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Wow! I fail to look at the forums for a couple of days and look what I miss! jdragon130: The original Raritan & Delaware Bay Railroad extended from Port Monmouth, up on Raritan Bay, to Atsion, where it connected with the Camden & Atlantic Railroad using the Batsto Branch in 1862. In 1867...

Willy: Makes me wonder if there are any probation documents at the State Archives associated with the estate. I will probably be visiting the Archives sometime in the near future, so I will check. Best regards, Jerseyman

Merry Christmas to all my Pine Barrens friends! One hundred years ago on Christmas Eve, this amazing and unique occurrence happened: Best regards, Jerseyman

I am just as dubious of the whole thing, Ben. Based on my review of research materials, I suspect searching for an original source may be on a fool's errand! Best regards, Jerseyman

Don: If you want to make a trip to Camden, the Camden County Historical Society holds the original plans for the Batsto Branch from the early 1860s. I suggest you call and make an appointment before going there as they are not keeping regular hours at present. The plans cover either two or...

Folks: Translation of indigenous languages like the Lenape's spoken Algonquin dialects is fraught with problems ranging from the "ear" conditioning of the early transplanted European hearer concerning the pronunciation to the auditory processing of both the hearer and the speaker regarding...

I think my reputation precedes me in these matters. I am all about assisting people to improve their writing style and grammar. I love writing as a mode of communication and I am constantly seeking ways to improve my own skills. You will find me becoming quite cranky and snarky when folks use...

Not a dirty skirt, guys; she is wearing a Hoover apron to protect her clothing. Best regards, Jerseyman

No salt works on Cattus Island, Ben. The one Joe refers to in his original email was the Pennsylvania Salt Works at Shelter Cove, just above Goose Creek. Best regards, Jerseyman

Joe: I hope you understand my reticence to display the maps until I better understood what you are doing out there. I never want to aid pot-holers in their dastardly deeds of destroying undisturbed archaeological sites. You may have already examined some of these maps, but I will post them for...

German: Steam was in use as early as the 1820s for sawmills. The 1838 Report to the United States Treasurer on steam engines is full of all types of mills powered by steam. Since Lewis Applegate did not construct his mill until 1842, it certainly possible he employed steam. An alternative is...

Joe Kelly: I thank you for your service to our country and I hope the VA is taking care of your disabilities. I do have some maps that would aid you with what was located on Cattus Island, but I hesitate to post them here. Based on your email above, I discern you are someone who owns a metal...

jokerman: Based on an examination of Google Earth, I think some of the original roads remain and some have undergone modification: Best regards, Jerseyman

ohnnyb: Joseph Burr established a sawmill in what then was Northampton Township in circa 1750. It was certainly there in 1753 when surveyors drafted a return for a road between “Vincent Leeds sawmill to Joseph Burr’s mill, Northampton.” In 1765, armed and disguised men entered a Joseph Burr’s...

Absolutely, Guy! The survey is dated 1782. Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: Based on the Surveyor General's Office, Survey Book T, Page 160, your “TT” stands for Thomas Taylor. Best regards, Jerseyman

amf: The popularity of gambrel roofs in West New Jersey and the Delaware Valley can be traced to the early part of the eighteenth century, say from approximately 1715 to 1735 or thereabouts. It is entirely possible that the houses claimed to be seventeenth century actually underwent changes to...

I think it's great you guys are replying to a thread on the Sooy family, as it interests me, too, but I hope you do understand that this thread is from 2012. Shelby joined on 5 October 2012 and she has not logged into the site since November 2012. Best regards, Jerseyman

Gibby: If this is the correct foundation that I recall, it once supported a stationary engine used to power the factory at Union Clay Works. An issue of the New Jersey Courier, published in Toms River, from sometime between 1858 and 1860, carried a squib about moving a stationary engine by...

Unknowable, Joe? Hardly. I can state with absolute certitude that this body of water is Almonesson Lake. The treeline, especially the rise of it on the left-hand side of the image, is still that way today! Note the two boats out on the lake, a favorite pastime for those who visited this...