and is this enough proof? Gloria VIRES MASTER2 Entries: 1335 Updated: Wed Apr 23 00:45:39 2003 Contact: Brenda Craft Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM | Add Post-em ID: I76195268 Name: John VIA Given Name: John Surname: Via Sex: M Birth: 1710 1 Death: 1 Event: Old Amherst/Old Albemarle Counties Unknown Alexander Brown's Early Settler List Note: REFN: 3 John Via - Amherst Co. 290 acres Exam'd Thomas Jefferson Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia to all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye That in Consideration of the Ancient Composition of Thirty Shillings Sterling paid by John Via unto the Treasury of this Commonwealth there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said John Via a Certain tract or pacell or parcel of Land Containing by Survey made the Eight day of November one thousand Seven hundred and Sixty eight Two hundred and ninety acres lying and being in the County of Amherst and is bounded as followeth to witt: Beginning at a white oak Saplin and running thence new Lines north Thirty Eight degrees west Thirty four poles to a pine North forty eight degrees west sixty two poles to a Hickory at a Branch North three degrees west one hundred and one pole to pointers north forty degrees west thirty nine poles to a pine North Sixty Eight degrees east at fourteen poles a branch forty four poles to a Spanish oak South eighty one degrees east one hundred and fifty four poles to a pine, South Thirty degrees east one hundred and Twenty one poles to a pine South Twenty two degrees west Ninety two poles to a white oak South forty five degrees west one hundred poles to pointers and South seventy Seven degrees west at fourteen poles a Branch Twenty two poles the first station This tract of Land lyes on the north branches of fishing creek with its appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said John Via and his heirs for ever. In witness whereof the said Thomas Jefferson Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand and Caused the lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the first day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Eighty and of the Commonwealth the fifth. Tho Jefferson LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF JOHN VIA In the name of God, Amen. I John Via of the County of Amhurst being Very Sick and weak in body, but of perfect Mind and memory Thanks be given unto God, Calling unto the mins the mortality of my Body and knowing that is it appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last will and Testament that is to say principally and first of all, I give and Recommend my Soul unto the hand of AllMighty GOD that gave and my Body I Recommend to the earth nothing Doubting but the General resuurection I Shall Receive the same again, and as Tuching Such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bles me in this life, I give Demiss and Sispose of the same in the following manner and form, First, I give and bequeath to my four Sons my Lands and Tenements and Also I give to well my beloved Daughter Susanah Via and Mary Ann Via all my movable Estates to be prosesed and enjoyed By them for Ever and I do hereby utterly Disannul all wills and Ratifying and Confirming this my Last will and Testament in witness whereof I set my hand and Seal this seventeenth Day of August in the year of Our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty one. Signed Sealed and Acknowledged: JOHN VIA LS by the hand of John Via as his last will Testament in presents Test Daniel Perrow Milley Perrow Elis X Evens At a court held for Amhurst County the Sixth Day of March 1786 This Last will and testament of John Via Dec'd was presented in Court and proved by the Oath of Daniel Perrow and Elizabeth Evans Witness thereto And Ordered to be Recorded. Test. Wm Loving Clk Alexander Brown's Early Settler List From the Alexander Brown papers in the Special Collections Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA Key a.- Those who had interests in Old Albemarle prior to 1761. b.- Those who came to Old Amherst or became of age between 1761 and 1776 Father: William VIA, SR. b: 1683 Marriage 1 Mary POWHATAN Note: REFN1533 Children John VIA William VIA David VIA b: Bet. 1730 - 1741 in Amherst County VA Gideon VIA Sources: Title: 216603.ftw Repository: VIRES MASTER2 Entries: 1335 Updated: Wed Apr 23 00:45:39 2003 Contact: Brenda Craft Index | Descendancy | Register | Pedigree | Ahnentafel | Download GEDCOM | Add Post-em ID: I76195269 Name: William VIA, SR. Given Name: William Surname: Via, Sr. Sex: M Birth: 1683 1 2 Death: 1783 in Albemarle County, Virginia 1 2 Will: 7 Apr 1782 Albemarle County, Virginia 1 2 Event: Old Albemarle/Old Amherst Counties Unknown Alexander Brown's Early Settler List Note: REFN: 4 [216603.ftw] Land Transaction October 28, 1760 Albemarle Co., VA Land Transaction June 10, 1773 Albemarle Co., VA Excerpts from "The Totem Pole" by Harold Houston Via Issue 11 "OUR THIRD "STABLE" commenced the Beguine of 'fatale' rendezvous around 1750 when the lands of Albemarle were opened for settlement. It was here that Margaret and her husband, along with William and his wife making the 'step'. You all know that this is Thomas Jefferson country, Charlottesville, the University of Virginia and his mansion, Monticello. William settled near Doylesville on what is now called the "Rhodes Via Place' while Margaret and Daniel settled at White Hall which is now known as the "Old Maupin Place". There are quite a few other houses recognized nationally as Historical Mansions still owned by some family descendants in this region. The greater majority of all present day Via will recognize this branch as being their own but similar names run rampant through the various branches until it is most difficult to determine which William, or John, or David, or Mary, or Elizabeth, etc. Right at the beginning, when 'ground rules were established' to govern my work, conduct and entire research for history was one of the 'musts, with emphasis' "Nothing in the way of names, information would be added by myself. We constantly 'dig' for the facts as we find them. This means reading hundreds of books, census records, deciphering the difficult and almost impossible legibility of 'old time' handwriting on letters, wills, deeds and whatever. Unless we find it 'established' nothing is added. Each bit of information is carefully transcribed onto 'computer cards' which can be instantly searched for any other name or data of a similar nature. We try to 'match-up the knowns by dates, records and construction until all 'knowns' are in. Then the hope that the additional data will reveal which is __. This has been a very slow process but is getting better every day as we are now able to locate 'floaters' and definitely pin them into their individual family. The early Albemarle lists such names as: Wade, William, Macajah, Hezekia, Mary, Jones, Sarah Mildred Rogers, Elizabeth Dunn, Thomas and Sally Griffin, Rebecca, Craig, Reubin and Levina Garrison, Thompson, Jane, Anne Williams, Isaac, Bryant, Walton, Clifton, Heady, Winston Brightberry, Garland, Maupin and coming into the after '1800's' families, names such as Henry, Gentry, Adam, George Allan, Samuel Mathew, Martin, Dabney, Thomas, Mary 'Polly', Rhodes, Wesley, Nimrod, Frances, Lane, Harper, John, Chesley, Mathew Turner, Charles, Anderson, Myrtie, Willoughby, Newton, Anzonetta Turner, Susan, George Elphus, Huckstep while further along in that century, a new set of names began to appear, Isabelle Ward, Nicholas Harris, Algretus Rice, Bazeel, Charles, Norris, Pleasant, Blackwell, Reynolds, Notie, Birdie, Dora, James Addicus, John Fry, Chesley Henry, William Frederick, Nellie Frazier, Noah Ferguson, Henry Gusham, Dennis, Stonebreaker, Jerry Nicholas, Charles Edward ... Oh Gee! the old mind just gets so confused at times when we try to establish 'branches' but the above are just some of the thousands that we work with just in that time era. Most of these we know 'pretty darn well'. Their lives, their spouses, children, land, church and possessions carefully 'contained as we have searched further to follow those 'migrants' that flew the coop into then 'raw Indian country' of Kansas, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee. Way back, the Via were ' in there' wherever there were people in the US at the time. A few went down to Norfolk, others to Richmond, Roanoke and down into Campbell county at Lynchburg. Others crossed the 'Ridge' to Staunton and further West into Highlands county or followed the valley passed Roanoke and down into Franklin, Patrick, Henry and Floyd counties where they branched out into every known family that we have bee Father: Amer VIA b: 1663 in Bolonge ,France Mother: Margaret SPENCER b: Abt. 1660 Marriage 1 Spouse Unknown Note: REFN1534 Children William VIA b: 1704 John VIA b: 1710 Francis VIA Robert VIA Sarah VIA Sources: Title: 216603.ftw Repository: Title: vires Master.FTW Repository: ~Wehali Usdi~<Look not at the Eyes but at the Soul> ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:21 PM Subject: [VAFRANKL] The Martins were closely associated with the Via`s and look wh... > > In a message dated 6/14/2005 3:46:08 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > (My Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandfather) > Born Abt. 1682 in New Kent Co., Virginia; died Bet. 1750 - 1760 in Louisa > Co., Virginia. > > > > I think the Via's and Martins were closely associated. I'd like to be able > to document the marriage of David Via born about 1743 who married an > Elizabeth. Was she a Martin? Phebe married William Via about 1775. Was she a > Martin? > > As to the above info on the Via's, I have never seen any documentation that > a William Via died in Louisa County 1750-1760. John born 1710 has not to my > knowledge been proven as a son of William's. So although the info is good > and may provide great leads be careful with it. > > Judy > > > ==== VAFRANKL Mailing List ==== > Please Visit the Franklin Co. VaGenWeb Web Site > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafrankl/franklin.htm > > >