I would like to find information for the Henry Oldaker, James Scott and James W. How/Howe in an attempt to learn the name of my 6th g-grandmother, Rachel Unknown. JOHN ELSWICK WILL HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, VA ROMNEY, W. VA. DEED BEED 1, Page 22 WILL, 23 Jan 1756 In the name of God, Amen, the 23 Day of January, 1756 I, JOHN ELSWICK, of the County of Hampshire and Colloney of Virginia being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory Thanks be given to God. Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is apointed unto all men once to dye Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say princaply and first of all I give and recomend my soul into the hands of God that give it and my body I recommend to the Earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executors. Nothing Doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the same Again by the mighty power of God and as touching such Worldly Estate where with it hath _______and despose of the same in the following manner and form. This to say for my executors to make sail by way of Publick Vandue of all of my land buildings mills stock of cattle horses mares or what else to me belonging or any ways apertaining and every perticuler part thereof whether moveable or other ways and the monies arising thereby to be desposed of as followeth: I give to my Son Thomas Elswick five shills. To my Daughter Rachell Anderson five shillins. and to my Son John, decd. heirs five shill and to my grand Daughter Rachell Elswick __________shill _________and after paying all my Debts and other Necessary charges arising The over ___to be my real and absolute Estate of my Dearly beloved Wife Rachell Elswick and Every part thereof Whether more or less without any manner of condition. And I do hereby constitute, apoint, and ordain Henry Oldakre and my Beloved Wife Rachell Elswick to be my executors of this my Last Will and Testament. And I do hereby uterly disalow revoke & and disannul all and every other former Testament Will Legaces and bequest and executors by me in any ways before named. Willed and Bequeathing notifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand & seal the day and year above written /s/ John (X) Elswick (his mark) (seal) Signd. Seald. publishd pronounced & Declared by the sd. John Elswick as his Last will and Testament in presence of us /s/ Joseph W. How /s/ James (X) Scott (his mark) John Elswick Last Will and Testament Recorded Will Bk. 1-22, Page 1 191 This last Will and Testament of John Elswick deced. was presented in Court by Rachel Elswick the Executrix therein named proved by the oaths of Joseph How & James Scott Witnesses thereto and ordered to be Recorded and on the motion of the said Executrix who made oath according to Law certificate is granted herefore obtaining a probat thereof in due form __security where upon shall together with Joseph How & Thomas Elswick her securities entered into ________ penalty of Four (?) hundred pounds ___for the said Rachel _____ administration of ___ performance of __will Teste /s/ ______Jones (title)

Queries posted the past week to this VAGenWeb QueryPage mentioned the following surname(s): ALBRIGHT, ALLEY, CLARK, FIELDS, HEARD, HOBACK, KEM, KEMM, KIM, KIMM, ROGERS For those of you wanting to read these new queries, they are located at URL: <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/mont-qry.htm"> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/mont-qry.htm </a> Regards, Freddie S. [email protected] 3448 W. 170th St, Torrance, CA 90504-2402

Hi I am new to this list. I have been trying to find information about JAMES MONROE KING. b Aug 1838 in Floyd Co., VA to mother NANCY KING. Since Floyd Co was formed from Montgomery about that time, I thought perhaps NANCY might have been in the part of Montgomery Co that became Floyd. I know nothing more about NANCY so am hoping that someone will have a NANCY KING who would have been of childbearing age in 1838. She may not have been married. No father was listed on JAMES' marriage record in Floyd Co., when he married Mildred Jane Kennett. James & Mildred were my grgrandparents and I am very anxious to find his parents and/or siblings. Any information at all would be greatly appreciated and I would be happy to share information. Mary Ellen [email protected]

The following news was released this week by Rootsweb, after the announcement that they were merging with Ancestry.com. You are invited to visit Ancestry.com today and sign up for a FREE 14-day trial with no obligation. You'll gain full access to all 600 million names in more than 2,500 databases. Go to the following address to begin your free trial now: http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BA <http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BA> You must activate your FREE trial by July 5, 2000. *********************************** Hunting for SPRADLEY and KETCHUM families. SPRADLEYs from SC to TX via Al & GA. KETCHUMs to TX via VA-TN-KY AL-IL. Some were preachers and some were outlaws! Check my WWW page for a searchable data base of my ancestors. <http://www.hal-pc.org/~berrys> *********************************** Berry Spradley Spring, Texas 281 353-0059

Does anyone have any history of the Montgomery co malitia that fought at the battle of King's Mountain in 1780. I have some of the books about the battle itself but I am looking for anything that might shed a little light on some of the relationships of the members of the malitia. My Samuel Young served as an "indian scout" under Major James Montgomery and Col Campbell in this battle. Thanks J. Ray Young

Dear List, Sandy and others are researching the Pauley family who were on Walker's Creek before 1807. I am interested in the Lindsey family which was also on Walker's Creek in the 1780-1800 period and I think migrated to Washington Co. VA along the South Holston. Just want to ask knowledgable listers about Walkers Creek. I found one Walker Creek on USGS maps which flows into Middle fork of Holston R. (See http://terraserver.microsoft.com/default.asp). But the Kegleys references say Walkers Creek is a branch of New River. P159 "13 June 1792, Moses Lindsey and Lettice to James Waddle, 123 acres adjoining Samuel Newberry, deceased, and the Green Hill on Walkers Creek, branch of New River." I suppose there could be two Walkers Creeks on either side of Walker mountain. Any ideas where is the one that flows into New River? Katie ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Jemima, The land you mentioned that your Archibald Thompson bought from Capt. James Patton Thompson in 1813, this James is the son of William Thompson and Mary Patton. Also this private fort you mentioned was called The Town House. This James Thompson was a member of Fincastle Co, Va Court. This James Thompson was born in Augusta Co, Va and later lived in Montgomery Co, Va with his family and James moved to Washington Co, Va. And some of his family can be found in Tazewell Co, Va. Have you seen the picture of Col. Archibald Thompson the son of John, appears to be a handsome man, History Of Tazewell Co, Va. Thought this might help. Gay Nix

"Richard Hathaway" <[email protected]> wrote June 19, 2000 > Hi Do you have the words to that ditty "Fareweel Sweet Ireland Whereion > I was BNrad"? I keep seein' ref to it and wonder what it was ? regards > rich [email protected] > Richard, I never considered this phrase could be the title of a folk tune! I'll post a few queries or call the Irish Embassy to see what I can learn. Thanks, Jemima .

In a message dated 6/18/00 9:10:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > According to the 1850 Boone Co., IN census: >> Margaret was born in VA. >> Her children: >> Elizabeth: TN > Wesley: VA > Joseph: VA > John: TN > Neomia: TN (Note: her name is spelled Naoma Smith in the census) >> These locations, with the exception of Neomia, are consistent with the > known migration of these Pauleys. They came to Campbell County, > Tennessee from Walker's Creek, Virginia in 1807. So perhaps Neomia was > born in Virginia or she was born in 1807 rather than 1805. Another > possibility could be that she was born while the family was traveling, > possibly for the purpose of checking out a new home site. > Thanks Mike, do you know how to use reply to all? That will save me from forwarding this info to the list, as for "neomia" her name is Naomi, they just don't know how to spell it! The older kids prob. born in VA also. Seems like I am scratching for one bit at a time, but here is the latest, if anyone can add please do, I feel like I am in the twilight zone, all alone here! Descendants of William Polley 1 William Polley b: 02 March 1762 in Spotsylvania Co., VA d: 22 November 1838 in Boone Co., IN Number of children: 10 . +Margaret Munsey b: 1767 in Virginia m: 11 April 1787 in Montgomery Co., VA d: Aft. 1850 in Boone Co., IN Number of children: 10 Father: Skidmore MUNSEY Mother: Mary SCOTT .... 2 Elijah Pauley b: 1787-1817 .... 2 Margaret Pauley b: 1787-1817 ........ +James Smith Father: Mother: .... 2 Mary Pauley b: 1787-1817 ........ +Davis Hatfield Father: Mother: .... 2 Nancy Pauley b: 1787-1817 ........ +John McCleary Father: Mother: .... 2 William Pauley b: 1787-1817 ........ +Rebecca Unknown Father: .... 2 Joseph Pauley b: 1801 in Virginia .... 2 Wesley Pauley b: 1802 in Virginia .... 2 Neomia Pauley b: 1805 in Tennessee ........ +Sawyer Smith Father: Mother: .... 2 Elizabeth Pauley b: 1809 in Tennessee ........ +James Turner Father: Mother: .... 2 John Pauley b: 1810-1811 in Tennessee Sandy in Florida

Apologies to all for not addressing the list correctly. I had a help question that I thought the list administrator would get. The novice is showing through. To all that replied to my help request, thank you and here is what I wanted to know... if there was an obituary lookup for Radford, VA...I have two relatives that died there and I thought that the obituary information would give me new leads. 1) Henry Dixon, died 7 Nov. 1941 2) Alpha B. (Donahoe) Dixon, died 31 Jan 1947 Again, thanks for your consideration and help. Dallas Spokane, WA

<[email protected]> wrote June 18, 2000 Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA Virginia, Thanks. It's good to have the different accounts of this family. I think the whole bunch was named John, Thomas, William, Mary, Elizabeth. By the way, I also descend from the Witten's: My gg-grandmother was Mary Greenup, b. 1806, d/o Thomas Greenup and Catherine McIntosh. Thanks, Jemima > Here's the rest of the story about William Thompson (b. 1722): > > >From page 426 of History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: > > John Thompson, after his marriage, settled in Thompson Valley, about three > miles below Plum Creek Gap. He had four sons, William, James, Archibald and > Walter, and several daughters. William, son of John, married Matilda Witten, > daughter of James Witten, the famous scout. This William Thompson > established his home at the foot of Clinch Mountain on the old wagon road > which crossed the mountain to Poor Valley, and thence down through Laurel > Gap, by Broad Ford, and on to Preston's Salt Works. His three brothers had > their homes above his place on the road that then passed up the valley to the > Plum Creek Gap. They each had large and valuable boundaries of land, most of > which still remains in the possession of their descendants. > > Archibald Thompson, son of the first William, after his marriage with Rebecca > Peery settled in the upper section of Thompson Valley, at the place where > Joseph Neal now lives. Archibald had four sons - William, George, John and > James. He acquired an extensive boundary of land in the head of the valley, > which he divided between his sons, William, George and James. Nearly all > this land is still owned by his descendants. In 1813 he purchased from > Captain James Patton Thompson a tract of three hundred acres of land in > Burke's Garden, and gave it to his son John. The tract embraced the greater > part of the four hundred acre boundary upon which James Burke built his cabin > in 1753 or 1754. Rufus Thompson, grandson of Major Archie, as he was called, > now owns and lives upon this noted and valuable farm. > > >From Rev. G. C. Musick's book, Genealogy of the Musick Family and Some > Kindred Lines: > > "He had two sons, John and Archibald by his first wife and three more by his > second wife. One of the sons by his second wife was know as "Lawyer James > Thompson" a man of ability...... The two other sons by the second marriage, > William and Andrew. One of these, Andrew, lived at the old home place after > his father's death and erected the tombstones that mark the graves of his > father and other kindred in the Thompson family graveyard. The inscription > of his father William's tomb shows he was born 1722 died in 1798. John > Thompson m. Louisa Bowen, the dau. of Rees Bowen who was killed at the battle > of Kings Mountain. Archibald, his brother, m. Rebecca Perry, a daughter of > George Perry, who settled in Abbs Valley. The descendants of William > Thompson still live in the Thompson Valley." > > "In Pendleton's History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, pages > 271-273 he says: Captain James Thompson, a grandson of Colonel James Patton > had a small private fort near his home "To? House", near the present town of > Chihowie, Smith Co., Va. On p 257 of Pendleton's History he says: ""John > Murray, Fourth Earl Dunmore, who was the last Royal Governor Virginia ever > appointed James Thompson as one of the members of the f? County Court of > Fincastle, Va. on Dec. 1, 1772."" This James Thompson of Chihowie, Smith > Co., was probably a relative of the Russell Tazewell Co. Thompsons" > > > > The William Thompson (d. 1830) I descend from, m. Nancy Jackson. My cousin > has our line connected (still haven't figured out how he reasoned this one) > to Rev. John Thompson, who m. Lady Jane Spottswood, widow of Gov. Spottswood. > He had a son, William, from this marriage. He m. 2nd Elizabeth Rootes and > had another son, William. > > Enough Williams for you? > > ~Virginia > > <<"Annette Limmer" <[email protected]> wrote June 12, 2000 > > Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA > > > > Did John and Mary Thompson also have a son named William? > > > So far as I know John Thompson and Mary Unknown did not have a > > son named William. Births of their children are recorded in > > Archibald Thompson's Diary, beginning with Anne, b. 1734. > > Interestingly, "William" is not a common Christian name in the > > descendants. > > I've wondered whether John's marriage to Mary could have been a > > second marriage, but I've been unable to connect him to the other > > Thompsons in Augusta, Montgomery or Tazewell areas. > > > According to [probably Harman} Blickley, in his history of > > Tazewell County, Va., a William Thompson, the first, had son > > John and Archibald, by his first wife; and three or more sons by > > his second wife, "Lawyer James Thompson." William "Roan Billie" > > and Andrew. The latter, according to this excerpt, erected the > > tombstones that mark the grave of his father and the > > graves of other kin in the Thompson family graveyard. One of > > these stones > > records the fact that William Thompson was born in the year 1722, > > and died in > > 1798; and another stone gives the date of the birth and death of > > "Lawyer James > > Thompson." > > > I believe the excerpt from the book on this family is available > > at the Tazewell Co., Va., RootsWeb or GenWeb site. > > > I've always thought this Tazewell group connects somehow to my > > fifth great-grandfather, but can find nothing to prove it.>> >

Joan Wheeler La Grone wrote June 18, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA > Hello, > Who was the father of John who married Mary and did they come from PA > Thanks, > Joan Joan, If you can find out, I'll dance at your wedding. This John's son, Archibald, b. 1736, wrote in his diary "Farewell Sweet Ireland Wherein I Was Bred." But where the family disembarked is still unknown. Thanks, Jemima > > > > Jemima Gee Morse wrote: > > > > "Annette Limmer" <[email protected]> wrote June 12, 2000 > > Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA > > > > > Did John and Mary Thompson also have a son named William? > > > > So far as I know John Thompson and Mary Unknown did not have a > > son named William. Births of their children are recorded in > > Archibald Thompson's Diary, beginning with Anne, b. 1734. > > Interestingly, "William" is not a common Christian name in the > > descendants. > > I've wondered whether John's marriage to Mary could have been a > > second marriage, but I've been unable to connect him to the other > > Thompsons in Augusta, Montgomery or Tazewell areas. > > > > According to [probably Harman} Blickley, in his history of > > Tazewell County, Va., a William Thompson, the first, had son > > John and Archibald, by his first wife; and three or more sons by > > his second wife, "Lawyer James Thompson." William "Roan Billie" > > and Andrew. The latter, according to this excerpt, erected the > > tombstones that mark the grave of his father and the > > graves of other kin in the Thompson family graveyard. One of > > these stones > > records the fact that William Thompson was born in the year 1722, > > and died in > > 1798; and another stone gives the date of the birth and death of > > "Lawyer James > > Thompson." > > > > I believe the excerpt from the book on this family is available > > at the Tazewell Co., Va., RootsWeb or GenWeb site. > > > > I've always thought this Tazewell group connects somehow to my > > fifth great-grandfather, but can find nothing to prove it. > > > > ==== THOMPSON Mailing List ==== > > List problems? Contact the THOMPSON listowner Monya Havekost <[email protected]> >

Searching for any information on Andrew Thompson and Henrietta/ Harriet Simpkins who m. 1824 Mont. Co, Va. She was d/o James Simpkins. Was he a son of Andrew Thompson & Rebecca McCorkle? Who was Henrietta/Harriet's mother? 1850 Mont. Co. Census lists age of Andrew as 49y (1801) and wife Harriet as 47y (1803). Known ch from 1850 census: Sarah, b. ca 1831; Ellen, b. ca 1833; Nancy, b. ca 1835; Charles, b. ca 1839; John, b. ca 1843; Mary, b. ca 1845; & Emaline, b. ca 1847. Any help appreciated!

Dallas, It depends on what kind of help you need.. This is a good place to obtain genealogical help! G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Virginia

Do I send my request for help to this e-mail address. Regards, Dallas

-----Original Message----- From: Yulondia Nolen <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, June 17, 2000 3:22 AM Subject: Fw: BROWNINGS in Montgomery Co. VA > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> >> Hi List, >>> >> I am still trying to locate the parents of the following BROWNINGS: >>> >> >>> >> Granville, b. about 1790 ([possibly Montgo or Culpepper Co) VA d. abt. >>> >1854 >>> >> probably St. Clair Co., IL; m. Mary (Polly) BURNETT 28 Oct, 1812 in >>> >> Montgomery Co. VA. She was born bet. 1780-90 d. bet 1830 Morgan Co, >IL >>> >and >>> >> 1840 St. Clair Co.IL census. Granville remarried Betsy RAY 17 March, >>> 1841. >>> >> Mary (Polly) had a sister or cousin, Sarah (Sally), who m. bro. of >>> >> Granville, namely Braxton b. abt. 1794 in VA. They m. 03 Dec, 1812. >>> >> Another bro. William Augustus BROWNING (or Augustus William), b. abt. >>> >1815 >>> >> VA, m. 16 July, 1837, probably Morgan Co, IL to Mary Ann ROACH b. abt. >>> >1823. >>> >> They were listed in the following census: Robertson Co., TN 1820 , >>> Morgan >>> >> Co., IL 1830 and St. Clair Co., IL 1840. I find the following >>BROWNINGS >>> >> listed on the 1820 Robertson Co., TN census: >>> >> >>> >>>William--Nimrod--Edmund--Spencer--Mabin--Alfred--Granville--Braxton-----c o >u >>> l >>> >> d William, Nimrod, Edmund, Spencer, Mabin or Alfred have been the >>father >>> >of >>> >> our Granville, Braxton and William Augustus (or Augustus William) >????? >>> or >>> >> maybe brothers to these three men????? HELP PLEASE >>> >> Granville and Mary (Polly) had the following children: >>> >> Braxton II m. Margaret LIVELY >>> >> James m. Nancy ELLSWORTH >>> >> Willis m.Christine LIVELY (sister of Margaret and dau's of Reuben >>LIVELY >>> >b. >>> >> 15 July, 1794 Abeyville NC and Phebe WILLIAMS-----Willis and Christine >>> are >>> >> also my 3rd gr grandparents--1850 census St. Clair Co., IL Granville >is >>> >> living w/ Willis and Christine) >>> >> Mary m. Edward MURDOCK or MURDEN >>> >> Martha Ellen m. Alfred LAIRD >>> >> There may possibly have been a son Noah and another daughter. >>> >> >>> >> Our big problem with all of this is the fact that we have never been >>able >>> >to >>> >> determine the parents of : >>> >> Granville, Braxton and Augustus William (or William Augustus). >>> >> >>> >> Any leads or help would be greatly appreciated, Yulonda Quick-Nolen, >>> >Saline >>> >> Co., IL >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >> > >

Queries posted the past week to this VAGenWeb QueryPage mentioned the following surname(s): BARNETT, TERRY For those of you wanting to read these new queries, they are located at URL: <a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/mont-qry.htm"> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vamontgo/mont-qry.htm </a> Regards, Freddie S. [email protected] 3448 W. 170th St, Torrance, CA 90504-2402

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I want to thank everyone for their help in finding my gr grandmother's parents. I don't have any information on them or their children, but her parents were Nicholas (b abt. 1796) and Elizabeth (b abt 1805) Showalter. If you have done any research on these folks, please contact me. I would love to hear from you and maybe I can help you with Jenn'y (Jane) family, too! Arlene [email protected]

Charlene Payne Leist, a descendant of Clairborne Thompson and Naomi Willson, transcribed the following Montgomery Co., VA, marriage bond: Know all men by these present that we Claiborne Thompson, George Godbey and Benjamin Willson are held and firmly bound unto James ? Preston Esquire Governor or ? magistrate of the commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; the payment where of well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs jointly and severally firmly by these presents. sealed with our seals and date this 18th day of March 1818. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage intended to be shortly had and solemnized between the above Claiborne Thompson and Omy Willson now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force Clairborne X Thompson teste George Godbey B? Miller Claiborne, b. abt. 1797, was s/o Elswick Thompson and Patty Akers and grandson of Archibald Thompson and Mary Elswick. Benjamin Willson s/o Joshua and Catherine Huff Willson b. 4 Aug. 1765 mar. Sarah Nuton (Newton) Nov. 13, 1787 Montgomery Co. Hezekiah Thompson, s/o Naomi and Claiborne Thompson, died in 1864 and his widow Sarah Thompson married again to Milton Ratliff. Charlene Leist