Darlene I did not finish the email to you. There was no indication to what happened to the lawsuit in Lewis Brewer's papers but Anthony Lawson still owned land in that part of the country so I am sure this man did not win his lawsuit. If I find out more I will be sure to let you know. K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darlene Corrigan" <darlenecorrigan@mac.com> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Lawsons, Allens, Brownings, Blankenships, Vances, etc > Hello K. My husband is related to the Lawsons. Can you tell me which > Lawsons were named in this suit? What was the outcome? > > Darlene > > > > On May 25, 2006, at 12:35 AM, dkb wrote: > >> Researchers, >> >> I don't know if anyone is aware of this information, but I ran across a >> lawsuit that was filed against about 100 people in Logan, Kanawha, Boone >> counties in West Virginia about July 1, 1859 to seize over 500,000 acres >> of land from the land owners. >> >> It was filed in the District Court of the United States for the Western >> District of Virginia by a Josiah Randall of Pennsylvania. This suit >> named Lawsons, Allen's, Brownings, Blankenships, Vances, and countless >> of other surnames. This appears to have gone on for at least a year. >> If anyone needs a surname look up let me know. >> >> K >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burgess" <jim@promobiz.biz> >> To: <WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2006 12:05 AM >> Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Belcher - Toler - Brown - Browning - Blankenship >> families >> >> >>> I had two Charles Lewis and Charles in the file. >>> Fixed this record. >>> >>> thanks >>> Jim Burgess >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Joel Hager [mailto:joel.hager@us.army.mil] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:15 PM >>> To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: RE: [WVLOGAN] Belcher - Toler - Brown - Browning - Blankenship >>> families >>> >>> >>> Jim, >>> >>> I have added what I have found to your below message. >>> >>> Joel >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Jim Burgess [mailto:jim@promobiz.biz] >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:21 PM >>> To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [WVLOGAN] Belcher - Toler - Brown - Browning - Blankenship >>> families >>> >>> Dear Logan County, Virginia Genealogists, >>> >>> As I study the Logan and Wyoming county records I find that I have not >>> done >>> an indepth study of these records. Too bad that I did not learn to do >>> this >>> correct the first, second, third, fourth, fifth time around. Not to >>> smart I >>> guess. In my Toler book I am typing each marriage completely as I find >>> it >>> in Pauline Haga and Donna Brown 's transcriptions. Hopefully the >>> reader >>> will >>> be able to decide what is correct. >>> >>> The marriage records especially give us a great deal of insight into >>> our >>> families. >>> For me the Wyoming County marriages for the most part (some exceptions) >>> seem >>> to >>> fall right in line as they should. >>> >>> The Logan County marriage records yield a lot of ah ha's as I am in the >>> process >>> of reviewing them again. >>> >>> I have thought that I understood the Brown and Toler and Browning >>> families. >>> Not so! >>> >>> I want to believe that these records are correct, but some yield new >>> revelations. >>> >>> Never in all these years have I understood the relevance and importance >>> of >>> the >>> Belcher family to my families. Is there anyone on the list or does any >>> one >>> know >>> some one who has studied the Belcher family in depth? >>> >>> Here are but two examples. Look at these Logan County marriages! >>> >>> Logan County, West Virginia Marriages 1872-1892 compiled by Donna Brown >>> 22 Jan 1891 Logan County Farmer Byron Christian >>> Minister >>> Belcher, Lewis 39 Browning, Mary E >>> 20 >>> Logan, WV Logan WV 39 Logan Co WV Widow Logan Co WV Logan >>> Co WV >>> Single >>> H Belcher R Toler H Browning >>> Sarah J >>> Smith >>> >>> Who are H Belcher and R Toler? >>> >>> Charles Lewis Belcher s/o Henry and Rebecca (Toler) Belcher m. Mary >>> Etta >>> Browning d/o Hiram and Sarah Jane (Smith) Browning. I do not know the >>> parents of Rebecca Toler. Henry and Rebecca (Toler) Belcher were in >>> the >>> 1850 Tazewell County, Virginia census as I have shown in a previous >>> message. >>> Charles Lewis Belcher m. 1st Minerva Grimmett and is in the 1870 Logan >>> County census. >>> >>> A second marriage that is challenging is this record: >>> >>> Logan County, West Virginia Marriage Records 1872-1892 compiled by >>> Donna >>> Brown >>> Sep 19, 1880 Logan County, Farming James M Cook >>> Minister >>> Bailey, T V Brown, Malinda >>> Wyoming Co Va Wyoming Co WV 22 Logan Co Va Logan >>> Co >>> WV 18 >>> L Bailey E Cook J H Brown N C >>> Toler >>> NOTE: We have the name as Margaret (Is this Margaret Malinda Brown?) >>> >>> J H Brown and N C Toler are my ancestors James Harley Brown and Nancy C >>> Toler. >>> Margaret is listed in the Census Malinda is not! >>> >>> Yes I would agree this is Margaret Malinda Brown m. Isaac Van Bailey >>> s/o >>> Louden and Emily (Cook) Bailey. >>> >>> Our families seem to have more than one name for the same person. Or >>> are >>> they two >>> different people. We must carefully study the sketchy census records >>> that >>> we have >>> and try to make a decision. >>> >>> I want to thank Stan Browning for writing the book on the Browning >>> family. >>> Laura Loding is working on the Barnabus Curry family. >>> >>> My plea to each of you is that you will consider writing a book on your >>> Logan County >>> family. At the very least save what you have collected and send a copy >>> to >>> the archives >>> in Logan and the Libraries in and around Logan. Some national >>> libraries >>> would be happy >>> to receive your work. >>> >>> thanks >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim Burgess >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ============================== >>> Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >>> New content added every business day. 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