Thanks,Rick ; Meridith & Matilda (Farley) Burgess were one of the first settlers on Spruce Fork of Little Coal River, along with Nathaniel Mullins, and James D, Perry. They crossed the mountain from Buffalo Creek in the early 1800s. About the same time, the McNeelys ,Brownings, & Elkins also came. There was a population explosion on Spruce, when these familys all intermarried As far as I can tell, the siblings of Matilda went on to the rich farmlands of Indiana with their parents in the early 1800s Meridith , B. 1797, and Matilda,b. 1800 were married 1823, Monroe co. Va. Shelby B. ************** An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1221322979x1201367215/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072& hmpgID=62&bcd=JuneExcfooterNO62)