Keitha, Thank you, that's exactly what I did. Can you tell everyone how to get to it correctly. My luck hasn't been good in that regard today. Thank you so much. My intentions were good at least. Marsha -----Original Message----- From: KKirk6@aol.com <KKirk6@aol.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:27 PM Subject: Re: Oops: Revoluationary War Address Part II >Did you find this site using the search query page? If so, that may be why >it won't pull up for everyone else. > >I went to the archives and clicked on VA, then did a search for pensions and >found the document. > >Keitha in AL > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My Family Tree has Root Rot !! >

Hello Marsha: Would you try to find something on WILLIAM WHEATLEY from the state of NC or SC. I have already checked the Federal level with no luck, but I have info that he did in deed participate in the Rev. war. His brother Alexander's record has been established. Thanks. Wil

Did you look at the address to see if I goofed? If you can get it to work, feel free to link it for the list. I think my puter is acting ugly. Sorry for the problems. Marsha -----Original Message----- From: Potts419@aol.com <Potts419@aol.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:16 PM Subject: Re: War Pension Site >I was able to access it the "hard" way but it keeps bouncing for me too when >I try the link so who knows! > >thank you for the help though as to where it is :) > >Suzanne > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! > > > >

If anyone wants a look up at the Revolutionary War Pension site please email me bwhiz@mindspring,com something must be wrong with my linker the E-mail address above won't link either! I wil be happy to look up whatever you need. Sorry for the technical problems. Marsha

For some reason this link is not working. and I haven't a clue why. The Explorer will not open the site. I don't know if its technical difficulties or what but you can go directly to the VAGenWeb and I access this through Charlotte County. Sorry, this is a great site. I don't know why it won't work. Marsha -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Banasiewicz <bwhiz@mindspring.com> To: TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com <TNRUTHER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 12:58 PM Subject: Oops: Revoluationary War Address >Sorry guys: Try > >http://c-23.www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt > >I am going to try this myself when it bounces back. Sorry, I goofed again. > >Marsha > > >==== TNRUTHER Mailing List ==== >Rutherford County Online Genealogy Society >Email:Teresa at Cheasa@aol.com >Come join the Rutherford County Family! >

Sorry I still can't get it but it may be busy this time. Dorothy -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Banasiewicz <bwhiz@mindspring.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 1:01 PM Subject: Oops: Revoluationary War Address >Sorry guys: Try > >http://c-23.www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt > >I am going to try this myself when it bounces back. Sorry, I goofed again. > >Marsha > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >GENEALOGY is like Hide & Seek: >They Hide & I Seek !! > > > >

Sorry guys: Try http://c-23.www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt I am going to try this myself when it bounces back. Sorry, I goofed again. Marsha

Sorry: I checked my syntax and it is correct, so lets try the back way: Go To USGenWeb then Choose USGenWeb Archives by state search engine. Choose Virginia and search site for Virginia+Pension+1835. Search on Surname also, it's always fun to see what pops up. Also search with alternate spellings in the event of transcript errors. If that doesn't work, just give me the name you are looking for and I'll go check it out. Happy Hunting Marsha -----Original Message----- From: Grisham <dotcole@rnet.net> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 11:58 AM Subject: Re: War Pension Site >The address came up not found. Help please. Dorothy > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kenneth Banasiewicz <bwhiz@mindspring.com> >To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 11:52 AM >Subject: War Pension Site > > >>Hello All: >> >>Thought I would share a site I found if any of you are looking for your >Ancestor's Military Service Pension Information From 1835 in Virginia. >> >>The address I am giving you will need to be modified to suit you needs. >At _b.text please replace the b with the initial of the surname you are >searching. This will take you to that alpha index. (Unless of course your >ancestors are B's then you are set) >> >>http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt >> >>This address will obviously take you to the B's. If this does not work, go >to the usgenweb archives, search Virginia for Pensions. >> >>Also there is a book entitled "Virginia Revolutionary Pension >Applications - Washington DC" It is in several volumes evidently. >> >>I only have the transcript and the web site I mentioned is an Index of the >1835 Pension Roll. I hope this information will be useful. >> >>Marsha >> >> >>==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >>What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? >> >> > > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My family Coat of Arms ties at the back ...... >is that normal ??? >

The address came up not found. Help please. Dorothy -----Original Message----- From: Kenneth Banasiewicz <bwhiz@mindspring.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 11:52 AM Subject: War Pension Site >Hello All: > >Thought I would share a site I found if any of you are looking for your Ancestor's Military Service Pension Information From 1835 in Virginia. > >The address I am giving you will need to be modified to suit you needs. At _b.text please replace the b with the initial of the surname you are searching. This will take you to that alpha index. (Unless of course your ancestors are B's then you are set) > >http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt > >This address will obviously take you to the B's. If this does not work, go to the usgenweb archives, search Virginia for Pensions. > >Also there is a book entitled "Virginia Revolutionary Pension Applications - Washington DC" It is in several volumes evidently. > >I only have the transcript and the web site I mentioned is an Index of the 1835 Pension Roll. I hope this information will be useful. > >Marsha > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? > >

Hello All: Thought I would share a site I found if any of you are looking for your Ancestor's Military Service Pension Information From 1835 in Virginia. The address I am giving you will need to be modified to suit you needs. At _b.text please replace the b with the initial of the surname you are searching. This will take you to that alpha index. (Unless of course your ancestors are B's then you are set) http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/va/pensions/vapen_b.txt This address will obviously take you to the B's. If this does not work, go to the usgenweb archives, search Virginia for Pensions. Also there is a book entitled "Virginia Revolutionary Pension Applications - Washington DC" It is in several volumes evidently. I only have the transcript and the web site I mentioned is an Index of the 1835 Pension Roll. I hope this information will be useful. Marsha

In a message dated 8/23/99 1:34:20 PM Central Daylight Time, bwhiz@mindspring.com writes: << My luck hasn't been good in that regard today. >> Hey, been there, done that. I will be more than glad too. Use this address: http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/ >From there, I clicked on search files by state, typed in pension, then clicked on VA, then clicked on search. You are then given a list of files. Select the one you want. Keitha in AL

No I can't get the link to work and you have it down correctly I had to follow your advice and go through the genweb into VA and then to Charlotte County and then I did searches.... thanks again Suzanne

Did you find this site using the search query page? If so, that may be why it won't pull up for everyone else. I went to the archives and clicked on VA, then did a search for pensions and found the document. Keitha in AL

I was able to access it the "hard" way but it keeps bouncing for me too when I try the link so who knows! thank you for the help though as to where it is :) Suzanne

I bet that all of Raymond's neighbors ran every time they saw him. Or he left them on the porch and ran like the devil. LOL < vbg> Pozzydaz

Jean, Was it you??? Or someone else on this list? I have searched high and low for the message but it has to be lost in the mountain of email I keep like a packrat to where I can find nothing. Anyway I THINK someone was asking about a Surratt...and I just came across this little tidbit. I found it in an article in the 1980 Stewart Heritage on T.L. Askew and Winnie Herndon...They were contemporary this century but it mentions T.L.'s aunt Lizzie Surratt having a farm in L.B.L. and dying Jan 27, 1968...don't know if that is helpful or not...but there tis and that name Surratt leapt out at me and I figured I better say something about it before I forgot. jan Listowner: Tnstewar-L@rootsweb.com Tnstewar-D@rootsweb.com

This class sounds interesting if any one is interested http://www.zdu.com/about/about.asp Intro to Genealogy To see the syllabus and requirements, or to register, click a class date Use resources on the Web to investigate your family history and trace your genealogy. This class will help family historians organize their project and use the Internet to learn more about genealogy as well as to find records and reference materials. A genealogy program is not required to take the class. Those who don't have a program are urged to finish this class before buying one. Class Dates Aug 30 - Oct 4 Susie

Thanks Stan and Vanessa for all you hard work. For those of us who live away it helps us so much. Keep up the hard work. Debbie Babb McMinn Newburgh, Indiana -----Original Message----- From: Timevessel@aol.com <Timevessel@aol.com> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 8:04 PM Subject: Cemetery Listings and New Web Site >Hello all, > >For better accuracy in our cemetery listings and for more readability, we >decided to create our own web site for you to browse our middle TN cemetery >listings. The way we were doing things before wasn't working very well for >us or for other people either, because it meant us having to check our >cemetery listings multiple times in multiple places, and also others were >having to code our data into a format for the web when time was very short >for them. So we decided to do the coding ourselves and to have it in one >place for others who were interested to link to. > >Here is our new web site! >http://members.aol.com/fireseeker/Default.htm > > >Following are cemeteries now listed on the site: > > >DICKSON COUNTY: > Keele Cemetery > Parrott Cemetery > Street Cemetery (shows as Hamilton Cemetery on maps) > >MONTGOMERY COUNTY: > Baggett Cemetery > Harvey Cemetery > >STEWART COUNTY: > Dinkins Cemetery > >Be sure to check the site regularly for updates--there will be many to come! > >Hope this is of help to you. > >: ) > >Vanessa Slea & Stan Magnesen > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >Okay.... so I don't descend from anyone...... >Now What ???? > >

Jean, There are SARRATT in Carroll county you might try there. Susie > Jan, > To my knowledge no one has ever found the marriage date for Burwell > Lashley/Lashlee and Mary "Polly" Sarratt. I believe it occurred about > 1820, somewhere around Benton county, so would appreaciate a look-up from > Stewart Co. Thanks. > Jean Gilley >

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5DF94ECEAA58D0B169776F3B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I received this on another genealogy list and thought some of you might enjoy reading it! Carol --------------5DF94ECEAA58D0B169776F3B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Pass Time.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Pass Time.txt" In my job as a reference librarian I frequently encounter people who are searching for their family roots. One thing I've noticed is that most of these amateur genealogists say they are descended from a single ancestor. "My people came over on the Mayflower," the researcher might say, seemingly oblivious to the enormity of such a claim. "All of your ancestors?" one might reasonably ask. Not likely. The Mayflower wasn't big enough. An aircraft carrier might not hold all of one's 17th-century ancestors. If I were to try to fit in all of the people from whom I'm directly descended who were alive in 1620, I'd need an ark that could hold 512 pairs of eighth great-grandparents. And only a handful is likely to have the surname CHAPMAN.(Whatever name) What they really mean is that they are searching for a single ancestral line. Often it is the researcher's paternal line, or they are trying to prove their lineage in order to qualify for membership in a hereditary society. Having done such a narrow search, the person can now confidently claim to being descended solely from something like the ancient and noble house of St. Swithins in the Swamp. The fact that one is also descended from grave robbers, muleskinners, or librarians seems irrelevant once one has qualified to join the Sons of [fill in the blank]. In fact, the researcher has only scratched the surface of his or her ancestral research. We are descended from a lot more people than most of us can imagine. That shouldn't be all that surprising when you consider that ancestry is exponential. You start with two parents, each of whom also had two parents (now we're up to four ancestors), etc. Five generations back, each of us is descended from eight pairs of second great-grandparents (sixteen lines). Each of us is 10 generations removed from 256 pairs of seventh great-grandparents. By the time we are 15 generations removed, we are descended from 16,384 couples. Twenty generations back each of us theoretically can trace our ancestries to 524,288 sets of seventeenth great-grandparents (that's 1,048,576 lines). What does this all mean? For the statistically inclined, it is likely that each of us could be related to a lot of strangers, possibly including the folks next door or the person we took to the high school prom (giving new meaning to the term "kissing cousins"). The likelihood of being at least distantly related to a neighbor greatly increases with each generation as we spin off new branches, particularly in societies that -- unlike the American -- were relatively stable and homogeneous, such as 15th-century England, 17th-century New England, and 19th-century South Carolina, areas where many of my ancestors lived. Folks in such areas tended to marry neighbors and cousins. Family trees work both upward and downward. If going back 16 generations means that one is descended from 32,768 people, think how many descendants each of those ancestors has. In researching only one line from my wife's family, I have uncovered more than 1,500 people descended either by blood or marriage from a 16th-century Englishman. Assuming he is representative of most heads of Elizabethan English families, multiply those 1,500 descendants by the 32,768 people representing 13 generations, and one is faced with the possibility of being related to more than 49 million people. Using that arithmetic, one could easily be related to a friend, a neighbor, a co-worker, or that cute young thing you've been working up the courage to ask out on a date. So if you were wondering why we tend to marry people who look and act a lot like ourselves, this might offer at least a partial explanation. Maybe now the term "family of mankind" makes a bit more sense. [W. Robert Chapman is a reference librarian at the Hartford Public Library.] * * * * * --------------5DF94ECEAA58D0B169776F3B--