Is this book in print, where can I find it and what is the cost? I am looking for information about Memucan Walker, one of the early teachers in Greenbrier Co. Does anyone know where he lived, taught or was buried? He married Raphel Lewis in 1808. Linda kaufman@wvhomes.com ----- Original Message ----- From: " Marianne" <marirouse@hawaii.rr.com> To: <WVGREENB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2001 4:23 AM Subject: Re: [WVGREENB] County Court Orders-by Helen Stinson > I too would appreciate a look-up in Helen S. Stinson's book "Greenbrier > County Court Orders 1780-1850" for my GOSHEN family: > > Marcus H. Goshen (b. c1788) & Eleanor Galbreth (b. c1787) lived in > Greenbrier until somewhere between 1840 -1850. > > They had children some of whom who may have lived in Greenbrier as adults: > > Charles A. Goshen (b. c1814) and wife Jane > Marshall Cicero Goshen (b. c1822) > Yandaloo de Marguerite Goshen > Elizabeth Ann Goshen > Abrelia Goshen (b. c1824) > Marcus D. Goshen (b. c1831) > > They had other children, so any more Goshens you find would be appreciated > as well. > > Thank you very much! > Marianne > marirouse@hawaii.rr.com > > > > > >

Apparently Helen Stinson's book is not widely available. From the requests I have received, I suspect that most folks don't realize what is in this book. For those of you who have not seen it, let me explain what it looks like. It is a series of terse phrases that some clerk entered to mention what topics were covered by the Court. Many times they are so brief, it is difficult to understand exactly what was done. In order to make it more readable, Helen has typed all the last names in all capital letters. The formatting consists of "run-on" lines. Even the dates for each court session are just typed into the middle of lines. The type is small [? 8 font?] so many pages consist of line after line of names of people who were appointed to juries, etc. There is very little genealogical information in most of the material. It does usually list orphan's names because the court had to appoint who would take care of them. More space is given to the witness' names on wills than what is in the wills. In essence, it is an index to records that may be available. I find it difficult to read and nearly impossible to scan easily. After a few minutes, I often revert to a hand lens. After several careful surveys, I'm often still not sure I know the dates. To further compound the problem of identity , in my case, I know there were 10-12 John McClungs living in Greenbrier County at the same time. This book makes no effort to distinguish which John McClung is being listed. So it is with all other common names. When someone asks for information on some last name only, it would be easier to Xerox the 10-50 pages than to try to find the name on that many pages. That could be a half day event. Basically, I am not in the lookup business. Jimmie Barnes and I have exchanged information for a number of years. When I saw his request for a lookup, I responded. None the less, I will try to honor all the requests I have received, but my genealogy time is often confined to less than 30 minutes an evening, and a single lookup can take that much or more time. Please be patient with me and over the next several weeks. I'll do the best I can with the requests. Finally, I do not know if the book is still available. The last I heard several years ago, the only remaining copies were being sold by Helen. I don't know if she has any left. Juhling McClung