-----Original Message----- From: Kwisesr@aol.com <Kwisesr@aol.com> To: WISE-L@rootsweb.com <WISE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 3:18 PM Subject: Re: Searching Wise, and related families >Hello, Lynn and Lee- >I am Kenneth WISE, descended from John and Hannah WISE who lived in the >Harrisonburg, Va. area at a place called Wiseland in the shadow of Peaked >Mountain. They were there from about 1760 until early 1800.s. I have traced >my family tree back to them, but have run into a roadblock at that point. >Maybe you have something that ties into them. If so I would be really >grateful for the information. >Regards, >Kenneth Wise >E-mail is-Kwisesr@aol.com > >Hello Kenneth, I am in about the same situation, My James Wise, born abt. 1790 according to the 1850 census was born on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. I am not sure where and haven't got a solid lead, Mathew and Thomas Wise, along with James settled in Jefferson County, Indiana. I believe they crossed the Ohio, river from Gallatin County, Kentucky 1810/1814 they lived out their lives in Jefferson County, Matthew listed as being born in Virginia, Thomas in Maryland, James moved north to Decatur County, then to Brown County, Indiana in the early 1840's, he then moved on to Schuyler County, Missouri, Page County, Iowa, back to Lancaster Schuyler County, before returning to Washington Township, Brown County, Indiana, passing on in September of 1880.