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 > > > >