I am working on: ROBERTS Family of Roberts Cove - Grayson Co VA. I have lots of info at my site below. These Roberts spread out all over the country. COLE Family from Grayson Co. They settled in Grayson, cannot find out where they started out from. I have Charles Cole first showing up in the tax list for Grayson in 1794. He was born ca 1761 and married Elizabeth Stoneman in Grayson Co. I have lots of descendants of this family. Ancestors are my brick wall. This family also spread out all over the country. WARREN Family of Washington Co VA. This family started out in Montgomery Co MD with George born ca 1722 (don't know where). His grandson Basil migrated to Washington Co VA and was a prominent family there. This family also spread out all over the country. I have a lot of descendants in this family and ancestors are another brick wall. ROBERTS Family of Washington Co VA and another ROBERTS Family of NC. Boy is it fun trying to keep these separated in my mind. Have not been able to connect these 3 Roberts families. PARKS Family of Grayson Co. My GG grandmother was America Manerva Parks that married David Cole of the Cole Family listed above. STONEMAN Family. Elizabeth Stoneman married Charles Cole of the Cole family above. HAGA Family. Elizabeth Haga married Charles Cole, Jr of the Cole family above. As you can see, practically all of my maternal ancestors are from the same area. Check out my Web site below. BARB Main lines COLE, WARREN & ROBERTS Other names Carrico, Stoneman, Haga, Parks and more http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=barbnor > Today's Topics: > #1 Quarterly Report from the Chair [[email protected]] > >

My mother-in-law, Dorothy Louise Ritchie, is from this area. She lived up on Sandy Ridge near Banner. I am working on: RITCHIE - she is descendant from Long John Ritchie. They were the Ritchies who settled on Crane's Nest after leaving Kentucky. Her father was Charles Benton Ritchie, who died when a truck he was riding in rode off the mountain road leading down to Banner. JONES - her grandfather - Sam Jones - was a minister and enforcer for the mining companies in Russell, Scott and Wise Counties. He is said to have worn his guns to his church. Sam's daughter Gracie married Charles Ritchie. RINGLEY - her great-grandfather was Sherwood Barker Ringley - said to be an Indian and one of the local moonshiners. He and several members of the family are buried up on Sandy Ridge. Sherwood's daughter, Margaret Ellen married David Moscow Ritchie. BOND - one of my brick walls, even though there are lots of Bonds in the Scott/Wise County area. Her great-grandmother was Bessie Bond who married Jake Jones, father of Sam. Bessie and Jake are said to be buried in Coeburn. Is she part of the Bond family that is buried in Bondtown on the northside of Coeburn? DOTSON - from over in Grayson and Carroll Counties. Have this line traced back to Elijah H. Dotson who was married three times. Believe his father to be Jackson Dodson of Pittsylvania County, but cannot prove this. Elijah's granddaughter, Leona Frances Dotson married Sam Jones. BEDSAUL - Sarah Bedsaul married Joseph Dotson. Both are buried in Carroll County. Have the Bedsaul line back to Elisha, born about 1730 in New Jersey. This line probably ties into the Bedsole family somewhere back in history. DINGUS - Martha Dingus married Sherwood Ringley. Have the Dingus/Dinges line back to Gerhard Dinges born in Germany about 1764. CARRICO - Delilah Carrico married John Bedsaul in Grayson County. Some interesting theories about where this family originated - Portugal maybe? Other surnames include: HILLMAN, HUTCHINSON, GREEN, EDWARDS, NORCROSS, ADDINGTON, CROMWELL, COX. Cheers from the Eastern Shores of the Chesapeake Bay, Mike & Betsy