This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jAC.2ACE/425.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: DYER/DWYER/DRYER/DRIER all in HARDY VA ca 1785. You said someone thought Dyers were from IRELAND. How about dunnivant/Dunevan/DONAVAN?

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jAC.2ACE/463.3 Message Board Post: Looking at names of Troutdale and Grubbtown, I am assuming this is a Baptist community. ARMENTROUT & GRUBB can be found in HARDY CO VA 1785. Many of them, along with SHOBE , HIRE/HIER/HYER, CARRs and more moved to SURRY NC. May include TIREY/TYRE & TERRELL/TYRELL/TERYL. Some were in ASHE CO NC. Some went to IL with Rev.David Badgely Party from VA to MONROE & ST.CLAIR IL 1798. I believe if you go back to HARDY area you may find you ancestors. I know BONHAM, ANDERSON, and others were in RANDOLPH/TUCKER area around 1800, as they married into some of the CARR families. GINNY 2 at ginnynumbertwo@yahoo.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jAC.2ACE/538.2 Message Board Post: From the dates of Elsie's childrens births in the 1880's, and the fact that both Louisa & Caroline were still alive at the time, I would bet that Elsie was just his consort (just living with). Even Caroline, listed as keeping house in 1870, may have been just a live-in. Maybe she was his servant. Louisa's children were born in the 1850's, and later she was teaching school. Maybe he was in Rev.War and stationed in VA when he met Elsie. Maybe he just deserted the other two, or divorced them. If Elsie had several children with other men, maybe she was a groupie/banger sister of the day. Many hung around military bases looking for love/support. It was still happening in WWII and may still be happening today. GINNY 2

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jAC.2ACE/554.1 Message Board Post: If Charlie was listed as servant, he probably was. When orphaned, or parents had financial problems, child could be bonded/farmed out to family or friends as servant, farm hand, etc. This puts there room & board to the householder, while the servant/etc works for an amount of time for free. GINNY 2

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jAC.2ACE/588 Message Board Post: Looking for Martin L. & Elizabeth CARR living Grayson VA 1798. In this year they had their son Solomon. GINNY 2

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/587 Message Board Post: Hi, I have 3 children that I can't find in the 1880 Census..... Victoria Ward born 1873 in Va Minnie Myrtle Ward born 1879 in Bearwallow, Va. James Thomas Ward born 1880 in Bearwallow, VA. Ward is their last name, but that might not be what they are listed under.... Mother was Mary A. Ward born about 1852, Did not marry and gave her kids her last name,she did not raise them... I heard that Victoria and Minnie were living with their Grandfather Zachariah Ward before the 1880 Census...Not sure where they were in the 1880 Census... I did find Victiora in the 1900 Tazewell Co. Census with her grandfather Zachariah. James and Minnie were raising their little brother Jesse in the 1900 Buchanan Co. Census. Jesse was born 1891 in Bearwallow, also... I am checking in Grayson Co., Buchanan Co. and Tazewell Co. they were more then liking living with other family memebers.....around 1906 James was married and still lived in the Buchanan Co. area... I was told that his mother Mary lived down the street from them. but can not find her in the 1900 or 1910 Census. Without having the 1890 Census I am at a loss as to where they were then. So if anybody out there has any of these 3 children listed in a family and are not sure where they came from or where they went, drop me a line at scofield62001@yahoo.com Thank you for your time and help, Oneida

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bourn and Sturdivan Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Hi, I forgot to tell you that Sarah "Sallie" Bourn's parents are Stephen and Hanna Bourn. Her sister Frances died 1828 in Louisa Co. I would write for the Frances Bourn's Estate papers if they still have them. See if she leaves anything to them. Also there is a John Bourn who had a deed in Surry Co. NC formerly of Louisa Co. Va. I would check that county good. Also her sister Elizabeth married George Mallory in 1790. They owned land in Louisa and resided in Hanover Co. Va. I would check Hanover Co. records. Go to the Bourn book and also read the page 17 and there is a lot of clues and leads to follow in getting these documents. Don't know what the margin may have written on them. Will keep and eye out too. Cause this Stephen and Hanna are the parents to my GGGgrandfather Stephen ("Devil Steve" ). Lana

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Sturdivan and Bourn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi, Sarah "Sally" "Sallie" Bourn married John Sturdivan. They had land surveyed in Montgomery Co., now Grayson Co., in 1783. They went to N.C., returned to Grayson Co., and by 1813 they were living in Clinton Co., Ohio. Three of their children were: A. John Sturivan, Jr. married 25 July 1809,Grayson, Alice Haughey. B. Patience Sturdivan Married John Haughey in Grayson. Abt. 1809. I would assume that Alice and John may have been related. Maybe brother and sister and may have got married the same day possibly. Just my assumption. Would have to check into it more. C. Patty (Martha?) Sturdivan married 23 March 1802, Grayson, Jesse Hiatt. The above is what is in the Bourn Book by Cutchshaw. Except the comment I made on Alice and John. Have you looked in the Montgomery Co. records for their marriage. Also at that time some of the marriages were still being registered at Fincastle, in Botetourt Co. Va. as Montgomery broke off from it. I would check there. Also note that they went to NC. They could have gotten married at Sparta. My Josepha A. and Mary Bourn Taylor lived in Sparta for a while. They went back and forth over the New River in their living. I would also Check to see when Wythe Co. was broke off. I have forgot the exact year. I would check the surrounding counties for and before 1802. Check the Archieve for Va. at Richmond. They got married back then by posting the intent to marry at a public place three times and that was excepted as them being married. I will think on this a while and get back if I think of something else. These are some of our brick walls that never get tore down. I would look for the deed to the land in Montgomery Co, Va. as it may have other notes in the deed b! ook on the margin. Like it may list her as his wife may be as close as you will get. Need to check all the book at courthouse for their names and see if anything is written in the margins. Some time they listed things like that in the books other than the marriage books. I have found a lot of good things that way. Unbelievable but true. I would also check the tax records for the boundrey counties in NC for Sturdivan name and look in the records of the county he shows up in. Hope this helps. Lana

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Taylor, Bourn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: "Devil Steve" is my ggggrandfather. His son George, the fourth child of Stephen and Rosamond Mallory Bourn. George married Nancy Vaughan and their daughter "Polly" Mary Bourn married my gggrandfather Joseph A. Taylor. If you have the Bourn Book by utchshaw look on page 50. My line comes off of their son James C. Taylor. I have a lot of info on this line. I would like to see if you would have something I don't. Could you contact me thru my email address off the message board? Thanks. I think we might be cousins. Lana

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Holland Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/586 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on ancestors of George Holland and wife Mary, who lived in Grayson Co. Va. This is a different George Holland than the one who married Mary Colman.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/jAC.2ACE/585 Message Board Post: Below is my grandmothers obituary. Her maiden name was Brewer and was born in Grayson County, Virginia and lived most of her life in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Thelma L. (Brewer) Tipton Thelma L. "Von" Tipton, 88, of Sophia, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord Friday February 24, 2006. Born September 10, 1917 at White Top, Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Luther Brewer and Ethel Dinkins Brewer. Thelma loved quilting, gardening and fishing, and everyone that met her...loved her. In addition to her parents, Thelma was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Homer Tipton; a brother Cleve Brewer; and three sisters, Madeline Brewer, Bernice Brewer, and Violet Brewer. Those left to cherish her memory include her two sons, H.C. Tipton and wife Norma of Sophia, West Virginia; and Michael C. Tipton and wife Patti of Alexandria, Virginia; a daughter, Patsy Keith and husband Joseph of Mount Hope, West Virginia; two brothers, Albert Scott Brewer and wife Donna of Ohio and Lewis Brewer of Lester, West Virginia; four sisters Lois O'neal and husband Virgil of Lester, West Virginia, Gladys Carter of Trimble, Missouri, Irene Giraud of California and Lorraine Blevins of North Carolina; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great grandchildren. Services will be 11:00 am Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 at Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral 147 Virginia Street in Sophia. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens in Beckley. Friends may gather with the family from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Monday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.blueridgefuneralhome.com. Williams-Blue Ridge Funeral Home 147 Virginia Street in Sophia is in charge of the arrangements.

In the 1794 Grayson County personal property tax list, there is a Jesse Hubbard listed - 1 white male over 16 and 0 horses. Can anyone tell me who this Jesse Hubbard is and where he may have gone from Grayson? Thanks. Diane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/584.1 Message Board Post: James Madison Bedsaul was b. either 08 Dec 1874 (according to his WWI Draft Registration Card) or 25 Dec 1875 (per Carroll Co., VA birth records.) He was the s/o Byram and Rosa Bedsaul (Byram was s/o Elisha Bedsaul, III and Nancy Roten.) His draft registration card, dated 12 Sep 1918, gives his residence as Old Town, Grayson Co., VA, and his occupation as Farming. It gives his physical description as medium height, medium build, blue eyes, dark hair.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kingsbury, Bedsaul Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/584 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on James Madison Bedsaul who married Mamie Elizabeth Kingsbury sometime around 1900. Mamie Kingsbury was born Apr-24-1877 in Carroll Co., VA to Lawrence Kingsbury and Miriam Lamb. She died Mar-03-1954 and is buried in Oldtown Cemetery in Grayson Co. Any information pertaining to this couple would be appreciated. Thanks... Deb

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Aldridge/ALdrich Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/583 Message Board Post: I have a photo from WWII that may have an Aldridge in it with my grandpa. I can't remember the man's first name but would know if it I heard it. In the picture they have been fishing and have a mess of fish on line/ leaning against the jeep. They were in Germany. For certain, the Aldrich was from Galax, VA.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1.1.2 Message Board Post: Lana, According to what I have, the Sarah Bourne who md. John Sturdivan was the sister of "Devil Steve." How do you connect to "Devil Steve"? My husband descends from his son William B. "Buck" Bourne.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Lana, Stephen and Rosamond may be the parents or grandparents of Sarah 'Sallie' Bourn who md. my ancestor John Studivan/Studyvin. He is mentioned in the genealogy of the Bourns but we have not documentation of the acutual marriage. I have checked Louisa County for the past 15 years. Do you have any other suggestions? Nancy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bourn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1.1 Message Board Post: I need to know more about Stephen. Who did he marry? There is 5 or 6 Sarah in our line but I know who all of them married. None match yours. My Steven was Steven (Devil Steve) Bourn who married Rosmond Mallory. His brothers were William and John. They lived in Grayson Co. Virginia in the community of Spring Valley. Steve was a slaveholder and his worth was one of the riches in the area. They came out of Lousia Co. Virginia. Have you looked in that county? Send me more info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/jAC.2ACE/574.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: I am looking for confirmation of my ggggrandfather John Studivan marrying Sarah Bourn ca 1780 in VA he father was Stephen Bourn. My Studivans left VA and lived a short time in NC then moved backed to VA and then on to Ohio. The 2nd son Stpehen Studivan married a Quaker Asenth Pearson. John Studivan fought in the Rev War with Flower Swift's unit. John was not a slave holder an influence of the Quakers. What need to know is where or when John and Sarah died. Thanks, Nancy