I was going to remind you if you change your e-mail address or your mailing address please let us know so we don't have e-mails bouncing back. Send them to David Houchin [email protected] David Kuhl [email protected] Ruby Casto [email protected] The three of us will need your changes. Thanks, Ruby

There were only five of us in attendance at the meeting of the Harrison County Genealogical Society this morning. In the absence of Darrell Waugh, president and John Nuzum, vice president, David Houchin librarian filled in as the acting president. The Christmas dinner was held in December and Dick Wilt, webmaster, said pictures of those that attended are on the webpage. David said that he and Diana Johnson have been looking at catalogs to see if there are any books that we need to order. We did get the labels on the newsletters and they are ready to mail. Dick Wilt would have taken them to be mailed today, but David wasn't exactly sure how to separate them by zip codes. He will try to get them mailed on Tuesday since Monday will be a holiday. Dick Wilt, webmaster, said that you will be able to get Ruby's notes on your phone at http://www.wvhcgs.com/pda.html. He also said all notes and stories are in the archives on the web page. We also decided that we will be needing new pens, so Dick is going to see about ordering them. I picked up a lot of renewals today so I will try to get the membership cards in the mail the first part of the week. If you haven't paid your dues, they are $10.00 and can be paid by mailing them to: Harrison County Genealogical Society P O Box 387 Clarksburg, WV 26301 Darrell' wife Betty called me and she still does not know the results of his tests and said it would not be until Tuesday because of the holiday on Monday. Weather permitting the next meeting will be held on Friday, February 5, 2010. Ruby Casto Membership Chairman of HCGS

Thanks Ruby, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruby Casto" <[email protected]> To: "Harrison County Genealogical Society" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:52 PM Subject: [HCGS] CHANGE OF ADDRESS >I was going to remind you if you change your e-mail address or your mailing >address please let us know so we don't have e-mails bouncing back. > > Send them to > > David Houchin > [email protected] > > David Kuhl > [email protected] > > Ruby Casto > [email protected] > > > The three of us will need your changes. > > Thanks, > Ruby > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.143/2624 - Release Date: 01/15/10 12:47:00

I just talked to Darrell Waugh's wife Betty and she told me that he has had a pet scan and also the biopsy and they ought to know in two or three days the results. Please keep Darrell and his family in your prayers. I will give you an update as soon as I hear anything else. Ruby

This is the reminder of the meeting of the Harrison County Genealogical Society. It will be held tomorrow, January 15th on the second floor of the Waldomore at 10:00 A.M. Looks like the weather will cooperate tomorrow as it is suppose to be in the 40's. Ruby Casto Membership Chairman of HCGS

I have made an adjustment to the WVHCGS Web Site to make it fit on your pda, phone etc. Try it and let me know if it works. I have a monitor the size of a very small postage stamp so doesn't work on mine. If someone is into the latest gadgets let me know if it works. http://www.wvhcgs.com/pda.htm Dick

Janet, thank you very much. I had been hoping to find a connection of Caleb with the original William Davis but I have had no luck. Maybe someday. Anyway, I appreciate your help. Regards, Thomas Martin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 12:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers To Thomas Martin from Janet Thorngate Re: Caleb Davis Susie Nicholson Davis in Davis: The Settlers of Salem... has two pages (680 and 681) on "other" Davis families of Harrison Co. (i.e., other than those descendants of Rev. William Davis (1664-1745). Here is where she lists "Caleb Davis, wife Leah, Will in Harrison Co. 12-2-1816." At the end of this section she says, "As far as I can determine, none of the above listed families were related to the Seventh Day Baptist Group, but some of the descendants of the above listed people did marry some descendants of the Seventh Day Baptist group." Janet Janet Thorngate 88 Terrace Ave. Salem WV 26426 USA (304) 782-1727 [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.134/2613 - Release Date: 01/11/10 02:35:00

To Thomas Martin from Janet Thorngate Re: Caleb Davis Susie Nicholson Davis in Davis: The Settlers of Salem... has two pages (680 and 681) on "other" Davis families of Harrison Co. (i.e., other than those descendants of Rev. William Davis (1664-1745). Here is where she lists "Caleb Davis, wife Leah, Will in Harrison Co. 12-2-1816." At the end of this section she says, "As far as I can determine, none of the above listed families were related to the Seventh Day Baptist Group, but some of the descendants of the above listed people did marry some descendants of the Seventh Day Baptist group." Janet Janet Thorngate 88 Terrace Ave. Salem WV 26426 USA (304) 782-1727 [email protected]

>From my mother's 1986 charts (Mary Virginia Sprouse), whose source was Addie Amick's "Elswick History" -  I find that two of Capt. Jacob & Dorothy (Springer) Prickett's sons married into the Jolliffe family - as well as a daughter-in-law after her husband's death. .  JOSIAH PRICKETT  (1746-1807) s/o Capt. Jacob & Dorothy -  m. 2nd Charity Taylor d/o James;  Charity married 2nd WILLIAM JOLLIFFE b. 1761 Children of JOSIAH & CHARITY PRICKETT: John Prickett m. Mary Jolliffe Drusilla m. 1801 James Jolliffe JACOB PRICKETT, JR. (1758-1826) s/o Jacob & Dorothy,  m. Jemima Pindle (1761-1801) d/o Thomas Children of JACOB & DOROTHY: Richard Prickett m. 1810 Elizabeth Jolliffe Mary Drusilla Prickett (1785-1848) m. 1811 James H. Jolliffe Abraham Prickett m. 1790 Hannah Jolliffe (1780-1831) Thanks for your additional information, Linda.   I thought we were descended from the Jolliffe's but I guess the name was just familiar because of our Pricketts.   Does the above information look right to you, Linda?   ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sun, January 10, 2010 11:56:36 AM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers - German Brethren Has anyone looked at the Jolliffe family who lived very early near  Prickett's Fort and Rivesville?  William Jolliffe was a Quaker connected to  the historic Hopewell Meeting House between Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA.  The building was built about 1730s and is still in use.  His son was James  and his grandson, another William Jolliffe, married first Catherine Collins, and  second Charity Taylor Prickett, a widow of one of Captain Prickett's sons.  Charity is buried in the old cemetery at the fort.  The stone does not mention her second marriage to William Prickett. The family lived in western PA before Marion Co. The Jolliffe family has a  long English history. I don't know what religion they followed in PA and Marion  County but they were no longer Quakers. Linda In a message dated 1/8/2010 2:29:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  [email protected] writes: Back in  the 1980s, I researched the Springhill, Fayette Co., PA  as well as  the Washington and Greene County areas while hunting down  STRAIGHT/Strait, BOORD, ACHE, COVER/Coover, ANDERSON lines who moved across  the border into Monongalia (now Marion) County.  I came away  feeling (like you, Diana)  that the Redstone Fort in Brownsville, PA was  the central drawing point.  This was understandable, since  protection from the Indians was needed at that time.  The majority  of the families named above were of the Dunkard faith (German Baptist  Brethren) who had come after the Revolution from Maryland to  Southwest PA, where they established their churches.      http://www.brownsvilleboro.com/ >From "Two Centuries of Church  of the Brethren of Western PA"  (multiple authors) - under the  Georges Creek Congregation chapter:  "Fayette County was erected in 1783  and the town of "Union" (Uniontown) was made the county seat.  The next  year, 1784, the first members of the Church of the Brethren moved into what is  now Springhill Township.  Two families composed the little colony.  One was that of George Custer, whose wife Catherine (Leatherman*) Custer was a  granddaughter of Daniel Leatherman, bishop of the seven Brethren churches in  Maryland.  The other family was that of Jacob Gansz, Sr., a widower,  together with three of his sons, George, Joseph, Jacob Jr., and one daughter,  Anna, who later 'married an Arnold and lived and died on Ten Mile Creek,'  Washington County. "  *Leatherman was also spelled  Letterman in many instances. Here is a list of related Brethren books  - a couple of these can be read online:    http://openlibrary.org/search?ftokens=ebkvoglctvkf Rev. H. Austin  Cooper produced several books about the various Brethren churches  (pioneers) around Pennsylvania & Maryland.  My local library had  one in print, but I had to order the rest through library interloan - and  those were on audio tape.  Here is a peek at one of those  books:  http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1045440M/Two_centuries_of_Brothersvalley_Church_of_the_Breth ren_1762-1962 ________________________________ From:  Diana Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri,  January 8, 2010 10:26:10 AM Subject: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV  settlers Too many snow days and no desire to clean out a drawer,  closet, or room lead to: I am trying to compile a list of settlers  who were in southwest PA who came to Harrison to see what and if they had  connections to each other. >From Fayette PA to Harrison  WV Francis Goodwin, Fayette PA to Harrison WV Uriah Ashcraft, b 1762  Lancaster PA, Fayette PA to Harrison W/VA John Ashcraft (father of Uriah),  Fayette PA Christopher Nutter, b Sussex Delaware, then to Augusta VA, 1769  Fayette PA, 1772 Harrison Co WV John Tucker, Monongalia WV to Fayette PA  to Harrison WV Moses Hustead, b 1748 Dutchess Co NY, Fayette PA, Harrison  WV Philip Davis (son of Owen and Sarah Davis), b Oct 18, 1751, lived  in Springhill, Fayette PA William Greathouse Sr, Philadelphia PA to  Somerset/Bedford/Fayette PA to Harrison Co WV ca  1786 So why  did these people leave that area and move into Harrison Co WV?  David H says there was the north to south movement of people into new  areas. What I would like to know: 1. Were all these people living in  the same area in Fayette, PA and a land company "advertised" that Harrison  WV was opening up or Monongalia Co WV? 2. Were they related to each other  or neighbors and the decision was made to move on? 3. Was Fayette Co PA  (Redstone) a center to gather before making the next jump, kinda like the  moon would be to move on to another planet? I guess, what was the  motivation to move on?  And I know just enough to ask questions, but  not anywhere nearly enough to put it together or where to look for the  answers. If you are aware of any other persons who were in that area of  PA and came to Harrison area, please add to this list, and add your  comments  or speculations. 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Hi Marilyn, Bud came here for three months, and it has been 3 years, but I know he anxious to move on to Pendleton Co., a few counties in Northern Virginia, and then settle down in Georgia and put down some roots. I would at least talk to him before you leave, to be able to stay in contact when you return. Barb -------Original Message------- From: Marilyn and Bill Date: 1/10/2010 12:09:27 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S Thank you very much. I will make contact as soon as we return from Florida.......4/15/10. Hiram W. Lynch On 1/9/2010 7:25 PM, Barb Palmer wrote: > There is a gentleman at Hacker's Creek almost everyday, was born and raised > in Clarksburg. He left 50 years ago, and returned 3 years ago-spending > nearly every moment of time researching the Smith's, and has compiled a > wonderful history. He always happy to share, and his name is Howard "Bud" > Smith. You might call the Library and leave a message for him to return the > call, or he well may be there. > > Barbara Palmer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Marilyn and Bill > Date: 1/7/2010 4:09:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S > > Ruby: Thank you for that information. Sarah Hacker& David Smith, Jr > are my ggg grandparents. Their oldest son, Rev. John Smith& wife, Mary > "Polly" (Swisher) Smith are my gg. Their youngest son, Lewis Dexter& > wife Virginia Rebecca (Gardner) Smith are my great grandparents. Their > son, Elmer Edward Smith& wife, Ethel (Kelley) Smith are my > grandparents, all on my mother's side. When my mother did her research > on the Smith's in the '70's, she couldn't make an indisputable > connection between David Smith, Sr.& Capt. John Smith of Augusta Co., > Va. I guess that sometime after my mother's research, they have been > able to make that firm connection. How about the Sommerville family (my > ggg grandmother) of Good Hope? Certainly need anecdotal stories about > that wonderful family both before they arrived in America from Ireland& > as they laid down their roots in Good Hope. Hiram W. Lynch > Ashtabula, Ohio > > On 1/7/2010 9:21 AM, Ruby Casto wrote: > >> Hiram, >> My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker. His daughter >> > Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith > line from Lewis County, WV. > >> Ruby Casto >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Where do I find Jean's e-mail address? Janet Janet Thorngate 88 Terrace Ave. Salem WV 26426 USA (304) 782-1727 [email protected]

Janet, Rootsweb would not send your attachment because it was to big to send through the list. Try sending it to Jean personally. Thanks, Ruby ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 6:04 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers > To Jean Binns Smith > > Attached is a sheet of information on the Salem Davis book. I can mail you > a copy as soon as I receive your check. Let me know if you can't download > and read it OK. > > Janet > > Janet Thorngate, Secretary > Salem & Greenbrier SDB Cemetery Assn. > 88 Terrace Ave. > Salem WV 26426 USA > (304) 782-1727 > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Has anyone looked at the Jolliffe family who lived very early near Prickett's Fort and Rivesville? William Jolliffe was a Quaker connected to the historic Hopewell Meeting House between Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA. The building was built about 1730s and is still in use. His son was James and his grandson, another William Jolliffe, married first Catherine Collins, and second Charity Taylor Prickett, a widow of one of Captain Prickett's sons. Charity is buried in the old cemetery at the fort. The stone does not mention her second marriage to William Prickett. The family lived in western PA before Marion Co. The Jolliffe family has a long English history. I don't know what religion they followed in PA and Marion County but they were no longer Quakers. Linda In a message dated 1/8/2010 2:29:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Back in the 1980s, I researched the Springhill, Fayette Co., PA as well as the Washington and Greene County areas while hunting down STRAIGHT/Strait, BOORD, ACHE, COVER/Coover, ANDERSON lines who moved across the border into Monongalia (now Marion) County. I came away feeling (like you, Diana) that the Redstone Fort in Brownsville, PA was the central drawing point. This was understandable, since protection from the Indians was needed at that time. The majority of the families named above were of the Dunkard faith (German Baptist Brethren) who had come after the Revolution from Maryland to Southwest PA, where they established their churches. http://www.brownsvilleboro.com/ >From "Two Centuries of Church of the Brethren of Western PA" (multiple authors) - under the Georges Creek Congregation chapter: "Fayette County was erected in 1783 and the town of "Union" (Uniontown) was made the county seat. The next year, 1784, the first members of the Church of the Brethren moved into what is now Springhill Township. Two families composed the little colony. One was that of George Custer, whose wife Catherine (Leatherman*) Custer was a granddaughter of Daniel Leatherman, bishop of the seven Brethren churches in Maryland. The other family was that of Jacob Gansz, Sr., a widower, together with three of his sons, George, Joseph, Jacob Jr., and one daughter, Anna, who later 'married an Arnold and lived and died on Ten Mile Creek,' Washington County. " *Leatherman was also spelled Letterman in many instances. Here is a list of related Brethren books - a couple of these can be read online: http://openlibrary.org/search?ftokens=ebkvoglctvkf Rev. H. Austin Cooper produced several books about the various Brethren churches (pioneers) around Pennsylvania & Maryland. My local library had one in print, but I had to order the rest through library interloan - and those were on audio tape. Here is a peek at one of those books: http://openlibrary.org/b/OL1045440M/Two_centuries_of_Brothersvalley_Church_of_the_Breth ren_1762-1962 ________________________________ From: Diana Johnson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Fri, January 8, 2010 10:26:10 AM Subject: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers Too many snow days and no desire to clean out a drawer, closet, or room lead to: I am trying to compile a list of settlers who were in southwest PA who came to Harrison to see what and if they had connections to each other. >From Fayette PA to Harrison WV Francis Goodwin, Fayette PA to Harrison WV Uriah Ashcraft, b 1762 Lancaster PA, Fayette PA to Harrison W/VA John Ashcraft (father of Uriah), Fayette PA Christopher Nutter, b Sussex Delaware, then to Augusta VA, 1769 Fayette PA, 1772 Harrison Co WV John Tucker, Monongalia WV to Fayette PA to Harrison WV Moses Hustead, b 1748 Dutchess Co NY, Fayette PA, Harrison WV Philip Davis (son of Owen and Sarah Davis), b Oct 18, 1751, lived in Springhill, Fayette PA William Greathouse Sr, Philadelphia PA to Somerset/Bedford/Fayette PA to Harrison Co WV ca 1786 So why did these people leave that area and move into Harrison Co WV? David H says there was the north to south movement of people into new areas. What I would like to know: 1. Were all these people living in the same area in Fayette, PA and a land company "advertised" that Harrison WV was opening up or Monongalia Co WV? 2. Were they related to each other or neighbors and the decision was made to move on? 3. Was Fayette Co PA (Redstone) a center to gather before making the next jump, kinda like the moon would be to move on to another planet? I guess, what was the motivation to move on? And I know just enough to ask questions, but not anywhere nearly enough to put it together or where to look for the answers. If you are aware of any other persons who were in that area of PA and came to Harrison area, please add to this list, and add your comments or speculations. 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Thank you very much. I will make contact as soon as we return from Florida.......4/15/10. Hiram W. Lynch On 1/9/2010 7:25 PM, Barb Palmer wrote: > There is a gentleman at Hacker's Creek almost everyday, was born and raised > in Clarksburg. He left 50 years ago, and returned 3 years ago-spending > nearly every moment of time researching the Smith's, and has compiled a > wonderful history. He always happy to share, and his name is Howard "Bud" > Smith. You might call the Library and leave a message for him to return the > call, or he well may be there. > > Barbara Palmer > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Marilyn and Bill > Date: 1/7/2010 4:09:03 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S > > Ruby: Thank you for that information. Sarah Hacker& David Smith, Jr > are my ggg grandparents. Their oldest son, Rev. John Smith& wife, Mary > "Polly" (Swisher) Smith are my gg. Their youngest son, Lewis Dexter& > wife Virginia Rebecca (Gardner) Smith are my great grandparents. Their > son, Elmer Edward Smith& wife, Ethel (Kelley) Smith are my > grandparents, all on my mother's side. When my mother did her research > on the Smith's in the '70's, she couldn't make an indisputable > connection between David Smith, Sr.& Capt. John Smith of Augusta Co., > Va. I guess that sometime after my mother's research, they have been > able to make that firm connection. How about the Sommerville family (my > ggg grandmother) of Good Hope? Certainly need anecdotal stories about > that wonderful family both before they arrived in America from Ireland& > as they laid down their roots in Good Hope. Hiram W. Lynch > Ashtabula, Ohio > > On 1/7/2010 9:21 AM, Ruby Casto wrote: > >> Hiram, >> My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker. His daughter >> > Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith > line from Lewis County, WV. > >> Ruby Casto >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thanks Ruby, I appreciate everything you guys do. Yes, I have been to Davis Ridge and have a picture file of all the Davis family tombstones there. Best wishes for a great year, Thomas Martin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ruby Casto Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:27 AM To: Harrison County Genealogical Society Subject: [HCGS] DAVIS Tom, I can't find where Caleb & Leah are connected in any way to the Salem, Davis's. I also descend from Caleb & Leah and they came into Marion County from Delaware. Have you been to the Davis Ridge Cemetery? There are a lot of the Davis family buried there. Ruby Casto ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.132/2610 - Release Date: 01/09/10 14:35:00

Mary Ann Swiger's sister Sarah who married Elisha Hall was my 2nd great grand mother. Their parents were Jacob Swiger and Nancy Backus. Charlotte Fleming ----- Original Message ----- From: "nan adams" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] Fayette PA to Harrison WV settlers > Diane- I believe that the Mary Ann Swiger mentioned in your article is my > gggrandmother, though I will need to do a bit more research to learn her > father's name. It matches up with my Bennett genealogy, of Abraham who > settled near Dola about that time. Dick put the article my grandfather > wrote on the Bennetts on the HGCS website a year or so ago. Here is an > excerpt from it, and I would be interested in correponding some more with > you on this once I go looking up some more facts. That bit about reading > the Bible rings a bell. > > > > > > > West > Virginia Line > > > > Abraham > Bennett (1745) who came to West > Virginia in 1796 had but two sons to perpetuate the > name. They were Abraham (1780) who became the head of the Ohio > branch and William R. (1796) who remained in West Virginia and became the > head of the > family in this state. > > William > R. being born into the family at a later date than Abraham (1780) had, > probably, a better education than did his older brother. He evidently had > a > good education for his times, because he attended a medical college in > Philadelphia, and was a > practicing physician. He also learned surveying like George Washington, > and > while in school in Philadelphia > made connection with a company holding a large area of land in this part > of the > state, to survey and sells this land for it. He accordingly acted as its > agent, > selling and making the survey, collecting payments and once each year he > threw > his saddlebags on his old dun horse and rode into Philadelphia to make > settlement with the > company, get deeds for land sold and bring back the purchasers. While > there he > did a little “brushing up” in the medical school. He took pay for most of > his > work in land and at one time owned more than 8000 acres of land in > Harrison County. > > > > > William > was “good roads’ advocate and builder. He helped to survey and build the > Shinnston-Middlebourne pike, extending fifty miles from Shinnston to > Middlebourne past his farm at Dola. At that time it was one of the best > roads > in this section of the country. > > > > Lighted Her Pipe > > > > William > R. was married to Mary Ann Swiger. Her family was Pennsylvania Dutch, who > came > to this section about the time Abraham Bennett (1745) did. She was a > workman of > strong character and sterling qualities, and lived for more than > eighty-seven > years. > > William Backus and Jacob Swiger came to Harrison Co. from Fayette > Co., PA. I wrote a story that is in the HCGS archives. It's named > Pennsylvania Dutch and is about these and related families. > Diane Hill Zimmerman > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.132/2610 - Release Date: 01/09/10 19:35:00

There is a gentleman at Hacker's Creek almost everyday, was born and raised in Clarksburg. He left 50 years ago, and returned 3 years ago-spending nearly every moment of time researching the Smith's, and has compiled a wonderful history. He always happy to share, and his name is Howard "Bud" Smith. You might call the Library and leave a message for him to return the call, or he well may be there. Barbara Palmer -------Original Message------- From: Marilyn and Bill Date: 1/7/2010 4:09:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [HCGS] HACKER'S Ruby: Thank you for that information. Sarah Hacker & David Smith, Jr are my ggg grandparents. Their oldest son, Rev. John Smith & wife, Mary "Polly" (Swisher) Smith are my gg. Their youngest son, Lewis Dexter & wife Virginia Rebecca (Gardner) Smith are my great grandparents. Their son, Elmer Edward Smith & wife, Ethel (Kelley) Smith are my grandparents, all on my mother's side. When my mother did her research on the Smith's in the '70's, she couldn't make an indisputable connection between David Smith, Sr. & Capt. John Smith of Augusta Co., Va. I guess that sometime after my mother's research, they have been able to make that firm connection. How about the Sommerville family (my ggg grandmother) of Good Hope? Certainly need anecdotal stories about that wonderful family both before they arrived in America from Ireland & as they laid down their roots in Good Hope. Hiram W. Lynch Ashtabula, Ohio On 1/7/2010 9:21 AM, Ruby Casto wrote: > Hiram, > My late husband also had descendants from John Hacker. His daughter Sarah Hacker married David Smith and Bob descended down through the Smith line from Lewis County, WV. > > Ruby Casto > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

To Jean Binns Smith Attached is a sheet of information on the Salem Davis book. I can mail you a copy as soon as I receive your check. Let me know if you can't download and read it OK. Janet Janet Thorngate, Secretary Salem & Greenbrier SDB Cemetery Assn. 88 Terrace Ave. Salem WV 26426 USA (304) 782-1727 [email protected]

I have a James Davis b 1806 married to Mary Hobbs b 1817. It is possible that Mary and Hannah Hobbs could be sisters. I don't have anything else on the Hobb line. Ruby ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [HCGS] DAVIS > Hi Ruby: > > The Alpheus Davis I have was born 1818, wife Hannah Hobbs. I have him as > the son of John L. Davis b1785; wife Sarah Laidley. I am going strickly > by > my papers. It was at least ten years ago I did this for my neighbor. > Lyle Corder > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Ruby: The Alpheus Davis I have was born 1818, wife Hannah Hobbs. I have him as the son of John L. Davis b1785; wife Sarah Laidley. I am going strickly by my papers. It was at least ten years ago I did this for my neighbor. Lyle Corder