I am also interested in the Tory Trials, but I refuse to get into a discussion on the subject!! Does anyone have or know of a list of Tories from Frederick-Augusta Counties? G. Lee Hearl Abingdon, Va.

I would also like to learn more about such trials. G. Lee Hearl glh@naxs.com ---------- From: Mary Rodd Furbee <swpub@access.mountain.net> To: VAMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: re: Tory trials of 1780 Date: Monday, February 15, 1999 9:40 PM I am trying to find out about the Tory trials held in Staunton in 1780 (or thereabouts). Any leads appreciated. MRF Mary Rodd Furbee, Writer & Instructor West Virginia University School of Journalism 1 Bryson Street Morgantown, WV 26505 ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== You may search the archived postings to this list at URL: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listseach.pl?surname=VAMONTGO

Are there any researchers of these surnames out there who might give me a hand locating the origins of ancestors in Virginia and West Virginia? Larry

Deed Mapper is one and they have a web page at: http://www.ultranet.com/~deeds/ This is on Cyndi's list with a few others at: http://www.CyndisList.com/maps.htm I have also used one developed by Russ Hosclaw(?), but not sure how to find it. Carmen At 04:03 PM 2/14/99 -0700, you wrote: >Carmen, > >I, too, would be intrested in what programs you have used. Early deed >descriptions can be very useful if one can compare them to later surveys. >Thanks....... > >Connie Callaway >Fort Collins, CO >cecall@webaccess.net > > >-----Original Message----- > > >>Barb, >> >>Did you try to plot the deeds by hand or use a progam? I have used a >>couple of programs and if the missing data is not too extensinve, they will >>make some assumptions for you. >> >> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>Carmen J. Finley >>finleyc@sonoma.edu >> >>Finley Family History database >>Sonoma State University >>http://libweb.sonoma.edu/special/finley.html >> >>Augusta County, VAGenWeb >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/index.html >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > > >

Barb, Did you try to plot the deeds by hand or use a progam? I have used a couple of programs and if the missing data is not too extensinve, they will make some assumptions for you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carmen J. Finley finleyc@sonoma.edu Finley Family History database Sonoma State University http://libweb.sonoma.edu/special/finley.html Augusta County, VAGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi, I'm answering to the list because I got so many answers to my request for the location of Brock's Gap that eventhough I'm from California, I feel like I could drive right to it. Thanks to all that answered. Gene McDaniels

Brock's Gap is in the northwest portion of Rockingham County (originally Augusta County before Rockingham separated out in 1778. The river is now known as the North Fork of the Shenandoah River (as opposed to the South Fork of the Shenandoah which is made up of North, Middle and South Rivers). Nancy Sorrells

I need some help and am hoping some one of you has some experience. I have a deed with those metes and bounds descriptions of when 200 acres was purchased. I have a deed when the same land is sold - but 280 acres. I can see in this 2nd deed some of the same boundaries as when he bought. But I can not draw out the plat of either the 200 or the 280 acres and get 'to the beginning'. If a mountain or river or something were in the area where it doesn't not connect wouldn't the deed mention meandering or some such to indicate connection? Any ideas or help greatly appreciated. Barb

Hi, Can anyone tell me approximately where Brock's Gap on the North River of the Shanando in Augusta County, VA. is. I'll appreciate your help. Gene McDaniels

Would anyone be so kind to look up the BIBY entries for the 1880 and 1890 Augusta County Census'. I've been told by several people that my Great-great-grandfather, Henry Thomas BIBY (b.1855), is listed. He should be 25 years old in 1880. Should be listed with wife, Mary Catherine (also 25yrs), and possibly an infant son, Charlie. In 1890, he would have added 2 sons - Emory Clifford & William R. BIBY (age 3-4), and a dau. Mary (Molly) Rachel BIBY (age 5-6). Thanx ! http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/i/l/Norlan-B-Biller/

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At 12:22 AM 2/12/99 -0800, <Biller@concentric.net> wrote: >Would anyone be so kind as to look up the BIBY entries for the 1860 >Augusta County Census. To everybody who doesn't already know this: The 1860 Augusta census can be searched online at: http://jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU/vshadow2/govdoc/au.census1860.html Make sure you capitalize the first letter of the name you search for; this search IS case-sensitive. Another tip: after you find your person, make a note of the dwelling & family number of their household. Then return to the search page, clear the name boxes, and type in the dwelling and family numbers in the appropriate boxes at the bottom of the page and search - that will show you everybody in the household, including those with different surnames, which is useful for getting in-laws and children from previous marriages. Regards, Holly ------------------ Holly Wanless Cochran Please visit my 3 websites: Hollyhock Press: http://id.mind.net/~cochran/hollyhock/ My Wanless Family Genealogy: http://id.mind.net/~cochran/ralphdsc/ Wan(d)less One-Name Study: http://id.mind.net/~cochran/wanlessweb/

The following query was posted to the Augusta County Query Page on Fri Feb 12 11:52:42 1999 PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: jableb116@aol.com (Lynn Blakemore) I am looking for the parents and ancestors of William Holbert BLAKEMORE of Augusta County, Va. He was born 1/22/1840 and died in 1927. He married Elizabeth Ann HUMBERT on 10/14/1874. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates at some point in his life. He had 5 sons, Harry Craig, William Carpenter, Andrew Kinzer, Roy Humbert and George Frederic. Elizabeth HUMBERT's parents were Daniel C. HUMBERT and Margaret Ann Carpenter. Thanks, Lynn PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: jableb116@aol.com (Lynn Blakemore)

Can someone help this person? Biller <Biller@concentric.net> Would anyone be so kind to look up the BIBY entries for the 1860 Augusta County Census. I've been told by several people that my Great-great-grandfather, Henry Thomas Biby (b.1855), in listed. I'm way out here in WA state, and it's too long to drive on the weekends ! Thanx ! http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/i/l/Norlan-B-Biller/

The following query was posted to the Augusta County Query Page on Thu Feb 11 09:54:03 1999 PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: scott.simpson@juno.com (Scott Simpson) I am trying to prove that the "William Bell of Orange County" who was a witness in an Augusta County court in 1773 (Order Book 15, page 235; abstracted in vol. 1 of Chalkley) was a son of the William BELL who died in Augusta County in 1757. Would welcome any information tending to confirm (or refute) that connection. PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: scott.simpson@juno.com (Scott Simpson)

The following query was posted to the Augusta County Query Page on Mon Feb 8 20:34:34 1999 PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: PULTZ1@AOL.COM (Cecil Edward Pultz) If anyone has access to the 1900 & 1910 or 1920 Augusta county census and who would be interested in doing a look-up for "Dewey Pultz" please contact me at PULTZ1@AOL.COM PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: PULTZ1@AOL.COM (Cecil Edward Pultz)

The following query was posted to the Augusta County Query Page on Mon Feb 8 15:58:27 1999 PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: bltran4@juno.com (Betty Trantow) I am trying to locate the Idle family in early records. My family data says John Idle was born in Augusta County about 1730. PLEASE ADRRESS YOUR REPLY TO: bltran4@juno.com (Betty Trantow)

The Wilderness Road Regional Museum in Pulaski County, VA has updated it's webpage to now include family histories and biographies by Dr. A.D. Wood, who wrote a book on Floyd Co. VA families in the 1940's. Come by and have a look - You might just find your family ... http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/wrrm/index.htm A special thanks goes out to Mike Gwinn, Pulaski Co. coordinator (and your list owner), for all of his tireless work and support. Tami Ramsey WRRM Museum Volunteer tami@i-plus.net

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Hello everyone, This virus is real. It has been on the YORKSGEN (England) mailing list. It comes as an attachment. Do not open it. If anyone needs more info on it, I saved some of the emails from the list. Just let me know. Debbie