The Boone County history book (quite large and expensive, put out by the BCGS) says that the first white settlers were Kinder, Workman and Barker, from the Newport area of what is still Giles County, VA! In Lick Creek, near what is now Ashford is supposedly the site of their farms.

I have done considerable research into the Workman families of our area of southern WV. The following is from an introduction to my own unpublished personal history: "Joseph Workman is believed to be the main ancestor of the early Workman families of southern West Virginia. Three of his sons first came to the Island, which is now a part of present-day Logan city, and eventually settled in surrounding areas of southern (West) Virginia. Joseph and James, sons of Joseph and Phoebe Workman, are credited as being the first white settlers in the area now known as Boone County.1 They took up the land for many miles along the Big Coal River, the major river in the area. As their children grew up, they settled on the different little streams and tributaries of the Coal until the entire country from below what is now Van, West Virginia, to the headwaters at Bald Knob on both sides of the river was owned by Workmans and their descendants. Jacob, the third son, settled primarily in what is now Wayne County, West Virginia. Others of Joseph’s and Phoebe’s family remained near their parents in the Burke’s Garden area of Tazewell County." This is an extremely interesting family as they first moved from Scotland to Holland then back to England before coming to New York state. Since my objectives were quite specific, being limited to my own family interests, my work needs to be expanded to include the recent generations. I am willing to share what I have with those who would be interested in a Workman research project similar to what has been underway for the Tolers. Let me see a show of hands. STAN On Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at 06:03 PM, SGates1949@aol.com wrote: > The Boone County history book (quite large and expensive, put out by > the > BCGS) says that the first white settlers were Kinder, Workman and > Barker, from > the Newport area of what is still Giles County, VA! In Lick Creek, > near what > is now Ashford is supposedly the site of their farms. > > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >

Hi everyone, I am being lazy today, don't want to look it up. Could someone please put some dates on all of this? G ----- Original Message ----- From: "STANLEY BROWNING" <garnet@utah-inter.net> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:07 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Boone County first white settlers > I have done considerable research into the Workman families of our area > of southern WV. The following is from an introduction to my own > unpublished personal history: "Joseph Workman is believed to be the > main ancestor of the early Workman families of southern West Virginia. > Three of his sons first came to the Island, which is now a part of > present-day Logan city, and eventually settled in surrounding areas of > southern (West) Virginia. Joseph and James, sons of Joseph and Phoebe > Workman, are credited as being the first white settlers in the area now > known as Boone County.1 They took up the land for many miles along > the Big Coal River, the major river in the area. As their children > grew up, they settled on the different little streams and tributaries > of the Coal until the entire country from below what is now Van, West > Virginia, to the headwaters at Bald Knob on both sides of the river was > owned by Workmans and their descendants. Jacob, the third son, settled > primarily in what is now Wayne County, West Virginia. Others of > Joseph’s and Phoebe’s family remained near their parents in the Burke’s > Garden area of Tazewell County." This is an extremely interesting > family as they first moved from Scotland to Holland then back to > England before coming to New York state. > > Since my objectives were quite specific, being limited to my own family > interests, my work needs to be expanded to include the recent > generations. I am willing to share what I have with those who would be > interested in a Workman research project similar to what has been > underway for the Tolers. Let me see a show of hands. > > STAN > > > On Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at 06:03 PM, SGates1949@aol.com wrote: > > > The Boone County history book (quite large and expensive, put out by > > the > > BCGS) says that the first white settlers were Kinder, Workman and > > Barker, from > > the Newport area of what is still Giles County, VA! In Lick Creek, > > near what > > is now Ashford is supposedly the site of their farms. > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > > New content added every business day. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >