Trying to find my CHAMPION's in Frederick and Berkeley Counties and find they are involved with the STEPHENSON and RAWLINGS families...anybody have any information that might help me.....land records, marriages, etc? Thanks so much...Jan Time period is 1754 onward...by 1790's they were in Washington County, KY and on West to Crawford County, Indiana and Knox County, Illinois.. -

Hi Jack, I saw your post with a reference from the "History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley..." and I was hoping you would do a lookup for me. I believe my ancestor Jacob Wollam (Woolam) was born in Allen Dist., Berkeley Co. about 1792. His father, Balzer (Balthassar) Wollam (b. abt. 1745, d. abt. 1823) was probably born in PA, but lived in Sleepy Creek, Berkeley County and was very active in real estate transactions there. I would very much appreciate any info that might help point me in the right direction in learning about these guys. Thanks so much for your time, Terry

John: Have you seen the index for Old Chapel Cemetery: There are three that I know of: (1) "Old Chapel" Clarke County, Virginia, copyright 1906 by Charles Randolph Hughes, printed by The Blue Ridge Press, Berryville, VA; (2) "Old Chapel Cemetery" Boyce Virginia, Index of Graves, 1976 by Burwell Cemetery Association, Inc. This index is contained in the "Proceedings of The Clarke County Historical Association Bi-Centennial issue", Volume XVIII, 1976; and (3) "Biographical and Genealogical Record of Persons Buried at Old Chapel" by Stuart E. Brown, Jr., Lorraine F. Myers and Eileen M. Chappel, Volume II, annals of Clarke County, VA, copyright 1987, Virginia Book Company, Berryville, VA. In the book "History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley counties of Frederick, Berkeley, Jefferson and Clarke" originally published 1890 by A. Warner & Co., Publishers, Chicago, IL. This book was updated with an index in 1972 and copyright by the Virginia Book Company, Berryville, VA. There is a John L. CARTER mentioned on page 626 of this book. "WILLIAM ARTHUR CARTER, deceased, was born on Opequon Creek in 1799 and died in 1857, his birthploace being about four miles from Winchester. He was a son of Arthur Carter, who lived at same place during life and died in 1846. He was engaged in farming and in the manufacture of paper and woolen goods. He commenced life in limited circumstances, but in time acquired a fine farm, a woolen mill and a paper manufactory; also owned a number of slaves in his time. He married Mary Kerfoot, who died in 1821, and to that union there were twelve children. He subsequently married Widow Ruth Noble, nee BERRYHILL, who died in 1852 without issue. Our subject, W. A. CARTER, married in 1824 Sarah C. Beeler, daughter of Col. Benjamin Beeler, of Jefferson copunty, W. Va., and to this marriage were born William A.; Mary E., who married and went to Missouri and died there; and Mary E. (two by same name) the only one now living. She is the widow of James T. Milton, living in Chicago, Ill. Subject's first wife having died, he married, in 1836, Mary C., daughter of Lawrence Pittman, of Shenandoah county, Va., and their children were John L. (dead), Robert K. (living in New York City), Joseph M. (living in North Carolina), Charles, Berryhill M. (married in 1876 to Mary Gray Caldwell, of fredericksburg, Va.), and George H., born April 13 1850, and married in 1881 to Eva Carroll, daughter of Charles M. Castleman, of Clarke county, whose children are Anna Lee, Alice Mary (dead), Walter C., Eva West and Edith C. The only daughter of subject, Anna L., is dead. Mr. Carter, at his death, owned about 1,300 acres of land, known as the Carter estate, which suffered heavily during the war, the heirs lsoing everything except Carter Hall and the land. The estate was divided among eight heirs, two of whom now own and farm their part: George H. and Berryhill M. He was a member of the Baptist Church for a number of years." Don't know if this is your John L. or not. Happy hunting. Jack R. Louthan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: John Carter <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 2:28 PM Subject: CARETER in Millwood > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > --------------9655ECA0E24B7CA638A90224 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I am new as of today to this list. My grandfather was born in in > Millwood in 1869. His name John Boston Carter. He moved to Fairfax > county and is buried there. My great grandfather James Lewis Carter in > there in the Old Chapel cemetery. I am trying to connect to his father > and his siblings. Can anybody help with that. Many thanks in advance. > > Best > --------------9655ECA0E24B7CA638A90224 > Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; > name="carterjohn.vcf" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Description: Card for John Carter > Content-Disposition: attachment; > filename="carterjohn.vcf" > > begin:vcard > n:Carter;John > x-mozilla-html:FALSE > adr:;;;;;; > version:2.1 > email;internet:[email protected] > fn:John Carter > end:vcard > > --------------9655ECA0E24B7CA638A90224-- > > > ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== > Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------9655ECA0E24B7CA638A90224 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I am new as of today to this list. My grandfather was born in in Millwood in 1869. His name John Boston Carter. He moved to Fairfax county and is buried there. My great grandfather James Lewis Carter in there in the Old Chapel cemetery. I am trying to connect to his father and his siblings. Can anybody help with that. Many thanks in advance. Best --------------9655ECA0E24B7CA638A90224 Content-Type: text/x-vcard; charset=us-ascii; name="carterjohn.vcf" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Card for John Carter Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="carterjohn.vcf" begin:vcard n:Carter;John x-mozilla-html:FALSE adr:;;;;;; version:2.1 email;internet:[email protected] fn:John Carter end:vcard --------------9655ECA0E24B7CA638A90224--

I show the above families in Jefferson and Hardin Counties in Kentucky in the 1790's...if this info would help you, let me know....Jan Lund -----Original Message----- From: Betty I Silfies <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:42 PM Subject: Re: OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-D Digest V99 #154 >I am trying to find the parents of ELIZABETH CLARKE COFFMAN VEACH. I >believe she was born in the Old Frederick Co area. In 1787 she married >WILLIAM VEACH and they lived in Mercer Co KY. A court case of 1798 > in Fayette listed her as the heir of THOMAS CLARKE and also listed SARAH >SHEPHERD, wife of WILLIAM SHEPHERD, and daughters SARAH,ELIZABETH, and >ROANNA as heirs. I have seen a WILLIAM SHEPHERD with wife MARY and >daughters SARAH, ELIZABETH and RUANNA. This could be the same family. >ELIZABETH was first married to a COFFMAN and had sons ISAAC, CHRISTOPHER >and JACOB. >THOMAS CLARKE was mentioned in several court depositions as having gone to >KY with George Rogers Clarke, William Linn, Thomas Brashear, and others in >1775 to stake out land claims. > >If any of these names appear familiar I would appreciate some help. > >Betty Silfies > >______________________________

Hi Betty In a message dated 5/28/99 6:23:06 PM, you wrote: I don't know if you have seen this book or not. The following names are in the index of "Pioneers of Old Frederick Co. VA" by O'Dell >ELIZABETH was first married to a COFFMAN and had sons ISAAC, CHRISTOPHER >and JACOB. Elizabeth's first husband was David Coffman. Sarah and Elizabeth Shepard are mentioned but not Ruanna. There are Clarks and Clarkes in the index. I am not related to your families, but I checked the index of O'Dell's book. Good luck, Ann

Has anyone ever heard of Fairfax Milton Hickman? He was born in 1810 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson Co., VA. He married Mary Ann Davenport in 1833. He also died in 1833 in Belmont Co., OH. His parents were William Hickman and Rebecca Harris. Haven't been able to find them either. Help! They are a major brick wall. Thanks, Peggy in Oregon > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 6:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-D Digest V99 #154 > > >

I am looking for information on Joseph Dunn who married Lucy L. Stimmel 7 Sept 1827 in Frederick Co, VA. According to his tombstone (in Farmington, IL) he was born on 11 June 1804, according to the census in Virginia. Lucy Stimmel is the daughter of Abraham and Ann Maria Stimmel living in White Hall (Apple Pie Ridge) which is north of Winchester in Frederick County. Lucy's parents had both immigrated from Germany and lived in Frederick Co Maryland for several years before coming to Virginia. They remained in White Hall until they died: Abraham in 1848 and Ann Maria in 1866. Both are buried in Lower Ridge Graveyard in White Hall. Joseph and Lucy left Virginia soon after they were married and lived in Ohio then Illinois. Their marriage was performed by George M. Frye and their bondsman was Thomas Hancher. George Frye was the brother of Christopher Frye and Michael all three were ministers. Any information that could be a clue to my search would be appreciated.

I am trying to find the parents of ELIZABETH CLARKE COFFMAN VEACH. I believe she was born in the Old Frederick Co area. In 1787 she married WILLIAM VEACH and they lived in Mercer Co KY. A court case of 1798 in Fayette listed her as the heir of THOMAS CLARKE and also listed SARAH SHEPHERD, wife of WILLIAM SHEPHERD, and daughters SARAH,ELIZABETH, and ROANNA as heirs. I have seen a WILLIAM SHEPHERD with wife MARY and daughters SARAH, ELIZABETH and RUANNA. This could be the same family. ELIZABETH was first married to a COFFMAN and had sons ISAAC, CHRISTOPHER and JACOB. THOMAS CLARKE was mentioned in several court depositions as having gone to KY with George Rogers Clarke, William Linn, Thomas Brashear, and others in 1775 to stake out land claims. If any of these names appear familiar I would appreciate some help. Betty Silfies

This is my first post to this digest. Info needed on my GGGgrandfather John Taylor Jr b- c 1772 Botetourt Co. Va, maybe Fincastle. John d- 1832 Champaign Co. Ohio. John m 1 Barbara Strickler 1794 Shenandoah Co. Va. Barbara b- 1775 Shenandoah Co. d/o Joseph and Barbara Harnish Strickler. Children b in Shenandoah Co. were Joseph, John, Mary/Polly. They then went to Sullivan Co. Tn. Children b there were, Barbara, James, Benjamin, Sarah/Sally. They then migrated to Champaign Co. Ohio. Child b there Lemuel. Barbara Strickler Taylor d- 1817. John then m Catherine Bibler 15 Jan 1818 in Fairfield Co. Ohio. Catherine b- 1795 Rockingham Co. Va d/o Francis and Mary Pence Bibler. Children were Elizabeth, Peter, Noah, Samson, Malachi, and Julia Ann. Catherine d 7 Feb. 1868 Champaign Co. Ohio, she is buried in the Myrtle Tree Cem. next to her 2 husband John Idle. Who were John Taylor Jr. Parents and family? I have bben told they were John Taylor and Magdaline James Taylor of the Shenandoah Valley and later Fairfield Co. Ohio. Any info is welcome. Connie e-mail [email protected]

I am trying to find the home and family of Eli Clark, born in 1814. LDS shows an Eli born in Hopewell, Frederick Co. Virginia Feb. 22, 1814. I cannot find a Hopewell town, would it be a township or district? Do any of you Clark(e) researchers have an Eli as the sibling of your ancestor? There is a possibility that he could be Elijah, Elisha, Elim! If you have any of these, or info about Hopewell, please let me know. Many thanks! Carolyn (Anderson) Clark in central Ohio. SURNAMES: Anderson, Light, Flack, Zicafoose, Hull, Lance, Hedrick, Tuckwiller, Persinger, Kimberlin, Humphries, Grissee, Stickleman ,Fink (Old Augusta, Greenbrier Co.(W)Va area); Baughman, Billman, Hoadley, Kerns, Ravenscroft, Clark, Davis, Westlake, Parker, Flenner, Yantis, Yantes, Curtis, Dunlap, Claypool, Coffinberry/Kaufenbaerger, Kniseley, Elliott, Grimm, Riffe (Ohio, through Md.Va. Pa.) View the will of Peter Light Anderson, born 1785, died 1861 or the Greenbrier Co. (W)Va. Anderson Family biography or the Greenbrier Co. (W)Va. Lipps Family biography http://.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/greenbri.htm

Paul, You might want to try other spellings: I found name under these three spellings: Claspy, Clasby and Glasby >From Ancestry.com: HEADS OF FAMILIES AT THE FIRST CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES TAKEN IN THE YEAR 1790 MARYLAND FREDERICK COUNTY Name of head of family: Glasby, Mathias Free white males of 16 years and upward, including heads of families: 1 Free white males under 16 years: 1 Free white females, including heads of families: 5 AGBI Index lists a John Glasby from Maryland who was listed as a privatein the book British invasion of Md, 1812-1815. By Will. Matthew Marine. Baltimore, 1913. (519p.):297 I found a Thomas Clasby in Frederick Co.Maryland , Elizabeth Hundred in the Census of 1776 he is listed as 30 years old at the time.That would make his birth 1745-1746. This is a photocopy of the original record. Source: Maryland Records; Colonial, Revolutionary, County and Church from Original Sources, Gaius Marcus Brumbaugh, Vol II (Wash DC; 1928] p238 Subject: Unidentified subject! Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 17:50:20 -0500 From: "Paul C. Claspy" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] I'm back to the list after a couple of months so thought that I'd try again. I'm looking for the parents, etc, of my ggrandfather, Mathias CLASPY. He consistently (in the Census) claims to have been born in Maryland ca 1822. He moved to Westmoreland County, PA in the early 1840s, I have searched the MD census records for that period but can't find any Claspys. I have, however, found some in the area of Harper's Ferry between 1820 and 1860, but he doesn't fit the pre-1850 data. It's my perception that the state boundaries around Harper's Ferry may have been a bit fuzzy during the first half of the 19th century and before. I plan to do some genealogical travel to MD later this summer. Can anyone suggest libraries or other locations that I should visit? Is Annapolis the best place? Thanks for any help. Paul C. Claspy 16796 Bardbury Ave. Middleburg Hts., OH 44130-5335 [email protected]

In a message dated 5/23/99 4:22:49 PM, you wrote: >Hi, I am searching in Old frederick Co. for information on Nation. >John Nation and family went to Frederick Co. when it was Orange Co.? What I >am searching for is who Christopher Nation married and John Jr. >Better question which one of tehm married Elizabeth Sharp, daughter of >Thomas Sharp? >Thank you >Thelma Nation >Harrison, Ne Hi Thelma, I am not a Nation researcher, but I looked up the info in the following book. According to Cecil O'Dells book "Pioneer Families of Old Frederick Co. VA" Try to get a copy of that book. John and Christopher Nation moved to NC, and their wills are recorded in Guildford Co. and Randolph Co. John -Guildford Co. Will Book 2, pg. 277 Christopher- Randolph Co. Will Book 2, pg. 84. Write to those county courthouses and ask for copies of those wills, and they should identify the wives and children of both Nations. Good luck with your search, Ann

Hi, I am searching in Old frederick Co. for information on Nation. John Nation and family went to Frederick Co. when it was Orange Co.? What I am searching for is who Christopher Nation married and John Jr. Better question which one of tehm married Elizabeth Sharp, daughter of Thomas Sharp? Thank you Thelma Nation Harrison, Ne

I'm back to the list after a couple of months so thought that I'd try again. I'm looking for the parents, etc, of my ggrandfather, Mathias CLASPY. He consistently (in the Census) claims to have been born in Maryland ca 1822. He moved to Westmoreland County, PA in the early 1840s, I have searched the MD census records for that period but can't find any Claspys. I have, however, found some in the area of Harper's Ferry between 1820 and 1860, but he doesn't fit the pre-1850 data. It's my perception that the state boundaries around Harper's Ferry may have been a bit fuzzy during the first half of the 19th century and before. I plan to do some genealogical travel to MD later this summer. Can anyone suggest libraries or other locations that I should visit? Is Annapolis the best place? Thanks for any help. Paul C. Claspy 16796 Bardbury Ave. Middleburg Hts., OH 44130-5335 [email protected]

Some additional Information: My 4th great grandfather, William Hall was in the Revolutionary War. He had two three month tours in 1781 of duty guarding British Prisoners at Winchester. His next tour of duty was in 1782 and he went to Richmond. Info from his pension application in Monroe Co. Ohio. Jesse F. Hall -----Original Message----- From: Sally Jenkins <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, May 21, 1999 1:24 AM Subject: Rev. War Trivia >According to the Virginia Governors Papers, Winchester was the site of a >large prisoner of war camp for British prisoners. > > >==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== >List Problems? Be sure to read your Welcome Message that >you received when you joined this list! You may also >e-mail me, Yvonne James-Henderson, list owner, >mailto:[email protected] >

At 8:56 PM -0400 5/20/99, Rinda Lynn Ferguson wrote: > >Tonight, I found just a hint of a possibility that my Ferguson line may have >been in Frederick County, VA in the late 1700's (from about the 1760's on). >Is there by chance anyone on this list that would have any information of >the Ferguson's in the area at that >time?..........Looking for information on a Father--Charles Ferguson that >married either a Mary Kinchloe or a Rachel Massie........and his Son-- Isaac >Ferguson that married a Susan(Sally) Haines (Her parents were Simeon Haines >and Hannah Wolfe). Also, do know for sure that the family was of Quaker >heritage. Any help on this Ferguson (Furguson) line would be most dearly >appreciated by myself and great many others I have met on the net in the >past few weeks..... :-) Hi Rinda - only the sparsest of info, hope it helps. My file shows Charles FERGUSON, b. 1755, NJ, d. 1816, Ross Co., OH m. Mary KINCHLOE, b. 1756, NJ, d. after 1850, Ross Co., OH. I show only the one son Isaac. Isaac FERGUSON, b. 1782 NJ, d. before 1833, Ross Co., OH m. 1800 OH, Sarah (Sally) HAINES, b. 1779, Frederick Co., VA, d. before 1833, Ross Co., OH. Note this a product of Haines research and only picked up the names of the parents of Isaac Ferguson. If you have any further information on the family of Isaac Ferguson and Sally Haines, or more specific dates, etc, I would like to hear from you. Regards, Wilbur H. Haines PO Box 165 The Sea Ranch, CA 95497 Voice 707.785.3268 Fax 707.785.2682

Seeking information on the SAMUELS family especially GREENBERRY SAMUELS and son ISSAC SAMUELS during the mid to late 1700s. The SAMUELS family was very closely linked by business and marriage to the iron making PENNYPACKER family. Thanks for your help. Harry Pontius Burke, Va.

>Resent-Date: Thu, 20 May 1999 22:21:38 -0700 (PDT) >From: "Sally Jenkins" <[email protected]> >According to the Virginia Governors Papers, Winchester was the site of a >large prisoner of war camp for British prisoners. > Sally.....seems about a year ago this subject was talked about on either this list or one for Shenandoah Co VA. Might check arch. at rootsweb. I seem to remember that the prisoners were a lot of them German speaking. Since many German speaking people lived in the Shenandoah Valley at the time, not surprizing to find that some of the prisoners chose to stay in America. Some ancestors can be found to have arrived as British soldiers who changed sides. Mary [email protected]

Found the following and posting to the list in case others are interested. >From FHL Microfilm #1844906 Loose Papers Berkeley Co., VA Frame #0713 [Apparently papers from the estate accounting of William Kelly, dec'd (prior to 9 Dec 1777, other frames state will dated 1777, estate sale 20 May 1778) Other frames have records like the following, but this was the only one I could easily read the names of the boarding soldiers.] Cpt. Wm. King for boarding of "solgors" June 1777 Thomas Smith, 7 weeks David Hickey, 7 weeks, 4 days Henry Mitchel, 6 weeks Smith's wife, 7 weeks Philip King made oath before me that he boarded the above soldiers.......sworn this 19th Oct 1785. Before Moses Hantch(?)