-------- Original Message -------- Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] BASKERVILLE York Co start over Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 10:44:56 -0700 From: jleehunt1@aol.com To: wawbrey@msn.com, va-southside-l@rootsweb.com In a message dated 6/2/01 1:32:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wawbrey@msn.com writes: << New stuff time. I have a James HAMNER, born 1719. Died 1808 in Mecklenburg, VA. He married Sarah ???. They named a son George Baskerville HAMNER. Maybe Sarah's last name was BASKERVILLE, but no proof. I know there are a lot of BASKERVILLE's in Mecklenburg Co and other counties close by, but cannot find a Sarah that would have been born between 1720 and 1750. Any help would be appreciated. Kathy Awbrey >> There are many Baskervylles in York Co VA records in the late 1600s. Since that is blessedly not a burned county, you might try looking there. They are associated with my Underhills and Hydes there at that time. A significant number of pre-1700 court records have been transcribed by a Mr. Dorman (I forget his whole name), including sad to say the defamation suit of my many g's grandparents Robert Hyde and Jane Underhill against a Joanne Delaney who apparently, according to several depositions, called Jane a whore, a bitch, chased her down on her horse on the way to church, threatened to slice her nose off to mark her, accused her of lying with her husband (well just about anybody for that matter) and her father-in-law, getting a potion from said father-in-law to get rid of a resulting child by father-in-law, etc., etc., All transcribed for our enjoyment!! FYI soon after the defamation case, which Robert & Jane won, got 500 lbs of tobacco (were asking for 10,000) Robert it seems beat Jane up and kicked her out of the house as there is a case between them soon after where a church warden takes up Jane's cause and Robert promises to let her back in the house, to see her children, and to leave her without molestation. Another example of just what you might get when you aren't dealing with a burned county. Best Regards, Janet Hunter