Henry Hoover <[email protected]> wrote February 26, 2000 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [KYGREEN-L] Re: Rev. Richard Whitt/Abijah [WITT, LORTON, ELSWICKS AND ALLIED FAMILIES] Your Elswick's no doubt connect to the John Elswick who left a will, now on file at the Romney Co., WV, courthouse. I'll paste it below. The transcript of Archibald Thompson's Diary at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald has this John's son, John and Lydia Unknown's (her second husband was Jacob Lorton) children and their lines. Thanks, Jemima > I have been observing quietly hoping that someone would put up some > information to which I could directly connect but no luck so far. > > Therefore I will put up what little information I have on my ancestors. My > great grandmother, Perintha Elswick, was born in Tazewell Co, VA on 20 Apr > 1847. She married John Dial Allen about 1868. She had two sisters, Selina > Elswick who married William H. Whitt on 17 Apr 1871, Magoffin Co, KY., and > Sarah Elswick who married Joseph Lexington Whitt on 6 Nov 1870, Magoffin Co, > KY. Their mother was Nancy (maiden name unknown) who later married John H. > Gates, a minister who died in 1874. I do not know the first name of her > Elswick husband and father of the 3 daughters listed above. > > Can anyone give me something to connect with? > > Henry Hoover > email: [email protected] > home: http://users.cwnet.com/dynasty HAMPSHIRE COUNTY . . .ROMNEY, W. VA. DEED BEED 1, Page 22 WILL, 23 Jan 1756 In the name of God, Amen, the 23 Day of January, 1756 I, JOHN ELSWICK, of the County of Hampshire and Colony of Virginia being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given God. Therefore, called to mind the mortality of my body and knowing it is appointed unto all men to dye, Do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament. That is to say Princaply and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that give it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my executors. Nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I shall receive the . . . . . Again by the mighty power of God and as touching . . Worldly Estate where with it shall please God . . . . and despose of the same in the following manner and form. This to say for my executors to make sale by way of Public Value all of my sand, buildings, mills, stock of cattle, horses, mares, or what else to me belonging or any ways apertaining and every particular part thereof whether moveable to otherwise, and the monies arising thereby to be desposed of as followeth: . . . . I give to my son Thomas Elswick five shill (shillings). To my daughter Rachel Anderson Five Shill, and to my son John, deceased, heirs, five shields, and to my grand daughter Rachell Elswick thirteen pounds, ten shill . . . . And after paying all my debts and other necessary charges arising. The over . . . . to be the real and absolute Estate of my dearly beloved wife Rachel Elswick and every part thereof whether more or less, without any manner of condition. And I do hereby constitute, appoint, and ordain Henry Oldacre and my beloved wife Rachel Elswick to be the executors of this my Last Will and Testament. And I do hereby uterly, disalow, revoke, and disannul all and every other former Testament Will, Legaces, and bequest and executors by me in any ways before named. Willed and bequeathing and notifying and confirming this and no other to be my Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hre unto set my hand andseal, the day and year above written. . . .Witness: Joseph W. Howe, & James X Scott (HAMPSHIRE COUNTY . . .ROMNEY, W. VA. DEED BEED 1, Page 22) >