X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 19:54:33 -0700 From: "Barbara J. Morehead" You wrote: Does anyone have proof of the parentage of James Richard Mauzy, born 21 Aug. 1829 at Hampshire Co., WV., died 8 May 1886 at Salem, Dent Co., MO., Amy Elizabeth Heironimus 26 February 1866. I have Peter Mauzy and Susannah Powell as his parents--Peter being born ca 1791 at Hampshire Co., WV/VA? died in 1858, md. Susannah Powell about 1818. I also need the rest of James Richard's siblings. Carol Mauzy Dear Carol: I cannot help you with your genealogy, except to note that one of the many Kempers (of the first Germanna Colony in Virginia) intermarried with a Mauzy, and I believe most of those folks were of Fauquier Co., VA, previously of Prince Williams Co. until they died off or migrated to Kentucky. A few stayed (the Kempers, that is) and one became a Governor. You do mention that some of your Mauzys were in West Virginia. I do not do West Virginia research, as by the time West Virginia came around, my folks had all headed west (or had died in VA or KY or NC or SC or GA--you get the picture). I am told that many early West Virginians appear in Augusta Co., VA records, which at one time was a HUGE county. A good beginning (and a quick one for you, possibly) are the three volumes of Lyman Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. Some kind persons have put this online. That's the good news. Here is the URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/instruct.htm The bad news is there is no search engine--which is planned for the future. If you read the instructions on the webpage, carefully, however, you will see that each volume contains an index for that volume. Read the arrows carefully. The one on the far right, I think, will get you to the index for that volume. In Volume one, I did not see a Mauzy, but I saw a Mayse or Mayze. Could it be? As the title implies, there are a goodly number of Scots-Irish surnames (from Pennsylvania) who appear in this work. Some criticize Chalkley for being selective, but, hey, three volumes of works of any county is impressive, I think! Any record is hit or miss--even the original records, such as censuses, deeds, etc. May you have luck finding your Mauzys and associated families. These records are probably too early to find the exact persons you are looking for, but my feeling, we don't necessarily waste time by familiarizing ourselves with what is available for genealogists, and Chalkley fits the bill for West Virginians. E.W.Wallace