Dear Frank, This is in reply to your email and for convenience is being sent to the Wright, Amherst, and Hanover mailing lists as well. My records list your William Wright as William Wright (Hanover County Tailor) and married to _____ Talley. I do not have information on a Lafayette Wright as his father. William had possibly six children, one of whom was Henry Talley Wright. Henry Talley Wright was born Feb 27, 1817, at Hanover County, Virginia, married Nancy Jane Smoot on Oct 17, 1842, at Amherst County, Virginia, resided at Amherst County, Virginia, was a carpenter, died on March 28, 1914, and was buried at Mount Pleasant Church, Amherst County, Virginia. Nancy Jane (Smoot) Wright was born on April 1, 1820 or c. 1822 at Virginia died on Dec 19, 1900, at Faber, Nelson County, Virginia, and was buried at Rock Springs Church. They had the following children: 1. John James Wright, born on Oct 8, 1842, at Amherst County, Virginia, 2. Lucy A. (Wright) Stinnett, born in about 1845 or 1846 at Amherst County, Virginia, 3. William H. Wright, born in about 1846 at Virginia, 4. George W. Wright, born in about 1848 at Virginia, 5. Albert T. Wright, born in about 1853 at Amherst County, Virginia, 6. Thomas J.Wright, born in about 1858 at Amherst County, Virginia, 7. Benjamin W. Wright, born in about 1862 at Amherst County, Virginia, 8. Elizabeth (Wright) Whitten, born in about 1863 at Amherst County, Virginia. I would be happy to exchange information with other interested researchers. Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.net Frank Dean wrote: > Our earlier ancestors of Hanover and Amherst Counties in Virginia were: JOHN JAMES WRIGHT, b 1842; his father, HENRY TALLEY WRIGHT, b 1817; his father, WILLIAM (Thompson?) WRIGHT, b ? (and an unknown Miss Talley he is believed to have married). Before William there is believed to have been a LAFAYETTE WRIGHT who may have been a stowaway on a boat from England. Our quest is to find more information on our earliest ancestors, and to help provide linkage for those of you who have become part of our family. Please email me if you can be of any help, or if I can provide information for you.\n\nThanks,\nFrank Dean > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/d/e/a/Franklin-E-Dean-jr/index.html > > ==== WRIGHT Mailing List ==== > Karen Willoughby<paddlefoot@2dogs.net> WRIGHT-L Listowner. > rootsweb tag #:kw48

JOHN LYCURGUS WILLIAMS b. 1836 in Nelson County, Va. m. ELIZABETH(Bettie) ANN LITCHFORD in Amherst County, Va. on 8/19/1857. Fought with THE AMHERST ARTILLERY in the Civil War, captured at Waterloo, Pa. 7/4/1863, died of smallpox 5/24/1864 at Ft. Delaware. Buried Finn's Point National Cemetery, Salem, NJ JOHN'S parents were JOHN WILLIAMS and ELIZABETH ---------- This is all the info we have on the parents and would like to get in touch with anyone who might touch this line. Bill Bryant

Do any of you fellow-researchers have any knowledge concerning the 96 year old NANCY TAYLOR listed on the 1850 Amherst Co.,VA census report? Or her relationship to the other TAYLORS in the area, such as JOHN - 68, MOSES - 68, JOHN E. - 65, or RICHESON - 63? Will GREATLY appreciate any help. Pam pamjt@saa.net

The following files were uploaded to the Amherst Co. Archives in January. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/amherst.htm Bryant Burial Plot, St. Stephens Baptist Church (bryant1.txt), file size 1.7 kb, submitted January 2000 by Betty Y. Gollwitzer Pettyjohn Cemetery (petyjohn.txt), file size 1.8 kb, submitted January 2000 by John W. Davis, Jr. Selected Bryant Family Marriages, 1804-1894 (bryant1.txt), file size 1.6 kb, submitted January 2000 by Betty Y. Gollwitzer Two Turner Family Marriages, 1818-1825 (turner1.txt), file size 1.1 kb, submitted January 2000 by Jean B. Dowdey Obituary of Sarah L. Turner, 1834 (turner1.txt), file size 2.5 kb, submitted January 2000 by Jean B. Dowdey Will of Henry Campbell, 1772 (campbel2.txt), file size 3.9 kb, submitted January 2000 by Betty Y. Gollwitzer and Jill Peters Will of William Camden, 1813 (camden1.txt), file size 6.0 kb, submitted January 2000 by Diane Skidmore Kuras Will of Joel Campbell, Sr., 1832 (campbel3.txt), file size 5.4 kb, submitted January 2000 by Betty Y. Gollwitzer Will of Wiley Campbell, 1841 (campbel4.txt), file size 5.9 kb, submitted January 2000 by Betty Y. Gollwitzer Will of Rowlett Gill, 1863 (gill1.txt), file size 2.9 kb, submitted January 2000 by Harold B. Gill 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. ************* Jeannie Watts 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

I have several lines from Amherst Co that settled in Washington Co KY and near the border into Mercer Co KY. Shoemaker(Shewmaker),Taylor, Peter surnames.A Davis married a Taylor early 1800's. Glo Gibbel

Hi List, Anyone doing any research on the Davis family of Amherst Co. in the 1700s? I have a Philip Davis who appears in the Rockbridge CO. tax lists in 1778 who may be connected to the ones in Amherst. Philip has a possible son named Philip also who lived in Washington CO. VA. and married Ann Hillen in 1803. Thanks, Nancy Helvey

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Would like to have a listing of Amherst County marriages for the LYON/LYONS family I am specifically interested in JOHN LYON who married Rachel Morrison RICHARD TANKERSLY LYON who married first <unknown> second Sarah Nichols 13 Oct. 1791 John Lyon died in Amherst Co. in 1765. Would so appreciate any information. Lorraine Robinson lrobin@arkansas.net

*1 James MCFALL b: Abt. 1815 in VA ... *2 John C. MCFALL b: Abt. 1845 in Bedford Co, VA d: Aft. 1910 in Probably Victoria, Lunenburg Co, VA ........*3 Bettie Lee MCFALL b: Jun 14, 1869 in Bedford County, Virginia d: Nov 06, 1936 in Stewartsville, Bedford County, VA @ Barnhardt Baptist Church, Cem #13 ........ 3 Loula (or Lula) MCFALL b: Abt. 1871 in Bedford County, Virginia d: Dec 09, 1940 ........ 3 Margaret " Maggie" MCFALL b: Abt. 1872 in Bedford County, Virginia ... 2 Benjamin MCFALL b: Abt. 1851 ... 2 Jane MCFALL b: Abt. 1857 - ------------------------------------------------------ I believe that this James McFalls came from Amherst Co. Does anyone recoginize this family? Any info appreciated. God bless you, Flo

There were several recently queries about the location of Pedlar **** in Amherst Co, VA. For this and similar queries for an exact location within the USA, USGS's National Mapping Information (GNIS) is very helpful in finding and printing feature details as well as a map showing feature location! Using the scale on the map generated, Pedlar Mills is about 11 miles West of Amherst (city). GNIS information regarding Pedlar Mills and other "Pedlar" features are summarized below... USGS National Mapping Information Geographic Names Information System United States and Territories [Query Form] http://www-nmd.usgs.gov/www/gnis/gnisform.html [Below is summary of query for feature "Pedlar" in Amherst Co, VA] Geographic Names Information System Query Results PEDLAR , AMHERST COUNTY, VIRGINIA 5 Feature records have been selected from GNIS.* State: Virginia County: Amherst Feature Name Feature Elevation USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map Latitude/ Type Longitude ____________ _________ _________ ____________________ _________ Pedlar Gap gap Tobacco Row Mountain 373607N 0790849W Pedlar Mills populated 688 Big Island 373335N place 0791506W Pedlar Mountain summit 1760 Tobacco Row Mountain 373625N 0790852W Pedlar River stream Big Island 373035N 0791606W Pedlar River dam Buena Vista 374012N Dam 0791636W [You have to go to the web site to generate maps for above features.] Hope this helps... Good Luck in your research. Steve

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In a message dated 1/23/00 10:09:34 AM Eastern Standard Time, was2@shentel.net writes: << n regard to Pedlar District, There is a little town of Pedlar's Mill that is in Amherst co. and it is near Beverleytown and Elon and Monroe, Va. >> I grew up in Amherst and Pedlar Mills is not the same as the Pedlar district as I recall. Pedlar Mills is over near the Elon area as indicated, but the Pedlar district is near the Vesuvius/Oronoco area on Long Mountain (Rt. 60 W headed to Buena Vista). The Pedlar River is located in that area as well -- used to be a CCC (civilian conservation corps) camp in the area where people would camp out during the fishing seasons. Take care, Debbie

This is in response to kkelley. ><kkelley933@aol.com> <snip> > HENDERSON, HENDRIX, HORN, HOWELL, JACKSON, JOBE, KIMMEL, I'm researching HENDRICK (sometimes spelled with an x). Moses Herbert Hendrick was born 1798 in Appomattox Court House, Appomattox Co, VA and died April 15, 1880. One of his daughters, Amanda, was married to James Francis Page who was born in Amherst Co in 1838. Do you have anything on these folks? Do you have any HOWELLs who ended up in Florida? My husband's family has Edward C. Howell who married Georgia Anna Clanton. Their children were all born in Madison Co, FL, from 1876 to 1886 and they all died in Tampa, FL. We don't have anything before Edward so we don't have any idea where they came from. Thanks for any help, Donna Howell

This is my husband's line and I will share info. Thanks <kkelley933@aol.com> ALLISON, ARRINGTON, ATTERBERRY, BEARD, BLAKEMORE, BRANTLEY, BROCK, BURGESS, BUTTERWORTH, CAFFEE, CLEMENTS, COX, CROWE, DAVIDSON, DEATON, DENTON, DeROACHBROOM, DICKERSON, DOSS, DUMFORD, FAULKNER, FORBES, FORD, FOSTER, GILBERT, GRAHAM, HALL, HALPANE, HARMAN, HAWKINS, HAYS, HAZARD, HENDERSON, HENDRIX, HORN, HOWELL, JACKSON, JOBE, KIMMEL, KELLEY, LANSDOWNE, LEE, MACKAY, MANN, McDONALD, McKINSAR, McMAHON, MISKELL, MORRISON, PENROD, PETTY, PITTS, POTTER, POWELL, PROFFITT, RICH, ROGERS, RUPP, SANDERS, SHEFFIELD, SHIPP, SKIDMORE, SPARKS, SPENCER, STACY, STEPHENS, STOCKTON, STORY, STROUD, STURGIS, THOMPSON, TOLSON, THOMPKINS, WADKINS, WARD, WHEELER, WILKES, WRIGHT

This is my line and will share info. Thanks <kkelley933@aol.com> ALLISON, ARRINGTON, ATTERBERRY, BEARD, BLAKEMORE, BRANTLEY, BROCK, BURGESS, BUTTERWORTH, CAFFEE, CLEMENTS, COX, CROWE, DAVIDSON, DEATON, DENTON, DeROACHBROOM, DICKERSON, DOSS, DUMFORD, FAULKNER, FORBES, FORD, FOSTER, GILBERT, GRAHAM, HALL, HALPANE, HARMAN, HAWKINS, HAYS, HAZARD, HENDERSON, HENDRIX, HORN, HOWELL, JACKSON, JOBE, KIMMEL, KELLEY, LANSDOWNE, LEE, MACKAY, MANN, McDONALD, McKINSAR, McMAHON, MISKELL, MORRISON, PENROD, PETTY, PITTS, POTTER, POWELL, PROFFITT, RICH, ROGERS, RUPP, SANDERS, SHEFFIELD, SHIPP, SKIDMORE, SPARKS, SPENCER, STACY, STEPHENS, STOCKTON, STORY, STROUD, STURGIS, THOMPSON, TOLSON, THOMPKINS, WADKINS, WARD, WHEELER, WILKES, WRIGHT

In regard to Pedlar District, There is a little town of Pedlar's Mill that is in Amherst co. and it is near Beverleytown and Elon and Monroe, Va. There are maps of Amherst Co. available on the internet. It would show exactly where Pedlar's Mill is. My roots go back to that area. Hope this helps some. Shirley

Hello Cindy and listers: I am researching Hicks in VA, mostly in Alleghany and Amherst Counties. I am looking for the family of Herbert Hicks. The family lived in Clifton Forge and the Lexington area that I know of. Descendants of Herbert (Hickory) Hicks Generation No. 1 1. HERBERT (HICKORY)1 HICKS died in Pennington, New Jersey. He married MARY (MAY). Children of HERBERT HICKS and MARY (MAY) are: i. EMILY2 HICKS, m. MR. THOMPSON. ii. FLOYD HICKS. iii. HARRY HICKS, m. VIOLA. iv. IRENE HICKS, m. MR. HEUSINKVELD. 2. v. SARAH REBECCA HICKS, b. 1906, Clifton Forge, Virginia; 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. 3. viii. RENNIE HICKS, b. May 10, 1914; d. February 1978, Pennington, Mercer County, NJ. ix. NELLIE HICKS, b. June 08, 1917; d. March 1978; m. MR. CRUM. x. ETHEL HICKS, b. November 15, 1920; d. July 11, 1991; m. MR. ALLEN. Generation No. 2 2. SARAH REBECCA2 HICKS (HERBERT (HICKORY)1) was born 1906 in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and died 1986 in Morrisville PA. She married JAMES OLIVER(J.O.) TERRY, son of ADDISON TERRY and SARAH GREENE. He was born April 25, 1898 in Clifton Forge, Alleghany County, Virginia, and died July 1969 in Morrisville PA. Children of SARAH HICKS and JAMES TERRY are: i. HALLIE3 TERRY, m. FRANK RACTELL; d. Deceased. ii. THELMA TERRY, d. 1986; m. JOHN WELCH; d. Deceased. iii. JAMES TERRY, m. GRACE NEUMAN. iv. FRANCIS TERRY, m. JO. v. DOLORES TERRY, m. (1) PAUL MILLER; m. (2) PAUL MILLER. vi. MADELINE TERRY, m. VIRGIL KOSKI. vii. KENNETH TERRY, m. (1) PAULA CARTER, Morrisville PA; m. (2) PAT. viii. DOROTHY TERRY, m. IKE. ix. HELEN MARIA TERRY, m. CHARLES HENRY(LEFTY) SOUTH; d. Deceased. x. ELWOOD WARNER TERRY, b. November 14, 1934, Pennington, NJ; d. September 14, 1982, Morrisville PA; m. (1) MARGARET MARY (PEGGY) COLVIN, September 10, 1955, Sacred Heart Church, Trenton NJ; b. December 06, 1935, Trenton NJ; m. (2) SUE GOOD, Abt. 1970. 3. RENNIE2 HICKS (HERBERT (HICKORY)1) was born May 10, 1914, and died February 1978 in Pennington, Mercer County, NJ. He married DOT. Child of RENNIE HICKS and DOT is: i. GAIL3 HICKS. I am looking forward to hearing from anyone who knows anything of this family. Thank you in advance. Peggy Strieby Lakeland Florida

Are there any Hix/Hicks researchers here??? Am looking for more info on my Hix line. William Hix b.abt. 1720 m: unknown ch: Joseph William Sarah John Any help appreciated!! Cindy Kenyon kb7lnr@bendcable.com

Yes, do any other listers know where this Pedlar District of Amherst County is? I have been thinking in Beverlytown? Is that correct? I'd be interested to know also. Pam pamjt@saa.net