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From: Carol Urban <>
Subject: [PACK-L] E Brown Pack/Riley Armstrong murder of May 23, 1891
Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 22:28:18 -0400


<<I'm reading the book "History of Summers County, WV" by Judge James H
Miller. Judge Miller takes it upon himself to paint a very nasty
picture of most of our ancestors. He must not have liked very many
people because almost every person in this book is made out to be a
criminal. Maybe they voted against him in some election.

On Page 819 he goes into detail about the killing of Riley Armstrong on
May 23, 1891. E. Brown Pack, son of Richard Pack, descendant of Samuel
Pack was indicted for the murder, sentenced to five years in the state
penitentiary and then pardoned by the Governor on September 12, 1891.
It seems that E. Brown Pack only had one hand as he had shot the other
one off some time previously, so they suggested this had been a case of
self defense.

Would anyone elaborate on this E. Brown Pack? I would like to know more
about the immediate family. Who were Richard Pack's parents? Am I
missing something? Have we discussed these people before? Was E. Brown
Pack married? Did he have children?

The book says he worked at the reservoir built by the Hinton Water Works
Company and that Armstrong was the town sergeant. Mr. Pack killed him
while he was milking his cow.>>

I wrote the above December 14, 1998 and have just figured out who E.
Brown Pack was. His name was Erastus B (Brown) Pack and he was the son
of Richard B Pack and Matilda (lnu). Richard was the son of Andrew Pack
& Eliza Jarrell.

Here's a 3 generation outline.

Descendants of Andrew PACK (s/o Samuel Augustus Pack & Sarah "Sally"
Wyatt)

1 Andrew PACK b: 1804 in VA d: October 05, 1854 in VA
.. +Elizabeth JARRELL b: Abt. 1807 d: Aft. 1870 m: Abt. 1827 Father:
Lemuel JARRELL Mother: Elizabeth FARLEY
....... 2 Sarah PACK b: 1828
....... 2 Robert PACK b: 1829
....... 2 Mary A PACK b: 1830 in Kanawha Co., VA
........... +William Alexander JOHNSTON b: Abt. 1830 m: February 26,
1861 in Boone Co., VA
....... 2 Martha PACK b: Bet. 1830 - 1845
........... +Elijah HUMPHRIES b: Bet. 1830 - 1845
....... 2 Agness PACK b: 1831
....... 2 Samuel Floyd PACK b: 1832
........... +Sarah Jane WORKMAN b: Abt. 1835
....... 2 James W PACK b: 1835
........... +Emiline "Emily" COON b: 1838 in Kanawha Co., VA m: April
03, 1856 in Boone Co., VA Father: Adam COON Mother: Nancy FARRELL
................. 3 Andrew J PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 Edith PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 Edward E PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 Eliza C PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 Elizabeth Alice PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 Jacob PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 Sallie PACK b: Aft. 1856
................. 3 John Conrad PACK b: 1866 in Mercer Co., VA
..................... +Emma H JOHNSTON b: 1867 in Wythe Co., VA m:
July 26, 1888 in Mercer Co., WV Father: Man P S JOHNSTON Mother: Sallie
A (lnu)
................. 3 Frances E PACK b: Abt. 1870
..................... +Ward Marshall LAWRENCE b: Aft. 1856 m: Abt.
1890 in Possibly Kanawha Co., WV
................. 3 Leanna PACK b: March 01, 1872 d: Bet. 1900 - 1907
..................... +James BROWN b: Abt. 1872 m: Abt. 1895
....... 2 Richard B PACK b: 1836
........... +Matilda (lnu) b: 1840 m: Bef. 1863
................. 3 Clara B PACK b: 1863
................. 3 Evan B PACK b: 1865
................. 3 Erastus B PACK b: 1867
....... 2 William PACK b: 1837

NOTES:

INDENTURE BETWEEN SAMUEL PACK AND HENRY GORE

THIS INDENTURE, made this 30th day of September in the year of Christ
1835 between Samuel Pack and Sally his wife of the County of Fayette of
the one part and Henry Gore of the County of Giles of the other part all
of the State of Virginia WITNESSETH that for and in consideration of the
sum of five hundred and fifty dollars in hand, paid before the ensealing
and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof they do hereby
acknowledge they the said Samuel Pack and Sally his wife have granted,
bargained and sold and by these presents doth grant, bargain, sell alien
and confirm unto the said Henry Gore his heirs and assigns a certain
tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Logan and Giles
mostly in Giles on the Flat Top Mountain being part of a survey made in
the name of Robert James and patented the sixth day of September 1800;
and the part hereby conveyed contains one thousand acres more or less
and bounded as follows towit.

Beginning at a large Poplar marked SP on the south side of the Flat Top
Mountain a corner of Andrew Moore and John Beckley's large survey and
with their lines N80 poles to three Chestnuts marked IS S85 W400 poles
crossing thre branches of Guyandott to a Spanish Oak, Black Oak and
Maple on a high ridge thence leaving said lines and with the lines of
the patent S860 poles crossing a number of small streams of Guyandott to
a large Chestnut, Oak, Dogwood and Hickory saplings on the Flat Top S13
E302 poles to a Chestnut, Chestnut, Oak, Maple and Sour Wood sapling S70
E320 to a Chestnut, Sour Wood and two _____ saplings on a hillside, N10
E324 poles crossing two large branches of Camp Creek to three White Oaks
and a Spanish Oak on a ridge one marked RI thence to the BEGINNING. To
have and to hold the aforesaid tract of land together with all and
singular the appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining unto the said Henry Gore, his heirs and assigns forever and
the said Samuel Pack and Sally his wife for themselves their heirs and
assigns the title of the aforesaid tract against the claims of
themselves their heirs and assigns and against all other persons
whatsoever will forever warrant and defend. In testimony whereof they
have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and date
above written.

Samuel Pack (Seal)
Sally (X, her mark) Pack (Seal)

Giles County
We, William Keaton and Robert Lilly, Justices of the Peace in the County
aforesaid in the State of Virginia do hereby certify that Samuel Pack of
the one part hath acknowledged the within deed to Henry Gore barring
date on the 30 day of September 1835 and hereto annexed personally
appeared before us in our County aforesaid and acknowledged the same to
be his act and deed and desired us to certify the said acknowledgement
to the Clerk of the County of Giles in order that the said deed may be
recorded. Given under our hands and seals this 3rd day of October 1835.

William Keaton (Seal)
Robert Lilly (Seal)
====================
CD229 Monroe Co., VA

Pack, Samuel Spouse : Wyatt, Sally
Marriage date : 19 Apr 1802
=====================
Mentioned in his father's will of May 28, 1833:

{Item} 1st I give and bequeath my son Samuel Pack thirty two dollars
fifty cents it being the balance he owes to me to him and his heirs
forever.
=====================
1850 Census, Boone Co., (W)VA:

10-B 41 140 140 PACK ANDREW 43 M FARMER
2500 VA
10-B 41 140 140 PACK ELIZA 35
F VA
11 1 140 140 PACK MARY 19
F VA
11 2 140 140 PACK MARTHA 16
F VA
11 3 140 140 PACK JAMES 14
M VA
11 4 140 140 PACK FLOYD 11
M VA
====================
1860 Monroe Co. Census #586 is:

Eliza Pack 43 1807
Sarah 22 b 1828
Robert 21 b 1829
Mary 20 b 1830
Agness 19 b 1831
Samuel 18 b 1832
James 15 b 1835
Richard 14 b 1836
William 13 b 1837
===================
1870 Monroe Co Census
Dwelling 84
Richard B Pack 33
Matilda 30
Clara B 7
Even B 5 (probably Evan)
Erastus B 3

If anyone can shed anymore light on this I would really appreciate it.
The above outline isn't complete but I add to my database almost every
day. It's something that will probably never be complete.

Carol Pack Urban

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