Loudoun and Fairfax counties--the part of Fairfax county that became Loudoun County when it was formed in 1757. Jerri ----- Original Message ----- From: "marsha moses" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:35 PM Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Louden County, VA > So are you talking specifically Louden County or just anywhere in > Virginia? Marsha > > Jerri Ritter wrote: > >>Hi, >> >>The Floyd's, Gore's, and Dodd's--for sure--left VA, and settled in and >>around Union and Spartanburg Counties, SC. As did my George Norman, b. >>abt >>1727/1735 or so--since he married in 1756 (to Margaret Dodd) and needed no >>one to give permission for him to marry--and apparently, he had no parents >>or siblings or Aunt or Uncles or cousins--and seems to just have hatched >>or >>something. Maybe he's from an alien planet--because NO ONE in 50 yrs or >>so, >>has ever been able to link him to ANYONE. However, he has the same DNA as >>the Norman's from Somerset, England! Just can't hook him up. The above >>surnames were tied in with the Janney's too, somehow. And the Pearson's. >> >>Later, >> >>Jerri >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "marsha moses" <[email protected]> >>To: <[email protected]> >>Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 11:04 AM >>Subject: [SC-BUSHRIVERQUAKERS] Louden County, VA >> >> >> >> >>>I think that I am making Louden County, Virginia my next area of >>>interest. I have started a little slide show trying to get a feeling >>>for the area. (yep....I got hooked on the concept of slideshows from my >>>efforts for the reunion) I am looking at the idea that I think that I >>>already shared with this list that I heard at the Virginia Genealogical >>>Society's spring event in April: >>> >>> >>> >>>>Craig Roberts Scott, MA, CGSM >>>>is the President and CEO of Heritage Books, Inc., a >>>>genealogical publishing firm with over 3,000 titles in >>>>print located in Westminster, MD. A professional genealogical >>>>and historical researcher for more than >>>>twenty-three years, he specializes in the records of >>>>the National Archives, especially those that relate to >>>>the military. He is the Coordinator of the Advanced >>>>Military Track at IGHR. >>>> >>>> >>>Craig Scott was the second speaker for the day and he spoke on finding >>>your French and Indian War ancestors. His comment was that during the >>>Fr and Indian war (1754-1763) many of the settlers around the Hopewell >>>MM (I get confused what County it would have been in that time period. >>>I know that it was originally Orange and now is Frederick. But I am too >>>lazy to look right this minute and it doesn't really add to my >>>information. So I will say Hopewell rather than naming a county) move >>>away for protection from Indian depredations. He said that the Germans >>>moved to Frederick, MD and the Quakers moved to Louden County, Virginia. >>> >>>So I am interested in knowing how many of our Bush River Quakers moved >>>there from Louden County. And whether they lived in the area near >>>Hopewell MM before their move to SC. So, Jerri, this is very >>>interesting to me. Marsha Moses >>> >>> >>>Jerri Ritter wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>..... >>>> >>>>Rebecca Norman is d/o Jonathan Norman and Sarah Martha "Sally" Bobo. >>>>Jonathan is s/o of a Quaker, Margaret Dodd, and husband, George Norman, >>>>who >>>>married in 1756 Fairfax Co, VA--the part that became Loudoun Co, the >>>>next >>>>yr >>>>in 1757. By 1765 they had left Loudoun Co, VA, and settled in Old 96 >>>>District, at Cross Keys, SC. >>>> >>>>Jerri (Norman) Ritter >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>------------------------------- >>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >>>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >>without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >