Joanne, I too would really appreciate a lookup, or rather two, in that little book if and when you have time. One would be for Sheppeard (or any other spelling--Shepard, shepherd, etc.) and the other for Phelps. Thanks so much. Ann in Raleigh On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 14:40:40 -0400 "Joanne2" <junderw1@neo.rr.com> writes: > Hi Pam, > > Nothing listed for a Turner family in Wood County in my book. > > Joanne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Pam Sulzer > To: Joanne2 > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [WVWOOD] Wood County Estate Settlements > > > Hi Joanne, > Would you mind doing a lookup for me in the book you mentioned > below? My TURNER family was in Wood Co. between 1800 and 1850. > Thanks for any help, > Pam in LA > > > Joanne2 <junderw1@neo.rr.com> wrote: > Sondra > Rhonda > > Noticed your messages re Wood Co wills, land records. I'd also > love to > have that book if there is such a thing. > > I do have a small book: "West Virginia Estate Settlements" an > index to > Wills, Inventories, Apprisements, Land Grants, and Surveys to 1850 > compiled > by Ross B Johnston -- Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc -- doesn't > have a > whole lot in it -- has a very small section on each county. > > For instance for the name Foley in Wood County, there is a listing > for a > James Foley 5-1808 (assume that's May 1808) Mary, wife; John, > Gross, > Barnet, Bernard, Scartil, James, sons; Fanny, Agnes, daus.; Sam, > Father; > others. > > Joanne > > researching: Stephens, Sams, Poole, Kesterson, Balsley, Eaton, > Potts, > Langfitt, Masters > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > ! Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 12:05 AM > Subject: Re: [WVWOOD] ANYONE THERE HELLO > > > > Rhonda, > > Can you tell us how many are on this list, please. If I could > get the > > book I want maybe, I could answer some question. I am sure there > must be > > some books about Wood Co. wills, land records etc. If not there > is a way > > for someone who live's in Wood Co. to make money. Write a book, > believe > > me you could sell them. > > I would still like to have this book. > > Wood County WV Deed Book 4: Covering > > the years 1806-1814. Indexed. Price is $10.00 postage paid. > Compiled by > > Blennerhassett Chapter, West Virginia Society, Daughters of the > American > > Revolution > > > > Sondra > > > > > > On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:19:54 -0400 "Ann T. Berry" > > writes: > > > Sondra, Carol and others on WVWOOD-- > > > FYI, I have been receiving several e-mails per week through > &g! t; > the WOOD message board. > > > But I too am discouraged at the lack of response to my > > > queries about Dr. James William Sheppeard, b. Wood/Wirt > 1802--my > > > great great grandfather. I want very much to learn anything at > all > > > about his parents, background etc. (don't even know their > names) or > > > ditto about Ruth Lucinda Phelps, whom he married. The > "Sheppeard" > > > may have been and probably was spelled differently in his > parents' > > > generation; his descendants are the only ones known who use > this > > > rare spelling. > > > Please, does anyone out there have a clue or a suggestion? > > > Thanks in advance... > > > Ann Berry > > > On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 15:54:18 -0500 sondrafoley@juno.com > writes: > > > > > > > > Is there anyone there ??? > > > > > > > > I have sent three queries and not received any of the back > or any > > > > > &! gt; > e-mail > > > > from Wood Co. at all > > > > > > > > Sondra > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > > > > Rhonda Smith list manager > > > > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy > > > > records, go to: > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > > ==== WVWOOD Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > wvwood-admin@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >