Rita, You asked where I get my information. When I first started I wasn't as careful as I should have been in documenting sources. I've spent a lot of time wandering around the Whitehall/Sugar Hollow/Batesville part of Albemarle County. I used to photograph tombstone inscription, but then I started dictating them into a micro recorder. Since my wife descends from at least 16 or 18 families in that part of that county, I've been interested in all the families that were there in colonial days. Her mother was a Sandridge (Stephen/Dillard/Nathan H./George Martin/Sandy Franklin/Virginia Anna Sandridge). I used to drive around the back roads with her telling me about the different families- with a tape recorder turned on. She remembered things far better by seeing them, than when I would ask questions in the living room. Some of the best stories are from that oral history. I have so much raw stuff that I haven't assimilated into the database, and I don't know where it fits. I abstracted all the marriages up to nearly 1940 several years ago, but only entered the ones I recognized. Now that I've entered about half the obituaries I need to go over the cemetery and marriage notes again. But back to your question. I have been mulling over the Stephen Sandridge birth and marriage dates that are incompatible. Dillard's son, Stephen C. Sandridge, born 1801, married Mary Maupin Gardner (daughter of John Gardner and sister of Jane H. Gardner, who married Nathan H. Sandridge). Stephen Sandridge married 'Mira Gardner' on 27 March 1821 in Albemarle County, Virginia. The GRS Automated Archives #229 gives Stephen Sandridge marrying Mary M. Gardner on 22 March 1821. In John Gardner's will, dated 1 May 1861, contained, in part, these provisions: "First my will is that all of my estate both real and personal be sold and the proceeds to be equally divided between the following of my children, namely, Sarah M. Madon, Garland T. Gardner, B. B. Gardner, Jane H. Sandridge, James D. Gardner, Judith A. Marshall, each one of the above one of my children to have one equal part of my estate after the special legacies hereinafter named is taken out. Second it is my will that Stephen G. Sandridge shall have one equal part of my estate during his life, after his death to return to those of my children first named." This certainly suggests that his first wife had expired by this time. The marriage of Stephen G. Sandridge to Susan L. Pritchett on 2 May 1860 is found in Albemarle marriage book 1, page 13, line 43. I think its a little odd that his first father-in-law would mention him in his will after he had remarried. Two other dates I have for this marriage are 26 and 28 June 1860. The 1860 census of Albemarle County lists Stephen Sanditch, 59, Susan 47, and S. A., female, 37. I think this is the same Stephen Sandridge, now remarried to Susan Pritchett, and with an unmarried 37 year old daughter living with them. I cannot put my hand on the specific reference tonight, but I thought I remembered him from the 1850 census living in Charlottesville with wife Mary M. and a brother John, that by 1860 was living with Nathan H. Sandridge, who also had parents Dillard and Hannah living with them. John was at some later point described as being mentally retarded and it seems brothers Nathan and Stephen took turns taking care of him. Now lets skip ahead to another Stephen G. Sandridge. Nathan W. Sandridge, in the 1850 census, was 50 years old, married to Pamelia, age 40, and among other children had a son, Zachariah, age 10 (born 1840). I think it is this Zachariah Sandridge that married Mary F. Sandridge on 10 Dec 1866. There was another Zachariah Sandridge in the 1860 census, listed as 16 year old son ( b. 1844) of B.C.Sandridge, 48 and S.M., 42. I cannot be sure which Zachariah is which, nor am I sure they are not the same person. 1870 census has Zachariah Sandridge, 26, with wife Mary, 24, and son James. 1880 census has Zach Sandridge, 36, wife Mary, 36, and five children, from James down to Stephen G., age 6 months. 1920 census has Stephen Sandridge, age 42, married to Hessie, age 30, with Lillian, 17, Lizzie, 15, and Noble, 13. I realize this would have made Hessie 13 when Lillian was born. Possible, or the dates could be off. Two doors down Zachariah and Mary F., both aged 72, are living. I have searched other records I have and cannot find any other references. If I find more I will follow up with you. Jim RASANDIDGE@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/19/99 1:18:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, > jpittma1@erols.com writes: > > << 3 Stephen G. Sandridge b: July 1879 Albemarle County, > Virginia > .............. +Hessie ? b: 1890 >> > *2nd Wife of Stephen G. Sandridge: > .............. +Susan Prickett m: June 26, 1860 Albemarle County, > Virginia > > Jim, > > Thank you for sharing all this information where did you get this - handed > down through the family ? I have a question about the marriage of Stephen G. > Sandridge and Susan Prickett on June 26, 1860. Stephen was born in 1879. > Could you check that for me? Thanks, > Rita -- James A. Pittman, MD jpittma1@erols.com