----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary L Ayers" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Putnam Co., NY, 1800's, Gilbert, Amos, Joseph, Cornbury > MY GR,GR,DAD,John R.Merritt b.28 Mar.1820-4 1880 census of > Wayne,co,W.Va.said TEN,,but the 1850-60 census of Floyd,co KY,say > VA,m.1842-3 Nancy Jane Music-k b.18 Nov.1820-6 was always told in > Washington,Co,VA,he died 17 Jan.1888 in Wayne,co,in the Lucy Miller > cem,Nan.d.10 Aug.1911, in the Watson,cem,The home they had there in > Wayne,was deeded to John abt 1860 from a group of people in New York city,it > is on file in Wayne,co,w.VA.the copy I have I can not make out all the names > of the people that signed it over to him,I have searched for 25 years for > his marriage record by reg,mail and 2 years on the Internet,which I am not > good at yet,just learning this complex computer an how to use it,I have not > found John or Nancy's Parents & siblings,but I do have 4,000 of their > descendants in my files to share with any of their many lines,I truly NEED > help finding their parents,,John & nan had 16 issues that all had > lg,families, HELP!!! Mary, [email protected] >