I know this is confusing. Elizabeth is another common name in the Wells family. I have Zachariah and Abigail Osborn with a daighter Elizabeth who married Thomas Landers/Landrith. They moved to Indiana. I also have an Elizabeth for William and Susan Ward Wells. She was married three times. ??? Shepard, Mortimer Creech, and William Blanton. Judy

Oops is right ! Mortimer CREECH married Elizabeth Shepherd NOT NANCY. Nancy Wells was first married to a Tompkins and then a J. Creech who is unknown at this time. Nancy later married Wm. Brewster. Until recently I had the parents of Elizabeth Wells as Wm. and Susan Ward Wells. Another researcher (sorry, forgot your name) told me that Elizabeth was the dau of Zachariah and Abigail Osborn Wells. I am not convinced of this yet but am checking it out. Marsil in NM Marsil in the land of Aliens, UFO's and Weather balloons. We love Aliens. They taste just like chicken.

The Nancy Wells that married Mortimer Creech was the dau of Wm. and Susan Ward Creech. The other Nancy Wells was the dau of Zachariah and Abigail Osborn Wells. Marsil in NM ----- Original Message ----- From: <lawson@crosslink.net> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 11:40 AM Subject: Re: [VALEE] Shepard/Wells > JMSSHHILLS@aol.com wrote: > > > >>>I have a dau of William and Susan Ward Wells, Nancy who married a Mort Creech..<<< > > Perhaps the following is old news that has been sent to this list during the Shepard-Wells discussion. I have not paid close > attention because they are not my line; however, I ran across the following while going through a pile of Very Important Unfiled > Papers. I had copied the information from Early Settlers... because of the mention of Boggs and Pennington--my lines. > From page 1076, I copied: > John P. Shepherd, b. 1798, m. ~ 1824 Eleanor Boggs, b. 1804, daughter of John Boggs, b. 3/31/1778, died Lawrence Co KY, and Nancy > Wells, b. 1783. > > Also, probably from the same page, I copied: > Zachariah Wells, Wilkes Co NC, 1778 entered 100 acres lying on New River...between his and Micajah Pennington's... 9/9/78. > and > 3/31/1778 Micajah Pennington conveyed 100 acres beginning on North side of New River in Wilkes Co NC to Zachariah Wells for 80 > pounds. CBK 1, p. 14. > > SueBee > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Wells researchers. G.B. Wells preformed the wedding ceremony for my great grandmother and several of her siblings in Lee County between 1860-1880. Would like information on him and his connection to the David Mason COLE family. Also, was there any Lipps in Lee Co? Thanks Barbara

I am trying to locate the parents and ancestors of James Jonas Campbell b. Feb. 12, 1826, Lee Co Va. I have information of father James Campbell Jr. b. 1786, Cecil Co. MD m. Elizabeth Furguson Murphy. And, James Campbell Sr., b.1744-1749 m. to Mary Gibbs as grandparents. I saw an entry on RootsWeb's World Connect that connected them to David Campbell, father of the well known pioneer Arthur Campbell, as a brother to Arthur, but I looked up that families history and it states the son James died in his youth. (That would be the James Sr.) There are two James Campbells (Jr. & Sr.) in the Lee Co. census. Does anyone have their families before them. I have some family of James Jones Campbell to present. Joan Williams

I believe that is correct about Nancy Wells and John Boggs. They moved to Lawrence Co KY and both are buried at Blaine (as I recall) KY. That Nancy Wells was the daughter of Zachariah Wells and Abigail Osborne. Judy

JMSSHHILLS@aol.com wrote: > >>>I have a dau of William and Susan Ward Wells, Nancy who married a Mort Creech..<<< Perhaps the following is old news that has been sent to this list during the Shepard-Wells discussion. I have not paid close attention because they are not my line; however, I ran across the following while going through a pile of Very Important Unfiled Papers. I had copied the information from Early Settlers... because of the mention of Boggs and Pennington--my lines. From page 1076, I copied: John P. Shepherd, b. 1798, m. ~ 1824 Eleanor Boggs, b. 1804, daughter of John Boggs, b. 3/31/1778, died Lawrence Co KY, and Nancy Wells, b. 1783. Also, probably from the same page, I copied: Zachariah Wells, Wilkes Co NC, 1778 entered 100 acres lying on New River...between his and Micajah Pennington's... 9/9/78. and 3/31/1778 Micajah Pennington conveyed 100 acres beginning on North side of New River in Wilkes Co NC to Zachariah Wells for 80 pounds. CBK 1, p. 14. SueBee

I have a dau of William and Susan Ward Wells, Nancy who married a Mort Creech but no information on a Margaret Wells who married a John Creech. Also, I have a John P. Wells who is the son of Zachariah ans Elizabeth Shepard Wells. He married Elizabeth Gilley. I have a number of Josephs and Sarahs, but none that would appear to be old enough to be the children of Zachariah and Abigail Osborn Wells. By the way, does anyone have any info on Jacob and Johanna Shepard Wells? All I have is that they went to Missouri. Does anyone know where in MO they may have settled? Judy

I show 4 more children for Zachariah and Abigail Osborne Wells: Margaret "Peggy" Wells m. John Creech II John P. Wells Joseph Wells Sarah Wells m. William C. Shepherd Thomas Wells and Rebecca Blevins are my 4th g grandparents and my 5th g uncle/aunt. Melva Boggs-Pearce ----- Original Message ----- From: <JMSSHHILLS@aol.com> To: <VALEE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 12:35 PM Subject: [VALEE] Shepard/Wells > Sheila, > This is the Wells family I am referring to. The Zachariah you referred to > who married Rebecca Shepard would have been my William Wells' uncle. The > Zachariahs and Williams get really tricky in this family. > > My descendants are: > 1-Zachariah Wells m. Abigail Osborne > 2-William Wells m-Susan Ward > 3-William S. Wells m. Mary (Mary Ann) Shepard. The only parent > listed on > the marr lic is Nancy Shepard. > > According to my records, Zachariah and Abigail Osborne Wells had the > following Children: > 1-William Wells m. Susan Ward > 2-Thomas Wells m. Rebecca Blevins > 3-Jeremiah Wells m. Elizabeth Culbertson > 4-Robert Wells m. Elizabeth Shepard, dau of James Shepard > 5-Zachariah Wells m. Rebecca Shepard > 6-Elizabeth Wells m. Thomas Landers > 7-Nancy Wells m. John O. Boggs > 8-Jemima Wells m. John Sturgill > 9-Abigail m. William Landers > 10-Jacob Wells m. Johanna Shepard > > Of Zachariah and Abigail Osbornes children, my records indicate that William, > Thomas, Jeremiah and Robert all had sons named William. Also, William, > Thomas and Zachariah all had sons names Zachariah. As you can see, it gets > really tricky trying to sort these people out. Also, the Shepard and Wells > families intermarried a number of times. Therefore, I would have to assume > the Mary Shepard who married William S. Wells was likely related to some of > these other Shepards in some way. > Judy > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I found some exciting information today that I thought I would share with those interested: "Traca King, 3 yrs., d. 1 Sept 1857; parents, Anthony and Mary King; b. Smyth county., Virginia" pp 16 "Anthony King, age not given, d. June 1885; parents, Robert and Betsey (Elizabeth) King." pp 125 Lee County, Virginia, Court Records, Volume I Death Records compiled by Ada Grace Catron copyright 1968 And so Anthony King's parentage seems to be finally revealed and a likely location to look for the birth of his parents or more family is also found. I'll pass along more when I find it. Cheers, Jared Lothyan in rainy Seattle in late June

Looking for information on a Isacc Jarnigan married to -------- Grey ( maiden name ) . Grey possibly Cherokee. Thanks Lois

I'm looking for imformation on the George W. and Sally Edwards Family They lived in the Hunters Gap section of Lee County early 1900 or late 1800

Can someone look in the 1860 to 1900 census and tell me if there is 'a' Jacob Delph who should be born around 1905 in Virginia. Or a George Delph b. about 1846. In 1833 Jacob first married Mary Baker, in Grayson County, Virginia. They had the following children: 2 i. Benjamin Franklin (1823-1906) 3 ii. Harvey (1827-1914) 4 iii. James Millard (1833-1861) 5 iv. Andrew James (1838-1908) 6 v. John Brown (1839-1899) 7 vi. Mahala (Mary) (1841-) 8 vii. George W. (1846-) 9 viii. Sarah Jane (1850-) Jacob second wife Arminia Moore and they had the following children. They had the following children: 10 i. William Simpson (1856-) 11 ii. Frances D (~1860-) 12 iii. Emmitt (~1860-) 13 iv. Jacob (1862-) 14 v. Granville (~1864-) 15 vi. James Monroe (1866-) 16 vii. Joe (1870-1942) I would love to exchange informaiton with anyone researching any part of this Delph family. Cassy. foe3643@mac.com --

, for one, am ESTATIC that someone has taken the time and energy to get the original books reprinted! Whoever this person is a GODSEND! I am a former 15 year resident of the county and could not get a copy no matter what I did or who I contacted, short of stealing them! All that being said, I am willing to post ANY and ALL addendums, changes, challenges, additional photos, etc. on my Hills and Hollers webpages. There will be no charge. All I ask is that anyone wanting to submit information contact me so I can explain how to send the info so I do not need to reformat everything. This is the least I can do to help the reprint project. Sincerely, Wayne Duncan Hills and Hollers WebMaster <www.hillsandhollers.net>

Well, wonderful!! :-\ I see you figured out the problem before I even received my email, and this second message! lol Please excuse my added messages to your inbox. I'm glad you knew what to do. Colleen Wayne Duncan wrote: > > , for one, am ESTATIC that someone has taken the time and energy to get the > original books reprinted! Whoever this person is a GODSEND! I am a former > 15 year resident of the county and could not get a copy no matter what I did > or who I contacted, short of stealing them! > > All that being said, I am willing to post ANY and ALL addendums, changes, > challenges, additional photos, etc. on my Hills and Hollers webpages. There > will be no charge. All I ask is that anyone wanting to submit information > contact me so I can explain how to send the info so I do not need to > reformat everything. > > This is the least I can do to help the reprint project. > > Sincerely, > > Wayne Duncan > Hills and Hollers WebMaster > <www.hillsandhollers.net> > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I agree, Settlers w/ errors is better than no Settlers at all. Kathy

How much are you willing to pay to have someone to do the addendum for both Lee Co. books? E Char Anne wrote: > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > > > I have the correction that Frances Lockwood did on > the Blackmore Family in the Early Settlers Books and would love > to see these correction made a part of or an addemdum to these books. > > If a seperate addendum book was done then those of us who own > the original books could purchase this addemdum book and have the > corrections. > > With the computer and high speed printers this addemdum book could > be self published and comb bound. > > CharAnne > A Descendant of the Blackmore, Hamblen and Byrd Families of Lee and Scott > County, VA > > > > Char Anne > charanne3red@hotmail.com > Personal Web Page (contains Ancestors, Descendants Pictures and other > special links) > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~redfield/index.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 > Content-Type: message/delivery-status > > Reporting-MTA: dns;hotmail.com > Received-From-MTA: dns;mail.hotmail.com > Arrival-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:47 -0700 > > Final-Recipient: rfc822;VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com > Action: failed > Status: 5.1.1 > Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550 5.1.1 <VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > > Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; > Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:47 -0700 > Received: from 4.65.138.48 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; > Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:51:46 GMT > X-Originating-IP: [4.65.138.48] > From: "Char Anne" <charanne3red@hotmail.com> > To: VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com > Bcc: > Subject: Corrections on the Blackmore Family > Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:46 -0700 > Mime-Version: 1.0 > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed > Message-ID: <F200Kiz6xq3XsvJynp20001bd26@hotmail.com> > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jun 2002 02:51:47.0219 (UTC) > FILETIME=[17E4CE30:01C211BC] > > I have the correction that Frances Lockwood did on > the Blackmore Family in the Early Settlers Books and would love > to see these correction made a part of or an addemdum to these books. > > If a seperate addendum book was done then those of us who own > the original books could purchase this addemdum book and have the > corrections. > > With the computer and high speed printers this addemdum book could > be self published and comb bound. > > CharAnne > A Descendant of the Blackmore, Hamblen and Byrd Families of Lee and Scott > County, VA > > > >From: Gary Williams <gwilli26@bellsouth.net> > >Reply-To: gwilli26@bellsouth.net > >To: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [VALEE] Errors in Early Settlers books > >Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:17:03 -0400 > > > > > > > >We all know there are mistakes in the various genealogy books, but does it > >mean we have to continue with these mistakes? Many researchers have put > >hours in finding and refining the information. Why should we keep passing > >along incorrect information? > > > >I think it would be a good idea, if possible, to have people send to the > >person preparing to reprint the book, corrected information and have an > >addendum at the back of the book showing what present day researchers have > >found. > > > >I guess the biggest draw back would be the time it would take to get all of > >this printed. Maybe a supplement could be printed at a later date with the > >new findings. > > > >Joan Williams > > > > > > > > > As Jack Barron says, there are errors in these books. Even with the > >errors, both are a great source for genealogists. I don't know of any > >genealogy book that does not include errors of one sort or another. > > > > > > However, everyone needs a starting point on tracing their family > >history. It is up to each of us to prove a statement, not take it for > >gospel as truth since it if printed. Look at all the errors in census > >records, for example. But, over several decades, a person can pretty well > >identify 'his or her family members' by using a little common sense. > > > > > > As an example of errors in Early Settlers, David A. Martin's family > >listed Thomas Martin as age 9 [ ref - 1860 census]. If that fact had been > >true, it eliminated this Thomas Martin as ancestor of my husband. However, > >the 1850 census showed Thomas M. Martin as age 2. The 1870 census showed > >the Martins & Yearys were neighbors. [Tom & Emily Yeary married & divorced. > >No marriage record was found, but the divorce papers are filed in Lee > >County Court. The authors of Early Settlers used the 1860 census as a > >record of persons in the area, and did the best they could with what they > >had. Even the Bicentennial History has errors, but I 'wouldn't give' for > >any of these books as a reference to the older generations. > > > > > > Now, can you imagine what a current printing of Lee County history would > >be like??? So many are working on their surnames, and have access to so > >many records, it would take over 10 volumes to cover the surnames listed in > >the earlier books!! > > > > > > Jeanette in Oklahoma > > > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at > ><ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > >records, go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > >To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to > >VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > >go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > Char Anne > charanne3red@hotmail.com > Personal Web Page (contains Ancestors, Descendants Pictures and other > special links) > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~redfield/index.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4-- > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > Please avoid flaming (attacking) any single person or the group. 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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed I have the correction that Frances Lockwood did on the Blackmore Family in the Early Settlers Books and would love to see these correction made a part of or an addemdum to these books. If a seperate addendum book was done then those of us who own the original books could purchase this addemdum book and have the corrections. With the computer and high speed printers this addemdum book could be self published and comb bound. CharAnne A Descendant of the Blackmore, Hamblen and Byrd Families of Lee and Scott County, VA Char Anne charanne3red@hotmail.com Personal Web Page (contains Ancestors, Descendants Pictures and other special links) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~redfield/index.html _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 Content-Type: message/delivery-status Reporting-MTA: dns;hotmail.com Received-From-MTA: dns;mail.hotmail.com Arrival-Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:47 -0700 Final-Recipient: rfc822;VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com Action: failed Status: 5.1.1 Diagnostic-Code: smtp;550 5.1.1 <VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com>... User unknown ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:47 -0700 Received: from 4.65.138.48 by lw12fd.law12.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:51:46 GMT X-Originating-IP: [4.65.138.48] From: "Char Anne" <charanne3red@hotmail.com> To: VVALEE-L@rootsweb.com Bcc: Subject: Corrections on the Blackmore Family Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 19:51:46 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F200Kiz6xq3XsvJynp20001bd26@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 12 Jun 2002 02:51:47.0219 (UTC) FILETIME=[17E4CE30:01C211BC] I have the correction that Frances Lockwood did on the Blackmore Family in the Early Settlers Books and would love to see these correction made a part of or an addemdum to these books. If a seperate addendum book was done then those of us who own the original books could purchase this addemdum book and have the corrections. With the computer and high speed printers this addemdum book could be self published and comb bound. CharAnne A Descendant of the Blackmore, Hamblen and Byrd Families of Lee and Scott County, VA >From: Gary Williams <gwilli26@bellsouth.net> >Reply-To: gwilli26@bellsouth.net >To: VALEE-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VALEE] Errors in Early Settlers books >Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:17:03 -0400 > > > >We all know there are mistakes in the various genealogy books, but does it >mean we have to continue with these mistakes? Many researchers have put >hours in finding and refining the information. Why should we keep passing >along incorrect information? > >I think it would be a good idea, if possible, to have people send to the >person preparing to reprint the book, corrected information and have an >addendum at the back of the book showing what present day researchers have >found. > >I guess the biggest draw back would be the time it would take to get all of >this printed. Maybe a supplement could be printed at a later date with the >new findings. > >Joan Williams > > > > > As Jack Barron says, there are errors in these books. Even with the >errors, both are a great source for genealogists. I don't know of any >genealogy book that does not include errors of one sort or another. > > > > However, everyone needs a starting point on tracing their family >history. It is up to each of us to prove a statement, not take it for >gospel as truth since it if printed. Look at all the errors in census >records, for example. But, over several decades, a person can pretty well >identify 'his or her family members' by using a little common sense. > > > > As an example of errors in Early Settlers, David A. Martin's family >listed Thomas Martin as age 9 [ ref - 1860 census]. If that fact had been >true, it eliminated this Thomas Martin as ancestor of my husband. However, >the 1850 census showed Thomas M. Martin as age 2. The 1870 census showed >the Martins & Yearys were neighbors. [Tom & Emily Yeary married & divorced. >No marriage record was found, but the divorce papers are filed in Lee >County Court. The authors of Early Settlers used the 1860 census as a >record of persons in the area, and did the best they could with what they >had. Even the Bicentennial History has errors, but I 'wouldn't give' for >any of these books as a reference to the older generations. > > > > Now, can you imagine what a current printing of Lee County history would >be like??? So many are working on their surnames, and have access to so >many records, it would take over 10 volumes to cover the surnames listed in >the earlier books!! > > > > Jeanette in Oklahoma > > > > ==== VALEE Mailing List ==== > > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at ><ladyaudris@earthlink.net>. > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy >records, go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >==== VALEE Mailing List ==== >To post messages to the Lee County, VA discussion list, send them to >VALEE-L@rootsweb.com > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Char Anne charanne3red@hotmail.com Personal Web Page (contains Ancestors, Descendants Pictures and other special links) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~redfield/index.html _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------=_NextPart_000_4056_44e6_18e4--

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I am a Combs descendant; and there was a Combs book that was written about 1900 or before (I've forgotten) -- anyway, the Combs Cousins (jillions of them) took the book and everybody sent their corrections, additions, etc. It took about two years or longer, if I remember correctly. Another book has not been done, but everyone's input has been put on the Combs website. It was a monumental job, and I think it came about just like the Williams thing -- because of so many found errors. Please don't write me, all I know is what I have submitted on my Combs line. Cousin Mary in OK Mary Bryant Park crosstich@webtv.net BRYANT, DODD, ADAMSON, WINFREY, COMBS, SEABOLT, BASDEN, MCMECHAN, ALDERSON, SPILLERS