Kathie: Though I did not include this in my book, Fithian had relatives living in "Elk Branch," about 10 miles southeast of what today is Martinsburg, WV.? On Feb. 11, 1776, on his return to Cohansey from his preaching tour through the Shenandoah Valley, he visits his "relations" there which he only names as "William Sayre & his Wife, who is my Aunt & is settled, in but moderate Circumstances, in this distant place.? He stays with them for about a week and reports that his wife is not happy in Virginia and has "some inconsiderable Dislike to this Colony."? She wants to go back and live in "sandy West-Jersey." John -----Original Message----- From: M. Kathleen Felsted <mkfelsted@gmail.com> To: njcumber@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:29 am Subject: Re: [NJCUMBER] New Books on Philip Vickers Fithian Hello, This is very interesting to me because I have a Husted family that appears in Virginia in the time period 1774 (Lord Dunsmore's War) or before - from perhaps.... New Jersey. At least the DNA trail says New Jersey. And Philip Vickers Fithian had a Journal 2 that talked of being in Virginia during that time period. Which I would not have known about if you had not told us about your book! Does anyone else on this list have family that went from New Jersey (Cumberland/Salem area) to Virginia in that time period? I am sure our family was not the only family that did so. Thanks! Kathie On Feb 6, 2008 9:45 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on a > biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers > Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very helpful > to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of Fithian > ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more > than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and > geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off the > list. > > Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally > complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the > Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, 2008. > ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think the > people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book > useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in > Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair with > Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and his > tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of Long > Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep and > abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came when > he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on his > life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) > improvement" eventually "lea! > d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! > > As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is > available for pre-order on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/>. > > > http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 > > If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, > drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you > an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond to me > privately rather than to the entire list). > > Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book and > have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I thank > you so much for your interest in this project over the years. > > All the best, > > John Fea > > P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society on > April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County Historical > Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the > region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I > hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any and > all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. > > > John Fea > Associate Professor of American History > Messiah College > Box 3051 > One College Avenue > Grantham, PA 17027 > 717-766-2511 > jfea@messiah.edu > www.messiah.edu/~jfea > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. 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Hi John, Well, that is good to know that some other families from that area went to down to VA. My Husteds were in the now Harrison County, WVA *AND *Fayette County, Pennsylvania areas. This was all one large county at the time and got divided later. This area had severe Indian problems at that time - 1777 being particularly bad, according to the accounts I read. I would imagine that the women would like to return to safer areas. I believe I have seen the name Sayre in conjunction with Husted genealogy - although it might be just doing research in the area in that time period. Thanks for the information. Kathie On Feb 7, 2008 6:18 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > > Kathie: > > > > Though I did not include this in my book, Fithian had relatives living in > "Elk Branch," about 10 miles southeast of what today is Martinsburg, WV.? On > Feb. 11, 1776, on his return to Cohansey from his preaching tour through the > Shenandoah Valley, he visits his "relations" there which he only names as > "William Sayre & his Wife, who is my Aunt & is settled, in but moderate > Circumstances, in this distant place.? He stays with them for about a week > and reports that his wife is not happy in Virginia and has "some > inconsiderable Dislike to this Colony."? She wants to go back and live in > "sandy West-Jersey." > > John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: M. Kathleen Felsted <mkfelsted@gmail.com> > To: njcumber@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 9:29 am > Subject: Re: [NJCUMBER] New Books on Philip Vickers Fithian > > > > > Hello, > > This is very interesting to me because I have a Husted family that appears > in Virginia in the time period 1774 (Lord Dunsmore's War) or before - from > perhaps.... New Jersey. At least the DNA trail says New Jersey. > > And Philip Vickers Fithian had a Journal 2 that talked of being in > Virginia > during that time period. Which I would not have known about if you had > not > told us about your book! > > Does anyone else on this list have family that went from New Jersey > (Cumberland/Salem area) to Virginia in that time period? I am sure our > family was not the only family that did so. > > Thanks! > > Kathie > > On Feb 6, 2008 9:45 PM, <jjacfea@aim.com> wrote: > > > Greetings, > > > > I signed up for this list about eight years ago when I began research on > a > > biography of one of Cumberland County's favorite sons--Philip Vickers > > Fithian. ?Through the years, the members of the list have been very > helpful > > to me as I have set out to write the only full-length biography of > Fithian > > ever published. ?Many of you have answered my queries and have been more > > than gracious with your knowledge of Cumberland County history and > > geneaology. ?I have also enjoyed my conversations with many of you off > the > > list. > > > > Please forgive the shameless self-promotion, but the project is finally > > complete! *The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and > the > > Enlightenment in Early America* will hit bookstores on February 29, > 2008. > > ?It will be published by the ?University of Pennsylvania Press. ?I think > the > > people who regularly read and contribute to this list will find the book > > useful and entertaining. ?It describes Philip's life growing up in > > Greenwich, his upbringing in the Presbyterian Church, his love affair > with > > Elizabeth "Betsy" Beatty, his journeys to Virginia and Pennsylvania, and > his > > tragic death as a chaplain in George Washington's army at the Battle of > Long > > Island. ?The central thesis of the book centers around Fithian's deep > and > > abiding love for his "beloved Cohansey" and the homesickness that came > when > > he was forced to leave Cohansey for what he believed to be God's call on > his > > life and his pursuit of ambition. ?Would Philip's "way of (self) > > improvement" eventually "lea! > > d him home?" ?Read the book and find out!! > > > > As I said, the book will be available on February 29th, but it is > > available for pre-order on Amazon.com <http://amazon.com/> < > http://amazon.com/>. > > > > > > > http://www.amazon.com/Way-Improvement-Leads-Home-Enlightenment/dp/0812241096/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202009461&sr=8-1 > > > > If you are interested in purchasing a copy directly from the publisher, > > drop me an e-mail at jfea@messiah.edu and I will be happy to forward you > > an order form that offers a 20% discount on the book. ?(Please respond > to me > > privately rather than to the entire list). > > > > Again, I know that many of you have e-mailed privately about this book > and > > have asked me to announce when it will be available, so here it is! I > thank > > you so much for your interest in this project over the years. > > > > All the best, > > > > John Fea > > > > P.S. ?I will be giving a book talk at the Salem County History Society > on > > April 8, 2008 and speaking on Fithian at the Cumberland County > Historical > > Society on November 1, 2008. ?I may also be doing a few more in the > > region--please check my web page: www.messiah.edu/~jfea for updates. ?I > > hope to meet some of you at these events and will be happy to sign any > and > > all copies of *The Way of Improvement Leads Home*. > > > > > > John Fea > > Associate Professor of American History > > Messiah College > > Box 3051 > > One College Avenue > > Grantham, PA 17027 > > 717-766-2511 > > jfea@messiah.edu > > www.messiah.edu/~jfea > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > > http://webmail.aim.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > M. Kathleen Felsted > mkfelsted@gmail.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of > the message > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > More new features than ever. Check out the new AIM(R) Mail ! - > http://webmail.aim.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NJCUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- M. Kathleen Felsted mkfelsted@gmail.com