Most of the people in this database lived in Frederick, Fauquier,
Rockingham, Page, Shenandoah, or Warren Counties in the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia. Common surnames include Barrow, Smith, Hall, Kline, Sargent,
Steele, Grim, Breedlove, Hammack, McDonald and many others.
Many friends and relatives helped us compile the information. If you
find an ancestor here, email
me!
In some cases, further information and documentation will be provided
upon request, where available. Some information has been verified by checking
primary sources or multiple sources, but that has not been possible in
all cases. Please do not copy any information unless you do your own verification.
At least some people who have lifted my information and posted it in their
databases have not done their own research to verify it. They may be perpetuating
mistakes in interpretation of census handwriting, etc. Please DO NOT copy
any of the information here if you are not related to the people and if
you do not intend to add any of your own actual research. This information
is shared with the intent of learning more and improving its accuracy.
It is not to be used for any commercial purpose, nor should it be passed
along to others without these caveats.
Thanks especially to Marilyn Ames, Barbara Little, Guy Kline, Eugene
McInturff, Tommy McDonald, Tom Kendall, Tom King, Jane Farrell, Cindy Beaty,
Jeanne Ludwig, Esther McDermott, Mike O'Shea, Agnes Rutherford, Ruth Ann
Poe, Charlotte Porsche, Bryan Stokes, Vonelle Vonder Reith, and Jean Wade.
More specifically, most McDonald information comes from Tommy McDonald
of Winchester, Va. You can find his book in the Handley Library in Winchester.
Unfortunately, it is out of print. I do not own a copy. Tommy gave me permission
to use some information that I obtained from his book. Most Kendall information
beyond Harrison Kendall is from Tom Kendall. Most Breedlove information
beyond Charles Breedlove is from Tom King. The information on William Breedlove's
second marriage is also from Tom King. Most Hammack information beyond
Jacob (Martha Ann Hammack Smith's father) is from Eugene McInturff, although
I have also seen the Rudy Hammack will abstract in Frederick Co. and certain
other information in its original sources. Most Steel/e information
beyond Daniel is from Jane Farrell. Most Kline information before 1850
is from Mike O'Shea or Guy Kline; some also appears in the books mentioned
below. Charlotte Porsche of Strasburg helped with more recent Kline information,
as did some Smith descendants. I have had access to some Deed Books of
Frederick Co., and Barbara Little has researched other Deed books for me.
Some of the Barrow information is from V. Barrow's posts and others
on the Barrow Family forum; I verified much of it through the Va. and IL
censuses, the Illinois marriage index, the public land sales database and
through another source on Illinois cemeteries.
Most Hall and Smith information was taken directly from descendants
and through my own primary research including censuses, original marriage
bonds, marriage indexes, birth registries, and other sources..
Useful books on Frederick and other counties:
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T.K. Cartmell, Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants (has some
errors)
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Hopewell Friends History.
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Wilmer Kerns, Historical Records of Old Frederick and Hampshire Counties,
Rev. Ed.
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Cecil O'Dell, Pioneer Settlers of Old Frederick Co.
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J.E. Norris, History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley
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Vogt and Kethlely, Frederick Co. Marriages, 1738-1850
