Since AT is looking for research discussions, this might be a good time for a roll call of Amherst County, VA researchers. Now thru Thursday, just post a message to this list with "ROLL CALL" and the applicable surname(s) in the subject if you want other to know who you are researching. Please only list those surnames who were in Amherst County, VA at some points. Mentioning the maiden name of the individual or their spouse might help as well. My DEAVER line was in the part of Amherst County which is now Nelson County around the time of the Revolutionary War. They lived in the Roseland area, which I visited a couple of years ago. I did locate some land records for them at the Amherst County Museum and visited the approximate region where they lived. William Deaver, Sr (1719-abt 1805) was the father who had about 8 sons and one daughter, all born in MD. It is believe three of the sons served in the Revolutionary War. William Deaver, Jr. was recognized by SAR/DAR as a private in the Virginia Militia and is buried in MS. His brother Richard (1768-1820) was my ancestor, who was too young to serve at the time. William Sr was married to Susannah Birchfield. There were Birchfields living near the Deaver land in Amherst County, so I assume they likely migrated from MD together. William and Susannah were married 1754 in MD, though. I believe the family likely came to VA around 1770. (The Deaver line arrived in MD from Scotland in 1657.) William Sr does show up in the 1783 VA head of household census, but not the 1784 census. They moved about that time to western NC, where several of the sons were among the founders of Buncombe County in 1792 and Haywood County in 1804. My particular line went to TN and GA around the 1850s and here to TX around 1877. Looking forward to some interesting narratives. Joe D. Deaver VAAMHERS List Admin

Hello Fellow Researchers, I'm researching the Stinnetts of Amherst Co., beginning with Benjamin H. Stinnett, Sr. (c1710-1772). My line is: Benjamin Stinnett, Sr., >> William B. Stinnett (c1746-c1835) >> Lindsey S. Stinnett (c1783-c1854) >> Alexander L. Stinnett (1816-c1901) >> James M. Stinnett (1855-aft. 1910) >> Florence Drewry Stinnett (1880-1955) >> Sidney J. Spradlin (1908-1939) >> Patsie C. Spradlin (1935- ) >> Jean Spradlin-Miller After William Stinnett, all my Stinnetts were in Bedford Co. Jean Spradlin-Miller -----Original Message----- From: vaamhers-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vaamhers-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joe D. Deaver Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 3:58 AM To: vaamhers@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAAMHERS] ROLL CALL - Deaver, Birchfield, possibly Singleton Since AT is looking for research discussions, this might be a good time for a roll call of Amherst County, VA researchers. Now thru Thursday, just post a message to this list with "ROLL CALL" and the applicable surname(s) in the subject if you want other to know who you are researching. Please only list those surnames who were in Amherst County, VA at some points. Mentioning the maiden name of the individual or their spouse might help as well. My DEAVER line was in the part of Amherst County which is now Nelson County around the time of the Revolutionary War. They lived in the Roseland area, which I visited a couple of years ago. I did locate some land records for them at the Amherst County Museum and visited the approximate region where they lived. William Deaver, Sr (1719-abt 1805) was the father who had about 8 sons and one daughter, all born in MD. It is believe three of the sons served in the Revolutionary War. William Deaver, Jr. was recognized by SAR/DAR as a private in the Virginia Militia and is buried in MS. His brother Richard (1768-1820) was my ancestor, who was too young to serve at the time. William Sr was married to Susannah Birchfield. There were Birchfields living near the Deaver land in Amherst County, so I assume they likely migrated from MD together. William and Susannah were married 1754 in MD, though. I believe the family likely came to VA around 1770. (The Deaver line arrived in MD from Scotland in 1657.) William Sr does show up in the 1783 VA head of household census, but not the 1784 census. They moved about that time to western NC, where several of the sons were among the founders of Buncombe County in 1792 and Haywood County in 1804. My particular line went to TN and GA around the 1850s and here to TX around 1877. Looking forward to some interesting narratives. Joe D. Deaver VAAMHERS List Admin ------------------------------- 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