Thank you, Douglas! I would appreciate very much if you could send me copies of what you have from the Pippenger's book. I have not been to the Amherst County Court House for many years. Would love to make another trip someday... Thank you very much! Dave >>> <JDBEsq@aol.com> 08/21/09 10:34 PM >>> In a message dated 8/21/2009 1:37:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, vaamhers-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > I'm forwarding a message I sent out to the Nelson Co. list a few days ago > to see if someone on this list might be able to help me. Samuel H. Duncan > was the son of Fleming Hall Duncan and Sarah Johns and was born about 1818 > in Amherst Co. After Fleming died in December, 1826, Peter Thornton became > Samuel's guardian. Samuel was my ggg-grandfather. Any help would be much > appreciated. > > Thank you very much. Have a great day! > > Dave > > >>>Dave Duncan 8/16/2009 5:04 PM >>> > I'm still looking for the family of my Elmira W. Smith who married Samuel > H. Duncan on Dec. 21, 1837 in Nelson Co., Va. Her mother's name was > Rebecca (maiden name unknown) and she lived with Samuel and Elmira for many years > in Buckingham Co. Elmira's father is yet a mystery. William Smith is > mentioned in Samuel and Elmira's marriage record and is thought to be the > father but no marriage record has been found for a William Smith and a Rebecca. > > > In the 1830 Census for Nelson Co., there is a Rebecca Smith listed with > one male (age 10-15), one female (age 10-15), one female (age 20-30) and one > female (age 30-40.) Rebecca most likely would be the female (age 30-40) > and this would match later census records of Elmira's mother, which indicate > that she was born about 1793 (making her about 37 in 1830.) Elmira was > born about 1820 making her the one female (age 10-15.) I do not know who the > one male (age 10-15) or one female (age 20-30) might be... most likely > siblings of Elmira. > > Is anyone on this list familiar with this family or able to help me > identify the William Smith listed on the marriage record of Samuel H. Duncan and > Elmira W. Smith? Does anyone have any ideas about what Rebecca's maiden > name might be? Can anyone tell me who the two unidentified individuals are > that appear on the 1830 Census record with Rebecca and Elmira? > > Would appreciate very much any help or clue. Thank you! > Dave Have you looked at what documents are available at the Amherst County Court House? There are several pages of them listed in Pippenger's book Index to Va Estates 1800-1865. If you don't have access to them I will scan and e-mail to you Douglas Burnett Satellite Beach FL ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAAMHERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message