Daniel Helt Will In the name of God, Amen. I Daniel Helt Sr. being of full age and perfect mind and memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following. 1st I desire that all my just debts and any funeral expenses be paid out of any property which my executor hereafter to be named shall think the most proper and the least injurious to my estate. 2nd I give and bequeath to my son, John all my plantation and all my stock horses. cattle, sheep, and hogs and all my farming utensils, household and kitchen furniture. 3rd I give and bequeath to my daughter, Betty Musier, fifty two dollars to be paid to her by my son, John in seven years after my death in some good trade to be valued by interested person. 4th I give and bequeath to my daughter, Polly Felty the sum of fifty two dollars to be paid to her at any time after my death in a ? of hand executed to my son, John for a horse which was an advancement made to her on 24th of Dec. 1832. I concieve she is not entitled to anything more of my estate. 5th I give and bequeath to my daughter, Sally Underwood fifty two dollars to be paid to her in seven years after my death by my son, John in some good trade to be valued by certain interested persons. 6th Having given and bequeath to my son John all my real and personal property I require of him a good and decent maintenance for me and my wife Christina during our natural lives. 7th I do hereby contract and appoint Thomas Atkins sole executor of my last will and testement hereby ? all other and former wills by me I therefore made and do establish this to be my last will and testement. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal this 12th day of Dec. 1840. Thomas Atkins - Teste Jas. Davis Daniel Helt X his mark. Virginia at the court held for Smyth County, 22nd April 1845 The foregoing last will and testament of Daniel Helt, dec'd was proven in court by Thompson Atkins and James M. Davis, his security entered into and acknowledged about ? the penalty of $ 100.00 continued as the law directs. Certified as granted him for obtaining a probate of said will in due form. Teste: JAmes F. Pendleton, CC.

THIS INDENTURE MADE THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY ONE BY AND BETWEEN JACOB MOSER, AND CATHERINE HIS WIFE, JOHN HELT, AND MARY HIS WIFE, MICHAEL BROWN AND CHRISTINE, HIS WIFE, JOHN BROWN AND MARY, HIS WIFE, HENRY BROWN AND POLLY, HIS WIFE, JACOB BROWN AND POLLY, HIS WIFE CHRISTINA REPASS, AND ELIZABETH BROWN ALL OF THE COUNTY OF WYTHE AND STATE OF VIRGINIA OF THE ONE PART AND FREDERICK REPASS OF THE COUNTY AND STATE OF THE OTHER PART. WITNESSETH THAT FOR AND CONSIDERATION FOR THE SUM OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THEM IN HAND PAID THE RECIEPT WHERE OF THE DO HERE BY ACKNOWLEDGE DO GIVE GRANT BARGIN AND SELL UNTO THE SAID FREDERICK REPASS ONE CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN THE COUNTY OF WYTHE AND STATE OF FORESAID ON THE WATERS OF COVE CREEK, CONTAINING EIGHTY ACRES, BEING THE SAME, MORE OR LESS AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWITH TO WIT BEGINNING AT TWO WHITE OAKS, A CORNER TO ANNA HARKERADER, SURVEY OF 32 ¾ ACRES THENCE WITH A LINE OF THE SAME N.73, W.55 POLES TO A SMALL BEECH WHERE SAID SURVEY INTEREST WITH AN OTHER OF SAID HARKERADER SURVEY OF 27 ACRES, N.35, E.120 POLES TO A STAKE IN A FIELD,N.43, E.45 TO A PINE, A CORNER TO SAID HARKERADERS 100 ACRE TRACT, AND WITH A LINE OF THE SAME S.G.E. 175 POLES TO THREE WHITE OAKS AND THEN S.20 E, 12 POLES TO THE BEGINNING TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAID TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ITS' -? TO THE SAID FREDERICK REPASS AND HIS HEIRS TO HIS SALE AND PERSONAL USE AND BEHOOF THE SAID JACOB MOYERS, AND CATHERINE, HIS WIFE, JOHN HELT AND MARY, HIS WIFE MICHAEL BROWN, AND CHRISTINA, HIS WIFE, AND JOHN BROWN, AND MARY, HIS WIFE, HENRY BROWN AND POLLY, HIS WIFE, JACOB BROWN AND POLLY, HIS WIFE, CATHERINE REPASS AND ELIZABETH BROWN DO CONVENATE WITH THE SAID FREDERICK REPASS THAT THE SAID LAND AND APPERTINANCE AGAINST THE CLAIM OF THEMSELVES AND THEIR HEIRS AND OF ALL PERSONS CLAIMING UNTO THEM, ONLY TO HIM, THE SAID FREDERICK REPASS AND HIS HEIRS WILL FOREVER WARRANT AND DEFEND BY THESE PRESENT IN TESTIMONEY WHERE OF THE SAID JACOB MOSER AND CATHERINE, HIS WIFE, JOHN HELT AND MARY, HIS WIFE, MICHAEL BROWN AND CHRISTINA, JOHN BROWN AND MARY, HIS WIFE, HENRY BROWN AND POLLY, HIS WIFE, JACOB BROWN AND POLLY, HIS WIFE, CHRISTINA REPASS, AND ELIZABETH BROWN HAVE HEREINTO SET THEIR HANDS AND SEALS THE DAY AND YEAR ABOVE WRITTEN. ALL HAVE SIGNED AND INITIALED AT THE END OF THE DOCUMENT. SOME WORDS MAY BE WRONG, I DID THE BEST I COULD WITH THE QUALITY OF THE COPY AND THE OLD HANDWRITTING IT IS HARD TO DO PERFECT.

Can someone direct me to a site to search for my adopted sister's natural brother? Is it proper to ask on the genealogy list when you are searching for adopted people? Thanks, Connie

Gordon Aronhime, now deceased, did a lot of research on SW Virginia and put many articles in the Bristol Newspaper. A collection of these articles is in the Washington County Historical Society. He wrote much on forts (stations) and early pioneers as did Emory Hamilton, now deceased. Wilma Smith

After waiting more than a year, I finally got a chance to read the information on Charles Cocke in the Draper manuscripts. As indicated in the indexes, there were several references to Col. Cox. Some related to mine, but I also found that there were at least two other Col. Cox's who were discussed- Gabriel Cox (of PA, who helped George Rogers Clark) and Isaac Cox (who founded Cox's Station in Nelson Co, KY). To give a flavor for how things went: There were two letters from Gov. David Campbell. In the first, he said that he had met Col. Cox but did not know much about him. In the second, he said "I have seen him and have heard much about him but could not now undertake a narrative of his life." [So when would have been a better time???] There was a letter from Col. William Martin which had about a long paragraph on my Col. Cox of Powell's Valley, but which is so blurred as to be virtually unreadable. The only good thing that came out of this was that when Draper asked Martin about Cox, Draper indicated that he thought that Cox had a Station in Powell's Valley about 1791. I then found an account about a visit to Col. Cox's Station- only to find out, when I got home, that the Cox's Station mentioned in the account was the one located in Nelson County, KY which was run by Col. Isaac Cox. Has anyone ever heard of a Cox's station located in Powell's Valley along the Kentucky Road? Phil

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I am wondering about the ancestry of a HARMON: Susan Harmon born about 1900 and married to a Cadle in Bristol, VA She died about five years ago. Unfortunately, I never got to meet her. I believe the family said that they thought she was from the Cherokee, NC area. I know this is a long shot, but I would love any information on Susan HARMON Cadle. Thank you, Diane Costello > You will find that some of the Harmons of Tazewell co., Va. came from Floyd > co., Va. Also, there was a Harmon family who settled very early near Burkes > Garden.. I don't have the names, but there are records of them in some > histories of Southwest Va.. They were very early settlers in this area of > Va... Yours having been in NC suggests that they were possibly related to > those in Floyd and Carroll co., Va.., not far from the NC line.. There was > much mining in those areas very early and they may have been involved in > mining there as well as cola mining in Tazewell co., Va... Suggestions you > might consider.. > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, VA. > >

Eddie, You can add it to the tagline below for all to see . http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/sw_va Milly WARD Piros List Administrator for TN-FENTRE-L "My Mind Is Like Lightning ... One Brilliant Flash and ............Poooffffffffffffffffffffff It's Gone"! http://www.geocities.com/millyella/sitemap.html

This link doesn't work for me, so if others have the same problem, try this: 1. Go to http://www.rootsweb.com/ 2. Scroll down to the subheading "Mailing Lists". 3. Click on either "Interactive Search" or "Threaded Archives Search". (I don't know what the difference is...they both seem to work the same.) 4. Type in "SW_VA" (or whatever list you want to search). ---------- Margaret Mabrey <[email protected]> wrote: > http://www.archiver.rootsweb.com

Volks, I have had several questions recently about using the Rootsweb archives to retrieve old post to this List. Sad truth is, I do not know how to do it. I think it can be done. I think I have the settings such that anyone can do it. I have NEVER done it. If someone knows how to do it, can explain it clearly, and can post it to the List and NOT to me, would they please write some numbers steps for the benefit of all. Please do not duplicate too much. Thanks. This list is best, because its members are best. -eddie owner ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: [email protected] Date sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:28:41 EST Subject: (no subject) To: [email protected] Eddie, How do I pull up archived queries? Certainly glad I joined. I've been able to help some people. Thanks, Wilma ------- End of forwarded message -------

http://www.archiver.rootsweb.com Type in the list that you want to search and go from there. Margaret L.Mabrey -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 20, 2001 1:36 PM Subject: Using Rootsweb Archives ?? Volks, I have had several questions recently about using the Rootsweb archives to retrieve old post to this List. Sad truth is, I do not know how to do it. I think it can be done. I think I have the settings such that anyone can do it. I have NEVER done it. If someone knows how to do it, can explain it clearly, and can post it to the List and NOT to me, would they please write some numbers steps for the benefit of all. Please do not duplicate too much. Thanks. This list is best, because its members are best. -eddie owner ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: [email protected] Date sent: Sat, 20 Jan 2001 12:28:41 EST Subject: (no subject) To: [email protected] Eddie, How do I pull up archived queries? Certainly glad I joined. I've been able to help some people. Thanks, Wilma ------- End of forwarded message ------- ==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== #8 Anyone interested and researching SW VA and Appalachian history might be interested in the Fincastle History Forum list. Contact Edgar at [email protected] for a copy of the rules. ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB

Try this URL for Railroad Genealogy. http://www.rrb.gov/geneal.html Date: Saturday, January 20, 2001 8:00 AM Subject: RAILROAD INFO >. Is there >anywhere on the internet to do lookups for railroad employee records? Or >are there people who do lookups for people like me who'd like to know that >information? Thanks. > >Sue (LESTER) Patterson >mailto:[email protected] >mailto:[email protected] > >Searching for: LESTER, SMITH, JESSEE, SHREVE/SHRIEVES >TAZEWELL/RUSSELL CO. VA. LATE 1700'S TO PRESENT > > >==== SW_VA Mailing List ==== >#10 If you are new please post all the SURNAMES that you are researching >so others can HELP. > >============================== >Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life >If you know how to reduce these risks. >http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html > > >

Pardon the cross posting. I had several family members who worked on the railroad as brakemen, conductors, or carpenters in the 1800's, and poss early 1900's in SW Va. The railroads were the N&W, and CC&O. Is there anywhere on the internet to do lookups for railroad employee records? Or are there people who do lookups for people like me who'd like to know that information? Thanks. Sue (LESTER) Patterson mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] Searching for: LESTER, SMITH, JESSEE, SHREVE/SHRIEVES TAZEWELL/RUSSELL CO. VA. LATE 1700'S TO PRESENT

Thanks for the MULTIPLE post answering my question. -eddie ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: [email protected] Date sent: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 11:52:48 EST Subject: Re: LDS genealogy website? To: [email protected] eddie, this is tom prepare to get bombarded with this. www.familysearch.org also try www.google.com when you go there you type in anything you can dream up. i.e. eddie warren boyle co. ky., or married joe ball pa., south american countries, or a particular one, also go to www.rootsweb.com on left page look for search family trees. click there, and go to work. when you go to google, and type in info. thenm look for what is of interest, and then look for word cached. click there, and that will hi-lite info you typed in. tom ------- End of forwarded message -------

HI Guys! I noted the message about James Shell who I also have in my data as a distant connection. I have another Shell ancestor I'd like to find out more about. And wonder if she and James are connected. Any help would be appreciated. Descendants of Mariah Shell 1 Mariah Shell b: Abt. 1810 in , , Tennessee .. +James C. Musick b: 1806 in , , North Carolina Father: John W. Musick Mother: Isabell Harris .. 2 Mary A. Musick b: 1828 .. 2 John Musick b: December 29, 1827 in Washington County, Va. d: September 1924 ...... +Minerva Baldridge b: February 25, 1833 in Floyd County, KY d: September 06, 1924 .. 2 Andrew Musick b: Abt. 1834 .. 2 Abraham Musick b: Abt. 1836 in , , Virginia d: Bef. May 15, 1914 in , , Kentucky ...... +Rachel Collins b: January 01, 1844 in Ky orRusell Co., VA d: May 15, 1914 m: July 03, 1857 in Johnson Co.,Ky. Father: Will Collins Mother: Maca - Macha Cunningham .. *Partner of Abraham Musick: ...... +Mary Collins b: Abt. 1843 in , Wise Co. Virginia d: June 03, 1915 in , Johnson Co. ,Kentucky m: Not Married Father: Will Collins Mother: Maca - Macha Cunningham .. 2 Ferby-Phoebe Musick b: Abt. 1839 .. 2 Archibald Musick b: Abt. 1841 .. 2 Newton Musick b: Abt. 1844 .. 2 Louisa Musick b: Abt. 1845 .. 2 Milton Musick b: Abt. 1848 d: 1925 ...... +Nancy Caroline "Nanny" Ratlife b: 1855 d: 1923 .. 2 Emmaline Musick b: Abt. 1852 .. 2 James K. Musick b: February 28, 1857 Descendants of Rhoda Musick, dtr of John W. Musick and Isabell Harris. Rhoda is sister to my James C. Musick who m. Maria Shell above: 1 Rhoda Musick .. +James Shell Any other information on the Shell family would be of help. Thanks, NancyS THE MELUNGEON HEALTH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT NETWORK: http://www.melungeonhealth.org Sparks Genealogy: http://SparksGenealogy.net Searching SPARKS, HAGER, JAYNE, RAMEY/REMY, COLLINS, MUSICK, WALKER, PORTER MAYO, CAREY/CARY NAPIER,QUEEN, PERDUE, KELLEY, LETT, BELCHER

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Volks, Someone please post the URL for the LDS Genealogy Research website. Also, if you know where I can get info on Central America or Nichagua, please let me know. Thanks. -eddie

> > Someone please post the URL for the LDS Genealogy Research >website. www.familysearch.org

Since there has been talk of black sheep, here are some from Lee Co that may be related to my husbands MARTIN family. If anyone can fill in any details I'd love to know more. Below is ALL I know about these people. (From some hard to read copies of some letters written in Rose Hill and Douglas, Lee Co VA.) 10 September 1883: Russell killed his father-in-law with an ax to the head. Also hit Mr Dean's/Lilln's (?) son in the head, but he is getting better. People think Russell will hang. Also: Evan(?) NEFF killed long Steve Thompson. Steve lived one day and one night. There is a reward out for him (Neff). 22 April 1884, Russell is going to be hung May 9th. He says he is ready to get it over with. Guess we will go watch him hang. (Russell could be a first name or a surname. Sounds as if he was fairly close to the MARTIN family.) 28 April 1884 Mike(?) NEFF in jail in Sneadville Solveig Berry

Hello everyone, I have an ancestor James Peery NEEL/NEAL who I have found in Tazewell Co. VA and based on the census records and other records I have determined the following about my GGG Grandfather. James Peery NEAL was b. 11 Apr 1810 in VA and d. 6 Aug 1880 Tazewell Co.VA. He married Delilah KIRK (b. 19 Apr 1815 VA; d. 15 Nov 1892) the daughter of William and Margaret (Brooks) KIRK. According to death records for Tazewell Co. VA my James Peery NEAL was the son of Calvan NEAL and Nancy (??) Neal. I have found references in transcriptions of the Tazewell Co. VA 1820 & 1830 census for a family of Colven/Calven/Colvin NEEL which I believe fits with the family above. He is listed and I believe is related to the other NEAL/NEEL families there including Robert NEEL, Alexander NEEL, Mary NEEL and William NEEL. I have noted in these records that Calvan/Colven NEEL was born ca 1760-1770. I am hoping to connections to the PEERY family of Tazewell Co. VA and to the NEEL/NEAL families listed for this county and for Giles Co. VA. Does anyone know if there is a connection with the PEERY family of Tazewell Co. VA and the NEAL family? Does anyone have a reference for a Calvan NEEL/NEAL who would have been born probably before 1790 as James was born in 1810 in VA. I found a Nancy PEERY in VA records. Might she have married Calvan NEAL and thus be a parent of James Peery NEAL?