A friendly suggestion for better results. When posting a query, try to give as much information as you know. i.e. dates and places of all vital events if known, along with enough other family members so that the reader can positively identify, if they are researching the same family. Use specific subjects in your e-mail messages. Subjects like "Hankins Family" or "Hankins data" won't be sufficient. Those messages with no specific subject are usually ignored, or would require additional further unnecessary e-mails to get results. Lula Hankins Hunter -- Pearl City, Hawaii [email protected]

I have a Sallie Gullion m. John Repass abt 1837. Their children are: Oziah, Elias, Lige, Frederick, Samuel, Eliac, Jane, Rhody and Sarah Ann(my GGGGrandmother) who married William Jefferson Bane. Sarah Repass and William later migrated to Wayne County, IN. Wanda Evensen wrote: > Hi, > I'm researching the FOX GULLION COMPTON and ELSIWICK and any related > familes,I would be happy to send money for your time and any > expances.I'm at a stand still just now. The miles hinde me plus i'm71 > and travel is hard. > Thank you for takeing the time to read this. > Siscerely Wanda Fox Evensen

Hi Doris, i have'n't gotten that for back yet'.my cousin is working with me on this , I'm in Calif and shes in Ind' its been real slow getting info. My grandma was Cynthia Lou Reba Bee Estelle Compton and married Robert E Gullin. Any would be great . i'll let know what Nina has. thanks, Wanda

Jerry, I haven't found any Higginbothams in my line so far. Doesn't mean they aren't hiding out somewhere - still have lots of women whose birth names I don't know. Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Claypool, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Harmon, Linkous, Skaggs, Sparks, Whitt Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Wanda, I have a Nancy Compton who married Thomas Cartmill in 1802 in Tazewell County, Va. Does this sound familiar? After they married, I think went up to Cabell County, W.Va. Be happy to exchange info with you. Doris ----- Original Message ----- From: Wanda Evensen <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 6:42 PM Subject: [VATAZEWE] family search > Hi, > I'm researching the FOX GULLION COMPTON and ELSIWICK and any related > familes,I would be happy to send money for your time and any > expances.I'm at a stand still just now. The miles hinde me plus i'm71 > and travel is hard. > Thank you for takeing the time to read this. > Siscerely Wanda Fox Evensen > >

Hi, I'm researching the FOX GULLION COMPTON and ELSIWICK and any related familes,I would be happy to send money for your time and any expances.I'm at a stand still just now. The miles hinde me plus i'm71 and travel is hard. Thank you for takeing the time to read this. Siscerely Wanda Fox Evensen

Sheila; do you also have ties to the Higginbotham folks, of Russell Co.? They are also tied to the Boling/Bowling folks; and to my Hankins folks. Jerry J. Gerald Hankins "Jerry" Johnston Researching the following families: Adkins, Austin, Bills, Caudle, Coulter, Covington, Elledge, Ferguson, Forrester, Foster, Frank, George, Greenback, Hankins, Hess, Hutson, Johnson, Johnston, Kicenski, Mitchell, Mustain, Narramore, Reece, Roberts, Schell, Schwegler, Stacey, Stephens, Tinsley, Traylor, Van Der Grift, Watts, and various and sundry others! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don and Sheila" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 19, 2000 7:01 AM Subject: [VATAZEWE] BRICK WALL falling down!

Hi Everyone: I think I may be a step closer to removing a couple of bricks. Special thanks to Lula Hunter for all her help. Without those clues, I might not have figured it out! As most of you know, I have been obsessed with finding Harrison Boling and his wife, Matilda. Still not a clue to Harrison's parents, but it looks like we do have Matilda's! Turns out ( I am awaiting documentation, but am sure in my own mind) that Matilda is the daughter of William Peery and Mary Polly Wynn. There is strong circumstantial evidence of this. I recently acquired the book, Marriages of Tazewell County 1854-1866. When Ann on this list looked up the 1860 census for me, there were listings for several of Matilda's children who were still living with her. I realized I didn't have the names of all the children, I started going through everything I had in the correct time frame. Right in the marriage book, I found a record for William Boling listed as the son of Haris Boling and Matilda Perry. A cousin had told me Matilda was a Peery, but I didn't have any proof. Here is proof -a real live record! Then Lula discovered that in the 1850 census, Matilda was living next door to William Peery and his second wife, Theresa Kinser. By 1860 Matilda had moved to Burkes Garden. Lula also discovered a land transaction in which Matilda transferred land to John Wynn. I am told that Matilda is listed in William Peery's will. With all this, I am pretty certain I have the correct person. I will, of course, send for all the documents, but I am pretty jazzed about finding this piece of the puzzle. Just wanted to share my good news and say thank you to all who helped (many of whom are on this list!) If I can be of help to any of you, just let me know. Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Claypool, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Harmon, Linkous, Skaggs, Sparks, Whitt Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

"Richard Hathaway" <[email protected]> wrote June 19, 2000 > Hi Do you have the words to that ditty "Fareweel Sweet Ireland Whereion > I was BNrad"? I keep seein' ref to it and wonder what it was ? regards > rich [email protected] > Richard, I never considered this phrase could be the title of a folk tune! I'll post a few queries or call the Irish Embassy to see what I can learn. Thanks, Jemima .

<[email protected]> wrote June 18, 2000 Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA Virginia, Thanks. It's good to have the different accounts of this family. I think the whole bunch was named John, Thomas, William, Mary, Elizabeth. By the way, I also descend from the Witten's: My gg-grandmother was Mary Greenup, b. 1806, d/o Thomas Greenup and Catherine McIntosh. Thanks, Jemima > Here's the rest of the story about William Thompson (b. 1722): > > >From page 426 of History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia: > > John Thompson, after his marriage, settled in Thompson Valley, about three > miles below Plum Creek Gap. He had four sons, William, James, Archibald and > Walter, and several daughters. William, son of John, married Matilda Witten, > daughter of James Witten, the famous scout. This William Thompson > established his home at the foot of Clinch Mountain on the old wagon road > which crossed the mountain to Poor Valley, and thence down through Laurel > Gap, by Broad Ford, and on to Preston's Salt Works. His three brothers had > their homes above his place on the road that then passed up the valley to the > Plum Creek Gap. They each had large and valuable boundaries of land, most of > which still remains in the possession of their descendants. > > Archibald Thompson, son of the first William, after his marriage with Rebecca > Peery settled in the upper section of Thompson Valley, at the place where > Joseph Neal now lives. Archibald had four sons - William, George, John and > James. He acquired an extensive boundary of land in the head of the valley, > which he divided between his sons, William, George and James. Nearly all > this land is still owned by his descendants. In 1813 he purchased from > Captain James Patton Thompson a tract of three hundred acres of land in > Burke's Garden, and gave it to his son John. The tract embraced the greater > part of the four hundred acre boundary upon which James Burke built his cabin > in 1753 or 1754. Rufus Thompson, grandson of Major Archie, as he was called, > now owns and lives upon this noted and valuable farm. > > >From Rev. G. C. Musick's book, Genealogy of the Musick Family and Some > Kindred Lines: > > "He had two sons, John and Archibald by his first wife and three more by his > second wife. One of the sons by his second wife was know as "Lawyer James > Thompson" a man of ability...... The two other sons by the second marriage, > William and Andrew. One of these, Andrew, lived at the old home place after > his father's death and erected the tombstones that mark the graves of his > father and other kindred in the Thompson family graveyard. The inscription > of his father William's tomb shows he was born 1722 died in 1798. John > Thompson m. Louisa Bowen, the dau. of Rees Bowen who was killed at the battle > of Kings Mountain. Archibald, his brother, m. Rebecca Perry, a daughter of > George Perry, who settled in Abbs Valley. The descendants of William > Thompson still live in the Thompson Valley." > > "In Pendleton's History of Tazewell County and Southwest Virginia, pages > 271-273 he says: Captain James Thompson, a grandson of Colonel James Patton > had a small private fort near his home "To? House", near the present town of > Chihowie, Smith Co., Va. On p 257 of Pendleton's History he says: ""John > Murray, Fourth Earl Dunmore, who was the last Royal Governor Virginia ever > appointed James Thompson as one of the members of the f? County Court of > Fincastle, Va. on Dec. 1, 1772."" This James Thompson of Chihowie, Smith > Co., was probably a relative of the Russell Tazewell Co. Thompsons" > > > > The William Thompson (d. 1830) I descend from, m. Nancy Jackson. My cousin > has our line connected (still haven't figured out how he reasoned this one) > to Rev. John Thompson, who m. Lady Jane Spottswood, widow of Gov. Spottswood. > He had a son, William, from this marriage. He m. 2nd Elizabeth Rootes and > had another son, William. > > Enough Williams for you? > > ~Virginia > > <<"Annette Limmer" <[email protected]> wrote June 12, 2000 > > Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA > > > > Did John and Mary Thompson also have a son named William? > > > So far as I know John Thompson and Mary Unknown did not have a > > son named William. Births of their children are recorded in > > Archibald Thompson's Diary, beginning with Anne, b. 1734. > > Interestingly, "William" is not a common Christian name in the > > descendants. > > I've wondered whether John's marriage to Mary could have been a > > second marriage, but I've been unable to connect him to the other > > Thompsons in Augusta, Montgomery or Tazewell areas. > > > According to [probably Harman} Blickley, in his history of > > Tazewell County, Va., a William Thompson, the first, had son > > John and Archibald, by his first wife; and three or more sons by > > his second wife, "Lawyer James Thompson." William "Roan Billie" > > and Andrew. The latter, according to this excerpt, erected the > > tombstones that mark the grave of his father and the > > graves of other kin in the Thompson family graveyard. One of > > these stones > > records the fact that William Thompson was born in the year 1722, > > and died in > > 1798; and another stone gives the date of the birth and death of > > "Lawyer James > > Thompson." > > > I believe the excerpt from the book on this family is available > > at the Tazewell Co., Va., RootsWeb or GenWeb site. > > > I've always thought this Tazewell group connects somehow to my > > fifth great-grandfather, but can find nothing to prove it.>> >

Joan Wheeler La Grone wrote June 18, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA > Hello, > Who was the father of John who married Mary and did they come from PA > Thanks, > Joan Joan, If you can find out, I'll dance at your wedding. This John's son, Archibald, b. 1736, wrote in his diary "Farewell Sweet Ireland Wherein I Was Bred." But where the family disembarked is still unknown. Thanks, Jemima > > > > Jemima Gee Morse wrote: > > > > "Annette Limmer" <[email protected]> wrote June 12, 2000 > > Subject: Re: [THOMPSON-L] THOMPSON GRAVEYARD, MONTGOMERY CO., VA > > > > > Did John and Mary Thompson also have a son named William? > > > > So far as I know John Thompson and Mary Unknown did not have a > > son named William. Births of their children are recorded in > > Archibald Thompson's Diary, beginning with Anne, b. 1734. > > Interestingly, "William" is not a common Christian name in the > > descendants. > > I've wondered whether John's marriage to Mary could have been a > > second marriage, but I've been unable to connect him to the other > > Thompsons in Augusta, Montgomery or Tazewell areas. > > > > According to [probably Harman} Blickley, in his history of > > Tazewell County, Va., a William Thompson, the first, had son > > John and Archibald, by his first wife; and three or more sons by > > his second wife, "Lawyer James Thompson." William "Roan Billie" > > and Andrew. The latter, according to this excerpt, erected the > > tombstones that mark the grave of his father and the > > graves of other kin in the Thompson family graveyard. One of > > these stones > > records the fact that William Thompson was born in the year 1722, > > and died in > > 1798; and another stone gives the date of the birth and death of > > "Lawyer James > > Thompson." > > > > I believe the excerpt from the book on this family is available > > at the Tazewell Co., Va., RootsWeb or GenWeb site. > > > > I've always thought this Tazewell group connects somehow to my > > fifth great-grandfather, but can find nothing to prove it. > > > > ==== THOMPSON Mailing List ==== > > List problems? Contact the THOMPSON listowner Monya Havekost <[email protected]> >

Mary Kegley's e-mail address is: [email protected] Janet

Margaret L. Elswick Patterson, 80, of Port Orange, FL, form- erly of North Tazewell, died June 12th, 2000 at Halifax Hos- pital in Daytona Beach, FL. Margaret was born at Berwind, WV and was the daughter of the late William A. and Tina Marie Strouth Elswick. Margaret was preceded in death by husband, Robert Cecil Patterson; and a son, Robert B Patterson; and two brothers Howard B.Elswick and Robert Elswick. Margaret's survived by her son Raymond Patterson; and a sister, Hazel Lane; and several nieces and nephews. Margaret's buried in the Grandview Memory Gardens, Blue- field, VA. rn060

----- Original Message ----- Russell County Chat Room Come and in and join us, Who knows we may have the link you have been looking for. Its very informal . I have found clue and names from both my Russell, Tazewell and Sw VA lines. http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/chat.html Patti [email protected] The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.

Charlene Payne Leist, a descendant of Clairborne Thompson and Naomi Willson, transcribed the following Montgomery Co., VA, marriage bond: Know all men by these present that we Claiborne Thompson, George Godbey and Benjamin Willson are held and firmly bound unto James ? Preston Esquire Governor or ? magistrate of the commonwealth of Virginia in the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars; the payment where of well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs jointly and severally firmly by these presents. sealed with our seals and date this 18th day of March 1818. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas there is a marriage intended to be shortly had and solemnized between the above Claiborne Thompson and Omy Willson now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the same then the above obligation to be void else to remain in full force Clairborne X Thompson teste George Godbey B? Miller Claiborne, b. abt. 1797, was s/o Elswick Thompson and Patty Akers and grandson of Archibald Thompson and Mary Elswick. Benjamin Willson s/o Joshua and Catherine Huff Willson b. 4 Aug. 1765 mar. Sarah Nuton (Newton) Nov. 13, 1787 Montgomery Co. Hezekiah Thompson, s/o Naomi and Claiborne Thompson, died in 1864 and his widow Sarah Thompson married again to Milton Ratliff. Charlene Leist

Come and in and join us, Who knows we may have the link you have been looking for. Its very informal . I have found clue and names from both my Russell, Tazewell and Sw VA lines. http://www.rootsweb.com/~varussel/chat.html Patti [email protected] The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor.

Does anyone have a John Drew Peery, his dad was Major David Peery and his mom was Eleanor Harman. John Drew Peery married Mary Clay Gregory Octo.8, 1848 in Taz. County. They had 4 children that I know of. David Preston, Charles, Eleanor May, Mary (Mollie) E. Peery. I am working on the Greogory side, but would love to know more of the Peery side. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 5:08 PM Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Peery (Perry) Family > I see you have the Surname HARMON - Which line? I have traced back to Daniel > Harmon, but haven't been able to figure out which Daniel. (There were a lot > of Daniel Harmons in Tazewell) He was married to Emmariah (spelling not > clear). They were married in Pike County KY 10 Mar 1844, she was born in > 1828. Any clues? >

Janet, The Peery Homepage is definitely the place to start. If you haven't visited it -you are missing out on a lot of information. The cousins are very helpful. http://www.cc.utah.edu/~pdp7277/index.html Hope this helps you. Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Claypool, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Harmon, Linkous, Skaggs, Sparks, Whitt Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Chanel, I go back to Mathias Harman who married Lydia Skaggs. I will look and see what I have, if anything, on Daniel. I will try to get back to you in the next few days. Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Claypool, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Harmon, Linkous, Skaggs, Sparks, Whitt Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Lula, Thanks for the clues. You just never know what will be the one clue you need for things to fall into place. I appreciate your taking the time to look these things up for me. Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Claypool, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Harmon, Linkous, Skaggs, Sparks, Whitt Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein