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Gabe: In further consideration of your musings, I agree with you and I think you will find that Indian Cabin Road is a newer moniker for “Pettit’s Old Road.” Best regards, Jerseyman

Chris: Our very own Turtle is an excellent artist who paints many Pine Barrens subjects. You can send her a PM or plan to see her work at Lines on the Pines in March. I deem it a high privilege to own one of her paintings! Best regards, Jerseyman

pinelandpaddler: I think I can provide responses to most, if not all, of your questions. To clear some of the haze from this thread, however, the 1872 F.W. Beers’ Topographical Map of Atlantic Co. New Jersey does depict the location of Cook’s Field as flanking Indian Cabin Road south of the...

Folks: I think you will find that a combination of Boyer/Morgan’s Old Inns and Taverns in West Jersey and Thomas Gordon’s 1828 map of New Jersey (annotated through 1833) will answer most of your questions. Here is a detail from the Gordon map: Boyer/Morgan states: Sailor Boy Tavern...

Gentlemen: It is always best to examine the original newspaper instead of the OCR transcription when such a discrepancy arises. Here is the original advertisement: As you will notice, the actual type is “¼” and “½” instead of 12 to 14 miles. Now the verbiage make perfect sense! Best...

Ben: Get in touch with me; I think I can fulfill everything you are seeking! Best regards, Jerseyman

Oriental: I suspect the topoynym “Union” was derived from the school, although I can’t write with certitude for this location. A “union” school is one that served several districts or groups of parents where either not enough money or not enough students existed to operate a single school, so...

Oriental: I’ve been anxiously looking out the window wondering and waiting for you to arrive in this thread! Thanks for not disappointing me! :) Yes, I checked the Coaxen Township map to make sure I had the proper road before proceeding with posting the sale notice and the 1849 map detail...

Willceau: This image has a decidedly Edwardian look to it. The little-boy sailor suits, the somber facial expression, and not looking directly at the camera are all hallmarks of Edwardian period photography. Best regards, Jerseyman

Thanks for your kind words, Don. I am always happy to help out with such questions! Stizkidz: What part of southern Ocean County are you seeking? Best regards, Jerseyman

stizkidz: That is a detail from the 1849 J.W. Otley and R. Whiteford Map of Burlington County. Best regards, Jerseyman

Don: I can’t be positive of the location for Taylorstown , but I can make an educated guess. :) On 11 January 1855, Martha R. Dobbins, widow of Edward T. Dobbins, placed a sale notice in the New Jersey Mirror: Public sale to be held on Monday February 5, 1855, on the premises, the farm...

I should add to the message above that Rutgers, Special Collections, holds the card files and the collections of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey and Lisa should consider consulting this material to research Jesse Kelly. That said, however, I suspect if the person who compiled the original...

Ben: Middlesex County, New Jersey, unfortunately, does not have a historical society. Rutgers, Special Collections, serves as the de facto historical society for the county. Sorry to say, but the URL you provided above is actually for Middlesex County, Connecticut. Best regards, Jerseyman

That sounds like a road return, Gabe, which will be in the files of the Gloucester County Historical Society. When I have time, I’ll drop down to Woodbury and locate it. Best regards, Jerseyman

pinelandpaddler: It makes perfect sense to me for Garoutte to name the tavern after Lafayette, but can you provide a citation for the information? Whatever you can provide would be appreciated! Best regards, Jerseyman

TeeGate and all those interested in survey stones and the Pine Barrens: My good friend Tanton from this site sent me the link to a fascinating article from The American Surveyor magazine: http://www.amerisurv.com/PDF/TheAmericanSurveyor_Guisewhite-StoryOfAStone_Vol8No4.pdf Note the heavy...

Spung-Man: I turned to Green first, but, like you, I failed to find a single reference. The next source that I examined was the 1938 Mullica Township centennial history, but, again, no information contained within it relative to Garoutte or a tavern on the Pleasant Mills tract. I did find...

Lisa: For what it’s worth, here is Beck’s take on your ancestor: Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: I made final edits to the book in two sessions a couple of weeks ago for Andrew, so the publisher is moving quickly to place the finished work on the market. Best regards, Jerseyman