Posted on: Amherst County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Amherst/537 Surname: WILBURN, PAGE, CHRISTIAN, TONEY, MARTIN, MIMMS, PHELPS ------------------------- hELLO, My Wilburns lived in Lousia Co VA. near the South Anna River .Circa 1740...Bought land from John PAGE on Lichinghole Creek in 1749 in Goouchland, VA...(Richard Wilburn) died in Goochland, VA in 1756.... Some of his children and their spouses were: Christian PAGE m to Thomas Wilburn in Goochland, VA 1755 JAMES PAGE M. Eliz wilburn in Goochland, VA Robert Wilburn m Ann Mimms in Goochland, Va 1755 and by 1761 was living in Amherst, VA While in Goochland, VA nearest neigbors were: Page, Toney, Phelps... Daniel Wilburn m Rebecca Toney in Powhaton, VA And the Martins....Obediah Martin (1765-1826) of Amherst, VA had a daughter who married Obediah Wilburn in Halifax, VA 1804....Later Obediah Martin, son of James Martin died in Surry NC.... John wilburn b. 1775 m Elizabeth Phelps in Halifax, VA...They eventually settled in Hickman Co TN... The pattern of the Wilburns and allied families goes like this...(as best as I can determine)....By 1750, Richard wilburn and his large family including grown sons are living in Goochland, VA...Some marry and relocated to Amherst, VA and other sons and daughters married and relocated to Halifax, VA and from there some went to Surry NC and by circa 1810 some Wilburns and their families were in Claiborne CO TN.... Meanwhile some Wilburn brothers and possible sisters too, resided in Amherst, VA and from there went to both NC and also Giles, Co VA....and from Giles, VA some wilburns and their families went to Claiborne Co TN...and from there (my direct ancestors went To Carter Co KY....But over a period of time and different places married into the above mentioned families plus many others such as Walkers and Chapmans and Hughes...Many Hughes/wilburn marriages....ssame line married for nearly 150 years... If I have hopelessly confused anyone here....My apologies... Would love to hear from anyone whose has info to share... Cheers, VIKKY Wilburn Anders In sum,