www.rootsweb.com had the following press release of their sale to www.ancestry.com,aka MyFamily.com. To smooth the waters, a free,14 day membership in www.ancestry.com's great on-line genealogy library is offered. I,Herm Fagley, use www.ancestry.com's library early every day. Like much of the Internet,it works better then than prime time. Also, let me hint that while www.ancestry.com's main search engine states clearly '1st name" and 'surname" for the blanks, you can enter other words there like 'loch" 'ness" or Batavia Ohio or July 1776. Enjoy. I have no tie to www.ancestry.com but a member. No ties to www.rootsweb.com or MyFamily.com than a user of their free services. RootsWeb Merges with Ancestry.com GOOD NEWS: You, our users, have helped create at RootsWeb one of the largest and most popular sites on the Internet. In May, we had over 149 million page views (according to Nielsen NetRatings combined home and work statistics), sent over 155 million e-mails, and handled over two million downloads of files from the various archives hosted at RootsWeb. Everyone, take a bow! This is an incredible community of genealogists, and the advances we're all making in our research due to the sharing that occurs here is unprecedented. BAD NEWS: The more popular RootsWeb becomes, the more costly it is to simply stay alive and online. Expenses continue to exceed revenue. We ran up a truly scary loss last year. Without outside help, it's not clear how long we'd be able to go on like this. GOOD NEWS: MyFamily.com (you may know them better as Ancestry.com) recognizes the importance of the genealogical community that has grown here at RootsWeb, and wants that community to continue to thrive. They're excited to provide the financial stability we need to ensure RootsWeb will be around for years to come. Brian and I are pleased by Ancestry.com's coming involvement with RootsWeb. Now we can all focus on helping each other on the mailing lists and message boards, uploading our GEDCOMs, and building Web pages to share our research. BETTER NEWS: As a special thank you to those of you who have helped make RootsWeb such a vibrant Internet community, Ancestry.com is making the following offer: You are invited to visit Ancestry.com today and sign up for a FREE 14-day trial with no obligation. You'll gain full access to all 600 million names in more than 2,500 databases. Go to the following address to begin your free trial now: http://ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrialx.asp?sourcecode=G11BA You must activate your FREE trial by July 5, 2000. MORE GOOD NEWS: No one is going to charge you to use RootsWeb. You'll still find RootsWeb at www.RootsWeb.com. Everything you're used to using will still be here: the 19,000 mailing lists, the hundreds of millions of names in free genealogy databases, the interactive learning guides, the weekly RootsWeb Review and Missing Links, the numerous tools for tracing your family history, the tens of thousands of message boards, the thousands of independently authored web sites. RootsWeb will still support worthy genealogy projects and societies, such as the USGenWeb Project (www.USGenWeb.org), the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG.rootsweb.com) and the FreeBMD Project (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com), and other groups that provide free genealogical resources. And don't worry, you won't be charged to access RootsWeb. No one will put your data on CD without your permission. Our Privacy Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/pledge.html) and our Acceptable Use Policy (http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html) are unchanged. Other promises made over the years will continue to be honored. You'll still deal with the same RootsWeb volunteers and employees. In fact, most users won't notice any changes, except exciting new tools, more content, and better genealogical resources. If you would like more information, please check out our official press release at http://www.ancestry.com/home/celebrate/rootsrelease.htm Thanks again for your support! Now, let's go figure out where great-great-grandpa really came from, before that UFO deposited him in rural Indiana in 1848... Karen Isaacson RootsWeb Co-Founder 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Copyright © 2000. RootsWeb.com, Inc. All rights reserved. Comments or suggestions for this page. Please include the URL (address) of this page when writing. Ancestry.com - Roots WebMember Login | Guest Registry | MyFamily.com Today @ Ancestry | Thinking of Joining? | Top Things to Do | Partner with Us Home > Acquisition of RootsWeb.comJune 22, 2000 MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires Number Two Genealogy Site, RootsWeb.com MyFamily.com, Inc. Increases Portfolio of Sites to Extend Its Position as the Number One Online Source for Families and Family History Research San Francisco, CA – June 21, 2000 – MyFamily.com, Inc., the leading online family network, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire RootsWeb.com, the oldest and largest free community genealogy site. RootsWeb.com, a San Francisco, California company, is among the most popular genealogy sites on the Internet. With more than 149 million page views in the month of May 2000, RootsWeb.com was second among genealogy Web sites only to Ancestry.com's over 187 million page views, according to Nielsen NetRatings combined home and work statistics. With the acquisition MyFamily.com, Inc. will add RootsWeb.com to its portfolio of Web sites, which includes MyFamily.com, FamilyHistory.com, as well as Ancestry.com, collectively recognized as the premier Internet destination for families. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, the RootsWeb.com site will continue to be free to all users and will maintain its own unique Web site address, www.RootsWeb.com. The acquisition by MyFamily.com, Inc. will provide the RootsWeb.com site the financial backing to expand its focus on preserving, sharing, and exchanging family history research. As part of the MyFamily.com network of sites, the RootsWeb.com site will expand with additional technology tools, increased family research content and a greater range of genealogical resources. With genealogy as one of the most popular hobbies online, the addition of RootsWeb.com extends MyFamily.com's offerings in genealogy research and further enhances its leading position in genealogy research and family services on the Internet. This new combination creates a central destination for the genealogy community online, offering something for every family historian. This move comes at a time when a recent Pew Internet and American Life Study reported that 54 million people belong to a family in which someone used the Internet to research their family history or genealogy. "This is truly a winning combination for both organizations and for the millions of users who make up our audiences," said Greg Ballard, CEO of MyFamily.com. "We believe that we are in an excellent position to expand our offering to consumers through a number of acquisitions like this one. There is no question that consumers are using the Internet to connect to their families, and we plan to put in place an aggressive program that will enable us to have the most complete network for families online." Strategically, the acquisition of RootsWeb.com will provide MyFamily.com with an increase in advertising real estate and an expanded audience reach, and will provide increased transaction and commerce opportunities. In addition, it will increase exposure to Ancestry.com's free and premium subscription offerings. Currently more than 600 million records and 2,500 databases are online at Ancestry.com, with over half of the data freely accessible to all Web users. MyFamily.com, Inc. generates revenues from diversified streams, including advertising/sponsorships, subscriptions and commerce among its network of sites. "RootsWeb.com fits well with the MyFamily.com vision of creating the largest and most active online resource for families and family history research," said Dr. Brian Leverich, founder of RootsWeb.com. "This agreement will expand both the number of RootsWeb.com users and content contributors. At the same time, we have ensured that RootsWeb.com content, services, mailing lists and Web pages will remain free, while allowing the site to provide more functionality and resources to a larger audience as a result of our being part of the MyFamily.com network." As part of its ongoing commitment to the genealogical community, MyFamily.com, Inc. will continue to support volunteer, non-profit organizations such as The USGenWeb Project (www.USGenWeb.org), Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG.rootsweb.com), The Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths Project (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com), and other groups that provide free genealogical content. RootsWeb.com is a valuable source for genealogy, with interactive guides and numerous tools for tracing one's ancestry; it hosts more than 17,000 independently authored Web sites and approximately 19,000 mailing lists and 153,000 message boards. About MyFamily.com, Inc. MyFamily.com, Inc. produces the leading online family network of Web sites. The network includes MyFamily.com, Ancestry.com, and FamilyHistory.com and is consistently ranked among the top properties on the Internet in terms of page views. MyFamily.com enables families to connect and strengthen the family bond through free, private Web sites. Ancestry.com enables visitors to discover their roots by searching more than 600 million names. FamilyHistory.com hosts more than 100,000 free surname message boards where enthusiasts can share research information. Privately held, MyFamily.com, Inc. has offices in San Francisco, New York City and Provo, Utah. Investors in MyFamily.com, Inc. include CMGI @Ventures (Nasdaq: CMGI), Eastman Kodak, America Online, Inc. (NYSE: AOL), Compaq Computer Corporation, Tango, Intel Capital, Europ@web, Pivotal Asset Management LLC and Amerindo Investment Advisors, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.myfamilyinc.com/pressroom. 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To Thelma, Check out the Purgett website to see if your Charles Purget fits in somewhere and let me know, please. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hutch/PURGETT/index.htm Diane thelma1@flash.net wrote: > I have where my great uncle was born in MD in 1873 and my > ggrandparents were married in Romney and I found birth records for 1876 > and 1878 in Hampshire Co. . Looking at an 1890 Atlas should I check > another county other than Allegheny in Maryland ? I haven't yet located > my ggrandmother's parents other than she was born in VA and the surname > is Click. My ggrandfather was born in Hampshire County. > Thanks > Thelma

Hi All, Looking for info on the following names and trying to connect with decendants of these people. Alice Purgitt b. abt. 1882 m. Lendecker b. abt. 1880, Purgittsville, Hampshire Co. Edith Purgitt b. abt. 1884 m. Jenkins B. abt. 1880, Purgittsville, Hampshire Co. Edna Purgitt b. abt. 1886 m. Parker b. abt. 1885, Purgittsville, Hampshire Co. Lillian Purgitt b. abt. 1888 m. Davy b. abt. 1885 Purgittsville, Hampshire Co. Mary Purgitt b. abt. 1890 m. Shoemaker b. abt. 1888, Purgittsville, Hampshire Co. Have all marriage dates. Looking for more info on these daughters of Nashville and Rachel (Athey) Purgitt. Check out the Purgett website for more names. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hutch/PURGETT/index.htm Thanks in advance. Diane Kleinke - Purgett

Ancestry.com - Roots WebMember Login | Guest Registry | MyFamily.com [HB Fagley- I'm posting the news releases found on www.MyFamily.com re it's purchase of www.rootsweb.com for your general information, and hoping you will not tie up our www.Rootsweb.com with unneccesary comments. I use ,and have used,both www.Rootsweb.com and MyFamily's www.ancestry.com 's genealogy library daily,and enjoy them both. A portion of www.ancestry.com's library is available free to all, and [?] $5.95 a month,or $59.95 a year [$39.95 when on sale]. has been the membership fee, and well worth it. Member,or not,always try a search on www.ancestry.com's search engine ,because quite a portion is free for all.I will say www.ancestry.com works better at off-peak hours while www.rootsweb.com's Emails are less bothered by time of day. ] Today @ Ancestry | Thinking of Joining? | Top Things to Do | Partner with Us Home > Acquisition of RootsWeb.comJune 21, 2000 Acquisition of RootsWeb.com The vision of MyFamily.com is to connect and strengthen families through the World Wide Web by connecting families with their past, present, and future. The acquisition of RootsWeb.com supports that commitment. RootsWeb.com is one of the oldest, largest, and most popular genealogy sites on the Internet. By adding the RootsWeb.com site to its vast genealogical resources, MyFamily.com will further extend its offerings in family history research and further enhance its leading position in genealogy research and family services on the Internet. Currently over 600 million records and 2,500 databases are online at Ancestry.com, with over half freely accessible to Web users and more databases added each business day. The RootsWeb.com site will continue to be free to all users and maintain its own unique Web address, www.RootsWeb.com. Read the press release. Top Things to Do at Ancestry.com Search over 600 million records in more than 2500 databases. Build a multi-user Online Family Tree and collaborate in real-time with your relatives. Create a private family web site and share news, photos, calendar, and more. Contribute to the Ancestry World Tree and share your family tree with others. Get a FREE genealogy newsletter with expert tips, news and helpful info. Browse and participate in over 100,000 genealogy Message Boards. Explore your Surname Community. Find others who are researching your family lines in the Research Registry. Shop for the best genealogy books CD-ROMs software and supplies and more. Learn how to find your ancestors from the world's leading experts. Featured Databases ·1890 Census Substitute - Exclusive ·Slave Narratives ·Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) - Exclusive ·Revolutionary War Muster Rolls, 1775-83 ·NY Births and Baptisms, SE Region, 1660-1916 - Exclusive ·Rhode Island Birth Records - Exclusive ·Rhode Island Death Records - Exclusive ·Rhode Island Marriage Records - Exclusive ·World War II & Korean Conflict Veterans Internees ·Canadian Immigrant Records, Part One More Databases ·PERSI--The Periodical Source Index is the largest index of genealogical and historical articles in the world. - Exclusive ·AGBI--The American Genealogical- Biographical Index contains millions of references to persons whose names have appeared in printed genealogical materials. - Exclusive ·UMI Obituaries--This collection contains the full text of hundreds of thousands of obituaries reported in over 85 newspapers since 1990. ·Marriage Records for 25 States. Search our Vital and Church Records databases. Each entry includes bride, groom, marriage date, country and state information. About Us | Contact Us | Partner with Us | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement Copyright © 1998-2000, MyFamily.com Inc. and its subsidiaries. Ancestry.com - Roots WebMember Login | Guest Registry | MyFamily.com Today @ Ancestry | Thinking of Joining? | Top Things to Do | Partner with Us Home > Acquisition of RootsWeb.comJune 21, 2000 MyFamily.com, Inc. Acquires Number Two Genealogy Site, RootsWeb.com MyFamily.com, Inc. Increases Portfolio of Sites to Extend Its Position as the Number One Online Source for Families and Family History Research San Francisco, CA – June 21, 2000 – MyFamily.com, Inc., the leading online family network, announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire RootsWeb.com, the oldest and largest free community genealogy site. RootsWeb.com, a San Francisco, California company, is among the most popular genealogy sites on the Internet. With more than 149 million page views in the month of May 2000, RootsWeb.com was second among genealogy Web sites only to Ancestry.com's over 187 million page views, according to Nielsen NetRatings combined home and work statistics. With the acquisition MyFamily.com, Inc. will add RootsWeb.com to its portfolio of Web sites, which includes MyFamily.com, FamilyHistory.com, as well as Ancestry.com, collectively recognized as the premier Internet destination for families. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Following the acquisition, the RootsWeb.com site will continue to be free to all users and will maintain its own unique Web site address, www.RootsWeb.com. The acquisition by MyFamily.com, Inc. will provide the RootsWeb.com site the financial backing to expand its focus on preserving, sharing, and exchanging family history research. As part of the MyFamily.com network of sites, the RootsWeb.com site will expand with additional technology tools, increased family research content and a greater range of genealogical resources. With genealogy as one of the most popular hobbies online, the addition of RootsWeb.com extends MyFamily.com's offerings in genealogy research and further enhances its leading position in genealogy research and family services on the Internet. This new combination creates a central destination for the genealogy community online, offering something for every family historian. This move comes at a time when a recent Pew Internet and American Life Study reported that 54 million people belong to a family in which someone used the Internet to research their family history or genealogy. "This is truly a winning combination for both organizations and for the millions of users who make up our audiences," said Greg Ballard, CEO of MyFamily.com. "We believe that we are in an excellent position to expand our offering to consumers through a number of acquisitions like this one. There is no question that consumers are using the Internet to connect to their families, and we plan to put in place an aggressive program that will enable us to have the most complete network for families online." Strategically, the acquisition of RootsWeb.com will provide MyFamily.com with an increase in advertising real estate and an expanded audience reach, and will provide increased transaction and commerce opportunities. In addition, it will increase exposure to Ancestry.com's free and premium subscription offerings. Currently more than 600 million records and 2,500 databases are online at Ancestry.com, with over half of the data freely accessible to all Web users. MyFamily.com, Inc. generates revenues from diversified streams, including advertising/sponsorships, subscriptions and commerce among its network of sites. "RootsWeb.com fits well with the MyFamily.com vision of creating the largest and most active online resource for families and family history research," said Dr. Brian Leverich, founder of RootsWeb.com. "This agreement will expand both the number of RootsWeb.com users and content contributors. At the same time, we have ensured that RootsWeb.com content, services, mailing lists and Web pages will remain free, while allowing the site to provide more functionality and resources to a larger audience as a result of our being part of the MyFamily.com network." As part of its ongoing commitment to the genealogical community, MyFamily.com, Inc. will continue to support volunteer, non-profit organizations such as The USGenWeb Project (www.USGenWeb.org), Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild (ISTG.rootsweb.com), The Free Births, Marriages, and Deaths Project (FreeBMD.rootsweb.com), and other groups that provide free genealogical content. RootsWeb.com is a valuable source for genealogy, with interactive guides and numerous tools for tracing one's ancestry; it hosts more than 17,000 independently authored Web sites and approximately 19,000 mailing lists and 153,000 message boards. About MyFamily.com, Inc. MyFamily.com, Inc. produces the leading online family network of Web sites. The network includes MyFamily.com, Ancestry.com, and FamilyHistory.com and is consistently ranked among the top properties on the Internet in terms of page views. MyFamily.com enables families to connect and strengthen the family bond through free, private Web sites. Ancestry.com enables visitors to discover their roots by searching more than 600 million names. FamilyHistory.com hosts more than 100,000 free surname message boards where enthusiasts can share research information. Privately held, MyFamily.com, Inc. has offices in San Francisco, New York City and Provo, Utah. 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Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1229 Surname: Parsons, Shannon ------------------------- I am seeking information on Edgar Ellwood Parsons who lived in Hampshire County, West Virginia in the late 1800's and early 1900's. He was married to Hannah Isabelle Shannon daughter of James C. and Elizabeth Shannon. Edgar Parsons was born on 22 Feb 1861 and died on 24 Aug 1941. Hannah was born 26 Jan 1864 and died 15 Aug 1930. They had the following children: >Walter Newton Parsons b. 7 Aug 1896 d. 25 May 1958 >Mary Elizabeth Parsons >Emma Louise Parsons b. 13 Jun 1899 d. 17 Sep 1985 >Clifton H. Parsons b 23 Aug 1908 d. 7 Jun 1968 >James Elwood Parsons b. 30 Jul 1887 d. 27 Nov 1941 >Charles William Parsons b. 5 Nov 1892 d. 16 Aug 1963 >Any information on any of the above names would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, David Parsons

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1228 Surname: ------------------------- I am looking for the family of CHARITY STOCKWELL, ANSON STOCKWELL AND HANNAH STOCKWELL. Charity married ELIJAH LEWMAN of Allegany in 1805, Hannah married MOSES LEWMAN in 1845 in Seneca Co., Ohio. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1227 Surname: MAYBERRY, HASS, HAAS ------------------------- Looking for this family: Israel Mayberry and wife Catherine Mayberry and their children names as follows: Thomas, Mary, Francis, Peter, Sarah. All, were on the 1850 Census except the mother (Catherine), the family was split up among various families in the county. I am searching for Catherine's death date and place of burial. Also, any information on any of the children who they married, dates and names, dates of death etc. All were members of Hampshire County as reflected on the 1850 Hampshire County Census. Please contact me via email: rambo1@oknet1.net I live at the following address: Frank R. Mayberry 318 North 'G' Street Muskogee, Ok 74403-3469 Phone: 918-687-7299 after 4th ring ans machine will activate. Thanks, Bye, Frank

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1225 Surname: BELL, SON, FARMER, VINEYARD ------------------------- Requesting inf on Gordon Paton/Patton BELL m to Martha Ann SON. Gordon's father was William who was m to Nancy VINEYARD. William's father was Robert who was m to Keziah FARMER. Robert's father was John who was m to Margaret (?). Any inf would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

The only Mayberry marriage listed in Vicki Horton's "Hampshire Co. Marriages of the 1800's" is the following: Israel Mayberry to Catharine Hass, 27 Mar 1827 (liscense/bond date) Many residents of Hampshire Co. went across the river to Allegany Co., Md., to get married. Your Mayberry's may have done this, or even moved there. Hampshire Co. death records at the courthouse go back only to 1866. Frank Mayberry wrote: > Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum > Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1227 > > Looking for this family: Israel Mayberry and wife Catherine Mayberry and > their children ...: Thomas, Mary, Francis, Peter, Sarah. All, > were on the 1850 Census except the mother (Catherine), the family was split > up among various families in the county. I am searching for Catherine's > death date and place of burial. Also, any information on any of the children....

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1224 Surname: Hartley, Peters, sozio ------------------------- Am looking for family of Joseph Hartley from England. <arried to Minnie, dtr. Doreen who married Samuel Peters, dtr. Josephine Marie who married Anthony William Sozio, son, Peter. All help appreciated. Thankyou. Karen Sawyer..nee Hartley. karenr@hsnp.com

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1223 Surname: BRUCE, EDGINGTON ------------------------- I am looking for Bruces that lived in Hampshire County. Nancy Bruce was my 4G grandmother. She was born in Hampshire County in 1757. She got married abt. 1779 in Stark County, Ohio, to John Edgington, son of George Edgington and Margaret Broome. John Edgington was in the Revolutionary War as a private in Captain James Munn's Company, 2nd batallion, Washington, PA millitia, ordered to rendevous 18th of March 1782. John was born abt. 1757 n VA. The children of Nancy Bruce and John Edgington were: Aaron, Sarah, John, Mary, Rebecca, Nancy, Noah, Margaret, and Isaac. I have ot been able to fins Nancy's parents and siblings. Any information would be greatly appreciated. thank you

HI, one of the lists had a query for Korean vet casualties. I have the Orange County California,Register newspaper list of Vietnam War casualties for Orange Co. from the Preamble of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Will check for anyone.. Could be the list may be available on the internet too. It gives the branch of service, their rank and dob/dod. Shirley

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1221 Surname: WAGGONER, WAGONER ------------------------- Looking for any info on Christopher Waggoner/Wagoner and Christopher Jr., who were near the Oldtown area in MD at least by 1800. They or their kin may have resided at one time in Hampshire Co., WV/VA. Please e-mail me if you have any info on this family or any suggestions to aid our search. Thanks!

Dear Wilmer, Thanks very much for this most interesting information! Count me as first in line for your next publication on this family. I am intrigued to see that Harriett Shanholtzer's mother was also a Hawkins--many of the local families seem to have been so extensively interrelated that I rather despair of working out all the connections; but it is fun trying. Thanks again, Martha Grenzeback graymatters@ibm.net At 18:35 15/06/00 -0400, you wrote: >Martha, > >I did extensive research on the Edwards and Largent families in years past, >but did not publish. Consequently, much of the information is scattered in >various files. Here is an item that was published: > >James Allen Edwards (#4 child listed in your e-mail below) was drafted into >the Confederacy and was killed by ambush in November 1863 while enroute home >to visit his only son, James Allen Edwards Jr, who was born at Slanesville, >WV on Sept. 9, 1863 and died Sept. 23, 1964 in Ross County, Ohio. James Jr. >lived to age 101 and continued to visit relatives in Hampshire County into >his late 90s. James Sr. married Harriett Shanholtzer (1845-1916), daughter >of Philip and Emily (Hawkins) Shanholtzer. Harriett later married Quintus >"Bull" Reed. She is buried on the family farm on Kedron Road, just west of >Slanesville. Source: Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots of >Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia, by Wilmer L. Kerns, 1980, pp. >100-101 and 215-216. > >I probably have info. on each sibilng of James A. Edwards plus his >antecedants, but it would require more time than I have available to dig it >out. It is on my agenda to organize and make the information available at >some point in time. > >Wilmer > >-----Original Message----- >From: Gray Matters [mailto:graymatters@ibm.net] >Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:33 PM >To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Robert Edwards and Eve Hawkins family > > >By serendipity I have finally found the parents of my g-g-grandfather, John >Wesley Edwards, in a book by Maud Pugh, "Capon Valley, Its Pioneers and >Their Descendants, 1698-1940." This book is not very scholarly, but finally >I have something to follow up! By further serendipity, shortly after >finding this info I was contacted by another Edwards researcher responding >to an old query of mine--she turned out to be the g-g-granddaughter of >John's brother Albert! Now I hope to find out more. Here is what we have: > >Robert Edwards, Sr. (son of William Edwards, who apparently was the son of >the Joseph Edwards who build Edwards Fort near Capon Bridge in WV. I seek >confirmation...) married Eve Hawkins on Nov. 26, 1826, in Hampshire Co. > >Their children: > >1. John W. Edwards, b. 1827, married (March 12, 1855, Allegany Co.) Susan >Fouty (one of 7 daughters of Jacob Fouty and Sarah Bonham). They apparently >lived in the Westernport area until 1882, when they moved to New >Creek/Keyser, WV. Two daughters, Ann Elizabeth and Ida Virginia. (My line, >I have more on all these.) > >2. Anna, "married a Carmichael and moved to some of the western states." > >3. Nancy, m. M. Hare, and moved west. > >4. James, m. Harriot ____, killed in Civil War. One child, James Jr., >lived in Marysville, OH. > >5. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1831, d. Oct. 27, 1906, m. John W. Ely on Oct. 24, >1850, moved to Iowa (quite a bit more on this family in the book). > >6. Albert, m. Mary Brewer May 21, 1863, in Tazewell Co., IL; d. Nov. 14, >1894, and is buried with his parents, Robert and Eve, at Lacross, Hancock >Co., IL. (Ancestor of my newly discovered fourth-cousin) > >7. George, moved west and nothing known. > >8. Elizabeth, m. Isaac Grapes. > >9. Robert Jr., b. Aug. 18, 1843, d. Aug. 17, 1929; m. Susan R. Funk and >moved to Iowa. More on this family in the book, too. > >10. Jane (in one place she is also referred to as Eliza Jane), m. Peter >Largent. There is supposed to be a sketch of this family in Vol. 2 of Maud >Pugh's book, which I don't have...But this book has quite a lot on their >children. Many Kidwell connections, too. > >If any of this rings a bell with Edwards or Hawkins researchers, I would >love to compare notes! I also don't mind doing lookups in this book, but >you will have to be rather patient, since (1) there is no index! and (2) I >am in the middle of moving from one continent to another...If you are >researching Pughs or Offuts, you might want to consider BUYING this book. > >Thanks and best wishes, > >Martha Grenzeback >graymatters@ibm.net > > >

Shirley Thanks for the information on Peter Steenbergen. I will search for those items. Anyone else with information on Peter or his family, thanks. Sandie ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

By serendipity I have finally found the parents of my g-g-grandfather, John Wesley Edwards, in a book by Maud Pugh, "Capon Valley, Its Pioneers and Their Descendants, 1698-1940." This book is not very scholarly, but finally I have something to follow up! By further serendipity, shortly after finding this info I was contacted by another Edwards researcher responding to an old query of mine--she turned out to be the g-g-granddaughter of John's brother Albert! Now I hope to find out more. Here is what we have: Robert Edwards, Sr. (son of William Edwards, who apparently was the son of the Joseph Edwards who build Edwards Fort near Capon Bridge in WV. I seek confirmation...) married Eve Hawkins on Nov. 26, 1826, in Hampshire Co. Their children: 1. John W. Edwards, b. 1827, married (March 12, 1855, Allegany Co.) Susan Fouty (one of 7 daughters of Jacob Fouty and Sarah Bonham). They apparently lived in the Westernport area until 1882, when they moved to New Creek/Keyser, WV. Two daughters, Ann Elizabeth and Ida Virginia. (My line, I have more on all these.) 2. Anna, "married a Carmichael and moved to some of the western states." 3. Nancy, m. M. Hare, and moved west. 4. James, m. Harriot ____, killed in Civil War. One child, James Jr., lived in Marysville, OH. 5. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1831, d. Oct. 27, 1906, m. John W. Ely on Oct. 24, 1850, moved to Iowa (quite a bit more on this family in the book). 6. Albert, m. Mary Brewer May 21, 1863, in Tazewell Co., IL; d. Nov. 14, 1894, and is buried with his parents, Robert and Eve, at Lacross, Hancock Co., IL. (Ancestor of my newly discovered fourth-cousin) 7. George, moved west and nothing known. 8. Elizabeth, m. Isaac Grapes. 9. Robert Jr., b. Aug. 18, 1843, d. Aug. 17, 1929; m. Susan R. Funk and moved to Iowa. More on this family in the book, too. 10. Jane (in one place she is also referred to as Eliza Jane), m. Peter Largent. There is supposed to be a sketch of this family in Vol. 2 of Maud Pugh's book, which I don't have...But this book has quite a lot on their children. Many Kidwell connections, too. If any of this rings a bell with Edwards or Hawkins researchers, I would love to compare notes! I also don't mind doing lookups in this book, but you will have to be rather patient, since (1) there is no index! and (2) I am in the middle of moving from one continent to another...If you are researching Pughs or Offuts, you might want to consider BUYING this book. Thanks and best wishes, Martha Grenzeback graymatters@ibm.net

Sandie, This isn't my line but I have a ggg grandfather Frederick STEINBECK/STINEBECK who lived Romney in very early 1800s .. he also had an ordinary inn and tavern. Died 1823. His wife was Sarah Eckert d/o Henry Eckert and they had 4 ch. Son Henry helped with the formation of W.V. in Lewis Co in 1860s. Have you seen the records of your Peter and Wm. in the Hampshire &Hardy Co (W)VA Abstracts (Hampshire co wills 1780-1794)(deeds 1757-1786) Hardy Co Wills 1786-1824 and Deeds 1786-1800) compiled by Larry G. Shuck? Shirley On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 19:28:33 CDT "Sandie Claywell" <tandrews1912@hotmail.com> writes: > Looking for anything on Peter Steenbergen. He was a Revolutionary War > Soldier. He ran a General Store and Tavern in Romney. One of his > sons > was in politics in Virginia. William Steenbergen. My connecting son > is > Robert Pendleton Steenbergen. He moved first to Mercer Co. Kentucky > and then finally to Barren County, Kentucky. Any help would be > greatly > appreciated. I understand there is a ledger from his business in the > archives of the University of West Virginia. I found it on their > Library collection page. I hope to come to visit and see it for > myself > Thanks, Sandie > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > http://www.hotmail.com >

Looking for anything on Peter Steenbergen. He was a Revolutionary War Soldier. He ran a General Store and Tavern in Romney. One of his sons was in politics in Virginia. William Steenbergen. My connecting son is Robert Pendleton Steenbergen. He moved first to Mercer Co. Kentucky and then finally to Barren County, Kentucky. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I understand there is a ledger from his business in the archives of the University of West Virginia. I found it on their Library collection page. I hope to come to visit and see it for myself Thanks, Sandie ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Martha, I did extensive research on the Edwards and Largent families in years past, but did not publish. Consequently, much of the information is scattered in various files. Here is an item that was published: James Allen Edwards (#4 child listed in your e-mail below) was drafted into the Confederacy and was killed by ambush in November 1863 while enroute home to visit his only son, James Allen Edwards Jr, who was born at Slanesville, WV on Sept. 9, 1863 and died Sept. 23, 1964 in Ross County, Ohio. James Jr. lived to age 101 and continued to visit relatives in Hampshire County into his late 90s. James Sr. married Harriett Shanholtzer (1845-1916), daughter of Philip and Emily (Hawkins) Shanholtzer. Harriett later married Quintus "Bull" Reed. She is buried on the family farm on Kedron Road, just west of Slanesville. Source: Shanholtzer History and Allied Family Roots of Frederick and Hampshire Counties, Virginia, by Wilmer L. Kerns, 1980, pp. 100-101 and 215-216. I probably have info. on each sibilng of James A. Edwards plus his antecedants, but it would require more time than I have available to dig it out. It is on my agenda to organize and make the information available at some point in time. Wilmer -----Original Message----- From: Gray Matters [mailto:graymatters@ibm.net] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:33 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Robert Edwards and Eve Hawkins family By serendipity I have finally found the parents of my g-g-grandfather, John Wesley Edwards, in a book by Maud Pugh, "Capon Valley, Its Pioneers and Their Descendants, 1698-1940." This book is not very scholarly, but finally I have something to follow up! By further serendipity, shortly after finding this info I was contacted by another Edwards researcher responding to an old query of mine--she turned out to be the g-g-granddaughter of John's brother Albert! Now I hope to find out more. Here is what we have: Robert Edwards, Sr. (son of William Edwards, who apparently was the son of the Joseph Edwards who build Edwards Fort near Capon Bridge in WV. I seek confirmation...) married Eve Hawkins on Nov. 26, 1826, in Hampshire Co. Their children: 1. John W. Edwards, b. 1827, married (March 12, 1855, Allegany Co.) Susan Fouty (one of 7 daughters of Jacob Fouty and Sarah Bonham). They apparently lived in the Westernport area until 1882, when they moved to New Creek/Keyser, WV. Two daughters, Ann Elizabeth and Ida Virginia. (My line, I have more on all these.) 2. Anna, "married a Carmichael and moved to some of the western states." 3. Nancy, m. M. Hare, and moved west. 4. James, m. Harriot ____, killed in Civil War. One child, James Jr., lived in Marysville, OH. 5. Mary, b. Feb. 9, 1831, d. Oct. 27, 1906, m. John W. Ely on Oct. 24, 1850, moved to Iowa (quite a bit more on this family in the book). 6. Albert, m. Mary Brewer May 21, 1863, in Tazewell Co., IL; d. Nov. 14, 1894, and is buried with his parents, Robert and Eve, at Lacross, Hancock Co., IL. (Ancestor of my newly discovered fourth-cousin) 7. George, moved west and nothing known. 8. Elizabeth, m. Isaac Grapes. 9. Robert Jr., b. Aug. 18, 1843, d. Aug. 17, 1929; m. Susan R. Funk and moved to Iowa. More on this family in the book, too. 10. Jane (in one place she is also referred to as Eliza Jane), m. Peter Largent. There is supposed to be a sketch of this family in Vol. 2 of Maud Pugh's book, which I don't have...But this book has quite a lot on their children. Many Kidwell connections, too. If any of this rings a bell with Edwards or Hawkins researchers, I would love to compare notes! I also don't mind doing lookups in this book, but you will have to be rather patient, since (1) there is no index! and (2) I am in the middle of moving from one continent to another...If you are researching Pughs or Offuts, you might want to consider BUYING this book. Thanks and best wishes, Martha Grenzeback graymatters@ibm.net

Posted on: Hampshire County, WV Query Forum Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Hampshire?read=1220 Surname: Largent, McAtee, Berry ------------------------- Following lived in Hampshire Co. in 1800's Would like any information.Samuel Largent b 11/11/1786 d 7/13/1866 spouse Mary ? b 7/31/1790 d 10/11/1880 known children John H. Largent b 1817 d 3/5/1863 spouse Elizabeth McAtee, Benjamin O. Largent b 1827 d 10/11/1868 spouse Elisabeth C. Berry, Silas Largent b 9/21/1829 spouse Sarah E. ?,Mary Largent b 9/28/1829