History: Family: Sa-Sh Surnames: Genealogy Tidbits: Monmouth County, NJ. Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by various researchers. USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: Printing this file by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. ____________________________________________________________ The information on these surnames is based on lookup requests from the Monmouth County USGenWeb page. This is a means of sharing these efforts. We welcome your contribution. jpatter@epix.net ____________________________________________________________ INDEX SALTER SEARS/SEARES SHUMARD/SHUMAR/CHUMARD ____________________________________________________________ SALTER I am descended from Margaret Salter (Aug 5, 1720- Jun 16 1799) who married William Dey, Sr. c 1737. I have Margaret's father as unknown and her grandfather as Richard Salter. RESPONSE: I'm probably not going to be of much help here. In vol. IV, pg. 181 of John Stillwell, M.D."s HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MISCELLANY, there is a comment regarding the Margaret you mention. This falls under his discussion of the first Salter (Richard) to appear in the records of Mon. Co., NJ: "1720, Aug. 5. Margaret Salter, a supposed grand-daughter of Richard Salter (1), was born. Mrs Levi Holbrook, of New York City, a lady conspicuous in genealogical and historical circles, descends from Margaret Salter, born 1720; died June 16, 1799; married William Dey, or Dye, Sr., of Monmouth County, NJ, born July 6, 1718; died Sept. 6, 1784. They lived on a fine farm near Hightstown, NJ. "There is some reason to believe that Margaret Salter, born 1720, was a Crawford, rather than a Salter." end of quote. I went thru the other volumes, including a search for Margaret Crawford. The most I could find was baptisms for the children of William & Hannah Dey and some for James and Margaret Dey. Stillwell makes note that not all the Saltars were traced, and "still others appear in the Freehold Records, who must be the issue of Richard Saltar (1), or his children." I take this to mean he couldn't account for all the Saltars. I found no Margaret Crawford born early enough to be yours, much less a Margaret Salter. I found no reason for Stillwell's statement that she might have been a Crawford. I did NOT investigate for a widow Margaret Saltar. The first Richard was supposed to have had a brother who settled in Salem Co., but he left no children and according to Stillwell, his entire estate went to his wife. I believe Hightstown is in Mercer Co. The records for baptisms of James Dey's children start @1748, for William @1761 (on which date James & William both had children bap. at the Christ Church in Shrewsbury). ____________________________________________________________ SEARS/SEARES Historical Miscellany: Looking for any information on the John Sears/Seares who was a witness to the will of Stoffel Langstraat. I have reason to believe he is connected to my PA Sears line. Thanks for any help. John Lindermuth jackrl@postoffice.ptd.net RESPONSE: "HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL MISCELLANY," by John Stillwell, M.D. Vol. I pg. 160: Parish Register of Christ Church, Shrewsbury Baptisms 1737 Jan 1 1737/38 Ann, James, & William, children of John & Greezel Seers---Shrewsbury Vol. III pg. 56: William Channing, NY merchant wrote his will 7/27/1731; proved in NY 9/23/1731--appointed as guardian to his children & executors to his will, friends, Richard Stillwell, John SEARLE & John Pintard, merchants of City of NY, etc. Vol. IV pg. 152: Sir William Ogborne died in Kent Co., England in 1734. His widow, Dame Joyce, died abt. 10 yrs. later, mentioned in her will as of Greenwich, Kent Co., England. She bequeathed estate "to her kinspeople, females, by the names of Williams, Clayton & Searles," etc. Vol. V pg. 31: In 1774, July 30 a Mary Searle sued Thomas Talman's administrators for the debt of 100 pounds note & they confessed judgment. ____________________________________________________________ SHUMARD/SHUMAR/CHUMARD Searching for any reference to surname: SHUMARD/SHUMAR/CHUMARD Any hits would be greatly appreciated. RESPONSE: In the future you need to give me a specific person to look for with a time frame and/or a spouse to help identify him. There is only one mention of the name in the book you specified: "HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL MISCELLANY," by John Stillwell, M.D. Vol. V Pg. 198 Edward Williams Tilton (son of Charles Tilton and w. Phebe Armstrong), b. 1/30/1838; m. 9/11/1859, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Brower) Shumar, b. 2/11/1836. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________