Hi Rooters, We all have mysteries to solve, and I am hoping someone out there can help me solve mine. Josiah VENABLE, his wife, Jane Clack THORNTON, their five children; Joseph, Elizabeth, Mary Jane, Abraham, and Richard, lived in Buckingham Co. He inherited land around 1798 from his brother Abraham, who had purchased it from George STINSON. Josiah was born @1763 in Pr. Edw. Co., Jane was born in 1778 in Pr. Edw. Co. They married there in Dec 1799. He was listed in the 1800 and 1810 Buckingham Co. Tax list, and in the 1810 Census for Buckingham Co., VA. I have no will or death records for him. I have a photo copy of page 374 of the Fluvanna Co., VA Publick Claims book. Book 6, Page 47 -- Guardians Bond -- Jane Venable and Peter P. Thornton, November 16, 1818 for Jane VENABLE as guardian of Mary and Eliz. VENABLE, orphans of Josiah VENABLE. Perhaps he died in Fluvanna Co., or his death record was recorded there. Can anyone direct me where to search for this information? Jane shows up in the "EARLIEST LAND BOOK" of Lynchburg in 1818. Her sons, Abraham & Richard are there as well. TIA Mary