Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/687 Surname: King ------------------------- My husband is descended from Zachariah King, brother of Major and Jesse King born in Amherst Co. Va. I have our line this far but am stuck as to who their father is. Do you have any information? I have Jacob from one source and Daniel from another.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/686 Surname: Lankford, Campbell, Merrill ------------------------- I saw your message on the Amhurst County list. I am researching Edward Lankford and two sons also a daughter who left Amhurst shortly after 1830. They showed up in Indiana and there is an Ellen Campbell wife among them. My father spoke often of the Harmons who lived in Terre Haute, Ind. in the 1800. If you have any information on the group I would like to share information.
To the people in my address book: After talking with our internet provider about solutions to the daily onslaught of "business venture" spam e-mail we have been receiving, we have decided to change our e-mail address. I will also no longer be posting to genealogy boards or lists. I'll inform family and business associates of the new address when we receive it sometime next week. Thanks, Janet Berry
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/685 Surname: Evans ------------------------- I would like to hear from anyone researching the Evans family of Amherst County. I am especially interested in the descendents of Tarleton Evans and Susannah Hudson Evans. I believe they are my gg grandparents. My ggrandparents were Tarleton Jackson Evans and Nancy Viar Evans. I am willing to share what I have on this line. I believe that they may be of Monacan descent and that is why it is hard to trace. Thanks in advance for any help.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/684 Surname: Campbell, Mays, Whitehead, Cash ------------------------- Could someone tell me where to apply for Revolutionary War Records. Especially for George Campbell who served from Amherst County. Any help would be appreciated. Mary Ellen
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/683 Surname: STATON, REID ------------------------- The daughter of William Stayton, Elizabeth m; Jacob Reid in 1792. I have her children, need her siblings and her Mothers name, Mary
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/682 Surname: Brock, Roark, Whitehead, Whitehed, Whited, Gross, Grose, Groce ------------------------- I am researching my following family lines and would like to hear from anyone who is researching any of these names: Brock, Roark, Whitehead/Whitehed/Whited, Gross/Groce/Grose. Please contact me at DRoark1109@aol.com These families moved into southeastern KY in the early 1800s from perhaps Amherst Co., VA.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/681 Surname: Rousey, Sneed ------------------------- Yes, Carol I would like that information. Did you recieve the picture I sent you? Thanks, Shirley
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/680 Surname: STANTON, REED, REID, VAUGHN ------------------------- Jacob Reid m; Elizabeth Stanton in Amherst Co. VA, 1792. Does any one have the names of their children, also did they move South to NC, SC, and GA, Any help appreciated and will exchange. Mary
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/679 Surname: LACKEY ------------------------- According to the book, "The Wills of Amherst County, Virginia 1761-1865," by The Rev. Bailey Fulton Davis, Hannah Alexander is listed as the daughter of John Lackey who died 1783. The will abstract reads: JNO. LACKEY -- Book 2, Page 101 -- March 5, 1772, written; March 3, 1783, probated. Witnesses: ALEX, REID, JNO. BARNETT, ROBERT STEPHENSON, ANDREW REID. Ux, HANNAH - house and plantation; my sons, SAML., JAMES, ADAN, JOHN, ANDREW; my daughter HANNAH ALEXANDER. Executors: sons, JNO. and SAML. and son-in-law, FRANCIS ALEXANDER. Page 102f -- May 5, 1783 - Administrator's Bond for SAML. LACKEY. Bondsman: ALEX REID. Book 2, Page 153 -- Inventory - L 17-11-0; recorded MArch 1, 1784; done, August 10, 1783. WM. BARNETT, ABNER WITT, JOS. ROBARDS. Hope this helps, Kelley
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/678 Surname: Rousey, Sneed ------------------------- Seeking info on the Amherst fam. of Dicey Rousey b. abt. 1774 and Randolph Sneed b. unknown.m.Jan. 6, 1794, Amherst, VA. Her parents James And Elizabeth Spence Head Rousey. Her siblings: Patsy, Archelaus and Leonard. Thanks, Shirley
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/676 Surname: Fair, Williamson, Crouse, Abbitt ------------------------- Looking for info on William L. Fair. Husband of Nancy Williamson Fair, father of Symphronia Fair Crouse Abbitt, and grandfather of Ann Crouse and William Davidson Abbitt (Abbott). Was in Amherst County and Campbell County 1840-1860. Nancy Williamson may have been a second marriage. Thank you...
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/674 Surname: West, Medearis ------------------------- Seeking verification of the parents and other relatives of Margaret "Peggy" West (b. 1780s VA)who married James "Wilson" Medearis (b. Middlesex Co, VA) in Amherst Co on 12-19-1803, with bond by Francis West. DAR lists Peggy as daughter of Francis West, b. 1757 VA and d. 1812 TN. Also supposed sister to Sarah West (b. 1780s VA) who married Benjamine Medearis (b. Middlesex Co, VA), James Wilson's brother. After marriage, Peggy and Wilson moved to Charlottesville, VA until 1819, when they moved to Knox Co, TN. Wilson served in the War of 1812 from Albermarle Co. Thanks!
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/673 Surname: McCLAIN ------------------------- Haven't done much on the McClains recently. I don't recall anything on David McClain. Like Don Marsh, I'm just trying to figure out who was who in Amherst County, with little success. My line went to Marion County, Iowa and from there to Oregon and Washington, so I have a lot of backtracking to do!
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/672 Surname: ------------------------- Have you tried Albemarle County which was the parent county of Amherst? Amherst was cut off in 1761.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/671 Surname: McClain ------------------------- Hi Nancy. I am sure you have seen the discussion by Don Marsh of McClainExchange on your subject and I'm afraid I can't add anything. However, in discussing this riddle, Don Marsh stated: "A land deed on February 15, 1796 in Amherst County, Virginia (Book G, page 677) JAS. FRASER and wife MARGARET to JAS. Clark, refers to land adjacent to DAVID McCLAIN. No other record of a DAVID McCLAIN in Amherst County has surfaced. Who was he?" In your research of the McClains have you come across anything on DAVID McCLAIN in AMHERST or adjacent counties? I am a descandent of DAVID McClain b. c. 1711, died 1813 Shelby County, Kentucky. He possibly was in North Carolina in 1778 and Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1789, arrived in Mercer County, Kentucky about 1790. His son John was in Bedford County, Virginia in 1783. Would appreciate anything you might have on above DAVID or any indication the MCCLAINS in Amherst/Nelson Counties are tied to those of Bedford County, Virginia. Thanks! Luther
You might be interested to know that there is a town called Lanham just east of Washington, DC on State Route 450 near New Carrollton in present day Prince George's County. I checked "The Placenames of Maryland: Their Origin & Meaning." Hamill Kenney, Museum and Library of the Maryland Historical Society, Baltimore. 1984. And found this: LANHAM, A village near Seabrook, Prince George's County. It is on Martenet's map, 1866. On p. 21 Farquahar mentions Aaron Lanham, one of the seventeen members of the first Montgomery Grand Jury, August 12, 1777. I cannot find the reference for Farquahar although I'm pretty certain he is one of the several gazetteers whose work Kenney consulted when making his compilation. Copies of Kenney's book would probably be available from many libraries in the area although in the reference section (not to be checked out). And you might be able to get some additional information (although probably for a fee) from the Maryland Historical Society's library in downtown Baltimore. Ann Ann Wilmer National Coordinator Green Ribbon Campaign for Open Records http://www.50megs.com/levgen/grcampaign.html To subscribe to Update: GRC_Update@egroups.com go to http://www.egroups.com Adoptee in search of birth family Born 10-18-52, Waynesboro, PA "Mom, I have your thumbprints!" ----- Original Message ----- From: Dolores <dcr555@softcom.net> To: <VAAMHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 4:23 AM Subject: [VAAMHERS-L] LANHAM Family > Posted on: Amherst County Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/670 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > I can't answer your question about the LANHAMs in Amherst Co., but I can > tell you that the family originated in Charles and Pr. Georges Co., MD----the > part of Charles Co. that later fell into Pr. Georges, then Frederick Co., > then Montgomery Co.. > > One branch md. into my husband's DICKERSON family in the early 1700's and > then went to Loudoun Co. and spread out from there. If your LANHAM line > connects to this LANHAM/DICKERSON family, there is some information on > them in the microfilms of my DICKERSON Family records that have been filmed > by the Mormons. > > This might help you a little. > > > > > ==== VAAMHERS Mailing List ==== > Amherst County Files online! Visit the Amherst County Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/amherst.htm > > >
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/670 Surname: ------------------------- I can't answer your question about the LANHAMs in Amherst Co., but I can tell you that the family originated in Charles and Pr. Georges Co., MD----the part of Charles Co. that later fell into Pr. Georges, then Frederick Co., then Montgomery Co.. One branch md. into my husband's DICKERSON family in the early 1700's and then went to Loudoun Co. and spread out from there. If your LANHAM line connects to this LANHAM/DICKERSON family, there is some information on them in the microfilms of my DICKERSON Family records that have been filmed by the Mormons. This might help you a little.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/666 Surname: Chisenhall ------------------------- I'm looking for anyone researching the Chisenhall surname in Amherst County in the early 1700s. I'm trying to tie Alexander to William Chisenhall who died in 1805 in Orange County, NC. Thanks for any info!
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/665 Surname: ------------------------- Did your Amherst County Stewarts by any chance have a daughter named Sarah that married a John Ricketts? This family is my 8 foot thick brick wall and I am grasping at straws!