There was an inquiry a few days ago while my own computer was out of commission, as it has been so often this winter, about a Cassie Hamrick of West Virginia. I have information on her ancestors but nothing on her descendants. There follows a so-called ahnentafel report on Cassie Hamrick. This "ancestor table" basically is simple. To find a father double the child's number. To find a mother, double the child's number and add one. Of course, if you want to start on the other end, you can divide. I'm leaving the references -- and questions -- in this report in event they will be helpful to others. I would appreciate any information on the descendants and relatives of Cassie Hamrick, as her mother was the daughter of my great-grandfather Peter Hamrick. First Generation 1 Cassie Hamrick. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P61. Second Generation 2 Jonathan Hamrick. Residence: Webster Co. (WV) Farm; St. Petersburg, FL.;. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P60, 61, P122. 3 Rebecca Jane Hamrick. Residences: Webster Co.; St. Petersburg, FL;. Died 1912. Buried in Florida. Reference1 Hamrick ...Families P61, 85, P122. Mayme Hamrick said in her book that Rebecca Jane Hamrick , wife of Jonahtan and daughter of Peter Hamrick, was the mother of 10 but the book did not identify them. Third Generation 4 Isaac Hamrick. Born 19 May 1818. Residence: Pt. Mountain, 4 Miles Above Webster Springs, WV. Buried in Private Cemetery Near Pleasant Grove Church. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P60;60 Don Norman. 5 Margaret Griffin. Died At 93. Buried in Private Cemetery Near Pleasant Grove Church. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P60, 121. 6 Peter Hamrick. Born 30 Aug. 1823 in Upper Elk Community, WV. Upper Elk Community, WV, below Whittaker Falls on the right. Died 16 Jun 1906 in ***. Buried in Below Whittaker Falls, along Elk River, WV. Occupation Farmer. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P83; p60 Don Norman. 1 Mayme Hamrick listed his birth date as 1821. 60 Don Norman listed the date of death as 15 Apr 1903. (I believe we had obtained the date from Peter Hamrick's gravestone). 1 The Hamrick and other Families, Indian Lore, by Mayme Hamrick, McClain Printing Co., Parsons, WV. ISBN: 87012-470-6 says on Page 83-84: "Peter Hamrick was born in 1821. He married Nancy Gregory, daughter of Adam and Rebecca Dodrill Gregory. He built his home in the Upper Elk Community about the year 1850. He was an aggressive farmer and a successful hunter. The large log house built by him is in excellent condition today, after having been in use for more than 75 years. (The book was published in 1938) "Nancy Greogry Hamrick died in 1865. Mr. Hamrick then married Margaret Daff Hevener.....Peter Hamrick died in 1903. He is buried beside his first wife in the cemetery near his home." Residence:: Upper Elk Community, WV, below Whittaker Falls on the right bank of the Elk River Burial: The Peter Hamrick Cemetery, along Elk River, below Whittaker Falls a few hundred feet and across the road from the John Hamrick Family Cemetery. 7 Nancy Gregory. Born 12 Jan 1830. Died 11 May 1886. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P83.. Fourth Generation 8 William F. Hamrick. Born 1789 in Greenbrier County, VA;. Note in Residences: Greenbrier Co.; Webster County;. Died About 1850 in Nicholas County. Buried in On A Farm In Nicholas County. Occupation Farmer, Hunter, Soldier, War Of 1812. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P57... WILLIAM HAMRICK 1 Hamrick...Families P57...59 "William Hamrick....was four years of age at the time of the alarm of an intended Indian Raid on the settlements of Greenbrier County and was carried on that memorable journey of more than one hundred miles through the forest to Fort Donnally by Jack McMillian." "William Hamrick, son of Benjamin and Nancy McMillian Hamrick, was born in Greenbrier County, Virginia, now West Virginia, in 1789. He was four years of age at the time of an intended Indian Raid on the settlements of Greenbrier County, and was carried on that memorable journey of more than 100 miles through the forest of Fort Donnally by Jack McMillian. Pioneer When William Hamrick was 23 years of age, he built his home on the north side of Elk River in what is now Webster County, WV, five miles above Webster Springs, then called Fork Lick. That section of what is now West Virginia was a wilderness without highways through the forest and without bridges over any of the many streams. . . War of 1812 "In 1814 William Hamrick enlisted in the war against Great Britain and went with his brother, Benjamin, to Norfolk, Va, where he served in Capt. Wamsley's regiment until his discharge Dec. 15, 1814. Noted Hunter " William Hamrick was a celebrated hunter. He always kept a pack of well trained dogs for the chase. He knew the favorite haunts of the animals that roamed the woods in abundance. His hunting explorations were always successful. He frequently killed 100 deer and 50 bear in one season. To the amusement of his many friends he enjoyed relating the exciting anecdotes of the chase. First School House "In 1834, William and Benjamin Hamrick and James Dodrill built the first schoolhouse erected in Webster County and hired the teacher, Beoni Griffin, for a term of three months. The school building made of logs stood on the north side of Elk River, near the mouth of Wolf Pen Run. William Hamrick participated in the movement of 1841 to have a new county formed from Randolph, Nicholas and Pocahontas counties. As a result, Webster County was created by an act of the General Assembly of Virginia Jan. 10, 1860. Died in Nicholas County "While on business in Nicholas County, about the year 1850, William Hamrick died suddenly and the body was not returned to the home in Webster County for burial. He is buried in Nicholas County on the farm formerly owned by a Mr. Robinson. . ." WILLIAM HAMRICK 5 HERITAGE...P673 9 Jeanette "Jennie" Gregory. Born 1796. Died 1873. 10 Jonathan Griffin. Born 1776. Died 1857. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P120, 121. 11 Rachel Sharp. Residence: Pocahontas Co., Va;. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P121. 12 David Hamrick. Born Jan 1796 in Greenbrier Co. Died 25 Oct 1875. Reference1 Hamrick Families P82;60 Don Norman. 1 Hamrick and Other Families P82: "David Hamrick, son of Benjamin and Nancy McMillian Hamrick, was born in Greenbrier County, Va, now West Virginia. He married Elizabeth Miller and moved to the Upper Elk section of what is now Webster county, and built his home about the year 1820. "He was a pioneer in that locality and the large house he built overlooking the Elk River was made of logs from the surrounding forest, the place being a dense wilderness. The log house had a large stone chimney at one end, the smoke conductor for a large open fireplace." "David Hamrick was the father of 16 children, nine sons and seven daughters." Genealogists are divided over whether his wife, Elizabeth, was the daughter of John Miller or his brother, Francis (See Elizabeth Miller notes). But I believe Hardway has proved she was the daughter of Francis Miller. Research: 1 13 Elizabeth Miller. Born Jan 1797 in Bath Co., VA.. Died 1876. Reference4 Webster History, P432; Hamrick...P82;60 Don Norma. .(See Research section) Wilton Hamrick felt certain that Ron Hardway, a Webster County historian, had the correct information. In a lengthy volume on the Millers, Hardway wrote on Page 112: "Elizabeth Miller, the third daughter of Francis and Margaret Miller, was born in 1805. She married David Hamrick, a son of Revolutionary War veteran Benjamin Hamrick and Nancy McMillian. David and Elizabeth settled on Elk River at Whittaker Falls near the present-day Randolph-Webster County boundary." Research: The sources appear about evenly divided over whether Elizabeth Miller, the wife of David Hamrick, was the daughter of John Miller or his brother, Francis Miller. Each had a daughter named Elizabeth. It appears that they may have been picking up the information from common sources, with no one going to the original source. The truth may await an exploration of the Bath County, Va., records where she was born. One sheet Anna Dodrill had showed the parents of Elizabeth Miller as Francis Miller and Margaret Pritt; it showed her birthplace as Bath County, Va. Wilton Hamrick also said that he thinks Elizabeth Miller was the daughter of Francis Miller and Margaret Pritt. Wilton feels certain that Ron Hardaway, historian of Webster County, WV, would have this correct: Hardaway said she was the daughter of Francis Miller. (See Hardway's separate documentation on Francis Miller). On the other hand, Sampson Miller's "Annals of Webster County" and Col. A.S. Anderson's "Anderson, 'Grimes, Hamrick Families and Descendants" lists Elizabeth Miller as the daughter of John Miller and Eva Burns. So does a voluminous work by Jeff Miller, available at Anna and Ivan Dodrill's home. This applies, too, to the work of Don Norman of Elyria, Ohio. 14 Adam Gregory. Born 25 Jul 1802. Died 7 Nov 1877. Reference5 Heritage; 1 Hamricks; Anderson P248;. 15 Rebecca Dodrill. Residence: Mill Run, Now Barton, WV. Reference1 The Hamrick And Other Families, P113, 114. Fifth Generation 16 Benjamin Hamrick. Born 1755 in Fauquier County, VA. Residences Fauquier County, VA; Nicholas and Webster Counties, WV; orig. Died 1842 in near Bergoo, WV. Buried in Cemetery is on family homestead near Bergoo, WV. Occupation Farmer; soldier;. Reference1 Hamrick ...Families P. = 1, p29, The Hamrick and Other Families The Hamricks of Braxton, Webster, Randolph and Pocahontas counties are descendants of Benjamin Hamrick, a soldier who fought in the American Revolution. He was born in Prince William, now Fauquier County, Virginia, in 1755. In November of 1774, he enlisted in the military service of the Colonial Government of Virginia, as a Minute Man, and served for six months. He was then 20 years of age. He engaged in the battle of Great Bridge on the bank of the Elizabeth River, commanded by Colonel Edward Stevens. In October, 1776, he enlisted in the Third Virginia Regiment under Capt. John Chilton and marched from Williamsburg to Alexandria, Va., and from there to New York, where he joined the Continental Army. Burial: Hamrick family Cemetery Research: 1pages 28-40 1 Pension records of the Revolution, Washington, D.C.. 2 moccasin Tracks and Other Imprints, by W.C. Dodrill. 3 Virginia State Archives, Richmond, VA 4 House of Delegates Journal, Virginia General Assembly, 1826-1827. 5 Early Virginians, by H.H. Hardestys. 17 Nancy McMillian. Research: The Mayme Hamrick book mentions without further reference on Page 57 a Jack McMillian as having carried William Hamrick on his back to Fort Donnally. 18 Col. Isaac Gregory. Spe Note in Residences: Bath County, Va; Gauley River Near Beaver Run,. Buried in Gregory Family Cemetery, Elk Valley, Webster Co., WV. Reference5 Heritage Of Pioneer; 1 Hamrick. Other Families, P115. From Karen Kessler Cottrill via Email: "As for the information that I have on Isaac Gregory, it came from Don Norman, 41991 Emerson Court, Elyria, OH 44035-2537 and was written as follows: "Isaac moved with his wife Sarah to Webster Co., in1804 from Back Creek of Jackson's River in Bath Co., Va and built a cabin and settled on Gauley River near the mouth of Beaver Run, which later became the Dyer Farm. About 1812 he moved to Elk River and settled about 5 miles east of Webster Springs near the mouth of Mill Run. He killed the last Buffalo known to have been killed in Webster Co. In 1814 he enlisted a company of soldiers ( VA Militia) and went to Norfolk, Va to fight the British. He rose to rank of Corporal while stationed there. He was appointed Lieutenant Colonel of the 126th VA Regiment, Nicholas Co Militia in 1818. He died in1852 and is buried in the Gregory cemetery, 4 miles east of Webster Springs." I have him as born 1772, Bath Co., VA and died 1852, Braxton Co., VA (WV) Bath County, Va.; near Bolair, on the Gauley River; on the elk River, near Fort Lick, now Mill run, about five miles above Webster Springs. 19 Sarah Hannah Given. Born 18 Aug 1766 in Bath County, VA. Died 1836 in Along Elk River, WV. Reference 25 Research Of Andy Cottrell, Arlington, VA. 20 Benoni Griffin. Born in Wales. Immigrated To Connecticut. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P120. 1 Hamrick...Families P120 THE GRIFFIN FAMILY "The Griffin Family is of Welch descent and has always been considered a hardy, industrious and honorable family, some of them living to a remarkable old age, and were especially noted for a tenacious memory they possessed, and which many of them retained until extreme old age. Some of the members of this family took considerable interest in education, and public affairs of the country, many of them were teachers and some of them office holders. 1 Hamrick...Families P121 ". . . Benoni Griffin, the first to settle in America, came from Wales and settled in the state of Connecticut. He married a Miss Seely of that state. To this union were born four children, Abraham, Samuel, Mary and Jonathan. "The mother died in Connecticut and the father moved to Pocahontas County, VA. Abraham moved to Ohio; Samuel moved to Indiana; Mary married Hugh Brown and settled at Marietta, OH; and little is known of the descendants of the first three children mentioned above, but Jonathan Griffin has many descendants in Webster county. . ." 21 Seely. Reference1 Hamrick...Families P121. 24 same as ahnentafel number 16 25 same as ahnentafel number 17 26 Francis Miller. Born 1771. Brother Of First Settler In Webster County, WV. Died 1841. Reference4 Webster Annals P432; 443 Miller Family . 27 Eva Burns. Died About 1800. Reference 2 Anna Dodrill; 43 Jeff Miller. 28 same as ahnentafel number 18 29 same as ahnentafel number 19 30 William Earl "English Bill" Dodrill. Born About 1750 in Eastern Virginia or Eastern North Carolina. Spe Note in Residences: Virginia, North Carolina, Doddridge (Bragg) Run. Died After 1818. Reference5 Heritage...P200. --Invalid Dates Special Note: Eastern VA or NC; near Point Pleasant, VA (now WV); Birch River, VA (now WV 31 Rebecca Lewis Daughtery. Reference Note 1 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 Mennonite Publishing House Scottsdale, Pa. Reference Note 2 02 Anna Dodrill HC86 Box 34 Monterville, WV 26282 1-304-339-4763 Reference Note 4 04 -- Annals of Webster County History by Sampson Newton Miller. 479 Pages Copyright 1969 By West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia Published by: Sampson Miller Webster Springs, WV Jan. 10, 1969 Printed by: Golden Rule Press Orlando, FL Reference Note 5 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 Reference Note 25 25 Research of Andy Cottrell, Arlington, VA Reference Note 43 43 The Miller Family, by Jeff Miller, a voluminous notebook in the possession of Anna Dodrill. Reference Note 60 60 Don Norman-Pauline Karabogias Addresses: Don Norman Elyria, OH Pauline Karabogias Lorain, OH Norman's file was found on the Internet. I wrote to him to ask about several questions raised by his reports. He wrote back that he could not prove anything in his file and that he simply had opted to create genealogical files rather than keep official records. He said he had been aided in creation of the Hamrick files by Pauline Karabogias of Lorain, OH, whom I also wrote about the questions. Mrs. Karabogias answered with an eight-page letter and I am satisfied that she is responsible for the Hamrick files that Norman has placed on his computer so I changed the reference to Don Norman-Pauline Karabogias. Mrs. Karabogias says she has been compiling information on the family for a lifetime, but has only been recording sources in the last decade. Reference Note 76 76 Ron Hardaway, Webster Co. historian