Marlene, Checked my Harts of Randolph Book ( which seems to have lots of popular surnames!!) and there are 2 Valentine Stalnakers mentioned .. (1) Valentine b 1758 d Nov 1833 (McLean Diary) m. 2 times .. ? Catherne Marteney 6 ch and Lucretia Jenkins .. (2) Valentine Stalnaker 2nd b ca 1797 d Calida,OH served as deputy sheriff under father. no wife given.. This Valentine was s/o Susannah Hart and Geo Washington Stalnaker who m. Nov 17,1796 in Randolph Co,VA ..Marriage Record Bk 1,pg 5 d nov 1857 and burial is here. He was s/o Valentine Stalnaker (1758-1833) & Catherine Martiney (1753-1803).. This all from Katherine Hart Frame's book "Harts of Randolph" pg 73 and 370.. There are many PARSONS no Catherine. I'll let you sort this one out. :-) Shirley =============== On Wed, 17 May 2000 11:27:58 -0400 "Marlene Andre" <Marlene.Andre@worldnet.att.net> writes: > Searching for the ancestry of Catherine Parsons > 1753-1803 Married to Valentine Stalnaker 1779. > > Could have resided in Randolph Co. Virginia > now West Virginia > > > Thank you, Marlene >