There were also land developers. My ancestors left Westmoreland in the 1780s to live on land that had been developed by Jeremiah Rust of the Rust family of Westmoreland in Campbell County. He was gracious enough to donate 50 acres of his land for the county seat in 1784 - now called Rustburg! George On 2/19/2013 6:01 AM, Charlie Weaver wrote: > Mostly for free land, John. VA became relatively crowded, > as did PA and parts of MD. Some of mine moved from PA, > with brief stays in VA & NC, before moving on to Abbeville > District SC. Charlie > > > > On 2/18/2013 9:21 PM, John Cullom Sr wrote: >> Interesting, My ancestors left Sussex C o., VA about 1780 & moved 100 miles >> away to North Carolina. Some of the sons continues on to SC TN, AR & TX. >> Could they have been part of this migration? I've wondered why they left >> VA. John Cullom, Westminster, MD >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: marsha moses >> Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 8:43 PM >> To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] The post Revolution War migration - wheredid >> they go? >> >> I would say YES! Everyone was moving to Kentucky! And often they stopped >> in western Va before moving on to KY. I live in Huntington, WV. They did >> not stop here! Our area was not settled this early. The place to go just >> after the Revolution was Kentucky! And it is interesting. The traveling >> church out of Culpeper met Indian troubles in KY. Ky was the hunting ground >> of the Indian nations. But still Ky was the place to go! In the first >> decade of the 1800's everyone was moving to Ohio and Indiana. But in the >> time period between 1790 and 1800, everyone was moving to KY. I can give >> you specifics if you want them. I have heard from professionals that part >> of the problem was that Virginia had huge war debts. They raised taxes to >> cover the war debts from the Revolution. Kentucky was made a state separate >> from Virginia in 1792. You could move there and not pay Virginia taxes! >> marsha moses >> >> >> On Feb 18, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Craig Partridge <rfc974@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi folks: >>> >>> Here's a historical question I've been wondering about. Most counties >>> in >>> the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's >>> population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. >>> I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland >>> (which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population >>> after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England >>> and Scotland to resume after the war. >>> >>> The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. >>> The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) >>> for the migration. >>> >>> I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor >>> left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in >>> the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky. So, >>> apparently, did his brother-in-law. I'm wondering if they were following >>> an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Craig Partridge >>> (non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com 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 >> VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com 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 VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com 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 VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Daniel Boone marked-out a Wilderness Road through the Columbia Gap in 1775.  This road opened-up travel through the mountains and west. Google Columbia Gap for more details. Mary >________________________________ > From: Craig Partridge <rfc974@gmail.com> >To: VA-NORTHERN-NECK@rootsweb.com >Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 4:26 PM >Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] The post Revolution War migration - where did they go? > >Hi folks: > >Here's a historical question I've been wondering about.    Most counties in >the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's >population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. >I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland >(which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population >after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England >and Scotland to resume after the war. > >The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. >The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) >for the migration. > >I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor >left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in >the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky.  So, >apparently, did his brother-in-law.  I'm wondering if they were following >an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. > >Thanks! > >Craig Partridge >(non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com) > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Interesting, My ancestors left Sussex C o., VA about 1780 & moved 100 miles away to North Carolina. Some of the sons continues on to SC TN, AR & TX. Could they have been part of this migration? I've wondered why they left VA. John Cullom, Westminster, MD ----------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: marsha moses Sent: Monday, February 18, 2013 8:43 PM To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] The post Revolution War migration - wheredid they go? I would say YES! Everyone was moving to Kentucky! And often they stopped in western Va before moving on to KY. I live in Huntington, WV. They did not stop here! Our area was not settled this early. The place to go just after the Revolution was Kentucky! And it is interesting. The traveling church out of Culpeper met Indian troubles in KY. Ky was the hunting ground of the Indian nations. But still Ky was the place to go! In the first decade of the 1800's everyone was moving to Ohio and Indiana. But in the time period between 1790 and 1800, everyone was moving to KY. I can give you specifics if you want them. I have heard from professionals that part of the problem was that Virginia had huge war debts. They raised taxes to cover the war debts from the Revolution. Kentucky was made a state separate from Virginia in 1792. You could move there and not pay Virginia taxes! marsha moses On Feb 18, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Craig Partridge <rfc974@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks: > > Here's a historical question I've been wondering about. Most counties > in > the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's > population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. > I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland > (which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population > after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England > and Scotland to resume after the war. > > The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. > The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) > for the migration. > > I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor > left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in > the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky. So, > apparently, did his brother-in-law. I'm wondering if they were following > an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. > > Thanks! > > Craig Partridge > (non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com 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 VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would say YES! Everyone was moving to Kentucky! And often they stopped in western Va before moving on to KY. I live in Huntington, WV. They did not stop here! Our area was not settled this early. The place to go just after the Revolution was Kentucky! And it is interesting. The traveling church out of Culpeper met Indian troubles in KY. Ky was the hunting ground of the Indian nations. But still Ky was the place to go! In the first decade of the 1800's everyone was moving to Ohio and Indiana. But in the time period between 1790 and 1800, everyone was moving to KY. I can give you specifics if you want them. I have heard from professionals that part of the problem was that Virginia had huge war debts. They raised taxes to cover the war debts from the Revolution. Kentucky was made a state separate from Virginia in 1792. You could move there and not pay Virginia taxes! marsha moses On Feb 18, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Craig Partridge <rfc974@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi folks: > > Here's a historical question I've been wondering about. Most counties in > the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's > population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. > I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland > (which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population > after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England > and Scotland to resume after the war. > > The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. > The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) > for the migration. > > I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor > left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in > the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky. So, > apparently, did his brother-in-law. I'm wondering if they were following > an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. > > Thanks! > > Craig Partridge > (non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi folks: Here's a historical question I've been wondering about. Most counties in the Northern Neck (Richmond being the big exception and Westmoreland's population stats being unknown) lost population between 1790 and 1800. I'm assuming the reasons are similar to that of Charles County, Maryland (which is just across the Potomac and lost 20% of its non-slave population after the war): namely the failure of the agricultural trade with England and Scotland to resume after the war. The population reduction came from migration to somewhere else in the U.S. The question I have is whether there was a pattern (or set of patterns) for the migration. I ask because I'm descended from that migration -- my Partridge ancestor left his plantation near Kinsale (no record of the sale) and moved west in the late 1790s, first to western Virginia and then to Kentucky. So, apparently, did his brother-in-law. I'm wondering if they were following an established path, or whether folks set out in a number of directions. Thanks! Craig Partridge (non-work account -- for work issues send to craig@aland.bbn.com)

Tom I am of the Chinn and Travers lines if I can ever help in anyway, let me know. Maybe we can help each other Janean Ray

Donald, Thanks for the reply and all of your help over the years. It looks like a major task to scan the whole book page by page. I'm not sure my eyes or brain will co-operate with the search for any records of William Thorn. I wish they would have had typewriters back then. Sincerely Elmer Thorn -----Original Message----- From: Wilson, Donald L Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:26 PM To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Stafford County Elmer - As was described on the Virginia History listserv, the Stafford County Order Book, 1749-1755, has been completely scanned and is available on the Library of Virginia's website. It has not been transcribed into a digitally searchable format, but there is a manuscript index in the front of the book. You can see it at http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/EH2GQSFIJU1AF4T6LUUF396EPCPDI6512FHAXQ4CTKL22AY7SH-00064?func=collections-result&collection_id=1586 (Item 47) Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC) Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Regional Library 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892 703-792-4540 www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/RELIC ------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:46:09 -0600 From: "Elmer thorn" <eandmthorn@suddenlink.net> Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Stafford County Craig, I am wondering if there are volunteers that can look at the recently returned Record Book to Stafford Co? My 4th Great Grandfather William Thorn was from Stafford Co until his land was later included into Prince William Co. The Thorn family, The Reneau-Reno family , the O'Rear family The Carter Family, The Sanford Family are just a few names of my family from there in that particular time period. If you could point me in the direction of anyone that could help me on these records I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely Elmer Thorn Missouri ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I really miss Linda. She and I traded emails for years, mostly trying to track down the Traverses and Chinns, but ranging far afield from them. She was a cherished colleague. Tom, do you know where her genealogical papers ended up? Welcome to the club. We can all use new input. Kathleen, I am not sure the NNeck subscribers are interested in this, but who knows. Linda Boyd Lawhon's obit said "her research will be donated to the Tennessee State Archives, Nashville, TN, where it will be microfilmed and preserved for future generations'. A quick search found this to be true. Here is a link to the index of Linda's Research. I hope this link works. It should be a link to a pdf file which has a very good index to her microfilmed records. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=linda%20boyd%20lawhon%20genealogy&sou rce=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CD0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tn.gov%2Ftsla%2Fhistor y%2Fmanuscripts%2Ffindingaids%2F2009-025.pdf&ei=4N4aUf24MaHr2QWDpIHoDQ&usg=A FQjCNF6jDKhJxOL_tLjy769ZGgjxiKubA The index to her donated research indicates a couple of family names that I think are NNeck. Chinn and Traverse, which you metioned, are in the Index. My Newton family seems to be near these folks. As well as Bernards which may be connected to the my Rogers and possible Massey's of St' Paul's Parish, Stafford Co. which I might be interested in. I am not sure how one gets access to this information. Linda was a 30 year researcher when I found her in my beginning rookie genealogy season about 2000-2001 when I was about 58 or so. So I, I didn't know enough, and never had time to communicate with her about any Colonial Virginia lines before she passed in 2003. Hopefully, some may be able to take advantage of her research. I am still trying to learn how to properly respond these NNeck emails. So pardon me if I don't do it correctly. Tom in OKC

Thanks very much for sharing this information! --- On Tue, 2/12/13, Tom M. Short II <mcveyshort@cox.net> wrote: From: Tom M. Short II <mcveyshort@cox.net> Subject: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Linda Boyd Lawhon (Kathleen Much) To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013, 7:11 PM A quick search found this to be true. Here is a link to the index of Linda's Research. I hope this link works. It should be a link to a pdf file which has a very good index to her microfilmed records. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=linda%20boyd%20lawhon%20genealogy&sou rce=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CD0QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tn.gov%2Ftsla%2Fhistor y%2Fmanuscripts%2Ffindingaids%2F2009-025.pdf&ei=4N4aUf24MaHr2QWDpIHoDQ&usg=A FQjCNF6jDKhJxOL_tLjy769ZGgjxiKubA The index to her donated research indicates a couple of family names that I think are NNeck. Chinn and Traverse, which you metioned,  are in the Index. My Newton family seems to be near these folks. As well as Bernards which may be connected to the my Rogers and possible Massey's of St' Paul's Parish, Stafford Co.  which I might be interested in. I am not sure how one gets access to this information.

Elmer - As was described on the Virginia History listserv, the Stafford County Order Book, 1749-1755, has been completely scanned and is available on the Library of Virginia's website. It has not been transcribed into a digitally searchable format, but there is a manuscript index in the front of the book. You can see it at http://digitool1.lva.lib.va.us:8881/R/EH2GQSFIJU1AF4T6LUUF396EPCPDI6512FHAXQ4CTKL22AY7SH-00064?func=collections-result&collection_id=1586 (Item 47) Donald L. Wilson, Virginiana Librarian The Ruth E. Lloyd Information Center for Genealogy and Local History (RELIC) Prince William Public Library System Bull Run Regional Library 8051 Ashton Avenue, Manassas, VA 20109-2892 703-792-4540   www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/RELIC  ------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:46:09 -0600 From: "Elmer thorn" <eandmthorn@suddenlink.net> Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Stafford County Craig, I am wondering if there are volunteers that can look at the recently returned Record Book to Stafford Co? My 4th Great Grandfather William Thorn was from Stafford Co until his land was later included into Prince William Co. The Thorn family, The Reneau-Reno family , the O'Rear family The Carter Family, The Sanford Family are just a few names of my family from there in that particular time period. If you could point me in the direction of anyone that could help me on these records I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely Elmer Thorn Missouri

Hi Craig and all, Great! Found one court case in 1751 involving my 4th great grandfather Thomas Hurst. Unfortunately, he was ordered to pay some defendants 250 pounds of tobacco. Gee, I hope he paid it and nobody comes looking for me to pay it with interest. I don't have any tobacco! Yikes! Thanks, Bill > Hello, here is the update on the "recently" returned Stafford County Order Book that was found in New Jersey and returned to Virginia about a year ago: The reply is from Carl Childs at the Library of Virginia, who oversees such things: > _____________________________________ > > Glad you asked Craig. Thanks to a very generous donation from the Virginia Daughters of The American Revolution (see first link below) through the Library's Adopt Virginia History program, the volume has been conserved, scanned, and the images are currently being converted to microfilm. > Also, given Stafford's status as a "lost records" county, digital images of the book have been added to the Library's Lost Records Localities Database on Virginia Memory (second link below). The Order Book is item number 47 under Stafford County. Happy researching! > > Carl > > http://www.lva.virginia.gov/involved/adopt-info.asp?id=15 > > http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/collections_a_to_z > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 6:12 PM > To: VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US > Subject: [VA-HIST] Stafford County Order Book, Update > > About a year ago, the newly-found (returned) Stafford County Order Book for some time in the 1700s was announced as returned to the Stafford County Clerk, who gave it over to the LVA for restoration. > > With the recent news about the newly discovered Lancaster County plats--which I was quick to forward to the Northern Neck of Virginia rootsweb research list last week when the news hit the Rappahannock County Record, I have been asked about an update on this Stafford County Order Book. > > Probably Carl Childs knows the answer to the status of researchers being able to access the contents of this book. Last I recall, it was being preserved and scanned and I don't remember where it's final destination was supposed to be. (The mind is a terrible thing!) > > Any information on just where this book is, and when it might be (or is) available to use, will be greatly appreciated. > > A subscriber, > Craig Kilby > Lancaster County, Virginia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello, here is the update on the "recently" returned Stafford County Order Book that was found in New Jersey and returned to Virginia about a year ago: The reply is from Carl Childs at the Library of Virginia, who oversees such things: _____________________________________ Glad you asked Craig. Thanks to a very generous donation from the Virginia Daughters of The American Revolution (see first link below) through the Library's Adopt Virginia History program, the volume has been conserved, scanned, and the images are currently being converted to microfilm. Also, given Stafford's status as a "lost records" county, digital images of the book have been added to the Library's Lost Records Localities Database on Virginia Memory (second link below). The Order Book is item number 47 under Stafford County. Happy researching! Carl http://www.lva.virginia.gov/involved/adopt-info.asp?id=15 http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/collections_a_to_z -----Original Message----- From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history [mailto:VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 6:12 PM To: VA-HIST@LISTLVA.LIB.VA.US Subject: [VA-HIST] Stafford County Order Book, Update About a year ago, the newly-found (returned) Stafford County Order Book for some time in the 1700s was announced as returned to the Stafford County Clerk, who gave it over to the LVA for restoration. With the recent news about the newly discovered Lancaster County plats--which I was quick to forward to the Northern Neck of Virginia rootsweb research list last week when the news hit the Rappahannock County Record, I have been asked about an update on this Stafford County Order Book. Probably Carl Childs knows the answer to the status of researchers being able to access the contents of this book. Last I recall, it was being preserved and scanned and I don't remember where it's final destination was supposed to be. (The mind is a terrible thing!) Any information on just where this book is, and when it might be (or is) available to use, will be greatly appreciated. A subscriber, Craig Kilby Lancaster County, Virginia

>An extremely interesting study of the Westward movement is the book >"Bound Away - Virginia and the Westward Movement" by David Hackett >Fischer and James C Kelly, published by University Press of Virginia >in Charlotte and London. David Hackett Fishcer also autored >"Abion's Seed" another important textbook to borrow or own for the >study of early migration patterns from England. Disclaimer: I have no vested interest in any of Mr Fischers' textbooks - only a beneficiary of his studies. JoAnn

I am a descendant of one of those "movements". I come from part of the CHINN family that left the Northern Neck (Lancaster & Ricmond) and went on to Prince William, Loudoun and Fauquier Co's. The term Westward HO should have been hollared from highest point on the East Coast way before the 1800's and everyone moving WAY out West. One thing I find interesting...... And would like to know more about. Who actually started to LOOK west? You have people living all down the coast and inland by what.......a few hundred miles tops? Did they just start inching themselves further west? Did they see the Indians take off on their horses and say "Hey..... Where the heck are THEY going?" Was it trappers? Did someone begin surveying? Was it explorers? Did someone get on a horse and say See ya! Or hope to see ya again but I'm heading thata way to see whats out there where that sun is setting...... Someone get on raft and WOOPS end up in New Orleans and say "WTH??? Where am I?" I've always been told in genealogy that generally no one went off on their own..... A family usually knew someone before they themselves would venture out and they wouldn't just pick up and move without knowing what was out there. So someone had to be leading the way. Janean Ray -----Original Message----- From: va-northern-neck-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:va-northern-neck-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Craig Kilby As for movements of people from the Northern Neck to parts "north"....uh, yeah. Jon Stallard, a local DJ, wrote an EXCELLENT article on the movement of NN people to what is now Fauquier County in the 2010 issue of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine. Though it I say it was an excellent article (and I helped edit it), it got more than a bit mangled up in the final printed copy because the editor somehow confused a working manuscript with the final one we submitted. I was actually relieved when my name did NOT appear on it. Still, it isn't bad stuff, with GREAT plat maps of the neighborhood (all along the Horse Pen Run watershed.) And if the names George Washington and Mt. Vernon don't ring a bell, consider his ancestors were all from the Northern Neck (Westmoreland and Lancaster Counties) So no, not just yes, but hell yes, migration went "thatta way." A LOT OF IT. Craig

Craig, Thank you for the following link: http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/RELIC/Pages/Ask-RELIC.aspx Great resource for my Lancaster Co. families who migrated to Prince William! Penny Nichols Alby NN Family names: Brent, Settle, Pinckard, Payne, Pope

Elmer, I'd suggest visiting this web site of the Ruth E. Loyd Information Center at the Bull Run Regional Library in Prince William County. Though I have never been there, I have worked with them several times. They have an excellent reputation and an impressive collection of research material for that area. http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/library/RELIC/Pages/Ask-RELIC.aspx Good luck, Craig On Feb 11, 2013, at 8:46 AM, Elmer thorn wrote: > Craig, > I am wondering if there are volunteers that can look at the recently > returned Record Book to Stafford Co? My 4th Great Grandfather William Thorn > was from Stafford Co until his land was later included into Prince William > Co. The Thorn family, The Reneau-Reno family , the O'Rear family The Carter > Family, The Sanford Family are just a few names of my family from there in > that particular time period. If you could point me in the direction of > anyone that could help me on these records I would greatly appreciate it. > Sincerely > Elmer Thorn > Missouri >

Also, my line of Kings, Co(o)mbs, Cottons and Hancocks moved westward from Loudoun (yes, I know that this is not NN) via raft on the Ohio R to Kentucky during the mid to late 1780s. Don King

Craig, I am wondering if there are volunteers that can look at the recently returned Record Book to Stafford Co? My 4th Great Grandfather William Thorn was from Stafford Co until his land was later included into Prince William Co. The Thorn family, The Reneau-Reno family , the O'Rear family The Carter Family, The Sanford Family are just a few names of my family from there in that particular time period. If you could point me in the direction of anyone that could help me on these records I would greatly appreciate it. Sincerely Elmer Thorn Missouri -----Original Message----- From: Craig Kilby Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:32 PM To: va-northern-neck@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VA-NORTHERN-NECK] Stafford County Marsha, Thanks for this post and reminder about the Stafford County Order book. Last I heard, it is still being "processed" by the LVA. But I hope I am just behind the curve on its current status. As for movements of people from the Northern Neck to parts "north"....uh, yeah. Jon Stallard, a local DJ, wrote an EXCELLENT article on the movement of NN people to what is now Fauquier County in the 2010 issue of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine. Though it I say it was an excellent article (and I helped edit it), it got more than a bit mangled up in the final printed copy because the editor somehow confused a working manuscript with the final one we submitted. I was actually relieved when my name did NOT appear on it. Still, it isn't bad stuff, with GREAT plat maps of the neighborhood (all along the Horse Pen Run watershed.) And if the names George Washington and Mt. Vernon don't ring a bell, consider his ancestors were all from the Northern Neck (Westmoreland and Lancaster Counties) So no, not just yes, but hell yes, migration went "thatta way." A LOT OF IT. Craig On Feb 10, 2013, at 1:01 PM, marsha moses wrote: > I have been reading an old issue of Broadside the magazine of the library > of Virginia Winter 2012. There is an article by Sandra Treadway, > Librarian of Virginia about the "Joyous Homecoming" of Eighteenth-century > Stafford County records discovered in New Jersey that were returned to > Virginia. If you missed the article, you can find it at > > http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/tag/stafford-court-house/ > > The article makes me so happy that I felt the need to share with > someone.....first step is to put the information on my blog to remind > myself to look at the information again at a later time....who else? > Northern Neck? my Northern Neck slideshow says: > > The Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society also includes King > George and Stafford > Counties in its definition. > > So I think it to be appropriate for this list. My question to the readers > of this mail list is that my notes says that the Strother family abounded > in Stafford County....which other of the early NN families moved to > Stafford by mid 1700's? It seems that in this time frame many of the > family names that we see early in the NN have moved southwest, west, and > northwest. > > marsha moses > http://www.marshamoses.blogspot.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com 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 VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Marsha, Thanks for this post and reminder about the Stafford County Order book. Last I heard, it is still being "processed" by the LVA. But I hope I am just behind the curve on its current status. As for movements of people from the Northern Neck to parts "north"....uh, yeah. Jon Stallard, a local DJ, wrote an EXCELLENT article on the movement of NN people to what is now Fauquier County in the 2010 issue of the Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Magazine. Though it I say it was an excellent article (and I helped edit it), it got more than a bit mangled up in the final printed copy because the editor somehow confused a working manuscript with the final one we submitted. I was actually relieved when my name did NOT appear on it. Still, it isn't bad stuff, with GREAT plat maps of the neighborhood (all along the Horse Pen Run watershed.) And if the names George Washington and Mt. Vernon don't ring a bell, consider his ancestors were all from the Northern Neck (Westmoreland and Lancaster Counties) So no, not just yes, but hell yes, migration went "thatta way." A LOT OF IT. Craig On Feb 10, 2013, at 1:01 PM, marsha moses wrote: > I have been reading an old issue of Broadside the magazine of the library of Virginia Winter 2012. There is an article by Sandra Treadway, Librarian of Virginia about the "Joyous Homecoming" of Eighteenth-century Stafford County records discovered in New Jersey that were returned to Virginia. If you missed the article, you can find it at > > http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/tag/stafford-court-house/ > > The article makes me so happy that I felt the need to share with someone.....first step is to put the information on my blog to remind myself to look at the information again at a later time....who else? Northern Neck? my Northern Neck slideshow says: > > The Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society also includes King George and Stafford > Counties in its definition. > > So I think it to be appropriate for this list. My question to the readers of this mail list is that my notes says that the Strother family abounded in Stafford County....which other of the early NN families moved to Stafford by mid 1700's? It seems that in this time frame many of the family names that we see early in the NN have moved southwest, west, and northwest. > > marsha moses > http://www.marshamoses.blogspot.com > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VA-NORTHERN-NECK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have been reading an old issue of Broadside the magazine of the library of Virginia Winter 2012. There is an article by Sandra Treadway, Librarian of Virginia about the "Joyous Homecoming" of Eighteenth-century Stafford County records discovered in New Jersey that were returned to Virginia. If you missed the article, you can find it at http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/tag/stafford-court-house/ The article makes me so happy that I felt the need to share with someone.....first step is to put the information on my blog to remind myself to look at the information again at a later time....who else? Northern Neck? my Northern Neck slideshow says: The Northern Neck of Virginia Historical Society also includes King George and Stafford Counties in its definition. So I think it to be appropriate for this list. My question to the readers of this mail list is that my notes says that the Strother family abounded in Stafford County....which other of the early NN families moved to Stafford by mid 1700's? It seems that in this time frame many of the family names that we see early in the NN have moved southwest, west, and northwest. marsha moses http://www.marshamoses.blogspot.com