I am sorry to be so stupid, but who is Buck-Eye-Billy? I keep hearing of this person on other lists. Was this Richardson family Catholic? I do have Sarah listed as Sarah J. on some of my research. My family of Richardson's have never heard about an estate either(or at least they never told me or my mother)! My mother used to be dragged to Marion as a child and no one ever mentioned anything about an estate. I am utterly fascinated!! Please, please tell me more...... Heather SHOP WITH ME ONLINE!!! www.longaberger.com/HeatherPage ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 22, 2001 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] Richardson's of VA > In a message dated 9/22/01 1:05:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > << I am looking for any information about my great-great grandfather John > Franklin Richardson born 12/30/1838 and died 08/06/1890. He lived in or > around Wythe (Wytheville) county of Virginia. He was married to Sarah > Bowling(or Bowles?) b-?, d-11/01/1901. >> > > I have a John RICHARDSON (according to my records...which very well could > be wrong...born in 1836) married to a "Sarah J" (surname unknown). This John > is a great grandson of William "Buck-Eye-Billie" RICHARDSON of Wythe County, > VA. I do not know this John's middle name. I can tell you his father's name > is > Isaac and Isaac's father is Isaac as well (my direct). The grandfather > Isaac's > wife if Nancy WILEY whose father is Alexander WILEY...somewhat of a hero > at the Battle of Kings Mountain in the Revolutionary War (he served as a > Captain for the Patriots)...your listing of given names has an Alexander there > ...could be the family's way of keeping Alexander's memory alive. Most of > the given names on your list are present in my database of RICHARDSONs. > I can also tell you that the "could be" father of John...Isaac...was born in > 1811 > in Virginia...probably at or near the Richardson estate near Marion, VA. By > the way, Alexander WILEY and William "BEB" RICHARDSON were neighbors. > If you would like to know any more about this family, there is an army of us > out there researching this branch. > > - Tom Wilson > Boca Raton, FL >