Me'cou All; That is "Greetings" in the Tutelo-Saponi Language, that the Monacans Indians of Virginia originally spoke. Let me introduce myself. I am a member of the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia and I am researching the various Monacan Line in Virginia. Mostly in Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee. Primary lines are Adcock, Beverly, Branhams, Duffs, Evans, Hamiltons, Hicks, Johns, Knuckles, Lawless, Nuckles, Penn, Redcross. These surnames have been listed as Mulatto, Colored, Black, Indian, or White in various official records. I have a lot of information on the Johns and Branhams. I am looking for more information on the other lines. My enigma is trying to determine the father of Bennett Lawless. It is either Richard Lawless and his second wife Elizabeth Goodrich, or it is William Lawless, who was the s/o of Richard LAWLESS and his first wife. Richard1 LAWLESS was born Bet. 1750 - 1760, and died Aft. 1815 in Virginia. He married (1) UNKNOW Bef. 1775. He married (2) Elizabeth GOODRICH 25 June 1785 in Amherst, Co VA, daughter of James GOODRICH and Margaret UNK. Children of Richard LAWLESS and UNKNOW are: 2. i. William LAWLESS, b. Abt. 1775, Lexington Parish, Amherst Co., Virginia; d. Unknown. He married Susannah CARTER, 25 June 1795 in Amherst, Co VA, daughter of Peter CARTER and Mary Anne ELLIS CARTER ii. Molly LAWLESS b. Abt. 1777; d. Unknown; m. Maurice WRIGHT, 29 September 1797, Amherst, Co VA Children of Richard LAWLESS and Elizabeth GOODRICH are: i. Elizabeth LAWLESS, b. Abt. 1785, Virginia; d. Unknown. ii. Leland LAWLESS, b. Bet. 1785 - 1795, Amherst Co. VA; d. Unknown. iii. Wyatt LAWLESS, b. Abt. 1791, Amherst Co. VA; d. Unknown. iv. Bennett LAWLESS, b. Bet. 1785 - 1800, Amherst Co. VA; d. Abt. 1865, Amherst, Co VA. I have the children of Bennett LAWLESS, I just can not determine who his father is. Respectfully N'ehnen'enm, Andy Lawless halkal@ozemail.com.au Researching: Adcock, Beverly, Branhams, Duffs, Evans, Hamiltons, Hicks, Johns, Knuckles, Lawless, Nuckles, Penn, Redcross.

Hello Listers -- I am looking for the parents of John Bolling/Bowling who married a Sarah "Sally" ??? around 1790. I can not find a marriage for them in Amherst, Campbell, Patrick, Albemarle, or Buckingham Counties. Buckingham's records were destroyed by a fire in 1868, so they may have been there. John Bolling shows on a land transaction in Amherst in 1789. September 7, 1789 Charles Christian and wife, Sarah, to John Bolling for L55 - 118 acres on Buffalo -- top of Braxton's Ridge. Then, 27 January 1797, John Bolling and wife, Sarah, Charles Christain and wife, Sarah, to Barnett Owen -- 156 acres South side of Buffalo. It appears John married Sarah between 1790 and 1796. Their children were William L. Bolling b. abt. 1790, Susannah Bolling abt. 1792 married Richard Whitten--Amherst, Sally Bolling abt 1794 married John C. Blanks 1807 in Amherst, daughter unknown about 1796, Thomas H. Bolling 1798 - 1860 married Rhoda Campbell, John D. Bolling b 1801 married (1) Gracey Allen, (2) Juriah Terry, (3) Rhoda A. Creasy, Elizabeth Bolling 1802 married William Burford. In the early 1800's John and Sarah owned property on old Lynch road as well as two boats on the James River which his sons inherited. On the records their last names show both spellings Bolling and Bowling sometimes on the same document. I descend from Thomas H. and Rhoda Campbell Bolling. If anyone can shed any light on John's parents or Sarah "Sally" maiden name it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks -- James

In a message dated 05/07/2000 10:49:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VAAMHERS-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << It's been a while, so why doesn't everyone introduce themselves & tell us their most wanted ancestors for the county. Thanks for subscribing! Jeannie Watts Listowner >> Hello the list! I'm seeking information on the early years of my relative William HAYNES (1740-1827). Most folks list him as b. in Amherst Co.; folks on this list know the county was not yet formed in 1740. He m. (1) Hannah Ellis, then Sally Tuly, a widow. He moved to KY, where he died. I have lots of info on him from 1860 or so until his death (see my web site), but need info on his early years. Thanks in advance. John Haynes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Searching HAYNES (VA, TN, KY,MS,TX), O'DONNELL (MA,IRL), BROWN (DC, NY), DALY/DALEY (MA/IRL), RUBBERT (NY,GER), SANDIGLIANO (ITALY), SCOTT(VA), HENDERSON (NY,DC), PANKEY (VA), VAN BUREN (NY, TX) WADE (VA), WELLS (NY, TX) My Haynes Web site is at <A HREF="http://www.haynesfamily.com">http://www.hayn esfamily.com</A>

I am researching the name Carscaddon/Cascaddon. I believe that a Richard Ca(r)scaddon who shows up in the 1840 census is the missing link I need.

I am researching HICKS, TERRY families in Amherst Co. VA. HERBERT (HICKORY) HICKS m. MARY BRANHAM June 1905. It is thought that he was born in Rockbridge, she in Amherst Co. Both are buried in Harbourton Cemetery in Harbourton, New Jersey. Children of HERBERT HICKS and MARY are: i. EMILY HICKS ii. FLOYD HICKS iii. HARRY HICKS iv. IRENE HICKS v. SARAH REBECCA HICKS, b. 1906 d. 1986, Morrisville PA. vi. MITCHELL HICKS, b. December 25, 1907; d. June 06, 1988. vii. WALTER HICKS, b. February 11, 1909; d. May 1978. viii. RENNIE HICKS, b. May 10, 1914; d. February 1978, Pennington, Mercer County, NJ. ix. NELLIE HICKS, b. June 08, 1917; d. March 1978 x. ETHEL HICKS, b. November 15, 1920; d. July 11, 1991 SARAH REBECCA HICKS, dau. of HERBERT HICKS and MARY BRANHAM was born 1906 possibly in Amherst Co. and died 1986 in Morrisville PA. She married JAMES OLIVER(J.O.) TERRY, son of ADDISON TERRY and SARAH GREENE TERRY. He was born April 25, 1898 probably in Amherst Co. and died July 1969 in Morrisville PA. I am looking forward to hearing from anyone who knows anything of this family. Thank you in advance. Peggy Strieby Lakeland Florida

>From the book, "Gravestone Inscriptions in Amherst County Virginia," by the Amherst County Museum & Historical Society, there are quite a few CLEMENTS AND LAWHORNE buried there. CLEMENTS, Charles W, Mar 20, 1856-Feb 12,1928 His wife Sarah Alice, Dec 11, 1860- Apr 7, 1910 Clements, Dorothy V, -- - Jun 7, 1922 Eliza Jane, wife of James Clement, May 28, 1827-Nov 26,1899 Emma T, Mother, Apr 5, 1890-Jul 13, 1932 Harold McC, -- - July 1927 Harry T Jul 5, 1889-Jul 20, 1912 James Aug 4, 1823-Mar 13, 1924 James T, May 13, 1855-May 2, 1913 John Wesley, Aug 27, 1887-Apr 4, 1967 Lillie Belle, Oct 7, 1886-Feb 10, 1963 Lucy A, May 10, 1861-Feb 28, 1912 Maxine Myers, Feb 14, 1915-Aug 14, 1916 Mary F Whitten Mar 15, 1829-Feb 12, 1927 Mildred W, Daughter of J C & H P, Feb 3, 1918-Jan 29, 1923 Ralph S. Apr 20, 1922-May 14, 1926 Willie M, Jul 16, 1867-Mar 22, 1908 William R, -- - Dec 9, 1923 LAWHORNE, Annie Eliza Whitten, wife of J T Lawhorne, Feb 21, 1877-Jun 15, 1931 James T., Oct 12, 1877-Nov 18, 1954 L P, Feb 16, 1839-Jun 12, 1920 Marcellus Dow, Feb 25, 1878-Feb 4, 1941 Matilda A, Mar 18, 1856-Jan 22, 1920 Sarah Frances, May 4, 1883-Jan 24, 1919

Hi Robyn, I have some MAYS marriages in Amherst Co. that may give you some clues...the copy I have is very difficult to read...where there are question marks in parentheses, the copy was illegible so I had to make a guess...hope this helps a little. Lolly MAYS m (?) WHITE 8 Mar(?) 1802(?), bondsman was James MAYS Nancy(?) Mays m Lewis WHITE 15 (?) 1804, bondsman was Wm. DICKSON Sarah MAYS m Zachariah(?) WHITE 10 Feb. 1800, bondsman was James MAYS Regards, Kelley

Hi Listers, My most wanted ancestors are William WHITE (1788-1843) and his wife Mary PARKS (1800-1840). I do not know where they were born or where they died...nor do I have any info on their parents/siblings. William doesn't show up on the Amherst Co. census until 1830. Their son Henry Arthur WHITE (1822-1891) shows up in the 1850 census. According to Henry's daughter's marriage cert., he was born in Bedford Co. My second most wanted ancestor is Elisha SHEPHERD/SHEPPARD (1834-unk). His wife was Judith BURKS/BURKE. Elisha was a member of the 58th VA Inf. during the Civil War. Their daughter Jennie Lester SHEPHERD was born in Amherst Co. 9 June 1871. I have not info on where he was born/died, nor do I have any info on his parents/siblings. Surnames in my direct line are: WHITE, PARKS, MAGANN, WATTS, HALL, SHEPHERD. Other surnames associated with this family are: COFFEY, DOWNEY, BROWN, FOSTER, DAMERON. Thank you, Kelley

Yes, I have Sudies Book 1932 & Edythe Johns Rucker Whitleys Book 1927 also, which I found more helpful on my line and more correct.. As well as many others. I have a collection of copies of original DOCUMENTS & RECORDS. They can be on any RUCKER, BRANCH, McCLUER, HARDY & family members or connecting lines. The generation of AMBROSE L. RUCKER & SUSAN ELIZABETH BRANCH, her father was LEVI BRANCH, Possibly WILLIAM LEVI, because at times he is referred to as JR. This is the generation of which there is not much information. Any way I have not found very much. My RUCKER LINE : (The THREE Ambrose Line: a., b. & c.) 1. PETER, 2. JOHN, 3a. COL.AMBROSE, 4b. AMBROSE Jr., 5c. AMBROSE L., 6. THOMAS LEVI, 7. SEDALIA RUCKER Dexter, 8. Violet Laurene DEXTER Hill, 9. Carla Virginia HILL Leighton I would like a Copy of EDWARD TINSLEY's Will. He was the father of Mary Tinsley that married Col.Ambrose Rucker. It should be in AMHERST COUNTY, Virginia Carla in Oregon leighton@pacifier.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Patriot505@aol.com> To: <leighton@pacifier.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 06:49 AM Subject: Re: [VAAMHERS-L] RUCKER Carla, do you have Sudie Rucker Wood's book The Rucker Family? I am away from home and dont have my copy with me so I can't give you the exact info but I believe it was pub in the 30s by Old Dominion in Richmond. Its has been reprinted in paper. Good hunting, Joe Ware

My line in Amherst and Nelson counties are Campbell and Mays. Bartholomew Campbell married Tabitha Mays 1820 in Amherst County. They had two sons LeeRoy Campbell and James Anderson Campbell. Bartholomew Campbell died 1827. Bartholomew's parents are George Campbell and Edith (Eady) Whitehead. I am unsure as to Tabitha's parents. Charles Garland Mays was surety on the marriage record. Tabitha has been referred to as Judah Tabitha by some relatives. However, Tabitha is not listed in Charles Garland Mays' will. Charles was married twice, first to Rhoda Cash who I have been told is Tabitha's mother. His second wife was a Sarah last name unknown. It appears that in Charles Garland Mays' will he lists his family by his second wife. I would love to correspond with anyone who has information on the Mays' and/or Campbells. I have not been able to find anything on Tabitha Mays Campbell after Bartholomew's death until 1880 Nelson County Census living with her son LeeRoy Campbell. Her age is listed as 75. It is said that they moved back into Amherst County where Tabitha died in 1892. Would like to find out what happened to Tabitha between the time Bartholomew died and 1880. Her son James Anderson Campbell came to Upshur County, WV married Sarah Ann Curry, settled in Harrison County, WV. James Anderson Campbell and Sarah Ann Curry are my grgr grandparents. Any help with this family would be greatly appreciated. would love to share information. Mary Ellen Campbell Mathers.

--part1_78.4f08da0.26482185_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_78.4f08da0.26482185_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: <Patriot505@aol.com> From: Patriot505@aol.com Full-name: Patriot505 Message-ID: <30.4c514a2.26477f97@aol.com> Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 22:25:27 EDT Subject: Role Call To: vaamerst-l@rootsweb.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Unknown Hi all! I am a Virginian now living in Texas. Three of my grandparents were b Amherst and the fourth in adjoining Nelson so all my research begins there. Of special interest to me is the WARE family prior to their coming to Amherst pre Revolution. Other lines (AMHERST OR ADJOINING) SAUNDERS,WATTS,BRYANT,GILL,RUCKER,BOWLES,CAMPBELL,HUDSON,TURPIN,MCDANIEL,GOFF,MARTIN,LOVING,SEAY,TALLIAFERRO,CUNNINGHAM,DILLARD, many more. Joe Ware --part1_78.4f08da0.26482185_boundary--

Hi Everyone : ) Here're just a few names... I'd appreciate any help on these people. #1Jacob Tyree #2 William Tyree #3 Zachariah Tyree married Polly Curry (abt.1813) daughter of Reuben Curry and Molly ? #4 Reuben Tyree married Luranny Beverly (1-23-1855) daughter of Samuel Beverly and Rhodia Terry daughter of William Terry and Dicer(y) Curry daughter of Harry Curry These folk were from the Idem, Amherst County area. Reuben was a confederate soldier in the Civil War... 51st VA Infantry Co. G Pension #6666 Daughters ... Lurany Dillard Tyree born 3-11-1871 in Idem and Lucy Elizabeth Tyree born 5-13-1872 in Manasset, Prince William County... so, it was about this time the family migrated to Tennessee. Thanks very much and I hope you are all having a great day! Becky Newark, DE

Sorry, I forgot to say I am looking for the parents of Jonathan Peter, or his siblings. Jane Sarles

Jonathan Peter was born in Amherst Co. VA, probably 1775-1785. He moved, as many of that name, to Washington Co. KY. Jonathan moved on to Harrison and Orange Counties in Southern Indiana abt. 1818-20. He married Mary Ann Radcliff in Lincoln Co. KY. Jane Sarles

I am researching the following families in Amherst Co., Va.: BURNETT -- late 1700's ISON/ISHAM/ISOM/ISAM -- mid-late 1700's LYON -- late 1700's & early 1800's McALEXANDER -- 1700's STINNETT/STENNETT -- 1700's & early 1800's TAYLOR -- 1700's THURMOND -- 1700's Mary C. Smith carthage42@hotmail.com ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Hello Listers! My name is Debbie and I'm researching the following families from Amherst/Nelson counties: 1) Leroy MITCHELL (born about 1797 and died before 1870) married to Sarah "Sallie" HARVIE (born in 1805 and died before 1859) in Nelson county, VA (1825). After death of Sallie, he married Eliza MCCLAIN (born in 1827 and died in 1910) in 1859. Leroy and Sallie had the following children: Beverly M (married WILLIAMS), Nancy (married JOHNSON), P.E.F. (not sure who this was), Lucy (married BOWLING), Thomas (married DEXTER), Betsy, Louisa (possibly Selina's middle name?), Selina (married WARE), and Sophronia (married CAMPBELL). Leroy and Eliza had the following children: John Lee (married CAMDEN), William Shelton, and Alice. They lived in AMHERST COUNTY near ROSES MILL. 2) John MITCHELL (born about 1760) married to Elizabeth HARDWICK in Bedford county, VA (1784). They are found in several AMHERST COUNTY court records. Children included: Zach (Zachariah?), George, and Harry Ann (Harriet married HAYDON). 3) Jesse HAYDON (born about 1760 and died July 1846 in AMHERST COUNTY, VA) married to Lucy MCCALLEY (born 1771 and died April 1862). Children included: Abner (married BOWLES), Richard, and Jarvis (married MITCHELL). Surname also shows up as HADEN, HAYDEN. I believe they lived near LYNCHBURG possibly MADISON HEIGHTS area.

If everyone would list Subject like this: SURNAME Name,date locality etc. We would be able to check the messages much faster. When you put ROLL CALL you must read the message to see if it's yours or even yet-delete without reading. This method is taught by Cyndi Howells-www.cyndislist.com. She says if you put surnames in caps you can read it much faster. Thank you. Glo Gibbel

Hi List - I am Linda Pelak, in Minnesota. My most wanted people in Amherst Cty are the following : They were last found in the Amherst 1880 census: Charles W. Jones, b about 1832 in VA who married Joanna Wright b about 1833 in VA (daughter of ________ and Nancy Wright ) Their offspring were: Harriet Jones, b about 1858 William Wright (known as Wright) Jones, b 1860 in Virginia, d 1906 in Texas, married Letitia Carrington Flournoy Irome L. Jones, b 1862 Nannie L Jones, b 1865 Philip W. Jones b 1867 Walter/Charles Jones b 1870 Charlie W. Jones b 1875 in Amherst Cty

I'm looking for information on my mother's family. Her father was William Elma Carter, born May 12, 1873, in Amherst County, died May 21, 1938, in Beaumont, TX--he was buried in Philadelphia, PA. His parents were William A. Carter and Isabella Christian (Grow) Carter. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much in advance. Sincerely, Priscilla Karratti La Crescenta, CA

My line in Amherst/Nelson Cos is William INNES/ENNIS married in late 1700s to Frances Martin, daughter of Sherod MARTIN, who was son of Stephen MARTIN. The ENNIS family moved to Greenbrier/Fayette Cos, WV in the 1830s, after a bad business deal ( of so the family lore says). Would like to hear from anyone who might be researching these surnames. Am also really curious to find out if anyone knows the derivation of the name for Ennis Mt. in North-East Nelson Co, almost on the Albemarle Co line. Carol Beattie, near Leesburg, VA