Some information about the WOLFTOWN, GRAVES MILL, and JONES MOUNTAIN area in the 1700's in Culpeper, now Madison County. There's an on-line copy of an application to make GRAVES MILL a National Historical Site. It gives interesting background history of the grist mill and the community surrounding it beginning in the 1700's. http://state.vipnet.org/dhr/registers/Counties/Madison/056-0015_GravesMill_NRdraft_2006.pdf GRAVES Mill was originally called JONES Mill, built by David and Elizabeth JONES in the 1740's. The land is at the southeastern foot of JONES Mountain. Thomas STANTON built the first mill in the area in the 1720's. Other early settlers were John EDDINS, John BUSH, George SIMMONS, Francis CONWAY, and Francis KIRTLEY--I'm thinking "KIRTLEY ROAD" might have been named for him. (These names are from the book mentioned below.) Some family names that I recognized from the 1700's were still there 100 years later on a Civil War era map showing names of the property owners. These included GRAVES, EDDINS, JARRELL, EARLY, SIMPSON, BERRY, GOODALL, WALKER, and CONWAY. (The map is at http://rs6.loc.gov/ - enter search for "Madison County, VA" and choose first map.) GRAVES Mill is about 5 miles north of Wolftown up State Road 662. The first settlers used old Indian trails that led from that region up over JONES Mountain and present-day Shenandoah National Park. There's an very fine book about the early settlement of this area called "Lost Trails and Forgotten People: The Story of JONES Mountain" by Tom Floyd. It's published by the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club (PATC) and can be ordered from them at http://www.patc.net/store/PC230.htm I've found that CAVES FORD was on the Rapidan River at the boundary of present-day Madison and Orange County just below Madison Mills, VA. (It is clearly marked on the Civil War map mentioned above--it's where the river looks like an inverted "V" in the southeast portion of the county.) I welcome additional information and/or corrections about the people and places in this area. Thanks -- Joan Joan Horsley <[email protected]> wrote: I have a 1775 Culpeper County deed for my ancestor Benjamin Davis of Bromfield Parish. I'd like to know more about the roads and people mentioned in the deed. The description is: In the fork of the Robinson and Rapid Ann (Rapidan) Rivers On the "ROAD that led from the mountains to CAVES FORD on the Rapid Ann River" Bounded by Thomas TERRY, John SIMPSON, Thomas SAMPSON, and John FORRESTER On KIRTLEY's ROAD Purchased 1775 from William WALKER and wife Anne Sold 1790 by Benjamin DAVIS & wife Mary (possibly BUSH) to Joel GRAVES. (I think the land was near Graves Mill which had a sawmill nearby--Benjamin was a carpenter.). In addition to the names above, does anyone have other ancestors who lived in this area? Thanks for your help. -- Joan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Brown, Hitt, Smith Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.culpeper/4474/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Does anyone have access to a family bible for the Brown family from Stevensburg?

I have been trying to find information about Griffin Vaughan, born around 1788 and who was married around 1809 in Charlotte County, Va to Elizabeth Mathews, born around 1787. Can someone tell me where Charlotte County, Va. is located. Thanks, Otha H Vaughan Jr

I have been trying to find information about Griffin Vaughan, born around 1788 and who was married around 1809 in Charlotte County, Va to Elizabeth Mathews, born around 1787. Can someone tell me where Charlotte County, Va. is located. Thanks, Otha H Vaughan Jr

find Griffin Vaughn married to Elizabeth Mathews 8/2/1809. In Charlotte Co, Va. ALSO a Griffin Mathews married Sally Lee 2/16/1823 in Granr Ky AND a Griffin Mathews married Hulda Jane McCullock 12/16/1847 in Grant Co. Ky Lee Hash Culpeper, Va. I checked my 1850 Kentucky census for Grant Co. adding to the above sent by Lee Hash. There is a Griffin Vaughn and Griffin Vaughn Jr. and Jonathan Vaughn all heads of household. They spell on the census Vaughn not Vaughan. Good Luck... June Household 563 Griffin Vaughn age 53 born in Virginia Sarah " 53 Virginia [this must be Sally Lee, aka for Sarah] Sarah " 22 KY Nancy 20 KY Elizabeth 18 KY Polly 15 KY Cornelius 12 KY Household # 564 Johathan Vaughn 26 Averella " 20 wife Household # 566 Everyone in household born in KY Griffin Vaughan Jr. 24 Hulda " 20 wife ____ Taylor Vaughn 1 male maybe Zacheria hard to read Leesley P. Prunell 7

Charlotte County is located in south-central Virginia. The Roanoke/Staunton River and Buggs Island Lake form the county's southwestern boundary. The area is known for its strong agricultural heritage and its rich forest resources. The county is located 90 miles southwest of Richmond, the state capital; 192 miles southwest of Washington, D.C.; and 98 miles northeast of Raleigh, N.C. June

I find Griffin Vaughn married to Elizabeth Mathews 8/2/1809. In Charlotte Co, Va. ALSO a Griffin Mathews married Sally Lee 2/16/1823 in Granr Ky AND a Griffin Mathews married Hulda Jane McCullock 12/16/1847 in Grant Co. Ky Lee Hash Culpeper, Va.

Charlotte County, VA is in the southern portion of VA; nearly in the south center of the state. Bounded as follows: Appomattox, Campbell, and Prince Edward Counties to the north ... Halifax Co. to the south. ----- Original Message ----- From: Otha H Vaughan Jr<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [VACULPEP] Griffin Vaughan and Family I have been trying to find information about Griffin Vaughan, born around 1788 and who was married around 1809 in Charlotte County, Va to Elizabeth Mathews, born around 1787. Can someone tell me where Charlotte County, Va. is located. Thanks, Otha H Vaughan Jr ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Joseph T. Smith sort of appears out of nowhere. I can't figure out who his parents are. Anybody out there know about this family? Thanks, L. Jackson From: [email protected] Date: 2007/01/13 Sat AM 06:25:19 CST To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VACULPEP] Joseph T. Smith In a message dated 1/12/2007 10:26:07 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Joseph T. Smith was born 11/21/1834 and married Letitia Brown who was born 2/22/1838. Where? ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VACULPEP- [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In a message dated 1/12/2007 10:26:07 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Joseph T. Smith was born 11/21/1834 and married Letitia Brown who was born 2/22/1838. Where?

Joseph T. Smith was born 11/21/1834 and married Letitia Brown who was born 2/22/1838. His parents might have been James smith and Sally Brown. Does anyone have information about Joseph t. Smith? Thanks, L. Jackson

I am trying to find information out about Frank Edward Brown "adopted" by John R. Brown and his wife Fannie Feaganes Brown. He was born in 1886 in New York, but came to live with them around 1900. Anybody out there with information about the Brown family in Stevensburg? Thank you, L. Jackson

Fauquier County Marriage Bonds and Returns: By John K. Gott HANSBROUGH,David & Virginia Learned Oct.29,1850 - bdsm: (none given) HANSBROUGH,Elijah & Margaret Starke Jan.9,1812 - bdsm: Rodham Stark HANSBROUGH,John & Mary Gunyon Sep.9,1837 - bdsm: d/o William & Mary HANSBROUGH,John & Sarah Schogan Mar.3,1789 - bdsm: George Dodson Marriage Return: Mar. 4, 1789 HANSBROUGH,Peter & Ann Harrison Oct.23,1790 - bdsm: Richard Fisher HANSBROUGH,Prisley & Mary W. Wilson Oct.21,1839 - bdsm: d/o Archibald HANSBROUGH,Wm. & Sarah Watts Apr.27,1767 - bdsm: Thomas Watts =========================================== Fauquier County Guardian Bonds: DAVID HANSBROUGH, chosen gdn. of Peter Hansbrough, orph. of Elijah Hansbrough, dec'd. William HANSBROUGH, gdn. of Peggy Ann Watts, orph. of Thomas Watts, dec'd. 28 May 1761. For: $1,000. Sec: George Bennett, James Nelson. J.P.: Joseph Blackwell, Armistead Churchill, John Moffett, Martin Pickett. WILLIAM June

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.culpeper/4473/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Researching Amiss family line. Have ordered DAR files for Joseph Ames married to Constant Jones and their son Thomas who was married to X Hudson and Rebecca Fletcher. Have records that link Thomas to his son Gabriel who married Margaret Amiss. Their son James Amiss married ?1st wife Nancy Dent, 2nd wife Rebecca Tapp. Have many good records but would like know if anybody has record information about James Amiss being Gabriel's son. Also, there's some "unproved" information that says James Amiss was James Madison Amiss and was a Capt. in the War of 1812. Many thanks. A. Douglass

Culpeper Star Exponent Friday, August 25, 2006 ON THE MARCH: Each spring, Civil War re-enactors converge on Culpeper for a re-enactment of the Battle of Kelly's Ford. (Staff Photo, Vincent Vala) (http://ads.mgnetwork.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/starexponent.com/[email protected]?x) The Battle of Cedar Mountain On Aug. 9, 1862, Confederate and Union forces clashed six miles south of the town of Culpeper in an area that became known as Cedar Mountain (along U.S. 15). Gen. Stonewall Jackson and his Rebels, marching north from Orange County, narrowly defeated a force marching south from Culpeper led by Gen. Nathaniel Banks. Some accounts say it was the hottest battle of the war, with temperatures hitting 98 degrees and men dying on the long, dusty march. This is considered the opening battle of the Second Manassas campaign. Today the area is privately owned farmland with four roadside markers and an interpretive walking trail. The Battle of Kelly's Ford On March 17, 1863, Union cavalry crossed the Rappahannock River at Kelly's Ford in what has been called "the first purely cavalry fight east of the Mississippi River" of any appreciable size. The battle, which caught Confederates off guard, was the first opportunity for Union cavalry to amass a significant force. In the end, the Southern horsemen repulsed the attack. Public access to this area and the river are provided by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. A marker denotes the spot of Confederate Major John Pelham 's fatal wounding, and another larger monument is on U.S. 29 in Elkwood. Battle of Brandy Station On June 9, 1963, the Battle of Brandy Station became the largest cavalry battle fought on the North American continent. Of the 20,000 soldiers involved, about l7,000 were on horses. Brandy Station was also the first battle of the war's most famous campaign -- Gettysburg. For the first time in the Civil War, union cavalry matched the Confederate horsemen in skill and determination. But, again, the Rebels narrowly won the day. Today, the area is a picturesque view of rolling farmland. Interpretive markers and walking trails offer descriptions of the area, highlighting significant sites. Most of the area is privately owned.

Culpeper Star Exponent Friday, August 25, 2006 (http://ads.mgnetwork.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/starexponent.com/[email protected]?x) Museum of Culpeper History 803 S. Main St. Phone: 829-1749 Online: culpepermuseum.com Culpeper Historical Society c/o Mr. Thomas O'Halloran 5537 Glengary Lane Viewtown, VA 22746 Phone: 937-3021 The Brandy Station Foundation c/o Helen Geisler P. O. Box 165 Brandy Station, VA 22714 Phone: 399-1637 Order of the Southern Gray, Cedar Mountain Chapter A Confederate Heritage Organization c/o Mrs. Dyanne Holt 17735 Reva Rd Reva, VA 22735 Phone: 547-3896 Rappahannock Historical Society 328 Gay St. Washington, VA 22747 Phone: 675-1163 Culpeper Historical Society c/o Francis Walters 2126 Orange Road Culpeper, VA 22701 Phone: 825-0232 Culpeper Genealogical Society PO Box 1326 Culpeper VA 22701 Online: rootsweb.com/~vacgs Germanna Memorial Foundation of Va. 2062 Germanna Highway Culpeper, VA 22701 Phone: 423-1700 E-mail: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Record Room in Clerk's Office Culpeper County Courthouse 135 W. Cameron St. Phone: 727-3438 Culpeper County Library Southgate Shopping Center Phone: 825-8691 Culpeper National Cemetery Established 1867. 305 U.S. Ave. Phone: 825-0027 Town Clerk's Office For info about Fairview Cemetery burials 400 S. Main St. Phone: 540 829-8240 The Corner Shelf Book Store 451 James Madison Hwy., Suite 104 Phone: 825-4411

Culpeper Star Exponent Friday, August 25, 2006 (http://ads.mgnetwork.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/starexponent.com/[email protected]?x) The Culpeper County Library, located in the Southgate Shopping Center, is the best place to start your quest to learn more about local history. The Museum of Culpeper History, located at 803 S. Main St., is another must-see. * The library has an online card catalog with 15 in-house computers. Patrons with home computers have remote access capability. * The library's Web site -- tlc.library.net/culpeper -- offers many reference helps, including access to full-text magazine articles through ebscohost and find-it-va, newspaper articles through newsbank, e-books through netlibrary, and research materials for tracing family history through heritage quest. * On-site services provide help for reference, local history, and genealogy. Microfilm holdings include back issues of Culpeper newspapers and old court records. The library, which subscribes to eight daily newspapers and over 100 other periodicals, also has a section devoted to local history. * For more information, call the library at 825-8691. The museum is a great place to learn about Culpeper's storied history. Its interactive displays provide information on everything from dinosaurs to modern events. * One of the museum's more popular exhibits chronicles Culpeper's role as a crossroads town in the Civil War. Several important Union and Confederate generals came through Culpeper during the war, and the Union army's 120,000 soldiers set up camp here during the winter of 1863-64. * The museum offers house tours, guest speakers and group tours. It also has a gift shop that carries a variety of books, CDs and other items of local interest. * Check out culpepermuseum.com or call 829-1749 to learn more.

Museum of Culpeper History HISTORY (http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE/Page/CSE_ContentPage&c=Page&cid=1031784663273) By ZANN MINER Friday, August 26, 2005 (http://ads.mgnetwork.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/starexponent.com/[email protected]?x) The Museum of Culpeper History - “Oh, do we have a story to tell.” Prehistoric dinosaurs, Native American people living along the banks of the Rapidan and Rappahannock, German settlers, the Colonial frontier, Patrick Henry, George Washington, Daniel Boone, the Culpeper Minutemen Militia and the American Revolution. And, hey, that’s just the beginning. The interpretive, story-based state-of-the-art galleries tell much, much more of Culpeper’s deep and varied history. The exhibits regale the visitor with facts, graphics and interactive components as it continues the tales of life from the early 1800’s through the mid-20th century. Canal systems, railroads, prosperity, slavery, the American Civil War, Reconstruction, the birth of team sports and the tragedies of 2oth century military conflicts. The folks at the Museum would be terribly surprised if during your visit, you failed to become engaged in some discovery. But the Museum's work does not begin or by any means end at the front door. School Programs, County Tours, Research Projects and a newly launched TV Show are all part of the ongoing effort to take the message of History, Heritage and Community as far and wide as possible. That task, of course takes funding. The Museum's sources are varied not unlike it's history. The Museum is not an agency of the Town or County, but support comes on a year-to-year basis from both. Funds are received as well from the Friends Program, fundraising events, Planned Giving (wills, insurance policies and such), fee-based programs and the Gift Shop. In addition, there is a small admission fee of $3 for out-of-town adults. There is no charge for local residents (although donations are always welcome) and children are free. The Museum conducts TOURs by appointment for adults and school based groups. Located at 803 S. Main St. on the corner of Main and Mason, the Museum Galleries are open to vistors Mon.-Sat. 10-5pm. For a list of tours and rates, inquiries on how YOU can support the Museum, hours of operations and a list of upcoming activities, please call us or visit our Web site. Phone: 829-1749/6434 Online: CulpeperMuseum.com. Miner is the museum’s director.

Culpeper Minute Men HISTORY By JAMES BAYNE Friday, August 26, 2005 (http://ads.mgnetwork.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/starexponent.com/[email protected]?x) On Clayton’s field in September, 1775, men of Culpeper, Fauquier and Orange Counties and the surrounding areas answered the call of the Third Virginia Convention to raise a battalion of 500 minutemen. Moving faster than other counties of Virginia, these men were soon trained in the rudiments of soldering and in mid-October were called to active duty to throw off the yoke of English oppression. They were soon dispatched to Great Bridge, the land entrance to the Norfolk area. At Great Bridge they met the English forces who attacked across the bridge. The Minute Men repulsed them inflicting many casualties while suffering only a few minor wounds themselves. The Culpeper Minute Men Battalion was established as an elite militia unit of the Virginia forces whose purpose was to be available on a minutes notice to support the regular components and to protect the area from which they were formed as needed. Within a few months after the Battle of Great Bridge, the battalion was disbanded and most men were taken into the various Virginia Line units of the Continental army. The Culpeper Minute Men Battalion was reformed for service in various conflicts up through World War I although it lost its identity when it was absorbed into the 116th Infantry, 29th Division. The CMM flag with a coiled rattlesn ake and the words “Don’t tread on me” and “Liberty or Death” is well known throughout the world. In 1889, the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) was organized and chartered by an act of the U.S. Congress on June 6, 1906. From that, it has grown into a world wide organization having some 28,000 members. Membership is open to any male of age 18 or over who is a lineal descendent from a patriot of the American Revolution, and is of good repute in the community. The application must be approved by the genealogist of the national organization. The SAR has, among its objectives history, patriotic and educational programs. These programs are implemented through commemorations, memorials, records preservation, participation in civic and patriotic events, public service, conducting youth programs in history (orations and essay), Eagle Scouts, JROTC, and the locating, recording, and marking of graves of patriots of the Revolution. The programs are managed through state organizations. In Virginia, it’s the Virginia Society, Sons of the American Revolution, and then within the state through chapters who serve their areas. The Culpeper Minute Men Chapter which serves Culpeper, Orange, Madison, Fauquier and Rappahannock counties meets monthly (except for February and August) at various locations and conducts its program support in those counties. The CMM Chapter was chartered by the state in 1974, and has been recognized as a leader in meeting the objectives of the SAR. The year 2004 saw the chapter being accorded the best mid-size chapter in the state. Among its proudest achievements in supporting the objectives of the SAR is its outstanding record in locating and recording the graves of patriots of the Revolution. In recent years the chapter has placed bronze markers at the graves of Captain Angus Rucker, Lt. Col. John and Lt. David Jameson, Col. Robert Randolph, Seaman John DeBaptiste, Pvt. Martin Fishback, Patriot John Spillman, the Rev. James Waddel and Captain Francis Hume. In 2003, the chapter organized a national ceremony to place a marker at the grave of President James Madison and this year it drafted a proclamation declaring Sept. 17, 2005, as Constitution Day in Virginia. Jerry Hubbard, president of the Culpeper chapter, can be reached at (540) 825-5343.

Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield HISTORY (http://www.starexponent.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=CSE/Page/CSE_ContentPage&c=Page&cid=1031784663273) By KURT JOHNSON Friday, August 26, 2005 (http://ads.mgnetwork.com/RealMedia/ads/click_nx.ads/starexponent.com/[email protected]?x) On the blazing hot afternoon of Aug. 9, 1862, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson led his troops into battle against Nathaniel Banks' corps of John Pope's new Army of Virginia in the shadow of Cedar Mountain a few miles south of Culpeper. Over 3,500 men were killed or wounded that afternoon and evening in the Battle of Cedar Mountain - the deadliest day in Culpeper's history. Culpeper's native son, Major Gen. A. P. Hill, sealed the Confederate victory when his division reformed Jackson's crumbled line and led the charge that turned the tide of the battle. For Hill and the other Culpeper men engaged, this was a personal battle to liberate their homes, friends and family from Union occupation. Today, local residents are coming together to ensure that this battle and the valor displayed by both armies will never be forgotten. Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield Inc. (FCMB) is a new, community-based nonprofit organization dedicated to working cooperatively with landowners and local residents to protect, restore, maintain, manage, interpret and promote public awareness of the Cedar Mountain Civil War Battlefield and vicinity. We incorporated in Virginia in April 2004, and we recently obtained our tax-exempt status from the IRS. We now have more than 100 members, most from the Culpeper area. Because much of the Cedar Mountain battlefield is privately owned, we work cooperatively with local landowners and the local community to protect and restore the battlefield for this and future generations. For the past 16 months, FCMB has been working closely with the Civil War Preservation Trust to manage and restore the Trust's 152-acre Cedar Mountain Battlefield Park, which is located just off of General Winder Road about five miles south of Culpeper. Cedar Mountain Battlefield Park has interpretive trails and a number of monuments and markers. FCMB is working to restore the historical landscape of the park to help visitors visualize what the area looked like at the time of the battle in 1862. We have: - planted over 2,000 trees to reforest 6.5 acres of land that were forested at the time of the battle - begun restoring the old Orange-Culpeper road that bisects the property - removed trees and brush from areas that were open fields at the time of the battle - removed barbed wire fences and invasive plants - bush-hogged the historic wheatfield and installed a gate on the driveway to deter trespassers. There is much more work to do, and we have an ambitious work program. We have volunteer work days regularly throughout the year. Anyone interested in joining Friends of Cedar Mountain Battlefield should contact Kurt Johnson or Buddy Simms. Phone: Buddy Simms, 547-4653 or Kurt Johnson, (703) 358-1917