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Brocks Gap
Brocks Gap is the name given to 200 square miles in Rockingham County, Virginia, that were created by the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. As early as the 1740s, German-speaking settlers were attracted to the area by abundant water, plentiful wood, fertile river bottoms, and great hunting. Many of the first settlers stayed for generations, tucked into the security of the mountains. Families were self-sufficient, growing their own food, gathering wild berries and nuts for their own use, and selling the surplus. Stories and traditional ways of life have been passed down through generations, making Brocks Gap a distinct area of culture. Today, many families of the early settlers still live in their home community. Through over 200 photographs, this history takes readers through the remarkable past of Brocks Gap and its people.
The Family of Jacob Fawley (1802-1880) of the Brocks Gap Area, Rockingham County, Virginia
John Fawley (1720-1803) lived in Lovettsville, Virginia. His grandson, Jacob Fawley (1802-1880) married Sarah Minnick and later Margaret Jane Smith. Descendants lived in Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and elsewhere.
The Charles Fulk & Sarah Custer Fulk Family
Charles Fulk (ca. 1794-1881), son of John and Eve (Biller?) Fulk, married 1826 Sarah "Sally" Custer in Rockingham Co., Va. She was the daughter of Richard Custer, Sr. and Jane Humble. She was born ca. 1794 and died 1869 of old age in Brocks Gap, Rockingham Co., Va. Charles and Sarah lived on a farm which she had inherited from her father in Brocks Gap in what is now the Riverside Church area of Fulks Run. Descendants live in Virginia, Maryland, Illinois, North Dakota, Georgia and elsewhere
The Hottinger and Yankey Families
Michael Honinger was the emigrant ancestor. He arrived in Pennsylvania in 1729. He was the father of Conrad Honinger (d.1804) who married Catherine Kutz. Conrad anglicized the name by changing it to Hottinger. Early in their marriage Conrad and Catherine moved to Rockingham County where they were the parents of nine children. One of their sons married Elizabeth Yankey while a daughter, Magdaline, married Michael Yankey. The Yankey family descends from a Michael Jenghe I (1690-?) who traveled from Berlin, Germany and settled in Virginia. His only known son, Michael Yankie II settled in Shenandoah County where he was the father of five children, one of whom was Michael Yankey (1775-1830) who married Magdaline Hottinger. Michael and Magdaline moved to Brocks Gap about 1800. Descendants live in Virginia and West Virginia.
Descendants of Isaac Ritchie of Virginia
Isaac Ritchie was a son of Philip Rutschly, who came to Philadelphia from Switzerland in 1727 on the ship William and Sarah. Isacc, born in Pennsylvania in 1735, married Maria Catharena Wolfe, then moved to Brocks Gap, Rockingham County, Virginia in 1803-1804, where he farmed until his death in 1824. His children married into the Baker, Fulk, Turner, Fawley, Shoemaker, Hulvey, Smith, and Miller families, who were also some of the first settlers in Brocks Gap. Ritchie descendants are found throughout the United States.
Cline-Kline Family
George Klein, Sr. was born in Zweibruken, Basvaria in southern Germany, October 9, 1715 and came to America in 1738.
Virginia Valley Records
This volume is largely a source book of genealogical and historical materials, compiled from the public records of Rockingham, Augusta, Greenbrier, Wythe, Montgomery and other counties of Virginia, with valuable contributions from various other parts of the United States.
Chestnut Culture in California
Learn how to grow this sweet and increasingly marketable low-fat nut. Information on species and varieties, worldwide consumption, economics, and marketing; how to choose an orchard site, plant and maintain the orchard, harvest, and storage.
