You forgot to add Susannah Porter as a daughter of Samuel Porter and Eva Weaver. Susannah Porter married to Thomas Porter, Jr. Thomas Porter, Jr.'s father Thomas Porter, Sr. was a brother of the aforementioned Samuel Porter. Thomas, Sr. was married to Eva Weaver's sister T______ Weaver. The Weaver family apparently were of German descent because they were founders of Germana in Virginia. Hope this helps. SeaLover2@Juno.Com JeanBout@Juno.Com On Tue, 6 Jan 2004 23:57:43 -0500 "Shirley Starks" <sstarks@tampabay.rr.com> writes: > FIRST.. Thank you Chocy! These are interesting. > > I am wondering if this Mrs Frances Burgess is one of my directs. If > any of > you know better, don't hesitate to correct me. > > Francis..( Yes, she spelled it with an i. ) Porter, b. guessing abt > 1765 > married Edw. 3 (Edwin) Burgess on 29 Nov 1787. Frances / Francis > Porter was > the daughter of Samuel Porter and Eve Weaver. So far, I know little > about > the Porter family. I think Samuel Porter had a brother, Thomas. > > Several of the names mentioned in these letters are mentioned in > this > Fauquier Co. Deeds > Fauquier Deed, 26 Mar 1761, Deed bk pg. 193-195; > Samuel PORTER & Eve his wife, sold to Wm. HUNTON, 100 lbs for 100 > acres. > Land purchased of John JONES. > > Fauquier Deed 23 Mar 1767. Deed bk pg. 163-165; > Samuel & Eve PORTER sell to Charles and James TAYLOR, 150 acres .. > located > corner of BALL's, Tillman WEAVER Jr's, & corner of Mr Burgess. > Goose Creek > Tract > > Samuel Porter was on the 1777 Census for Fauquier Co, VA. > DAR records show he served in the Revolution as a Private. He was > captured > and taken prisoner to Quebec. Later, he was one of a number of > prisoners > exchanged. I wish I knew more about him. > > Assuming I've figured these are the people written about, here is > how they > fit my line. > Samuel Porter + Eve Weaver (Abt 1730) > Child: Frances Porter + Edward III (Edwin) Burgess > (Abt 1764) > Child: Alexander Burgess + Agnes Reid (Abt 1790) > Child: Julia Ann Burgess + John Bushrod Rust (Abt 1820) > Child: Edward Scott Rust + Anna V Massie (1848) > Child: Julia Ann Rust was my Grandmother. (1875) > Julia Ann Rust was the last of our Virginia born family. > Shirley S. > > > continued > > > (On the reverse of the sheet quoted above the following was > crossed > > out) > > "The Remembrance of old times 1784 and 85 and 86. To Mrs. France > BURGESS. > My > > dear Madam. I take the opportunity of writing to you once more to > let you > know > > with sorrow I right this to think of as many times I have bin in > your > > company. I want to put you in mind of the times and places. First > of all > remember > > when I com up from Fredericksburg and had the mesels and my sister > was > sent up > > their. She went to stay at your house. She told me somthing you > sed to > her. It > > was not dissagreable to me. Remember we was a Cousin John PORTER's > riding > > together. I remember the kind invatation from you to me (that was > told Mr. > SMITH > > next day down at Uncles. I was sent before to get?) notes I > thought I was > happy > > then as I cood be. In 1785 in May we was at a frolick at old Mr. > Joseph > > MARTIN'S when Captn. WEAVER and Mrs. WEAVER came by their for me > to go > home with > > them. I cood not go then. They sed if Frances PORTER wood go that > I wood > go. I > > promised to on Monday morning and so I did. She sed I did not > belong to > her. She > > sed yes he dose. I wish I had belong to you at that time. The next > Sunday > I > > was honourd with hors and saddle to go to meeting with the girls. > We had a > > happy day of it I think." > > > > to be continued > > > > ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm > Be sure to bookmark it!!! > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!