Ida, I am very much interested in what you have on the families that traveled with John Alderson to Greenbrier County, from Botetourt... thanks in advance, Patrick Kenney Phoenix, Arizona. -----Original Message----- From: Ida Lancaster [mailto:txrose@arn.net] Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 8:30 AM To: WVMONROE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVMONROE] Old Greenbrier Baptist Church John Alderson was in Botetourt Co., Va. Several joined him and followed him to Greenbrier W.Va. One of the families to join him was the Morris family. They were Quarkers and turned Baptist. I think maybe the Hicks family also follwed him to Greenbrier. Ida at the top of Texas. ----- Original Message ----- From: bill hobbs <hobbs@usit.net> To: <WVMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [WVMONROE] Old Greenbrier Baptist Church > Dr. Karl and all, > > Sorry for the misinformation. I was quoting the captions of photos from a > published book. You know the kind of trouble that can get us into:-) > > Clarification: The town of Alderson was settled in 1777 by John Alderson. > The Greenbrier Baptist Church was founded in 1871 by John Alderson. The Muddy > Creek Settlements were destryyed by Cornstalk and the Shawnees in 1763. > > Bill Hobbs > > > "Dr. Karl Mann" wrote: > > > The last e-mail was incorrect. Alderson WV straddles the Greenbrier River > > which is the boundary between Monroe and Greenbrier Counties. Muddy Creek > > empties into the Greenbrier. I am a direct descendant of John Alderson and > > was born in Alderson. He founded the town in 1777. > > > > Karl Mann > > > > >

John Alderson was in Botetourt Co., Va. Several joined him and followed him to Greenbrier W.Va. One of the families to join him was the Morris family. They were Quarkers and turned Baptist. I think maybe the Hicks family also follwed him to Greenbrier. Ida at the top of Texas. ----- Original Message ----- From: bill hobbs <hobbs@usit.net> To: <WVMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 03, 2000 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [WVMONROE] Old Greenbrier Baptist Church > Dr. Karl and all, > > Sorry for the misinformation. I was quoting the captions of photos from a > published book. You know the kind of trouble that can get us into:-) > > Clarification: The town of Alderson was settled in 1777 by John Alderson. > The Greenbrier Baptist Church was founded in 1871 by John Alderson. The Muddy > Creek Settlements were destryyed by Cornstalk and the Shawnees in 1763. > > Bill Hobbs > > > "Dr. Karl Mann" wrote: > > > The last e-mail was incorrect. Alderson WV straddles the Greenbrier River > > which is the boundary between Monroe and Greenbrier Counties. Muddy Creek > > empties into the Greenbrier. I am a direct descendant of John Alderson and > > was born in Alderson. He founded the town in 1777. > > > > Karl Mann > > > > >

I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who responded to my earlier apology regarding the Archives. You have all been SO supportive!!! It really means alot to me. I would have preferred to answer you all individually, but there were so MANY responses!!! I did want to answer a couple of questions that I received though. Yes, I do take care of the archives on a volunteer basis, and I continually stretch myself to take care of as many counties as I can because I, like you, want to make sure that new files do continue to be uploaded and that the counties are cared for. Sometimes I have the time & energy to do a fantastic job updating the pages on a timely basis, and sometimes, I just don't have what it takes. But all in all, I love taking care of the Archives and watching them grow. I think it's a wonderful way to volunteer my time & hope I'll be able to continue to do so for a very long time. I have completed the uploads for July, minus a couple of small changes that need to be made and also minus the scanned documents. My next goal is to complete those & then I'll move on to the new files received in August. Then I will send notification to the individual county lists for all the new files uploaded during July & August. After that, I will start work on organizing some new counties that I have adopted. Once those pages are updated, I'll subscribe to the mailing lists for those counties & notify the folks there that the counties now have a new archivist who will TRY to post new files on a timely basis :) I'm sure those folks will be happy as I don't believe those counties have had anything new posted in quite some time. Once again, thanks so much for your support and all your kind words!!! It's good to know that there are real people out there (and nice ones too!) that are benefiting from my time & effort. Thanks again, you're the best!!! Jeannie ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

In a message dated 9/4/00 7:00:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Suttafran writes: > Jonathan Massie Compact Disc #11 Pin #967733 Sex: M > ----------- > Event(s): > Birth: 13 Mar 1787 Place: Monroe Co, VA > Death: 19 Jul 1876 Place: Lawrence, OH > ----------- > Parents: > Father: Jeptha Massie Disc #11 Pin #967596 > Mother: Mary Sowards Disc #11 Pin #967594 > ----------- > > Marriage(s): > Spouse: Sarah Meadows Disc #11 Pin #967734 > Marriage: 18 Apr 1809 Place: monroe > > Spouse: Mary Polly Gore Disc #11 Pin #967742 > Marriage: 23 Oct 1818 Place: monroe > `````` > Does anyone have a list of the children of Jon, with dates? I have seen several lists but they are not anywhere the same Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

Dr. Karl and all, Sorry for the misinformation. I was quoting the captions of photos from a published book. You know the kind of trouble that can get us into:-) Clarification: The town of Alderson was settled in 1777 by John Alderson. The Greenbrier Baptist Church was founded in 1871 by John Alderson. The Muddy Creek Settlements were destryyed by Cornstalk and the Shawnees in 1763. Bill Hobbs "Dr. Karl Mann" wrote: > The last e-mail was incorrect. Alderson WV straddles the Greenbrier River > which is the boundary between Monroe and Greenbrier Counties. Muddy Creek > empties into the Greenbrier. I am a direct descendant of John Alderson and > was born in Alderson. He founded the town in 1777. > > Karl Mann

The last e-mail was incorrect. Alderson WV straddles the Greenbrier River which is the boundary between Monroe and Greenbrier Counties. Muddy Creek empties into the Greenbrier. I am a direct descendant of John Alderson and was born in Alderson. He founded the town in 1777. Karl Mann

================================================== 1. James Milton CHRISTY II - 347 ================================================== Birth Date: 23 May 1784 Birth Place: Greenbrier County VA (Now Monroe County WV) Christen Date: �1 Death Date: 31 Aug 1862 Death Place: Putnam County IN Burial Date: 1862 Burial Place: Mt. Carmel Cemetary, 1.5 Mi. S Of Fillmore, Putnam Co., IN Spouse: Elizabeth GARTEN - 348 Birth Date: Circa 1784/1790 Death Date: 23 Apr 1847 Death Place: Putnam County IN Burial Place: Mt. Carmel Cemetary, 1.5 Mi. Sw Fillmore, Putnam Co. Spouse Father: Nathaniel GARTEN - 391 Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1804 Marriage Place: Union, Monroe County, VA Children: Sarah - 1891 Mary B. - 394 Nathaniel - 405 ?Lewis - 415 James - 417 Daughter - 431 Son - 432 William - 420 Rebecca D. - 433 John B. - 435 Elizabeth A. - 459 Eliza Jane - 467 1.1 Sarah CHRISTY - 1891 ================================================== Birth Date: Circa 1805 Birth Place: Monroe County Va (Now Wv) Spouse: Edward W. WYLIE - 1892 Marriage Date: 25 Apr 1822 Marriage Place: Monroe County Va 1.2 Mary B. CHRISTY - 394 ================================================== Birth Date: Circa 1807 Spouse: Abner GREENLEE - 395 Marriage Place: Unknown Children: Eliza Jane - 396 James - 397 William - 399 Rebecca E. - 401 Mary Elizabeth - 404 1.3a Nathaniel CHRISTY* - 405 ================================================== Birth Date: 1809 Birth Place: VA Death Date: 25 Feb 1874 Death Place: Reno, Marion TWP, Hendricks County IN Spouse: Eliza CHADD - 406 Marriage Date: 28 Mar 1832 Marriage Place: Putnam County IN Children: Samuel - 407 Other Spouses Sally A. _______________ - 409 1.3b Nathaniel CHRISTY* - 405 ================================================== (See above) Spouse: Sally A. _______________ - 409 Birth Date: Circa 1820 Children: James M. - 410 John T. - 412 Elmira - 414 Other Spouses Eliza CHADD - 406 1.4 ?Lewis CHRISTIE - 415 ================================================== Birth Date: 1810 Spouse: Levina FRAZIER - 416 Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1831 Marriage Place: Putnam County IN 1.5a James CHRISTIE* - 417 ================================================== Birth Date: 1813 Death Date: 1905 Spouse: Keziah VICE - 418 Marriage Place: Harriet Kinsler Other Spouses Nancy FLINN - 419 Harriet KINSLER - 551 1.5b James CHRISTIE* - 417 ================================================== (See above) Spouse: Nancy FLINN - 419 Other Spouses Keziah VICE - 418 Harriet KINSLER - 551 1.5c James CHRISTIE* - 417 ================================================== (See above) Spouse: Harriet KINSLER - 551 Other Spouses Keziah VICE - 418 Nancy FLINN - 419 1.6 Daughter CHRISTIE - 431 ================================================== Birth Date: Circa 1815/1820 1.7 Son CHRISTIE - 432 ================================================== Birth Date: Circa 1815/1820 1.8 William CHRISTIE - 420 ================================================== Birth Date: 7 Aug 1816 Birth Place: Monroe County VA (Now WV) Death Date: 27 Mar 1889 Death Place: Putnam County IN Burial Place: Bethel Cemetary, Marion TWP, Putnam County IN Spouse: Julian BUNTAIN - 421 Birth Date: 8 Dec 1814 Birth Place: Mercer County Kentucky Death Date: 13 Jun 1906 Death Place: Putnam County IN Burial Place: Bethel Cemetary, Marion TWP, Putnam County IN Spouse Father: William BUNTAIN - 422 Spouse Mother: Leanor WILSON - 423 Marriage Date: 13 Jan 1835 Marriage Place: Putnam County IN Children: Sarah E. - 424 Harry M. - 427 James W. - 428 Leannah Willis - 429 1.9 Rebecca D. CHRISTY - 433 ================================================== Birth Date: Circa 1819 Birth Place: Monroe County VA (Now WV) Death Date: Before 1860 Spouse: Zebedee WOOD - 434 Birth Date: 1791 Birth Place: North Carolina Marriage Date: 28 Nov 1849 Marriage Place: Putnam County Indiana 1.10 John B. CHRISTIE - 435 ================================================== Birth Date: 17 Feb 1821 Birth Place: Monroe County VA (Now WV) Death Date: 2 Apr 1915 Death Place: Putnam County Indiana Burial Place: Fillmore Cemetary, Marion TWP, Putnam Co., IN Spouse: Cornelia Everett SIMS - 436 Birth Date: 27 Mar 1823 Birth Place: Kentucky Death Date: 15 Mar 1908 Death Place: Putnam County IN Burial Place: Fillmore Cemetary, Marion TWP, Putnam Co., IN Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1840 Marriage Place: Putnam County Indiana Children: Sidney J. - 437 James Losson - 439 Squire W. - 440 Elizabeth Susan - 442 Eliza E. - 444 Mary Ann - 446 Sarah Margaret - 448 Louisa W. - 451 Cornelia E. - 453 John Henry - 455 Hiram Columbus - 457 1.11a Elizabeth A. CHRISTY* - 459 ================================================== Birth Date: Circa 1822/1824 Birth Place: Monroe County VA (Now WV) Spouse: Washington GIRTON - 460 Death Date: Before 17 Aug 1854 Marriage Date: 3 Apr 1851 Marriage Place: Putnam County Indiana Children: James M. - 461 Other Spouses John GROSS - 462 1.11b Elizabeth A. CHRISTY* - 459 ================================================== (See above) Spouse: John GROSS - 462 Birth Date: Circa 1822 Birth Place: Tennessee Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1855 Marriage Place: Putnam County Indiana Children: William Taylor - 463 Henry A. - 465 Martha - 466 Other Spouses Washington GIRTON - 460 1.12 Eliza Jane CHRISTY - 467 ================================================== Birth Date: 1826 Birth Place: Monroe County VA (Now WV) Spouse: Squire S. SIMS - 468 Spouse Father: Lawson D. SIMS - 469 Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1843 Marriage Place: Putnam County Indiana Children: Rebecca E. - 470 Tessnes L. - 471 Sarah E. - 472 Index ================================================== BUNTAIN, Julian - 421, spouse of 1.8 CHADD, Eliza - 406, spouse of 1.3a CHRISTIE, ?Lewis - 415 1.4 CHRISTIE, Daughter - 431 1.6 CHRISTIE, James - 417 1.5a CHRISTIE, John B. - 435 1.10 CHRISTIE, Son - 432 1.7 CHRISTIE, William - 420 1.8 CHRISTY, Eliza Jane - 467 1.12 CHRISTY, Elizabeth A. - 459 1.11a CHRISTY, James Milton II - 347 1. CHRISTY, Mary B. - 394 1.2 CHRISTY, Nathaniel - 405 1.3a CHRISTY, Rebecca D. - 433 1.9 CHRISTY, Sarah - 1891 1.1 FLINN, Nancy - 419, spouse of 1.5b FRAZIER, Levina - 416, spouse of 1.4 GARTEN, Elizabeth - 348, spouse of 1. GIRTON, Washington - 460, spouse of 1.11a GREENLEE, Abner - 395, spouse of 1.2 GROSS, John - 462, spouse of 1.11b KINSLER, Harriet - 551, spouse of 1.5c SIMS, Cornelia Everett - 436, spouse of 1.10 SIMS, Squire S. - 468, spouse of 1.12 VICE, Keziah - 418, spouse of 1.5a WOOD, Zebedee - 434, spouse of 1.9 WYLIE, Edward W. - 1892, spouse of 1.1 _______________, Sally A. - 409, spouse of 1.3b

This sounds like an interesting book. Is it in reprint and where? -----Original Message----- From: bill hobbs <hobbs@usit.net> To: WVMONROE-L@rootsweb.com <WVMONROE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, September 01, 2000 4:57 AM Subject: Re: [WVMONROE] Old Greenbrier Church >Patrick, > >This is not what you want, but it is a jumping off point: > >Marriage Record of Elder John Alderson from 1776-1798 from John W. Wayland's >"Virginia Valley Records", published in Strasburg, VA in 1930. The marriage >records, I believe, start on p. 155. > >Interesting note: On 5 July, 1780, Alderson, a Baptist married James CHRISTY, >a Methodist (and first preacher of the Rehoboth Church, oldest extant church >west of the Alleghenies, to Sarah SCARBOROUGH, a birthright Quaker. Ecuminism >at its best! > >Bill Hobbs > > >Patrick Kenney wrote: > >> MARKER AT ALDERSON >> >> Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, founded by elder John ALDERSON, November 24, >> 1781 with 12 charter members. The first church to be founded west of the >> Allegheny mountains. >> >> I am curious if any one has run across any communicant lists pre-1800 for >> Old Greenbrier Baptist Church? additionally, if anyone has run across the >> list of whom these original 12 members were by name? >> >> thanks in advance, >> Patrick >

Good evening, I think I got this wrong the last time I posted, so here goes again . . . Edward WYLIE, b. unknown, d. unknown, parents, unknown, m. 25 apr 1822, Monroe County VA (now WV) to Sarah CHRISTY, b. ca 1805, Monroe County VA d. o. James M. CHRISTY II and Elizabeth GARTEN. Anyone have anything on this WYLIE family? Parents? Children? Thanks a bunch, Bill Hobbs

Hi. I live in NC & am having difficulty finding information on the Derieux or Derrieux family that lived in Monroe County from about 1790 to at least 1850's. My ggggrandmother, Mariah Agness Derieux, married Joshua Hall 11/27/1831 in Monroe County. They lived there the rest of their lives. Mariah (also seen sometimes as Marie Davis Hall) was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South of Union (?)...does that church still exist? I cannot find anything on Joshua or Mariah's parents or siblings. Their children were George W., Lewis Caperton m. Nancy Ellen Fisher, Samuel Robert m. Serena A. Mitchell, Augustus C., Charles Matthew m. Sarah Bostic, Mary, John Allen, William Maston m. Delilah Taylor and Mary Agnes Murdock, Fannie Catherine m. Abel Alexander Taylor, Sidney, James Oliver m. Harriet Harvey and Mary Etta Comer, & Jane C. Lewis is my gggrandfather; Lewis' son Thomas Alexander Hall (m. Sallie Ann Taylor, d/o James N. Bowyer & Mary Catherine Taylor) is my ggrandfather. Their homeplaces were on the Knobs outside Union. I have a marriage bond for Henry Thomas Jefferson Derieux who married Sarah Taylor in Monroe County 12/15/1817 (she died shortly after & he went to TN) signed by Henry Derieux & John Hull. There was a William H. Derieux who was a tailor in Union around 1830; he married Elleanor Morgan, d/o Benjamin Morgan and Anne Ellis. Their son, William P.H. Derieux (also a tailor), married Virginia Green Pegram, d/o John W. & Fannie Pegram approx. 10/26/1856. I have also seen references to Lewis Derrieux, Civil War soldier, and Frank Derieux in Morten's, "History of Monroe County." If anyone can provide any additional information on Derieux/Derrieux or Joshua & Mariah Hall's parents/siblings, I would be grateful. This has become a true brick wall! Thanks, Drema

In a message dated 9/2/00 5:03:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time, hobbs@usit.net writes: > Edward WYLIE, b. unknown, d. unknown, parents, unknown, m. 25 apr 1822, > Monroe County VA (now WV) to Sarah CHRISTY, b. ca 1805, Monroe County VA > d. o. James M. CHRISTY II and Elizabeth GARTEN. do you have dates on James? Descendants of James Milton Christy, Jr. 1 James Milton Christy, Jr. . +Elizabeth Garten b: Abt. 1785 m: 11 October 1804 in Monroe Co., VA d: 23 April 1847 in Putnam Co., IN Father: Nathaniel GARTON Mother: Mary UNKNOWN Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

In a message dated 9/2/00 10:02:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ajbjj@cros.net writes: > 1. Leonard Turner - > Birth Date: Circa 1784 > Birth Place: Va > Death Date: 7 Sep 1857 > Death Place: Summers [sic] Co. WV > Burial Place: Forest Hill Cem., Summers Co. WV Thanks for the info, I went ahead and put this family in my database b/c of the connection to Meadows and Woodrum, in the 1850 Leo is 74 years old, where did you get the date of 1784? Let me know if there is anything else, I forgot the original question! Descendants of Leonard Turner 1 Leonard Turner b: 1776 in Virginia d: 07 September 1857 in Monroe Co., VA? Number of children: 9 . +Matilda Brown b: 12 August 1812 in Virginia m: 29 December 1829 d: 28 July 1879 in Summers Co., WV Number of children: 9 Father: Mother: .... 2 William Alexander Turner b: 05 December 1830 in Virginia d: 28 January 1910 in Summers Co., WV Number of children: 1 ........ +Elizabeth Kincaid b: 1830 m: 04 January 1853 in Monroe Co., VA d: 1910 in Summers Co., WV Number of children: 1 Father: Mother: .......... 3 Samuel Preston Turner b: 04 October 1853 in Buck, Monroe Co., VA .............. +Selina Woodrum b: 24 November 1858 in Monroe Co., VA m: 31 December 1881 in Summers Co., WV d: 17 May 1944 in Summers Co., WV Father: Harrison Seymour WOODRUM Mother: Sarah MILBURN .... 2 Samuel Preston Turner b: 04 February 1833 d: 26 November 1882 in Summers Co., WV .... 2 Frederick Turner b: 08 June 1835 in Monroe Co., VA d: 09 January 1893 in Summers Co., WV Number of children: 1 ........ +Sarah Anne Walker b: 29 March 1841 in Monroe Co., VA m: 30 August 1860 in Monroe Co., VA d: 02 May 1914 in Summers Co., WV Number of children: 1 Father: Andrew WALKER Mother: Rhoda GARTEN .......... 3 Etta Mary Turner b: 12 March 1867 in Monroe Co., WV d: 19 November 1937 in Summers Co., WV .............. +Rufus Harrison Meadows b: 17 April 1853 in Monroe Co., VA m: 11 September 1889 in Summers Co., WV Number of children: 2 Father: Griffith A MEADOWS Mother: Susan Remily KINCAID .... 2 Sarah Turner b: 30 January 1838 in Virginia .... 2 Caroline Matilda Turner b: 21 May 1841 in Virginia ........ +Campbell Roach b: 1844 in Monroe Co., VA m: 1867 Father: James ROACH Mother: Mary ROACH .... 2 Mary Turner b: 26 October 1843 in Virginia ........ +Fleming Martin m: 07 March 1866 in Monroe Co., WV Father: Mother: .... 2 Julia Ann Turner b: 12 June 1846 in Monroe Co., VA Alt. date: 1843 birth, 1850 age 7 .... 2 Emily Frances/Lena Turner b: 10 July 1848 in Monroe Co., VA .... 2 Rebecca Amanda Turner b: 15 November 1852 in Monroe Co., VA d: 01 September 1854 Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

In a message dated 9/2/00 10:02:26 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ajbjj@cros.net writes: > 1.5 Matilda Caroline Turner - 47 > Birth Date: 21 May 1841 > Spouse: Campbell Roach - 48 > Spouse Father: James Roach - 1180 > Spouse Mother: Nancy - 1181 > Marriage Date: 1867 I have the mom as Mary Roach, does anyone know who this James father is? marriage from cd229, note the baby is named Ruben. Descendants of James Roach 1 James Roach b: 1816 in Virginia Number of children: 6 . +Mary Roach b: 1814 in Virginia m: 03 February 1836 in Monroe Co., VA Number of children: 6 Father: Mother: .... 2 William A Roach b: 1838 .... 2 Andrew J Roach b: 1841 .... 2 James A Roach b: 1842 .... 2 Campbell Roach b: 1844 ........ +Caroline M Turner b: 21 May 1841 in Virginia m: 1867 Father: Leonard TURNER Mother: Matilda BROWN .... 2 Lewis F Roach b: 1846 .... 2 Ruben R Roach b: 1848 Thanks for writing. Sandy in Florida [Sandra Sommerville Wells Griffith] <A HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/sandrag">All My Mama's</A> Maybe I will catch up with my mail when I retire, in 2010, <grin>

Corinne, Alderson, West Virginia, is in Greenbrier County on the banks of Muddy Creek. The creek is the boundary line for Greenbrier and Monroe Counties. Rev. John ALDERSON is the founder of Alderson and the Baptist church in 1781. ALDERSON organized the first Baptist church in the Greenbrier Valley. Best wishes, Bill Hobbs cdiller@juno.com wrote: > Where was the Old Greenbrier Church located? > I have a couple of people married by Alderton, > and I understand he traveled around a lot. > I'm not sure WHERE he married these couples. > Corinne > Houston, TX > > ________________________________________________________________ > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Where was the Old Greenbrier Church located? I have a couple of people married by Alderton, and I understand he traveled around a lot. I'm not sure WHERE he married these couples. Corinne Houston, TX ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

An update on my quest for the family bible or transcription of said bible; of my Samuel Lewis Sr. who died on or about 8/16/1811 in Monroe County, West Virginia; formally Greenbrier County, adjacent to Botetourt, Kanawha (Later Mason) Counties... He may have lived in Clark County, Ohio in the early 1800's Some of his siblings lived in Clark County, Gallia County, Lawrence County Ohio according to the record of the estate sale Samuel Lewis Sr.'s son; Samuel Lewis Jr. bought his father's large family bible (Samuel Lewis Sr. died inestate "with out a will") I am seeking the transcription of this bible. In addition, I am looking for any descendants of Samuel Lewis Jr. son of Samuel Lewis Sr. & Mary... here is the specifics on the immediate family; the subject of this sketch... Samuel Lewis Sr. b. abt. 1740 m. on an unknown date "Mary" Mary preceed Samuel Lewis Sr. in death d. Samuel died on or about 8/16/1811 in Monroe County, West Virginia the area he lived in became Monroe County in 1799. Samuel Lewis Sr. & Mary had at least the following children: not necessarily in order: 1. John "The Baptist" Lewis (Not to be confused with John Baptist Lewis) b. at. 1777 VA m. Greenbrier County, VA. 29 Apr 1791 or Aug 29 1791 to Rebecca Sowards d. abt. 1849 Gallia County, Ohio 2. Zebulon Lewis Sr. b. abt. 1773 VA m. 1 Mar 1800 Monroe County, West Virginia To Jean Best d. abt. 1840 Indianapolis. Marion Co., IN 3. Joshua Lewis Sr. b. abt. 1786 VA m. 25 Oct 1802 Monroe County, West Virginia To Margaret Hand d. on or about 22 Mar 1814 Norfolk, VA 4. Samuel Lewis Jr. b. abt. 1783 VA m1. 26 Dec 1799 Monroe County, West Virginia. To Elizabeth "Betty" Ellison m2. 29 Nov 1800 Monroe County, West Virginia. To Lucy Stepherson/Stephenson d. Unknown 5. Anne Lewis b. abt. 1780 VA m. 24 Nov 1796 Lewisburg, Greenbrier County, Virginia To Joseph Scaggs d. on or about 1815 Greenbrier County, VA 6. Mary "Polly" Lewis b. abt. 1794 VA m. 8 Feb 1810 Monroe County, West Virginia To Rueben Hill d. Unknown 7. Abner Lewis b. Unknown d. Unknown any additional info would be most welcome thanks in advance, Patrick Kenney 2323 W. Dunlap Ave. #156 Phoenix, Arizona. 85021 602-678-6676 patrickkenney@uswest.net

Patrick, This is not what you want, but it is a jumping off point: Marriage Record of Elder John Alderson from 1776-1798 from John W. Wayland's "Virginia Valley Records", published in Strasburg, VA in 1930. The marriage records, I believe, start on p. 155. Interesting note: On 5 July, 1780, Alderson, a Baptist married James CHRISTY, a Methodist (and first preacher of the Rehoboth Church, oldest extant church west of the Alleghenies, to Sarah SCARBOROUGH, a birthright Quaker. Ecuminism at its best! Bill Hobbs Patrick Kenney wrote: > MARKER AT ALDERSON > > Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, founded by elder John ALDERSON, November 24, > 1781 with 12 charter members. The first church to be founded west of the > Allegheny mountains. > > I am curious if any one has run across any communicant lists pre-1800 for > Old Greenbrier Baptist Church? additionally, if anyone has run across the > list of whom these original 12 members were by name? > > thanks in advance, > Patrick

MARKER AT ALDERSON Old Greenbrier Baptist Church, founded by elder John ALDERSON, November 24, 1781 with 12 charter members. The first church to be founded west of the Allegheny mountains. I am curious if any one has run across any communicant lists pre-1800 for Old Greenbrier Baptist Church? additionally, if anyone has run across the list of whom these original 12 members were by name? thanks in advance, Patrick

I am Looking for the family bible or transcription of it; that belonged to Samuel Lewis Sr. that died in Monroe County, West Virginia (Greenbrier County before 1799) bordering Botetourt County & Kanawha County and later Mason County... Samuel died on or about 16 Aug 1811 it is listed in his inventory... Additionally, it likely went to his son Zebulon who handled his final affairs. thanks in advance, Patrick Kenney 2323 W. Dunlap Ave. #156 Phoenix, Arizona. 85021 602-678-6676 patrickkenney@uswest.net

Prologue: Journal of the National Archives Winter 1986, vol. 18, no. 4 http://www.nara.gov/publications/prologue/fox.html Income Tax Records of the Civil War Years By Cynthia G. Fox M795, West Virginia, 1862- 1866, 4 rolls. This might be helpful to some of us looking for dead-ends.