I am new to this list and needs some real help. Until yesterday I was wondering if my great grandmother was an alien from Mars or some unknown galaxy. Seriously I knew she was but from documentation I have received she was born in four different states and in three decades. New found information had my great grandmother ELLEN F. FORD being born May 1856 in Virginia. Now that I know she didn't just pop into this world or come on a flying saucer I am looking for information on her family, parents, and siblings. If you have Ford info please check for her. Also I need a CENSUS look up for 1860 and 1870. She married in April 1872 in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Any help is greatly appreciated. If you look for her in census records you have access to please let me know where you looked so I will know at least where she is not at in Virginia. Thanks you for you help. Patricia

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/608 Surname: Hines ------------------------- Looking for a connection. Do not know at this time my gggggrandfather's first name. I know he had a son named Willis who left Isle of Wight and settled in Walker County Texas around 1852.Willis's wife was named Sarah. They had a son named Stephen James. Any help appreciated.

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/607 Surname: WHITE ------------------------- I am looking for a connection. I have gone as far as John White born 1665 and died in 1729. He married Elizabeth (don't know last name) in 1695 and they had a son named Jonathan White born about 1706. John White was from Isle of Wight County, Virgina. Anyone know the link to England that I'm looking for? Willing to share Jonathan White down to my dear grandchildren. Thanks!!

Hi, need tax rolls showing folks by surnames of DAUGHERTy (Various spellings!) and GOODMAN (various spellings). Thanks for your help. Ann

I need the source reference info so I can order a deed from IOW if someone has access to this. The deed is from James Watkins to George English dated 1715. It starts off "This Indenture made on Twenty Fourth day of August anno___Domino One Thousand Seven hundred and ?Thirteen or Fifteen" and is for " part of a patent of land of my fathers, John Watkins." I need this for proof of kinship for the Watkins. Thanks for any help you can give me. Betty Sue in SC BSWilkie@aol.com

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/604 Surname: George reynolds ------------------------- My charles is #13 below. I recieved this info. out of a family bible a distant cousin has. I have not verified it. cindy 1.Henry REYNOLDS died on 7 May 1837 in , Isle of Wight, Va. Henry married Mary POWELL.They had the following children: +2MSharp REYNOLDS was born on 31 Dec 1806 and died on 1 Feb 1875. 3MHenry REYNOLDS. 4FEugenia REYNOLDS. Second Generation 2.Sharp REYNOLDS (Henry) was born on 31 Dec 1806 in Smithville, I.o.W., Va. He died on 1 Feb 1875 in Norfolk, Va. They had the following children: 5MGeorge Washington REYNOLDS died in 1834. +6MJohn Thomas REYNOLDS Captain was born on 8 Mar 1834 and died on 18 Jan 1890. 7FSarah Jane REYNOLDS was buried in 1836 in , Va. 8FMary Eugenia / S ? REYNOLDS was born in 1836 in Norfolk, Norfolk, Va. 9MHenry Sharp REYNOLDS was born on 18 Apr 1837 in Norfolk, Va. He died on 18 Sep 1878 in Memphis, Shelby, Tn. 10MEdward Stewart REYNOLDS. 11FAnnie L. REYNOLDS was born in 1842. 12MWilliam Clay REYNOLDS was born in 1844 in , Norfolk, Va. 13MCharles Walter REYNOLDS was born on 3 Nov 1846 in , Norfolk, Va. 14MJames Pettit REYNOLDS died in 1849. 15FSophia REYNOLDS was born in 1852. 16FCatherine REYNOLDS was born on 5 Feb 1854 in Norfolk, Va.

Can someone tell me when the earliest known census was taken in Isle of Wight County? Kathryn kauzgr@aol.com

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/603 Surname: reynolds, brady ------------------------- do you know if you have a charles f. reynolds,b-1859 from norfolk,va.in your line. this charles f. reynolds married annie brady. they had three children that i know of. 1charles w. reynolds b-1885 2 annie l. reynolds b-1889 3grover s. reynolds b-1892 thank you, lynn

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/602 Surname: HARRIS, WHITELEY ------------------------- I am looking for information on Samuel N HARRIS born c1840 who married Ellen Beckner in 1869 in Botetourt, VA. According to an LDS Ancestral File Samuel was the son of Samuel Harris born c1790 & Margaret Whiteley who married in Isle of Wight in 1814. Can anyone help me to verify this information? Thanks Kerrie Australia

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/601 Surname: Smelley, Smelly, Denson ------------------------- My mom and I found wills at the Isle of Wight Courthouse of several Smelley's/Smelly also have pictures of smelley denson homeplace

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/600 Surname: Denson, Gay, Walker, Pitman ------------------------- Still Looking for Denson's, Gay, Walker, and Pitman info from Isle of wight county Had change of Address since last posting

Try searching the Library of VA catalogs: http://www.lva.lib.va.us/ There is also a book by John Bennet Boddie about Isle of Wight. Good Luck, Debbie At 01:50 AM 10/19/2000 EDT, WillieJBC@aol.com wrote: >I need a good book reference for the early history of Isle of Wight County. >Any suggestions would be appreciated. > >Thanks, Joan > > >==== VAISLEOF Mailing List ==== >My family coat of arms ties at the back.....is that normal? > >

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/IsleofWight/598 Surname: Denham ------------------------- I am looking for information on William Denham who came to Virginia on the ship "Guifte" in 1623, He appears in the settlers living at "Warwick Squeake" in Virginia, February 16, 1623/4he appears in the Muster of the Inhabitants of Virginia Settlements, January-February 1624/5 (American Plantations and Colonies - Virginia People, 1624/5) He purchased land, 300 acres in Warresquioake River, (Isle of Wight County, VA - Records; William and Mary College Qrtly, Vol. 7, No. 4, P. 284)Trying to connect ancestory lines. Thanks in advance for any help with this info.

Question: What were the contents of Trooper's Arms that are often seen in 17th wills? Thank you, Brenda Holloman

I need a good book reference for the early history of Isle of Wight County. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Joan

I thought some of you might be interested in this :) Jeannie >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:44:58 -0400 >From: "Kelly Courtney-Blizzard" <Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net> >To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <015801c0371c$a41f4aa0$38da35d8@kellybli> >Subject: [VAGEN-L] Census Lookup Mailing lists >Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello Everyone ! I have had to reword and rework the guidelines for the >CENSUS-LOOKUP mailing lists and also include subscription instructions. I am >sending these below. The lists have been growing like crazy since I created >them three days ago and I expect the growth to continue as the word spreads. >Please feel free to forward this to anyone you feel may be interested in >joining. Of course the more people we have the more help we will be for each >other. Please keep in mind that we are only a few days old and if your >lookup request is not answered, try again in a week or two. Some of the >state lists have already reached over 150 subscribers <G> Others have not >been "advertised" as much and have fewer members. Hang in there and don't >get discouraged if your not answered right away, these lists will be a great >asset to our research after we reach the people and let them know that these >lists are available. I am encouraging everyone to send this email to their >surname and county mailing lists as well as to our cousins. Finally, If you >have the material to help a fellow researcher, please use it. Thanks, Kelly >Kellygirl3398@mpinet.net > >(Subscription information at the end of this e-mail) > >Guidelines for posting to the lists: >Established 11 October 2000 > >EMAIL SUBJECT LINES: >COUNTY,YEAR,SURNAME > >NO FLAMING or you will be unsubbed without notice. By this I mean not only >being rude or mean to each other but there will be NO and I do mean NO >debating here about the Census Projects. This list is for everyone who wants >to research. > >NO General requests such as "all Smiths in all counties" >Be specific, Name the County, Family you are looking for and also the year. >Try to supply as much info as possible. > >LIMIT your requests to ONE PER CENSUS YEAR and SURNAME > >My Mama taught me that Thank you and Please are always nice too :) > > > >A few people have emailed me asking how to sign up for the new >lists and what to do. >- ------------------------------------------------------------------- > >1. All lists are > >XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com >XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-D-request@rootsweb.com > > >The XX is to be removed and the two letter abbreviation for the state >you are looking in added in its place. > >Examples: > >MI-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > >CA-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > >IL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >2. So, send an email to the one of your choice (make sure to have the > state). Put NOTHING in the subject line. In the body of the email > write only: > >subscribe > > Then send it on :) > >3. POSTING to the new census lists: > >A. Send it to XX-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L@rootsweb.com (supply the two letter state >code for the XX again) > >B: Subject line MUST have the following: > County/Year/Surname > >Example: Saginaw/1850/Smith > > >C: In the body of the email: > >List whom you are looking for. >Supply as much information as you can. >Birthplace, ages, occupation, etc. > >D: Mail it on! > >That's it folks :) > >I hope that helped. I have put the list of states and two letter codes >below for you. > > > AL Alabama > AK Alaska > AZ Arizona > AR Arkansas > > CA California > CO Colorado > CT Connecticut > > DC District Of Columbia > DE Delaware > > FL Florida > > GA Georgia > > HI Hawaii > > ID Idaho > IL Illinois > IN Indiana > IA Iowa > > KS Kansas > KY Kentucky > > LA Louisiana > > ME Maine > MD Maryland > MA Massachusetts > MI Michigan > MN Minnesota > MS Mississippi > MO Missouri > MT Montana > > NE Nebraska > NV Nevada > NH New Hampshire > NJ New Jersey > NM New Mexico > NY New York > NC North Carolina > ND North Dakota > > OH Ohio > OK Oklahoma > OR Oregon > > PA Pennsylvania > > RI Rhode Island > > SC South Carolina > SD South Dakota > > TN Tennessee > TX Texas > > UT Utah > > VT Vermont > VA Virginia > > WA Washington (state) > WV West Virginia > > WI Wisconsin > WY Wyoming ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

The following files were uploaded to the Isle of Wight County Archives in recent months. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/isleofwi.htm Assessors Books, 1778, Wm. and Mary Qrtly., Vol. 25, No. 3 (1778.txt), file size 5.8 kb, submitted September 2000 by Kathy Merrill Records; William and Mary College Qrtly, Vol. 7, No. 4, P. 250-296 (history2.txt), file size 103.9 kb, submitted July 2000 by Kathy Merrill Records; William and Mary College Qrtly, Vol. 7, No. 4, P. 297-315 (history3.txt), file size 42.7 kb, submitted July 2000 by Kathy Merrill Will of Katherine Ruffin Whitehead Thornton Bathe, 1687 (bathe1.txt), file size 3.0 kb, submitted July 2000 by Virginia Crilley Will of John Williams, 1733 (wllms1.txt), file size 2.5 kb, submitted Septembe 2000 by Matthew W. Harris Many thanks to our submitters! Won't you consider preserving & sharing your treasured documents by submitting a transcription of your own? What a wonderful way to show pride in your heritage while insuring these resources will still be around for future generations! Thank you, Jeannie Watts, archivist. ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

Posted on: IsleofWight County Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/IsleofWight/597 Surname: Jones, Perry ------------------------- I am looking for the record of the marriage of my gggggrandparents Benjamin Jones and Johannah Perry. The marriage would probably have taken place around 1750. Sometime before 1765 they moved to Granville/Bute County, NC when his name appears on a deed for land. I do not know the names of the parents of either but suspect that Benjamin's father was William Jones of Prince George County, VA. Any help will be appreciated.

I am looking for information on John Britt (Brett), Sr. and his son John Britt (Brett), Jr. and John, Jr's wives Susannah Bressie and Catherine. John, Jr. was married to Catherine (Last Name Unknown) first. I am trying to determine which wife was the mother of which children and how many children there were. It would help if I could find some more exact dates and places of birth and death on the people in this family. John Britt (Brett), Sr. b. unknown before 1650 (mentioned in land transactions and probate records in Isle of Wight between 1650-1686) d. unknown after 1686 Occupation: unknown but is mentioned in Isle of Wight Wills as witness, executor, appraisor and "surety". married: unknown Children: John Britt, Jr. Ann Britt married to Abraham Rutt, blacksmith. Abraham died intestate prior to Dec. 8, 1681. John Britt (Brett) Jr. Born in Isle of Wight County Virginia date unknown before 1684 Death in Bertie, North Carolina after 7 Feb 1736 and before 1737 Occupation: Blacksmith Marriage 1: Catherine (last name unknown) before land transaction on 15 Apr 1686 Catherine b. before 1686. d. before 14 Mar 1698 Marriage 2: Susannah Bressie daughter of Hugh Bressie before 14 Mar 1698 (land transaction with wife Susannah) Susannah Bressie - b. about 1680. d. After 7 Feb 1736. Known Children born in Isle of Wight M i John Britt III ( died before Feb. 1777 when will was probated in Southhampton County, VA) M ii William Britt. M iii Thomas Britt Sr. M iv Nathan Britt. M v Joseph Britt. Any additional information would be appreciated. Elaine Acree aacree@hiwaay.net

Hello: I am new to the Isle of Wight County list and hope that someone on the list may help me in my search to find the Virginia roots of my gggggrandfather Benjamin Jones. Sometime around 1750 Benjamin Jones married Johannah Perry and I believe that this probably took place in Isle of Wight County. There were a number of Perrys living in Isle of Wight County in the mid-1700s and at about this time a number of them moved to Granville/Bute County, NC as did Benjamin and Johannah Jones. I will appreciate any help from those on this list in locating a record of the marriage of Benjamin Jones to Johannah Perry. Benjamin probably came to Isle of Wight County from Prince George County and bought land after he arrived which he must have sold when he moved on the North Carolina. I would like to find the records of any land transactions Benjamin Jones may have been involved in during this era. Thanks for any help on this. Norvill Jones