I was sure the name Gaulding/Golding was familiar so I dug through my old address book and wonder of wonders, it was there! I e-mailed Marie Jennings back and forth for a while and she was so kind to send me what she had on the Perrins, and I did have a bit on the Gauldings. This has been a while back so I hope her e-address is still good. I have it as [email protected] . I am sure she would be grateful for any info on the Gauldings. A nicer lady could not be found, so I hope this helps. Marty ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lyn" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:31 PM Subject: [VAHANOVE] More Cemetery Questions > Speaking of Cemeteries...on the Hanover County, Va Rootsweb site a > Gaulding Family Cemetery is listed as being on Rt. 628 near Rt. 676 in > Hanover Co. > > The gravestones of Ellyson and Sally Gaulding are transcribed. Is any > one familiar with this Cemetery, have they seen the tombstones? > > The only cemetery anyone I ask can remember is the old graveyard that > would have been closer to the Chickahominy & no one can remember > tombstones at that graveyard. > > Sally & Ellyson both died 1880. > > Lyn > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Gaulding Graveyard is located on Route 628, right turnoff 619 and pass Black Creek Fire Department, near the intersectionof 676. The cemetery is in the woods on the Porch family property (as of 1992) about .3 mile from the intersection. There may be other graves there, but these were the only visible stones as of January 1992. Judith McGowan http://www.southernroots.com -----Original Message----- From: Lyn [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 8:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VAHANOVE] More Cemetery Questions Speaking of Cemeteries...on the Hanover County, Va Rootsweb site a Gaulding Family Cemetery is listed as being on Rt. 628 near Rt. 676 in Hanover Co. The gravestones of Ellyson and Sally Gaulding are transcribed. Is any one familiar with this Cemetery, have they seen the tombstones? The only cemetery anyone I ask can remember is the old graveyard that would have been closer to the Chickahominy & no one can remember tombstones at that graveyard. Sally & Ellyson both died 1880. Lyn ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

I recently discovered in the 1910 census two people listed living in the home of my grandparents, Robert Ryland Wright and Henrietta Gibson Wright. Nephew: William Anderson age 18 born in Virginia Niece: Margaret Morsden age 15 born in Virginia. Both names are not familiar to living family members and I could not find them in any other listings. My hope is someone on list will have some info on these two that will get me started. Robert R and Henrietta lived near Mechanicsville just past Barr's Store. Jim in Newport News

Speaking of Cemeteries...on the Hanover County, Va Rootsweb site a Gaulding Family Cemetery is listed as being on Rt. 628 near Rt. 676 in Hanover Co. The gravestones of Ellyson and Sally Gaulding are transcribed. Is any one familiar with this Cemetery, have they seen the tombstones? The only cemetery anyone I ask can remember is the old graveyard that would have been closer to the Chickahominy & no one can remember tombstones at that graveyard. Sally & Ellyson both died 1880. Lyn

I have seen in the last several an advertisement in the Hanover Herald at several different times where cemetery's were in the way of some construction and they were asking people who had interest in these grave sites to show their interest by a certain date. In all these instances it said the the occupants of these graves were unknown. I think If no one objected they would then move the graves to another cemetery. Of course it doesn't take much for a bull dozer to knock out a whole cemetery if no one is there to object. They don't seem to care. Pat

The laws regarding cemeteries & family graveyards are on the web at www.graveyards.org/va_law.html There are quite a few pages of information & you'll probably have to search for what you want but it's all there I think. The Heath family had a similar problem a few years ago with a family burial plot that was on the property at Bell Creek Rd. & Mechanicsville Turnpike. Although some members of the family tried to get the WalMart project delayed in order to find the graves, it went through anyway. After the store was built an effort to locate the graves was made but was unsuccessful. Walmart had a monument placed at Gethsemane Church of Christ in remembrance of those buried at the site. Hopefully the family of those in the graveyard in question will have greater success in their efforts. Sandra Heath GentryGet more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Although I live on the West Coast, I have genealogical connections to Hanover Co. (colonial era). I would suggest that your State Legislators in Virginia should be responsive to complaints, demands, etc. concerning the removal/displacement of graveyards. When several years ago I wanted to visit the White House on a trip to Washington, DC, whom did I contact? My congressional representative, who nicely complied with tickets to the White Hosue, and to the Kennedy Center also. (The good old days) You put those persons in your Legislature in office to represent you (not big corporations or the Corps of Engineers). Make them work!!! E.W.Wallace

Great information on cemeteries, Barb & Sheri. I should check on this as well. In KY, Gardner specied in his "will" there be a hundred year easement (which there is) to and from the Family Cemetery in KY. However, that time frame has elapsed, or close to it. I've tried to get an older relative living in KY to contact me regarding this, along with maintenance of the cemetery........easier said than done at this point. Thanks for the information! Marti

I have heard that it's possible to have a cemetery placed on the "Historial Site" list (you know how old buildings are marked as historical). There are criteria (veterans of wars, etc.) but that seems to be the best way to protect the land. When it's designated by the US Government as a historical site, a plaque can be mounted on-site. If it's ignored, it's penalty CAN be a prison sentence, fines, etc. I'd look into if I were interested in preserving any site. Also, as churches get old and their membership evaporates, the "abandoned", those graveyards can become vulnerable, also. I've never worked to put something on the "Historical" list but I'm sure that the information can be found on the internet. Barb Hannah Cincinnati

Thank you for bringing this info to light. I have Baskettes in my collateral lines, but nothing to tie me directly to these folks. <p> I hope there is someone on the list that connects with this family. Lyn

Terri, That was my understanding as well, however, when the wastewater treatment plant project went underway, everyone knew about the family cemetery being there....family, board of supervisors, construction, etc. ....and construction went on against the family's wishes...that is until some of the family members were interviewed by the Richmond Times Dispatch and it made the front page. Now the entire matter is under review by the Army Corps of Engineers. Apparently with this new project in Hanover, residents knew it was there and made certain the construction workers did too. Someone working within the Headquarters House (Baskett Homeplace) asked "What proof did anyone have?" and was replied to with the comment, "This is your project. Why haven't you done your own homework?" The worker had no answer/comment. From what I have been told, there were several headstones there and a wall surrounded the cemetery. Now all headstones are gone, but the wall does currently remain and all construction in this particular area has stopped within the past week. Does anyone here have any sources or additional information on the laws regarding cemeteries in VA? This sort of thing must be stopped. It was always my understanding that if a cemetery was on private property, the family ALWAYS had right of way to it and that the cemetery could NOT be disturbed without the family's permission. Then and only then could the remains be removed and reinterred. There are some cases I have heard that even that was not allowable because of the causes of death. If anyone has more info, I would sure love sources or suggestions. Thanks! Sheri Millikin ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 11:24 AM Subject: Re: [VAHANOVE] Question about family cemetery > It was my understanding that it was against the law to knowingly disturb > gravesites. I know sometimes construction crews just conveniently ignore > them but that if it exists on the Planning Dept. maps, you could not disturb > it. Those graves are fairly recent, and quite a few in number so I would > think they would be registered on the Planning Dept. maps. However, I think > also, with the families permission, the graves can be moved, it is not > necessarily only up to the property owner, but the family. That, at least > was my understanding. > Terri > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

It was my understanding that it was against the law to knowingly disturb gravesites. I know sometimes construction crews just conveniently ignore them but that if it exists on the Planning Dept. maps, you could not disturb it. Those graves are fairly recent, and quite a few in number so I would think they would be registered on the Planning Dept. maps. However, I think also, with the families permission, the graves can be moved, it is not necessarily only up to the property owner, but the family. That, at least was my understanding. Terri

It's my understanding that the Baskett homeplace (farm house) is the house now being used as the Headquarters House for this development project. I didn't know the name, but have confirmed it is Baskett. After looking at the Hanover Co, VA Rootsweb site, there is a Baskett family cemetery noted as being located on Pole Green Rd, near Rt. 360. The following are listed as being buried there: A. Temple Layne Died June 28, 1935 age 74 years Carter Wright Died Jan. 30, 1890 age 62 years old Earnest C. Lane Died 1924 Louise A. Wright Died Aug. 2, 1908 age 65 years old James Gilson Via Born 2 Dec. 1863, Hanover Co. Died 1925 Addie Wright Layne Died 1941 If this is, in fact, the same cemetery I've been contacted about, it is currently in danger of being demolished for this new development plan. In other words, these persons final resting places will end up under a new Food Lion. If any of you are more familiar with the location of this cemetery & are interested in this further, please contact me at [email protected] Thanks, Sheri Millikin

The House that Dr. Gravett lived in is 3 houses toward Richmond from the house at the Intersection of Bell Creek Rd and Pole Green Road. It a two story house that sets close to the road. The Givens lived about three house further down the road about where the Double laned highway starts. My husband says the house use to be the Basketts home place. Some of the Basketts live or still live on the opposite side of the road of the Baskett homeplace. Pat

I asked my brother who is very familiar with the area if he knew about this cemetery & here is his reply: "The cemetary at Bell Creek Rd and Pole Green, I`m not familiar with but I do know a number of the old families that lived at that intersection. One being a prominent Doctor by the name of Gravett. There was another family close to the intersection by the name of Givens and just about a city block East on Pole Green was the family of Baskett. If it`s the large old two story house directly at the intersection it`s the Gravett property. If I`m not mistaken, the Gravetts are burried there." Sorry it's not more specific but it might give you some leads. Sandra Heath Gentry ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Sheri T. Millikin" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: [VAHANOVE] Question about family cemetery Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 18:15:14 -0500 Would anyone here happen to know who may have been buried in a family cemetery located near the intersection of Bell Creek Road and Pole Green Road in Hanover County? At that location stands an old farm house which is now being used as a Headquarters House for a new development project. Conveniently, the headstones seem to have disappeared and I am trying to get any/all information together on who may have lived there & who may have been buried there. Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated! Sheri Millikin ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.

Sometimes you can find the names listed on www.Topozone.com. You will have to find the quadrant where the cemetery is located, but often they can be resurrected that way. Kathy Cramer

The house belong to John Korman for a number of years, before that it was the Basketts home place. I don't know anything about a cemetery there. Pat

Would anyone here happen to know who may have been buried in a family cemetery located near the intersection of Bell Creek Road and Pole Green Road in Hanover County? At that location stands an old farm house which is now being used as a Headquarters House for a new development project. Conveniently, the headstones seem to have disappeared and I am trying to get any/all information together on who may have lived there & who may have been buried there. Any assistance would be GREATLY appreciated! Sheri Millikin

Could someone help me to identify a portrait which is said to have been hanging in Williamsville? I cannot attach the portrait to this message for Rootsweb but would be glad to send it by request as an attachment in a regular email. This copy of a portrait was sent to me by a Pollard cousin in Maryland with the identification that it was "Elizabeth Dabney Pollard". Would anyone know which wife of William Pollard, II of Williamsville this may have been since he married two different Elizabeth Dabneys? William Pollard II was the Clerk of Hanover county from 1781 to 1824 and succeeded his father William Pollard of Buckeye (1726-1781). William Pollard, II, also built Williamsville in 1803. Therefore, it might be assumed that the Elizabeth Smelt (Dabney) Pollard who died in 1811 lived in Williamsville for the 8 years preceding her death. First wife of William Pollard II: Elizabeth Smelt (Dabney) (Pollard) widow of Captain Isaac Dabney and daughter of The Reverend John Smelt and his wife Anna Waring of Essex County, Virginia. Died Mrs. Elizabeth Pollard consort of William Pollard, Esq. Clerk of Hanover County on Tuesday the 5th inst. (p. 3, c. 5.) Tuesday, Nov. 12, 1811. Available on microfilm Library of Virginia Film 23a. Bernard Henley. Both obituaries confirm that Elizabeth Pollard died Tuesday, November 5, 1811. She was survived by two daughters and a husband. The references are: The Enquirer (Richmond), Vol. 8 No. 54, November 12, 1811. Virginia Argus (Richmond), Vol. XIX, No. 1922, November 7, 1811. or Second wife of William Pollard II Elizabeth Dabney (Shackelford) (Pollard) widow of Lynne Shackelford mother of George Pollard. ************************************ I am descended from William Pollard II and his first wife, Elizabeth Smelt (Dabney)(Pollard) through their daughter Mary Anderson Pollard (b. Hanover Co., May 8, 1787 d. October 10, 1858) who married John Darracott in Hanover County in 1802. John Darracott was the owner of "Darracott's Mill" (later Ellett's Mill now Ashland Mills on Route 1 in Hanover County) until his death in 1837. Will dated 8 Aug. 1835, probated In Hanover County, 28 May 1837 "I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Mary A. Darracott all my Estate....."John Darracott's father William Darracott or his grandfather John Darracott built Montevideo near the mill.(still standing)After John Darracott's death, his widow Mary A. and children, on June 1839 sold to Robert Ellett a tract of 50 acres called Darracott Mills for $4.000, on South Anna River, R.F.&P-Ry., and adjoining William D. Winston. I would appreciate any help that someone could give me in identifying this portrait of Elizabeth Pollard. My email address is [email protected] Mary Jane Thomas Stokes Powhatan, Virginia

Special thanks to E. Wallace for the great suggestions on how to track done an old book on Alexanders, Austins and Arnolds. I appreciate you help very much. Fred in Minnesota