Looking for Aaron Corbin and sister Laura. Laura had a son named William. William was born around 1871 in Culpeper. In 1880 they were in Rappahannock. Any information will be helpful. Aaron was born around 1852 Peggy

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/QBC.2ACI/2217 Message Board Post: hello fellow researcher; I am looking for info on the Taylor Family. Mary E. Taylor b.abt 1896 in Va,. m. Benjamin f. McDonald b. 1895 in WV. their kids are: william warren b. 1921, mercer co. WV. Jack M. Minnie Juanita Mary please help Brenda eekorehc@msn.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROOKS-AMOS-BUMPASS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2216 Message Board Post: Genealogy researching my 5th.-Great-Grandparents-JOHN BROOKS,and wife LILLIAN "LILLY ANN"(AMOS) BROOKS. also looking for any information on there son DABNEY BROOKS,and wife SARAH (BUMPASS)BROOKS, my 4th.-Great-Grandparents. Any information would be appreciated. Please contact-James Anthony"Tony"Keltz,Sr. (Ancestral genealogist) 445 Belmont Ave. Wilmington,Ohio U.S.A. 45177-2824 Ph.(937)382-7744 or E-mail tkeltz445@yahoo.com /// tonykeltzsr@webtv.net / Thanks!-------Tony...........

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROOKS-AMOS-BUMPASS Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2215 Message Board Post: Genealogy researching my 5th.-Great-Grandparents-JOHN BROOKS,and wife LILLIAN "LILLY ANN"(AMOS) BROOKS. also looking for any information on there son DABNEY BROOKS,and wife SARAH (BUMPASS)BROOKS, my 4th.-Great-Grandparents. Any information would be appreciated. Please contact-James Anthony"Tony"Keltz,Sr. (Ancestral genealogist) 445 Belmont Ave. Wilmington,Ohio U.S.A. 45177-2824 Ph.(937)382-7744 or E-mail tkeltz445@yahoo.com /// tonykeltzsr@webtv.net / Thanks!-------Tony...........

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/QBC.2ACI/992.1 Message Board Post: I don' t know if this is the same line, but Alex Hopkins was the father of my Great-Grandfather, Robert Hopkins. Please give me more details.

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/QBC.2ACI/2212.1 Message Board Post: Tony, Your Brooks are most likely from the William Brooks and Anne Locke lineage. They settled briefly in Fauquier County, migrated to Culpeper County, and settled in Tazewell County, Virginia. My g-grandmother was Mary Belle Brooks. She is from this lineage. Here is an excert from JTR's Colorful History: But let's get on with the story of William Brooks. He stated in his Pension Application that he was born in Fauquier County, VA Feb. 3, 1752. However, since Fauquier was not formed until 1759 the place of his birth may have been in that part of Fauquier which was formerly Prince William County, formed in Mar 1731. His wife was Ann Locke, born in Fauquier, so the record goes, on Aug. 1, 1749. William died in Thompson Valley on Jan. 24, 1841 and Ann died in Thompson Valley on Oct. 2, 1843. They were married in Fauquier County Sept. 5, 1769 and were the parents of 12 children. In researching the records we have determined his arrival in Thompson Valley to be in 1782. If we are correct in this date, and that their first child was born in 1770, then at least six or possibly seven children came with their parents on pack horses. Can you imagine such a journey through an Indian infested wilderness from the North Fork of the Roanoke River in Botetourt County." What we see on TV has actually happened to our ancestors right here where we live. What was it all like here in Virginia 225 years ago when William Brooks was born? What type of a man was he that at the age of about 30 he would, with several small children, start on such a journey? Well, there was one thing for sure. He wanted a home of his own for his loved ones even if he had to carve it out of this wilderness with his bare hands, and he did exactly that. Ann Locke Brooks must have been of sturdy stock. Family tradition has it that she was kinswoman of John Locke (1632-1704) the noted English philosopher (we have never tried to make a definite connection, but I've heard it said many times.) It is very likely that while living in Botetourt County, William Brooks, after intermittent service in the Revolutionary War, scouted this frontier in 1781, selected the lands for his surveys and took possession in 1782. We have copies of this survey, one of 399 acres and another of 430 acres. At his death his executor sold the land he then held, 441 acres, for $950. We know his lands adjoined that of the Henry Family whose members were massacred by the Indians about 1774. In the Declaration for a Pension filed by William Brooks, on file in the Tazewell Court records, he gave the following record of his services which produced his pension of $26.66 and was granted on June 24, 1833. The record: While a resident of Culpeper County, VA he enlisted in Oct. 1777? and served as a private in Capt. Richard Waugh's Company, Col. James Barber's Virginia Regiment. Again, while a resident of Botetourt County, VA He enlisted in Feb. 1781 and served as a private under Lt. Henry Watterson in Capt. James Woods Company, Col. Hugh Crockett's Virginia Regiment and was in the battles of the Alamance and Whitsall's Mills in North Carolina. He enlisted on Nov. 1, 1781 and served as a private in Capt. Thomas Hamilton's Company, Charles Dabney's Virginia Regiment and was discharged on May 1, 1782 at Richmond. There may well have been other enlistments but since he was 80 years of age at the time of filing his application for a pension, such other service may well hav! e been forgotten. I have among my papers a photostat copy of his application from the Pension Bureau: the date is March 25, 1830? Hope this helps to lead you in the right direction. Dah Jenkins

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BLADEN, MASON, & PERRY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2190.1.1 Message Board Post: I have info, not yet proven through primary documents - that the father of Peter Perry MASON is Samuel MASON, Jr. who b. abt. 1802 and then his father is Sr. Jr. m. Sally PERRY on 26 Nov 1827 in Orange Co., VA. Peter has a sister named Ann C. MASON. At this point, I have nothing else. Peter Perry MASON m. Martha E. BLADEN, prob. in/near Arlington, VA. Thanks for info and I searched your site, bui have no clue as to how or if your MASONs may link to mine ....

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: schmidt, smith, yager, stonecipher, stinecipher, stumpf, stump Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2214 Message Board Post: Nicholas Schmidt/Smith was a son of Matthias Schmidt of Culpeper County, VA. Nicholas' son, Nicholas, Jr., married Susanna Yager, daughter of Godfrey Yager. Would like additional information on this family, I believe this Nicholas Schmidt/Smith MAY be the father of my ancestor Edward Schmidt/Smith, that married 1/Catherine Stump in Culpeper Co. in 1739, 2/Agnes Catharina Stinecipher/Stonecipher in 1757, and Catharine/Katharine Stonecipher in 1798. Edward's eldest son is named Nicholas, so I would like additional information on Nicholas, his wife and children (not known to this researcher) to find a possible link. Please e-mail me at: Delijim@aol.com Thank you. Descendants of Mathias Schmidt 1 Mathias Schmidt ....... 2 Nicholas Schmidt .................. 3 Nicholas Schmidt/Smith, Jr. ...................... +Susanna Yager ....... 2 Mathias Schmidt

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: STOUT, BALLENGER, BALLINGER Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/QBC.2ACI/2213 Message Board Post: Looking to share info with decendants of Abel STOUT (1740-1797) or his son, Jacob STOUT (1771-1857) of Stevensburg, Culpeper Co., VA. Abel STOUT was born in Amwell, Hunterdon County, N.J. and moved to Augusta County, VA; his son, Jacob STOUT, married Mildred BALLENGER in Stevensburg, Culpeper County, VA, in 1796, and there raised his family and founded the Stevensburg Baptist Church. Happy to hear from fellow researchers.

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/QBC.2ACI/735.952.1.1 Message Board Post: James R. Hogg was born in North Carolina 1812 and married Mary Belle Winslow, later moved to Jennings Co. Indiana. Looking for information about his father also family of Mary Belle Winslow.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BROOKS-AMOS-BUMPASS-genealogy researching Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2212 Message Board Post: Genealogy researching my 4th.-Great-grandparents-DABNEY BROOKS,and his wife SARAH (BUMPASS) BROOKS, DABNEY was the son of- JOHN BROOKS and LILLY ANN (AMOS) BROOKS. and he(DABNEY), was born in Culpeper County,Virginia in 1770.Any information would be appreciated. Please contact-James Anthony"Tony"Keltz,Sr.(Ancestral genealogist) 445 Belmont Ave. Wilmington,Ohio U.S.A. 45177-2824 Ph.(937)382-7744 or E-mail tkeltz445@yahoo.com /// tonykeltzsr@webtv.net / Thanks!-----Tony.....

Anyone researching the YANCEY / YANCY family of Virginia - I sure would enjoy hearing from you. See the Yancey site at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7647/ http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7647/afr.htm I would like to compare info. Dennis J Yancey Dennis J Yancey dyancey@miami.edu Information Technology University of Miami 2001 National Champions !!

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My gr gr grandfather was born in Culpeper 1812. In June we will celebrate his life at the old family cemetery in Colorado County, TX. I would like to know the state flower and state bird of Virginia. Thanks, Dorothy

I saw this on the Missouri Civil War list and thought it might be of interest to some on this list. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JOJO52023@aol.com> To: <MO-CW-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 3:45 PM Subject: [MO-CW] CONFEDERATE SOLDIER GRANTED DYING WISH > The following article was published April 29, 2002 in the Associated Press > from Laurens, SC. > "Captain's remains buried in hometown" > "Capt. William Downs Farley had one request before he died June 9, 1863, to > be buried at home in Laurens City Cemetery. On Saturday, the Confederate > soldier's dying wish was finally granted. > Farley, a South Carolina volunteer killed at the Battle of Brandy Station, > was buried after a memorial service attended by 1,000 people in Public > Square. Many wore period uniforms and paid their final respects to a native > son who was one of Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's most trusted officers. > Police blocked downtown streets as a horse-drawn caisson carrying Farley's > remains edged along the streets. A color guard and honor guard flanked > Farley's casket. > Farley was fatally wounded by a Union cannonball in 1863. He was 27. He > was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Culpeper, VA. Many soldiers at that time > were buried near the battlefield where they fell, rather than at home. > Virginia attorney Ed Gentry, founder of the Museum of Culpeper History, > spent 18 years researching Farley's background and war record, and worked to > have his remains brought to Laurens. > On Saturday, Gentry poured dirt from Farley's Culpeper grave atop the > casket. "Closure is an overused word," he said, "but it is certainly > appropriate this weekend." > Farley joined the 1st Carolina Infantry Regiment as a private and was > promoted to lieutenant by the fall of 1861. He fought at the first battle of > Manassas, VA, spent time as a POW in Washington and became chief scout for > J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry. > J.E.B. Stuart IV, a descendant of the general, said his ancestor and > Farley had a relationship built on admiration. Stuart said that Gen. Stuart > once ordered his soldiers to stop a Union supply train and that Farley > grabbed a shotgun, chased the train and killed the engineer. > After the ceremony, the casket was brought to the cemetery, where taps > played and pallbearers folded a flag draping the casket. The flag was given > to descendent Mary Farley Johnsey, who had granted permission on behalf of > the family in the 1980's to exhume the remains. > In Virginia, Farley ahd been buried in a plot belonging to a family named > Ashby." > > > > Submitted by JoAnne Cole > > > ==== MO-CW Mailing List ==== > "Ah was close to the battle front, and I seen all dem famous men. Seen Gen'l Lee, and Grant, and Abe Lincoln. Seen John Brown, and seen the seven men that was hung with him, but we wasn't allowed to talk to any of 'em, jes' looked on in the street. Jes' spoke, and say 'How d' do. But ah did talk to Lincoln, and ah tol' him ah wanted to be free, and he was a fine man, 'cause he made us all free." > Former slave, Richard Toler > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

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/QBC.2ACI/876.1 Message Board Post: Saw your message. You can email me at scracraft@triton.net, I am decended from Major Charles Cracraft who married Jamima Eleanor Atkinson. He was a revolution veteran, a doctor and a farmer. I believe her father was George Atkinson. Charles' son was William Cracraft who was born 1794 and died in about 1867. Their son was Dr. George Atkinson Cracraft who married Jane Knox and moved to Wheeling WVA after medical school. He was also postmaster in Wheeling and later served as a surgeon in the Confederate Army. Their son was Captain George Knox Cracraft who moved to Arkansas and served in Confederate Army. He was a lawyer and later a planter. He married Mary Katherine Sigmond. Their son was George Knox Cracraft and he was a lawyer. He married Jean Scott and they were my parents. I grew up in AR but have retired from teaching at Albion College MI and am a CPA. If you are interested in more data I would love to hear from you. Scott Cracraft

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wigglesworth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2211.3.1 Message Board Post: No I know noothing about Miles or his wife

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wiglesworth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/2211.3 Message Board Post: You mentioned Wiglesworth. Would you happen to know anything about a Miles Wiglesworth who married Parmelia Cason I would guess in Spotsylvania Co, VA and migrated to Harrison Co, KY about 1835. I know Miles sold some slaves in Spots before coming to KY. Would really like to know who his parents were. He is my ggg-gf. Thanks for any assistance.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Smith Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QBC.2ACI/27.351.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Joyce, Sounds like a match. I have only recently began researching my Smith family and traced my gg-grandfather William James Smith to Scott County Indiana. His father Robert was the son of Daniel who was supposedly the son of Daniel & Jerusha Scott Smith. I find Jerusha in Scott County Indiana as early as 1820 and a lead from someone else led me to Culpepper County VA where I found a marriage record. That's about all I knew about them until seeing the message board. I would be interested in anything you can share about the family of Joel & Mary Taylor Smith. You can e-mail me direct if you'd like at jsmithmilan@sbcglobal.net. Thanks so much!

I need some help/advice regarding a genealogy problem. BACKGROUND 1. Thomas Burrus was born in Culpeper Co, VA on 11 Aug, 1774. He was married in Culpeper Co on 6 Nov, 1803 to "Polly Meade". 2. Thomas Burrus and family moved to Madison Co, KY in 1808, then to Howard Co, MO in 1816. Thomas died in Howard Co in 1849. 3. The father of Thomas Burrus was Michael Burrus. Michael served in Rev. War from Culpeper Co (I have his pension application.) Michael Burrus is listed in Tax Records of Culpeper Co from 1782 until 1813, when he moved to Henry Co, VA. Michael moved to Howard Co, MO about 1833. PROBLEM: I cannot find anyone in or near Culpeper Co in the time frame of 1803 named Meade. Tax records of Culpeper or surrounding do not list a Meade. I would like to check out the original marriage records for the name Meade. I obtained a microfilm of the Culpeper marriage register. It certainly gives the name "Polly Meade". However, this register is obviously a "rewrite" of the original records. While I'm sure that I cannot personally see the original records, I would like to find out where the real original marriage records are and how I can get some to look at the records. Another Avenue I would like to pursue is the minister that performed the marriage; his name was Lewis Conner. From the marriage register it appears that he was a traveling minister, who, periodically "dropped by" the courthouse to give a "data dump" of marriages that he had performed. A consective listing of the marriages performed by Lewis Conner and contained the name "Thomas Burrus", added up to about 90. Does anyone know anything about Lewis Conner? I'm especially interested in the area that he covered in his ministry. Any help or ideas or advice would be appreciated. Jim Heffron jheffron@getnet.com