Hi all, Just a word to say that there is some bad data going around the internet about the Humphreys of Greenbrier/Monroe County, VA/WV -- and I'm responsible for some of it I admit. Samuel Humphreys, (Sr.) (1741-1821) immigrated from Ireland to PA to Grenbrier County, VA sometime in the 1770's. His son, Samuel Humphreys, (Jr.) (c1776-1855) was married to a woman named Polly (according to the 1850 census). Samuel, (Sr.) had a first wife whose name is not known -- she is the mother of Samuel, (Jr.). Samuel, (Sr.) remarried to Grizilla Donaldson Cavet in c1787. She was the mother of Robert Humphreys of Greenbrier (1788-1849) who married Jean Wylie on 3 Feb 1807 in Greenbrier. Samuel Humohreys, (Sr.) had eight children and no one is sure which wife was the mother of some of them. Possibly, Robert is the only child by his second wife, Grizilla (also called Grizzel, and/or Griselda). About Polly, wife of Samuel, (Jr.). She is said to have been Polly Vance, but also Mary "Polly" Jarvis. I have not been able to track down just where the surnames of Vance and Jarvis originated, but I admit to passing this information along. Samuel had two, possibly three brothers who came to the Greenbrier. Certainly, Robert (c1735-1809) was on of these. He married Elizabeth (surname unknown). They lived on Second Creek which became Monroe County in 1799. The had eight children also. John Humphreys (1748-c1808) also lived on Second Creek and he married Catherine (some say Dixon/Dickson). He fought at Point Pleasant and received land grants for his service. His daughter, Isabella, is said to have married Richard Dickson (1734-1818). They lived on Muddy Creek (present day Aderson, WV area). Some researchers suggest that Richard Dixon/Dickinson might be the sister of Catherine who married John Humphreys, but that would make the marriage of Richard to Isabella pretty odd. I suspect that Isabella might have been a sister of these Humphreys boys -- no proof. As to Samuel Humphreys, (Jr.), he moved to Indian Creek (present Monroe County) around 1800. His neighbor was brother-in-law Rev. Jacob Cook who married Samuel's sister Isabella. My Humphreys database is full of Johns, Samuels, James, and Roberts -- you have to be real sure which one you are talking about Finally, as I said, there may have been a fourth immigrant brother. In the 1780's, Samuel, (sr.) received a land grant on Anthonies Creek (present Greenbrier). His neighbor (according to the grant document) was James Humphreys. This James died in the 1790's. Ed