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!! > > ---------------------------------