Charla Marchione marchpubs@juno.com

John Henry Westcamp born abt 1800 in Germany was in Valley by abt 1840. Married Elizabeth Daughorty or Daugharty or Doughorty or Dougharty. The o and a are similar in the script. She was probably born in Shenandoah Co. Oldest dtr, Mary Ann age 18yr, 10mo and 17da married John Westcamp of Kilcar Parish,Co Donegal, IRL on 25 Nov 1861. John Westcamp was in the Confedrate Army with McClanahan's Batery at Dumfries on the Potomac and he had to have someone write a letter for him giving permission for his dtr. to marry. Henry or John Henry died at Staunton during the war and was buried in a group of unmarked Confederate graves at Thornrose Cemetery. The mother was lost to family but the children including Mary Ann mostly ended up in Baltimore and she and her husband and children moved to Winchester. Other Westcamps still at Baltimore by 1900 or so. Interested in information re Westcamp or Dougharty families and ideas as to when John Henry came to VA and what his port of immigration may have been. Thanks Sam McFadden

Wally Garchow wrote: > Cecil O'Dell's book has maps. I don't know what boundaries the tract had to > find it on the map (if it's there). What rivers, what moountain ranges, etc. Mr. O'Dell's book ("Pioneers of Old Frederick Co., Virginia, 1995) is a wonderful resource for anyone researching this area. And it does indeed have maps in each chapter showing outlines of many of the original grants discussed in the chapter. But as with any such effort it is certainly not complete. It does however give some clues to the good detective. The John Stackhouse that I am researching had at least two tracts surveyed in Old Frederick, the first in 1753. Neither John nor his land is mentioned in the O'Dell book. But I obtained a copy of the original survey from the Library of Virginia (all of the surviving Northern Neck Warrants and Surveys are now FINALLY on microfilm; all of the Geo. Washington surveys have long since been stolen including one that I need. G.W.'s diaries provide some additonal clues here, but that's another exercise altogether) and the names of two adjoining landowners are mentioned in the survey. Luckily one of those neighboring tracts is described (but not mapped) in O'Dell, so I can now place the 1753 Stackhouse tract within a mile or two. I was hoping that perhaps someone in one of the subject county historical or geneaolgical societies had published a more comprehensive map of tracts and grants, so if anybody stumbles across one, please let us all know. Phil

You can find a transcription of the Reformed Church Records of the Peaked Mountain Church, Rockingham County, Virginia at: ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/churches/peakmtn.txt I transcribed, as part of my family research, these records from the "William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine" originally published, in three parts, in Vol. XIII, No. 6, April 1905, Vol. XIV, No. 1, July 1906, and Vol. XIV, No. 2, October 1906. The original transcription of the record was edited by Prof. William J. Hinke and Charles E. Kemper. The transcription of the article includes the editors Forward, the 1769 Agreement between the Reformed and Luthern churches, and the transcribed record. The record contains 316 baptisms, some marriage and burial data, and some communion lists. The record contains information from 1753 to 1802. Some of the surnames listed include: ERMENTRAUT (Armentrout), GEIGER, HERRMANN, KISSLING, KOHLER, KROPF (Cropp), MUELLER, NICOLAUS (Nicholas), PREISS (Price), RISCH (Rush), ZELLERS (Sellers) and many others. Robert Shobe

My Northern Neck, Va., surnames : BENSON, Fleetwood, 1740s- BOOTH, Robert, 1700-1760 CARROLL, Charles, 1755-1832 DAY / DEY / DEH, Jacob, b. 1740’s DEY/ DEH, Amri (adult 1740) FRIEND (any) HANKS, William Sr., 1707-1770 House, John Valentine Jr., HIXSON (any) NISWONGER, John @1755 - 1822 PEARSON, Enoch, 1690-1749 POTTS, Jonathan, 1727-1805. POTTS, David 1700-1768. Corinne Hanna Diller cdiller@juno.com

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At 18:39 5/30/97 -0400, you wrote: >Yes - please post. > >Phil > >corbinae@UCBEH.SAN.UC.EDU wrote: > >> If anyone has the answer to this, I would also like to know. >> Thanks, >> >> Adele Corbin corbinae@ucbeh.san.uc.edu Cecil O'Dell's book has maps. I don't know what boundaries the tract had to find it on the map (if it's there). What rivers, what moountain ranges, etc. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Wally Garchow, Sacramento, CA wally@calweb.com listowner: CCHelper-L@rootsweb.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~cchelper listowner: PITSENBARGER-L@rootsweb.com http://www.calweb.com/~wally/darke/w-pits1.htm Web pages indexed at: http://www.calweb.com/~wally/index.html Geographic Interests: Darke, OH; Huntingdon, PA; Baltimore, MD Surname Interests: COUPLAND, FRY, GARCHOW, GOSHORN, PEARSON, PITSENBARGER, MENDENHALL, SLADE, YORK

Yes - please post. Phil corbinae@UCBEH.SAN.UC.EDU wrote: > If anyone has the answer to this, I would also like to know. > Thanks, > > Adele Corbin corbinae@ucbeh.san.uc.edu

On Fri, 30 May 1997, Monte Buzzard wrote: > Do you know where I can locate a tract map of the SOUTH BRANCH MANOR. A > tract map should show the location of various tracts of land or > properties owned by various people. Each tract on a tract map usually > has a tract number assigned to it. If anyone has the answer to this, I would also like to know. Thanks, Adele Corbin corbinae@ucbeh.san.uc.edu

Do you know where I can locate a tract map of the SOUTH BRANCH MANOR. A tract map should show the location of various tracts of land or properties owned by various people. Each tract on a tract map usually has a tract number assigned to it. Thanks in advance Monte Buzzard <mbuzzard@fix.net>

Could you please give me information about the WRIGHT list. Thanks Karmen KarmenH@aol.com

Subject: Forward from the WRIGHT List Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 16:12:07 -0700 From: Yvonne James-Henderson <hen1@idt.net> To: old-frederick-co-va-l-@rootsweb.com CC: cyclops@doitnow.com, Janastrox@stratos.net Hi All, This has been forwarded form the WRIGHT Discussion list. RE: Frederick County, VA WRIGHTs Resent-Date:Thu, 29 May 1997 04:47:16 -0700 Resent-From:WRIGHT-L@rootsweb.com Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 07:37:27 -0400 From: Jan Snodgrass <janastrox@stratos.net> I would like to hear from anyone who is researching the WRIGHT name in old Frederick County, VA. My gggg grandfather William Wright was there as early as 1754; recent information seems to indicate he may have lived in the area "'Michael Wright'" <cyclops@doitnow.com> Hi Michael, Do you think that your William WRIGHT would have any connection to my William C. WRIGHT b 1813 or 1814 in VA? I have no county but he was in Stark County OH in 1838 and married Hannah MILLER. D in 1891 in OH Stark County. I have no information on his parents or family Thanks, Jan Janastrox@stratos.net Or JanAstroX@aol.com ***************************************** 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: BALLEAU BRISBIN COOKSEY HITT HORN KENTON LAWSON LUCKY MORROW SWEET ZIMMERMAN Family Discussion Lists The Prince William and Rockbridge Co., VA Discussion Lists

Bonnie. There are 4 McIlwee entries in the Winchester, VA Handley High School Alumni directory of 1993. Email if interested. Sam

Bonnie Just read your note and the name Mcllwee rings a bell with me. When I was in school in Lexington, Va., we used to go to church out in Rockbridge Co. and the name of the church was Mcllwee Chapel. I know this isn't much to go on, but if you have some contacts in Rockbridge County Va. , I would contact them or maybe you could post a query on the Va-Roots listserver . That always draws some sort of response. But anyway, there's a possibility that the Mcllwees that you're looking for moved down the valley from Frederick County to Rockbridge. Tracy Hunter

I am looking for any information re Charles and Catharine (Hoover) Heltzel who were marr 12 Feb 1788 in Frederick Co. Catharine (Kitty) was the dau of Henry Hoover. Henry owned 148 acres lying near Columbia Furnace in Shenandoah County.It was willed to dau Catharine (Kitty) Heltzel who lived there as a widow in 1836. I know of four children: John C., Philip. Henry, and Samuel Jacob. Am most interested in finding anyhting out I can about both Heltzel and Hoover families. Would love to share what information I have. Thanks! Sue

Phyllis Rhodes wrote: > > I tried to unsub before the loss of Maiser list, wthout success. > Please send correct information for un-subbing from his list. Hi Phyllis, Send a message with only unsubscribe in the body to OLD-FREDERICK-CO-VA-L-request@rootsweb.com That's all there is to it. Its the same as the list address with -request on the end. Phil

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Researching the family of Mary GREEN(E), my 5th great grandmother. She was born abt. 1774 in Pennsylvania. She married Edward WILLIAMS 09 Aug. 1788 in Frederick County, Virginia. After his death, she married Henry MILHORN 31 Jan 1793 in Frederick County, Virginia. Right after the 1798 harvest, Henry, along with two of Henry's brothers (Peter & John) and 7 neighbors, moved the family to Belmont Co., OH . She died aft. 1850 in Belmont Co., OH. Especially interested in finding her parents and siblings. Thanks, Michael Anthony daath@ne.infi.net

I am trying to trace my family and I hope somebody out there might know something and can help. My maiden name is McIlwee. My family lives in the Star Tannery area. My father's name was Wayne and he was nicknamed Pete. His brothers, Clyde, Ford, and Elmer are deceased and one brother, Curtis, nicknamed Buck, is living. My grandmother's name was Savilla and my grandfather's name was either Charles or John, I think. Any information anyone can give me would be very much appreciated. Thank you. Bonnie McIlwee West