To all whom this concerns...

I came accross HUNDREDS of family papers dating as far back as the late 1700's today buried in a Grandmother's closet.

Just one of these papers has the following information:

The Stone's came from Bedford County, VA to Adair County KY in 1815

Grandfather Patterson's father was Joseph Stone
Grandfather Patterson was John W. Patterson, he married Jane Ramsey and they were the parents of Martha Jane Stone.

The Patterson's were related to the Stotts, Criels, Walkers and Ramsey's.

The Stones were related to the Tate's and Lee's (as in General Lee) of Virginia.

John Stone and Miss Stith had a son
this son's name is Moses Stone and he married Nancy Whittere
Mr. and Mrs. Moses Stone had a Son William Alexander Stone who married Martha Jane Patterson

William A. Stone and the Patterson's came from KY to Illinois in 1830




Sorry for the rough translation at this time. But we spent a better half of a day just sorting through just half of one of 3 boxes of VERY OLD papers. And this was by far the smallest box. There will be much more to come in the future.

Rod Mitchell and Sonya Branden
onsyt@onsyt.com