The newspaper listings are deceptive. If the words you are looking for are on the same page it comes up as a match. In the case of Sidney Sale the newspaper article was from Petersburg VA date 29 Aug 1869 and it was about a "Sale of lots in Hampton Sidney". "Zorina A. Chaffin" <zorina@visuallink.com> wrote: Does anyone have a subscription to Ancestry.com's periodical pages or have any way to check on possible listings they have for Sidney B. Sale? I'm guessing that what they have listed for possible matches might be obits? Sidney B. Sale died 25 Feb 1916 in Star Tannery, Frederick County, VA. Thanks, Zorina --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online

At 03:17 PM 02/08/2004 -0500, you wrote: >Hampshire/Frederick County Friends, > >Need some help regarding the court record that follows (I have reason to >believe that the Mary Davis below (1st husband, John Park II, 1707-1758) may >be my 6th GGM). > >My Questions: > >In your opinion, would Edmund Butler as listed below in the court record, be >a previous husband of Elizabeth Gummerson or a court-appointed >representative (does word descendant refer to Elizabeth or Edmund)? > >According to the wording in the record, did Mary Davis, give Administrator >rights to Edmund Butler (is this what "in right of" means)? > >If Edmund Butler is not Elizabeth Gummerson's husband (ex), does anyone know >who her husband was? I am trying to determine whether my Mary's maiden name >(2nd husband was John Davis) is BUTLER or GUMMERSON! Mary Davis was still >living and approximately 40 years of age at the time of Elizabeth >Gummerson's will. > >Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. > >Court records on Mary Davis from Northern Neck records in Frederick County, >VA - 1749: > > Administration of the Estate of ELIZABETH GUMMERSON deceased is granted > EDMUND BUTLER in right of MARY DAVIS, the descendants Daughter, he having >taken the > Oath of an Administrator and Entered into and Executed a Bond according to >Law. > 39/17 Gummerson Admin. granted Ordered that JOHN SUMMERS, WILLIAM BOLING, >WILLIAM DULING, and WILLIAM JEWELL or and three of them being Sword >Inventory and appraise the Estate of >ELIZABETH GUMMERSON IN Current Money and the Administrator do return the >same to the >next Court. 39/18 Appraisers > >Sincerely, > >Doug Park >Hurricane, WV I really hate reading will abstracts. (g) And I'm pretty sure there are others here who are better at it than I, but as a first crack, just so you get an answer... Elizabeth Gummerson died; she had a daughter Mary Davis; Mary has rights to the estate and Butler's relationship to Mary (whatever it is) requires his acting as Admin on Mary's behalf. The word descendants is incorrectly used; the word should be decedent's (thus making Mary, Elizabeth's daughter). HOW Butler is related will show up in the full file, but what the above says is that he is connected to Mary -- possibly a brother, a brother-in-law, or a son-in-law -- and is the most closely related of her male relations. Again, you'll need the full file where all this is most likely spelt out in some detail. And if it isn't, then you may surmise that all parties were personally known to the judge signing the papers. There is no way to tell if Mary were born a Gummerson or a Butler or something else instead without looking at the full file. The others may now correct the above (G). Cheryl *_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_* Cheryl Singhal (Singhals@erols.com) http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cpafug/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvhampsh/ http://bottonycross.purpleflowers.net (Bottony Cross DAR) http://www.rootsweb.com/~cresap/ http://members.fortunecity.com/csinghal1/ (Joanna Waddill UDC)

Do you have the censuses (from Heritage Quest, not Ancestry.com): 1900 > Virginia >FREDERICK > BACK CRK Series: T623 Roll: 1709 Page: 16 SALE SIDNEY B 60 M W VA VA FREDERICK BACK CRK 1900 Sales,Sidney B.,head,b Nov 1842,m 40 yrs, farmer; Emma F., wife, b Feb 1844, m 40 yrs, had 11 children, six living; Lillie B., dau, b Sep 1873 Samuel T., son, b Aug 1876, minister Carrie K., dau, b Apr 1883 A couple named Mad, 21, and Minerva LaFollette 18, seem to be living with them, he listed a laborer. Everyone born VA. 1910 > Virginia > FREDERICK > BLACK CRK Series: T624 Roll: 1629 Page: 6 SALE SIDNEY B 69 M W VA VA FREDERICK BLACK CRK 1910 He is with wife Emma F. and dau Carrie H. (or K.?) on Cedar Creek Road, living on own income, next door to Sidney D. Sale, 43, and family. --- "Zorina A. Chaffin" <zorina@visuallink.com> wrote: > > Does anyone have a subscription to > Ancestry.com's periodical pages or have > any way to check on possible listings they have > for Sidney B. Sale? I'm > guessing that what they have listed for > possible matches might be obits? > Sidney B. Sale died 25 Feb 1916 in Star > Tannery, Frederick County, VA. > Thanks, > Zorina > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

I read it as Mary Davis is the daughter of Elizabeth Gummerson. There should be nothing implied by Edmund Butler being the administrator of the estate - ie it doesn't mean that he was a previous husband, and probably not. Perhaps a neighbor or family friend, or brother-in-law, etc. Your Mary's maiden name is most likely Gummerson. Sharon

I am looking for information about Charity Rollins who was born November 6, 1825 in Hampshire County, WV. She married Robert McNabb on Sept 7, 1848, in Ashland, Ohio, and died there on October 15, 1904. She may have been a daughter of Lucretia and Elijah Rollins. Any ideas as to where to look for more infomation would be greatly appreciated! Sincerely, Gabrielle Taylor

My two cents.... Having read through the same boilerplate text in dozens of similar court orders, I think this transcription should read (asterisks where I've made changes): > Administration of the Estate of ELIZABETH GUMMERSON deceased is granted > EDMUND BUTLER in right of MARY DAVIS, the *decedent's* [deceased's] > Daughter, he having >taken the Oath of an Administrator and Entered into and Executed a Bond >according to >Law. > 39/17 Gummerson Admin. granted Ordered that JOHN SUMMERS, WILLIAM BOLING, >WILLIAM DULING, and WILLIAM JEWELL or *any* three of them being *Sworn* *do* >Inventory and appraise the Estate of >ELIZABETH GUMMERSON IN Current Money and the Administrator do return the >same to the >next Court. 39/18 Appraisers "In right of" usually means that is the source of his authority--doesn't say by whom appointed. Just means (I think) that he is acting on her behalf. It seems from this that Mary was Elizabeth Gummerson's daughter. If the deceased was an Elizabeth GUMMERSON, hard to see how Edmund BUTLER could be her husband? If Elizabeth was married only once, than Mary's maiden name was probably Gummerson--but if not, who knows? I guess more research called for! :) Good luck! Martha Grenzeback graymatters@alltel.net At 03:17 PM 08-02-2004 -0500, Doug Park - The Mystical Gravehunter wrote: >Hampshire/Frederick County Friends, > >Need some help regarding the court record that follows (I have reason to >believe that the Mary Davis below (1st husband, John Park II, 1707-1758) may >be my 6th GGM). > >My Questions: > >In your opinion, would Edmund Butler as listed below in the court record, be >a previous husband of Elizabeth Gummerson or a court-appointed >representative (does word descendant refer to Elizabeth or Edmund)? > >According to the wording in the record, did Mary Davis, give Administrator >rights to Edmund Butler (is this what "in right of" means)? > >If Edmund Butler is not Elizabeth Gummerson's husband (ex), does anyone know >who her husband was? I am trying to determine whether my Mary's maiden name >(2nd husband was John Davis) is BUTLER or GUMMERSON! Mary Davis was still >living and approximately 40 years of age at the time of Elizabeth >Gummerson's will. > >Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. > >Court records on Mary Davis from Northern Neck records in Frederick County, >VA - 1749: > > Administration of the Estate of ELIZABETH GUMMERSON deceased is granted > EDMUND BUTLER in right of MARY DAVIS, the descendants Daughter, he having >taken the > Oath of an Administrator and Entered into and Executed a Bond according to >Law. > 39/17 Gummerson Admin. granted Ordered that JOHN SUMMERS, WILLIAM BOLING, >WILLIAM DULING, and WILLIAM JEWELL or and three of them being Sword >Inventory and appraise the Estate of >ELIZABETH GUMMERSON IN Current Money and the Administrator do return the >same to the >next Court. 39/18 Appraisers > >Sincerely, > >Doug Park >Hurricane, WV

Hampshire/Frederick County Friends, Need some help regarding the court record that follows (I have reason to believe that the Mary Davis below (1st husband, John Park II, 1707-1758) may be my 6th GGM). My Questions: In your opinion, would Edmund Butler as listed below in the court record, be a previous husband of Elizabeth Gummerson or a court-appointed representative (does word descendant refer to Elizabeth or Edmund)? According to the wording in the record, did Mary Davis, give Administrator rights to Edmund Butler (is this what "in right of" means)? If Edmund Butler is not Elizabeth Gummerson's husband (ex), does anyone know who her husband was? I am trying to determine whether my Mary's maiden name (2nd husband was John Davis) is BUTLER or GUMMERSON! Mary Davis was still living and approximately 40 years of age at the time of Elizabeth Gummerson's will. Thank you in advance for any help you can provide. Court records on Mary Davis from Northern Neck records in Frederick County, VA - 1749: Administration of the Estate of ELIZABETH GUMMERSON deceased is granted EDMUND BUTLER in right of MARY DAVIS, the descendants Daughter, he having taken the Oath of an Administrator and Entered into and Executed a Bond according to Law. 39/17 Gummerson Admin. granted Ordered that JOHN SUMMERS, WILLIAM BOLING, WILLIAM DULING, and WILLIAM JEWELL or and three of them being Sword Inventory and appraise the Estate of ELIZABETH GUMMERSON IN Current Money and the Administrator do return the same to the next Court. 39/18 Appraisers Sincerely, Doug Park Hurricane, WV

Marilea, I don't have any surnames or connections with Dixon, Osman, McCracken. I don't even recall seeing them as neighbors of the Merritts. Good luck on your search. I'm stumped about my orininal ancestor, too. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <MarileaZ@aol.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 2:26 PM Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Old Book > Hi, > I was very interested in the email you sent on the MERRITTs of Hampshire Co. > This is probably a "long shot," but have you found any connection to a DIXON, > McCRACKEN, or OSMUN/OSMAN family in Hampshire Co.? > > The reason that I'm asking is this: My ancestor, John DIXON, had 10 > children, including one named "Merit" or "Merritt." Since this name had not shown up > in other lines, I was wondering if the name came from an ancestors' surname. > In the next generation, another of John DIXON's sons, Willis, named one of his > sons Merritt, also. > > If you have any inkling that there is a connection, please let me know. This > line has been a real puzzle to me. And DIXON is my maiden name! > > Just to clarify the connection--John DIXON married Sarah (who was an > illegitimate daughter of Cyrus McCRACKEN and ???). Cyrus's mother was Sarah OSMAN. > > Thanks for any help. > Marilea Z. > > >

The Early Records book may be purchased from Willow Bend Books, price $22.50. http://www.willowbendbooks.com/search.asp?SearchType=&SearchTopic=United+Sta tes&SearchState=WV&SearchCounty=Hampshire&x=13&y=3 I did a book review several years ago on one of the genealogy message boards. Wilmer L. Kerns

Hampshire County Friends, I have the same book in my library thanks to my father, William H. Park II, and can also help with look-ups. Doug Park Hurricane, WV THE MYSTICAL GRAVEHUNTER "Journeyman of Genealogy's Uncharted, 4th and Gifted Dimension" Member: Parke Society, Inc. Honorary Order of Kentucky Colonels (KY) Society of Boonesborough (KY) Society of Mareen Duvall Descendants (MD) Estill County Historical Society (KY) Madison County Historical Society (KY) My Park and Cobb Family Treemaker Page: Lots of pictures, line information and great links too! http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/a/r/William-D-Park/index.html "A Family Tree will wither if no one tends to its Roots!" Dr. Roger Parke, Sr. (1654-1731) & Anne Pattison (8th GGPs) John Parke I (1674-1757)& Sarah Smith (1675-1759) (7th GGPs) John Park II (1707-1758)& Mary Davis (1710-1771) (6th GGPs) Ebenezer Park (1747-1839) & Tabitha Mills (1752-1826)(5th GGPs) John Park (1772-1828) & Mary (Polly) Peeler (1774-1855) (4th GGPs) Jonah Park (1806-1884) & Melinda McMonegal (1810-1862) (3rd GGPs) John McMonegal Park (1827-1901) & Martha Cobb (1835-1911) (2GGPs) William Henry Park I (1860-1932) & Eleanor Simpson (1865-1944) (GGP) William Holton Park (1900-1980) & Elveree Durham (1911-1989) (GP) William Henry Park II (1930- ) & Frances T. Bell (1932-) (P) William Douglas Park (1959-) & Pamela Rae Long (1959- ) (Me) On an Ancient Family Tombstone..... "Remember me as you pass by, for as you are so, once was I, so as I am, you shall be, Therefore prepare to follow me." -----Original Message----- From: JEFF CONNIE UNCAPHER [mailto:cleminshaw@msn.com] Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 4:12 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Old Book Hi listers, I've been swamped since offering to do lookups in the book EARLY RECORDS of HAMPSHIRE COUNTY VIRGINIA by Sage and Jones. I'm working on them as fast as I can, so please be patient. I hope those who have received replys have found something useful. Connie ______________________________

Thanks for the response. Yes, I have the pages from the book copied by the library in Front Royal, VA and have been stopped to this point for many years. Elizabeth > Le Hue, James Huston, Peter Lehew of Front > Royal, Virginia and Some of his Descendants > Elburn, Ill.: unknown, 1967 > > This book states that Peter Lehew and Frances > (Allen) were the parents of Spencer, who died in > 1802, probably in Frederick Co. VA. He was > probably born in the 1730s, possibly in Prince > William Co. VA. His wife's name is said to be > Ann Foley and they were reported to be md. in > 1762. Some Frederick Co. records refer to a wife > of Spencer as Nancy. (He had a son named Spencer > who was md. to a Nancy but not until about the > time of his father's death.) There is more on > Spencer's family in this book, which I found > online at Heritage Quest, a library subscription > service. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html >

Thanks Ginger for your response. Elizabeth > Hi Elizabeth, > Don't see any right now, I have not gotten any further that Dennis born > about 1802/5, so his father would probably have been born about 1770/80?? > Ginger > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elizabeth Whitten" <ewhitten2@comcast.net> > To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 8:12 AM > Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Foley > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a Nancy Ann Foley born abt 1730; married Spencer Lehew; died abt > > 1819 in Front Royal, VA > > Any connection? > > > > Elizabeth > > > > > > > > > >

Does the book you refer to mention an Annie Lehew (dau. of John Lehew and Nancy Conner) that married in Frederick Co. 24 SEP 1816. I found their marriage but know nothing of her family or parents. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: ewhitten2@comcast.net [mailto:ewhitten2@comcast.net] Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 4:39 PM To: WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVHAMPSH-L] Lehew, Spencer Thanks for the response. Yes, I have the pages from the book copied by the library in Front Royal, VA and have been stopped to this point for many years. Elizabeth > Le Hue, James Huston, Peter Lehew of Front > Royal, Virginia and Some of his Descendants > Elburn, Ill.: unknown, 1967 > > This book states that Peter Lehew and Frances > (Allen) were the parents of Spencer, who died in > 1802, probably in Frederick Co. VA. He was > probably born in the 1730s, possibly in Prince > William Co. VA. His wife's name is said to be > Ann Foley and they were reported to be md. in > 1762. Some Frederick Co. records refer to a wife > of Spencer as Nancy. (He had a son named Spencer > who was md. to a Nancy but not until about the > time of his father's death.) There is more on > Spencer's family in this book, which I found > online at Heritage Quest, a library subscription > service. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html >

The book says that a John, son of Francis, son of Peter, was probably b ca 1770-5. He md. Nancy Conner (or Comer?), in Shenandoah Co. VA 24 Nov 1791. He appears on Shen. and/or Frederick Co. tax lists from 1792 to 1812. It says he appears in the 1810, 1820 and 1830 censuses and that the 1810 one suggests that he may have had as many as 12 children. Known ones were Abner, and Sarah, who md. John Martin 7 Feb 1816. Tentative ones are Jeremiah, Jane (md Jos. Gordon), and Rebecca (md. John Welch). Others are not known. In short, no apparent known daughter Ann for John. There were of course several Anns, but not of John, and all later than yours. You might try to borrow this book via inter-library loan, since it has so much material in it, it probably nees to be studied, and perhaps in some cases, verified. The author does try to distinguish between his own speculations and conclusions versus the actual records, which he often cites. --- Diane Kittle <diane.kittle@voyager.net> wrote: > Does the book you refer to mention an Annie > Lehew (dau. of John Lehew and > Nancy Conner) that married in Frederick Co. 24 > SEP 1816. I found their > marriage but know nothing of her family or > parents. Any info would be > appreciated. Thanks. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

Hi, I was very interested in the email you sent on the MERRITTs of Hampshire Co. This is probably a "long shot," but have you found any connection to a DIXON, McCRACKEN, or OSMUN/OSMAN family in Hampshire Co.? The reason that I'm asking is this: My ancestor, John DIXON, had 10 children, including one named "Merit" or "Merritt." Since this name had not shown up in other lines, I was wondering if the name came from an ancestors' surname. In the next generation, another of John DIXON's sons, Willis, named one of his sons Merritt, also. If you have any inkling that there is a connection, please let me know. This line has been a real puzzle to me. And DIXON is my maiden name! Just to clarify the connection--John DIXON married Sarah (who was an illegitimate daughter of Cyrus McCRACKEN and ???). Cyrus's mother was Sarah OSMAN. Thanks for any help. Marilea Z.

Hi Elizabeth, Don't see any right now, I have not gotten any further that Dennis born about 1802/5, so his father would probably have been born about 1770/80?? Ginger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elizabeth Whitten" <ewhitten2@comcast.net> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 8:12 AM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] Foley > > Hi, > > I have a Nancy Ann Foley born abt 1730; married Spencer Lehew; died abt > 1819 in Front Royal, VA > Any connection? > > Elizabeth > > > >

Hi listers, I've been swamped since offering to do lookups in the book EARLY RECORDS of HAMPSHIRE COUNTY VIRGINIA by Sage and Jones. I'm working on them as fast as I can, so please be patient. I hope those who have received replys have found something useful. Connie

Le Hue, James Huston, Peter Lehew of Front Royal, Virginia and Some of his Descendants Elburn, Ill.: unknown, 1967 This book states that Peter Lehew and Frances (Allen) were the parents of Spencer, who died in 1802, probably in Frederick Co. VA. He was probably born in the 1730s, possibly in Prince William Co. VA. His wife's name is said to be Ann Foley and they were reported to be md. in 1762. Some Frederick Co. records refer to a wife of Spencer as Nancy. (He had a son named Spencer who was md. to a Nancy but not until about the time of his father's death.) There is more on Spencer's family in this book, which I found online at Heritage Quest, a library subscription service. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html

Hi, I have a Nancy Ann Foley born abt 1730; married Spencer Lehew; died abt 1819 in Front Royal, VA Any connection? Elizabeth

Hi Connie, I looking for Foley's can you help out.? Ginger ----- Original Message ----- From: "JEFF CONNIE UNCAPHER" <cleminshaw@msn.com> To: <WVHAMPSH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 7:32 PM Subject: [WVHAMPSH-L] New to list. > Hi listers! I'm new to the list and want to let you know I have a very old > book in my library with thousands of records of Hampshire County. It > includes wills, land and marriage recs, and lots of other records. Many of > them have maiden names. They are from the earliest dates UP TO 1860. Any > date after that, you're on your own. Unfortunately, none of my family are in > here. Let me know. > > Connie >