I have a Judy LEWIS who married Isaac CLIFFORD in 1796 in Hardy County. According to deed records, by 1830 Isaac Clifford had built a sawmill on land he had received from John PARKER. Isaac died in 1831. At least one of his sons, Jacob Clifford, remained for a while in Hardy County. My great-great grandfather, William Henry Clifford, Sr. (1835 - 1881), worked at the MULLIN Hotel in Moorefield in 1850. He moved to OH by 1859. Some of Isaac Clifford's other descendants moved to PA. His widow, Judy/Julia (Lewis) Clifford, lived to be over 100 years old. Rose [email protected]

Ron That is interesting because my ancestor, Thomas Lewis, went from Hardy Co to Ross Co OH "when he was 20 years old", which would have been 1808-9. Wonder who else went - and why did they go? Sue Dufour [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > WVHARDY-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 117 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Re: Thomas Lewis [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WVHARDY-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: Thomas Lewis > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:47:38 EDT > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Dear Sue > I am new to this list so I don't know your relatives. However my ggg-gf > John Goings lived in Hardy Co. during the 1790's - 1800's. He moved to Ross > Co. Ohio and married a Catherine Ragen (Ragar) in 1809. There were several > other Goings in Hardy Co. even as late as the 1840's. Has anyone ever heard > of them? > > Ron Goings > > [email protected]

Land was being developed from "Old English" Grants like Lord Fairfax's land that now belonged to Americans.R ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue & Duffy Dufour <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 1999 22 08 Subject: Re: WVHARDY-D Digest V99 #117 > Ron > That is interesting because my ancestor, Thomas Lewis, went from Hardy Co to Ross > Co OH "when he was 20 years old", which would have been 1808-9. Wonder who else > went - and why did they go? > Sue Dufour > > [email protected] wrote: > > > Subject: > > > > WVHARDY-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 117 > > > > Today's Topics: > > #1 Re: Thomas Lewis [[email protected]] > > > > Administrivia: > > To unsubscribe from WVHARDY-D, send a message to > > > > [email protected] > > > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > > > unsubscribe > > > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > > > ______________________________ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Re: Thomas Lewis > > Date: Wed, 1 Sep 1999 23:47:38 EDT > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > Dear Sue > > I am new to this list so I don't know your relatives. However my ggg-gf > > John Goings lived in Hardy Co. during the 1790's - 1800's. He moved to Ross > > Co. Ohio and married a Catherine Ragen (Ragar) in 1809. There were several > > other Goings in Hardy Co. even as late as the 1840's. Has anyone ever heard > > of them? > > > > Ron Goings > > > > [email protected] > >

Dear Sue I am new to this list so I don't know your relatives. However my ggg-gf John Goings lived in Hardy Co. during the 1790's - 1800's. He moved to Ross Co. Ohio and married a Catherine Ragen (Ragar) in 1809. There were several other Goings in Hardy Co. even as late as the 1840's. Has anyone ever heard of them? Ron Goings [email protected]

Hi folks: My husband, the Hardy County descendant, and I have planned a trip to Hardy County in the near future. We were there and visited the courthouse in Moorefield and the library (which wasn't very organized several years ago). Since then I have done a lot of research (as many of you know!) and have some cemeteries to look up etc. Does anyone have any good suggestions for research? Our Beans are from the Bean Settlement and the Wilson's are from Lost River area as are the Hulvers. I am not sure where the Andersons and Coomes are from. Just thought I would ask. Thanks Sue Wilson

Does anyone have any info about Lewis families in Hardy Co in late 1700s? I am searching for parents/siblings of Thomas Lewis, b.Hardy Co, 5 Jan 1788. He went to Ross Co OH by 1808. He married Anna Franklin in Ross co on 31 Mar 1814. Sue [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Subject: > > WVHARDY-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 114 > > Today's Topics: > #1 Passenger List Site ["Roland Elliott" <[email protected]] > #2 HANKS WV CEMETERY [[email protected]] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from WVHARDY-D, send a message to > > [email protected] > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Passenger List Site > Date: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 18:03:26 -0700 > From: "Roland Elliott" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > http://members.aol.com/rprost/passenger.html#top > > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: HANKS WV CEMETERY > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 1999 10:23:45 -0500 (CDT) > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > Hi, > > I am trying to loacte cemeteries in Gormania/Mt Storm/Elk Garden/New Creek > area to find the graves of my ggggrandparents, JOHN LEE born 1797 and his > wife REBECCA (IRONS) LEE. As you are going south on 220 from Keyser to New > Creek you can look to the right and see what I was always told was SADDLE > MOUNTAIN. It was supposed to be where Nancy Hanks the mother of Abraham > Lincoln was born. . I found a record of a John Lee who died in Hampshire > Co WV and was buried at Hanks WV. . > I looked at several maps but cannot find the location on the map or anyone > to give me directions to the saddle in the mountain or a Saddle Mountain nor > a Hanks WV. Any help at all would be appreciated greatly. > Thanks > Edie Chaney

Edie, I don't have an answer to your question below, but the names interest me. Would your Rebecca IRONS LEE be the same as the one that I have listed? I am searching for Abel MICHAEL, who married Margaret Irons, Rebecca's sister. Have you seen this name in your search? John IRONS I m. Mary * BURIAL: Irons cemetery, Lee Shillingburg farm, Steyer Rd, Garrett Co, MD 1. Rebecca IRONS m. John LEE in 1818; children Guavara J. LEE 2. Mary IRONS m. John WHITE; child Mary WHITE 3. Catherine IRONS m. Samuel WHEELER 4. Sarah IRONS m. Frederick LEE 5. Margaret IRONS m. Abel MICHAEL 6. Nancy IRONS m. Jeremiah HARVEY; children John, Elizabeth, Eliza J., Granville, Dock, J. B. "Tell", Mart, Emma Virginia. 7. Henry IRONS m. Drusilla SPRINGER 8. John IRONS II m. Margaret POWELL; child 9. Joseph IRONS m. Susan HARVEY 10. Charles IRONS m. Melissa SHRIVER 11. William IRONS m. Mary ABIGAL Terry Johnson I am trying to locate cemeteries in Gormania/Mt Storm/Elk Garden/New Creek area to find the graves of my ggggrandparents, JOHN LEE born 1797 and his wife REBECCA (IRONS) LEE. As you are going south on 220 from Keyser to New Creek you can look to the right and see what I was always told was SADDLE MOUNTAIN. It was supposed to be where Nancy Hanks the mother of Abraham Lincoln was born. . I found a record of a John Lee who died in Hampshire Co WV and was buried at Hanks WV. . I looked at several maps but cannot find the location on the map or anyone to give me directions to the saddle in the mountain or a Saddle Mountain nor a Hanks WV. Any help at all would be appreciated greatly. Thanks Edie Chaney

Hi, I am trying to loacte cemeteries in Gormania/Mt Storm/Elk Garden/New Creek area to find the graves of my ggggrandparents, JOHN LEE born 1797 and his wife REBECCA (IRONS) LEE. As you are going south on 220 from Keyser to New Creek you can look to the right and see what I was always told was SADDLE MOUNTAIN. It was supposed to be where Nancy Hanks the mother of Abraham Lincoln was born. . I found a record of a John Lee who died in Hampshire Co WV and was buried at Hanks WV. . I looked at several maps but cannot find the location on the map or anyone to give me directions to the saddle in the mountain or a Saddle Mountain nor a Hanks WV. Any help at all would be appreciated greatly. Thanks Edie Chaney

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The British army-navy occupied NEW YORK City all bur 1 year [?] from mid 1776 to 11\25\1783. They sent raiding parties for supplies into NJ. At last once, they marched, 5000 strong [British and Loyalists vs Washington's army in MORRIS CO. They burned many villages,and buildings. Did they cause a migration to the Upper Potomac in VA-WV-MD,and to SW PA? Was Capt Isreal Ward m Ball one? Was Cornelius Ward m Betsy Ferguson another? Susanah Dayton,perhaps b Elizabeth NJ at s MOOREFIELD WV another? THOMAS and Mary BALL[?] BROWN of s Moorefield,WV another ? . Obed Denham m Mary Ball 1781 NEW PROVIDANCE NJ -was his brother REV JOHN DENHAM one? In the days before government charity, local charity could be over-whelmed by masses made pennyless. Who has traditions of migrations caused by the English raids? [excepting the big runaway of the Wyoming Massacre near Wilkes -Barre,Pa 1777-that one's famous. ] Basking RIDGE village was burned. Others? Hanover NJ furnaces raided? Hanover neighborhood destroyed? Elizabeth NJ area? Piscataway and Scotch Plains have major damage? Tom's River,NJ SHORE? WOODBURY NJ? ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

Thanks,one of my pals visits relatives at Wardenville WV or years The British Army,and Navy occupied NEW YORK City for several years mid-1776 to NOV 1783 [one year excepted]. They raided the NJ areas nearby,sometimes in forces up to 5000,regulars and Loyalists,and burnt much property.Whole villages were burnt; churches were burnt;anything. Families made very poor. Bill Pyles posted a Cornelius Ward's land transactions,dating him possibly as one who fled. Anybody got traditions ,or better,knowledge, of others migrating from NJ to near Moorefield WV in the war. I know, from SW OHIO history,of another flight. The Park [e] family fled the Wyoming Massacre by Loyalists and Indians, say,1777, from the Wilkes-Barre,PA [then Ct to some] [Pennite Wars]. They fled very poor,and in such numbers as to overcome the local charities of ever Quaker neighborhoods. The Park[e]s lived awhile in Hampshire-Hardy, before being pushed further south to e TN and Ga,before turning North. On Fri, 27 Aug 1999 16:05:41 -0600 Edward L Oldaker <[email protected]> writes: >I had people near Moorefield in the 1740's-1760's. Henry Oldaker had >a grant >from Fairfax for 347 acres Frederick Co. in 1753 which was surveyed >by >George Washington in 1751. This was located on Trout Run later in >Hampshire >and still later in Hardy Co. Also another 260 acres at the head of >Hughes Run >branch of the Cacapon River in 1752 also surveyed by George >Washington. >The Oldakers left that area for Loudoun Co. Va because of Indian >uprisings >and massacres. > >There was an iron works called Capon Iron Furnace on Waite's Run near >Wardensville. According to E.L. Judy's History of Hardy and Grants >Counties >there were four iron works, two forges for the manufacture of bar iron >and >two furnaces for pig iron casting near Wardensville. Marlboro Iron >Works was >one of the largest smelting furnaces in the state of Virginia at that >time. See >page 3 in E.L. Judy's book. > >Ed Oldaker ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.

I was wondering if anyone that still lives in WV knew of a George and/or Mary BRAKE that still live out there in the GRAFTON area.... Eric Brake California 9/26/74

Hi, everyone...my GGF was born in Moorefield, WVA...Thomas J. Mattingly...born June 2, 1827..would anyone know who his parents may have been? He moved to the capital (Washington, DC) when he was six (6) years old...Thanks, Elizabeth in Fairport, NY

I know of two of your Mattingly's in OR and WA,they were also related to the Yoakums and Harness's back some more also.I will foreword your E.R ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 11 24 Subject: Mattingly/Moorefield, WVA > Hi, Everyone! I am new to your list...I received an obit on my GGF yesterday > from the Baltimore Sun...seems he was born in Moorefield, W VA and moved to > the capital (Washington, DC) when he was six...His name was Thomas J. > Mattingly (and I would guess his middle name was Joseph) born June 2, > 1827...would anyone have any information on any Mattinglys from that area? I > would appreciate your kindness in responding...Sincerely, Elizabeth in > Fairport, NY > P. S. I hope that Moorefield, WVA is in Hardy Co...it looked that way from a > map...if not, please direct me to the correct county...thank you! > >

Hi, Everyone...is anyone familiar with older cemetaries in the Moorefield, WVA (my GGF was born there in 1827 and perhaps has family buried in the area) and/or folks who would have information regarding them? Thanks so much for your kindness....Elizabeth in Fairport, NY

Hi, Everyone! I am new to your list...I received an obit on my GGF yesterday from the Baltimore Sun...seems he was born in Moorefield, W VA and moved to the capital (Washington, DC) when he was six...His name was Thomas J. Mattingly (and I would guess his middle name was Joseph) born June 2, 1827...would anyone have any information on any Mattinglys from that area? I would appreciate your kindness in responding...Sincerely, Elizabeth in Fairport, NY P. S. I hope that Moorefield, WVA is in Hardy Co...it looked that way from a map...if not, please direct me to the correct county...thank you!

I am looking information on the marriage of Jacob Dietrick (Detrick) and Elmira (Elmyra) Kahle. They were married around 1858 in Hardy County, Virginia. Thanks so very much for any information anyone can give! Tina

Mike, So true,so true! Rootsweb has a great site for people researching "blacksheep" in their ancestry. From their site... Join the Black Sheep! A mailing list for the International Black Sheep Society of Genealogists (IBSSG) which includes all those who have a dastardly, infamous individual of public knowledge and ill-repute in their family...within 1 degree of consanguinity of their direct lines. This individual must have been pilloried in disgrace for acts of a significantly anti-social nature. etc. <A HREF="http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~blksheep/">International Black Sheep Society Homepage </A> , scroll down the page for more info. Deborah, IBSSG

I also had a "Maiden" Aunt-questionable- who tore out a page with 60 years including both sides to hide 9 years.R ----- Original Message ----- From: Veerle Foreman <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 19 03 Subject: Cleaning Up the Family Tree > I read and enjoyed the satirical suggestion as to how we might alter > some facts > in our ancestral trees to remove what we perceive as an embarrassment. > However, > as a historian let me urge caution, for in our desire to remove our > embarrassment (the > deceased are no oonger embarrassed), we can change truth and that is > never good. > > We have a Bible whose birth page is useless because a maiden woman did > not want anyone to know her age and she spilled ink over the entire > page. Her embarrassment went with her to her grave but it has left > generations with gaps in their knowledge of > their ancestors. > > We are in no way responsible for the "sins" of our ancestors, anymore > than they can be held accountable for ours. They did the best they could > with what they had and they > made possible the greatest gift we all possess- life. I salute their > memories all, be they > saint or sinner and I will deny none. There, but for the grace of God, > go I. > > Mike Foreman > >

I read and enjoyed the satirical suggestion as to how we might alter some facts in our ancestral trees to remove what we perceive as an embarrassment. However, as a historian let me urge caution, for in our desire to remove our embarrassment (the deceased are no oonger embarrassed), we can change truth and that is never good. We have a Bible whose birth page is useless because a maiden woman did not want anyone to know her age and she spilled ink over the entire page. Her embarrassment went with her to her grave but it has left generations with gaps in their knowledge of their ancestors. We are in no way responsible for the "sins" of our ancestors, anymore than they can be held accountable for ours. They did the best they could with what they had and they made possible the greatest gift we all possess- life. I salute their memories all, be they saint or sinner and I will deny none. There, but for the grace of God, go I. Mike Foreman