Stanley, I believe you and I have communicated once before about the Workmans. My lineage is as follows: Sandra Ball Comer Harry Ball - father Fornia Ball Workman - grandmother-m. F.C.Ball Austin Workman-1st gr - m. Sarah McHandsley/Hensley James Workman-2nd gr - m. Rebecca Chambers Joseph Workman-3rd gr - m. Elizabeth McNeely James Workman-4th gr - m. Nancy Hewett Joseph Workman-5th gr - m. Phoebe Ragel You probably have other generations from the internet, or I can send what I have learned. I have proven my lineage through Joseph and Phoebe in DAR, through Joseph and Elizabeth through United States Daughters of the War of 1812 and through James and Rebecca to join the Daughters of Union Veterans. I have other documents about the Workman family when they lived in New York before 1700 that I would be happy to share with you. I may not have all of the documents to link to Derick Jans Woertman, but I'm close. In Chapter XI of "The History of Logan County, WV, by G. T. Swain, 1927, the first settlers to enter Guandotte Valley are talked about. Do you have a copy of that? I only have a copy of page 51; I think I got it years ago before I started copying more pages to read the entire story. Will have to get the rest the next time I'm in Logan or Charleston, WV. I have not kept much information on other lines of the Workmans, but do have some information about them in Tazewell County, VA, Boone County,WV and Wyoming County, WV. I would be happy to share what I have to help with an updated book on the Workman family. I'm sure you have read "Workman Family History" by Thelma C. Anderson and "Some Branches of the Workman Tree" compiled and edited by Ralph Hall Sayre. My hand is raised; do you have others willing to participate? Sandra --- STANLEY BROWNING <garnet@utah-inter.net> wrote: > 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 unpublished personal history: "Joseph Workman is 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 > Josephs and Phoebes family remained near their > parents in the Burkes > 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 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com