Recollections of Baptistown
                                 by Jay Bee
                                 Published
                           Hunterdon Independent
                              Frenchtown, N.J.
                                1893 - 1897
                 Paper clippings given by Capt. John Bellis
                      to Hunterdon Historical Society
                  From the collection of Beulah Gangaware


                                   Page 5

        Sergeant Lake lived where Watson Dalyrmple now lives. His wife was
Letitia, daughter of Thomas West and Rachel Hoagland. Their children were:
Lydia, Cornelius, Rachel Mary, Thomas and George W. There were other
children but these are all I can name.


                                  Page 12

        The next one who lived on the large farm was Josiah Rounsavell.
He carried on coopering in connection with farming.  He died in Frenchtown
several years ago.  His wife was Margaret Bearder an aunt of William R.
Bearder of Locktown.  Had children:  Sarah Ann, Amelia, Mary Miranda,
Lavina, Andrew B., Jacob, Amy, Trimmer, Lafayette, Richard, and George.

                                   Page 12a

        Jacob Rounsavell [son of Josiah & Margaret above] married Lydia,
daughter of Sergeant Lake, has been dead many years.


                                  Page 97b

        William R. Lake, son of Sergeant Lake, was killed in Kansas by a man
from whom he was trying to collect a debt.  William R. spent his boyhood
days in Baptistown.


Kingwood, N.J.            May 4, 1897