I am wondering if anyone could help me shed some light on this person. Or maybe help me know where to look next. NAME: THOMAS SHORT 1730 Born in Scotland ??? Traveled to USA 1755 Married Nancy(a guess on the date because 1st son born 1756) 1756 Had Son John Short (15 Feb 1756) in Tigart Valley, Shenandoah County, Virginia 1760's Had 3 girls: 1760 Had Talitha SHort born (28 Dec 1760) in Virginia 1760 Had Mary Short born about 1760 in Virginia 1760 Had Mildred Short born about 1760 in Virginia - Died in Russell County, Virginia 1780 Son John married Mary Hansford in Tigart Valley, Fredrick, Virginia (20 Jan 1780) 1782 No longer living in Shenandoah Co. 1787 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST - (Short, John 1) (Short, Thomas 1) - ?? ???? Died in Russell County, Virginia Other info: 1789 Son John and Mary Hansford had Son #5 (Thomas Short) on (6 Jun 1789) in Russell County, Virgina 1815 Grandson Thomas Short married Mary or Polly Hurt (9 Mar 1815) in Barren County, Kentucky 1821 Son John's first Wife Nancy Hansford Died in Lawrence County, Indiana (30 Jul 1821) 1821 Son John's first Wife Nancy Hansford Buried in Mayfield-Ferguson Cemetary, Lawrence County, Indiana 1822 Son John married Ruth Lackey in Lawrence County, Indiana (29 Jul 1822) 1836 Son John Died in Lawrence County, Indiana 1836 Son John buried in Mayfield-Ferguson Cemetary, Lawrence, Indiana 1857 Grandson Thomas Short died (23 Mar 1857) ##### Items I would like to know about Thomas Short Who his parents were in Scotland Where his home was in Scotland When he traveled here on boat from Scotland What boat he traveled on When he traveled to VA from where the boat landed Where in Shenandoah Co. he made his home (is it still Shenandoah Co.??) What his wife's last name was Where he got married Where in Russel Co. he made his new home When he died Any other pertinent info would be helpful Thank you in advance for any info anyone can give. -Hyrum Short

Hyrum, I can't help you with the Shenandoah County questions but I might point you in a helpful way for the Russell County ones. Though Russell is on the Cheat River, it has enough relevance to the New River to be included in Jeffrey Weaver's fabulous site on the New River Valley www.ls.net/~newriver/nrv.htm Hyrum Short wrote: > I am wondering if anyone could help me shed some light on this > person. Or maybe help me know where to look next. > > NAME: THOMAS SHORT > > 1730 Born in Scotland > > ??? Traveled to USA > > 1755 Married Nancy(a guess on the date because 1st son born 1756) > 1756 Had Son John Short (15 Feb 1756) in Tigart Valley, Shenandoah > County, Virginia > > 1760's Had 3 girls: > 1760 Had Talitha SHort born (28 Dec 1760) in Virginia > 1760 Had Mary Short born about 1760 in Virginia > 1760 Had Mildred Short born about 1760 in Virginia - Died in Russell > County, Virginia > > 1780 Son John married Mary Hansford in Tigart Valley, Fredrick, > Virginia (20 Jan 1780) > > 1782 No longer living in Shenandoah Co. > > 1787 RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST - (Short, > John 1) (Short, Thomas 1) - ?? > > ???? Died in Russell County, Virginia > > > > Other info: > 1789 Son John and Mary Hansford had Son #5 (Thomas Short) on (6 Jun > 1789) in Russell County, Virgina > > 1815 Grandson Thomas Short married Mary or Polly Hurt (9 Mar 1815) in > Barren County, Kentucky > > 1821 Son John's first Wife Nancy Hansford Died in Lawrence County, > Indiana (30 Jul 1821) > 1821 Son John's first Wife Nancy Hansford Buried in Mayfield-Ferguson > Cemetary, Lawrence County, Indiana > 1822 Son John married Ruth Lackey in Lawrence County, Indiana (29 Jul > 1822) > > 1836 Son John Died in Lawrence County, Indiana > 1836 Son John buried in Mayfield-Ferguson Cemetary, Lawrence, Indiana > 1857 Grandson Thomas Short died (23 Mar 1857) > > > > ##### Items I would like to know about Thomas Short > > Who his parents were in Scotland > Where his home was in Scotland > When he traveled here on boat from Scotland > What boat he traveled on > When he traveled to VA from where the boat landed > Where in Shenandoah Co. he made his home (is it still Shenandoah Co.??) > What his wife's last name was > Where he got married > Where in Russel Co. he made his new home > When he died > Any other pertinent info would be helpful > > > > Thank you in advance for any info anyone can give. > > -Hyrum Short > > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html > >