Does anyone know if the editions of the William & Mary Quarterly are accessible and/or readable online? I keep coming across references to some of my direct, early ancestors in the Quarterly but have yet to find an online source in order to read the articles. Michael Sellers ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harriet Welch" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:44 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > If memory serves me, one of the churches was referred to as the "Upper" > Peaked Mtn. and the other the "Lower" Peaked Mtn. It can get confusing as > to which church is being referenced. > > Some history of the McGaheysville Peaked Mtn. Church along with the > agreement between the Lutheran & Reformed congregations, translation of > baptismal & marriage records and rolls of the early church were published > in the William & Mary Quarterly and are online at: > http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/va/rockingham/churches/peakmtn.txt > > Harriet Welch > > > > > On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 18:05:48 -0400, Judith <[email protected]> wrote: > > > According to the Descendents of Rev. Alexander Miller Book....by > > Shirley Cullers MiIller, the Peaked Mtn Church that Alex Miller > > preached at was at Cross Keys and not at McGaheysville. He also preached > > at the Cooks Creek Church at Dayton also. > > [email protected] wrote: > >> It is my understanding that there were two Peaked Mountain Churches > >> and that the one at Cross Keys and Cooks Creek was the one of Rev. > >> Alexander Miller and that the one at McGaheysville was a German > >> Reformed church with a different minister. > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >

In a message dated 9/6/2006 9:49:42 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Ed, Thank you very much for the help! I live in the west and have not ever been to VA, so you have helped narrow my area to search. Do you know what cemetary would be closest to Boone's Run in the 1787? Thanks, Sandy Fye There were several cemeteries near Boone's Run. What person or persons were you interested in finding? Robert

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BC.2ACI/1605.1 Message Board Post: Peaked Mountain Church Cemetery From the Harrisonburg Rockingham County Historical Society cemetery website, here is the directions given for the Peaked Mountain Cemetery. Location McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia. From Courthouse in Harrisonburg, Virginia, take Route 33 East. Go 7.9 miles and turn right onto Route 996 (McGaheysville Road). Go 2.7 miles and cemetery is on the left side of the road next to and behind Brown Memorial United Church of Christ. In A HISTORY OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY VIRGINIA, by John W. Wayland, on page 259 #3, this is written; McGaheysville: Peaked Mountain Church, built in 1769, and held jointly by the Lutherans and Reformed, stood at or near the site now occupied by the old union church. The latter is said to have been built about 1800 by Nicholas Leap, and to have been dedicated May 25, 1804, by Christian Streit and John Brown; used only by the Lutherans since 1885. Hope some of this helps :) Angel Joseph-DeLawder

Ed, Thank you very much for the help! I live in the west and have not ever been to VA, so you have helped narrow my area to search. Do you know what cemetary would be closest to Boone's Run in the 1787? Thanks, Sandy Fye

It is my understanding that there were two Peaked Mountain Churches and that the one at Cross Keys and Cooks Creek was the one of Rev. Alexander Miller and that the one at McGaheysville was a German Reformed church with a different minister.

I have copies of Rev. Alexander Millers baptism and marriage records on my CD entitiled "Cornelius Bowman A Founding Father of America" email [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) if interested

I think that Union churches often just shared the building but had separate services and ministers. My ancestor Capt. Peter Scholl was active in the founding of the Rader Church which was originally a Union Church of Presbyterians and Lutherans.

I'm pretty sure that the Peaked Mountain German Reformed & Lutheran Union Church is as described by Mike below. The Peaked Mountain Presbyterian Church aka Cross Roads Presbyterian is discussed by LSC - I think it was at/near the intersection of Cross Keys Rd [formerly Kezzletown Rd] and Battlefield Rd. The Massanutten - Cross Keys Cemetery is at this location, and directly across Battlefield Rd is a Ruritan(?) Club building which I think used to be a church. For what it is worth remember that Presbyterians are Scottish Reformed. I had a number of ancestors who moved from German Reformed to Presbyterian [Scottish Reformed] as they became more comfortable in English and when those churches were closer and easier to get to. Until I realized that theologically GR and Presbyterians are both followed John Calvin, I wondered why so many made this transition. Thom Flory -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 6:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church I have two references for the location of the original PMC being in McGaheysville. Hopefully they will be of some help. The first is cited from a report by W. A. Byerly for the WPA on June 15, 1938. A picture of the PMC was included in the report and can be viewed and read in its entirety online thru the Library of Virginia's "Virginia Historical Inventory". A portion of Byerly's 1938 report reads as follows: PEAKED MOUNTAIN CHURCH LOCATION: North end of McGaheysville, Virginia, on National Highway OWNERS: The original church was built in 1769, jointly by the Reformed and Lutheran congregations and stood near the site of the present Union Church, built by the German Reformed and Lutheran congregation in 1800 (aka, Brown Memorial UCC). DESCRIPTION: This old building is unique in its architectural construction in many ways and is hard to describe by writing. It is two story, double height in one story, with gallery formerly all around, but now only in the front entrance of the building. The old spiral stairway and pulpit have been changed to a samll, plain pulpit, three or four steps aobve the floor. A small, narrow, open stairway to the right of the entrance lends to a gallery across the front end of the church. The benches are plain, straight backed, pine, painted. The furnishings are very simple, with oen or two old fashioned hanging lamps. HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Mr. J. W. Boreden, eighty years old, was sexton of this early church for twelve years; and he gave me [Byerly] much information as to the ways, customs, etc., of this early church, and its preachers. He has an early communion cup, pint size, used in their religious services. there were two sizes, one pint and one and one half pint, communion cups. Byerly then goes on to include the original church agreement between the Reformed and Lutheran congregations dated October 31, 1769. A 2nd source is cited from John Wayland's "A History of Rockingham County", Chapter 14, 'Churches and Religious Life', page 258: LUTHERAN CHURCH Lutheran Churches in Rockingham (1912) "3) McGaheysville: Peaked Mountain Church, built in 1769, and held jointly by the Lutherans and Reformed, stood at or near the site now occupied by the old union church (aka, Brown Memorial UCC). The latter is said to have been built about 1800 by Nicholas Leap, and to have been dedicated May 25, 1804, by Christian Streit and John Brown; used only by the Lutherans since 1885." The 1885 date is of importance in Wayland's next discussion of the Reformed Churches in Rockingham County, pages 269-270: REFORMED CHURCH "3) Brown Memorial: At McGaheysville; built in 1885, after a separation of the old Reformed and Lutheran congregation. Additional references cited by Wayland's but not addressed in full in his book were as follows: "On Brown Memorial Church, see "Our Assistant", May, 1899, published at Mt. Crawford; On Father Brown, Rockingham Register, March 29, 1895, and March 12, 1897". Wayland did state on page 267 that there was indeed a Peaked Mountain congregation "probably at Cross Keys". However, from his writings it seemed clear (at least to me) that McGaheysville was the site/location of the original, and perhaps more well known, "Peaked Mountain Church". Michael Sellers ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 2:08 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 > says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian > Church. It does not give a location. ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free.

Maxine, There are no other Longs in the records (just my Henry), nor do I see any Pumphrey(s). I have not come across a Michael Long old enough to be yours. I would like to hear more about your Micheal Long. However, that name does not appear in my families. My (brick wall) Henry Long (believed to be German) was in NC by 1777, possibly leaving VA and the Peaeked Mountain area by 1766. Dave Long Memphis, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > Hi David( Dave; > Do you have a copy of this book of the church's records?? > I am looking for a Michael ( Michal) LONG who was there that time period. Had a dau ( Elinore), Maley, > Naley, Nelly, who mar to Nathan Pumphrey; He b abt 1765. mar about 1794? This record is in the Woodstock, > Va court house. Nalley and Nelie are shown in the land etc. records. They lived in Rockingham Co. > The name is spelled Pumfrey for Nathan. @ records of their mar. abt 1794. now reside in Richmond , > Rockingham Co. Va. Available at the Shenandoah Co. Lib. also. > Michal Long listed as father and signed for mar. > I wonder more about this Michal Long family and her mother, His wife), and siblings etc. > Since you have lONG's there I am wondering if you have any in your research??? > She and Nathan was my4th grt grandparents. > > Maxine Wilton > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David W. Long" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:45 PM > Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > > >> To add to this conversation, My Henry and Catherine Long had there eldest daughter baptized at Peaked >> Mountain Church when it was likely still a meeting house. This is one of the earliest records. Henry Long >> lived adjacent Jacob Harmon who left land "to the Church where the Meeting House now stands" in his will. >> Jacob Harmon lived adj. the Peaked Mountain (or Jacob's neighbor, would have to check records). >> >> I have recently discovered that the same Henry and Catherine (Pence) Long were also married at Peaked >> Mountain as well (most likely). Their 1761 marraige record can be found in the back of Reverend Alexander >> Miller's ledger book that he kept for Cook's Creek and Peak Mountain Congregations. This includes 6 pages >> of baptisms and marraiges performed by Rev. Miller from 1759 to 1764. Said Rev. Miller was a Presbyterian >> Minister. >> >> The records are from the first volume of records of First Presbyterian Church of Harrisonburg, VA >> (originally the Cooks Creek and Peaked Mountain congregations) located at the Presbyterian Church (USA) >> Department of History, Montreat, North Carolina. >> >> Henry and Catherine were Lutheran, why were they married by a Presbyterian Minister? Was it due to the >> lack of Lutheran mimnister? I believe so...Because I think that only ordained? ministers could legally >> perform marraiges at that time. >> >> Could these records be the source of confusion that some refer to Peaked Mountain as a Presby Church? >> >> Just my 2 cents, thought it might help some. Would also like others oppinions. >> >> Dave Long >> Memphis, TN >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:54 PM >> Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church >> >> >>> >>> You could very well be correct. That's just what the BOOK says ! >>> >>> In a message dated 9/5/2006 4:01:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >>> [email protected] writes: >>> >>> Hmm...that's interesting...I thought it was always a "union" >>> church...Lutheran and Reformed. >>> >>> [email protected] wrote: >>> >>>>The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 >>>>says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian >>> >>>>Church. It does not give a location. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > >

Sandy, Boone's Run is about 5 miles north of McGaheysville, Va. It runs out of Runkle's Gap on the east side of the Massanutten Mt. and flows into the north fork of the Shenandoah River. Peaked Mountain church and old Saint Peters Lutheran would have been the closest churches to the Boone's Run area in the 1780's. Traveling east on Rt. 33 from Harrisonburg, about 2 miles past McGaheysville, turn left on Rt. 602. In about 3 miles you will cross Boone's Run. It is near the present community of East Point. Rt. 602 runs roughly parallel to the east side of the Massanutten Mt. Ed Rinaca ----- Original Message ----- From: "sndy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:53 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > Hi, > I think I read somewhere about my Fye line having something to do with > that church. In a related question: > I have Charles Fye died 1787 Boone's Run, VA. Does anyone know where > that is? > Thanks, Sandy > >

Is anyone surnamed FORD, FARNEY, HAWK, RIFE, RUNION or ZETTY in the Peaked Mountain records? -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/436 - Release Date: 9/1/2006

Go to this web site for exact directions. http://www.rootsweb.com/~varockin/HRHS/cem/peak_mtn.htm Ed Rinaca ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:21 PM Subject: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Mueller > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BC.2ACI/1605 > > Message Board Post: > > I am trying to find the current location of the Peaked Mountain Church. My great-great-great-great grandmother was baptised there in 1776. i read that it was moved from its original location. I think her parents were living in Meullerstadt which is now Woodstock. I presume the church was near there but now references to it say Rockingham county. Does anyone know where it is? > >

You could very well be correct. That's just what the BOOK says ! In a message dated 9/5/2006 4:01:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Hmm...that's interesting...I thought it was always a "union" church...Lutheran and Reformed. [email protected] wrote: >The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 >says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian >Church. It does not give a location. >

To add to this conversation, My Henry and Catherine Long had there eldest daughter baptized at Peaked Mountain Church when it was likely still a meeting house. This is one of the earliest records. Henry Long lived adjacent Jacob Harmon who left land "to the Church where the Meeting House now stands" in his will. Jacob Harmon lived adj. the Peaked Mountain (or Jacob's neighbor, would have to check records). I have recently discovered that the same Henry and Catherine (Pence) Long were also married at Peaked Mountain as well (most likely). Their 1761 marraige record can be found in the back of Reverend Alexander Miller's ledger book that he kept for Cook's Creek and Peak Mountain Congregations. This includes 6 pages of baptisms and marraiges performed by Rev. Miller from 1759 to 1764. Said Rev. Miller was a Presbyterian Minister. The records are from the first volume of records of First Presbyterian Church of Harrisonburg, VA (originally the Cooks Creek and Peaked Mountain congregations) located at the Presbyterian Church (USA) Department of History, Montreat, North Carolina. Henry and Catherine were Lutheran, why were they married by a Presbyterian Minister? Was it due to the lack of Lutheran mimnister? I believe so...Because I think that only ordained? ministers could legally perform marraiges at that time. Could these records be the source of confusion that some refer to Peaked Mountain as a Presby Church? Just my 2 cents, thought it might help some. Would also like others oppinions. Dave Long Memphis, TN ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:54 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > > You could very well be correct. That's just what the BOOK says ! > > In a message dated 9/5/2006 4:01:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hmm...that's interesting...I thought it was always a "union" > church...Lutheran and Reformed. > > [email protected] wrote: > >>The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 >>says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian > >>Church. It does not give a location. >> > > > > >

Do you have this book? Is there and Long's ( Michael0 Michal and or Nathan Pumphrey ( Pumfrey) in the book.??? I have a dau. Nally, Maley, Nelie, Elinore Long mar Nathan abt 1794 Hr b 1765 in Pitt Co. NC She prob. b in Rockingham of Shenandoah Co's Va. Mar in Rockingham Co. Record in Richmond Va and also Shenandoah Lib. Maxine Wilton [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 4:54 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > > You could very well be correct. That's just what the BOOK says ! > > In a message dated 9/5/2006 4:01:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Hmm...that's interesting...I thought it was always a "union" > church...Lutheran and Reformed. > > [email protected] wrote: > >>The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 >>says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian > >>Church. It does not give a location. >> > > > > > >

Hi David( Dave; Do you have a copy of this book of the church's records?? I am looking for a Michael ( Michal) LONG who was there that time period. Had a dau ( Elinore), Maley, Naley, Nelly, who mar to Nathan Pumphrey; He b abt 1765. mar about 1794? This record is in the Woodstock, Va court house. Nalley and Nelie are shown in the land etc. records. They lived in Rockingham Co. The name is spelled Pumfrey for Nathan. @ records of their mar. abt 1794. now reside in Richmond , Rockingham Co. Va. Available at the Shenandoah Co. Lib. also. Michal Long listed as father and signed for mar. I wonder more about this Michal Long family and her mother, His wife), and siblings etc. Since you have lONG's there I am wondering if you have any in your research??? She and Nathan was my4th grt grandparents. Maxine Wilton [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "David W. Long" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 5:45 PM Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > To add to this conversation, My Henry and Catherine Long had there eldest > daughter baptized at Peaked Mountain Church when it was likely still a meeting > house. This is one of the earliest records. Henry Long lived adjacent Jacob > Harmon who left land "to the Church where the Meeting House now stands" in his > will. Jacob Harmon lived adj. the Peaked Mountain (or Jacob's neighbor, would > have to check records). > > I have recently discovered that the same Henry and Catherine (Pence) Long were > also married at Peaked Mountain as well (most likely). Their 1761 marraige > record can be found in the back of Reverend Alexander Miller's ledger book that > he kept for Cook's Creek and Peak Mountain Congregations. This includes 6 pages > of baptisms and marraiges performed by Rev. Miller from 1759 to 1764. Said Rev. > Miller was a Presbyterian Minister. > > The records are from the first volume of records of First Presbyterian Church of > Harrisonburg, VA (originally the Cooks Creek and Peaked Mountain congregations) > located at the Presbyterian Church (USA) Department of History, Montreat, North > Carolina. > > Henry and Catherine were Lutheran, why were they married by a Presbyterian > Minister? Was it due to the lack of Lutheran mimnister? I believe so...Because > I think that only ordained? ministers could legally perform marraiges at that > time. > > Could these records be the source of confusion that some refer to Peaked > Mountain as a Presby Church? > > Just my 2 cents, thought it might help some. Would also like others oppinions. > > Dave Long > Memphis, TN > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 6:54 PM > Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > > >> >> You could very well be correct. That's just what the BOOK says ! >> >> In a message dated 9/5/2006 4:01:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> [email protected] writes: >> >> Hmm...that's interesting...I thought it was always a "union" >> church...Lutheran and Reformed. >> >> [email protected] wrote: >> >>>The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 >>>says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian >> >>>Church. It does not give a location. >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > >

Hmm...that's interesting...I thought it was always a "union" church...Lutheran and Reformed. [email protected] wrote: >The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 >says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian >Church. It does not give a location. > > > > >

If you go to the Library of Virginia website, and click on "What We Have," and then click on "Photographic Collections," you can find a photo of the church. Just type Peaked Mountain Church into the search box. http://www.lva.lib.va.us ~Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 1:21 PM Subject: [VAROCKIN] Peaked Mountain Church > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Mueller > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BC.2ACI/1605 > > Message Board Post: > > I am trying to find the current location of the Peaked Mountain Church. > My great-great-great-great grandmother was baptised there in 1776. i read > that it was moved from its original location. I think her parents were > living in Meullerstadt which is now Woodstock. I presume the church was > near there but now references to it say Rockingham county. Does anyone > know where it is? > >

The book, The Heartland by Nancy B. Hess, Harrisonburg, Va., 1976, p. 59 says that Peaked Mountain Church was also known as Cross Roads Presbyterian Church. It does not give a location.

Peaked Mountain Church was in/near McGaheysville. The original church no longer exists. Since its name refers to the mountain at the end of the Massanutten range near McGaheysville, which is many miles (30?) from Woodstock, it seems unlikely they were the same churches. I'm not sure, though; someone else may have better info. Bill Derrow [email protected] wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Surnames: Mueller >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/5BC.2ACI/1605 > >Message Board Post: > >I am trying to find the current location of the Peaked Mountain Church. My great-great-great-great grandmother was baptised there in 1776. i read that it was moved from its original location. I think her parents were living in Meullerstadt which is now Woodstock. I presume the church was near there but now references to it say Rockingham county. Does anyone know where it is? > > > > >