lines. His efforts, combined with information from other varied sources, were combined to form this excellent genealogy. Soft cover; 637pp.; index; 1997, repr. 1999; G.C.H.S.
$45.00 + $6.00 postage.

50.  GENEALOGY OF JOSEPH PAULL 1657-1717 by Elmer Garheld Van Name.
The interesting story of Joseph Paull, who emigrated to Pennsylvania in 1685, and his descendants in that state and in NJ. Soft cover; 18pp.; index; 1969; G.C.H.S
$4.00, special price $.50 + $2.00 postage.

51.  THE PAULLIN FAMILY by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
This detailed account traces the Paullins in N.Y., Pa. and Southern New Jersey from the 1660's. Soft cover; 31pp.; 1958, repr. 1977; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $.50 + $2.00 postage.

52.   ROBERTS FAMILY TREE

In 1852, Rachel H. Roberts of Moorestown, NJ created a large genealogical chart for her family.  It was entitled "A Genealogical Tree of the Roberts Family commencing with John and Sarah Roberts who came from Burton, England, in 1677 with Daniel Wills and many other Friends in the Ship Kent.  They settled on the North Branch of the Pennsauken Creek, Burlington County, New Jersey."  The Society is pleased to announce the 2001 reprint of this genealogical gem.  33"x43";
$17.50 plus $4.50 postage

53.  THE DESCENDANTS OF DAVID SHEPPARD, JR. by Robert D. Dare.
David Sheppard's ancestors, along with those of James, John and Thomas Sheppard (Vol. 1), are believed to have served in Oliver Cromwell's army during the English civil war and Protectorate. Soft cover; 619pp.; index; 1999, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$36.00 + $6.00 postage.

54.  JAMES, JOHN AND THOMAS SHEPPARD, Vol. 1 by Robert Dallas Dare.
This is the first of several volumes to be published on the Sheppard family. Much of this material has been taken from the prodigious work of Charles Ewing Sheppard (1846-1939), one of South Jersey's foremost historians and genealogists. David Sheppard's descendants will be covered in a future volume. Soft cover; 611pp; index; 1997, repr. 1998; G.C.H.S.
$38.50 + $6.00 postage.

55.  THE SHROPSHIRE FAMILY OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY by Murray Thomas Harris and Jean Shropshire Harris.
Descendants of Thomas Shropshire and his wife, Rebecca (Jones) Shropshire, who were married before 1767. The text includes over 2,000 names. Soft cover; 163pp.; index; 1988; G.C.H.S.
$16.50,  special price $10.00 + $4.50 postage,

56.  THE SIMONSON FAMILIES OF STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
This is a supplement to Mr. Van Name's work on the Housman (Huysman) - Simonson Family of Staten Island, N.Y. It traces five generations of the early Simonsons. Soft cover; 20pp.; 1950, repr. 1981; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, FINAL SALE $.25 + $1.50 postage.

57.  THE JOSEPH SMITH FAMILY OF GLOUCESTER AND SALEM COUNTIES, N.J. - THE JAMES DYE FAMILY OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY, N.J.
by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
A genealogical gem concerning these two families in Glou. and Salem Cos., including an index of 430 names of persons other than the main families. Soft cover; 34pp; 1964, repr. 1976; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, FINAL SALE $.25 + $1.50 postage.

58.  THE WEEKS FAMILY OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY by Elmer Garfield Van Name.
The first six generations of the Weeks-Wicks family of southern New Jersey is detailed in this fine genealogy. Soft cover; 67pp.; index; 1967; G.C.H.S.
$7.50, FINAL SALE $.50 + $2.00 postage.

59.  THE WOOD FAMILY OF LANCASHIRE, ENGLAND AND GLOUCESTER COUNTY NEW JERSEY
by Gladys Coupe and F. Lewis Orrell, Jr.
Two separate sections make up this fine genealogy. The first concerns the Wood family in England, prior to 1683; the second, the Woods in Gloucester Co., NJ, plus other Wood families throughout South Jersey. Soft cover; 177pp.; index; 1985; G.C.H.S.
$9.00 + $4.00 postage.

 HISTORY

60.  ANN C. WHITALL THE HEROINE OF RED BANK by Isabella and Wallace McGeorge.
In addition to the account of the victorious defense of Ft. Mercer, The Battle of Gloucester and "Lost Towns and Hamlets in Old Gloucester County" are included in this pamphlet. Soft cover; 22pp; 1904, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$8.00 + $4.00 postage.

61.  THE BATTLE OF RED BANK, October 22, 1777 by Frank H. Stewart.
New Jersey's largest Revolutionary battle south of Trenton is described fully in this detailed account. It was originally written for the 150th anniversary of the battle in 1927, and has since become a standard reference work on this victorious engagement. Soft cover; 29pp.; illus.; 1927, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$8.00, special price $7.00 + $3.50 postage.

62.  A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF WOODBURY CREEK DAM by Frank Stewart.
This account is of the frequent attempts to dam Woodbury Creek and the struggles to open the creek for shipping in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Soft cover; 8pp; (ca) 1930, repr. 1973; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $.25 + 1.50 postage.

64.  THE COLORFUL CLEVENGERS
by Thomas Haunton.
This handsome catalog in color depicts the recent exhibition of South Jersey glass from the collection of the author. Included are photographs and a history of the Clevenger family. Soft cover: 19pp; illus; 1993; G.C.H.S.
$7.00  special price $6.00 + $3.50 postage.

65.  THE DIARIES OF SAMUEL MICKLE, WOODBURY, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, 1792-1829 2 Vols., transcribed by Ruthe Baker.
For thirty-seven years, this Quaker surveyor-farmer-merchant kept daily records of local, state and national happenings. He recorded Governors' visits, as well as hangings; the War of 1812 and recollections of the Revolution; cholera, typhus and yellow fever epidemics; marriages and deaths, over 5,000 names; weather, court cases, agriculture, medicine, religion, etc. Here is an unparalleled record of life in New Jersey for almost four decades. A treasure for historians and genealogists alike, as well as a "must" for every library. Soft cover; 834pp.; index; 1991; reprint 2003; G.C.H.S.
$90.00 per set + $8.00 postage.

66.  THE DIARY OF JOB WHITALL, GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NEW JERSEY 1775-1779
by Florence DeHuff Friel.
This Revolutionary War diary of a Gloucester County farmer is a unique account of every-day life in the midst of opposing armies. The largest battle of the war, south of Trenton, was the Battle of Red Bank, fought on Whitall family land. Hundreds of names make this a good resource for genealogists. Soft cover; 200pp.; index; 1992; G.C.H.S.
$13.50 + $4.50 postage.

68.  EXCURSION ON THE DELAWARE - A HISTORY OF STEAMBOATS AND THEIR MEN IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY by John W. Black, edited by Ruthe Baker.
Using little-known sources and unusual contacts through his career research as a newspaperman, John Black has created a fascinating look at the steamships on the Delaware River, and the lives they touched. Soft cover; 280pp; index; illus; 1993, repr. 1999; G.C.H.S.
$27.00 + $6.00 postage.

71.  GLOUCESTER COUNTY UNDER THE PROPRIETORS by Frank Stewart.
Described here is early Glou. Co. under the English, including hundreds of names of settlers from the records of early courts, laws, deeds, etc. Soft cover; 46pp.; 1942, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$8.00 + $3.50 postage.

72.  GLOUCESTER COUNTY'S MOST FAMOUS CITIZEN - GENERAL FRANKLIN DAVENPORT 1755-1832
by Frank Stewart.
A biographical sketch of General Franklin Davenport, a man of many "firsts" in the political and social life of early Glou. Co. Soft cover; 7pp.; 1921, repr. 1973; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $.25 + 1.50 postage.

73.  GOD'S VINE IN THIS WILDERNESS - RELIGION IN SOUTH JERSEY TO 1800 by Craig Koedel.
This volume describes the religious experiences of the early Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, Friends, Lutherans, Moravians and Presbyterians in South Jersey. Soft cover; 242pp; index; 1980; G.C.H.S.
$15.00, special price $10.00 + $4.50 postage.

74.  HISTORIC WOODBURY by the Woodbury Tercentenary Committee.
One of the best booklets published during New Jersey's Tercentenary Year, it includes an 1828 folded map. Soft cover; 32pp.; illus.; 1964.
$6.00, special price $3.00 + $3.00 postage.

76.  HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
by Thomas Cushing, M.D. and Charles E. Sheppard, Esq.
For over a century this volume has been one of the best sources for historical and genealogical information about these three South Jersey counties. Detailed histories of each community, as well as some 400 biographical sketches, make this volume one of the best of its kind. Soft cover; 728pp.; biographical index; 1883, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$55.00 + $7.00 postage.

77.  AN INDEX TO THE CUSHING AND SHEPPARD HISTORY OF GLOUCESTER, SALEM AND CUMBERLAND COUNTIES, NJ. compiled by Donald A. Sinclair.
This excellent index, containing over 26,000 names, is the perfect companion-piece to the above history, a "must" for the serious genealogist and historian. Soft cover; 272pp.; 1975, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$19.50 + $4.50 postage.

78.  HISTORY OF THE MEN OF CO. F WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF THE MARCHES AND BATTLES OF THE 12TH N.J. VOLUNTEERS by William P. Haines.
In addition to an eye-witness history of South Jersey's Twelfth Regiment during the Civil War, this rare volume includes 134 life sketches of the men who served in Co F. Soft cover; 339pp.; index; 1897, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$16.50 + $4.50 postage.

79.  INDEX OF LAND DOCUMENTS IN THE POSSESSION OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY by James F. and Georgene L. Steelman.
This excellent resource was compiled from hundreds of old documents presented to the Society over its ninety-year history. The bulk of this work pertains to almost six hundred unrecorded deeds. These deeds were never recorded in court houses, and so provide a wealth of rare information for the historian and genealogist. Soft cover; 57pp.; index; 1993, repr. 1998; G.C.H.S.
$12.50, special price $10.50 + $4.00 postage.

114.  JERSEY DIGGINS
This bottle booklet gives embossed names, descriptions and prices (as of 1969) for 260 New Jersey bottles.  An excellent resource on New Jersey glass!  Soft cover; photographs; 35 pp.; 1969; reprinted by The Old Barn, Newfield, NJ;                                             $3.50, special price $2.50 + $3.00 postage.

81.  JOHN CAWMAN EASTLACK DIARY - GLOUCESTER COUNTY IN THE EIGHTEEN FIFTIES
by Mrs. Walter Simpson.
This 1854 to 1887 diary depicts the day-to-day happenings in the life of John Eastlack, his family and friends. Also included are accounts of his business, and deaths and marriages of area residents. Soft cover; 103pp; illus.; index; 1952; G.C.H.S.
$7.00, special price  $3.50 + $3.50 postage.

82.  JOURNEY TO DEPTFORD by Alan Drattell and Jeanne O'Neill.
This work describes America's first-manned space flight, the epic journey of Jean Pierre Blanchard in 1793 from Philadelphia to Deptford Township, NJ. This was the first successful journey by air on the American continent. Soft cover; 56pp.; 1974; Deptford Township Council, Deptford, NJ.
FINAL SALE $.25 + $1.50 postage.

83.  LETTERS AND PAPERS OF RICHARD SOMERS by Frank Stewart.
This work includes fascinating excerpts of Somers' life from his midshipman days on the U.S. schooner, "Nautilus", and lists personnel from U.S. ships. Soft cover; 36pp.; 1942; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $.50 + $2.00 postage.

84.  A LOOK AT OLD PAULSBORO by the Paulsboro Tercentenary Committee
A look at the industry and progress of this old community, which was founded in the late 17th Century by the Paul family from Scotland. Soft cover; 24pp.; illus.; 1964, repr. 1976; Paulsboro Tercentenary Comm.
$4.00 + $3.50 postage.

85.  MAP OF HISTORIC SITES IN GLOUCESTER COUNTY by the Gloucester County Bicentennial Committee.
This large detailed map shows 89 historic sites in Gloucester County and gives a descriptive paragraph on each. Folds to a nice 6" x 9" size. Soft cover; 1976; Gloucester County Bicentennial Committee.
$5.50, special price  $4.00 + $3.00 postage.

86.  MARK NEWBY, THE FIRST BANKER IN NEW JERSEY AND HIS PATRICK HALFPENCE
by Frank Stewart.
Besides information on Mark Newby, his coins, his family and other settlers of Newton Township, this pamphlet has articles on local American history. Soft cover; 46pp; 1947, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $5.00 + $3.00 postage.

88.  ORGANIZATION AND MINUTES OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY COURT 1686-1687
by Frank Stewart.
Interesting excerpts from loose papers and records of our earliest court. Included is the Gloucester County Ear Mark Book and various court proceedings naming many early settlers. Soft cover; 46pp.; illus.; 1930, repr. 1982; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $.75 + $2.00 postage.

90.  PITMAN GROVE, N.J. 1870-1900 THROUGH A TIFFANY WINDOW by Charles A. Parker.
A delightful look back at one of the country's most successful camp meetings during its first three decades. Soft cover; 120 pp; illus; 1984, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$11.00 + $4.00 postage.

91.  REMINISCENCES OF OLD GLOUCESTER OR INCIDENTS IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER, ATLANTIC AND CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY by Isaac Mickle.
This first history of Old Gloucester County records the customs of local Indians and early white settlers, histories of townships, Rev. War, etc. Soft cover; 170pp; illus.; index; 1845, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$17.50, special price $11.50 + $4.00 postage.

92.  REMINISCENCES OF SHARPTOWN NEW JERSEY by Frank H. Stewart.
A fine account of this historic Salem County, NJ area, from the era of John Fenwick to the late 19th Century. This work includes a list of cemetery inscriptions from the Old Pilesgrove Meeting House. Soft cover; 32pp; 1931, repr. 1976; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price  $3.50 + $3.00 postage.

93.  THE RIVER WAR - THE FIGHT FOR THE DELAWARE 1777 by Mark Edward Lender.
This is the story of the river campaign fought "ashore and afloat" to control the Delaware - Philadelphia's lifeline. A good look at the British offensive and the American defense of a vital waterway. Soft cover; 40pp.; illus.; 1979; NJ Historical Commission.
$6.00, special price $2.00 + $3.00 postage.

94.  SALEM A CENTURY AGO by Frank Stewart.
This pamphlet contains extracts of news items, marriages and deaths between 1830 and 1834 from Salem County newspapers. Soft cover; 45pp.; 1934, repr. 1976; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $3.00 + $3.00 postage.

95.  SALEM MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO by Frank Stewart.
This pamphlet contains extracts of news items, marriages and deaths between 1819 and 1822 from Salem County newspapers. Soft cover; 45pp.; 1935, repr. 1976; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $3.00 + $3.00 postage.

96.  SKETCHES OF SALEM, N. J. AND VICINITY IN THE YEARS 1823-1826 by Frank Stewart.
This pamphlet continues extracts of news items, marriages and deaths between 1823 and 1826 from Salem County newspapers. Soft cover; 27pp.; 1933, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$6.00, special price $3.00 + $3.00 postage.

97.  THE STORY OF THE YOUNG SURVEYORS by W. H. Snowden.
This is the story of George Washington, as a young man, in the 1740's. Soft cover; 16pp; illus.; 1902, repr. 1975; G.C.H.S.
FINAL SALE $.25 + $1.50 postage.

98.  TEMPO AND THE GLASS FOLK OF SOUTH JERSEY by Roy C. Horner.
This charming book is full of illustrations and never before published photographs of the glass factories, the products and the men who created them. Soft cover; 165pp.; illus.; index; 1985; G.C.H.S.
$12.50, special price $6.00 + $5.00 postage.

136.  VIGNETTES OF HISTORIC WOODBURY by Edith Hoelle  This history of Woodbury was compiled from newspaper articles written by Mrs. Hoelle during the Woodbury Tercentenary Celebration In 1964.  The original photographs have been enhanced and a Foreword by the author and an index of names and subjects have been added.  Soft cover; 65 pp.; 1965, repr. 2006; GCHS $10.00 + $3.00 postage

137.  IMAGES OF AMERICA:  WOODBURY by Robert W. Sands, Jr. and Barbara L. Turner with GCHS   This is a great compilation of photographs (some never before published) of Woodbury from the late 1800's through the mid-1900's.  See businesses, transportation, community services, schools, churches, neighborhoods and recreation the way they were. Soft cover; 128pp.; 2006; Arcadia Publishing Co.  $19.99 plus $3.50 postage

MARRIAGES

101.  ATLANTIC COUNTY (NJ) MARRIAGES by H. Stanley Craig.
These marriages have been extracted from the County Clerk's books in Mays Landing, 1837 through 1886. Prior to 1837, Atlantic Co. was part of Gloucester Co. Soft cover; 85pp.; index; ca. 1935, repr. 2003; G.C.H.S.
$9.00 + $4.00 postage.

102.  BURLINGTON COUNTY (NJ) MARRIAGES by H. Stanley Craig.
This volume includes data from various Friends Meetings, church records and the County Clerk's office in Burlington from the late 1600's to 1880. Soft cover; 340pp.; index; ca. 1932, repr. 2003; G.C.H.S.
$17.50 + $4.50 postage.

103.  CAMDEN COUNTY (NJ) MARRIAGES by H. Stanley Craig.
Marriages from 1844 through 1890 comprise the bulk of this work, including marriages for residents of present-day Washington and Monroe Twps. in Glou. Co. between 1844-1871. Soft cover; 196pp.; index; (ca) 1932, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$14.00 + $4.50 postage.

104.  CAPE MAY COUNTY (NJ) MARRIAGES H. Stanley Craig and Julius Way, M.D.  
This book contains marriages recorded by various County Clerks as well as Justice of the Peace records from the early 1700's to 1880. Soft cover; 131pp.; index; 1931, repr. 2003; G.C.H.S.
$10.50 + $4.50 postage.

105.  CUMBERLAND COUNTY (NJ) MARRIAGES by H. Stanley Craig.
These records are from the County Clerk's office, various Presbyterian churches, Bible records and miscellaneous sources from 1748 through 1880. Soft cover; 333pp.; index; ca. 1932, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$17.00 + $4.50 postage.

106.  GLOUCESTER COUNTY MARRIAGES by H. Stanley Craig.
This volume contains early marriage records of over 20,000 South Jersey residents from the late 1600's through 1880, taken from many sources. Soft cover; 309pp.; index; 1930, repr. 2002; G.C.H.S.
$23.00 + $4.50 postage.

107.  SALEM COUNTY (NJ) MARRIAGE RECORDS by H. Stanley Craig.
This volume contains thousands of marriage records extracted from church records and the County Clerk's office, 1600's to 1880. Soft cover; 295pp.; index; 1928, repr. 2003; G.C.H S.
$22.00 + $4.50 postage.

108.  SOUTH JERSEY MARRIAGES by H. Stanley Craig.
These marriages pertain to South Jersey residents of the 18th and 19th Centuries who are not listed in any of Craig's other marriage books. Many are taken from Philadelphia church records. Soft cover; 163pp.; index; ca. 1935, repr. 2001; G.C.H.S.
$11.50 + $4.50 postage

WILLS

120.  GENEALOGICAL DATA FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY (N.J.) WILLS by H. Stanley Craig.
Taken from Cumberland Co. wills between 1748 and 1861, this information is arranged alphabetically according to surnames. Soft cover; 157pp; (ca) 1931, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$11.00 + $4.00 postage.

123.  SALEM COUNTY WILLS 1804-1830 by H. Stanley Craig.
Extracts from Salem County wills proved between 1804 and 1830 are included here. Soft cover; 214pp.; index; (ca) 1935, repr. 2000; G.C.H.S.
$13.00 + $4.50 postage.

124.  SALEM COUNTY WILLS 1831-1860 by H. Stanley Craig.
Abstracts of many Salem County wills for this 30-year period prove various relationships for searchers of South Jersey families. Soft cover; 203pp.; index; (ca) 1930, repr. 1982; G.C.H.S.
$13.00 + $4.50 postage.

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