I am new to the list and would like to share my areas of research. I'm researching the Deel/Deal family that starts with Willoughby (Willis) Deal in Tazewell Va in 1790. Willoughby married Rebecca Lester and among their children was Thomas Deal, m. Matilda Gibson in Floyd county Kentucky in the 1830's. Thomas and two of his brothers, Conly, and Richard, moved to central WV (Clay, Nicholas, Kanawha) in the 1850's returning briefly to the Tazewell VA area during the civil war, and eventually settled in central WV. Thomas and Matilda had several children, including James Harvey (Henry) Deal, who married twice, first to Persilla Ann Jane Daniels, and shortly afterwards to Susan Elizabeth (Elizabeth Susan) Dawson. Harvey and Susan had Willis Montgomery Deal who also married twice, to Rowena Workman and also to Viola Prudence Woods (the last in Webster county 1910.) I am also researching the Woods family which starts with Stephen Woods and his wife Nancy prior to 1800. The woman named Margaret Woods who married Eli Taylor and lived on the Nicholas/Greenbrier county border was probably their daughter. Eli and Margaret had a daughter named (Sarah?) Ann Taylor who probably married William Woods abt 1827, and had three children. My line comes through Martha Margaret Woods who had a son named Edward Van Buren Woods in 1859. Van Woods was the father of Viola Prudence Woods listed above who married Willis Montgomery Deel. I am also interested in the Hammond/Hamon family whose first ancestor in Webster county was John David (Dee) Hamon who was said to own thousands of acres in Webster county, located close to Camden-On-Gauley. John D Hamon was the son of Robert and Nancy Hammond, and a brother to Virinda Hammond Woods, who married Van Woods (listed above)he married Sarah Gibson (I'm related to Sarah through the Deel family). John had several children including Elijah (Lige) Hamon who married Emma Woods (Sister of Viola Woods listed above). Lige and Emma were first cousins. I would be intersted in exchanging information with anyone researching any of these lines. ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com