Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Buckingham/11134 Surname: Spencer, Baker, Haynes ------------------------- Ann, Please confirm your email address to me at: [email protected] Several of my attempts to send mail to you at msn have failed adn have been returned. Tnx, Mary Carolyn Mitton

I have found two WOOD names on the Land Grants for 18th Century in Buckingham Co.---Thomas WOOD & Edmund WOOD----is anyone on this list working on either of these families?? Or on a William ALLEN family??? Doris....A Texan in Georgia; Still shaking the family tree, and dodging the nuts after 35+years! <Member IBSSG>

I am new to this list. Can anyone supply info about the French immigrants who came to Buckingham county in the late 1700's. I am researching Andrew Viser (Visey, Vizier, etc) and George Dreon. Both men came to colonies as French soldiers during Revolution and stayed. I believe they settled in Buckingham area in late 1700's when other Frenchmen located there. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. Margaret Lane

Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Buckingham/11133 Surname: Spencer, Baker, Haynes ------------------------- Buckingham County, Virginia Hello, thank you for posting. I am chagrined to say that I do not know of Minnie Spencer's descendants. perhaps you'd be good enough to fill me in. The Baker lines have given me fits, though I think I finally have them with sketchy documentation. One of the really neat pieces is a deed in Louisa County wherein Betsy [Baker] Spencer, wife of William, and her brother John O. Baker, and sister Mary G. [Baker] Rozell sell property in 1814 which they inherited from their deceased mother's estate. The mother inherited it from her father Forrest Green. If you look at the children of William Spencer and Betsy Baker, many have middle initials G., B., and Overton. Betsy's father was Overton Baker. Anyway, I'll email this response to you and I hope to hear from you soon. Another cousin!!!!!!! Yeah!

Thanks a million Ruby G. and Mary D. on the VSL records. This ought to be great ! [email protected] ===================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: Mary D. Taffet <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2001 3:14 PM Subject: [VABUCKIN] Library of Virginia's searchable land records > Hello subscribers, > > I don't know when it came online, but I recently learned about the > existence of a *searchable* land records database which is now available > as part of the Library of Virginia's Digital Library program. The > following address will take you to a page listing Buckingham county > as the subject of the search: > > http://eagle.vsla.edu/cgi-bin/lonn.gateway?searchtype=subject&searcharg=Buck ingham > > There are 415 records for the 18th century (i.e. 1700's), 243 records > for the 19th century (i.e. 1800's), and also 53 records for the 20th > century (i.e. 1900's), but I'm guessing that these 20th century records > are really for the earlier centuries, but had their dates mis-typed. > > If you prefer to search by name, go to the following page instead: > > http://eagle.vsla.edu/lonn/ > > The "Word or Phrase" search is the best place to start for a name > search. > > -- Mary Taffet > List Admin for VABUCKIN > [email protected] > > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > >

Hello - We are trying to find the ancestors and children of my wife's greatgreat grandfather - John Pierce Morgan, Sr. We know that he died in Buckingham in December 1847 and was married to Mildred Watson, but nothing beyond that and the name of one sibling - John Pierce, Jr. Can anyone help? Bruce Quayle Wilmington, DE

Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Buckingham/11132 Surname: Spencer, Baker, Haynes ------------------------- My husband is in the line of John Spencer b. 1808, through his son John James and his daughter, Minnie Spencer Haynes. I would be interested in information on the Baker family.

3 gr grandmother was Frances (Fannie) Word. Her father was John Word. Her mother was supposed to have been Frances Collins, whose parents were also from Buckingham Co VA. Fannie Word married John Jennings in Wilson Co TN in 1807. John Word died in Wilson Co in 1821 and I have a xeroxed copy of his will. I was told that the Words were from Buckingham co VA. The family was supposed to have migrated to Wilson Co TN about 1800. Fannie's son Rial C Jennings was my 2 gr grandfather. He married Drucilla Smith grand daughter of Alexander Smith and Diana Phelps. The Smith and Phelps family were also from Buckingham Co VA. Drucilla Smith's parents were Shadrack Smith and Nancy Bailey. Nancy Bailey Smith was a daughter of Benjamin Bailey who also was from Buckingham Co VA. Does anyone have any information on any of these families? Ellen

Ruby, Yes, I figured that out after the fact -- but some others were mistyped for another county, which is why I thought these might be as well. -- Mary [email protected] wrote: > > In a message dated 5/28/01 3:19:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > There are 415 records for the 18th century (i.e. 1700's), 243 records > > for the 19th century (i.e. 1800's), and also 53 records for the 20th > > century (i.e. 1900's), but I'm guessing that these 20th century records > > are really for the earlier centuries, but had their dates mis-typed. > > > > > > The dates are not mistyped. If you look at the records for 1990 you will see > that they were signed by Governor Douglas Wilder who was the governor of VA > in 1990. > > Ruby Talley Smith

In a message dated 5/28/01 3:19:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > There are 415 records for the 18th century (i.e. 1700's), 243 records > for the 19th century (i.e. 1800's), and also 53 records for the 20th > century (i.e. 1900's), but I'm guessing that these 20th century records > are really for the earlier centuries, but had their dates mis-typed. > > The dates are not mistyped. If you look at the records for 1990 you will see that they were signed by Governor Douglas Wilder who was the governor of VA in 1990. Ruby Talley Smith

Hello subscribers, I don't know when it came online, but I recently learned about the existence of a *searchable* land records database which is now available as part of the Library of Virginia's Digital Library program. The following address will take you to a page listing Buckingham county as the subject of the search: http://eagle.vsla.edu/cgi-bin/lonn.gateway?searchtype=subject&searcharg=Buckingham There are 415 records for the 18th century (i.e. 1700's), 243 records for the 19th century (i.e. 1800's), and also 53 records for the 20th century (i.e. 1900's), but I'm guessing that these 20th century records are really for the earlier centuries, but had their dates mis-typed. If you prefer to search by name, go to the following page instead: http://eagle.vsla.edu/lonn/ The "Word or Phrase" search is the best place to start for a name search. -- Mary Taffet List Admin for VABUCKIN [email protected]

Leigh, I'm sure that I have information on your Word family going back to New Kent County, VA in the early 1700s. Here is info. on the person you cited in your query: Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Word was born in 1856 (Don't have her death date, do you?). She married Willis W. Hackett, son of John and Sally E. Hackett, Sept. 17, 1873. When the 1900 census was taken for Francisco District, Buckingham County, Willis W. had married second to Nancy J. Carter in 1899, and her four children had adopted the Hackett surname. Mary E. (Word) Hackett's parents were Thomas H. and Caroline (Word) Word, who were married on Feb. 10, 1846 in Buckingham County. Oddly as it might seem, Caroline Word's father was Thomas Harrison Word and Caroline's husband was named Thomas Harrison Word. Caroline and Thomas H. Word were first cousins. I have a photograph of Caroline and possess one of her black kettle pots used for cooking in the kitchen. You mentioned the Davis family that was/is connected to the Words. I have collected all the information on that branch of Davises after their arrival in this country into the 20th century, and plan to make a trip to their homeplace in Cornwall County, England---including Penzance, Redruth and Crowan Parish. Have already done a lot of research through the international LDS records in Salt Lake City, but reached a dead end. If this trip can be accomplished in early summer (2002), I have hopes of including the results in my book that will going to the printer later in the year. Numerous people have suggested that I get in touch with Pauline P. Word of Historic Buckingham. Indeed she is one of the most knowledgeable persons on Buckingham County families and the history of the area. She also writes a column for the Farmville paper. Pauline and I have been working together on the Word family history since her marriage to Benjamin Word and that goes back a couple of decades. We constantly share information and meet to thrash out some of the unsolved problems. We have come a long way in compiling information on the Words, considering the lack of courthouse records. Pauline has also been active in the national Word reunion (sometimes held in Buckingham County). Every community wishes they had a Pauline Word. She is a walking encyclopedia and a fine representative for Buckingham County. And a wonderful research partner for the Word family. Wilmer L. Kerns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 4:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VABUCKIN] Death and Marriage Records 1850-1860s- Buckingham County Hi, Thanks for putting your notes on online. I am working on the Words of Buckingham also. My ancestor Willis Hackett married Mary Elisabeth Word the daughter of Thomas Word. That is as far as I have gotten. Will you let me know when you publish your book. I am intertested in it. Working on Words and Davis families there. Thanks again, Leigh

Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Buckingham/11131 Surname: Hackett, Dolan, Jones ------------------------- Looking for any info on the Hackett Family of Buckingham County. [email protected]

Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Buckingham/11130 Surname: ------------------------- I found a URL that has some Childress families in VA: Good luck!

Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Buckingham/11129 Surname: Eldridge, Jones ------------------------- I am searching the Geneology of Rolfe Edward Eldridge in Buckingham County.

I copied these records many years ago from the Library of Virginia, Buckingham County Death Records, 1853-1890, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Reel #5. Elizabeth Murphy, daughter of George and Martha (Bell) Christian of Amherst County, died June 26, 1853. Husband of James Murphy. Reported by C.L. Christian William J. Shepherd, son of B(ernard) G(aines) Shepherd, died on Feb. 24, 1853, 1 yr. 5 days. Father reported. Matthias S. Ayres, son of ____ and Elizabeth Ayres, died on Oct. 29, 1853. Wife was Martha R. Ayres. Thomas Christian died Oct. 3, 1853, aged over 90 years. Wife Mary Christian survived him. Elizabeth Coleman died on May 1, 1853 of paralysis. Husband was Julius Coleman. Death reported by daughter, Mrs. (Reese?) Sally Garnett died on Sept. 27, 1853. Husband was Samuel Garnett. Her parents were ____ and Ruby? Malloy. John Armistead, born in Cumberland County, died on April 4, 1853, inflamation of the bowels. Wife was Polly Armistead. Death reported by son William P. Armistead. Charles W. Christian died on July 4, 1853 of dropsy. Born in Amherst County. unmarried. Death reported by nephew, Charles L. Christian. Georgiana W. Davis, age 18, daughter of John and Jane Davis, died in July 1853 of diahrea Reuben Garnett, son of Nathaniel, died March 1, 1853 at age 70, in Charlotte Court house, VA. A.C. Garnett reported the death. Jane E. Jones, daughter of Jesse and Mary Miller, wife of Spotswood Jones, died Jan. 13, 1853, age 39 years. Sally Word died in December 1853 of pneumonia, age 74 years. Her father was Robert Jones. Death was reported by William H. Word. (Note: Sally Jones married Benjamin H. Word who died in 1816. They had four children.) The Word family will be included in the book that I plan to publish in 2002. William Ayres died on March 7, 1854 of consumption. Unmarried. Mother was Millie Ayres. Death reported by brother-in-law, John Guthrie. Mary A. Garnett died in 1854. Her husband was James Garnett. Bettie Allen died in 1856 at age 100. She was called a "pauper." Benjamin F. Word (Jr) died on Oct. 5, 1856, age 3. Parents were Benj. F. and Kate Word. James Snoddy died on Feb. 5, 1858, age 82 years. Quinn S. Word was killed in battle on Rich Mountain on July 11, 1861. His parents were William H. and Susannah Word. Other Buckingham County boys were killed in the same battle on the same day including: William S. Smith, age 22 William A. Gillespe, age 20 I copied only what I needed and was of interest to me, including marriage records such as: James A. Guthrey, age 26, married Susan R(ebecca) Apperson, age 18, daughter of Sterling G. and Eliza Apperson, May 16, 1856 by the Rev. William Taylor. Benjamin F. Shepherd, son of William and Martha G(aines) Shepherd, married Malissa Word on Dec. 20, 1866. Emily J. Guthrey married William Williams on May 16, 1860. All of the original records above were burned in the Courthouse fire in 1869, but duplicate copies of marriages, births and deaths were filed in Richmond. Here are some more death records from the same microfilm reel, but you may also find these in the Buckingham Courthouse. Peter Mosley died on Nov. 7, 1884, age 76 Permilia Ayres died on Sept. 15, 1884 at age 62. Her husband was James L. Ayres and parents were ____ and Elizabeth Spencer. Susan E. Austin died on April 20, 1881 at age 70 yrs. Her parents were Rolph and Mary Eldridge. Death was repoerted by W.M. Cabell (sister's husband). William H. Word died on Nov. 31, 1887 at age 81. His wife reported, Joanna B(ranch) Word. Merchant. Archibald Austin died in March 1886 at age 71. Records states his parents as Archie and Sophronia (Adcock) Austin. Death reported by J. P. Adcock. Nancy J. Guthrey, age 22, married Willie W. Newton, age 21, son of Edwin and Mary Newton, on June 15, 1870. Mother was Elizabeth Guthrie (nee Ayres) and father was John Guthrie. Thought I would share these with the List before disposing of the notes. Wilmer l. Kerns -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2001 8:32 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [VABUCKIN] Woodson/Harris Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Buckingham/11128 Surname: Woodson, Harris, Sanger ------------------------- Researching Mary Elizabeth Woodson and Clayton Harris (mid 1800s) Clayton and his brother James owned land in the Slate River area. If you recognize this Harris line which is John Harris, Norborne Harris and Clayton (who left for Iowa around 1891) I would like to hear from you. Thank you. ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com

Posted on: Buckingham County, Va Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Buckingham/11128 Surname: Woodson, Harris, Sanger ------------------------- Researching Mary Elizabeth Woodson and Clayton Harris (mid 1800s) Clayton and his brother James owned land in the Slate River area. If you recognize this Harris line which is John Harris, Norborne Harris and Clayton (who left for Iowa around 1891) I would like to hear from you. Thank you.

I don't have any records that recent. Why don't you try to query the courthouse in Cumberland Co. if there are any records during those dates. [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 3:48 PM Subject: [VABUCKIN] Eugene Blankenship > I am looking for information on Eugene Blankenship who allegedly married > Elizabeth Giles Brown of Cartersville, Cumberland County sometime between1920 > and 1940. Any information on either would be appreciated. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > >

Brenda: Bob Watson has a female ancestor in his Watson line by the name of Spicey. Whether all Spiceys were female, I dunno. [email protected] ==================================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2001 1:46 PM Subject: [VABUCKIN] Spicey Engle > Anyone know if Spicey Engle who was living in Buckingham at least in 1840, if > this is a woman? Is the name Spicey a woman's name??? Thanks! > > Brenda > > > ============================== > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > >

Brenda, I had a great, great, great, great granny named Spicey Freeland in the same county. Sometimes she was shown as Spice Freeland. Cute name, huh? Jerry Rice, Texas