Pg 41 (Grantor - Grantee) Morrison, John to James White of Hampshire Co (power of attorney) of Philadelphia, Pa. Authority to sell lots in Phildelphia; rec. 8-9-1769 Wit: None Pg. 104 (marriage bonds 1824-1818) Smith, Abraham I. to Sarah White, dau of James bd. Apm 10-3-1825 Pg. 99 (marriage bonds 1824-1828) Black, John to Betsy White, dau James, bd. 9-27-15 Thanks for your time. Tootsie -- "Lord, keep your arm around my shoulders....and your hand over my mouth."

I just re-subscribed to wvhampsh-l after a long absence. It's good to see you are still diligently researching your WHITE line, Tootsie. I wonder about Dan Harris who also played a key part in a discussion about the subject names 2-3 years ago. Mary Szy was also very helpful in reporting about her visit to the site at that time. For those who may not know, the subject names of a 'town' or community are still shown on today's US Geological Survey maps for some reason although the original site has been abandoned for many years and there are virtually no surviving buildings. This was apparently a thriving little community as late as the early 1900's and a train station on the B&O after that line was built during the mid-late 1800's. It was apparently a place of mercantile endeavors as early as 1750 by a FRENCH family and may have been a trading post along the Potomac prior to that. It is located almost a mile east of the mouth of the South Branch (of the Potomac) River on the WV side. This link is a map of the area: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.5201&lon=-78.5767&datum=nad83 I was surprised to receive an e-mail a couple days ago from a computer-using friend of a guy from Cumberland, MD who hunts on a farm located at the old 'South Branch' site. This hunter somehow learned of our prior wvhampsh-l discussion, knows the area very well and says he has photos of the old cemetery there. He will arrange to send these by mail to an interested person or as e-mail attachments (by his friend) and has even offerred to obtain permission for escorting an interested party onto this land. The cemetery is apparently small. Names that can be seen on the tombstone photos reportedly include FRENCH, GUTHRIE and LEDERER. The first two names are known from our prior research. My McDONALD's left the South Branch area during the 1760's so the cemetery photos have no personal interest to me. If anyone is interested in receiving photos or visiting the site let me know and I'll send contact-info. Please contact me personally at macbd1@arthur.k12.il.us so as not to bother others at the list. FYI, the hunter says the land is posted and watched closely as there have been problems with cattle-rustlers recently. Regards to all, Neil McDonald