Here ya go Sandy. What I did was cut and paste when "find" found your names: Charles Adams: A/112-113 Inventory of Sales in the estate of Simon Allensworth. Names of purchasers: John Allensworth, Catharine Allensworth, W. H. Williams, Joseph Sole[?], Sam�l Duglass, J.T. Miller, J.B. Petty, William W. White, F. Allensworth, Franklin Allensworth, Albert Hanill[?], Levi Rose, John Compton, William Tiplett, W. W. White, James B. White, B. C. Robinson, W. White Jr, Elizabeth Allensworth, Luvellis[?] Walter, Charles Adams, Sam�l Simpson, Elijah Weekly, Benjamin _. Lacy, Charles W. Finnell, J___ Glasscock, Johnston Lake, Peter Coulter[?]. Signed M. B. Buck for J. S. Spengler. Not dated. Recorded: 28 January 1841. A/128-136 Inventory of sales of the personal Estate of Samuel Gardner, dec�d sold by his adm�rs, Samuel B. Gardner and Giles Cook on 13 August 1840. Names of purchasers: Sam�l B. Gardner, Joseph Dellinger, Robert M. Allen, Eli Watkins, Bugess Wines, Elizabeth Gardner, Alexander Finnell, Joseph Soles, William Carson, William Wright, Edward Hines, Burgess Wines, Thompson Parmer, Benjamin Triplett, Alfred Henry, Robert Armstrong, Willis A. Kircheval, John A. Compton, James White, Thorton Leach, James White, Charles A. Ball___(Balthrosse?), Joseph Sole, Morgan Johnston, James Dowell, Richard Green, Joseph Scroggin, Eli Anderson, John B. Petty, Henry Nave, Daniel Sowers, Samuel Simpson, Jacob Cline, Enoch Wilson, James W. Conrad, Moses Harrington, James Rowzes, Toliver Stinson, James V. Weir, James White, Alexander Newcomer, Redman Gorgsby, George Johnston, Reuben Finnell, Robert M. Allen, Richard Hall, John Monroe, John H. Settle, John Allensworth, Thomas Fox, John N. Meade, William H. Compton, John H. Steel, James Allen, Wm Wright, Sen�r, Morgan Johnston, Giles Cook, Thomas S. Hall, Middleton Keeler, Wm V. Henry, George R. Newman, John Roberts, Sam�l Myres, John Monroe, Sam�l M. Spengler, Charles Adams, Wilford Leach, Wm Strother, Judge White, Rebecca Gardner, Wm Barrow, John Glasscock, William White, Wm P. Iden, BALTHROSSE, Jn�o R. Cline, Thomas W. Brown, Jacob Trout, Moses Fletcher, Cam[?] T. Page, Enoch Willson, Franklin Allensworth, James Brown, Jn�o Bony, James B. William, Baylis Grigsby, William Randolph, Jno. R. Cline, Thomas J. Leach, Benj. R. Lacy, Sam�l Simpson, Sam�l Hopewell, John B. Petty. Note: $600 for lot of leather in vats. Signed: Dan�l B. Gardner, Giles Cook. Recorded: 22 July 1841 A/153-157 List of property sold at sale of John Compton,, dec�d made 17 December 1840. Names of purchasers: William White, Reuben E. Finnell, John A. Compton, William C. Compton, William P. Idon, William R. Ashby, Thornton Leach, Mrs. Dorcas Compton, John C. Hackley, Alexander Finnell, James W. Day, James White, John B. Petty, James B. Williams, Henry Bonifield, Elias E. Compton, John R. Cline, Charles Adams, John Beavers, Sam�l Gardner, Charles H. Green, Benjamin Triplett, John Bradford. Signed: William C. Compton, John A. Compton, John R. Haddox. Followed by a list of items �taken by Dorcas Compton widow of John Compton dec�d at the appraisement price� consisting, mostly, of household items. Recorded: 25 November 1841. A/294-295 Estate of John Compton, dec�d, in account with William C. Compton, John S.[A.?] Compton and John R. Haddox, his executors. Names mentioned: Bazil Gordon, Doc�t McGuire, _.M. Jacobs, Withers & Jacobs, Sam�l Simpson, Rob�t M. Marshall, Charles Adams. Heirs: Mrs. Dorcas Compton (widow), John R. Haddox & wife (daughter of dec�d), Jn�o S. Compton, Wm C. Compton, Jn�o Hackley & wife, Wm White & wife, James Ridings & Elizabeth E, his wife, Elias E. Compton. Recorded: 19 May 1845. A/299-300 Sale of property belonging to the estate of Peter Catlett, dec�d, sold 29 September 1843[?]. Names of purchasers: Robert Conner, Dolliver Stinson, Gilson Berryman, John T. Walter, William Conner, James Newman, James Conrad, John Adams, Ellsea Conner, Smith Conner, P. Hansbrough, Samuel Walker, Charles Adams, James Newman, Thomas Fox, Vincent Settle, Wilford _. Leach. Signed: Presley Hansbrough, adm�r. Recorded: 21 July 1845. Elizabeth Adams did not show up in my search. The Surname Austin did not show up either. Please remember I've only gotten up to page 295 in book B. That represents 1 Feb 1854. Good luck in your search, Linda At 06:16 AM 12/4/98 -0500, you wrote: >Linda; > >Thanks for your insight on Warren Co. research, it's a big help. > >With respect to the Wills, it you get a chance I'd really appreciate a look-up >on: > >Charles M. ADAMS and Elizabeth J. Austin ADAMS >Mary T. AUSTIN > >Thanks so much - > >Best Regards; >Sandy Adams > > > >Linda Whitmer wrote: > >> Greetings, >> If you are looking for ABSTRACTS, it is true. Handley has most available >> abstracted Warren Co records. But if you want ORIGINAL records, visit the >> Warren County courthouse. If photocopies of originals will do, the Warren >> Heritage Society's Laura Virginia Hale Archives has photocopies of some >> records and also has published and non-published abstracts of Warren County >> records. (note: there's a difference between abstracts and transcriptions) >> >> Inter-library loan is also an option. You can seek books and micro-film >> from Richmond. >> >> The Hale Archives is a wonderful resource for Warren Co genealogy, regional >> history and civil war information. There are a lot of little treasures in >> small archives, well worth a trip to check them out. >> >> Linda Whitmer >> (former Archivist, LVHale Archives) :) >> >> PS: I've begun abstracting Warren County Will books. I have the rough >> draft of Will Book A complete and most of Will Book B. I'll do simple look >> ups. BTW, I abstracted ALL contents, not just the wills. >> >> At 08:38 PM 12/2/98 -0500, you wrote: >> >Try The Library of Virginia in Richmond. >> > >> >http://leo.vsla.edu/archives/genie.html >> > >> >This address is for the genealogy archives. >> >Good luck, >> >Pat >> > >> >Sandy Adams & Ed Webb wrote: >> > >> >> My brother was at the Warren County Library in Front Royal this >> afternoon doing >> >> some research for me and he was advised that most of the Warren County >> records, >> >> including birth, death, marriage transcriptions, are housed in the >> archives at the >> >> Handley Library in Winchester. They told him that the Handley Library >> holds the >> >> records for much of the Shenandoah Valley region . >> >> >> >> Does anyone have any insight on this? The Handley Library website seems >> to verify >> >> this information. Is there anyplace else - other than the Warren Co. >> Library and >> >> the Handley Library - that we should be looking? >> >> >> >> Thanks- >> >> Sandy Adams > > > > >==== VAWARREN Mailing List ==== >Visit the Warren County USGenWeb Homepage! >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawarren/warren.htm >