If you have records on runaway slave files, is there any way you can look up whether my ancestors placed any such ads? My ancestors, William and Maria BELT lived in Leesburg; the wife was born about 1822 (age 48 in the 1870 census.) The whole family is listed as white. (I just got this off the National Archives in Waltham MA today. A non-white ancestor would have been exciting news to my relatives.) A farm labourer named Richard Jones is listed with them as Race M (mulatto).

Try this database: http://www.afrigeneas.com/slavedata/ Hope this helps. Anne W. B. Musser

Thanks fo the information. The Tates I am trying to locate are as follows: Jeremiah born around 1807 Harriet born around 1816 Nelson Tate born around 1851 I believe Jeremiah and Harriet are my gggrandparents.

Good site to check Revolutionary War Warrants, etc. You must use it like this: Jones; William or Warrant number 0345, not 345. If you are lucky a name in blue will appear, click on it, and at the next screen scroll down to see actual document. <http://www.sos.state.ky.us/intranet/Revwscr.htm>

For Diane and any others, As far as I know there are no slave files _as such_. I have checked Pat Duncan's LoCo Birth Register 1853-1879 which covers a bit of slave time; there are a number of Tates listed who are born after 1865. If you have a first name, I will be happy to look them up. However, Balch may also have a vertical file in the black history room. Slave material IS available; you just often need names, dates, owners, areas of the county--other details to help you look. SOME of Balch's family files, for example on the white Braden family, have extensive material on their slaves because descendants of the slaveholders, in this case Sue Beach of Indiana, did the research and placed them there. I present below a transcription of one of the many runaway slave ads from the Genius of Liberty, a weekly newspaper printed in Leesburg 1817-1843. Balch has hard copy from 1817-c. 1823; I have been fortunate to have had access, for scanning purposes only, to originals in a private collection, from which the ad below is scanned. Hard copies and a CD of these will eventually be available at Balch and at other area resources; I am meeting this Friday with Jenny Masur of the National Park Service to discuss dissemination of this material. IF this Tate is the one you are looking for, I expect it could be xeroxed from Balch's copy. Let me know. $30 Reward. Ran away from the subscriber on Tuesday night last, the fifth inst [instant], tawny colored negro man, calls himself James Tate, about 20 or 21 years of age, five feet 10 inches high, well made, and very likely. Took with him one brown lapelled cloth coat, tolerably wellworn, one roundabout jacket, drab colored, a pair of grey cloth pantaloons, one striped cassimere vest, one white jacket, 3 coarse linen shirts, one darker than the rest, two red silk handkerchiefs, a pair or two or brown linen breeches, and other clothing not recollected. $10 dollars will be paid for apprehending and securing said runaway so that I get him again, if taken in this state, or $30 if apprehended out of the state. N.B. --it is supposed he has shaped his course towards the western part of Pennsylvania, where he will probably endeavor to pass for a free man. Thomas Muse, Sen. Loudoun County, near Goose Creek Sept.12, 1820 Bronwen Souders Waterford Foundation,education comittee Waterford VA

My great-great-grandmother, Blanche A. Belt m. 22 Oct 1872 to Alfred Laforest in Loudoun County. The certificate I just received from Richmond says she was aged 20, born in and also residing in Loudoun County, and gives her parents as Wm. and Maria. Request contact with anyone who has these names or who can tell me where Wm. M. Davis, performer of the ceremony, served in Loudoun, like, what church. Tom Alciere Nashua NH

How would I go about obtaining the Loudoun County Slave files? I am looking for the surname of Tate. thanks for any help with this. Diane

Addressed to Lois Masters: There should be a Peter Shoemaker in the listing of Virginia's Colonial Soldiers. My ancestor Simon Shoemaker(born 1757) was a patriot,at time of service, residence of Northumberland, PA., though his family was Virginia. His Uncle Simon was the Virginia Patriot. I would be interested to know the information on the Simon you mentioned, undoubtedly Simon, the uncle, born circa 1739. Very confusing to keep the nephew and the uncle in their proper places. To make it more of a puzzle they both ended up in Ohio in adjacent counties. Thank you Lois S.W.

For those of you interested in Shoemaker in colonial Virginia, the following entries may be of interest. If you want additional information, please request it. I will send the information from the book. Bockstruck, Lloyd DeWitt: VIRGINIA'S COLONIAL SOLDIERS: Daniel Shoemaker George Shoemaker (4 references) Henry Shoemaker Martin Shoermaker Simon Shoemaker William Shoemaker Shumake, Joshua ===== My personal website: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~virginiawesttooregon The complete database of our family history: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~familylibrary/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/

There is quite a bit on Elijah Coe and Ann Middleton Smallwood in Carl Robert Coe's new books"The Coe Families of Maryland and Virginia, published in 2000 in 2 volumes; one copy being in the Library of Congress. It starts on page 350, to 351/352...talks about the other family John Jemison (son of John Jemison a British solider during the American Rev.) John Sr., settled in Fayette Co., KY, where in 1794 he purchased a mill and a 40 acre farm, 7 miles n. of Lexington. etcetc.; thereafter moving to Fayette Co., Indiana. He cites sources for all of is work. You may want to subscribe to the Coe list...Carl often responds to any Coe questions as he is also on that list. His email in the bok is: carlcoe@compuserve.com His address is: 1088 Rosewood Drive, Maryville, OH 43040-9012. Good luck. Aloha, Janet Sing   > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert L. Cummins [mailto:becummins@coolsky.com] > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 12:43 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Roll Call for Loundon Co. Va. > > > My line is Elijah Coe and Ann Middleton Smallwood----Nancy b. > 1798 [Cyntha > Coe b.1788 sister] John Cummins b.c. 1799 in Bourbon Co. Ky.--John D. > Cummins. Nancy & John , Cyntha & John Jemison [b. 1793] were married on > the same day & place. I have some more info but I need proof okf what I > have here. Thank you. becummins@coolsky.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jan Sing" <liloa@interpac.net> > To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 3:27 PM > Subject: RE: [VALOUDOU-L] Roll Call for Loundon Co. Va. > > > > > > Have done much work on Coe...which is your line? Aloha, Janet Sing > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Robert L. Cummins [mailto:becummins@coolsky.com] > > > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:42 AM > > > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > > > Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Roll Call for Loundon Co. Va. > > > > > > > > > Cummins and Coe. need info on bouth. becummins@coiolsky.com > > > > > > Bob Cummins > > > > > > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > > > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > > > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > > > http://www.rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > > Have you posted your Loudoun Co. surnames lately? > > New members are joining our mailing list every day. > > Be sure to periodically remind us of your Loudoun research interests. > > > > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > >

Thanks Susan. SUZYBC@aol.com wrote: > I only have the books for a through Myers therefore no Shoemakers. > > Sorry > susan > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com

Thank you , J.Sing Simon Shoemaker -Spouse Barbara Ballou/Ballew Peter Shoemaker- spouse Elizabeth See/Sea The DAR Publication is not the same as Rev.War Pensions ???? Information is not the same?? Lois

Which book would the Mc names be in. They are often intermingled with the M names and sometimes either precede or follow them. Thanks, Bob McArtor ----- Original Message ----- From: <SUZYBC@aol.com> To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Revolutionary War Pensions > There is a series of Books by Patrick j Wardellin this series he has > abstracted every pension record that mentions VA. > > The info varies in some there are names and dates of marriage some children > names age at date of pension , Date of death. > > Some entries have very little.It truly varies from Pension to pension. There > are 5 books I have 3. Only those who were gratnted a Federal pension are > noted therefore militia service is not noted . I am sure that some library > ahs them on interlibrary loan.LDS would shurely have them. > > Susan > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com > >

There is a series of Books by Patrick j Wardellin this series he has abstracted every pension record that mentions VA. The info varies in some there are names and dates of marriage some children names age at date of pension , Date of death. Some entries have very little.It truly varies from Pension to pension. There are 5 books I have 3. Only those who were gratnted a Federal pension are noted therefore militia service is not noted . I am sure that some library ahs them on interlibrary loan.LDS would shurely have them. Susan

Susan, Are there books/publications from Meyers through Z ??? Are they available through inter Library loan? Or can they be purchased? Sorry for all the questions, but sounds like there may be a few answers on the pages . What information is given in the above Pension records? Thank you Lois

I only have the books for a through Myers therefore no Shoemakers. Sorry susan

If you have any information on this man please contact me. He is my great grandfather. I believe he would have died in the 1940s. I have absolutely minimal information on him. Thank you in advance, Vicki

 Simon Shoemaker b. 10/24-1747 d 8-29-1830 Indiana, m. Barbara Ballou, was a Pvt., served from Pa. Peter Shoemaker b. c1750 PA d a 6-26-1806 OH m Elizabeth (Betsy) Sea, Patriot Service, VA The foregoing are direct quotes from the Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Index. Both are acknowledged and recognized patriots for which a DAR member would have claimed for membership. The Pension records are another source of proof of service. If you are interested in DAR membership, it is best to write for a copy of the most recent lineage papers used to claim these patriots...this then can be used as support documentation for your membership. Good Luck...Aloha, Jan Sing, Founding Regent, Hawai'i Loa Chapter, NSDAR > -----Original Message----- > From: Askum67@aol.com [mailto:Askum67@aol.com] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 6:30 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] DAR Patriots > > > Thank you , J.Sing > Simon Shoemaker -Spouse Barbara Ballou/Ballew > Peter Shoemaker- spouse Elizabeth See/Sea > The DAR Publication is not the same as Rev.War Pensions ???? > Information is > not the same?? > > Lois > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Loudoun Co., VA Genealogical Society! > For information contact: > Loudoun Genealogy Club > P.O. Box 254 > Leesburg, VA 20178 > Annual Dues are only $10 > > >

Hi List! Looking for any ALEXANDER connections. I know there were quite a few of the ALEXANDERs living there, so I'm hoping somone else is researching their line. Take care, and thanks in advance! Suzanne

Hi! I'm interested in any ALEXANDER/Brabham connection. Any ideas? Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- From: <Twb7776969@aol.com> To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 10:02 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Roll Call for Loundon Co. Va. > I'm Looking for All Brabham's that I can find specially Thomas Brabham b. > 1756 d. 1834 > > > Will > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com > >