In a message dated 7/30/01 1:24:20 PM, Krysteria@aol.com writes: << Would anyone happen to know if "Dicy" was a nickname and what the Christian name might have been. She was married to Amos Rochelle, son of Amos Rotchel son of John Rotchel-these lines coming from SE Va. Any info on her or the ROCHELLEs would be appreciated! Donna >> Sometimes the name Candice is shortened to Dicey. I have the name in my family but it was always just Dicey. Perhaps how today people name daughters Polly, but it is also a nickname for Mary, but is not considered as such now.

In a message dated 30/7/01 8:08:59 AM, VA-SOUTHSIDE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Would anyone happen to know if "Dicy" was a nickname and what the Christian name might have been. She was married to Amos Rochelle, son of Amos Rotchel son of John Rotchel-these lines coming from SE Va. Any info on her or the ROCHELLEs would be appreciated! Donna >> In my family, it was a given name. I have quite a few ancestors with that name. I guess it went thru a popularity phase like Taylor is now. Kristy

Hello, There used to be a site that collects Bible records and puts them online called Lefleur Genealogical Archives. In searching for it on the internet, I found links to it posted on pages all over the internet. The problem is that when I go to the site there is an "adults only" site at that URL instead. Does anyone know of a new (and G rated ) URL for the Lefleur Archives ? Thanks. Teresa Shands hostess for: http://gennetwork.org Skipworth/Rich/Savage genealogy: http://www.skipworthcousins.ourfamily.com

Greetings, I have vols. 1 and 2 of George Calvin Waldreps "Halifax County (Virginia) Cemeteries." These 2 vols. contain the names and locations of over 300 cemeteries located in Halifax County Virginia. The books contain inscriptions from gravestones found in these 300 plus graveyards. Information containing surname, given name, date of birth, date of death, etc., was copied from the graves Mr. Waldrep stated in Vol. 2 that he had info on about 80 more cemeteries in Halifax Co, that he did not get to cover, so these two books do not cover all cemeteries in Halifax Co Va. ------------------------------------ I also have a booklet : "Tombstone Inscriptions taken from Private Cemeteries In Halifax County, Virginia vol. 1" Compiled by Kenneth Harvey Cook. the date on the booklet is November 1969. The booklet is 40 pages long, and contains info on about 54 cemeteries. The cemeteries tend to be small. In this booklet, I found about 9 cemeteries not covered in George Calvin Waldreb IIIs "Halifax Co. (VA) Cemeteries" books. I will do surname lookups. In order to not clog up this list for those not interested, I will not answer requests posted to this list. Please, send your requests to me at: lchand3835@aol.com Larry

In Southside Virginia, Dicy, Dicie, and Dicey were honored first or second names throughout the 1800s. I have 8 first names and there are several second names.

I now have three places to visit for research. You guys are great! Thanks so much for the help! Quan Dixon family from Prince George Co VA Powell family from Isle of Wight Co VA Arnett family from Maryland and Pittsvania Co VA. Brown family from Lincoln Co VA

Margaret, Sorry it took so long to reply but my server was updating. Since I plan on spending a week in VA I will try to get to both Thanks Quan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margaret Driskill" <mdriskill@worldnet.att.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 12:17 PM Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Re: towns > When I was researching at the LV in Richmond, one of the ladies who worked > there said in her opinion that the LDS Family center, less than 2 blocks > away had better materials than they did. ... > > Everyone don't leap...that is just what she said. We did not have time to > go anyway, as we were scheduled to drive back to AL. They are extremely > short of help, so any advanced preparation you can do is to your advantage. > > Margaret > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Would anyone happen to know if "Dicy" was a nickname and what the Christian name might have been. She was married to Amos Rochelle, son of Amos Rotchel son of John Rotchel-these lines coming from SE Va. Any info on her or the ROCHELLEs would be appreciated! Donna Rochelle/Padgett/King and related lines VA/NC and wherever they are..

In a message dated 7/29/01 1:38:33 AM, tshands@lv.rmci.net writes: << Hello, Hope someone can answer this for me: In 1652 Surry Co VA , would a boy 17 or under have been signing a petition ? And how old would a young man have to be to have been called upon to view a body for an inquest in those days ? I'm trying to narrow down the approximate age of an ancestor. Thanks for any help. Teresa >> Hi Teresa, If no other adult is available, youngsters could be called into service for witnessing and viewing bodies for inquest. If adults were available, no use of younger people would made; there were almost always older people available, especially around court houses, churches stores and other public buildings.

Teresa, I assume that you are talking about public petitions to the legislature, governor or king. Sometimes the body of the petition will tell you, e.g., it may something like we, the taxpayers or freeholders. I haven't read anything about petitions at the time you mention. However, they is some information on the practices at a later time in VA. I have seen contradictory statements on the age question. One source said that anyone could sign a petition to the VA legislature. The Library of Congress site said only those over 21. However, it is clear that minors did sign the the Baptist petitions (such as The Ten-thousand Name Petition) in the 1780s. This is documented by an Episcopalian's complaint that the Baptists were letting "infants" (i.e., minors) sign their petitions. I interpreted that to mean that it was not the previous custom, but that it was allowed. It cannot assume that the signatures on public petitions are actually those of the persons named. Anyone could sign a petition for another if he received permission. However, the public petitions were generally statements of opinion on public matters. There were often opposing petitions. If someone included minors, it might discredit the petition in the eyes of the recipients. Since the recipients were the ones who made the laws, I assume they could accept or reject any petition they wanted to, depending on the political circumstances. The petitions were somewhat equivalent to polls today. Legislation might be put off to test public opinion with them.

Since the first settlers landed in Jamestown in 1607, Virginia was largely a military colony and remained such for many years. This database is a listing of men who served in the colonial militia from those early years as a mere settlement up until the early 1770s. It was compiled in 1913 from sources available to the author in the Virginia State Library. Researchers will find the name of soldier and the reference in the original work where the record was found. Containing the names of over 6000 men, it can be an extremely helpful resource for those seeking colonial Virginia ancestors. http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/inddbs/4006.htm

Could have signed the petition, but the signature would have had no legal effect, and a 17 year old might well have been asked to view a body. If, however, he "vew'd the body" as in an autopsy or coroner's inquest for the purpose of making a determination as to some aspect of that death, he would have been 21. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa" <tshands@lv.rmci.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 12:33 AM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Age question - Surry Co 1650s > Hello, > Hope someone can answer this for me: > In 1652 Surry Co VA , would a boy 17 or under have been signing a > petition ? And how old would a young man have to be to have been > called upon to view a body for an inquest in those days ? > I'm trying to narrow down the approximate age of an ancestor. > Thanks for any help. > > Teresa > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > VAGenWeb > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb > > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog >

Hello, Hope someone can answer this for me: In 1652 Surry Co VA , would a boy 17 or under have been signing a petition ? And how old would a young man have to be to have been called upon to view a body for an inquest in those days ? I'm trying to narrow down the approximate age of an ancestor. Thanks for any help. Teresa

In the earliest Patrick Co. Order Book the County Court worked to establish roads most leading to the new county seat. in 1792-93 one of these roads was created when the court directed a road from Samuel Corns [Corn's] path out of the Hollow Road to Hughes Road. The earliest map of the area that I have is 1821 and it shows a road from Hugh's Tanyard [near Hughesville] northwest to Russell Creek near Sam Corn's place. But where in this area was "Hollow Road" located? Larry

Barbara, I think that I have seen your Newsoms on charts which are on web pages. I will find those charts and get back to you. Paul, Thank you for the reminder about Newsom's Station. I have seen it on maps but do not know how my line is connected to it and have never been there. Is it noted for anything special? Many thanks to Ann for doing the census look-up. Now for the first time I know the names of my gr gr grandparents were John A. and Elizabeth M. Newsom. John was born either 1824 or 1804, and Elizabeth 1824. If anyone out there has these Newsoms on a chart, I would appreciate hearing from you. Janice Branch Fox

The only Newsoms I am confident of knowing about are my gggg-grandmother Martha Newsom, wife of John Verell, jr, her sister Sarah Newsom who married Erasmus Gill (of Petersburg) and their mother Lucy Newsom. I would like to connect sd Lucy to a husband. I like to tidy up these loose ends, so to speak. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Drake" <martee@citlink.net> To: "Barbara Scott Wyche" <robertw@att.net>; <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 11:19 AM Subject: Census Look-up > While I am sure that all of you are aware, just in case it has > slipped your mind, remember that "Newsom's Station" was in s. > central S'hampton county since before the Civil War and the coming > of the RR. It was named for the several Newsome families who lived > in that immediate area with neighbors, the Worrells, Turners, > Drakes, etc. Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Scott Wyche" <robertw@att.net> > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:43 AM > Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Census Look-up > > > > Janice, > > > > This is just a wild shot in the dark, I guess, but I will ask you > anyway. > > > > I have a Martha Newsom who married John Verell in the 1780's. Her > mother > > was Lucy Jones (I think), a niece of Peter Jones of the Dinwiddie > Co. area. > > Supposedly, her father was Benjamin Newsom. Martha's sister was > Sarah > > Newsom who married Erasmus Gill. > > > > Are any of these people in your Newsom line? I have never been > able to make > > contact with anyone from this branch of the family. I would like > to confirm > > the existence of Benjamin Newsom as well as his marriage to > Martha. > > > > Barbara Wyche > > robertw@att.net > > Researching NEWSOM, SPAIN, VERELL, MOORE in Dinwiddie and Sussex > Counties > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Janice Branch Fox" <janice@fox-engineering.com> > > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:19 AM > > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Census Look-up > > > > > > > Hello List, > > > > > > Can someone help me find the family of John Newsom and wife E. > M. on the > > > 1850 Sussex County Census? They are my gr gr grandparents. I > believe > > > that they may have lived in a part of Sussex that later became > > > Greensville. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Janice Branch Fox > > > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > > Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > The USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > > > >

In a message dated 26/7/01 1:09:36 AM, VA-SOUTHSIDE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Sarah Elizabeth Scott, b.1812, married Albert G. Green, 1830, Pr. Edw Co. Sarah's parents were William Coleman SCOTT & Pauline DANIEL..... William Coleman SCOTT's parents were Maj. Thomas SCOTT & Sarah EMBRY. >> Do you have any information on the DANIEL line listed here? I am trying to find the family that Sarah Daniel Cole Nash belonged to. She died around 1805. Her 2nd husband Thomas Nash lived in Charlotte & Amelia counties, so she's probably from somewhere nearby. Thanks, Kristy

While I am sure that all of you are aware, just in case it has slipped your mind, remember that "Newsom's Station" was in s. central S'hampton county since before the Civil War and the coming of the RR. It was named for the several Newsome families who lived in that immediate area with neighbors, the Worrells, Turners, Drakes, etc. Paul ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Scott Wyche" <robertw@att.net> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 9:43 AM Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Census Look-up > Janice, > > This is just a wild shot in the dark, I guess, but I will ask you anyway. > > I have a Martha Newsom who married John Verell in the 1780's. Her mother > was Lucy Jones (I think), a niece of Peter Jones of the Dinwiddie Co. area. > Supposedly, her father was Benjamin Newsom. Martha's sister was Sarah > Newsom who married Erasmus Gill. > > Are any of these people in your Newsom line? I have never been able to make > contact with anyone from this branch of the family. I would like to confirm > the existence of Benjamin Newsom as well as his marriage to Martha. > > Barbara Wyche > robertw@att.net > Researching NEWSOM, SPAIN, VERELL, MOORE in Dinwiddie and Sussex Counties > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice Branch Fox" <janice@fox-engineering.com> > To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:19 AM > Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Census Look-up > > > > Hello List, > > > > Can someone help me find the family of John Newsom and wife E. M. on the > > 1850 Sussex County Census? They are my gr gr grandparents. I believe > > that they may have lived in a part of Sussex that later became > > Greensville. > > > > Thank you, > > Janice Branch Fox > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > The USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >

Janice, This is just a wild shot in the dark, I guess, but I will ask you anyway. I have a Martha Newsom who married John Verell in the 1780's. Her mother was Lucy Jones (I think), a niece of Peter Jones of the Dinwiddie Co. area. Supposedly, her father was Benjamin Newsom. Martha's sister was Sarah Newsom who married Erasmus Gill. Are any of these people in your Newsom line? I have never been able to make contact with anyone from this branch of the family. I would like to confirm the existence of Benjamin Newsom as well as his marriage to Martha. Barbara Wyche robertw@att.net Researching NEWSOM, SPAIN, VERELL, MOORE in Dinwiddie and Sussex Counties ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Branch Fox" <janice@fox-engineering.com> To: <VA-SOUTHSIDE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:19 AM Subject: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] Census Look-up > Hello List, > > Can someone help me find the family of John Newsom and wife E. M. on the > 1850 Sussex County Census? They are my gr gr grandparents. I believe > that they may have lived in a part of Sussex that later became > Greensville. > > Thank you, > Janice Branch Fox > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > Hosted by Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > >

Hello List, Can someone help me find the family of John Newsom and wife E. M. on the 1850 Sussex County Census? They are my gr gr grandparents. I believe that they may have lived in a part of Sussex that later became Greensville. Thank you, Janice Branch Fox