The March Column is now available on the Bits of Blue and Gray website. "A Civil War Love Story" http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/march2003.htm "His pension says he volunteered in 1864 to serve the Union as a Private during the Civil War. He was a saddler with the Pennsylvania Cavalry, Co., C, 181st Regiment, 20th Cav. in 1865. His pension says he died in 1868 of "Apoplexy" --medical terminology of the time for contactin pneumonia from sleeping in th snow without a shelter." This is the story of Gustavus Schmidt, who emegrated to the United States from Germany in 1851. This has been sent to multiple lists, so pleas excuse duplicate copies. Thank you Jayne bitsobluengray@aol.com bitsofblueandgray.com

Looking for parents of an Andrew J. Allen b. in Kent Co., Del.. Not sure what year but was married to a Malinda Anders abt 1833. So would say born in early 1800's. Thanks in advance Daniel Cotner Researching: COTNER,CORTNER,CURTNER,GORTNER,WALKER,ALLEN,CRISSINGER APPOLLONIO,GIBBS and others. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

--part1_c.a131d24.2b7e596d_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_c.a131d24.2b7e596d_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <YEWTEE@aol.com> From: YEWTEE@aol.com Full-name: YEW TEE Message-ID: <122.1ed3defe.2b7e57c6@aol.com> Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:31:34 EST Subject: Re: Moore family History To: dmoore000@ameritech.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 113 Hi Don, I was glad and surprised to hear from you re the Moores and only put the message on as an after thought since I have not had any query replies or any new information for a year or so. Abraham Moore's will, dated 1836-37 Kent Co. lists children: Abraham Newell Moore b. 1808 Lovicy {Lucinda I think} Moore b. 1806 [my ancestor, married John Hobson and died before her father but is mentioned in the will along with their young son Thomas] George W. Moore b.1814 d. Joseph Moore b. 1816 d. May 5 1894 buried at Cheswold wife Mary C. b. 1822 d. 1903 Mary Moore b.1831 Nehemiah Moore b. 1824 wife Elizabeth- died 1895 buried at Cheswold Abraham Moore and wife Susannah [Newell ?] are buried in Bethel Cemetery in Cheswold DE [Volume 1 "Souls in Heaven, Names in Stone" the Dill book of Kent County records page 243] I have written several times to various DE organizations trying to get someone to go to the cemetery to photograph the tombstones, for remuneration of course, but have never even received a reply. Abraham Moore b. October 10 1783 d. Feb 16 1836 Susanna [Newell[ Moore b. June 30 1780 d. Jan 7 1851 So there it stands. There are so many Moores and so many Abraham Moores also, I have just about given up trying to sort them out. Any suggestion would be most appreciated! Joan Hobson Smyth 25 Magnolia Circle Ormond Beach FL 32174 [formerly Phila} --part1_c.a131d24.2b7e596d_boundary--

Hi, Rootsweb.com/~Dekent/ It has tax assessments... Dixie Lea... ----- Original Message ----- From: sapp To: DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Kent co., DE tax assessment lists 1797 - ca. 1820 or later To the question, does the LDS have the tax assessment microfilms for years up to 1797 for Kent co., the answer is "yes." In fact, I did more searches of the LDS site (familysearch.org) and found that they also have microfilm of even the years that I needed up well into the 1820s. ----- Original Message ----- From: <YEWTEE@aol.com> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:55 AM Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Kent co., DE tax assessment lists 1797 - ca. 1820 or later > Does the LDS have the tax assessment microfilms for years up to 1797 for Kent > Co? > > Joan Smyth > > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen, or even touched. They must be felt with the heart. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

To the question, does the LDS have the tax assessment microfilms for years up to 1797 for Kent co., the answer is "yes." In fact, I did more searches of the LDS site (familysearch.org) and found that they also have microfilm of even the years that I needed up well into the 1820s. ----- Original Message ----- From: <YEWTEE@aol.com> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:55 AM Subject: Re: [DEKENT] Kent co., DE tax assessment lists 1797 - ca. 1820 or later > Does the LDS have the tax assessment microfilms for years up to 1797 for Kent > Co? > > Joan Smyth > > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Does the LDS have the tax assessment microfilms for years up to 1797 for Kent Co? Joan Smyth

Does anyone know whether the subject tax assessment lists are available? So far I have only been able to find the 1803-04 list on microfiche from the Morman family history library. I have reels of microfilm with nearly every year on them up to 1796, but would like to go up to about 1820. Appreciate any information on availability of such lists. David Sapp

David, do you have any relatives (Sapp's) in Oregon? Please excuse me if I've asked before. My older brother went to high school with a "Corky" and "Weed" Sapp near Corvallis.( Early 50's) I don't know what their real names are. Corky d a few years ago. Weed is still in the Corvallis area, I think.Bob KNOTTS, a DE/MD., IL., OR., KNOTTS ----- Original Message ----- From: "sapp" <djsapp1@mchsi.com> To: <DEKENT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 11:45 PM Subject: [DEKENT] Kent co., DE tax assessment lists 1797 - ca. 1820 or later > Does anyone know whether the subject tax assessment lists are available? So far I have only been able to find the 1803-04 list on microfiche from the Morman family history library. I have reels of microfilm with nearly every year on them up to 1796, but would like to go up to about 1820. Appreciate any information on availability of such lists. > David Sapp > > > ==== DEKENT Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Pie ChartsI have received marriage records from DE re ancestors and need some help in understanding them. In 1807, couple paid 500 pounds to the state, condition of obligation evidently that they are free to marry, consent of parents if under age etc and that marriage be void if conditions not met. Another in 1830.. they paid $200 with similar stipulations. Were these monies paid the day of the marriage? Were they refundable? Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Sharon Moffitt Cowen (researching COHEE in DE/MD)

The February column for Bits of Blue and Gray is now ready to be seen. Leafing thru our Civil War Notebook <A HREF="http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/february2003.htm">http://www.bitsofblueandgray.com/february2003.htm</A> It is a "tour" thru the notebook one chapter at a time. I hope you find something there you enjoy Jayne McCormick MDelPa@aol.com OR bitsobluengray@aol.com <A HREF="www.bitsofblueandgray.com">www.bitsofblueandgray.com</A>

Hi all, Obituary Central http://www.obitcentral.com has just added the Kent County Obituary Search Engine at http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/counties/de-kent.htm. Hundreds of obituaries from the last couple of years are indexed. Hope this helps. Other Delaware resources: Delaware Obituary Links http://obit.obitlinkspage.com/de.htm Delaware CemSEARCH http://www.obitcentral.com/cemsearch/de-cem.htm Delaware GenLookups http://www.genlookups.com/de.htm Delaware Historical & Genealogical Societies http://hs.obitlinkspage.com/de.htm

Greetings all! The Delaware GenWeb Project now has its own domain: http://www.degenweb.org/ We believe this will increase our visibility, and the shorter URL will increase researchers' ability to access us easily. The Kent County site can be accessed from that site, or by its own URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~dekent/ ~Lee S. King Kent County coordinator DEGenWeb Project

I am looking for the parents of my Bevins (other spelling?) TURNER and wife Priscilla (other spellings?) BESWICK. They had two sons, Minus and William Turner. Bevins was from the Dover area and Priscilla was from "the eastern shore of Maryland." They left that area around 1806-1810 and went to the Louisville, KY area to build a house for Henry Clay. While living in KY, a daughter, Jane, was born and Pricscilla died near Covington, KY. Any help, family connections, marriage records, tax, etc, would be hugely appreciated.

Good morning, I am searching for the parents and grandparents of John NUMBERS who was born December 2, 1793 in Dover, DE. Any help on this search would be appreciated. Jacqueline

I'm checking into DNA testing for the KNOTT(S) surname. We would have to have 6 or more MALE KNOTTS members.It should be pretty painless. You just take a scraping of the inside of your cheek. http://www.familytreedna.com The cost for people in a surname project would be $99 plus $2 shipping vs the standard price of $149. A year or so ago it was in excess of $200 . At this time, they don't offer testing with the female members in a surname project Please see this website; http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_sum.asp?let=K If this is not allowed on the lists, please contact me directly. Doug, I guess this is for your info only, although you might be surprised! If any one who knows a male KNOTTS who might be interested, please refer him to me. This might really be interesting. I have also included a few KNOTT(S) in the UK in my mailings. We might be able to see who came from where. Are there any absolutely positively male descendants of Jame KNOTT, b ca 1602 in England, out th! ere?! Bob KNOTTS, a DE/MD, IL., OR., KNOTTS in PHX, AZ

I am seeking a child born to CLARA GUSBERG (probably O.W.) sometime in the few years prior to 1919 when she had another child. The first child could have been born in any one of the following states: New York; New Jersey (where Clara was born); Delaware (where she lived in 1918 with her first husband, Sam E. Cole); Connecticut (where she also lived and her 2nd child was born); or Rhode Island where her 2nd husband came from and where she spent some time in the early 1900s. The 1st child was probably placed in adoption so I can't get any data. If you are this person or know who is please contact me privately with any information. Thank you. peter19252000@juno.com Jan. 17, 2003

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Lemuel COHEE was b. in Kent Co.,DE 3/7/1811. He m. Sarah Ann"Sally" Jump Collins in Delaware abt. 1829. Their first child Lydia Ann was b. in Bumbahosk, Kent Co, DE 5/7/1830 Their second child Samuel Benjamin(e) was b. in DE 1/10/1833 Their third child, Rachel Caroline b. in 1835 possibly in DE By 1837, Lemuel was in Henry Co. IN and in 1838 in Clinton Co, IN where he remained until his death in 1857. He was a shoemaker. **** There were/are many COHEEs in Delaware and the same first names are repeated numerous times both in DE, MD, and IN **** I am desperately searching for the names of the parents and siblings of the above Lemuel COHEE in order to connect him to other COHEE lines. There was a Lemuel Cohee on the 1810 census, b. 1770, Kent Co, who supposedly married Ann Cooper 2/17/1807 and had several children. I believe this same Lemuel also died in 1810. Any help greatly appreciated!!! Sharon Moffitt Cowen

In 1999 I retired from my job with the Central Arizona Project in PHX, AZ. One of my co-workers was from WV. I told him I planned on going to WV and the Eastern Shore of MD to work on my KNOTTS family history. Interestingly enough, his wife is a WV KNOTTS. He cautioned me abt meeting the WV "Natives". But I'm retired from the navy, and had experience with supposedly hostile native people before. My experience has always been that if you treat people with respect, you usually are fairly safe. This holds for the slums of Manila, to Rocky Point Mexico. You mainly have to respect the local traditions, and treat others courteously. I spent time in Grantsville, WV., where there is a "KNOTTS ROOM" in the Historical Society's section of the library. I was never treated anything other than politely, although a local KNOTTS "Cousin" told me that unemployment was VERY high, and poverty was a fact of life. The Grantsville Hotel had just opened. I've learned since that it has gone out of business. A local business going out of business is always sad to me, as it almost always means cutting dreams and opportunities short. My ancestors were in Queen Annes' co MD. as least as far back as 1770, and probably much earlier. My g-grandfather, WM KNOTTS, b 1805, QA co MD, went to Christian co IL. in the early 1840's, and then to Benton Co Oregon in 1845-46, where he become Benton County's first county Clerk. The first Benton Co court session was on WM's front porch, as there was no courthouse. WM and his wife Sylvia WILSEY KNOTTS were among the early settlers in Oregon; their land claim was 176. And I just recently found a branch of my KNOTTS' family who no one knew existed. The first KNOTTS settler in WV was Absalom KNOTTS, who was b in DE. in 1746, and went to WV in 1780. But his father was Robert KNOTTS, b in QA co ca 1725. And if I remember correctly, there was a (MARY ?) KNOTTS involved in the Hatfield-Mc Coy feud. But to put things into perspective, our KNOTTS immigrant is believed to be James KNOTT, a convicted Felon who came to VA from England in 1617, as a 15 year old. But he did well in the new world, at one time owning abt 1000 acres of land. He came to the colonies from Newgate prison to avoid having his necked stretched! I've called numerous KNOTT(S) throughout the US, and I believe abt 40-50% of ALL of the KNOTTS' in the US are WV KNOTT(S)', and therefore almost certainly related to my QA co KNOTTS'. My KNOTTS' in QA co. seem to have b married into the TEMPLE and JARRELL families in QA. and Caroline counties MD. Bob KNOTTS. a DE/MD, IL., Oregon KNOTTS, now living (?) in PHX, AZ. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mountain Curmudgeon" <frankensteinjr@meer.net> To: <1776-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 6:34 AM Subject: [1776] bigotry against West Virgnians > HCPD-L: > > This is a letter I wrote to the local newspaper. It may come close to violating the no politics rule of the list (sorry) but it DOES contain some history of a problem we West Virginians face on a regular basis and as it contains history I went ahead and posted it. > > > > Elkins, WV > > 6 Jan 2003 > > Dear Editor: > > Kudos to Bob Dunkerly for speaking out about the negative stereotyping of Appalachians (INTER MT 21 Dec) and the same to Governor Wise for demanding an apology for the bigoted half-time show at the WVU game (INTER MT 31 Dec). This problem is real and some may not realize the extent of the negative image that Appalachians are subjected to. I once had a Baltimore-raised Viet Nam combat veteran in my car and he refused to get out in a rural area of this county because all of his life he had heard that "people go up these hollows in West Virginia and don't come out". He was not kidding. > > Appalachians need to speak out against this bigotry whenever we see it. This being the case perhaps a few lines about how we got here would be helpful. This image has been a long time developing and the more we know about the origins of these misconceptions the better prepared we will be to put things in perspective for others. > > >From the very beginning the people in West(ern) Virginia were different from their tidewater neighbors. Eastern Virginia was primarily English while western Virginia was more Scotch-Irish and German. The Scotch-Irish had a long history of having to fight to survive and they brought this proud, contentious readiness to conflict with them to their new mountain homes. > > The Hatfield-McCoy feud brought journalists from the cities to cover the action and the press given Appalachians by these people often portrayed Appalachians as dangerous, mean, savage-like creatures who were dirty, ignorant, and quick to use a gun. They even staged photos and in one case asked a group of unarmed Hatfield loggers to go get their guns before a photo was taken. From this coverage many in the rest of the nation got their only exposure to Appalachian people and this exposure was distorted, inaccurate and unfair. > > Later West Virginia made national news (again as a bunch of gun-wielding troublemakers) when the only armed insurrection on American soil since the Civil War took place in West Virginia: the West Virginia mine wars. Press coverage from the Hatfield-McCoy and coal conflicts was fertile soil in which to plant seeds of misconception that have grown and continue even in, as an old song says, "these so-called liberated days". > > During the 1960s TV shows like the BEVERLY HILLBILLIES and THE REAL McCOYS did little to help the image of Appalachians. Some years later the TV show NIGHT COURT was asked for an apology by the state for an episode portraying a couple from West Virginia as ignorant misfits with a child wearing a feed sack for a dress. Also the TV show WKRP IN CINCINNATI had Hoyt Axton portray a West Virginian, the Axton character being a "high strung" person to be feared who might pull out a gun and kill at the drop of a hat. Indeed the media has worked hard to make us look bad and this attitude is nothing short of bigotry against an ethnic group. > > I am proud to call myself an Appalachian. My ancestors cut some of the first trees ever cut by Europeans in these mountains 250 years ago and we are still here. I used to try to hide my accent but I learned that the Appalachian dialect is an outgrowth of the speech patterns of the Scotch-Irish and English who came here in the 1700s and I now carry my accent with pride. I also proclaim my Appalachian heritage with pride. I welcome anyone who would like to come to West Virginia to enjoy our scenic beauty, learn about our culture, or live among us in our fine communities. But to those who want to come here and belittle us or look at our poor and indigenous people like tourist attractions I say that the same road that brought you in here leads out! > > We Appalachians are not ignorant, dangerous, gun-toting savages regardless of what the media in other states want you to believe. Certainly we have our share of undereducated, deprived, impoverished people but you show me one and I'll take you straight to any inner-city street corner and show you an urban dweller who is just as deprived. Among Appalachians can also be found brilliance, generosity, a strong work ethic, resourcefulness and good old southern hospitality. It is time that the rest of the country caught up and rid themselves of these bigoted, ignorant stereotypes that are unfair to rural people everywhere. Bob Dunkerly and Governor Wise are to be commended for their parts in helping to educate the rest of the country. > > > > > > > David Armstrong > > 201 Graham St > > Elkins, WV 26241 > > Phone 636-3964 > > e-mail frankensteinjr@meer.net > > > David Armstrong > Elkins, WV > > > > ==== 1776 Mailing List ==== > NEW 1776 LIST SUBSCRIBERS > You're encouraged to post your queries and > questions to our "1776" List anytime. OKAY > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Dear List Members, I look forward to the year 2003 being a great one for our list. Because of the amount new members we have subscribing every day, I feel it is time to again post the suggested rules of the list...even us long time members need reminding once in a while. 1 I have very few rules on the lists I watch over. The main one is to treat your fellow members as you would like to be treated. Also the posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact me Kathleen Burnett KathleenBurnett@earthlink.net 2. If someone posts a message to the list that should not have been posted, please just delete it. Know that I am taking care of the problem. When you post your unhappiness, then you just continue on the problem. I know it is hard when your heart has been offended, but for my sake, and the sake of the list, please just delete it. Rootsweb has a wonderful Spam Detective and it stops most of it. You should see what comes across my screen. I have to look at each of them to make sure that what was stopped was truly Spam. Once in a while, one slips by though and if this happens, just delete it and go on with what we all love, genealogical research. Some suggestions to make our list run smoother are: 1. If you would put information such as names, places, and dates relating to your posting, in the subject line, it might give you a better chance to attract the attention of someone who has the information you are looking for or the attention of someone who is searching for the information you are posting. 2. Please remember to delete the taglines and un-needed words when you re-send a message to the list with your answer. If you don't check this, your responses can become quite large and may cause problems with some of our member's servers. This member who might not be able to receive your message because of its size, just might be your long lost second cousin with all the answers you are looking for. 3. Remember to keep your Virus protection up to date and never open any attached file unless you are 100% sure what it is and even then you are taking a chance. If you do notice that one of our members has a virus, please do not post their name and e-mail address across the list. Let me know and I will take care of the problem. Most likely the member already knows and is in a major state of stress. Receiving messages of each of us will only cause his or her stress level to rise. 4. Please remember, we have members from all walks of life, all ages and all levels of education on our list. Be understanding. The very person who mis-spelled every other word in their posting could be the very one with your missing family bible in their attic. Some sites to remember: 1. There is a great Rootsweb site, Password Central, you can go to if You want to find out what Rootsweb lists you are a member of or need to unsubscribe from a list, just follow the instructions. http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ 2. If you would like to visit the archived messages for this list you may go to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ and type in the name of the list you want to see the archives for. From there you can search by date. 3. If you are interested in knowing about other mailing list out there, one of the very best inventories of genealogical mailing lists is John Fuller’s Genealogy Resources on the Internet located at http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html I want to thank each of you for your continued support of me and your willingness to help make this list the success it is. Kathleen Burnett List Mom