Good Point - that happened with my last name ALL the time ! Mark J. See -----Original Message----- From: firebird [mailto:pamrooney@prodigy.net] Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 9:07 AM To: WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Straight Creek Mary, There is a ridge called LONG Ridge. Maybe the transciber mis-read the "S" for a "L". Welcome to my family web page! http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~firebird/ pamrooney@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Beechie" <mbeechie@email.msn.com> To: <WVPENDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: December 28, 1999 4:07 PM Subject: Straight Creek > Can anyone tell me where Song ridge is or was in Pendleton County. I > recently received a copy of the deed of the property that my 5th great > grandfather, Charles Halterman, owned in Pendleton County. In the > description it reads: > > "James Wood Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to all to whom > these present shall come greeting know ye that by virture of part of a Land > office treasury Warrant number four hundred and sixty two, issued the > fourteenth day of December one thousand seven hundred and ninety one, There > is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Charles Halterman a certain tract > or parcel of Land containing two hundred acres, by survey bearing date the > twenty fourth day of November one thousand seved hundred and ninety five, > lying and being in the County of Pendleton on the head water of Straight > Creek on Song ridge including a large spring and his own improvement and > bounded as followith to Wit beginning at a large white oak and red > oaks......................." > > On a very new map I located Strait Creek northwest of Monterey, Pendleton > County, WV. I also found there are two Strait Creeks one is called West > Strait Creek. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Mary Halterman Beechie > mbeechie@msn.com > > >