Hello I'm a newbie to the list. Several of my branches go back to Greenbrier Co. Paternal: William Anderson +Hannah James Clendenin 1738-about 1815 +Margaret Anderson 1742-1805 Charles Francis Boggs 1754-about 1837 +Mary Clendenin 1761-1853 James Clendenin Boggs +Mary Lemasters Maternal: Tandy Walker +Judith Sylvanus Walker about 1740- +? Memucan Walker 1764-1836 +Molly Dorman +Rachel Lewis about 1781-1859 Joel Walker 1809 Greenbrier Co.-1889 Braxton Co. +Mary Lucinda Fuel William Washington Walker 1847 Gr. Co.- 1928 Braxton Co. +Ruhama Jane Mollohan 1853-1920 Both Braxton Co. Looking for additions and corrections, especially the early Walker history. I have lots on some of these lines and willing to share. Many thanks, Linda Steorts Kaufman fallsburg1 wrote: > I also had many Andersons in the area and am interested in who Walter S. > Anderson was, if any one knows. Carolyn (Anderson) Clark in central Ohio > > ==== WVGREENB Mailing List ==== > Approximately 3 people subscribe to and unsubscribe from the list each week. You are encouraged to resubmit your queries once or twice per year to reach new listmembers.

In a message dated 5/24/99 7:48:47 PM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: << From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [LEGG-L] Re: Duplicates Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I have a marriage date for Felix Harvey Walker and Emaline Legg of April 23, 1856, in Kanawha County (WV) VA. I have a death date for Felix Harvey Walker of Dec. 1861, Kanawha County, WV. I don't have a record for Nancy Jane Walker. She was, I suppose, their daughter? Dave >> Hello Dave, and List, I got the information about Felix's children from Jerry Edens online site. I think his site is linked on my geocities site, if anyone doesn't have it. If anyone needs it, I will see if I can look it up. Richard Legg also agrees with your marriage date for Felix. The Kanawha Co. Ancestors book also verified the date of b. for Nancy, as 1857. So, I think the original date that I had for 1851, must be incorrect. :-) Thanks for the input, Dave. Joyce in CA. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> [Geocities site] ______________________________ --------------------

I also had many Andersons in the area and am interested in who Walter S. Anderson was, if any one knows. Carolyn (Anderson) Clark in central Ohio

In a message dated 5/24/99 2:04:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!, SandraG627 writes: << In a message dated 5/23/99 6:58:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > [email protected] Okay, here we are on aol, now who was your Burdette? Sandy in Fla >> Hi Sandra, Here is another which is more recent. I have other Burdettes who are more in the 1900's I think. Can give you more if desired. Descendants of William A. Burdette 1 William A. Burdette b: April 18, 1903 in Tuppers Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia d: April 1982 .. +Merlie May Legg b: September 24, 1906 in Legg Fork of Tuppers Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia d: December 6, 1968 Joyce in Ca. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> ______________________________ --------------------

In a message dated 5/24/99 2:04:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!, SandraG627 writes: << In a message dated 5/23/99 6:58:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > [email protected] Okay, here we are on aol, now who was your Burdette? Sandy in Fla >> Hello Sandy, I believe that these relate into the Johnsons who connect to our Vincents way back. Descendants of Ruth Burdette 1 Ruth Burdette b: 1765 in Va. .. +David Miller, Sr. b: Abt. 1760 in VA . 2 Elizabeth Miller b: Abt. 1790 d: 1822 ..... +James M. Johnson b: 1783 d: Bef. 1850 .... 3 David Johnson b: 1814 d: Bet. 1860 - 1870 ........ +Denicia Neal b: 1818 in Kanawha County, WV d: Aft. 1900 .... 3 Marion B. Johnson b: Abt. 1815 d: 1899 .... 3 John A. Johnson b: Abt. 1818 in Kanawha County, WV d: Bet. 1870 - 1880 ........ +Sarah Nichols b: Abt. 1824 . 2 David Miller,Jr. b: Bet. 1788 - 1792 ..... +Elizabeth Foster .... 3 David Alexander Miller b: 1820 in Nicholas Co. WV. d: 1871 ........ +Mary Johnson b: 1820 in Nicholas Co. WV. d: 1898 These relate to the Legg family that we are related to. Any idea how or if all these Burdettes link to each other? At present, I do not have many of them linked. Descendants of Sarah A. Burdette 1 Sarah A. Burdette b: Abt. 1849 in Tuppers Creek, Kanawha County, West Virginia .. +Daniel Natis Legg b: 1841 in Kanawha County, VA (WV) d: 1873 . 2 Eliza Louise Legg b: June 14, 1866 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d: 1898 . 2 William Henry Legg b: March 22, 1868 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d: September 22, 1911 ..... +Mary Emma Cavender b: March 2, 1878 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d: June 3, 1954 .... 3 Cecil Ira Legg b: June 5, 1901 in Little Sandy Creek, Elk District, Kanawha County, West Virginia d: October 27, 1972 ........ +Anna Alice Harkins b: May 22, 1905 in Sugar, Kanawha County, West Virginia d: November 27, 1972 .... 3 Mary Elizabeth Legg b: June 22, 1898 in Elk District, Kanawha County, West Virginia d: March 6, 1987 .... 3 William Clarence Legg b: June 21, 1895 in Elk District, Kanawha County, West Virginia d: February 4, 1941 . 2 Martha Alice Legg b: Abt. 1869 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d: December 6, 1890 ______________________________ --------------------

Hi all, Could someone tell me if there is a good Greenbrier History and where I could get a copy or copies. Thanks, Dreama

Hi Sandra, How are you? I will try to list the Burdettes that I have in my files. Can you help with any additional info? We link, but do not relate to Elizabeth Legg, in the following marriage. [as far as I know now] Descendants of Charles Burdette 1 Charles Burdette .. +Elizabeth Legg b: 1776 . 2 Archibald Burdette ..... +Ruth Miller .... 3 Melinda Burdette ........ +William Sigmon,Jr. b: Abt. 1830 in Franklin Co. VA d: 1892 We relate to this Legg family. [Minerva] Descendants of Charles W. Burdette 1 Charles W. Burdette b: 1864 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d: November 14, 1935 .. +Minerva Legg b: February 27, 1868 in Kanawha County, West Virginia d: Bef. 1895 Not sure of relationship to this one, as far as relationship goes. Descendants of Cleo D. Burdette 1 Cleo D. Burdette b: Abt. 1877 in Monroe County, West Virginia d: Bet. 1896 - 1899 .. +Walter Scott Kesler b: May 5, 1877 in Fayette County, West Virginia d: December 30, 1963 Will try to list a few more in another message. Joyce in CA. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> In a message dated 5/24/99 2:04:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!, SandraG627 writes: << In a message dated 5/23/99 6:58:53 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > [email protected] Okay, here we are on aol, now who was your Burdette? Sandy in Fla >>

I found this information in the mortality Index, as listed below. Can anyone help identify this person, so I can merge him with a known Jarrett? This James would have been born abt. 1778, and d. 1869 or 1870. At present, I have him totally unlinked in my Jarrett information. The closest that I come would be the James Jarrett, that I have listed as James II, who married Ruth L. Gwinn. He d. in 1870. Thanks Joyce in CA. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> [Brøderbund Family Archive #164, Ed. 1, Mortality Index: United States, West Virginia Mort Sch, GREENBRIER CO., WV 1870, Date of Import: Nov 18, 1998, Internal Ref. #1.164.1.8413.44] Individual: Jarrett, James Sr. Age: 91 Birth place: VA Death: Feb of 1869 or 1870 Cause of death: Old Age Occupation: Farmer

HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN WEST VIRGINIA 1904 pgs. 203-204 Greenbrier County BY L. W. BURNS, SUPERINTENDENT When the civil war closed there were few schools of any kind in this county. About this time Zachariah Trueblood, who was the first county superintendent, came to the rescue, and did much for the public school system. A few of the rude log houses built then may still be seen stand- ing, but none are in use. Through the several years following, the idea of public education stead- ily became popular. Such enterprising and successful men as Walter C. Preston, Judge J. M. McWhorter, Wm. Lewis, and Hon. Thos. H. Dennis were elected county superintendents. In 1881, J. W. Hinkle, a young man of exceptional ability, was chosen county superintendent. He gathered about him many good teachers, and all were assisted in their earnest efforts to make the schools better by the hearty co-operation of many loyal patrons. During this period the schools were very prosperous. The advancement of these eight years proves that it is best to have long service in office. >From 1889 to the present time the following men were elected to the office of county superintendent: E. D. Smoot, 1889-'91; W. F. Lawrence, 1891-'95; Alex. Thompson, 1895-'99, and L. W. Burns, 1899-1903, the last named being re-elected and now in office. With few exceptions the schools of this county have been steadily progressing. The number of schools, at first forty or fifty, is now two hundred. The largest schools are at Ronceverte, Lewisburg, Falling Spring, North Alder- son, White Sulphur Springs, Frankford and Williamsburg. Greenbrier county joins Virginia, and has always been somewhat un- der the shadow of the influence of the Old Dominion. Many people of Virginia do not believe in public schools, and some are found here who do not support this greatest of all methods of educating, but they are fast disappearing. With the great advantage of coming in contact with the culture and refinement of Virginia, and at the same time with the enterprise and progress, and every thing that is good of its own great State, Greenbrier stands high in the list of counties in many ways. It may be truly said that it has furnished as many, or more, excellent students for the colleges and universities of our country than any county in the South. [Photo of old log school house.] This school has been in operation for ten sessions, its enrollment has never exceeded fifteen pupils, but during this period there have gone out from it, Two practicing physicians, A college graduate, One public school teacher, A justice of the peace and postmaster. A teachers' institute Instructor.

In a message dated 5/23/99 7:59:28 PM EST, [email protected] writes: << The principals in order were: Miss Ella Krebs, Rufus D. Alderson, 1883; A. P. Farley, 1884; L. J. Williams, 1885-86, and Rev. Walter S. Anderson, 1887. >> Does anyone know anything about this Walter S. ANDERSON? My Anderson's were in this area and our family always had a lot of clergymen and teachers in it so I'm wondering if this Mr. Anderson is connected to mine? Thanks in advance, Kay

HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN WEST VIRGINIA 1904 Ronceverte Public Schools BY PRIN. H. W. BARCLAY The first District School In Ronceverte was established in the year 1875. A frame school house containing one large room was built from the district funds. This house is still standing and is situated on Greenbrier avenue near the back road to Lewisburg. It is now occupied by a respecta- ble colored man named Dick Williams. The school at first numbered about 25 pupils and was taught by Mr. Erwin Beckner for a year. He was followed by Mr. Jno. T. Cribbins and Mr. Keys Nelson. About 1882 the school had outgrown its quarters, and a part of it moved into the two room brick building, corner of Greenbrier avenue and Pine street, now owned by Mr. Edwin Patton and occupied by Mr. H. Leist. The principals in order were: Miss Ella Krebs, Rufus D. Alderson, 1883; A. P. Farley, 1884; L. J. Williams, 1885-86, and Rev. Walter S. Anderson, 1887. As the number of pupils increased, teachers were added until in 1884 there were four teachers On Nov. 22, of the same year, the Board of Education accepted the Ronceverte school house built by Contractor D. H. Foglesong at a cost of $800. This was the two story frame addition immediately in the rear of the brick school house. After this change was made, the original district school house was occupied for a short time by a colored school. Owing to a defect in the title to the lot upon which the building stood, the Board of Education finally lost control of this property. The present two story building in which the colored school is taught was built in 1887 by Contractor D. C. Howard. In 1885 Ronceverte became an incorporated town. THE GRADED SCHOOL Another step forward in education was taken by the Board, when, in 1888, they elected a principal at an Increased salary and three assistants, over whom be should have authority, and ordered that the school should be graded in accordance with the Public School Manual. Of the Graded School Rev. Max Parr was the first principal. He was succeeded by Miss C. Betts, 1889, Mr. Wm. Hayes, 1890, and Mr. G. D. Shreckhise, 1891-93. The population of the town increased very rapidly from 1888 to 1890 and the need of a building large enough to accommodate the chil- dren of the town became apparent. The Board of Education desired a suitable site for the new school building and, after due deliberation and much discussion, the town authorities presented for this purpose lots numbers 69, 71, 73, 75, 76 and 77, as per plan of the town of Ronceverte. The contract for a large three story brick building was let to Messrs. Dris- col & Peters July 16, 1892, but the work was not completed until the session of 1894. The Graded School was then moved to Its new quarters. Mr. Wm. M. Boal was the principal in charge. He was succeeded the next ses- sion (1895) by Mr. Elmer Leach. During Mr. Leach's administration, in 1896, by a vote of the people of the district, the Graded School was made a High School and the course of study extended. Mr. Leach was succeeded in 1897 by Mr. H. W. Barclay, the present principal. The High School building is a three story brick structure, 70 feet square, and contains ten recitation rooms and on the 2nd floor a hall for general school exercises. It has high ceilings, good ventilation, water and steam heat. Beautiful for situation, the pride of the growing city, the High School building is the first object of interest that attracts the attention of the passing stranger. It crowns a high hill immediately north of the town, overlooks it, and is surrounded by a grove of ancient oaks and pines. The course of instruction offered to the pupils of the district embraces Latin, French, English, Literature, Mathematics, Music and Drawing, In addition to the regular graded school studies. Since 1875, the following gentlemen have served terms as school com- missioners of Fort Spring District, viz.: Oliver Curry, Ben Hurxthal, Fleming Duncan, D. W. Weaver, Lewellyn Davis, Robert C. Rodes, S. R. Patton, F. P. Staley and J. Robertson. The Board of Education at this date (1903) consists of A. B. C. Bray, President, Howard Templeton and W. H. Hanger, Commissioners. The faculty of the school is as follows: H. W. Barclay, Principal; Miss Bina Fry, Miss Fannie Eagan, Miss Mary Williams, Miss Ellen Prentice, Miss Lucy Buchanan; Mrs. Alice Haynes, Miss Celia Betts, Miss Laura Prentice, Miss Daisy Feamster (Music).

Does the name Willa Petomia ring a bell for anyone? My uncle had this for a middle name. Born 1862. Thanks, Cara

Phebe KINCAID continue to operate a hotel on Anthony's Creek after the death of her first husband, James KINCAID. Phebe married Michael FLESHMAN ca. 1841 -- his second wife. Interested to know what happened to the hotel after Phebe's death. Any trace of it today? TIA, Richard H. Blake 2922 Thomas Avenue Huntington, WV 25705 Phone: (304) 522-3706 Web Page: http://www.ezwv.com/~ricblake

CAN ANYONE HELP THIS PERSON? I DON'T HAVE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO ME. IF YOU ARE ABLE TO HELP, PLEASE FORWARD REPLIES TO [email protected] AND NOT TO ME... THANKS! LORI -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: bill tworek <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, May 22, 1999 2:58 PM Subject: Greenbrier%20County%20Lookup >Hi Lori: > >I am trying to confirm the death date and burial location of James Peebles, a >private in the Rev. War. He was born in southern PA and died 1824 in >Lewisburg, WV. His wife was ?? Anne McKendlas or McCandless. > >Thank you very much. >Karen > >

--part1_3429adbd.24799aaf_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello Listers, Below you will see the answers which Richard Legg sent, regarding the Walker Family. I had asked for some verifications of some information that I had on them. He has some good documentation. Hope this helps in case I confused anyone. Joyce in CA. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> In a message dated 5/23/99 4:34:14 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: Nancy Jane Walker was born 09 September 1857 (Kanawha County Birth Records, Vol.1, page 44). > > Does anyone know if James Walker and Elnora Hicks had several children who > may have not lived very long? In question is P.W. Walker and ? Walker, any > possibility that they are the same child? I feel that they are probably two > children, who may not have lived long...anyone know? Both of these births [P.W. Walker and ?Walker] are recorded in Nicholas County birth records. I have not researched the family enough to sort the children out. Since most early births in West Virginia were recorded by property tax assessor I suspect it is a duplicate individual off by one year. I don't have access to the 1910 Nicholas County Census. If anyone has access they were residing in the Beaver District. > > Levina C. Morris b. 1873, married William Eisele 1875...Richard's > information....Any clarifications or corrections, Richard or anyone? :-) I have no marriage date for these two. [Levina C. Morris and William Eisele] Not my info. The info about the Morris family is listed on another web site. I beieve that it is John Legg's site. I think you or someone else is confused on this one. Johnson Washington Walker is a son of James A. Walker and Nancy Legg. Washington Marion Walker is a son of Hiram Walker and Charlotte Frances Legg. Washington Marion Walker is listed as a son of Hiram & Frances in his marriage record. Johnson Washington Walker is identified as Johnson W. Walker in a deed where the heirs of James A. Walker sold property in Clay County (Vol. 1, page 423). The marriage to Evaline Morris is recorded twice in Clay County and is listed both times as Andrew M. Walker (Vol. 1, pages 3 and 13). Richard Legg --part1_3429adbd.24799aaf_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd02.mail.aol.com (v59.4) with SMTP; Sun, 23 May 1999 00:34:14 -0400 Received: from telnet.techcomm.net (techcomm.net [209.208.6.138]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.5/AOL-4.0.0) with ESMTP id AAA22211 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 23 May 1999 00:34:13 -0400 (EDT) From: [email protected] Received: from rlegg (port-24.techcomm.net [209.208.6.184]) by telnet.techcomm.net (8.9.0/8.9.1) with SMTP id AAA07633 for <[email protected]>; Sun, 23 May 1999 00:34:03 -0400 Message-Id: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 00:35:07 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: Duplicates Priority: normal In-reply-to: <[email protected]> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) From: [email protected] Date sent: Sat, 22 May 1999 23:26:43 EDT Subject: Re: Duplicates To: [email protected] Copies to: [email protected] (Richard Legg), [email protected] (Ginny Anderson), [email protected], [email protected] > > Hi Ellen, and everyone, > We have been researching some links on the Walkers/Legg lines. Can anyone > help with some questions about this line? > > Can anyone verify the b.date of Nancy Jane Walker? Some sources are saying > 1851. The "Ancestors of Kanawha Co. Gen. Society vol 7, gives a date of 1857, > which is more in line with the apparent marriage of Felix Harvey Walker, > and Emaline Legg. We are showing a date of 1856 for the marriage of Felix and > Emaline Legg Walker. If Nancy's bdate of 1851 is correct, is it possible that > Felix was married previously or that the date of marriage is incorrect? Nancy Jane Walker was born 09 September 1857 (Kanawha County Birth Records, Vol.1, page 44). > > Does anyone know if James Walker and Elnora Hicks had several children who > may have not lived very long? In question is P.W. Walker and ? Walker, any > possibility that they are the same child? I feel that they are probably two > children, who may not have lived long...anyone know? Both of these birth are recorded in Nicholas County birth records. I have not researched the family enough to sort the children out. Since most early births in West Virginia were recorded by property tax assessor I suspect it is a duplicate individual off by one year. I don't have access to the 1910 Nicholas County Census. If anyone has access they were residing in the Beaver District. > > Levina C. Morris b. 1873, married William Eisele 1875...Richard's > information....Any clarifications or corrections, Richard or anyone? :-) > I have no marriage date for these two. Not my info. The info about the Morris family is listed on another web site. I beieve that it is John Legg's site. > There are two children listed in my program as a result of information sent > by other Walker researchers. > They are children of James Walker and Nancy Legg. I show a Johnson Washington > Walker and a Washington M. Walker. I have a feeling that Washington is the > aka and that both Washingtons listed are one and the same. Am I right? I think you or someone else is confused on this one. Johnson Washington Walker is a son of James A. Walker and Nancy Legg. Washington Marion Walker is a son of Hiram Walker and Charlotte Frances Legg. Washington Marion Walker is listed as a son of Hiram & Frances in his marriage record. Johnson Washington Walker is identified as Johnson W. Walker in a deed where the heirs of James A. Walker sold property in Clay County (Vol. 1, page 423). > > Also is it Andre or Andrew Manon Walker, who married Evaline Morris? > Thanks for the help. The marriage to Evaline Morris is recorded twice in Clay County and is listed both times as Andrew M. Walker (Vol. 1, pages 3 and 13). > Joyce in CA Richard Legg > <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family > </A> > > > In a message dated 5/20/99 3:25:04 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Elhcc writes: > > << Question on Nancy Jane Walker DOB 1851, dau of Felix Harvey Walker and > Emaline Legg? They were married 1856. Felix have earlier marriage maybe? > > Levina C Morris DOB Feb 8 1873 married William Eisele Sept. 11 1875? > > Child of James Walker and Elnora Hicks: > #7 and #8 P.W. Walker and ? Walker- - birth year off by 1 year- -same child? > >> > --part1_3429adbd.24799aaf_boundary--

Sorry if I confused anyone with the message below. The new address is: [email protected] Thanks Joyce in CA. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> <A HREF="http://users.rootsweb.com/~carvgs/rgs.htm">Roseville Genealogical Society </A> <A HREF="http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/a/r/m/Joyce-C-Armstrongcooper/">Fam ily Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: The Cooper Family </A> In a message dated 5/23/99 6:49:00 AM !!!First Boot!!!, [email protected] writes: << Hello Listers, Just wanted you to know that I unsubbed today from my jps.net address and have resubbed from my aol address. If you have not received a personal notice that I have "moved", please make note of my new address. I have transferred all of the addresses that I reconstructed since the computer crash, about a month ago, and my address book was not real complete yet. If you get anything back from jps.net, you may use the aol address, and to avoid filling the jps.box, since I want to disconnect it in the next 24 hours, please mail messages to me, at: [email protected] Thanks, Joyce in Ca. <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> <A HREF="http://users.rootsweb.com/~carvgs/rgs.htm">Roseville Genealogical Society </A> >>

Greenbrier county Will book by Pauline Haga 1780-1865 Samuel Fleshman - to Caty, wife; Michael, Samuel, Emanuel and Charles , sons; Caty Fleshman, Rachel fleshman, Elizabeth Sidenstricker, Mary Shoke, daughters( Mary Fleshman married Moses Shoke 5/9/1804) dated 1/20/1819 no mention of slaves MOSES FLESHMAN To Henry, Abraham, Simeon and George, sons. Also had daughters but names not listed. [no slaves mentioned] dated 1/31/1837 JOHN FLESHMAN Named wife Cathrine; sons, Harrison, royal, Perry, larkin, Boyd, sons; and David Carson and Andrew Gabert, sons-in-laws dated 2/25/1848 no mention of slaves PHEBE FLESHMAN names sons, AC Kincaid and William R Kincaid; daughaters Margaret S McCalister (married Archibalkd McCallister 11/5/1835), Francis J Gillilan (married Michael B Gillilian 5/14/1840) and Agnes L Loury, and a grandaughter Phebe S Dean 1/13/1858 no mention of slaves Mary Williams

Hi Ellen, and everyone, We have been researching some links on the Walkers/Legg lines. Can anyone help with some questions about this line? Can anyone verify the b.date of Nancy Jane Walker? Some sources are saying 1851. The "Ancestors of Kanawha Co. Gen. Society vol 7, gives a date of 1857, which is more in line with the apparent marriage of Felix Harvey Walker, and Emaline Legg. We are showing a date of 1856 for the marriage of Felix and Emaline Legg Walker. If Nancy's bdate of 1851 is correct, is it possible that Felix was married previously or that the date of marriage is incorrect? Does anyone know if James Walker and Elnora Hicks had several children who may have not lived very long? In question is P.W. Walker and ? Walker, any possibility that they are the same child? I feel that they are probably two children, who may not have lived long...anyone know? Levina C. Morris b. 1873, married William Eisele 1875...Richard's information....Any clarifications or corrections, Richard or anyone? :-) There are two children listed in my program as a result of information sent by other Walker researchers. They are children of James Walker and Nancy Legg. I show a Johnson Washington Walker and a Washington M. Walker. I have a feeling that Washington is the aka and that both Washingtons listed are one and the same. Am I right? Also is it Andre or Andrew Manon Walker, who married Evaline Morris? Thanks for the help. Joyce in CA <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3231/">Our Extended Family </A> In a message dated 5/20/99 3:25:04 PM !!!First Boot!!!, Elhcc writes: << Question on Nancy Jane Walker DOB 1851, dau of Felix Harvey Walker and Emaline Legg? They were married 1856. Felix have earlier marriage maybe? Levina C Morris DOB Feb 8 1873 married William Eisele Sept. 11 1875? Child of James Walker and Elnora Hicks: #7 and #8 P.W. Walker and ? Walker- - birth year off by 1 year- -same child? >>

Thanks, Joyce, Very interesting. Earliest date I have for Jarrett brothers (James and David) in Greenbrier Co are entries in the Mathews Trading Post account books. James is listed in April 1771 and Oct. 1772, David is listed in Oct. 1772-as purchasing powder, lead, and a paper of pins. I also found both men listed in the original Greenbrier Company Land records on file in the VA State Archives. At the time, Greenbrier Co was still part of Botetourt Co, VA (pronounced here in VA as "Bot-a-tot") . I found a deed for David Jarrett for 270 acres on "Woolf Creek", a branch of the Greenbrier (ostensibly where the fort was located) dated March 7 1774 and for James Jarrett, March 5, 1774 (also listed as Botetourt Co,VA), 216 acres on "Mudy" Creek, branch of Greenbrier to Felty Yoakham's corner. George and Michael See also lived in same Muddy Creek area where their father, Frederick See had first settled in 1751. Felty Yoakham, who married a See, was killed by the Shawnee in July of 1763, along with Frederick See. The See and Yoakum wives and children were carried off to the Indian villages across the Ohio where they were later freed and returned to Greenbrier county. John See, one of these captive children, grew up, fought in the Rev. War, returned to Greenbrier Co., and married Margaret Jarrett, daughter of David Jarrett and Jane Griffy/Griffith (Possibly a sister to James Jarrett's first wife Elizabeth Griffith/Griffy). Several other of the Sees also intermarried with later generations of Jarretts. Several of John's branch moved on to Cass Co, Indiana where more Jarretts show up in the mid-19th century. Since I've been primarily looking at the See and Yoakum families, I need to get back to Greenbrier and look some more at the Jarretts. More pieces to the puzzle! Sara Patton

Taken from Myers History of West Virginia in Two Volumes, 1915: General Andrew Lewis. (From a letter to Wills De Hass, in "Indian Wars".) "John Lewis was a native and citizen of Ireland, descended from a family of Huguenots who took refuge in that kingdom from the persecutions that followed the assassination of Henry IV of France. His rank was that of an esquire, and he inherited a handsome estate, which he increased by industry and frugality until he became the lessee of a contiguous property of considerable value. He married Margaret Lynn, daughter of the laird of Loch Lynn, who was a descendant of the chieftains of a once powerful clan in the Scottish Highlands. By this marriage he had four sons, three of them, Thomas, Andre and William, born in Ireland, and Charles, the child of his old age, born a few months after their settlement in their mountain home." (Note: According to Historian Thwaites, John Lewis, father of Gen. Andrew Lewis, was born in 1678, in County Donegal, Ireland, and his marriage to Margaret Lynn occurred about 1716; owing to sonic trouble with his tenancy in 1729, he fled to Portugal, whence in 1731, after strange adventures, he emigrated to America, where he was joined by his family. He established himself in the Valley of Virginia, two miles east of the present site of Staunton. His house was of stone, built for defense, and in 1754 it successfully withstood all Indian siege. He was colonel of the Augusta County militia as early as 1743, presiding justice in 1745, and high sheriff in 1748. In 1751, then 73 years of age, he assisted his son Andrew, then agent of the Loyal Company, to explore and survey the latter's grant on Greenbrier River. It was because the old man-became entangled in the thicket of greenbriers that he gave this name to the stream. He died at his old fort homestead February 1st, 1762, aged 84 years. He was a member of the Episcopalian Church.) "For many years after the settlement at Fort Lewis, great amity and goodwill existed between the neighboring Indians and the white settlers, whose numbers increased until they became quite a formidable colony, It was then that the jealousy of their red neighbors became aroused and a war broke out, which, for cool though desperate courage and activity on the part of the whites and ferocity, cunning and barbarity on the part of the Indians, was never equalled in any age or country. John Lewis was, by this time, well stricken in years, but his four sons, who were grown up, were well qualified to fill his place and to act the part of leaders to the gallant little band who so nobly battled for the protection of their homes and families . . . . Charles Lewis was the hero of many a gallant exploit, which is still treasured in the memories of the descendants of the border riflemen, and there are few families among the Alleghanies where the name and deeds of Charles Lewis are not familiar as household words. Oil one occasion he was captured by the Indians while on a hunting excursion, and after traveling over two hundred miles barefooted, his arms pinioned behind, and goaded by the knives of his remorseless captors, he effected his escape. While traveling along the bank of a precipice some twenty feet in height, he suddenly, by a strong muscular exertion, burst the cords which bound him, and plunged down the steel) into the bed of a mountain torrent. His persecutors hesitated not to follow. In a race of several hundred yards, Lewis had gained some few yards upon his pursuers, when, upon leaping a fallen tree which lay across his course, his strength suddenly failed and he fell prostrate among the weeds which had grown up in great luxuriance around the body of the tree. Three of the Indians sprang over the tree within a few feet of where their prey lay concealed; but with a feeling of the most devout thankfulness to a kind and superintending Providence, he saw them one by one disappear in the dark recesses of the forest. He now bethought himself of rising from his uneasy bed, when lo! a new enemy appeared, in the shape of an enormous rattlesnake, which had thrown itself the deadly coil so near his face that fangs were within a few inches of his nose; and its enormous rattle, as it waved to and fro, once rested upon his ear. A single contraction of the eyelid - a convulsive shudder-the relaxation of a single muscle, and the deadly reptile would have sprung upon him. In this situation he lay for several minutes, when the reptile, probably supposing him dead, crawled over his body and moved slowly away. 'I had eaten nothing,' said Lewis to his companions, after his return, 'for many days; I had no firearms, and I ran the risk of dying with hunger ere I could reach the settlement; but rather would I have died than made a meal of the generous beast.' During this war, an attack was made upon the settlement of Fort Lewis, at a time when the whole force of the settlement was out on active duty. So great was the surprise that many of the women and children were captured in sight of the fort, though far the greater part escaped and concealed themselves in the woods. The fort was occupied by John Lewis, then very old and infirm, his wife, and two young women, who were so much alarmed that they scarce moved from their seats upon the ground floor of the fort. John Lewis, however, opened a port-hole, where he stationed himself, firing at the savages, while Margaret reloaded the guns. In this manner he sustained a siege of six hours, during which he killed upwards of a score of savages, when he was relieved by the appearance of his party. "Thomas Lewis, the eldest son, labored under a defect of vision, which disabled him as a marksman, and he was, therefore, less efficient during the Indian wars than his brothers. He was, however, a man of learning and sound judgment, and represented, the County of Augusta many years in the House of Burgesses; was a member of the convention which ratified the constitution of the United States and formed the constitution of Virginia, and afterwards sat for the County of Rockingham in the House of Delegates of Virginia. In 1765 he was in the House of Burgesses and voted for Patrick Henry's celebrated resolutions. Thomas Lewis had four sons actively participating in the war of the Revolution; the youngest of whom, Thomas, bore an ensigns commission when but fourteen years of age. (Note: Withers, in writing of the expedition against the Indians and Braddock's defeat on the Monongahela, says there was a company of riflemen in Braddock's army on this occasion from Augusta, commanded by CAPTAIN Samuel Lewis (THE ELDEST SON OF JOHN LEWIS, who, with Mackey and Salling, had been foremost in settling that countyAugusta), who was afterwards known as Col. Samuel Lewis of Rockingham. Withers also says, that "in this company were contained the five brothers of Capt. Lewis; Andrew, afterwards General Lewis of Botetourt; Charles, afterwards Colonel Lewis, who was likewise killed at Point Pleasant; William, John and Thomas." It will be observed that the letter to De Hass mentions only four sons, namely: Thomas, Andrew, William and Charles, Thomas being the ELDEST and Charles the youngest. Samuel is not mentioned. Doddridge, in commenting on Withers's version of the story of Braddock's defeat, says that Captain Lewis was not with Braddock's army on this occasion, and consequently took no part in the battle.) "Andrew, the second son of John Lewis and Margaret Lynn, is the General Lewis who commanded at the battle of Point Pleasant. "Charles Lewis, the youngest of the sons of John Lewis, fell at the head of his regiment, when leading on the attack at Point Pleasant. Charles was esteemed the most skilful of all the leaders of the border warfare, and was as much beloved for his noble and amiable qualities as he was admired for his military talents-. "William, the third son, was an active participator in the border wars, and was an officer of the Revolutionary army, in which one of his sons was killed and another maimed for life. When the British force tinder Tarleton drove the legislature from Charlottesville to Staunton, the stillness of the Sabbath eve was broken in the latter town by the beat of the drum and volunteers were called to prevent the passage of the British through the mountains at Rockfish Gal). The elder sons of William Lewis, who then resided at the old fort, were absent with the northern army. Three sons, however, were at home, whose ages were seventeen and thirteen years. William Lewis was confined to his room by sickness, but his wife, with the firmness of a Roman matron, called them to her, and bade them fly to the defense of their native land. 'Go, my children,' said she, 'I spare not my youngest, the comfort of my declining years. I devote you all to my country. Keel) back the foot of the invader from the soil of Augusta, or see my face no more.' When this incident was related to Washington, shortly after its occurrence, he enthusiastically exclaimed, 'Leave me but a banner to plant upon the rnountains of Augusta, and I will rally around me the men who will lift our bleeding country from the dust, and set her free.' "I have frequently heard, when a boy, an anecdote related by an old settler, somewhat to this effect: The white, or wild clover, is of indigenous growth, and abounded on the banks of the rivers, etc. The red was introduced by John Lewis, and it was currently reported by their prophets and believed by the Indians generally, that the blood of the red men slain by the Lewises and their followers had dyed the trefoil to its sanguine hue. The Indians, however, always did the whites the justice to say that the red man was the aggressor in their first quarrel, and that the white men of Western Virginia had always evinced a disposition to treat their red brethren with moderation and justice." Washington entertained a very high regard for General Lewis's ability as a military commander, and recommended him to Congress for the appointment to the position of majorgeneral of the American army and afterwards expressed his disappointment in the appointment of Stephens instead. However, at Washington's solicitation, Lewis accepted the commission of brigadier-general and shortly thereafter took command of a detachment stationed at Williamsburg. He was in command of the Virginia troops in 1776, when Dunmore was forced from Gwynn's Island. "General Lewis resigned his command in 1780, to return home, being seized ill with a fever. He died on his way, in Bedford County; about forty miles from his home, on the Roanoke, lamented by all acquainted with his meritorious , services and superior qualities."