In a message dated 11/15/2001 12:20:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, SPRAD666 writes: > I am looking for the Parent's ans Sibling's of my GGG Grandfather Alonzo > FORD, b. 1820 in Mason (?) Co., VA. > > I have a Deed written in 1827 which states that the Howell LEWIS estate, > Robert P. LEWIS, George LEWIS, Joseph LOVELL (Husband of Betty Washington > LEWIS), Robert HEREFORD (husband of Virginia LEWIS), Ellen Lewis STEELE > (widow of Robert STEELE) and Howell LEWIS, JR. sell 150 acres of land on > the Kanawha River in Mason Co., VA to Richard FORD for $1. > > I believe Richard FORD is my GGGG Grandfather, and f/o Alonzo B. FORD, my > GGG Grandfather, b. 1820 in Mason Co., VA, Emily, b. ~ 1811, Aldridge, b. ~ > 1815, William, b. ~ 1817, Marshall, b. ~ 1817 and Mary Ann (?), b. ~ 1820. > Since this Deed says that the Howell LEWIS, SR. family sells the Land for > $1 it is a possibility that Richard's Wife may be a part of this LEWIS > family. > > Richard died in 1828, intestate, and his Estate leaves his Wife, and each > of the Children mentioned above, an interest in the 150 acres of land, also > mentioned in the Deed above. Richard FORD's Estate sells its interest in > 1832, Emily sells her interest in 1832, Aldridge in 1836 and William & > Marshall in 1838, to a Samuel SUMMERS, in Kanawha Co., VA. Samuel is > married to an Eliza FORD (perhaps a Sister to Richard or Richard's Wife) in > 1827 in Mason Co. Alonzo obtains an interest to the land from a Mary Ann > FORD in 1842, who has married a John ESLEMAN and lives in Illinois (I > believe this is either Richard FORD's Wife who has remarried and relocated, > or his youngest Daughter). Alonzo pays $100 for Mary Ann & John's interest > in the land (the 150 acres) and sells 46 acres on the Kanawha River to a > John MAYS in 1843 for $475 ( This property boarders Mr. MAYS property on > the River). I believe this is the land that Mary Ann was left. I believe > the Children are selling their interests in the land when they become of > age (18/21 ?). > > Richard FORD was in the 1820 VA Census in Mason Co. with four males under > 10 and he was older than 45. He had a female under 10 in the HH, one 10-15 > and his Wife I assume, 26-44. > > Emily FORD, Richard's Daughter mentioned above, was married to a John > CAMPBELL in Kanawha Co., VA in 1833, his second marriage. In the VA Census > in 1830 in Kanawha Co. the John CAMPBELL household has a female 20 - 29, > perhaps Emily, and a 5-9 year old male, perhaps my Alonzo, as well as a 30 > - 39 Male, most likely John CAMPBELL. There are also two females less than > 5 and one male less than 5 (maybe from John's first marriage to a Cynthia > FUQUA). John & Emily moved to Montgomery Co., VA and then Illinois, and > were there in the 1840 Illinois Census. Mary Ann FORD, mentioned above and > either a Daughter or Wife of Richard FORD, married to John ESLEMAN, is also > in Illinois in 1842. > > Howell LEWIS, SR. was b. in 1771 in Culpeper Co., VA. He died in Kanawha > Co., VA in 1822. He purchased this land in 1808. Perhaps Richard FORD > married a Cousin/Sister of Howell LEWIS, SR. (I have a listing of his > Sisters and there doesn't seem to be a good candidate. Richard FORD's Wife > is 26-44 in the 1820 VA Census in Mason Co., while Richard is greater than > 44). > > Would greatly appreciate any help and advice. Thank you. > > Tim Spradling