Leotaphyls wrote: > I have noticed inquiries recently about William Bond from Virginia, so thought > I would offer a few "William notes" (and a little about Edward Bond) I picked > up during my search for the elusive John Bond of Halifax County, > Virginia....From Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book, page 176 " > #124581,"William Bond (1760-1827) served as private under Captains Moseley and > Carrington, 1st Virginia regiment, Continental Line. He was born in Hanover > County, Va.; died in Franklin County, Ky. .... Probably same William - from The > Bond and Kennedy Families of Kentucky, by Lydia K. Bond. (not direct quote - my > notes) William Bond I born 1740 in St.Martine Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, > parents William and Mary Bond. His parents moved to what became Cumberland > County, Virginia. William I moved to what became Cumberland County, > Kentucky.....end clip > Phyllis in Phoenix leotaphyls@aol.com Hi Phyllis - My husband Zech Ford BOND, III, desc. from Wm. BOND (RS) of Lawrenceburg, KY & Hanover Co. VA. Have much info from Wm. down but not in the other direction. Have you further information regarding Wm. Bond Sr. & wife Mary in Cumberland Co. VA?>From Annals of Southwest Virginia, 1746-1786 and Washington County, 1777 ->1870, by Lewis Preston Summers, page 1303, abstract of deeds "Page 355. >September 15, 1794. Wm. Bond and Fannie his wife to George Shelley, $600. >300acres on the waters of Beaver Creek." (Note: Edward Bond, mentioned below, >also owned land on Beaver Creek). My curiosity about this note is in reference to wife of Wm. BOND being either (or both) Judith SANDAGE/SANDIGE or Frances "Fannie" BALLOU/BALLEW. Were there witnesses on the deed to indicate relation to either of these families? In addition to much info contained about the BOND's in Lydia Bond's book, there is also much in Forks of Elkhorn about Bond's and other related families. We also had good luck at the Orlando PL Genealogy Vertical files - the Beatrice Commander Collection contained her research on the Bond's. Jeanne Miller BOND, Tampa, FL. PS. Phyllis - Thanks for the horsethief (Edw. BOND)! Reminded me of the saying - "Even the straightest tree may have crooked roots."