Stephen Sink 1, 2

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Born	ABT 1755	1, 2
Died	1835	Franklin Co., Va. 1, 2
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Susan Unknown

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[Fleming.FTW]
Subj: Fw: TONEY HISTORY--message from Judy Davis--
Date: 11/28/00 8:17:19 AM Pacific Standard Time
Will of Stephen Sink, 1835 - Franklin Co. Va
I Stephen Sink of Franklin Co. in the State of Virginia do make and
publish this my last will and testament in the manner and form following
to wit; ltem, 1st after all my lawful debts and funeral expenses shall
be paid. I give and bequeath unto my dearly beloved wife Susan Sink the
tract of land with the mansion house that I now live on, and one third
of my other property, during her natural life. item 2nd, I give and
bequeath to my son Davien Sink fifty dollars in consideration of the
expenses that he was at in building the house I now live in and Jessee
Toney's part that intermarried with my daughter, Frony, excepting ten
dollars that I leave said Toney. I leave my son, Daniel Sink, the
thirty-six dollars that he is owing me as his part of my estate. The
residue of my estate including the tract of land that my son Henry Sink
now lives on to be sold at my death and be equally divided amongst my
children hereafter named, viz., Henry Sink, Jacob Weaver that
intermarried with my daughter Elizabeth, Jonothan Beckner that
intermarried with my daughter, Polly, and Asa Ward that intermarried
with my daughter, Susan and David Sink is alls to have the Legasey's
already named, and at the death of my dearly beloved wife, her part left
her is to be sold and divided as above stated wis., between my son Henry
Sink, my son David Sink, Jacob Weaver, Jonothan Beckner and Asa Ward and
their heirs; lastly, I nominate and appoint Asa Ward and Eson Sink
executors of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other
wills by me made. In witness, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
my seal this 1 Sept. 1835.
Stephen Sink
Witnesses present: John Frailin, Henry Board, John Plyborn,Jr.
*****
More About Stephen Sink:
Burial: Stephen Sink Cemetery, Burnt Chimney, Franklin Co., VA. A shaft
marks his grave.
Military service: August 01, 1780, Enrolled in 3rd class of the 4th
Co./Chester Co. Militia (Source: Pennsylvania Historical Museum
Commission, Div. of Public Records.)
Other: Joy Deal states v. Northampton Co., PA Residence: Abt. 1793,
Franklin Co., VA
Will: September 01, 1835, Stephen Sink Witnesses: John Frailin,Henry
Board, John Plyborn, Jr.
*****
From: jyoung174@@earthlink.net (jim young)
To: RMaytime@@aol.com
-----Original Message-----
From: jxwdavis
To: jyoung174@@earthlink.net
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 3:43 AM
Subject: TONEY HISTORY
>Hi Ginger,
>
>Greetings from another member of the Toney clan. My name is Judy Toney
>Davis and I am Gary Sink's friend about whom he wrote. Gary has forwarded
>your message to me and I am delighted to find another cousin. Gary and I
>first discovered that we had a sort of common cousin last spring when he
>e-mailed me about his quest for finding out more about his Sinck ancestors
>in the 1700's in Franklin County, Virginia. I just happened to be working
>on genealogy right then and it suddenly hit me that my relatives also came
>from there and I wondered how many people could have been living in that
>area at that time. I pulled out my notebook and looked at one of my charts
>and there at the bottom was a listing for Jessie Toney who had married a "
>Fromy " Sink, and her father was listed as Stephen Sink. So, I e-mailed
>Gary right back and sure enough Stephen was the brother of the
>gr-gr-gr-gr-grandfather he was researching. We found it particularly
>amusing since the two of us have been friends since we met at Ohio
>University in 1963.
>
>I have no idea how much you know of the Toney history, but I'll try to
>explain how you and I would be related. Jesse and my
>gr-gr-gr-gr-grandfather Poindexter Toney were brothers. They were the
>children of William Toney, Sr. and his third wife, Margaret Sutherland.
>Poindexter and his twin brother Carey were born in Buckingham County, Va.
on
>Oct.3, 1763. I may have dates for the birth of some of the other siblings
>but we can get to that later. Poindexter married a Mary Rawson and one of
>his sons was Robert , who was born in Kanawha County, Va. in 1810. Robert
>married a Penendamia Foster and their 8th child was John Leftridge Toney,
>born in Kanawha County, Va. in 1847. John Leftridge and his first wife
>Perzine Vickers had four children, and the second was my grandfather Simeon
>Edward Toney, who was born in 1872. When John Leftridge's first wife died
>he married a Minerva Gillispie and they had eight children. My grandfather
>Simeon had two children by his fist wife, Ellie Gadd, and then when she
died
>he married my grandmother, Emma Arnold. My father Edward Sim Toney was
born
>about six months after his father died from injuries suffered in a mining
>accident.
>
>I'm sure all of this is as clear as mud! The maddening thing about the
>Toney clan is that they seem to have been hung up on a handfull of names
and
>it is enough to confuse a genius. I grew up with two half-uncles who
>weren't related to each other, two great-uncles, and eight half -great
aunts
>and uncles. Almost all of our family settled in Kanawha County, Virginia
>which later became Boone County, West Virginia. At age 60 it still
confuses
>me sometimes.
>
>Gary mentioned a book that I have and I found it because of John Wright. I
>was able to order it through Barnes and Noble, but I bought the last three
>copies they had. The book is " The Toney Family History 1979", by Elma
>Henning and Merle Rummel. It is out of print but facsimile reprints are
>available through special order. Actually the company prints the books as
>they are ordered and it takes six to eight weeks depending on whether one
>wants a soft cover or a hardbound version. If you are interested just go
>to www.higginsonbooks.com and you can find ordering information there. I
>just ordered two for my cousin's adult children and just called in the
order
>and gave them my credit card number. I asked that they be sent to him in
WV
>and he has gotten a confirmation that they are being printed. The cost of
>the hardbound version with shipping is $88.25 or one can save $12.75 and a
>couple of weeks by ordering the soft cover. My cousin John Leftridge in WV
>turned 70 in June and he is my authority on everything. He has found quite
>a few inaccuracies in the book but overall it is quite good. I think it is
>535 pages.
>
>I won't bore you any more with my personal book, but if you will let me
know
>what information you have and what you would like I will try my best to
help
>out. This book lists Jesse as being born in Va. in1780, and lists his and
>Frony's children as Sebert, Stephen, Jesse, Allen, Aaron, Susannah,
Frances,
>and Mary. If I can land long enough tomorrow I will try to quote directly
>from the book what it says about Stephen.
>
>Guess I had better get to bed before it is time to get up. I hope I
haven't
>confused you too much and I will be happy to send you copies of my charts
of
>William's children and anything else if you need or want them. Just let me
>know what might be of interest or helpful. I'm not an expert at this but I
>am enthusiastic.
>
>More later! Judy Davis 408 Sugarwood Dr. , Knoxville, Tn. 37922,
>Ph:865-966-2955

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