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sammarroq
04-29-2007, 11:03 PM
Found this site and wanted to share...

http://www.underonesky.org/Sandy_final.html

Excerpt:

21 Aug 1800 Volintin Collins entered 50 acres in Ashe Co on "Brushe" Creek, beginning on Joel Gibson's lower line and running down both sides of the creek. (Vardey Collins married Margaret Gibson, from an ahnentafel chart by Rita Mae Justice in Old Floyd Co. KY Families, vol.1, no.3, spring 96. No parents are given for either Vardey or Margaret. According to Jack Goins, Vardy, Valentine, Ambrouse, George, and Thomas were sons of Samuel Collins.) Other Collins: Ambrose, Aron, David, Elisha, Griffeth, Grisey, Lewis, and Thomas.
11 Aug 1800 Shephard Gibson entered 100 acres, beginning near the mouth of a"dreen" that makes into "Baire" Creek (Bear?) and runs up said creek.
11 Aug 1800 Shephard Gibson entered 50 acres beginning near Georg. Miller's lower line and runs down s. fork of New River.

Other Gibsons: Archabell, Charles, Joel, Zacheriah
19 Oct 1810 "Georg" Sisimore entered 100 acres Long Branch waters of Prater's Creek between John Jones' line and Lenoir's line, includes Ned Sismore's old improvement. #2323(Owen and George sons of Edward "Ned" Sizemore)
28 Mar 1800 Owen Sisemore entered 60 acres on Prater's Creek, begins on said Owin's line and runs south. #89
4 Jul 1822 George Sisemore entered 300 acres on Cranberry Creek, beginning near Lottlers (or Lollters) ford of said creek, includes vacant land on Bryery Ridge. #3771
13 Aug 1812 Edward Sysmore entered 100 acres south side New River, Piney Fork of Cranberry Creek, and on south side Peach Bottom Mountain, includes land and improvement where "Sisemore" lives. #2482