Edward Elsey's property was off the north branch of the Potomac River on 
Stony River in Hardy County, VA (now WV).


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sondra Reger" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "'Margaret Kerr Beckwith'" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:16 PM
Subject: RE: [VA-ROOTS] Edward Elsey & his wife, Sarah "Sally" Thompson


> What part of WV are we discussing?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Margaret Kerr Beckwith
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:19 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Edward Elsey & his wife, Sarah "Sally" Thompson
>
> This is a copy of the email I sent to the couple who used to have the 
> Elsey
> Family Association for 18 years (until 2002).   If anyone reading this has
> any stories that have been handed down through the family or any other
> information with regard to how Edward & Sarah met their demise, I would
> really appreciate you sharing it with me!
>
>
> Carol,
>
> One story that has been told to me by an Elza cousin, Roger Elza (a 
> minister
> & Civil War reenactor), has really piqued by curiosity!
>
> There is no one, living or dead,   in my Elsey/Elza lineage that has ever
> been able to explain how Edward Elsey and Sarah Thompson died.   I know 
> you
> are aware that the only record we have that would cast any light on the 
> time
> of death of either Edward or Sarah is the legal guardianship of their
> youngest child, Thompson.   We know by that record that by December 1821
> Edward was deceased (no mention of Sarah at all) and that Levi Coberly was
> named the legal guardian of Thompson Elza.
>
> Roger Elza relates to me that the story handed down in his particular line
> of the Elsey/Elza family is that both Edward & Sarah were killed by 
> Indians
> during an attack!   I have done a lot of reading about the Indians 
> fighting
> in this part of West Virginia and beyond but have never come across 
> anything
> about any Elseys in these publications/stories.
>
> This family story would seem plausible as the demise of Edward and Sarah 
> is
> not documented in any other way besides the aforementioned court record in
> regard to Edward & Thompson.
>
> Did you ever hear any stories of any kind during the time you all had the
> Elsey Family Association?   I will continue to search but am really
> intrigued by this story of Edward & Sarah's deaths.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Margaret Kerr Beckwith
> Elkins, West Virginia
> (304)636-6440
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