Oops! My husband interrupted my train of thought and I pressed the send button before I completed this post. Here goes again .... Yes, Anne has been a great help to me. In April of 1998, I began searching for my BROWN's of Albemarle Co. And, I was also trying to document the final generation of my Nicholas-Phillips line for the DAR. Anne helped me greatly in both regards. When I began searching the BROWN's last year, all I had was the name of my great grandfather, Howard BROWN. I had a difficult time finding him at first, because his real name, unbeknownst to me, was Morris Howard BROWN. In one short year, with the help of, not only Anne, but many on this list, the VAROOTS list, BROWN roots list, and many other surname lists, I was able to trace my BROWN line back to Andrew BROWN (1760-1804) of North Garden, VA. In process, I have collected many of the descendants of Andrew BROWN. And, cousins of many other connected surnames. I am still searching the origins of Andrew BROWN and his wife, whom I only know as Mary. But, I am thrilled to have come so far in such a short time. There is a old saying "Dozens of Cousins". But, I must say, that I don't have "Dozens of Cousins", I now have "Dozens of Dozens of Cousins". And, then some.... :-) Anne & I have not found that we are cousins, yet. But, who knows... If I keep digging long enough... Ya' never know.... ;-} Lonny > > ---------- > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [VAALBEMA-L] BROWN's, MARTIN's, JOHNSON's and THURMOND's > found! > > Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 6:22 AM > > > > Sorry List > > I just sent a personal message to Lonny via VAALBEMA-L and I do > apologize. > > It is 6 am and I am not fully awake yet!!!! > > Besides, I am happy to say I helped her get started, and sorry to say I > have > > not met her........ > > Anne > > > > > > ==== VAALBEMA Mailing List ==== > > For the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily regarding > Albemarle County > > > > ============================== > > Search more than 274 MILLION NAMES and find your ancestors at > Ancestry.com! > > Get started today at http://www.ancestry.com/rootswebtext.asp