Lisa, Hi, I am a descendant of Henry Gambill and Marie Davenport, also. Their daughter Sarah married John White, and their daughter Nancy White married Joseph Carr in LA. They were my 4GGrparents ! Their daughter Luci Marie Carr married James McLaughlin in St Martinville Parish LA. Their son Stanton M. McLaughlin married Artemesias (Artie) Buxton and had my GGrmother Ellen McLaughlin. Ellen married Joseph Frank Varner, my GGrfather. I really thank you for sharing. I would love to have any and everything you are willing to share. Especially, documentation, stories, legends, pictures, where gravesites are, old home places, etc. How are you connected ? Are we cousins ? Thanks and Be Blessed, Lorene Varner Brown ----- Original Message ----- From: <WalkingEd@aol.com> To: <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 9:17 PM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Need Help Gambill and Davenports > In a message dated 9/17/2000 10:10:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > lovieann@ijntb.net writes: > > << s ther anyone on this list, that is still in or near Ashe Co., NC ? I > have found that some of my Gambill and Davenport lines were in Ashe Co. for > quite a while and some are buried there >> > > > Lorene, > > I am behind with my mail but I am a Gambill descendant and would be happy to > share the data I have on the Gambill's. My line goes back to Henry Gambill > and Mary Davenport. > > Lisa > Greensboro, NC > >

Hi all, I do not want to start a controversy but I once offered to do look-ups in a book connected to another list. I finally had to stop because so many people ask for a look up on ALL PERSONS OF A CERTAIN SURNAME instead of just one or two complete names. The job was overwhelming! Please be courteous and request a lookup for one or two people and not everybody by a certain last name. Linda,Roanoke,VA

Barry, We understand this will take time, so don't get stressed out, anything you have to add to our research is very much appreciated. Carolyn

Barry, Do you have anything on a Tobias Woody b. Feb. 11 1805, and if you have time, William Woody, who married Elizabeth Loggins(?) this would be in the late 1700's or early 1800's. Thanks, Carolyn

Any of you MAXWELL researchers have any info on the parents of Nancy MAXWELL who married, about 1818, William J ASHLEY? Wilkes County was formed from Surry Co in 1778, and Surry Co from Rowan in 1771. Some records of people living in what is now Wilkes/Ashe will be found in Surry and Rowan County. Officially there were not supposed to be any white people in what is now Ashe/Watauga until 1776 because it was behind the British/Indian treaty line. However, we know there were at least some hunting camps, several established by Andrew BAKER evidently, in the Ashe Co area as early as the late 1750s. Bishop Spangenberg supposedly found some evidence of habitation in there when he made his trek in 1753. (Jeff, if I have this wrong, please correct me). Charlie Weaver MargieBr@aol.com wrote: > Dear Crystal, My understanding is that Wilkes was parent county for Ashe > County and other counties, so you look for records there if it concerned 1799 > or before. I found a handful of Maxwells on the land tax lists in the 1790s. > It is organized by military districts, it seems. I am at work away from my > files, so I don't remember exactly. A man's name was the head of each > district, and he had a title like Captain or Lt. I believe I found these in > a book at the Salt Lake City library, and it had maps of land holdings along > the creeks and rivers. Just having a map was helpful for placing these > people. Margie

In a message dated 9/17/2000 10:10:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, lovieann@ijntb.net writes: << s ther anyone on this list, that is still in or near Ashe Co., NC ? I have found that some of my Gambill and Davenport lines were in Ashe Co. for quite a while and some are buried there >> Lorene, I am behind with my mail but I am a Gambill descendant and would be happy to share the data I have on the Gambill's. My line goes back to Henry Gambill and Mary Davenport. Lisa Greensboro, NC

Hello Michael, I'm sorry, I don't have any information on your Charlton H. Ragan. The Ragons I'm searching for were in Ashe Co. in early 1800 but moved down to Tennessee and most of them went on to Arkansas by time of the Civil War. Do you belong to the RAGAN mailing list? There are some very knowledgeable folks on there. ClaudineP << ClaudineP: Greetings! Would you have any information on a Charlton H. Ragan - probably from South Carolina (he served in the 25th South Carolina Infantry during the Civil War). On March 9, 1863, he transferred from the 25th SC to Company K, 37th North Carolina Infantry, as a 2nd Lieutenant. Company K was made up of men from the Ashe - Allegheny County area so I though he might have had relations there. Lt. Ragan was killed at Chancellorsville. I am also looking for information on the Ragan's from Gaston County that served in Company H of the 37th: Jasper Ragan and Robert F. Ragan. Thanks! Your servant, Michael C. Hardy >>

OCLC World Cat is the combined catalog of all the OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide -- over 41,000,000 records of books, journals, manuscripts, etc. The database is searchable by OCLC member libraries, who use it as a source of cataloging, reference, and inter-library loan information. It's not something an individual can or would subscribe to ($$$$$). Some libraries make World Cat (and other databases) available to researchers via a subscription-only online service called "First Search" (another OCLC product). Check first with your local library; if they don't have it, try a nearby college or university library. Hope this helps. Karen Stuart

Are there any Elliott, Farmer. Fann, Burrell, Sapp, Forth, or Bratton families in this book. Also, I am looking for the ancestors of William Henry Elliott m Laura Jeanette Glover in Ben Hill co, GA. Really appreciate any help. beebonnie1@aol.com

Ashe was part of Wilkes until 1799.

Barry: Would you mind looking up any Grubbs who may be listed in the book. In paticular I am looking for any info on my g grandfather, William Grubb b. 1804 and married Rosannah West in 1834. They finally moved to Grayson County where he died. I am trying to find William's parents,,, some evidence points to a Henry and some to a Coonrod, but all that I know is that Wm's parents were from Germany/Switzerland. Many many thanks for all your time and hard work.... Crystal Zimmerman Crystalz@erols.com

Ashe County was actually a part of Wilkes County. When Ashe was "cut out" of Wilkes, the original name was Ashe. Shana -----Original Message----- From: Crystal Zimmeran <Crystalz@erols.com> To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC >Margie: What was the name for the county before it was Ashe County? >Crystal >

Margie: What was the name for the county before it was Ashe County? Crystal

Would you mind to look up in your book and see if there is anything on the Eldreths, Levi ,& Alexander Eldreth, and Calvin Dunn. Thanks. Brenda -----Original Message----- From: Barry Houck <barryhouck@hotmail.com> To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC >To All!! > >I have the Book in my possession. If any of you would like to know or look >for anything, just let me know what it is and I will try to find it for you! > >Barry > > >From: yellowjacket18@webtv.net (Sheila Carroll) >Reply-To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com >To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC >Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 07:34:29 -0500 (CDT) > >Barry, and others - > >Does the book have information about the Houck family, as in Jesse Houck >/ Sidney Wilcox, and Henry Baker, father of Laura L Baker who married >George Washington Houck? > > >_________________________________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >http://profiles.msn.com. > >

Dear John O.: Thanks for the reply. I noticed a slew of you Greybeals in the Ashe Co. history books and see there was a Maxwell connection. Your Sidney was a contemporary of the other Maxwells in the land records and I felt sure they were brothers or cousins, but so far haven't found any links. And I haven't seen any records posted to indicate that anyone knows the parentage of Sidney. Have to do some searches for wills or Bibles or church records. This early, I doubt there are any governmental births or deaths kept. I could do a lot more efficient work if I could get to Ashe Co. Some day I will. Does anyone know if there are church records existing for 1790s-1820? I imagine they were Episcopal or Church of England but lacking those churches, they probably attended any other Protestant church. Greetings from hot Palo Alto, California. Margie Bridges

Dear Crystal, My understanding is that Wilkes was parent county for Ashe County and other counties, so you look for records there if it concerned 1799 or before. I found a handful of Maxwells on the land tax lists in the 1790s. It is organized by military districts, it seems. I am at work away from my files, so I don't remember exactly. A man's name was the head of each district, and he had a title like Captain or Lt. I believe I found these in a book at the Salt Lake City library, and it had maps of land holdings along the creeks and rivers. Just having a map was helpful for placing these people. Margie

Barry, I am interested in the page numbers that contain information for James Baker, Morris Baker, and Hugh Smith. I am a descendant of Morris Baker, through his daughter Jane who married John B. Williams. Thanks, Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Houck" <barryhouck@hotmail.com> To: <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC > To All!! > > I have the Book in my possession. If any of you would like to know or look > for anything, just let me know what it is and I will try to find it for you! > > Barry > > > From: yellowjacket18@webtv.net (Sheila Carroll) > Reply-To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com > To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC > Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 07:34:29 -0500 (CDT) > > Barry, and others - > > Does the book have information about the Houck family, as in Jesse Houck > / Sidney Wilcox, and Henry Baker, father of Laura L Baker who married > George Washington Houck? > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com.

Hello again. In looking at the book this morning, it is going to be hard in looking for specific people without reading the book. I will read over it and look for the names people have given me to look for. This may take some time but hang in there with me. The book was not cataloged by surnames like I was thinking but the book does contain alot of real good information. Thanks again. Barry Houck _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Barry, My ancestor is Hiram Long, born 1822 in Ashe Co. Would appreciate a lookup. Thanks, Lorna Parrish

OK! LOL To all. I am getting an overwhelming response to my offer so bare with me while i look up all of these things. Thanks Barry From: "Calvin and ElizabethFreeman" <cefreeman@bluebon.net> Reply-To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 09:38:19 -0700 Barry, I am interested in the page numbers that contain information for James Baker, Morris Baker, and Hugh Smith. I am a descendant of Morris Baker, through his daughter Jane who married John B. Williams. Thanks, Liz ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Houck" <barryhouck@hotmail.com> To: <NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2000 6:54 AM Subject: Re: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC > To All!! > > I have the Book in my possession. If any of you would like to know or look > for anything, just let me know what it is and I will try to find it for you! > > Barry > > > From: yellowjacket18@webtv.net (Sheila Carroll) > Reply-To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com > To: NCASHE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [NCASHE] Early History of Ashe County, NC > Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 07:34:29 -0500 (CDT) > > Barry, and others - > > Does the book have information about the Houck family, as in Jesse Houck > / Sidney Wilcox, and Henry Baker, father of Laura L Baker who married > George Washington Houck? > > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > http://profiles.msn.com. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.