This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: dungannonramp Surnames: Wheeler Blessing Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.russell/1043.1247.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Kevin. DNA is something you could consider. 10 years is a long time without any progress. My Wheelers are in same boat, only longer. Lately many are resorting to DNA to at least find a trail to follow. William Wheeler and Mary Friend had a son, John Wheeler living in Rhea Co. Tennessee Feb. 7, 1831. Records place him in Wash. Co. Va. after his father died 1815. He lived on the 96 acres with others in his family, including his mother Mary. Records also exist for him in Rhea Co. where he lived and died. On Feb.7, 1831 he was back in Wash. Co. Va. and signed a deed over to a Martin Moore, his father, William Wheelers original farm, "on the N. side of the N. fork of Holston river at the mouth of Tumbling Creek containing 96 acres." Recent cheek swab for y-dna (male) submitted by a descendent of William Wheeler of Tumbling Creek, was not a match to a y-dna descendent of James Wheeler of Sinclair Bottom. My Wheelers are the Washington Co. Va. Wheelers who lived in Sinclairs Bottom and spread out everywhere from there. There were at least 4 John Wheelers. One John, and the oldest, in my records, married Mary Blessing, daughter of Jacob Blessing, and she and John Wheeler were in Knox Co.Tennessee 1833. Jacob Blessing had died,leaving large landholdings in Wash. Co. Va. Many records indicate his place of residence was Sinclair Bottom. John Wheeler and Mary were in court naming their son Solomon their acting attorney back in Wash. Co. then John disappeared. ( I can't find him) His wife and some children went to Missouri. Another John Wheeler son of Oliver Wheeler Sen died Marion Va. after 1880. He said his father came from New York in 1880 census. From your past messages it appears you have already done a lot of research on the Wash. Co. Wheelers. James Wheeler and Fairleanah Harrison were in Floyd Co. Ky. as early as 1806-1808. He paid his last personal tax abt. 1806 Wash. Co. Va. He has court records 1808 Floyd Co. Ky. He could have earlier Floyd Co. records but the courthouse burned 1808, destroying earlier records of Floyd Co. Descendents of James and Fairleanah regard a John Harrison Wheeler born abt. 1811 as the son of James and Fairleanah. Any children they might have had in Va. (my opinion) went with them to Ky. Needs more research. John Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.