Farrar Edwards You wrote, in part: I'm seeking information about the family of Thomas and Lucy Edwards of Henry and Pittsylvania Co.  Thomas died ca 1791 and Lucy may have remarried and moved to Tennessee.  Most of their children moved about 1800 to Oglethorpe Co., Georgia.  Any clues as to Thomas' parents and siblings, or Lucy's maiden name, would be appreciated.  Thanks. Since Thomas seemed to be alive in 1790, I think a good way to try to find his antecedents may be to find all (yes, ALL) the Edwards males who appear in what is called The 1787 Census of Virginia. This was published several years ago by Florine Speakman Love and Netti Schreiner-Yantis. It may not be in your favorite genealogical library, but it is worth while seeking in whatever library you can find it. (Amazingly, some of the academic libraries--at colleges and Universities have some of these publications. Recognize that in 1787 Virginia covered a lot of territory--all of Kentucky (well, most of it), all of what is now West Virginia, parts of Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania--and whatever else she wanted to claim! Then you can narrow the counties in which this surname was prevalent. If you cannot find other tithable lists (some of which are online, I believe--but I am not clever with search engines), then you may want to subscribe to the rootsweb lists for those counties in which you find the surname. Another people-finder for pre-Revolutionary Virginia are the seven volumes of Cavaliers and Pioneers, which you MAY find in your genealogical library. But these land grants are on the website of VA State Library. I'm a book person myself, so I don't use the VSL website, but may soon break down my resistance to same. I've been taught by professionals that when you have several persons by the same name, then you distinguish them by the watercourse on which they lived (VERY important in Virginia, as that was generally the way they got their goods to market) and their associates. Some more skilled genealogists than I say that some folks seldom traveled more than about 5 miles from their home, but I refute that by reading old court records, in which witnesses were paid for the number of miles they traveled. Sometimes the distances were pretty great for the time. I hope I find your Edwards families. Possibly you may find that a family history has been compiled. Why not surf the LDS website--for the FHLC (fam Hist Lib Catalog)--and search for your surname. You may be amazed. I am speaking of the Catalog--not the IGI, which is flawed, as is the Ancestral File (only more flawed)! Happy hunting! I look for certain Williams families, Harris, and so many common names, which keeps me researching--and not on the net (which frequently lacks documentation). Beautiful websites, but flawed--again!!! E.W.Wallace a firm believer in films of original records but also use library materials

EW Wallace sent some excellent advice to Farrar Edwards who wrote: "I'm seeking information about the family of Thomas and Lucy Edwards of Henry and Pittsylvania Co. Thomas died ca 1791 and Lucy may have remarried and moved to Tennessee. Most of their children moved about 1800 to Oglethorpe Co., Georgia. Any clues as to Thomas' parents and siblings, or Lucy's maiden name, would be appreciated. Thanks." But the really neat thing about these lists is that sometimes you encounter the exact person who has YOUR answers. I do know that this particular Thomas Edwards was the son of Thomas who died in 1751, and his wife Martha. I have the transcript of his will. Further I have the transcript of the Deed where Thomas Jr. sold his father's land to Benjamin Crowley, with wife Lucy signing off on it. I have more data about this Edwards family because the widow Martha Edwards married Jeffery Crowley. The two sets of step-children remained close, moving together to Oglethorpe Co. GA. This info was put together by our leading Crowley researcher, the late Jack Grantham. I will be glad to transmit all of the pages of this info as I have it in my computer. Chalk up a BINGO for the VA-SOUTHSIDE LIST. Diana Williams