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/VBC.2ACI/1296.1 Message Board Post: Is this Robert Beadles West b. 10/15/1874, d. 1/4/1970, son of John Thomas West & Susan Hall who married Annie Stanley? He went by the name Beadles. He & Annie had 6 children - Lee B. West, Edith T. West, Lola M. West, Annie M. West, Sadie J. West, & Lola West. His wife, Annie, was the daughter of Eugenia A. Stanley (b. 5/22/1850, d. 3/30/1951). I'm still trying to find where Eugenia fits into the Stanley family; she doesn't seem to have ever been married but had 11 children - no record of a father can be found for any of them and she's always listed as single on the census records. Annie's sister, Ambler Lillian Stanley (married William Franklin Stanley, son of Timothy Thomas Stanley & Isabella Ann Jones) is my husband's step-grandmother. Beadles & Annie are both buried in the Hopeful Baptist Church Cemetery in Bumpuss.

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/VBC.2ACI/1298.1 Message Board Post: I don't think they're the same Mary Edwards, unless the license for the marriage w/Valentine Hall was issued but the marriage didn't actually take place - do you remember if there was a return from the person that conducted the ceremony on the register? I have 3 marriages documented for Valentine D. Hall - 1) On 1/4/1870 Darthuly (that's what it looks like on the register - might be a muddling of Dorothy) A. Harris (daughter of Stephen O. Harris & Dianah Smith) b. 8/11/1850, d. 4/21/1879 - They had 5 children between 12/25/1870 and 1878. 2) On 12/12/1880 Mary E. Edwards, dau. of William Edwards 3) On 5/7/1882 Emma G. Lockhart of Louisa Co. Mary Elizabeth Ellen Edwards (dau. of William Taft Edwards & Lucinda M. Hall) was born about 1857 and died 8/11/1931. She and Silas Askew (m. 12/22/1881) had 5 children.

The 1815 list of landowners for Hanover Co. [ie., those who paid land tax] did not include Austin Ford, but did include Hezekiah, Obadiah, Reuben and Samuel Ford - perhaps relatives of Austin? John Allhizon [sic] is on this list as well. Marge << Does anyone have any information on Austin Ford who lived in Hanover Co., prior to 1820 (1820 Census, 1810 Census, 1809 Census). Married Jane Allison about 1818 and had two children by 1820. (Sarah Jane Ford and James Thomas Ford) Thank you. DON >>

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/VBC.2ACI/1303 Message Board Post: TRACE YOUR ROOTS WITH DNA. You are invited to come hear noted author Megan Smolenyak-Smolenyak speak on the subject of using DNA testing in our genealogical research. The Tidewater Genealogical Society will hold a workshop on Saturday, August 5th at the 1st Advantage Federal Credit Union building in the Kiln Creek section of Newport News. More details and a registration form can be found on our website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatgs/MeetTrip.htm Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree, Ms. Smolenyak's latest book (co-authored with Ann Turner), has been featured in Newsweek, The New York Times, on NPR, and in the Book of the Month Club. She has written several other books (see her website for details): http://www.honoringourancestors.com/ As lead researcher for the PBS award-winning Ancestors series, she has subsequently consulted for other television programs, including PBS's award-winning, "They Came to America ." Since 2000, Megan has also been a consultant with the U.S. Army's Repatriation project to trace families of servicemen killed or MIA in Korea , WWII and Vietnam . The intent is to develop a DNA-database from relatives' blood samples so that remains that are now being repatriated can be identified and interred. Please join us as we learn more about this vital tool in genealogical research! Beth Maxwell Newport News

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/VBC.2ACI/1302 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any information on Austin Ford who lived in Hanover Co., prior to 1820 (1820 Census, 1810 Census, 1809 Census). Married Jane Allison about 1818 and had two children by 1820. (Sarah Jane Ford and James Thomas Ford) Thank you. DON

John - since I have no Paynes but do have Crenshaws, it would further your research to have Rebeccah's father's name - you may not realize how little women were mentioned in the records! Again, I am fwding this to the Hanover VA Gen web. Please send information to John & not to me - thanks, Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: JCogar1067@aol.com To: hspdjones@i-c.net Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 5:29 PM Subject: Re: Saint Pauls Vestry Records - Payne & Crenshaw Thanks very much for your reply. Here is a little more on this Payne family. I have identfied three brothers who left Hanover County and moved west to Monongalia Co. Va. about 1800. Jesse and William G Payne were lawyers. Jesse married Rebeccah Crenshaw in Saint Pauls Parish in 1782. Jesse married 2 Winnifred Rice Bowles Wakeland in Bourbon Co. Ky in 1809. William G never married and died in Preston Co. Va/WV in 1849. A third brother John Payne married Elizabeth (Betsy) Bowles and died in Bourbon Co. Ky in 1826. My GGGrandfather John Charles Payne was born to Jesse and Rebeccah in Hanover County Sept 7, 1783. These brothers were closely associated with Richmond Land speculator Henry Banks. Thanks Again John M Cogar

Dear John, There is no Payne, Pane, or Pain in the Vestry book. There are lots of Crenshaws some listed as late as 1784,5,6. This book only goes to 1787 as Slash was abandoned - parishioners left due to revolution, their affiliation w/England etc & could not pay the minister or upkeep - no mandatory collection of money. This left Old Church which is now Immanual Episcopal to fend for itself. If you don't mind I am going to send this to the Hanover VA Gen Web Group so they can answer your question. Best of luck - am sure they can give you answers! Dianne - Slash Church ----- Original Message ----- From: JCogar1067@aol.com To: hspdjones@i-c.net Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:44 PM Subject: Saint Pauls Vestry Records Hi Dianne, I'm looking for any mention of a Jesse Payne and Rebeccah Crenshaw who lived in Saint pauls Parish from 1780 to about 1800. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated. Thank You John M Cogar

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/VBC.2ACI/244.1 Message Board Post: Elizabeth Sumter was buried in an unmarked grave on her son-in-laws land. She live to be about 94 years of age. She died of old age.

Jerry, This may or may not be of help to you. I used to know an Andrew R. Mowatt who lived in the Mechanicsville area and had some connection with Canadian relatives. He used to own and operate a Scottish Goods business but I lost touch with him a few years ago when he sold his business due to health problems. He and his wife, Edna, lived at 6272 Tammy Lane Mechanicsville, Va. The Richmond phone directory still lists him at the same address with a phone # of 804-746-0752. It just seems that having the same unusual name, living in the same area, and also having a Canadian connection, is too much coincidence. Hope this helps, John Henry Taylor johnhenrytaylor@comcast.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <jerry.leblanc@rogers.com> To: <VAHANOVE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: [VAHANOVE] Eva Sarah Deeves - obit needed > 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/VBC.2ACI/1301 > > Message Board Post: > > Hi, > > I was tracking decendants of my ggg grandfather (William Bell Little - he > and his wife raised a family of 12 in Queens County, New Brunswick, > Canada) and I think one of the descendants ended up passing away in > Hanover County, Virgina in Feb. 2006. Her name was Eva Sarah Deeves. > According to the SSDI, she died on Feb. 7, 2006 and her death locality was > Mechanicsvlle, Hanover, Virginia. She was 99 years old (born in New > Brunswick in 1907) and at least 3 times married. Her first husband (Andrew > Mowatt) passed away in 1930 - they had not even been married 2 years - and > the obit for Andrew mentioned that they had one son (have not been able to > track down the name of the son - was hoping Eva's obit might mention him). > She then married Hollis Savage in 1934 in NB but lived in Maine for > several years. Hollis passed away in Maine in 1960. I think Eva then > married a Victor Deeves in Maine in 1966. Not sure what happened to > Victor. > > Hoping maybe Eva's obit might solve some of the missing pieces of the > puzzle. > > Regards, > Jerry > > > ==== VAHANOVE Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, > political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for > removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

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/VBC.2ACI/1301 Message Board Post: Hi, I was tracking decendants of my ggg grandfather (William Bell Little - he and his wife raised a family of 12 in Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada) and I think one of the descendants ended up passing away in Hanover County, Virgina in Feb. 2006. Her name was Eva Sarah Deeves. According to the SSDI, she died on Feb. 7, 2006 and her death locality was Mechanicsvlle, Hanover, Virginia. She was 99 years old (born in New Brunswick in 1907) and at least 3 times married. Her first husband (Andrew Mowatt) passed away in 1930 - they had not even been married 2 years - and the obit for Andrew mentioned that they had one son (have not been able to track down the name of the son - was hoping Eva's obit might mention him). She then married Hollis Savage in 1934 in NB but lived in Maine for several years. Hollis passed away in Maine in 1960. I think Eva then married a Victor Deeves in Maine in 1966. Not sure what happened to Victor. Hoping maybe Eva's obit might solve some of the missing pieces of the puzzle. Regards, Jerry

Why don't you ask Helen - she is a member of: http://www.hanoverhistory.org/ Dianne ----- Original Message ----- From: <mycatrigsby@verizon.net> To: <VAHANOVE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 2:51 PM Subject: [VAHANOVE] Little Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery > 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/VBC.2ACI/1300 > > Message Board Post: > > Does anyone have any info on Little Bethel Methodist Church or its cemetery? > > It is located at the junction of Blunt's Road and Blunt's Bridge Road, near the Ashland Town limits. > > The graveyard contains approx. 46 graves with stones. > > All the information I have found so far is the listing of the tombstones there in Mrs. Helen Kay Yates book. The church is no longer standing and Mrs. Yates writes that students from Randolph-Macon would preach there on Sunday afternoons. > > The graveyard is in a small patch of woods, slight care seems to have been taken there in the past, but it now seems untended. > > Thanks for any help! > > Sandy Satterwhite > > > ==== VAHANOVE Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hanover Co., VA mailing list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to VAHANOVE-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest List > to VAHANOVE-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

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/VBC.2ACI/1300 Message Board Post: Does anyone have any info on Little Bethel Methodist Church or its cemetery? It is located at the junction of Blunt's Road and Blunt's Bridge Road, near the Ashland Town limits. The graveyard contains approx. 46 graves with stones. All the information I have found so far is the listing of the tombstones there in Mrs. Helen Kay Yates book. The church is no longer standing and Mrs. Yates writes that students from Randolph-Macon would preach there on Sunday afternoons. The graveyard is in a small patch of woods, slight care seems to have been taken there in the past, but it now seems untended. Thanks for any help! Sandy Satterwhite

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grimes-Corker-Southworth Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/1299 Message Board Post: Need info on My Great-Grandfather, Joseph ? Grimes, b. Abt. 1836/Hanover Co. Va.. He was one of 5 sons of Joseph L. Grimes, b. Abt 1808/Hanover Co. Va

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Edwards Hall Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/1298 Message Board Post: I am trying to sort out an interesting problem. On Nov 24, 1880, Mary E. Edwards, d/o William Edwards, married Valentine D. Hall in Hanover County (from the marriage register). She was 23 and single. In the same register, I find Elizabeth E. Edwards (actually Mary Elizabeth Ellen Edwards) marrying Silas Askew on December 22, 1881. She is 24 and the daughter of William and Lucinda Edwards. She is listed as single, not a widow. I cannot find Valentine Hall after the 1880 census, which was completed before he was married that year. My question is: Is this the same Mary Edwards and did she actually marry twice in just over a year? I don't find a grave listing for Valentine Hall and don't have a date of death. I was up at Shiloh Church last week looking at the graves and have yet to answer this question. Valentine Hall is a grandson of Thompson Hall, via Warner Hall, and Mary Elizabeth Ellen Edwards is a granddaughter of Thompson Hall via Loucinda Hall, who married William Edwar! ds. If this is the same woman, they would be first cousins which wasn't that unusual at that time.

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/VBC.2ACI/1198.2.1 Message Board Post: Would you share some of the notes with our Harris group? We have recently had a DNA test from a descendant of this family that has matched our Harris group. We are trying to figure out how this person connects with our family of Harrises. The William Harris/Henrietta Baker that is claimed by this descendant based on this diary, is, according to the available information, of a different DNA line than ours. We are trying to sort out the facts. Please email me privately and I will explain more of our family. Lynda Harris SoRelle

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ballard Lane Baker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/29.1 Message Board Post: I don't have much to offer since I know only these names from my grandfather's Bible. "J. W. Ballard was born January 25, 1859. He married Bettie Lane (Layne) Oct 5, 1882. He died Sept. 19, 1886--age 27 yrs, 8 months, 4 days." "Rosie N. Ballard was born 4-4-1884. George W. Ballard was born Aug 13, 1886 and died June 22, 1887--age 10 months 9 days." If this ties into your work, please let me know. I have not been able to find the parents of J. W. If you can help me, I would appreciate it!

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garthright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/1268.1.1 Message Board Post: Dear Mr. Taylor, Thank you so much for the interest you have shown in my research of the Garthright family. Yes. you are right. Ollie's given name is Joseph Alpheus Garthright. Much of the info I have about him and his brother is family lore and I have very few records. As soon as I get my head and records together, I will e mail you. I appreciate you help so much. Thanks, Jane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garthright Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/1268.1 Message Board Post: Dear Ms. Connor, With reference to your inquiry on Ollie Gathright - you stated that in addition to other units that he was in the Hanover Troop. The Hanover Troop was a nick name for Company G 4th Virgnia Cavalry aka the Hanover Light Dragoons. If you can send me all the information you have on him and his brother I will be happy to try and locate his records. I believe that we will find that "Ollie" was a nickname rather than his real name. Your obt. servt., John Henry Taylor johnhenrytaylor@comcast.net

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Harris/Hall/Stanley/Lane/Baker/ Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VBC.2ACI/1198.2 Message Board Post: That was my Great Aunt Martha Ann. I have a copy of her notes. She was a diligent compliler of data and also guarded her cache of family photos. There are at least two other living relatives of Marth Ann in the Beaverdam area who have copies of her notes and her her pictures. I was born and raised here as were my folks back to the mid or early 1700s at least. Are you related?

The "Clay Bank" where the Vaughans, Bracketts, etc. owned was located between a place called "Negrofoot" and "Rose Hill". The properties were situated close to one another about ten miles west of Ashland on the presernt day route 54 where route 671 intersects with route 54.