Dear Dr. Kerns, I may have mistated the place of the will it may have been Hampshire County. Ginger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilmer L. Kerns" <wkerns4@comcast.net> To: <WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 4:29 PM Subject: [WVMINERA] Kerns/Foley/Leatherman > Ginger, I am still searching for proof of Sarah Kerns' marriage to a Foley. > I thought it was Jasper, because of a court signature. I then looked at > Dennis Foley. > > You mentioned John Kerns' will in Mineral County. Do you mean John Kerns Sr. > (b. 1760) of Eastern Hampshire County or are you referring to his son John > Kerns Jr. (b. 1808), who married Catherine Horn? Did John Jr. file a will in > Mineral County? I believe we are coming closer to solving this. The Cowgill > sister that you mentioned was Catherine Kerns (1804-1886) who married Henry > Cowgill. > > Wilmer L. Kerns > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Foley [mailto:Patndi@westco.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 1:42 PM > To: WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVMINERA] Leatherman > > There is that Foley again. Surely someone knows something more. I think my > Foley's came from the Mineral, Old town Maryland area. > I have a Dennis Foley in the Allegany County Orphan court records where his > estate was sold; after debts paid think the estate had about a dollar maybe > three. No family listed. A Mitchell or Michaels was adminstrator, > relationship unkown, maybe court appointed. Then there is a tax record for > about the same time period for the old town district No. 6 I think where a > house was the property being tax and was sold or reverted to a Mr. Lantz ( I > think don't remember from top of head ) mention there were heirs but no > names again. Listed in the 1790 or 1800 census with children and wife. > next year he is gone and a Susanne Foley (I believe appears on the census > records for the county). > My Dennis could possible be son of this man. This Dennis marry a Sarah > (Possible Kerns) > A Sarah Kerns Foley is mention in John Kerns's will in Mineral county. Is > this my Dennis's wife? Is there no one in the descendants of this John > Kerns who know anything about this Sarah Kerns. She had a Sister who > married a Cowgill, and several other siblings that I can remember right now. > But surely some one knows something. Jasper is a name that is familiar, > along with John William, James William, John, Sibley, Ferry, Penelope, of > course Dennis. The Jasper you mention birth would put him as possible in > the same family as my Dennis was born about 1805 > Ginger Foley > patndi@westco.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <MckyMllr@aol.com> > To: <WVMINERA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 2:35 PM > Subject: Re: [WVMINERA] Leatherman > > > > I have just a Jasper Foley who married a Katherine Leatherman whose > birthdate > > is 12/25/1807. This is probably from ancillary lines I've added from > > Bittinger's book (Allegheny Passage) or from the All Leatherman Kin book > (which I've > > only seen in library). > > > > Mickay Miller > > > > > > ==== WVMINERA Mailing List ==== > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE, PLEASE WRITE TO WVMINERA-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM AND WRITE > THE WORD SUBSCRIBE IN THE BODY OF THE LETTER. THAT'S IT! WE HATE TO SEE > YOU GO PLEASE COME BACK SOON! > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > > ==== WVMINERA Mailing List ==== > PLEASE ANSWERS MESSAGES TO THE LIST. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU MIGHT FIND A > RELATIVE! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== WVMINERA Mailing List ==== > GENEALOGY IS A RELATIVE THING! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >