tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960378910828021794.post8116784849677653919..comments2023-05-23T07:48:57.239-04:00Comments on Hidden New Jersey: The Union Jack and deserting seamen: Sandy Hook's Halyburton memorialSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02836481864368869692noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960378910828021794.post-76411817008698725372014-01-01T18:27:50.738-05:002014-01-01T18:27:50.738-05:00Thanks for your comment. That's a great questi...Thanks for your comment. That's a great question! I hadn't heard the deserter story, but it's definitely something we need to look into.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02836481864368869692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960378910828021794.post-41534205151890346322014-01-01T17:58:22.092-05:002014-01-01T17:58:22.092-05:00I live in Fair Haven, down the Navesink from the m...I live in Fair Haven, down the Navesink from the memorial. I was once told that some of the original families on the Peninsula (Rumson, Fair Haven, Red Bank) were decended from British deserters. On another site there is a list of deserting sailors, including one George Cooney. There is a Cooney Terrace in Fair Haven. I wonder if there is a connection?S/V Lilliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00971805872936729641noreply@blogger.com