That would be Henry Wise who did have a daughter named Mary Alice Wise - but she was born later than my Mary A Wise. I never would have thought of looking for Wythes - because I would have pronounced it "withs". Thanks, Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 5:31 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Wise > > In a message dated 9/29/2005 11:17:24 AM, [email protected] writes: > >>Well there was a Jane Wise and a William Wise as well as a John Wire, >>Peter >>Wire and William Wire all in Loudoun Co. marriage records 1760 to 1850. > > Just for future reference, we had a neighbor who spelled his name Wythes > and > pronounced it as Wise (long "i"). His ancestors were from Wytheville, > Virginia, which is down interstate 81. He told us one of his Wythes > ancestors was a > governor of Virginia at one time. > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > Researching JEWEL in Loudoun Co. > >

In a message dated 9/29/2005 11:17:24 AM, [email protected] writes: >Well there was a Jane Wise and a William Wise as well as a John Wire, Peter >Wire and William Wire all in Loudoun Co. marriage records 1760 to 1850. Just for future reference, we had a neighbor who spelled his name Wythes and pronounced it as Wise (long "i"). His ancestors were from Wytheville, Virginia, which is down interstate 81. He told us one of his Wythes ancestors was a governor of Virginia at one time.

My name is Jennifer Girdler nee Saunders and I am a new subscriber. I have been researching my genealogy for a little over a year now. I am researching the Saunders, Coopers and Fry(e)s of Loudoun County. My brickwall is that I am looking for the birth date and place and death date, as well as parents, sibling etc., for Lee A. Saunders. Here is what I know: He first appeared in the Tax records for Loudoun in 1847 (source Pat Duncan). He lived with John A. Darne. He married Penelope M. Havenner 02 Feb 1848. They had three sons, John W., Albert L. (my gggrandfather) and James T. He was born abt. 1810 in Virginia and died in Loudoun Co., probably late 1851. He owned a farm and three slaves in Farmwell (now Ashburn) Virginia. According to his will (source Pat Duncan) his possessions were sold and the funds went to his widow to support his three children. According to census records, Lee and his parents were born in Virginia. Penelope then married John A. Darne. Penelope, John Darne, Albert L., John W. (along with spouses and children) are buried in the Ashburn Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Any assistance will be most appreciated and reciprocated. Jenny

I am pretty sure she died in Loudoun, because Travis sold his property and moved to Frederick County, where he remarried a couple of years later. All of their children were born in Loudoun. They possibly got married in Fairfax, and she could have been from a totally differnt place. One person shows her father as Henry Wise who did have a daughter named Mary, but who didn't in those days? I have Travis Payne in Loudoun from 1818-1847 on various records. Thanks for the info you gave me. Sharon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janean Ray" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 11:16 AM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Wise > Well there was a Jane Wise and a William Wise as well as a John Wire, > Peter > Wire and William Wire all in Loudoun Co. marriage records 1760 to 1850. > > William Wise provided bond for Jane Wise who married Henry Oram 23 Sept. > 1833. I also have Marriage and Death Notices 1817 - 1843 and neither Mary > or Travis is listed. This is a compilation of weekly notices published in > Leesburg if they were provided to the newspaper. It is possible they did > not marry in Loudoun > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sharon Perdue" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:25 AM > Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Brick Wall > > >> WHO ARE HER PARENTS? >> >> Mary A Wise, b. abt 1794 d. May 1844 Loudoun County, VA married Travis >> Payne abt 1819 probably in Loudoun County, VA. >> children: >> 1.. Baby PAYNE b: ABT 1820 >> 2.. John William PAYNE b: 1822 d: 1886 >> 3.. James Sandford PAYNE b: 10 MAY 1824 d: 31 Jan 1906 >> 4.. Richard Thornton PAYNE b: 28 Mar 1828 d: 18 Dec 1898 >> 5.. Thomas Fenton PAYNE b: 28 Mar 1830 d: 25 May 1893 >> 6.. Francis Edward PAYNE b: 9 Mar 1832 d: 7 Apr 1915 >> 7.. Charles H. PAYNE b: 19 MAY 1833 d: 1904 >> 8.. Mariah PAYNE b: 1836 d: 1875 >> 9.. Andrew Jackson PAYNE b: 20 MAY 1838 d: 21 Sep 1894 >> It is possible that Thomas WISE is her father. He is the only WISE in >> Loudoun County in 1820. >> >> There is some speculation that her maiden name was WIRE, not WISE. I >> have >> seen the original marriage record for Richard T Payne (2nd marriage in >> Red >> Cloud Nebraska), and it clearly shows his mother's name as Mary A Wise. >> >> Sharon Payne Perdue >> Manakin-Sabot VA >> >> >> ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen [email protected] >> Researching JEWEL in Loudoun Co. >> >> > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com > >

I have been in here before under the name of Rosalie Lucas Hartinger, but lost my Address Book in a recent updating with Compuserve. Will this go through this way? Rosalie Lucas Hartinger Gulfport, Florida

Well there was a Jane Wise and a William Wise as well as a John Wire, Peter Wire and William Wire all in Loudoun Co. marriage records 1760 to 1850. William Wise provided bond for Jane Wise who married Henry Oram 23 Sept. 1833. I also have Marriage and Death Notices 1817 - 1843 and neither Mary or Travis is listed. This is a compilation of weekly notices published in Leesburg if they were provided to the newspaper. It is possible they did not marry in Loudoun ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Perdue" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 10:25 AM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Brick Wall > WHO ARE HER PARENTS? > > Mary A Wise, b. abt 1794 d. May 1844 Loudoun County, VA married Travis > Payne abt 1819 probably in Loudoun County, VA. > children: > 1.. Baby PAYNE b: ABT 1820 > 2.. John William PAYNE b: 1822 d: 1886 > 3.. James Sandford PAYNE b: 10 MAY 1824 d: 31 Jan 1906 > 4.. Richard Thornton PAYNE b: 28 Mar 1828 d: 18 Dec 1898 > 5.. Thomas Fenton PAYNE b: 28 Mar 1830 d: 25 May 1893 > 6.. Francis Edward PAYNE b: 9 Mar 1832 d: 7 Apr 1915 > 7.. Charles H. PAYNE b: 19 MAY 1833 d: 1904 > 8.. Mariah PAYNE b: 1836 d: 1875 > 9.. Andrew Jackson PAYNE b: 20 MAY 1838 d: 21 Sep 1894 > It is possible that Thomas WISE is her father. He is the only WISE in > Loudoun County in 1820. > > There is some speculation that her maiden name was WIRE, not WISE. I have > seen the original marriage record for Richard T Payne (2nd marriage in Red > Cloud Nebraska), and it clearly shows his mother's name as Mary A Wise. > > Sharon Payne Perdue > Manakin-Sabot VA > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > Researching JEWEL in Loudoun Co. > >

WHO ARE HER PARENTS? Mary A Wise, b. abt 1794 d. May 1844 Loudoun County, VA married Travis Payne abt 1819 probably in Loudoun County, VA. children: 1.. Baby PAYNE b: ABT 1820 2.. John William PAYNE b: 1822 d: 1886 3.. James Sandford PAYNE b: 10 MAY 1824 d: 31 Jan 1906 4.. Richard Thornton PAYNE b: 28 Mar 1828 d: 18 Dec 1898 5.. Thomas Fenton PAYNE b: 28 Mar 1830 d: 25 May 1893 6.. Francis Edward PAYNE b: 9 Mar 1832 d: 7 Apr 1915 7.. Charles H. PAYNE b: 19 MAY 1833 d: 1904 8.. Mariah PAYNE b: 1836 d: 1875 9.. Andrew Jackson PAYNE b: 20 MAY 1838 d: 21 Sep 1894 It is possible that Thomas WISE is her father. He is the only WISE in Loudoun County in 1820. There is some speculation that her maiden name was WIRE, not WISE. I have seen the original marriage record for Richard T Payne (2nd marriage in Red Cloud Nebraska), and it clearly shows his mother's name as Mary A Wise. Sharon Payne Perdue Manakin-Sabot VA

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Hello, Thank you for your gracious response to my inquiry. Could you please give me a time frame for your Charles GREEN and the area this family resided? Thank you. Fran ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:25 AM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Rev. Charles Green - Truro Parish > > On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 03:50 AM, Branches & Lil' Twigs wrote: > >> I wonder if someone could please tell me where I might find information >> pertaining to the descendants and ancestors of Rev. Charles GREEN, c. >> 1710 - 1765, wife Margaret _______, of Truro Parish? Does anyone know >> Margaret's maiden name? >> ---------------- > I show a smattering of info. > No idea if this is the Rev Charles GREEN. > If the other data matches up I would appreciate confirmation sand info > > Charles GREEN (s/o Thomas GREEN & Elizabeth CARTERr married 1672) > wife : Margaret YEISLER > siblings of Charles : Anne, John, Thomas > Anne GREEN married James HEREFORD > Son John HEREFORD married Jane/jean BARNES > pjd > 9/23/05 > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com >

Wish i could --sent you all I have. pjd On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 11:42 AM, Branches & Lil' Twigs wrote: > Hello, > > Thank you for your gracious response to my inquiry. Could you please > give me a time frame for your Charles GREEN and the area this family > resided? > > Thank you. > > Fran > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 23, 2005 11:25 AM > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Rev. Charles Green - Truro Parish > > >> >> On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 03:50 AM, Branches & Lil' Twigs >> wrote: >> >>> I wonder if someone could please tell me where I might find >>> information pertaining to the descendants and ancestors of Rev. >>> Charles GREEN, c. 1710 - 1765, wife Margaret _______, of Truro >>> Parish? Does anyone know Margaret's maiden name? >>> ---------------- >> I show a smattering of info. >> No idea if this is the Rev Charles GREEN. >> If the other data matches up I would appreciate confirmation sand >> info >> >> Charles GREEN (s/o Thomas GREEN & Elizabeth CARTERr married 1672) >> wife : Margaret YEISLER >> siblings of Charles : Anne, John, Thomas >> Anne GREEN married James HEREFORD >> Son John HEREFORD married Jane/jean BARNES >> pjd >> 9/23/05 >> >> >> ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== >> Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. >> Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. >> http://www.rootsweb.com > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Have you posted your Loudoun Co. surnames lately? > New members are joining our mailing list every day. > Be sure to periodically remind us of your Loudoun research interests. >

On Friday, September 23, 2005, at 03:50 AM, Branches & Lil' Twigs wrote: > I wonder if someone could please tell me where I might find > information pertaining to the descendants and ancestors of Rev. > Charles GREEN, c. 1710 - 1765, wife Margaret _______, of Truro Parish? > Does anyone know Margaret's maiden name? > ---------------- I show a smattering of info. No idea if this is the Rev Charles GREEN. If the other data matches up I would appreciate confirmation sand info Charles GREEN (s/o Thomas GREEN & Elizabeth CARTERr married 1672) wife : Margaret YEISLER siblings of Charles : Anne, John, Thomas Anne GREEN married James HEREFORD Son John HEREFORD married Jane/jean BARNES pjd 9/23/05

See article from Eastman's column at: http://eogn.typepad.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2005/09/heritage_booksw.html Heritage Books/Willow Bend Books to Close Store (Only) Those of you who shop in person at the Willow Bend Book store in Westminster, MD may be interested in this article about the closing of the actual store on 1 October. The business will continue its Internet and mail order service. For those interested in their annual sale, see their web site at: http://www.willowbend.net/index.asp Pat Duncan [email protected]

I wonder if someone could please tell me where I might find information pertaining to the descendants and ancestors of Rev. Charles GREEN, c. 1710 - 1765, wife Margaret _______, of Truro Parish? Does anyone know Margaret's maiden name? I have found information relating to Rev. GREEN as he relates to the Parish, however, I haven't found much relating to his family. Can anyone please help me? Thank you for your time and any information shared. Fran

Bob Thank you very much. I hope your info will help me climb over my brick wall : ) Teresia F. Scott Hamilton, VA Genealogy, it's a family thing. Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, Combs, Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, Russell, McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ireland On Sep 22, 2005, at 3:01 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > VALOUDOU-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 239 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: VALOUDOU-D Digest V05 #238 [Teresia & Jamil Scott > <[email protected]] > #2 Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Re: VALOUDOU-D Di [[email protected]] > #3 Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Re: VALOUDOU-D Di ["Robert N. Grant" > <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from VALOUDOU-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > > From: Teresia & Jamil Scott <[email protected]> > Date: September 21, 2005 2:22:28 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: VALOUDOU-D Digest V05 #238 > > > Bob, > Thank you. I am new to researching wills. I assume I would have to > look elsewhere for this person's actual will. > > Teresia F. Scott > Hamilton, VA > > Genealogy, it's a family thing. > Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, Combs, > Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, Russell, > McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian > Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ireland > On Sep 21, 2005, at 9:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> >> VALOUDOU-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 238 >> >> Today's Topics: >> #1 Wills [Teresia & Jamil Scott >> <[email protected]] >> #2 Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Wills ["Robert N. Grant" >> <[email protected]] >> >> Administrivia: >> To unsubscribe from VALOUDOU-D, send a message to >> >> [email protected] >> >> that contains in the body of the message the command >> >> unsubscribe >> >> and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >> requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: Teresia & Jamil Scott <[email protected]> >> Date: September 20, 2005 8:32:29 PM EDT >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Wills >> >> >> I have a question regarding wills. A contact of mine found a listing >> for a will on a microfilm index that read: Lewis >> Smith............app. 471, Oct 1876 >> >> Does anyone know what "app" means? >> >> Teresia F. Scott >> Hamilton, VA >> >> Genealogy, it's a family thing. >> Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, >> Combs, Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, >> Russell, McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian >> Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, >> Ireland >> >> ______________________________ >> >> >> From: "Robert N. Grant" <[email protected]> >> Date: September 20, 2005 8:56:58 PM EDT >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Wills >> >> >> Teresia, >> >> It probably stands for appraisement, meaning the inventory and >> appraisement of the assets of the estate. These typically do not >> have any genealogical information in them, but sometimes allow >> tracking of slaves from parent to child. >> >> Bob Grant >> >> Teresia & Jamil Scott wrote: >> >>> I have a question regarding wills. A contact of mine found a >>> listing for a will on a microfilm index that read: Lewis >>> Smith............app. 471, Oct 1876 >>> >>> Does anyone know what "app" means? >>> >>> Teresia F. Scott >>> Hamilton, VA >>> >>> Genealogy, it's a family thing. >>> Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, >>> Combs, Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, >>> Russell, McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian >>> Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, >>> Ireland >>> >>> >>> ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== >>> To contact Listowner: >>> Rena Worthen [email protected] >>> >>> >>> > > ______________________________ > > > From: [email protected] > Date: September 21, 2005 2:55:33 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Re: VALOUDOU-D Digest V05 #238 > > > Teresia, by any chance was your Jones line from the Hillsboro area of > Loudoun and were they Quakers? Thanks, Dan Harris > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > From: "Robert N. Grant" <[email protected]> > Date: September 21, 2005 3:09:07 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Re: VALOUDOU-D Digest V05 #238 > > > Teresia, > > There is a significant chance that there is no will, if the only thing > listed in the index was the appraisement. This would mean the estate > would pass by intestate succession under the Virginia statutes. > > You would then want to search for an estate accounting, which would > set forth the receipts and disbursements for the estate and may list > the heirs and the shares each received as part of the administration > of the estate. If there is no estate accounting, there is often a > petition and order for the sale of land and division of the proceeds > among the heirs which again would list the names of the heirs and > their respective shares. Generally, the shares are of equal amounts, > but if a child has predeceased the parent, then the grandchildren > would divide the deceased child's share, resulting in smaller amounts > for them. If the land were not sold, you will often find one or more > deeds by which one heir purchased the interests of other heirs in the > land. > > Alternatively, if you examine the Land Tax Lists for the county for > the years before and after death, there is often a listing of the > decedent as owner of the land until death and then a listing of the > heirs as new taxpayers after death. This is another route for finding > the names of the surviving spouse and children. > > Hope this is of help to you in your search. > > Best wishes, > > Bob Grant > > Teresia & Jamil Scott wrote: > >> Bob, >> Thank you. I am new to researching wills. I assume I would have to >> look elsewhere for this person's actual will. >> >> Teresia F. Scott >> Hamilton, VA >> >>

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Teresia, by any chance was your Jones line from the Hillsboro area of Loudoun and were they Quakers? Thanks, Dan Harris

Bob, Thank you. I am new to researching wills. I assume I would have to look elsewhere for this person's actual will. Teresia F. Scott Hamilton, VA Genealogy, it's a family thing. Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, Combs, Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, Russell, McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ireland On Sep 21, 2005, at 9:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > VALOUDOU-D Digest Volume 05 : Issue 238 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Wills [Teresia & Jamil Scott > <[email protected]] > #2 Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Wills ["Robert N. Grant" > <[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from VALOUDOU-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > > From: Teresia & Jamil Scott <[email protected]> > Date: September 20, 2005 8:32:29 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Wills > > > I have a question regarding wills. A contact of mine found a listing > for a will on a microfilm index that read: Lewis > Smith............app. 471, Oct 1876 > > Does anyone know what "app" means? > > Teresia F. Scott > Hamilton, VA > > Genealogy, it's a family thing. > Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, Combs, > Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, Russell, > McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian > Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ireland > > ______________________________ > > > From: "Robert N. Grant" <[email protected]> > Date: September 20, 2005 8:56:58 PM EDT > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Wills > > > Teresia, > > It probably stands for appraisement, meaning the inventory and > appraisement of the assets of the estate. These typically do not have > any genealogical information in them, but sometimes allow tracking of > slaves from parent to child. > > Bob Grant > > Teresia & Jamil Scott wrote: > >> I have a question regarding wills. A contact of mine found a listing >> for a will on a microfilm index that read: Lewis >> Smith............app. 471, Oct 1876 >> >> Does anyone know what "app" means? >> >> Teresia F. Scott >> Hamilton, VA >> >> Genealogy, it's a family thing. >> Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, >> Combs, Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, >> Russell, McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian >> Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, >> Ireland >> >> >> ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== >> To contact Listowner: >> Rena Worthen [email protected] >> >> >>

Teresia, There is a significant chance that there is no will, if the only thing listed in the index was the appraisement. This would mean the estate would pass by intestate succession under the Virginia statutes. You would then want to search for an estate accounting, which would set forth the receipts and disbursements for the estate and may list the heirs and the shares each received as part of the administration of the estate. If there is no estate accounting, there is often a petition and order for the sale of land and division of the proceeds among the heirs which again would list the names of the heirs and their respective shares. Generally, the shares are of equal amounts, but if a child has predeceased the parent, then the grandchildren would divide the deceased child's share, resulting in smaller amounts for them. If the land were not sold, you will often find one or more deeds by which one heir purchased the interests of other heirs in the land. Alternatively, if you examine the Land Tax Lists for the county for the years before and after death, there is often a listing of the decedent as owner of the land until death and then a listing of the heirs as new taxpayers after death. This is another route for finding the names of the surviving spouse and children. Hope this is of help to you in your search. Best wishes, Bob Grant Teresia & Jamil Scott wrote: > Bob, > Thank you. I am new to researching wills. I assume I would have to > look elsewhere for this person's actual will. > > Teresia F. Scott > Hamilton, VA

I have a question regarding wills. A contact of mine found a listing for a will on a microfilm index that read: Lewis Smith............app. 471, Oct 1876 Does anyone know what "app" means? Teresia F. Scott Hamilton, VA Genealogy, it's a family thing. Surnames and places: Sanders/Saunders, Smith, Cathcart, Jones, Combs, Barker, Hawn, Dunlevy, Clegg, Huckleberry, Yeary, Wallace, Russell, McCarty, Lowe, Legg, American Indian Places: Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ireland