Are the surnames Sorrell(s) and Perry mentioned in the book? Thanks, Trueman. tefarris@peoplepc.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edwin "Tex" Irvin" <edwirvin@yahoo.com> To: <vabedfor@rootsweb.com> Cc: <vacampbe@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:14 AM Subject: [VABEDFOR] Book on Amherst county > Does anyone have access to this book? > > > Amherst County, VA. In the Revolution. Including Extracts from the "LOST > ORDER BOOK" 1773-1782. By: Lenora H. Sweeny, Orig. Pub. 1951, Reprinted > 1998, 230 pages, Index, Hard Cover, ISBN #0-89308-269-4. > Located on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Amherst County > was created from the southwestern portion of Albemarle County in 1761. > Originally, its boundary lines were much larger, included in it's > boundaries was Nelson County which was Nelson County which was carved off > in 1808. It is surrounded by the present day counties of: Appomattox, > Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Nelson, and Rockbridge. Thought > to have been destroyed or carried off during the Civil War, the Amherst > Order Book covering the Revolutionary time frame was discovered by the > author during one of her many trips to the court house while doing > research. Not only was the: Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 used to complete > this book but other sources as well including Muster & Pay Rolls. Included > in the discussion of Amherst's participation in the Revolution are many > lists of which some are: The First Rifle Company, Officers of the Militia > before and during the Revolution, Revolutionary > soldiers from Amherst County comprising then the territory of the present > day county of Nelson, and many, many lists of muster & payrolls from > various companies serving duty from Amherst County. The author has even > included disbursements to wives, widows & orphans of Revolutionary > soldiers and also, claims for property impresses or taken for public > service. Another interesting feature of this "Lost Order Book" 1773-1782 > is a list of the names of soldiers who proved they had served in the > French & Indian War and thus qualified to obtain bounty land allowed by > the proclamation of the King of Great Britain in 1763. Of Special > interest, the author has included over 200 applications of Amherst > soldiers for Pensions. These applications many times give such information > as: date & place of birth, date of death, current residence at time of > filing, date of enlistment, his service record, date of marriage, names of > spouse & children, along with their birth dates and marriage > dates, names of his & his wife's parents, names of fellow soldiers he > served with, even neighbors that lived beside him before taken duty, and > date placed on pension roll > > I believe Southern Historical Press in Greenville, SC sells it for > $30.00. However, my wife will kill me if I buy anymore old books. Maybe > someone can help me out. I am looking for any references to Christopher > Irvin/Irvine. Edwin > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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 >