Hello to all my Howery Cousins, however far removed, I was wondering if we could exchange Snail Mail Addresses,so that we know where we all live. Also a very brief direct line descendancy so that I can put that line into my computer and see how we are all related. That way everyone on this list will know how we are all connected for sure. Look forward to hearing from you all. Bonnie -- Bonnie Robillard,P.O. Box 337, White Fox, Sask. Can.SOJ 3BO Researching: Von Bieker,Bieker,Spoerl,Stangl,Schneider,Schaf,Elliott, Bell,Lyster,Martin,Riles,Hurd,Howery,Hess,Hartman,Stevens,Pike,Knell, Burridge,Morin,Kennedy,Robillard,Morissette,Chatelain,Kaiser,Metis.

Hi Carolyn, Am sending this through the Howery list!!! Thank you so much for your lineage, if what I have as follows is correct, we are 5 th cousins!!! Not too bad ahe. Molly Polly Howery m. Jacob Epperly Solomon Epperly m. Rachel Ratliff Eliza Ellen Epperly m. Benjamin Rtliff Alice Letica Ratcliff m. Joseph Moses Josephine Moses m. Edward Gilpin Carolyn Gilpin m. Larry Carver. Is this correct?] Bonnie Robillard

Just trying out this mailing list. Wasn't sure where to put your name. Looking at your home page & your Hess data. You probably have already been in touch with this fellow, but since his ancestor Hans (John) came over at the same time as the possible ancestor that you mention I thought I would send it along. thess@tdsnet.com (Tom Hess) Let me know if I have done this wrong.

Hi Carolyn. I'm forwarding your message to the new Howery-L, hoping that someone else will recognize this line and be able to offer some help. -----Original Message----- From: Larry & Carolyn Carver [SMTP:carver@inetone.net] Sent: Saturday, February 28, 1998 9:33 AM To: Justin C.S. Howery Subject: Re: Howry Thank you so much for responding to my plea for help! I don't have much but you are welcome to what I have. I am adding your info to my database with you as a reference. I may be getting back with you later if any questions. Thanks, Carolyn Gilpin Carver Descendants of Mary Howry Generation No. 1 1. MARY2 HOWRY (MICHAEL1) was born 1770-1804, and died 1819-1904. She married JACOB EPPERLY December 2, 1817 in Montgomery Co Va. Researcher: Verna Lerdall vlerdall@aol.com Child of Mary Howry and Jacob Epperly is: 2. i. SOLOMON3 EPPERLY, b. 1819; d. 1873-1919. Generation No. 2 2. SOLOMON3 EPPERLY (MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born 1819, and died 1873-1919. He married RACHEL RATLIFF August 26, 1847 in Floyd Co Va. Chuck Jennings moocow@megspo.megsinet.net Carolyn Gilpin Carver 118 E. Anderson St. Fairlea, WV 24901 Carver@inetone.net Children of Solomon Epperly and Rachel Ratliff are: i. PLEASANT4 EPPERLY, b. 1848. ii. JAMES PALMER EPPERLY, b. 1850. iii. JOHN EPPERLY, b. 1850. iv. RUSH D. EPPERLY, b. 1854. v. NANCY EPPERLY, b. March 7, 1854. 3. vi. ELIZA ELLEN EPPERLY, b. December 5, 1855, Floyd Co Va; d. January 18, 1939, Mercer Co WV age 84. vii. WILLIAM EPPERLY, b. July 1856. viii. MARGAN EPPERLY, b. March 7, 1857. ix. MARGARET W. EPPERLY, b. March 7, 1859. x. MARY E. EPPERLY, b. August 9, 1860. xi. JAMES O. EPPERLY, b. June 28, 1866. xii. JOSEPH EPPERLY, b. 1873. Generation No. 3 3. ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY (SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born December 5, 1855 in Floyd Co Va, and died January 18, 1939 in Mercer Co WV age 84. She married BENJAMIN BETHUEL RATLIFF September 14, 1876 in Montgomery Co Va, son of Robert Ratliff and Avalin. Children of Eliza Epperly and Benjamin Ratliff are: 4. i. THOMAS JEFFERSON5 RATCLIFFE, b. November 1, 1872; d. November 1, 1950. 5. ii. MARY E. RATCLIFFE, b. May 1880, Va. iii. EVIE RATCLIFFE, b. March 1882; m. GEORGE BELCHER. 6. iv. ARTHUR LEOPLEAN RATCLIFFE, b. October 19, 1884; d. April 16, 1951, Mercer Co WV. 7. v. ALICE LETICIA RATCLIFFE, b. January 31, 1887, Mercer Co WV?; d. January 12, 1985, Mercer Co WV, age 98. 8. vi. EMMA RATCLIFFE, b. February 1891. vii. EDNA FLORENCE RATCLIFFE, b. June 1893; d. March 3, 1981; m. (1) POSEY G. DESHAZO; m. (2) RAYMOND TURNER. 9. viii. JAMES CROCKETT RATCLIFFE, b. October 1896. Generation No. 4 4. THOMAS JEFFERSON5 RATCLIFFE (ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born November 1, 1872, and died November 1, 1950. He married ROSA DUNCAN. Notes Tom worked on railroad. Got to end of line on a run and took a train back to Princeton. They found him dead in his seat of a possible stroke. He was also a boiler maker. Children of Thomas Ratcliffe and Rosa Duncan are: i. ERCELL6 RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. ii. NANCY MAE RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. iii. PERCY J. RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. iv. SHIRLY K. RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. v. LENORE FAY RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. vi. VIRGINIA FRANCES RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. vii. THOMAS RALPH RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. viii. CROCKETT BETHUEL RATCLIFFE, b. 1887-1922. 5. MARY E.5 RATCLIFFE (ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born May 1880 in Va. She married JAMES DOSS. aka "sis" - Had arthritis and her husband would sit while she milked the cows. Had one dau & one son, all moved to Richmond, VA. Child of Mary Ratcliffe and James Doss is: 10. i. LENA6 DOSS. 6. ARTHUR LEOPLEAN5 RATCLIFFE (ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born October 19, 1884, and died April 16, 1951 in Mercer Co WV. He married PEARL. Children of Arthur Ratcliffe and Pearl are: i. JUNIOR6 RATCLIFFE. ii. HAROLD RATCLIFFE. iii. NAT RATCLIFFE. iv. LENA RATCLIFFE. 7. ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE (ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born January 31, 1887 in Mercer Co WV?, and died January 12, 1985 in Mercer Co WV, age 98. She married JOSEPH HOGE MOSES July 4, 1909 in Mercer Co WV, son of Jacob Moses and Cynthia Whittaker. Children of Alice Ratcliffe and Joseph Moses are: 11. i. MYRTLE ELLEN6 MOSES, b. June 10, 1911. 12. ii. GENEVA MOSES, b. April 13, 1913; d. February 1998, John's Island, SC. iii. EVA LUCYLLE MOSES, b. August 9, 1916; m. PAUL DRISCOLL. 13. iv. ELFREDA LORRAINE MOSES, b. March 5, 1919. 14. v. DELMA LENA MOSES, b. October 10, 1921, Mercer Co WV. 15. vi. JOSEPHINE MOSES, b. March 5, 1928, Bluefield, Mercer Co WV. 16. vii. LOIS PRISCILLA MOSES, b. 1925. 17. viii. GRETA SUE MOSES, b. 1927. 8. EMMA5 RATCLIFFE (ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born February 1891. She married (1) E. E. MARTIN. She married (2) ROBERT HARTWELL. Child of Emma Ratcliffe and Robert Hartwell is: i. CLARENCE6 HARTWELL. 9. JAMES CROCKETT5 RATCLIFFE (ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born October 1896. He married ROSA?. Children of James Ratcliffe and Rosa? are: i. JOE6 RATCLIFFE. ii. DOROTHY RATCLIFFE. Generation No. 5 10. LENA6 DOSS (MARY E.5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1). She married UNKNOWN CRAFT. Child of Lena Doss and unknown Craft is: i. HOMER7 CRAFT. 11. MYRTLE ELLEN6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born June 10, 1911. She married VERNON GEARHART. Child of Myrtle Moses and Vernon Gearhart is: i. RONNIE7 GEARHART, m. LORRAINE. 12. GENEVA6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born April 13, 1913, and died February 1998 in John's Island, SC. She married (1) HARVEY CHRISTIAN. She married (2) HARVEY CHRISTIAN. I remember summer days at Geneva's house, playing with the other kids in the creek, catching fish in the sein or swinging on the grape vine up on the hillside behind the house. Children of Geneva Moses and Harvey Christian are: i. CLAUDINE7 CHRISTIAN, m. HOWARD BEVINS. ii. LINDA CHRISTIAN. iii. JOANN CHRISTIAN. iv. NANCY CHRISTIAN. v. JEANETTE CHRISTIAN. vi. JOYCE CHRISTIAN. vii. PEEWEE CHRISTIAN. viii. THOMAS BARRY CHRISTIAN, b. September 25, 1949, Bluefield, WV?; d. August 6, 1968, Quang Tri, South Vietnam. ix. PAULA CHRISTIAN, m. MINNIX. 13. ELFREDA LORRAINE6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born March 5, 1919. She married JACK C. COX. Children of Elfreda Moses and Jack Cox are: i. NORMAN7 COX. ii. SISSY COX. iii. POPEYE COX. iv. JUDY COX. v. FLAPPER COX. 14. DELMA LENA6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born October 10, 1921 in Mercer Co WV. She married (1) CLARENCE OAKEY JR. GEARHART, son of Clarence Gearhart and Vadney Miles. She married (2) CUMBOW. Children of Delma Moses and Clarence Gearhart are: i. CLARENCE7 GEARHART. ii. BRENDA GEARHART, m. GARY DOOLEY. iii. JOSEPH BENJAMN GEARHART. iv. KENNETH RAY GEARHART, b. December 7, 1947. Child of Delma Moses and Cumbow is: v. SAMUAL BLANE7 CUMBOW. 15. JOSEPHINE6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born March 5, 1928 in Bluefield, Mercer Co WV. She married (1) EARL JUNIOR MILLER, son of Aubrey Miller and Ida Dillow. She married (2) EDWARD LEE GILPIN September 22, 1945 in BLAND CO VA, son of Jesse Gilpin and Berty Burton. She remembers being in her crib and hearing an owl - she told her mom the next day and her mom asked her what the owl said. She said the owl said "who who, who who, who are you?" and mom meekly answered the owl "nobody" Children of Josephine Moses and Earl Miller are: i. EARL JOSEPH7 MILLER, b. August 11, 1964, California; m. TERESA WARGO. ii. ROGER EUGENE MILLER, b. May 8, 1966; m. LARA MENDER. iii. BABY MILLER, b. Abt 1968; d. stillborn. Children of Josephine Moses and Edward Gilpin are: iv. VICKI LYNN7 GILPIN, b. August 5, 1945, Bluefield, Mercer Co WV; m. (1) SANTOS REYES; m. (2) RECARDO FERNANDEZ, CALIFORNIA. v. PATRICIA ANN GILPIN, b. January 1947, Bluefield, Mercer Co WV; m. GARY FORNEY. vi. MARY ELIZABETH GILPIN, b. April 8, 1949, Bluefield, Mercer Co WV; m. DENNIS KEITH ARNOLD, January 27, 1967, HOWARD LAKE MN. vii. EDNA CAROLYN GILPIN, b. October 16, 1953, Bluefield , Mercer Co., WV; m. (1) STEPHEN MEREDITH MILLER; m. (2) JOSEPH MICHAEL ACREE; m. (3) IVAN EUGENE CREECH, December 23, 1971, NORTH CAROLINA; m. (4) LARRY VIRGIL CARVER, February 9, 1990, Alleghany Co Va. viii. VADA LEE GILPIN, b. October 5, 1955, Bluefield, Mercer Co WV; m. JAMES ALLEN MARSHBURN. 16. LOIS PRISCILLA6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born 1925. She married BUFORD GREGORY. Twins have sugar, one is blind. Children of Lois Moses and Buford Gregory are: i. MARGARET7 GREGORY. ii. SHARON GREGORY. iii. BOBBY GREGORY. iv. MICHAEL GREGORY. v. TWIN TO MICHAEL GREGORY. vi. FEMALE GREGORY. 17. GRETA SUE6 MOSES (ALICE LETICIA5 RATCLIFFE, ELIZA ELLEN4 EPPERLY, SOLOMON3, MARY2 HOWRY, MICHAEL1) was born 1927. She married TOMMY CLINE. Children of Greta Moses and Tommy Cline are: i. DOUGLAS7 CLINE. ii. THOMAS CLINE.

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Thanks Fred. I see it now.

The following has been posted to the Howery Deeds page. Thanks to Judie Cale Nelson for transcribing this record. *Howry's deed } to } Howry } Examined* THIS INDENTURE made this Seventh day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & eleven Between MICHAEL HOWRY, HENRY HOWRY HENRY FULHEART, JOHN PUWPA, SAM[UE]L HOWRY, WILLIAM LAMPY, DANIEL HOWRY, JOHN HOWRY, HENRY HOWRY heirs of JACOB HOWRY deceased late of Botetourt County & State of Virginia of the one part & JACOB HOWRY of the other. Witnesseth that the said Heirs for & in consideration of the sum of ten dollars to them in hand paid by the said JACOB HOWRY the receipt whereof they do by these presents acknowledge hath granted bargained & sold & by these presents doth release grant Bargain Sell allien [assign] & confirm unto the said JACOB HOWRY one certain tract or parcel of land lying in the said County of Botetourt joining the lotts in the Town of Greenville where the said JACOB HOWRY now lives and is part of a tract of 390 acres which was granted to the said JACOB HOWRY dec[ease]d by patent bearing date the 12th day of April 1805 & this said tract (now by these presents conveys to the s[ai]d JACOB) contains by Survey Eighty-Acres of land & is bounded as followeth to wit, BEGINNING at a black oak corner to the Grant & runeth thence with the line up the same & the land of JOHN KESLAR South Sixteen degrees West twenty four poles to a black oak & two white oaks. South forty West five poles two small white oaks. South twenty four & one half East one hundred & thirty six poles to a white oak corner to COLLIP BEAN* thence with BEAN division of the said Grant leaving. The outside lines thereof North Sixty four West Sixty one poles to three white oaks South twenty three East thirty seven poles to a stake on BEANS Line corner to HINERS Lot thence with the same South Sixty seven West ten poles & six feet to a stake South twenty three East fifteen poles to a stake in a gully thence leaving said lot South ten East three poles to in the great road South eighty seven & one half West five poles through the spring to a stake near this same South fifty West fourteen poles crossing the great road to the corner of the Lot No. 40 - thence (with the Town of Greenville) North twenty nine West eighteen poles crossing the road to a stake South Sixty one West fifty one & one half poles to the middle of cross street North twenty nine West Sixty poles to a stake in the end of a lane corner to GISH thence with the division laid offf for GISH North twenty seven West twenty one poles to a stake North Sixty five East Sixty three poles to two white oaks & a black oak North seven & one half West Seventy Six poles to the outside line of the said grant near a white oak & thence with said line N65E 65 poles to the BEGINNING. To have & to hold the said tract of eighty acres of land & premises together with all & singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging unto the said JACOB HOWRY & to the sole use & behoof* of the said JACOB & his heirs forever & the said MICHAEL HOWRY, HENRY FULHART, JOHN PAWPA, SAMUEL HOWRY, WILLIAM LAMPEY, DANIEL, JOHN & HENRY HOWRY heirs of JACOB HOWRY dec[ease]d for themselves & their heirs Executor & Administrator the said tract of land with every advantage & privilege to the same belonging from themselves & their & each of their heirs & all persons claiming by or under them or their heirs unto the said JACOB HOWRY his Heirs or assigns shall & will forever warrant & defend by their presents. In Testimony whereof the said MICHAEL HOWRY, HENRY FULHART, JOHN PAWPA, SAM[UE]L HOWRY, WILLIAM LAMPEY, GEORGE, DANIEL, JOHN & HENRY HOWRY & ROBERT CARDEN hath hereunto set their hands & seals the day & year first above written_. It is allways* to be understood that thirty Acres of the said tract was purchased by the said JACOB HOWRY from his Father, the said JACOB deceased in his lifetime and for the same he has obtained a Decree of Botetourt County Court the said JACOB dec[ease]d having received the vallue* of the same and the residue of the said Tract which is Fifty acres was laid off as the said JACOB HOWRY'S part of the land of his Father the said JACOB HOWRY dec[ease]d he being entitled to an equal moiety* of the said land, with the other heirs, & this deed is therefore to vest the title of the said Eighty Acres in the said JACOB HOWRY -- The words "late of Botetourt County & State of Virginia was interlined in seventh line & part of the thirty second & thirty third lines of this deed was crossed out before it was signed. Signed Sealed & delivered } MICHAEL HOWRY Seal in presence of_____________} HENRY * HOWRY Seal DANEIL HOWRY Seal /s/ MATH[IA]S Snyder SAMEUL HOWRY Seal /s/ ADAM RADER JOHN * PAWBA Seal /s/ JOHANNES KESSLER* HENRY * FULHART Seal *_________________Seal JOHN HOWRY Seal At Boutetourt February Court 1812 This indenture of Bargain & sale was proven in Court unto the within mentioned MICHAEL HOWRY, HENRY HOWRY, DANIEL HOWRY, SAM[UE]L HOWRY, JOHN PAWBA, HENRY FULHART & JOHN HOWRY by the oath of MATTHIAS SNIDER, ADAM RADER & JOHN KESLER witnesseth unto & subscribed & ordered to be recorded. /s/ LESLE? BOMEYER D.G. Transcriber's Notes: * Top of document: Everything between the 2 astericks is written in left margin at beginning of document. * Name could be Catlep Bear. * Henry Howry's mark resembles 2 lower case "h" as written in the old Gothic script. * The Marks of Michael Howry, John Pawpa and Henry Fulhart look like an upper case "X". * Between mark/signature and seals of Henry Fulhart and John Howry, there is a blank space with a seal, but no signature. * Moiety: Webster's Dictionary gives this definition: "1. One of two equal parts; a half. 2. About a half; a part." * Behoof: Webster's Dictionary gives this definition: "for the use of, advantage, benefit". * Words allways and vallue: the double "l" was underlined. * Kessler: In the copy of the signature, the first letter resembles an "S". Original spelling and punctuation were retained. Commas were added between names for clarity. Surnames were typed in all upper case type. Letters inside square brackets [ ] were added by transcriber. Deed was not signed by George Howry, William Lampey or Robert Carden. The heirs of Jacob Howery, deceased, are listed 3 times within the main document, but George Howry and Robert Carden are only listed the last time. This Deed is found in Botetourt County, VA Book 10, pages 529-31.