MARSHALL-STOUT-PRALL-CLARK. Marshall. Conrad Marshall of Hopewell twp., Hunterdon Co., N. J., is said to have settled on the top of the "Witchamenting" Mountain, two miles north of Pennington, prior to the Revolution. He is said to have been born in 1729 and to have died 1813. He had a son John, born 1762, a Revolutionary soldier, one of whose grandsons, James Wilson Marshall, was the discoverer of gold in California. I am very anxious to learn anything at all concerning this Conrad Marshall. So far I have been unable to find a single record of his name except in family papers. His mother was probably a German. I shall be glad to pay for information concerning the ancestry of Conrad Marshall. Stout-Prall. Benjamin Stout was married in New Jersey, probably Hunterdon County, Sept. 8, 1803, to Ruth Prall. Benjamin is believed to have been a son of Abner Stout, and to have been descended from Richard Stout of Middletown, N. J., whose ancestry I am trying to trace back in England, with some success. I am very anxious to get the line from Richard to this Benjamin. Clark. I wish to learn the parentage of one James Clark, born about 1730-5 who died at Amwell, Ñ. J., about 1774, leaving a wife Hannah and children James, John, George, Mary, Thomas and Elizabeth. I have found that the family were Presbyterians, or I would think that they were members of the Stoney Brook Clarks. Can anyone help? CHAS. C. GARDNER, 853 South 11th St., Newark, N. J. MOUNTAIN FAMILY.-A correspondent in London, England, sends me the following marriage licenses for Hampshire, EnglandJohn Mountain, 1736, Andover, and Jane Elcombe. Joseph Mountain, Andover, and Anne Spearing of Winchester, 1726. Samuel Mountain of Stockbridge, and Mary Sutton, Andover, 1709. Benjamin Mountain, of Andover, and Eliz. Penton, of Winchester, 1726. John Mountain, of Romsey, and Sarah Shipton, of Andover, 1716. Book Notices. HISTORY OF THE "BUCKTAILS"-KANE RIFLE REGIMENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA RESERVE CORPS. (13th PENNSYLVANIA RESERVES, 42D OF THE LINE.) By O. R. Howard Thomson and William H. Rauch, Philadelphia, 1906. 8vo. pp. 466. Illustrated. It was through the far sightedness of Pennsylvania's "War Governor," Andrew Gregg Curtin, that the "Pennsylvania Reserves," composed of thirteen regiments of infantry was organized, which won by its achievements a reputation unequaled in the Army of the Potomac. The Thirteenth Regiment, "Bucktails,” whose history and services are under notice, was organized by Col. Thomas L. Kane, and commanded later by Charles J. Biddle, Hugh McNeil, Charles F. Taylor, A. E. Niles and E. A. Irvin, participated in all the battles and skirmishes from Draensville to Bethesda Church, when its term of service expired. The collection and publication of the records of heroism and military achievements of this celebrated regiment has been successfully accomplished by the compilers, and the muster rolls of the Field and Staff Officers, and the ten companies with their officers and men, are particularly valuable for the details which they contain. The index to names and places is quite full. ANNUAL PROCEEDINGS PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY OF SONS OF THE REVOLUTION, 1905-1906. Edited by Ethan Allen Weaver, Secretary, Philadelphia, 1906. 8vo. pp. 79. Illustrated. This attractive publication contains a list of the officers; the proceedings of the eighteenth annual meeting of the Society; the Necrological Roll; and the seventeenth annual sermon, preached by Rev. Thomas E. Green, General Chaplain of the Society. The illustrations comprise reproductions in colors of the flags of Col. John Proctor's Independent Battalion of Westmorland county and the Floating Batteries; the bronze tablets erected on the Northern Liberties school house, (site of the Barracks), and Independence Hall; the house in which Gen. Hugh Mercer died, and St. Peter's P. E. Church. LOCAL HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES COLLECTED FROM THE FILES OF NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN EASTON, PENNA. By Ethan Allen Weaver, 1906. 8vo. pp. 319. Any one interested in the history of Easton, Northampton County, will find in this work a wealth of historical and biographical material, which has been judiciously selected from the newspaper press of that city. The edition is very limited, but a copy will be found in the library of The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. THE PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SOCIETY. VOL. XV. 1906. 8vo. Illustrated. This volume contains, in addition to the Proceedings and addresses at the Germantown, October 25, 1904, three historical papers of interest and value: The Pennsylvania German in the French and Indian War, by H. M. M. Richards; Frederick the Great and the United States, by J. G. Rosengarten; and Old Historic Germantown, by N. H. Keyser, D. D. S. Mr. Richard's paper is a timely contribution to an important epoch in the history of our Commonwealth. The illustrations are numerous, and the edition limited to 550 copies. CURATOR. GREGORY B. KEEN. LIBRARIAN. JOHN W. JORDAN. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN. ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN, IN CHARGE OF MANUSCRIPTS. JENNIE C. WYLIE. HISTORIOGRAPHER. J. GRANVILLE LEACH. JOHN C. BROWNE, SIMON GRATZ, WILLIAM DRAYTON, HON. WILLIAM POTTER, COUNCILLORS. SAMUEL CASTNER, JR., JOHN T. MORRIS. HON. WILLIAM P. POTTER. The Council of the Society is composed of the President, VicePresidents, Recording Secretary, Corresponding Secretary, Treasurer, Auditor, and the twelve Councillors. Hon. James T. Mitchell is President and Gregory B. Keen is Secretary of the Council. |