Benjamin Siner married Mary Malady in Jan. 1797 Bedford Co., VA. I cannot find out anything about the Malady(sp) family. Also, John Hackney was the surety for the marriage bonds. I cannot find out who he was. All help is appreciated. Thanks. Steve Siner

Can anyone connect? Anyone know the parentage of Peter? Descendants of Peter Blankenship Generation No. 1 1. PETER1 BLANKENSHIP was born 1823, and died 1863. He married MIRIAH JANE HOOD 11 February 1842 in Franklin Co. VA. Children of PETER BLANKENSHIP and MIRIAH HOOD are: i. THOMAS2 BLANKENSHIP, b. 1845. 2. ii. JOHN PETER BLANKENSHIP, b. 1847, Bedford Co. VA. iii. WILLIAM H. BLANKENSHIP, b. 1849; d. 17 June 1936, Roanoke VA; m. SALUDA MARTIN, 04 February 1873, Franklin Co. VA. iv. MARTHA F. BLANKENSHIP, b. May 1852; d. Abt. 1930. v. LUCY M. BLANKENSHIP, b. 31 January 1854. vi. MIRIAH JANE BLANKENSHIP, b. 31 January 1854; d. 30 January 1932, Roanoke VA. vii. MARY ELIZABETH BLANKENSHIP, b. 14 November 1857; m. SAM KELLY, 28 December 1882. viii. JAMES O. BLANKENSHIP, b. 14 March 1860. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN PETER2 BLANKENSHIP (PETER1) was born 1847 in Bedford Co. VA. He married ANN ELIZA M. STINNETT 17 February 1874 in Bedford Co. VA Marriage Book 2, page 36. Children of JOHN BLANKENSHIP and ANN STINNETT are: i. ANNA3 BLANKENSHIP. 3. ii. ROSA BLANKENSHIP. iii. CHARLES DIVINGS BLANKENSHIP, b. 28 January 1873; d. 23 August 1943, Campbell Co./ Evington VA. 4. iv. MANDOS SMITH BLANKENSHIP, b. 03 June 1881, Bedford Co. VA; d. 06 August 1930, Campbell Co./ Evington VA. v. AGNES BLANKENSHIP, b. 27 February 1885; m. ABNER KEESEE, October 1900. 5. vi. JOHN THOMAS BLANKENSHIP, b. 16 February 1888; d. 23 April 1974. 6. vii. LUCY BLANKENSHIP, b. 16 February 1892, Bedford Co. VA; d. 01 February 1940, Campbell Co./ Evington VA. 7. viii. JAMES SINKLAR BLANKENSHIP, b. 1895; d. 1947. Generation No. 3 3. ROSA3 BLANKENSHIP (JOHN PETER2, PETER1). She married MAURICE CRAWLEY. 4. MANDOS SMITH3 BLANKENSHIP (JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 03 June 1881 in Bedford Co. VA, and died 06 August 1930 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA. He married ANDREA H. MADDOX1,2 16 July 1913 in Campbell Co. VA, daughter of ALEXANDER MADDOX and MARY ALICE LYNCH. Children of MANDOS BLANKENSHIP and ANDREA MADDOX are: 8. i. BEVERLY SMITH4 BLANKENSHIP. ii. ROBERT BLANKENSHIP, m. BLANCHE DAY. 9. iii. JESSE CURTIS BLANKENSHIP, b. 06 January 1916, Campbell Co./ Evington VA; d. 26 December 1970, Campbell Co./ Evington VA. 10. iv. CASSIE SINKLAR BLANKENSHIP, b. 03 June 1918, Campbell Co./ Evington VA; d. 06 August 1994, Campbell Co./ Evington VA. v. CHARLES FORGMAN BLANKENSHIP, b. 03 June 1922; m. NONE. 11. vi. LUTHER MANDOS BLANKENSHIP, b. 03 June 1924, Campbell Co./ Evington VA; d. 04 March 1998, Boone Co./Columbia MO. 5. JOHN THOMAS3 BLANKENSHIP (JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 16 February 1888, and died 23 April 1974. He married NANNIE LITTLE. 6. LUCY3 BLANKENSHIP (JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 16 February 1892 in Bedford Co. VA, and died 01 February 1940 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA. She married ALEXANDER MORRIS. 7. JAMES SINKLAR3 BLANKENSHIP (JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 1895, and died 1947. He married MAMIE VIOLA SMITH. Generation No. 4 8. BROTHER, LIVING 9. JESSE CURTIS4 BLANKENSHIP (MANDOS SMITH3, JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 06 January 1916 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA, and died 26 December 1970 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA. 10. CASSIE SINKLAR4 BLANKENSHIP (MANDOS SMITH3, JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 03 June 1918 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA, and died 06 August 1994 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA. He married JEANETTE WITT. 11. LUTHER MANDOS4 BLANKENSHIP (MANDOS SMITH3, JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 03 June 1924 in Campbell Co./ Evington VA, and died 04 March 1998 in Boone Co./Columbia MO. He married MAE, LIVING. Children of LUTHER BLANKENSHIP and MAE are: i. GARRY MANDOS5 BLANKENSHIP, b. 11 April 1945, Montgomery Co./Christiansburg VA; d. 20 February 1947, Montgomery Co./Radford VA. ii. SISTER, LIVING iii. (ME) 12. MARY JANE4 BLANKENSHIP (JAMES SINKLAR3, JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 01 March 1919, and died 02 September 1964. 13. JAMES IRA4 BLANKENSHIP (JAMES SINKLAR3, JOHN PETER2, PETER1) was born 03 July 1921, and died 31 October 1983 in Madison Heights VA. I have tried to take all the living people out, at least all the ones I know are living! Sonya _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com

Hello, I've been trying to put together several of the "lost" pieces to the Aliff family puzzle. I was wondering if anyone knew/had info on the following people: 1. Powhatan Samuel Aliff, b. 1852, m (1) Laura Susan Dent, 28 May 1877 in Roanoke Co., m (2) Louella Dillon July 28, 1897 in Roanoke City. He lists parents as John A. and Mary A. Aliff and he was born in Bedford. 2. Perry Aliff, b. 1837 Franklin Co. m (2) Susan Guthrie April 29, 1865 in Floyd Co. I believe he is the son of Jonas L. Aliff and Ann Hays. He was listed as a widower on his marriage license to Susan. Does anyone know his first wife's name? 3. Freeborn Alexander Aliff, b. 1860 Roanoke Co. m (2) Mary Reynolds Dec. 27, 1892 in Roanoke City. He was listed as a widower on his marriage license to Mary. Does anyone know his first wife's name? Also he lists parents P. and J. Aliff. Could this be Perry Aliff and his first wife??? 4. Alexander B(rady) Thomas Aliff, b. late 1820s Bedford Co. m. Clementine (aka Tiney/Tina) by 1850. Alexander and Clementine had over a dozen children. I can not locate a marriage license for the couple nor any clue to his or her parents. I have a good bit of info on the Aliffs of Bedford, Botetourt, Roanoke, Floyd, Franklin and Montgomery Co. VA (and some on the WV Aliffs). If anyone wants any additional info or has Aliffs lines they are willing to share, please let me know. I have 500+ names in the Aliff line from Thomas Ayloffe of England, who came to VA in 1741. Thanks, Mary

Forgot to mention that the places that I'm trying to find on where the BROWNs were was in 1798-1808. Sorry Mary in Gresham Oregon mhouser3@msn.com

Hi My ancestors Daniel BROWN and Hannah HEREFORD came from Bedford Co. and I have been given some information about them, however it says that they asked for removal from the Crooked Run Monthly Mmeeting to Goose Creek Monthly Meeting. Does anyone know where these areas are? Can anyone tell me what there monthly meeting were? I also know that they had property on Meads Road and property with a mill on Goose Cr. They had four children that I know of-Samuel, Joseph, Elizabeth and Sarah. Samuel is my line. He eventually m. Sarah Elizabeth STONE. Anyone out there have any ideas where thesee placs were or are? Thanks in advance for your response. Mary Houser from Gresham Oregon mhouser3@msn.com

Queries posted this past week to this VAGenWeb site mentioned the following surnames: ANGLE, BALLARD, BRADLEY, BRAMBLET, COMPTON, FOSTER, FOTION, FRANKLIN, HOLDREN, JENKINS, LEE, LEWIS, MADDOX, MEADOR, MOORE, MOORMAN, MOTLEY, ORRICK, PARKER, PATTERSON, PRESTON, RICE, SINER, STALEY, STONE, SUBLETT, TROWELL, WAMSLEY, WILLIAMS For those of you wanting to read these new queries, they are located at URL: <a href="http://people.delphi.com/fspradlin/bedf-qry.htm"> http://people.delphi.com/fspradlin/bedf-qry.htm </a> Regards, Freddie S. FSpradlin@delphi.com 3448 W. 170th St, Torrance, CA 90504-2402

Would anyone know if there is an Index of Wills, Probates, or other types of court records for the time period about 1750-1850 for Bedford. Could you give me the name and author. Many thanks for any help along this line. Helen -----Original Message----- From: Irby N. Hollans, Jr. <ihollans@laser.net> To: VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com <VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 10:40 PM Subject: [VABEDFOR-L] Sons of William Reily Holland >I am in search of any decendents of: > >Thomas M. Holland, b. 1855 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 23 May 1878 >Elizabeth (Betty) F. Hall > >Raymond Holland, b. 1858 in Floyd County, Virginia > >George D. Holland, b. 11 November 1863 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 24 >November 1885 Mary E. Moses, of Floyd County, Virginia , and later m. 1890? >Sarah J. Hale (1873-1912). He died 25 August 1933 in Floyd County, >Virginia and is buried in Craighead Cemetery in the Bottom Creek area of >Floyd County. > >J.(James?) D. Holland, b. 1873 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 26 April 1926 >Sallie King, of Floyd County, Virginia. > >All four are sons of my great grandfather William Reily Holland and Mary >Jane Polly Moore, of Floyd County, Virginia. > >I would appreciate any information on them as I am also trying to trace the >parents of William Reily Holland, b. 1820, d. 14 September 1897 >Irby Hollans, >in Fairfax, VA >ihollans@laser.net > > >==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== >Planning a Family Reunion? Post your schedule at URL: >http://members.aol.com/camorrison/vareunio/reunion.htm >

I am in search of any decendents of: Thomas M. Holland, b. 1855 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 23 May 1878 Elizabeth (Betty) F. Hall Raymond Holland, b. 1858 in Floyd County, Virginia George D. Holland, b. 11 November 1863 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 24 November 1885 Mary E. Moses, of Floyd County, Virginia , and later m. 1890? Sarah J. Hale (1873-1912). He died 25 August 1933 in Floyd County, Virginia and is buried in Craighead Cemetery in the Bottom Creek area of Floyd County. J.(James?) D. Holland, b. 1873 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 26 April 1926 Sallie King, of Floyd County, Virginia. All four are sons of my great grandfather William Reily Holland and Mary Jane Polly Moore, of Floyd County, Virginia. I would appreciate any information on them as I am also trying to trace the parents of William Reily Holland, b. 1820, d. 14 September 1897 Irby Hollans, in Fairfax, VA ihollans@laser.net

I am in search of any decendents of: Thomas M. Holland, b. 1855 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 23 May 1878 Elizabeth (Betty) F. Hall Raymond Holland, b. 1858 in Floyd County, Virginia George D. Holland, b. 11 November 1863 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 24 November 1885 Mary E. Moses, of Floyd County, Virginia , and later m. 1890? Sarah J. Hale (1873-1912). He died 25 August 1933 in Floyd County, Virginia and is buried in Craighead Cemetery in the Bottom Creek area of Floyd County. J.(James?) D. Holland, b. 1873 in Floyd County, Virginia, m. 26 April 1926 Sallie King, of Floyd County, Virginia. All four are sons of my great grandfather William Reily Holland and Mary Jane Polly Moore, of Floyd County, Virginia. I would appreciate any information on them as I am also trying to trace the parents of William Reily Holland, b. 1820, d. 14 September 1897 Irby Hollans, in Fairfax, VA ihollans@laser.net

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Freddy, et. al. - Saw your note on VABEDFORD-L. Thanks for reposting from BROWN-L. Regarding: >> I'm also not sure who the Joseph, Zachariah and Jesse Brown are, listed next to her. >> They also seem to sort of vanish from Bedford County." Joseph, of course, died in 1795. Most of his children moved to Cumberland and Clinton Counties in Ky. His son, Hezekiah, moved to Botetourt County first, then on to Clinton Co., Ky around 1839. Jesse and Dicey Brown sold their land in bedford in 1797 - 175 A. south side of Beaverdam Creek. Dicey is (apparently) Dicey Payne, dau. of Joseph Payne (From Jo Thiessen) Joseph brown's apparent father-in-law, Peter Dent, came from Maryland through Amherst County, Va. -- Tracy Brown -----Original Message----- From: Freddy Brown [mailto:freddyb@tnpride.com] Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 12:18 PM To: VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VABEDFOR-L] RE: [BROWN-L] SAMUEL BROWN <and other Bedford County Browns> In response to Kibby and Barbara, I saw your response to Kibby's query and would like to respond. I have been looking at these Browns for some time for a possible conneciton to my Edith Brown of Bedford County. There are some descendants of Old Henry that came to Bedford County, that I need in order to prove or disprove a connection. My Edith was apparently married to a Brown of Bedford County: 1789 - She first appears in Bedford Co., Va. - no titheables over 21. She is listed after Joseph, Zachariah and Jesse Brown. She is listed through 1794. 1794 - listed as Edith Brown, no titheables over 21. Not listed after 1794. 1794 - July 19 Bond dated for marriageto John Grant by Rev. John Ayers, a Methodist minister. (Bedford PRO 1:229) John Grant and Edith Brown/Grant left the Beaverdam Creek area of Bedford County about 1798 and moved to Montgomery County and left there about 1804 for Russell County. Their descendants left there in 1807/8 for Sumner County, Tn. I suspect that Edith and John died in Russell Co., Va. Back to Edith. I am looking for a Brown that lived (apparently) in Bedford County and should be listed somehow prior to 1789, which is the date that Edith shows up on the property taxes as the head of household. I'm also not sure who the Joseph, Zachariah and Jesse Brown are, listed next to her. They also seem to sort of vanish from Bedford County. If you have any info on them, I would appreciate it. I think they were probably related some way to her husband. Back to Old Henry's descendants. Is there any way we could share lists of his descendants for about 4 generation of him? I noticed that I have some differences from your listings for him. For example: I have Daniel S. and David as children of his 2nd wife, Esther. I don't have any descendants of David or Robert, or who David married. Could it be my Edith? I would love to hear from others concerning this family, especially the descendnats that made it to Bedford County. I have ordered a copy of the new-republished book "Our Kin" hoping that it might clear up some of my data on this family. If I might regress a little to Beaverdam Creek area, a study of the early deeds point to a John Brown and possibly a William Brown living in that area prior to 1789. Thanks. Freddy Brown > -----Original Message----- > From: eakley@webtv.net [SMTP:eakley@webtv.net] > Sent: Friday, July 09, 1999 8:38 AM > To: BROWN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BROWN-L] SAMUEL BROWN > > Hi, Kibby Taylor, > > I've followed the Henry Brown family of Brown's Bottom, who may have > been an ancestor of my John Brown of Montgomery Co VA. Henry > (c1690-1757) was married twice. His first family included children > Henry, Samuel, David and Daniel. His second wife was Esther, and their > children were Thomas, Robert and Esther. Per the books, Samuel was born > 1717 in NJ, and died 1750. His son Samuel married Elizabeth Gratton in > 1774. > > There are several books that include this Brown line, but some of their > conclusions conflict. What they agree on is that Samuel was the son of > Henry. They are 1) A Virginia Heritage, by Eleanor Brown Merrill, 2) > Virginia Frontier, by F B Kegley, and 3) Chronicles of Border Warfare, > by Withers. > > Several of old Henry's children settled in Bedford Co VA, where they > became prominent landholders. They are mentioned in my "The Browns of > Bedford Co VA 1748-1840". > > It would be great to have the rootsweb list > give us some input on this family. I know that several people have > studied the family in depth, and it would be really helpful to see what > the new research has found. All input will be truly appreciated. > > Barbara Eakley

Would anyone have any information on any Eakin families in Bedford County in the 1700-1750 timeframe. My Ekins are in Rockbridge Co about then and I believe they may have connections in Bedford Co. Thanks for any clues at all. Helen

Hi Cuzins, Over the past few days my web site AND the Burnett page has been broken along with several others. I just received an email from GeoCities/Yahoo and they stated that the commands that were hard carded in the HTML by GeoCities had to be remove in order for the page to be found. GRRRRRR! Anyway, to make a long story short, if you are having this problem with your web site in GeoCities, go to the Editor and remove all the junk at the top above your <html> command and save it. WORDS OF ADVISE: If you have a web site anywhere, ensure that you save each and every page to a floppy disk!!!! On my Burnett page when I looked, 99% of it was GONE! The only thing that showed up was the background. I was lucky in that I had saved it to a floppy. If you are new to the list, come visit. If you haven't been there in a while, come on back. New stuff being added soon. Web site is at, http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3348/ Stay a while, kick your shoes off and look at the rest of my site too if you will. Cuzin Waddie Waddie "Bos'n Mate" Salmon BM1 - USN - Retired http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3348/

Does anybody have access to thre VR for Bedford Co. either births or marriages., Dorothy Scott MUIRHEAD@INETNEBR.COM

Need to find desc of John & Eliza PATTON GILMER. m. in Bedford Co. 15 Nov 1860. John born 1826 in Bedford Co. died in Chatham 1894. They had ten children. Dorothy Scott MUIRHEAD@INETNEBR.COM

Hi Y'all, Just wanted to let y'all know that if you have tried to get to "our" Burnett/e web site and received a message that it was "NOT FOUND" this is sort of not true. It is still there but the problem is that GeoCities and Yahoo did a merger or whatever and the "powers that be" decided to make major changes in everything. (It figures. Always fixing things that ain't broke.)Anyway, at this time most people, me too can't get to a lot of my web site pages. I hope that soon it will be fixed. If not I'll be moving it. I'll keep you posted, Cuzin Waddie Waddie "Bos'n Mate" Salmon BM1 - USN - Retired http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3348/