This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ----__JNP_000_3694.1491.4210 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Something to think about as we celebrate July Fourth Patsy Hamrick Weikart --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Dorothy Reed <djreed526@earthlink.net> To: qmgen@juno.com Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:17:46 -0400 Subject: [Fwd: Fwd: Declaration of Independance] Message-ID: <377A7B6A.62297440@earthlink.net> Very interesting !!! Dottie ----__JNP_000_3694.1491.4210 Content-Type: message/rfc822 From: NolaEze@aol.com To: AGORDON223@aol.com, CHOSINFOX@aol.com, CTKGARDNER@aol.com, charlyc@gte.net, ProNine@aol.com, CindyEEZ@aol.com, NavoSpades@aol.com, MMeyers629@aol.com, djreed526@earthlink.net, Earlene.rogers@prodigy.net, HILBY@aol.com, Geejj@aol.com, rjshook@crosstel.net, clova@worldnet.att.net, NBurton@rvm.org, CHOSIN243@aol.com, Macnroe@earthlink.net Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:06:49 EDT Subject: Fwd: Declaration of Independance Message-ID: <2f2ff2cd.24abe0e9@aol.com> Received: from imo25.mx.aol.com (imo25.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.69]) by sparrow.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA12703; Wed, 30 Jun 1999 14:07:32 -0700 (PDT) Received: from NolaEze@aol.com by imo25.mx.aol.com (IMOv20.21) id sJTRa03295 (14381); Wed, 30 Jun 1999 17:06:50 -0400 (EDT) X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=part1_2f2ff2cd.24abe0e9_boundary This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --part1_2f2ff2cd.24abe0e9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_2f2ff2cd.24abe0e9_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline From: Dufkev@aol.com To: CALROCK@webtv.net, dwalter@space.nrl.navy.mil, KLPartners@aol.com, Grealff15@aol.com, Bob_Kudwa@amrcorp.com, NolaEze@aol.com, DEWCLAWS@aol.com, RJerrels@aol.com, RDP22FF@aol.com, WGTHRASH@sprynet.com Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 16:26:08 EDT Subject: Declaration of Independance Message-ID: <2f2ff2cd.24abd760@aol.com> Return-path: Dufkev@aol.com Full-Name: Dufkev X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 13 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > >Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the > >Declaration of Independence? > > > >Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before > >they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their > >sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured. > >Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the > >Revolutionary War. > > > >They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred > >honor. What kind of men were they? > > > >Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were > >farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But > >they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the > >penalty would be death if they were captured. > > > >Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships > >swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties > >to pay his debts, and died in rags. > > > >Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his > >family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his > >family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and > >poverty was his reward. > > > >Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, > >Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. > > > >At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British > >General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. > >He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was > >destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. > > > >Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his > >wife, and she died within a few months. > > > >John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 > >children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to > >waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home > >to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later he > >died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered > >similar fates. > > > >Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These > >were not wild eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of > >means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more. > >Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of > >this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine > >providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and > >our sacred honor." > > > >They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books > >never told you a lot of what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't > >just fight the British. We were British subjects at that time and we > >fought our own government! Some of us take these liberties so much for > >granted...We shouldn't. > > > >So, take a couple of minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and > >silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they > >paid.............. > > --part1_2f2ff2cd.24abe0e9_boundary-- ----__JNP_000_3694.1491.4210--

Dear "Bvmiller@aol.com" Bonnie Vance MILLER & "tmhtbred@netins.net" Tom & Mickey DANIELS Is the William WRIGHT [father] of those baptised, the husband of Margaret [MALCOM] WRIGHT, dau. of John MALCOM who left a will in Augusta Co,VA 1745 [it was proved 1761]. ?

Thanks for the offer to look up baptisms in Augusta Co, Va. I am interested in knowing of any Carsons are listed in your book. Judy, eminnis@carolnet.com

Could you please is if there are any Huffer, Michael or Orrell baptisms listed. Thank you, Carol Logan

Would appreciate a lookup in the Augusta Baptisims for Rush. Thank you for doing these for everyone. Nola Elliott elliottn@vt.edu

I am ashamed of the many listers asking for look-ups on Rev. Craig's Church records. Why not buy your own? It is no wonder that people do not offer their help more frequently. Others just take advantage of it. Frann

Diana & List: There are no Watts listed. Name of Father Nm of Child Dte of Baptism Place Williams,Jeremiah Elizabeth Oct.5,1740 Bullskin (this is the first name in the book) Williams,Wm. John Dec.23,1740 Williams,Wm. Stephen & Sarah July 14,1742 Timber Grove (twins) Meeting House Williams,Wm. Joshua Aug.5,1744 No Place given Williams,Robt. Thomas Feb.25,1749 " " "

Bonnie, Our "folks" must have a connection. I have Wright and a few Vances in my line. Name of Father Nm. of Child Dte. of Baptism Place Vance, Wm. Moses Oct.20,1741 No. Mt. Vance, James Thomas Jan.11,1747 No Place listed Vance,George Margaret Sep.2,1748 " " " Vance,James Mary Feb.25,1749 No. Mt. Wright, Wm. Samuel Feb.14,1743 No Place listed Wright,Wm. Samuel April 8,1744 " " " Wright, Wm. Jean May 25,1746 " " " Wright,Wm. Elizabeth May 23,1748 -----Original Message----- From: Bvmiller@aol.com <Bvmiller@aol.com> To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com <VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 2:08 PM Subject: [VAAUGUST-L] Re: VAAUGUST-D Digest V99 #200 >Mickey: Would apprecite it if you would check the book for Vances and >Wrights. > >Bonnie Vance Miller > > >==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== >**************************************************************** > Visit the Augusta County VAGenWeb Site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/ >****************************************************************

--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Patsy H Weikart <qmgen@juno.com> To: HAMRICK-L@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 07:18:05 -0700 Subject: [HAMRICK-L] Fw: Re: Fw: SITES: AMERICAN REV.WAR 1775-1783 Message-ID: <19990630.071805.-128469.0.qmgen@juno.com> This list may help you find your ancestors. Patsy Hamrick Weikart >>> >>AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Key Events (chart) >>http://home.earthlink.net/~gfeldmeth/chart.rev.html >> >>AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Timeline (chart) >>http://www.libertynet.org/iha/valleyforge/timeline.html >> >>AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR - Timeline >>- People,Events,Documents >>http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/history/timeline.html >> >>EXCELLENT HISTORY SITE: >>http://www.ushistory.org/ >> >>SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION >>http://www.sar.org/ >> >>DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION *** >>http://www.dar.org/index.html >> >>DAR LIBRARY >>http://dar.library.net/ >> >>***DAR maintains patriot lists and will >>do free look ups: >>http://www.cswnet.com/~mgoad/dar.html >> >>THE DAVID LIBRARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION >>http://www.libertynet.org/dlar/dlar.html >> >>AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR HOME PAGE >>http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/bcortez/revwar/RevWeb.html >> >>WAR SOLDIERS & DESCENDANTS >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ars/index.htm >>(A surname list of soldiers, with e-mail >>addresses to contact the researchers.) >> >>THE BRIGADE OF THE AM. REV. HOME PAGE >>http://www.brigade.org/welcome.html >> >>CULPEPER MINUTE BATTALION - VIRGINIA >>http://www.meridiantc.com/nwta/index.html >> >>DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK >>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4171/ >>(The story of the American Revolution >>on the New York Frontier.) >> >>HESSIAN SOLDIERS INTERNET LISTING >>http://members.tripod.com/~Silvie/Hessian.html >>(German troops serving the British in the >>American Revolution. Many were captured or >>deserted and remained in America.) >> >>CYNDI'S LIST - LOYALISTS >>http://www.CyndisList.com/loyalist.htm >> >>MILITARY HISTORY: AM. REV. 1775-1783 >>http://www.cfcsc.dnd.ca/links/milhist/usrev.html >> >>Revolutionary War Muster Rolls Northampton County, PA >>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3955/rev.htm >>(Names extracted from the Pennsylvania >>Archives, 2nd Series, Volume XIV.) >> >>Revolutionary War Period Bible, Family & Marriage Records >>http://www.dhc.net/~revwar/ >>Index to microfilm volumes of abstracts from pension files. >> >>Revolutionary War Soldiers Living in the State of Ohio in 1818-1819 >>http://php.ucs.indiana.edu/~jetorres/ohiorev.html >> >>THE REVOLUTION'S BLACK SOLDIERS >>http://home.earthlink.net/~patriot1/blk.html >> >>USIGS MILITARY CONNECTION - The Revolutionary War Era >>http://www.usigs.org/library/military/links/rev.htm >> >>-----FINDING OUR COUNTRY'S FATHERS------- >> >>Ancestry of John Quincy ADAMS >>http://www.uftree.com/UFT/FamousFamilyTrees/Adams/index.htm >> >>Ancestry of Thomas JEFFERSON >>http://www.uftree.com/UFT/FamousFamilyTrees/Jefferson/index.htm >> >>Biographical Directory of the United States >>Congress, 1774 - Present >>http://bioguide.congress.gov/ >> >>Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers >>http://www.webcom.com/bba/ch/ >> >>Dead Presidents >>http://starship.skyport.net/crew/manus/Presidents/index.html >> >>History Buff's Presidential Library >>http://www.historybuff.com/presidents/index.html >> >>Just the Facts >>http://www.mindspring.com/~czar1/pres/ >>Facts about U.S. Presidents, >>First Ladies and Vice Presidents. >> >>Master Index to Presidents' Genealogical Data >>http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/public/genealogy/presidents/gedx.html >> >>The National Society of the WASHINGTON Family Descendants >>http://members.tripod.com/~NSWFD/ >>(Members are descendants of any of the >>ancestors of George Washington who lived >>in Colonial America between 1607 and 1732.) >> >>Presidential Ancestral Charts >>http://www.megabits.net/~lthurman/prsdnt/prsdnt.html >>For Washington, Adams, Jefferson, >>Pierce, Lincoln, Harrison, Bush. >> >>Presidential Genealogies on the Web >>http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~godwin/reference/prez.html >>A comprehensive list of links. >>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >> >> >>==== GEN-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== >>Do not forward mail to the GEN-NEWBIE list that was sent to >>you, either privately, or mail that was posted on another list. >> >

Baker Carpenter Corbin Thank you! http://homepages.go.com/~lin92/index.html My personal homepage.

Dear Mickey, Would you have any Sharp names listed? Thanks for your help. Pat _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Mickey, you are a busy person with all these requests! But would you check for Anderson? Thanks, so much! Carolyn (Anderson) Clark in central Ohio Proud member of Rootsweb! Join Now! 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://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/wv/greenbri.htm Then scroll to desired subject

Mickey, Will you please check for COWAN, COWEN, COWIN. Thank you kindly. Kermit Rutledge Abilene, TX

Mickey, Please look for PATTON..Thank you..

I would be interested in any Kenney, Kinney or Kenny that may be in your booklet. Thank-you. Martha (Kenney) Dutra madmartha@capecod.net

Ok, Thanks Carmen. I will await her e-mail to explain what to do! Mickey -----Original Message----- From: Carmen Finley <finleyc@SONOMA.EDU> To: Tom & Mickey Daniels <tmhfbred@netins.net> Cc: cityslic@ix.netcom.com <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 5:38 AM Subject: Re: Augusta baptisms >Oooooh, Mickey, that would be great!! > >We would love to have that data in the archives. Linda Lewis, whom I have >cc'd, is the person to work with on this. > >[note to Linda: If you are not acquainted with the records of baptisms >1740-1749, they are the only surviving early records for Augusta County. >Mickey's offer to do lookups has gotten a great response from the Augusta >mailing list] > >Carmen Finley > > > >At 03:41 AM 6/29/99 -0700, you wrote: >>Carmen, >>Would it be easier to just add it to the database? I had a booklet >>concerning my Rickabaugh line and I just typed the whole thing;page by >>page and send it to the Rickabaugh list and it went into the archives. >>I am really not too familiar with "the web" and so I need your advice >>on what would be easiest and fastest. The booklet that I have is only >>about 20 pages. Let me know! Mickey >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Carmen Finley <finleyc@SONOMA.EDU> >>To: tmhfbred@netins.net <tmhfbred@netins.net> >>Date: Monday, June 28, 1999 9:12 AM >>Subject: Augusta baptisms >> >> >>>Mickey, >>> >>>Is it ok to add you to the list of lookups on the Augusta page? >>> >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/augusta4.htm >>> >>> >>> >>>___________________________ >>>Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:16:15 -0700 >>>From: "Tom & Mickey Daniels" <tmhfbred@netins.net> >>>Subject: [VAAUGUST-L] Look-ups >>>To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com >>>Message-id: <000101bec11a$524de660$01118ea7@tmhfbred.netins.net> >>>Content-type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >>>Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit >>>X-Message: #1 >>> >>>I have a booklet titled:Augusta Church, Augusta County, Virginia; >>>Record of Baptisms 1740-1749;John Craig, D.D.,Pastor;(c)m by Fay >>>Maxwell.I will do lookups for anyone interested. This booklet has >>>name of child, name of father, date of baptism, and for a few, place >>>of baptism. Contact me via the list. >>>Mickey >>> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>Carmen J. Finley >>>finleyc@sonoma.edu >>> >>>Finley-McFarling Family History >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~cascgs/ >>> >>>Finley Family History database >>>Sonoma State University >>>http://libweb.sonoma.edu/special/finley.html >>> >>>Augusta County, VAGenWeb >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/index.html >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >>

I would like to take a second and Thnak you for offering your time in doing these look ups. Thank You When you can I would appreciate it you would see if you have the surnames Bowles Curtis St.Clair Once again Thank You for your time. Patti

I am trying to find proof if the BURFORD's were in Augusta County at that time. Could you look for me? This is very generous of you and thanks alot. Dot Harris Burford dotb@adelphia.net

Thanks to everyone who has responded to my call for help. The URL is <http://members.aol.com/RWi0828/> If you have trouble getting to it, please let me know. Also I would like to know of your conclusion. Thanks again, Bob in Atlanta

Do you have any Clemens, Clemmens, Clemmons, Clemons, Clements? Thank you. gail clem@poncacity.net