Found the following in the Bedford Co. Marriage Bonds: April 25, 1826, Alexander BROWN & Polly LIVELY; Willis B. LIVELY, Surety, Married by William HARRIS, April 27, 1826. October 6, 1826, Wm. WILLS & Elizabeth LIVELY, dt. William, Ignatius WILLS, Surety, Married by William HARRIS, October 12, 1826. December 30, 1828, William GLOVER & Milley LIVELY; William LIVELY, Surety, Married by James LEFTWICH, December 30, 1828. Trying to find a connection in someone's line with Willis B. LIVELY and the other LIVELYs mentioned. Have a Willis B. in Lincoln Co., TN in 1830. Another close LIVELY named children Milley, William, etc. in Lincoln Co., TN. Perhaps someone who is working on the GLOVER, BROWN, or WILLS lines has a clue. Thanks. Sharon I Dickson Tiszadada@aol.com

Sally, Saturday I was at the Bedford Museum and they have many references, to include the Rev War. The staff is very helpful and will assist. If you get there, its worth it. Lewis OKASEY@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone know if there are lists available of the Bedford County men who > fought in the Rev. War? Particularly at Yorktown, G. Courthouse or any > others. Also, are there any lists available of land grants that were given in > the mid 1700s? How about naturalizations? > > Thanks, > > Sally Kasey > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > You may search the archived postings of this list at URL: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?surname-VABEDFOR

My GGG grandfather was James Anderson b: abt 1796 in VA d: Lawrence Co Ohio 1845's Born in Bath Co or Bedford Co VA married Nancy Donnelly in VA had 9 children 1. Morgan b: 1822 VA 2. Mary Ann (Adams) b: 1823 VA 3. Elihu b: 1827 VA 4. William b: 1831 VA 5. Peter b: 1833 VA 6. James b: 1835 VA m: Isabell Hall 1865 Lawrence Co Ohio 7. John Thomas b: 1838 Bedford Co VA 8. Suzanne (Lambert) b: 1841 Lawrence Co OH m: William Lambert Lawr Co OH My Grandfather 9. George Washington b: 1843 Lawrence Co OH m: Basheba Dean d: 1923 Denton Co TX Any help would be appreciated Jay Anderson Denton TX e: vea0001@jove.acs.unt.edu

I have found Tuck's in my Dalton and Wilkes line. Anyone want to share info . Thanks, Donna

Greg, Thank you so much for the Ayers & Cundiff info. Would you tell us more? Who were the other children of James & Hannah Ayres? More specifically, I'm looking for the James Ayers who was security for the marriage of Wm Martin & Lunez Ayers in 1823 at Bedford Co. I am a Cundiff descendant, and wildly interested in finding the link to Nancy's birth in Prince Georges MD. I would really appreciate any hints you can give about the Cundiff line before Bedford Co. TIA. Barbara

I'm the host of the QueryPage at URL: http://people.delphi.com/fspradlin/bedf-qry.htm Queries posted this past week mentioned the following surnames: BANKS, GILL, HALL, HOLLAND, JONES, MITCHELL, OVERSTREET, SPRADLIN, WHITTINGTON I'm not a researcher of these names, so PLEASE don't write me with questions about them ... ;) Regards, Freddie S. fspradlin@delphi.com 3448 W. 170th St., Torrance, CA 90504-2402

Looking for any information about Jacob Eckhols of Bedford county, wife's name Betsey (Elizabeth)??. Would like to know the names of the parents and siblings of both Jacob and Betsey. Believe a brother of Jacob was John Eckhols. Children of Jacob and Betsey Eckhols: son, James married Jenny Hancock April 6, 1791. dau, Betsey (Elizabeth) married George Dabney January 10, 1793. dau, Becky (Rebeka) married William Dabney September 4, 1793. son, Jacob married Jenny Jones July 12, 1796. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thanking everyone in advance. G.D. Russell

Sally, I have found a few of my War of 1812 ancestors on payroll list at the Va. State Library. Many of the records were burned during the war. (Brain cramp forgive me(1812?) Check with the VA archives. They are online. Sorry I don't have the address handy, I am at another location, not my own. Jeri Gallus

Julie, Not that this is a direct line or anthing, BUT we have TUCKs who maried into the my FRANKLIN line in Bedford Co. Though you might like to know, Jeri Gallus

Joseph TOWNLEY (also spelled TOWNLIN or possibly TOWNSEND) married Priscilla MOLEN in Henry County, Va. in 1795. They later moved to Bedford Co. Family records indicate they had at least two children. Does anyone have additional information on this family. Thank you in advance for any help or suggestions. Carol at bcmolen@earthlink.net

Does anyone know if there are lists available of the Bedford County men who fought in the Rev. War? Particularly at Yorktown, G. Courthouse or any others. Also, are there any lists available of land grants that were given in the mid 1700s? How about naturalizations? Thanks, Sally Kasey

Hi everyone, In your research of Bedford, have you come across divorce records for this county? I just realized there are none, as far as I know, at the Library of Virginia where I do most of my research. I'm not looking for a particular record, but if they exist, they could be another resource. Thank you ! Julie (Researching: Bays, Bohn, Bowyer, Carter, GROSS, Martin, Rice, Stanley and Tuck in Bedford County)

Here is some information on John Ayers, the Methodist preacher: I am his 4th great - grandnephew ( that is a mouth full) He is the son of James Ayres Sr. and Hannah ? "Marrying" Rev John Ayers other small facts: 1. Va Revolutionary Pension Application Vol. 7. Pg. 66 & 67. Abraham Blankenships's file made mention of John Ayres being 91 in 27 Oct. 1845. It also mentions that he was a minister. He was born in Bedford and lived there all his life (until this date at least). GLR 23 DEC 1990 2. He wrote down the children of Richard and Mary Cundiff that was used for the application of John (b. 1757) Cundiff Revolution War Pension. He also wrote down the names of John Cundiff children. GLR 5 Mar 1991 3. HE is listed in 'Virginia Tax Payers 1782-87 other than those published by the United States Census bureau' by Augusta B. Fothergill and John Mark Naugle 1940 pg.5 'Ayres, John 1 _ Bed.' 4. Bedford Co. Court Order book 9 page 317 - Oct. 1789 John Ayers granted license to perform marriages as Methodist preacher. From PAC notes to GLR 24 FEB 1994 Descendants of John Ayres 1 John Ayres b: November 14, 1755 in Bedford, VA d: November 07, 1849 in Bedford, VA +Nancy Cundiff b: March 30, 1754 in Princes Georges, MD d: May 01, 1832 in Bedford, VA 2 Mary Polly Ayers b: 1774 +Michael Overfelt m: October 28, 1805 in Bedford, VA 2 Isabelle Ayers b: 1776 +Joesph Kennett m: June 02, 1792 in Bedford, VA 2 John Wesley Ayers b: May 05, 1787 d: November 21, 1848 +Mary C. Powers b: 1789 d: April 18, 1859 m: January 21, 1811 in Bedford, VA 2 Hannah Ayers b: April 15, 1790 +John Mitchell m: April 25, 1827 in Bedford, VA 2 Elijah Ayers b: 1794 d: 1835 +Sally Morgan b: 1795 d: 1851 m: January 20, 1816 in Bedford, VA Thanks, Greg Roberts

Hi listreaders! I'm new to the list. Am searching for information on the Evans/Clark line. Sarah Jane Evans, b Lynchburg, VA 11/17/1830 (d 8/21/1901 unknown location) married Joseph Seldon Clark b Bedford County VA 2/28/1820 d 5/23/1877, on September 17, 1856 unknown location. I have not been above to find any marriage proof. I believe Sarah's father was Robert and mother Delila (Starks) as listed in the 1850 census of Amherst County. Joseph's father is believed to be Ira E Clark, wife Nancy S. Ray married September 07, 1815 Bedford, VA. Does anyone have any information or leads on these folks. Sarah was my GGG Grandmother and I have her family bible, but it only starts with her and Joseph. Any information will be greatly appreciated. I more than willing to share.

Dear Dan, Thanks for the note and this reply is being sent to the Roanoke, Bedford, and Wright lists for convenience and in case others are interested. The Thomas Wright you refer to I identify as 1763 (year of death) Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia (place of death). My records list him as born probably before 1717 possibly in England, married to Mary _____ before 1733, resident 1733 to 1745 at Baltimore County, Maryland, resident possibly 1745 to 1754 at Augusta County, Virginia, resident October 28, 1754, until death at Bedford County, Virginia, and died between December 15, 1762, and November 22, 1763, at Bedford County, Virginia. The children of 1763 Thomas Wright and Mary (_____) Wright were the following: 1. Elizabeth Wright, born June 28, 1733, at St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, 2. Cathorine or Katherine Wright, born August 6, 1736, at St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore County, Maryland, 3. Mary Wright, 4. Abbigale Wright, 5. Sarah Wright, 6. Dorcas Wright, 7. 1803 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, born probably before 1745 and who married Elizabeth Pate, and 8. 1815 Joseph Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, born probably before 1745 and who married first Elizabeth Kemp and second Judith Pate. My descent is as follows: 1. 1763 Thomas Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Mary (_____) Wright, 2. 1803 John Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Pate) Wright, 3. 1850 Anthony Wright of Bedford County, Virginia, and Elizabeth (Mayse) Wright, 4. Rhoda (Wright) Wright and 1876 William S. Wright of Highland County, Ohio, 5. 1907 William Greenberry Wright of Hillsdale County, Michigan, and Martha Rebecca (Judkins) Wright, 6. 1973 Cletus Orlen Wright of St. Louis, Missouri, and Gertrude May (Nickels) Wright, 7. Leota Victoria (Wright) (Seeger) Grant and George Nelson Grant, and 8. Robert N. Grant I would be happy to exchange information on this Wright line with you or anyone else interested in this line. Would you let me know which Wright line is the northern one you are researching. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.com <Prodigy Distribution List> CC: RNGRANT

I have Whittingtons born in this area in the 1700's: i. CORNELIUS6 WHITTINGTON, b. April 24, 1749, Albermarle County, Virginia; d. March 27, 1837, Amite County, Mississippi. ii. JEAN WHITTINGTON. iii. ROBERT WHITTINGTON, d. 1750. iv. SARAH WHITTINGTON, b. December 24, 1750, Albermarle County, Virginia; d. December 19, 1787, Greenwell County, Virginia; m. JOHN PENDALE. 12. v. RICHARD WHITTINGTON, b. January 15, 1753, Sussex County, Virginia; d. May 14, 1835, Amite County, Mississippi. vi. EPHRIAM WHITTINGTON, b. March 27, 1758, Albermarle County, Virginia; d. October 14, 1831, Crawford County, Georgia. I can find no Thomas in the larger Whittington family (several of whom were in this area at this time). Ed Kay Hoover wrote: > Looking for Thomas WHITTINGTON who married Martha (?) 1760(?) in Bedford > Co. Does he sound familiar to anyone. > > Thanks......Kay > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Planning a Family Reunion? Post your schedule at URL: > http://members.aol.com/camorrison/vareunio/reunion.htm

Looking for Thomas WHITTINGTON who married Martha (?) 1760(?) in Bedford Co. Does he sound familiar to anyone. Thanks......Kay

Hi all, Looking for a missing link--Elizabeth DUNN b.ca 1770's (1787 per one source), m. to Sanford Ramey bef 1802 (VA) and died ca 1820. Sanford Ramey died in Loudoun Co (?) ca 1825. I have no other info on DUNN family and don't know where this Ramey family came from. Their daughter Jemima married James Hereford (that family was from Henry Co and Fairfax Co, VA). Any links? Anybody recognize any of these folks? Any suggestions out there?? Poor Elizabeth is alone on my list--she needs some parents or siblings! Thanks for any help! Cyndi in Baltimore

This is the second message that I referred to regarding the identity of William Wright, son of John Wright. Best wishes, Bob Grant << Start of Forwarded message via Prodigy Mail >> From: (RNGrant) BOB GRANT Subject: Re: Wright Family Date: 11/08 Time: 10:12 AM Dear Dan, Your evidence and analysis is exactly what we have to confirm that a William Wright was a son of John Wright and married Mary Grant. Roger Morris first put this argument together and for convenience I am copying him on this email and your email. I am also copying John Smallwood who is interested in this issue as well. Some secondary sources appear to have assumed that William Wright joined in the deed because he married a Mary Williams and she had inherited a share in the land; that has led to listings of William's wife as Mary Williams instead of Mary Grant. But I think the analysis by you and Roger make it clear that David Williams was joining in to clear title to what his mother had sold on his behalf. Now the next step, how do you connect 1805 William Wright of Fauquier with the William Wright and Mary (Grant) Wright who sold the land in 1762? The evidence for 1809 William Wright of Franklin County is the following: In Fauquier Deed 1/65 dated 9/24/1759 William Wright and Timothy Stamps were witnesses. In Genealogy of John J. Wright of Virginia, Indiana and Kansas by John Calvin Wright he stated that in the court loose papers in Warrenton there was a summons against William Wright on a complaint for debt dated 1/28/1764 and a copy of the promissory from William Wright dated August 1763 with his signature. The summons was marked on the back "not found, left &c", meaning William Wright had left the county. John Calvin Wright further stated that a genealogist and the court clerk Mr. Carper compared a facsimile of the promissory note signature to the one on the will of 1809 William Wright in Franklin County and concluded they were the same. There are numerous errors of identification in John Calvin Wright's work, but this has the sound of authenticity and we should see if we can duplicate his work by finding the note and will signature. John Calvin Wright went on to identify William Wright as a son of John and Elizabeth without explaining how he reached that conclusion. He also acknowledged that Charles Hoppin in Tyler's Quarterly had identified John and Elizabeth's son as 1805/6 William Wright of Fauquier, but concluded that was a mistake. We have found no evidence of William and Mary (Grant) Wright in Fauquier after the sale of their land in 1762 and the promissory note in 1763. In 1772 at Bedford County W.B. 1/495 William Wright was named executor of the will of John Miller. Franklin County was taken from Bedford in 1785 and the probate was in July 1785 at Bedford County. But this is the first evidence of William Wright in Franklin County. On April 28, 1774, in Bedford County Court Loose Papers Timothy Stamp filed a complaint for debt against William Wright blacksmith based on a judgment previously obtained in Fauquier County and had a summons issued against William Wright. In August 1778 Timothy Stamp obtained another summons against William Wright for payment of the judgment. In 1780 William Wright patented land in what became Franklin County and had numerous land transactions thereafter (I mean lots!) in some of which his wife was identified as Mary. We can trace William through these land transactions and the land tax lists and personal property tax lists until his will is probated in 1809. 1809 William Wright of Franklin County in his will named his sons James and George and grandson Enoch. Other evidence establishes that he had a son William also. 1809 William's son 1823 James Wright of Franklin County named one of his sons James Grant Wright. The combination of connections to Timothy Stamps and to Fauquier County, the timely disappearance from Fauquier and appearance in Franklin, the wife named Mary, and the grandson with the Grant name all seems to point to 1809 William Wright of Franklin County as the son of John & Elizabeth. So would you let me know if there is other evidence, besides Hoppin's statement, that identifies 1805 William of Fauquier as a son of John & Elizabeth? If there is something out there, we would all be most anxious to see it and would appreciate your help in either confirming or denying this identification. Best wishes, Bob Grant <Internet Distribution List> TO: wrightd1@csinet.net CC: jhs1964@gte.net CC: rthomas@intermediatn.net << End of Forwarded message >> <Prodigy Distribution List> CC: RNGRANT

This message and a reply are being forwarded to the Wright, Bedford, Fauquier, and Franklin lists so that if anyone else is interested in the issue, they can comment as well. The first message is from Dan Wright regarding the identification of William Wright who married Mary Grant as the son of John Wright who married Elizabeth Darnell. The second message, which will be sent shortly, is my reply regarding the identification of that William Wright as 1809 (year of death) William Wright of Franklin County, Virginia (place of death) rather than 1805 William Wright of Fauquier County, Virginia. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant 15 Campo Bello Court Menlo Park, CA 94025 RNGrant@prodigy.com << Start of Forwarded message via Prodigy Mail >> From: "Daniel L. Wright" Subject: Re: Wright Family Date: 11/07 Time: 11:44 PM Return-Path: <wrightd1@csinet.net> Received: from mail.csinet.net (ns.csinet.net [206.31.16.2]) by pimaia3w-ext.prodigy.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id XAA49170 for <RNGrant@prodigy.com>; Sat, 7 Nov 1998 23:42:34 -0500 Received: from preferrc (usr6-03.csinet.net [204.189.92.17]) by mail. csinet.net with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2232.9) id W1F0X8JG; Sat, 7 Nov 1998 22:34:50 -0600 Message-ID: <001801be0ad2$395a9440$115cbdcc@preferrc> From: "Daniel L. Wright" <wrightd1@csinet.net> To: " BOB GRANT" <RNGrant@prodigy.com> Subject: Re: Wright Family Date: Sat, 7 Nov 1998 22:42:38 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Dear Bob, John Wright was christened 1708 or 1710 of Prince William Co. & Fauquier Co. VA. His will page 1792 dated June 1785 filed Feb. 27, 1792. John Wright, Gent. purchased from his step dau. Ann and her husband Jonas Williams Jr. a part of her portion of the divide prior to July 1748. Jonas Williams Jr. died in early 1744 leaving 125 acres of land (adjacent to John Wright, Gent. and Simon Morgan) to his son David Williams. On 23 Jul 1748 John Wright, Gent. purchased 60 additional acres (adjacent to the first purchase) from Ann and her 2nd husband Charles Gardner. John Wright, Gent. gave the two above sections of land (total of 185 acres) to his oldest son by deed dated 26 Aug 1751, for "divers good causes but more especially in consideration of the natural love and affection which I do bear unto by dear beloved son William Wright". William Wright and wife Mary Grant (m. prior to 1751) sold the land in two section just as his father had purchased it. They sold the first section of 125 acres (which would have been the land purchased by John prior to 1748) to Thomas Edwards in Aug 1762. signed William Wright, Mary (X) Wright. The second section of 60 acres was sold to John Waddle in Oct 1762 by William & Mary and David Williams and his wife Mary. signed William Wright, Mary (X) Wright, David Williams. The reason David Williams was a party to the sale is most likely that his mother Ann and 2nd husband sold the 60 acres to John Wright, Gent. when the land actually belonged to David as part of the 125 acres given to him by his father Jonas's will. David must have signed thus giving John Waddle a clear title to the land. (Other thoughts on this question?) Dan -----Original Message----- From: BOB GRANT <RNGrant@prodigy.com> To: wrightd1@csinet.net <wrightd1@csinet.net> Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 6:52 PM Subject: Re: Wright Family >Dear Dan, > >Thanks for the reply and the information. I like the mad dog part. > >The question I have is what is the evidence that his wife was Mary >Grant and that his father was John Wright who married Elizabeth >Darnell. What I'm looking for is evidence that determines that the >William who died in 1805 in Fauquier rather than the William who died >in 1809 in Franklin was the one who married Mary Grant and was the >son of John & Elizabeth. > >We have evidence that 1809 William came from Fauquier and that his >wife was Mary Grant and I would be happy to summarize that for you. >But that evidence should be tested against any that supports another >identification. Any help you can give would be much appreciated. > >Best wishes, > >Bob Grant > ><Prodigy Distribution List> >CC: RNGRANT << End of Forwarded message >> <Prodigy Distribution List> CC: RNGRANT