During our research of 'The Legend of the Lynchs', it has taken us through 
many paths and traveled down many roads of our past ancestors.  We have traced 
them through Bath, Calhoun, Gilmer, Braxton, Wirt and many other Counties of 
Virginia and West Virginia.  Traveling the many surrounding areas we have seen 
the beauty of the hills and mountains of West Virginia and thank God for all 
that he has given us.  Our family has entwined so many times with early 
pioneer families such as Gregory, Starcher, Whytsell, Skidmore, Arthur, Mace, 
Dodrill and many others.  Many heartfelt thanks to all those who have opened 
their home and hearts to help us make this such a success with all their 
photos and family history.  What a joy it has been to hear elder relatives 
reminisce about special times in their lives.  They explain it in such detail 
that you could close your eyes and almost visualize the story as it was being 
told. Our goal was to have a site where you could easily find information 
about our family history for past, present and future references.  

John Lynch was born in 1742 and immigrated to the United States from Galway, 
Ireland where there is a Lynch Castle and many other landmarks carrying the 
Lynch name.  When his family came from Ireland, they dropped the O from 
O'Lynch where today we are known as Lynch.  In 1768 he married Mary Moore and 
they lived in Bath County, Virginia which later became Pocahontas County, West 
Virginia.  We are able to trace their lives through birth, census, marriage 
and death records through many of the counties listed above.  We are listing 
four of their children that we have verified though records and although many 
others are mentioned through other researchers we have decided not to add them 
until we can verify their birth. Some record indicate that Samuel H. Lynch was 
born in 1851 died in 1868 and was married to June Monroe.  We have birth 
certificate of Harry Lynch that shows Samuel H. Lynch/Sarah Jane Monroe and 
they were married July 04, 1880 in Calhoun County. December 2005 a brick wall 
came tumbling down with the help of Michele Siegrist Clark with the name of 
Sarah Jane Monroe Lynch Ferrell's husband name and where they are buried.  Its 
so exciting to see researchers working together.  So, now we have the name 
Ferrell that we will add to our surnames that we are researching.  Thanks 
again Michele! Do you have any brick walls,  Would be glad to try to help you 
tear the wall down.  Email us!

We would like to thank Michele (Siegrist) Clark for helping us set up this web 
site and to Pollee Kreaps, Calhoun County Web Page, Sandy Stansberry who gave 
us all the information on the Shrout Surname, Paul Clites, Lois Curry, Donna 
Walbrown, Tim and Jeanette Simmons, Margaret Moss, Pam Drake, Don Norman, Hur 
Herald and many others for sharing their family history.  Please accept our 
apology if we have used any information and have not given the author the 
recognition that they deserve.  Please take your time and enjoy the family 
history and please feel free to contact us if you have any additions or 
corrections or photos.  You can help us to branch out and connect our tree 
with yours.  

We have also add our Starliper and Ravenscraft research to this site and 
welcome any fellow researchers who are searching.  Thank you to Sandy & Larry 
Starr, Bonnie Bingaman, Stephen Starliper, Lee Tabisola and we are so glad to 
meet so many more researchers with each new surname that is added. With our 
Starliper research other names that we are researching are: Thompson, 
Keesecker, Butts, Hovermale, Rankin, Ruppenthal, Pentoney along with many 
others.  We have a site on myfamily.com-"Searching for the Starliper's" 
and "Legend of the Lynch's" and would  be glad to send you an invitation if 
you would email us.


ISAIAH 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount 
up with wings as eagles, they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall 
walk, 
and not faint.

If you ever need uplifted in Prayer, please don't hesitate to e-mail us.  God 
Bless! 

STEVE AND CONNIE LYNCH

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