---------- > From: Freddie Spradlin <FSPRADLIN@delphi.com> > To: robacres03@rivnet.net > Subject: Request infro. on Bedford county Ancestors > Date: Saturday, June 13, 1998 11:09 PM > > Your message was not posted to the mailing list because you addressed it to > VABEDFOR-L-request@rootsweb.com > > All postings must be sent to > VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com (without the -request) > > Regards, > Freddie S. > > On 11-JUN-1998 10:17:13.1 robacres03 said to FSPRADLIN > `Benjamin Robinson(1755-1848)was born in Caroline Co,VA, and migrated to > `Bedford County after the Revolutionary War. He enlisted in the > `Ind.Reg.,Line from Caroline Co. > `He later joined the Cavalry at Fredricksburg, Va under the command of > `Col. Baylor. > `He fought in the battles of Germantown and Brandywine in PA and Tappon > `in New Jersey. He spent the winter(1776/1777) at Valley Forge, PA. After > `moving to Bedford County he married Margaret North. Benjamin Robinson's > `pension records are located at the Archives in Washington, D.C. There > `is no mention of his parents, who must have lived in Caroline County. > `Also an exhaustive search of published information and other sources > `has yielded no info on his parents. Any leads on this long standing > `mystery would be appreciated. > > fspradlin@delphi.com 3448 W. 170th St., Torrance, CA 90504-2402