In a message dated 3/7/2008 3:09:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, vabedfor-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > Another great little book from Google. Edwin > > http://books.google.com/books?id=2WJAZ-VqWtsC&printsec=frontcover& > dq=Sketches+of+Lynchburg > Good Morning Edwin Thanks for passing these on. I use Google Books all the time but somehow missed this one. I am always looking for history books on Amherst, Campbell, Appomattox, Bedford, Botetourt, Prince Edward, Charlotte, and Lunenburg Counties as well as Lynchburg. If I might cheat a little on this question as I will be in Lynchburg in a couple of weeks but this would give me a head start. Does anyone have a copy of Howard's book on the 18th Va Infantry(Appomattox Greys)? I am looking for information on one William R Elam. I have a number of letters he wrote during his civil war service and I am trying to find out more about him as I BELIEVE he is an ancestor of my wife. Thanks in advance for any information you or the list can provide Doug Burnett Satellite Beach FL ************** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)

Another great little book from Google. Edwin http://books.google.com/books?id=2WJAZ-VqWtsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Sketches+of+Lynchburg

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The Patrick County Genealogy Society will meet on Tuesday, March 18th, at 6:30 p.m. at the Stuart Site of Patrick Henry Community College in the Community Room located on Johnson Street in Stuart (near DeHart Park & Food Lion). Our Speaker will be Margaret Smith will do a program on looms and weaving especially the Rock-a-Beater loom. She also demonstrates weaving on a triangular loom. For more information, please call 276-692-5920. Alpha Hiatt, Vice President Patrick County Genealogy Society ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping

At the November session, 1753, the Assembly passed an act forming Bedford from Lunenburg County, to take effect May 10, 1754. At the October session, 1754, they passed an act to take effect from January 1, 1755, adding all that part of Albemarle on the south side of James River lying above a line drawn from the mouth of Stonewall Creek to the head of Falling River to the new county of Bedford. The previous line between the counties was (approximately the watershed line between the waters of the James and Staunton rivers) " inconvenient," and this act made James River the line. This is from "Cabell's and Kin." Probably the best of the old publications from a century ago. The entire book is here-- http://books.google.com/books?id=BAo7AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Cabells+and+Kin I believe we discussed earlier, much about the fluid changes in the evolving county lines. Note the above. Much of the northern half of what was to become Bedford/Campbell was originally part of old Goochland/Albemarle/Amherst. The boundary was not the James, but much further south. This book contains many references to folks in Bedford/Campbell. Dr. William Cabell and Parson Rose and others owned grants of many thousands of acres on both sides of the James River. They sold much of this land very early (1740's-50's) to hundreds of early settlers. Charles Lynch had an earlier ferry on the Rivanna before he came down to the James and Lynchburg. The counties changed even further with the addition of Nelson, Buckingham, Amelie, and Appomattox. So, if you are looking for old patents or court records, don't just confine your search to Bedford or Campbell. Has anyone ever seen the surveys of William Cabell? The author refers to such a list. I would love to see it, if it still exists. Edwin

Rev. William Irvin, 1744-1809. This is the son of John Irvin, pioneer founder of the Hat Creek Presbyterian Church, in present Campbell county. (old Brunswick/Lunenburg) William preached at Hat Creek, but like most of the early ministers, traveled much to different congregations. He moved to Albemarle, where his children were born. From “Albemarle County in Virginia,” by Edgar Woods IRVIN. Rev. William Irvin was one of the early Presbyterian ministers of the county. He received his education in part at the school of Rev. John Todd in Louisa. He was received by the Presbytery of Hanover in 1769, and settled as pastor of the Cove and Rockfish Churches in 1771. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Holt, who served in the Revolution as First Lieutenant in the Fourth Virginia, and who purchased land from Colonel Charles Lewis on the Staunton Road west of Ivy Depot, where he resided until 1794. Mr. Irvin bought part of this land from his father-in-law, but sold it in 1783, and the same year purchased from Charles Martin a farm on the south fork of Hardware, where J. Goulet Martin now lives, and where he made his home until his death in 1809. His relation to Rockfish Church was dissolved in 1776, and he then devoted his time to preaching at the Cove, D. S., and Mountain Plains. In July 1793 his old preceptor, Rev. John Todd, met with a tragic death on his return from a meeting of Presbytery at the Cove. The road on the east side of Persimmon Mountain passed then, as it does still, along the bed of the South Hardware for a short distance; there the venerable minister was found, lying in the stream with life extinct. Whether he was smitten with an apoplectic stroke, or whether his horse took fright, and starting suddenly threw him, was not known. It is said, he was accustomed to ride a spirited horse. Mr. Irvin had ten children, some of whom attained a degree of eminence in the world; Joseph Holt, Margaret, Elizabeth, the wife of Dabney C. Gooch, Nancy, the wife of Thomas W. Gooch, Sarah, the wife of Robert Sangster, John, William W., James, Thomas and David. Joseph was admitted to the Albemarle bar in 1796, married Elizabeth, daughter of William Cole of North Garden, and died in 1805, leaving two daughters, one of whom, Susan, was married first to Colonel Thomas Wood, and was the mother of Dr. Alfred Wood and Mrs. Jeremiah A. Early, and secondly to John Fray. John lived on the old place, was a magistrate of the county, and died in 1828, leaving a number of children, all of whom removed to Campbell and Prince Edward Counties. William became a member of the Albemarle bar, but emigrated to Lancaster, Ohio, where he was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court, and elected to Congress in 1828. Thomas joined his brother William in Ohio, and became Judge of the Lancaster Circuit. David was also a lawyer, received the appointment of Governor of Wisconsin Territory, and afterwards settled in Texas, where he was left by the war with only the shreds of a large fortune, and where he shortly after died.

You can also search for your ancestor on the Valley Forge site, http://valleyforgemusterroll.org/ My Joel Leftwich, from Bedford, is on the Muster lists. Susan Edwin "Tex" Irvin wrote: > Good site. If you think your kin might have wintered at Valley Forge. Use caution, however. Just because you see your kin's commanding officer, it doesn't mean he was necessarily there. The regiments were splintered and merged and tracking them is a nightmare. The officers were shuttled back and forth. It was total chaos. The 5th Virginia, for example. Some of them were sent north. Others south. Several Va. regiments were captured at Charleston. Others of the same regiments fought up north at Brandywine and Morristown and Trenton, etc. The Virginia officers are listed on pages 7, 8, and 9. Good luck finding an individual enlisted man. Edwin > > http://colonialancestors.com/revolutionary/oath6.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > To post to the list, email: VABEDFOR@rootsweb.com > To contact the list admin, email: VABEDFOR-admin@rootsweb.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VABEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Good site. If you think your kin might have wintered at Valley Forge. Use caution, however. Just because you see your kin's commanding officer, it doesn't mean he was necessarily there. The regiments were splintered and merged and tracking them is a nightmare. The officers were shuttled back and forth. It was total chaos. The 5th Virginia, for example. Some of them were sent north. Others south. Several Va. regiments were captured at Charleston. Others of the same regiments fought up north at Brandywine and Morristown and Trenton, etc. The Virginia officers are listed on pages 7, 8, and 9. Good luck finding an individual enlisted man. Edwin http://colonialancestors.com/revolutionary/oath6.htm

That is a wonderful idea to photograph all the stones at Longwood Cem. Way to go Smitty. ---- Sue <sudown@cwnet.com> wrote: ============= The monthly meeting of the Bedford Genealogical Society will be held, Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM at the Bedford City/County Museum, 201 E. Main St., Bedford, VA., located next door to the court house. The speaker will be Mike Smith (Smitty), Facilities Manager for Bedford Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries. He will speak on his work to photograph all 9000+ stones at Longwood, Oakwood, & Greenwood cemeteries and have the information on line within a few years. The meeting is open to the public, please join us. ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To post to the list, email: VABEDFOR@rootsweb.com To contact the list admin, email: VABEDFOR-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VABEDFOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The monthly meeting of the Bedford Genealogical Society will be held, Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 1:30 PM at the Bedford City/County Museum, 201 E. Main St., Bedford, VA., located next door to the court house. The speaker will be Mike Smith (Smitty), Facilities Manager for Bedford Parks, Recreation and Cemeteries. He will speak on his work to photograph all 9000+ stones at Longwood, Oakwood, & Greenwood cemeteries and have the information on line within a few years. The meeting is open to the public, please join us. ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/

Robert A Gregory, Methodist Clergyman, and his wife, Amanda M served at several locations in VA. 1850 Census Eastern Dist. Amherst Co. VA Robert is 29 and Amanda is 26. 1860 Census Davis Mills Bedford Co VA. 1870 Census Brookville Campbell Co VA. 1880 Census Temperance Amherst Co VA. Shows Amanda as widow, but 1880 Census Staunton Augusta Co VA shows Robert A Gregory, age 59, as a preacher in an Institution. Does anyone know the parents of Robert and Amanda ? David

This is what I currently have in BVO: Descendants of Elisha Wadsworth Goff 1 Elisha Wadsworth GOFF b: Abt. 1900 in Unknown d: Unknown in Unknown # chldn: 1 .. +Lillie Frances MARKHAM b: Abt. 1902 in Unknown m: Abt. 1920 in Unknown d: Unknown in Unknown # chldn: 1 2 [1] Edna Frances GOFF b: Abt. 1922 in Bedford County, Virginia d: 13 Jul 1995 in Bedford County, Virginia Burial: in Mt Hermon Baptist Chruch Cemetery, Bedford Co VA # chldn: 8 .... +? WILLIAMS b: Abt. 1920 in Unknown m: Abt. 1945 in Unknown # chldn: 8 *2nd Husband of [1] Edna Frances GOFF: .... +William H OVERSTREET b: Abt. 1920 in Unknown m: Aft. 1965 in Unknown ============ -----Original Message----- From: vabedfor-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vabedfor-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barbara Binz Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:35 PM To: vabedfor@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Overstreet,William H m. Edna Frances (Goff) Williams (1921-1995) Bob, Do you have the parents of Edna Frances Goff? I am trying to determine if this fits into my lines! Thank You, Barbara in Idaho On Fri, Nov 30, 2007 at 8:23 AM, Bob Overstreet < BOverstreet@ci.everett.wa.us> wrote: > I am seeking detail for the William H Overstreet (abt1920- ) that > married Edna Frances Goff (1921-1995) abt 1995. I believe Edna was > previously married to a ? Williams and they had eight children. > Your assistance is greatly appreciated! > BobO > Thomas O, Sr. bfr 1720> Thomas O, Jr. 1744 Orange Co VA> Benoney O 1796 > Bedford Co VA> Ira Preston O 1848 Bedford Co VA> Elisha David O 1873 > Bedford Co VA> Ira Meador O 1905 Bedford Co VA>me, Bob Overstreet, 1220 > Grand Ave, Everett WA 98201; 425.252.6542; preferred email > <Boverstreet@gocougs.wsu.edu>

Marcus Gregory was born abt 1821 in Bedford Co VA. He married Elvira Towler; 10 Jul 1846; Bedford Co VA USA. Elvira was the daughter of James Towler and Sarah Hurt. Marcus enlisted in CSA; 25 Aug 1863; at Bedford VA USA. He served in Company G, 1 Engineer Troops. Marcus died of Febris Typhoides at Chimborazo Hospital in Richmond VA. Date of death; 26 Jun 1864. Does anyone know the parents of Marcus Gregory? David

Hello All, I've added another 10 pages to the book "Collections of the Virginia Historical Society Vol. VII: Virginia Company of London 1619-1624". It's online now at http://www.midatlanticarchives.com Alan RESEARCHING: Buckingham, Gilpin, Eastburn, Jeanes, Nowland, Wade, Creswell, Abernathy and related families No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.21.1 - Release Date: 2/25/2008 12:00 AM

In a message dated 2/29/2008 3:13:03 AM Eastern Standard Time, vabedfor-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > From: "" <lisafranklin2004@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] VABEDFOR Digest, Vol 3, Issue 67--Thomas > Franklin > To: vabedfor@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <380-22008242822125953@earthlink.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > > Hi Doug! > > I'm just starting to research that line as they're connected by YDNA to my > husband's Franklins. Have gotten particularly interested in Thomas & > Letitia (I think because I love her name). Could you email me re: what > you did to get a copy of his pension file from LVA?? > > Owen was also a patriot and so was Lewis. Do you know if anyone else was?? > > Nice to meet you! > > Lisa > lisafranklin2004@earthlink.net > >From our home, Belle Grove, in Louisiana > Hi Lisa I went to the library of Va spent about $45 for the entire file. That was printint it out from the reader printer combo myself. I am in the process of transcribing these pages and trying to make sense of them. I also have several transactions from Campbell County involving him and land transfers. If you have some specific questions I will certainly try and answer them. We got our first clue from a book on Campbell County History. Additionally there is a DAR file on him #460337. Let us know what we can help you with. Doug Burnett Satellite Beach FL ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

Hi Doug! I'm just starting to research that line as they're connected by YDNA to my husband's Franklins. Have gotten particularly interested in Thomas & Letitia (I think because I love her name). Could you email me re: what you did to get a copy of his pension file from LVA?? Owen was also a patriot and so was Lewis. Do you know if anyone else was?? Nice to meet you! Lisa lisafranklin2004@earthlink.net >From our home, Belle Grove, in Louisiana > [Original Message] > From: <WarnerCaldwell@aol.com> > To: <vabedfor@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/28/2008 8:00:46 AM > Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] VABEDFOR Digest, Vol 3, Issue 67--Thomas Franklin > > In a message dated 2/28/2008 3:17:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, > vabedfor-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > Not sure if they are the same but I have a Thomas Franklin, husband to > Letitia, who was in Campbell County. I have his REv War Pension File from the LVA > as he is an ancestor of my wife--Lona Gilliam Burnett > > Doug Burnett > Satellite Beach > Fl

In a message dated 2/28/2008 3:17:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, vabedfor-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > From: "Edwin \"Tex\" Irvin" <edwirvin@yahoo.com> > Subject: [VABEDFOR] Franklins in Lunenburg/Campbell > To: vabedfor@rootsweb.com > Cc: vacampbe@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <848955.98258.qm@web90401.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > In the Lunenburg Tithables, taken by William Caldwell in 1749, there are > several Franklins.--James, Lewis, Edward, and Thomas. There was a Thomas > Franklin who later fought in the Rev. War. Maybe a son? Sorting out all their > possible children will be a chore. I also have the following marriages, all in > Campbell county. I have no clue whose children or grand children these are. > > Dec. 22, 1800. Robert Franklin m. Mary Perrow > April 23, 1802. John Robertson m. Nancy Franklin > Mar. 8, 1803. John Roper m. Margaret Franklin > Mar. 15, 1804 John Fleming m. Jane Franklin > Dec. 19, 1805. Thomas North m. Sarah Franklin > > Not sure if they are the same but I have a Thomas Franklin, husband to Letitia, who was in Campbell County. I have his REv War Pension File from the LVA as he is an ancestor of my wife--Lona Gilliam Burnett Doug Burnett Satellite Beach Fl ************** Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duff y/2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)

To Sarah in Texas: (and others) If your kin went to Texas, try these sites. You can read forever. A lotta folks left the deep South for Texas in the 1830's till well after the Civil War. It was the same deal as Virginia and Kentucky--free land and all the Indians you could handle. Plus the entire Mexican army. Ha. Edwin http://www.tshaonline.org/shqonline/index.html http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/

More books on the early Presbyterian Church. There are literally dozens of them on Google books. Any subject, any state. Type in a surname in the little box that says "search this book." Or click on "find this book in a library." If you click "view plain text," you can print or copy and paste. Or just turn the pages with your scroll button. You can even download the entire book. You can print the whole book if you can afford the printer cartridges. Then delete it. Greatest resource in the world. And all free. Edwin http://books.google.com/books?id=J2gNAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Presbyterian+Church&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=NUQRAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Presbyterian+Church&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=fkURAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Presbyterian+Church&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=83JuSause4UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Presbyterian+Church&as_brr=1 http://books.google.com/books?id=83JuSause4UC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Presbyterian+Church&as_brr=1

Someone asked about my sources. I have several old books and some newer CD's. My wife will kill me if I buy any more. Go here, for instance: http://www.genealogical.com/content/products_new_genealogy.html Some of these CD's are dirt cheap. They are "modern" transcriptions of old publications, so they contain all the old flaws and contradictions. And they usually have a little search function and an index. My search started in Texas, then 19th century Georgia. I only recently worked my way up the hill to 18th century Virginia. (2 years?) TLC books, Miami, Fla. used to publish old books, but I'm told they are now defunct. Their publications are still floating around. Amazon, etc. But the best free resource in the world is Google books. The problem is, you have to sort through a million "hits" on their search engine results. So you have to figure out a way to narrow your search. Google will even tell you which libraries have the books. I used to do lookups, but I was getting fifty-sixty emails a day. I still work 60 hour weeks at a real job. So now I try to steer folks to resources they can use themselves. This method spreads the wealth exponentially all across the message boards. I, too, like to hear about new sources. A million eyeballs will eventually uncover anything, and break down all the brick walls. One note about the above CD's. They are very proprietary about their work. Don't post great chunks of excerpts. And if you post anything, make sure you cite them properly. That's the way it should be, anyway. Transcribing old publications is an expensive process. Writers and publishers have to make a living too. Edwin