Hi Kenneth, When I was in Chatham at the court house in 2001, I met Herman Melton who helped me find plats of Jeremiah's lands and who talked with me and some of my cousins about Jeremiah and his grist mill. I already had copies of his book, PITTSYLVANIA'S EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GRIST MILLS. I still don't know who Jeremiah's father is nor his wife's/wives' names. Thank you so much for writing to me. I am descended from Jeremiah through his son Hamilton. Are you my cousin? Take care, Mignon Kenneth Colby wrote: > Hi > My name is Ken [email protected] > If you would go to you library and see if they have or can get "Pittsylvania > Grists Mills" by Hermin Milton you will find everything you would like to > know about my White Family. > Have A Good-DAY > ======== > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mignon Nicholson" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 5:19 PM > Subject: Re: [VA-SOUTHSIDE-L] JEREMIAH WHITE d. 1788, Pittsylvania Co., VA > > > I've been searching the wheres for 4 or 5 years to no avail. I haven't > > asked for help before because I thought I could find what I was looking > > for with help from the cousins. So far, no luck. I've responded to > > your suggestions in red when I had something to say, but I guess the red > > won't show in transmission. > > > > @@@DAR Patriot Index cites Jeremiah's wife as Jane (Steinmetz?). > > > > Paul Drake wrote: > > > > > Hi, Mignon. See my scattered notes: > > > > > > JEREMIAH WHITE d. 1788, Pittsylvania Co., VA > > > Hi all, > > > > > > My brick wall is the above. I'm looking for his parents and > > > for his > > > wife of at least some of his 10 children.***This means that > > > he was married to her for probably 25 years plus 3 years for > > > each of the statistical 3 kids who probably died at birth or > > > as infants. So, he should have been married near > > > 1760....... where, where, where will be the key? > > > > > > I have a copy of his will signed 22 April 1788 and proved 19 > > > May 1788 > > > all in Pittsylvania Co. It was also proved at Albemarle Co. > > > May Court, > > > 1788.*** This reveals that he owned some land, subsrantial > > > personalty, or another residencxe in Albemarle. Check both > > > deeds records? > > > > > > I have a copy of a marriage bond signed by both Jeremiah > > > White and Henry > > > Shelton in Albemarle Co. for a marriage to take place > > > between Jeremiah > > > White and Jane Shelton...signed in 1784. ***You seem sure > > > this is a second marriage for the same man; again, could > > > this be a Jerry, Jr.? If not, then you may be near certain > > > that Jane lived there and they met near there. > > > > > > @@@It might mean it's a 1st marriage for somebody else named > > > Jeremiah ("Jere") White. But since Jeremiah died in > > > 1788, I'm looking for the mother of at least some of his > > > children. *** as said, I would check any church or marriage > > > records in all the counties listed, and surely check the > > > Tithables lists. They were somewhere taxed, and somewhere > > > went to church. > > > He owned 2108 acres of land in Pittsy. Co. though it is said > > > he came in > > > 1778 from Dinwiddie Co. *** "...it is said...."????? How > > > so - the source? > > > @@@Jere White conveyed 412 acres of land in Dinwiddie Co. > > > sometime between 1790 and 1796 to Ludy Gordon. > > > In the Antrim Parish Register, then Halifax Co./now Pittsy. > > > Co. in 1756 > > > processioners went to procession Jeremiah White's land but > > > "there was no > > > one to shew the lines." That means only that he had no > > > concern that someone was trying to move their property line > > > into his land, and that he had no dispute with anyone about > > > his boundaries. He bought that land sometime from someone, > > > and if there is no recoprd, then he may have gotten it > > > through primogeniture. Then too, if he does not show up in > > > that parish church activities, it may be a clue that he did > > > not reside there - only owned land. But he lived somewhere. > > > > > > @@@He sure had a heck of a lot of land to be unconcerned > > > about. > > > > > > Five or six grants were made to Jeremiah White from 1756 > > > through about > > > 1780 by Royal Governors as well and American governors such > > > as Thomas > > > Jefferson and Benjamin Harrison. > > > > > > A Jeremiah White was 1st Lt. in the Revolution. > > > mustered. Notice that if he was in the Militia, then that > > > was his county of residence at least at that date. > > > > > > @@@At a Court held at Chatham, County seat of Pittsylvania > > > Co., VA, Oct. 18, 1780: Jeremiah White produced his > > > commission and took the oath as First Lieutenant of County > > > Militia. Judgment Book #4, p. 345, > > > > > > > > > Are all these the same guy or can somebody please tell me > > > how to > > > untangle them. If you want to work on it I could send you > > > my file. *** I truly believe that the "wheres" will come > > > close to solving your problems and should be your first > > > searches. > > > > > > Paul > > > > > > > > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > > VAGenWeb > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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