I am in the process of reviewing our tree but I have some challenges in finding the plantation owners that may have held my decendants. I know my family was from Fat hogs bay.it was also a settlement for the quakers. I also came across "stoutt" and Stout" my famiy says they are not the same. I know in some way all the family seems to be related in some way. any suggestion would be great. Thanks, Lori Stout

Hi Lori There is no plantation owner named Stout or Stoutt listed on the 1798 Plantation Map of Tortola, but the current BVI telephone directory includes 4 Stouts, 1 Stoute and 46 Stoutts including 5 living in Fat Hogs Bay. Some live in neighboroughing parts of the eastern end of the island, but others are scattered all around it. The extended family of H Lavity Stoutt (deceased), one of the BVI's most famous modern political leaders, lives mostly in the western end of Tortola. The first capital of the (British) Virgin Islands (the USVI was then called the Danish West Indies) was on Virgin Gorda, but the first Lieutenant Governor, John Pickering (a "Friend") moved it in 1741 to the Quaker settlement at Fat Hogs Bay. His successor moved it to Road Town, the current seat of government. That is all that I have time for now. I hope it helps a little. Do you live in the BVI as well, Lori? Good luck with your work on the family tree Peter Moll East End Tortola BVI [email protected] wrote 30 January 2008: > I am in the process of reviewing our tree but I have some challenges > in finding the plantation owners that may have held my decendants. I > know my family was from Fat hogs bay.it was also a settlement for the > quakers. I also came across "stoutt" and Stout" my famiy says they are > not the same. I know in some way all the family seems to be related in > some way. > > any suggestion would be great. > > Thanks, > > Lori Stout