Joyce, I also have a rather extensive list from the personal tax lists from 1782-1829. These lists have been re-organized by dates so I could determine who was living near each other. However, my lists only cover surnames related to my families, so I'm not sure how helpful they might be. I did copy down Willsons. The Willsons I found are listed at the end of this message. My oldest known ancestor was Reuben Corder who became the guardian of Martin and Elizabeth (Corder) Pence in Champaign County, OH in 1830. They m. in Shenandoah County, VA in 1812. In 1824, a Martha Corder m. David Willson in Champaign County, OH. In attempting to find Reuben's parents, I've also been looking at the Willsons, hoping the Willsons were inter-marrying with other extended family surnames.. The following are very brief Will Abstracts that mostly only name the family members mentioned in the wills. Several Margarets are mentioned. However, they all appear to be married and none to a Hupp. John Willson of Berkeley County, (W)VA was associated with the founding of the Hopewell MM House in Frederick County, VA. Members seemed to live a long ways away. Shenandoah County Abstract of Wills: Related to Willson Family Page 215 WILLIAM STEPHENSON; Will Book B page 150 - proved 1785 Son: James Stephenson; Dau: Mary Newell, wife of Sam'l Newell. Grandsons: William and James Newell. Granddaus: Jean, Martha and Mary Newell; Marget Newell; Exor: son James Stephenson Wit: John Willson, Thomas Newell and Robert Jamison Page 30 ALEXANDER CAMPBELL; will book B - pg 205; proved 1786 Exors: wife Lettice Campbell and John Wilson Wit. …Brigit Wilson and Lettice Campbell Page 169 THOMAS NEWELL - Will Book R page 136 - proved 1803 Wife Margaret Newell; Sons Thomas Newell and Samuel Newell; daus: Margaret Dould; Anne Willson; Elizabeth Martha Reder… Page 150 ROBERT MILLER; Will Book S pg 508; proved 1835 Of city of Baltimore, Merchant. Sister: Mrs. Margaret Henderson Mentions Mrs. Sarah Miller, relick of my brother John and her dau Mrs. Ege. Children of my late neice Sally West. Mentions all my interest in Estate in Union Forge of Arthur & Miller Dennison to Robert Miller in trust for his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Dennison…Mentions neices: Mifs Jane Wilson , Mrs Rebecca McDowell, Mrs. Elizabeth Webster, Mifs Margaret Thornburgh, Mrs Sarah Mc Cauley… Page 173 JOSEPH PINGLEY; Will Book P page 458; proved 1830 Sons: Samuel Pingley; Daus: Rachel Crofs, Barbara Wilson dec'd, Mary Wilson, Susanna Roads, Elizabeth Wilson and Sarah Piseler. Page 186 GEORGE RUDDELL; Will Book Z - page 336 - proved 1850 Daus: Catharine Ruddell and Rebecca Goodrick; granddau: Ann Wilson; Son: John Ruddell; grandchildren: James and Catharine Painter 1786 Personal Tax List [this was before there were separate lists]. John Wallson Levan Willson John Willson Wm Willson Edward Willson 1792-B Tax List Wm Boothe for John Wilson I've often wonderered why an unrelated person might pay taxes for someone else. Perhaps they are paying for their indentured servants. Does anyone on the list know anything about this? Nancy Halvorson Santa Fe, NM

Hi Nancy, thanks for the reply. Yes, I would have covered only surnames of interest, as well! I studied will abstracts at the Mesa AZ LDS FHC several years ago. Found a couple of Margaret WILSONs but not mine. One I had hopes for, but she later married someone else, not my HUPP. Darn! I thought sure I would find her when I happened on a book of guardianships and such. No, she was not there! However, the marriage records I found in a microfilm show the guardianship of Benjamin WILLIAMS, at the time of her marriage.. Her father's name was not shown. Nor her mother's. Her mother may have been still living? But in those days a child needed a male guardian! I am not sure that it is important, but in the Bible records (I have the Bible) her name is shown as Margarett. Her nickname was Peggy. Thanks for the help. I will have to keep looking! In the marriage records I found yesterday or the day bef online, I found several WILSONs listed as married in that time period, including my Margaret. Her guardian is not shown, no parents are shown for any of these WILSON brides and grooms. I did find an Archibald WILSON in another record yesterday, and figure he is the father or relative at least of the Archibald W who m in 1791. Rather unusual name. Joyce > > I also have a rather extensive list from the personal tax lists from > 1782-1829. These lists have been re-organized by dates so I could determine > who was living near each other. However, my lists only cover surnames > related to my families, so I'm not sure how helpful they might be. I did > copy down Willsons.

Joyce, I've come across Archibald W before. Let me look. It seems he was listed in the Court Records on-line at Rootsweb's Shenandoah County web-site. Let me look through my notes and I'll get back to you. Nancy At 30-08-03 16:56, you wrote: >Hi Nancy, thanks for the reply. Yes, I would have covered only surnames of >interest, as well! I studied will abstracts at the Mesa AZ LDS FHC several >years ago. Found a couple of Margaret WILSONs but not mine. One I had hopes >for, but she later married someone else, not my HUPP. Darn! I thought sure I >would find her when I happened on a book of guardianships and such. No, she >was not there! However, the marriage records I found in a microfilm show the >guardianship of Benjamin WILLIAMS, at the time of her marriage.. Her >father's name was not shown. Nor her mother's. Her mother may have been >still living? But in those days a child needed a male guardian! I am not >sure that it is important, but in the Bible records (I have the Bible) her >name is shown as Margarett. Her nickname was Peggy. > >Thanks for the help. I will have to keep looking! In the marriage records I >found yesterday or the day bef online, I found several WILSONs listed as >married in that time period, including my Margaret. Her guardian is not >shown, no parents are shown for any of these WILSON brides and grooms. I did >find an Archibald WILSON in another record yesterday, and figure he is the >father or relative at least of the Archibald W who m in 1791. Rather unusual >name. > >Joyce > > > > > > I also have a rather extensive list from the personal tax lists from > > 1782-1829. These lists have been re-organized by dates so I could >determine > > who was living near each other. However, my lists only cover surnames > > related to my families, so I'm not sure how helpful they might be. I did > > copy down Willsons. > > > >==== VASHENAN Mailing List ==== >Shenandoah Co VAGenWeb >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vashenan/vashenan.html