Mickey: This is super - I see some clues in here - The Battle of Kings Mtn. in the Rev. War in NC - which they have been talking about on the Rev. War List and I've only half-way paid attention - Also, the French and Indian Wars before the Revolution. If we examine those soldier lists we may find some connections with our part of VA - SW as opposed to eastern. Sometimes you have to sidetrack to learn about these bits of history to place your ancestors in a given area. I will be doing some searches in these areas to see if I can find my Matney-McCully connection. Sarah McCully married Broadwater Matney circa 1785-1790 in Washington County VA - at least they lived there - one of their first children was born in Knox County TN in 1797 - Knox County at that time encompassed a large part of TN - we think they actually lived in Campbell County or the Powell Valley - Clinch River area. We think the parents of Broadwater Matney were William Matney and Jane Brooks, probably from eastern VA - however, we've found no data to prove that. We've been stuck in this area for a long time - can't move back, we can move forward. My GG Gpa, Walter Jefferson (Jeff) Matney went to Oregon in 1843, the first large wagon train to Oregon - several of his brothers followed later, finally taking Broadwater, a widower, from MO - he died in Oregon. This is an interesting family that really got around in the east and the west. We thought this family was related to the Mattinglys. We now think they came to the US from Ireland as Matneys. They may have been related to the Mattinglys in England and the very early Mathanys from France (de Mathany - Matteneye) who have a long and interesting history in Europe. We have one English researcher interested in connecting the Mathanys and Mattinglys in England - In the US they are Matheny (Matheeny) and Mattinglys, two separate families with separate histories. The sons of William and Jane Brooks Matney were William, Brook, Broadwater which are surnames and the only Broadwater connection we can find is with the English Naval officers in the Rev. War - Ironically, there were Broadwaters in MD where the Mattinglys originally settled, descended from an English servant to an early settler. We also find McCulloughs there. I find it ironic that as a child, my favorite neighbors to visit in my neighborhood were the McCulloughs, as Mrs. McCullough made delicious cookies, and I always wished she was one of my Grandmas, and here I am all these years later looking for a McCullough relative! Such a small world we live in! Norma |I finally found the scroll that Willis Corbitt sent to me in the late |1970's.<snip>