Tim----Thank you so much for scanning this in. I read through the pension, without having any connection to the Thayer family (just because I love reading these old documents, and never know when I might discover something new), and may have inadvertently discovered a family link for a cousin of mine through another line. On the Thayer5.jpg, there is a letter explaining the drowning death of Mary Thayer as she was crossing from Edward's Ferry to Leesburg. The note then goes on to say that "she left an only child Mrs. Francis Beach." I've worked on my cousin's family, which brickwalled at "Lydia" wife of Francis "Frank" Beach. Lydia was born around 1820, and she and Francis Beach had three children that I know of: Ferdinand, Jane and George. They lived in and around Fairfax, Fauquier and Prince William Counties. Ferdinand married Jane Catharine Anderson, Jane married Albert F. Corum (my cousin's line) and George married Albenia Tharpe. This Francis Beach is the only one I know of living in this area during this time period; does anyone know if it's possible that his wife Lydia is indeed Lydia Thayer, the daughter of Mary Evans and William Thayer? Thank you again, Tim, for this unexpected new possibility in tracing this line. Lori Murphy On Dec 15, 2007 4:51 PM, Tim Kreh <[email protected]> wrote: > I have scanned the copies of William THAYER's Rev War pension record, > which I received earlier this year from NARA. There are a little over 30 > images in all. For any of you with ties to the Fauquier Thayers, feel free > to take a look, and let me know if you have any questions or problems w/ the > images. > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tkreh/thayerpension/ > > Thanks! > Tim > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >
Wow Lori that is great news that you found a possible link to your research. I also read the pension images but was not so lucky. It just goes to show you how information can turn up in such unexpected places. Thanks to this wonderful website we all benefit. Amy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lori Murphy" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] THAYER Pension images online > Tim----Thank you so much for scanning this in. I read through the pension, > without having any connection to the Thayer family (just because I love > reading these old documents, and never know when I might discover > something > new), and may have inadvertently discovered a family link for a cousin of > mine through another line. > > On the Thayer5.jpg, there is a letter explaining the drowning death of > Mary > Thayer as she was crossing from Edward's Ferry to Leesburg. The note then > goes on to say that "she left an only child Mrs. Francis Beach." > > I've worked on my cousin's family, which brickwalled at "Lydia" wife of > Francis "Frank" Beach. Lydia was born around 1820, and she and Francis > Beach > had three children that I know of: Ferdinand, Jane and George. They lived > in > and around Fairfax, Fauquier and Prince William Counties. Ferdinand > married > Jane Catharine Anderson, Jane married Albert F. Corum (my cousin's line) > and > George married Albenia Tharpe. > > This Francis Beach is the only one I know of living in this area during > this > time period; does anyone know if it's possible that his wife Lydia is > indeed > Lydia Thayer, the daughter of Mary Evans and William Thayer? > > Thank you again, Tim, for this unexpected new possibility in tracing this > line. > > Lori Murphy > > On Dec 15, 2007 4:51 PM, Tim Kreh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I have scanned the copies of William THAYER's Rev War pension record, >> which I received earlier this year from NARA. There are a little over 30 >> images in all. For any of you with ties to the Fauquier Thayers, feel >> free >> to take a look, and let me know if you have any questions or problems w/ >> the >> images. >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~tkreh/thayerpension/ >> >> Thanks! >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ____________________________________________________________________________________ >> Be a better friend, newshound, and >> know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. >> http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 >
Lori is very lucky. I read the entire document hoping to find mention of an ancestor too, but was not as fortunate. Tim has done many of us a huge favor by posting the pension images. Thanks to everyone who contributes to this website. Happy holidays everyone! Estelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "Amy Kearns" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] THAYER Pension images online > Wow Lori that is great news that you found a possible link to your > research. > I also read the pension images but was not so lucky. It just goes to show > you how information can turn up in such unexpected places. Thanks to this > wonderful website we all benefit. > > Amy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lori Murphy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 3:42 PM > Subject: Re: [VAFAUQUI] THAYER Pension images online > > >> Tim----Thank you so much for scanning this in. I read through the >> pension, >> without having any connection to the Thayer family (just because I love >> reading these old documents, and never know when I might discover >> something >> new), and may have inadvertently discovered a family link for a cousin of >> mine through another line. >> >> On the Thayer5.jpg, there is a letter explaining the drowning death of >> Mary >> Thayer as she was crossing from Edward's Ferry to Leesburg. The note then >> goes on to say that "she left an only child Mrs. Francis Beach." >> >> I've worked on my cousin's family, which brickwalled at "Lydia" wife of >> Francis "Frank" Beach. Lydia was born around 1820, and she and Francis >> Beach >> had three children that I know of: Ferdinand, Jane and George. They lived >> in >> and around Fairfax, Fauquier and Prince William Counties. Ferdinand >> married >> Jane Catharine Anderson, Jane married Albert F. Corum (my cousin's line) >> and >> George married Albenia Tharpe. >> >> This Francis Beach is the only one I know of living in this area during >> this >> time period; does anyone know if it's possible that his wife Lydia is >> indeed >> Lydia Thayer, the daughter of Mary Evans and William Thayer? >> >> Thank you again, Tim, for this unexpected new possibility in tracing this >> line. >> >> Lori Murphy