Resending some old messages. Have a few of them. Enjoy. Lucy Barron Sharon, MA >Return-Path: DARNELL-L-request@rootsweb.com >Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:01:02 -0800 (PST) >From: Altomonte <Altomonte@aol.com> >Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 22:35:45 EST >To: darnell-l@rootsweb.com >Cc: Wabcd@aol.com >Subject: David Darnell >Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com) >Resent-Message-ID: <"ZoyP6.A.mjF.L1qz0"@fp-1.rootsweb.com> >Resent-From: DARNELL-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <DARNELL-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/226 >X-Loop: DARNELL-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: DARNELL-L-request@rootsweb.com > >For those of you who are descendants of David Darnell, I thought you might be >interested in some info I was given about him from a Ms. Barbara Kirby who is >a volunteer in the archives of Stafford county, VA. Those of you who have a >copy of the Darnall/Darnell book by Avlyn Dodd Conley will recall that David >lived for a time in Stafford County, VA in the late 1600's. Avlyn has told us >that David was often in trouble with the authorities and seemed to be caught >up in the political and religious fighting going on in Maryland and Virginia >during this time. > >According to the Stafford County, VA Order Book, in Court held on December 12, >1689, David petitioned the court to be released from the peace bond taken out >on him to guarantee his good behavior. The court maintained that " the said >David Darnell is a man of a wicked Lewd life and conversation ... tis ordered >that David Darnell continue bounde in bonde with good and honest security for >his good behavior until he bring good proof........ " > >