-----Original Message----- From: Linda Brennan [mailto:linda@triadesignfirm.com] Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:53 AM To: Shenandoah County, VA Rootsweb list Subject: {not a subscriber} location of fort valley road Can anyone tell me the location of Fort Valley Road? I'd like to put in on my list of places to travel next time I'm in VA. -- Kind Regards, Linda _______ Linda Stokesbury Brennan stokesy48@earthlink.net Lansing, MI Researching: STOKESBURY, LAMARE, OLINGER, ORR, DUNNING, WYCKOFF, PAINTER/BAINTER, CLARK

I find it very odd that the entire population of a town is comprised entirely of only A ' s and B's of the alphabet. Sure you are not missing some pages? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Pierce" <tvpierce@infionline.net> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 7:35 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE Louise, Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. Hope this helps. Tom RUTH HENRY wrote: >Hi, >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. >Regards, Louise > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe.

Does anyone have a listing of the columns in the 1820 Shenandoah Co. census? I found that the online image for the page containing my ancestor, Isaac Bowman had several more columns than the blank form I have. Mark Carey careymj@charter.net

This web address was posted on the Morgan County, WV list. It your family lived near the border of Frederick County, you might find some of your surnames on this list. This is a listing of NURSES who registered with the state of West Virginia 1907 - 1935, early nursing schools and etcetera. There are lots of familiar names! It's worth the look! http://www.lindapages.com/nurses/nurses.htm Nancy

Hi folks, I wonder if anyone has seen reference to Benjamin and Sarah Andrews, parents of James M. Andrews. James was born around 1824. On his Marriage License in Shenandoah County, it lists Benjamin and Sarah as parents and James's birthplace as Warren County. I have no other information on Benjamin. I know that in the mid 1850s James M. Andrews lived in Page County. Eventually a descendant of James M. Andrews lived at Elizabeth Furnace. Thanks for any help. Sally Andrews Gudas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Pierce" <tvpierce@infionline.net> To: <VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 9:23 PM Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE > Pat, > I've seen reference to that Isabella Furnace in Warren County > genealogies. That is not the Isabella named in the 1820 census of > Shenandoah County. The census furnace was the one at Luray, operated by > Benjamin Blackford, most likely named after his wife, Isabella Arthur > Blackford. > > Do you know the location of the Calmes furnace? It is not listed in the > 1859 directory of furnaces published by what is now the American Iron > and Steel Institute. > > Tom > Patricia Moser wrote: > > > "Warren Sentenal" March 20, 1947 > > > >Isabella Furnace was the first furnace built in Fort Valley, 1820-30. Owned by Samuel Richardson and his son Marcus. > >Samuel was the son-in-law of Isaac Miller. Samuel's brick home was called "Contentment". The Isabella Furnace was named for Isabella Calmes, wife of Samuel Richardson. She was a direct descendant of Marcus Calmes. > >It is of interest to know, the campanion of Marcus Calmes was Peter Lehew who escaped from France following the infamous Edict of Nantes in the company of 300 other refugees. > >They reached England from where they sailed for the colony of Virginia. > >Landing at Falmouth on the Potomac. The colony moved up into Prince William County and established the Village of Mantkin. > >Marcus Calmes and Peter Lehew climed the Blue Ridge until they came to the Village of Linden. On old maps it is marked as, "Calmes Pass". > >Peter Lehew took up both sides of "Happy Creek" on what Front Royal was built. > > > >The other firnace was Elizabeth Furnace owned by John and Fayette Buck, Marcus Richardson, William Ashby and Isaac Miller. > >Marcus Calmes contunued down to what is now Clarke Co VA. "Old Frederick County" > >While searching the Isabella Furnace, I google searched the Catoctin Furnace in MD. > >I found that a very generous person has put the images of the Blackford Bible there. > >I am sending my heartfelt Thanks. > > > >Pat > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tom Pierce > > To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE > > > > > > Louise, > > Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA > > If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the > > west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a > > mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. > > If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace > > site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which > > provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. > > > > Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to > > Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he > > lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. > > > > I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at > > least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at > > Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting > > with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Tom > > > > RUTH HENRY wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. > > >Regards, Louise > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > > >Do you Yahoo!? > > >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > > > > > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > > >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > > > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > >

Tom, Ann Davis was so kind to send along some websites during our "Isabella Furnace" discussion last week and I have just now had time to start checking them all out. I know this is coming out of left-field on the subject of our "Isabella Furnace" however, I found something very interesting for those who need another thing to stick in their big dark hole (the filing cabinet)! There was another "Isabella Furnace" located on the West side of Bollinger Drive (LR 35151) at the T-intersection with Creek Road (LR 15149) in the Wyebrooke Vicinity (West Nantreal Twp.), Chester County, PA. The Chester Co., PA furnace was erected in 1835 and ceased operations in 1894, so it doesn't have anything to do with the VA furnace; but I found the following names in connection with the PA furnace which are names we find in the VA furnace neighborhood----------so thought I would share. The original owner was Robert WILSON who sold it (I assume this means the property) to Henry Potts & John P. RUTTER in 1835. In 1855, it was sold to John Irey and James BUTLER. Listed in the "American Republican" along with the 1855 Public Sale of the furnace were a number of other acreages with the names of the owners listed. The two names that jumped out at me were ROBINSON and SHINER. There are always ROBINSONS listed next to and near my RUTTER family on the PPT lists. One of the RUTTERS married into the SHINER family of Shenandoah and there are WILSONS and BUTLERS in the area. I forgot to mention the name MAY. I guess it is time to put this to rest---------oh, hum. Chocy

Chocy, Thank you for shedding light on a small puzzle. I had never seen the name "Shenandoah Furnace" used for Isabella before. There is mention in the court records of the road from Shenandoah Furnace to Front Royal (Wayland, p. 245) and nobody that I know of ever knew for sure what furnace that referred to. I think you've nailed it down. Tom Chocybrown@aol.com wrote: >Hi Listers, >I have learned a lot! >Over the last few days, I have been following the list's "Isabella Furnace" >discussion thread and I want to thank everyone for sharing. >While I am not researching any of the families mentioned, I find my >RITTER/RUTTER family living as neighbors among the ones that were mentioned. >In case some of you don't have it, I am posting some of the material I have >concerning the families that have been mentioned in the discussion. > >"1815 Shenandoah County, VA Landowners" > >BLACKFORD, Arthur, and CO., of Shenandoah Furnace; South RV, Dry Run, Oar >Bank, >Hawksbill, Pass Run; 20S. > >(Is Arthur another surname for those in the company or the first name for >BLACKFORD? On my modern ADC map, I can see where Dry Run, Pass Run, & Hawksbill >Creek come together at South River & is about 20 miles south of Woodstock. The >2003 map show the location at the intersection of Forge Rd & Hook Hill Rd >-RT.#654 just northwest of Luray & RT.#340). This is in today's Page County about >3 miles east of the Shenandoah County line.) > >ARTHUR, John, and CO., of Columbia Furnace; Stoney CK 7W. > >"1835-1836 Shenandoah County Business License List" >March 20, 1835; James S. ARTHUR; Merchant >March/May? 11, 1835; James S. ARTHUR; Merchant >November 7, 1835; Benjamin BLACKFORD & Son; Merchant >May 9, 1836; Benjamin BLACKFORD & Son; Merchant. >May 9, 1836; James S. ARTHUR; Merchant. > >"The German Element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia" by John W. Wayland >1907 >Page 203 &204 > On a day in the latter part of October, 1781, as the news of Cornwallis' >surrender was being vociferously received in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, a >wealthy German and his family came into the town. It was Dirck Pennybacker, son >of Col. John Pennybacker of the American army. Dirck Pennybacker had moved >from Pennsylvania, a few years before, to a place near Sharpsburg, MD, and there >had built an iron-working establishment; but a great freshet had swept away >the labor of his hands, and now he was coming to try his fortunes in Virginia. >Passing on through Woodstock, he went across the Massanutten Mountain into >what is now Page County, and built Redwell Furnace on the Hawksbill Creek. After >awhile, as the industry enlarged, the Pennybackers reached over the >Massanutten and established a forge and associated iron works on Smith's Creek, a few >miles below New Market. The place is still know as Pine Forge; and some of the >massive limestone walls of the buildings yet remain. Mr. P. E. Frederick owned >and operated Pine Forge for some years prior to the Civil War, and >occasionally thereafter as late as about 1885. > >In 1810, Benjamin Pennybacker, son of Dirck and father of US Senator Isaac >Samuel Pennybacker, built for his home the spacious "White House," still >standing and doing good service at Pine Forge. George M. and Joel Pennybacker, sons >of Benjamin and brothers to the Senator, bought early in the 19th century large >quantities of mountain land in western Shenandoah and Rockingham. In the >former county they built, a few miles west of Woodstock, the well-known Liberty >Furnace, which for many years supplied the iron used at Pine Forge. In >Rockingham County, in Brock's Gap, they also built a furnace; but the ore there proved >worthless. As a monument of their labor, however, the old stack remains and an >oak tree has grown up through it. > >The Pennybackers were the pioneers in the iron-working industry in Shenandoah >and Page; but others, both Germans and English, soon followed them in the >same business. John ARTHUR built in 1809 the famous Columbia Furnace, still in >operation, ten miles west of Woodstock. The BLACKFORDS and >ARTHURS had a furnace in Powell's Fort, and probably one or two more near the >western border of Shenandoah. Columbia Furnace came in time into the >possession of George F. Hupp, of Strasburg, a paymaster in the War of 1812, and later >an extensive iron master. Shortly prior to the Civil War the same property >passed into the hands of another German, Samuel Myers, who owned at the same time >the furnace near Shenandoah Alum Springs. After to Civil War, Columbia became >the property of John Wissler, Esq., who operated it with great success till >1883. > >(Note: Wayland based the above article on the account furnished him by Joel >Pennybacker's daughter, Miss M. M. Pennybacker, of Linville Depot, VA; but he >was informed by Dr. S. J. Hoffman, of Woodstock, that Liberty Furnace was built >in 1822 by Walter Newman, Esq. It is possible that Newman and the >Pennybackers may have co-operated in the enterprise, or that one party succeeded the >other. Information was also gotten from Mr. Joel F. Kagey of Hawkinstown, Miss >Sarah M. Spengler, of Front Royal-per the author, John W. Wayland). > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >

Hi, I wonder if anyone out there has any info on the Rayphole/Raypole/Rapholse family that married into the Butt family in Shenandoah Co, Va. in 1803? Any and all help greatly appreciated. Bill Fox

HI all I hope someone can help. Joseph Feb 5 1801 Philip Ludwig and Matthy Who are these people? Barbara puzzled in Brea CA

Paper Treasures is a good place. http://www.papertreasuresbooks.com Email: rlewis1@rica.net Open 7 days a week Hours: 10 - 6 Eastern time. Paper Treasures 9595 Congress St P.O. BX 1160 New Market, VA, 22844 (540) 740-3135 At least thats what I found last time I looked at the Website. > Hi, suggest you contace Papaer Treasures in New > Market for a copy of Hammonds' Atlas. tele No in > 540-740-3135, e-mail <rlewis1@rica.net>. Ken > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. >

1815 Landowners Shenandoah County, VA BLACKFORD, Arthur, and Co., of Shenandoah Furnace; South RV, Dry Run, Oar Bank, Hawksbill, Pass Run; 20S. REMEY, Lewis; Luray;. REMY, Thomas, estate; drains South RV; 22E. RICHARDSON, Samuel; Passage CK; 17E. RICHARDSON, William, of Frederick County; Passage Run; 1 and ½ E. MILLER, Isaac; South RV, Fork of River; 23E, 18E. CALMES, ?, ?Spencer?; W; Happy CK; 26E. HENRY, Moses, ?Junior, of South RV; SE side of Fort MTN; 20SE. HENRY, Moses, of Gooney Manor; Gooney Run; 28SE. 1815 Landowners Frederick County, VA PETERS, Henry, heirs; Kernstown; 3S. JENNINGS, Daniel=8W RAMY, John; Front Royal in Leeds Manor, in Green Hill Manor; 22S, 16S. RICHARDSON, James; opposite the Swift Shoal Mills and River Hills; 15S. RICHARDSON, Samuel; North RV; 17S. RICHARDSON, William; Cloverdale; 2 and ½ W I have recently viewed the Page, Warren, and Shenandaoh Counties' Personal Property Tax Lists for those important cross over years when Page and Warren Counties were cut out of Shenandoah County. Below is a sample of where some of the people mentioned in the "Isabella Furnace" discussion were located. Page County was founded in 1831 & Warren County was founded in 1836. Prior to these years they would be found in Shenandoah County, VA. 1830-PPT-Shenandoah County, VA March 17; RAMEY, Elijah 1831-PPT-Shenandoah County, VA February 19; RICHARDSON, Washington. March 14; RAMEY, John; 2. March 26; RAMEY, Elijah; 2. 1832-PPT-Shenandoah County, VA April 5; RAMEY, Benjamin; 2. April 21; RICHARDSON, Marcus C.; 1. April 21; RICHARDSON, Cath. (wd.). 1833-PPT-Shenandoah County, VA HENRY, John (of Moses); 1. HENRY, Moses, Sen.; (Levi free) JENNINGS, John; 1. REMEY, James; 1. REMEY, Thomas; 1. REMEY, Ellison; 1. 1834-PPT-Shenandoah County, VA BAGGERLY, Charles W; 1. RAMEY, John; 4. 1835-PPT-Shenandoah County, VA HENRY, Moses; 2. HENRY, William (of Moses); 1. HENRY, John (of M.); 1. JENINGS, John; 1. JENINGS, Lloyd T; 1. REMEY, John; 5. REMEY, Franklin; 2. REMEY, Benjamin; 2. REMEY, Presley; 1. REMEY, John; 1. RICHARDSON, Marcus C.; 1. RICHARDSON, Catharine County of Shenandoah, Virginia Licenses List March 20, 1835; James S. Arthur; Merchant March /May ? 11, 1835; James S. Arthur; Merchant. November 7, 1835; Benjamin Blackford & Son; Merchant. May 9, 1836; Benjamin Blackford & Son; Merchant. May 9, 1836; James S. Arthur; Merchant. 1837-PPT-Shenandoah County, Virginia March 17; RAMEY, Isaac; 2. February 4; RAMEY, Franklin; 1. February 22; RAMEY, Benjamin; 2. February 22; RAMEY, John; 1. 1838-PPT-Shenandoah County, Virginia February 7; REMEY, Benjamin; 2. February 7; REMEY, John; 1. March 13; RAMEY, Charles; 1. March 13; RAMEY, Isaac; 2. February 24; RAMY, Franklin; 1. 1839-PPT-Shenandoah County, Virginia April 20; RAMEY, Charles; 1. April 20; RAMEY, Isaac; 2. 1836-PPT-Warren County, VA March 24; HENRY, Moses; 2. March 29; BUCK, John; 3. March 23; JENNINGS, Reuben; 1. March 23; JENNINGS; John; 1. March 23; JENNINGS; Lloyd T.; 1. March 17; MILLER, Jacob S; 1. March 17; MILLER, William; 1. March 17; MILLER, Peter; 1. March 22; MILLER, Peter (stiller); 1. March 22; MILLER, Daniel; 1. March 23; MILLER, John; 2. March 23; MILLER, Lewis; 1. March 15; RICHARDSON, Marcus C; 1. March 15; RICHARDSON, Catharine. March 24; RICHARDSON, William; 1. March 17; RAMEY, John; 5. 1837 PPT-Warren County, VA HENRY, John (of Moses); 1. ASHBY, William R.; 1. BUCK, John; 2. BUCK, John; 4. BEGGARLY, Charles W.; 1. GENNINGS, Reuben F., 1. GENNINGS, John; 1. GENNINGS, Lloyd; 1. MILLER, John; 1. MILLER, Peter (miller); 1. MILLER, Jacob S.; 1. MILLER, Peter; 1. MILLER, William; 1. MILLER, Lewis; 2. RAMEY, John; 3;. RAMEY, James; 1. RAMEY, Ellison; 1. RAMEY, Thomas; 1. RICHARDSON, William; 2. RICHARDSON, Marcus C.; 2. RICHARDSON, Catherine. 1832-PPT-Page County, Virginia March 10; RAMEY, Elijah; 2. March 10; RAMEY, William; 1. 1833-PPT-Page County, Virginia March 7; RICHARDSON, Washington February 2; RAMEY, Elijah; 2. April 22; RAMEY, John; 1. April 22; RAMEY, William; 1. 1834-PPT-Page County, Virginia March 13; RAMEY, Elijah; 3. March 13; RAMEY, John; 1. 1835-PTT-Page County, Virginia March 6; RAMEY, Elijah; 3. March 7; RAMEY, John; 1. April 17; RAMEY, Lewis; 1. 1836-PPT-Page County, Virginia March 13; RAMEY, Elijah; 1. 1837-PPT-Page County, Virginia February 25; RAMEY, Elijah; 1. 1838-PPT-Page County, Virginia March 6; RAMEY, Elijah; 2. 1841-PPT-Page County, Virginia April 6; RAMEY, Elijah; 1. 1842-PPT-Page County, Virginia March 8; RAMEY, Elijah; 1. 1843-PPT-Page County, Virginia RAMEY, Elijah; 1.

Hi Listers, I have learned a lot! Over the last few days, I have been following the list's "Isabella Furnace" discussion thread and I want to thank everyone for sharing. While I am not researching any of the families mentioned, I find my RITTER/RUTTER family living as neighbors among the ones that were mentioned. In case some of you don't have it, I am posting some of the material I have concerning the families that have been mentioned in the discussion. "1815 Shenandoah County, VA Landowners" BLACKFORD, Arthur, and CO., of Shenandoah Furnace; South RV, Dry Run, Oar Bank, Hawksbill, Pass Run; 20S. (Is Arthur another surname for those in the company or the first name for BLACKFORD? On my modern ADC map, I can see where Dry Run, Pass Run, & Hawksbill Creek come together at South River & is about 20 miles south of Woodstock. The 2003 map show the location at the intersection of Forge Rd & Hook Hill Rd -RT.#654 just northwest of Luray & RT.#340). This is in today's Page County about 3 miles east of the Shenandoah County line.) ARTHUR, John, and CO., of Columbia Furnace; Stoney CK 7W. "1835-1836 Shenandoah County Business License List" March 20, 1835; James S. ARTHUR; Merchant March/May? 11, 1835; James S. ARTHUR; Merchant November 7, 1835; Benjamin BLACKFORD & Son; Merchant May 9, 1836; Benjamin BLACKFORD & Son; Merchant. May 9, 1836; James S. ARTHUR; Merchant. "The German Element of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia" by John W. Wayland 1907 Page 203 &204 On a day in the latter part of October, 1781, as the news of Cornwallis' surrender was being vociferously received in Woodstock, Shenandoah County, a wealthy German and his family came into the town. It was Dirck Pennybacker, son of Col. John Pennybacker of the American army. Dirck Pennybacker had moved from Pennsylvania, a few years before, to a place near Sharpsburg, MD, and there had built an iron-working establishment; but a great freshet had swept away the labor of his hands, and now he was coming to try his fortunes in Virginia. Passing on through Woodstock, he went across the Massanutten Mountain into what is now Page County, and built Redwell Furnace on the Hawksbill Creek. After awhile, as the industry enlarged, the Pennybackers reached over the Massanutten and established a forge and associated iron works on Smith's Creek, a few miles below New Market. The place is still know as Pine Forge; and some of the massive limestone walls of the buildings yet remain. Mr. P. E. Frederick owned and operated Pine Forge for some years prior to the Civil War, and occasionally thereafter as late as about 1885. In 1810, Benjamin Pennybacker, son of Dirck and father of US Senator Isaac Samuel Pennybacker, built for his home the spacious "White House," still standing and doing good service at Pine Forge. George M. and Joel Pennybacker, sons of Benjamin and brothers to the Senator, bought early in the 19th century large quantities of mountain land in western Shenandoah and Rockingham. In the former county they built, a few miles west of Woodstock, the well-known Liberty Furnace, which for many years supplied the iron used at Pine Forge. In Rockingham County, in Brock's Gap, they also built a furnace; but the ore there proved worthless. As a monument of their labor, however, the old stack remains and an oak tree has grown up through it. The Pennybackers were the pioneers in the iron-working industry in Shenandoah and Page; but others, both Germans and English, soon followed them in the same business. John ARTHUR built in 1809 the famous Columbia Furnace, still in operation, ten miles west of Woodstock. The BLACKFORDS and ARTHURS had a furnace in Powell's Fort, and probably one or two more near the western border of Shenandoah. Columbia Furnace came in time into the possession of George F. Hupp, of Strasburg, a paymaster in the War of 1812, and later an extensive iron master. Shortly prior to the Civil War the same property passed into the hands of another German, Samuel Myers, who owned at the same time the furnace near Shenandoah Alum Springs. After to Civil War, Columbia became the property of John Wissler, Esq., who operated it with great success till 1883. (Note: Wayland based the above article on the account furnished him by Joel Pennybacker's daughter, Miss M. M. Pennybacker, of Linville Depot, VA; but he was informed by Dr. S. J. Hoffman, of Woodstock, that Liberty Furnace was built in 1822 by Walter Newman, Esq. It is possible that Newman and the Pennybackers may have co-operated in the enterprise, or that one party succeeded the other. Information was also gotten from Mr. Joel F. Kagey of Hawkinstown, Miss Sarah M. Spengler, of Front Royal-per the author, John W. Wayland).

It was a wonderful trip except for the RV which chose to let everything go wrong that was possible. Saw Lena French Fuller at the courthouse and Linda Varney was at the library. When I arrived, it was fall and a couple of days later winter arrived with very high winds and snow flurries in Edinburg and Strasburg. We stayed at Creekside Campground in Edinburg which is almost within spitting distance of the library. Beautiful little campground! I got a lot of tombstone pictures for Bethel Lutheran Cemetery in Hamburg. Don will add those when he has the time. I took several pictures of the Dodson land (Jacob Dodson m. Elizabeth Craig, son of Peter Dodson) located on Dodson Road in Conicville. Those will be added to the site later. I was fortunate enough to meet four new Dodson cousins in person that I had met online, Betty Hines, John Dodson, Jack Dodson, Jane Dodson Perry. The first updates I'm making are marriage certificates. All are from the 1860's. I copied them at random but made sure I got Miller for Michael Miller who spent so much of his time on the Hottel book update (Charles line) and I found a Lambert for Rick Monroe; Grim and Lutz for my dearest and best friend since age 13, Lynnie Sager; Silvious for guess who (first name is Don); and of course, Zimmer for myself (2nd marriage for Simon Peter Zimmer). The marriages listed below are on the site now. Many more will be added today and tomorrow...Kendall, McDonald, Stover, Bly, O'Brian, Kilby, Ruby, Artz (for Jim), McInturff, Funkhouser, Funk, Snapp, more of Miller, more of Overholtzer/Overholser, Grove, Coff, Sheetz, Sine, Weatherholtz, and others. Oh! I also copied the missing pages of Daniel Bly's book on indentures and guardianships. Those will be added after I make sure I still have permission to put those on the site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/mc_shenco.html JUST ADDED: Bly, David H & Wetzell, Leah - 1861 Fravel, David & Supinger, Louisa - 1860 Grim, James & Flemings, Catharine - 1860 Grim, William & Smootz, Barbara - 1861 Haun, John & Cline, Mary Jane - 1862 Lambert, Joseph & Foltz, Barbara Ann - 1864 Miller, William D & Miller, Catharine - 1864 Miller, James & Miller, Sarah Carolina - 1865 Silvious, Isaac & Grabill, Mary - 1860 Zimmer, Simon Peter & Ridenour, Edith - 1861 Zirkle, James A & Lutz, Louisa - 1865 You might wish to hit refresh often on the marriage page as I'll be adding more today if I have some free time. Alley Blackford Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb Co CC VASHENAN List Mgr

Hi, suggest you contace Papaer Treasures in New Market for a copy of Hammonds' Atlas. tele No in 540-740-3135, e-mail <rlewis1@rica.net>. Ken

Can someone help Brian? -----Original Message----- From: brian d. good [mailto:bdg99@shentel.net] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 8:17 PM To: alley@tampabay.rr.com Subject: DAR contact Info I am looking for information for a local DAR chapter in Woodstock, VA. I am trying to find info to transfer my membership. I was hoping you may have a contact for me. If so, please email it to me. Thanks!!

-----Original Message----- From: SUZYBC@aol.com [mailto:SUZYBC@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2003 11:34 PM To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: {not a subscriber} info from Loudoun Co deed Pagett, Cunningham Hill and Waldron i am not a member of this list but I ahve found a deed in Loudoun County in 1790's where the following people all listed as inhabiting Shenandoah County Va sold land that they had inherited from their deceased mother. The following women are named, Rachel Cunningham, Nancy Hill and Elizabeth Waldron. No spouses are named in this deed but these women are the children of Francis and Ruth Diskins Pagett. Ruth had been deeded this land and evidently her husband could live on the land but could not sell it as it was deeded to her and her children by her father John Diskins of Prince William County Va. hope that this may help someone Susan in VA

Re: Several postings on VASHENAN Mailing List regarding Redwell-Isabella Ironworks, located just north of Luray, Va. For an article on the Redwell-Isabella Furnace in the current (Nov. 13, 2003) issue of the Page News and Courier, go to <A HREF="http://www.dnronline.com/pnc-story6.html"> http://www.dnronline.com/pnc-story6.html</A>. There is a comprehensive article, "The Redwell Ironworks," by H. F. Comstock in "The Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts," Vol.VII, No. 1, pp. 40-81 (May 1981 Issue). This article was reprinted with permission in the "Newsletter of the Genealogical Society of Page County, Virginia" (Now renamed "Mountain Memories"), beginning with Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 33-42 (Spring 1996 Issue).

Carole, Jerry Lamberson is one of the folks that came down with Benjamin Blackford, first to Catoctin Furnace in Frederick, MD, then to Isabella Furnace. Somewhere in the black hole I call my file cabinet I have something also on the Peters family. I think they were also from Cumberland Co., PA. There was also a Zachariah Lamberson in Cumberland Co., but I don't think he moved, or least I've seen no record of it. There is a will for John Deavers in Page County which indicates Jeremiah was dead by 1832 and that his wife's name was Molly. The Lamberson's intermarried with a bunch of the iron families. After the failure of Isabella in 1841, many of the families moved to other furnaces. Some of this is on the Shenandoah County genweb site under furnaces\Blackford. I'll try to dig up some of what I have; give me a few days. Tom CA HACKER wrote: >With all the discussion about the Shenandoah Valley Furnaces I wondered if >anyone had ran across the surname LAMBERSON. My 3 great grandmother, Hannah >LAMBERSON, married William PETERS in 1809 in Shenandoah County. They lived >in the Forestville area. She died there in 1855. Her father was Jeremiah >LAMBERSON and she was born in 1786 in Pine Grove Furnace, PA. (I got this >from the death records in the court house). This is all I know about her or >her family. I believe her family worked at the furnaces and moved to areas >where there was work. Thanks for any help. >Carole > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >

Skip, Thanks for the question. Elizabeth Furnace was built in 1836, I think (maybe 1835 or 1837) so even though there was a pretty good path over the Massanutten at Milford, there was no furnace to go to. The mistake is in the transcription of the census. The person doing it must not have been familiar with Shenandoah County (or perhaps even Virginia) and assumed there were named districts like you see in some other states. So they took the designation of Isabella Furnace and continued it on page after page. They did the same thing for Pine Forge and possibly for Speedwell. I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment of the Fort Valley road. When I travel through Virginia, if I have an extra half hour, I try to drive at least part of it. It puts me in mind of what the Creator must have intended for us before we messed it up. Tom Skip wrote: >Tom, Louise & List: >I have been following your discussion. Very interesting. >Consider this: If John Jennings lived 12 to 15 miles North >of Isabella Furnace, maybe the mistake was made in the >name of the Furnace. Perhaps he was associated with >ELIZABETH Furnace. >Elizabeth Furnace is in Shenandoah County. It is located >at the very base of the East side of Massanuttin mountain >on state route 678. If you are not familiar with the area: To get >to the furnace take Rt. 55 which connects Front Royal and >Strasburg. Approximately halfway, at Waterlick, go South on >state route 678. Rt. 678 follows the waters of Passage Creek. >This road is one of the most scenic and beautiful places in the >State of Virginia. The site is marked on the Virginia State Highway >Map. >Skip > >Louise, >I believe John Jennings lived 12-15 miles north of Isabella Furnace. >That would be too far away for working at the furnace. A man could walk >perhaps 3 miles an hour and a horse 5 miles an hour, so the commute >would be more than what is generally reasonable. The closest mine to >Bentonville/Browntown that I am aware of was at Vaughn Summit in Page >County, again too far for a reasonable commute. The information in the >transcribed 1820 census saying he lived at Isabella Furnace is just a >mistake. > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >

Thanks for the reference to the News and Courier article. I knew a few of those folks once. I am interested in your statement that you are descended from Elijah Ramey. Or actually, I'm interested in whether Rodham Ramey was related to Elijah. Although Rodham seems to have lived down in the Forks, he several times paid his tax on the same day as the folks around Isabella Furnace. I wonder if he might have been visiting? Do you know what sort of work Elijah did? Thanks, Tom Patricia Moser wrote: >The article written on the Isabella Furnace can be found at www.winchesterstar.com > >Click on Page News and Courier >Thursday Nov. 13 >Elijah Ramey was an ancestor and, is on the list of workers. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Pierce > To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 6:23 PM > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE > > > Pat, > I've seen reference to that Isabella Furnace in Warren County > genealogies. That is not the Isabella named in the 1820 census of > Shenandoah County. The census furnace was the one at Luray, operated by > Benjamin Blackford, most likely named after his wife, Isabella Arthur > Blackford. > > Do you know the location of the Calmes furnace? It is not listed in the > 1859 directory of furnaces published by what is now the American Iron > and Steel Institute. > > Tom > Patricia Moser wrote: > > > "Warren Sentenal" March 20, 1947 > > > >Isabella Furnace was the first furnace built in Fort Valley, 1820-30. Owned by Samuel Richardson and his son Marcus. > >Samuel was the son-in-law of Isaac Miller. Samuel's brick home was called "Contentment". The Isabella Furnace was named for Isabella Calmes, wife of Samuel Richardson. She was a direct descendant of Marcus Calmes. > >It is of interest to know, the campanion of Marcus Calmes was Peter Lehew who escaped from France following the infamous Edict of Nantes in the company of 300 other refugees. > >They reached England from where they sailed for the colony of Virginia. > >Landing at Falmouth on the Potomac. The colony moved up into Prince William County and established the Village of Mantkin. > >Marcus Calmes and Peter Lehew climed the Blue Ridge until they came to the Village of Linden. On old maps it is marked as, "Calmes Pass". > >Peter Lehew took up both sides of "Happy Creek" on what Front Royal was built. > > > >The other firnace was Elizabeth Furnace owned by John and Fayette Buck, Marcus Richardson, William Ashby and Isaac Miller. > >Marcus Calmes contunued down to what is now Clarke Co VA. "Old Frederick County" > >While searching the Isabella Furnace, I google searched the Catoctin Furnace in MD. > >I found that a very generous person has put the images of the Blackford Bible there. > >I am sending my heartfelt Thanks. > > > >Pat > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Tom Pierce > > To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [VASHENAN] ISABELLA FURNACE > > > > > > Louise, > > Isabella Furnace was located about a mile north of Luray, Page Co., VA > > If you look on a map, you'll see State Rte 652 (Old Furnace Road) on the > > west side of Hawksbill Creek, going north from Luray. After about a > > mile, the road makes a sharp bend to the west and goes toward Hamburg. > > If you were to turn east at that point you would be at the furnace > > site. If you have a better map, you might find Yeager's Spring which > > provided the power for the air blower at the furnace. > > > > Your ancestor, John Jennings, is listed in the 1820 census just prior to > > Charles Beggarly and not far after Moses Henry. Those names suggest he > > lived in the Bentonville-Browntown area. > > > > I assume you may have looked at a transcribed 1820 census because at > > least one of those erroneously shows lots and lots of people at > > Isabella. The actual census shows only 22 families on p. 159, starting > > with Benjamin Blackford and ending with Benjamin Cubbage. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Tom > > > > RUTH HENRY wrote: > > > > >Hi, > > >I am wondering if anyone can tell me the exact location of Isabella Furnace. My ancestor john Jennings was listed in 1820 census for Isabella Furnace, however he lived at Browntown area. Would this area of Browntown be called Isabella furnace. > > >Regards, Louise > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- > > >Do you Yahoo!? > > >Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > > > > > > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > > >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > > To unsubscribe, send a msg. to VASHENAN-L-request@rootsweb.com or VASHENAN-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word unsubscribe. > > > > > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > > > >