Sherry and Brian, Thanks for cc'ing everyone on the list with your communication. On your latest round, I noted your interests in Justus Heck and in the Kerns line. I have a lot of info on Justus Heck, but first we need to determine which one you are interested in. Justus Heck served in the Civil War, whereas Youst, his grandfather, was in the Revolution. Which Kerns line are you interested in? I have the lineage of James C. Kerns (1823-1898), m. Rebecca Jane Vance. They moved to Ritchie County. Their daughter, Mary Anne Kerns, m. Albert Heck, son of Justus. Chris At 06:05 PM 2/16/01 -0700, Brian D Core wrote: ><<I too am interested in the Smith Family. John Sr. and Jr., Lewis, >Levi, >Enoch, Riley, Washington, Thomas, William, Peter and Jackson. Also, >Justus >Heck, William Hess , Jesse Fetty and Thaddeus Arnett. Thank you, Sherry >Ray, >Kent, Washington>> > >There was a corporal Lewis Smith in Capt. James Hurry's Militia Company, >raised in Monongalia and Brooke Counties and serving from May to August >1814. There were also privates George Smith and George B. Smith. > >Youst Heck (possibly the Justus Heck mentioned above) was one of the >Revolutionary War veterans living in Monongalia County who received a >pension under the congressional act of 18 March 1818. Have you checked to >see if you can find his pension application? These usually have >interesting information. > >There are so many William Smiths, I don't know how you'd tell if this >entry is yours: > >"William Smith is entitled to four hundred acres of land in Monongalia >County on Indian Creek adjoining lands of James Holylaw in right of >residence to include his improvement made in the year 1774. Monongalia >County." > >A William Smith also patented land on Lost Creek at Kings Luck, which is >now in Harrison County. > >A William Smith and Augustus Smith, apparently related, patented land on >Robinson's Run in what is now the Clay Dist. of Monongalia County. > >A William Smith traded with Indians in the area when it was still >wilderness. > >Lot no. 37 in Morgantown was conveyed by Zaquill Morgan to William >Augustus Smith on 14 November 1785; this is where the tavern was located. >A plat map shows that this was on the corner of High St. and Walnut >Street. > >A John A. Smith was a private in Capt. Wiiloughby Morgan's Militia >Company in 1814. > >Brian > >Brian D. Core >P.O. Box 1166 >Brighton, CO 80601 >[email protected] Web Page: http://pages.prodigy.net/greenhouseguy >For attachments, use: [email protected] >