Katherine: I don't have any information for you but a referral. There are two wonderful ladies at the Courthouse in Fincastle, Virginia. Dorothy Kessler and another lady (can't remember the name) that have a lot of information and will do lookups for you. Ms. Kessler's phone and address are as follows. Good Luck!! Dorothy s. Kessler Researcher, Circuit Court Clerk's Office Botetourt County P. O. Box 219 Fincastle, Virginia 24090 540-473-8274 540-473-8209 FAX Lynda Troutt Murphy Katherine Staley wrote: > Hello from Michigan.I am looking for any information on Peter Staley > (b.1766-67) & his wife Eve in Botetourt Co. Their children were: > Melcher (or Wilkes)(b.1793, m. Sarah Camper in 1815, dau. of John > Camper), Peter (b.1794), Catherine (1796), Jacob(1798), John (1801), > Elizabeth (1806) and Eve (1808). Melcher Staley & wife Catherine > (name?)bought land from Christian Baker in 1794 on Back Creek, a > branch of Looney's Creek, a branch of the James River. He was from > Berkeley County. Melcher sold a part of this land to Peter Staley & > wife Eve (name?) in 1803. Peter sold to Matt Harvey in 1815. All the > Peter Staley family was in Pickaway County, Ohio in 1820. Peter was my > husbands 5-great grandfather. Hoping to find Eve's Last name and > daughters Elizabeth & Eve's birth records and where in Berkeley County > they came from and Peters occupation. The parts of Botetourt County > that I saw last summer did not look agricultural. Any information on > any known Staley families in Botetourt County would be helpful to me. > Also, could someone tell me exactly where in Botetourt County I could > find this land discription, as in how close to Fincastle. Thanks for > reading my query!Katherinestaley@tir.com