Be sure to send all of us a copy when you get yours- who knows- it may be someone who is just a poor typist, like me-lol! Dodie -----Original Message----- From: Robert Crabtree <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 1:01 PM Subject: RE: [VATAZEWE] Is this real or scam? >Heck, I believed every word and thought it was such a good idea I sent >back a copy of a $20 Confederate Note and told him to take it to the >bank and cash it. I am a little scared after reading all this scam >stuff that he just may make multiple copies of it. > >

Heck, I believed every word and thought it was such a good idea I sent back a copy of a $20 Confederate Note and told him to take it to the bank and cash it. I am a little scared after reading all this scam stuff that he just may make multiple copies of it.

LOL! Robert! I didn't even receive this letter - should I feel slighted? LOL! Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Linkous(#13141(10)11), Sparks Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Since I don't have enough information to cast a "vote" and since I get "jokes' like this all the time (one this morning- slurring WV people) I choose to ignore it. Dodie Browning -----Original Message----- From: _Mitosis_ <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, February 06, 2000 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Is this real or scam? >Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Is this real or scam? >================================= >Hum... think I'll vote 'scam' on this one! >:_Curmudgeon_: > >

Hello List, As a native West Virginian, and as a former publisher of two quarterly newsletters, I think this is more than likely a scam (possibly not even from WV) but I am more inclined to think this is some one's idea of a joke. Now that it is "politically incorrect" to slur ethnic groups, it seems that WV and other southern states have become targets for this type of "humor." I choose to ignore it. Dodie Browning

Hi listers, If you know anything about the West Virginia Genealogy Connection, please respond. I received the below letter in the mail yesterday and was concerned enough about it legitimacy that I thought I should post. If it is real, I apologize, but I've never seen anything so poorly written or full of typos from a Genealogy service. I'm afraid it is a scam either to get the dues money or to acquire a bunch of mother's maiden names for ID purposes. The letter as you can see, did not contain any contact names or phone numbers, or even an address other than a PO box. Thanks for your attention. -Payton Letter text, complete with typos (including "geneology"), grammatical and punctuation errors: WEST VIRGINIA GENEOLOGY CONNESTION P.O. BOX 154 MILTON, W. Va, 25541 Hello, I am West Virginia Geneology Connection. I collect and store genealogical information, Family history information & Stories and Photos. This information is collected from all over the United States. I help people find information on their family Trees. I research for free! There is a 25 cent charge for each page of information copied. This is just to off set our cost of printing. I am a non- profit business. I only ask that you send only one question at a time and a self-addressed stamped envelope for your reply. I am funded by donations and memberships. Membership is $15.00 per year for one person or $20.00 per year per family. Members get our News Letter "Family Heritage & Geneology" which is printed 4 times a year. Quires published in the news letter Free. Any story about a family member that you would like to share (I reserve the right to edit) Published free in the news letter as space allows. (example: One of are members had an ancestor who was discovered with his pants down by a famous genneral. But you will have to read our first issue to be published in January 2000 to find out more about this. Thou I have spent several years getting my data base set up and information collected (Collection is a on going process) January 2000 will be the first News letter that I print. Enclosed is an application. I hope that you will join me in trying to hook the USA into one free geneology and historical data base. For a list of the kind of information we collect check out the next page. Please send a 5 generation chart with your application!

Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Is this real or scam? ================================= Hum... think I'll vote 'scam' on this one! :_Curmudgeon_:

Hi List, A friend who is very reliable and up to date on things like this says it is definitely a scam. In fact, he received a letter several weeks ago with almost the same identical language. Identity theft is on the rise, and many businesses use your mother's maiden name for identification purposes. My vote is better safe than sorry. Diana

Payton, Although I didn't respond to the letter because it appeared slovenly and generally incompetent, your point of a possible scam is well taken. In fact, I hadn't considered the scam aspect. Thank you for the input. Best regards, Charles Wood

Dave, I saw the information from Ed Asbury. I sent him a message and asked if he was a descendant. I still have not figured out how the Miller name ties in with Charity Vandike. Blanche Claypool has her listed as Charity (Miller) Claypool. I found James Claypool and wife Mary living in Grundy County Missouri with the Vandikes there. It says both were born in VA and James was 30 which would make him the right age for Jeremiah and Charity's son. Bev -----Original Message----- From: D. M. Burke <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 05, 2000 6:41 PM Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] Claypools >Howdy > >Give me a little more time, please. I will need to look into the >documents sent to me by a descendant of Jeremiah and Charity Claypool and >even then I am not sure since they are third (or more) hand and derived >from World Family Tree. You give me some names that are not in the WFT >listing however just a cursory examination I think that your info is >correct. Are you seeing the stuff that Ed Asbury is putting on the >Tazewell County list? if not, I will retrieve and send to you. > > > >David. M. Burke >[email protected] > >

Howdy Give me a little more time, please. I will need to look into the documents sent to me by a descendant of Jeremiah and Charity Claypool and even then I am not sure since they are third (or more) hand and derived from World Family Tree. You give me some names that are not in the WFT listing however just a cursory examination I think that your info is correct. Are you seeing the stuff that Ed Asbury is putting on the Tazewell County list? if not, I will retrieve and send to you. David. M. Burke [email protected]

According to Harman's "Annals of Tazewell County", in Jeremiah Claypool's will probated Dec 1846, wb No. 2 p.361, Devises his property as follows: to his eldest son Miles, to his wife Charity. Mentions his grand children Amanda Asbury and Eli C. Asbury; to his daughter Elizabeth McGuire. He then mentions Ephriam Claypool and James Claypool "your brothers" to assist in the division of the estate, then to James Claypool, Senr. brother of testor. Testor then says; "Jeremiah B. Claypool shall have the lot where I live........ -- Ed Asbury, W3AEU - Bokeelia, FL - Caressed by the blue waters of Charlotte Harbor

>Dear Jeannie: > >I have tried to get into the land grant files to do some research and >can't. Is there a trick to opening them. I am new at both the computer >game and the genealogy game - so HELP! >Thanks. > >Maury Shortt > Maury, No, you just click on the file description which should be blue. Jeannie ************* Jeannie Watts Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

Bev, I am not sure - the LDS site does list Charity as Miles mother. I don't understand why Miles would name a child after his father's first wife. I have no documentation on this - if there is a published book with documentation - I would accept that. I will always take a written document over supposition and faulty members. I haven't done extensive research in this area. However, I do have a Claypool Cousin who has done the esearch - you might contact Sam at: [email protected] He might be able to help. Happy Hunting. Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Linkous(#13141(10)11), Sparks Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Arthur Davidson, I have a Davidson who was the second wife of my ggggrandfather, Jacob Snider. Her name is spelled various ways - Karrin, Karen, Kerran Davidson. Jacob Snider was born in 1805 in Burks Garden, Tazewell County, Virginia. Jacob's ,first wife, Caroline, probably died around 1840 and he married Karen Davidson around 1841. They lived in Russell County. VI for a while and in Johnson County, TN. Jacob and Karen had four children,Francis E. (b. 1843), Virginia C. (b. 1845), Caroline V. (b. 1852), and Robert H. Snider (b. 1655). Do you have any one that might match up with Karen? Clyde Snider

According to the lineage of Blanche Claypool in the "Archives of the Pioneers of Tazewell County Virginia" Miles Claypool is the son of Jeremiah Claypool and Charity Vandyke. It states Jeremiah was first married to Mary Brown, children Rebecca born Sep 27, 1799, Abigail born Feb 19, 1801, Esther born Nov 21, 1802, Matilda born Aug 22, 1804, Margaret born Sep 5, 1806. It then lists children of Charity as: Elizabeth born Sep 25, 1811, m. Elijah McQuire, Miles born 16 Dec 1812, m. Sarah Gose, Harvey born Jul 27, 1815, m. #1 nancy Brown, #2 Rachel Christrian, Oliver C. born Feb 26, 1818, Ephrean born 1819, James born Jul 8, 1821, and twin Jamey born Jul 8, 1821, John Wesley born Jul 20, 1823 m. Mary Lockhart, Jeremiah B. born April 17, 1827 m. Charlotte Vandyke, Cosbie Jane born Ap;ril 2, 1831, and Elen and Ehere, twins born July1 and July 2, 1834. Is this information right or wrong? Bev

Hello List, We need volunteers to help with the African American Heritage collection of records for the Tazewell County USGenweb Page. This project was initiated by Candy Parent, my predecessor, and there is a need for projects such as this. Right now, there are only two people who are actively working on the Tazewell County project, Rodney Barnett and myself. For now, we especially would like to have records for all "people of color" from census records. The 1870 census was the first census where slaves are shown by their individual surnames and as families. We also need the names from earlier census records - these records would have listed "free" blacks only. Thanks in advance for your help. Dodie Browning, County Coordinator for Tazewell County US Genweb Home Page http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe/

There is someone else on the list who is looking for Miles - I had told him that I thought he was a child of Jeremiah and Mary. Glad to get the confirmation. Yes, I would like to have the info about the other children. Rebecca was born 1799 m. 1821. Thanks! Sheila Sheila's SURNAMES: Barrett, Beavers, Boling (Bowling), Brown, Conley, Crickmer, Godbey, Hankins, Linkous(#13141(10)11), Sparks Don's SURNAMES: Allen, Dawson, Goodwin, Hein

Hi Bill, Do not know if I replied to your email. Mary Burchett d/o Benjamin Burchett and Susannah Hearn/Herron married Elijah Ratcliff. I am looking for any information on Elijah. Mary and Benjamin are my GGG grandparents. Any help will be appreciated. Betty [email protected] Philippians 4:13 = I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me = -----Original Message----- From: William Griffith <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 10:23 AM Subject: Re: [VATAZEWE] New List member >I am descended from Burchett, Hearn. How may I help? >Bill Griffith > >-----Original Message----- >From: BETTY HALL <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 8:47 PM >Subject: [VATAZEWE] New List member > > >>Hello, >> >>I am a new member. Looking for.....: Ratcliff; Hicks, >Suiter, Burchett, Fannin, Hearn and various spellings thereof. >Be happy to share the information I have. Thanks, looking forward to >being a member of the mailing list. >> >> >> >>Betty >>[email protected] >>Philippians 4:13 = I can do all things through Christ which >strengtheneth me = >> >> >>==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== >>OUR TAZEWELL LIST IS SPONSORED BY THE "ROOTSWEB GENEALOGICAL DATA >COOP- >>ERATIVE." ROOTSWEB IS FUNDED SOLELY BY YOU, THE GENEALOGICAL >COMMUNITY >>TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT THESE AND OTHER INTERNET GENEALOGY >SEE: >>.........http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html...... >.. >> >> > > >==== VATAZEWE Mailing List ==== >PLEASE DO NOT SEND ATTACHED FILES TO OUR TAZEWELL LIST. MANY SYSTEMS DO >NOT PROCESS THEM. YOU'RE ENCOURAGED TO PRIVATELY EXCHANGE THEM OFF LIST >

Thank you to all the submitters. You are appreciated! Betty [email protected] Philippians 4:13 = I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me = -----Original Message----- From: Jeannie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:26 PM Subject: [VATAZEWE] January Uploads to Archives >The following files were uploaded to the Tazewell Co. Archives in January. >You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/tazewell.htm > >Andrew C. and Lillie Mae (Buchanan) Harless Family Bible (harless1.txt), >file size 2.8 kb, submitted January 2000 by Keith G. > >Life of Samuel Lusk and Sarah Bailey (lusk1.txt), file size 13.1 kb, >submitted January 2000 by Barbara Boyce > >Biography of Thomas Buchanan (bchnn1.txt), file size 2.6 kb, submitted >January 2000 by Keith G. > >Addition to "R" Surnames, Maplewood Cemetery (maple-r2.txt), file size 1.0 >kb, submitted January 2000 by [email protected] > >Ascue Family in the 1880 Federal Census (ascue1.txt) , file size .8 kb, >submitted January 2000 by Barbara Boyce > >Lusk Family in 1820 Federal Census (lusk1.txt ), file size 1.6 kb, >submitted January 2000 by Barbara Boyce > >Abstracts of Stevenson/Stephenson Land Grants, 1845-1861 (stvnsn1.txt), >file size 1.9 kb, submitted January 2000 by L. K. Stevenson > >Adkins Family Land Grants, abstracted, 1845-1882 (adkins1.txt), file size >2.6 kb, submitted January 2000 by June White > >Asberry Family Land Grants (asbrry1.txt), file size 1.9 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Banks Family Land Grants (banks1.txt), file size 2.7 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Barnes Family Land Grants (barnes1.txt), file size 1.4 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Barnett Family Land Grants (bantt1.txt), file size 2.0 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Beavers Family Land Grants (beavers1.txt), file size 5.0 kb, updated >January 2000 by June White > >Bishop Family Land Grants (bishop1.txt), file size 1.5 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Blankensip Family Land Grants (blnkshp1.txt), file size 6.3 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Brewster Family Land Grants (brwstr1.txt), file size 3.0 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Burk Family Land Grants (bishop1.txt), file size 1.6 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Campbell Family Land Grants (campbll1.txt), file size 2.6 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Cecil Family Land Grants (cecil1.txt), file size 5.3 kb, updated January >2000 by June White > >Christian Family Land Grants (chrstn1.txt), file size 9.0 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Claypole/Claypool Family Land Grants (clypl1.txt), file size 1.8 kb, >submitted January 2000 by June White > >Compton Family Land Grants (compton1.txt), file size 4.1 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >William Dail Land Grant, abstracted, 1815 - Wythe Co. VA (dail1.txt), file >size .8 kb, submitted January 2000 by June White > >Daily Family Land Grants (daily1.txt), file size 1.5 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Dalton Family Land Grants (dalton1.txt), file size .9 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Davis Family Land Grants (davis1.txt), file size 4.2 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Deskins Family Land Grants (deskins1.txt), file size 4.8 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Doughten Family Land Grants (dghtn1.txt), file size 2.5 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Dills Family Land Grants (dills1.txt), file size 2.4 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Dennister Family Land Grants (dnnstr1.txt), file size 1.0 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Doak Family Land Grants (doak1.txt), file size 2.2 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Donnell Family Land Grants (donnell1.txt), file size 1.4 kb, submitted >January 2000 by June White > >Elswick Family Land Grants 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file size 1.0 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Young Family Land Grants (young1.txt), file size 2.3 kb, submitted January >2000 by June White > >Wow! > >Many thanks to our submitters! Won't you consider preserving & sharing >your treasured documents >by submitting a transcription of your own? What a wonderful way to show >pride in your heritage >while insuring these resources will still be around for future generations! > Thank you, > >Jeannie Watts, archivist. > >************* >Jeannie Watts > >Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and >son of Sir John Clay of Wales" > >Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" > >For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx >