We have had so many false Virus Warnings, that we are tending to just delete without consideration. But, this one is coming through a reputable List Owner who has personal experience with it. I hope it saves someone a bunch of computer problems. Diana Kinzer Heath Twice I received two messages with the virus trojan horse attachment. Both were bounced to me as listowner because it contained virus worm. The attachment is named Happy99.exe Do NOT open the attachment to read. The sender is usually named Sluggo from surfsouth.com. The apparent objective was to try to hide behind files and steal passwords and sent to somewhere else. I tell you it is REAL one! Because I had been warned about him by other listowners who had the misfortune of opening the attachment. W. David Samuelsen ==== PFALZ Mailing List ==== Sister, Can you spare $10 dollars to support Rootsweb? Ask me why..... mailto:dsam@wasatch.com

He spent the period 1918-1925 in VA and WV as George W. Grove. He worked for Crozier Coal Co. and lived in elkhorn, WV. He was known as Walter W. Wilson in the Allegehny Co. area during the period 1926-1930. I have considerable information on him for the period 1918-1930 and will gladly share it. Click here to see pictures of him <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/rwi0828/index.html">The Robert O. Wilson Family</A> . Please e-mail me direct at <rwi0828@aol.com>. Thank you. Bob in Atlanta

The 1860 census for Augusta County in online at: http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/govdoc/au.census1860.html If you are not acquainted with the Valley of the Shadow Archives, you may find it worthwhile to take a look at: http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/contents.html >Subject: [VAAUGUST-L] BIBY Surname in 1860 Augusta Co. Census >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Would anyone be so kind as 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), is 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/ >

Would anyone be so kind as 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), is 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/

Just saw the posting that Debbie Cox put on line concerning FRONTIER FORTS of SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. Under the title "GIBSON'S FORT" could it be possible that the Isabella and Robert Gibson mentioned as being the parents of George Gibson born County Cork, Ireland in 1732, married Elizabeth Smith ca. 1776 of Agusta Co. Va. also be the parents of Isabella Gibson who married Tobias Adams in Davidson Co. Tn. in 1791? Any help would be greatly appreciated. JEAN ADAMS PYLE njpyle@azstarnet.com

Diana, Have you placed this will in the VA Archives? If not, please contact Linda Lewis: cityslic@ix.netcom.com Anyone who has this type of info, please make the effort to get it into the Archives. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I'm trying to find out more information about the Draper and Ingles families in the Valley of Virginia and Blacksburg (Draper's Meadow area). Mary Draper Ingles, of course, is famous for her captivity by the Shawnee in 1755. But I'm looking for information on her forebearers and descendants, too. Any leads appreciated. Thanks much. MRF (posted query earlier with wrong subject line) Mary Rodd Furbee, Writer & Instructor West Virginia University School of Journalism 1 Bryson Street Morgantown, WV 26505

Check some of this out and see if that helps. Diana Descendants of CHARLES WALKER Generation No. 1 1. CHARLES1 WALKER. He married (1) MARGRET. Child of CHARLES WALKER and MARGRET is: 2 i. CATY / CATHERINE2 WALKER. She married JOSEPH MILLER 11 January 1808 in Giles Co., VA. Notes for JOSEPH MILLER: *** This couple had had 5-children whom he settled comfortably on farms of their own presumably in the Rich Creek section of Monroe Co., (W)VA. *** "In connection with this family I must mention old Black Betty, a colored woman whom Joseph's father, Jacob, Jr., raised in Virginia. And when Jacob, Jr. died she went to live with Joseph. She is now (1863) 93-years old, has a remarkable memory, and a high degree of intelligence, and one of the most pious to be found. I mention her because she has been connected with the family for four generations." (Signed) " Peter Miller ", June 17, 1863. More About JOSEPH MILLER: Fact 1: He lived in Rush Co., IN near his children. Marriage Notes for CATY WALKER and JOSEPH MILLER: SOURCES: 1. Giles Co., VA., Marriages; pg. 53. Child of CHARLES WALKER and MARGRET is: 3 i. JOHN2 WALKER, born Abt. 1763 in of Augusta Co., VA; died Bef. 1850 in prob. TX. He married CATHERINE MILLER 14 November 1798 in Campbell Co., VA. More About CATHERINE MILLER: Fact 1: This couple moved to Texas early in their marriage and raised a large family. Marriage Notes for JOHN WALKER and CATHERINE MILLER: *** The Bride's first name is spelled with a "K" instead of the "C" we find in later records. All of the early records show it spelled this way. MY SOURCES: 1. Greenbrier County, (West) Virginia Court Records; pg. 96. 2. Misc. other Greenbrier Co. and Monroe Co., (W)VA records. 3. Misc. family records and documents.

Hi, I thought maybe someone could use the info from this Will that I have in my files. Diana Kinzer Heath Will of George Walker, Westmoreland Co., VA 1744 In the Name of God Amen I George WaIker of the County of Westmoreland and parish of Cople and in Virginia planter being in health of perfect mind and memory thanks be to God for it and Calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and Testament that is to say) principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it me and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian way at the discretion of my Executors nothing doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touching such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give devise and dispose of in manner following. Imprimis I give to my beloved wife Winefred Walker all my land in Westmoreland county during her life Provided she doth not thirds my land in Fairfax County. Item I leave to my wife one negro man nalned Grinock and money out of the estate to buy another Negroe man, Item one black horse branded with S on the near Buttock named Shaver and the best feather bed and furniture. Item one white horse branded on the near Buttock thus r, named Brandy Forever. Item I give to my daughter Barbary my stil and mare and colt, one feather bed and furniture, the second best in the house and one Negroe Girl named Hannah and my daughter Winnian is to have the first colt that the mare brings forever. Item I give to my daughter Rachel one mulattoe boy named Ned, one black mare and third best feather bed and furniture. Item I give to my daughter Winnian one negro girl named Winney forever Item I give to my daughter Franky one negroe Girl named Grace forever. Item I give to my four daughters Barbary, Rachel, Winnian and Frankey fifteen hundred and six acres of land in Fairfax County to be equally divided among them to deem and theirs forever and if any of them die without heirs the aforesaid land is to return back to the survivors to be equally divided among them and as concerning my land in this county after my wifes death I desire it may be sold and the money be equally divided betwixt my two daughters Wnnian and Franky and if any of the said two Children die the survivor to have it and they should both die before my wife to be equally divided betwixt Barbary and Rachel, all my Remaining estate not mentioned after my legacies and debts are paid to be equally divided betwixt my wife and four children and do hereby utterly. disallow, revoke and make void all and every other testament made before the ratifying and Confirming this and not other to be my last will and Testament and Lastly do conclude this my last will and Testament to hereby nominate and Apppoint Mr. Daniel Tebbs, and Mr. John Middleton to be my sole Exec of this my last will and Testament and likeways my beloved wife-Winefred Walker, In Witnefs whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13the day of December Anno; Domini 1744. George WaIker Seal Signed Sealed published Pronounced and declared by the said Geo. Walker as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us James Clarke, Clarke Short, Henry his X mark, Calvesus, Westmoreland Cty. At a Court held for the said County the 29th day of Januy 1744. This last will and Testament of George Walker deceased was presented into Court by Winefred his relict and John Middleton of the Executors in the said Will named who made oath thereto and being proved by the oaths of all the wifnefses thereto is admitted to record, and upon the motion of the said Winefred and John and their performing what is usual in such Cases Certificate is granted them for obtaining a probate thereof in due form Teste Geo. Lee CWC One notable item was a mullato boy named Ned which will be the subject of controversy in the settlement of Rachel (Walker) Johnson's estate until the 1820's. -----------------------------------------------------------------

From: catano@ix.netcom.com Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 01:10:41 -0600 (CST) Subject: [STEELE-L] Hammond To: STEELE-L@rootsweb.com Hi Barbara, I hope this catches your eye! I have lost your email address and have connected with Melanie regarding your Hammond query! Her address is below!....Let me know if you are able to touch bases...as she has info for you! Jodi ------Begin forward message------------------------- Return-Path: <SBMKHB@aol.com> Received: from imo20.mx.aol.com (imo20.mx.aol.com [198.81.17.10]) by ixmail9.ix.netcom.com (8.8.7-s-4/8.8.7/(NETCOM v1.01)) with ESMTP id KAA16775; for <catano@IX.NETCOM.COM>; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 10:07:51 -0800 (PST) From: SBMKHB@aol.com Received: from SBMKHB@aol.com by imo20.mx.aol.com (IMOv18.1) id AHDYa19764 for <catano@ix.netcom.com>; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 12:59:10 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <556f9f5f.36c0776e@aol.com> Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 12:59:10 EST To: catano@IX.NETCOM.COM Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Your cousin Melanie Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 40 Hi! Can you send me Barbara's email address so that I can respond to her. I was just looking for it on the email you sent me and I don't see where her address is! Thanks! Have a great day! Melanie ------End forward message--------------------------- ==== STEELE Mailing List ==== This mailing list is hosted by Rootsweb. For information on how your donation can help, go to: http://www.rootsweb.com.

Billie, Could this possibly be the Curry line you are working on? I sure hope it is! I would love to fill in some blanks. Diana Kinzer Heath Descendants of Dr. ROBERT CURRY Generation No. 1 1. DR. ROBERT1 CURRY was born 1717 in Ireland. Child of DR. ROBERT CURRY is: 2. i. SAMUEL2 CURRY. Generation No. 2 2. SAMUEL2 CURRY (DR. ROBERT1). Children of SAMUEL CURRY are: 3. i. BARNABUS3 CURRY. ii. ROBERT CURRY. Generation No. 3 3. BARNABUS3 CURRY (SAMUEL2, DR. ROBERT1). He married (1) SARAH TAYLOR. He married (2) ELIZABETH BROWNING 28 February 1831, daughter of EDMUND BROWNING and ELIZABETH HALL. Child of BARNABUS CURRY and ELIZABETH BROWNING is: i. ROBERT4 CURRY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ USGenWeb County Coordinator for: Roanoke Co., Roanoke City & Salem City, VA at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~varoanok/index.html Wood Co., WV at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwood/indexa.htm Mason Co., WV at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvmason/ Rootsweb Mail List Owner/Admin for: VAROANOK-L@Rootsweb.com WVWOOD-L@Rootsweb.com KINZER-L@Rootsweb.com GRALEY-L@Rootsweb.com MILLER-L@Rootsweb.com GenConnect Surname Boards Admin. for: KINZER, CORNS & MILLER. MY HOME PAGE: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/h/e/a/Diana-K-Heath/ ***Proud Rootsweb Sponsor***

I have discovered a Robert CURRY married to a Jane SEAWRIGHT in Lancaster County, PA. Robert born about 1706 and Jane born about 1710. Children were all born in Lancaster Co., PA. Robert CURRY, b. ca 1730 James CURRY, b. ca 1732 Samuel CURRY, b. ca 1734 Nicholas Curry, b. ca 1740 Richard CURRY, b. ca 1740 I am told that they removed to Augusta County, VA, where Robert CURRY died in 1791. I am very interested in this family since my ancestor, Samuel CURRY was in Augusta County, belonged to Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church, bought 100 acres of land in 1771 and sold it in 1775. He married Mary "Polly" SEAWRIGHT, daughter of John and Sarah LEEPER SEAWRIGHT. The Samuel CURRYS removed to what is now Hawkins County, TN about 1778. I am still searching for this Samuel's father. If you know anything about this family or anyone who is descended from this family, please e-mail me at bsteeley@swbell.net. I know there were numerous Robert CURRY's in Augusta County. Thank you, Billie Curry Steeley

Hi all, Here are some online images that are now available through the Library of Virginia, if you haven't already discovered them. I have added links to the Augusta County VAGenWeb page. Library of Virginia, Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants. http://image.vtls.com/collections/BW.html Library of Virginia, Revolutionary War Pensions. http://image.vtls.com/collections/PE.html Library of Virginia, Revolutionary War Rejected Claims. http://image.vtls.com/collections/RJ.html Library of Virginia, Dunmore's War (1774). http://image.vtls.com/collections/DW.html Library of Virginia, Confederate Disability Applications. http://eagle.vsla.edu/al/ Library of Virginia, S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches. Samuel Bassett French (1820-1898), attorney, judge, Confederate officer, and editor, was a Norfolk native who lived in Chesterfield County and Richmond. Between 1890 and 1897 and in preparation for an intended biographical dictionary to be titled Annals of Prominent Virginians of the XIX Century, French compiled biographical information on almost 9,000 men, often obtaining information either from the subject or members of the immediate family. This collection consists of those handwritten notes. http://image.vtls.com/collections/BF.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I had remembered someone on the list lookin for information on the STEELE surname in Augusta Co. The Wilson Co. TN site has new loose court records online and I found the following recorded ...Hope it helps someone. Tami 5712 - 1838 Jan. 22 - (Exparte Petition) James YEARGIN represents that George STEEL died Oct. 1837 in Wilson Co., TN and he was apt'd. admr. Nov. Term of the same year. Samuel STEEL father of intestate in 1821 conveyed to the 12 children of said George therein named 4 negroes: Lucy and her children which are now in possession of your petitioner.... One of the doners has died, namely Samuel, leaving 11. The woman slave is getting old, one of the children of Lucy had two children increase, but one of them is now dead, so the number is now 5. Samuel left no increase. Doners are now settled over several states. All off age but one (Lucinda) and that one has a gdn., George WILLIAMSON. ...Lucinda B. STEEL. 1821 Feb. 26 - (Deed of Gift) 10 July 1821, STEELE to STEELE Boutourt Co. Court. The deed of gift together with the certificate from the county court of Fauquire.... "I Samuel STEELE of Fanquire Co., VA for natural affection to my grandchildren William STEELE, George STEELE, Sarah STEELE, Caroline STEELE, Samuel STEELE, Margaret STEELE, Nancy STEELE, Gallenus STEELE, Eleanor STEELE, John STEELE and Lucy STEELE and for $1.00 the following negro woman named Lucy and her three children Mary, James, and Harriet to stay in possession of George STEELE of Botetourt Co., VA the father of my grandchildren until the youngest of them, Lucy STEELE, shall arrive at the age of 21...." /S/ Samuel STEELE. Wit.: John WEAVER; Charles THOMHILL.

John, I don't know if this will lead you to a direct connection with your WHITE family, but Ron Mitchel has a large (800+kb) data-base of surnames associated with PENNYBACKER and PANNEBECKER lines on his genealogy site, to which he left this link on my guest-book: http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rmitchel/penny.htm Good luck, Terra unum1dlux@hotmail still looking for progenitors of SHINO / SHINOE ca. 1810-1822 VA http://members.aol.com/dlux2blueh/Unum.html ======== In a message dated 2/9/1999 1:38:08 AM, you wrote: >Date: Mon, 08 Feb 1999 10:26:50 -0600 >From: John Pennybacker <jpennyba@neosoft.com> >To: VAAUGUST-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [VAAUGUST-L] CARRIE WHITE > >I am looking for ancestry information for CARRIE WHITE, her father, >MEADE F. WHITE, her mother, ELLA DONNEGHUE, and/or her brothers, JOHN >WHITE & HARRY WHITE, all originally from Staunton, Augusta County VA. >CARRIE b. 1/15/1873, d. 10/30/1927, m. 1900, JOHN J. PENNYBACKER, of >Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA.....<snip>.....

Need help with Lowry family GLowry4886@aol.com(George Lowry)

John, Are you any relation to the Pennypacker's/Pfannebecker's who settled in Chester County, PA? My guess would be yes. My Moses line came from Chester County, PA, down to Buckingham County, VA, back in 1783. I am in contact with some Pennypacker researchers from Chester County. -- Mary Taffet mdtaffet@syr.edu Descendant of John Lewis, founder of Staunton John Pennybacker wrote: > > I am looking for ancestry information for CARRIE WHITE, her father, > MEADE F. WHITE, her mother, ELLA DONNEGHUE, and/or her brothers, JOHN > WHITE & HARRY WHITE, all originally from Staunton, Augusta County VA. > CARRIE b. 1/15/1873, d. 10/30/1927, m. 1900, JOHN J. PENNYBACKER, of > Broadway, Rockingham Co., VA, my p. grandfather. > > ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== > **************************************************************** > Visit the Augusta County VAGenWeb Site at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaaugust/ > ****************************************************************

Shirley, Click on: http://vitalrec.com/va.html This site contains all necessary information regarding obtaining vital records for the state of Virginia. Regards, Maggie Phillips -------------------------------------------------------------------- Edythe98@aol.com wrote: > > Hi... It is my understanding Augusta Co (as well as other VA counties) were no > longer required to keep births and deaths after 1896 and the State did not > begin records until 1912. Does anyone have any idea if there were any records > kept for the years between - and if so, where? We're searching newspapers > and church records but to no avail. > > Thank you, > Shirley Houk > Pittsburg, TX > Edythe98@aol.com > > ==== VAAUGUST Mailing List ==== > **************************************************************** > The Augusta County mailing list page has instructions on how to > subscribe and unsubscribe from the list > Visit it at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapulask/augustaquery/augustalist.htm > ***************************************************************

I just ran across this on a site on Palatine Emigrants... Since so many of us are descendants of these very emigrants, it would be worth posting. I hope you all will agree and even further appreciate the perils of our ancestors!! Diana Kinzer Heath ----- The State of the Poor Palatines As Humbly Represented By Themselves Upon Their First Arrival In This Kingdom, About June, 1709 (from London, England) "We the poor distressed Palatines, whose utter Ruin was occasioned by the merciless Cruelty of a Blood Enemy, the French, whose prevailing Power some years past, like a Torrent rushed into our Country, and overwhelmed us at once; and being not content with Money and Food necessary for their Occasions, not only disspossest us of all Support but inhumanely burnt our House to the ground, where being deprived of all Shelter, we were turned into open Fields, and there drove with our Families, to seek what Shelter we could find, being obliged to make the cold Earth our Lodgings, and the Clouds our Covering. In this deplorable condition we made our Humble Supplications and Cries to Almighty God, who has promised to relieve them that put their Trust in him, whose Goodness we have largely Experienced, in disposing the Hearts of Pious Princes to a Christian Compassion and Charity towards us in this miserable condition, who by their Royal Bounties and large Donations, and the exemplary Kindness of well-disposed Nobility, Gentry, and Others. We and our poor Children have been preserved from Perishing; specially since our Arrival into this happy Kingdom of GREAT BRITAIN. While not only like the Land of Canaan, abounds with all things necessary for human Life, but also with a Religious People, who as freely give to the Distressed for Christ's sake, as it was given to them by the Almighty Donor of all they enjoy. Blessed Land and Happy People! Governed by the Nursing Mother of Europe, and the Best of Queens! Whose unbounded Mercy and Charity has received us despicable Strangers from afar off into Her own Dominions, where we have found a Suppy of all things Necessary for our present Subsistence; for which we bless and praise Almighty God, the Queen's most Excellent Majesty and all Her good subjects, from the Highest Degree to those of the meanest Capacity; and do sincerely and faithfully promise to all our utmost Powers, for the future, to render ourselves Thankful to God, and Serviceable to Her Majesty, and all her Good Subjects, in what way soever her goodness is pleased to dispose of Us: and in the mean time be constant in our Prayers, that God would return the Charity of well disposed People a thousand fold into their own Bosoms, which is all the Requittal that can present be made by us poor distressed Protestants." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hi... It is my understanding Augusta Co (as well as other VA counties) were no longer required to keep births and deaths after 1896 and the State did not begin records until 1912. Does anyone have any idea if there were any records kept for the years between - and if so, where? We're searching newspapers and church records but to no avail. Thank you, Shirley Houk Pittsburg, TX Edythe98@aol.com