This is a continuation of my questions about the Petitions to Form Appomattox , Virginia from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, and Prince Edward Counties 1825-1845 by Harriet A Chilton on page four of this manuscript is a NOTICE that Harriet Chilton says was probably posted on the court house doors two months prior to the annual elections. NOTICE Is herby given that a Petition will be presented to the next General Assembly, praying for a New County to be formed from parts of Buckingham, Prince Edward, Charlotte, and Campbell Agreeably to the lines herein specified, (viz) Beginning at the mouth of David's Creek on James River, thence in line to the head of Holiday Creek, thence down the same, as it meanders to Appomatix River: thence down the same to the Cut Banks; thence a line to the mouth of Cabin Branch on Vaughn's Creek; thence up the said Creek to its head; thence a lin to Merryman's or Land's; thence along the Public Road leading by McKinney's Old Store to the fork of the Lynchburg road, about a mile north of the Red House; thence along the Lynchburg Road to the Mill formerly owned by Samuel Branch, Esq., on Falling River; Thence up the said River to the Mouth of Reedy Creek; thence n line to Hunter's Old Tavern (now Glover's) thence a line to Sterling C. Anderson's; thence a line to the Mouth of Scott's Branch, about a mile below the Mouth of Joshun's Creek on James River; and thence down the River to the beginning. THe Court house to be located at Clover Hill in the now County of Prince Edward. february 26 My questions: I would like help with locating any of the named places, but in particular that of Sterling C. Anderson's. Also does it make sense to interpret the beginning (at the mouth of David's Creek on James River) to be the corner shared between Appomattox, Campbell and Amherst? and the final place (thenc n line to the Mouth of Scott's Branch, about a mile below the Mouth of Joshun's Creek on James River....and thence DOWN the River to the beginning.) to be the corner shared with Nelson, Buckingham and Appomatox? Am I correct in assuming that Down the River means towards the southwest in this area? Thanks for your help. Marsha in WV

Fran, I would also like a copy of the 1807 Buckingham County map. Nancy Morris Hardman Crenshaw Richmond, VA

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Gills, Lancaster, Moseley, Newman, and Trent Classification: Bible Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HAC.2ACE/1257 Message Board Post: A transcription of the: “Gannaway family Bible record, 1747-1903” located at the Library of Virginia, System Number 000492635, Call Number 34982. Area covered is Buckingham County, Virginia. Bible printed in 1818. Other surnames mentioned: Brown, Gills, Lancaster, Moseley, Newman, and Trent. Transcribed by Don Trent on February 10, 2006. [Bible Record Page 1 is the Bible title page stating it was printed in 1818] [Bible Record Page 2] George W. Gills was born March 27th 1789. Judith Baker Lancaster was born March 30th 1793 George W. Gills and Judith B. Lancaster were married February 22nd 1814. Theoderick [generally seen as Theodorick in printed documents] C. Gannaway and Judith B. Gills were married Jan. 5th 1825. William L. Brown and Emeline G. Gills were married Dec. 19th 1832. William L. Brown was born Feb. 6th 1806. Emeline G. Brown and William M. Moseley were married Jan. 20th 1851. Thomas W. Trent and Catherine A.L. Gannaway [Catherine Ann Lancaster Gannaway] were married January 16th 1867. James M. Newman and Pattie W. Gannaway were married Dec. 17th 1868 by Rev. Wm Moore at Bellbranch [1]. [Bible Record Page 3] Theoderick Carter Gannaway was born Sep. 14th 1788. Judith Baker Lancaster was born March 30th 1793. Emeline George Gills , daughter of George W. Gills and Judith B. Gills, was born October 1st 1815. Patsy Woodson Gannaway, daughter of T.C. Gannaway and J.B. Gannaway was born October 31st [illegible] 1825. John Lancaster Gannaway, son of Theoderick C. and Judith B. was born June 26th 1828. Catherine Ann Lan—s Gannaway, daughter of Theoderick C. and Judith B. was born dec. 25th 1830. George Carter Brown born April ?? ???? Talton [Tarlton] Lewis Brown born December 15th 1836. Lucy Mosley Brown born May 10th 1840. William Lewis Brown born April 12th 1848. Betty Lewis Brown born Sep. 28th 1844. Alexander Spotsford [illegible] Moseley was born Dec. 20th 1852. Edward Gannaway Moseley born 19 of Dec 1854. Julie Ella Lancaster Moseley born 7th of Feb. 1857. Charlie Samuel Moseley born 22nd of Jan. 1858 Died April 22, 1858. John Gannaway Son of Thomas & Cath Trent was born January 28th 1868. Stephen Woodson Trent, son of Thomas & Cate G. Trent was born Nov. 4th 1871 at Bell Branch, Buckingham Co., Va. [Bible Record Page 4] Patty Gannaway mother of T.C. Gannaway Died 10th of April 1826. John Gannaway Sr Died 16 August 1827. William Gannaway born April 26th 1747. John Gannaway Sept 4, 1748. [all births down through Susanna Gannaway] Catherine Gannaway Jan 4th 1750. Grigory Gannaway Dec 28th 1754. Thomas Gannaway, May 18th 1752. Mary Gannaway ??? 18th, 1755 Robert Gannaway Sept. 7th 1757. Frances Gannaway ????? 1758 ????? [blank] Gannaway June 6th 1759 Patty Gannaway July 19th 1761 Betty Gannaway Sep. 24th 1764 Susanna Gannaway Feb. 9, 1768 Children of John & Patty Gannaway [Martha Patty or Patsy Woodson]. Fanny Mart??? Gannaway born April 16th 1775 Richard Woodson Gannaway born Feb. 15th 1777 John Gannaway born Oct, ? 1778 Marmaduke Gannaway, born Sept. 28th 1780 Elizabeth Gannaway born April ?? 1782 Thomas Anderson Gannaway born Mar. 10th 1783 Burrell Gannaway born Dec. 19th 1785 Th??drick Carter Gannaway born Sept. 14th 1788 Gillian Molloy & Fanny’s Children Betsy Molloy born Oct. 31, 1797 William Molloy May 28 1799 John Molloy J??? 17th 1801 David Molloy July 18, 1804 Patty Molloy Sept 28, 1806 [Bible Record Page 5] George W. Gills died Jan. 4th 1817. William Lewis Brown died 16th of Oct. 1845 Aged 39 years 8 months & 10 days. John Lancaster Gannaway died Dec. 23rd 1862. Aged ?? years 5 months & 26 days. Th??dorick Carter Gannaway died Sept. 26th 1863 Aged 75 years 12 days. Mrs. Judith B. Gannaway Died Sept. 28th 1871 at ¼ past 11 oclk P.M. Aged 78 years 5 months & 29 days. Mrs. Pattie Woodson Newman Died July 11th 1894 at 10 oclk A.M. Aged 68 years 8 months & 11 days. At Bellmont. Pattie was baptized by Rev. Wm Moore October 15th 1840 in fellowship of Buckingham Church. James M. Newman died 9th April 1900. Thomas W. Trent died Feb. 7th 1903, at “Bellbranch” in the 82nd year of his age. [End of Record]

Hello to all: Last fall I made a genealogy jaunt during which I spent a day at the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg. I copied several pages at that time from a manuscript written by Harriett A. Chilton in 1989. It is titled Petitions to Form Appomatix County, Virginia from Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, and Prince Edward Counties 1825-1845. The call number in the library is F 232 .A6 c5 1989 I did not copy the entire manuscript. I would like to do a bit of discussing on what I copied and would like to hear anyone's input on this. The gist of the explanation written by Harriett Chilton is that petitions were presented to form the new County as described above as early as 1825 and continued until the County was established in 1845. These petitions, both for and against, are on file in the Virginia State Library in Richmond, Virginia. Harriet Chilton did not copy all of them. In 1825 a meeting was held at Alexander Patteson's Tavern at Clover Hill in Prince Edward County to discuss a new county called LaFayette. Present at this meeting were John T. Bocock, George Christian, Joel W. Flood, Thomas H. Flood, John Harris, Clement Jennings, Jesse Jennings, Archibald LeGrand, Thomas A. LeGrand, Joseph McAllister, William C. McAllister, James McDearmon, Alexander Patteson, Reason Porter, David Robertson, Richmond Statham, Samuel Stewart, Moses Sweeney, William Trent and David Walker. Clover Hill was renamed Appomatox Court House when the new County was established twenty years later in 1845. Patteson's tavern is still standing as part of th Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (at the time of the writing of this manuscript....according to the author. I am going to stop her and right again when I get time. .. My questions thus far are: First, who is John Harris? Is he the son of William Harris born in 1755 on the James River in Cumberland county, VA and died 22 April 1838? I have a John Harris in my data base who I believe to have been the man named Jack Harris in the Harris Bible pages that are in the possession of my husband's uncle. According to the Bible pages, Jack Harris was born 1 March 1784 and died 13 march 1852. So this man would have been 41 in 1825--the perfect age to have been part of a meeting.... Next does anyone know anything about the other men at the meeting? intermarriages between families? where they lived in this time frame? where they had come from before living where they were living? anything that would shed light on this meeting? Thanks so much for any help on this that you might be able to give me. Marsha in WV

We are planning a trip back east this summer. While my husband is "playing" at the reenactment of Manassas, I want to do some genealogical research. Where would be the best places to research Buckingham County residents for the time period before 1825 ? Any and all suggestions appreciated. Thanks Dianne in cold, wet, rainy Oregon

Fran, I would appreciate it if you could send me a the map also. I too had it at one time but it seems to have taken legs and walked off. Thanks in advance. Marlene West Perry

Rose Seay wrote: Years ago I found a site and printed off Bishop Madison's 1807 Buckingham County, Virginia map. Rose, I saved this map and will send this to you. Fran Harris Hill, Richmond, VA --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Palmore Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HAC.2ACE/1256 Message Board Post: There is a James born:11/1/1931 and died: 6/3/2003. Nancy born:12/19/1942. They were married 11/8/1964. He was buried in Dayton, Texas. This is all information I have on this family. I am not a member, just came across head stone while looking for my family.

Years ago I found a site and printed off Bishop Madison's 1807 Buckingham County, Virginia map. I have a new printer now, and want to get a better quality print, but I can't find the site where I discovered the 1807 map. Everything comes up "page not available". Can someone help? Are there other "old" maps available also? Thank you, Rose Seay in Mechanicsville

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Maxey Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HAC.2ACE/1255 Message Board Post: Larry Dyche Maxey Larry Dyche Maxey, 54, of Buckingham, died in his home on on April 7, 2006. He was born January 16, 1952, the son of the late Herbert E. Maxey Sr. and Christine Shiflet Maxey, of Buckingham. He is survived by his wife, Jodi Sisson Maxey; five children, Corinne, Olivia, Thomas, Coulter, and Barrett Maxey; a brother, Herbert E. Maxey Jr. and his wife, Nancy, of Buckingham; a sister, Linda Maxey Howard and her husband, Lem, of Charlottesville; five nephews and nieces, Herbert E. Maxey III "Tripp," Christina Maxey of Buckingham, and Lauren, Melissa, and Meredith Howard of Charlottesville. Larry was the owner of Maxey Exterior Design, Inc., and a member of the Virginia Society of Landscape Designers. He received numerous landscape awards from the "Keep Virginia Beautiful" campaign. Larry was an active member of Maysville Baptist Church, serving as a deacon, a past chairman of the deacon board, a trustee and a Sunday school teacher. Mr. Maxey graduated from Bridgewater College in 1974 where he lettered in several varsity sports and was tricaptain of the football team, held the career touchdown record for 20 years, and held the school's javelin record for 20 years as well. He also served as a youth league coach for numerous sports. Funeral services will be held Sunday, April 9, 2006, at the Maysville Baptist Church multi-purpose facility, with the interment at the Sharon Baptist Church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Larry D. Maxey Educational Trust Fund, 195 Wellwater Road, Scottsville, VA 24590. Published in the Daily Progress on 4/9/2006.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Moss Williamson Phelps Coleman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HAC.2ACE/1254 Message Board Post: Searching for the parents of Sarah and William in Buckingham Co VA area in late 1700's. Sarah and William moved to TN, where William died. Sarah the moved her family, Martha"Patsy", Zachariah, William H, Robert, Caroline, Osteron"Austin", to Caldwell Co KY. Any information on this family would be appreciated.

Hi ! I'm looking for anything I can find on Willis CARTER. He was born in Virginia abt 1788, parents unknown. I find him listed on the 1819 Tax list for Buckingham County. He married Clarissa/Clarinda ?, prob Buckingham County. Their first two children were born there. William H. CARTER was b 1820 and George W CARTER was b 1824. They must have left Virginia soon after as the next child, Andrew J. CARTER was born in Indiana in 1827, as were the subsequent children, James, unknown daughter and Susan. The family is on the Indiana census in 1830 and thereafter. I cannot locate them on the 1820 census. Any scrap on information will be greatly appreciated. My late grandmother always claimed to be descended from Governor CARTER but I just can't seem to get past Willis. Thank you. Dianne in Oregon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STINSON Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HAC.2ACE/1243.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Don't believe its any connection here, sorry.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BAILEY, GODFREY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HAC.2ACE/1243.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, I'm looking for information on a John Godfrey born about 1770 who was in Buckingham Co, VA in the 1770/1780s and moved to Burke Co, NC by the 1800 census. May have been a father and son both named John. I've been looking for a connection to the Norfolk Co, VA Godfrey family. I believe this family has a connection to the Bailey family. I would appreciate any help. Thanks, Don

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HAC.2ACE/110.135 Message Board Post: I'm interested in any information you maybe able to give on this Nancy Grimes and her family. James GANNAWAY, b. 1794 in Buckingham Co., Va., m. 1818 to Nancy GRIMES.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HAC.2ACE/1252.1.1 Message Board Post: No connection that I can find. Roger

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HAC.2ACE/67.166 Message Board Post: The referenced Stephen Davidson in Buckingham was born in Georgia in 1785, per the 1850 census in KY (where Stephen had moved). As such, I am not at all convinced that he was a member of the same family as the other Davidsons who were in Buckingham in 1810 and 1820 ( there was no known "GA connection" for them whatsoever). Stephen was on the 1830 Campbell Co., VA census, and as stated above, he eventually moved to KY. There was also another/older (born about 1757) Stephen Davidson on the 1810 and 1820 Buckingham censuses, but he WAS a member of the other family in Buckingham. I have no idea if the John Davidson in Buckingham on the 1810 census was John Benning Davidson (from the other family) or if he could have been the father of Stephen from GA. At present, I see no eidence that Stephen's father came to Buckingham, but who knows? There was no John Davidson on the 1820 Buckingham census. There were several John Davidsons out in Bedford/Campbell Co., VA from the late 1700s though the early 1800s. They were from a family that does not appear to be related to the other Davidson family in Buckingham, but they COULD have been related to Stephen Davidson from GA. By the way, the Stephen from GA eventually started to spell the family name "Davisson."

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Evans, Daniel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HAC.2ACE/1253 Message Board Post: An Accomack County Marriage Record lists the marriage of Robert Evans and Katey Daniel on 26 Mar 1774. I'm trying to determine if this Robert Evans is the one from Buckingham County. Is there any information concerning a Katey Daniel Evans in Buckingham County?

In a message dated 3/13/2006 9:49:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, DougB81042@aol.com writes: Any connection to Emanuel P. Raikes? These folks went on to Amherst county where there descendents presently reside> Doug Below is all I have. Is there anything else you can tell me? Ruby Talley Smith ********************* Emanuel P. RAKES was born about 1820. CENSUS: 1850 Buckingham Co, VA living in the household was Lucy Patteson, age 46 Emanuel married Frances. Frances was born about 1813. They had the following children: 2 F i. Mary RAKES was born about 1840. Mary married Norborne WOODY. Norborne was born about 1850. CENSUS: 1900 Elon, Amherst Co, VA his sister-in-law, Sarah Rakes was living in the household 3 F ii. Judith RAKES was born about 1842. 4 F iii. Lucy RAKES was born about 1844. 5 F iv. Sarah RAKES was born about 1846. CENSUS: 1900 Elon, Amherst Co, VA she was living with her sister, Mary (Rakes) Woody 6 F v. Emily RAKES was born about 1848. 7 M vi. John RAKES was born about 1849.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/HAC.2ACE/1252.2.1 Message Board Post: Not that I am aware of but proably somewhere they are connected. Thanks Roger