Hi Gloria, Your "best educated guess" sounds real good to me, and I am extremely happy to have another road to check out. I like this lead because of George Miller being a neighbor. A George Miller was the bondsman of the marriage of Samuel and Lydia in 1846. Thank you so much Lisa In a message dated 12/3/2010 12:38:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, Chochoruss@aol.com writes: > > Lisa, Here is my best educated guess on the ancestry of Samuel Wilt. I > believe he might be a son of a very older Peter Wilt living in Rockingham > > County, Virginia in the 1840 census with a younger second wife. Samuel > might > have at least three half siblings named John, Lucy and Jacob. He had at > least > one full sister named Catherine. You'll have to find the marriage for him > > probably in Rockingham County. > > There is a Chancery Record that might or might not have some information > in > it. See Rockingham County Record 1894-110: George Miller VS Adm. of John > Fawley. Names involved are Fawley, Johnson, Knisey, Miller, Sager, > Tussing, > Whetstore, and Wilt. There is a Will involved but this might or might not > > have any bearing. Can't read on-line. Sure wish they would get on the > stick > in Richmond and scan more of these records! > ------------------------- > 1840 Federal Census: Virginia > Rockingham County {North Mountain} > Page 105 > > PETER WILT > > 1 male 10 and under 15 years of age (Samuel Wilt) > 1 male 70 and under 80 years of age (Peter Wilt) > 1 female 50 and under 60 years of age (His second wife) > > Neighbors were Samuel and George Miller > > Peter Wilt died after the 1840 census. > ---------------------------- > In 1846 Samuel Wilt married Lydia Miller and they are found living in > Millertown, Shenandoah County, Virginia > > 1850 Federal Census: Virginia > 58th District, Shenandoah County > Enumerated 6 July 1850 > Page 3B > Lines 30-34, HH 38/38 > Name misspelled Will > > Samuel Wilt 23/Male/White/VA > Lydia Wilt 27/Female/White/VA > Isabelle Wilt 6/Female/White/VA > Sarah Wilt 3/Female/White/VA > Catherine Wilt 1/Female/White/VA > ----------------------------- >