Sara; The list of rules is great but I have a few caveats #14: This is not true for all parts of the country. Sometimes , especially in New England when the father had acknowledged the child, the child took the fathers name. #16: This is not true. An administrator of an estate could be a father, brother, cousin or near neighbor of the estate. More rarely the mother may have been appointed or her second husband. It is a rare estate that has as its adminitrator the largest creditor. #20 Only applies in some states. Inheritance varies dramatically by state and by time period. #29 Again the taxable age varied in different state and colonies. Virginia and the south appear to have changed their laws with great regularity. Also be aware that men dropped of the tax roles for a variety of reasons, age, exempt occupation or extreme poverty (usually in this case you can find some type of court pleadings) #43 Unfortunately I am not sure that Hartwell is in fact a mothers maiden name. Hartwell (Heartwell) and Heartease are both names found as Puritan daughters name.) In general regarding land purchases and sales. When you find a land sale but no corresponding purchase before you decide he or his wife inherited the land try to get a sense of how complete the recorded deeds are in that county. In many parts of the country, New York and New Jersey are prime examples, people did not record their deeds and it was not mandatory to do so. Also check for a survey of the property done for a land warrant. The deed finalizing the survey was often never recorded but the property was still legally owned. Good list over all. Heather McLeland-Wieser Genealogy Librarin - Seattle Public Library

Larry G. Shuck's "1782-1900 Greenbrier (W)Va. Marriages" shows: Robt Scott & Miriam Koble 25 Feb 1807; (V.1A) The 1820 Greenbrier census does not show any Koble households but does show a James Kibble, and a James Kibble Sr. The 1805 Greenbrier Tax record shows a James Kebble at Anthony Creek with 2 tithables and 2 horses. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gilglen@aol.com> To: <WVGREENB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 3:24 PM Subject: Koble > Hi Folks, > > I''ve been trying to track down some of my ancestors for some time now. I > have decided to go at it backwards and maybe I'll find something. Does > anyone out there have any records of a KOBLE family or families living in the > Greenbrier County region. I cannot find this family name anyplace, so it > could be misspelled. The lady's name was supposedly Marian KOBLE and she > married a Robert Scott in about 1808 in Greenbrier County. > > Karen

Hi Folks, I''ve been trying to track down some of my ancestors for some time now. I have decided to go at it backwards and maybe I'll find something. Does anyone out there have any records of a KOBLE family or families living in the Greenbrier County region. I cannot find this family name anyplace, so it could be misspelled. The lady's name was supposedly Marian KOBLE and she married a Robert Scott in about 1808 in Greenbrier County. Karen

I'm looking for any information on my ancestor Moses Correll and his family. Here's what I have on them would love to talk to anyone with information on them. Descendants of Moses Correll Generation No. 1 1. MOSES1 CORRELL was born April 08, 1801, in Frederick Co., VA, and died February 24, 1885, in Monroe Co., WV. He married (1) NANCY MARY HARTMAN January 18, 1826, in Botetourt Co., VA. She was born February 18, 1801 in Roanoke Co., VA, and died January 24, 1873 in Greenbriar Co., WV. He married (2) PEGGY MILLER Aft. 1873. Notes for MOSES CORRELL: Live in Greenbrier Co. VA for many years then move to Monroe Co. WV in 1869. Moses was appointed a trustee for District No. 1 (Miller School) Located in Census for the following years: 1840 Greenbrier Co., WV 1850 Greenbrier Co., WV 1870 Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., WV More About MOSES CORRELL: Burial: Monroe Co., WV Children of MOSES CORRELL and NANCY HARTMAN are: i. ANN E.2 CORRELL, b. January 28, 1828,; d. April 11, 1874,; m. WILL DORING, October 14, 1850, Greenbrier Co., WV. ii. MARTHA C. CORRELL, b. January 27, 1831,; d. May 16, 1891, Greenbriar Co., West Virginia; m. BALLARD SMITH, March 21, 1883, Culverson Creek, Greenbrier Co., WV; b. March 03, 1822, Fort Spring District, Greenbrier Co., WV. 2. iii. MARY J. CORRELL, b. July 30, 1833,; d. Bef. 1883. iv. JOHN I. CORRELL, b. February 26, 1836; d. August 04, 1858, Greenbriar Co., West Virginia. 3. v. WILLIAM LEWIS CORRELL, b. September 20, 1839, Greenbriar Co. West Virginia; d. January 24, 1914, Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV. Generation No. 2 2. MARY J.2 CORRELL (MOSES1) was born July 30, 1833, and died Bef. 1883. She married BALLARD SMITH, son of BALLARD SMITH and MARY DAVIS. He was born March 03, 1822 in Fort Spring District, Greenbrier Co., WV. Children of MARY CORRELL and BALLARD SMITH are: i. ELIZA J.3 SMITH, b. March 15, 1867; d. March 13, 1870. ii. GEORGIE SMITH, b. January 15, 1869. iii. JOSEPH B. SMITH, b. February 19, 1870. iv. ANNIE MYRTLE SMITH, b. June 22, 1873; d. March 31, 1882. v. WILLIAM WALTER SMITH, b. April 27, 1875. vi. LILLIE L. SMITH, b. April 07, 1877. 3. WILLIAM LEWIS 2 CORRELL (MOSES1) was born September 20, 1839 in Greenbriar Co. West Virginia, and died January 24, 1914 in Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV. He married (1) SARAH CATHERINE JOHNSON January 30, 1867 in Greenbrier Co., WV, daughter of JOHN JOHNSON and CAROLINE TUCKWILLER. She was born 1843 in Greenbriar Co. West Virginia, and died February 25, 1881 in Monroe Co. VA. He married (2) ELIZA SUSAN BURDETTE December 01, 1881 in Monroe Co., WV, daughter of LEWIS BURDETTE and MARY LEMONS. She was born January 13, 1852 in Monroe Co., WV, and died March 12, 1921 in Monroe Co., WV. Notes for WILLIAM LEWIS CORRELL: William was one of the prosperous farmers of Wolf Creek district. He was member of the A.F. and A.M. No. 61 Rocky Point and Master of the Lodge. He was a Mason for 54 years. He took an active part in public affairs, serving as a member of Monroe County Court for six years and for several terms as President of the Board of Education of Wolf Creek district. He was a member of M.E. Church South.. On May 12 1865 William Correll Private Co. K 14th Va Calvary was paroled by J.E. Freeman Captain & Assistant Inspector General 1st separate Brigade Dept West Virgina. Given at Charleston, WV. More About WILLIAM LEWIS CORRELL: Burial: Leach Family Cemetery Military service: Company K 14th Virginia Cavalry Confederate service four years. Notes for SARAH CATHERINE JOHNSON: Also had two infants died unnamed. Sarah had three brothers in the southern army, one died of fever and two are living in Monroe Co. VA More About SARAH CATHERINE JOHNSON: Burial: Tuckwiller Cemetery, Rich Hollow, Greenbrier Co. West Virginia Children of WILLIAM CORRELL and SARAH JOHNSON are: i. JOHN FRANKLIN3 CORRELL, b. November 04, 1867, Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV; d. December 19, 1890. ii. ANNA LAURA CORRELL, b. March 15, 1869, Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV; d. December 08, 1935, Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV. Notes for ANNA LAURA CORRELL: Anna was a prominent teacher in Monroe and other counties of Greenbrier Valley. She was a member of M.E. Church South. More About ANNA LAURA CORRELL: Burial: Broad Run Cemetery iii. CAROLINE HARTMAN CORRELL, b. February 03, 1872, Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV; d. March 19, 1961, Amherst Co. VA; m. JOHN HENRY SYDENSTRICKER, June 17, 1896. iv. WILLIE IRENE CORRELL, b. August 29, 1873, Wolf Creek, Monore Co., WV; d. December 13, 1916, Oretta Louisana; m. ELBERT WALTER TROUT, March 21, 1900. 4. v. HENRY FRAZIER CORRELL, b. November 1876, Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia; d. February 20, 1943, Danvers, IL. vi. CHARLES MARION CORRELL, b. October 09, 1877, Wolf Creek, Monore Co.,WV; d. January 12, 1961, St. George, Kansas; m. MABLE IRENE FAUST, January 26, 1906. vii. JAMES LEWIS CORRELL, b. May 31, 1879, Wolf Creek, Monore Co.,WV; d. August 30, 1924, Danvers, IL; m. LORENE ELIZABETH EILLIS, May 14, 1907. Children of WILLIAM CORRELL and ELIZA BURDETTE are: viii. MARY MARIETTA3 CORRELL, b. August 26, 1882, Monroe Co. Va; m. FRANK JONES, April 29, 1902. ix. MAUDE CORRELL, b. Abt. 1884, Monroe Co., WV; d. Bef. 1980, Monroe Co., WV; m. JAMES POWELL FOSTER, September 10, 1908; b. November 27, 1882, Monroe Co., WV; d. Bef. 1980, Monroe Co., WV. x. ETHEL CORRELL, b. December 08, 1888; d. June 07, 1959; m. DALLAS COE ADKINSON, June 20, 1923. Generation No. 3 4. HENRY FRAZIER3 CORRELL (WILLIAM LEWIS2, MOSES1) was born November 1876, in Wolf Creek, Monroe Co., West Virginia, and died February 20, 1943 in Danvers, IL. He married ANNA ELIZABETH (BESSIE) COOK September 21, 1904 in Second Creek, West Virginia, daughter of JAMES COOK and EMILY REABURN. She was born September 14, 1881 in Monroe Co., W V, and died February 21, 1967. More About HENRY FRAZIER CORRELL: Burial: Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, IL More About ANNA ELIZABETH (BESSIE) COOK: Burial: Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, IL Children of HENRY CORRELL and ANNA COOK are: i. ANNA ELIVRA4 CORRELL, b. July 25, 1905; d. August 28, 1905. 5. ii. CATHERINE MAE CORRELL, b. November 04, 1906, Danvers, IL; d. July 30, 1974, Danvers, IL. iii. JOSEPH THEO CORRELL, b. October 26, 1908, Danvers, IL; d. Washington State; m. (1) JOYCE JACKSON; m. (2) MARGARET J. SEYMORE, October 05, 1938; b. 1917; d. 1968. More About MARGARET J. SEYMORE: Burial: Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, IL 6. iv. WILLIAM BASIL CORRELL, b. February 11, 1910, Danvers, IL; d. December 22, 1981, Tarpon Springs FL. v. JAMES MIRON CORRELL, b. July 19, 1912; m. PAULINE NORD. vi. JOHN HENRY CORRELL, b. December 27, 1915; m. ANNA MAE RADCIFF. vii. CHARLES LEWIS CORRELL, b. July 02, 1918; m. SUE. viii. ALCIE ELIZABETH CORRELL, b. March 09, 1921; m. CHARLES PITZER. ix. PAUL RICHARD CORRELL, b. September 13, 1923; m. (1) RUTH; m. (2) JOAN. Generation No. 4 5. CATHERINE MAE4 CORRELL (HENRY FRAZIER3, WILLIAM LEWIS2, MOSES1) was born November 04, 1906 in Danvers, IL, and died July 30, 1974 in Danvers, IL. She married ARTHUR MAMMEN December 22, 1928, son of JOHN MAMMEN and TINA GREUNEGAN. He was born January 10, 1907 in Emden, IL. Children of CATHERINE CORRELL and ARTHUR MAMMEN are: i. JOAN5 MAMMEN. ii. MARY LOU MAMMEN. 6. WILLIAM BASIL4 CORRELL (HENRY FRAZIER3, WILLIAM LEWIS2, MOSES1) was born February 11, 1910 in Danvers, IL, and died December 22, 1981 in Tarpon Springs FL. He married FRANCES LENOA LANE October 22, 1933, daughter of FRED LANE and CLARA WHITE. She was born May 23, 1914 in Ohio?, and died April 10, 1980 in Mackinaw, IL. More About WILLIAM BASIL CORRELL: Burial: Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, IL More About FRANCES LENOA LANE: Burial: Parklawn Cemetery, Danvers, IL Children of WILLIAM CORRELL and FRANCES LANE are: i. BABY BOY5 CORRELL. ii. KAY CORRELL. 7. iii. ANN SHARON CORRELL.

Received this great list from June Bork http://www.junebaldwinbork.com who compiled it and has given me permission to share it. Sara Patton SOLVING SOME GENEALOGICAL PROBLEMS What do you know and what do you need to know? In what type of record can you find the information that will unlock your problem?. How can you get to that record? If that record is not available, what record can be substituted? GOOD RULES TO REMEMBER: 1. A man who receives by a will cannot be a witness to it. 2. A nun-cupative will can dispose only of personal property {not land 3. A married woman could not make a will without her husband's consent and even so, could dispose only of personal property unless there had been a pre-nuptial agreement. 4. Title to land could be conveyed either by inheritance or deed or marriage. 5. If a man sells land and there is no record in the Deed Book that he purchased that land, then he inherited it or his wife inherited the land and a record of that is in the probate files. Knowing this will help to discover the identity of the wives. 6. A man did not have to be 21 to buy land, but he did have to be 21 to sell it. He did not have to own property to vote, but he did have to be a free man. He had to be 21 to serve on a jury, but he did not have to own property or to be naturalized. 7. A woman was never a taxable or tithe. If her name appears on a tax list, it is because she is a widow; she has a male of taxable age in her household or a slave of taxable age. 8. Quakers used numerical dating and did not take oaths and were not married in a civil service. A Quaker's last will does not begin with: "In the name of God, Amen," and there are no marriage bonds for Quakers. 9. There are excellent indexed records for Moravians and Quakers; many records of both Lutheran and Reformed churches and ministers that have been translated. 10. All males and females enumerated in the census records prior to 1850 are not necessarily members of the immediate family; they are merely members of the household and may not even be related. 11. "Junior" did not necessarily mean "son of," but was a designation for a younger man of the same name in the same area. A man could be a "junior" at one period and "senior" at a later period. 12. "Infant" did not mean a babe in arms but someone under legal age. 13. An "orphan" was someone under 21 who had lost his or her father; the mother might well be living. 14. An illegitimate child almost invariably took the surname of the mother. 15. If a man died in Rowan County, NC and devised his land in Davidson County to his son, there will not be a record in Davidson County to show the transmittal of that property. 16. In intestacy, the Court appointed as administrator(s) the widow & relict [who may have already remarried and may have a different name] and/or sons(s) who are of legal age. If they relinquish, the largest creditor is appointed. 17. A posthumous child, even if not mentioned in the will, will share equally with the other children. 18. Not just anyone can file a caveat to a will - only a person who stands to inherit from the estate, and only then if he would receive more by the laws of intestate succession than from the provisions of the will. 19. If no executor is named in the will, the Court appoints an administrator "cum testamento annexo" to carry out the provisions of the will. 20. According to the laws of intestate succession, the widow receives 1/3rd of all property, and the remainder goes to the children. 21. The law of primogeniture was legally abolished in 1784 and had to do ONLY with the estate of an intestate. 22. Normally, the widows of intestates were allotted a year's provision. 23. Until 1868, a husband had a life estate in all real property owned by his wife at the time of their marriage; this is known as curtesy. 24. Dower rights pertained to the belonging of the husband, whether he owned it before the marriage or acquired it afterward. Husbands did have identical rights to property owned by their wives, but when referring to those rights they are called curtsy rather than dower. 25. Curtesy or Courtesy, Scotch Law. A life-rent given by law to the surviving husband, of all his wife's heritage of which she died in feft, if there was a child of the marriage born alive. The child born of the marriage must be the mother's heir. If she had a child by a former marriage, who is to succeed to her estate, the husband has no right to the curtsy while such child is alive; so that the curtesy is due to the husband rather as father to the heir than as husband to an heiress, comfortable to the Roman law, which gives to the father the use of what the child succeeds to by the mother. 26. If an estate was debt-ridden, the personal property was disposed of first. The widow's 1/3rd was protected and usually 1/3rd for the children against any claims for debt. 27. An "orphan" over the age of 14 could select his own guardian [as it is now]; if he were younger, the Court appointed the guardian. If an orphan were left little estate, he was often apprenticed by the Court to learn a trade. 28. Watch for a man disposing of more land than you can find him buying. Did land come to him by death? Did his wife inherit property that he is selling? 29. Taxable age for white men during the colonial period was 16; during the Revolutionary War it varied from county to county; after 1784, it was 21. 30. Be very careful about accepting any information on a death certificate other than the date of death, as the information was given under stress by someone who may not have a full knowledge of the facts. The same holds true for obituary notices. 31. Phonetic spelling can be tricky. The clerk wrote down what he HEARD, i.e., Anne Eliza or Annie Liza, Synderalugh or Cinderella. 32. Watch for occupations being Capitalized as identification following a name, without a coma. Very few people had three names. John Williams Carpenter in 1785 was probably John Williams, carpenter. John Henry Taylor may well have been John Henry, tailor. 33. Many times there are no commas separating a list of names of children in a will and you may have either ten daughters with single names or five daughters with double names or a mixture. 34. If a man left underage children, you should expect to find a guardian being appointed and the children being referred to as "orphans" although their mother may still be living and be appointed their guardian. If she has remarried, her new husband is often appointed guardian of the minor children. 35. Spelling can be very confusing, i.e., "hairs purchaced waggins at Estate sail." 36. When checking an index, say the surname and envision every possible spelling. a friend eventually identified her ancestor Lewis Redwine as having been Ludwig Rheitweil 37. Some names were shortened through usage. Mr. Reed Pickler had difficulty with his line until he realized the surname of the immigrant ancestor was Blankenpickler. 38. In examining a Bible record, see if the handwriting is all the same. If it is, all entries were probably made at the time of the latest entry; if entries were made at the time the event occurred, they are more apt to be accurate. 39. In NC, the marriage act of 1741 forbade "the abominable mixture" between white men and women and Indians, Negroes, Mustees and Mulattoes or any person of mixed blood. 40. Words denoting relationship, such as "in-law" and "step," often had different meanings from what they have today. "Nephew" sometimes meant grandson or grandchild, such as "to my nephew Rebecca Hayes." "Brother" could be also brother-in-law or brother in Christ or a minister. 41. Non-jurors or non-swearers were people who refused or failed to take the oath of allegiance, i.e., Loyalists or Tories. Many when faced with the possible confiscation of their property, embraced the Revolutionary cause, and some became super patriots. 42. Inventories and estate sales reveal much about the occupation and status of the deceased and often suggest other records that might be searched. 43. Analyze the naming patterns in the generations you have constructed as a possible clue for a given name of an earlier male or the maiden name of a wife. For example, the widow Hartwell Drake almost certainly had a mother whose maiden name was Hartwell. 44. Often a later child was given the same name as one who had died earlier. 45. If there is no marriage bond for a 2nd marriage, look for an age-gap between children to try to determine when the first wife died, 46. Livery and Seizen was a practice between the seller and buyer of a piece of land. They met on the property and in the presence of witnesses declare the contents on which livery is to be made. This was a ceremonial act by which the seller delivers (livery) a clod, or twig or some other piece of turf or branch from some plant growing on the property and this transfer is accompanied with words much like the following: "I deliver these to you in the name of seizen of all the lands and tenements contained in this deed." It was a formalized ritual probably called for by the purchaser who may have had something to gain by having several witnesses to the event. These matters concern a vocabulary no longer used, and made manifest that which is now reduced to words on paper.

Conrad, Thanks for your kind words. I was amazed at the number of people that got angry. I felt it better to be safe than sorry. I learned from bitter experience. Carline cagee@ntown.net

It appears that the virus was a hoax and I apologize. I have been corrected by one and all. Carline cagee@ntown.net

Hello, I am hoping that someone on this list can help me. My great grandmother was Clara ? "born 6 June 1893" and "died June 1977 in Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia" she married my great grandfather Charles Maupin born Abt. 1888 ( possibly Charles William Maupin "born 1 Jan 1890" and "died Jun 1973 Sutton, Braxton, WV) I beleave he is listed in the SSDI as William Maupin. They had 3 children that I know of, Russell Charles Maupin ( my grandfather ), Billy Rex ( possibly William Rex ) and Dorothy. I have two questions? Does anyone know Clara's Maiden name? Does anyone know for sure that "Charles Maupin Abt. 1888" was the son of John Ira Maupin and Sarah Bates? Thanks, Rick

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Sorry...that should read DNA testing. Valerie At 10:39 AM 3/10/2001, Valerie & Tommy Crook wrote: >Hi Folks, > >I have just updated the Korean War deaths page located at ><http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgreenb/military/korean.htm> to include a link >to the www.koreanwar.org site. There is a place on that site to post >remembrances. Some of the men listed here may now be identified with DNS >testing. > >Hope this helps! > >Valerie > > >============================== >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 >

Hi Folks, I have just updated the Korean War deaths page located at <http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvgreenb/military/korean.htm> to include a link to the www.koreanwar.org site. There is a place on that site to post remembrances. Some of the men listed here may now be identified with DNS testing. Hope this helps! Valerie

Which records say his mother was a Richmond??? If it's somebody's family history, that's not reliable. Find primary sources -- ones that were filled out by people who knew. Marriage licenses are more reliable than obituaries, for instance. Look for his parents' marriage license. Remember that either or both could have married more than once. I was confused about one of my ancestors. I thought she was a Bradley (that's what the marriage license said). Someone else said she was a Boatwright. The final answer: she was born Boatwright, married a Bradley who died and then married my Brown. Look for more than one record to confirm and explain. The land tax records, for instance, showed that my Brown held land as guardian for an Elizabeth Bradley (his wife's daughter) and held his wife's dower lands. Those confirmed the two marriage licenses: Bradley-Boatwright and then Brown-Bradley. The Probate records cinched it: They named "widow Bradley, now wife of Brown." Don't quit too soon. Sometimes there's more than one Elizabeth married to a Reuben Bragg. Just because you find an Elizabeth-Reuben marriage, doesn't mean that's the one who's actually the mother of your ancestor. Keep looking. I have a Sarah Ann Hensley born in a particular year. So I went to the 1850 census to find her parents. I found 2 Sarah Ann Hensleys, born the same year, living in neighboring counties. Which is mine? And which set of parents? I don't know yet. Both are possible, neither proved yet. Another relative stopped when he found the first one and declared that was the right Sarah and right parents. He didn't know there was another candidate. Have fun working it out! Lynne Hundley -----Original Message----- From: VivHy@aol.com <VivHy@aol.com> To: WVGREENB-L@rootsweb.com <WVGREENB-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 09, 2001 9:08 PM Subject: BRAGG - RICHMOND - MARTIN??? Desperate plea from a confused family researcher... James BRAGG was born 14-Nov-1839. Records state that he is the son of Rueben BRAGG and Mary "Polly" RICHMOND........however, his obit states that "he was connected with the MARTIN families in Greenbrier County. His mother was a MARTIN." Can anyone shed some positive light on this matter? Peace, Vivian ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html

Desperate plea from a confused family researcher... James BRAGG was born 14-Nov-1839. Records state that he is the son of Rueben BRAGG and Mary "Polly" RICHMOND........however, his obit states that "he was connected with the MARTIN families in Greenbrier County. His mother was a MARTIN." Can anyone shed some positive light on this matter? Peace, Vivian

Seeking the parents of Joshua Monroe Jones b1817 who married Rebecca Neff in 1850 in now Greenbrier Co, WV. We think his sister Permila Jones married William McClung in 1832 in Greenbrier. We THINK the parents of Joshua Monroe Jones may be a Joshua Jones, wife Sarah who is listed as the parents of Permila and an Allen Jones. thanks...Lyle Corder

Is there anyone researching the surname SHANKLIN in Greenbrier Co., WV? I am willing to share information. Thanks. Melba Loudermilk Purkey

Most Wanted: Information about the BENSON family -- Matthas > Babel > Charles R -- plus and minus the turn of the century [1800]. TIA, Bill --

Melba, Hannah Davis was an only child, the daughter of the Rev. John Davis and his wife Jane Vanvost. She was born in PA, lived in Maryland where she married Thomas Alderson, and died about 1778, probably in Harford Co, MD. Thomas later remarried to Sarah Bond Smithson. The Rev. John Davis was a Baptist minister from PA, an associate of the Rev. John Alderson, Thomas' father, and he established the "Old Red Brick Church" near Jarrettsville, Harford Co, MD. I have posted photographs of John and Jane's tombstones on my website at www.fridley.net. Click "Gravestone Collection", then scroll to Harford Co. MD and click on the cemetery. Hope this helps. David --------------- David Fridley david@fridley.net <mailto:david@fridley.net> San Francisco, CA Alderson web: www.fridley.net <http://www.fridley.net> -----Original Message----- From: MBPurkey@aol.com [mailto:MBPurkey@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 6:05 AM To: WVGREENB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Hannah DAVIS I am searching for the parents and sibblings of Hannah DAVIS whom married Thomas ALDERSON in 1767 in Baltimore Co., MD. Some of their descendants lived later in Greenbrier Co., WV. Thanks for any help. Melba Loudermilk Purkey ============================== Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist2.asp Search over 2500 databases with one easy query!

Melba, According to the article "Old Gilkeson Cemetery at Landisburg, Fayette County, West Virginia," by Robert E. Gilkeson, in Chasing Ancestors, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Fall & Winter 1992): pp. 32-33, Rebecca was the daughter of Edward Sims and Hannah Robinson, b. 11 August 1806 and died 2 November 1894 at Ravenseye, Fayette Co. Her husband William M. Gilkeson is buried there as well. Edward Sims is identified as the son of James and Elizabeth Sims in an article in the News Notes, Gen. Society, Fay. & Ral. Cos, WV, Feb 1987, p. 12, though I have not been able to verify this. According to 1880 Fayette Co, WV census, Rebecca was born in TN, her father Edward in VA, and mother Hannah in NC. Hope this helps. David -----Original Message----- From: MBPurkey@aol.com [mailto:MBPurkey@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 5:56 AM To: WVGREENB-L@rootsweb.com Subject: SIMS Searching for the parents of Rebecca SIMS born 1806 and died 1894. Married in Gbr. Co. WV. in 1828 to William GILKESON. Any help will be appreciated. Melba Loudermilk Purkey ============================== Add as many as 10 Good Years To Your Life If you know how to reduce these risks. http://www.thirdage.com/health/wecare/hearthealth/index.html

I am searching for the parents and sibblings of Hannah DAVIS whom married Thomas ALDERSON in 1767 in Baltimore Co., MD. Some of their descendants lived later in Greenbrier Co., WV. Thanks for any help. Melba Loudermilk Purkey

Searching for the parents of Mary CROW born 1836 and died 1906. She married in 1855 to John W, JONES. Thanks. Melba Loudermilk Purkey