In a message dated 7/1/04 2:24:27 PM, [email protected] writes: > I was born and reared in Charleston, Kanawha County, WV > Mason County, now Putnam County, west of Charleston is where my Augusta county settlers moved in 1799. I know very little about the Gays, except that John FrazierJr., ca 1739 ish married Jennett Gay. Jennett may be the daughter of John Gay, one of the early settlers to Augusta County. I have found precious little on him, except that he was a member of Tinkling Spring church and was in the court records several times. At this point, I have no idea if he might connect to others in Pocahontas county. I don't even know his wife's name or his vitals. I need to locate a will for him to see if my Jennett is named. John and Jennett's son Samuel Frazier married Ann ? (quite possibly Gay) and they moved to the Kanawha river valley and founded Fraziers Bottom, WV. I know their lives were hard, brutal maybe, but couldn't someone have kept a family Bible??? <sigh> Constance