Thanks so much, but I've already checked that source. Please take a look at the section in the Giles History Vol. 1, which lists the children of Thomas Lucas and Hannah Hale Lucas, there are only 3 children listed. If you visit the LDS Ancestral File site, and look at the family of Thomas and Hannah Hale Lucas, there are 12 children listed for the family. Something is amiss! I appreciate you posting the information you found. Part of the problem is that there were at least 3 William Lucas's that lived in the area of Giles County, and Montgomery County Virginia at the same time, and it is hard to keep them all straight in the records. I do not have any hard feelings against the authors of the Giles County History, nor against the people submitting the information to the Ancestral File. Everyone is entitled to a few mistakes! I just want to find enough documents so that I can submit a correction to the Ancestral File. A Lucas correspondent recently sent me a copy of an old family chart, which measures about 18 inches by 24 inches. On the bottom of the chart it says "Compiled by Chas. Deforest Lucas copied by Rod Lucas." The old chart answered a lot of my questions, but not all of them! The chart only lists the descendants of Captain John Lucas, and the other branches of the Lucas family are not listed. So, the chart DID list "my" William Lucas, with the correct parents, and the correct wife! Now, if I can just learn some more about the other William Lucas. (supposedly born 1803, in Montgomery County, Virginia, the son of Thomas Lucas and Hannah Hale.) Thanks for pitching in with your information to try and help me out. Lottie Hendricks Mesa, Arizona -----Original Message----- From: Jackie <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 9:28 AM Subject: Re: Hannah Hale Lucas >Hi, Don't know if this helps or not? But from the "Giles County >Virginia"....history-families....on page 19....the confusion could >be?...there is a listing of PARKER LUCAS...then next to the listing is >WILLIAM LUCAS. About Parker Lucas....son of Charles and Kathleen (Annie ) >Kawood...d.wp. May 1835, married Margaret------?said to be the daughter of >Michael and Margaret (Killian ?) Price, Children; then it list the >children.....several. VIII. Thomas (probably) ma. 3-28-1801 HANNAH HALE. >Children; 1. EMMALINE married, 9-26-1831 PETER BELLER and 2. MARY >m.11-16-1825 JESSE ADAMS. If you would like the rest of the names of their >children I'd be happy to send them....hope this is what you are looking for? >Also there's this...LUCAS, HANNAH; (death) January 28, 1860 (P.S. I see >William Lucas, married an Elizabeth Price....she was b. ca. 1750. d. after >1840...cenus Kanawha County...WVa. 90-100 yrs. old. Jackie [email protected] >-----Original Message----- >From: Lee Hendricks ELN <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 3:34 PM >Subject: Fw: Hannah Hale Lucas > > >>Thanks for the idea, but I have no records of my Lucas family living in >>Indiana. They lived in the Giles County and Montgomery County area in >>Virginia, and thus I'm thinking that the "mystery" Local History book would >>be from that area. >> >>Thanks again for your input. Lottie Hendricks >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Elisi Julia <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>Date: Sunday, August 01, 1999 8:13 AM >>Subject: Fw: Hannah Hale Lucas >> >> >>>There is a New Castle, IN - named for Chief New Castle I think - please >>>don't quote me on that. But there is definitely a New Castle, Indiana. >>>Hope this helps. >>> >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Lee Hendricks ELN <[email protected]> >>>To: <[email protected]> >>>Sent: Saturday, July 31, 1999 10:13 PM >>>Subject: Re: Hannah Hale Lucas >>> >>> >>>> Kathy, >>>> >>>> I am so glad to hear from a descendant of Thomas Lucas and Hannah Hale >>>> Lucas! I am not from their direct line, even though you would think so >>>if >>>> you looked at the LDS Ancestral File. I know this may be confusing, but >>>> I'll try to explain below. >>>> >>>> Someone, at some time, submitted information to the Ancestral File, >>>listing >>>> a William Lucas as being the son of Thomas Lucas and Hannah Hale. That >>>> same William Lucas is listed in the Ancestral File as being married to >>>> Esther McKim Carson. >>>> >>>> I have found in my research that there is an error either in the parent >>>> linking, or in the spouse linking, because my 3rd great grandfather, >>>William >>>> B. Lucas, who married Esther McKim Carson was the son of Samuel Lucas >and >>>> Catherine Davis. Not the son of Thomas and Hannah Hale Lucas! >>>> >>>> Have you found a son named William Lucas belonging to the Thomas Lucas >>>> family? I have no argument that Thomas and Hannah Hale Lucas may have >>had >>>a >>>> son named William. In fact, I would welcome further documentation from >>>> anyone who has a source, other than the Ancestral File, which lists >>>> William's name as one of their sons. >>>> >>>> For several years I assumed that the Ancestral File information was >>>correct, >>>> until I started contacting the submitters of the information, and asking >>>> them about their sources. I contacted 3 of the submitters of the >>>> information, and none of them had copies of any documents that they >could >>>> share with me, listing William as one of the sons of Thomas Lucas. >>>> >>>> I wasn't trying to be a stickler, I was just trying to document my >>>pedigree, >>>> and they were not able to help me. The only clue I got was that one of >>>the >>>> submitters of the information told me that she found a book about local >>>> history, which was written sometime before the early 1970's, that >>>> supposedly had info. in it on several generations of the Lucas family. >>>She >>>> said that the local history book stated that Thomas Lucas had a son >named >>>> William. >>>> >>>> Evidently part of the title of the book had the word "Castle" in it. >She >>>> thought it might have been Fin Castle, or New Castle, or something like >>>> that. Does this "ring a bell" with anyone? I don't think it was the >>>> Briefs of Wills and Marriages of Fincastle County, because she made it >>>sound >>>> like the information was typed in narrative form, with a few details >>about >>>> each Lucas family... >>>> >>>> To make a long story short, I had a break through earlier this spring, >>>when >>>> one of my correspondents found a copy of an old letter, written in 1861 >>by >>>> "William Lucas" and "Esther Mc. Lucas" to William's father, Samuel >>>Lucas. >>>> Since then, I have been able to find 3 or 4 additional sources which >>>> indicate that the William Lucas who married Esther McKim Carson was the >>>son >>>> of Samuel Lucas and Catherine Davis. >>>> >>>> Someone needs to make a correction to the Ancestral File and get this >>>> straightened out. I am more than willing to submit a correction >>>> to the Ancestral File, but I thought that as a courtesy to those who >have >>>> already submitted information on this family, that I should try and find >>>out >>>> more information and documentation, before submitting a request for a >>>> correction to be made. >>>> >>>> Would be happy to share Family Group Records, and documentation with any >>>who >>>> are interested in my branch of the Lucas Family. I have not typed >>>> information up regarding the lateral lines of the Lucas family, just my >>>> direct line, which follows: >>>> >>>> Charles Lucas > Captain John Lucas> Samuel Lucas>William B. Lucas >>>>Alexander >>>> Carson Lucas > Martin Luther Lucas> Virda Ellen Lucas... Virda Lucas >was >>>my >>>> grandmother. >>>> >>>> I did find one additional clue in the IGI records of the LDS church. >>>There >>>> is a "William T. Lucas" listed in that source, who is listed as being >the >>>> son of Thomas Lucas and Hannah Hale Lucas. The 1850 census lists the >>>> middle initial of "my " William Lucas as being "B." Can you, or >anyone >>>> else out there, help me find any source documents on the William T. >>>Lucas? >>>> Or is it just an error that got started 20 or more years ago, that has >>>never >>>> been fixed? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Lottie Hendricks >>>> Mesa, Arizona >>>> >>>> >>>> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>> Date: Saturday, July 31, 1999 4:54 PM >>>> Subject: Re: Hannah Hale Lucas >>>> >>>> >In a message dated 7/31/99 2:33:29 PM US Eastern Standard Time, >>>> >[email protected] writes: >>>> > >>>> ><< In it are Hannah Hale and Thomas >>>> > Lucas and a list of their children. There are alot of Lucas' in it >and >>>if >>>> > you want, I will send you all that, I find in it. >> >>>> >Hi Wanda, >>>> > >>>> >I'm a descendant of Thomas and Hannah LUCAS and am interested in what >>you >>>> >have on the LUCAS family.Could you send it to me also ? >>>> > >>>> >Kathy Lucas Bertrem >>>> >[email protected] >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >==== VAGILES Mailing List ==== >>>> >Have you visited the Giles County VaGenWeb page recently? >>>> >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagiles/ >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ==== VAGILES Mailing List ==== >>>> Older Giles County Queries are indexed at: >>>> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagiles/quindex.html >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >>==== VAGILES Mailing List ==== >>The latest Giles County queries are at: >>http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Giles >> >> >> > > >==== VAGILES Mailing List ==== >Have you visited the Giles County VaGenWeb page recently? >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagiles/ > > >