Hunt for Depuy Family: January 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Old Mine Road Monument and Map, Sussex, NJ; & NY

The original township of Walpack, which extended from the New York State line to the Delaware Water Gap, was the only portion of Sussex County traversed by the "Old Mine Road." (Sussex and Warren Counties, N - page 314)

The Old Mine Road was about 100 miles long, from Kingston, on the Hudson River, to the Delaware Water Gap; located up the Mamakating valley. Nicholas Depue lived on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware, about three miles above the Water Gap.

Old Mine Road built about 1650

Bell House - has housed nine generations of same family.

Minisink Village - White men and Indians lived together.

Minisink Island - in river to the west

Westbrook Fort - During French and Indian War in rear of barn

Ennis House - Home of the first school teacher in Sussex county, one-half mile south

Marked by: .... Sussex County Historical Society

(Thanks to Marsha Pilger for the photo.)

Benjamin M Depuy 1775-1856

Benjamin M. Depuy - born 1775 / died 30 Apr 1856

Grandson of Benjamin who built the fort and son of Moses.

Peter Guimar

Pierre "Peter Gumaer" Guimar

born 1666 in Franch and died 1739

Marsha Pilger's 8th great grand-father

(Thanks to Marsha for the photo)

"Progenitor of the Gumears

who emigrated in the

present day town of Deerpark

died: 1739

aged: 73 years

........

Deerpark 1856

Decker Fort, New York

New York: Decker Fort

Home of Martinus Decker,

Burned by Brant's Raiders, July 20, 1779.

Rebuilt 1793.

Headquarters of John B. Jervis 1826-28

This house was occupied for 100 years (1865-1965)

by the family of Nellie R. Cannon

Through the efforts of Gertrude Lyons Kellam, this site was made available to the

Minisink Valley Historical Society in 1970.

Reason for this Blog

I received an email which stated "I went into your Hunt and Depuy blogs and am very impressed and have added them to my blog favorites. The first thing I did was copy Lucy Philena's picture as I did not have one. Hope that is ok." That is the very reason for this blog. My thoughts are that if documents on our family are easily accessible we can save time which can be better used searching for new information. Please copy. Please enjoy, and please send back any information you, too, would like to share. "No man is an island" is proven time and again in genealogy. We can't do any of this alone.

Huguenot Cross

History and Making The Huguenot cross is believed to have been a sign of recognition among the French Protestants as early as the 17th century. It was patterned after the Order of the Holy Spirit insignia worn by Henry IV of Navarre, who issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598 to protect Protestant freedoms. The provides the following information as to its history: "The Huguenot cross was designed and first manufactured by a certain Mystre of N�mes in 1688. It has as its predecessor the badge of the Hospitaler Knights of St John of Jerusalem also known as the Knights of Malta, a religious and Crusader order founded in Jerusalem in the 7th century AD. In 1308 they occupied the island of Rhodes after the collapse of the Crusader states, and in 1530 formed the order of the Knights of Malta after Rhodes was surrendered to the Ottoman Turks. They lived for 4 centuries on the island of Malta, hence the name Maltese Cross for the central part. (The Maltese Cross is generally associated with fire and is the symbol of protection of fire fighters in many countries)." "Other predecessors of the Huguenot Cross include the so-called Languedoc Cross, and the order decoration of the Order of the Holy Spirit which Henry III established on December 31st, 1578." Significance and Meaning The gold Cross of Languedoc, with the official ribbon of the Society which is white, edged with stripes of French blue and gold has become the official insignia of The National Huguenot Society worn by members. The Cross of Languedoc consists of four elements:  The insignia consists of an open four-petal Lily of France -- reminiscent of the Mother Country of France -- in which each petal radiates outward in the shape of a "V" to form a Maltese Cross. The four petals signify the Four Gospels. Each petal, or arm, has at its outside periphery two rounded points at the corners. These rounded points are regarded as signifying the Eight Beatitudes.  The four petals are joined together by four fleur-de-lis, also reminiscent of the Mother Country of France. Each fleur-de-lis has has three petals. The twelve petals of the four fleur-de-lis signify the Twelve Apostles.  An open space in the shape of heart is formed between each fleur-de-lis and the arms of the two petals with which it is joined. This shape -- a symbol of loyalty -- suggests the seal of the great French Reformer, John Calvin. A descending dove pendant representing the Saint Esprit or "Sainted Spirit" -- the guide and counselor of the Church -- is suspended from a ring of gold attached to the lower central petal.