Eugene, I continued looking at the 1820 census, from about p. 162 on and I don't think I ever realized how disjointed it is. It looks like the census-taker ranged up and down the Luray Valley several times, picking up some people and skipping some till later?? But, I did happen to see that John Roy went from a titheable in 1809 to an estate in 1813 so I looked up his will and that tells a pretty good tale of where James and William lived. It says he gives his land under the Fort Mountain to James and that the land is next to William's. So, at least at that point they likely live on the west side of the South Fork, near the end of the Massanutten, someplace close to the Warren Co. airport. Thanks for showing me how strange 1820 census is. Tom "H. Eugene McInturff" wrote: > Thanks Tom. I suspecte that you're right in Elijah being near > Gooney. Others listed in the census, whose names I recognize, > lived in the area extending along the South Branch of Shenandoah > from above Overall toward Front Royal.........Eugene > > Tom Pierce wrote: > > > > Eugene, > > I got unsubscribed for a day or so, probably because e-mail kept > > bouncing. I think my new ISP has really tight spam filters and that may > > be the problem. Anyway, I looked at the 1809 personal property tax list > > and found Elijah on the same day as a bunch of Morgans and McKays. This > > is a quick GUESS but it looks like he's somewheres near the mouth of > > Gooney Creek. > > > > William is a problem. He's on what I call the "Impossible" list - the > > one that basically covers southern Springfield in Page County. It's a > > huge list and includes people that I recognize all the way from the foot > > of the Blue Ridge to the Fort Valley. I call it impossible because I > > can't imagine how it was gathered or how to tell anything about > > neighbors. > > > > I'll continue looking for James. > > > > Tom > > > > "H. Eugene McInturff" wrote: > > > > > Tom, my interest are Elijah, James and William Roy. Elijah & > > > William were listed at Pine Forge and James was at Speedwell > > > Forge.........Eugene > > > > > > ==== 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

Great Tom.......I found in the McKay papers at Samuels library in Front Royal where Elijah Roy had, in 1837, four tracts of land totaling 998 acres on/near Flint Run........Eugene