Rick, I believe that the 'old man' was John Lybrook. He died in December 1837,on 26 Dec 1837, the Giles Co. court ordered his estate appraised and it was probably sold in January. The way I read the letter, it seems the Lybrooks did not like Joseph Atkins. Apparently Betsy and Sally lived in their father's house for a while, he must have been hard to get along with (when he went drinking with Col. Snidow?). (They lived a dreadful life before and after his death). Joseph Atkins asked Betsy to marry him, she got all her wedding garments ready and then he changed his mind. After the sale of John Lybrook's estate, Sally moved in with her brother and Betsy moved to her sister Evalina, who was married to Josiah Lumpkins. Joseph Atkins visited Betsy there and they were married at her sister and brother-in-law's house. The Atkins' had a big party, but the Lybrooks were not invited. Do you have more info on Betsy and Joseph Atkins? Elke > My question is whether or not "Betsey" could be Elizabeth Lybrook, whom > I show as having married Joseph A. Atkins. The date I show Elizabeth > and Joseph getting married is 2 Mar 1838, which approximately > corresponds to Philip's mention of "last tuesday two weeks they was > married at Lumpkins." If I read the letter correctly, it appears as > though "Betsey" might have been out of favor with her brother, Philip, > over some advice. And because she was "insulted", she did not invite > the Lybrooks to her wedding to Joseph Atkins. > > I'm having a hard time understanding the letter fully - who "spent > considerable time dressing Betsey"? Who was "the old man" who died? > > I would appreciate any help in deciphering the true meaning of this > letter as regards to "Betsey" and her wedding. > > Also, any information you might have about the HUNTERS of Giles County - > in particular, I'm trying to find when they came to America - I would be > glad to share what information I have. > > Thanks, > Rick Hunter > [email protected] > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Melissa Smith Kennedy <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, May 28, 1999 8:52 PM > > Subject: Re: Chapman > > > > > Sandy & Others-- > > > > > > There are some Chapmans mentioned in a couple of the Lybrook > > > Family Letters at Alderman Library at the University of > > > Virginia. I've transcribed most of these, and you can read them > > > at > > > http://www.people.virginia.edu/~msk5d/genealogy/Lybrook.html > > > > > > I hope you find a match! > > > > > > --Melissa Kennedy > > > > > > > --------------D8EDF9762C83C5FB380F15DB > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="lybrook.txt" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Content-Disposition: inline; filename="lybrook.txt" > > Descendant Chart for John Lybrook > --------------------------------- > 1-John Lybrook > sp: Anna Chapman > |--2-Elizabeth Lybrook b: Nov 1809, , Giles Co., VA, US, d: 27 Jul 1892, , > | Boone Co., WV, US > sp: Joseph A. Atkins b: 1816, , Giles Co., VA, US, d: After 1880, , Boone > Co., WV, US > |--3-Cartha G. Atkins > |--3-George Atkins > |--3-Stevanes Atkins > |--3-Cosby Ann Atkins > |--3-Mary Alice Atkins > |--3-Oscar F. Atkins > |--3-Adranna S. Atkins b: 1831 > |--3-George L. Atkins b: 1850 > |--3-Oliver Atkins b: 1851 > > --------------D8EDF9762C83C5FB380F15DB-- > > > ==== VAGILES Mailing List ==== > Older Giles County Queries are indexed at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagiles/quindex.html >