At 08:37 PM 01/29/2000 -0500, JPiccafe@aol.com wrote: >Jim >I have been all over all counties and never found a James Gerald. It is very >possible that James Gerald was an agent who lived in England and worked for >others in the colonies. No other trace of George Sumpter either until the >one supposedly married to Elizabeth Gross. I spent about half a year trying >to track down either one. >Jim Landrum ---------------- Hi Jim, Thanks for the response. According to researcher, Rhonda Fleming Smith (no longer on the SUMPTER list and without source documentation), in early 1997 she alleged George SUMPTER (married to Elizabeth GROSS) was born 5 Feb 1713 in Richmond, VA, resided (date unknown) in Manchester area, Chesterfield Co, VA, married (date unknown) in Charlotte, VA, resided 1781 in Henry Co., VA and died 1806 in Montgomery Co., VA. When I asked Rhonda Fleming Smith, privately, to share her documentation sources, she indicated that she did not share her research documentation with the public. She shortly thereafter unsubscribed from the SUMPTER list and I'm not aware of her returning to the list under her known email address or a new address. I've just now looked at the history and establishment of Chesterfield County and Charlotte County in Virginia (below). It appears to me that King William Parish records, where Richard SUMPTER and Richard SUMTER paid tithes in 1744, may provide additional SUMPTER data. I'll search the LDS catalog for filmed records in both Chesterfield and Charlotte Counties and post the findings on this list. Chesterfield County was formed in 1749 from the original shire of Henrico. Parishes: Dale, King William (also Cumberland Co. 1749- 1777 & Powhatan Co. 1777- ), Manchester 1772- Charlotte County was founded in 1765, as provided by an act of the General Assembly. The ancestry of Charlotte can be traced down from Charles City County, Prince George County, Brunswick County and Lunenburg County. Early Charlotte County names are found in the Vestry Book of Cumberland Parish until the formation of Cornwall Parish in 1757. Regards, Jim Young