Searching for information on Thomas G. Wilkes b. 10/1846 died? Married Almira F. Dreury on 1/8/1867 in Bedford co.,Va. Thomas is the son of Samuel Norman Wilkes and Sarah Dobyns Wilkes. I am happy to share what info I have in exchange for information. Thank you, Donna Brown Wilkes

Descendants of Joseph Franklin Generation No. 1 1. JOSEPH1 FRANKLIN was born Abt. 1780. He married MASON BLANKENSHIP December 30, 1805 in Bedford Co., VA, daughter of ABRAHAM BLANKENSHIP and SUSANNA WYATT. Child of JOSEPH FRANKLIN and MASON BLANKENSHIP is: 2. i. MILTON2 FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1805, VA; d. 1880, Bedford Co., VA. Generation No. 2 2. MILTON2 FRANKLIN (JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1805 in VA, and died 1880 in Bedford Co., VA. He married SARAH DAKIN April 27, 1826 in Bedford Co., VA, daughter of JONATHON DAKIN and ELLENA. Children of MILTON FRANKLIN and SARAH DAKIN are: 3. i. HENRY J.3 FRANKLIN, b. October 14, 1838, Bedford Co., VA; d. February 1899, Vinton, Bedford Co., VA. 4. ii. LOUISA FRANKLIN, b. 1827, Bedford Co., VA. iii. ANGELETA ANN JULICIA L. FRANKLIN, b. 1828, Bedford Co., VA; m. JAMES C. FRANKLIN, December 24, 1849, Bedford Co., VA. iv. MARY J. FRANKLIN, b. 1830, Bedford Co., VA. v. ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. 1832, Bedford Co., VA. 5. vi. JOHN THOMAS FRANKLIN, b. May 05, 1836, Bedford Co., VA; d. August 14, 1895. vii. MCHENRY FRANKLIN, b. 1840, Bedford Co., VA; d. May 1859, Bedford Co., VA. viii. STEPHEN D. FRANKLIN, b. 1842, Bedford Co., VA. ix. MALINDA N. FRANKLIN, b. 1844, Bedford Co., VA. x. SILAS R. FRANKLIN, b. 1846. 6. xi. MARTHA ANN FRANKLIN, b. 1832, Bedford Co., VA. Generation No. 3 3. HENRY J.3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born October 14, 1838 in Bedford Co., VA, and died February 1899 in Vinton, Bedford Co., VA. He married JENNIE LINN CALVERT October 10, 1869 in Bedford Co., VA, daughter of CHARLES CALVERT and CATHERINE HAMMOCK. Notes for HENRY J. FRANKLIN: Postmaster at Vinton (Roanoke C0?) 10-22-1897, Joined Thrasher Memorial Methodist Church when a Mr. C.H. Buchanan was pastor (1891-1895). Sold to them for $1200.00 a lot in 1883. Write Roanoke Public Library , operated a shoe shop near the Norfold & Western Station in Vinton (formerly known as Gish's Mill) Brothers nicknamed "Beaut" and was a watchmaker. "A History of Roanoke Co." by Kagey pp270-Mayor of Vinton from 1888-1890. (196 is cited on the page as a reference??) Joy Loveless has original sources of : 1880 Census, Pay voucer for CSA, and Prisoner of War records, she sent me photo copies and reports of such. More About HENRY J. FRANKLIN: Enlisted: May 20, 1861, CSA 28th VA Regiment Co D Piedmont Rifles Children of HENRY FRANKLIN and JENNIE CALVERT are: 7. i. BIRTHA LILLIAN4 FRANKLIN, b. November 01, 1872, Bedford Co., VA; d. March 23, 1937, Houston, TX. ii. RAYMOND HUNTER FRANKLIN, b. August 19, 1870, Bedford Co., VA; d. November 22, 1902, Tyler, TX. iii. SAMUEL HOWARD FRANKLIN, b. September 03, 1875, Bedford Co., VA; d. May 11, 1876, Bedford Co., VA. 4. LOUISA3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born 1827 in Bedford Co., VA. She married ??. Notes for LOUISA FRANKLIN: Louisa was marrried and had 3 children. Children of LOUISA FRANKLIN and ?? are: i. ANNE4 ??, b. 1863. ii. BENNET ??, b. 1867. iii. BASCOM H. ??, b. 1870. 5. JOHN THOMAS3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born May 05, 1836 in Bedford Co., VA, and died August 14, 1895. He married JULINA ELLEN MITCHELL December 23, 1858 in Bedford Co., VA. Children of JOHN FRANKLIN and JULINA MITCHELL are: i. JOHN HENRY4 FRANKLIN, b. April 01, 1860; d. May 25, 1925; m. MARY E. WERTZ. ii. LAURA BELLE FRANKLIN, b. November 01, 1862; d. July 29, 1949; m. ANTHONY FRANKLIN. 8. iii. MILTON CLAY FRANKLIN, b. January 27, 1865, Bedford Co., VA; d. May 02, 1947, Roanoke, VA. iv. CORA L. FRANKLIN, b. April 1867. v. EMMA L. FRANKLIN, b. April 1869; m. ?? BECKLY. vi. VIRGINIA L. FRANKLIN, b. April 1869. 9. vii. NICHOLAS HAMLOR FRANKLIN, b. June 07, 1873, Bedford Co., VA; d. November 22, 1951, Cincinatti, OH. viii. MARTHA J. FRANKLIN, b. July 24, 1874, Bedford Co., VA; m. ?? STOUFFER. 6. MARTHA ANN3 FRANKLIN (MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born 1832 in Bedford Co., VA. She married WILLIAM BURRELL STUMP October 15, 1850 in Bedford Co., VA. Children of MARTHA FRANKLIN and WILLIAM STUMP are: i. M. T.4 STUMP, b. Abt. 1852, Bedford Co., VA; d. August 03, Bedford Co., VA; m. M. T. HARRISON. More About M. T. STUMP: Burried: August, Longwood Cemetary, Roanoke, VA ii. ALICE STUMP, b. Abt. 1852, Bedford Co., VA; d. Bedford Co., VA. Generation No. 4 7. BIRTHA LILLIAN4 FRANKLIN (HENRY J.3, MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born November 01, 1872 in Bedford Co., VA, and died March 23, 1937 in Houston, TX. She married ROBERT EDGAR DAVIS December 01, 1897 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., AR, son of JOHN DAVIS and MARIAH SIMS. Notes for ROBERT EDGAR DAVIS: Robert is buried in Forrest Park Cemetary, Houston, TX, there were enough plots for each of his kids to be buried there with their spouses. Children of BIRTHA FRANKLIN and ROBERT DAVIS are: 10. i. JULIET VIRGINIA5 DAVIS, b. October 01, 1907, Eros, LA; d. December 13, 1993, Hazlehurst, MS. ii. MARA FRANKLIN DAVIS, b. September 04, 1898, Camden, Calhoun Co., AR; d. March 19, 1971, Philadelphia, PA; m. (1) UNKNOWN LELLIS; m. (2) J. HARRY BROWN, September 01, 1914, Tremont, Quachita Co., LA. Notes for MARA FRANKLIN DAVIS: Mara (Mary) was known for her extensive Artwork, oil paintings. she lived in a Efficiency in Philadelphia, PA for about the last 10 years of her life as i knew of it. I have in my possession 2 of her Paintings. it is my belief that she died in December not in March and it was later than 1971, but this I will see what i can dig up as sources. she was unmarried at the time of death. all her possessions went to her sister Juliet except what my mother kept behind and I have with me. I know my mom had more paintings, but i belief Juliet took them to MS with her after my mom died (Mary), and from there they could have been stolen like so many of Juliet's things did after she started to lose her mental awareness, or they are lost in her son's house and still to be found. Ginger Murphy.(1-1999) 11. iii. CORINNE ANNETTE DAVIS, b. December 27, 1899, Camden, Calhoun Co., AR; d. 1966, AR. 12. iv. ROBERT HENRY DAVIS, b. January 01, 1901, Lewisville, AR; d. December 10, 1946, Midland, TX. 13. v. DORIS ELINOR DAVIS, b. November 24, 1903, Lewisville, AR; d. 1997, Houston, TX. 14. vi. LILLIAN LOUISE DAVIS, b. July 31, 1911, Tremont, LA; d. March 21, 1971, Malibu, CA. 8. MILTON CLAY4 FRANKLIN (JOHN THOMAS3, MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born January 27, 1865 in Bedford Co., VA, and died May 02, 1947 in Roanoke, VA. He married MARY ELIZABETH MCCLURE 1887. Children of MILTON FRANKLIN and MARY MCCLURE are: i. JENNIE E.5 FRANKLIN, b. May 30, 1896, Roanoke, VA; m. MARVIN V. STOUFFER. ii. JEAN MCDONALD FRANKLIN, b. October 1898, Roanoke, VA. iii. ELIZABETH FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1900. iv. WILBUR FRANKLIN, b. Abt. 1901. v. MILTON CLAY FRANKLIN, b. October 07, 1902, Roanoke, VA; d. March 13, 1907, Roanoke, VA. 9. NICHOLAS HAMLOR4 FRANKLIN (JOHN THOMAS3, MILTON2, JOSEPH1) was born June 07, 1873 in Bedford Co., VA, and died November 22, 1951 in Cincinatti, OH. He married THOMAS LUCINDA BUCKLAND August 22, 1894 in Graham, VA. Children of NICHOLAS FRANKLIN and THOMAS BUCKLAND are: 15. i. MAZIE5 FRANKLIN, b. June 15, 1895, Elkhorn, McDonell Co., WV; d. February 01, 1992, Cincinatti, OH. ii. NICHOLAS HAMLOR FRANKLIN, b. May 30, 1896. iii. EDGAR WILLIAM FRANKLIN, b. January 30, 1898. iv. MARVIN GENE FRANKLIN, b. May 11, 1899; m. (1) ANETTE BLAKE; m. (2) MABLE NEWPORT. v. CLAIRE FRANKLIN, b. June 09, 1900; m. OSCAR SCHIRMAN. vi. THOMAS OGLESBY FRANKLIN, b. April 11, 1903; m. VIRGINIA RUTH LEININGER. vii. MARTHA FRANKLIN, b. February 12, 1904; m. AGUSTUS RAYMOND GARDNER, JR.. viii. JAMES HOUSTON FRANKLIN, b. January 16, 1906. ix. MARION FRANKLIN, b. September 27, 1910; m. J. CROMER MASHBURN. x. ALICE FRANKLIN, b. January 29, 1912; m. (1) ?? DILBERT; m. (2) CASEY JONES. xi. EDITH FRANKLIN, b. December 07, 1916; m. DONALD GROSE NORTHEY. -- HUGS..... Ginger ICQ #1487139 http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/6969 http://nisland.signwave.com telnet://nisland.signwave.com:6969 http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Resort/1577

I am trying to identify the children of Richard Wade, b. Oct 26, 1752 and Judith Hancock b. abt 1752. (They were born in Goochland but lived for awhile in Bedford.) So far I have, Elisha, Rosannah, John, William, Joseph, Richard and Pamella.Can any help in this search? I have more information on this family and will be glad to exchange. Ed

I thought we were searching for human beings not perfect beings. Helen

Your comment made me smile. I agree with you.

The reason I asked the question, is that I have an ancestor that no one can find a maiden name or the first name of her husband. A wealthy man left land, that she was living on with her children, to her children in his will, but made no mention of her relationship to him. She was not his granddaughter, she was born before the birth of his first child, and not his daughter or daughter-in-law. Sometimes if you've looked very hard for something and can't find it, like the name of this lady's husband, you have to look at it from a different angle. In this case, maybe there never was a husband. The children all had her last name. One account shows that the name of one of the children was a name that could have been a nickname for the wealthy man, but used the child's last name for the father. Sigh. We may never know though.. Marilyn ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

Benjamin Meador Born abt. 1797 in Bedford Co., VA Parents: Leroy Meador and Prudence Cannon Married Oney Ann Meador on 23 Nov 1819 in Franklin Co., VA Daughter of William Meador and Nancy Ellage Died in 1855 in Franklin Co., VA I believe that Benjamin Meador was a Baptist minister. Can anyone help me verify this and help locate a church affiliation for him? Thanks. Diane Kuras

Fellow Bedford-L friends, I should apologize for my sarcastic comment - it slipped out. I was trying to say that illegitimacy is not new, nor was it uncommon then, nor was it by any means one of the particularly damaging qualities of their society. My remark was motivated by my belief that often, we moderns don't look very deeply at the lives of the Early Americans when we suppose their "Values." Quakers would not disown a couple for unwed intimacy, but they would disown people for dressing up in fancy clothes. I have seen Quaker records where the father of an illegitimate child was condemned, BUT it is clear that it was the failure to take responsibility for the child (not the moral quality of intimacy) that was criticized. Here are a few examples of how the early Americans were just as morally irresponsible as we: 1] They tolerated human slavery (though they had ample opportunity to hear better from the Quakers and many others), instead choosing the rationale that this was really a matter of freedom of ownership of "personal property" 2] They broke nearly every treaty they ever made with the Indians. 3] No sooner had the Revolution ended than the conservative elements in VA - Washington, and Henry - were trying to enact new religious tests for teachers, etc. (ex: Virginia's "Christian Teachers Law") While the liberals, Jefferson, Zane, and Wythe, understood that separation actually encourages private - personal - talks with God. 4] Nearly all the states sent the Constitution back unratified one or more times because the drafters would not approve a "National Religion" - thank God (I mean it), those wise men understood that corporate religious power on earth is evil. The Quakers had it right, God speaks to individuals - helping each individually to act morally; not to leaders for the purpose of helping them to force others to behave. Not coincidentally, all the Virginia delegates to the convention of 1775-76 had either a parent, grandparent, or important teacher who was a Quaker- Patrick Henry dressed as a Quaker in Philadelphia - they stayed in the home of a Quaker. 5] The 1830 VA constitution counted slaves as population so that the western Counties could never get fair representation in the legislature If you are still reading, let me thank you for your tolerance. My impolite comment to the VABEDFORD-L was inappropriate. This comment is offered freely and as an expression of my opinnion alone. I invite private or public comment (but let's don't torture the ones who don't wish to read). Ed > Do you have something against VALUES?

Just another case of those Traditional American Values that e certain political party is always talking about. Russ Turner wrote: > I have a BERRY relative (Not in my line thank goodness) that had 3 > children (last name BERRY) after her husband died! They were all named > BERRY. One of them followed in Mom's footsteps, never married and had > children named BERRY. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <qcwiz@juno.com> > To: <VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, March 28, 1999 2:01 AM > Subject: [VABEDFOR-L] Illegitimate children... > > > Just out of curiosity...has anyone found any instances of wealthy men > > having another family "on the side"? The period I'm interested in is the > > late 1700's. We've all heard stories of some of the founding fathers > > being a little less than circumspect in these matters. And if there was > > such an arrangement, and children were born, would the children have had > > the mother's name as their last name? > > > > Sometimes when you run into a brick wall you have to run around it! > > > > Marilyn > > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > > To signoff this list, send a message with ONLY the word unsubscribe > > to: VABEDFOR-L-request@rootsweb.com OR > > to: VABEDFOR-D-request@rootsweb.com IF in digest mode. > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Planning a Family Reunion? Post your schedule at URL: > http://members.aol.com/camorrison/vareunio/reunion.htm

I have a BERRY relative (Not in my line thank goodness) that had 3 children (last name BERRY) after her husband died! They were all named BERRY. One of them followed in Mom's footsteps, never married and had children named BERRY. ----- Original Message ----- From: <qcwiz@juno.com> To: <VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 1999 2:01 AM Subject: [VABEDFOR-L] Illegitimate children... > Just out of curiosity...has anyone found any instances of wealthy men > having another family "on the side"? The period I'm interested in is the > late 1700's. We've all heard stories of some of the founding fathers > being a little less than circumspect in these matters. And if there was > such an arrangement, and children were born, would the children have had > the mother's name as their last name? > > Sometimes when you run into a brick wall you have to run around it! > > Marilyn > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > To signoff this list, send a message with ONLY the word unsubscribe > to: VABEDFOR-L-request@rootsweb.com OR > to: VABEDFOR-D-request@rootsweb.com IF in digest mode.

Hey all, Looking for info on Richard StClair and his wife Mary E Tate They had at least 3 children Rosie (Rosia) Belle StClair b.6-30-1871 in Bedford County William St.Clair b. unknown Joseph St.Clair b. unknown Any info would be appreciated. Thank you Patti searching surname Bowles, StClair, Tate, Curtis, Wheeler, King

Marilyn and Russ, From what I have dug up in my family, the child took the father name. But in this case the child was born 3 months before her parents marriage,( their marriage was only about 2 4 months) but she was not listed as a family member. She had a brother and 3 more step sibling, cousins, etc. but she was never mention. She run off at the age of 16 and married. My mother told me it was common by then that is a child was born out of wed-lock, that the family usually pay No attention to it and they try to get the child married off and move away as fast as they could. In this case it was true. The only way I found my Great-grandmother was thur her marriage license, where she run off to North Carolina and use her nickname on the license, It took me 18 months. I hope this helps a little Hope I didn't step on anyone's toes Patti

Just out of curiosity...has anyone found any instances of wealthy men having another family "on the side"? The period I'm interested in is the late 1700's. We've all heard stories of some of the founding fathers being a little less than circumspect in these matters. And if there was such an arrangement, and children were born, would the children have had the mother's name as their last name? Sometimes when you run into a brick wall you have to run around it! Marilyn ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]

The Monocan Indians were living in Amherst County, across the James from South River Settlement (present-day Lynchburg) in the 1740's-50's when the Quaker Pioneers began to settle that area. PHYLLIS GIBBS ZENTGRAF wrote: > Can anyone tell me what Indians were in the Bedford County area and > also are there any left there today, > > Phyllis > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > When replying to a posted message, make a conscious decision on whether > the reply should go to the list, or privately to the originator.

Can anyone tell me what Indians were in the Bedford County area and also are there any left there today, Phyllis

Donna, It is the same Daniel Green Saunders. He was married twice, once to Frances Elizabeth Davis, with whom he had 14 children, and then to Sarah Brown, with whom he had 5 children. His last child was born when he was 76 years old! I have often wondered if his second marriage was actually to one of his descendants with the same name (there were several), but from all the evidence, it is the same Daniel Green. Drema Ktrygal1@aol.com wrote: > I have Daniel Saunder b. 1776 d. 5/2/1862 married Sarah Brown b. 1819 died > 1/1879, Sarah the d/o Daniel Brown and Martha Joyce "Joicey" Snider Brown. > Is this the one you are talking about? > Thanks, > Donna > Working on the Brown's. > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > There is no way to temporarily suspend receiving messages from this > list. You must follow the instructions to unsubscribe, then to > resume, send the subscribe message.

Life is good..........If you let it. D.E.Lawhon

Queries posted this past week to this VAGenWeb site mentioned the following surnames: CLEMENS, CLEMENT, CLEMENTS, EAKIN, HUNTER, KESLER, LEE, NEWMAN, OLIVER, PRESTON, PURR, TAYLOR 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

Today we search for them,tomorrow someone will be looking for us !!!!

Subject: Grandmothers Date: Friday, March 26, 1999 6:36 PM I am working on my Hatcher Grandmothers. Can anyone with like Grandmothers please contact me and share info. I am intrested in Wills, Siblings, Cemetery information, Marriage Bonds or whatever doccumentation. I'd love to see pictures or anything else. Even a good/bad story about one of them . Maybe i can figure out where i got my personality.. LOL Thanks in advance for any replys. Rena Descendants of Eden Taliaferro Hatcher 1 Eden Taliaferro Hatcher b: July 24, 1845 in Patrick Co., Va d: December 21, 1898 in Auburn Community Cemetery Riner Va . +Lucy Ellen Fisher b: September 30, 1840 in Bedford Co, Va m: January 01, 1867 in FCVA d: July 03, 1929 in Auburn Community Cemetery Riner Va Father: William G Fisher Mother: Elizabeth Adams Descendants of Burwell Hatcher 1 Burwell Hatcher b: February 14, 1812 in Patrick, Va d: March 25, 1877 in Patrick Co Va . +Ruth Epperly b: August 06, 1819 in Floyd Co Va m: November 05, 1840 in FCVA d: August 19, 1887 in Patrick Co Va Father: John M Epperly Mother: Nancy Phares Descendants of James H Hatcher 1 James H Hatcher b: 1782 in Bedford Co, Va d: April 06, 1849 in Patrick Co, Va . +Agnes Booth b: 1787 in Franklin Co, Va m: April 04, 1808 in Franklin Co Va d: August 19, 1887 Father: Richard Booth Mother: Sally Hatcher Descendants of Elijah Hatcher 1 Elijah Hatcher b: 1762 d: December 10, 1829 in Hatcher fam Cem Indian Ridge Scruggs, Va . +Nancy Ferguson b: 1765 m: December 06, 1813 d: in Hatcher Family Cem Indian Ridge Scruggs Va Father: Jeremiah Ferguson Mother: Jemima Phelps Descendants of Edward Hatcher 1 Edward Hatcher b: 1729 d: January 28, 1782 in Bedford Co, Va . +Sarah Farley b: 1732 d: 1769 *2nd Wife of Edward Hatcher: . +Sarah Borling m: December 18, 1800 in Bedford Co, Va Descendants of William Hatcher Jr 1 William Hatcher Jr b: 1700 in Henrico Co, Va d: 1770 in Chesterfield Co, VA . +Obediance Beasley b: 1700 in Va m: 1720 d: 1733 in Chesterfield Co, Va Descendants of William Hatcher 1 William Hatcher b: 1659 in Henrico Co, Va d: March 29, 1736 in Chesterfield Co, Va . +Rachel Burton b: 1652 m: September 25, 1682 in Henrico Co, Va Father: John Burton Mother: Catherine Cooke Descendants of Edward Hatcher 1 Edward Hatcher b: 1633 in Lincolnshire, England d: September 28, 1711 in Henrico Co , Va . +Mary Ward b: 1640 Father: Seth Ward Mother: Katherine Smith Descendants of William Hatcher 1 William Hatcher b: 1613 d: April 1680 . + Who is this Grandmother??