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Dear Karen and Jan, Here is what I found on Rev. Edward Crawford. He was called to the Sinking Spring and Spreading Spring Presbyterian congregations in 1778. He was allowed to marry people in 1781 by the court. In 1782 he stopped his labors at Sinking Spring and was employed part of his time in the Locust Bottom. He joined the Abingdon Presbytery in 1794. He married Jane McDonald in 1795. There was a period of time before he joined the Abingdon Presbytery he was not consider a minister. My information was not sure how long he stayed at Locust Bottom. The Spreading Spring and Sinking Spring congregations formed the Fincastle congregation either under Rev. Crawford or in the time period before the next pastor Rev. Robert Logan came in 1803. The Presbyterians that met at Mary McDonalds were known as the Denean Church. I hope this helps you. I enjoyed looking up the information. My part of the family are still Presbyterians. Esther

Hi! I created a new genealogy home page. My primary surnames are ROGERS, PECK, LAMAR and BROWN, but my pages include many more surnames. I list information on my earliest ancestors, related books by author, related links, published stories my dad has written about his childhood experiences, many graphics, music, a querybook you can sign, and some cemetery information. I will be adding family photos, newspaper clippings and related links for starters. Even if you aren't related, I think you would enjoy visiting my pages. Hope you visit soon! Danielle http://members.aol.com/DThomp3907/index.html A direct link: <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/dthomp3907/index.html"> Danielle's Genealogy Home Page</A>

Recently, some list members expressed an interest in obtaining a copy of "Related Families of Botetourt County Virginia," by the Austins. I am told that copies can be purchased for $45, plus $5 postage, from: The Botetourt County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 468 Courthouse Square Fincastle, VA 24090-0468 540-473-8394 (Answering Machine)

Huffville Cemetery Kathleen Jones 8-9-1920 12-6-1991 Harless W Jones (father) 9-3-`931 3-8-1987 Warren Agee Jones 10-26-1931 3-8-1987 Swanson T Jones 2-3-1895 8-28-1975 & Roxie E Jones 12-24-1900 12-24-1958 Paul Allen s/o M & M SAD Mullins d 10-26-1950 Edward T Jones 4-2-1923 7-21-1978 Infants Jones b4-20-1960 d 4-24-1960 & 5-2-1960 Calvin Jones 1964 1994 (Woods FHM) Roger Smith VA TEC5 USArmy WWII 3-2-1919 8-19-1962 Dewey S Kingrea 1894 - 1956 & Emma C Kingrea 1898 - 1981 Donald Wise Jones 1-27-1929 10-26-1973 Freda K Hungate 6-30-1925 11-8-1990 & Benjamin R Hungate 3-9-1899 11-27-1983 Hosea Lewis Kingrea 1895 - 1949 (Bryant FHM) Joseph M Kingrea 11-16-1916 3-13-1976 Hobert A Kingera 1896 - 1965 & Alma L Kingera 1897 _ ? William Joseph Kingera 11-7-1905 5-19-1977 Myra Ratliff Kingrea 5-13-1913 12-29-1980 Siebert A Vest CPL USArmy 1921 - 1976 Coyle Lee Vest 3-28-1913 5-11-1974 & Evie Hungate Vest 4-20-1928 8-21-1992 Lewis C Vest 1916 - 1991 (Gardner FHM) James L Anderson 3-26-1924 7-2-1969 Marvin R Hungate 1930 - 1947 Joanne Cunningham 3-29-1957 11-7-1957 Gilbert L Epperly VA PFC Provast Guard Co WWII 8-15-1895 4-26-1965 John M Mulkey 3-1-1879 5-12-1947 Lula E Mulkey 6-22-1893 9-26-1980 Charlie L Stewart 8-15-1877 8-16-1949 Gordon J Alderman 4-9-1916 6-15-1981 Marilyn Marie Alderman 12-3-1962 11-30-1963 Larry D Edwards 7-13-1972 11-8-1972 Belinda F Edwards d 6-26-1974 Edward Lee Hodges 1-8-1872 1-31-1946 & Grace Dickerson Hodges 5-10-1876 6-15-1951 Alyssa Kay Underwood 3-4-1987 7-18-1990 Anna Eliza Jenning 5-15-1869 7-11-1956 John W Jennings 4-9-1859 5-12-1944 Garland P Jennings PFC 407 US Inf WWII 7-26-1907 2-23-1945 Kyle Heath Jennings 3-22-1896 5-16-1944 John W Sowers 7-10-1942 2-21-1995 & Shirly D Sowers 7-15-1943 ______ Claudie Mobile Wimmer 9-30-1942 1-10-1944 Charles Edwin Wimmer 12-12-1916 ______ LZ Epperly Wimmer 3-21-1918 _______ Amy Dawn Wimmwe 12-7-1958 _______ J Warren Sowers USN WWII 2028-1927 8-31-1980 Iva H Sowers 4-25-1896 7-2-1988 & John H Sowers 2-12-1891 5-18-1977 Osbourne Walter Sowers 9-24-1862 8-17-1951 & Mary Alice Howery 10-8-1869 12-2-1943 Wall William Jennings 1882 - 1956 & Willie Sowers Jennings 1887 - 1985 Ed Oliver Jennings 8-23-1910 3-8-1986 & Pauline Wall Jennings 7-4-1913 _______ T Theodore Craighead 2-25-1905 3-14-1987 Clair A Lambert 1902 - 1964 & I B C Lambert 1901 - 1990 Howard L Martin 9-16-1908 ______& Dorothy Cole Martin 8-21-1910 _____ James P Saunders 7-16-1930 ______& Jean Martin Saunders 7-28-1932 _____ Basil Eugene Austin S1 USN WWII 3-25-1913 11-11-1988 & Ethel Gladys Austin 8-5-1915 ________ Virginia Alene Sisson 2-19-1921 4-7-1921 Maude Vest Sisson 10-15-1893 12-29-1945 Posie Lester Sisson 4-15-1889 2-24-1959 Thelma Wimmer Sisson 10-9-1913 6-18-1984 Garth Leslie Sisson CPL USArmy WWII 12-9-1913 9-28-1981 Odell Craighead Vest 5-6-1972 5-27-1964 Lewis Lemon Vest 12-6-1864 1-6-1956 A Wesley Wimmer 1925 - 1997(Gardner FHM) Lamer L Wimmer 10-10-1915 8-14-1978 & Rachel A Wimmer 4-3-1921 _________ Loranzo Dow Vest 9-9-1898 5-9-1961 & Tennie McNeil Vest 10-11-1902 4-9-1984 James Edgar Wimmer 6-30-1949 8-27-1970 Mabel Davis Carr 1-14-1895 7-19-1943 Lemuel G Vest 9-29-1885 7-2-1968 & Maude K Vest 8-8-1888 2-1-1972 Ros Lee Vest 1887 - 1958 & Zora A Vest 1888 - 1976 Yager E Vest 4-22-1928 12- 12- 1986 Margaret S Vest 8-7-1936 3-7-1990 ????? Beckelheimer 10-26-1876 12-16-1956 & Georgia Beckelheimer 8-24-1889 ????? Wm Jack Angle 10-31-1933 ____& Linda W Angle 7-26-1942 _______& Jeff D Angle 9-5-1962 2-15-1995 Elbert Lee Huff 8-4-1927 7-28-1983 Larry Wayne Huff 9-26-1956 6-9-1978 Royce Huff (Richardson FHM) no dates Researching JEWELL, HATCHER, HOWARD, HALL, FARLEY, GRAHAM, BOOTHE, HICKLIN, GREEN, BAXTER, BISHOP, COLLINS, CUNNINGHAM, SMITH, BOYER, TYNAN, THRASHER , COX, OBENCHAIN AKERS, ALTIZER, VANOVER doreatr@rbnet.com rena@genealogy.org

Hi all. I am new to this mailing list. I am looking for information on the following family. Information has been taken from tombstones, census records, and death records from Hamblen Co and Greene Co, TN. Descendants of James Francis Camper Generation No. 1 1. JAMES FRANCIS1 CAMPER was born Abt. 1785 in Botetourt County, VA. He married SUSAN LUCY HUGEHOGE. Children of JAMES CAMPER and SUSAN HUGEHOGE are: i. MARY2 CAMPER, b. Abt. 1829, Tennessee. ii. JAMES CAMPER, b. 1833; m. ELIZABETH PURKEPILE, 1853, Grainger County, TN. iii. ANDREW J. CAMPER, b. June 05, 1835, Botetourt County, VA; d. March 27, 1915; m. OLLIE ELIZABETH BOOKER. Notes for ANDREW J. CAMPER: Andy Camper born Botetourt Co. Va. Farmer Father: James Francis Camper b in Botetourt Co. Va. Mother: Susan Lucy Hugehoge? couldn't read it. b Botetourt Co. Va. Informant: T.A. Camper Morristown, Tn. Dr. W.C. Shields attended him March 26-27, 1915-last seen alive March 26 Died from: Cardemic -couldn't read-dropsy and asthma and this was contributed by old age. Buried; March 28 1915 Macedonia Undertaker: S.J. Sullenberger File No. 218 #49 Hamblen Co. More About ANDREW J. CAMPER: Fact 1: Buried at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamblen Co., TN. More About OLLIE ELIZABETH BOOKER: Fact 1: Buried at Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Hamblen Co., TN. iv. SARAH CAMPER, b. Abt. 1846, Tennessee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lori Camper skumbag@geocities.com My Genealogy Site: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/a/m/Lori-L-Camper My Geocities Site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/9878/

This Botetourt Co., VA list might just be my last hope. I am looking for John Kessler born 1772/1775. His son Christopher Kessler b.1802 MD d. 1869 Botetourt Co., VA married 1824 Sarah Greenwood Butt b.1807 VA d. 1852. They had the following two children 1-Rebecca Jane Kessler b.1826 Botetourt Co., VA d. 1860 m. 1842 Joel Mays b. 1817 Botetourt Co., VA d.1887 2- Archibald Washington Kessler b. 1827 Botetourt Co., VA d. 1899 m. 1853 Botetourt Co., VA Mary Catherine Peck b. 1834 d. 1917 Christopher married 2nd 1855 Botetourt Co., VA Elizabeth Hamilton b. 1831 d. 1896. They had no issue. Parents of Christopher Kessler were John Kessler and Nancy Waskey. Where did John Kessler come from? I have been looking for his parents for 18 years now. He d.1850 Botetourt Co., VA. In the 1850 census Nancy Kessler was living in the household of John and Margaret Kessler Hamilton. This Kessler family IS NOT part of the Johannes Kessler/Eva Dorothea Leman family of the "Out from the Blue Ridge". John Kessler and Nancy Waskey had the following children: Polly Kessler married Barton Ray Samuel Kessler married Nancy Beane Margaret Kessler married John Hamilton Christopher Kessler married Sarah Butt then Elizabeth Hamilton John Kessler Jr. married Susannah Hamilton Sophia Kessler married John Bierly Nancy Kessler married Stephen Dooley In old records the name Kessler has been spelled many different ways, KESSLER/KESLER/KEPLER/KESTER etc. Is there anyone working the following lines that would be able to help me? Someone has got to have some information on this Kessler family! All of the following surnames are married into this family and all have Botetourt Co., VA roots. KESSLER/BUTT/MAYS/PECK/RAY/BEANE/HAMILTON/BIERLY/DOOLEY/NOFFSINGER/HUFF/JEWELL /GRAHAM/AUSTIN/SHOWALTER/SIMMONS/HESLEP/BRADLEY/CUSTER/SHAW/WALKER/FALLS/LEMON /HOILMAN/FLAGLEMAN

Subject: PRESBYTERIAN CHUCH CIRCA 1793 Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 20:02:21 -0700 From: "Karen Ingle Langendorfer" <karenl@willapabay.org> To: VABOTETO-L@rootsweb.com I am hoping that someone can tell me if there was a Presbyterian Church in Botetourt County around 1793, and if so where it may have been located. My 4th great grandparents were married by the Rev. Edward Crawford who was a Presbyterian Minister and the only information that I have is that they were married in Botetourt Co. Thank you in advance for your help. Karen Ingle-Langendorfer karenl@willapabay.org Karen: I would also like to know about Edward Crawford; my relatives were married by him in 1788. Thanks! Jan

Seeking information on my ancestors who resided in Botetourt County from about 1760-1780. The surname was Cooper and the first names were Charles, Philip and James. Philip served under Matthew Stewart in Dunmore's War. He was also a surveyor in the Ohio Valley. The men were chased out of the Ohio Valley by the Shawnee and camped at Muddy Creek in Botetourt. They built a Fort there and it may still be standing. I would like to have information on my ancestors and also the Fort that was built there. Please e.mail me privately. Thanks to all. Anita Wills

William E Eanes 1880 -1946 Ida A Eanes 1890 - ? Floyd O Conner 1901 - 1978 Grutrude S Conner 1906 - 1991 James W Thompson PFC USArmy WWII 8-20-1924 11-30-1989 Harold Douglas Richardson 2-26-1948 8-25-1985 Mary Ann Poff 12-30-1945 9-20-1985 Hosea Ray Kingrea 3-2-1928 8-22-1992 Samuel Kingera 12-1-1941 5-5-1942 Rodger C Taylor 10-21-1944 11-14-1992 James Henry Gearheart 1929 - 1984 James Cunningham 2-11-1926 _____ Ethel G Cunninhham 5-12-1922 10-22-1978 Ralph Everett Gearheart 7-11-1963 7-25-1978 Archie Hartman Underwood 5-8-1903 2-26-1959 Peter Monroe Underwood 6-9-1867 10-11-1942 Arlene Truman Vinnie Lee Truman Vinnie Truman James M Truman 11-5-1880 5-3-1948 Mary Ann Gearhart 2-24-1900 4-2 1969 Lucinda G Kanode 7-15-1925 3-10-1976 Roscoe Kanode Sr 5-29-1917 12-8-1990 William T Oconner BM1 USNavy WWII 6-7-1905 7-10-1986 Ada E Oconner 4-2-1908 ____ Charlie M Idings 1866 - 1946 Agnes M Idings 1867- 1946 Castille Banks Iddings died in France 10-14-1918 age 22y 8m 29d Mobie Iddings Epperly 1893 - 1993 W Vaughn Conner 1914 - 1952 Minnie C Lawson Conner 1914 - 1988 Norma Jean Rose 2-14-1938 2-14-1938 Fannie W Bryant 2-24-1900 10-30-1963 Dave Bryant 7-6-1893 ______ Everette McNeil 2-17-1892 8-2-1941 Nora Mcneil 3-26-1903 5-5-1985 Roy Amos Croutts 4-17-1921 11-27-1990 Ruby F Croutts 12-18-1925 ______ Infant son Croutts d 11-5-1942 John F Furrow 10-15-1880 6-22-1956 Eliza V Furrow 10-20-1880 3-7-1965 Joseph Alonzo Martin 10-20-1902 6-29-1957 Gracie F Wickham 6-28-1908 12-15-1990 Clifton R Wickham 9-30-1906 3-11-1975 Albert Rufus Hendricks 7-9-1875 12-3-1959 Eva Hendricks 1-14-1877 1-22-1955 Allen Lawrence 9-8-1920 8-4-1921 Minnie L McNeil 9-16-1879 2-11-1933 Thomas J McNeil 12-10-1876 12-21-1949 Adeline Conner 8-13-1937 3-18-1940 & father Hanford B Conner 1912-1982 & wife Hanford B Conner1912 - 1982 Almenda H Conner 1915 - 1985 Elliott Hendricks 1910 - 1960 Clarence H Hendricks 12-18-1908 5-29-1935 More Later Researching JEWELL, HATCHER, HOWARD, HALL, FARLEY, GRAHAM, BOOTHE, HICKLIN, GREEN, BAXTER, BISHOP, COLLINS, CUNNINGHAM, SMITH, BOYER, TYNAN, THRASHER , COX, OBENCHAIN AKERS, ALTIZER, VANOVER doreatr@rbnet.com rena@genealogy.org

John Cecil Lovell USArmy Vietnam 8-29-1944 11-28-1979 John Knox Lovell 4-5-1914 6-15-1978 & Frances Huff Lovell 12-13-1913 ______ Robert A Lovell 1881 - 1960 & Lucinda E Lovell 1881 - 1950 Hallie Rae lawson 1-2-1900 2-16-1981 Kemper G Lawrence 8-25-1874 3-9-1956 & Imogene Boone Lawrence 8-17-1873 11-22-1951 Branard R Flinchum 5-2-1902 7-2-1988 & Unie G Flinchum 4-3-1903 2-4-1983 Lee Lawrence 4-5-1887 2-4-1953 Rufus Glen Sames 8-24-1899 9-29-1954 Jerry Waymon Sames 10-19-1956 2-20-1971 Barbars Jean Sames 1-4-1955 2-20-1971 Judy Ann Sames 11-9-1951 7-16-1952 Darshill E Mabry 1914 - 1997 Infant son Mabry d 9-15-1951 Clifford R McGuyer 5-21-1933 _____ Claudine V McGuyer 12-6-1932 _____ Debra Mabry Gearheart 7-8-1956 4-4-1998 Waymon J Sames 1-6-1930 _____ Helen Vest Sames 10-6-1934 ________ Pearl Vest Roop 4-25-1915 9-22-1990 Harless T Vest Virginia Pvt USArmy WWII 7-31-1911 12-12-1973 Infant Nolley 4-4-1971Dau of Phyllis S Nolley 7-1-1947 8-13-1991 & Vernon B Nolley 12-11-1943 ______ Grover John Carr 12-2-1888 6-20-1966 Imogene Iddings 9-15-1889 3-11-1976 Archie Whitfield 1-24-1885 10-9-1969 Martha Iddings 2-22-1891 2-21-1973 William T Milton PVT USArmy WWI 1893 - 1976 Donald Ray Hall 7-24-1944 4-22-1963 Helen Jennings Hall 3-18-1922 2-24-1992 Troy Edward Hall 11-5-1917 5-5-1991 Pvt USArmy William Thomas Milton 11-26-1891 1-12-1976 & Eliza Conner Milton 9-28-1899 4-23-1983 Isia G Huff 1923 - 1989 & Mildted V Huff 1923 - 1983 Rodger L Jewell 1943 ____ William Frank Jewell 11-5-1912 _______married 1-13-1937 to Lura Catherine Jewell 9-14-1920 2-18-1991 (Dau Of Ballard Howard) & son Douglas Wayne Jewell 4-9-1953 4-24-1992 & sister Imogene J Cunningham 2-13-1942 9-27-1996 Thomas W Cunningham d 11-14-1950 George Wright Nichols SC3 USNavy WWII 1-15-1925 11-7-1993 Imogine Ruth Poff 1-27-1943 7-8-1944 Lena Faye McPeak 12-6-1958 12-6-1958 Earnest C Cash 8-10-1914 4-5-1983 Mary Ethel Cash 10-20-1918 7-28-1995 Walter E Absher 9-5-1910 11-25-1918 Matthew Claude williams 1902 - 1981 Mary Poff Alley 3-16-1924 4-5-1978 Leland H Alley 5-15-1914 1-22-1983 William Leonard Poff USArmy WWII 4-16-1922 10-29-1991 Wilmer "Dude" Poff 4-16-1922 10-29-1991 Susie Link 7-27-1928 ________ Jennie Yates McNeil 3-28-1907 3-25-1995 Forest Lynn McNeil 3-31-1941 6-1-1972 Steven Edward Hiatt s/o Steven Hiatt Sr 11-2-1972 3-6-1976 & brother Scott Ellis Haitt 7-29-1980 7-21-1982 Alton Correll 10-21-1904 10-23-1990 Gracie Lovell Correll 3-15-1910 5-7-1979 Roy A Poff 6-22-1911 1-23-1993 & Lottie L Poff 8-28-1911 8-8-1958 Noah F Poff 5-21-1883 4-17-1954 Carrie E Poff 12-9-1885 3-22-1966 Radie Sally Anderson 9-7-1904 5-12-1997 Charles Thomas Anderson 10-23-1877 11-21-1972 Linda Demarius 5-28-1877 5-29-1945 More later Researching JEWELL, HATCHER, HOWARD, HALL, FARLEY, GRAHAM, BOOTHE, HICKLIN, GREEN,BAXTER, BISHOP, COLLINS, CUNNINGHAM, SMITH, BOYER, TYNAN, THRASHER , COX, OBENCHAIN AKERS, ALTIZER, VANOVER doreatr@rbnet.com rena@genealogy.org

Can anyone help me to contact, via phone or US post office, Mike Sheahan? I have been unable to reach him via email. I believe he is on this Botetourt County list. Richard R. Weber

Karen, There is the Fincastle Presbyterian Church which was built on ground that was a grant from the English Crown to Israel Christian. The building was constructed prior to the American Revolution and was used by the Church of England. In the grounds surrounding the church there are graves that date back to 1795. I don't have an address but the phone number is 540-473-2042. Good luck in your search. Lynda Troutt Murphy

There was a posting of Grahams in the last two weeks, and I inadvertently deleted it. Would someone please post it again? Thank you. Sue Johnson

I am hoping that someone can tell me if there was a Presbyterian Church in Botetourt County around 1793, and if so where it may have been located. My 4th great grandparents were married by the Rev. Edward Crawford who was a Presbyterian Minister and the only information that I have is that they were married in Botetourt Co. Thank you in advance for your help. Karen Ingle-Langendorfer karenl@willapabay.org

Pam, I have a Mary Elizabeth Kesler but, she was born in 1836. She was married to Cary Brackinridge Obenshain November 28, 1865. Lynda Troutt Murphy

Hello Sam, I have Mary Obenshain in my tree. The information is as follows. How are you related to her? I have a lot of information on her ancestors I can share. Just let me know what you need. Hope this helps. Lynda Troutt Murphy Samuel and Phoebe are Mary's Parents 1. SAMUEL7 ABENDSCHON (REINHOLD6, SAMUEL HEINRICH5, WOLFGANG PHILIP4, JOHANNES3, HANS L2, WENDEL1) was born January 13, 1754 in Montgomery Co., PA, USA, and died June 06, 1824 in Botetourt Co., VA, USA. He married PHOEBE DALERN TAYLOR February 12, 1776 in New Hanover Luthern Church in Montgomery County, PA. Notes for SAMUEL ABENDSCHON: The following records are taken from public and private reqords of Berks and Montgomery Counties, Pennsylvania, and are the children of Reinhold Abendschon and his wife Hanna or Anna. Samuel Abenson: Confirmed May 14, 1775, aged 21 years, Reinhold's son. (Records of New Hanover Lutheran Church, Reading, Pennsylvania.) GERMAN CHURCH RECORDS, Vol. 2, New Hanover Lutheran Church: Samuel Abendson married Phoebe Dalern Taylor, 12 Feb 1776 Confirmations dated 14 May 1775: children of Reinhold Abendshonn: Samuel, age 21; Dorothea, age 18; Elizabeth, age 16 Samuel Abendshon was the only son of Reinhold to serve in the Reveloutionary War.from PA Samuel was a member of Capt. Samuel Sands Company, 1777-1780, and also took the Oath of Allegiance on May 25, 1778, before Jacob Weaver. (Attested, same as above Reinhold, by same Mary Ellen Frescoln of Berks County Historical Society, Book D, Volumn I, page 57.) Samuel Avenshine was appointed Lieutenant of the Fifth Company (Douglas Township) Fourth Battalion, Berks County Militia, 1784, Captain Samuel Sands. (Pennsylvania Archives 1783-1786, page 331.) Samuel and Phoebe were married at the Lutheran Church in Montgomery Co., PA, in 1776. They were members of the Lutheran Church in New Hanover, PA, and resided in Berks Co. and Montgomery Co., PA. Around 1790-95, Samuel and two of his brothers and a sister moved their families to Botetourt Co., VA, near Fincastle. Samuel and Phoebe are probably buried in the Mill Creek Baptist Churchyard, or somewhere near-by. Many Obenchain burials are located there, but exact burial sites have not been verified. One of the early "Samuels" gave the land for the church. During the Civil War, there were at least 27 soldiers with some form of the Obenchain name serving in the army, and most are buried at Mill Creek. Phoebe died in Botetourt Co., VA on 16 June 1820. Samuel's will is on file in Botetourt and a copy of it appears in these individual cards. WILL of SAMUEL OBENCHAIN--abstraction. For entire will, refer to the hard copy in the genealogy or to Will Book C, page 562, Botetourt Co., VA clerk's records. Dated: 17 September 1821 Executors: sons William, Peter and Jacob Bequests: Desires to do equal justice to each child, therefore charges them with the amounts heretofore received from him (lists each child and the amount already received). Those named: Daniel, William, Betsey (wife of John Leffel), John Graybill, (son-in-law who married his daughter Polly--deceased), John, Peter, Thomas, Nancy, (wife of James Fisher) and Jacob. Each of sons to have equal share of personal estate. Daughters Betsey and Nancy or their heirs, the sum of $200 in yearly installments of $50 each. $6 to each of the following grandchildren: Samuel, son of John Leffel; Samuel, son of David Obenchain; Feba, daughter of John Leffel; Feba, daughter of Peter Obenchain; Feba, daughter of Thomas Obenchain; Feba, daughter of James Fisher. All children an equal share of real or land estate. Executors to collect from each of his children their proportionable share of the $250 which goes to the heirs of his deceased daughter Polly Graybill and pay it to her children when they reach lawful age as follows: George Graybill, $75; Andrew Graybill, $75; Nancy Graybill, $100. Witnesses: John Kelly, M. Kerr and Andrew Zimmerman Probated: July 1824 Children of SAMUEL ABENDSCHON and PHOEBE TAYLOR are: 2. i. DANIEL8 OBENSHAIN, b. May 27, 1778, Berks County, Pennsylvania; d. August 1862, Botetourt County, Virginia. ii. WILLIAM OBENSHAIN, b. June 03, 1780, Berks County, Pennsylvania; d. June 11, 1854, Botetourt County, Virginia; m. SARAH FESLER, February 16, 1813. 3. iii. PETER OBENSHAIN, b. December 18, 1791; d. February 26, 1875. iv. JACOB OBENSHAIN, b. June 25, 1797, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. May 04, 1883; m. POLLY, April 06, 1820. 4. v. ELIZABETH OBENSHAIN, b. May 25, 1782, Berks County, Pennsylvania. 5. vi. MARY OBENSHAIN, b. October 28, 1784, Berks County, Pennsylvania; d. March 20, 1813, Botetourt County, Virginia. 6. vii. JOHN OBENSHAIN, b. May 26, 1789, Botetourt County, Virginia; d. 1864, Indiana. 7. viii. THOMAS OBENSHAIN, b. November 04, 1794, Berkley County, Virginia (now West Virginia); d. Springfield, Ohio. ix. NANCY OBENSHAIN, b. February 08, 1787, Berks County, Pennsylvania; m. JAMES FISHER, March 28, 1818. Notes for NANCY OBENSHAIN: Birthdate could be an 8 instead of a 3. Notes for JAMES FISHER: Will is recorded in Botetourt County Will Book, fincastle, Virginia

Sorry, I have only one Kessler I am researching. Any chance any of your Kessler's have a Mary or Rachel Kessler b. January 27, 1799? Thanks for looking. ---Findme123@aol.com wrote: > > Need info on KESSLER/CLARE(Clair/Cleer) families in Botetourt Co., VA. > > 10 July 1787, George CLARE and Susanah KESSLER (dau of Johannes & Dorotheo > Kessler, b. 9 Sep 1787). Surrety: Jacob BISHOP (b. @1755). > > Botetourt 1770-1820 map done by Hildebrand indicates a parcel owned by John > Kessler 1790 near Stony Battle/Battery Creek. > > I am researching Jacob BISHOP and have been told there is a family connection. > Does anyone know which person it is most likely he would have been a relation > of ? > Sharon > > > ==== VABOTETO Mailing List ==== > PLEASE do not send MIME/Base 64 "encoded" attachments to the list. > > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Searching for researchers of the following families: Thomas Zell, died abt 1824 in Botetourt County, Virginia Mary Obenchain born 24 February 1815 in Botetourt County, Virginia she married Michael Graybill, also born in 1815 in Botetourt County, Virginia, 10 January 1837 in Botetourt County, Virginia Sarah Sallie Barger born abt 1813 in Botetourt County, Virginia, daughter of John Barger, Jr & Christiana Wilhelm Benjamin F. Moomaw, Jr. who married Harriet Godwin Simmons in 1905, she was born 27 March 1881 in Botetourt County, Virginia Also interested in Graybill, Pogue and Gish families. Sam Butler

I am looking for any infor re: Joseph Bechtelheimer son of John and Elizabeth Bechtelheimer. >>He was born in 1770 or 71 Botetourt County VA. >>He married 18 March 1793 to Christina Lazena. >>Wife Christina Lazena was born sometime between 1768-1771 in Virginia. >>Assuming Joseph is the eldest son, his parents, John & Elizabeth were probably married after 1765. There are some 60+ variations to the Bechtelheimer surname: (may also be Behymer, B'Heimer, Beckelshimer) Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com