62nd District of Tazewell Co., VA 15 July 1850 Page 228A Household 187 Family 187 All born in Virginia Harman Wynn, 50, M, Miller Hannah, 42, F Thos, 16, M, Farmer Andrew, 13, M James, 8, M Wm, 5, M Alex'r, 2, M Elenor, 16, F Elizabeth, 11, F Laura, 1, F George Thompson, 72, M, Farmer Hope this helps, Pam

Pam Could you Please check the 1850 Census for a George Thompson, born abt. 1788. Many Thanks for you time and efforts, kt

Hello All, In celebration of Tazewell County's 200th Birthday, we have literally HUNDREDS of new records on the Tazewell County Home Page, and many more coming soon. Some of our volunteers have been working over time and keeping me busy, coding and uploading new files. The ones who have contributed within the past few days are: JUNE WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT, WOODIE BEAVERS MULLINS, CAROL McCOY & JERRY FRENCH. Come join our celebration- we even have confetti!! If everyone will pitch in and help, we may even have balloons before it is over! Dodie http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe/

Clifford, There are NO Sands listed in the index for Tazewell Co. Sorry, Pam

My father, William Dodd, was born in Tazewell in 1888. Several years ago I was able to successfully trace his ancestors back to a William Dodd who resided in Botetourt County during the Revolutionary War. At that time, from somewhere came the following inormation: "Service during Revolutionary War; -- Capt. Harris Co., Militia, 56th Dist. Reference:-- VA DAR Muster Roll Rev War , Botetourt Co, VA (GRC, 1948) p.7" Can some experienced genealgist out there tell me what this means, and maybe where I could find the original information? I have tried without success to find a listing of VA veterans of the Revolution. I am also unable to find a Botetourt Co. List or Digest to place an inqury. Any suggestions? Virginia in California

Hi Pam, appreciate your offer for a look up un the 1850 Tazewell Census. I would appreciate any information on the Sands name in that period of time. I know some of my ancesters lived in Tazewell Co. but don't know who. Thanks for any help you can give. Clifford Sands ---------- > From: Pam <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [VATAZEWE] Free 1850 Tazewell Co., VA look-up avail > Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 9:19 PM > > > Hi Fellow Tazewell Co., VA Researchers, > > I have FTM CD set # 309 that has the complete 1850 census > of Tazewell County, VA on it. It is indexed by head of household. > I am accessing it at the moment. Anyone need a free look-up? > > Please send requests to me directly. > > Pam Kerschner > [email protected] >

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 02/19/00 12:04:25 Subject: Newsletter Hi guys, I am not sure if this is appropriate or not, however, I think I too am in the same boat with a two year subscription for which I have a cancelled check and no newsletter. Are there just the 2 of us not receiving the newsletter or does anyone else know? I received the following message last evening and got to thinking about this. I have heard from at least 2 others at this point. I am wondering the same thing as the message below. ..........but did any one get a Steele Quarterly News letter during 1999. The last E-mail to her brought no response. I did request either money or a news letter.

I have not. I am sure sure when I got one last but it was in 1998. I think it was the July issue. Tamara Altizer In a message dated 02/19/2000 4:29:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: 02/19/00 12:04:25 Subject: Newsletter Hi guys, I am not sure if this is appropriate or not, however, I think I too am in the same boat with a two year subscription for which I have a cancelled check and no newsletter. Are there just the 2 of us not receiving the newsletter or does anyone else know? I received the following message last evening and got to thinking about this. I have heard from at least 2 others at this point. I am wondering the same thing as the message below. ..........but did any one get a Steele Quarterly News letter during 1999. The last E-mail to her brought no response. I did request either money or a news letter. >>

Doug, Here's a copy of the treasury warrant from the research files of Thomas T. Thompson. It names Israel's children. Do you know the surname of Israel's wife, Sarah? Israel is the s/o Lydia Unknown Elswick Lorton and Jacob Lorton, and the step-brother of Mary Elswick, who m. Archibald Thompson, John, Lydia and Jonathan Elswick. He had a sister, Rebekah, b. 1754, but we haven't found her in records, or at least so far as I know. Source: Thomas T. Thompson ISRAEL LORTON (2) HEIRS Isaac, Jacob, Thomas, Rebecca (Bowman) Rachel, Lydia, Polly June 20, 1810 Library of Virginia http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ Land Office Patents and Grants ~ Grants No.60 1809-1810 480 <http://198.17.62.51/cgi-bin/drawer?retrieve_image=LONN&dir=/LONN /LO-7/126/126&image_number=0505&offset=%2B25&name=Grants+No.60+++ 1809-1810&dbl_pgs=no&round= > Isaac Lorton and others 17 Acres Montgomery John Tyler, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, To all to whom these present shall come Greeting: know ye, That by virtue of an exchange Treasury warrant number 1238, issued the 27th of January 1802, there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Isaac Lorton, Jacob Lorton, Thomas Lorton, Rebecca Bowman, late Rebecca Lorton, Rachel Howard, late Rachel Lorton, Lydia Lorton and Polly Lorton, the heirs and legal representatives of Isarel Lorton deceased, a ~ certain tract or parcel of land, containing seventeen acres by survey bearing date the fifteenth of June one thousand eight hundred and two, lying in the county of Montgomery on Mill creek, waters of Meadow creek, waters of Little river a branch of New River, and bounded as followeth to wit. Beginning at a white oak on a hill by a fence, south thirty three degrees, east fifty poles ~ crossing the creek to two forked white oaks, north seventy nine degrees, east twenty poles to two white oaks on a flat, north seventeen degrees, east thirty one poles to a white oak and hickory sapling, north twenty degrees, east thirty-six poles to two white oaks on a ridge on a line of John Laurence deceased, north sixty five degrees, west seventy two poles to two white oaks on the bank of Mill Creek, south fifty four degrees, west fifty eight poles crossing the creek to the beginning, with its appurtenances; To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land with its appurtenances, to the said Isaac, Jacob, Thomas, Rebecca, Rachel, Lydia and Polly and their heirs forever. In Witness whereof the said John Tyler, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, hath hereunto set his hand, and caused the lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond, on the twentieth day of June, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and ten, and of the Commonwealth the thirty fourth. /s/ Jn. Tyler ============================================================ Israel Lorton (2) Land Grants: 16 April 1796 390 A on Mill Creek, branch of Meadow Creek adjoining Jacob Lorton 6 May 1796 79A North Side of Meadow Creek 28 July 1797 111A on Meadow Creek 4 Sept 1798 100 A E. Side of Little River below mouth of Meadow Creek 28 June 1798 1560 A. S. Fork of Meadow Creek 28 June 1798 85 A. on Pilot Mountain near Eliotts Creek 28 June 1798 2700 A. on head waters of Meadow Creek Rev. War: 1774 Israel Lorton paid for 17 days, Captain Joseph Cloyd's company. Jan 10., 1776 Comm for Safety, Fincastle County, took oath for Lieutenant Mar 31, 1781 Montgomery Court Records Capt. Daniel Triggs Co., Israel Lorton Lieutenant, 1782 Israel Lorton promoted to Captain in lieu of Abram Trigg, promoted. 1791 Israel Lorton promoted to Major. Other: Botetourt Co Tithables Israel Lorton 1 Jacob Lorton l

Doug Lovell <[email protected]> wrote Saturday, February 19, 2000 10:39 AM > I don't know if this will be of much help. I'll list some Montgomery > County marriage records written down while I was there a couple of years > ago. You probably have this info. > 1. Abijah Whitt (Sr.) married Elizabeth Elswick Oct. 22, 1792. John > Elswick: father. > 2. Abijah Whitt, Jr. married Polly Lorton (21 yrs. of age) Sept. 27, 1813. > Sally Lorton: mother. I do not belive that Abijah Whitt, Jr. is the son of > Abijah, Sr.; but the son of Archibald Whitt. Contacted Wayne Witt Bates; > concerning this issue & belief was that it was a uncle/nephew relationship > and not a father/son relationship in today's belief. I think that Payton L. > James will be in aggreement with this. > > In an effort to help you answer your question concerning the tie of > Abijah to the Richard Whitt who was witness in 1836 Green Co., Ky. ; this > would probably be the Richard Whitt, Jr. of the following descendancy: > 1. John Whitt (Witt)/ Ann Daux > 2. Richard Whitt (Witt)/ Elizabeth Liptrot > 3. Richard Whitt (Witt)/ Susannah Skaggs > 4. Archibald Whitt/ Hannah Low > 5. Abijah/ Polly Lorton and then Nancy Compton > > This is what I've known to be the descendancy; however, I don't claim to be > the most noted authority. Maybe to help back up a few names on the Whitt > side in Virginia: > 1. Will of Richard Whitt dated April 25, 1807 (Montgomery Co., VA) lists > children: Archiball (Archibald), Richard, and 3 daughters: Elizabeth > Cafsiday (Cassiday), Ruthy Whitt, and Susanna Creswell. Presented in court > January 1813. > > I'm e-mailing Payton L. James with some more info relating to Polly > Lorton since this is his line. My line is through second wife Nancy Compton. > Look this over; does this help at all?? Let me know what your thoughts are. > I hav the will of Abijah Whitt, Jr. & wife listed as Polly with names of > children dated October 1860; however, some of these children need to be > sorted out. Hope to hear from you soon. There is some info floating out > there that doesn't seem to jive with me at the present moment. I'm not > releasing it; because I don't have any clear documentation. Questions?? > Contact me; I'll try to help you out if possible. My attempt with the > posting was to get family contacts for more current generations; looks like > it's expanding in earlier generations, which is excellent also. I love to > see that the bible records have been preserved for all to see. It's a rare > jewel and treasure!! Thanks for the website and info. > Doug, Thank you very much for the correction for Abijah Whitt, Jr. and Sr. I had a message from Dr. Thompson, a descendant of Israel Lorton, and he confirms that Polly Lorton who m. Abijah Whitt is the d/o of Israel and Sarah Unknown Lorton. Polly Lorton and Rebecca Elswick, who m. Abijah Whitt, Sr., are granddaughters of Lydia Unknown Elswick Lorton. I'll follow-up with a message about Israel's line, compiled by Dr. Thompson. Because we're dealing with likely half the inhabitants of early Montgomery Co., and New River Valley area, I'll pull out some of the individual family lines that I do have some proof of and post them in following messages. There are two important documents that corroborate these early lines: Archibald Thompson Diary, transcript by Lula Hankins Hunter, at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald and an abstract of the Moses Skaggs Estate Suit #3871, Green Co., Ky., posted by the late Sally Heller at the Skaggs Rootsweb list archives, http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/S/SK AGGS+1998+242385348+F There's also a file at http://www.ancestry.com file #7863 (type in "John Elswick" at the World Tree to find it) that has a GEDCOM which can be downloaded. There are some excellent documentation and extensive notes that you may want to check out. I've been unable to get the person who posted this file to reply to any of the messages I've written, so I don't know who he/she is. Three researchers have good sites that include many of these early families are: Earl B Akers at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/3406/contents.html Lula Hankins Hunter at http://www.mccserv.com/genealogy/hankinsl/hankinsl.htm And, of course, as I wrote you yesterday, Cal Ingram, who has given many primary source references that tie many of our families. http://www.inficad.com/~cingram/warren/fowndx.htm#Thompson I will really appreciate any information you have for Nancy Compton, as well as further information on just anybody. I hope you can give me clues to help me in my quest to find my grandparents, John and Mary Unknown Thompson, and the maiden surname of my grandmother, Lydia Unknown Elswick Lorton. Thanks, Jemima

Hi Fellow Tazewell Co., VA Researchers, I have FTM CD set # 309 that has the complete 1850 census of Tazewell County, VA on it. It is indexed by head of household. I am accessing it at the moment. Anyone need a free look-up? Please send requests to me directly. Pam Kerschner [email protected]

Doug, I have Abijah Whitt, Sr., b. 1757, SC., s/o Richard Whitt and prob. Susannah Skaggs, m. 1792, Elizabeth (Betty) Elswick, b. 1771, d/o "Rev. War" John Elswick and Susana. References for this information are the Archibald Thompson Diary, transcript by Lula Hankins Hunter, posted at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald which has Betty, b. 1771, as d/o John Elswick, and Cal Ingram's gendex posted at http://www.inficad.com/~cingram/warren/fowndx.htm#Thompson Because this family connects to so many of my Thompson-Skagg-Lorton lines, I am interested in your references, not only to Abijah, but also to Polly Lorton and Nancy Compton. Does your Abijah tie to the Richard Whitt who was a witness in the 1836 Moses Skaggs Estate Suit in Green Co., Ky.? Here's an excerpt, from a transcript posted at the Skagg list in 1997. "From Green County, KY, File #387l Deposition of William Ratliff: I was acquainted with Moses Skaggs of Green County Kentucky. He had four sisters to wit: Susannah who married one Richard Whit, Betsy or Elizabeth, who md. John Hankins. Lydia who married Mathias Harman and Nancy who md. William Meridy. . . ." I will appreciate any information you can give me. Thanks, Jemima Gee Morse Doug Lovell <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2000 8:53 PM Subject: [VAMONTGO] Whitt Family Members > I'm new to the list; looking to expand on the Whitt family within Pulaski/ > Montgomery Counties. My g-g-grandparents were Joseph B. Whitt b. 1832 who > married Elvira Haley in Pulaski Co. on Nov. 26, 1873. Known children were as > follows: > 1. Mildred Lelia married Joseph Milton Lovell > 2. Edna Smithson Whitt married Nials Peter Hallberg > 3. George Whitt ( had a very large family; one son known Alfred, who had > about 10 children) > 4. Mary Bentley Whitt who married Beverly Paris Ratcliff > 5. Permelia b. Dec. 27, 1884 > 6. Alice b. Oct. 8, 1877 (possible child) > > Joseph B. Whitt's parents were Abijah Whitt, Jr. and Nancy Compton (his > second marriage) 1st was to Polly Lorton. Their children: > 1. Fleming Trigg Whitt married Mary Showalter > 2. Nancy S. married ?? Coffee (Cofer) > 3. Mary J. Whitt married ?? Grimm (Grime) > 4. Joseph B. Whitt (my line) > 5. John C. Whitt b. ca. 1834 > 6. Martin L. Whitt b. 1836 married Ruth Chaffin > 7. William Whitt > 8. Wilhelmina Whitt b. ca. 1843 > 9. Rhoda ( she has always be the mystery Whitt; always found with lots of > children and no husband in the census records). > > If perhaps you fall into any of the above family lines; I would enjoy > hearing from you. You may e-mail me personally at [email protected] or post > your reply to the list. Many thanks to all!! > > Sincerely > Doug Lovell > > ______________________________

Hi All, Here is the Families of Steel(e) link for Jodi's beautiful story. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/6203/lycans.htm Dodie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, February 18, 2000 1:11 AM Subject: [VATAZEWE] Lykins-Steele >Hi All, > >Just a short note to let you know that I have just posted a short genealogy and story about America Lizzie Lykins on Families of Steel(e). It is a >personal story about my grandmother...one that I had never met...but contains some of her ancestors. If you are interested I believe there is a link >from this site to Dodie's Web Page. She has been kind enough to post my stories. > >Regards, >Jodi Steele Catano > > >

Hi All, Just a short note to let you know that I have just posted a short genealogy and story about America Lizzie Lykins on Families of Steel(e). It is a personal story about my grandmother...one that I had never met...but contains some of her ancestors. If you are interested I believe there is a link from this site to Dodie's Web Page. She has been kind enough to post my stories. Regards, Jodi Steele Catano

Hi, I am new to the list. I am researching John Edward Mathews and his son John Warren <Jack> Mathews. I recently found my Great-Great Grandmother's diary and she mentions that John Edward lived in Bluefield, VA around the late 1920's. I'd like to find out if he is buried there. My mom remembers that he owned a tombstone business....he carved tombstones. I have seen a picture of it and believe it was called Wright and Mathews or Mathews and Wright, I'm not totally sure. Is anyone familiar with this??? It has never been clear that he lived in Bluefield, VA or Bluefield WVA. Can anyone help me? Also, my Gram mentions in her diary that 'Jack and Sharon' came to visit........we don't know who Sharon is! We are wondering if my grandfather was married once before he married my grandmother but never told her or my mom. The marriage would have taken place prior to 1926 or 1927. Has anyone ever seen anything pertaining to a John/Jack and Sharon Mathews??? This is a true mystery! If anyone can help, I would be VERY glad!!! Thank you, Jennifer Harness Chattanooga, TN

OBITUARIES Local and Regional Death Notices from Northeast TN & Southwest VA Category link: http://www.timesnews.net/index.cgi?CONTEXT=cat&category=21&db=1 ***************************************************************** February 15 MARY L. ANDREW, Kingsport. LUCILLE BLANKENBECKLER, 78, Kingsport. AARON BREEDING, 89, Kingsport. JAMES H. CARRICO, 81, Kingsport. JO ANN CHAMBERLIN, 72, Kingsport. CARA COMPTON, Wytheville, Va. LOU CINDA COOK, 95, Rogersville. MATTIE M. DYE, 92, McMinnville, Tenn. NANNIE ELLIS, 100, Kingsport. ANDREW ELMLINGER JR., 81, Kingsport. HALEY FLACK, 91, Kingsport. GARNIE A. FLORES, Blackwater, Va. NANNY FUGATE, 100, Kingsport. MARIE GREER, 62, Kingsport. JOHN H. HARPER SR., 61, Bristol, Tenn. JIMMIE R. LAWSON, 68, Rogersville. JAMES LOONEY SR., 59, Rogersville. BETTY JO MORELOCK, 64, Kingsport. AMANDA SMITH PRICE, 79, Church Hill. PHYLLIS IRENE RHOTON, 72, Kingsport. LETA WAITES, 79, Baileyton. MELISSA ELLEN WOLFE, 82, Weber City, Va. ANGEL NICHOLE WOODS, 12, Kingsport. Full Story: http://www.timesnews.net/index.cgi?CONTEXT=cat&id=27976&category=21&db=1 - --------------------------------------------------------------- February 16 LUCILLE BLANKENBECKLER, 78, Kingsport. AARON BREEDING, 89, Kingsport. JAMES H. CARRICO, 81, Kingsport. LOU CINDA COOK, 95, Rogersville. LLOYD H. DALE, 83, Kingsport. JOE E. DYER SR., 63, Rogersville. NANNIE ELLIS, 100, Kingsport. ANDREW ELMLINGER JR., 81, Kingsport. HALEY FLACK, 91, Kingsport. GARNIE A. FLORES, Blackwater, Va. UNA FUGATE, 100, Kingsport. MARIE GREER, 62, Kingsport. JOHN H. HARPER SR., 61, Bristol, Tenn. KOLO KING, Orlando, Fla. JIMMIE R. LAWSON, 68, Rogersville. JESS D. LEMMONS, 76, Kingsport. JAMES LOONEY SR., 59, Rogersville. MAC MCCARLEY, 75, Weber City, Va. EDITH McCONNELL, 73, Kingsport. AMANDA SMITH PRICE, 79, Church Hill. PHYLLIS RHOTON, 72, Kingsport. DEXTER RING, 40, St. Paul, Va. LAURA BELLE ROBERTS, 78, Wise, Va. GRACE STACY, 74, Kingsport. ZELMA STANLEY, 74, Clinchport, Va. LETA WAITES, 79, Baileyton. ANGEL NICHOLE WOODS, 12, Kingsport. Full Story: http://www.timesnews.net/index.cgi?CONTEXT=cat&id=28030&category=21&db=1 ================ :_Mitosis_: 205.138.52.14/~mitosis

Bible Records Joseph Vandike and Abegale Matney Contributed by Grace Ratliff , Issue #1, Winter 1998 Buchanan County Times Past Joseph Vandike and Abegale Matney were married July 21, 1829 in Tazewell;County, Virginia. Joseph was the son of James and Susan Vandike. Abegale Matney was the daughter of Walter Matney and Charity Young Matney. They moved to the Mill Branch Section of the Dismal River area before 1850. Joseph died soon after moving there. Joseph and Abegale (Matney) Vandike Family bible Records. Joseph Vandike and Abby Matney was married on Tuesday 21 of July in the year of Christ, 1829 James Vandike was born a Sunday the 31 of Oct. on the year of Christ 1830 Walter Vandike was born on Saturday the 25 of February in the year of Christ 1832 Nancy Vandike was born on Sunday the 9 of March in the year of Christ 1834 Charity Vandike was born the 17 day of September in the year of our Lord 1843 Vicy L. Vandike was born on Tuesday September the 29 in the year of Christ 1835 Lusie Vandike was born on Thursday August the 31 in the year of Christ 1837 Susana Vandike was born on Sunday on September the 8 in the year of Christ 1839 William Vandike was born on Thursday on May the 11 in the year of Christ 1841 Lattish Vandike was born the 2 day of September in the year of our Lord 1844 Lynia Vandike was born the 16 day of April in the year of our Lord 1846 Daniel (David?) Vandike was born the 25 day of April in the year of our Lord 1838 At 06:19 PM 02/13/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Dan, >I don't remember if I have thrown this out before; if so let's go for a >second time. > >I have Abigale Mattenlee who married Joseph Vandike 21 July 1829. Joseph is >not listed in the 1830 Census. Abigale is listed in the 1840 Tazewell Co. >Census. She is subsequently found in Tazewell and Buchanan Counties, VA. >She is enumerated in the census near Walter Matney, Sr in the 1850 Tazewell >Census; I suspect he is her father. This Walter Mattingly/Matney is 78 in >1850 Tazewell Census (b @ 1770s). > >Have you been able to make a connection between the Tazewell Matney/Mattingly >families to the Mattingly families of Maryland? > >Have you established migration patterns for older members of the family which >might have passed through Tazewell County; or definitely did not pass through >this area. I have been hitting this wall from the Abigale/Walter side for a >long time. Any thoughts on who might be on the other side? > >I wish I had something important to contribute but questions seem to be the >only thing I have. > > >Lomane > > David. M. Burke [email protected]

Joseph Vandike does not appear on the 1830 census. However, Joseph and Abigale may be living with part of the Vandike family as there is a male and female of their age living with John Vandike Jr. and I have no other explanation for this male and female. Joseph does appear on the Tazewell property lists starting in 1832 and remains on the list for the next years. On February 24, 1845 Joseph sold his land to Israel Vandike. I wonder if he did not sell his land and move away from Tazewell with some of my line of the Vandike family and then may have died and Abigale came back to Tazewell and lived. My reason for thinking this is the deed to Israel. Instead of being witnessed by Joseph and Abigale, as was normal on the old deeds, this deed of sale was proven by the oath of David Christian, Alexander Prewett, and Anthony Christian. I assume that Joseph and Abigale were not present to wistness the sale. I believe that William Matney, who married Nancy Vandike and moved to Missouri and then on to Kansas is the brother of Abigale. Bev [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, February 13, 2000 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Abigale MATNEY/MATTENLEE/MATTINGLY >Dan, >I don't remember if I have thrown this out before; if so let's go for a >second time. > >I have Abigale Mattenlee who married Joseph Vandike 21 July 1829. Joseph is >not listed in the 1830 Census. Abigale is listed in the 1840 Tazewell Co. >Census. She is subsequently found in Tazewell and Buchanan Counties, VA. >She is enumerated in the census near Walter Matney, Sr in the 1850 Tazewell >Census; I suspect he is her father. This Walter Mattingly/Matney is 78 in >1850 Tazewell Census (b @ 1770s). > >Have you been able to make a connection between the Tazewell Matney/Mattingly >families to the Mattingly families of Maryland? > >Have you established migration patterns for older members of the family which >might have passed through Tazewell County; or definitely did not pass through >this area. I have been hitting this wall from the Abigale/Walter side for a >long time. Any thoughts on who might be on the other side? > >I wish I had something important to contribute but questions seem to be the >only thing I have. > > >Lomane > > >

Dan, I don't remember if I have thrown this out before; if so let's go for a second time. I have Abigale Mattenlee who married Joseph Vandike 21 July 1829. Joseph is not listed in the 1830 Census. Abigale is listed in the 1840 Tazewell Co. Census. She is subsequently found in Tazewell and Buchanan Counties, VA. She is enumerated in the census near Walter Matney, Sr in the 1850 Tazewell Census; I suspect he is her father. This Walter Mattingly/Matney is 78 in 1850 Tazewell Census (b @ 1770s). Have you been able to make a connection between the Tazewell Matney/Mattingly families to the Mattingly families of Maryland? Have you established migration patterns for older members of the family which might have passed through Tazewell County; or definitely did not pass through this area. I have been hitting this wall from the Abigale/Walter side for a long time. Any thoughts on who might be on the other side? I wish I had something important to contribute but questions seem to be the only thing I have. Lomane

Thanks, Bob, I have been wondering if you and I might be distantly related? Do you have any Steeles in your background? One of my gr gr aunts married was married to James Harvey Pruitt. What I have on the family is on my Families of Steele website under Shade and Christina (Deskins) Steele. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/6203/lastwill.htm I didn't research the Pruitt family- just what I found in the cemetery and on census records for Eleanor Steele's family. Dodie -----Original Message----- From: Bob Pruett <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 12, 2000 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Fw: Willie Matney White >i emailed him to see if i can help since the pruett genealogy is going up >soon---bob pruett in the heart of tazewell co. >----- Original Message ----- >From: daisyoday <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:16 PM >Subject: [VATAZEWE] Fw: Willie Matney White > > >> If anyone can help Mr. Pruitt, please contact him directly, as apparently >he >> is not on the mailing list. >> Thanks, >> Dodie >> >> >> >> > My name is Merlin A Pruett and I am looking for my gradfather born >Willie >> >Matney White 24 DEC 1920 son of Roy T White and Nina Gillispie Bother >Roy >> T >> >White JR Married Bessie Honaker Sis Ruth White Married Sam Mcall Mary >White >> >Married ______ Mantc and brother James died 1945 any help you can provide >> >would be a big help you can contact me at [email protected] >> > >> >> >