I just got a reply from the Help Desk at Rootsweb and they said they had to reboot a servor. Marianne Dillow Marge <msealock@mchsi.com> wrote: Yes. I just all of a sudden received 17 messages one dated yesterday from Frederick Md List. John Ashbury sends out a daily History Message. I got 4/29 and 4/30 together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Rootsweb had a breakdown night before last that lasted for several hours. Nothing was hardly coming through. One list administrator told me Rootsweb has three servors they use. So, I guess they are getting each one working on them as they go. I am now getting more postings coming through. This problem has been going on and off for quite awhile now. I don't know what the problem is. Marianne Dillow modonnell05@comcast.net wrote: Hi All, I was just wondering if any of you have had trouble with Ancestry mail? I have had several messages from people via the Ancestry automated service and have responded but never hear anything back. It strikes me as odd because most of them have shown interest and excitement about sharing info. I have doubts that the people ever receive my response. I wrote to Ancestry about it once but never received an answer. Thanks for any insight. Marilee Cunningham -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: valoudou-request@rootsweb.com > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. New to list: GROVES surname (Julie) > 2. Re: New to list: GROVES surname (Shirley Antrim) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:25:53 -0700 (PDT) > From: Julie > Subject: [VALOUDOU] New to list: GROVES surname > To: valoudou@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <68863.25906.qm@web62408.mail.re1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Have you tried this webpage? it doesn't really tell you where they are from, > but might give you a lead. they list their sources at the end of the individual > page. I forget how long indentures were, but I think the max was 12, more like > 7. > > http://immigrantservants.com/search/surname?letter=G > Grove Alice Virginia 1621 View Grove Richard Virginia > 1595 1623 View Grover Elizabeth Virginia 1669 View Groves > Ann [Maryland] 1748 View Grow Christopher Virginia 1684 View > > FLYFISHW@aol.com wrote: > Hello: I am new to this list and am seeking GROVES surname in the 1600's > to 1700's that is NOT Germanic in origin. > > Thanks, > Wanda > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:44:32 -0500 > From: "Shirley Antrim" > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU] New to list: GROVES surname > To: > Message-ID: <002501c8a9a2$f45a16c0$6401a8c0@NewDell> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Thank You Julie, > I've just had a great time searching the "immigrantservants.com" site you > listed below. I came up with several Holder indentured immigrants, one of > who/whom is probably my ancestor. I then went to the LDS site, IGI and found > a list of nine who fit the age criteria for my Holder. This list also tells > from where they came in England. > Wanda, the average time of indenture is given as 4-5 years with the average > age being 15-24 years. > It's such fun to find a new place to search! > Shirley Holder Antrim > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Julie" > To: > Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:25 PM > Subject: [VALOUDOU] New to list: GROVES surname > > > > Have you tried this webpage? it doesn't really tell you where they are > > from, but might give you a lead. they list their sources at the end of > > the individual page. I forget how long indentures were, but I think the > > max was 12, more like 7. > > > > http://immigrantservants.com/search/surname?letter=G > > Grove Alice Virginia 1621 View Grove Richard > > Virginia 1595 1623 View Grover Elizabeth Virginia 1669 > > View Groves Ann [Maryland] 1748 View Grow Christopher > > Virginia 1684 View > > > > FLYFISHW@aol.com wrote: > > Hello: I am new to this list and am seeking GROVES surname in the 1600's > > to 1700's that is NOT Germanic in origin. > > > > Thanks, > > Wanda > > > > > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used > > car > > listings at AOL Autos. > > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > > something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > > now. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > > something about your Brick Wall person. > > To contact Listowner: > > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Search this list's archived messages! > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the VALOUDOU list administrator, send an email to > VALOUDOU-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the VALOUDOU mailing list, send an email to > VALOUDOU@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the > email with no additional text. > > > End of VALOUDOU Digest, Vol 3, Issue 86 > *************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know if this is information is helpful - My Potterfield family came from Lovettsville & were of German descent, as were many of the other families in Lovettsville. Nellie would have been my Mother's aunt. She was Anna Rebecca, the daughter of Harry Tyler Potterfield. Elizabeth (BJ) Perry Lavernoich Descendants of Nellie Amanda Potterfield Generation No. 1 1. NELLIE AMANDA6 POTTERFIELD (THOMAS LAMAR5, JONAH4, HENRY3, (HANS) ADAM2 BATTENFELD, JOHANNES1). She married GUY T. GROVE. Children of NELLIE POTTERFIELD and GUY GROVE are: i. WINIFRED KATHERINE7 GROVE. ii. REBEKAH LUCY GROVE. iii. MARGARET KATHERINE GROVE. iv. PAUL COBLENTZ GROVE. ----- Original Message ----- From: <FLYFISHW@aol.com> To: <VALOUDOU@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 1:27 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU] New to list: GROVES surname > Hello: I am new to this list and am seeking GROVES surname in the > 1600's > to 1700's that is NOT Germanic in origin. > > Thanks, > Wanda > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used > car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank You Julie, I've just had a great time searching the "immigrantservants.com" site you listed below. I came up with several Holder indentured immigrants, one of who/whom is probably my ancestor. I then went to the LDS site, IGI and found a list of nine who fit the age criteria for my Holder. This list also tells from where they came in England. Wanda, the average time of indenture is given as 4-5 years with the average age being 15-24 years. It's such fun to find a new place to search! Shirley Holder Antrim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie" <juls92627@yahoo.com> To: <valoudou@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:25 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU] New to list: GROVES surname > Have you tried this webpage? it doesn't really tell you where they are > from, but might give you a lead. they list their sources at the end of > the individual page. I forget how long indentures were, but I think the > max was 12, more like 7. > > http://immigrantservants.com/search/surname?letter=G > Grove Alice Virginia 1621 View Grove Richard > Virginia 1595 1623 View Grover Elizabeth Virginia 1669 > View Groves Ann [Maryland] 1748 View Grow Christopher > Virginia 1684 View > > FLYFISHW@aol.com wrote: > Hello: I am new to this list and am seeking GROVES surname in the 1600's > to 1700's that is NOT Germanic in origin. > > Thanks, > Wanda > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used > car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it > now. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Have you tried this webpage? it doesn't really tell you where they are from, but might give you a lead. they list their sources at the end of the individual page. I forget how long indentures were, but I think the max was 12, more like 7. http://immigrantservants.com/search/surname?letter=G Grove Alice Virginia 1621 View Grove Richard Virginia 1595 1623 View Grover Elizabeth Virginia 1669 View Groves Ann [Maryland] 1748 View Grow Christopher Virginia 1684 View FLYFISHW@aol.com wrote: Hello: I am new to this list and am seeking GROVES surname in the 1600's to 1700's that is NOT Germanic in origin. Thanks, Wanda **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

Hello: I am new to this list and am seeking GROVES surname in the 1600's to 1700's that is NOT Germanic in origin. Thanks, Wanda **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~varockbr/RevWarPension.html New Additions at Rockbridge County Alexander Kelso W9493 John Harris S37999 John Hunter R5404 John Green S37960 James and Martha Clarkson East W5070 George Vineyard S7794 Philip and Margaret Fix W7264 Thomas and Mary Hill Vines W2028 William and Hannah Snead Smith W2629 George Vineyard: S7794 also lived in Montgomery County VA Philip Fix: W7264 also lived in both Augusta and Loudoun Counties Thomas Vines: W2028 also lived in Augusta County William Smith: W2629 was born and lived in Augusta County

Has anyone been in contact with a Phyllis Lee from VA or know anything about her? I have lost contact with her and she had some pertinent information about my ancestor Philip Porter b 1750 who lived in Frederick Co. and Loudoun Co. VA. Then all of a sudden, she disappeared. I am concerned about her, as we had close connections. Moral of the story is that sometimes it is necessary when finding someone that knows something about your relatives, to get their snail mail address. I continue to try to reach her with no response. Any help will be so much appreciated. I can email her and it does not bounce. I wonder if anyone knows about the MSN ISP. Is there a way to contact them, to see if she is still listed? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Dottie Porter Himes Dottie (Porter) Himes Lewisport, KY 42351 djhimes@bellsouth.net

Attention Mena Mead, or whoever might have access to Loudoun Co. VA wills. How much work would it be for you to find a Will for a Porter, sorry I do not have first name about 1780-1800. I am still trying to find the parents of Philip Porter b. 1750 in VA. Some records show that he did live in Loudoun VA before moving to Taylorsville, KY. However his first 6 children were born in Pughtown, Frederick Co. VA His 8th child was born in KY. I do not want to overlook Loudoun Co. VA as there have been records that he also lived in Loudoun Co. VA before the moved to KY. Thank you in advance for checking for a Will. I have a number of given names that "possibly could be his father" but no proof. So if there is a will from a Porter, that lists a son, Philip Porter, it might be my only lead. Thank you for your help. Dottie Dottie (Porter) Himes Lewisport, KY 42351 djhimes@bellsouth.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mena Mead" <menamead@optonline.net> To: <valoudou@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU] look-up information > Dear David, I picked your message off Loudoun Co. website. I checked > index > of Wills by Hutchinson and found many Cordells but no John Cordell. Mena > > -----Original Message----- > From: valoudou-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:valoudou-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of CordellDM@aol.com > Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:43 AM > To: valoudou@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VALOUDOU] look-up information > > Please tell me how to contact Whitney McKim to ask for a will look-up for > John Cordell in 1800, or possibly 1799. Thanks. > > David M. Cordell > 9301 Utica Drive > Lubbock, TX 79424 > 806-687-6018 > cordelldm@aol.com > > > > > **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used > car > listings at AOL Autos. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. > Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something > about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll > Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us > something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear David, I picked your message off Loudoun Co. website. I checked index of Wills by Hutchinson and found many Cordells but no John Cordell. Mena -----Original Message----- From: valoudou-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:valoudou-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of CordellDM@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:43 AM To: valoudou@rootsweb.com Subject: [VALOUDOU] look-up information Please tell me how to contact Whitney McKim to ask for a will look-up for John Cordell in 1800, or possibly 1799. Thanks. David M. Cordell 9301 Utica Drive Lubbock, TX 79424 806-687-6018 cordelldm@aol.com **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Search this list's archived messages! http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Please tell me how to contact Whitney McKim to ask for a will look-up for John Cordell in 1800, or possibly 1799. Thanks. David M. Cordell 9301 Utica Drive Lubbock, TX 79424 806-687-6018 cordelldm@aol.com **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)

And, kindly say thank you very much to these volunteers. I stopped volunteering on another list because of the rudeness and demands of some of the listers. Volunteers do this using their own time and personal resources. Thank you Whitney. And, I didn't ask for anything. Susan Rena Worthen wrote: > Please be good to those who are willing to do lookups. See note below. > Thank you all. > > Rena > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Whitney McKim > To: doreatr@rbnet.com > Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:57 AM > Subject: Loudoun will/deed lookup > > > I've received a few request for lookups, which is fantastic, but most people are just asking for "do you have any X name during those date ranges." And honestly, that's really not specific enough for me. > > Like many other counties, if you simply want to look up "Gordon" or "Thomas" for example, there are A LOT of Gordons and Thomases. I'm not able to provide deed information for all that exist in Loudoun. I MUST HAVE a First and a Last name and a SPECIFIC set of dates in order to do a lookup. Since I'm doing this on my own time and I do have 1 full time job as well as several other after work commitments, I simply do not have the time to look up entire surnames and print, scan, and email every deed/will that mentions those names. > > Can you please make it clear that lookups requesting only a surname for the entire date span of 1893-1958 will not be responded to? I just don't have the time or the resources to do this kind of look up work!!! > > I'm more than happy to help out if researchers have a more specific target. > > Thanks, > Whitney McKim > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Please be good to those who are willing to do lookups. See note below. Thank you all. Rena ----- Original Message ----- From: Whitney McKim To: doreatr@rbnet.com Sent: Monday, April 21, 2008 11:57 AM Subject: Loudoun will/deed lookup I've received a few request for lookups, which is fantastic, but most people are just asking for "do you have any X name during those date ranges." And honestly, that's really not specific enough for me. Like many other counties, if you simply want to look up "Gordon" or "Thomas" for example, there are A LOT of Gordons and Thomases. I'm not able to provide deed information for all that exist in Loudoun. I MUST HAVE a First and a Last name and a SPECIFIC set of dates in order to do a lookup. Since I'm doing this on my own time and I do have 1 full time job as well as several other after work commitments, I simply do not have the time to look up entire surnames and print, scan, and email every deed/will that mentions those names. Can you please make it clear that lookups requesting only a surname for the entire date span of 1893-1958 will not be responded to? I just don't have the time or the resources to do this kind of look up work!!! I'm more than happy to help out if researchers have a more specific target. Thanks, Whitney McKim

Loudoun County, Virginia, Will Book B, page 115, In the name of God Amen, This first day of June in the year of our Lord 1775, I William McClelon of the County of Loudoun in the Colony of Virginia finding myself in a Low Declining state of health but of perfect sense and Memory, thanks be to almighty God for the same calling to mind the Mortality of my Body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to Dye do make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner & form following. That is to say, first and principally I recommend my Soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it to me And my Body to the Earth from whence it was taken, to be buryed in Such like manner as my Executors (hereafter mentioned) shall think proper And as touching the worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me, I dispose of as followeth (Viz). My Will & desire is that my just debts & funeral charges be first paid & discharged. Item my will and desire is that James Linn have a full suit of Broad Cloth and £5 Virginia currency, and if he chooses to go to Carolina next fall he must have it then. Item I give and bequeath to my Loving wife one third part of all my Estate real and personal. Item I give and Bequeath to my Son William McClelon £40 Virginia Currency and my large Bible. Item I give and Bequeath to my daughter Mary [Martha] Murpha £10 Virginia Currency. Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Beavers £10 Virginia Currency. Item I give & bequeath to my son Robert McClelon all the rest of my Estate both real & personal. Item My will and desire is that my loving Wife Sarah Wilson McClelon, William Linn, Richard Skinner & Phineas Skinner Executors of this my last will & Testament. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal the day & year within written. William McClelon. Signed, Sealed and Acknowledged in presence of Nicholas Wychoff, Thomas Gorham, Thos Lewis. At a Court held for Loudoun County August the 15th 1775. This Will was proved by the Oaths of Thomas Lewis & Thomas Gorham Witnesses thereto and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of Sarah Wilson McClelon Executrix and Richard Skinner, William Linn & Phineas Skinner Executors therein named, who taking the usual Oath, Certificate is granted them for Obtaining a Probate thereof in due form, they giving Security. Whereupon the said Sarah, Richard, William & Phineas with Nathaniel Smith and Thos Gorham their Securities entered into and acknowledged Bond in the Penalty of £500 currency with condition as the Law directs. ANY IDEAS WHO THE MARTHY MURPHY AND MARY BEAVERS MARRIED???? ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ

Jan, By using Google for "snowden scott" I found the following: www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/6787/orchardfamily3.html It discusses the land sale from ORRAHUD spelled in at least three different ways on the site.Today the names appears as ORCHARD. An 2003 message board posting lists someone finding a Bible owned by Snowden SCOTT.Trying to return to descendant. Listings of marriages performed by SCOTT in Grant County, WV. Newspaper report of wife being confined to house with grip. More family details. Church of the United Brethren in Christ biographical sketch of SCOTT. Numerous males named after the minister. Sometimes I expanded the initial search to show "additional similar sites" or added "WV" or "Hampshire." Hope this helps. There were several listings quoting all or part of the land transfer. You may have found the other information above. I didn't find anything at rootsweb message lists archives except your request here. Happy hunting! MomSmith4

I recently saw an archived message from a family (Orahood) concerning sale of land by heirs. The sale took place about 1853 when the heirs sold 150 acres to a Snowden Scott. He is my great-grandfather and was born in Loudoun County in 1821 and died in Grant County, WV, in 1902. I'm not sure where the land was, but I would be interested in more information about that sale. I have checked information at my local library as well as online and haven't found anything. Could someone give me a suggestion? Thank you. Jan (Scott) Stoltenberg Illinois

Hi Chocy, Thank you for all of the records on Halls of Hampshire and Hardy Counties. The ones for an Joseph Hall in Hampshire County are worth looking into as he may have left Loudoun County and could be a brother of Edward. This is a nice lead. Sincerely, Marilyn Schmidt miwi6@netzero.net -------------------- More bits and pieces for your files, Chocy Hampshire Co., Virginia Wills No 115 Joseph BRIGGS Will: 17 Mar 1820 Probated: 23 Mar 1820 in Chillicoth, Ross County, Ohio Named as his wife: Villeta Named as his daughter: Ann CRABLES Named as his grandchildren: Joseph, Nancy, Abagail, Isaac, Jonathan CRABLE all children of Ann. Grandsons: Joseph and Thomas BRIGGS sons of Walter BRIGGS, deceased. Exec: John Mclene Witnesses: Peter JACKSON, John HALL, Joseph GARDNER. Hampshire Co., Virginia Deed Book No. 1 No. 282 12 Jun 1765 Thomas McGuire and his wife Elizabeth the late Elizabeth PARKER, relict of John PARKER, deceased. Named the children of said John PARKER and Elizabeth: Robert, Richard, Nathaniel, Aaron PARKER and Catharine FOREMAN wife of Wm. FOREMAN; Elizabeth HALL wife of John HALL. A grandson: Thomas PARKER who died before his 21st year. Hampshire Co. Virginia Will Book No. 23 Will: 13 Mar 1784 Probated: 10 Aug 1784 William BUFFINGTON ------------------------One of the witnesses was a Joseph HALL------------ No. 102 Will: 13 Mar 1784 Codicil: 25 Mar 1784 William BUFFINGTON ------------------------One of the witnesses was a Joseph HALL---------- No. 112 Joseph HALL Will: 6 Feb 1785 Probated: 9 Mar 1785 Named as his wife: Mary HALL Named: Sarah MacDAINIEL the daughter of said Joseph's wife, Mary MacDANIEL daughter of Sarah; James SCOT son of said Joseph's wife, Mary SCOT daughter of said Joseph's wife. Executors; Mary and John BAKER Wit: John RAWLES, Nicholas TIWALL No. 126 Joseph HALL Apprisal: 10 Jun 1785 by Henry MONTIK, Ignatius WHEELER, John SMITH Hampshire County Deed Book No. 4 No. 104 15 Mar 1775 Friend GRAY certified that he went amongst the people and gave a note of sale of land. Edward GAITHER, Jr. in behalf of Stephen WEST was the highest bidder. Sale in Romeny and of four tracts of land of Isaac COX on behalf of Stephen WEST the executor of William HALL, deceased. No. 196 30 Jan 1778 Michael HALL to Cornelius WARD; 100 acres for 50 pounds on Parsons Run on the South Branch Manor line and the Clay Lick. Land was granted to Richard BYRNS. Lease and release. Hardy County, Virginia Deed Book 1 No. 26 8 July 1786 Cornelius WARD and his wife Barbara to Adam FISHER; land for 21 pounds on parson Creek Run on the South Branch adj to John MOFFETT on the Manor line. Land patented by Richard BYRN an dwife Eleanor BYRN, they to Robert FERGUSON and his wife Francis FERGUSON, they to Michael HALL and he to said WARD. Hampshire County, Virginia Will Book No. 2 No. 233 William McGUIRE Apprisal: 17 Feb 1790 by Thomas SEVERS, John FORMAN, Isaac PARSONS Debts against the estate: Adam HALL, Joseph BRIGGS, John McCARTNEY, John BUSBY, James MURPHY, Nicholas CASEY, Henry MILLER, Francise TYGERT, Periz DREW, Samuel KENNEDY, David BOOKLES, Isaac MEANS, Thomas ELLZEY. _____________________________________________________________ Click here to find experienced pros to help with your home improvement project. http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2221/fc/Ioyw6i4uDF5uC5uakSYmGhc2LOmvDAnIPI7b2NUvl8Hg6y0asbNw0m/

Thank you - I will try again! Jane **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)

The address is correct; I just tried it. It takes you to the page, "Chancery Records Index." Go to the bottom of the list on that page and choose "Start Searching." I just tried all four that I mentioned (King & Queen, Lancaster, New Kent, and Shenandoah) and I searched just on the first field for Smith and I got many hits. I was able to view the actual images. BTW, I saw a Smith/Chinn record in Lancaster Co. in case anyone is interested. If an address doesn't work, try going to the home page and work your way to the desired specific page. I searched on Google for Library of Virginia. In the hit that came up, I chose "What We Have." Then choose County and City Records>Collection Guides>The Chancery Records Index>Start Searching. You will then be at <http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ ChanceryWebQ/ChanceryBasicQuery.asp#basicdatastart> Valerie On Apr 11, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Pvilljane@aol.com wrote: > Unable to get the King & King, New Kent and Shenandoah Counties on- > line > Chancery Records index by using the web site given. > > Jane Bogle > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The First Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" > Roll Call. Please always put the surname you seek in the subject > and tell us something about your Brick Wall person. > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUDOU- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Unable to get the King & King, New Kent and Shenandoah Counties on-line Chancery Records index by using the web site given. Jane Bogle **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850)