Hi Harry, I saw your posting re: Mayme Hamrick's Book. I have the book if you would like me to look up something. Another option you might try is a posting to the [email protected] site. The Webster County Hamrick's came from there. Caroline [email protected] P.S. What's your line?

One of the most knowledgeable people on the subject of Hamrick that I know is Dan Hamrick. I take every thing that he says as if it were cut in stone. But now I need help. It must be that Dan has not tried to find a copy of Mayme Hamricks book "The Hamrick and other Families, Indian Lore" is not to be found by me. I called Parsons, WV and they told me the flood took out all the records of that book. I then called Mennonite Pub. Co. in Scottsdale, PA. with no luck at all. Maybe some of you can help me come up with the book. Thank you for the Help, Harry

: Beware when ordering family history books. : : : They are up to their old tricks again! : : Watch Out for Halbert! : : Halbert's of Bath, Ohio, has come up with a new technique. They are now : sending their advertisement for Family History Books from a Washington D.C. : address. Halbert's is now using the name : "US Information Burueau NUMA" (note the spelling of Bureau) : 3220 N. St, NW Ste 1400 : Washington D.C. (no zip code given) : : They are advertising a book regarding all the people with your surname in : the Civil War. : Do not be fooled. This is the same game, different cover. : : >From the Wake County Genealogical Society Fall 1998 : and the Durham-Orange Genealogical Society Fall 1998 : : : :

Hi again, I tried sending my family line again, but I still don't think it worked. This time I will just type it out, not using an attached document. Some of you may have received this already. As I said before, I am using someone else's computer, so it may take a while to get back to each of you, though I am really looking forward to to joining you all in this exciting search into the Hamricks!! I am really excited! I did not expect so many replies in reference to my direct line. Thank you for sharing your information. My family line is as follows: My mother, Jana Walraven, is the daughter of Kathleen Woodzell Walraven who was born and raised in Webster Springs, WV. Kay's parents, both born in Webster Co., were Charles Woodzell, b 1883 and Lovica Susan Hamrick, b 1887. Lovica was the daughter of Margaret G. Dodrill, b 1858 and Vincent Hamrick, b Sept 1845; both born in Webster Co. Vincent was the first son of Christopher Hamrick and Eva Gregory, b 1827 Randolph Co. Christopher was born 15 July 1824 in Nicholas Col and died in 1882. His parents were Benjamin Hamrick, who fought in the War of 1812, b 10 Feb 1782 in Faquier Co. and Nancy Agness Gregory, b 1792 Bath Co. Benjamin's parents were Benjamin Hamrick of the Revolution, b 1755 Prince WIlliam Co.? and Nancy McMillian (or is is Mc Millen?), b 1762 Faquier Co. Benjamin of the American Revolution, according to many who replied to my letter, was the son of Benjamin and Mary Sias, and the latter Benjamin was the son of Patrick Hamrick. Most of my info came from Mayme H. Hamrick's book, The Hamrick and other Families. I had been confused by the paragraph in her book regarding the three Benjamins and now that several people have clarified the info, I am interested to know of any records that exist that prove the connection between Patrick and the subsequent Benjamins. I've been unable to find the land records from 1740 mentioned in Mayme's book of Patrick Hamrick and John Sias; Faquier and Prince Wm. Co. Clerks say they don't have them. However, you may be interested toknow that Scott Parham at the Prince Wm CO. Circuit Court, found what he calls a "rare document," an administrator's bond for a Patrick Hamrick, deceased, and is signed by a Patrick Hamrick( his son?). So I guess there are 3 Benjamins, 2 Nancys and now 2 Patricks! Now I am wondering which of the two Patrick's on this document was the father of Benjamin, wife Mary Sias. Mayme H. Hamrick seems to lean toward the notion that the Hamrick name is English, though she does cite a passenger list from Snow Lowther, from Rotterdam, Germany. Kay remembers her grandmother, a Dodrill, used to make German dishes and always assumed that her grandmother learned these dishes form Vincent. Any ideas.? Thanks again for your help. I hope my info is useful to you. Jennifer Henson Smith San Antonio, TX E-Mail: <[email protected]>

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------266137526040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello again, Obviously I am new at this. Here is my second attempt at sending you all my Hamrick family line. This time I saved the attached document as text only, I hope this works. As I mentioned before, it may take me some time to respond, though I am working tonight on responding to each of you who wrote me. I look forward to joining you all in this exciting search into the Hamricks! Jennifer Henson Smith San Antonio, TX E-mail: <[email protected] --------------266137526040 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D535744"; name="Hamrick Email" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Microsoft Word Document Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Hamrick Email" Wow, I am so excited! I did not expect so many replies in reference to my direct line of Hamricks. Thank you for sharing your information. My Hamrick family line is as follows: My mother, Jana Walraven, is the daughter of Kathleen Woodzell Walraven who was born and raised in Webster Springs, West Virginia. Kathleen's parents, both born in Webster Co., were Charles Woodzell, born 1883 and Lovica Susan Hamrick, born 1887. Lovica was the daughter of Margaret G. Dodrill, born 1858 and Vincent Hamrick, born Sept. 1845 both born in Webster Co. Vincent was the first son of Christopher Hamrick and Eva Gregory, born 1827 Randolph Co. Christoper was born 15 July 1824 in Nicholas Co. and died in 1882. His parents were Benjamin Hamrick, who fought in the War of 1812, born 10 Feb 1782 in Faquier Co. and Nancy Agness Gregory, born 1792 Bath Co. Benjamin's parents were Benjamin Hamrick of the American Revolution, born 1755 Prince William Co.? and Nancy McMillian (or is it McMillen?), born 1762 Faquier Co. Benjamin of the American Revolution, according to many who replied to my letter, was the son of Benjamin and Mary Sias, and the latter Benjamin was the son of Patrick Hamirick. Most of my information came from Mayme H. Hamrick's book, The Hamrick and other Families.. I had been confused by the paragraph in her book regarding the three Benjamins and now that several people have clarified the information, I am interested to know of any records that exist that prove the connection between Patrick and the subsequent Benjamins. I have been unable to find the land records from 1740 mentioned in Mayme's book of Patrick Hamrick and John Sias ; Faquier and Prince William County Clerks say they do not have them. However, you may be interested to know that Scott Parham, at the Prince William Co. Circuit Court ,found what he calls a "rare" document, an administrator's bond for a Patrick Hamrick, deceased, and is signed by a Patrick Hamrick (presumably his son). So I guess there are three Benjamins, two Nancys and now two Patricks!!! Now I am wondering which of the two Patrick's on this document was the father of Benjamin, wife Mary Sias. Mayme H. Hamrick seems to lean toward the notion that the Hamrick name is English, though she does cite a passenger list, which includes several Hamricks, from the ship, Snow Lowther, from Rotterdam, Germany. My grandmother has always been under the impression that the Hamricks were from Germany. Kathleen remembers her grandmother, a Dodrill, used to make german dishes. She always assumed that her grandmother had learned these dishes from Vincent. Any ideas? Thanks again for your help, I hope my information is useful. Jennifer Henson Smith San Antonio, TX E-mail: [email protected] --------------266137526040--

Hamrick's, Does anyone have any additional data on the Bankston and Moncrief families that might help Jane? [email protected] Please reply to her. I do not think she is on the Hamrick-L J R Bob O'Brien wrote: Until just a few days ago I did not know there was a link between two sides of my family and the Hamrick family. I have seen the name many times looking at records over the years. To my surprise I found three links to your family. Nancy m. Austin Moncrief Reubin m. Drucilla Moncrief James m. Mary Bankston. Though I don't know yet where Mary Bankston fits I know she does. Thanks for placing it where it can be read, searched and printed so quickly. Sincerely, Jane O'Brien

Dear Jennifer: There is quite a bit of information available on this family. I will answer your questions to the extent of my knowledge and then mention some references. Benjamin Hamrick of the Revolution was the son of Benjamin Hamrick and Mary Sias. The latter Benjamin is regarded as having been the son of Patrick Hamrick, apparently the original patriarch of this family in America. The Benmjamin Hamrick of the Revolution moved to Western Virginia (what now is Webster County, WV) and is himself the forebear of most of the thousands of West Virginia Hamricks. Three of his sons, William, Benjamin and David, married Dodrills, Gregorys and Millers, and these families comprised nearly all the population of the area along Elk River in West Virginia for much of the 19th century. William's grandson, Rimfire Hamrick, claimed he had more than 4,000 relatives in Webster County alone. There are several sites on the internet with information on these families. Perhaps Jill Ching, Steven Bridges and/or J.R. McKinney can help you find them. The principal reference work is an 1938 book by Mayme Hamrick entitled ®01 ‹ The Hamrick and other Families, Indian Lore, by Mayme H. Hamrick, McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV. Copyright by: Mayme H. Hamrick 1939 Second printing 1984 McClain Printing Co. Parsons, WV ISBN: 87012-470-6. Printed by the Menonite Publishing House Scottsdale, Pa. The second major work was ®05 ‹ Heritage of a Pioneer by Charles Tunis Dodrill. published by Charles Tunis Dodrill at Huntington, WV. 782 Pages. Remarkable compendium of information on the Dodrills and allied families, including Hamricks and Gregorys. Copyright 1967 by Charles Tunis Dodrill. Huntington, WV All rights reserved. Library of Congress catalog number 67-22005 Printed by: McClain Printing Co. Parsons, WV There are still others but I'll mention the following one, though it is difficult to find: ®06 ‹ Anderson, Grimes, Hamrick Families and Descendants by Col. A.S. Anderson, published by McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV, ©1983. ---------- From: "Sandra Kurtin" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [HAMRICK-L] Hamrick Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1998 17:11:37 -0600 I am interested in information pertaining to Hamricks (or Hambricks). My fourth great-grandfather was Benjamin Hamrick, born 1782 Faquier Co. Va. He married Nancy Agness Gregory and fought in the War of 1812. His father was Benjamin Hamrick, born 1755 Prince William Co. Va. He married Nancy McMillen and fought in the Revolution. My question: Who was Benjamin's (born 1755) father? Is there another Benjamin who was his father? Will records mention a Benjamin who married Mary Sias in 1773. Also, I am sure Patrick Hamrick who received a land grant circa 1740 in Prince William Co. is related in some way. Could he be the father? I would appreciate any information and look forward to sharing any information I have. I am using someone else's computer, so my name is different than what is on the e-mail address. Jennifer Henson Smith e-mail:[email protected]

I am interested in information pertaining to Hamricks (or Hambricks). My fourth great-grandfather was Benjamin Hamrick, born 1782 Faquier Co. Va. He married Nancy Agness Gregory and fought in the War of 1812. His father was Benjamin Hamrick, born 1755 Prince William Co. Va. He married Nancy McMillen and fought in the Revolution. My question: Who was Benjamin's (born 1755) father? Is there another Benjamin who was his father? Will records mention a Benjamin who married Mary Sias in 1773. Also, I am sure Patrick Hamrick who received a land grant circa 1740 in Prince William Co. is related in some way. Could he be the father? I would appreciate any information and look forward to sharing any information I have. I am using someone else's computer, so my name is different than what is on the e-mail address. Jennifer Henson Smith e-mail:[email protected]

Thanks Pat, I don't have the journal yet, a cousin has sent me just that excerpt, as soon as she sends me a copy of it I will share with all interested, I am very excited about this one! I've always known about George and that Nimrod and Mariah came with him to CA but I never imagined there would be a journal !!! I can hardly wait!!! Thanks, Jill ---------- : From: frank and pat ames <[email protected]> : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] Hamrick Journal found! : Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 4:36 PM : : Gosh, Jill, this is an exciting find! I sure would love to read it, and I : imagine others would too. I am so grateful to you for all you have shared : on these lines, and I hope you can find the time to copy the diary to the : list or your web site. : Pat : ---------- : From: "Jill C." <[email protected]> : To: [email protected] : Subject: [HAMRICK-L] Hamrick Journal found! : Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:45:26 -1000 : : WOW! : : A new cousin has found me from my websites and she has an overland trail : journal written by George Hamrick, brother of my Jesse Calvert Hamrick, as : he was travelling to California with their father in 1863!!! Her ancestor : is George Hamrick, son of Nimrod and Mariah Hamrick. : : She is going to copy it and mail me a copy!!! It is about 15 pages, she : sent me this excerpt! : She says her cousin has the original penciled handwritten copy. : Sooooo.......when I get it I will figure out what to do with it, maybe post : it on a website or? : Anyway here is an excerpt~ : : "Big Meadows Saturday August the 29th Resumed our journey and : Traveled 25 miles over good road to Murphies at the sinks to Day we : had the great Pleasure of meeting Brother Jesse and W. Prothero and an : old neighbor who have been in California ever since 1850 we were : verry glad to see them and hear from many of our old friends and : neighbors We Camped at the Murphies house had no wood and : verry poor Water and had little Grass Weather verry Pleasant" : : : This is just wonderful! : : Jill O'Neall Ching : : :

Gosh, Jill, this is an exciting find! I sure would love to read it, and I imagine others would too. I am so grateful to you for all you have shared on these lines, and I hope you can find the time to copy the diary to the list or your web site. Pat ---------- From: "Jill C." <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: [HAMRICK-L] Hamrick Journal found! Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 13:45:26 -1000 WOW! A new cousin has found me from my websites and she has an overland trail journal written by George Hamrick, brother of my Jesse Calvert Hamrick, as he was travelling to California with their father in 1863!!! Her ancestor is George Hamrick, son of Nimrod and Mariah Hamrick. She is going to copy it and mail me a copy!!! It is about 15 pages, she sent me this excerpt! She says her cousin has the original penciled handwritten copy. Sooooo.......when I get it I will figure out what to do with it, maybe post it on a website or? Anyway here is an excerpt~ "Big Meadows Saturday August the 29th Resumed our journey and Traveled 25 miles over good road to Murphies at the sinks to Day we had the great Pleasure of meeting Brother Jesse and W. Prothero and an old neighbor who have been in California ever since 1850 we were verry glad to see them and hear from many of our old friends and neighbors We Camped at the Murphies house had no wood and verry poor Water and had little Grass Weather verry Pleasant" This is just wonderful! Jill O'Neall Ching

WOW! A new cousin has found me from my websites and she has an overland trail journal written by George Hamrick, brother of my Jesse Calvert Hamrick, as he was travelling to California with their father in 1863!!! Her ancestor is George Hamrick, son of Nimrod and Mariah Hamrick. She is going to copy it and mail me a copy!!! It is about 15 pages, she sent me this excerpt! She says her cousin has the original penciled handwritten copy. Sooooo.......when I get it I will figure out what to do with it, maybe post it on a website or? Anyway here is an excerpt~ "Big Meadows Saturday August the 29th Resumed our journey and Traveled 25 miles over good road to Murphies at the sinks to Day we had the great Pleasure of meeting Brother Jesse and W. Prothero and an old neighbor who have been in California ever since 1850 we were verry glad to see them and hear from many of our old friends and neighbors We Camped at the Murphies house had no wood and verry poor Water and had little Grass Weather verry Pleasant" This is just wonderful! Jill O'Neall Ching

Hello Jill Well, I am new to the list (and besides, I don't even know if my Homrig was even a Hamrick), so perhaps I should keep my mouth shut (or my fingertips off the keyboard). Also, I have unfortunately not kept the previous messages in this matter. (Life's too short for this kind of controversy.) BUT: I distinctly remember that Steven, the expert, said he was unsubscribing in the same message in which he put down the person he thought had asked a stupid question, and I myself marvelled at the tone of his put-down. The reply which supposedly drove him to unsubscribe came afterwards. (And besides, the tone of the reply was far milder than the tone of Steven's put-down.) Yes, absolutely, people should do their own research. By all means. But sharing information graciously is a virtue, and if someone cannot do that, should others put up with uncivil behaviour just because that person knows a thousand times more? I get enough sniping, griping, and side-swiping at work (where I have no choice whom I must deal with). Do I need it in my free time, too? Are we having fun? I have no axe to grind regarding Steven (for or against). I am merely trying to report (1) what I saw, and (2) how I (uninitiated, without any previous knowledge of the people concerned) felt about it. Alan Leighton

Hello Jill Well, I am new to the list (and besides, I don't even know if my Homrig was even a Hamrick), so perhaps I should keep my mouth shut (or my fingertips off the keyboard). Also, I have unfortunately not kept the previous messages in this matter. (Life's too short for this kind of controversy.) BUT: I distinctly remember that Steven, the expert, said he was unsubscribing in the same message in which he put down the person he thought had asked a stupid question, and I myself marvelled at the tone of his put-down. The reply which supposedly drove him to unsubscribe came afterwards. (And besides, the tone of the reply was far milder than the tone of Steven's put-down.) Yes, absolutely, people should do their own research. By all means. But sharing information graciously is a virtue, and if someone cannot do that, should others put up with uncivil behaviour just because that person knows a thousand times more? I get enough sniping, griping, and side-swiping at work (where I have no choice whom I must deal with). Do I need it in my free time, too? Are we having fun? I have no axe to grind regarding Steven (for or against). I am merely trying to report (1) what I saw, and (2) how I (uninitiated, without any previous knowledge of the people concerned) felt about it. Alan Leighton

Hi Pat~ I don't have any intention to unsub you or anyone from this list unless it is warranted. And someone has to be in charge, this is not a list run by a committee. I am brave enough to take the heat and dish the consequences. Hamrick-ness. I said in my original message that Steven encouraged people to make their own discoveries, as I knew he was tired of always giving out data and getting little thanks. It is a shame we have lost him and that he took offense at remarks about his demeanor, which any one would. The amount of Hamrick info he has is impressive and he should of been regarded as an expert, instead of being regarded as he was, unfairly. People should look up their own histories, he should never of been expected to give give give and he was. If some one had a problem with how Steven had responded to them they could of told ME about it, and I would of talked to him about it, then he would of been gone because of me. BUT, that is not what happened. I don't wish to stifle anyone's need to comment on this latest list controversy, so comment away if you need to~ Jill O'Neall Ching ps I do not talk behind others' backs so I am ccing Steven with this message. ---------- : From: [email protected] : To: [email protected] : Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] Flames : Date: Friday, October 09, 1998 2:42 AM : : Dear Jill, : : The first time I saw the message below is when you sent it to the list. : : And while I regret that Steven Bridges has unsubscribed, Harley was correct : that often Steven talked down to the rest of us as though our ideas were : stupid and his guesses were the only correct ones. And if he did : unsubscribe over one individual's comment, that seems pretty weak to me. : (But, you didn't ask my opinion - and rightly so <G>. You only asked if : the message you forwarded had appeared on the list.) Incidently, he stated : that he was unsubscribing for personal reasons; why do we automatically : assume it's because he couldn't take what he dishes out? : : And if you want to unsubscribe me because of my comments, well, as you said : (rather, as I interpreted what you wrote), it's your list and you can do : what you want with it. : : Pat : [email protected] :

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j.r tried this site and was told it has been reset and could open. what did i do wrong mary

has any one found my grandfather. robert henry foster married hallie dell hamrick. hallie is dau of jabez abner hamrick. ark. robert was raised in yalobusha co,ms town of water valley and married hallie in the early 1900's. they had three children. bertha, gladys, and arthur eugene (my father) robert has hidden away in a closet somewhere and we cannot find him. he had a sister alice. cannot find him on foster link so maybe will find him here. any and all help will be sincerely appreciated mary [email protected]

Is this the Patrick, Sr. from which we are all descended? If so, where is he buried? I get to Manassas often. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, October 08, 1998 6:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] Help joan gardner have tried several times to says thank you for the information on our hamrick line , keep getting my mail back. maybe i copied it wrong. But wanted you to know i went to Va, and visited Manassas. Found the family grave yard Patrick, Sr is buried in took lots of pictures. thanks again mary martin [email protected]

I have a copy of the book, "Annals of Webster County, West Virginia, before and since Organization 1860" by Sampson Newton Miller. It was copyrighted in 1969 by West Virginia Wesleyan College (now university), Buckhannon, WV. Certainly, it may be available in the Wesleyan Library. The book was printed by Golden Rule Press in Orlando, FL. That's all the vital information printed in it. It carries no Library of Congress or ISBN number. [email protected]

joan gardner have tried several times to says thank you for the information on our hamrick line , keep getting my mail back. maybe i copied it wrong. but wanted you to know i went to va, and visited manassas. found the family grave yard patrick , sr is buried in took lots of pictures. thanks again mary martin [email protected]