Hi Marilyn, Just got moved into the new house today, WooHoo!! Give me a day or 2 so i can get my genealogy unpacked & i will send u all the info that I have..... Lori

By the time you read this, Bloomery District's index should be available for searching at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/1930/ Cheryl *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal ([email protected]) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/blyton/772/ (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

Would like to make everyone aware that a transcript of the 1880 United States census, with an every-name index,.is online at familysearch.org (The LDS site) Happy hunting! Bonnie Schwarz

Would anyone know the parents of Barbara Dunlap? 1. Benjamin Brady b. PA or MD married Barbara Dunlap, Romney. 2. Samuel Dunlap Brady b. 1798, Allegany Co. MD andA d. 1870 Romney married Susan Foreman Parsons b. 1809 d. 1884. 3. Susan V. Brady married married William Alfred Brydon 1869 Garrett Co MD Again, thanks for your assistance. Jean

Jean, What evidence do you have to support Benjamin Brady's wife's name as Barbara Dunlap? I have also seen her name listed as Barbara Miller. But no one with whom I have corresponded seems to have the evidence to support any of these names! From his Rev War pension application, we know that Benjamin Brady was born in York Co., PA, 14 April 1761. I would love to know who Benjamin Brady's parents were. His pension application says he moved to Loudoun Co., VA in 1765 where he lived until he joined the militia. Then he lived in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA for 4 years after his discharge. He moved to the Cumberland, MD area when he received acreage in return for his Rev War efforts. Jane At 12:12 AM 10/23/02, you wrote: >Would anyone know the parents of Barbara Dunlap? See >her > >1. Benjamin Brady b. PA or MD married Barbara Dunlap, Romney. >2. Samuel Dunlap Brady b. 1798, Allegany Co. MD andA d. 1870 > Romney married Susan Foreman Parsons b. 1809 d. 1884. >3. Susan V. Brady married married William Alfred Brydon 1869 Garrett Co >MD > >Again, thanks for your assistance. > >Jean

Jean, What evidence do you have to support Benjamin Brady's wife's name as Barbara Dunlap? I have also seen her name listed as Barbara Miller. But no one with whom I have corresponded seems to have the evidence to support any of these names! From his Rev War pension application, we know that Benjamin Brady was born in York Co., PA, 14 April 1761. I would love to know who Benjamin Brady's parents were. His pension application says he moved to Loudoun Co., VA in 1765 where he lived until he joined the militia. Then he lived in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA for 4 years after his discharge. He moved to the Cumberland, MD area when he received acreage in return for his Rev War efforts. His oldest known child was born in 1784. Jane At 12:12 AM 10/23/02, you wrote: >Would anyone know the parents of Barbara Dunlap? See >her > >1. Benjamin Brady b. PA or MD married Barbara Dunlap, Romney. >2. Samuel Dunlap Brady b. 1798, Allegany Co. MD andA d. 1870 > Romney married Susan Foreman Parsons b. 1809 d. 1884. >3. Susan V. Brady married married William Alfred Brydon 1869 Garrett Co >MD > >Again, thanks for your assistance. > >Jean

Would anyone know the parents of Barbara Dunlap? See her 1. Benjamin Brady b. PA or MD married Barbara Dunlap, Romney. 2. Samuel Dunlap Brady b. 1798, Allegany Co. MD andA d. 1870 Romney married Susan Foreman Parsons b. 1809 d. 1884. 3. Susan V. Brady married married William Alfred Brydon 1869 Garrett Co MD Again, thanks for your assistance. Jean

Does anyone have any info on the Merritt families in Hampshire Co? I'm looking for info on John Merritt, b. abt. 1785 and his brother Adam, b. abt. 1795. We have bios that say their father was Aubrey, but that must be a nickname because we cannot find anything on him. Aubrey served in the Revolution. Linda [email protected]

Linda, If Jane or her father died in W.Va., there would be a record of it in the county where the death occurred. LDS has these records on microfilm. [email protected] wrote: > I have more information on Jane Rainey. She came to WV from Clearfield Co., PA > with her father, John D. Miller. > Her and her father came to help take care of relatives that had come down with > smallpox. They came to West Virginia after the death of Jane's husband in > 1880. > Jane supposedly died of smallpox while in West Virginia. > If anyone has any information on John D. Miller or Jane Rainey, it would > really be > appreciated. > TIA, > Linda

In follow-up to what Jane posted, Wilmer Kerns, in his "Historical Records of Old Frederick & Hampshire Counties, Va.," has the following notes: p.91--"Minutes of Crooked Run Baptist Church list members of the church, including 44 charter members of 1790. The following names are presented in the same order as found in the church record book: ...Mary Blue (Wife of Garret Blue)...." p.122--"Blue, Garrett W., died 'last Tuesday,' aged 81 years. He was an uncle of Mrs. Susan Parsons. Source: The June 21, 1872 issue of the South Branch Intelligencer, Romney, W.Va." p.123--"Blue, Uriah, died on May 3, 1854, aged 74 years. His wife, Elizabeth, died Oct. 30, 1857, aged 80 years." No source given. According to census records, before living with Issac & Susan Parsons, Garret lived with Susan's parents for several years. [email protected] wrote: > Would anyone know the ancestors of Susan Blue (b. 1817) > who married Isaac Parsons (1814-1862). Susan Blue's father > was Garrett Blue (b. 1790-after 1860). Who was Susan's mother? > Who were Garrett Blue's parents?

Are you sure the enumerator misunderstood the word "family"? This was West Virginia, after all. (Just kidding, cuzzins!) Seriously, the spelling problems in the censuses have always been with us. That's why the Soundex system was developed - and Thank God!. I have found a name as simple as Hope spelled at least 3 different ways, and Hammond about five. And I wouldn't even hazard a guess as to how many variations of the Germanic name Mauk/Mauck/Mack/Mock I have seen. It is fun, isn't it? singhals <[email protected]> wrote:Folks, I'm working on an index to the 1930 Hampshire county census. I'll upload each district as I finish it. Bloomery will be first. You get name, age, sex, race, page number and family number on that page. BUT! You'll really need to be creative with this thing. It's obvious that educational standards have been on a downward spiral much longer than is popularly supposed. (g) The Shaffnaker family for whom the mountain is named is appearing as Shaffmaker or Schaffmaker. Given names fare worse. Family numbers turn out to be non-unique because it's apparent the enumerator misunderstood the definition of "family". In all columns a few things have been written over by either the enumerator or the Bureau and are close to illegible. I'll try to standardize spellings later on, but right now, any index is better'n none. Very few people own a radio so far -- mostly older couples. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site

Jean, Susan Blue, who married Isaac Parsons, parents were Uriah Blue and M. Elizabeth Donaldson. This Uriah Blue's parents were Uriah Blue and Susannah Williams (daughter of Richard Williams and Suzanna Peters). Susan Blue's uncle was Garrett W. Blue. Garrett W. Blue lived out his elderly years in the home of Susan Blue and Isaac Parsons. As far as I know, this Garrett W. Blue had no children. Some information I have says that Grace M. Blue who married Louis Brady Brydon was the daughter of George Blue and Mary See. I don't know who George Blue's parents were. I would not be surprised if these Blue's are connected to the Hampshire Co. Blue family. Check out the Blue Family Assoc. web page for the Blue family genealogy publication. You will probably find them listed there. You probably know that Louis Brady Brydon's maternal grandmother was Isaac Parsons's sister. Do you have a copy of George S. Brackett's 1945 publication on the Brackett, Steele, Parsons, Waddle families? The Brydon's are mentioned in it along with some great family stories. Hope this helps, Jane At 11:34 PM 10/21/02, you wrote: >Would anyone know the ancestors of Susan Blue (b. 1817) >who married Isaac Parsons (1814-1862). Susan Blue's father >was Garrett Blue (b. 1790-after 1860). Who was Susan's mother? >Who were Garrett Blue's parents? > >Also: > >There was a Grace Blue who married Louis Brady Brydon (1876-1929) >of Bloomington, Garrett Co. Md. Was Grace Blue connected to >Garrett Blue's family? > >Thank you for your assistance. > > >Jean

Would anyone know the ancestors of Susan Blue (b. 1817) who married Isaac Parsons (1814-1862). Susan Blue's father was Garrett Blue (b. 1790-after 1860). Who was Susan's mother? Who were Garrett Blue's parents? Also: There was a Grace Blue who married Louis Brady Brydon (1876-1929) of Bloomington, Garrett Co. Md. Was Grace Blue connected to Garrett Blue's family? Thank you for your assistance. Jean

Folks, I'm working on an index to the 1930 Hampshire county census. I'll upload each district as I finish it. Bloomery will be first. You get name, age, sex, race, page number and family number on that page. BUT! You'll really need to be creative with this thing. It's obvious that educational standards have been on a downward spiral much longer than is popularly supposed. (g) The Shaffnaker family for whom the mountain is named is appearing as Shaffmaker or Schaffmaker. Given names fare worse. Family numbers turn out to be non-unique because it's apparent the enumerator misunderstood the definition of "family". In all columns a few things have been written over by either the enumerator or the Bureau and are close to illegible. I'll try to standardize spellings later on, but right now, any index is better'n none. Very few people own a radio so far -- mostly older couples. Cheryl *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal ([email protected]) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/blyton/772/ (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

Hi Karen, Get ahold of Madeline at [email protected] as she has most of the info on the Kent family that married into the Purgett/Burgett family and how the Kents are related to the Okey Johnsons. Best of luck! Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Conley" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 6:58 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Kent and Johnson Families > Hi List: > I am searching for any information on the Kent surname in Hampshire > County, especially a John and Jesse Kent. Jesse moved to Ross and > Pickaway Counties in Ohio in the late 1700s to very early 1800s. Also, > an Oakie Jonson was connected to this family. I am trying to learn if > these people were related in any way to my Kent family, which came to > Pickaway County, Ohio from Virginia around 1831. Any info at all will > be much appreciated. Thanks! > Karen > > Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations. > (Deuteronomy 32:7) > > >

Does anyone have information on Elizabeth Watkins who married Samuel Calvin Ruckman 09/98/1828. I would like information on her parents and siblings; There was another Elizabeth Watkins who was younger than the above Elizabeth. She was the mother of Lorenze E. and the sister of John W. Watkins. All three are buried in the Mountain Dale Cemetery. Anna Belle

I have more information on Jane Rainey. She came to WV from Clearfield Co., PA with her father, John D. Miller. Her and her father came to help take care of relatives that had come down with smallpox. They came to West Virginia after the death of Jane's husband in 1880. Jane supposedly died of smallpox while in West Virginia. If anyone has any information on John D. Miller or Jane Rainey, it would really be appreciated. TIA, Linda

Mary, Is this the Thomas Williams that lived over near the North River or Little Cacapon or perhaps near today's Berkeley Springs? Berkeley Springs is now in Morgan Co., but was once in Hampshire and was previously known as Bath and Warm Springs. There were several Williams' spread from Shepherdstown to the North Branch of the Potomac and Patterson's Creek. I don't know yet how they all fit together. Jane At 10:48 PM 10/20/02, you wrote: >Is this Williams Family Cemetery near a warm springs or hot springs in >Hampshire? My Williams ancestors lived here in late 1700s and 1800s. They >had a big family, headed by Thomas Williams and wife Elizabeth Dawson. > >Mary Wood >Changed Email: [email protected] > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: singhals >Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 8:03 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Hampshire Cemeteries > >Sorry, Wayne, what you saw is all I've got. You might have it as the >Williams Family Cemetery, since Jane has jogged my memory about that >connection. > >Cheryl > > >At 10:40 PM 10/19/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >What is the actual name of this cemetery. > >I have seen Dan Oate book, but I don't remember see anything like the Berg > >Cemetery. > > > >Wayne of Capon Bridge > > > > > > > > > >At 12:45 PM 10/19/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >>Cheryl, > >> > >>"The Berg" is Isaac Mean's house that passed into the Williams > >>family. The house sits at the corner of Rt. 50 and Fox's Hollow Rd. The > >>graveyard is in the middle of the gravel storage area next to Fox's > Hollow > >>Rd. to the north of the house. There used to be a huge barn between the > >>house and the cemetery but it burned down in the 1950's because the hay > >>stored in it heated up. I think Danny Oates inventoried this cemetery. > >> > >>I don't know anything about the other cemeteries you mention. > >> > >>Jane > >> > >>At 12:05 PM 10/19/02, you wrote: > >>>While sorting through to find the Ebenezer burials for Wayne, I > encountered > >>>these others ... I checked the GNIS and not much joy there, but then not > >>>all the little family graveyards are ON the GNIS. > >>> > >>>Redland Cemetery -- is this up at Red House or somewhere in Hampshire? > >>> > >>>Morgan Cemetery -- MAY be over in Berkeley County, at least GNIS shows one > >>>over there. > >>> > >>>Aline Family graveyard -- absolutely no clues > >>> > >>>"The Berg" -- Somewhere around Romney -- Jane, would you know? > >>> > >>>Shannon -- in Springfield, WV, but not on GNIS > >>> > >>>Fairchance -- absolutely no clues > >>> > >>>McIntyre -- absolutely no clues > >>> > >>>Sugar Hollow -- absolutely no clues > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Context for all of these implies they're in a "reasonable" distance of > >>>Romney. > >>>However, I'm unable to tell whether some of these are possessive usage > >>>rather than nominative usage -- Hilton's (where Hilton lives) as > opposed to > >>>Hilton's house (which Hilton owns) or as opposed to Hilton Hotel (the name > >>>of the bulding) or Hilton Head (the name of the town). That might make > >>>McIntyre cemetery the cemetery USED by the McIntyres rather than one named > >>>McIntyre. > >>> > >>>Still, I found county residents reported buried in these places, and > >>>figured I should mention 'em. > >>> > >>>Cheryl > >>>*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* > >>>Cheryl Singhal ([email protected]) > >>> > >>>http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ > >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ > >>>http://www.fortunecity.com/millennium/blyton/772/ (Bottony Cross DAR) > >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ > >>>http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC) > > > >Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm > >My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm > > > >

Greetings one and all. I have updated the website for the night. I have added two cemeteries to my list of 250. The first one is the Wilson Cemetery just out of Rio, sitting on the Hampshire Co, and Hardy Co. lines. http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/wilson.htm The next cemetery was rather hard to get to, but when I found it I felt good. I have called it the Rosebrough Family Cemetery. I see on my list of cemeteries I have a Rosebrook Cemetery near Rio also. These could be one in the same, but I doubt it. The oldest stones definitely had the last name of Rosebrough on them. This cemetery is in very poor shape. A very large tree has been chain sawed down and it now lays on top of some of the graves. Does anyone have a listing of all the people buried at this cemetery?? If so, could I get it.???? http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/rosebrou.htm That is it for tonight. Wayne of Capon Bridge Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm

Greetings one and all I went out and about for a few hours today. So for the next couple of hours, I will be updating the website for the additions. My first update is to the Church of Christ Memorial Park in Delray. http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/delray.htm Today I stopped by and took photos of all the markers and found out that this a very new cemetery as several of the markers don't have death dates on them yet. The other places I will be adding tonight will be the Rosebrough Family Cemetey and the Wilson Family Cemetery. Wayne of Capon Bridge Hampshire Co. website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/hampco/index.htm My Homepage website: http://members.citynet.net/rwayne/index.htm