Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/651 Surname: Phelps ------------------------- I do not know if I am a descendent of William Phelps as I have searched for years to find the parents of my great grandfather, James Burks Phelps. I know that his family originally came from Buckingham Co., but he was living in Amherst Co. when he entered service in the Confederate Army. There were 2 other Phelps families that had sons named James about the same age in the 1850 censuses--1 in Amherst Co. and 1 in Campbell Co. They all seemed to use the same names over and over: James, John, Joseph, Frances, etc. I have not been able to prove which family James Burks belonged with. I do not have a birth date for him, but he died Nov. 28, 1904 at Six Mile Bridge. He married Amanda Elizabeth Doss in Appomattox Co. in Dec., 1865. If anyone can give me even a slight clue to his family, I would be so grateful. This has truly been a huge brick wall for me. Thanks. Yvonne
I hope you have all been enjoying the Holidays and that each of you will have a wonderful new year. I've been absent from my duties with the Archives pages for a while and I just wanted to let you all know that I have not forgotten about them. I worked on them as hard as I could the first part of November, knowing that might be the last chance I'd get in a while, and it turned out to be true. So now my plan is to do my best to see to it that I get things caught up as soon as possible. During my trip back home over the Thanksgiving Holidays, I was able to visit some graveyards, and so have some new files to upload of my own as well. That's always exciting! My apologies to you all for the delay; as always your patience is highly appreciated. Thanks so much! Jeannie PS. For those of you who've written to me regarding my books, give me a bit more time to get back to you on those. Thank you so much for your interest and just as soon as I can get these archives straigtened out, I will be happy to answer all of your questions to the best of my ability. Thanks again, J Happy Holidays from the Watts' Family: Jeannie, Richard, Samantha, Jennifer and all our critters!!! ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/650 Surname: PHELPS, NAIL, NEAL, WATKINS, CONER, DUNKIN, PECK ------------------------- In June of 1766 a complaint was made by John THURMOND against William PHELPS in the Amherst Co. June Court. William PHELPS appeared with William HANSBROUGH and Richard McCARY, his Securities. William PHELPS paid (20 )twenty pounds sterling and HANSBROUGH and McCARY each paid ten pounds sterling for his release and promise of good behavior. Is anyone reseaching these folks? I would like to learn more about them,... where they lived, what they did, etc. I descend from William PHELPS. Thanks for any help. Mary
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/649 Surname: WRIGHT, BIBB ------------------------- William Henry Wright married Anna Roberta Bibb about 1891. Does anyone know the exact date and where they were married ? Does anyone know who her parents were ? The lived in Amherst County. Any help would be greatly appreciated !
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/648 Surname: Pagett ------------------------- I am looking for any info on the Pagett surname, my father is James Francis Pagett
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/647 Surname: REID, STATON ------------------------- Jacob Reid married Elizabeth Staton in Amherst Co. VA May 30 1792. Did they south towards GA, maybe staying in SC for a while. Have children listed as William, Freeman, Bailey, Green, Jacob Jr, Pensey m: William Vaughn (my ancestor) Mary, Elizabeth, and Nancy. Pensey b ca 1798, taken from Census. grave marked, no dates. any and all ideas appreciated. Mary
Merry Christmas List: One more request before signing off for the holidays. Still searching for descendants of Samuel E. Martin & Nancy Hartless? He was in a deed dated 1845 from some other Martins, but no clue as to who they were. They were in a couple of census for the county together. 1850 & 1860, before moving on to Rockbrige. Anyone with any clues? Making a Christmas wish for some help. Thanks, Phyllis
Somehow I got a Kak worm virus. This is a new kind of bug that doesn't come from opening an attachment but is somehow scripted right into your e-mail so you need to be forewarned in case it has infected you, too. I found out I had it pretty quickly but, in case I corresponded with any of you in the meantime, I wanted to give you a heads up! Here is the site on Norton to help you to know what this is and how to stop it: http://www.sarc.com/ Click on the link that looks like this and it will tell you about your virus type. Wscript.KakWorm I also found this a helpful site: http://antivirus.about.com/compute/antivirus/library'blkak.htm as it provided me with step-by-step instructions on how to remove it. I have installed the Norton Anti-Virus which makes it relatively easy to clear the Kaw orm virus from your computer. I was able to clear it on my own but the Norton software helped me to make sure my entire system was clean. It was designed to attack a weakness in the Outlook Express email program, which I use, and there is a patch that you can download from Microsoft to prevent future infections. Go to tools then click on options and then click on signitures and turn off the automatic signature feature as this is how it spreads. But I wasn't using a sig file when it attacked me and it still spread It also goes through your windows program and sets a code to shut off you Windows on the first day of any month. To avoid that, you only have to change your calendar date to the 2nd day of the month to avoid the problem. You may want warn others what happened and all so they can check their systems. 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!"
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/645 Surname: Wills ------------------------- My greatgrandfather, Dr. Alexander Frederick Wills married Virginia Norvell in 1858. For many years he was the physician at the Amherst County Poorhouse. He served in the Confederate Army as assistant surgeon of the 18th Virginia Calvalry. His daughter Sallie Barney Wills is my grandmother. Perhaps there is a connection with your family.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/644 Surname: Lanham, Earls ------------------------- could this Greenberry Lanham be the father of Jackson Lanham born 1796 in Va. Is it the Greenberry Lanham that married Catherine Nightengale in VA 5/31/1785. I am looking for a link between George Lanham and "Andrew Jackson Lanham. George Lanham is my gggrandmother's dad. he was 27 in the 1850 census of Casey Co Ky and Jackson Lanham was 54 with his oldest child being 25. I would like to find George's parents. My gggrandmother is Amanda Lanham married to George McClellen Earls or Earles. If there is any information please let me know.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/643 Surname: Smith, Wood, Anderson, Booton ------------------------- Living in AMHERST CO. in 1890 to 1905 ,William Anderson & his wife Virginia A. Smith here is where they had six of there children, Lillian, William, Mary, Nellie, McKennley, & Jane. William's parents was from Orange Co. & were Obediah Anderson & Emalina Booton . Virginia's parents was Daniel Smith & Mary J. Wood & Mary's parents was William & Isabella Wood. Does anyone know this family or anything about them ? the wood & Smith family I am almost for sure is from Amherst or Nelson Co. , but cannot find anything on them. Please can someone help ? Thanks Sarah skincaid@cwv.net
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/642 Surname: Lyon, Turner ------------------------- I have Sarah Lyon, daughter of John Lyon, who married William H. Turner on 20 Aug. 1870, in Amherst. Do you have record John Lyon, Sarah's father, being a later descendant of the John Lyon mentioned in your search?
I've had a few people ask me about visiting Amherst to do genealogy research. We just discovered this great place- new owners since June- friendly, nice place to stay while you do your research and *delicious* eating. It's called the Whitetail Lodge and it's web site is: http://www.whitetailridge.com/
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/641 Surname: Oliver ------------------------- Does anyone have information on the Daniel Oliver listed in the 1810 census? Any other individual named Oliver from that time period.
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/640 Surname: mayhugh, henager ------------------------- My father was Homer Oscar Mayhugh, mother Mary Edith Henager Mayhugh. My father was the son and John and Mary Frances Mayhugh. My mother was Mary Edith Henager. My father was born 11-9-1900 and died 4-23-1969. Any connections? I am just starting my search and don't know if any of the Virginia Mayhughs are related.
Mary, I am told that my grandfather once kept a store at the Forks of Buffalo but I don't know anything more than that except that he was also the postmaster there. His name was Edward Christian Wilmer, and he was also a minister and, at one time, a justice of the peace for the Sandiges area. If you run across anything referring to him, please give me a holler! Ann Wilmer ----- Original Message ----- From: <RMGalgan@aol.com> To: <VAAMHERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 12:20 PM Subject: [VAAMHERS-L] Raven Creek of Buffalo River > Were your ancestors living on Raven Creek of Buffalo River in Amherst County > in the 1760s? If so, please contact me to share information about the > neighborhood. Thanks. > > Mary > > > ==== VAAMHERS Mailing List ==== > To subscribe to other county mailing lists visit http://www.rootsweb.com > >
Were your ancestors living on Raven Creek of Buffalo River in Amherst County in the 1760s? If so, please contact me to share information about the neighborhood. Thanks. Mary
Is anyone researching the following men in the 1700s? If so, please contact me to share information. Thanks: - James MARTIN, of the Parish of St. Ann's, Albermarle Co., who bought land in Amherst Co., VA, from William PHELPS on 5 Nov. 1770. - John THURMOND who was in a 14 month legal battle with William PHELPS in Amherst Co. from 1767-1768. - William HANSBROUGH who was living in Amherst Co. in 1776. - Richard McCARY who was living in Amherst Co. in 1776.
Candie, Georgia Mildred Staton b. April 17, 1884 Rockbridge Co. VA m. Wiley Johns b. June 6, 1879 Amherst Co., VA. Georgia's parents were Andrew A. Staton and Sophia W.(Ellen) Gilbert. That's all I know about the Staton family. Hope it helps in some way. Peggy Strieby Lakeland FL
Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/639 Surname: STATON ------------------------- Not sure this is your Salina.....I have it spelled Selina. This may help. STATON, Lunsford C. b. June14, 1827, d. 1863 m.Susanna HENSON April 18, 1849 Amherst, Co. Va. b. 1831 Children : STATON, Selina b. Abt 1850 STATON, Powhatan (NoDates) STATON, William (NoDates)