Wow! Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! With one exception (I have a great-grandfather buried in Highlawn Cemetery in Oak Hill with no marker if you can believe it!), the graves are in country cemeteries on private property. Charles Asbury Settle and Cora Lee Huddleston are buried in a cemetery at Laurel Creek right after you come down Laurel Creek Mountain (if you're coming from Wriston; if you're coming from Beckwith, it would be right as you start up the mountain). I do like the idea of a nicely done homemade marker. This could be a project I could even get the boys involved in and perhaps help foster their interest in their family tree. Speaking of my great-grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Caudill: the part of Highlawn he is buried in allows only, or so I've been told, the flat markers with bronze (so it can be mowed easily). Does anyone have an idea of the cost of one of those? Real simple: just full name, birth/death dates. Best wishes, June

I know this is rather vague but I would really love to know where my 3rd great grandfather is buried. It is possible he could be buried somewhere in the area covered by Vol. I. of the Cemetery book. His daughter was Mary Magdaline Tritt who married James Gillespie Kincaid, Sr. and it is believed that he died somewhere around 1804. If you should run across any Tritts, I would appreciate it if you would let me know. Carline cagee@ntown.net

Hi List, The following I received from a lovely lady named Eve, who wrote "I haven't been actively participating in the discussion on the Fayette list because I have nothing concrete to connect me with William Johnson and Amy Nelson, but if you want to share the following with the list, feel free." The information was found in a file for Virginia Bondurant Johnson's application in the DAR and forwarded to Eve by her (Eve's) cousin. I believe this will interest many of you on the list. ************************* (Excerpts from [typewritten] letter of Willard E. Simms of Cozaddale, O., R.F.D. 1, to John T. Simms, Charleston, W.Va.--June 8, 1947) "Atty John Reynolds filed suit in 1848 in the circuit supreme court of law and chancery for Nicholas County, Geo. H. Lee being judge; seeking to have the court provide for the sale of the 125 acre farm near Beech Glen, I believe, which was left by James Sims when he died in 1836. The bill of complaint represented that William, Martin, John, James, Dryden, Charles, Washington Sims; Joseph Darlington and Jane (Sims) Darlington, his wife; Joel Settle and Mildred (Sims) Settle, his wife; and Nancy (Sims) Johnson respectfully represent that James Sims, the father of your orators and oratresses departed this life on the ___day of ___1836 intestate and leaving no widow and leaving besides your orators and oratresses to survive him the following heirs at law to-wit: the children of Jeremiah Sims, dec'd (he having died 1824 near Springfield O.) who live in the western country, the names of whom are unknown; also the children of Elizabeth Johnson, dec'd, formerly Elizabeth Sims: to-wit, John Johnson, Wm. Johnson, Harrison Johnson, James Johnson, James Settle and Rachel his wife; William H(?)ale and Amy his wife, John Backhouse and Phoebe his wife; ______Montgomery and Elizabeth his wife; Sarah Hyphy, John Kincaid and Mary his wife; also the children of Mary Hughes, formerly Mary Sims, to-wit, Tazewell Hughes, Andrew Hughes, Nelson Johnson and Elizabeth his wife; Johnson Foster and Mary his wife; also the children of Margaret Hughes, formerly Margaret Sims, to-wit, Matthew Kincaid and Susan his wife; Ann Hughes, Robert Hughes, John Hughes, the last three are infants; also the children of Sarah Foster, formerly Sarah Sims, to-wit, Jordan Hickson and Mariah his wife; James Foster, Peyton Foster, Charles Foster, and Milton Sims, the last three but one are infants, and the same James Sims, the father of your orators and oratresses died seized of a tract of land containing 125 acres in Nicholas county, on the Gauley river, etc., etc. "The matter was finally settled in the spring term of court 1853. It sold for $183 and the costs approximated $160, thus leaving about $22.50 to be distributed." (Notes by W.H. Maginnis): As several persons named James Sims were recorded in Culpeper County, Va., between 1768 and 1808, I took note of the names of their wives and after some study came to the conclusion that the James Sims whose wife was named Phoebe was the one who moved to Bath County and later, after Phoebe was drowned, to Gauley river in what is now Nicholas county, W.Va. because the James Sims who married Jane Towles was still in Culpeper in 1803, and James Sims, Jr., and his wife Ann were there still later. James Sims, son of Thomas, Sr., died in Culpeper. James Sims, son of William and grandson of Thomas, Sr., has been traced to Kentucky. He was an orphan infant in 1769) In Deed Book H, page 475, Culpeper, Va., in deed dated Dec. 17, 1779, 11 years after the date of Jeremiah Sims's will, James Sims and his wife Phoebe, conveyed to Martin Nalle 118 acres of land in Bromfield parish, in the Great Fork of the Rappahannock river. The land had been left to James Sims "by my father." The wife of Jeremiah Sims (will 1768) was Agatha, daughter of John Nalle of Culpeper county. She later married Russell Hill. (Footnote) Willard Sims in copying record from Nicholas county wrote Joel and Mildred Suttle, instead of Settle. I do not know if that were his mistake or the court's. (Signed) W.H. Maginnis Now List I know that you will be asking who is Phoebe and what about Elizabeth Sims. I received the following from a Sims researcher who claims to have a copy of the Coroner's Inquest Report dated 1794. He wrote: "First, James never married his cousin Elizabeth. This has been family lore forever, but is not correct. He married first, Phoebe Nalle, who DID fall off her horse and drown in the Jackson River after tending a sick friend all night. I have the Coroner's Inquest Report dated 1794. There was some controversy about this, as her son was accused of causing the accident, but was not charged." I have asked him about this document and how he found it but he has not answered my questions. He is working on his database and plans to put the updated information online so I believe that he does not want to share until he has his data online. Note: I have seen on several sites that Nancy Cotton, the second wife, has been referred to as Elizabeth "Nancy" Cotton which may explain why we have seen Elizabeth Sims listed as the mother of Mildred Sims Settle. Note to Terry W. Johnson: The above document shows that Nancy (Sims) Johnson was still living in 1848 which disproves that she died during the 1845 epidemic as did her husband William Johnson Jr. Cathy

There should have been several McKinneys I would think. I have a Jehue McKinney b. 1879 Beards Fork. He lived in that county for sometime. His father is Jesse Green McKinney and mother Emily Mills. Is there any info as to who Henry is connected to? Thank You, Anne

June Also, I have seen some in cemeteries I have visited that were made with "sack crete" in poured into the large aluminum (throw-away) roasting pans. Some were left in the pans, some were removed and just set into the ground. This "sack crete" requires only water to mix up, and could, if you wanted too, be made "on location" You could then add anything you wanted into the wet concrete. The only worry then, would be to buy the sackcrete locally, and have, perhaps empty milk jugs to carry the water, and a 5 gallon paint bucket or similar bucket to mix it in before pouring into the pans. Jeannette ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Kincaid <Sept7_1943@hotmail.com> To: <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Grave site markers > This works great, some have been replaced in our cemetery in this manner. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: NevaJB@aol.com > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:39 PM > To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Grave site markers > > June, > I don't know about the company, but maybe you could make one yourself. Just > a suggestion it the cemetery is a country-type cemetery (no sexton, no > groundskeeper, no record, etc.). A long time ago my cousin made one for her > aunt who died during the flu epidemic of 1918. She just made a concrete > enlongated shape and then pressed small white plastic letters and numbers > into in and decorated it a bit with some colored stones. She made it as a > stand-up type stone, but I'm sure you could make one to fit flat into the > ground. It was for a country family cemetery -- I'm sure cemeteries with > offices and groundskeepers wouldn't allow this kind of marker. > > Neva > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > >

For the person asking about a Hall family, this is another from Neil's book: Jacob Hall was a resident of the Loop in the thirties, but had probably departed by 1842. He owned property on the Bowyer's Ferry Road near the Courthouse. In 1839, he received a deed from the Vandals for a parcel of land on the north side of the road, joining the lots of Seth Huse and Ferguson. Hall's cabin was located at the intersection of Huse's Mill Road with the Main road to Bowyer's Ferry, also known as the Old Kanawha Road at that time. In 1842, when Seth Huse was appointed surveyor of his Mill Road, the intersection was described as a point "at or near Hall's Old Place". Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Kincaid Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:43 PM To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] James Kincaid settled on Loup Creek In Neil Darlington's book, there is an article about a Madison Williams & John B. Scarbrough . The place being at Plum Orchard Tract on the west side of Paint Creek. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: RRW122433@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:03 PM To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] James Kincaid settled on Loup Creek Carol, Thank you for responding. The name I have is Richard TAYLOR. Pretty sure he was a 'cousin' to William WILLIAMSON, because information supplied from another branch has indicated this. Richard TAYLOR & William WILLIAMSON rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782. They appear also on a 'census' (actually its an enumeration). I'm going to include the portions of the enumeration that I copied with the surnames of interest to me. --------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1782 The names on these lists were taken from microfilm of the early Census Records of Hampshire County. Microfilm relating to these names is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC, which has been shown as the source of material for all names. The first and second Census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain State of Virginia enumerations taken by the early Justices during the years 1782 and 1784 for Hampshire County have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. On the list for 1782, the only information given other than the name of Head of Family was one total figure in a column for whites and another column for total number of blacks. The last column is a code column that gives the name of the justice who recorded the name of the Head of Family and other data on the manuscript for record purposes. Williamson, John, 3, -, 10 Williamson, Samuel, 9, -, 10 Williamson, Thomas, 2, -, 10 Williamson, William, 10, -, 10 Taylor, Richard, 2, -, 10 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, Stone, James, 8, -, 6 =========================================== STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1784 The names appearing on this printing were taken from microfilm number T-498, Roll 3 (Virginia), The National Archives, Washington, DC. The first and second census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain state of Virginia enumerations taken by the early Justices during the year 1782 and 1784 have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. The 1784 listing gives the total only for whites and some additional data relating to the total number of dwellings and other buildings owned by the Head of Family. the information pertaining to the structures was evidently taken for tax purposes. Williamson, Samuel, 9, 8 Williamson, Thomas, 3, 10 Williamson, William, 10, 9 =============================================== THIRD CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1810 The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm of the early Census records of Hampshire County (Microcopy Number 252, Roll Number 69, The National Archives, Washington, DC). The third Census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females, however totals only for males and females have been shown here, and the age groupings omitted. The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. * Listed as Free persons without information as to whether male or female. Williamson, Cornelius, 3, 2, 826 Williamson, Samuel, 7, 3, 766 Taylor, Richard, 3, 6, 833 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, Wilson, Henry L, 4, 5, 762 Wilson, James Sr, 3, 3, 817 Wilson, James Jr, 1, 2, 817 Wilson Nathaniel, 2, 6, 811 Wilson, Richard, 2, 2, 798 Wilson, William, 2, 3, 830 Wilson, William, 1, 1, 799 Stone, Henry, 2, 2, 817 Stone, Joseph, 4, 5, 832 ================================================= FOURTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1820 The names appearing on this list was taken from microfilm (microcopy Number 33, Roll Number 136) The National Archives, Washington, DC. This census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and female, but the totals only for both male and females have been shown and the age groupings omitted. The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. This information was taken from "Mineral County West Virginia Family Traits Tracks and Trails". Special thanks to Robert Rummer for allowing us to use this census index on the Mineral County Site. Williamson, Cornelius, 4, 5, 214 Williamson, John, 2, 1, 219 Williamson, Samuel, 5, 3, 262 Williamson, William, 3, 1, 233 Taylor, Richard, 0, 3, 285 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, ================================================= FIFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1830 The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm (copy Number M19, Roll Number 191) , National Archives , Washington DC. This census showed the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females. This shows the totals only for males and females and the age groupings omitted. * Indicates slaves The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 1, 65 Williamson, Cornelius, 1, 0, 62 Williamson, Hanah, 0, 1, 65 Williamson, John, 4, 3, 64 ================================================= SIXTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1840 The names appearing on the list were taken from microfilm (Microcopy Number 704, Roll Number 563, The National Archives, Washington DC). This census shows the Name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females, but the totals only for both males and females have been shown here and the age groupings omitted. * Slaves The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 4, 8 =================================================== Richard & Mary Tucson, AZ ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalogGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== ============================== Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history learning and how-to articles on the Internet. http://www.ancestry.com/learn/libraryGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

This works great, some have been replaced in our cemetery in this manner. ----- Original Message ----- From: NevaJB@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:39 PM To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] Grave site markers June, I don't know about the company, but maybe you could make one yourself. Just a suggestion it the cemetery is a country-type cemetery (no sexton, no groundskeeper, no record, etc.). A long time ago my cousin made one for her aunt who died during the flu epidemic of 1918. She just made a concrete enlongated shape and then pressed small white plastic letters and numbers into in and decorated it a bit with some colored stones. She made it as a stand-up type stone, but I'm sure you could make one to fit flat into the ground. It was for a country family cemetery -- I'm sure cemeteries with offices and groundskeepers wouldn't allow this kind of marker. Neva ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== ============================== Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

June, I don't know about the company, but maybe you could make one yourself. Just a suggestion it the cemetery is a country-type cemetery (no sexton, no groundskeeper, no record, etc.). A long time ago my cousin made one for her aunt who died during the flu epidemic of 1918. She just made a concrete enlongated shape and then pressed small white plastic letters and numbers into in and decorated it a bit with some colored stones. She made it as a stand-up type stone, but I'm sure you could make one to fit flat into the ground. It was for a country family cemetery -- I'm sure cemeteries with offices and groundskeepers wouldn't allow this kind of marker. Neva

In a message dated 7/4/01 10:07:29 PM, WVFAYETT-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Hello, I couldn't help but butt in here...I'm looking for some Tincher family members that are buried in PleasantView Cemetary in Fayette Co., near Fayetteville, WV...would there be any listings for that? Thanks in advance... Michele Sherk >> Hi Michelle I too am butting in here to ask if you would have and Estella Tincher in your line. She m. 1897 Greenbrier Co. to Richard Oliver Manspile/Mansfield. They has 2 sons Lawrence and Lester Manspile/Mansfield. Any information would be of help. Karen Kessler Cottrill WV Kessler/Kesler Family Historian

In Neil Darlington's book, there is an article about a Madison Williams & John B. Scarbrough . The place being at Plum Orchard Tract on the west side of Paint Creek. Sarah ----- Original Message ----- From: RRW122433@aol.com Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:03 PM To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] James Kincaid settled on Loup Creek Carol, Thank you for responding. The name I have is Richard TAYLOR. Pretty sure he was a 'cousin' to William WILLIAMSON, because information supplied from another branch has indicated this. Richard TAYLOR & William WILLIAMSON rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782. They appear also on a 'census' (actually its an enumeration). I'm going to include the portions of the enumeration that I copied with the surnames of interest to me. --------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1782 The names on these lists were taken from microfilm of the early Census Records of Hampshire County. Microfilm relating to these names is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC, which has been shown as the source of material for all names. The first and second Census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain State of Virginia enumerations taken by the early Justices during the years 1782 and 1784 for Hampshire County have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. On the list for 1782, the only information given other than the name of Head of Family was one total figure in a column for whites and another column for total number of blacks. The last column is a code column that gives the name of the justice who recorded the name of the Head of Family and other data on the manuscript for record purposes. Williamson, John, 3, -, 10 Williamson, Samuel, 9, -, 10 Williamson, Thomas, 2, -, 10 Williamson, William, 10, -, 10 Taylor, Richard, 2, -, 10 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, Stone, James, 8, -, 6 =========================================== STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1784 The names appearing on this printing were taken from microfilm number T-498, Roll 3 (Virginia), The National Archives, Washington, DC. The first and second census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain state of Virginia enumerations taken by the early Justices during the year 1782 and 1784 have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. The 1784 listing gives the total only for whites and some additional data relating to the total number of dwellings and other buildings owned by the Head of Family. the information pertaining to the structures was evidently taken for tax purposes. Williamson, Samuel, 9, 8 Williamson, Thomas, 3, 10 Williamson, William, 10, 9 =============================================== THIRD CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1810 The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm of the early Census records of Hampshire County (Microcopy Number 252, Roll Number 69, The National Archives, Washington, DC). The third Census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females, however totals only for males and females have been shown here, and the age groupings omitted. The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. * Listed as Free persons without information as to whether male or female. Williamson, Cornelius, 3, 2, 826 Williamson, Samuel, 7, 3, 766 Taylor, Richard, 3, 6, 833 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, Wilson, Henry L, 4, 5, 762 Wilson, James Sr, 3, 3, 817 Wilson, James Jr, 1, 2, 817 Wilson Nathaniel, 2, 6, 811 Wilson, Richard, 2, 2, 798 Wilson, William, 2, 3, 830 Wilson, William, 1, 1, 799 Stone, Henry, 2, 2, 817 Stone, Joseph, 4, 5, 832 ================================================= FOURTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1820 The names appearing on this list was taken from microfilm (microcopy Number 33, Roll Number 136) The National Archives, Washington, DC. This census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and female, but the totals only for both male and females have been shown and the age groupings omitted. The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. This information was taken from "Mineral County West Virginia Family Traits Tracks and Trails". Special thanks to Robert Rummer for allowing us to use this census index on the Mineral County Site. Williamson, Cornelius, 4, 5, 214 Williamson, John, 2, 1, 219 Williamson, Samuel, 5, 3, 262 Williamson, William, 3, 1, 233 Taylor, Richard, 0, 3, 285 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, ================================================= FIFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1830 The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm (copy Number M19, Roll Number 191) , National Archives , Washington DC. This census showed the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females. This shows the totals only for males and females and the age groupings omitted. * Indicates slaves The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 1, 65 Williamson, Cornelius, 1, 0, 62 Williamson, Hanah, 0, 1, 65 Williamson, John, 4, 3, 64 ================================================= SIXTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1840 The names appearing on the list were taken from microfilm (Microcopy Number 704, Roll Number 563, The National Archives, Washington DC). This census shows the Name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females, but the totals only for both males and females have been shown here and the age groupings omitted. * Slaves The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 4, 8 =================================================== Richard & Mary Tucson, AZ ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== ============================== Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate your heritage! http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalogGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Yes,this was many years ago. ----- Original Message ----- From: June & Marco Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:29 AM To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] James Kincaid settled on Loup Creek Do you mean Joseph McKinney and Reuben James? I don't remember any McKinney's named Reuben down around Beards Fork. June At 09:58 AM 7/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: >There is also a Joseph and Reuben mentioned in the same area > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== ============================== Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 Source for Family History Online. Go to: http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HBGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Carol, Thank you for responding. The name I have is Richard TAYLOR. Pretty sure he was a 'cousin' to William WILLIAMSON, because information supplied from another branch has indicated this. Richard TAYLOR & William WILLIAMSON rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782. They appear also on a 'census' (actually its an enumeration). I'm going to include the portions of the enumeration that I copied with the surnames of interest to me. --------------------------------------------------------- STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1782 The names on these lists were taken from microfilm of the early Census Records of Hampshire County. Microfilm relating to these names is available at the National Archives in Washington, DC, which has been shown as the source of material for all names. The first and second Census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain State of Virginia enumerations taken by the early Justices during the years 1782 and 1784 for Hampshire County have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. On the list for 1782, the only information given other than the name of Head of Family was one total figure in a column for whites and another column for total number of blacks. The last column is a code column that gives the name of the justice who recorded the name of the Head of Family and other data on the manuscript for record purposes. Williamson, John, 3, -, 10 Williamson, Samuel, 9, -, 10 Williamson, Thomas, 2, -, 10 Williamson, William, 10, -, 10 Taylor, Richard, 2, -, 10 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, Stone, James, 8, -, 6 =========================================== STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1784 The names appearing on this printing were taken from microfilm number T-498, Roll 3 (Virginia), The National Archives, Washington, DC. The first and second census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain state of Virginia enumerations taken by the early Justices during the year 1782 and 1784 have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. The 1784 listing gives the total only for whites and some additional data relating to the total number of dwellings and other buildings owned by the Head of Family. the information pertaining to the structures was evidently taken for tax purposes. Williamson, Samuel, 9, 8 Williamson, Thomas, 3, 10 Williamson, William, 10, 9 =============================================== THIRD CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1810 The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm of the early Census records of Hampshire County (Microcopy Number 252, Roll Number 69, The National Archives, Washington, DC). The third Census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females, however totals only for males and females have been shown here, and the age groupings omitted. The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. * Listed as Free persons without information as to whether male or female. Williamson, Cornelius, 3, 2, 826 Williamson, Samuel, 7, 3, 766 Taylor, Richard, 3, 6, 833 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, Wilson, Henry L, 4, 5, 762 Wilson, James Sr, 3, 3, 817 Wilson, James Jr, 1, 2, 817 Wilson Nathaniel, 2, 6, 811 Wilson, Richard, 2, 2, 798 Wilson, William, 2, 3, 830 Wilson, William, 1, 1, 799 Stone, Henry, 2, 2, 817 Stone, Joseph, 4, 5, 832 ================================================= FOURTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1820 The names appearing on this list was taken from microfilm (microcopy Number 33, Roll Number 136) The National Archives, Washington, DC. This census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and female, but the totals only for both male and females have been shown and the age groupings omitted. The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. This information was taken from "Mineral County West Virginia Family Traits Tracks and Trails". Special thanks to Robert Rummer for allowing us to use this census index on the Mineral County Site. Williamson, Cornelius, 4, 5, 214 Williamson, John, 2, 1, 219 Williamson, Samuel, 5, 3, 262 Williamson, William, 3, 1, 233 Taylor, Richard, 0, 3, 285 A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, ================================================= FIFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1830 The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm (copy Number M19, Roll Number 191) , National Archives , Washington DC. This census showed the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females. This shows the totals only for males and females and the age groupings omitted. * Indicates slaves The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 1, 65 Williamson, Cornelius, 1, 0, 62 Williamson, Hanah, 0, 1, 65 Williamson, John, 4, 3, 64 ================================================= SIXTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1840 The names appearing on the list were taken from microfilm (Microcopy Number 704, Roll Number 563, The National Archives, Washington DC). This census shows the Name of Head of Family and the number of other persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both male and females, but the totals only for both males and females have been shown here and the age groupings omitted. * Slaves The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was listed. Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 4, 8 =================================================== Richard & Mary Tucson, AZ

Mary Thanks for the update.You don't know if you don't ask. Carol -----Original Message----- From: RRW122433@aol.com <RRW122433@aol.com> To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, July 05, 2001 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [WVFAYETT] James Kincaid settled on Loup Creek >Carol, >Thank you for responding. >The name I have is Richard TAYLOR. >Pretty sure he was a 'cousin' to William WILLIAMSON, because information >supplied from another branch has indicated this. >Richard TAYLOR & William WILLIAMSON rec'd a grant of land together from VA in >1782. >They appear also on a 'census' (actually its an enumeration). >I'm going to include the portions of the enumeration that I copied with the >surnames of interest to me. >--------------------------------------------------------- >STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS >HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1782 >The names on these lists were taken from microfilm of the early Census >Records of Hampshire County. Microfilm relating to these names is available >at the National Archives in Washington, DC, which has been shown as the >source of material for all names. The first and second Census records for >Virginia were lost as a result of the War of 1812. Certain State of Virginia >enumerations taken by the early Justices during the years 1782 and 1784 for >Hampshire County have been used in lieu of the 1790 and 1800 Census. >On the list for 1782, the only information given other than the name of Head >of Family was one total figure in a column for whites and another column for >total number of blacks. >The last column is a code column that gives the name of the justice who >recorded the name of the Head of Family and other data on the manuscript for >record purposes. >Williamson, John, 3, -, 10 >Williamson, Samuel, 9, -, 10 >Williamson, Thomas, 2, -, 10 >Williamson, William, 10, -, 10 >Taylor, Richard, 2, -, 10 >A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. >Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, >Stone, James, 8, -, 6 >=========================================== >STATE OF VIRGINIA ENUMERATIONS >HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1784 >The names appearing on this printing were taken from microfilm number T-498, >Roll 3 (Virginia), The National Archives, Washington, DC. >The first and second census records for Virginia were lost as a result of the >War of 1812. Certain state of Virginia enumerations taken by the early >Justices during the year 1782 and 1784 have been used in lieu of the 1790 and >1800 Census. >The 1784 listing gives the total only for whites and some additional data >relating to the total number of dwellings and other buildings owned by the >Head of Family. the information pertaining to the structures was evidently >taken for tax purposes. >Williamson, Samuel, 9, 8 >Williamson, Thomas, 3, 10 >Williamson, William, 10, 9 >=============================================== >THIRD CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES >HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1810 >The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm of the early >Census records of Hampshire County (Microcopy Number 252, Roll Number 69, The >National Archives, Washington, DC). >The third Census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other >persons living in the family. The information included certain age groupings >for both male and females, however totals only for males and females have >been shown here, and the age groupings omitted. >The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was >listed. >* Listed as Free persons without information as to whether male or female. >Williamson, Cornelius, 3, 2, 826 >Williamson, Samuel, 7, 3, 766 >Taylor, Richard, 3, 6, 833 >A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. >Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, >Wilson, Henry L, 4, 5, 762 >Wilson, James Sr, 3, 3, 817 >Wilson, James Jr, 1, 2, 817 >Wilson Nathaniel, 2, 6, 811 >Wilson, Richard, 2, 2, 798 >Wilson, William, 2, 3, 830 >Wilson, William, 1, 1, 799 >Stone, Henry, 2, 2, 817 >Stone, Joseph, 4, 5, 832 >================================================= >FOURTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES >HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1820 >The names appearing on this list was taken from microfilm (microcopy Number >33, Roll Number 136) The National Archives, Washington, DC. >This census shows the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons >living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both >male and female, but the totals only for both male and females have been >shown and the age groupings omitted. >The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was >listed. > >This information was taken from "Mineral County West Virginia Family Traits >Tracks and Trails". >Special thanks to Robert Rummer for allowing us to use this census index on >the Mineral County Site. >Williamson, Cornelius, 4, 5, 214 >Williamson, John, 2, 1, 219 >Williamson, Samuel, 5, 3, 262 >Williamson, William, 3, 1, 233 >Taylor, Richard, 0, 3, 285 >A friend (relative?) was Richard Taylor. >Richard & William rec'd a grant of land together from VA in 1782, >================================================= >FIFTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES >HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1830 >The names appearing on this list were taken from microfilm (copy Number M19, >Roll Number 191) , National Archives , Washington DC. >This census showed the name of Head of Family and the number of other persons >living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both >male and females. This shows the totals only for males and females and the >age groupings omitted. >* Indicates slaves >The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was >listed. >Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 1, 65 >Williamson, Cornelius, 1, 0, 62 >Williamson, Hanah, 0, 1, 65 >Williamson, John, 4, 3, 64 >================================================= >SIXTH CENSUS OF THE UNITED STATES >HAMPSHIRE COUNTY - 1840 >The names appearing on the list were taken from microfilm (Microcopy Number >704, Roll Number 563, The National Archives, Washington DC). >This census shows the Name of Head of Family and the number of other persons >living in the family. The information included certain age groupings for both >male and females, but the totals only for both males and females have been >shown here and the age groupings omitted. >* Slaves >The code column indicates the page number on microfilm where the name was >listed. > >Williamson, Benjamin, 3, 4, 8 >=================================================== >Richard & Mary >Tucson, AZ > > >==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

Hi, Jeannette: Sadly, the 2 funeral home markers I'm thinking of in particular, that of my great-grandparents Charles Asbury Settle and Cora Lee Huddleston, are just the paper under glass. It has been about 8 years since I visited their graves, and I just commented to my husband last night we need to get something done soon (should have been done years ago!) Although still partly legible our last visit, they may not be by now. The cemetery book is great and I can't thank all of you who worked on it enough. I can't begin to imagine the effort it is taking to get out and record the markers in the cemeteries! For those of us who have tramped about old cemeteries, we know how tough it can be...and to do it all over the county!!! You guys there on the home front of the FRCGS are wonderful! Best wishes, June At 11:35 AM 7/5/2001 -0400, you wrote: >June, >I don't know anyone at this time, but will keep it in mind. >I also have seen them in our readings that use the funeral home >marker (the better ones) and press them into the wet concrete. >It seems to do a good job of marking the graves. > >Thanks for the comments about the Cemetery Book, Volume I > >Jeannette >----- Original Message ----- >From: June & Marco <settleciocca@earthlink.net> >To: <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:22 AM >Subject: [WVFAYETT] Grave site markers > > >> Hello, all: >> Hoping someone can give me some clues here. Several years ago, my cousin >> Bill Settle Reese told me about a company that made cement markers for >> about $25 (I'm sure the price has gone up since then). I have some >> ancestors who only have funeral home markers or nothing at all and, having >> not won the lottery or married Bill Gates or found relatives willing to >> share the cost, I can't really afford to place granite markers at all >their >> grave sites at this point (hopefully in the future). Does anyone know the >> name and/or telephone number of such a company that would serve the >Fayette >> Co. area? (I think it would be a bit much on my Toyota to have them made >> here in Kentucky and lug them in the trunk of my car to West Virginia! ><G>) >> >> Thanks for all help! >> >> June >> >> >> ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >> Source for Family History Online. Go to: >> http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >> >> >> > > >==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp >Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! > >

I thought that was nice of Sarah to list some Fayette Co. resources she has, so here are mine (some encompass more than just Fayette Co.): --Fayette Census 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 (Aicher, Workman) --The Settle-Suttle Family (Reese) --Fayette Marriages 1832-1853 and 1865-1903 (Shuck) --Pioneers of West Virginia with Shrewsbury, Graham, Howerton, McKinney, and Allied Families (Slaughter) --The Huddlestons--My Kin (Huddleston) --Marriage Records of Wyoming Co. 1854-1880 (Evans) --Floyd and Mary McKinney James and Their Descendants (Pitman) --22nd Virginia Infantry (Lowry) --Three Lines of Descent from Wheeler Pennington (Blake) --The James Family (Treadway) --The Huddleston Family (Loving) --Cabins of the Loop (Darlington) --Fayette Co. History 1993 --Ancestor Charts of the Fayette-Raleigh Cos. Gen. Soc. --Fayette Co. Cemetery Records Vol. 1 --Newsletter of the Fayette-Raleigh Cos. Genealogical Society 1989-present (and if you're on this list and not a member, shame on you!! <BG> Seriously, though, these people put in a lot of time and effort, and I wouldn't have made contact with so many of my cousins over the years nor have the mini-library I have without them. In addition to books available for purchase, the quarterly newsletter is also full of info and contacts of fellow researchers. Back in the years before the Internet, for a long time I thought I was alone in searching out my dead relatives and I had my share of living ones tell me I was nuts and/or digging where I had no business. I can't tell you what it meant to find people like myself! Dues are only $10 per year, payable to FRCGS, c/o Gloria Shuff, Treasurer, 106 Kinzer Street, Beckley, WV 25801-4928). Best wishes, June At 02:07 AM 7/5/2001 EDT, you wrote: >Sarah, >Please would you check to see if there is any mention of the following >surnames in these books. >LAVELY >STONE >TAYLOR >WILLIAMSON > >Thank you. > >Richard & Mary >Tucson, AZ > > >==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. >http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > >

Cathy Thanks for this info.....now if i can find out anymore about the John Sims listed as son of James Sims.I am seeking Any info on John E. Sims-b-1818..lived Sewell and then Lansing WV.Married Hannah Keeney carol in Va -----Original Message----- From: Cathy Meder-Dempsey <cathy.meder@pt.lu> To: WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, July 05, 2001 9:36 AM Subject: [WVFAYETT] James Sims f/o Elizabeth Johnson, Nancy Ann Johnson, and Mildred Settle >Hi List, > >The following I received from a lovely lady named Eve, who wrote "I haven't >been actively participating in the discussion on the Fayette list because I >have nothing concrete to connect me with William Johnson and Amy Nelson, but >if you want to share the following with the list, feel free." The >information was found in a file for Virginia Bondurant Johnson's application >in the DAR and forwarded to Eve by her (Eve's) cousin. I believe this will >interest many of you on the list. > > > ************************* >(Excerpts from [typewritten] letter of Willard E. Simms of Cozaddale, O., >R.F.D. 1, to John T. Simms, Charleston, W.Va.--June 8, 1947) > >"Atty John Reynolds filed suit in 1848 in the circuit supreme court of law >and chancery for Nicholas County, Geo. H. Lee being judge; seeking to have >the court provide for the sale of the 125 acre farm near Beech Glen, I >believe, which was left by James Sims when he died in 1836. The bill of >complaint represented that William, Martin, John, James, Dryden, Charles, >Washington Sims; Joseph Darlington and Jane (Sims) Darlington, his wife; >Joel >Settle and Mildred (Sims) Settle, his wife; and Nancy (Sims) Johnson >respectfully represent that James Sims, the father of your orators and >oratresses departed this life on the ___day of ___1836 intestate and leaving >no widow and leaving besides your orators and oratresses to survive him the >following heirs at law to-wit: the children of Jeremiah Sims, dec'd (he >having died 1824 near Springfield O.) who live in the western country, the >names of whom are unknown; also the children of Elizabeth Johnson, dec'd, >formerly Elizabeth Sims: to-wit, John Johnson, Wm. Johnson, Harrison >Johnson, >James Johnson, James Settle and Rachel his wife; William H(?)ale and Amy his >wife, John Backhouse and Phoebe his wife; ______Montgomery and Elizabeth his >wife; Sarah Hyphy, John Kincaid and Mary his wife; also the children of Mary >Hughes, formerly Mary Sims, to-wit, Tazewell Hughes, Andrew Hughes, Nelson >Johnson and Elizabeth his wife; Johnson Foster and Mary his wife; also the >children of Margaret Hughes, formerly Margaret Sims, to-wit, Matthew >Kincaid >and Susan his wife; Ann Hughes, Robert Hughes, John Hughes, the last three >are infants; also the children of Sarah Foster, formerly Sarah Sims, to-wit, >Jordan Hickson and Mariah his wife; James Foster, Peyton Foster, Charles >Foster, and Milton Sims, the last three but one are infants, and the same >James Sims, the father of your orators and oratresses died seized of a tract >of land containing 125 acres in Nicholas county, on the Gauley river, etc., >etc. >"The matter was finally settled in the spring term of court 1853. It sold >for $183 and the costs approximated $160, thus leaving about $22.50 to be >distributed." > >(Notes by W.H. Maginnis): As several persons named James Sims were recorded >in Culpeper County, Va., between 1768 and 1808, I took note of the names of >their wives and after some study came to the conclusion that the James Sims >whose wife was named Phoebe was the one who moved to Bath County and later, >after Phoebe was drowned, to Gauley river in what is now Nicholas county, >W.Va. because the James Sims who married Jane Towles was still in Culpeper >in >1803, and James Sims, Jr., and his wife Ann were there still later. James >Sims, son of Thomas, Sr., died in Culpeper. James Sims, son of William and >grandson of Thomas, Sr., has been traced to Kentucky. He was an orphan >infant in 1769) >In Deed Book H, page 475, Culpeper, Va., in deed dated Dec. 17, 1779, 11 >years after the date of Jeremiah Sims's will, James Sims and his wife >Phoebe, >conveyed to Martin Nalle 118 acres of land in Bromfield parish, in the Great >Fork of the Rappahannock river. The land had been left to James Sims "by my >father." >The wife of Jeremiah Sims (will 1768) was Agatha, daughter of John Nalle of >Culpeper county. She later married Russell Hill. > >(Footnote) Willard Sims in copying record from Nicholas county wrote Joel >and >Mildred Suttle, instead of Settle. I do not know if that were his mistake >or >the court's. (Signed) W.H. Maginnis > >Now List I know that you will be asking who is Phoebe and what about >Elizabeth Sims. I received the following from a Sims researcher who claims >to have a copy of the Coroner's Inquest Report dated 1794. He wrote: > >"First, James never married his cousin Elizabeth. This has been family lore >forever, but is not correct. He married first, Phoebe Nalle, who DID fall >off her horse and drown in the Jackson River after tending a sick friend all >night. I have the Coroner's Inquest Report dated 1794. There was some >controversy about this, as her son was accused of causing the accident, but >was not charged." > >I have asked him about this document and how he found it but he has not >answered my questions. He is working on his database and plans to put the >updated information online so I believe that he does not want to share until >he has his data online. > >Note: I have seen on several sites that Nancy Cotton, the second wife, has >been referred to as Elizabeth "Nancy" Cotton which may explain why we have >seen Elizabeth Sims listed as the mother of Mildred Sims Settle. > >Note to Terry W. Johnson: The above document shows that Nancy (Sims) Johnson >was still living in 1848 which disproves that she died during the 1845 >epidemic as did her husband William Johnson Jr. > >Cathy > > >==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >

List here are some interesting one liners of info from Mr Darlington first little book-A Record of the Early Settlement of Lower Loop Creek-published in1933-no index W.E. Hamilton survived the War & lived to 1931 David Settle never returned from the war J.G. Kincaid was captain of a line of supply boats on the Kanawha river. Squire J.G. Kincaid's 15 year old son at his home was taken prisoner by Caskeys Rangers and sent to Richmond where he almost died Robert Mosely survived war He was in Fayetteville Rifles-Co K.22Va infantry.Went in a coperal-came out a captain Lillie Kincaid-d/o Kellis Kincaid married James Love-the last of the Loves of the White Oak area.They had 2 girls-Ada & Tellie In 1836.Andrew Lykens & wife,Rebecca moved to Randolph Co.Ind. and sold some of their land to John Lykens Jr who then sold it to James Kincaid Sr.Andrew also sold part of land to Richard Woodrum which adjoined the Abraham Settle place.The Lyken brothers supposedly came to the Loop from Botetourt Co.Va??? A benjamin Johnson bought part of the Wilson survey,he never lived there but his widow did.He was from maryland.Johnson was redheaded.He was in war of 1812 and recieved a pension of 80 dollars a year.He died-1834-buried near Hamilton Switch. Daniel Curry came to Loop in c1821 near Kincaid.Prior to that,he was in Nicholas Co. Jesse Treadway was married to Mahala Johnson and her mother was a Edwards. Thomas Curry & wife Susannah,d/o John Johnson obtained land.In 1876,his hiers sold the land to John Kincaid John Johnson and brother William came to Loop in1827.They were sons of William Johnson,one of the first settlers of Nicholas Co.He was from Bath Co.Va. William Johnson,John's brother married in 1814,Nancy Sims,another daughter of James Sims.Other settlers from Nicholas Co were Turley Foster,Presley Foster and Benjamin Darlington.All 3 married daughters of William Johnson Sr. In 1831,Abner Settle Sr bought land at mouth of Beards Fork and also ran a grist mill. Carol in Va

June, I don't know anyone at this time, but will keep it in mind. I also have seen them in our readings that use the funeral home marker (the better ones) and press them into the wet concrete. It seems to do a good job of marking the graves. Thanks for the comments about the Cemetery Book, Volume I Jeannette ----- Original Message ----- From: June & Marco <settleciocca@earthlink.net> To: <WVFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 11:22 AM Subject: [WVFAYETT] Grave site markers > Hello, all: > Hoping someone can give me some clues here. Several years ago, my cousin > Bill Settle Reese told me about a company that made cement markers for > about $25 (I'm sure the price has gone up since then). I have some > ancestors who only have funeral home markers or nothing at all and, having > not won the lottery or married Bill Gates or found relatives willing to > share the cost, I can't really afford to place granite markers at all their > grave sites at this point (hopefully in the future). Does anyone know the > name and/or telephone number of such a company that would serve the Fayette > Co. area? (I think it would be a bit much on my Toyota to have them made > here in Kentucky and lug them in the trunk of my car to West Virginia! <G>) > > Thanks for all help! > > June > > > ==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >

Wow, Cathy, thanks for this information. More puzzle pieces and more documentation to try to find and confirm! Gotta love it! Best wishes, June At 03:32 PM 7/5/2001 +0200, you wrote: >Hi List, > >The following I received from a lovely lady named Eve, who wrote "I haven't >been actively participating in the discussion on the Fayette list because I >have nothing concrete to connect me with William Johnson and Amy Nelson, but >if you want to share the following with the list, feel free." The >information was found in a file for Virginia Bondurant Johnson's application >in the DAR and forwarded to Eve by her (Eve's) cousin. I believe this will >interest many of you on the list. > > > ************************* >(Excerpts from [typewritten] letter of Willard E. Simms of Cozaddale, O., >R.F.D. 1, to John T. Simms, Charleston, W.Va.--June 8, 1947) > >"Atty John Reynolds filed suit in 1848 in the circuit supreme court of law >and chancery for Nicholas County, Geo. H. Lee being judge; seeking to have >the court provide for the sale of the 125 acre farm near Beech Glen, I >believe, which was left by James Sims when he died in 1836. The bill of >complaint represented that William, Martin, John, James, Dryden, Charles, >Washington Sims; Joseph Darlington and Jane (Sims) Darlington, his wife; >Joel >Settle and Mildred (Sims) Settle, his wife; and Nancy (Sims) Johnson >respectfully represent that James Sims, the father of your orators and >oratresses departed this life on the ___day of ___1836 intestate and leaving >no widow and leaving besides your orators and oratresses to survive him the >following heirs at law to-wit: the children of Jeremiah Sims, dec'd (he >having died 1824 near Springfield O.) who live in the western country, the >names of whom are unknown; also the children of Elizabeth Johnson, dec'd, >formerly Elizabeth Sims: to-wit, John Johnson, Wm. Johnson, Harrison >Johnson, >James Johnson, James Settle and Rachel his wife; William H(?)ale and Amy his >wife, John Backhouse and Phoebe his wife; ______Montgomery and Elizabeth his >wife; Sarah Hyphy, John Kincaid and Mary his wife; also the children of Mary >Hughes, formerly Mary Sims, to-wit, Tazewell Hughes, Andrew Hughes, Nelson >Johnson and Elizabeth his wife; Johnson Foster and Mary his wife; also the >children of Margaret Hughes, formerly Margaret Sims, to-wit, Matthew >Kincaid >and Susan his wife; Ann Hughes, Robert Hughes, John Hughes, the last three >are infants; also the children of Sarah Foster, formerly Sarah Sims, to-wit, >Jordan Hickson and Mariah his wife; James Foster, Peyton Foster, Charles >Foster, and Milton Sims, the last three but one are infants, and the same >James Sims, the father of your orators and oratresses died seized of a tract >of land containing 125 acres in Nicholas county, on the Gauley river, etc., >etc. >"The matter was finally settled in the spring term of court 1853. It sold >for $183 and the costs approximated $160, thus leaving about $22.50 to be >distributed." > >(Notes by W.H. Maginnis): As several persons named James Sims were recorded >in Culpeper County, Va., between 1768 and 1808, I took note of the names of >their wives and after some study came to the conclusion that the James Sims >whose wife was named Phoebe was the one who moved to Bath County and later, >after Phoebe was drowned, to Gauley river in what is now Nicholas county, >W.Va. because the James Sims who married Jane Towles was still in Culpeper >in >1803, and James Sims, Jr., and his wife Ann were there still later. James >Sims, son of Thomas, Sr., died in Culpeper. James Sims, son of William and >grandson of Thomas, Sr., has been traced to Kentucky. He was an orphan >infant in 1769) >In Deed Book H, page 475, Culpeper, Va., in deed dated Dec. 17, 1779, 11 >years after the date of Jeremiah Sims's will, James Sims and his wife >Phoebe, >conveyed to Martin Nalle 118 acres of land in Bromfield parish, in the Great >Fork of the Rappahannock river. The land had been left to James Sims "by my >father." >The wife of Jeremiah Sims (will 1768) was Agatha, daughter of John Nalle of >Culpeper county. She later married Russell Hill. > >(Footnote) Willard Sims in copying record from Nicholas county wrote Joel >and >Mildred Suttle, instead of Settle. I do not know if that were his mistake >or >the court's. (Signed) W.H. Maginnis > >Now List I know that you will be asking who is Phoebe and what about >Elizabeth Sims. I received the following from a Sims researcher who claims >to have a copy of the Coroner's Inquest Report dated 1794. He wrote: > >"First, James never married his cousin Elizabeth. This has been family lore >forever, but is not correct. He married first, Phoebe Nalle, who DID fall >off her horse and drown in the Jackson River after tending a sick friend all >night. I have the Coroner's Inquest Report dated 1794. There was some >controversy about this, as her son was accused of causing the accident, but >was not charged." > >I have asked him about this document and how he found it but he has not >answered my questions. He is working on his database and plans to put the >updated information online so I believe that he does not want to share until >he has his data online. > >Note: I have seen on several sites that Nancy Cotton, the second wife, has >been referred to as Elizabeth "Nancy" Cotton which may explain why we have >seen Elizabeth Sims listed as the mother of Mildred Sims Settle. > >Note to Terry W. Johnson: The above document shows that Nancy (Sims) Johnson >was still living in 1848 which disproves that she died during the 1845 >epidemic as did her husband William Johnson Jr. > >Cathy > > >==== WVFAYETT Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 >Source for Family History Online. Go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >

Hello, all: In today's Beckley Register-Herald is the obituary of Russell Homer McKinney Jr. which states he was formerly from Oak Hill. I can't seem to place him within the family tree. Can anyone tell me if and how he is a descendant of Joseph Floyd McKinney Jr. or Sr.? Thanks! June