Hi cousin Linda & Mary, There are no Virginia birth records before 1853. A few counties had some of their own records. There are marriage bonds not records of Va. marriages going back to the 1600's though. I have seen books of Quaker meetings going back many years. But I am not sure what birth records there are for Quakers in Virginia. God bless, Beth deliaesther@att.net -------------- Original message from <ljp58172@verizon.net>: -------------- > Hi.....am looking for birth record too of a John Johnson, maybe earlier than > around 1700.......possible third? husband of Sarah Woodson...early > settler?...........but Quakers then?........Linda Peyman > > >From: Mary Hess > >Date: 2006/11/05 Sun PM 06:45:42 CST > >To: VAHENRIC-D@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [VAHENRIC] Lucretia Massey and John Johnson > > >Looking for a marriage record about 1698-1700 believed to be Quakers. > > Also birth records of their children. > > Thank you. > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for your quick reply. I'll check with the counties - I hope I'm looking for the right John Johnson :) God bless you too. Cousin Mary deliaesther@att.net wrote: Hi cousin Linda & Mary, There are no Virginia birth records before 1853. A few counties had some of their own records. There are marriage bonds not records of Va. marriages going back to the 1600's though. I have seen books of Quaker meetings going back many years. But I am not sure what birth records there are for Quakers in Virginia. God bless, Beth deliaesther@att.net -------------- Original message from : -------------- > Hi.....am looking for birth record too of a John Johnson, maybe earlier than > around 1700.......possible third? husband of Sarah Woodson...early > settler?...........but Quakers then?........Linda Peyman > > >From: Mary Hess > >Date: 2006/11/05 Sun PM 06:45:42 CST > >To: VAHENRIC-D@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [VAHENRIC] Lucretia Massey and John Johnson > > >Looking for a marriage record about 1698-1700 believed to be Quakers. > > Also birth records of their children. > > Thank you. > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You can try church and minister's records, they would have records of baptisms at least, which would give you an idea of when a birth occurred. Local historical societies (and the Va. Historical Society in Richmond) have copies of pages from old family Bibles that list births, deaths,etc. Marriage bonds usually tell the name of the bride's father, unless she was older, in which case all I run across is the listing "Spinster." At what age was one considered a 'spinster'? Nancy ------- Our eyes report to our minds what our minds have told them to see. --Anon. On Nov 6, 2006, at 4:06 PM, deliaesther@att.net wrote: > Hi cousin Linda & Mary, > There are no Virginia birth records before 1853. > A few counties had some of their own records. > There are marriage bonds not records of Va. marriages going back to > the 1600's though. > > I have seen books of Quaker meetings going back many years. But I > am not sure what birth records there are for Quakers in Virginia. > > God bless, > Beth > deliaesther@att.net > > > > -------------- Original message from <ljp58172@verizon.net>: > -------------- > > >> Hi.....am looking for birth record too of a John Johnson, maybe >> earlier than >> around 1700.......possible third? husband of Sarah Woodson...early >> settler?...........but Quakers then?........Linda Peyman >> >>> From: Mary Hess >>> Date: 2006/11/05 Sun PM 06:45:42 CST >>> To: VAHENRIC-D@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [VAHENRIC] Lucretia Massey and John Johnson >> >>> Looking for a marriage record about 1698-1700 believed to be >>> Quakers. >>> Also birth records of their children. >>> Thank you. >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAHENRIC- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you - I'll try that. Sunshine49 <shengirl@verizon.net> wrote: You can try church and minister's records, they would have records of baptisms at least, which would give you an idea of when a birth occurred. Local historical societies (and the Va. Historical Society in Richmond) have copies of pages from old family Bibles that list births, deaths,etc. Marriage bonds usually tell the name of the bride's father, unless she was older, in which case all I run across is the listing "Spinster." At what age was one considered a 'spinster'? Nancy ------- Our eyes report to our minds what our minds have told them to see. --Anon. On Nov 6, 2006, at 4:06 PM, deliaesther@att.net wrote: > Hi cousin Linda & Mary, > There are no Virginia birth records before 1853. > A few counties had some of their own records. > There are marriage bonds not records of Va. marriages going back to > the 1600's though. > > I have seen books of Quaker meetings going back many years. But I > am not sure what birth records there are for Quakers in Virginia. > > God bless, > Beth > deliaesther@att.net > > > > -------------- Original message from : > -------------- > > >> Hi.....am looking for birth record too of a John Johnson, maybe >> earlier than >> around 1700.......possible third? husband of Sarah Woodson...early >> settler?...........but Quakers then?........Linda Peyman >> >>> From: Mary Hess >>> Date: 2006/11/05 Sun PM 06:45:42 CST >>> To: VAHENRIC-D@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: [VAHENRIC] Lucretia Massey and John Johnson >> >>> Looking for a marriage record about 1698-1700 believed to be >>> Quakers. >>> Also birth records of their children. >>> Thank you. >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAHENRIC- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAHENRIC-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message