Alice Martin WADE, b. 1806 in St. Paul's parish, Hanover Co., VA, embroidered a sampler in 1823, with the following names across the bottom, ALICE GEORGE MARTIN CARTER WAID. Since her name was Alice Martin WADE, we are assuming that MARTIN is her mother's maiden name, GEORGE is her maternal grandmother's maiden name, and CARTER is her paternal grandmother's maiden name. Alice Martin WADE married 1st Robert L. DRUMMOND of Elizabeth City Co., VA, and 2d John HOPKINS. Her DRUMMOND and HOPKINS children were in the household of John HOPKINS in the 1850 census in Elizabeth City Co., VA. Alice Martin WADE HOPKINS died in 1854 of cancer, Her death certificate names her parents as Robert and Alice WADE and her birthplace as Lancaster Co., VA. Her daughter Sally DRUMMOND GUY's death certificate states that her mother, Alice WADE was born in King William Co., VA. In the 1810 census, there is no Robert WADE in Lancaster or King Wm. Co., VA, but there are Robert WADEs in Loudoun Co (2), Caroline Co., Hanover Co., and Franklin Co. All have at least one daughter under 10, but Hanover Co., VA is closest to Lancaster and King Wm Co. The WADE family owned land on the North Fork of Matadequin Creek, near the Hanover/New Kent Co border. Robert WADE does not appear in the 1820 census, but there is an Aelcy WADE (possibly Alice) in Hanover Co., VA, with only female household members. The 1815 directory of landowners lists the following WADE families: WADE, Dabney, Malidiquin Creek, 16 mi SE of town of Hanover WADE, Hampton, Malidiquin Creek, 15 mi SE WADE, John, estate, Hanover Town, 8 E WADE, Littleberry, estate, 15 mi SE WADE, Mary, life, 20 SE WADE, Peter, South Anna River, 29 mi W WADE, Robert, Junior, 13 mi SE WADE, Robert Senior, estate, 15 mi SE WADE, Thomas, 14 mi W WADE, Wyatt, estate, Malidiquin Creek, 16 mi SE From the available property records and personal property records, we've determined that Robert WADE and his wife Alice had at least 2 children, Robert WADE and Alice WADE, born between 1800 and 1810. Robert WADE was born about 1765, and was the son of Littleberry WADE and his wife Lurana (probably CARTER). There are land records showing a relationship, and property ownership close to one another between the WADE and CARTER families. Littlebury WADE received land from his brother, Jeremiah WADE, in 1772, on the North Fork of Matadequin Creek. Jeremiah WADE had received the land from his father, William WADE.