Sorry to keep going on about this, but in case it helps your search somehow... I believe (based on the 1809-1815 Botetourt Co. tax lists) that birth year for Josiah Markham of Lee Co. was likely 1793. He died in Lee County on October 7, 1842. > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Marcum > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 12:54 PM > To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: Josiah Marcum > > Just a minor correction on birth year .. the > range is usually estimated 1787-1793. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rhoda Dian Marcum [SMTP:rdmarcum@rica.net] > > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 2:18 PM > > To: MARKHAM-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Josiah Marcum > > > > Dear Mike from St. Louis, > > There was a Josiah Marcum/Markham in Lee Co VA and he was b. 1799 or so > > and he married a Mary Polly Beals. A good bit of his kids and > > decendants are still in Lee Co Va. But the Josiah that is the basic > > ancestor of Wayne Co WV Marcums and surrounding was born before that in > > 1759. But he was thought and is possibly proven to have lived or > > travelled through Lee Co VA with the possible birth of one of his 1st 2 > > sons and some court recorts list a Josiah Marcum that is a little too > > old to be the 1799 Josiah. But there is no proof in definite that it is > > our Wayne Co Josiah. > > > > Also some people here on the list were trying to pinpoint which > > Chesterfield, Bedford and such Markham could have been Josiah's parents > > or grandparents. I don't think the jury has come in on that one yet > > either. > > > > Rhoda > > > > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > > Know a Markham/Marcum Researcher? > > Please ask them to join us by contacting > > BMarble@aol.com > > > > > ==== MARKHAM Mailing List ==== > Markham Associated Webpage: > http://home.earthlink.net/~tawnyg >