This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2.3.1 Message Board Post: Dear Dee Ann, Thank you for the information. My gg grandparents lived at Green Springs. The information checks out with the children I have for Ben and Laney ( Magdline ) Jerry Keys did a lot of research on the Dix family some years ago but could not find anything past Ben Dix. I do have a copy of an 1885 map of the Green Springs area and it has on it "Ben Dix's Farm." I remember the farm very well sense my grandfather eventually inhiered from his father Samuel Elliot Dix. I spent many wonderfull times playing with my siblings and cousins there. My Grandmother baked all her own bread, rolls, cakes, and pies in her old wood stove. I have yet to find coconut cream pie to equal her's. The home was destroy in a fire in which my grandfather was badly burned and did not recover. A school bus driver pulled him out of the house. This was in the late 1950's. Again thanks so much for the help. Lois

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2.4 Message Board Post: If you do not have the index for 1820, let me know, the surname Dix appears a lot in Accomack Co. VA and other eastern counties of VA. Listed in my Northampton Co. VA Marriage Book 1853-1880 "Dix, Thomas A., 23 years of age, single, born & living in Northampton Co. VA, Seaman, parents Isaac & Ann Dix married on 20 Feb 1855 to Martha Sarah Nottingham, 22 years of age, single, born & living in Northampton Co. VA, parents Joseph D. & Mary Nottingham, married by Rev. Luther Nottingham." I do not have marriage bonds for Accomack Co. VA. I have 1850 & 1860 census, Dix listed. Two books on Land Causes 1728-1825, Dix listed and Cemetery Book, Dix listed. I can not say I have seen records of families moving from that area of VA into Frederick Co. VA. I do know of families moving from Charles Co .MD into Frederick Co. VA. In any case, try to find a death record for your Benj. Dix. Good luck.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Cathy, Thanks so very much for the information. I had hoped to find something about the parents of these gg grandparents. But it is perhaps too early a time for much information. I will share with you the story told about Benjamin Dix having been taken prisoner of war in the Civil War and when the war was over he returned home to find his wife had remarried because whe had been told he had been killed in action. I do not know who she married so can not find anything about her. Thanks so very much again for looking up the marriage date. Sincerely, Lois

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2.3 Message Board Post: Have your seen 1850 Frederick Co. VA dated 22 Aug 1850 --household of: Benj. Dix 30 M, Laborer Laney Dix 25 F, wife ? Elizabeth Dix 3 years David H. Dix 1 years all born in VA. I do not see this surname Dix listed in my Frederick Co. VA Marriage Book 1853-1880 Frederick Co. VA Births 1853-1870 Frederick Co. VA Deaths 1853-1870 Frederick Co. VA Will 1743-1816 His marriage is the only one listed in the early marriage bonds of Frederick Co. VA. I wonder if his family was really from a neighboring county to Frederick Co. VA ? The Wright family I am studying would be the Quakers members of Hopewell & Crooked Run Meeting Houses. I do not see Dix listed in these records. There is one entry Quaker records of Black Water Meeting: Nathan Dix of NC dated a letter to meeting in VA dated 15 May 1767.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gAC.2ACE/2721.1 Message Board Post: Not sure if this is your Price, but names & dates make them possibilities. "Frederick County, Virginia Marriage Bonds" by Hackett & Good p. 64 21 Aug 1806, John F. Price & Elizabeth Cowdery, widow & relict of Jonathan Cowdery, deceased. Bondsman John Fry, who signs in German. (no bond/marriage found for Elizabeth & Jonathan Cowdery in books) (it is spelled Cowdery - but you might look for phonetic equilivants - (Caudy, etc.) as that name is a bit unusual 7 the spelling is often phonetic in early records.) There are a few Cowdery names in Norfolk, VA, however that may be worth checking out. p. 271 17 Mar 1847 Samuel M. Mullin & Henrietta W. Price. Bondsman George E. Price. ("Frederick County Marriages" by Vogt & Kethley list them as Henrietta V. Price & Samuel W. Mullin, minister J P Smith) p. 274 21 Oct 1847 George E. Price & Mary Jane Beckham. Bondsman John Frame. The 1850 census lists a Samuel M. Mullin, age 35, merchant, and a Henrietta W. Mullin age 25 in the household of John Mullin, 70 in Moorefield, Hardy Co., VA. I suspect that Samuel & Henrietta are a married couple living with his father, rather than brother & sister in this census. They are in a hotel, and another family member of this household is Jno (probably John) Mullin, innkeeper. They may also simply be listed as hresidents of the hotel, not a family unit with the others?? Per "Some Old Homes" by Garland Quarles p. 61 Concerning the Clark Cather House "Location: On Merriman's Lane about a mile and half west of Winchester." House into posession of Henry Baker 1768. "In his will, proved May 29, 1807, Henry Baker devised the tract to his son Henry W. Baker. (W.W.B.1 - Page 64)" [Winchester Will Book # 1] "On April 9, 1838, Jacob Baker and the other heirs of Henry W. Baker conveyed a 240-acre tract, including the site of the house we are considering to John Price, the husband of Elizabeth Price, a daughter of Henry W. Baker (F.D.B. 71 - Page 386). On April 11, 1842, Charles W. Price and the other heirs of John Price conveyed the same tract to Elizabeth M. Price. (F.D.B.71, Page 62). Four years later, Elizabeth M. Price sold the property to Clark Cather. (F.D.B.75 - Page 126)." If this Elizabeth M. Price is the mother - it would not be unusual for her children to deed her her husbands property. Men often left their property in that time to their children, stipulating to care for their mother. If a woman inherited, and she remarried, her new husband would own the deceased husbands estate, and that mans children would/might receive nothing. "Some Worthy Lives" by Quarles, has a number of Bakers of the above family, but no details to a daughter marrying a Price. p. 12 & 13 refer to Henry Baker (1733-1808) married Maria E. FInk. Had a number of children, including Henry W. Baker (1760-1837) m. Catherine Miller Henry & Catherine had a number of children, including: Eliza M. Baker (1795-1870). This doesn't fit with a John Price marriage above of 1806 though (widow Cowdery)???? Virginia & Julia are names that repeat throughout the Baker family. "Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and their Descendants" by Cartmell p. 430-436 concern the Baker family, above, but nothing that identifies the Elizabeth Baker Price that inherited the property. The point that the heirs of John Price deed it to Elizabeth (April 1842) would fit your date of John Price dying about 1841. Your best bet would be to get the deed records & see who are the heirs mentioned in the land transfers to see if any are connected with your people. If they fit, you can look into the Baker wills, etc to see if there is mention of Elizabeth Price. The Handley Archives has quite a bit on the Baker family, and they may be able to help you if there is a connection, or possibly find a connection. http://www.hrl.lib.state.va.us/handley/about.asp?p=27 Good Luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2.2 Message Board Post: I believe the other researcher answered your question the marriage bond between Benj. Dix & Mary M. Right (sic). You might want to get a copy of the marriage bond through State of VA or L.D.S. library.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/gAC.2ACE/2719.1 Message Board Post: A good way to find deed records is to ask the county itself. You can do a Google search on the county name and a qualifier - such as: "greene county" PA archives PA is very good in having old records. They often have the originals from 1700 & before in an "archives room" - sometimes even a whole building full. It is often associated with the county clerk of courts office, but not always. Another great resource is the county historical society. They will often answer questions & do look-ups for a minimal fee or donation. Sometimes posting on that county's board with a "look-up request" will prompt someone to look up an item or two when they are going to do their own research. In Frederick Co., VA - the county courthouse in Winchester would have the recorded deed records. The Handley Archives, also in Winchester may have information as well - they have quite a bot of great info there and will do lookups in their holdings. (small fee) If you contact them, be very specific as to the person(s) you seek. Many have the same name, and it can be disappointing to receive lots of info, but on someone with the same name but unfortunately not the person you seek. If the land sale was in Greene Co - that would be the best place to look for records on a deed. There may even be platt books available, detailing the location of the land itself. Good luck!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DIX, RIGHT, FRIES Classification: Marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2.1 Message Board Post: Frederick Co, Marriages 1738-1850 by John Vogt & T. William Kethley, Jr. Iberian Publ. Co., Athens, GA, 1987 page 78 Benjamin Dix & Mary M. Right, 16 May 1846; bondsman, George Y. Fries.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2721 Message Board Post: I have a boulder sitting on my Price line. John Price d 1841 m Eliza M d 1870 Charles W. Price 1816-1870 m Emily Campbell George E. Price Henrietta W. Price m Samuel Julia Virginia

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2686.11.2 Message Board Post: Dear Dee Ann, I have been searching for a marriage record for my gg grandparents for several years. Hoping to find a reference for parents. I have copies of Fredrick Co Va. Marriages 1771 to 1825 andAbstratcts of Wills, Inventories, And administration accounts of Fredrick County, Va 1743-1800. But have found no reference to them. Iam thinking they were probably married in the later 1800's sense their children were born in the 1850's. Do you know of a book with marriages after 1825? Their names were Benjamin Dix and Mary Magdline Wright. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Lois

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2432.1.2.1.2 Message Board Post: I'm looking for information on Thomas B Campbell (1796-1885) son of William L. Campbell (1749-1800) of Winchester, VA. Also any information on William would be much appreciated. Thank you. Carolyn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/1088.1992.1997.2000.2.1 Message Board Post: Yes, Robert Peyton Benn was married to Frankie (Frances) Riley. This family went to Ohio and then Iowa. Could you please email me direct at [email protected]? I have a contact in my aol email that has this family history. Will also invite you to the family site and you can dig around there. Looking forward to helping.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/1088.1992.1997.2000.2 Message Board Post: dawn, rather new at this, but was wondering if robert peyton benn 1st marriage was to a frances riley. would you know if they had a child named james h benn born in 1811or so in clarke cty, va. if so robert would be my g-g-g-grandfather. would appreciate any info on his line, i've been searching for years but kept hitting brick walls, hope this will help me. thanks. wj emerick

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/1088.1992.1997.2000.1.1 Message Board Post: am new at this, but i think robert peyton benn may have been my g-g-g-grandfather, he married a frances riley benn. would he have had a son named james h benn by either of his marriages. james dob apprx 1811 in clarke cty va, was a miller by trade. would love more info on robert peyton or any other info. thank you

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ramey Remy Rhamy Seely Niersbach Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2600.1.1 Message Board Post: Genie, I recently became aware of the book to which you referred. Unfortunately, as a reference book it does not circulate even on an interlibrary basis. I hope that anyone with a copy of " The Remy Family in America, 1650-1942' would be kind enough to allow me to see it for a short while. I have seen the name NIERSBACH on page 332 in connection with a marriage to Estelle Maurine, b. 8 June 1908 in Chicago. She married Adolph Edward NIERSBACH, b. 25 December 1894 at Racine, WI, d. 25 November 1947 in Aurora, IL. I would like to pursue that information further. FYI: There was a marriage of Emma Seely and Alfred H. Raney(sic) RAMEY in Peoria, IL on 21 October 1872. Any suggestions frm anyone as to how I might review the book will be appreciated. Bob Niersbach

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: GOUCHER, MYERS, SHUSTER, HODGENS, MONSEY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2720 Message Board Post: Looking for descendants of Michael MYERS (1745-1852) Michael MYERS (I’ve also seen him listed as Orville Mike MYERS) b. 1745 in Winchester, VA d. August 11, 1852 at the age of 107 He is buried in Toronto Cemetery, Toronto, Jefferson Co., Ohio. He served during the revolutionary war. I am looking for information on himself, his ancestors, his wife, and all of his descendants, specifically his daughters. His granddaughter, Mary SHUSTER, is my direct ancestor. Her father was Michael SHUSTER. I do not know the name of Mary’s mother, but I know Michael MYERS was her grandfather. I would like to fill in the pedigree. Any information will be helpful. I found the connection in Who’s Who on the Ohio River and Its Tributaries by Ethel Carter Leahy (Cincinnati, Ohio; E.C. Leahy Pub. Co, 1931). On page 430 the book lists Samuel Boone GOUCHER, the brother of my great-great-grandfather. It states the following: “Mr. Goucher has an unbroken line of Ohio River tradition in his immediate family from his maternal great-grandfather, Oliver Mike Myers, who floated his produce to the southern markets in the 1700s and walked back the 2,000 miles, to his father and himself in the same occupation. As late as 1870 he flat-boated produce to New Orleans, later becoming interested in the ferry boat, running from Toronto, O., to the W. Va. Shore, which was established by his grandfather, Michael Shuster, in 1830, and which he, with other heirs, is till operating. His great-grandfather was a Government scout, and died in his 107th year; his wife died in her 95th year.” I also found the following on page 239 of Ohio State History of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Greenfield, Ohio; Greenfield Print. & Pub. Co., c1928): “The Michael Myers Chapter of the D. A. R. was named in honor of Michael Myers, a pioneer resident of Knox Township and an outstanding figure during the Revolutionary period. Born at Winchester, Va. In 1745, he gave great service to the government in quelling the Indians. As an Indian scout, he patrolled the banks of the Ohio from Mingo to Yellow Creek. In the Crawford Expedition, he was Captain of Scouts and performed many deeds of great bravery, often fighting a horde of Indians single-handed. His rifle, which was called ‘Limber Jennie,’ is six feet in length and is still in possession of the Myers estate. He was an unerring shot, many an Indian having lost his life as a target for that rifle. In 1795, he located on Croxton’s Run, above Toronto, and in 1799 built a log cabin on the banks of the Ohio River. In 1800, he brought his family here on a flat boat from Pennsylvania. Later he built a stone house, the first of the kind in this locality, which was used as a hotel for forty years. He died August 11th, 1852, at the age of 107 and is buried in the Toronto Cemetery.” Further down in that chapter the following charter members are listed as direct descendants of Michael MYERS: Blanche Monsey Campbell Hannah R. Casey Stella Monsey Shanholtz Allie E. Cooper Helen Hodgens Dreisbach Isabelle E. Campbell Nancy I. Sapp Dora Deane Myers Jennie Shuster Hartford Annie Shuster Rose Carnahan Dawson Julia Hodgens Campbell Dorcas Myers Hodgens Martha M. McConnell Elda Stone Wilhelm Camille Goucher Myers

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gray, Ward Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2719 Message Board Post: MJ. I don't know if this could be my John Gray who married in 1789 as he appears in the 1790 census being over age 16 with 2 males under age 16 and 4 females. It is a possibility though I guess. The name William Hiett certainly is of interest since he bought land in 1849 from my Grays but the names that appear on the land sale in Greene Co. are William and Washington Gray with Nancy widow of John. (Also Williams wife Mary) These folks signed their names with a mark (x) which leads me to doubt any member of their family would be a doctor or minister as some of the Grays at that time appear to be in that area. I wonder if anyone has a way to look up the sale of the land of Nancy Gray and Heirs to William Hiett dated May 18, 1849 in Greene Co courthouse Pennsylvania. It must be registered or filed in the Frederick co. courthouse as well. Does anyone have access to a index or book with that kind of info without going to too much trouble? Very Grateful to all who have been so helpful and generous. Pauline

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/1385.1387.1 Message Board Post: So far I have just abtracted & compiled in book form Will Book 1-9 covering the years of 1743-1816 I am working on Will Book 10-17 covering the years of 1816-1837. I do not know if your Thomas Jackson filed a will or not. If he did not file a will, then you will need to read the land deeds about the time he died, to see if a executor report or estate division was filed. Also to check census records. Also you will want to view the wills in the location where Thomas Crampton died. Perhaps he named as heirs his grandchildren. Good luck with your research.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crampton, Jackson Classification: Deed Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2718 Message Board Post: Gathering info on Thomas J. Jackson and his wife Ruth Crampton. Ruth Crampton was daughter of Thomas Crampton and Ann Mary Maria Patrick of Gapland, Washington co., MD. Believe Thomas Jackson served in a Washington Co., MD militia during Rev. War. I found the following info: Frederick Co. VA Land Deed Book 42, page 142. Statement made before the court that Thomas Jackson was entitled to a slave by the name of Alexander age about 23 years, 6 feet rather slender frame was the property of Thomas Crampton of Washington Co. MD devised to his daughter Ruth, now the wife of said Thomas Jackson. Said Thomas Jackson is requesting from the court the right to transport said slave into Frederick Co. VA to sell him. Dated 10 Dec 1819, probated 3 Jan 1820. Does anyone know if the stayed in Frederick Co., VA and if they had any children??

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Crampton, Jackson Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/gAC.2ACE/2717 Message Board Post: Gathering info on Thomas J. Jackson and his wife Ruth Crampton. Ruth Crampton was daughter of Thomas Crampton and Ann Mary Maria Patrick of Gapland, Washington co., MD. Believe Thomas Jackson served in a Washington Co., MD militia during Rev. War. I found the following info: Frederick Co. VA Land Deed Book 42, page 142. Statement made before the court that Thomas Jackson was entitled to a slave by the name of Alexander age about 23 years, 6 feet rather slender frame was the property of Thomas Crampton of Washington Co. MD devised to his daughter Ruth, now the wife of said Thomas Jackson. Said Thomas Jackson is requesting from the court the right to transport said slave into Frederick Co. VA to sell him. Dated 10 Dec 1819, probated 3 Jan 1820. Does anyone know if the stayed in Frederick Co., VA and if they had any children??