Tom Pierce....you need to resub to the list. The boogeyman gotcha. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Pierce [mailto:tvpierce@infionline.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 9:37 PM To: VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [VASHENAN] Revercomb marriage Thanks, Mary. Do you know why there is not mention of Thomas Forrer in the records that I looked at (admittedly very quickly)? Did he die soon after? Tom "Raymond F. Randall" wrote: > Her name was Mary Forrer. Here is a copy of her brothers will. Hope it > helps. > > Mary Randall > > FORRER, SAMUEL P. - Will Book O-175 > > After debts (if any) & funeral expenses my estate real & personal be > equally divided between the children of my sister, Mary Revercomb > decd, the children of my sister, Elizabeth Kendrick & my sister, > Catharine Utz; the children of my sisters, Mary & Elizabeth - each & > my sister Catharine, the remaining . But with this condition that > sometime in the month of March or April 1869, I executed a bond to the > legal representatives of Abraham Kendrick decd for some $3,000 or > $3,500 - did not then nor do I now consider myself to be entitled to > them in any amount whatever. If payment of said bond shall be demanded > the amount of the same shall be deducted from the amount which under > the foregoing provisions of this instrument would be coming to the > children of my Sister, Elizabeth & ½ of the same added to the interest > of the children of my Sister, Mary & the other ½ to my Sister, > Catharine. > I direct that any portion of my estate which under the provisions of > this will, would be coming to Jane P. Gatewood the wife of Wright > Gatewood & Isabella Browning the wife of Frank A. Browning shall not > be subject to the control and be liable for the debts, contracts & > obligations of their said husbands but for the exclusive use, benefit > & enjoyment of them. > > Samuel Forrer > Witnesses - F. M. Perry, J. W. Watson > Written - 20 Jun 1873 - Page Co., Va. > Recorded - 26 Jun 1876 > > Message text written by INTERNET:VASHENAN-L@rootsweb.com > >In a message dated 8/18/2003 6:57:31 PM Central Standard Time, > tvpierce@infionline.net writes: > > > > > According to Vogt and Kethley in Shenandoah County Marriage Bonds, > > Jacob Revercomb and Polly Farrer, dau of Thos, were bonded to be married > > January 12, 1817. I believe the family location to be near Luray. In > > that case, the bride's surname may not be correct. Does anyone have > > information on the actual spelling on that marriage bond > > I have not seen the actual marriage bond, but suspect the surname might be > FORRER.< > > ==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== > Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html