The Bedford City/County historical society has a wonderful set of cemetery books that covers the public cemeteries, church cemeteries and all the family graveyards. I found my two family cemeteries listed and the information gave a person (usually the landowner) to call. Both people were wonderfully helpful. One took me out into the middle of the field and helped me hunt until we found the stones. The other mowed the edge of the field so we could get to the top of the ridge and set the stones back up so it would look better when I got there. I wouldn't have been able to find either without help. The historical Society address and phone is on the Bedford Co. GenWeb page. Good hunting, Lynne Hundley ---------- > From: ABrig2728@aol.com > To: VABEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Jointee Church > Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 2:51 AM > > Hello Everyone! > I read with interest of the DAR's ceremony of a Bedford Revolutionary War > patriot. I, too, am a descendant of a Bedford County patriot and hope that > someone out there can help me locate his grave. > > Nathan(iel) Chapman (1761-1829) came to Bedford County from Cumberland County, > VA around 1784. He bought 385 acres of land on Beaver Dam Creek from Lemaster > Cooksey around 1791. When he died in 1829, Nathan left some of his land for > the use of the Jointee Methodist Church and was buried on this land. > > >From what I understand this church eventually became the Jointee Baptist > Church, the Methodists merging with another neighboring congregation. The > Church building is no longer standing and many of the original graves were > moved to the "new" Methodist church grounds nearby. However, my ancestor is > still on this land along with two or three other persons. > > Does anyone have any idea where to find this long lost gravesite? I was in > Bedford County in January and my cousin and I looked everywhere for this site > (over some fences and into the brambles!) with no luck. Another cousin tells > me that Nathan's grave is on the Bond Farm property...... > > Any help would be greatly appreciated as I would like to visit his grave and > make sure that future generations can find his burial place. > > Thanks for all your help! > Angela Chapman Brigman > ABrig2728@aol.com > > > ==== VABEDFOR Mailing List ==== > Planning a Family Reunion? Post your schedule at URL: > http://members.aol.com/camorrison/vareunio/reunion.htm