I was hoping someone else might enter the recent conversation on courtesy in our exchanges, upholding the importance of accuracy. But, a bit of time has passed, and I suspect I should do so. This is not to belittle the virtue of courtesy, but there is also virtue (perhaps even more virtue) in "getting it right." I understand there are some working in family history for whom quantity is the key � the more relatives the better. But ultimately, we should be equally concerned for the quality of our work. If I may, permit me to list a few objectives: � Identify the faith you have in claims and information you provide. Is a "fact" documented? a hunch? a theory? an inference?, possible? probable? most likely? Such words communicate real information that is an essential part of using that information. � Respect the faith of others. You can disagree and have more faith than others have in the same information, but if you associate their name with the material, respect the faith that they have. I bristle when I see my "theories" reported as "facts" with my name attached. When you identify a source for your information you show respect for someone else's work. Extend that respect to their judgement about the accuracy of what they report. � Don't believe everything you read in books. We all appreciate Maud Clements and what she left us. It is invaluable and important. We do not disrespect her when we point out she has erred. In fact, we express respect for her desire to get it right. We have information available to us she did not. We ought to find errs in claims made with the information she had available, or what's the benefit of more information. We disrespect her far more when we repeat her material without recognizing the error. � Explain the evidence you have for your claims. Does it come from county records? From family? From a Bible? This respects the right of others to draw their own conclusions about information. Especially today, there is a very real cost to simply repeating misinformation. I will list two: First, as any of us who are using the internet know, a search engine attempt results in a blizzard of hits that are totally unhelpful because they repeat wrong information. We have to sort through the blizzard to find the morsel of information that we did not have. The same thing can be said for the gedcoms now available from free and commercial houses. They may provide us clues, but finding the wheat in the unweeded is often difficult. The more misinformation is repeated, the less efficient our research becomes. Second, people who do respect the truth become more reluctant to share as they discover themselves misrepresented with supposition repeated as fact. Together we make progress as we turn hunches into suppositions into theories into probabilities into documented facts. That process is easier to advance together. So as we become afraid to send information, our progress is impaired. I repeat that I recognize the virtue of courtesy toward our fellow researchers, but a charge of being wrong is not an insult. We have all been wrong. I thank my correspondent who points out my errors. S/he respects my interest in accuracy. I have named no names here, and no one need take personal offense. None intended. I simply want to make certain that our reminder of the virtue of courtesy is matched by a reminder of the virtue of respecting truth. Sorry to be preachy, but it seems a necessary sermon. In the best of all possible worlds, we would not hesitate to send forth things that we have found, but would be sensitive to whether they are right or wrong. ---------------------- James F. Klumpp jk44@umail.umd.edu Voice: 301-405-6520 FAX: 301-314-9471 HomePage: http://www.wam.umd.edu/~jklumpp/home.htm

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania?read=222 Surname: ARNOLD, ATKINS, BROOKS, DOVE, HANKS, LYNCH, NICHOLS, NEWBILL, SEAY, SHELTON, WELLS, YOUNGER, WATKINS ------------------------- IN YOUR SEARCH OF THE NEWBILL FAMILY IN PITTSYLVANIA CO., HAVE YOU COME ACROSS MARTHA NEWBILL WHO MARRIED JOHN YOUNGER DEC. 30,1813? HE WAS THE SON OF WILLIAM YOUNGER AND MARY (POLLY)WATKINS-I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING OF MARTHA NEWBILL OR HER PARENTAGE AND WAS HOPING YOU MIGHT HAVE SOME INFO ON HER. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU CAN OFFER. PENNY MAZZANTI

Hello Pittsylvania Researchers, My name is Rick Monroe and I am a Shenandoah County Researcher. I am a descendant of the ShenCo Lamberts. Housed at the College of William and Mary is the Lambert-Sheetz family papers 1814-1907. In the papers is a "single page extra newspaper issued by The Valley Virginian at the time of the riot, 3 November 1883, in Danville, Va....". Since the Lamberts and Sheetz' are in Augusta and Shenandoah Counties, I am curious about the inclusion of information about a Danville riot. Can anyone tell me the details about the riot? I have never seen the Lambert-Sheetz papers, I live in Long Beach, CA. Rick Monroe

Obits - Star Tribune - 6/28/00 AARON, Ballard P. "Prince" - Magnolia, DE (Chatham) ADKINS, Doris - Sandy Level, VA BROOKS, Ramsey White - Chatham, VA EASLEY, Church - Chapel Hill, NC (Callands) HARRIS, Roslyn Blair - Chatham, VA JARRETT, Emma M. - Holiday, FL (Chatham) KEESEE, Betty; Hancock - Gretna, VA LAND, Harry Elburn -Vinton, VA (Chatham) MOTLEY, John Whitehead - Chatham, VA SOYARS, Harry L. - Rose Hill, NC Contact me off list for originals of any or all of the above obits. Please provide your mailing address as scanning is not available at this time.

MARGIE MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER WROTE THIS IN 1918 TO HER DAUGHTER. "SO YOU ARE WANTING TO LOOK UP THE FAMILY TREE. I AM AFRAID YOU ARE DOOMED TO DISSAPPOINTMENT FOR IT IS SO LITTLE THAT I KNOW. THERE WERE THREE TERRY BRO.THAT CAN OVER ON THE MAYFLOWER. TWO MARRIED AND ONE DID NOT, ONE CAME IN TOVIRGINIA OR HIS SONS DID AND FROM THOSE MY FATHER CAME FROM. MY FATHERS NAME WAS JOHN PAYTON TERRY. HE WAS BORN OCT 18 NEAR WINSBORO, SOUTH CAROLINA:CAME TO NORTH ALA .WHEN AN INFANT. HIS FATHER WAS NAMED GEORGE TERRY. HE WAS BORNED IN VIRGINIA. HIS FATHER AND MOTHER MOVED TO SOUTH CAROLINA WHEN HE WAS AN INFANT. HIS FATHER (MY GREAT GRANDFATHER) WENT BACK TO VIRGINIA TO COLLECT SOME MONEY. HIS WIFE (MY GREAT-GRADMOTHER) NEVER HEARD FROM HIM AGAIN . HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MURDERED BY ROBBERS. HIS WIFE AFTER MARRIED A MAN NAMED COUCH. DON’T KNOW WHAT BECAME OF THEM. OF THE TERRYFAMILY THERE WAS A COUSIN WHO WAS RATHER FAMOUS FOR DARING FEATS OF STRENGTH HENCE WAS CALLED DEVIL JOE TERRY. WHERE EVER DID WE FIND A TERRY THAT HIKES BACK TO HIM AS A KINSMAN.? THERE ARE MY KINFOLK.ONCE MY FATHER MET ONE IN SHREVEPORT AND MY BROTHERCORRESPONDED WITH ONE IN UTAH(GUESS HE WAS MORMON) NOW I DON’T REMEMBER EVER HEARING MY GREAT GRANDFATHERS GIVEN NAME. NOR WHO HIS WIFE WAS. IN THOSE DAYS PEOPLE DIDNOT KEEP UP WITH KINFOLKS MUCH. MY GRANDFATHER GEORGE TERRY HAD NO OWN BROTHERS OR SISTERS. ONLY HALF BROS.BY NAME OF COUCH. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALL I CAN TELL YOU OF THE TERRY FAMILY. THERE MAY BE SOME PAPERS AMONG MY COUSINS IN NORTH ALA. AT HUNTSVILLE AND NEW HOPE , ALL IN MADISON CO. THAT WILL TELL MORE ABOUT THEM. GRANDPA WAS ABOUT 80 WHEN HE DIED. MY MOTHERS PEOPLE ALL CAME FROM ROCKBRIDGE CO VA. HER FATHER WAS IN THE WAR OF 1812. AND FOR HIS SERVICES HE WAS GRANTED PIECES OF LAND IN NORTH ALA. HE WITH HIS FAMILY AND HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND ONE SISTER MOVED THERE TO ALA. ABOUT 1818. GRANDFATHER WAS NAMED WILLIAM CAMPBELL. HE WAS THE ELDEST OFSEVEN OR NINE BRO AND SOME SISTERS.DIED NEAR 80 YEARS OLD. THE BROTHERS WENT TO EVERY STATE IN UNION. MISSOURI AND IL. ANYHOW, SOME STAYED IN VIRGINIA. THEIR BOYS WERE IN OUR CIVIL WAR. GRANDMOTHER CAMPBELL (MY MOTHER’ S MOTHER) WAS ELIZABETH CASH. HER FATHER WAS TOM CASH WAS LIVING WHEN OUR CIVIL WAS COMMENCED IN 1861 OR 1861 . WAS 103 YEARS OLD. HIS WIFE WAS JINNIE CAMRON FORM IRELAND . THE WHOLE LOT, CAMPBELLS AND ALL WERE IRISH AND SCOTCH IRISH. TERRY WERE ENGLISH, I GUESS THO I DID READ ONCE THAT TERRY WAS AFRENCH NAME SPELT "RI" INSTEAD OF RY , I FORGOT TO SAY GRANDMOTHER TERRY WAS ELIZABETH STROUD." DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GEORGE TERRY?

Dear Richard, I hope you will share with me, how you descend through the TERRY family. I am a descendant of Benjamin who died in 1771 through his son Nathaniel b 1724/25 O.S. and died in 1780. Let me first say that I don't think anyone wanted Joseph with wife Judith, to be the son of Benjamin more than me. I had tracked his children, grandchildren and many of his greatgrandchildren, I have tons of information on this family, and ZILCH on the Joseph who went to SC. The more I researched the more I became aware that this was a older man, and could not be the son of Benjamin. I will try to lay out in a usable form, a few of the pieces of evidence against this relationship. Caroline Co, VA Order Book 1732-1740: Joseph and Judith his wife acknowledge their deed indented to Daniel Singleton. If Joseph was only 20 years old at this time he would have been born 1716. That he was born earlier is borne out by the fact that his son David would have to be born at this time period for him to have fathered his son John born 1760. That David was NOT the oldest child is proven in Amherst Co, Will Bk 1, page 6, when the grandfather David Crawford states that Lucy is the oldest child of his daughter Judith. Pittsy Co settlement Bk 1, p 163, South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine Vol 7 p 106 , Nintey-Six Dist, SC Wills Bk B, p 373, Annals of GA, Liberty Co rec's, p 95, The Journals of the House of Burgesses, Vol 1770-1772, pp 21-29. Champness Terry the son of Joseph and Judith md ca 1765 Sarah the daughter of Benjamin. Champness died in the Revolution leaving 3 ch and one unborn. If Joseph was a child of Benjamin then Sarah was his sister. Bible Rec in File case, Tn State Archives, giving the birth and death dates of Nathaniel and his wife Sarah Royal Terry and the birthdates of all their children. Nathaniel b 20 Mar 1724/25 Old Style died Mar 17, 1780. Sarah Royal Terry born 26 Feb 1731 died 5 Nov 1805. Hlfx Co, Va Will Bk 7, p. 212. This Bible purchased by Nathaniel Jr. who moved to Todd Co, Ky ca 1821., this Bible has disappeared since last seen in 1860 but these were penciled notes of a grandson, copied from the Bible. Unpaginated Survey Book Pittsy Co dated 26th of March 1773, 369 acres transferred to Nathaniel Terry Esq. By his fathers Will. Pittsy Acc't Bk 1, Oct 1770 - Jan 1778. The slaves Jenny & Tenny (?) left to his son Joseph are in SC,and can not be brought in for inventory, The exucutors of the estate are Nathaniel and his brother Benjamin, both named in the Will before Robert, Joseph and Peter. Law of primogeniture was in place in VA until Jan of 1787, Nathaniel Terry was the heir-at-law, (follow the deeds from 1771 thru 1780 of Pittsy.) See Blacks Law Dict. For the right of primogeniture to the exculsion of any younger children You may chose to disagree with me, but this is just a sampling showing Joseph is older than Nathaniel therefore if he was the correct son, under the laws in effect at that time in VA, Joseph would have been heir at law. In Joseph's 1785 slave inventory the slaves left Joseph in Ben's Will, are not found. Joseph was old enough to have grandchildren fight in the American Revolution, but I contend that Benjamin was not old enough to have had great grandchildren fight in that war. I think these men were brothers or cousins. With the loss of Rec's in Caroline, King Wm and the other counties they passed through, it doesn't really make a lot of difference in running the line back, but will really confuse later researchers if we make Joseph(d 1785) to young, then we must make Ben (died 1771) to old. Warmest regards, Margie Brown

The town of Castlewoods, VA is in Russell County just north of Washington County, VA. A beautiful mountainous section of the country. Leota . --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.166 / Virus Database: 79 - Release Date: 6/20/00

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania?read=221 Surname: WATSON ------------------------- Reading the History of Pittsylvania County, Virginia by Clement (1929), this was found: "John Watson and William Watson were the sons of Thomas Watson known as the Scotsman. William sttled on Harping Creek and John on Cherrystone Creek and Watson's Branch, where the lands are still held by the family. Among John's children was a son named Thomas, born May 1780 who married in 1806 Malinda Watson, a daughter of William Watson. The children of Thomas and Malinda Watson were: John, Thomas Jefferson, born 1809, Amos, Ichabod and Permelia Watson. Thomas Jefferson Watson married Elizabeth Leonard Duffel of Lynchburg in 1838 and had issue Wilbur Fiske, Fletcher Bangs, Thomas J, and Elizabeth Watson. Elizabeth Leonard Duffel was the granddaughter of Thomas Leonard, the English secretary of the Hon. Benjamin Franklin. Fletcher Bangs Watson married Pattie Treadway, daughter of Judge Wm. Treadway". (page 208) I believed Belinda Watson born 1813 was the daughter of Thomas and Malinda Watson. This has been disproved. Does anyone know the parents of Belinda Watson born 1813 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia? Her family moved to Perry County, Ohio.

Walt, you need to write to the Pittsy Co, Courthouse, ask for Wills of a Joseph Terry died 1815, Deed & Will Bk II , p. 418, this is the father of Elizabeth md Obediah Echols, his wife was Susanna Bibb Terry and he was a son of Champness Terry of Louisa Co, Va. Will Bk 1, p. 42. dated 1757. Pittsy Co, Deed & Will Bk 10, page 521, this is David and Elizabeth (thought to be Luck), they are the parents of Anna md Evan Echols, David was the son of Joseph and Judith Crawford Terry. Deed & Will Bk II, p. 148. These Echol /Terry marriages are in the marriage books of Pittsy. Hope this gets you started in the right direction....warm regards, Margie

Ed Marsh <emarsh@SPC.cc.tx.us> wrote June 29, 2000 Subject: Re: [VAMONTGO] NEW RIVER SETTLEMENT BROKE UP, 1755 (ARCHIBALD THOMPSON DIARY) Ed, Thanks so much. I would like to find a copy of Johnson's book. I am glad to learn Castlewood was in Russell. I do know just about everybody associated with Archibald shows up in Chalkley's, but it's difficult to match names and dates. Thanks, Jemima > The New River Settlements at the time of the so-called French& Indian War > were at Reed Creek, Dunkard Bottom, Drapers Meadow, a few settlements > along the Greenbrier, and a few scattered homesteads. Patricia Givens > Johnson, in her great book "The New River Early Settlement" goes into > great detail about this area, the order of settlement, the settlers and > their trades, and the Indian relations (both hostile and helpful). > > Present Castlewood, Russell County, VA used to be Castle's Woods -- named > for Jacob Castle who was an early New River settler who went up Wolf Creek > past Burke's Garden and down the streams of the Clinch River to begin an > early settlement in the "far west" of that time. Mentions of the exploits > of the early settlers around this area can be gleaned from the Chalkley's > "Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlement." > > I hope this is on point. > > Ed > > Jemima Gee Morse wrote: > > > EPERRY4616@aol.com wrote June 28, 2000 > > Subject: [LONGHUNTERS] WATAUGA, HOLSTON, CASTLEWOODS & NEW RIVER > > SETTLEMENTS ca1775-1790 > > > > > Also, does anyone know the exact location of what was termed > > the "New River > > > Settlement" and "Castlewoods." In other words, where were they > > located > > > approximately and where can they be found on a present day map? > > > > Archibald Thompson gives a first-person account of events in the > > French and Indian War, and frontier attacks in his diary, index > > and transcript by Lula Hankins Hunter of which are posted at Doug > > Moore's web page http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald/ > > > > PAGE 102 > > June 1755 New River Brokeup > > July 9th 1755 > > Brave Bradak Defatted > > Sertifyd (symbol) a true Copy > > (symbol) Me Archibald Thompson > > > > PAGE 103 > > June 1755 New River Broke up and > > was Drove By the french and Indians . . . > > > > The 9th day of July in the year 1755 > > Brave Bradock Defatted & Kild > > > > These dates, of course, are twenty years earlier than those > > posted by Mr. Perry. > > > > Archibald was the brother-in-law of Henry and Charles Skaggs. > > Although I've been unable to track Archibald before he shows up > > in the 1767 tithable list of Pittsylvania Co., Va., the year that > > county was formed from old Halifax, the Clan Thompson researchers > > have found that at least four sons of the Skaggs family > > (Archibald Skaggs, Henry Skaggs, William Skaggs, Hezekiah Whitt) > > were born in South Carolina 1759-1760. So did the families go to > > SC from Virginia following these attacks on the frontier? > > > > In a following post, I'll give references from the diary to other > > early events and hope someone will be able to identify the > > locations. > > > > ==== VAMONTGO Mailing List ==== > > This list is intended for the exchange of genealogical information and > > questions concerning Montgomery Co, VA, families. >

Authentic Appalachian Storyteller, This is the first time ever that I have seen an explanation of settlement of early Virginia that made sense. I hope you'll continue to share. I would like to know more about Draper's Meadow. I have a suspicion that was where my 5th g-grandfather was killed. Thanks, Jemima G. Lee Hearl" <glh@naxs.com> wrote June 29, 2000 Subject: General Locations of Settlements 1755-1774 > Jemima, > As Patton and Walker explored the grants they had obtained on Woods (New) > River and the three branches of the Holston 1749-50 a few settlers also went > along looking for land and some tracts were surveyed along New River for > them.. The first settlement were made near present-day Blacksburg and > Pulaski along New River.. > The Dunkards appear to have been the first group to settle along that river > about 1749.. By 1755 many families had settled there.. The Indians attacked > all of the settlements from 1750 to 1760 and many of the settlers had to > leave for their safety.. Some retreated back to the James River basin while > others crossed the Blue Ridge and into Carolina, some never returned to to > the lands on New River.. > By 1769 the Indians were generally peaceful toward the whites and many moved > to the three branches of the Holston river, further southwest.. By 1770 many > were living in present-day Tennessee, it was NC in 1770.. Settlements had > been established near present Kingsport, Tn., Johnson City and Elizabethton > (Watauga Settlement). > In Virginia, settlements were established at Wolf Hills (Abingdon), Sapling > Grove (Bristol) and Castles' Woods (On the Clinch River).. In 1773-74 the > Indians became a menace to the settlements in that area as well as the New > River area and many settlers on the Clinch and Powell Rivers retreated. Many > returned to North Carolina, including several from the group led by Daniel > Boone in 1773.. James Harrod and a few others had established settlements > in Kentucky in 1774 but there was little migration to that area until 1775 > when the purchase by Henderson spurred settlement there.. Many people went > there but found the situation to hostle and returned to the east of > Cumberland Gap.. > Lead and other minerals were discovered near Wytheville, Va. and mining > employed many in that area between 1770 and 1800.. This accounts for many > who lived in that area but owned little or no land because they were not > engaged in farming and just needed enough land for a cow and a garden.. At > least half the people who migrated into Ky and Tenn.. probably passed down > the valley of Va. across New River and down the branches of the Holston... > Hope this explains some things about early settlement of the west.. > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, Virginia >

Anyone out there working on the Riddle folks? They tie in all sorts of ways with mine. I am trying to see if the John Riddle, who was the son of Lucy. B. (Mrs.) Riddle, could be the father of Ephraim Riddle. Anyone know John's wife's name? This John, son of Lucy B. was the brother of Susan, Martha E., and Mary Katherine Riddle (Martin). Let me know if any of you all recognize these folks. This is to tie in for several of us Pittsylvania Co. area researchers. Thanks! Jerry Johnston Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston Researching the following families: Adkins, Austin, Bills, Caudle, Coulter, Covington, Elledge, Ferguson, Forrester, Foster, Frank, George, Greenback, Hankins, Hess, Hutson, Johnson, Johnston, Kicenski, Mitchell, Mustain, Narramore, Reece, Roberts, Schell, Schwegler, Stacey, Stephens, Tinsley, Traylor, Van Der Grift, Watts, and various and sundry others!

The area you should be looking , is today Russell, Scott and Washington counites Va. Castlewoods was close to what is now Abingdon, VA. That whole southwest area was at one time WASHINGTON county. Hope this helps. regards, Margie Brown

Dear prices ( you forgot to sign your name), the Luck reference was in attempting to determine the wife of David Terry. I am sorry, I know almost nothing of the Luck family as this was not my line......my husband is the Brown link and his ancestors came from SC across Ga, AL, MS and into Arkansas....sorry I can not help you. regards, Margie Brown

Dear Richard, I think that is a valid question, but not one quickly answered, therefore I ask you to be patient so that I can send references to Court Documents, in the meantime, the most important document is in the Account Books of Pittsy, in the settlement of Benjamin's estate. This shows the slaves left to Ben's son Joseph can not be brought in for inventory because they are in S.C. dated 1772.and that these slaves are not in the estate of Joseph who dies 1785 in Pittsy. regards, Margie Brown

Sue, No this is in reference to David Terry's wife Elizabeth's maiden name. This David is the son of Joseph and Judith Terry, Joseph died 1785 testate in Pittsy. For David's descent see; Deed bk 10, p 521 Pittsy Co, Va. regards, Margie

EPERRY4616@aol.com wrote June 28, 2000 Subject: [LONGHUNTERS] WATAUGA, HOLSTON, CASTLEWOODS & NEW RIVER SETTLEMENTS ca1775-1790 > Also, does anyone know the exact location of what was termed the "New River > Settlement" and "Castlewoods." In other words, where were they located > approximately and where can they be found on a present day map? Archibald Thompson gives a first-person account of events in the French and Indian War, and frontier attacks in his diary, index and transcript by Lula Hankins Hunter of which are posted at Doug Moore's web page http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald/ PAGE 102 June 1755 New River Brokeup July 9th 1755 Brave Bradak Defatted Sertifyd (symbol) a true Copy (symbol) Me Archibald Thompson PAGE 103 June 1755 New River Broke up and was Drove By the french and Indians . . . The 9th day of July in the year 1755 Brave Bradock Defatted & Kild These dates, of course, are twenty years earlier than those posted by Mr. Perry. Archibald was the brother-in-law of Henry and Charles Skaggs. Although I've been unable to track Archibald before he shows up in the 1767 tithable list of Pittsylvania Co., Va., the year that county was formed from old Halifax, the Clan Thompson researchers have found that at least four sons of the Skaggs family (Archibald Skaggs, Henry Skaggs, William Skaggs, Hezekiah Whitt) were born in South Carolina 1759-1760. So did the families go to SC from Virginia following these attacks on the frontier? In a following post, I'll give references from the diary to other early events and hope someone will be able to identify the locations.

EPERRY4616@aol.com wrote June 28, 2000 Subject: [LONGHUNTERS] WATAUGA, HOLSTON, CASTLEWOODS & NEW RIVER SETTLEMENTS ca1775-1790 > Can anyone help us with some geographic locations and dates, please. Early > settlers of Virginia settled in "pockets" --- a good many miles apart rather > than a countinuous line of settlements. Archibald Thompson gives a first-person account of attacks during the period of the French and Indian War, index and transcript by Lula Hankins Hunter of which are posted at Doug Moore's web page http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald/ French and Indian, 103 Frontier Attacks, Mar 7, 1760, 101 April 1760, 100 May 25, 1760, 101 PAGE 100 March 1760 George Dair Scalpt att Masons and one Indian killed att Beens and one killed att Kneelys. We lost two Scalps and gott Two Scalps and was allowed that we kild Three or four more April ye 9th Arbaham Dunkelberry killed at the long lick. April 1760 Isaac Amook killed at the glades April the 10th Jacob Celley killed at Bryans place May 25th 1760 the Small pox Very sore at Amherst fort. March the 7th 1760 malcom Cammels house and John Masons & Jeames Been & Jeams Kneelys houses atackd By a large Body of Indians & one man killed at Kneelys.

Hello to all Need info on the following families that would have resided in Pittsylvania County (possible migration in and out of Halifax County also) in the mid to late 1800's; Hundley, Holt, Walton, Brandon, Adams, Davis. Thanks in advance for your help. April msajk@aol.com

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania?read=220 Surname: Payne ------------------------- Reuben Payne born about 1750 (England?) is living in Mason County, Kentucky is 1800. He dies in Fleming County. There are also Paynes in Fleming County who were in Lincoln County in 1800. One of these is Zodock Payne. Do you know if there is a connection between the Reuben you mentioned and this Reuben Payne? or Zodock? There is also an Isaac, Daniel, and Duvall Payne mentioned about 1800 in this area. There is a group of Payne researchers who are actively researching Zodock's line. If you would like further information, feel free to contact me directly.