Well, all I can say is that this sure looks interesting if CHILES were to end up being CHILDS? Can anybody help put these pices together if in fact any of them do go together? Amanda Below is the CHARLES JONES who I believe was married to ANN CHILDS. Note name ENOCH WHARTON. Context Extract Death Catharine Wharton died 17 Jan. 1822 (Says "WHARTON") Death Enoch Wharton died 2 May 1821 Death Joseph Fogg died in June 1786 Death Caleb Elliott died in 1786 Defendant James S. Hoomes (admr.); Polly Hoomes; Enoch Wharton (aka Enoch Horton) (decd); Sthreshley Elliott; Catharine Wharton (aka Catharine Horton) (decd) Deponent / Affiant Frederick Fogg (62); James Fogg (74); William Sthreshley (77); Major Fogg (65); Polly P. Kezee; Polly Thomas; Mrs. Ann Jones (aka Mrs. Charles Jones); William Elliott (65); John Hill; Mary Thomas (57) Family Pitman Dobson & Molly Dobson, grandchildren of Joseph Fogg Family Catharine Elliott, mother of Morton Elliott & Sthreshley Elliott Family Frederick Fogg & James Fogg, bros. of Major Fogg Here's a SAMUEL CHILES in with WHARTONS. Would anyone know if these WHARTONS go with ENOCH WHARTON? Nancy Wharton Reuben Wharton Benjamin D. Wharton Then note the ? COLEMAN that married NANCY WHARTON. Defendant Nancy Wharton (extrx.); Reuben Wharton (decd); Benjamin D. Wharton; Robert Elliott; Samuel Chiles Deponent / Affiant Washington Elliott; Thompson Elliott; Lewis O. Pecardat (aka Lewis Pickerdat) Family William Elliott, father of Washington Elliott & Thompson Elliott Family Reuben Wharton, son in law to William Elliott Locality Caroline Co.; Essex Co. Marriage FNU Coleman -mr- Nancy Wharton, widow of Reuben Wharton Plaintiff William Elliott Slave Charlotte - sold by Reuben Wharton to Benjamin Wharton John Coleman m. Lucy Chiles, d/o John Chiles. Samuel Chiles was her brother. Does anyone have this Coleman line? Court Record Data Context Extract Comment Slaves' petition for freedom Death the widow of Nathaniel Winston died in 1794 Death Nathaniel Winston died in 1787 Defendant Henry C. Coleman; John Smith Deponent / Affiant Thomas Terrell; Elizabeth Terrell; Pleasant Terrell; Jonathan Terrell; Nathan Bell; Robert Pleasants Family Samuel Chiles & Nancy Chiles, children of John Chiles Family Elizabeth Smith, relict of George Smith Family John P. Smith, son of George Smith Family Jemima Winston, widow of Nathaniel Winston Family John Winston, Isaac Winston & Elizabeth Winston, children of Samuel Winston Family Pleasant Winston, Samuel Winston, George Winston, Anthony Winston, Nathan Winston & Edmund Winston, sons of Nathaniel Winston Locality Caroline Co.; Hanover Co.; Powhatan Co. ; Fluvanna Co. Marriage Stephen Haley -mr- Sarah Winston, daughter of Nathaniel Winston Marriage George Harwood -mr- Rebecca Winston, daughter of Nathaniel Winston Marriage John Chiles -mr- Mary Winston, daughter of Nathaniel Winston Marriage Norman Diggins -mr- Martha Winston, daughter of Nathaniel Winston Marriage William Guiry -mr- Polly Philips Marriage John Coleman -mr- Lucy Chiles, daughter of John Chiles Plaintiff William Guiry; Polly Guiry; Thomas Philips Quaker campaign to have neighbors free their slaves Quaker Nathaniel Winston expelled from the society Slave emancipated by the will of Nathaniel Winston - boys at age 21; girls at age 18 Slave Esther; Fanny; Frank; Jacob; children of Kate; Sarah Administrative Information Record title Guiry vs Coleman Year recorded 1817 Collection CR-SC-H Record ID 116-1 End Notes Preserved by City of Fredericksburg Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 9/5/2002 When ordering a copy of this record please include all of the Administrative Information. Print this page Return to the Search Results Disclaimer: Data provided by Historic Court Records is not official and is provided by the Historic Court Records site for genealogical and historical research purposes only. All data contained herein should be verified by obtaining a copy of the original record. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home | Extracting | Background | Court Records History | Credits | Extracts FAQ | Circuit Court | Records Organization | Table of Contents | Visiting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2002-2007 Barry L. McGhee All rights reserved. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last modified: Monday 19 August 2002 URL: http://www.historiccourtrecords.org/courtrecord.asp

Re: "My connection with Robert Coleman is through my ancestor Benjamin Davis. He and Coleman were neighbors in Spotsylvania, where Benjamin, a master carpenter, built 4 county bridges plus one in Orange, and built the first addition to the St. George's Parish Church in Fredericksburg. Benjamin Davis and Robert Coleman teamed up probably by at least 1757 to develop Coleman's property that became the Town of Culpeper (first called Fairfax) in 1759. The cross streets at the town's center were known as "Davis's Street" or Davis Street and Coleman Street (now Main), probably so named, as most early roads were, for the primary people who first lived on them. --Joan" Joan, Also noted you have COLEMAN. I have a grandson of John P. Kelly/Margaret James whose name was COLEMAN CRUTCHER. Kelly connected to my STIGLER line and then STIGLER to MCCONCHIE. So please be on lookout for any JONES that might in be your lines and let me know. Thanks, Amanda Do you have any of below COLEMAN? Context Extract Comment Debt on a bond Defendant John Laughlin; Samuel Chiles Locality Caroline Co. Plaintiff John Smith (assignee of Newton Berryman assignee of Washington Berry & William Carrick assignees of Benjamin W. Coleman assignee of Philip Samuel) Administrative Information Record title Smith assee vs Laughlin &als Year recorded 1807 Court Record Data Context Extract Comment Winston heirs ? - Norman Dickens; Stephen Haley; Samuel Chiles; Tarlton W. Chiles; John Coleman Defendant Samuel Terrill Family John Coleman, husband of Lucy Coleman Family Stephen Haley, husband of Sarah Haley Family Norman Dickens, husband of Martha Dickens Family John Winston, Isaac Winston & Elizabeth Winston, children of Samuel Winston Family Samuel Winston, son of Nathaniel Winston Locality Caroline Co. Marriage George Harwood -mr- Rebecca Winston Plaintiff Joseph Graves Slave Jacob - formerly property of Nathaniel Winston decd. Slave Jacob - property of Joseph Graves Administrative Information Record title Graves s Terrill Year recorded 1804 Is below Benjamin Coleman yours? Court Record Data Context Extract Death Mary Coleman, widow of Spilsbe Coleman, died in April or May 1821 Death Spilsbe Coleman died in 1813 Death Edmond Coleman died, intestate & without issue, before his mother Deed of Trust Robert S. Coleman &c to Lewis L. Coleman &c - Spotsylvania Co. - 1808 Defendant Robert S. Coleman (admr.); Richard Coleman (decd); James Johnston; Fanny Johnston Deponent / Affiant Joseph Gatewood; George Gibson; Joseph Waller; Edward Harris; David Hackney; John A. Billingsley; Spilsby Coleman; Richard Coleman; Caleb Lindsay; William Coleman; George Gibson; Edward Houchins; Francis Coleman; Jonathan Gibson; William Thornton; Lewis L. Coleman; Thomas Gibson; Robert S. Coleman Jr.; Mrs. Lucy Crawford (54); William Henderson; James Crawford (79); John Bush; John Acres (42); John Shackleford; Farish Coleman; John Smith; Lucy Chiles; William D. Coleman; Larkin Stanard; Elizabeth Garnett; Lewis Partlow; George Peyton; Benjamin Coleman; Sarah Durrett; Jacob Hendrickson; Frances Johnson; James Harris; Fleming Terrell; Richard Chiles; Paul Conner; Richard Johnson; Thomas Wiglesworth; Ambrose Smith; Jonathan Durrett Family Lewis Littlepage, son of James Littlepage Family Mary Coleman, widow of Spilsbe Coleman Family Richard Coleman, son of Richard Coleman Family Robert S. Coleman, Francis Coleman, Benjamin Coleman & Edmond Coleman - sons of Spilsbe Coleman Family William Coleman, brother of Richard Coleman Locality Spotsylvania Co.; Louisa Co.; Caroline Co.; Fredericksburg; Richmond City Marriage Lewis Holliday -mr- Betty Littlepage, widow of James Littlepage Marriage James Littlepage -mr- Betty Lewis, daughter of Zachary Lewis Marriage Robert S. Coleman -mr- Mary Littlepage, daughter of James Littlepage Marriage James Johnston -mr- Frances Coleman, daughter of Richard Coleman Millwright John Whitlock (aka John Witlock) Plaintiff Thomas W. Coleman; Rice Coleman (infant) Schoolmaster Robert Lindsay; Waller Lewis; Mr. Brodus Shoemaker Cooper (slave) Slave Beverly; Cate; Cooper; Jack; Jenny, daughter of Jenny; Jenny; Joe; Joshua; Larkin; Rose; Sylvia Slave hired out at public auction Administrative Information Record title Coleman vs Coleman Year recorded 1822 Collection CR-SC-H Record ID 70-18 End Notes Preserved by City of Fredericksburg Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 9/5/2002

"Re: Does anyone have access to the CulpeperCo. Marriages 1780-1853, by John Volt & T. William Kethley? Looking for the marriage of John Brown and Elizabeth Jones (date unknown), assuming between 1800-1832." Hello James, I've been trying to identify a Jones line for Charles Jones m. Ann Childs from Fauquier Co., VA. Charles Jones' will was proved Dec. 24, 1849. In his will he named specifically a brother JOHN JONES who appears to have been married to an Elizabeth ? I don't have the marriage record your're seeking but when I saw JOHN BROWN name I had remembered seeing a JOHN BROWN in with a particular line of JONES. Don't know if below record could be your John Brown? Ann Childs' parents were Milly McConchie and James Childs. I do not have parents for James Childs so I've been wondering if CHILES could also be CHILDS? Anway, I'm seeing the BROWN name with JONES and then CHILES so if you have a CHARLES JONES in your line, I would like to know. Let me know if your John Brown connects with any of the following names as well. Many thanks! Amanda Context Extract Defendant Samuel Chiles Deponent / Affiant Joseph Richeson; Thomas Hargrove; John Sutton; John Brown; William Sutton; John Hargrove; John Hampton; John Thilman; Daniel Coleman; John Hoomes; John Coleman Locality Caroline Co.; NC; Hanover Co. Plaintiff Robert Burton Slave James; Poll; Cob; Peter; Nan; Letty - property of Joseph Richeson Then here's a record with a JOHN BROWN and many JONESES. Are any of these names familiar? Court Record Data Context Extract Defendant Henry Lewis; Scytha Lewis; Zachariah Lucas; Fielding Lucas Jr.; James Herndon; Nancy Herndon; Sally Estes; Mary Estes; Martha Estes; Fielding Lucas; Isaac Jones; Philadelphia Jones; John Robinson; Nancy Robinson; Charles Brown, Nancy Brown & John Brown by John Robinson assigned their guardian; Joseph Clarke; Elizabeth Clarke; Thomas Hall, exor. of Charles Brown Deponent / Affiant George W.B. Spooner; David Allmond; John H. Shepherd; Thomas B. Adams; Sarah Day; F.S. Noel Family Nancy Estes, Sally Estes, Mary Estes & Martha Estes, children of Triplett T. Estes Family Mary Spillman (nee Mary Brown), widow of William Spillman Family Charles Brown, Sarah Brown, Schtya Brown, Philadelphia Brown, Nancy Brown, Mary Brown, Elizabeth Brown & Phebe Brown, children of Thomas Brown Family Sarah Brown, wife of Thomas Brown Family Fielding Lucas Jr., FNU Lucas (daughter) & Zachariah Lucas, children of Z. Lucas & Nancy Lucas Family Peter Lucas, only son of Fielding Lucas & Sarah Lucas Family Charles Brown, John Brown, Elizabeth Brown & Nancy Brown, children of Charles Brown Locality Fredericksburg; Culpeper Co.; KY (Woodford Co., Lincoln Co., Franklin Co., Galatin Co.) Marriage Isaac Jones -mr- Philadelphia Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown Marriage John Spillman -mr- Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown Marriage James Dillon -mr- Phebe Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown Marriage Triplett T. Estes -mr- FNU Lucas, daughter of Z. Lucas Marriage Henry Lewis -mr- Scytha Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown Marriage John Robinson -mr- Nancy Brown, widow of Charles Brown Marriage Z. Lucas -mr- Nancy Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown Marriage Fielding Lucas -mr- Sarah Brown, daughter of Thomas Brown Marriage James Herndon -mr- Nancy Estes, daughter of Triplett T. Estes Marriage Joseph Clarke -mr- Elizabeth Brown, daughter of Charles Brown Plaintiff John Spillman; Elizabeth Spillman; Mary Spillman; James Dillon (aka James Dillion); Phebe Dillon (aka Phebe Dillion) Power of Attorney Mary Spillman to Thomas Hall - 1816 @ Power of Attorney James Dillon to Thomas Hall - 1816 @ Tract Horshoe Bottom - 525 acres - property of Thomas Brown - bought from Jno. Cragge Will Thomas Brown - Fredericksburg - no recording information - 1790 Administrative Information Record title Spillman vs Lewis Year recorded 1821 Collection CR-SC-H Record ID 239-13 End Notes Preserved by City of Fredericksburg Processed by Patricia McGhee Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 5/19/2006 John Brown name in with more Joneses. I think Francis Strother Jones was a son of Gabriel Jones? William Coon Jones was son of Francis Strother Jones. Court Record Data Context Extract Birth Sampson (slave) about 17 or 18 years old in 1810 or 1811 Defendant Jesse Nalle (commissioner); Richard Johnston Tutt (commissioner); James Miller (commissioner); Daniel Brown; John G. Brown; John Brown (estate) Deponent / Affiant Robert Green; Moses Baughan; Phoebe Brown; Archibald Hawkins; Joseph Spicer; J.C. Gibson; Philip T. Mason; Silas Mason; William Coone Jones; Thomas Wolfe Doctor Thomas Wolfe - treated Sampson (slave) Family William Mason, father of Silas Mason Family William A. Brown, uncle of Richard Brown Family Richard Brown, brother of John G. Brown Locality Culpeper Co.; Madison Co.; KY Overseer William Coone Jones, overseer of F.S. Jones - 1819 Plaintiff Francis S. Jones Slave Sampson; Abraham; Lewis - property of the John Brown estate Administrative Information Record title Jones vs Nalle Year recorded 1821 Collection CR-SC-H Record ID 155-8 End Notes Preserved by City of Fredericksburg Processed by Margaret Anne Crickman Extracted by Barry L. McGhee Extracted on 9/5/2002

Very, very helpful. Thanks. Jane Sarles [email protected] wrote: > > Somewhere, I have seen a "moving" map in which there is an evolutionary > representation of the formation of counties in Virginia. In the meantime...here > are a couple web sites that may be of interest: > > _Counties: Geography of Virginia_ > (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacount/index.html) > > _History of Virginia and West Virginia Counties_ > (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/Census/VAcounty.htm) > > Good luck. > > Paul Haynes > Ann Arbor, Michigan > Researching in Fauquier Co., VA kin-families INCLUDING : BURGESS, BUSSEY, > BUTLER, CAYNOR, FLETCHER, HURT, RUTTER, > > > > > In a message dated 12/7/2007 12:24:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Thank you for a most informative lesson on county formation, it's certainly > a > keeper to be referred to many times. Does anyone know of a map that > overlays > the counties with dates -- that would certainly help trailing a piece of > property. > > Thanks again. > > > > > > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > >

In a message dated 12/7/2007 10:13:58 AM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm_ Yes, thank you, this map is exactly what I was looking for -- you can see exactly what county your ancestor was living in at a certain time!! And by forwarding you can see that they are in the same place but a different county in other years! It certainly broadens your search. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Yep, that's the one...complete with slideshow. Thank you, Libby. Paul In a message dated 12/7/2007 1:13:43 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Here's a good site for VA county formation: _http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm_ (http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm) Libby In a message dated 12/7/2007 12:44:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Somewhere, I have seen a "moving" map in which there is an evolutionary representation of the formation of counties in Virginia. In the meantime...here are a couple web sites that may be of interest: _Counties: Geography of Virginia_ (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacount/index.html) _History of Virginia and West Virginia Counties_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/Census/VAcounty.htm) Good luck. Paul Haynes Ann Arbor, Michigan Researching in Fauquier Co., VA kin-families INCLUDING : BURGESS, BUSSEY, BUTLER, CAYNOR, FLETCHER, HURT, RUTTER, **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) ------------------------------- 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 **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Here's a good site for VA county formation: _http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm_ (http://www.myvirginiagenealogy.com/va_maps/va_cf.htm) Libby In a message dated 12/7/2007 12:44:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Somewhere, I have seen a "moving" map in which there is an evolutionary representation of the formation of counties in Virginia. In the meantime...here are a couple web sites that may be of interest: _Counties: Geography of Virginia_ (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacount/index.html) _History of Virginia and West Virginia Counties_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/Census/VAcounty.htm) Good luck. Paul Haynes Ann Arbor, Michigan Researching in Fauquier Co., VA kin-families INCLUDING : BURGESS, BUSSEY, BUTLER, CAYNOR, FLETCHER, HURT, RUTTER, **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Somewhere, I have seen a "moving" map in which there is an evolutionary representation of the formation of counties in Virginia. In the meantime...here are a couple web sites that may be of interest: _Counties: Geography of Virginia_ (http://www.virginiaplaces.org/vacount/index.html) _History of Virginia and West Virginia Counties_ (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~harrisonrep/Census/VAcounty.htm) Good luck. Paul Haynes Ann Arbor, Michigan Researching in Fauquier Co., VA kin-families INCLUDING : BURGESS, BUSSEY, BUTLER, CAYNOR, FLETCHER, HURT, RUTTER, In a message dated 12/7/2007 12:24:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Thank you for a most informative lesson on county formation, it's certainly a keeper to be referred to many times. Does anyone know of a map that overlays the counties with dates -- that would certainly help trailing a piece of property. Thanks again. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Thank you for a most informative lesson on county formation, it's certainly a keeper to be referred to many times. Does anyone know of a map that overlays the counties with dates -- that would certainly help trailing a piece of property. Thanks again. **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Libby, What do you know of Dinah's family? the ALLENs. My Peter LEHEW/LEHEUP was granted land in Stafford, and we have him as his widow being a Frances ALLEN b. abt 1692, but its not confirmed. I've asked around the ALLEN list and actually, I haven't asked the Stafford one in a year or so... and no one seems to have run into her. have you? What is the Allen family you have found in Stafford? thanks for your time Julie in CA [email protected] wrote: I'm going back and refining some of my earlier research concerning the children of John James and Dinah Allen and just where they were born. The parents were born in Stafford County, no question. Many researchers say Fauquier County was the birthplace of their children from about 1742 to 1756. However, Fauquier wasn't formed till 1759, and then it was from Prince William County, not Stafford. Would anyone know when John and Dinah moved out of Stafford county? They lived at Elk Run, clearly in Fauquier, so why are the children said to be born in Stafford instead of Prince William Co.? Hope someone can straighten me out here. Libby Baker ------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.

Rappahannock Co: There have been two Virginia counties named Rappahannock. The first was created from Lancaster in 1656 and became exinct in 1692 when it was divided into Essex and Richmond Counties [not Richmond City]. The present county was formed from Culeper County in 1833. It's county seat is Washington. Stafford Co was formed from Westmoreland Co in 1664. Spotsylvania Co was formed from Essex, King William, and King& Queen Counties in 1720. Fauquier Co was formed in May 1, 1759 from Princew William County Culpeper County was formed Orange Co in 1749. Madison Co was formed from Culpeper Co in 1792 Loudoun Co was formed from Fairfax Co in 1757 It is important to remember that it was said that all records were suppose to follow when the counties were redivided, BUT that was not the case. I suggest you check both counties for records. ====================================================================== Fauquier County was established from Prince William County by Act of the General Assembly of Virginia on 1 May 1759. The Act had been passed 22 February of that year. When Fauquier County was formed in 1759, the greater part of it was made up of Hamilton Parish with a very small part of it remaining in Dettingen Parish lying between the eastern boundary of the new county and Dar-rel’s Run. On 1 May 1769, Hamilton Parish was divided and Leeds Parish created; the latter was to include that portion of Hamilton lying above “a straight line, to begin at the north fork of Broad Run at an angle made by the line that divides the said Parish of Hamilton from the Parish of Dettingen and to end at two red oaks on the bank of the north fork of Rappahannock river in the plantation of Jesse Williams.” This line ran just above the present site of Warrenton, the county seat. Fauquier County was thus, ten years after the date of its formation, definitely divided into two parishes, the northern division forming the Parish of Leeds, while the southern part was Hamilton. All of the original marriage bonds issued by the Clerk of the Court seem to be extant. However, there seem to be gaps, especially for the early years, for which no bonds exist. Of the 1,794 licenses issued during the first forty years, 1759 through 1799, there were none recorded in 1784 and only one in 1776. The greatest number (131) was issued in 1796. These gaps might have been occasioned by the parties having “posted banns” in the parish church declaring their intention to be married. This being done, the marriages would have been recorded in the parish register. Unfortunately, the records of both Hamilton and Leeds parishes have disappeared. One source tells of the parish records being stored in the Clerk’s Office where the pages were systematically torn out, rolled up and used for pipe lighters! The care given every scrap of paper entrusted to the Clerk of the Court, from Humphrey Brooke to the present, makes this tale highly implausible. The original bonds have been copied into several large volumes in the Clerk’s office and from these typed copies these abstracts have been made, along with the ministers’ returns. The originals, though beautifully preserved, are very fragile and have been used only when there seemed to be an omission or mistake in the typed copy, i.e. Levi Davis to Samuel Cox, 10 August 1800 and Bladen Dulaney to Henry W. Carter, 7 June 1823 (which should be Mary W. Carter). The Davis-Cox bond is correctly recorded from the original--the Clerk or his assistant failed to record the bride’s name! Another common over- sight is the failure to record the date the bond was issued. In some cases a minister’s return will indicate the date the couple were married, but where there is no return (and some ministers were very lax about making these reports) we have no definite date. The typist who transcribed the original bonds into the Marriage Books apparently worked with the bonds as they were originally tied together in bundles, because a penciled date is supplied on bonds where the original date is missing. About 1847 the marriage license, which was legally a contract entered into by the groom and a surety (bondsman), ceased to demand a bondsman and by 1854 an entirely different form was instituted. The form after this date was less formal but gave more vital information: parents, ages, occupation of the groom, etc. Photocopies of the original bonds are available from the Clerk of the Court, Warrenton, Virginia 22186. Much time has been spent rechecking each bond and minister’s return with the original compilation, and the staff of the Clerk’s Office, as always, have been most supportive and helpful, especially Christal Barron who cheerfully spent much time bringing out the original bonds for examination. Source:  John K. Gott                 “Glencairn”                 Marshall, Virginia ========================================================= Guardian bonds of Fauquier County, Virginia (formed from Prince William County in 1759) were compiled from the County records from 1759 to 1871. The bonds for the years 1759 [1760] to 1818  are loose bonds and Minute Book entries in the Clerk's Office of the County. The bonds from 1818 to 1871, except for the years 1834 to 1850, are contained in bound volumes now in the Archives Division, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia. These books were printed blank forms which were filled in, then bound together in heavy blue wrappers. The first volume, refered to as Book One in this compilation is marked "1818 to 1822"; however it contains two hand-written bonds, dated 27 and 28 January 1823. The other three volumes, represented in these abstracts as Book Two, Book Three, and Book Four are marked: January 1823 to September 1827; November 1827 to December 1833; and 1850 to 1871. The volume, if one existed, for the years 1834 to 1850 is missing--the abstracts in this compilation for these years were made from the Court Minute Books. The Minute Book entries give less information than the original bonds: there are no securities or witnesses listed and no value of the estate of the ward or wards. The user will note that the guardian was either chosen by the ward or appointed by the Court. This is important to the genealogist because any orphan over the age of 14 years could chose his or her guardian. The Court appointed the guardian for any "infant" under the age of 14 years. The entry in the original bond always read an "infant(s) over 14 years of age" or an "infant(s) under 14 years of age." Occasionally, a parent was appointed guardian of his/her children, probably indicating that they had inherited property or were entitled in some way to property, real or personal. The guardian was required by law to give an account of his ward's estate and the Court audited and recorded such accounts. Frequently, guardianships were revoked by the Court for failing to appropriately administer a ward's estate. The Minute Books abound with guardian's accounts received, etc ======================================================== Guardian bonds of Fauquier County, Virginia (formed from Prince William County in 1759) were compiled from the County records from 1759 to 1871. The bonds for the years 1759 [1760] to 1818  are loose bonds and Minute Book entries in the Clerk's Office of the County. The bonds from 1818 to 1871, except for the years 1834 to 1850, are contained in bound volumes now in the Archives Division, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Virginia. These books were printed blank forms which were filled in, then bound together in heavy blue wrappers. The first volume, refered to as Book One in this compilation is marked "1818 to 1822"; however it contains two hand-written bonds, dated 27 and 28 January 1823. The other three volumes, represented in these abstracts as Book Two, Book Three, and Book Four are marked: January 1823 to September 1827; November 1827 to December 1833; and 1850 to 1871. The volume, if one existed, for the years 1834 to 1850 is missing--the abstracts in this compilation for these years were made from the Court Minute Books. The Minute Book entries give less information than the original bonds: there are no securities or witnesses listed and no value of the estate of the ward or wards. The user will note that the guardian was either chosen by the ward or appointed by the Court. This is important to the genealogist because any orphan over the age of 14 years could chose his or her guardian. The Court appointed the guardian for any "infant" under the age of 14 years. The entry in the original bond always read an "infant(s) over 14 years of age" or an "infant(s) under 14 years of age." Occasionally, a parent was appointed guardian of his/her children, probably indicating that they had inherited property or were entitled in some way to property, real or personal. The guardian was required by law to give an account of his ward's estate and the Court audited and recorded such accounts. Frequently, guardianships were revoked by the Court for failing to appropriately administer a ward's estate. The Minute Books abound with guardian's accounts received, etc ======================================================== ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003

? Fauquier County in Virginia was the home of many Germanna Colonists, though they moved there before it was Fauquier County.? Originally, parts of Stafford and King George Counties were cut off to create Prince William County.? On 1 May 1759, Fauquier was cut off from Prince William.? Physically, Fauquier Co. runs from the southeast, the oldest part, to the northwest, where the limits coincide with the northern extent of the Blue Ridge Mountains.? The county lies in two watersheds, those of the Potomac to the east, and of the North Branch of the Rappahannock, more properly known as the Hedgman River.? These two rivers influenced the settlement pattern strongly.? Another influential factor was its location on the lands of the Northern Neck proprietors, who were the first owners of the land after the Crown ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aolcmp00050000000003

I'm going back and refining some of my earlier research concerning the children of John James and Dinah Allen and just where they were born. The parents were born in Stafford County, no question. Many researchers say Fauquier County was the birthplace of their children from about 1742 to 1756. However, Fauquier wasn't formed till 1759, and then it was from Prince William County, not Stafford. Would anyone know when John and Dinah moved out of Stafford county? They lived at Elk Run, clearly in Fauquier, so why are the children said to be born in Stafford instead of Prince William Co.? Hope someone can straighten me out here. Libby Baker **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Way back when.....there were only a few counties in Virginia. A relative could have different addresses and never move an inch. What you ought to do is keep a list of the formation of the counties when you are checking for an ancestor. It might help.

Hi! I just want to thank the people who took the trouble to respond to my email! I'll certainly be putting this info to work. It's been awhile since I've had some hope of completing this Adams line. Thanks again. Robert Schneider > > Message: 5 > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:43:32 -0500 > From: "G. Lee Hearl" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] Adams in Fauquier to Nelson > County,KY > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > I am interested in any connections between Adams > families and Harrell, > Harrill etc. in Northern Va.. Several Harrells also > left Va and settled in > Nelson co. Ky.. > We have also found that the line of Housen Harrill > of western NC is > apparently not connected to Richard Harrell, Sr. of > Augusta, Shenandoah, > Frederick co. Va.. Richard and his six sons settled > in Augusta on the South > Shenandoah River about 1740.. I am looking for > information on both of these > Harrell, Harrill lines before 1800 in N. VA.. Thanks > for any Information, > Clues or Discussion.. > G. Lee Hearl > Authentic Appalachian Storyteller > Abingdon, Va. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 18:53:52 EST > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] Adams in Fauquier to Nelson > County,KY > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > For those searching for information of early > Kentuckians, those ancestors > who may have migrated to Kentucky, there MAY be some > clues in the volumes I am > going to tell you about. These may not be found in > just any library, as I am > sure they are rather expensive. Ask your local > public librarian how you can > interlibrary loan books. I understand University > and some college libraries > permit their books to be interlibrary loaned, and > some State Libraries do > also, providing they have a genealogical > collection!!! > > The first set of books I am telling you about are > the three volumes compiled > by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florine S. Love and > entitled The 1787 Census > of Virginia. > > This is not a census in the format we think of US > censuses. These are lists > of personal property taxes for nearly every existing > county in Virginia in > 1787, including several counties which are now in > Kentucky, then a part of > Virginia, and, of course, what is now West Virginia. > In many ways, these tax > lists (personal property, not real property) tell > you more about your > ancestor's wealth and place of residence (or places, > as some of those listed had > personal property in several locales) than the early > censuses do. These tax lists > for that year replace the missing 1790 census of > Virginia, which would have > been sketchy at best. Oh, yes, and widows are > listed also. They generally > were not taxed, but they are listed with their > taxable males [sons and > apprentices, et al]. > > The third volume of these three volumes is the > every-surname index to the > preceding two volumes. What I have learned to do: > Photocopy every instance in > the INDEX of your family surnames. Then find a > quiet corner and note in > numerical order all the pages which you want to > examine/photocopy. Do this on a > CLEAN sheet of paper, preferably 8 1/2 x 11. If > you photocopy the pages > [which you probably should do, as you will need > this info for documentation], > then you can proceed in an orderly fashion and not > be flipping pages back and > forth at the photocopy machine and aggravate your > fellow researchers. > > Why should you photocopy ALL the surnames, say, for > a name like Harris? > Because these folks may be related, or, like myself, > you MAY find your ancestor > not only owned personal property, say slaves or > horses, in a Virginia county > as well as in a Kentucky county. Be sure to check > out the wives' surnames > also. Familes seldom migrated alone--they needed > protection!!! > > Nelson County, Kentucky was one of the more or less > original HUGE counties > in Kentucky. It divided into many different > counties, and if you have a > common name like Adams, you may have to track every > one of those families!!! > > The reason that many Virginians, North Carolinians > and Pennsylvanians sought > residence in Kentucky, in spite of the fights put > against them by our native > Americans, was LAND. And because of many > conflicting land claims, there > were MANY court cases. One of the volumes you might > inspect is called something > like Kentucky Court of Appeals. You may find some > wonderful depositions in > these volumes, and I cannot readily give you all the > names of these volumes, > I highly recommend that you access the online > Family History Library catalog > on _www.familysearch.org_ > (http://www.familysearch.org) The link to > the catalog is on the far right. Click on that. > Then do an author search for > these authors/compilers: > > Michael L. Cook and Bettie Cummings Cook > > For the person seeking people in Nelson Co., > Kentucky, this is a reminder: > > Nelson was formed 1784, created from Jefferson > County > > However, I know from my own research that a good > many of my Germanna Colony > folks from Fauquier and perhaps Culpeper Co. > migrated to Garrard Co. and to > Mercer Co., Kentucky. But you may have to search > adjoining counties also. > Alas, some of the earliest censuses for Kentucky are > missing, but tax lists > [ah, yes, taxes] for nearly every year and for > nearly every county exist. > Some of these have been published for individual > counties and in old copies of > the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. > > I am told [third hand] that Virginia nearly emptied > of population after the > American Revolution. In fact, some of my Southside > Virginians, I learned > while reading records of northern North Carolina > records, sought refuge in North > Carolina--until the Tories showed up there, too!!! > > Good luck in finding your common-named ancestors, of > whom I have a-plenty. > It keeps me busy thumbing through all kinds of > books--and when I have time, > microfilms!! The internet helps me meet new > cousins, but many of them know > less than I do!!! > > Censuses on the internet are a help--but not only > did the census-taker make > mistakes--but the indexers of the internet censuses > made gross errors in > transcribing the names!!! And then, I find in some > cases, the microfilm from > NARA has missing pages or big ink blots just where > your ancestor tells you his > place of birth!!! > > E.W.Wallace > whose Fauquier folks went to Kentucky and thence to > Missouri and to Texas!! > > > > > **************************************Check out > AOL's list of 2007's hottest > products. > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:11:35 -0800 (PST) > From: Julie <[email protected]> > Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Adams in Fauquier to Nelson > County, KY > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Here's some links on what they are talking about - > tax lists, VA and KY they aren't all loaded, none > for KY so far - > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~ysbinns/vataxlists/index.htm > > and this one will show you which library closest > to you has the book you want, universities inclued, > I don't know how comprehensive it is - > http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/ > > Julie in CA > > [email protected] wrote: > For those searching for information of early > Kentuckians, those ancestors > who may have migrated to Kentucky, there MAY be some > clues in the volumes I am going to tell you about. > These may not be found in just any library, as I am > sure they are rather expensive. Ask your local > public librarian how you can > interlibrary loan books. I understand University and > some college libraries > permit their books to be interlibrary loaned, and > some State Libraries do > also, providing they have a genealogical > collection!!! > > The first set of books I am telling you about are > the three volumes compiled > by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florine S. Love and > entitled The 1787 Census > of Virginia. > > This is not a census in the format we think of US > censuses. These are lists > of personal property taxes for nearly every existing > county in Virginia in > 1787, including several counties which are now in > Kentucky, then a part of > Virginia, and, of course, what is now West Virginia. > In many ways, these tax > lists (personal property, not real property) tell > you more about your > ancestor's wealth and place of residence (or places, > as some of those listed had > personal property in several locales) than the early > censuses do. These tax lists > for that year replace the missing 1790 census of > Virginia, which would have > been sketchy at best. Oh, yes, and widows are listed > also. They generally > were not taxed, but they are listed with their > taxable males [sons and > apprentices, et al]. > > The third volume of these three volumes is the > every-surname index to the > preceding two volumes. What I have learned to do: > Photocopy every instance in > the INDEX of your family surnames. Then find a quiet > corner and note in > numerical order all the pages which you want to > examine/photocopy. Do this on a > CLEAN sheet of paper, preferably 8 1/2 x 11. If you > photocopy the pages > [which you probably should do, as you will need this > info for documentation], > then you can proceed in an orderly fashion and not > be flipping pages back and > forth at the photocopy machine and aggravate your > fellow researchers. > > Why should you photocopy ALL the surnames, say, for > a name like Harris? > Because these folks may be related, or, like myself, > you MAY find your ancestor > not only owned personal property, say slaves or > horses, in a Virginia county > as well as in a Kentucky county. Be sure to check > out the wives' surnames > also. Familes seldom migrated alone--they needed > protection!!! > > Nelson County, Kentucky was one of the more or less > original HUGE counties > in Kentucky. It divided into many different > counties, and if you have a > common name like Adams, you may have to track every > one of those families!!! > > The reason that many Virginians, North Carolinians > and Pennsylvanians sought > residence in Kentucky, in spite of the fights put > against them by our native > Americans, was LAND. And because of many conflicting > land claims, there > were MANY court cases. One of the volumes you might > inspect is called something > like Kentucky Court of Appeals. You may find some > wonderful depositions in > these volumes, and I cannot readily give you all the > names of these volumes, > I highly recommend that you access the online Family > History Library catalog > on _www.familysearch.org_ > (http://www.familysearch.org) The link to > the catalog is on the far right. Click on that. Then > do an author search for > these authors/compilers: > > Michael L. Cook and Bettie Cummings Cook > > For the person seeking people in Nelson Co., > Kentucky, this is a reminder: > > Nelson was formed 1784, created from Jefferson > County > > However, I know from my own research that a good > many of my Germanna Colony > folks from Fauquier and perhaps Culpeper Co. > migrated to Garrard Co. and to > Mercer Co., Kentucky. But you may have to search > adjoining counties also. > Alas, some of the earliest censuses for Kentucky are > missing, but tax lists > [ah, yes, taxes] for nearly every year and for > nearly every county exist. > Some of these have been published for individual > counties and in old copies of > the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. > > I am told [third hand] that Virginia nearly emptied > of population after the > American Revolution. In fact, some of my Southside > Virginians, I learned > while reading records of northern North Carolina > records, sought refuge in North > Carolina--until the Tories showed up there, too!!! > > Good luck in finding your common-named ancestors, of > whom I have a-plenty. > It keeps me busy thumbing through all kinds of > books--and when I have time, > microfilms!! The internet helps me meet new cousins, > but many of them know > less than I do!!! > > Censuses on the internet are a help--but not only > did the census-taker make > mistakes--but the indexers of the internet censuses > made gross errors in > transcribing the names!!! And then, I find in some > cases, the microfilm from > NARA has missing pages or big ink blots just where > your ancestor tells you his > place of birth!!! > > E.W.Wallace > whose Fauquier folks went to Kentucky and thence to > Missouri and to Texas!! > > ---------------------------------

In a message dated 12/4/07 1:48:51 AM, [email protected] writes: > > Check messages # 179 and 325 for William Florence. > When there you will see lots of messages that may help you. > I am not related so I can't offer any more info. Good luck. Ginny > > http://genforum.genealogy.com/florenc > Thanks Ginny! It seems that there are two arthors of two Florence books. 1) Jim Florence 2) James Edward Florence on the web. Thanks all for your help. - Donna ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Click on this site for Florence genforum. Lots of info. Check messages # 179 and 325 for William Florence. When there you will see lots of messages that may help you. I am not related so I can't offer any more info. Good luck. Ginny http://genforum.genealogy.com/florence [email protected]

I have been looking for line of Charles Jones( m. Ann Childs.) He named a niece "Louisa Jane" who was Elizabeth Jane Johnson m. to John W. James. I'm trying to find the family for this Charles Jones.... Charles Jones Will Fauquier Co. Will Book 22,157 Charles Jones' will was proved on December 24, 1849 Nov 8, 1849/12-24-1849 Neice Tabitha A Waugh to receive the tract of land whereas I now live, that tract of land purchased of Abijah Humprey, slaves: Henderson, Alice & Amanda A., houseshold, kitchen furniture & stock that she needs & at her death this property to be divided between daughters of brother John Jones: Martha, Ann, & Priscilla and Juson James (son of my niece Luiza Jane), To Marrita Beasly and Parthema Beasly each to receive $100, Slave: Milly to be in the hands of of Tabitha Waugh, she is to housed in the house now occupied by Lewis Jones, with one acre with fire wood and $10 yearly from Tabitha Waugh, Nephew: Robert A Child to receive slaves Hepay and Henny, Exrs: Taubitha A Waugh, neice, Wit. John W. James, Wm A McConchie & Julius P. Johnson JAMES, John W. & Eliza J. Johnson, Feb. 25, 1847 - bdsm: Charles Jones Charles Jones doesn't name the relationship of Lewis Jones only named daughters of brother John Jones then the Johnson neice. Patriot Charles Jones m. Winifred Rogers (DAR) son: Lewis Jones m. Susan A. Edwards Calvert Jones m. Sally Carver Could any of the below Edwards lines connect back to the Susan A. Edwards that married Charles Jones? Re: Edwards Family DeeAnnBuck (View posts) Posted: 13 Jul 2007 10:10PM GMT Classification: Query Surnames: Robert Edwards & Sarah Gray had at least 1. Joseph Edwards m. Mary Jane Brent 2. Elisa Ann Edwars m. Isaiah Carter 3. John Wm. Edwards m. Sarah Jane Edwards, dtr of James & Fanny A. Kearnes 4. Charles H. Edwards m. Lucy T. Edwards 5. Marcellas Edwards m. Lucy Frances Edwards 6. Edmonia Edwards m. Presley Johnson

Greetings! Just joined. Researching the FLOURANCE/FLORANCE/FLORENCE surname. William FLOURANCE came to Northumberland Co., VA 24 Aug 1658 from England on a ship most likely owned by Peter Ashton. >From there he migrated to the VA counties of Stafford, Nansemond and Prince George. My source is a book written by James Edward Florence "“FLOURANCE, FLORANCE, FLORENCE FAMILIES of OLD PRINCE  WILLIAM.”  This book can be downloaded here: http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/FH6&CISOPTR=57962& REC=2 Does anyone know how to contact James Edward Florence? Best Wishes, Donna ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Can we post this information on our USGENWEB site? Jim Burgess Fauquier County, Virginia USGENWEB -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Friday, November 30, 2007 6:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Individual towns of Fauquier Co Welcome to Southern Fauquier County, the beautiful bridge between bustling Northern Virginia and the tranquil foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Fauquier retains the charm and character of its agricultural heritage. The rich and colorful history of the country where Chief Justice John Marshall grew up and Colonel John Singleton Mosby rode to fame is preserved in markers and monuments and in twelve stops on the Virginia Civil War Trails. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Bealeton Established as Spring Hill on March 26, 1814, the name changed to Germantown on November 15, 1823. Discontinued on May 27, 1840 and reestablished on March 18, 1843. The Bealeton Right of Way was given to the Orange and Alexandria Railroad by the Beale family in 1850. Bealeton was named for John G. Beale Sr. on October 30, 1852. Bealeton was a small thriving town located where Remington Road runs parallel to Route 17. It curved around and crossed over the tracks where Schoolhouse Road and Remington Road now meet. A garage, lumberyard, lime and fertilizer store, general store, and a post office were some of the business in Bealeton. There was also a cheese factory where the animal hospital is now. During World War II the Government funded a cannery at Cedar Lee Middle School as part of the Agricultural Program to teach housewives to preserve food. There was also at least one Beer Garden in Bealeton. The train used to stop in Bealeton and you could ride it to Washington D.C. and back in the same day for only $1.00. Bealeton is the home of Liberty High School and is located north of the intersection of Route 17 and Route 28. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Calverton Formerly known as Owl Run even though the railroad junction at Calverton was called Warrenton Junction. Located at the intersection of Routes 28 and 616. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Casanova Casanova is located at the intersection of Routes 602 and 616. Home of the Casanova Hunt, it still has a village green for the opening hunt meets. The post office there was honored by Lady Bird Johnson's Beautification Committee in 1959 as Virginia's most beautiful. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Catlett's Station Village resident Susan Emiline Caldwell described in a letter Stuart's cavalry capture of 200 Union prisoners and $25,000. The Rebels also nabbed Union Gen. John Pope's personal items, including his dispatch book. Intelligence from the book enables Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson to develop a strategy that lead to victory at Second Manassas a week later. (Marker at Catlett Station Antiques on Old Catlett Road.) ???? ___________________________________________________________ Germantown Germantown was the first village to thrive in Fauquier County. All that remains lies in the vicinity of Crockett Park near Midland. Fragments of stone foundation, weathered tombstones, and traces of German Rolling road are still visible. Germantown began when 17 iron miners from Nassau-Seigen, Germany arrived in Virginia in 1714. Governor Spotswood settled them in a frontier outpost he named Germanna. When differences arose between the Governor and the Germans in 1718 they purchased 1,805 acres further into the northern wilderness along an old Iroquois trail in Fauquier County. The property was divided equally among the settlers with each settler donating 10 acres to form a glebe, whereupon Fauquier County's first church, parsonage, and school were constructed. As a result of their prosperity the settlers acquired abundant land elsewhere and by the Revolution all of the original settlers had relocated. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Goldvein Formerly called Grove's Church. There were two churches named Grove in the area. It was renamed for the gold that had been actively mined from the area for many years. It was an important supplier of gold for the Confederate army during the Civil War. Goldvein is located on Route 17 just north of deep run. It is the home of Monroe Park Gold Mining Mess Hall. The County Parks and Recreation department has reached an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce to establish a visitor center in the Mess Hall for tourists entering the county from the south. Departmental personnel will staff the center 3 days a week and the Chamber will staff it 3 days per week. Volunteers are needed to help provide tourism assistance as well as answer questions related to the county's rich gold mining history. ___________________________________________________________ Kelly's Ford On St. Patrick's Day 1863, troops led by two friends and former West Point classmates battled for nearly 12 hours. Union Gen. William Averell and Confederate Gen. Fitzhugh Lee exchanged coffee and tobacco along with gunfire that day -- a common ritual between armies. (Marker on Culpeper side of Kelly's Ford Bridge.) ???? ___________________________________________________________ Midland So called because it is mid-way between Alexandria and Orange. Situated at 300 feet above sea level, the water that falls on the north side of town drains to the Rappahannock River. Located at routes 28 and 610, Midland is the birthplace of Chief Justice John Marshall, home to the county airport and CM Crockett Park. The park is located on Route 643 (Meetze Rd) south of Warrenton. It is a 109-acre lake and 100 acre park with picnic shelters, boat ramp, boat rental, nature trail, concession stand, Amphitheatre, weekly programs, special events and fishing. ___________________________________________________________ Morrisville The origin of this name is unknown; however, the first Court of Fauquier County was held at a house situated on property three-quarters of a mile northwest of Morrisville. Located at the junction of Route 17 and Route 806. (The following information was obtained from an article written in the early 1900's.) Morrisville has long been noted for its healthfulness, intelligence, refinement and high appreciation of education. Morrisville is probably the oldest place in Fauquier County. It was here that the first county seat of Fauquier was established. ___________________________________________________________ Opal (Fayettesville) Formerly known as New Brighton Post Office, it was established on thirty acres of land then owned by Austin Miskell in 1798. Opal is at the intersection of Routes 17 and 29. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Remington The only incorporated town in the southern portion of Fauquier County. It was incorporated in 1890 after having been called at various times Mill View, Bowensville, and Rappahannock Station. It is the home of M. M. Pierce elementary school. Remington has changed little in the past century. It boasts and old-fashioned drug store, complete with the original soda fountain. Near the Rappahannock River, the village (now Remington) stood at a strategic battleground for control of the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. On Nov. 7, 1863, Union soldiers launched a "rare night attack (resulting in) the capture of more than 1,600 (Confederates)." The battle marked the confederates' last defense of the upper Rappahannock River in the war. (Marker on James Madison Highway in Remington.) The Washingtonian Magazine voted Remington best small town and Best Place To Work At Home. (March 1999), a place where you can find friendly neighbors, safer streets, charm and a slower pace. ???? ___________________________________________________________ Sumerduck Sumerduck was so named for large flocks of ducks that used to appear every summer. Sumerduck is the home of the Chester A. Phelps Wildlife Management Area. The Wildlife Management area consists of 4,540 acres along the Rappahannock River with hunting, fishing, hiking and horseback riding trails including handicapped accessible trails and facilities for the disabled. It is operated by the VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The Chester A. Phelps Wildlife Management Area and the village of Sumerduck are located approximately 4 miles off Route 17 from Goldvein on Route 651. ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://o.aolcdn.com/cdn.webmail.aol.com/mailtour/aol/en-us/text.htm?ncid=aol cmp00050000000003 ------------------------------- 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