I understand that the WVU library has in their possession the Deakins Family Papers. Has anyone ever researched this collection? If so I was wondering if they might contain any ledger information on monetary accounts, i.e. names and monies paid by individuals for either the renting or buying of properties, etc? Or basically if there is any genealogical data about the Preston Co. area and individuals? thanks, Mike Sanders

Mike, The Deakins Family Papers are heavily cited in The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia, co-authored by Roy Lockhart and me. The portion of the papers we used included a lot of information related to the real estate transactions of the Deakins family, including letters, surveys and plats. While this is not genealogical data such as vital statistics, it was an incredible resource in tracking the movements, challenges, thoughts and activities of all four of the Goff brothers, who were born between 1735 and 1748. Thanks, Phil Goff The Four Goff Brothers of Western Virginia site: http://home.comcast.net/~philgoff/GoffBook.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 3:42 AM Subject: [WV Preston County] Deakins family papers >I understand that the WVU library has in their possession the Deakins >Family > Papers. Has anyone ever researched this collection? If so I was wondering > if > they might contain any ledger information on monetary accounts, i.e. names > and monies paid by individuals for either the renting or buying of > properties, > etc? Or basically if there is any genealogical data about the Preston Co. > area and individuals? > > thanks, > Mike Sanders

Mike, The Guide to Archives & Manuscripts in the West Virginia Collection at WVU can be searched online at: http://findingaids.lib.wvu.edu/cgi/f/findaid/findaid-idx?c=wvcguide For instance, typing Sanders in the search box produces 8 hits. The entire guide can be browsed page by page but this would be a time consuming process. Hope this helps, Roy Lockhart ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 4:42 AM Subject: [WV Preston County] Deakins family papers > I understand that the WVU library has in their possession the Deakins Family > Papers. Has anyone ever researched this collection? If so I was wondering if > they might contain any ledger information on monetary accounts, i.e. names > and monies paid by individuals for either the renting or buying of properties, > etc? Or basically if there is any genealogical data about the Preston Co. > area and individuals? > > thanks, > Mike Sanders > > > ==== WVPRESTO Mailing List ==== > Check out other genealogy resources on the net at John Fuller's most helpful site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > ============================== > 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 >