Dear Listers, Hugh's email is indeed interesting. My ancestor was born at Culpeper Courthouse, VA on April 09, 1770. Does this mean I should be looking for records of her family in Madison Co., VA? Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: <HFTHusma@aol.com> To: <VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:46 PM Subject: [VACULPEP] Location of Court Houses of Culpeper Co. and Madison Co., VA > Apparently the early Culpeper Co. Court House was located in what became > Madison Co., VA in 1794. This required Culpeper Co., VA to establish a new Court > House. Was the new Culpeper Co. Court House located in the town of Culpeper > where it is now found? > > I have a reference to the birth place of Nathan HUFFMAN, son of Benjamin > (Tillman, Henry of Little Fork), in 1801 as "near Culpeper Court House." This > would be after Madison Co. was formed in 1794. Nathan and his siblings left VA > for KY with their parents, Benjamin and wife (unknown), in about 1806. They > are found in KY in USC 1810. > > There is a FREEMAN-HUFFMAN House still standing about 4 miles west of the > town of Culpeper. Since Tillman HUFFMAN married 1794 Margaret (Williams) FREEMAN > and died c1826 this house may have been the HUFFMAN residence in question. > > I would like to firm up Nathan's place of birth. > > Best regards, > Hugh > > > ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: The posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > 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 > >

I have several ancestors / families who went from Culpeper to Madison without moving. By all means, take County boundry changes into consideration > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas S. Fiske [mailto:evitom@adelphia.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:06 PM > To: VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VACULPEP] Location of Court Houses of Culpeper Co. and > Madison Co., VA > > > Dear Listers, > > Hugh's email is indeed interesting. My ancestor was born at Culpeper > Courthouse, VA on April 09, 1770. Does this mean I should be looking for > records of her family in Madison Co., VA? > > Tom > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HFTHusma@aol.com> > To: <VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:46 PM > Subject: [VACULPEP] Location of Court Houses of Culpeper Co. and Madison > Co., VA > > > > Apparently the early Culpeper Co. Court House was located in what became > > Madison Co., VA in 1794. This required Culpeper Co., VA to establish a > new Court > > House. Was the new Culpeper Co. Court House located in the town of > Culpeper > > where it is now found? > > > > I have a reference to the birth place of Nathan HUFFMAN, son of Benjamin > > (Tillman, Henry of Little Fork), in 1801 as "near Culpeper Court House." > This > > would be after Madison Co. was formed in 1794. Nathan and his siblings > left VA > > for KY with their parents, Benjamin and wife (unknown), in about 1806. > They > > are found in KY in USC 1810. > > > > There is a FREEMAN-HUFFMAN House still standing about 4 miles > west of the > > town of Culpeper. Since Tillman HUFFMAN married 1794 Margaret > (Williams) > FREEMAN > > and died c1826 this house may have been the HUFFMAN residence > in question. > > > > I would like to firm up Nathan's place of birth. > > > > Best regards, > > Hugh > > > > > > ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: The posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, > flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for > removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Culpeper Co., VA mailing > list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > VACULPEP-L-request@rootsweb.comor if you are on the Digest list > to VACULPEP-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > 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 >

As a Followup, Culpeper Courthouse was called Fairfax in 1770 I believe. > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas S. Fiske [mailto:evitom@adelphia.net] > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 5:06 PM > To: VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VACULPEP] Location of Court Houses of Culpeper Co. and > Madison Co., VA > > > Dear Listers, > > Hugh's email is indeed interesting. My ancestor was born at Culpeper > Courthouse, VA on April 09, 1770. Does this mean I should be looking for > records of her family in Madison Co., VA? > > Tom > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HFTHusma@aol.com> > To: <VACULPEP-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 2:46 PM > Subject: [VACULPEP] Location of Court Houses of Culpeper Co. and Madison > Co., VA > > > > Apparently the early Culpeper Co. Court House was located in what became > > Madison Co., VA in 1794. This required Culpeper Co., VA to establish a > new Court > > House. Was the new Culpeper Co. Court House located in the town of > Culpeper > > where it is now found? > > > > I have a reference to the birth place of Nathan HUFFMAN, son of Benjamin > > (Tillman, Henry of Little Fork), in 1801 as "near Culpeper Court House." > This > > would be after Madison Co. was formed in 1794. Nathan and his siblings > left VA > > for KY with their parents, Benjamin and wife (unknown), in about 1806. > They > > are found in KY in USC 1810. > > > > There is a FREEMAN-HUFFMAN House still standing about 4 miles > west of the > > town of Culpeper. Since Tillman HUFFMAN married 1794 Margaret > (Williams) > FREEMAN > > and died c1826 this house may have been the HUFFMAN residence > in question. > > > > I would like to firm up Nathan's place of birth. > > > > Best regards, > > Hugh > > > > > > ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > > NOTICE: The posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal > messages, > flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be > grounds for > removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > 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 > > > > > > > > ==== VACULPEP Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Culpeper Co., VA mailing > list, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to > VACULPEP-L-request@rootsweb.comor if you are on the Digest list > to VACULPEP-D-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > 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 >