Looking for information on Field Mann who signed as surity for the Marriage of Mary Polly Mann and John Cape Jr. in Bedford or Campbell Co. 25 April 1791. There is a FIELD MANN shown as the head of the family with 9 members in the household, in Records of state enumerations 1782-1785 Amelia Co. Va. There's also a record in Campbell Co. Va showing a marriage of Field Mann to Elizabeth Thompson. Is there anyone out there researching this family? Will be willing to share all I have. Carol Kinney

There is a book called: "Our Kin" The Genealogies OF SOME OF THE EARLY FAMILIES WHO MADE HISTORY in the Founding and Development of BEDFORD COUNTY VIRGINIA This is a great book on early Bedford County, VA families. The book is out of print, but I have been in contact with the publisher. If anyone is interested in possibly obtaining a copy, please go to my website below, and click on "Can You Help?" I have listed some of the surnames in the book, and discuss the possibility of getting it republished. It is a biggy with 819 pages. I look forward to lots of replys. J. Goforth -- My Family Tree: http://www.flash.net/~maclover/

Dear Mrs. Regan and Fellow List-members, I am searching for members of the TANKERSLEY family and specifically one George Edward Tankersley or George Tankersley who is reported widely to have lived and died in Bedford County, VA and was born in 1740 and died in 1784 and married Elizabeth Boldin. George is alleged to be a RW vet. Their children are alleged to be: John George Joseph, etc. I would appreciate a lookup for any Tankersley in subject book and will do any I can for you here in Columbia Co., GA or this locality and share anything I have. Regards, Joseph Jordan [Joe] Tankersley Appling near Augusta GA JJTank@aol.com

Looking for descendants of Robert Barton b. 1896 (son of Harvey Lee Barton and Cornelia Walker). ROBERT BARTON and Dollie Winnie Thompson were parents of ROBERT WOODROW BARTON. Also looking for death dates of: William James Barton b. 1813 and wife Frances Jane b. 1824(?). Thank you. Mary maria3@pe.net

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------5A45594775F6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mike Miller was generous enough to look back in his files and pull up the original e-mail concerning the reprinting of the book if anyone is interested in contacting J. Goforth about obtaining a copy if it sould be reprinted. Thanks Mike! --------------5A45594775F6 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <fmmiller@roanoke.infi.net> Received: from default (pm1-67.roanoke.infi.net [206.152.68.67]) by fh106.infi.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id MAA04333 for <reagan79@roanoke.infi.net>; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 12:47:54 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.6.32.19990128124448.007f31d0@roanoke.infi.net> X-Sender: fmmiller@roanoke.infi.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Light Version 3.0.6 (32) Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 12:44:48 -0500 To: reagan79@roanoke.infi.net From: Mike Miller <fmmiller@roanoke.infi.net> Subject: Re: "OUR KIN - Bedford County Virginia Families" In-Reply-To: <36B082A3.C29@roanoke.infi.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 10:30 AM 1/28/99 -0500, you wrote: >Recently there was a posting about getting the book, "OUR KIN - Bedford >County Virginia Families" republished. Our computer has been playing Here is a copy of the original post! ============================================================ On a posting from Rena Worthen today, she mentioned the book "Our Kin." This is a great book on early Bedford County, VA families. The book is out of print, but I have been in contact with the publisher. If anyone is interested in possibly obtaining a copy, please go to my website below, and click on "Can You Help?" I have listed some of the surnames in the book, and discuss the possibility of getting it republished. I look forward to lots of replys. J. Goforth -- My Family Tree: http://www.flash.net/~maclover/ ============================================================ Happy Hunting! Mike Miller Roanoke, VA fmmiller@roanoke.infi.net --------------5A45594775F6--

Would like to have the children of Thomas Clark & Apharacia HOPE MOORMAN m. 22 Dec 1775 Children of Micajah & Susannah CHILES MOORMAN m. 13 Oct 1754 Children of Thomas & Rachel CLARK MOORMAN m. 12 Jan 1730 muirhead@inetnebr.com

Recently there was a posting about getting the book, "OUR KIN - Bedford County Virginia Families" republished. Our computer has been playing tricks on us and for some reason our e-mail in-box just wiped itself out, so I can't give you the e-mail address of the man who sent the posting. I have a borrowed copy of this book and I am encouraging everyone with ties to Bedford County to buy this book if it is republished. It is a wealth of information. I found numerous other family surnames that tie into my family through this book. When I opened this book, it was like someone just dumped a load of information in my lap. The names and dates were there and all I had to do was verify them. I very much enjoy the research process, but when you are "given" so much great information, it leaves more time to work at breaking down the brick walls that we, as genealogy hobbyists, run into. Hopefully the gentleman who did the posting about republishing the book will post it again and give EVERYONE with ties to Bedford County the opportunity to get a copy of this valuable resource. In the meantime, if anyone would like for me to look up anything in the copy that I have, please let me know. I have been so fortunate in what has been shared with me by other researchers on the 30 family lines that I am doing, that I am most willing to help others in their efforts. Dana E. Reagan reagan79@roanoke.infi.net

Mr.&Mrs. Reagan, The book sounds interesting, I would like to take you up on your offer of looking up some infromation. My brick wall is John Walter Bowles. He had two wife and total of 5 children. His first wife name was Georgeanna they had teo children Mary Elizabeth Bowles and John Bowles second wife was Bettie they had 3 children. ??? if you could help break this wall down I would be most grateful. Patti Dana & Barry Reagan wrote: > Recently there was a posting about getting the book, "OUR KIN - Bedford > County Virginia Families" republished. Our computer has been playing > tricks on us and for some reason our e-mail in-box just wiped itself > out, so I can't give you the e-mail address of the man who sent the > posting. I have a borrowed copy of this book and I am encouraging > everyone with ties to Bedford County to buy this book if it is > republished. It is a wealth of information. I found numerous other > family surnames that tie into my family through this book. When I opened > this book, it was like someone just dumped a load of information in my > lap. The names and dates were there and all I had to do was verify > them. I very much enjoy the research process, but when you are "given" > so much great information, it leaves more time to work at breaking down > the brick walls that we, as genealogy hobbyists, run into. Hopefully the > gentleman who did the posting about republishing the book will post it > again and give EVERYONE with ties to Bedford County the opportunity to > get a copy of this valuable resource. In the meantime, if anyone would > like for me to look up anything in the copy that I have, please let me > know. I have been so fortunate in what has been shared with me by other > researchers on the 30 family lines that I am doing, that I am most > willing to help others in their efforts. > > Dana E. Reagan > reagan79@roanoke.infi.net > > ==== 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.

Anna Moorman m. Zedakiah CANDLER `1772 and they were the parents of my Mahaly CANDLER CROWDER. Dorothy Scott Muirhead muirhead@inetnebr.com

This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------1A4B3EAAAE77609E0666096B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Roland -- I have an extensive database on the Moorman family and am attaching a quick printout of Elizabeth's ancestry. Hope it helps. Mary Roland R. Robinson wrote: > > Hello: I am looking for information on the Moorman Family, liviing in > Bedford County, VA in the early years of the 1800's. Elizabeth Ann > Cornelia Moorman and my ggg-grandfather were married in 1833 and were > buried in the Quaker Cemetary in Lynchburg, VA > > I would very much appreciate any information on Elizabeth. > > Roland R. Robinson. -- Mary E. Stewart mstewart@crosslink.net P. O. Box 485, Irvington, VA 22480-0485 --------------1A4B3EAAAE77609E0666096B Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; name="Eldred.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline; filename="Eldred.txt" Linear Ahnentafel showing the ancestry of Elizabeth Ann Moorman to Thomas Moorman Elizabeth Ann MOORMAN is the 6th great-granddaughter of Thomas MOORMAN --- 1st Generation --- 1. Elizabeth Ann MOORMAN was born on 7 Jul 1815. She married Eldred H. ROBINSON on 19 Sep 1833 (bond 16 Sep 1833) at Bedford Co., VA. She died on 8 May 1848 at Bedford Co., VA, at age 32 ("May 9, 1848, read the burial service over the remains of Mrs. E. Robinson"). --- 2nd Generation --- 2. John Hope MOORMAN was born on 13 Nov 1783 at Bedford Co., VA. He married Virginia Elizabeth JOHNSON, daughter of Joseph E. JOHNSON and Agatha MOORMAN, on 12 Jul 1806. "On that day (or the following) the parents of John H. gave a wedding dinner and invited all their friends, and made the occasion a farewell reception, as most of the family were soon to remove to Ohio. John H. and Betsy remained in Virginia, though they were Quakers. They lived at Clay's Crossing, Bedford County, seven miles from Lynchburg. John H. was an agent for the book, The Life of Thomas Jefferson, and took a wagon train conveying a large number of the books to Ohio." He died on 29 Aug 1862 at age 78. --- 3rd Generation --- 4. Thomas Clark MOORMAN was born on 11 Dec 1755 at Bedford Co., VA. He married Apharacia HOPE on 22 Dec 1775. He was disowned for marrying contrary to discipline and by a priest on 25 Feb 1776 by Cedar Creek Monthly Meeting, VA. He died on 26 Dec 1845 at Jamestown, OH, at age 90. --- 4th Generation --- 8. Micajah MOORMAN was born on 28 Aug 1735 (28 6mo 1735). He married Susannah CHILES, daughter of Manoah CHILES and Elizabeth (--?--), on 13 Oct 1754 at Caroline Co., VA. His will was dated on 25 Nov 1806 at Campbell Co., VA, and proved 12 Jan 1807. He died on 26 Nov 1806 at Campbell Co., VA, at age 71. --- 5th Generation --- 16. Thomas MOORMAN was born on 14 Sep 1705 at Louisa Co., VA. He married Rachel CLARK, daughter of Christopher CLARK and Penelope (--?--), on 12 Jan 1730 at VA. He died on 10 Nov 1766 at Bedford Co., VA, at age 61. His will dated 22 Jul 1765 was probated on 25 Nov 1766 at Bedford Co., VA. --- 6th Generation --- 32. Charles MOORMAN was born on 29 Aug 1670. He married Elizabeth REYNOLDS circa 1702. He died in May 1757 at Louisa Co., VA, at age 86. --- 7th Generation --- 64. Thomas MOORMAN married Elizabeth ?CLARK? He was born circa 1647. He immigrated circa 1670 to Nansemond Co., VA. He died in 1688 at Louisa Co., VA. --- 8th Generation --- 128. Zachariah MOORMAN was born circa 1620 at Isle of Wight. He married Mary Elizabeth CANDLER in 1645? He immigrated circa 1670 in the ship Glasgow to Barbadoes. --- 9th Generation --- 256. Thomas MOORMANwas born circa 1589 at Warwickshire. He immigrated on 4 Nov 1619 to Bona Nova, Jamestown, VA. He died after 1620. © Mary Elizabeth Stewart, 26 Jan 1999 --------------1A4B3EAAAE77609E0666096B--

ROANOKE TIMES Copyright (c) 1999, Roanoke Times DATE: Sunday, January 24, 1999 TAG: 9901250202 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO RESEARCHERS DISCOVER WHO FIRST AFRICANS IN VA. WERE 'WHAT WE'RE FINDING OUT IS REVOLUTIONARY' SUMMARY: Evidence suggests that these unwilling immigrants were likely to have been Christians and spoke a common language. In the scant history of forgotten persons, many people are faceless. But few have been swallowed by the dark shadows that obscure the first blacks known to have lived in Virginia. Except for a few passing references from Capt. John Smith and members of theVirginia Company, these ''20-odd Negroes'' left virtually no trace after disembarking from a Dutch ship in late summer 1619. And for nearly 400 years that lack of evidence made it hard for anyone, including many determined scholars, to talk about one of early America's most historic moments. A recent survey of Portuguese colonial shipping records, however, may have turned up the very vessel in which these unwilling immigrants came to the New World. New studies of the Portuguese African colony of Angola have shed unexpected light on the subject. ''When I gave a talk on the arrival of the first Africans in 1994, I really had very little to say,'' said Jamestown Settlement curator Tom Davidson. ''But in five years the whole story has changed - almost completely. Gradually, we're taking what was the poorest known segment of 17th-century Virginia's population and moving into a realm where we can talk about them as people.'' Davidson gave a lecture recently that focused on several studies, including two pioneering works that appeared in the scholarly journal William & Mary Quarterly over the past two years. The first revolutionized the field, he says, by pinpointing the name, nationality and port of origin of the ship that carried the blacks from Africa to the New World. Sifting through Colonial shipping records, California historian Engel Sluiter came across a Portuguese merchant-slaver that lost its human cargo to English and Dutch privateers in the West Indies. The timing and description of the attack almost certainly tie that ship, known as the San Juan Bautista, to the Dutch adventurers who brought the first blacks to Virginia. They also link that human cargo to the Angolan port town of Luanda. ''Before this, we knew nothing about the Africans themselves. We didn't know if they were slaves. We didn't even know if they were Africans or Creoles from the West Indies,'' Davidson said. ''Now we have not only a probable origin - the Portuguese ship sailed from Angola - but a specific locale in Angola. And that's enabled us to discover what kind of people these first Africans were.'' Other scholars, including William & Mary Quarterly editor Philip Morgan, an award-winning author in the field, believe Sluiter's careful work leaves little doubt about the identity of the Portuguese vessel. And that crucial missing link has led to a fast-growing chain of information about the first blacks who landed in Virginia, he says. In 1998, the journal published a study by Pennsylvania historian John Thornton that examined the Portuguese colony of Angola during the early 17th century. Thornton's search through the records of the period turned up not only the region in Angola from which the blacks came, but also the military campaign in which they were probably captured. He also turned up evidence suggesting that these Africans were likely to have been Christians, that they had years of experience in trading and dealing with Europeans and that they spoke a common language. Such traits would have made them better able to adapt to their lot in Virginia than the ethnically and linguistically diverse groups of blacks that began to arrive from West Africa later in the 1600s, Davidson says. Continued trading with Portuguese Angola, he adds, may help explain why the first generations of Africans were so much more successful in working their way out of servitude than those that followed. It may also help scholars understand why attitudes about race hardened in the late 1600s, when the concept of limited-term indenture began to mutate into the institution of lifelong slavery. ''What we're finding out is revolutionary,'' Davidson said.

Hello: I am looking for information on the Moorman Family, liviing in Bedford County, VA in the early years of the 1800's. Elizabeth Ann Cornelia Moorman and my ggg-grandfather were married in 1833 and were buried in the Quaker Cemetary in Lynchburg, VA I would very much appreciate any information on Elizabeth. Roland R. Robinson.

Do you have John J. and Joel B. Dent sons of William H. and Elizabeth Dent both married in Franklin County, VA. If th ese are yours, I can send you the data. Also, Thomas H. Dent and Peter L. Dent are sons of William H. and Elizabeth Dent. LEt me know if you need anymore data, Happy to share. Donna

Here is a site that has a good bit on the hisory of early Bedford Co. Moormans (if you can wade through the data and find it). The site is really more Early Moormans than just Bedford or even VA but there is some good stuff here. Ed http://home.earthlink.net/~qlstarr/

PLEASE HELP! Here is the URL to post information that you may have about former slaves. THANKS so much!!! http://members.aol.com/slavedata/Public/index.htm PACJ1945@aol.com wrote: > > Hello group, > > Several weeks ago, I received an email from a member of this list concerning a > website that was for the genealogy of slaves. I have information about slaves > in Bedford County Virginia 1811-1817 & 1823-1827. > > I will gladly forward this information if that person would please contact me > again privately. > > Thank you > > Pat Corbitt Johns > > ==== VA-SOUTHSIDE Mailing List ==== > Happy 2nd Birthday VAGenWeb Project! > Welcome to the VA-SOUTHSIDE mailing list! This list is for > genealogy researchers of the counties of: Amelia, Appomattox, > Brunswick, Charlotte, Dinwiddie, Franklin, Greensville, > Halifax, Henry, Isle of Wight, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, > Nottway, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, Prince George, > Southampton, Surry, and Sussex. It also includes the cities > of: Petersburg, Colonial Heights, Hopewell, Danville, Suffolk, > Emporia, South Boston, Franklin, and Martinsville.

Good Morning: Does anyone have information on the marriage of William Dent & Esther Board? In the book, Marriage Bonds, Bedford Co. VA., on page 18 it lists: William Dent and Esther Board, 23 Oct. 1800, John Meador, surety, consent of John Board. I don't have any other information on this couple. The reason I may be interested in them, I am at the proverbial brick wall with my William H. Dent of Franklin Co. and according to the book, Franklin Co. VA. Death Records 1853-1896, he died 10 April 1885, Franklin Co. at age 72 years, born Bedford Co., making his birth date about 1813, the book does not show who reported the death, his widow, Elizabeth Fishburn Dent, died 11 April 1890, her death was reported by daughter, M. Dent. The 1850 Franklin Co. Va. census lists his age as 45, his birth date being 1805, in the 1860 census his age is 51, his birth date 1809, in the 1870 census he is 63, his birth date 1807. I suspect from this data that he apparently didn't know the year of his birth. I am trying to determine if he could possibly be connected to the above mentioned marriage. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Sidney

Need info on Jonathan E. CUNDIFF b. 18 FEb 1788 d. Oct 17, 1855 m. Sarah Trigg SQUIRES May 25, 1815 in Bedford Co., VA. Sarah was born 31, Dec. 1797 and died Oct. 5, 1855 buried in Cundiff Cemetery located on homeplace on Duck River near the Cundiff Ford in Marshall Co. They had children Calvin S, b. Apr 24, 1816, Wiley P. b. Feb 18, 1818, Mary E. b. Nov 17, 1819, William Uriah b. Jan 11, 1822, Sarah Jane b. Oct 2, 1824, James C. b. June 20, 1827, Mildred b. June 15, 1830. The whole family moved to Marshall Co., TN in Janurary 1836 and stayed with relatives at Caney Spring before settling on Duck River near the Cundiff Ford. Thanks, Janet Culp

Seeking any information about the following individuals AND their slaveowners, please! Lucy/Lucinda (born ca. 1847) Lynn/Linn/Len (Lucy's father) C.C. Riley Lewis Dolly Emily They were living in Mason Co., KY, by the 1870's. THANKS!!!! Judy

Looking for descendents of Hendrick NICHOLS who married Lavina LAFOY in 1826 in Bedford. He died in 1853 in Bedford. Would like to exchange information. Thank you. Carol

Queries posted this past week to this VAGenWeb site mentioned the following surnames: BIAS, BRYANT, CALLAWAY, CALVERT, CAMDEN, CRAINE, CRANE, DOWDY, EDGAR, FRANKLIN, FULTZ, GATEWOOD, HAMMOCK, HELM, HOLT, HOWELL, LYONS, PATTERSON, PHELPS, SHERWOOD, STINNETT, TANNER, VEST, WALTON, WRIGHT 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