Thanks, Bob and Julie, for the word "levitical". I also did a Google search, but evidently didn't put in the right search words, for I didn't get this word! And now that I know the word, of course, it's plain as day on the document (but not capitalized)! Thanks again - I knew some Fauquier Co. list person would have the answer. Sandra

twssls@flash.net writes: This is a question about a GA marriage license of 1814, but perhaps someone will know the answer. It reads in part "......if they be of lawful age and authorized by the ______tical degrees and for your so doing this shall be your sufficient license....". This is why I'm going to buy stock in the Google IPO, even though my rich friends tell me I shouldn't. It took about ten seconds to find (from the Georgia Secretary of State website) that the phrase is: >>authorized by Levitical degrees<< http://www.sos.state.ga.us/archives/rs/dmgsl.htm So, you might ask, what exactly does that mean? Leviticus, of course, is the book in the Bible that says it's all right to beat your slaves as long as you don't wear nylons. It also has rules, as you guessed, regarding consanguinity. >>LEVITICAL DEGREES. Those degrees of 'kindred set forth' in the eighteenth chapter of Leviticus, within which persons are prohibited to marry.<< http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Levitical%20degrees

I haven't seen much activity on this list in the last few days - hopefully I'm not missing anything. This is a question about a GA marriage license of 1814, but perhaps someone will know the answer. It reads in part "......if they be of lawful age and authorized by the ______tical degrees and for your so doing this shall be your sufficient license....". I would suppose the word I can't make out has to do with degrees of consanguinity, but what is the word??? Any help appreciated. Sandra

Hello Nancy (or any one else that may have access to the Fauquier County 1820 and 1830 census). I am looking for my GGgf John Holland and wife Mary and possibly 4 children. He shows in the 1840 census in Leeds District, Marshall. He was born in England in 1788. In 1850, he ran a wool mill in Delaplane. Any one being able to look for him in those two census - I sure appreciate your doing so; and for the use of your time. Thank you, DONNA

I show 3 John Wilsons in Loudoun Co. and 2 in Fauquier Co. in 1820. How many of these are you interested in? Bob Kerns VAFAUQUI-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > VAFAUQUI-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 87 > > Today's Topics: > #1 1820 census ["Janean Ray" <JRay38@neo.rr.com>] > > Administrivia: > Administrivia: > Please help us support RootsWeb, become a member! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > To unsubscribe from VAFAUQUI-D, send a message to > VAFAUQUI-D-request@rootsweb.com > that contains in the body of the message the command > unsubscribe > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: 1820 census > Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 17:19:24 -0400 > From: "Janean Ray" <JRay38@neo.rr.com> > To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com > > anyone have access to this census, I'm looking for John Wilson. I show an e-mail that was sent to me that says this: > > Wilson John Loudoun 137 130A 210001 11020 1 Ag; Leeburg > Wilson John S. Loudoun 137 121A 200010 20010 Middleburg > > I would like to know if there is any image or any more information on these two. > > Janean

Janean, That is all the info an 1820 census gives. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janean Ray" <JRay38@neo.rr.com> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 2:19 PM Subject: 1820 census > anyone have access to this census, I'm looking for John Wilson. I show an e-mail that was sent to me that says this: > > Wilson John Loudoun 137 130A 210001 11020 1 Ag; Leeburg > Wilson John S. Loudoun 137 121A 200010 20010 Middleburg > > I would like to know if there is any image or any more information on these two. > > Janean >

anyone have access to this census, I'm looking for John Wilson. I show an e-mail that was sent to me that says this: Wilson John Loudoun 137 130A 210001 11020 1 Ag; Leeburg Wilson John S. Loudoun 137 121A 200010 20010 Middleburg I would like to know if there is any image or any more information on these two. Janean

I'm throwing out newspapers and found this in the June 6, 2004 "Prince William Extra" of the Washington Post. I just had to stop and pass it along . . . Exerpts from: "FAUQUIER IS RICH IN UNUSUAL NAMES" By: Eugene Scheel ADA: Four miles southwest of Marshall and once a trading hub of Dixon Valley, named for Ada Payne who married Nelson DeNeale, son of George DeNeale, prominent landowner in the late 19th century. BOTHA: Midway between Fauquier Springs and Remington. Named for Louis Botha, a South African soldier-statesman in the Anglo-Boer War. When the village post office was established in 1903, Botha spoke in favor of reconcilliation [as it was after the Civil War]. The name is pronounced "Bo tuh" in Afrikaans, accented on the first syllable. CLEVER'S OAK: A Negro community a mile north of Goldvein, the worshiping ground for slaves in Colonial times, many of the slaves belonging to the Thompson family who gave them permission to practice their faith. CONDE: Three miles east of Orlean. Rome was the original name of the village and may suggest that someone familiar with ancient history renamed it for the Roman town of Conde-sur'l'Escaut in France. DUDIE: Midway between Conde and Warrenton, accessible only by a series of narrow roads. Tom Parr's water-powered Carter's Run mill was there. Parr - of Scottish background - said that "duddie" or "duddy" was Gaelic meaning "ragged" - the constant condition of the roads in the area. He suggested "Duddie" as the name of the village, but they left off the second "d". GOOD HOPE and HEART'S DELIGHT: Small Negro villages in the south of Fauquier, settled by freed slaves. The names speak to a new way of life. The Baptist church was founded by former slaves who had worshiped at Zoar Baptist church in nearby Bristersburg. HARDSCRABBLE: Small hamlet hanging onto the Blue Ridge slopes, once home of Rockland Methodist Church, of which the cemetery survives. The town earned it's name because "the place had to scramble [pronounced 'scrabble'] to keep its pearch on the mountain slope." The Rappahannock Co. village of Scrabble has the same meaning. MEETZE: Once a whistle stop on the Warrenton branch of the Southern Railway - named for Confederate veteran Capt. George Washington meetz. Meetze was wounded at Bull Run II, and was nursed by Mary Weimar at the Weimar house in the region. Mary and the Captain married. MOSBY: Near the crest of the Blue Ridge a few feet from the Warren Co. line. The post office was named "Mosby" at the suggestion of one of Mosby's men - Tom SEALOCK in 1900. It closed in 1909 but a shelter on the nearby Appalachain Trail now bears the Mosby name. PILGRIM'S REST: Group of small houses between New Baltimore and Thoroughfare Gap, settled by freed slaves who considered themselves pilgrims in a new land. PUNKINVILLE: The pre-1801 name for Paris [my hometown!] and still a revered nickname for the town. "Punkin" is a southern way of indicating an out-of-way place populated by hillbillies. Bluemont - across the mountain from Paris and in Loudoun Co. - was also often called Punkintown. Note: Being a girl from "Punkinville" isn't nearly as impressive as hailing from "Paris"! Personally, I'm rather relieved at that name change. And, don't believe any of that "hillbillie" stuff! ;-) SCUFFLEBURG: Four frame and log houses three miles northwest of Delaplane - had one passable road leading to it. Thus, you barely had room to "scuffle in and out" of the village. Scuffleburg was home to the shop of Benjamin O'Rear who locals claim invented the threshing machine about 1825. Sadly he failed to patent it. SHIPMADILLY: Group of homes west of the town limits of Warrenton. Scheel can't figure out the reason for the name. A "dilly" was an old VA word for cart or small vehicle. SKINKERTOWN: Four neat plastered frame houses midway between Middleburg and The Plains built by William Nathan "Will" Hall in 1930 on land purchased from William Skinker. SOWEGO: In the southeast portion of Fauquier, they could figure out a name for the new Post Office [1893] and someone remarked "So we go." It stuck. SWAMP: Known today as Belvoir, midway between The Plains and Marshall. A low place on the Thoroughfare Gap to Manassas Gap Road - today's Rt. 55. A wet-weather hazard on a major Vireginia road was called a "swam-poodle" - taken from "swamp puddle" ZULLA: No traces remain of Zulla the village midway between Belvoir and the Loudoun Co. line. The 1880's name for the area was Cotland [and old English word for cottage and five acres]. After resident George Zulla died while building the store and post office in 1890, the village was named after him. [Gone but not forgotten - the road is still known as "Zulla Road" and is a beautifully scenic drive if you need to go from Marshall to Middleburg.] MAIDSTONE: Early name for Rectortown. Not in the article but thought I'd throw it in for good measure. There it is! Now, back to cleaning out those newspapers and time for dinner! Sandy Adams

Looking up something else, I came across a reference to the Barbary Coast military expeditions of 1803-1805. The chief military officer of an overland expedition from Cairo to Derna, Tripoli, was named O'Bannon, which I had seen before but which I now recognize as a good Fauquier County name. (I found several years ago that there was a Jett on this expedition; that's one of the surnames I am researching.) Sure enough, this O'Bannon is one of ours, according to one website: >>Presley O'Bannon, a 29-year-old Irish-American from Marshall, in Fauquier County, Virginia, was a Marine lieutenant serving on the USS Argus. The young officer was given command of one Navy midshipman and seven Marines and assigned the daunting task of accompanying Eaton and Hamet and their motley force on the perilous five-hundred-plus mile trek from Alexandria to Derna. On March 8, 1805, Eaton, O'Bannon, and their small group of fellow Americans, "set sail" with Hamet's men on the ocean of desert leading to Derna. With 100 camels and some mules slogging through the red-hot sand, it took the small army 45 days to complete the harrowing journey. One of the delays was the refusal of the camel drivers to proceed on several occasions. O'Bannon was said to be instrumental in persuading them to move again.... Presley O'Bannon served in the Marine Corps until March 6, 1807. He later served in the Kentucky State Legislature. He died on September 12, 1850, at the age of 74. A monument was erected over his grave in the state cemetery in Frankfort, Kentucky. O'Bannon's exploits would be commemorated by the Marine Corps and the Navy, as well. The Marine Corps hymn would later include the words "to the shores of Tripoli" in honor of his victory. In addition, the dress sword carried by every Marine to this day, with ivory hilt and gold eagle head, is called the "Mameluke Sword." It is a copy of the sword carried by Hamet at Derna, which he later gave to O'Bannon in gratitude for his service. Three Navy destroyers have been named USS O'Bannon--DD-177, DD-450, and DD-987. The latter is still on duty. The second, DD-450, was one of the most distinguished destroyers in Navy history. It served in World War 2, where it won 17 battle stars, the most of any destroyer, and served further in Korea and Vietnam, retiring in 1970.<< http://www.thewildgeese.com/pages/obannonp.html

Does anyone know anything about this couple? Williamson Thompson m. Eliza Rogers 19 Dec 1831 in Fauquier Co. They were in Bond Co., IL in 1850 with children Melvilla, Henry, William, Adison, and Louis - two houses away from Francis Jett and wife Elizabeth, and four houses away from James Rogers/Rodgers and wife Hannah (Jett). Numerous Jetts in this county, I presume from Fauquier. Thanks, Sandra

Sandra, Did any of your Rogers go through Lincoln Co, KY in the 1790's? I see mine spelled Rodgers as well. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas and Sandra Stephens" <twssls@flash.net> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 12:42 PM Subject: Rogers in Fauquier Co. > Looking for information on these Rogers in Fauquier Co.: > > Children of John Rogers (d.1794): > John Rogers, b. abt 1752-54 > Mary Rogers, b. abt 1756-58 > Margaret Rogers, b. abt 1764-66, married Colbert Mason 25 Mar 1786 > Fauquier Co. > (I have info on sons Stephen and Henry.) > > Also, children (maybe!) of Henry and Sally Jett Rogers: > Elizabeth "Betsy" Rogers, b. abt 1795, married Thomas Jett > James Rogers, b. abt 1799, married Hannah Jett > (I have info on son John H. Rogers/Rodgers, but there were possibly > other children.) > > Thanks, > Sandra >

Looking for information on these Rogers in Fauquier Co.: Children of John Rogers (d.1794): John Rogers, b. abt 1752-54 Mary Rogers, b. abt 1756-58 Margaret Rogers, b. abt 1764-66, married Colbert Mason 25 Mar 1786 Fauquier Co. (I have info on sons Stephen and Henry.) Also, children (maybe!) of Henry and Sally Jett Rogers: Elizabeth "Betsy" Rogers, b. abt 1795, married Thomas Jett James Rogers, b. abt 1799, married Hannah Jett (I have info on son John H. Rogers/Rodgers, but there were possibly other children.) Thanks, Sandra

I do not think that Elizabeth Ann Jett married "Capt." John Dearing. In the numerous court records settling John's estate his wife is sometimes called Ann and sometimes called Nancy. (I have checked and these do refer to the same woman.) I have found no reference to Elizabeth as either John's wife. Sorry, I have not sorted out the Haileys/Haleys not in my direct line. Good Luck!!

Pat, I have Elizabeth Ann Jett marrying an unknown Dearing. Could this be the John you mentioned? She was the daughter of Francis Jett and Mary Hutchinson. Also, would any of the Haileys (perhaps spelled Haley?) you mention be related to James Haley, son of Pleasant and Nancy Haley? James married Frances Smith, daughter of James (B) Smith and Rebecca Smith, 26 Jan 1818 in Fauquier. These Smiths were of Leeds Parish and Thumb Run Church. James and Frances Haley moved to Wilson Co., TN. Thanks, Sandra

Clarifying the questions about Hailey and Dearing connections: These connections are not immediately clear because "John Dearing" in the records refer to both a father and a son. They can be separated easily because they appear in the records in different time spans. From ca 1770 to ca 1806 "Capt." John DEARING lived in the Manor of Leeds. He was a Lt. in the Fauquier Militia during the Revolutionary War, a leader in the Thumb Run Church, and appears often in the court minutes as a witness, security, or appraiser. He is called just John Dearing in these records. Yes, he was the executor of John HAILEY , but was not his son-in-law as Dearing had married Ann/Nancy JETT. In 1794 this (Capt.) John DEARING became the guardian of Polly HAILEY, orphan of William HAILEY, deceased Rev. War Veteran. In 1806 the second John DEARING appears in the records. He was born in 1779, and was the son of Capt. John Dearing and Ann/Nancy Jett . I will call him John Jr. but he was not called Jr. in the public records, but simply John Dearing. In 1806 John DEARING (Jr. ) married Mary/Polly HAILEY, the above orphan . About 1806 Capt. Dearing and family apparantly left his Fauquier farm to John Jr. Capt. Dearing and family moved to Flint Hill, VA then in Culpeper Co. now Rappahannock Co. VA. Capt. Dearing died testate in 1822 in Rappahannock Co. where his estate was still in dispute until 1829 so there are many records of all of his children, including John, Jr. The John Dearing in Fauquier records from ca 1806 to 1830 is the son, John Jr. John Jr. died testate in 1830 in Fauquier Co. mentioning his wife, Mary/Polly and two married daughters, Nancy (Mrs. George TATE) and Marilda (Mrs. Alexander MILLER) and "all my children". Daughter Delcinea married Abijah KERRICK in 1832 in Fauquier. Widow Mary DEARING along with many of her children and families removed to Marion County, Missouri in the middle 1830's. In Deed Book G-2, pp. 441-445 there Mary states she is "the widow of John Dearing deceased, late of the Co. of Fauquier in the state of Virginia"..."in accordance with his (John's) will made about 27 Sept. 1830" and then names all of her children. She died in Marion Co. at the age of 95. Many descendants of John Jr. and Mary Dearing still live in that area. Joan, I hope this helps.

I am very happy for him - I love baseball and I was also pleased The Unit had a no-hitter! Right now, things are crazy in the Tampa bay area because the Lightning made it to the finals (for Lord Stanley's Cup). I am a bit of a Capitols fan, being from DC/MD, but you can't help but get caught up in the fanaticism and I am genuinely happy for them (sort of like the Bucs making the Super Bowl a couple of years ago. I am a 'Skins fan, but how can you not be happy for long-suffering Tampa fans?) I also love the Orioles (after the Senators left when I was quite young) and I go see them play when they're here to play the Devil rays (but sure miss Cal Ripken - and I was at THE GAME where he beat Lou Gehrig's record!!! I had mini-season tix that year and won a lottery where I could purchase tix in the Club section not far past 1st base. Flew up day of game to Dulles and my sister and I went. Flew back the next day). It was awesome! Now, a bit of genealogy. A while back, I think Jim or perhaps another, posted a piece on visiting/researching in Fauquier Co. I hope to be there in July, any suggestions? I will also search the archives~ Kathleen Bowen Ridge Manor, Florida - The heart of the beautiful Nature Coast katbowen@earthlink.net or kbowen@hotmail.com FTM Pages: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/o/w/Kathleen-E-Bowen Your daily life is your temple and your religion. - Kahlil Gibran ----- Original Message ----- From: Tosca Simms To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] Jim Burgess is my new best friend Cute Bob! Do you think you will hear from "our Jim"? Good luck! Tosca "People will never look forward to posterity who never look back to their ancestors" by Edmund Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:27 AM Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Jim Burgess is my new best friend > So I'm driving along the freeway this evening, and the radio talk show is > giving away four tickets to the next Diamondbacks home game, against the Giants, > which happens to be the first home start by Randy Johnson after last week's > perfect game. And who happens to call up and win them, but some guy from Mesa > named James Burgess? Now I suppose there may be one or two other people who > might want to go with him, but that fourth ticket -- I just know he's saving it > for his new best friend. > > Bob Kamman > Phoenix AZ > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > 2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks to go to RootsWeb,your generous donations to > RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm Be sure to bookmark it!!!

Cute Bob! Do you think you will hear from "our Jim"? Good luck! Tosca "People will never look forward to posterity who never look back to their ancestors" by Edmund Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 2:27 AM Subject: [VAFAUQUI] Jim Burgess is my new best friend > So I'm driving along the freeway this evening, and the radio talk show is > giving away four tickets to the next Diamondbacks home game, against the Giants, > which happens to be the first home start by Randy Johnson after last week's > perfect game. And who happens to call up and win them, but some guy from Mesa > named James Burgess? Now I suppose there may be one or two other people who > might want to go with him, but that fourth ticket -- I just know he's saving it > for his new best friend. > > Bob Kamman > Phoenix AZ > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > 2,500 Discussion Lists!!! USGenWeb and The USGenWeb Archives! > Special thanks to go to RootsWeb,your generous donations to > RootsWeb makes this all possible. Find out more! > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 >

So I'm driving along the freeway this evening, and the radio talk show is giving away four tickets to the next Diamondbacks home game, against the Giants, which happens to be the first home start by Randy Johnson after last week's perfect game. And who happens to call up and win them, but some guy from Mesa named James Burgess? Now I suppose there may be one or two other people who might want to go with him, but that fourth ticket -- I just know he's saving it for his new best friend. Bob Kamman Phoenix AZ

Looking for anything on a Sophia Turner born around 1782. Hope this message gets thru I am having trouble with the new ISP Virginia messages are blocked sometimes.

Here's a link someone passed on. It's really good! Janean http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ppcs/ppcs.html > > > > > > from - Middletown Ohio > Family Page - http://www. > angelfire.com/oh/myfamilygenes > > > ==== OHBUTLER Mailing List ==== > Butler County American History & Genealogy Project > http://www.usgennet.org/usa/oh/county/butler >