Free DNA testing: Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation http://www.smgf.org/pages/request_kit.jspx I have not personally used the services of this foundation, but Dick Eastman has written about it several times in his Online Genealogy Newsletter. Here is a link to one of his articles: The Man Behind the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2004/08/the_man_behind_.html My apologies if this information has been posted previously. Paula Kelley Ward [email protected] KELLEY List Admin since 1996 I've never been lost, but will admit to being confused for several weeks. - Daniel Boone 1734-1820

This is a reminder of our meeting this Tuesday night on the General History & Culture of the Cherokee, and Genealogy by Dr. R. Michael Abram. The meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Stuart Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Stuart. The Church is located on Blue Ridge Street across from the historic Patrick County Courthouse. Dr. R. Michael Abram is the Director of the Cherokee Heritage Museum and Gallery in Cherokee, NC and he will be speaking on the General History & Culture of the Cherokee, and Genealogy. The Cherokee owned all the land on top of the Blue Ridge including Vesta, Meadows of Dan, and Tuggles Gap. The Cherokee were also at Fairystone Park. Many people in both Patrick and Floyd Counties are descended from the Cherokee. This is an opportunity to learn how to research your Cherokee ancestry and learn about their way of life. This program is especially suitable for children, so you're welcome to bring your families to this program. This makes the 10th Native American program that the Patrick County Genealogy Society has hosted since our inception in 1999. The program will be 2 hours long beginning at 6:00 p.m. The first part of the program will be on the General History (Clothing, Food, Clans, Trail of Tears, Baskets, Pottery, etc.) & Culture of the Cherokee. The 2nd hour will be on the Genealogy. There will be a break in between both sessions. We did this so that our school children can attend the program and still get home in time to do their homework. We look forward to seeing you on August 15th. Alpha Hiatt, Vice President Patrick County Genealogy Society __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Also wanted to let you know that we only have about 25 Patrick County WWII Pictorial Books left. So if you are still interested in obtaining one, you need to do so before they are all gone. Please e-mail me personally for pricing. Alpha Hiatt, Vice President Patrick County Genealogy Society & Co-Chairman Patrick County WWII Pictorial Book __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Just wanted to let everyone know that we are currently taking orders for the Patrick County Heritage Book Volume 1. Deadline to order is September 15, 2006 and no extras will be ordered. The book is hardbound, 9x12 with a gold stamped embossed cover, has 429 pages, and has 1,196 stories on Patrick County including: tributes to veterans with a listing of 800 veterans names, 381 topical stories which consists of the formation of Patrick County, Fort Mayo, Donation of Land, Roads & Transportation, Churches, Schools, Post Offices, Fire Departments, Rescue Squads, Clubs and Organizations, Government, Old Mills, Old Businesses, Civil War, Old Customs and more. It has 871 family stories. If anyone is interested in price, please e-mail me personally at [email protected] This was the first Heritage Book that we put together in 1999. Alpha Hiatt, Chairman Patrick County Heritage Books Volumes I & II __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

These folks have been found in the 1900, 1910 & 1920 Census, so they should be a reasonable addition to the James Overstreet (1741-?) m. Frances Eubank (1750-?). I am happy to exchange any detail about this clan of folks and would appreciate any and all corrections and/or additions. BobO Descendants of Emma Mildred Overstreet 1 Emma Mildred OVERSTREET b: July 1879 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown # chldn: 7 . +Wm Thomas CRAWFORD b: May 1865 in Virginia m: May 27, 1895 in Bedford County, Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown # chldn: 7 2 Samuel Lee CRAWFORD b: April 1896 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Henry T CRAWFORD b: December 1899 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Fanny L CRAWFORD b: Abt. 1901 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Rosa M CRAWFORD b: Abt. 1904 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Beula B CRAWFORD b: Abt. 1906 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown 2 William L CRAWFORD b: Abt. September 1909 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Rufus M CRAWFORD b: Abt. 1911 in Virginia d: Unknown in Unknown ========

In doing some searching of Census reports for descendants of the Thomas Overstreet & Frances Eubank clan, I have identified some additions that are shown below. Yes John William was a farmer and involved with the settlement of Indian Territory. It is good to learn additional data about the Bedford Virginia line and I am willing to share with any interest person. BobO Descendants of John William Overstreet 1 John William OVERSTREET b: November 03, 1864 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas d: Unknown in Unknown # chldn: 3 . +Siner Ivey MINTON b: November 1872 in Alabama m: July 30, 1891 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas d: Unknown in Unknown Mother: Sallie [--?--] # chldn: 3 2 Morris F OVERSTREET b: September 1895 in Texas d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Viva Kinhaugh OVERSTREET b: November 1896 in Texas d: Unknown in Unknown 2 Earl OVERSTREET b: Abt. 1905 in Oklahoma d: Unknown in Unknown ==============

I also have family in TSRO. Old Samuel Love Sr., believed to be son of Joseph Love and Mary Teas was early into that area. Have little on him - some on his parents, some on his children. His obit was in the Knoxville newspaper in 1826, saying he was "..an old and respected citizen...." but not much else. No family information. He was a widower when he remarried in 1822 to Mary Smith, who I believe is related to the Nathaniel Smith who was an important figure in the area. This group came out of Virginia, Augusta, Orange and possibly Wythe counties. JG

Interesting as this Loves -Teas is a DNA MATCH to the Researchers of Hudson Johnson of 1776-1780 Henry County, and to the Descendants of Michael Johnson died 1718 on Tuckahoe Creek in Henrico County Va. The first know Travel Pattern of the Loves Tea's is in PA per the researcher that filed his DNA with the DNA CENTER Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: Genealogy Bug<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2006 7:40 AM Subject: [VABEDFOR] Genealogy in TSRO I also have family in TSRO. Old Samuel Love Sr., believed to be son of Joseph Love and Mary Teas was early into that area. Have little on him - some on his parents, some on his children. His obit was in the Knoxville newspaper in 1826, saying he was "..an old and respected citizen...." but not much else. No family information. He was a widower when he remarried in 1822 to Mary Smith, who I believe is related to the Nathaniel Smith who was an important figure in the area. This group came out of Virginia, Augusta, Orange and possibly Wythe counties. JG ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== The Bedford Co VAGenWeb QueryPage is located at URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-qry.htm<http://www.rootswebcom/~vabedfor/bedf-qry.htm>

Veterans Administration Adds Maps to Online Gravesite Locator WASHINGTON - The grave locations of more than three million veterans and dependents buried in national cemeteries can be found more easily now because the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has added maps of burial sections online that can be printed from home computers and at national cemetery kiosks. The latest improvement builds upon a service begun two years ago, in which a VA online feature permits family members to find the cemetery in which their loved one is buried. The gravesite locator http://gravelocator.cem.va.gov, online since April 2004, helps veterans' families, former comrades-in-arms and others find the cemeteries where veterans are buried. With the new online feature, people enter a veteran's name to search, click on the "Buried At" (burial location) link and a map of the national cemetery is displayed, showing the section where the grave is located. In a related development, VA recently added to its database the cemeteries in which 1.9 million veterans were buried with VA grave markers. These are mostly private cemeteries. This addition brings the number of graves recorded in the locator to approximately five million. Those with maps are in VA national cemeteries and in state veterans cemeteries and Arlington National Cemetery if burials were since 1999. Beyond the five million records now available, VA continues to add approximately 1,000 new records to the database each day. VA also plans to add to its online database the exact locations of veterans' gravesites in the remaining state veterans' cemeteries. Source for the above article: UpFront with the National Genealogical Society Volume 5, Number 8-1 August 2006 Paula Kelley Ward KELLEY List Admin since 1996 [email protected] I've never been lost, but will admit to being confused for several weeks. - Daniel Boone 1734-1820

Hi Leslie Ann - I am sorry - I did not mean to imply I knew who her parents were. I only have the marriage index record. You need the marriage license which sometimes shows the name of the father of the bride. Blessings! John At 12:23 PM 7/29/2006, you wrote: >John >Who do you have as the parents of Rebecca Falls/McFalls who married >James Gray? Were they James alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King? >Blessings, Flo >

I am looking for parents, siblings and children of Job Martin who was married to Elizabeth Huddleston.. I have a copy of papers from his Revolutionary Pension files. In an Kanawha county VA (now WV) affidavit he states "born on the 11th of April 1753 - am a native of Pennsylvania, but arrived to Bedford County Va in my 17 the year of age. In March 1776 I enlisted in Bedford county under Capt Henry Terrill for two years. Job Martin died 1839 in Kanawha County, VA (now WV). He married Elizabeth Huddleston - does anyone know when or where? She is named in Job's will and in her father's will. In Bedford County, VA I find following marriages - _http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-m_m.htm_ (http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-m_m.htm) Job Martin came to Bedford County, VA in 1770. Sep. 28, 1797; Harris Standley & Rachel Martin, dt Job and Elizabeth; Joseph Martin, Surety. (He would have been 44 years old in 1797 - Rachel Martin could be his daughter.) Mar. 27, 1809; Job Martin & Mary Turner; James Turner, Surety; Married by John Ayers, March 30, 1809. (I do not think this is the Job Martin I am looking for.) Thanks, Kathie New Jersey

John Who do you have as the parents of Rebecca Falls/McFalls who married James Gray? Were they James alexander McFalls and Mary Ann King? Blessings, Flo ----- Original Message ----- From: John Gray To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Fw: Gray Family Hi Leslie Ann - Do you know the parents of Rebecca Falls who married James Gray in this same family? Could they be sisters? I am descended from John Gray 1784-1855, who married Monroe Co., VA(WV) Susanna Thompson in 1816. They came to OH with her father and others in the Thompson family, arriving Union Co., OH ca 1817-20 time frame. I have a large genealogy on the Monroe Co. family also, but so far cannot connect my John. There is a possibility he connects to your family, but there were several Gray families in the SW corner of VA/WV I cannot connect, plus another larger group in Culpeper Co., and a branch of the Monroe Co. family who went to Guilford Co., NC, and a branch of that family came to Champaign Co., Union Co., & Hardin Co., OH where many of their descendants still reside. I will add your Samuel Henry to the Bedford Co. family. Good luck with your future research. John At 05:30 PM 7/27/2006, you wrote: >JOhn~ > >Thanks for your reply. I have been in contact with LaMona just recently. > >My husband's great grandfather, Samuel Henry Gray was the son of "John" >Richard Henry and Lucinda "Cindy" Falls Gray. >I am having trouble locating any info on Lucinda. There was some >speculation that she was the daughter of Daniel and Cynthia Falls, but I >don't think so. I am just trying to place her in the correct family. > >The Maria Ellis listed as William Henry Gray's step-mother, was actually his >step-grandmother. She was married to Sarah E. Ellis's father Richard Ellis. > >What Gray line do you descend from? > >Leslie Ann > > >==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== >Remember, all messages to be posted to the list should be addressed to: > [email protected] ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== The archives of this list can be searched at URL: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR

Don Thank you very much for your info. I thought that but then I am getting older :) Flo ----- Original Message ----- From: Donald Hill To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Fw: Gray Family Flo They were McFalls in Botetourt Co amd when first came into Bedford, The Mc was dropped as they didn't seem to like the Irish conotation. Don Hill Florence Cox <[email protected]> wrote: Weren't the Falls family and the McFalls family in Bedfoird Co, one and the same? This was always my understanding. You might check out the McFalls also. Blessings, Flo ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== The archives of this list can be searched at URL: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== The Bedford Co VAGenWeb QueryPage is located at URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-qry.htm

Don & Flo Don't overlook a marriage bond in Bedford, it's on the Bedford rootsweb site home page. Apr. 25, 1842; James McFall & Jane Asberry, dt Nancy; Anthony P. Wright, Surety Bill H. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Hill" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Fw: Gray Family > Flo > > They were McFalls in Botetourt Co amd when first came into Bedford, The > Mc was dropped as they didn't seem to like the Irish conotation. > > Don Hill > > > Florence Cox <[email protected]> wrote: > Weren't the Falls family and the McFalls family in Bedfoird Co, one and > the same? This was always my understanding. You might check out the > McFalls also. > Blessings, Flo > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > The archives of this list can be searched at URL: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR > > > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > The Bedford Co VAGenWeb QueryPage is located at URL: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vabedfor/bedf-qry.htm > > >

Bill, Don & Flo, You probably already have this information, but just in case others on the list do not, here is something further on the Nancy (Wright) Asberry and Anthony P. Wright of that marriage record: Nancy (Wright) Asberry was a daughter of 1803 (year of death) John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, (place of death) and Elizabeth (Pate) Wright and granddaughter of 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Mary (_____) Wright and wife of James M. Asberry. Nancy was: Born: c. 1771 probably @ Bedford County, Virginia Married: bond Nov 13, 1792 @ Bedford County, Virginia Died: Jul 13, 1853 @ Bedford County, Virginia Anthony P. Wright was a son of 1826 Archibald Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Wright) (Wright) Ramsey, grandson of 1826 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Susannah (Hudnall) Wright and also grandson of 1850 Anthony Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Mayse) Wright, great grandson of 1814 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Mary (Pace) Wright and also great grandson of 1803 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Pate) Wright, and great great grandson of John Wright (Goochland County Carpenter) and Judith (Easly) Wright and also great great grandson of 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Mary (_____) Wright and husband of Permelia (Huddleston) Wright. Anthony P. Wright was: Born: Jun 3 or Jul 15, 1821 @ Bedford County, Virginia Resided: 1841 & May 12, 1842 & 1843 & Mar 20, 1844 & 1845 & 1846 & 1847 & Sep 29, 1847 @ Bedford County, Virginia Married: bond Nov 8, 1847, marriage Dec 7, 1847 @ Bedford County, Virginia Resided: 1848 & 1849 & Oct 24, 1850 & Jun 11, 1853 & Mar 17, Jul 23, 1853 & Mar 17, 1857 & 1860 & 1861 & 1864 & Feb 26, 1869 & 1870 & Nov 27, 1875 & Jan 27, 1876 & Jun 19, 1878 & 1880 @ Bedford County, Virginia Died: Nov 8, 1890, buried @ Bedford County, Virginia Hope this is of some help to someone. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 [email protected] william hunt wrote: > Don & Flo > Don't overlook a marriage bond in Bedford, it's on the Bedford > rootsweb site home page. > > Apr. 25, 1842; James McFall & Jane Asberry, dt Nancy; Anthony P. > Wright, Surety > > Bill H. > > > Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Fw: Gray Family > >> Flo >> >> They were McFalls in Botetourt Co amd when first came into Bedford, >> The Mc was dropped as they didn't seem to like the Irish conotation. >> >> Don Hill >> >> >> Florence Cox <[email protected]> wrote: >> Weren't the Falls family and the McFalls family in Bedfoird Co, one >> and the same? This was always my understanding. You might check out >> the McFalls also. >> Blessings, Flo >> >>

Flo They were McFalls in Botetourt Co amd when first came into Bedford, The Mc was dropped as they didn't seem to like the Irish conotation. Don Hill Florence Cox <[email protected]> wrote: Weren't the Falls family and the McFalls family in Bedfoird Co, one and the same? This was always my understanding. You might check out the McFalls also. Blessings, Flo ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== The archives of this list can be searched at URL: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=VABEDFOR

Weren't the Falls family and the McFalls family in Bedfoird Co, one and the same? This was always my understanding. You might check out the McFalls also. Blessings, Flo

When I use the Index for Marriages, I go to the library. The web site is www.lva.lib.va.us. I have an extreme advantage in that I live here in Richmond, Virginia. The phone number for the library is (804)692-3547. I hope this helps. Merilyn Finn

How can I access the Marriage Index at the Library of VA? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Bedford Co. (VA) Marriage Register, V. 2 (1870-1909) > To Anyone Who is Looking for Marriages in the Bedford Area: > I too have had problems, in the past, finding marriages. When I went to > the > Marriage Index at the Library of Virginia, I found that my > great-grandparents > were married in Fincastle in Botetourt County -- George Thomas Taylor and > Nancy Jane Parker "Mitchell" Taylor. The index at the library is most > helpful; > but if their marriage was not listed as with my grandfather's sister and > brother, it will not be of help. I am still looking for the marriage of > Robert > Daniel Mitchell to Elvina and Sally Mitchell to Jacob Spickard. > Good luck in your search. > Merilyn Finn > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > This list is intended for the exchange of genealogical information or > questions concerning Bedford Co, VA, families. > >

Don, When you are using the marriage index at the Library of Virginia, you will find the two people and the date of their marriage. Beside this you will then find the county where they are married. You must then go to the particular county where they married and look up this information. As I said before, for my great grandparents, it was Botetourt County. When looking at the Botetourt County records, you would find their marriage license or bond. Also on the index for the particular county who was the minister that married them. So you really have three pieces of information: 1. the general index for the state 2. the index for the particular county 3. the copy of the actual bond or license. The ministers return would be on the index for the particular county. I hope this helps. Merilyn Finn