In a message dated 11/2/00 12:04:49 AM Pacific Standard Time, VAHALIFA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > ______________________________ > -------------------- > X-Message: #2 > Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2000 18:17:19 EST > From: JasOHodges@aol.com > To: VAHALIFA-L@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4e.cfbe398.2731fe7f@aol.com> > Subject: [VAHALIFA] Last minute plea for help > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Dear listfriends, > > My daughter has a couple of days off from work, so we made a last minute > decision to drive from Richmond tomorrow morning (Thursday) and spend some > time looking for ancestral homesites in Halifax and Pittsylvania Counties. > My wife decided to go along if we would stop at some antique stores. <grin> > > This trip is probably the ultimate in not having carefully thought-out > plans > before starting out. Oh, well, nothing like a little "spirited" adventure. > > But, I would certainly appreciate a little help and advice. > > Thursday we will drive to Halifax and Danville and spend two or three hours > at each location. Does anyone know if the Halifax court house is open and > what time they close? And, will the Danville Public Library be open > tomorrow > and be staffed with the genealogy society volunteers? I visited the > library > last year and those folks were fantastic. Haven't been to the Halifax > court > house in years. Anything I need to know before I get there? > > I know that my James Hodges had land on "both forks of Bradley Creek" and > have information locating his land in the general area. It's in the > northeast part of Halifax Co. Is anyone familier enough with the area to > know whether there are roads near when the two forks come together? Or, > where I might go to find out? Perhaps, the highway dept.? > > On Friday we will go to Chatham and spend a couple of hours in the > Pittsylvania Co. court house. Can anyone tell me the hours? And, is there > anything I need to know in advance? In fact we may spend the night in > Chatham. Any recommended motels? > > James Hodges' son, Jesse, was born in Halifax Co. in 1754 but moved to > Pittsylvania Co. where he married Elizabeth Collins in 1775. We know that > in > 1798 he deeded his land to Drewry Scrugs. The 454 acres of land was > located > "on both sides of Camp Branch" in Pittsylvania Co. I have not been able > to > locate Camp Branch? Can anyone help me with that? I have checked my USGS > site but it did not have a Camp Branch. > > So now, I'm at you mercy and hope you are merciful. <grin> Even a smidgen > of > help would be appreciated. > > Happy Hunting! > > Jim Hodges > Richmond, VA > > ps. I apologize to all of you who are on both the Pittsylvania and Halifax > Co lists for having to face this twice. Also, my version of AOL doesn't > have > spell check!!! > > > I hope whoever answers this message will answer to the list. Jim, Our Hall family: William, Fenton, John, and Nathaniel Hall lived very near your Hodges in Halifax County in the late 1700s. I have seen them many times on deed records together. Wynell