Linda, Wow. There is a little book recently published entitled, "Early Church Records of Rockingham County, Virginia" by F. Edward Wright (about $11.00) published by Family Line Publications (1-800-876-6103). In in are the baptisms of Friedens Church from 1786 through 1799. One you might be interested in: "1793: baptised (?) 19th: to Johan Ehrman and wife Chatrina is born Martin Eli Sebastian August 1793 witness Jacob Berby and wife." (copied exactly) ******************* > iv. MARY ELIZABETH MESSERLY, b. August 16, 1798; d. Deceased; m. WILLIAM >MCDANIEL, Bef. 1823, Rockingham County, Virginia. > >Notes for MARY ELIZABETH MESSERLY: > According to a Huffman researcher, Mary Elizabeth Messerly was baptised >at Friedens Union Church in Rockingham County, Virginia on September 30, 1798. I salute your researcher for finding the above reference because it is noted as follows: "to Hannes Maesserye and wife a daughter named MariElisabeth is born 16 August 1798 and baptised 30 September 1798" (copied exactly) I will e-mail Chuck and cross my fingers. I DO hope that when your book on the Earman family is published you will inform the list. This is no time for modesty. Thanks so much for your help, Maggie

Hope I am doing this correctly as I am very new to this. We are looking for Jacob Huff's father named George. Jacob Huff b: 1811 was married to Phebe Scothorn (Scothern) in Rockingham county, VA. Any information would be appreciated. Donna Huff

Linda, What an incredibly generous gesture. I'm tucking all the marriages away. The more information the better. The one that made me sit up was the following: >Descendants of Elizabeth Huffman > > 1 Elizabeth Huffman b: Unknown in Richmond Township, Berks County, >Pennsylvania d: Deceased >. +John Messerly b: Unknown d: Deceased m: Unknown in Rockingham County, >Virginia I have information on her parents, Valentine Hoffman and (maybe) Anna Marie Franck. A lot of files show she married a ? Messerly, but you are the first to note a first name. I do not find any information on this marriage in Rockingham County. She was born, according to one researcher, December 22, 1754. Would be very grateful for your source on the marriage place and his first name. AND, I'm almost scared to ask, do you have descendants? And all those Earmans. I'll contact you privately. I have Earmans I would LOVE to know more about. Thanks again, Maggie Kyger Miller

I'm new to your list & researching the above names: George Leohner married to Susannah Rhoades their daughter Catherine, born 1816 Fairfield Co., Ohio married Joseph W. Bright On Catherine's death certificate I found the parents names & that they were from Virginia. Also they were United Brethren. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, please contact me. Nancy Plain lamamama@bright.net owner, Country Stage Campground Nova, Ohio ICQ #6331125 home of the llamas

I'm in the process of trying to sort out the various Hoffman/Huffman marriages in Rockingham County hoping to establish which of these people were in my line--VALENTINE HOFFMAN. He arrived in Rockingham County in 1780 and became an elder at Frieden's Church. The name evolved to Huffman about 1825. I know there were other Hoffman/Huffman families in Rockingham County and elimination of some of these marriages as not in my line would be VERY helpful. So, would appreciate hearing from anyone who has these names in their line. It goes without saying, that I am more than willing to share information. Maggie Kyger Miller maggiem@empnet.com

To All Whom It May Concern: Search the “DESCRIPTIVE & HISTORICAL REGISTER of Enlisted Soldiers in the U.S. Army,” who served “At Buffalo,” between 1835 and 1846. This is a free service on: The Buffalo Barracks Historical Web Site [ http://www.buffalonet.org/army ] Every pre-Civil War state was well represented at this short lived federal military post. Many having served in the Florida Indian Wars, the War with Mexico, and then the Civil War. Perhaps you have an ancestor who was at the Buffalo Barracks? Cliff Williams 104740.372@compuserve.com

My name is Donald B. Bright and my great grand father Jacob Strother Bright was living in Rockingham County in the 1850's and 1860's as he appears on the 1850 and 1860 Federal Census there. I am interested in finding out who his parents were and also who his brothers and sisters were. I believe that there was a John Bright on the 1810 Federal Census in Rockingham County but I don't know if they are related to each other. Any information of my Bright line would be appreciated. Don Bright

My name is Donald B. Bright and my great grand father Jacob Strother Bright was living in Rockingham County in the 1850's and 1860's as he appears on the 1850 and 1860 Federal Census there. I am interested in finding out who his parents were and also who his brothers and sisters were. I believe that there was a John Bright on the 1810 Federal Census in Rockingham County but I don't know if they are related to each other. Any information of my Bright line would be appreciated. Don Bright

I have noticed that the Personal Property Tax Lists seem not to include all of the males between 16 and 21 that should show-up in the families that I am working on. In fact on the 1796 Tax Lists there seem to be many families that have only one or no males between 16 and 21. My questions are (1) was it common to apprentice or bound-out teenaged males so they could learn trades and (2) if that was the practice, were the apprenticed persons "tithables"? If they were not, then can I assume that they would not be included on the tax list? I have run into a couple of families that should have three or four teen-aged males living in the household, and there are either one or none listed. Guess I should have stated that I am working on 1787 through 1800 tax records. Any ideas appreciated. June

Does anyone have a connection to this Hartsook? Descendants of Peter Hartsook 1 HARTSOOK, Peter b: 1791 in MD d: Aft. 1860 in IN .. +EVILSIZER, Sarah b: 11/10/1784 in Berks Co,PA m: 03/14/1809 in Augusta Co,VA d: Bet. 1851 - 1860 in Harrison Co.,IN Father: EVELSHEIMER, Johannes Jakob Mother: ELIZABETH .... 2 HARTSOOK, Abigail b: 1826 in VA

Hi - I would love some information about the following people: John Williams Green Smith b: September 17, 1829 in Virginia d: Aft 1886 He was a Judge as was his father Daniel. He married Sallie (Sarah) McKelden b: Abt 1847 from Washington, D.C. Sarah (Sallie) died April 19, 1886 in Washington, D.C. She left one son Herbert McKelden Smith b: April 10, 1876. After her death in 1886, James Smith gave up guardianship to Sarah's sister in D.C. Any information would be welcome. I have him listed in the 1860 census index as being in Rockingham County, Harrisonburg P.O. Thanks, Debi Remer

Thought this might be of interest. Maggie Kyger Miller >======================================================= >DATABASE OF THE DAY (Free for 10 Days!) ><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>><<<>>> >======================================================= >Rockingham County, Virginia, Birth Records, 1894-1896 > >Bordering West Virginia in the northern part of the state, Rockingham >County, Virginia was formed in 1778. This database is a collection of over >2,100 birth records compiled from microfilm copies of original records kept >between 1894 and 1896. Researchers will find, in addition to the child's >name, parent's names, sex, race, and date of birth, page numbers that refer >to the original document containing the record. With over 2,100 records, >this can be a valuable source of information for researchers of Virginian >ancestors. > >Bibliography: Fridley, Beth. "Rockingham Co., Virginia Birth Records, >1894-1896." Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999. > >To search this database, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/ancestry/search/3692.htm

I am trying to locate the father and his family and origin of Addison Stitzer of Orange County. The 1850 Census lists a seventy-year old William living with Addison and family or Addison is living with him and two daughters?? I found a Wm. Stitzer in Rockingham in 1780, 1790, and 1810. In the 1860 Census I found a John Stilzer in Harrisonburg, Rockingham Co. A John Stitsler was in Shenandoah Co. 1783 Census. I have believed that they were related to the PA or MD Stitzer/Stitchers. I believe the generations are William, Addison, John William, Ray Vernon, Jack. I believe that John William, known as Willie or Bill was the link that changed from Stitzer to Stitcher. The name has numerous spellings, such as Stichter in PA, Stichles in NY, a Wm. Sticher in Orange 1830, a Joseph Sticher in DC in 1870, and Jacob Sticher in Baltimore in 1800. At least three generations were hatters or milliners. Old Pap, made top hats. Can someone please help me find and identify correctly Addison's father and mother and of course his siblings. The family was supposed to be German. Any questions please write me. I haven't been able to find out-of-print books for Rockingham. Thanks, Glynda Stitcher Fox

I have seen referrals to a store in the early 1800's near the Keezletown/Cross Keys crossroads area owned by Felix Gilbert. Does anyone have any knowledge of this account book or this store?

Looking for additional information on the family of Michael Harris and Jane Harrison Smith. This family was briefly documented in "Settlers by the Long Grey Trail", by J. Houston Harrison. (Trying to determine if Michael Harris is connected to John Crampton Harris & Sarah Ragan of Washington County,TN) page 47 "Jane H. Smith (1800- ), the daughter of William Smith, of Smithland, and wife Diana [McDonough] married Dr. Michael Harris of Rockingham. children: McDonough Harris James Harris Crampton Harris Thank you, Sherry

We are looking for the children of Cyrus Spitzer and Catherine Reid. We only have one, Charlie F. who married Mollie Catherine Zigler. Also we need the ancesters of Cyrus Spitzer. Any help?????? Floyd R. & Kathryn Garst Mason 115 E. Rainbow Drive Bridgewater, VA 22812-1733 see our Home Page http://home.rica.net/masonf3150/ Family Historians Garst 250th Reunion July 28-30 see <http://www.Garstfamily.com>

Monday I had one of those great experiences that only genealogy can bring. I traveled to Rockingham Co. to do some cemetery snooping. On the way I decided to stop by Bridgewater College and personally thank Terry Barkley the archivist at the Alexander Mack Library for some work he had done for me. I had not met Terry personally but we had e-mailed a few times. He turned out to be the most accommodating and friendly person that one can emagine. He personally showed me the Special Collections section of the Library and kept me supplied all morning long with genealogically related books on my family. The Special Collections section at Bridgewater College is much larger than the collection at the Rockingham Harrisonburg Historical Soceity and it's electronically indexed! They have a website which you can use to get to the electronic card index and also it will link you to the library at James Madison Univ. and the Univ. of Virginia. In the afternoon Terry serves as the Curator for the Reuel B. Pritchett Museum on campus in the basement of Cole Hall (every building on campus is only a five minute walk from the library). Going through the museum is a nice little break after you've been pouring over family histories for four hours. I can only tell you that going to the Library at Bridgewater College needs to be a "must" on your list of things to do when you're in the Valley. The exposure to the friendliness and generosity of Mountain Valley people was a rewarding experience. I definitely plan to go back. By the way, I never got to the cemetery. Here's their website. <A HREF="http://www.bridgewater.edu/departments/library/library.html">Alexande r Mack Memorial Library Home Page</A> Sincerely Tracy Hunter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My HUNTER family http://members.aol.com/th3978/index.html In Augusta Co., Va - HUNTER, GOOD, BOYERS, LANDES, LOWMAN, BAKER, RIMEL In Rockingham Co., Va - HUNTER, SITES, SMITH, BOWMAN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

-----Original Message----- From: TIM MARSHALL <tmarshall@cfanet.com> To: VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com <VAROCKIN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, February 14, 1999 6:36 PM Subject: [VAROCKIN-L] Fw: MIGRATION. 10/31/98 >Info purposes >-----Original Message----- >From: grand.roe <grand.roe@cwix.com> >To: CLARK-CHAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com <CLARK-CHAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 4:35 PM >Subject: MIGRATION. 10/31/98 > > >>Hi, >> >>I have been reading the posts about the migration pattern to Ohio. I live >>in Dayton, Ohio and always thought they came to Cincinnati and then >>north---until I "stumbled" onto the Clermont Co., Ohio Gen Web site. Go >>to; >> >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclermo/index.htm >> >>Click on RESOURCES and then scroll down to CHURCHES and click on >>Obannon/Stonelick Church. A lot of our Clark, Champaign and Miami >>ancestors came this route. (According to this early church record----even >>includes some names of our pioneers.) >> >>Carleene Roe >> >> > >

Info purposes -----Original Message----- From: grand.roe <grand.roe@cwix.com> To: CLARK-CHAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com <CLARK-CHAMPAIGN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 4:35 PM Subject: MIGRATION. 10/31/98 >Hi, > >I have been reading the posts about the migration pattern to Ohio. I live >in Dayton, Ohio and always thought they came to Cincinnati and then >north---until I "stumbled" onto the Clermont Co., Ohio Gen Web site. Go >to; > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohclermo/index.htm > >Click on RESOURCES and then scroll down to CHURCHES and click on >Obannon/Stonelick Church. A lot of our Clark, Champaign and Miami >ancestors came this route. (According to this early church record----even >includes some names of our pioneers.) > >Carleene Roe > >

Hello, Working on Mary Herdman, she was born abt 1745 I believe in VA. She married David Berry and the only child I can find is Johanna Berry born in 1765 in Rockingham Co, VA. Does anyone have any info on Mary Herdman-Berry? She died abt 1793? Thanks, Donna