At 8:45 AM -0500 10/4/97, Linda Whitmer wrote: >Having said that... If someone would like to know what Dr. Quarles had to >say about a Winchester Church, I'll do what I can. :) > Linda I understand that the book is not indexed. Is there an easy way to identify whether someone was connected to a particular church. A Benjamin DAWSON performed the marriage of my ancestors, Peter MADDEN and Susan WHEELIN in 1799. Any information that you could find would be appreciated. (Without an index, I am not expecting you to go to heroic measures). Roger A. Rayborn - raybornr@crpl.cedar-rapids.lib.ia.us Searching -Anderson, Baughman, Gray, Hook, Ingels, Jackson, Madden, Nash, Pace, Rayburn (All Spellings), Roberts, Rubart, Rush, Scholey, Sewell &Wineinger Page & Taylor Co, IA, Hancock, Henderson & Warren Co, IL, Ripley Co, IN, Mongtomery Co, KY, Nodaway Co, MO, Greene Co, PA & Montgomery Co, VA ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

The following is from "Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia (Revised)" by wilmer L. Kerns, Ph.D., Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD 1992: Quote Frederick County Ministerial Bonds The county court was authorized to license ministers "to celebrate the rihts of matrimony." A bond of $1,500 was a statewide requirement. Some of the minister's bonds are missing. Records of all surviving minister's bonds from 1789 through 1860 are reported in this section. The rare original, bonds are housed in the Virginia State Library, Archives Division, Richmond, Virginia. Anabaptist. William Northern was licensed on April 4, 1809. Bondsmen: Andrew turner, john Ramey, and Samuel Drake. Baptist. (1) William Davis was bonded by the Frederick County Court on Aug. 1, 1814. Bondsman: John Kerfoot. (2) Timothy McMann was licensed in November 1821. Bondsman: Walter Tanquary. (3) George Reynolds was licensed on Nov. 5, 1822. Bondsmen: Walter Tanquary and Jacob McKay. (4) William Marvin was licensed on Oct. 31, 1831. Bondsman: Arthur W. Carter and William O. Bond. (5) John F. Rynoldson was licensed on Feb. 5, 1844. Bondsmen: James W. Mason and David W. Barton. (6) James D. Tabler was licensed on Feb. 28, 1853, as a "German Baptist" minister. Bondsman: William Fahnestock. (7) Joseph D. Strickler was licensed as a "German Baptist" minister, circa 1850s (no date). Bondsman: Daniel Baker. (8) Joshua Hudson, in October 1869. Bondsman: Martin M. Adams. Bond said "Old School Baptist." Catholic. (1) Charles Duhamel (priest) was licensed to perform marriages, May 1, 1809. Bondsmen were Henry Blacker and Edward Powers. (2) James Redman, licensed by the court on June 2, 1819. Bondsmen were Charles Fitzsimmons and William McFherry. Christian. (1) Joseph Sidebottom was licensed on July 3, 1809. Bondsmen: Lewis Barnett and Thomas McKewan. (2) Joseph Thomas, in September 1819. Bondsmen: Robert W. Hamilton and Michael ritenour. (3) Christy Sine, on May 2, 1825. Bondsmen: John Andersopn and William Dunlap. Episcopal. (1) John Vance Weylie (endorsed by the Rev. Alexander Balmain) was licensed on Dec. 3, 1799. Bondsman: Nathaniel Burwell. (2) William Meade, on Oct. 4, 1813. Bondsman: richard E. Meade. (3) John Jacob Robertson, on Aug. 6, 1821. Bondsmen: Obed Waite and Thomas allen Tidball. (4) William H. Pendleton, on Sept. 4, 1823. Bondsmen: David W. Barton and Richard E. Byrd. (5) Jared Rice, on Oct. 31, 1831. Bondsmen: Treadwell Smith and Lewis Glover. (6) Horace Stringfellow, on Nov. 2, 1835. Bondsmen: Thomas F. Nelson and Phillip Williams. (7) Richard K. Meade, on Nov. 2, 1835. Bondsmen: Philip N. Meade and thomas N. Nelson. (8) E.W. Hubard, on Nov. 3, 1868. Bondsman: W.C. Meredith. German Reformed. (1) Jacob O. Miller was licensed on Nov. 2, 1850. Bpondsmen: David W. Barton and Frederick A. Shearer. (2) M.L. Shuford, on Nov. 7, 1867. Bondsmen: L.T. Moore and Richard L. Gray. Lutheran. (1) David Eyster was licensed on Feb. 6, 1828. Bondsmen: Abraham Lauck and Joseph Slagle. Bond stated that he was "German Lutheran." (2) John Jacob Sumar, on Nov. 6, 1823. Bondsmen: Henry Seevers and Washington G. Singleton. Bond stated that he was an "Evangelical Lutheran." (3) Theophilus T. Stork, on Oct. 2, 1837. Bondsmen: John W. Miller and Thomas B. Campbell. (4) George Hiehl, on Nov. 4, 1839. Bondsmen: Joseph Slagle and John Miller. (5) John Thomas Tabler, on March 3, 1834. Bondsmen: William H. Grove and Richard M. Sydnor. (6) Joseph Few Smith, on Nov. 8, 1843. Bondsmen: Jacob Baker and Thomas Allen Tidball. (7) Webster eichelberger, on July 6, 1870. Bondsman: Godfrey S. Miller. Methodist. (1) Elisha Phelps was licensed on Oct. 6, 1789. Bondsmen were: John Hite and William Hughes. Phelps was a minister in "Society of the People Called Methodist." The license was delivered "in the presence of Edward Christian." (2) John B. Tilden, on Jan. 31. 1803. Bondsmen: George Reed and James Chipley. (3) James Sinclair, on April 5, 1808. Bondsmen: George Reed and John B. Tilden. (4) George W. Frye, on April 4, 1809. Bondsmen: Beatty Carson and Simon Lauk. (5) Elic Hinkle, on Aug 5, 1811. Bondsman: George Ritenour. (6) Nathan Lodge, on Oct. 3, 1814. Bondsmen: Simon Lauk and Beatty Carson. (7) Joseph Dalby, on March 2, 1818. Bondsman: Gabriel Davis. (8) Bennett Dowler, on Aug. 5, 1822. Bondsmen: Beatty Carson and George Lynn. (9) John Miller, on Aug. 5, 1822. Bondsman: Beatty Carson. Josiah William Ware was the cognizant court official. (10) Joseph Dalby Sr., on March 8, 1826. Bondsman: William Wood. (11) William Hamilton, on June 11, 1825. Bondsmen: Sutton Harris and George Reed. (12) Charles A. Davis, on April 6, 1830. Bondsmen: Beatty Carson and William L. Clark. (13) David Steele, on Nov. 11, 1835. Bondsmen: Israel Harrison and Joseph Carson. (14) George A.V. Reed (Rev.), on Dec. 3, 1838. (15) John Smith, on Mayh 2, 1842. Bondsmen: Thomas Allen tidball and Daniel Gold. (16) Edward L. Dulin, on May 6, 1844. Bondsmen: Jesse Calvert and Richard Milton. (17) Foushee C. Tabbs, on May 3, 1847. Bondsmen: George Wright and Richard Milton. (18) Henry Farring, on June 1, 1847. Bondsmen: Daniel Gold and richard Milton. (19) James turner, on June 6, 1848. Bondsmen: Richard Milton and A.R. Milton. (20) Thomas McGee, on June 2, 1851. Bondsman: Jesse Calvert. (21) William Gibbens, on june 2, 1851. bondsman: Samuel Sperry. (22) Daniel McCauley, on march 5, 1852. Bondsman: William L. Bent. (23) P. Siebert Davis, on July 5, 1853 (appears to be Methodist). Bondsman: william L. Bent. (24) W.F. Ward, on March 2, 1866. Bondsman: Samuel R. Atwell. (25) David Harris, in March 1866. Bondsman: S.J. Smith. (26) William Hodgson, on April 1, 1867. Bondsman: Lewis M. Forsyth. (27) C.H. Mytinger, on June 2, 1868. Bondsman: Henry B. Pitzer. Methodist Union Society of Reformers. This organization formed as a splinter to the Methodist Church, circa 1828. (1) George Reed was licensed on Aug. 5, 1828. Bondsman: John B. Tilden. (2) John B. Tilden9 left the regular Methodists in 1828, and registered under this denominational name. Presbyterian. (1) Andrew A. Shannon was licensed on Nov. 7, 1809. Bondsmen: Robert L. Wright and William McLeod. 92) Robert Hall, on June 2, 1828. Bondsman: William Hill. (3) Alexander Logan, on March 3, 1828. Bondsmen: John M. Brown and Charles H. Clark. (4) David H. Riddle, on Jan. 6, 1829. Bondsman: John Bell. (5) John D. Matheny, on Sept. 30, 1833. Bondsman: George Lynn 96) Moses H. Hunter, on March 4, 1840. Bondsmen: Thomas Phillips and Charles H. Clark. (7) Beverly Tucker Lacey, on Aug. 4, 1847. Bondsmen: James C. Baker and A.R. Wood. (8) William Ottinger, on Oct. 2, 1848. Bondsmen: David W. Barton and Thomas S. Sangster.10 United Brethren in Christ. (1) Jacob Rinehart was licensed on Dec. 4, 1837. Bondsmen: John Hott and George Swhier. (2) David Spesard, on Sept. 5, 1838. Bondsmen: George Swhier Sr. and David Fries. (3) William Edwards, on April 6, 1846. Bondsmen: Nicholas Perry and John W. Piper. (4) James W. Miles, on Nov. 6, 1848. Bondsmen: Presley Ramey and William Bailey. ________________________________ 9. John Bell Tilden was born in Philadelphia on Dec. 9, 1761, and died at Stephen City, Va., July 31, 1838. He was a Revolutionary War veteran, and later became a medical doctor. In 1828, he was expelled from the Methodist church because he advocated lay representation. 10. Biographical information on the Presbyterian ministers is presented by Robert Bell Woodworth, A History of the Presbytery in Winchester. The McClure Printing Company, Staunton, Virginia 1947. Unquote Jack R. Louthan louthanj@erols.com ======================================================================= Wilmer L. Kerns wrote: Also, in my book titled, Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1992), there is a partial list of ministers and their denominations, copied from original court licenses to perform marriage ceremonies in Frederick County. I don't possess a copy of this book either, but I wouldn't object if someone wanted to do lookups or post the information to the Old Frederick County List. ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

No marriage record for a Joseph Hill found in "Marriages Shenandoah Co VA 1850-1882" by Duane L. Borden. Debbie ==== 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:daisy@usroots.com

Linda, I would be most interested in how to obtain a copy of this book. Do you know if it is available to purchase? Sue ==== 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:daisy@usroots.com

Jennifer, I have been unable to contact as you did not leave your e-mail address, I believe you are a member of this list, here is a URL for more information on Ruddel's Station. Please e-mail me privately if you receive this. Thanks. http://www.webpub.com/~jhagee/ruddles.html Jennifer wrote: I'm trying to identify the children of THOMAS WILLIAMS who was a comrade of SIMON KENTON -- joining him in his first exploration of the Canelands. I have an Abraham WILLIAMS that may be his son born about 1790, who married in HARRISON Co. I have read that Thomas Williams helped Simon Kenton build a blockhouse at the Hinkston or Ruddell station in 1776-1777. When the fort was attacked by British Capt. Byrd in 1780 -- I'm not sure if Williams was present. This source says the station is now in Harrison Co. But my map shows Ruddle's Mill in Bourbon Co., close to the Harrison Co. border. Do you know what county this station is currently in? Jennifer Good luck in your quest, Yvonne, Listowner ****** Yvonne James-Henderson, Burke, VA My Home page: Daisy's Roots: http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm alternate addresses: daisy@usroots.com or hen1@idt.net Listowner for these Family Discussion Lists: BALLEAU BRISBIN COOKSEY HITT HORN KENTON LAWSON LUCKY MORROW SWEET ZIMMERMAN Listowner for: The PRINCE WILLIAM, OLD FREDERICK, ROCKBRIDGE CO., VA and MASON CO., KY Discussion Lists ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

Wilmer, Great information (as usual) :) And Tom's follow up with info on the Parish record at the LVA was good info too! I have the book "The Churches of Winchester, Virginia: A Breif History of Those Established Prior to 1825" by Garland R. Quarles, 1960. This little book does NOT have marriages, baptisms etc. The only names are those associated with church's history. It is NOT indexed. Having said that... If someone would like to know what Dr. Quarles had to say about a Winchester Church, I'll do what I can. :) Linda ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

Seeking info on Joseph Hill and wife Frances ?, b ca 1850 who lived in Shenandoah Co, VA. Had son George Hill who married Bettie Cooley in 1894 in Frederick Co, VA. Joseph, Frances and son George should be in 1880 census as George was born in 1874. Need help with marriage and census records. Thanks, Lyle Corder ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

Wilmer and all, I agree heartily with your advice to check county court order books. There's lots of goodies there, just waiting to be found. In nearby Loudoun county's order books, I found the birth dates of several Poulton children who were apprenticed out. Their father had died in 1791. Frederick Parish -- there is some kind of register at the Library of Virginia for this. It is listed in the "Guide to Virginia Church Records". The Parish Register I looked at was a photostat. I forget the years it covers, but I have a note for a "Wm Green paid for supporting Samuel Bishop in 1768", and in 1769 being paid for burying Samuel. Then in 1790, Henry Rutter was paid for burying John Bishop. I believe this John Bishop is the same who served in the French and Indian War. Those are the kind of entries that are in the Parish book. No births and marriages. But if you're really into genealogy, every tidbit helps. There are also a couple of books at the archives desk at the Library of Richmond which indexes chancery suits for Frederick district court. Turns out the original documents are kept at the old state library down the street. (That's really inconvenient). Anyway, these are great for genealogy. In fact, regarding the above Poultons, there is a Frederick court suit for them and their neighbors, with plenty of depositions from folks, and items that revealed relationships and dates. When I checked the documents, one of the original (Loudoun) deeds from the 1790s was inside the folder. Tom Bishop ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

Lonnie, I will investigate your specific question about records of Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester and get back to you. Frederick Parish was formed in 1738 by legislative act and the Governor's Council. Very few colonial church records exist in Virginia. Certainly there are no surviving Church of England (Anglican) Church registers in Old Frederick County that I am aware. Church and State were not separate during the colonial period (pre-Revolutionary). As you may know, the Protestant Episcopal Church was formed to replace the Church of England after the Revolutionary War, for obvious reasons. Several pages of an Eucharist register are among the Frederick County records in the Library of Virginia, and are published on page 16 of my book on settlers of Back Creek Valley. At the top of the register page is the statement: "I do declare that I do believe there is not any transubstantiation in the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, and in the Elements of Bread and Wine, at or after the Consecration thereof by any Person Whatsoever." This was another way of saying that Roman Catholics were not allowed to take communion in Frederick Parish. A study of the original signatures reveals a Who's Who of Old Frederick County, 1761-1763. Most of the signatures are in English, but several are signed in German. No women signed the Register. Incidentally, some of the prominent early settlers of Old Frederick were Roman Catholic, but they moved to "Louisana" about the time of the Revolutionary War. Anyone who has researched the land records of Old Frederick has encountered the name of Bryan Bruin, the real estate tycoon. The Humphrey family was also Roman Catholic. There are some interesting stories that are beyond the scope of this e-mail. Someone in another post asked for a list of the Episcopal Churches in Old Frederick County. As mentioned, the Episcopal Church was not formed until 1785-1786 as the successor of the Church of England. Church and State were separated in the Colony of Virginia in 1776 when the State Constitution was adopted. I don't know details about Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester. The present Gothic Church building was built in 1828, designed by Robert Mills who designed the Washington Monument. The Rev. Alexander Balmain served as rector for the period 1782 until his death in 1821. A reproduced copy of the Rev. Balmain journal is in the Handley Regional Library, Archives Division in Winchester. There are marriages and some baptisms in this register, including names of persons I recognize as living in the backwoods. One of his predecessors was the Rev. Charles M. Thurston, who served from 1768 to 1777, when he joined the Continental forces. I'm not aware of journals that he may have left behind. Rev. Thurston lived in Clarke County. Let's face it folks, there are very few bits of church records that survived during the colonial period. Frederick County Court records give considerable information about the business of the church in its Order Books, 1743-1776, such as assisting the widows and the children, orphans, the poor, children born out of wedlock (the mother was often punished by the court, sometimes the father, too), lotteries, and a range of subjects that involve people. The Order Books are located in the County Court in Winchester. Several of the books are not indexed. If you have time and patience, there is a gold mine of information in the books. What role did your ancestor play in building the wagon roads in Frederick County? Who owned mills? How did your ancestor make a living? The Order Books will tell you that, and much more. No one has a complete history of their family surname until they have culled through the Order Books. But you won't find birthdates, marriage dates or baptisms in these books. Cunningham Chapel (Church of England) was built about 1747 near Berryville in Clarke County. After the log church was destroyed, a stone church was built about 1790, known as "The Old Chapel." The Clarke County Historical Society has published a number of high-quality historical bulletins that should be consulted by the serious researcher of history and genealogy. There are many cemetery inscriptions in these journals. Another source of information on the Episcopal Churches of Old Frederick County is a two-volume work by Bishop William Meade titled "Old Churches and Families...." I don't recall the complete title. Bishop Meade was a former rector at Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester. Another book on the churches of Winchester was written by the late Garland Quarles. I believe that copies may be purchased from the Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society. Sorry, but I dan't have a copy in my hands. Also, in my book titled, Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties (Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1992), there is a partial list of ministers and their denominations, copied from original court licenses to perform marriage ceremonies in Frederick County. I don't possess a copy of this book either, but I wouldn't object if someone wanted to do lookups or post the information to the Old Frederick County List. You cannot understand the colonial church in Virginia without getting involved with county history. There is more to genealogy than names and dates only. The Church and State were one, and that's one reason why the County Court records are important to the genealogist. Wilmer L. Kerns At 06:54 PM 9/29/97 -0600, you wrote: >Hello Mr. Wilmer KERNS, > Thank you very much for the information. One Answer leads to other questions. > >Are there any other record available for the CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH for the >1790-1800 period in Fredericks Co,VA if So where? > >thanks again > >Lonnie > >>>From: "Wilmer L. Kerns" <wlkerns@intr.net> >>To: OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L@rootsweb.com >>Message-Id: <199709290326.XAA19436@intr.net> >>Subject: Re: Rev. Alexander BALMAIN/Lewis CHASTAIN >>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >>To Lonnie Fink: >> >>The Rev. Alexander Balmain was born in Scotland in 1740, and was educated at >>St. Andrews University. He was brought to this country to be a tutor in the >>home of the famous Richard Henry Lee in Westmoreland County, VA. Balmain >>later returned to London where he studied for ordination in the established >>church. He came to Augusta County (VA) in 1771 where he served as assistant >>rector of the parish. In 1782, he became rector of Frederick Parish, where >>he served until his death in 1821. His Journal for that period of time is at >>Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester, but researchers are directed to a >>xeroxed copy which is maintained by the Handley Regional Library, Archives >>Division, in Winchester. > >>Unlike some of the German clergy who travelled to minister in various places >>in the Shenandoah Valley, Rev. Balmain's ministerial duties were discharged >>within Frederick Parish. He was the officially appointed rector of the parish. >> >>Wilmer L. Kerns >> > >Lonnie fink >InGenWeb Coordinator Floyd/Dubois Co,IN >KyGenWeb Coordinator Shelby/Pulaski Co,KY >http://www.dmrtc.net/~lonfink/wifeme.html >lonfink@dmrtc.net > > ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

Looking for any info on Susanna Stepp born circa 1800 in Shenandoah Co. Va. She married Michael Smith 12Nov1818 in same county. Possible father is John Stepp. cathys@erinet.com ==== 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:daisy@usroots.com

Hi All, I am forwarding this query to the list, can anyone help Cheryl Please reply to: singhal@erols.com , feel free to cc: the list if you like. Thanks! BEGIN: I need index citations for BAGEANT in Frederick county on the 1860 census for Virginia. I seem to have misplaced a couple families, since I'm only finding 3 when I read the census itself. END Thanks!Cheryl Please reply to: singhal@erols.com ***************************************** Good luck in your quest, Yvonne ****** Yvonne James-Henderson, Burke, VA My Home page: Daisy's Roots: http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm alternate addresses: daisy@usroots.com or hen1@idt.net Listowner for these Family Discussion Lists: BALLEAU BRISBIN COOKSEY HITT HORN KENTON LAWSON LUCKY MORROW SWEET ZIMMERMAN Listowner for: The PRINCE WILLIAM, OLD FREDERICK, ROCKBRIDGE CO., VA and MASON CO., KY Discussion Lists -- Good luck in your quest, Yvonne ****** Yvonne James-Henderson, Burke, VA My Home page: Daisy's Roots: http://www.rootsweb.com/~daisy/1daisy.htm alternate addresses: daisy@usroots.com or hen1@idt.net Listowner for these Family Discussion Lists: BALLEAU BRISBIN COOKSEY HITT HORN KENTON LAWSON LUCKY MORROW SWEET ZIMMERMAN Listowner for: The PRINCE WILLIAM, OLD FREDERICK, ROCKBRIDGE CO., VA and MASON CO., KY Discussion Lists ==== 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:daisy@usroots.com

Need help from anyone with information on George Webber 1767-1875 and his ancestors. I have a map showing the location of George's farm Warm Spring Road near Warm Spring Ford. I have been told that there is no road that goes to this land. Understand to enter must go through someone elses property. My map shows others living in the area at the time were John Brannon , I De Haven, J W De Haven, W Lamp, J Clark R & P Webber. Understand George's son Benjamin Webber who died in 1857 owned a farm in this area. Benjamin Webber is in my line of ancestors. Benjamin had a son Peter and Robert Perry Webber and they possibly became owners of his farm. First records found on George in 1820 census which indicates he came from Germany. Would appreciate any information anyone can furnish that would help in record to show where George came from before showing up in Frederick County Va. Curt ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

I have some info re: to the following people: A.E. Ewing Alvin E. Ewing Anna Ewing Emily J. Ewing Enoch Ewing Henry Ewing Isaac Ewing James Ewing Martha Ewing Mary Ewing Nancy Ewing Susannah Ewing William Ewing My info. re: to the above is limited and was obtained from my friend Nancy Hanks Ewing who passed away in 1987. Hope this helps, Monte Buzzard <mbuzzard@fix.net> ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

To Mr. Wilmer L. Kerns, You have been so kind to help people in this group with their questions; I hope you won't mind one more. I have several ancestors who were members of the Campbellites or Disciples Church. Could you recommend some reading material concerning this group in the VA/PA areas? Do you know if they kept any records, etc? Any sugestions for research would be welcomed. Sincerely, Carol Jones Wilson

Hello everyone, Here is an email I received concerning Lewis CHASTAIN. I know he performed several marriages in Fred Co,VA from 1790-1805! Can anyone tell me the name of the METHODIST Churches in Fred Co,VA during that time period. Also, My request concerning Alexander BALMAIN gave us that he was Episcopalian! What Episcopalian Churches were there in Fred Co,VA at the same time period? Has anyone compiled a list of Churches in Fred Co,VA prior to 1800? Lonnie >Return-Path: <GerreOK@aol.com> >From: GerreOK@aol.com >Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 15:46:30 -0400 (EDT) >To: lonfink@dmrtc.net >Subject: Re: Lewis CHASTAIN > >Dear Lonnie, >Glad to hear from you. Here is what we have on LEWIS CHASTAIN. Lewis b. 2 >Dec 1766, Manakin Town, >VA; d. ca Feb 1814, Hardin Co., KY. m. (1) Mary Elizabeth (Atwell) Rust in >1793, Westmoreland Co., VA; m. (2) Alice Sherman 1801 in Frederick Co., VA. > Lineage is: Lewis (4). John (3) Jean (2) Pierre (1). > >Lewis was admitted on trial as a Methodist preacher in 1787 at Bertie, then >at Allegheny 1788 - fully accepted at Gloucester. All these churches in >Westmoreland Co., VA. > >I am the Genealogist for the Pierre Chastain Family Assoc. Out website is: > http://www.kopower.com/~jimchstn/ > >We appreciate your interest. >Gerre > Lonnie fink InGenWeb Coordinator Floyd/Dubois Co,IN KyGenWeb Coordinator Shelby/Pulaski Co,KY http://www.dmrtc.net/~lonfink/wifeme.html lonfink@dmrtc.net

"Virginia Historic Marriage Register - Frederick County Marriages, 1738-1850" compiled by John Vogt & t. William Kethley, Jr., 1987 by Iberian Publishing Company lists the following on page 209: "Simpson, Thomas & Mildred Savage 26 Feb 1801; min- Alexander Balmain" Hope this helps. Jack R. Louthan louthanj@erols.com ===================================================================== Rick and Sheila Simpson wrote: I have been looking for information on my 3rd great grandfather...His name was THOMAS K SIMPSON. He appears in the 1830 and 1850 census of Frederick County

Lester Mason wrote "I'am looking for Ancestors of Jacob T. Ewing b: April 8, 1807, d: August 21, 1869 in Augusta Co., Va. and married to Sarah Catherine Sheets b; June 16, 1810, d. February 2, 1883." Lester, I do not have answers for you but some sideline info that may/may not help. George Sager, Loudon Co VA (wife Maria Elizabeth Sheets) moved to Union Co OHIO. The Jerome TWP (Union Co OHIO) history address both the Ewing's and Sager's. Both were founders of Jerome TWP. Since both families came from the same general area, it may be possible to trace your line from this info on the chance their related. I found the book at the IA Historical Library. James Ewing moved from OH to Adair Co IA. George Sager's son, Frederick, moved to MI. George Sager & Maria Elizabeth Sheets are my direct ancestors through my mother and the Ewings are related to me indirectly through my father. I hope this helps. Ruth Lilly

WIndle's Fort was not mentioned in the Book, Frontier Forts along the Potomac & its Tributaries, nor was it listed in the book "Indian Warfare & Massacres on the VA Frontier by Dale Payne. The book, "Pioneers of Old Frederick Co, VA by Cecil O'Dell lists several land tracks for the WIndles in Frederick CO. Do you know which Windle owned the land or who it was transferred to? Sorry I wasn't of any help. Christine ==== OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA Mailing List ==== Visit the Frederick County,VA USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafreder/frederic.htm

Hello Mr. Wilmer KERNS, Thank you very much for the information. One Answer leads to other questions. Are there any other record available for the CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH for the 1790-1800 period in Fredericks Co,VA if So where? thanks again Lonnie >From: "Wilmer L. Kerns" <wlkerns@intr.net> >To: OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <199709290326.XAA19436@intr.net> >Subject: Re: Rev. Alexander BALMAIN/Lewis CHASTAIN >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >To Lonnie Fink: > >The Rev. Alexander Balmain was born in Scotland in 1740, and was educated at >St. Andrews University. He was brought to this country to be a tutor in the >home of the famous Richard Henry Lee in Westmoreland County, VA. Balmain >later returned to London where he studied for ordination in the established >church. He came to Augusta County (VA) in 1771 where he served as assistant >rector of the parish. In 1782, he became rector of Frederick Parish, where >he served until his death in 1821. His Journal for that period of time is at >Christ Episcopal Church in Winchester, but researchers are directed to a >xeroxed copy which is maintained by the Handley Regional Library, Archives >Division, in Winchester. >Unlike some of the German clergy who travelled to minister in various places >in the Shenandoah Valley, Rev. Balmain's ministerial duties were discharged >within Frederick Parish. He was the officially appointed rector of the parish. > >Wilmer L. Kerns > Lonnie fink InGenWeb Coordinator Floyd/Dubois Co,IN KyGenWeb Coordinator Shelby/Pulaski Co,KY http://www.dmrtc.net/~lonfink/wifeme.html lonfink@dmrtc.net