Hi Earl, I submitted the will of Benjamin Belcher. Reed Belcher was my 2nd gr. grandfather. Elizabeth Belcher WOOD was married to Jeremiah WOOD Jr. on 23 Mar 1858 in Patrick Co., VA. She was a daughter of Benjamin BELCHER (sister to Reed). Martha Belcher AKERS was married to Creed AKERS (son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth AKERS) on 13 Mar 1848 in Patrick Co., VA She was a daughter of Benjamin BELCHER (sister to Reed). Let me know if you have further questions. BTW...Agnes HOUCHINS who married James AKERS was the daughter of Bennett HOUCHINS and Margaret PILSON. David Conner -----Original Message----- From: Ebasr@aol.com [mailto:Ebasr@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 07, 1999 1:11 PM To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: AKERS, HOUCHINS, BELCHER, JONES, WOOD/PCVA/1800s Sarah M. AKERS, d/o James and Agnes HOUCHINS AKERS, married (20 Dec 1870, PCVA) Reed BELCHER, s/o Benjamin and Sarah JONES BELCHER. The will of Benjamin was contributed to the PCVA GenWeb archives but no address for the contributor is listed. Perhaps somebody familiar with these families can answer a couple questions: a. Who was the husband of the Martha AKERS named in the will? Parents? Is she a BELCHER? b. Who was the husband of the Elizabeth Wood named in the will? Parents? Is she a BELCHER? Thank you, Earl B. Akers, Sr. Puyallup WA