Notes I have made about Howery's over the years -- I have included information about sources as I recorded it at the time (I have gotten much better at this). >From "Kegley's Virginia Frontier" copyright 1938: - p 497: "Residents of Buffalo Creek from the Land Commissioner's Book, 1800 .....Jacob Howry -- 394 acres....." - p 482: [lists of marriages] "1803. Jacob Howry and Susannah Wax, of Henry Wax;....." >From "Genealogical Abstracts of Revolutionary War Pension Files" volume II - F-M, Abstracted by Virgil D. White. p. 1188 under Filler: "Filler, Peter, Catharine Howry former wid, R5303, PA Line, wid appl 15 Dec 1840 Floyd Co VA aged 91, sol lived at White Hall in Northampton Co PA at enl, sol 7 wid had m in Sep 1769 or 1770 in Northampton Co VA & sol d 23 Oct 1800 & wid m next Jacob Howry about 1803 & h d in 1808 or 1809, sol's oldest child was Lawerence Filler who made aff'dt in 1840." From: "Early Adventurers on the Western Waters" vol 1, by Mary B Kegley and F. B. Kegley, p.180: Montgomery Cty Service Records: "I have employed Rice D. Montague to procure for me a pension and if he suceeds (on account of service of my late husband Peter Feller) he is to recieve compensation for his trouble and expense one fith part of the first stipend and nothing if he fails." Date 15 December 1840, Catharine Howry (her mark)" >From "Early Marriages, Wills & Some Rev. War Records, Botetourt Cty, VA": - Jacob Howery dec. Apr ret Dec., 1809 - Daniel Howery & Susanna Way (Wax?) dau Peter -- Nov. 25, 1801 - Daniel Howery & Mary Feller, April 19, 1810 - Howry, Jacob & Catherine Feller, widow Nov. 1, 1803 - Howry, Jacob & Martha Gaunt, dau John Gaunt, Jan. 15, 1803 - Howry, Jacob & Polly Huff, Aug. 16, 1816 - Howery, Jacob & Susannah Clair, April 21, 1798 - Howry, Michael & Christeen Hartman - Aug. 14, 1786 - Howery, Samuel & Mary Sifford - Aug 17, 1792 >From Virgina Appalacian Notes p 128 -- sorry, no date) Another interesting early Botetourt Cty entrepreneur was Jacob Howry, who in the 1770 - 1780 period bought a large tract of land north of present day Amsterdam... he proposed to sell off tracts of land or lots to individuals, who after purchasing the tracts, would continue to pay him an annual rent. A few purchasers bought lots, but his dream of "Howrytown', his own fiefdom, never materialized." >From "Early Adventurers on the Western Waters," vol 1, by Mary B. Kegley and F. B. Kegley, page 110: "In addition to the ministers already mentioned, others who performed marriages in Montgomery County included: ...Michael Howery..." Unknown book source: "Michael Howery - Pine Creek Baptist Church"