Could someone look up the Mason County WV Courthouse in Pt. Pleasant. Cannot seem to find it. Would you please post it. Thank you Bev

Mason County Will Book 1A Will of Andrew Hoschar I Andrew Hoschar of the County of Mason and State of Virginia being weak of body but sound of mind and Disposing Memory do Make publish and declair this as and for My last will and testament hereby revoking all Wills by Me at any time heretofore Made and declairing this to be My Only last Will.  First I will and bequeath to Myself and Dear Wife Susanna A Support & Maintainance off of the farm we now live on so long as we both live and all the personal property to My Wife Susanna Should She Survive me.  (Second, I will to my oldest Son Frederick S. F. Hoschar Fifty Dollars to be paid by My Son John P. Hoscher.  (Third, I will to my Son John P. Hoscher the farm known as the John McDormitt farm.  (Fourth, I will to My Son Andrew K. Hoscher Two Hundred Dollar to be paid by My Son Alexander B. Hoscher.  Fifth, I will to my Son Alexander B. Hoschar my Farm known as the John Peck Farm.  (Sixth, I will to the Heirs of my Son Alphias G. Hoschar Five Dollars to be paid by my Son Alexander B. Hoschar. Seventh I will to my Daughter Katharine Riffle One hundred Dollars to be paid by My Son Alexander B. Hoschar.     Given under My hand and Seal this 18th day of August 1860.                             Andrew Hoschar (Seal) Signed Sealed and acknowledged by the testator Andrew Hoschar as and for his last will before us who in his presence and at his request and in presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto. Witness Jacob Knopp Gideon Riffle Richard Riffle At a Probate Court held for the County of Mason at the Office of the Recorder thereof, on Monday the 12th day of May 1865.     A writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Andrew Hoschar deceased of Mason County Virginia bearing date on the 18th day of August 1860, was this day produced in Court and proved by the oaths of Jacob Knopp, Gideon Riffle, and Richard Riffle the subscribing witnesses thereto who made oath that said writing was signed and acknowledged by the said Andrew Hoschar, in their presence as and for his last will and Testament; and at the request of the said Andrew Hoschar, and in his presence and in the presence of each other they signed their names as witnesses thereto, and that the said Testator Andrew Hoschar, was of Sound Mind and disposing Memory to the best of their knowledge and belief.  Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that said writing ber admitted to record, as and for the true last Will and Testament of the Said Andrew deceased. Teste James H. Holloway Recorder. Bev

Will Book 1-A - Mason County, WV Will of George Eckard, Senior In the Name of God Amen     I George Eckard Senior of the County of Mason and State of West Virginia being weak of body but Sound of Mind and disposing memory do Make publish and declair this as and for my last will and testament hereby revoking all wills by me at any time heretofore made and declaring this to Be My only last will.     Article first I will and bequeath to my daughter Elizabeth two hundred Dollars and my Share of the House yard & Garden and an Equal Share with the rest of My heirs Andrew - the heirs of Susan, wife of Andrew Kinkaid Jane wife of Wm Riffle Barbary wife of Joseph Yeager. Margaret Ann wife of Albert Yeager the heirs of Sucy Riffle.  Matilda wife of George Jones.  Fifty five acres of land the land to be Sold and all other property there may be the proceeds to be Equally divided among them my Sons Isaac W and John M having Received their dower heretofore                             George Eckard Senior (his mark) Signed Sealed and acknowledged by the testator George Eckard Senior as and for his last will before us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have Subscribed our names as witnesses thereto Given under our hands this the 26th of November one thousand eighty hundred and Sisetty Four. West Virginia SS     In the Recorders Office of Mason County September 15th 1871     A writing purperting to be the last will and testament of George Eckard deceased late of Robinson Township Mason County West Virginia was this day produced in this office and fully proved in due form of law by the oaths of Thomas Foglesong and John Knepp the two Subscribing witnesses thereto who testified that the testator George Eckard Subscribed and acknowledged the Said writing in their presence and in the presence of each other and at this request they Subscribed the Same as witnesses thereto and shall at the time of Subscribing the Same the Said testater was of Sound and disposing mind and memory wherein the Said writing is admitted to record and as for the true last will and testament of the Said George Eckard deceased Bev

I'm looking for birth records of any children born to Henry T. Perry and McClelland Harmon. They were married on 18 Mar 1884. I know they had a daughter Bell who was born sometime in 1887 in Clendenin Township, Mason County, and my g-grandmother, Lula May on 10 Sep 1896. They must have had other children besides those two since there is a 9 year gap between them. Does anyone have any information? Thank you. Cynthia Cocker

In a message dated 11/8/00 10:09:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, B6943 writes: > Della - b- 2-3-1899 d-1-8-1959 m- Nathaniel D. Cavender. I have no > date on the marriage. Maybe someone on the Mason list has the 1900 census or later and can tell us dates for these children, check my dates for Della, don't know if you mean Feb 3 or 2 Mar Descendants of John Russell Walker 1 John Russell Walker b: 1874 in Putman Co., WV Number of children: 9 .. +Winnie May Rayburn b: 1880 in Mason Co., WV m: 17 August 1896 in Putnam Co., WV Number of children: 9 Father: William Erwin RAYBURN Mother: Mary S LAMBERT .... 2 Bessie Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Elmer Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Hazel Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Homer Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 John Russell Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Mabel Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Maude Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Ruth Walker b: 1896-1926 .... 2 Della Walker b: 03 February 1899 d: 08 January 1959 Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

In a message dated 11/7/00 10:54:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, B6943 writes: > Mary Lambert b-6/29/1853 m- William Erwin Rayburn 3/6/1873. Their 4th > child Winnie May Rayburn m- John Russell Walker 8/17/1896. Let's start here, can you add to this info? I do have info on their ancestors; can you add children, dates or locations? thanks Descendants of William Erwin Rayburn 1 William Erwin Rayburn b: 1857 in Mason Co., VA Number of children: 4 .. +Mary S Lambert b: 29 June 1853 in Giles Co., VA m: 06 March 1873 in Mason Co., WV Number of children: 4 Father: John Andrew LAMBERT Mother: Mahala BLANKENSHIP .... 2 Jetti Rayburn b: 1874 in Mason Co., WV ........ +Thomas Burnem m: 19 November 1897 in Jackson Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Osa Rayburn b: 1876 in Mason Co., WV ........ +William Patterson m: 01 November 1896 in Jackson Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Leona May Rayburn b: 26 September 1878 in Mason Co., WV .... 2 Winnie May Rayburn b: 1880 in Mason Co., WV Number of children: 4 ........ +John Walker b: 1874 in Putman Co., WV m: 17 August 1896 in Putnam Co., WV Number of children: 4 Father: Mother: .......... 3 Della Walker b: 1896-1926 .......... 3 John Russell Walker b: 1896-1926 .......... 3 Homer Walker b: 1896-1926 .......... 3 Elmer Walker b: 1896-1926 *2nd Wife of William Erwin Rayburn: .. +Minnie May Lanhan m: 25 July 1896 in Jackson Co., WV Father: Mother: Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

I have been tracing my Perry line. Thanks to Julie Hesson's Mason County Marriage book, I found 4 Perry marriages, but I don't know whether or not they are mine. Does anyone have information on the following Perry's? I believe they may be in my line, but I'm not certain yet: George married Nancy F. Morrow 19 Aug 1873 Elizabeth married John Bailey 25 Oct 1872 Margaret married Richard Baker 13 Jan 1875 Jessie married Ada Fowler 28 Jan 1908 Charles A. married Annie Krautter 23 Jul 1899 William married Minnie McCoy 23 Sep 1896 My Perry's were born in Virginia (Nelson County, I believe), except those born in 1864 and later were born in West Virginia. I have 12 children born to John Perry (who I believe is the same John who married Sarah L. Collins in Nelson County, VA on 19 Aug 1845). They are: George b. 1852 Elizabeth D. b. 1853 William b. 1854 Margaret b. 1856 Charles Edward b. 15 Sep 1858 Jennie b. 1861 Henry T. b. 1864 (my g-g-grandfather) Alice b. 1866 James b. 1868 Blanche b. 1869 Jessie b. 1874 John b. 1877 I'm also looking for information on my g-g-grandmother, McClelland Harmon, who married Henry T. Perry 18 Mar 1884 in Gallia County, Ohio. I'm trying to find out who her parents were. I have a theory that her mother's maiden name was McClelland, which is where she got her name. Henry and McClelland were living in Mason County. They had at least two children, Bell in 1887 who died from burns on 25 Aug 1888 and Lula May, my g-grandmother, who was born 10 Sep 1896. Lula married Walter Charles Lucas 1 Jan 1912 when she was barely 15. I can't find anything on Walter, so I don't know if he died or they divorced. Lula married my g-grandfather, William C. Clutter, and moved to Wood County where my great uncle Raymond C. Clutter was born in 1913 and my grandmother, Margaret Ruth in 1916. Three other children followed: William in 1918, Audry May in 1920 (who died in 1921 of malnutrition) and Nellie in 1921. William C. died when Grandma was young, but I don't know if they divorced before he died or if he left her a widow. Does anyone have ANY information on these families so I can make a link? I've hit a brick wall that I can't seem to get around. Thank you! Cynthia Cocker

I have the 1880 census for Mason County and found no George and Nancy Morrow in it or in Putnam County. I find a J. H. ( age 29)and Elizabeth ( age 23) Baily in the 1880 Mason County census. They had three children Aurilla W. age 4. Lavinia, age 2, and Florence, age 10 months. Could these be yours? I didn't find a Richard and Margaret Baker in Mason County, either, although I found a Joe and Maggie. I doubt if any of this helped, but maybe? If I can help further, let me know. Kathy Researching in Mason County: Skinner, Poston, Oberholzer

Julie, you are exactly right on. Dunmore was also trying to scare the colonists trying to get them to feel a need for the British Military presence to protect them from the Indians. In 1976 we created the Virginia Militia and re-enacted the Battle of Pt. Pleasant for the 200 year Centennial celebration. I learned allot of history that year. Also found out that a William Casey was in that battle. My people are from Mason Co., VA/WV and Gallia Co., OH. I suspect this William to be a relative but can't document it. Wish I could find out. I have been doing genealogy research for the past 34 years and since the advent of the computer and the internet thus bringing more people together, I have found out more in the past 4 years than I found in 30 years of digging. Roger ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie C Hesson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2000 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [WVMASON] Rev. War Clays > > (Governor Dunsmore's last fight against the Indians). > > That sentence is in error. Dunmore was not fighting *against* the > Indians. > > He used the Indians against the westward movement of the settlers. It > was his treachery, on behalf of the Crown, in getting the Indians to > fight against the settlers, which resulted in the Battle of Point > Pleasant. > > Livia Simpson Poffenbarger's historical account of the events preceding > the Battle, are quite clear, wherein she lays out Dunmore's role, in > undercutting Gen. Andrew Lewis's troops. > > Julie, endlessly sorting out dead relatives.... >

Hello list, Thought it about time to send out my Gillespie information again. James Walter was born in Pt.Pleasant according to his death certificate and army records. Both of the marriage records = Annie and Walter are Ohio marriages. William died before 1900. William Gillespie + Samantha Davis Emma G. (1896) W.Va. Robert H. (1889) Ohio Annie M. (1891) W.Va + William Schroder Luella (1893) W.Va James Walter (1897) W.Va + Nancy Mae Bradley Sarah Jane (1896) W.Va Lenora (1900) W.Va Would love to find what happened to Emma, Robert, Luella, etc. Jan <>< ===== Janice L. Gillespie Coordinator Ky/Lewis Co. Obits, Deeds, Pensions Coordinator Ky/Lewis County Newspaper List __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/

If you want the name of the Clays who served in the American Rev. let me know and i will get them at my local library. I copied the Campbells last week. I will need your address to mail the copies. Clay Glenn <<<< [email protected] >>> I mean the Clays and not the Glenns

does anyone on the list have a source for these books.

I recently sent our a query requesting information on the Clays that participated in the Battle of Point Pleasant -- the first battle of the Revolutionary War. Thank you for all the E-mails & sharing of information. I thought I would take this opportunity to update everyone. The 3 Clays who fought at Point Pleasant were William Mitchell Clay & his 2 sons David & Ezekiel. The Clay listed among those that died was the father William Mitchell Clay. An exert from Chronicles of Border Warfare," by Alexander Scott Withers & edited by Reuben Gold Thwaites explains it in the following way: "When the army was preparing to leave Camp Union, there was for a while some reluctance manifested on the part of Col. Field to submit to the command of Gen. Lewis. This proceeded from the fact, that in a former military service, he had been the senior of Gen. Lewis; and from the circumstances that the company led on by him were Independent Volunteers, not raised in pursuance of the orders of Governor Dunmore, but brought into the field by his own exertions, after his escape from the Indians at Kelly's. These circumstances induced him to separate his men from the main body of the army on its march, and to take a different way from the one pursued by it,--depending on his own knowledge of the country to lead them a practicable route to the river. "While thus detached from the forces under Gen. Lewis, two of his men (Clay and Coward) who were out hunting and at some little distance from each other, came near to where two Indians were concealed. Seeing Clay only, and supposing him to be alone, one of them fired at him; and running up to scalp him as he fell, was himself shot by Coward, who was then about 100 yards off. The other Indian ran off unarmed, and made his escape. A bundle of ropes found where Clay was killed, induced the belief that it was the object of these Indians to steal horses; --it is not however improbable, that they had been observing the progress of the army, and endeavoring to ascertain its numbers. Col. Field, fearing that he might encounter a party of the enemy in ambush, redoubled his vigilance 'till he again joined General Lewis; and the utmost concert and harmony then prevailed in the whole army." The editor does a little further analysis: "This is misleading. On September 6, Col. Charles Lewis, with his Augusta troops, numbering about six hundred, were detached to proceed to the mouth of the Elk, and there make canoes for transporting the supplies to the mouth of the Great Kanawha. This body had in charge a drove of 108 beef cattle, and 400 packhorses laden with 54,000 lbs. of flour. Field's company soon followed this advance. --R.G.T. Saturday the 10th, Clay and Coward were sent out to hunt deer for Field's company, on the banks of the Little Meadow. Then occurred the incident related by Withers. The Indian who escaped, hurried on to the Shawnee towns and gave them their first notice of the approach of the army. Alarmed at this incident, Field hurried and caught up with the advance under Charles Lewis. The text reads as though he had hastened back to Andrew Lewis, who had not yet left Camp Union.-- R.G.T. This & more re: William Mitchell Clay can be found at a wonderful website with the following URL: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/9551/wmclife.html Information has also been found that indicates that William Mitchell Clay was the first person to die in the 13 Colonies' quest for independence. I was sent an E-mail by Susan Richmond that contained the following: "It is my understanding that Mercer County, WV is building a park on the site of the Mitchell Clay homestead on the Bluestone River. I have heard that they are going to erect a monument for Mitchell's father, William Mitchell Clay, honoring him as the first casualty of the Am. Rev. War. ... You probably know that the DAR was instrumental in Congress in 1909 ( I think that is the correct year) recognizing the Battle of Point Pleasant as the first battle of the American Revolution." SUPER NEWS! Great research by all! Thank you again for all the guidance & assistance. Keep the information coming. Sincerely, Mike Peters [email protected]

[email protected] wrote: > > Julie: > > The phrase "Gov. Dunsmore's last fight against the Indians" was not mine, > but comes from a Descendants chart submitted to FamilyTreeMaker.com by an > Eric Workman. Thanks, Mike; this points out why we all should view FTM data as less than gospel. And why erroneous data gets perpetuated. Julie, endlessly sorting out dead relatives.....

> (Governor Dunsmore's last fight against the Indians). That sentence is in error. Dunmore was not fighting *against* the Indians. He used the Indians against the westward movement of the settlers. It was his treachery, on behalf of the Crown, in getting the Indians to fight against the settlers, which resulted in the Battle of Point Pleasant. Livia Simpson Poffenbarger's historical account of the events preceding the Battle, are quite clear, wherein she lays out Dunmore's role, in undercutting Gen. Andrew Lewis's troops. Julie, endlessly sorting out dead relatives....

Julie: The phrase "Gov. Dunsmore's last fight against the Indians" was not mine, but comes from a Descendants chart submitted to FamilyTreeMaker.com by an Eric Workman. Sincerely, Mike Peters [email protected]

Recently perused the list of participants in the Revolutionary War's 1st skirmish -- the Battle of Point Pleasant. Found 3 of the Clay surname mentioned in Livia Nye Simpson-Poffenbarger's book "Battle of Point Pleasant October 10, 1774 'First Battle of the Revolution'." The 3 Clays are: Mitchell Clay Zekel Clay David Clay Records also show a Private Clay listed, without benefit of a first name, among those that died during the battle. A "Descendants of John Clay" chart submitted to FamilyTreeMaker.com by an Eric Workman, indicates who the deceased might have been: Notes for WILLIAM MITCHELL CLAY: Married and settled in Bedford Co., VA. now Franklin Co., VA. He is listed by David Johnston in his history of Middle New River Settlement, page 396. Tradition says he was killed in 1774 at "The Battle of Point Pleasent" (Governor Dunsmore's last fight against the Indians). William Mitchell Clay, who Eric Workman claims died at the Battle of Point Pleasant, would have been 64 at the time. His son, Mitchell Clay, Sr. could also have been the "Mitchell" Clay mentioned as a participant in the battle. He would have been about 40. But we know that Mitchell Clay, Sr. did not die during the battle. According to my records, he died 20 March 1811 in Pearisburg, Giles County, VA. The David Clay, who fought the Indians at Point Pleasant, is more than likely the son of William Mitchell & brother to Mitchell Clay, Sr. He would have been about 34. I have his birth as circa 1740 but have no record of death for this David Clay. But who is this Ezekiel "Zekel" Clay? The only Ezekiel Clay I find, among my Clay information, is the s/o Mitchell & Phoebe & one of their children who perished in 1783 after he & some siblings were ambushed by Indians. I think we can rule him out. This Ezekiel would have only been about 7 at the time of the Battle of Point Pleasant. According to the book entitled "Virginia's Colonial Soldiers," a letter written by a Capt. James Robertson on 15 September 1774 lists the length of service for the three Clays: "Michael (Mitchell?) Clay, 51 days; Zekiel Clay, 51 days; David Clay, 51 days." This is proof that the 3 Clays were in the same company & enlisted at the same time. Is anyone privy to any information re: the 3 Clays who participated in the 1st battle of the American Revolutionary War? Who were they? How were they related? Which one perished? Thank you in advance for any information or guidance. I look forward to reading your E-mails. Sincerely, Mike Peters [email protected]

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