In the 1840 Amherst Co., VA census there is a Weldon B. Parks, John Parks, and Nancy Parks. Does anyone have any info/connections to these Parks'? I am looking for parents/siblings of my Mary Parks (1800-1840). Thanks, Kelley http://lilyeag.home.mindspring.com

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/600 Surname: GOODWIN, AVERY, MARTIN, POWELL, BARTLETT ------------------------- Francis GOODWIN married to Elizabeth AVERY lived in Amherst CO VA. They are listed in the Virginia Census lists of 1820-1840 from Amherst CO. His son James Bartlett Goodwin married Mildred POWELL, daughter of William Cowper Powell and Betsy (Elizabeth) MARTIN, all of Amherst CO, as was Betsy's father James Martin. I seek information about all of these people, especially Francis Goodwin's parents. I have information to share regarding James Goodwin's children born 1831-1838.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/599 Surname: Lawhorne, Staton, Clements, McCloud, Wheeler ------------------------- Your HARTLESS name interests me. I have a James Hilliard LAWHORNE b.Aug 1832 d.1896 Amherst Co. He married Isabelle CLEMENTS Abt1851. I have the death certificate of their son Marcellus LAWHORNE and these are in fact their names. Many researchers have Isabelle HARTLESS or even HERTESS as James' wife's name. No one will answer me on where they got this HARTLESS name. I cannot find her on the Census records. Do you know her? If anyone else reads this post, There are so many Isabelle/Isabella Clements on the 1850 Census, I cannot establish which is mine......Most gracious for any help.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/598 Surname: Lawhorne, Cash, Bowen, Hite, Ayers ------------------------- I am researching my father's ancestry. Ola Franklin Lawhorne, born Buena Vista VA. at home, Dec.15,1922 he married my mother Frances in 1943 and I was born in Lexington VA in 1947 we lived in Buena Vista. >From a message posted by Teri Sheridan 23Jun1999 it looks like there was a Cash in our family that married my uncle johnnie, her name Essie Cash. I would love to hear from you too find out what you have been able to learn. I am not getting very far. Thanks

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/597 Surname: BIGGS ------------------------- I am looking for any information on John BIGGS or Edward BIGGS, listed as living in Amherst County when the 1783 and 1785 Heads of Families census were taken. John had 6 dependents and Edward had 9. Any of the names of spouses or children would prove to be very helpful. Thanks in advance,

Amherst Co., VA 1840 Census Wm H. Bourne page 208A MALES: 1 under 5 1 between 20-30 FEMALES: 1 under 5 1 between 5-10 1 between 20-30 Hope this helps. Kelley

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/596 Surname: McCoy, Martin, Waugh, Wright, Ware, Jones, Hamilton, Blake, Cavendish, McAllister, McCallister, Legg ------------------------- Hello! Just going through the query index and saw your message. Have you tried contacting a Mr. Robert N. Grant (Bob) from California? He also has Wrights as a family line and is doing a book. He is extremely nice! You can email him at: RNGrant@prodigy.net. He has quite a bit of information. If you don't get a hold of him, email me and I will be glad to pass on what I can. Laura

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/595 Surname: Jones, Ray, Crossan ------------------------- Need any information on the ancestors or the life and times of Nathaniel Jones and Nancy Ray of Amherst CO. I have most of the information from them to date. Thanks.

I am needing a lookup for William H. Bowen/Bourne in the 1840 Amherst County census. I am needing the listing of the the family's age groups. I really appreciate any help on this. Barbara in Mo.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/594 Surname: Evans ------------------------- searching for gladys evans who was in amherst around the year of 1932 or 1933.evans was her maiden name.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/593 Surname: Lawrence Small, William Small ------------------------- Lawrence and William Small appear in Amherst/ Albemarle/ Nelson county records as early as 1741. Lawrence baptized a daughter Martha by the Rev. John Craig of Tinkling Springs. He also appears on deeds and indentures along with William Small. William posted bond on marriage licenses of some of his alleged children in Amherst in the early 1800's. Seeking anyone willing to exchange information on the Small family that lived in Amherst county from 1741 to the present.

I may have sent this to the Amherst & Stinnett lists already..... here are some births from Amherst County, Virginia for the years 1867-1879. I was typing it up for the Amherst County archives and thought I'd send it to the list just in case I forgot to earlier. Janet B. (Benjamin R. & Lucie Stinnett are in the line I'm researching if anyone has information on them.) (in the original booklet a * stood for persons who were non-white. There were no *'s beside any Stinnett names.) Child's name ........... parents of child ......... date of birth Stinnet, George .......... Lucy A. (Illeg.) ....... Jan. 3, 1874 Stinnet, Thos B. ......... Henry & Lucie A. ........ Dec. 28, 1873 Stinnett, (unnamed female).... Bej. R. & Lucie ....... May 1, 1877 Stinnett, (unnamed female) ... B.H. & Lucie .......... Sept 25, 1875 Stinnett, (unnamed female) ... S.C. & Emily .......... June 15, 1872 Stinnett, Anna E. ........... Paul & Mary E. ......... May 15, 1877 Stinnett, Arther D. ......... Marshal & Mary F. ...... July 20, 1871 Stinnett, Deany ........... Marshall & Fannie ........ May 13, 1879 Stinnett, Farryfield ....... Richd. & Roberta ........ July, 1878 Stinnett, James M. ......... Claiborne & Emily ....... Sept. 24, 1873 Stinnett, James. W. ........ Wm. S. & Nancy .......... Sept. 10, 1873 Stinnett, Jas. Howard ....... Henry & Lucie .......... June 12, 1876 Stinnett, Jas. M. ........... Richard & Roberta ....... Nov. 5, 1876 Stinnett, Laura ............. John J. & Sue ........... Oct. 20, 1875 Stinnett, Lucie C. .......... John R. & Va. G. ......... Mar. 18, 1876 Stinnett, Lucy .............. P.P. & Mary E. ............ April 1, 1871 Stinnett, Mary B. ........... Silas & Ann ............... Oct. 9, 1878 Stinnett, M. Chelton ........ J.R. & Va. G. ............. Dec. 25, 1878 Stinnett, Nannie ............ B.R. & Lucy G. ............ Feb. 20, 1872 Stinnett, R.E. .............. R.N. & Mary E. ............ Nov. 3, 1876 Stinnett, Sallie ............ Paul & Mary ............... June 15, 1879 Stinnett, Susan ............. Paulus P. & Mary .......... May 23, 1873 Stinnett, Taliaferro ........ Daniel & Sarah ............ November, 1878 Stinnett, Tessy ............. N.T. & Anna E. ............ March 21, 1877 Stinnett, Wariner ........... Marshall & Fanny .......... Aug. 3, 1876 Stinnett, Warner L. ......... Paul & Mary ............... March 15, 1875 Stinnett, Willie A. .......... R.N. & Mary E. ........... Feb. 14, 1870 Stinnett, Wm. B. .............. Daniel & Sarah .......... October, 1877 Stinnett, Wm. F. .............. Wm. F. & Lucie .......... Oct. 11, 1877 Stinnett, Wm. P. .............. Jno. J. & S.E. .......... Jan., 1867 Stinnette, Stephen ............ Wm. & Mary .............. June 26, 1872 Stinnette, Walter B. .......... _____ & Lucy ............. Oct. 23, 1870

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/591 Surname: Carter, Wade, Powell ------------------------- Looking for parents of John Pharoah Carter b.1818 Amherst Co. d.1882 Sullivan Co. Tn. m. Martha Wade.Have researched this line for years. Any help appreciated!!

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/590 Surname: ------------------------- Amherst County records are kept in the Circuit Court clerk's office. I recently obtained a copy of a marriage license there. I don't have the address but the phone number is 804-946-9321. The clerk's name is Roy Mayo and I'm sure he'll tell you how to get what you're looking for.

Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/589 Surname: BUSBY, TINSLEY ------------------------- I'm not very computer literate. Can someone tell me how to get a copy of a marriage license for the above couple? I'm seeking the names of Matthew's parents and hope they might be on the license. Also, is there some way to find out where in Amherst Co. these people lived? All I have is Amherst County and I would like to know exactly where . I would appreciate any help.

I thought some of you might be interested in this :) Jeannie >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:44:58 -0400 >From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" <Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net> >To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <015801c0371c$a41f4aa0$38da35d8@kellybli> >Subject: [VAGEN-L] Census Lookup Mailing lists >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello Everyone ! I have had to reword and rework the guidelines for the >CENSUS-LOOKUP mailing lists and also include subscription instructions. I am >sending these below. The lists have been growing like crazy since I created >them three days ago and I expect the growth to continue as the word spreads. >Please feel free to forward this to anyone you feel may be interested in >joining. Of course the more people we have the more help we will be for each >other. Please keep in mind that we are only a few days old and if your >lookup request is not answered, try again in a week or two. Some of the >state lists have already reached over 150 subscribers <G> Others have not >been "advertised" as much and have fewer members. Hang in there and don't >get discouraged if your not answered right away, these lists will be a great >asset to our research after we reach the people and let them know that these >lists are available. I am encouraging everyone to send this email to their >surname and county mailing lists as well as to our cousins. Finally, If you >have the material to help a fellow researcher, please use it. Thanks, Kelly >Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net > >(Subscription information at the end of this e-mail) > >Guidelines for posting to the lists: >Established 11 October 2000 > >EMAIL SUBJECT LINES: >COUNTY,YEAR,SURNAME > >NO FLAMING or you will be unsubbed without notice. By this I mean not only >being rude or mean to each other but there will be NO and I do mean NO >debating here about the Census Projects. This list is for everyone who wants >to research. > >NO General requests such as "all Smiths in all counties" >Be specific, Name the County, Family you are looking for and also the year. >Try to supply as much info as possible. > >LIMIT your requests to ONE PER CENSUS YEAR and SURNAME > >My Mama taught me that Thank you and Please are always nice too :) > > > >A few people have emailed me asking how to sign up for the new >lists and what to do. >- ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >1. All lists are > >XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com >XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com > > >The XX is to be removed and the two letter abbreviation for the state >you are looking in added in its place. > >Examples: > >MI-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > >CA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > >IL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >2. So, send an email to the one of your choice (make sure to have the > state). Put NOTHING in the subject line. In the body of the email > write only: > >subscribe > > Then send it on :) > >3. POSTING to the new census lists: > >A. Send it to XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com (supply the two letter state >code for the XX again) > >B: Subject line MUST have the following: > County/Year/Surname > >Example: Saginaw/1850/Smith > > >C: In the body of the email: > >List whom you are looking for. >Supply as much information as you can. >Birthplace, ages, occupation, etc. > >D: Mail it on! > >That's it folks :) > >I hope that helped. I have put the list of states and two letter codes >below for you. > > > AL Alabama > AK Alaska > AZ Arizona > AR Arkansas > > CA California > CO Colorado > CT Connecticut > > DC District Of Columbia > DE Delaware > > FL Florida > > GA Georgia > > HI Hawaii > > ID Idaho > IL Illinois > IN Indiana > IA Iowa > > KS Kansas > KY Kentucky > > LA Louisiana > > ME Maine > MD Maryland > MA Massachusetts > MI Michigan > MN Minnesota > MS Mississippi > MO Missouri > MT Montana > > NE Nebraska > NV Nevada > NH New Hampshire > NJ New Jersey > NM New Mexico > NY New York > NC North Carolina > ND North Dakota > > OH Ohio > OK Oklahoma > OR Oregon > > PA Pennsylvania > > RI Rhode Island > > SC South Carolina > SD South Dakota > > TN Tennessee > TX Texas > > UT Utah > > VT Vermont > VA Virginia > > WA Washington (state) > WV West Virginia > > WI Wisconsin > WY Wyoming ************* 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://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Amherst/587 Surname: Samuel Lafferty, Frances Franky Smith ------------------------- Samuel Lafferty C. 1770- 1838 M. Frances "Franky" Smith c1775-1801. Marriage abt. 1795 don't know where. Franky was born in Amherst Va. c1775, and probably died in Cumberland Co. Ky. Her parents were William Smith and Elizabeth Street. His parents,------- Lafferty, and Sarah------- 1741-1815. Any clues welcome DJL

The following files were uploaded to the Amherst County Archives in recent months. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/amherst.htm Submitter's Introduction to Hall Family Documents, with Family Info, 1768-1850 (hall1.txt), file size 5.7 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall Family Info, Written c1900 (hall2.txt), file size 3.5 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns The Descendants of Robert Mays (mays3.txt), file size 11.3 kb, submitted September 2000 by Valerie Burd Mays/Coleman Deed, 1787 (mays1.txt), file size 3.8 kb, submitted August 2000 by Valerie Burd Hall Family Deed Abstracts, 1785-1815 (hall1.txt), file size 5.1 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Day/Hyman Letter, 1891 (day1.txt), file size 1.2 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1890 (hall1.txt), file size 2.3 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1890 (hall2.txt), file size 3.0 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1890 (hall3.txt), file size 2.1 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1891 (hall4.txt), file size 1.6 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1891 (hall5.txt), file size 3.0 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1891 (hall6.txt), file size 5.0 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1891 (hall7.txt), file size 1.4 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall/Hyman Letter, 1891 (hall8.txt), file size 1.1 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall Family Marriage Bonds, 1803-1813 (hall1.txt), file size 1.2 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Will of Thomas Cottrell, 1762 (cttrll1.txt), file size 5.1 kb, submitted July 2000 by Richard Cottrell Hiers of John Friar Hall, 1891 (hall1.txt), file size 2.8 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Hall Family Hiers (hall2.txt), file size 1.4 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Administrators, Estate of John F. Hall, 1850 (hall3.txt), file size .9 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kenneth W. Dobyns Many thanks to our submitters! Won't you consider preserving & sharing your treasured documents by submitting a transcription of your own? What a wonderful way to show pride in your heritage while insuring these resources will still be around for future generations! Thank you, Jeannie Watts, archivist. ************* 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

There is an article in today's Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Monacan Indians in Amherst and Rockbridge counties. Only one photo is included in the online report, but one other photo that was in the newspaper was of a tombstone monument located at Bear Mountain in Amherst County with the following names: Johns Branham Hicks Lawless Beverly Adcock Redcross Knuckles-Duff Clark Roberts-Nuckles Willis Hamilton Terry Read the story at: http://www.timesdispatch.com/MGBFAQDJXDC.html

I am looking for Benjamin McCann born in Amherst Co, Va in 1733 and died Aft 1811 in White County, TN. I know of atleast one child. John McCann, Sr who was born March 1, 1757 in Amherst Co. VA Thanks, Michael McVay