Cyndi, Thank you so much for your dedication and hard work. We appreciate It. Joyce

Cyndi, And we all thank you so much for providing a very valuable website for us to gather information from. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: Cyndi Howells To: Tosca Simms Cc: anthony davis ; VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2004 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] FW: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree At 07:33 PM 5/8/2004, you wrote: We will just have to hope that they do continue to offer their data free. USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb and Cyndi's List are just a few of the things that are still free through Rootsweb. And dont forget all of the county web pages as well. Tosca Tosca and all - FYI--Cyndi's List is hosted at RootsWeb, but it is not owned or operated by RootsWeb. Cyndi's List is available free online by me. I am grateful for the help that RootsWeb gives me by hosting my web site. If anything were to happen that made it necessary to move the site I would and it would continue to remain free for everyone to use. Cyndi ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Cyndi Howells Edgewood, Washington cyndihow@oz.net Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet http://www.CyndisList.com NEW book: Planting Your Family Tree Online http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1401600220/

Just passing this on to some of my lists: http://www.biblerecords.com/

Dear Marge, Thanks for the reply offlist. I would continue to donate to Rootsweb, as Rootsweb has stated repeatedly that it will be free, however, in looking over their site, I see that they no longer provide an address for receiving donations. Their site shows this message under a page titled Genealogy Easy as 1 2 3 "Thank you for choosing RootsWeb.com as a genealogy resource. With your help, and Ancestry.com's support, we remain the oldest and largest free genealogy site. 1. RootsWeb.com Our staff continues to work hard to provide the best tools and resources for your genealogy research. We hope you continue to explore the possibilities we offer. 2. Ancestry.com We depend on Ancestry.com for our financial support - if you support Ancestry.com, you support us. Their support enables us to develop new programs, evolve existing ones, and expand the collections and services we offer you." and then it says more about Ancestry.com's records and "3. You, and Fellow Researchers The most successful researchers use all of the great resources on the Web including Ancestry.com and Rootsweb.com. Because these are the two largest genealogy websites on the Internet you can communicate with others, share research, and volunteering your time and skills." We will just have to hope that they do continue to offer their data free. USGenWeb and WorldGenWeb and Cyndi's List are just a few of the things that are still free through Rootsweb. And dont forget all of the county web pages as well. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: "anthony davis" <DPBOWLER@peoplepc.com> To: "Tosca Simms" <tkwhsimms@hovac.com> Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 8:39 PM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] FW: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree > Someone posted messages to several lists that ancestry has taken all the > FREE files submitted by researchers that downloaded them to ancestry's file > and put them up for pay. They said that they were going to give the > submitters until May 21st to take them off but otherwise they would "belong" > to them. You can still get the same family files at worldconnect. That is > for the time being, maybe they will soon charge for rootsweb. Marge > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tosca Simms" <tkwhsimms@hovac.com> > To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 08, 2004 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] FW: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for > OneWorldTree > > > > I am truly confused now. No matter where I try to go on Ancestry.com, I > > only get the chance to pay for something. I thought I used to be able to > > access "free" the submitted genealogies that other people had placed with > > Ancestry. Now, no matter what I ask for I get the privilege of paying > > money. Is this true with everyone else, or am I doing something wrong? > > Thanks for any help. > > Tosca > > >

I am truly confused now. No matter where I try to go on Ancestry.com, I only get the chance to pay for something. I thought I used to be able to access "free" the submitted genealogies that other people had placed with Ancestry. Now, no matter what I ask for I get the privilege of paying money. Is this true with everyone else, or am I doing something wrong? Thanks for any help. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Rowden & Debra Hill" <mrowden@comcast.net> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 9:29 AM Subject: [VAFAUQUI] FW: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree > > Below is what ancestry is saying about One World Tree. They appear to be > taking the info that people are submitting and putting it with other sources > to create a paid data base. Their Ancestry World Tree is still free, for > now. But, they are using the info that people freely submitted to form > another data base, which is paid. You do have the option of deleting your > information before they make it a paid site. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Welcome to the OneWorldTreeSM Preview > We're glad to have you as a OneWorldTree participant. Before you start > exploring this new product, we want to make sure you fully understand the > nature of the preview period. > > The preview period, expected to last until June 21, 2004, is a one-time > introductory period when customers can view the product. At the end of the > preview period, the database will be updated with even more names and > families. At that time, any changes that you make to the tree will be > erased. We hope that you will use this time to familiarize yourself with the > > way that the product works, and to explore The Tree. Just keep in mind that > any updates that you make will be erased at the end of the preview period. > > 1. How does it work? > During the preview stage, the OneWorldTree service can offer you tens of > millions of names. These names have been compiled from family trees that > have been searched by the OneWorldTree Service. As a preview subscriber, you > > can search through these trees while getting a feel for the product. You can > > also learn about the people in these trees - where they were born, when they > > were married and more. > > 2. How much does it cost?The OneWorldTree Preview costs $49.95 for 14 months > > of access. An upgrade from the U.S. Data subscription is $39.95. > > 3. Have you already submitted a family tree? > One of the primary reasons for having a Preview Period is to allow our > customers to see the way that their families might be displayed in the > OneWorldTree Service. One of the components of the tree is > customer-submitted trees. Some of you may have already contributed a family > tree to the Ancestry World Tree database. If you want to be sure that your > tree will be included in the new OneWorldTree service, please view our > checklist to make sure your tree will properly convert to the new format. > > Ancestry World Tree and the OneWorldTreeSM > In order for the OneWorldTree process to include a tree submitted to > AncestryWorldTree, the tree must meet the following conditions: > > It must have at least 3 generations. > It must not have any loops. A loop is a person who is his own ancestor, or a > > person's spouse is an ancestor. > It must not have a large percentage of entries with no names nor dates. > > Remember that the deadline for submitting changes to your tree is > tentatively May 21, 2004. > If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new > OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World Tree > database by tentatively May 21, 2004. > > For further instruction, please see the following relevant Knowledge Base > articles: > > Deleting a tree you submitted > Submitting a new tree > Ancestry World Tree (including update instructions) > Online Family Tree > Ancestry Family Tree > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Through God "ALL" Things are Possible!! > > > > > > From: "Mark Rowden & Debra Hill" <mrowden@comcast.net> > To: OHTUSCAR-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree > Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 11:13:48 -0400 > > My last forwarded message may not be correct as here is another message from > another board. > > > | Let's set the record straight, Family Trees you submit to > > RootsWeb's| WorldConnect and/or Ancestry World Tree continue to be > > free for anyone to| access and search just as they always have been. > NOTHING > > has changed as to| your use of WorldConnect/AWT's combined database. > > || The new program that has recently come along is One World > > Tree (OWT), which| is a new advanced subscription search feature ( it's a > > tool) that matches| data found in the free trees and some of the pay > databases > > and census| records found at Ancestry, and stitches it into a finished > > product to cut| out the work of searching and matching data for the > > subscriber. What the| subscriber to OWT is paying for is the convenience of > > having the searching| and matching done for him....not for accessing or > > searching the free family| trees housed on their site. > > || Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Rowden & Debra Hill [mailto:mrowden@comcast.net] > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:08 AM > To: 'OHTUSCAR-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree > > > > If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com's OneWorldTree site, you > need to be aware of a change about to be implemented by Ancestry. > > > > Family Trees uploaded to the OneWorldTree site, which have been free > heretofore, will be moved into a subscription data base. After approximately > May 21st this data base will no longer be accessible for free. Ancestry will > be begin offering OneWorldTree Preview at $49.95 for 14 months for access to > these donated trees. > > > > If you'd prefer that your information not be sold, there is a link below > which will take you to a set of instructions on opting out by deleting your > tree. > > > > Go first here: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ > > When you arrive at the page - look for the link toward the top "What's a > preview?" > > Read the information and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears > on #3). > > On the page is a statement that says "If for any reason you do not want your > tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the > Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." > > Click on the link "Deleting a tree you submitted" > > The resulting page gives instructions on how to delete your tree. > > > > Feel free to pass this along to other lists. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OHTUSCAR-D-request@rootsweb.com > [mailto:OHTUSCAR-D-request@rootsweb.com] > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 12:01 AM > To: OHTUSCAR-D@rootsweb.com > Subject: OHTUSCAR-D Digest V04 #55 > > > > > > > > ==== OHTUSCAR Mailing List ==== > Tuscarawas County USGenWeb site: > http://web.tusco.net/tuscgen/index.htm > > _________________________________________________________________ > Is your PC infected? 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Source: John Gott August 1764. Lease and Release. Between Richard Haily & Honor, his wife, and William Carr of Pr. Wm. Co. -60 ... 500 acres ... near the Pignut Ridge ... adj. the lands of Henry Peyton, Jr., John Fishhback, John Sias and William Stuart, Clerk ... 100 acres was purchased by Haily of Charles Barton and the 400 acres taken up by him by deed from Prop. Office. Recorded 25 March 1765 by Richard Healy. 1772. Apprentice's Bond. Between Barnard Dearing and John Dearing...Barnard apprentices himself to John Dearing...until the age of 21 to learn the trade of a house carpenter .. Signed: Barnett (+) Dearing, John Dearning. recorded 27 July 1772, ack. by Barnett Dearing and John Dearing. 30 November 1771. Lease. Between Thomas Lord Fairfax and John Dearing..tenement in Manor of Leeds ... corner to Robert Bolt's leased lot corner to Jett .. Narmon's line .. with Waller .. to Pinchard's corner ... 100 acres ... for his national life and lives of Ann his wife and George Dearing, his brother ... yearly rent of 20s sterling .. Signed: Fairfax. Wits: as above. Recorded as above. Guardian Bonds: October 27, 1828, For $50. Ellzey Garrett, chosen guardian of ELiza Mills, orphan of James Mills, dec'd. Security: John Dearing. J.C.C.: Joseph Chilton, NImrod Farrow, Asa Hume, and Henry M. Clarkson. John Dearing, guardian of Polly Hailey, orphan of William Hailey. 28 July 1806. For $400.. Security: Angus (X) Cameron. John Dearing, guardian of Polly Hailey, orphan of William Hailey, dec'd. 25 March 1794. For $2000. Security: Burr Harrison, J.P.: Richard RIxey, Robert Rose, William Withers, Thomas Helm, Gent. Wit: O. Gwathmey. Enoch Jefferies, guardian of Martha Haley, orphan of John Haley, dec'd. 27 October 1823 for $100. Security: John Kerr (Thimothy Bray, Sen'r. - scratched through). J.C.C. Joseph Chilton, William Bower, James S. Pickett, John P. Smith. Wit: "the court" Enoch Jefferies, guardian of Mary Haley, orphan of John Haley, dec'd. 23 December 1822 for $100. Security: Newton Vowles. Fauquier County Marriages: Jackson Garritt and Patsy Jane Haley Marriage BOnd: June 23, 1846 Bondsman: d/o Wm.; s/o Nancy William Garrott and Ann Hailey Marriage Bond: October 23, 1815 Bondsman: d/o David Anthony Garrett and Polly Fletcher April 13, 1811 Marriage Bond Bondsman: John Dearing Elzy Garrett and Eliza Mills Marriage Bond: Oct 27, 1828 Bondsman: his ward Minister: Withers Ministers return:(bride Elinea Mills, date of marriage October 30, 1828) James Garrett and Phoebe Hailey Marriage Bond: Jan. 26, 1789 Bondsman; John Healey (Hailey) Minister: Monroe (Baptist) (bride Phoebe Hailey) Marriage Date: Jan 28, 1789 David Hailey & Martha Wigfield Marriage Bond: Sept. 23, 1793 Bondsman: Thomas Wigfield Joseph Hailey & Sallt Hemmons Marriage Bond: Oct. 16, 1798 Bondsman: George Page Minister: MO=onroe (Baptist) (bride Sally Summins) Marriage Date: Oct 26, 1797 William Hailey & Nancy Jett Marriage Bond: Dec. 23, 1886 Bondsman: John Healey Minister: Monroe (groom William) Marriage Date: Dec. 25, 1786 Abner Haley & Jane Fletcher Marriage Bond: 2/10/1845 Bondsman: d/o Harrison Cornelius Haley & Susanna Sealock Marriage Bond: Dec. 17, 1832 Bondsman: d/o WIlliam David Haley & Sarah Mason Marriage Bond: Oct 24, 1843 Bondsman: d/o Adam

Richard Hailey's Westmoreland Co., VA, will is dated 20 Sep 1774. He named his son John Hailey, and Anthony Gerrard, who was married to Richard Hailey's daughter. He also named grandson Richard Gerrard, eldest son of Anthony Gerrard. John Hailey was in Fauquier Co., VA, by 1759. Several years later, Anthony and Richard Garrard also appeared in Fauquier records. According to John Alcock's volume II of Fauquier Families, in one year Richard Garrard's tax was paid by Anthony Garrard. ++++ Anthony Garrett married Jane Fletcher in Fauquier in 1811. John Dearing was bondsman. John Dearing had been executor of the estate of the above named John Hailey. Anthony and Jane moved to Harrison Co., VA. Anthony Garrett married again in Harrison Co., VA/WV in the late 1850's, and said his parents were Richard and Cary, and he had been born in Fauquier Co. I believe this shows that the grandfather of Anthony Garrett was Anthony Garrard, not the John Garrard who had a lease in the Thumb Run area. +++++ Cornelius Haley married in Fauquier Co 1832 to Susanna Sealock, daughter of my ancestor William Sealock. The Warren Heritage Society has a letter that Cornelius wrote the county clerk of Harrison Co., WV, which referred to Abner Haley as his brother. Abner Haley had married Jane Fletcher 1845 in Fauquier Co. When Abner Haley married again in Harrison Co., WV, he said his parents were David and Martha. This would be David Hailey who married Martha Wigfield in Fauquier Co in 1793. ++++++ Questions: 1) Is there any documentation that David Hailey was a son of the John Hailey who was in Fauquier Co by 1759. 2) Is there any documentation for the story that Cary, wife of Richard Garrard, was a Hailey. 3) Elzy Garrett married his ward Eliza Mills in Fauquier in 1828. John Dearing was his security. What relationship, if any, does this John Dearing have with the John Dearing who was executor of John Hailey's will. 4) What documentation exists for the story that John Dearing was John Hailey's son-in-law. Joan Hackett

Below is what ancestry is saying about One World Tree. They appear to be taking the info that people are submitting and putting it with other sources to create a paid data base. Their Ancestry World Tree is still free, for now. But, they are using the info that people freely submitted to form another data base, which is paid. You do have the option of deleting your information before they make it a paid site. ----------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the OneWorldTreeSM Preview We're glad to have you as a OneWorldTree participant. Before you start exploring this new product, we want to make sure you fully understand the nature of the preview period. The preview period, expected to last until June 21, 2004, is a one-time introductory period when customers can view the product. At the end of the preview period, the database will be updated with even more names and families. At that time, any changes that you make to the tree will be erased. We hope that you will use this time to familiarize yourself with the way that the product works, and to explore The Tree. Just keep in mind that any updates that you make will be erased at the end of the preview period. 1. How does it work? During the preview stage, the OneWorldTree service can offer you tens of millions of names. These names have been compiled from family trees that have been searched by the OneWorldTree Service. As a preview subscriber, you can search through these trees while getting a feel for the product. You can also learn about the people in these trees - where they were born, when they were married and more. 2. How much does it cost?The OneWorldTree Preview costs $49.95 for 14 months of access. An upgrade from the U.S. Data subscription is $39.95. 3. Have you already submitted a family tree? One of the primary reasons for having a Preview Period is to allow our customers to see the way that their families might be displayed in the OneWorldTree Service. One of the components of the tree is customer-submitted trees. Some of you may have already contributed a family tree to the Ancestry World Tree database. If you want to be sure that your tree will be included in the new OneWorldTree service, please view our checklist to make sure your tree will properly convert to the new format. Ancestry World Tree and the OneWorldTreeSM In order for the OneWorldTree process to include a tree submitted to AncestryWorldTree, the tree must meet the following conditions: It must have at least 3 generations. It must not have any loops. A loop is a person who is his own ancestor, or a person's spouse is an ancestor. It must not have a large percentage of entries with no names nor dates. Remember that the deadline for submitting changes to your tree is tentatively May 21, 2004. If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004. For further instruction, please see the following relevant Knowledge Base articles: Deleting a tree you submitted Submitting a new tree Ancestry World Tree (including update instructions) Online Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Through God "ALL" Things are Possible!! From: "Mark Rowden & Debra Hill" <mrowden@comcast.net> To: OHTUSCAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 11:13:48 -0400 My last forwarded message may not be correct as here is another message from another board. | Let's set the record straight, Family Trees you submit to RootsWeb's| WorldConnect and/or Ancestry World Tree continue to be free for anyone to| access and search just as they always have been. NOTHING has changed as to| your use of WorldConnect/AWT's combined database. || The new program that has recently come along is One World Tree (OWT), which| is a new advanced subscription search feature ( it's a tool) that matches| data found in the free trees and some of the pay databases and census| records found at Ancestry, and stitches it into a finished product to cut| out the work of searching and matching data for the subscriber. What the| subscriber to OWT is paying for is the convenience of having the searching| and matching done for him....not for accessing or searching the free family| trees housed on their site. || Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rowden & Debra Hill [mailto:mrowden@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:08 AM To: 'OHTUSCAR-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com's OneWorldTree site, you need to be aware of a change about to be implemented by Ancestry. Family Trees uploaded to the OneWorldTree site, which have been free heretofore, will be moved into a subscription data base. After approximately May 21st this data base will no longer be accessible for free. Ancestry will be begin offering OneWorldTree Preview at $49.95 for 14 months for access to these donated trees. If you'd prefer that your information not be sold, there is a link below which will take you to a set of instructions on opting out by deleting your tree. Go first here: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ When you arrive at the page - look for the link toward the top "What's a preview?" Read the information and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears on #3). On the page is a statement that says "If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." Click on the link "Deleting a tree you submitted" The resulting page gives instructions on how to delete your tree. Feel free to pass this along to other lists. -----Original Message----- From: OHTUSCAR-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:OHTUSCAR-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 12:01 AM To: OHTUSCAR-D@rootsweb.com Subject: OHTUSCAR-D Digest V04 #55 ==== OHTUSCAR Mailing List ==== Tuscarawas County USGenWeb site: http://web.tusco.net/tuscgen/index.htm _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeR Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963

Harriet, I finally discovered that the fix for me was to download the image into My Pictures as a jpg and print from there. Libby In a message dated 5/2/2004 7:59:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, LLora90501@aol.com writes: encounter the same problem in trying to print these documents, even when I use legal-size paper, use printer options such as printing to size of the paper, etc, I still end up with a print-out that omits the bottom couple of inches of text. If anyone has a solution, I would love to hear it. Thanks, Harriet

I encounter the same problem in trying to print these documents, even when I use legal-size paper, use printer options such as printing to size of the paper, etc, I still end up with a print-out that omits the bottom couple of inches of text. If anyone has a solution, I would love to hear it. Thanks, Harriet

James Vass Brooke Died at Warrenton October 9, 1898 Buried in Warrenton Cemetery

Where I would start with Civil War research is the Cornell "Making of America" website, which has many of the official books about the war along with countless journal articles published during the 19th Century (like Harpers). Go to http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ And then do a Boolean search for Fauquier and artillery -- just to start. The first book page listed was the index to other entries in the book, which showed: Virginia Troops. Mentioned. Artillery, Light—Batteries: Fauquier, 797, 799, 869, 870 When you get tired of browsing the Cornell collection -- say, about two years from now -- try the Michigan Making of America site. http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/

What a great report, Bob. I have no plans to settle in that part of the country, since I live in the southwest, but if I were going to, I would certainly look into either Fauquier or Loudoun counties. Thanks for the report. Ilene Jones ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> To: <VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2004 12:03 AM Subject: [VAFAUQUI] 4/22/04 Washington Post Profile of Fauquier County > A Pronounced Identity > > By Ian Shapira > Washington Post Staff Writer > Thursday, April 22, 2004; Page LZ03 > The first thing you need to know about Fauquier County is how to pronounce > it. The county was named after Francis Fauquier, Virginia's acting royal > governor from 1758 to 1768, but saying it incorrectly can have some distinctly > unregal consequences. > Old-timers say it with a hardened, southern accent: Fawkeer. Never employ the > patois of a backwater town by saying Fohkear. And no French accent, either. > You must achieve the right balance between sounding too twangy and too haughty. > Therein lies Fauquier's predicament. The county of 60,000 people, assorted > cattle farms and technology companies is not exactly part of metropolitan > Washington, but it is not exactly in the hinterlands, either. It lies on the edge of > Northern Virginia, about 40 miles from the District. For people who want a > quiet and comparatively inexpensive place to live and do not mind an hour-long > commute to jobs in Fairfax County or Washington, Fauquier is the perfect > habitat. > It is a place where you can drink beer at a British pub owned by a former > high-tech power player. Or you can head to Great Meadow in The Plains on summer > Friday nights, tailgate with a candelabra and bottle of locally produced wine > and watch rousing "twilight polo" matches. > Fauquier is a place where animals are taken seriously and support people's > livelihoods. In a region where farming has become largely unaffordable, Fauquier > is an agricultural stronghold, and weather is monitored as closely for signs > of when to start harvesting the hay or corn as for school closings. > Silos stand tall in the southern end of the county, near Remington and > Bealeton, where dairy farmers still make a living feeding chopped corn to Holstein > cows that produce milk for grocery stores. Cattlemen remain aplenty, raising > Angus beef that lands on dinner plates in upscale restaurants in New York. Every > Tuesday, cowhands duke it out at the Fauquier Livestock Exchange in Marshall > for cheap prices on steers or heifers. > Horses are also a lucrative business in Fauquier, with the second-highest > number of horses in Virginia behind neighboring Loudoun County. This was the home > of the late philanthropist Paul Mellon, whose Sea Hero won the 1993 Kentucky > Derby. Breeders continue to thrive here and ship their mares each spring to > stallions in Kentucky to produce foals that race at tracks near Charles Town, > W.Va., Baltimore and Richmond. > Northern Fauquier also boasts a mother lode of horse farms, many enclosed by > mortarless stone walls and weathered fences. Near the town of Middleburg in > Loudoun, many Fauquier residents enter horses in weekend steeplechase races or > fox-hunt in one another's backyards. > It is no surprise then that such an expensive industry has lured celebrities > and the wealthy to retreat or start a new career in the area. > Actor Robert Duvall lives in The Plains, used to own the popular Rail Stop > Restaurant there and auctions tango lessons for local charities. Linda Tripp, > who helped bring about Bill Clinton's impeachment, opened a Christmas store in > Middleburg. Sheila C. Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, is > building an upscale inn near Middleburg that has provoked some of the biggest > controversy here since Walt Disney Co. proposed an amusement park nearby in > Prince William County in the 1990s. > Fauquier residents vigilantly guard two closely intertwined elements: low > taxes and land conservation. People here expect Fauquier to grow, but at a > glacial pace. The property tax rate is 99 cents per $100 of assessed value, and most > of the county's 420,000 acres are under some form of permanent or temporary > protection from commercial or residential development. > The county has only three incorporated towns -- Remington in the south, > Warrenton, the county seat, in the center, and The Plains in the north -- all of > which contain a Main Street that seems to projects a world from old > black-and-white television shows. (Check out the Remington Community Variety Building, > where you can still get your Beta videocassette player repaired.) Worried about a > huge subdivision going up next to your home? The zoning laws in rural parts > of Fauquier are some of the toughest in the state: Developers can build about > one home per 35 acres on average. > Fauquier residents are eyeing the vinyl siding of Loudoun with wariness -- > and glee. They worry that rampant growth there could lead to a hot real estate > market in their county. At the same time, county officials think that > developers could leave Fauquier alone, now that Loudoun's new Republican-majority Board > of Supervisors is loosening the county's building regulations. > The one thing both sides of the growth debate in Fauquier and Loudoun agree > on? Grapes. Wineries and vineyards are booming in these parts, particularly > because the tourism revenue makes them a viable form of using the land. And, they > do not add new people and require new schools or higher taxes. > Just be careful about finding your way around the Oasis Winery in Hume. > Locals pulling their gooseneck trailers often fuss about navigating the twisty > roads in these parts because of a most unusual occurrence: the winery's stretch > limousines carrying tourists. > © 2004 The Washington Post Company > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > Search this list's archived messages! > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >

One of my ancestors was in this light artillery Battery form Fauquier. I am trying to find the names of the other members(out of curiosity ) They were an independent company organized in early1862. They saw some impressive action . I will list just the major ones: Fredericksburg Dec 1862, Chancellorsville, Gettysbrug(there is a monument to them there), The Wilderness, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Cold harbor and the siege of Petersbrug and at the surrender at Appomattox. Their first commander was James Vass Brooke who I believe was killed at Gettysburg and I believe that they were named Poague's battery thereafter. My ancestor Thomas Benton Rector served until Sept 1864 when it is noted that he deserted to the enemy(this would have been during the siege of Petersburg) Whether he deserted or just decided to go home I have not been able to determine I have not been able to find any loyalty oath of any kind. I believe that this is purely a Fauquier unit ...does anyone on the list have an ancestor that belonged to this unit? Considering all the major battles that they were a part of, it is a wonder that I am here. Susan

This is a great site! There are religious petitions signed by lots of Fauquier men including a number in my family and I've printed them out. I can't, however, get the bottom couple of inches to print. The document seems too long for 8 1/2x11 and it doesn't continue to print on the next page. Does anyone else have this problem and know how to fix it? Libby In a message dated 5/1/2004 2:19:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, BobKamman@aol.com writes: I'm sure the Library of Congress collection of maps online has been mentioned before, but I think the catalog has grown since the last time I looked. I have a stiff neck this morning from looking at the 1860s map that shows the names of many Fauquier landowners -- at about a 45 degree angle when viewing online. The URL for the "American Memory Collection" is http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html Then search for the words "Fauquier map" -- and whatever other topics that interest you. After years of getting by with dial-up Internet connections, I signed up for broadband through my cable company several months ago. The difference is night and day, especially when downloading images like these maps (which have zoom viewing). The expense is about the same as my monthly telephone bill, so I gave that up -- replacing the land line with a cell phone, which pays for itself with the free long distance minutes. Anyway, if you don't have a high-speed Internet connection, make friends with someone who does (or find a library that offers it).

A Pronounced Identity By Ian Shapira Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, April 22, 2004; Page LZ03 The first thing you need to know about Fauquier County is how to pronounce it. The county was named after Francis Fauquier, Virginia's acting royal governor from 1758 to 1768, but saying it incorrectly can have some distinctly unregal consequences. Old-timers say it with a hardened, southern accent: Fawkeer. Never employ the patois of a backwater town by saying Fohkear. And no French accent, either. You must achieve the right balance between sounding too twangy and too haughty. Therein lies Fauquier's predicament. The county of 60,000 people, assorted cattle farms and technology companies is not exactly part of metropolitan Washington, but it is not exactly in the hinterlands, either. It lies on the edge of Northern Virginia, about 40 miles from the District. For people who want a quiet and comparatively inexpensive place to live and do not mind an hour-long commute to jobs in Fairfax County or Washington, Fauquier is the perfect habitat. It is a place where you can drink beer at a British pub owned by a former high-tech power player. Or you can head to Great Meadow in The Plains on summer Friday nights, tailgate with a candelabra and bottle of locally produced wine and watch rousing "twilight polo" matches. Fauquier is a place where animals are taken seriously and support people's livelihoods. In a region where farming has become largely unaffordable, Fauquier is an agricultural stronghold, and weather is monitored as closely for signs of when to start harvesting the hay or corn as for school closings. Silos stand tall in the southern end of the county, near Remington and Bealeton, where dairy farmers still make a living feeding chopped corn to Holstein cows that produce milk for grocery stores. Cattlemen remain aplenty, raising Angus beef that lands on dinner plates in upscale restaurants in New York. Every Tuesday, cowhands duke it out at the Fauquier Livestock Exchange in Marshall for cheap prices on steers or heifers. Horses are also a lucrative business in Fauquier, with the second-highest number of horses in Virginia behind neighboring Loudoun County. This was the home of the late philanthropist Paul Mellon, whose Sea Hero won the 1993 Kentucky Derby. Breeders continue to thrive here and ship their mares each spring to stallions in Kentucky to produce foals that race at tracks near Charles Town, W.Va., Baltimore and Richmond. Northern Fauquier also boasts a mother lode of horse farms, many enclosed by mortarless stone walls and weathered fences. Near the town of Middleburg in Loudoun, many Fauquier residents enter horses in weekend steeplechase races or fox-hunt in one another's backyards. It is no surprise then that such an expensive industry has lured celebrities and the wealthy to retreat or start a new career in the area. Actor Robert Duvall lives in The Plains, used to own the popular Rail Stop Restaurant there and auctions tango lessons for local charities. Linda Tripp, who helped bring about Bill Clinton's impeachment, opened a Christmas store in Middleburg. Sheila C. Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, is building an upscale inn near Middleburg that has provoked some of the biggest controversy here since Walt Disney Co. proposed an amusement park nearby in Prince William County in the 1990s. Fauquier residents vigilantly guard two closely intertwined elements: low taxes and land conservation. People here expect Fauquier to grow, but at a glacial pace. The property tax rate is 99 cents per $100 of assessed value, and most of the county's 420,000 acres are under some form of permanent or temporary protection from commercial or residential development. The county has only three incorporated towns -- Remington in the south, Warrenton, the county seat, in the center, and The Plains in the north -- all of which contain a Main Street that seems to projects a world from old black-and-white television shows. (Check out the Remington Community Variety Building, where you can still get your Beta videocassette player repaired.) Worried about a huge subdivision going up next to your home? The zoning laws in rural parts of Fauquier are some of the toughest in the state: Developers can build about one home per 35 acres on average. Fauquier residents are eyeing the vinyl siding of Loudoun with wariness -- and glee. They worry that rampant growth there could lead to a hot real estate market in their county. At the same time, county officials think that developers could leave Fauquier alone, now that Loudoun's new Republican-majority Board of Supervisors is loosening the county's building regulations. The one thing both sides of the growth debate in Fauquier and Loudoun agree on? Grapes. Wineries and vineyards are booming in these parts, particularly because the tourism revenue makes them a viable form of using the land. And, they do not add new people and require new schools or higher taxes. Just be careful about finding your way around the Oasis Winery in Hume. Locals pulling their gooseneck trailers often fuss about navigating the twisty roads in these parts because of a most unusual occurrence: the winery's stretch limousines carrying tourists. © 2004 The Washington Post Company

Dear Bob, Thanks for the fast response. It sounds a little futile, but I have to try. Thanks also for the large print, it really helps. Respectfully, Barbara

Bob, Could you please give me a hint which of these maps has names. I'm partially blind, but will try to print so I can magnify it. Thanks, Barbara Missouri

My Fauquier ancestor John Jett, who moved to Illinois' Bond County by way of Tennessee, married Elizabeth Hittle (date and other details not known). I just noticed in the Bond County census that there was a Hittle family there, living on a neighboring farm. Does anyone else have Fauquier residents moving to Illinois circa 1820-1850? John Jett and two of his brothers (all sons of William Jett of Fauquier, 1763-1851) moved to Bond County, Illinois around 1829-1834. But there was already a Jett family living there -- Humphrey Jett, origin unknown. I suspect that Humphrey Jett was a descendant of the original Jett in this neck of the woods, Francis Jett, who settled near Cobblers Mountain when it was still part of Prince William County. Research done by George H. S. King in 1966, which I found at the Fauquier Heritage & Preservation Foundation, shows that Francis Jett had seven sons and one daughter. One of his sons, James, was the father of my ancestor William Jett. Another son, John Jett (William Jett's uncle) married Elizabeth Porter; their son Porter Jett (someone was just asking about him) married M. Heflin in 1801. A handwritten notation on King's chart shows that John Jett went "to Ky".

I'm sure the Library of Congress collection of maps online has been mentioned before, but I think the catalog has grown since the last time I looked. I have a stiff neck this morning from looking at the 1860s map that shows the names of many Fauquier landowners -- at about a 45 degree angle when viewing online. The URL for the "American Memory Collection" is http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/mdbquery.html Then search for the words "Fauquier map" -- and whatever other topics that interest you. After years of getting by with dial-up Internet connections, I signed up for broadband through my cable company several months ago. The difference is night and day, especially when downloading images like these maps (which have zoom viewing). The expense is about the same as my monthly telephone bill, so I gave that up -- replacing the land line with a cell phone, which pays for itself with the free long distance minutes. Anyway, if you don't have a high-speed Internet connection, make friends with someone who does (or find a library that offers it).