Suzanne.. Larry Wilson also referred me to "Weir/Wear Families From Here and There to the Whitehouse". I contacted one of the co-authors, JoAnne Wear Spore, purchased a copy and have found it to be a goldmine of info about the Weir/Wear/Ware, etc. family that came from VA. You can reach her at [email protected] An excerpt that might be helpful to you regarding the Botetourt/Rockbridge connection is as follows: "Rockbridge was not a county until 1778. From 1745, when Augusta Co. was formed, until 1770 when Botetourt Co. was cut out of Augusta, people had to travel to Staunton when official business had to be conducted..... After 1770 those living SW of North River went to Fincastle and those NE of the river continued to Staunton. Because of the distance and road condition the official mad a ne county. As of March 1, 1778 the new county of Rockbridge came ito existenc. Two-thirds was taken from Botetourt Co. and the rest from Augusta. The new county seat was to be called Lexington. The town was laid out and lots were sold at auiction. A fire destroyed the town in 1796 but was rebuilt." Larry may have provided you with all the info you need, but if there are other Weir connections you are looking for and he's out of pocket, I'll also be happy to check my copy to see if they are referenced... (Thanks again to you, Larry, for helping so many of us find our roots....) Sherry Muller [email protected] COX, DOWLING, HANKS, JOHNS, JORDAN (sp?), STOREY McMILLAN, WEIR/WEAR, WALLACE, WATSON MULLER, PIAD -----Original Message----- From: Suzanne Crawford <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, October 24, 1998 5:39 PM Subject: Re: Weir in McMinn >[email protected] wrote: >> >> Suzanne: >> >> The following passage is from the book Weir/Wear Families FROM HERE & THERE TO >> THE WHITE HOUSE, page170. >> >> Margaret, daughter of Mary Weir Walker born about 1770, married 16 October >> 1791 to Robert Anderson in Rockbridge County, VA. Margaret was dead by 1813 >> when her father made his will. After her death, Robert married a second time >> and their children were Martha, Elizabeth, Mary and perhaps others. The >> Elizabeth by Robert's second marriage married Abraham B. Weir, a nephew of >> Margaret Weir Walker. >> >> The children of Margaret and Robert were two boys - Isaac born abour 1792 and >> William, as mentioned in their grandfather's will. Margaret's son Isaac >> Anderson is NOT the minister of Blount County, TN. >> >> The will of William Walker supplied part of the data for this family. Margaret >> Roberson furnished data on the Anderson family. In 1971, she found in the >> court house in Athens, TN, a power-of-attorney dated 21 September, 1833 to Wm. >> W. Anderson that helped greatly. >> >> Note: The entire will is reproduced in the book, along with another blurb on >> Mary Weir. If this is the family you are seeking, please supply your mailing >> address, and I will send a copy to you. >> >> A portion of the will is signed by two justices of the peace. One is Alexander >> Culton of Rockbridge County, VA. Some Cultons later went to McMinn County, >> and they are my 4g-grandparents, as are the WILSON family that also went >> there. >> >> Larry Wilson >> >> > > ========================================= >Larry, >Thank you so very much for your kind response to my plea. I am >interested in the WEIR name because my husbands gggrandmother was Jane >Weir who married Andrew Crawford. They were married in Botetourt Co., >VA and lived in McMinn Co. TN. My thinking is that it isn't >inconceivable that they may have been related in some way to the Weir >families who lived in McMinn and therefore I have been collecting >information on the Weir name in McMinn. > >Some of the early WIERS marriages from Botetourt Co. are: >James Wiers to Elizabeth Sharkey Sep 20 1810 >William Wiers to Betsy Caldwell Dec 22 1804 >Jane Wiers [Mrs.] to James Caldwell Jun 6 1818 >Jane Wiers to Andrew Crawford Nov 18 1814*** >Mary Wiers to John Crawford Oct 6 1812*** >Joseph Wier to Hannah McCrery [Mrs.] Apr 5 1806 > >Do you know of any connection between the Wier/Weir families of >Botetourt and Rockbridge? > >At any rate, thank you for the information you sent to me. It gives me >a little to go on. > >Warm Regards, >Suzanne Crawford > >______________________________