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

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

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

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