In a message dated 1/25/2008 5:25:45 AM Central Standard Time, edwirvin@yahoo.com writes: First to Velma--Your Jesse Stith rang a bell. The Stith family was very prominent in early Lunenburg, maybe even early Brunswick. A Drury Stith was a surveyor and platted much of the patents in present Campbell, Charlotte counties. I recall they were reasonably well documented. I remember their estates were east of the now Campbell line, near the Meherrin River, in the now much smaller Lunenburg county. There is a lot on them in the VaGenWeb site for Lunenburg. Stith is such an unusual name. I'm sure your Jesse belongs to this family. ****** Edwin, I want to thank you very much for this response and for all of your helpful posts to this List. I am very glad that you are on this List with your great memory and your knowledge of this area. Yes, my STITHS are part of the family that you've noticed, and they are pretty well documented, which has been a wonderful help to us. They settled in Westover Parish, Charles City Co. after coming over from England. Drury STITH was a cousin. Thanks again, Velma **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48)

Also: Richard Stith made bond: Appointed and commissioned that he perform the duties as Assistant Surveyor of Bedford County. Sept. 23, 1754 Bedford County Deed Book A1 (abstracts by) Ann Chilton, 1987, p. 33 Bill H. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vrgfdonna@aol.com> To: <vabedfor@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [VABEDFOR] Bedford families > In a message dated 1/25/2008 5:25:45 AM Central Standard Time, > edwirvin@yahoo.com writes: > First to Velma--Your Jesse Stith rang a bell. The Stith family was very > prominent in early Lunenburg, maybe even early Brunswick. A Drury Stith > was a > surveyor and platted much of the patents in present Campbell, Charlotte > counties. I recall they were reasonably well documented. I remember > their estates > were east of the now Campbell line, near the Meherrin River, in the now > much > smaller Lunenburg county. There is a lot on them in the VaGenWeb site > for > Lunenburg. Stith is such an unusual name. I'm sure your Jesse belongs > to > this family. > > ****** > > Edwin, I want to thank you very much for this response and for all of your helpful > posts to this List. I am very glad that you are on this List with your > great > memory and your knowledge of this area. > > Yes, my STITHS are part of the family that you've noticed, and they are > pretty well documented, which has been a wonderful help to us. They > settled in > Westover Parish, Charles City Co. after coming over from England. Drury > STITH > was a cousin. > > Thanks again,