Hi Cousins: http://www.americaslifestories.com/ Happened on this great site. Have the kit and it is excellent. Gave some for Christmas presents and plan to get more. It was a real hit! Good for not only us genealogists but for those who just want family info --- and most especially for those we have trouble getting information from as we pull our roots stories together and work on our family books. Just wanted to share this one Cheers and good diggin' Karleene on the coast of Oregon Researching Wm Perkins of New Kent VA 1698 fwd and related families/adjacent counties

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wright, Lyne, Blackburn Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBC.2ACI/2441 Message Board Post: I have copies of the Bible Records for William D. Wright and children. Births Wm. D. Wright 1st son born Feb. 11th 1813 Sarah M.Wright born March 6th 1827 (Wm's wife) Rucker? Wright 1st son born Dec. 15th 1848 Martha J. Wright Dec. 17th 1849 James A. Wright Nov. 6th 1851 John S. Wright Nov 8th 185 (3?) Dora Wright July 17th 1856 Sallie M. Wright April 19th 1863 Wm. D. Wright August 8th 1867 Deaths Departed this life Dec 26th 1848, Rucker? Wright, infant Son of Sarah M & Wm. D. Wright aged 10 days. Sarah M. Wright departed this life June 27th 18(71?) Do any of these names ring a bell? Wm. D. Wright Jr. was my g-grandfather. The D. stands for Delaware, and I understand he was sometimes called Dellie. He was married at least 3 times, and I am decended from his 2nd wife Charlotte Lyne -d/o James Lyne and Zenobia Blackburn. He lived in Highland Springs when he was married to Charlotte. I know there were children from all 3 marriages but I do not have names. When he "abandoned" Charlotte - divorced I assume - the family refused to speak of him again and I have nothing except these Bible pages. My grandfather, the oldest of Charlotte's children, was 7 or 8 when his father left and had almost no memory of him. I'm hoping children from one of the other marriages might have information. My mother has always wanted to meet her other aunts and uncles but the family was shocked at the suggestion so she dropped it. Wm and Charlotte had 4 children: Clyde Harvell Carlyle Powatan Gladys Loraine Leroy Wingfield Clyde Harvell m. June 15, 1933 Margaret Lucille Sutton 2 children: Beverly W m. Owen Cambell Marilyn Sutton W. m. Charles C. Montgomery (my parents) I would appreciate any help locating or identifying decendents of Wm.D. Wright Jr.'s other marriages as well as his (and Charlotte Lyne's) ancestors. Sarah Montgomery

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Labenberg, Lehman Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WBC.2ACI/2440 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on Labenberg (also sp. Lebenberg, Labenburg, Lebenburg) families who lived in Richmond from 1870's to 1900's time period. I believe head of this family was Abraham and had a son named Theodore and they were in grocery business. I would especially like to find obits and cemetery info. Yetta Labenberg was my gggrandmother and she was married to Louis Lehman. They lived in Richmond but ended up in Columbus, Ohio.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rutherford, Greer, Wolfe, Delp, Widener Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBC.2ACI/1534.2 Message Board Post: I just found Corinthia Rutherford (my great aunt) along with her parents, James and Cora Rutherford, in the 1930 Census in Sullivan County, Tennessee using Ancestry.com. When searching for her name it is misspelled as Carinthia.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Yearton 'Hobbs Runyon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBC.2ACI/2439 Message Board Post: My name is Sheila Yearton. I'm looking for my birth mother Martha Jane Runyon. I found one of her sisters Margaret Powell who refuses to talk to me. She also has a sister named Mary Clements and her fathers name was jess Runyon. I am in despirate need of a medical back ground. If anyone has any info please!!!!!contact me. The last I no is she was married to William H. Yearton in the sixties when he was killed. She also has 2 other children that I no of Cathy Hobbs and Joe (Bufurd) Hobbs

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Hello all, With the Holiday season... I thought that I'd take moment to post what I know about my elusive Sarah "Sally" McCALL... to see if anyone recognizes 'something'. I am looking to identify her parents-siblings. We've managed to trace the STRATTON line back several generations from William STRATTON, b. 1708-1717 - d. 1780, and now have a full listing [we think] of his children, but his wife has always been an enigma. This is all that we know: Sarah "Sally" McCALL, b. 1710 - 1730 Birth location: in Powhatan Co, Va d. before 1779 Death: in Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co, Va Burial: Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co, Va Father: _______ McCALL Mother: ______________ m. in Powhatan Co. VA ..... William STRATTON, b. 1708-1712 Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co. VA d. abt 1780, possibly in Cumberland Co. VA Buried: Bermuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co. VA Father: Edward STRATTON III b: 1679 Burmuda Hundred, Chesterfield Co, Va Mother: Anne BATTE b: 1689 in Charles City Co, Va Sibling: Thomas STRATTON Residence Locations for William STRATTON m. Sarah "Sally" McCALL: Bermuda Hundred, Henrico Co. VA [now Chesterfield Co. VA] Powhatan Co. VA Cumberland Co. VA The Will for William STRATTON..... does not list his wife as inheritor, so it is presumed that Sarah preceeded her husband in death. Children of William STRATTON m. Sarah "Sally" McCALL: William STRATTON John STRATTON Edward STRATTON Martha STRATTON.... who possibly m. ______ TOLER Richard STRATTON Sarah STRATTON........ b. 1759 - d. 24 Nov 1828 3rd wife of, Samuel RICE [b. 1744-1813], one known son - Samuel Russell RICE, b. 31 Oct 1787 KY Peter STRATTON....." the youngest and Sarah's favorite brother" I believe that Peter's middle name was BEAU.... which was forwarded to one of Sarah's sons, also as a middle name, and was long mistaken as a geographic anomaly [... for Bayou Bouef] rather than following the family naming pattern. We recently found data... that indicates that Powhatan Co VA was where our Sarah "Sally" McCALL may have been born... and where we might find recorded traces of her McCALL family. I can share data... for the descendants of Sarah STRATTON-Samuel RICE, but unfortunately... I can't help with the other STRATTON-McCALL lines, as we have only the information that I have outlined above. Looking forward to exchanging family information, Lisa Grimes [email protected] http://www.geocities.com/scot_belle/kcks001.htm My direct line descendency: .Sarah STRATTON m. Samuel RICE ...... VA > KY > LA ..Samuel Russell RICE m. Martha "Patsy" CAMPBELL............KY > LA ...Martha Orr RICE m. Alexander MOSS .........LA ....Sophronia Teresia MOSS m. Robert HERRINGTON [aka, Robt. CRISWELL] ........LA > NM .....Pauline HERRINGTON m. Percie Alexander ROSSER .......NM > TX ......Geraldine Ceba ROSSER m. Jack [Freeman] .......TX > CA .......myself...5th of 6 children [3 boys - 3 girls] .......CA > WA

Hi, Carol - Vital records films for Henrico at the Library of VA begin with the year 1853, the year the state govt required towns to keep records and transmit them to a central office. However - you may be able to find birth info from a death record which, I believe, are available for the year 1871 on microfilm from the Library of VA thru interlibrary loan. My inventory book ["A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 County Records in the VA State Library and Archives"] indicates that Henrico death records go only to 1870, but I seem to remember that they have Henrico deaths up to 1896 or so, then it skips to 1912 and onward. You might check this out since death records often contain a birth date. Marge in VT Researching: SLATER, HUGHES, RICHARDSON, EDWARDS, BAILEY, HIGGINS, DAVIS, WILLIAMS, HARRIS, BACON, and allied families from the counties east of Richmond City. << Subj: [VAHENRIC] Jno O'Neil/neel/O'Neal/neal Born 1790 richmond va??Birth look-up Date: 12/10/2002 1:52:46 AM Eastern Standard Time From: [email protected] Sender: [email protected] To: [email protected] ............. Message Board Post: Would anyone havae a book with births in 1790? i recently received a death record on my ggrandma saying her dad was jonathan and he was born in richmond va. according to census recoards, he was born 1790 and died in 1871 ca. english iowa co iowa. any clues appreciated. thank you carol >>

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/WBC.2ACI/2438.1 Message Board Post: If this is Richard Parsons who died Pittsylvania County 1785, I have found no link in any record in Henrico, nor have I found any record of Richard linking him to Joseph and Sarah Woodson Parsons. There is no document that I have found so far that definitely states that Richard of Goochland and Richard of Pittsylvania are one in the same. However, there are many names that appear in Goochland that are tied to the Parsons family in Pittsylvania. Richard of Goochland married Lydia Briggs. Her name as well as her brother's are in Henrico when they choose their guardians. However, I have found no record of their parents. I'll be happy to share what information I have. Please contact me offlist. Donna Price

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Parsons Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WBC.2ACI/2438 Message Board Post: I am trying to find the parents of Richard Parsons, born in 1730. I think he was born in Henrico County. Also, I believe his father was Joseph Parsons III and Sarah Woodson. Deductive reasoning and other bits of information have led me to Henrico County, but I have no proof as yet. Any assistance that you might provide would be greatly appreciated. Jack

In a message dated 12/17/2002 6:46:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Is there a website or forum for Charles River County, VA? Or for the > Quakers in VA in 1636? Or anything about the ship that Joanne Bennet > brought her indentured persons over on and where it landed? > I don't know if you have already been here and this is the source of your information, but I have it in my Murrell Websites file, and it says alot about Thomas Prewitt I can't judge the accuracy of the info -- Maybe the website owner might help. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swede/ThomasPrewittGenReportAug2002.h tm Her/his home page is here, with anemail address: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~swede/ Good Luck. Janet Hunter

"Early virginia immigrants, by G.C. Greer, Clerk of the VA State Land Office, contains a list of some 25,000 persons who came to Virginia from 1623 to 1666, together with the patentee or person who brought them over. In this list is : Thomas Prewitt, 1636, by Joane Bennet, to Charles River Country. On May 6, 1636, Joane Bennett, widow, received 450 acres in Charles River Co., VA. upon the new Poqueson River, east towards the bays, west into the woods, north up9on the Pinye Swamp (River) and south upon Robert Thrasher. 50 acres due for trasfer of 8 persons: Ann Winter, John Roote, Jon Marshall, Thomas Prewitt, Andrew Chant, Jon Morris, and Pole Carplights. He immigrated to Charles River County, Virginia on May 6, 1636. His religion was Quaker." I found the above info on the internet. My relative, Thomas Prewitt, I hope, is the first Prewitt I have found and I am trying to find more info about him. Is there a website or forum for Charles River County, VA? Or for the Quakers in VA in 1636? Or anything about the ship that Joanne Bennet brought her indentured persons over on and where it landed? Thanks for any help!!!! I am root-bound!! Brenda GILBERT Abbott [email protected]

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/WBC.2ACI/661.1.1 Message Board Post: Dave Hardiman, I was wondering if you ever contacted Gene Hardyman regarding his English ancestors. Looking for info. regarding a decendant in question. Susan Seaton

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/WBC.2ACI/1056.1 Message Board Post: My new email address is [email protected]

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/WBC.2ACI/2318.1 Message Board Post: I am still on the hunt for any information concerning the Jacob DeWitt that was "transported" by Elizabeth Packer to the Virginia Colony in 1637. Do you have any idea on what ship that she transported these 19 people on? I have traced my family back to Jacob DeWitt, but cannot go back any further, until I get the ship's name. That will possibily give me another area to search in Europe. Thank you in advance. Linda DeWitt Hughey

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/WBC.2ACI/2345.1.1 Message Board Post: Pearl, sorry to bother you but in search of old pics of Fulton. Hoping you may have some are know of some I could obtain copies of..Very vital in book that cousins are making of our family and Fulton. Hoping you can help and have pulled all thge McCabe family together now so result is book for remaining family..Thank You Gene McCabe

Manuel McCoy and wife Mary A. are listed on the 1850 Henrico Co. census. Both were born in VA. Manuel is 34. Does anyone have information on this McCoy family? Thank you, Sharolyn McCoy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ellis, Ware Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WBC.2ACI/413.475.480.579.1757.1753.1.1 Message Board Post: Iris, if you see this, please e-mail me at [email protected] I also thought that John Ellis, b. 1661, married Susannah Ware, but I have recently found evidence that before she married John Ellis, this Susannah Ware (nee Adams) was the widow of Jacob Ware and mother of his daughter, Elizabeth Ware, who was one of the 3 wives of John and Susannah Ellis's son, John Ellis, born 1685. That would mean that John Ellis III, born 1685, married his half sister. Obviously, this cannot be. I would VERY MUCH like to exchange info. with you to see if we can straighten this out. Thanks!

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/WBC.2ACI/1401.1411.1406.1802.1808.2.2 Message Board Post: Sure, Pollard, but he was related to the Tinsley's!

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/WBC.2ACI/1359.1 Message Board Post: D. Dowda I also descended from an Edward Dowda/Dowdy from Halifax Co. later Irdell Co., N.C. He married Frances Anderson. Mine however was already dead before 1850. Have you found your information yet? Not sure can help but would be glad to try.