I am descended from another son of Thomas & Margaret (Foote) Garrett. Recently I corresponded with a researcher of Benjamin and Mary (Berry) Garrett. She told me that they had at least 15 children and gave me their names. You might try contacting her at: andriaparry@hotmail.com I am interested in the name Kitchen as I have a Curry child was adopted by a Kitchen. Do you have anything on this? Thanks, Carol

I have a Mary BERRY who is supposed to have married Benjamin GARRETT (b. 1766 in Loudoun Co., VA, son of Thomas & Margaret (FOOTE) GARRETT. They had at least one child by 1798. I am looking for a marriage record or other confirmation of Mary's maiden name and any additional information on her. Perhaps she is a sister of your William BERRY. Benjamin & Mary (BERRY) GARRETT left Loudoun Co. by about 1805-6 and went first to KY, then Chilicothe, OH and finally settled in Deer Creek Twp. Madison Co., OH. Cathy Brinkman "pam/norrishouse.com" wrote: > I am looking for a William Berry who married Agnes Kitchen @ 1790, in Loudoun Co., Va. His second wife was Cynthia Triplett, married in 1810 in Loudoun Co., VA.

In a message dated 11/24/2001 2:58:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, thelma1@ameritech.net writes: > I have an Elizabeth Robinson who married a James White in Hampshire Co Do you have any dates for this couple? The reason I ask is that in 1818 in Hampshire Co. there was a John ROBINSON who applied for a RevWar pension. He stated that he was 72 yrs of age and that his wife, Margaret was 68. However, he also stated that they were the parents of Nelson, age 11 and Elizabeth age 20 plus another daughter that I can't remember right now. I have always thought it very odd that a couple this age would have children so young! Seems impossible to me! But it was in 1821 that Nelson was shown in the Lewis Co., VA Chancery records as a orphan age 12. I haven't been able to find out when John ROBINSON died and I was in Hampshire Co. 2 summers ago. They have very incomplete records there--I think it is a combination of limited volunteers and thae fact that so many of their records were destroyed druing the Civil War. But it is frustrating! If he was a RevWar soldier you would think that the DAr would know where he was buried but they don't and this John isn't even listed in the DAR Patron book even tho his application was approved. In 1810 Loudoun Co. there was a household headed by Sarah ROBINSON who was age 26-45 and had 3 M 0-10 and 1 F 0-10. In the 1830 Lewis Co. census there was a Sarah ROBINSON age 50-60 with 1 F 80-90 I don't know if these are the same women and if she could be the mother of Nelson but I do know that many times the children were shown as orphaned even if their mothers were still libing but since the woman rarely had a means to earn money, the children were sent to live with others. Nelson was sent to live with Abram REGER and his wife, Leah Ann BRAKE who were newly married and lived in Lewis Co. and somehow must have been related to Nelson but I don't know how as yet. I don't know why a child would be sent to live with total strangers or someone not logistically close. Any help you can shed would be most welcome! Thanks for responding to my query. Melinda Larson

Bronwen, Thank you so much for checking for me! I am planning on driving out to Loudoun Co. next summer to do some digging on this family and see what, if anything, I can find! Thanks again and have a wonderful holiday season. Melinda Larson

Where can I find Louisa Hutchinson's " Apprentices , Poor Children and Bastards, Loudoun County".....Susan H.

You can find Louisa's book, and MANY other Loudoun Co references at Willow Bend Books. See their web site at: http://www.willowbend.net/default.asp Pat Duncan p.duncan@worldnet.att.net Snuzzen@aol.com wrote: > > Where can I find Louisa Hutchinson's " Apprentices , Poor Children and > Bastards, Loudoun County".....Susan H. > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com

I am looking for a William Berry who married Agnes Kitchen @ 1790, in Loudoun Co., Va. His second wife was Cynthia Triplett, married in 1810 in Loudoun Co., VA. William was b. circa 1768 and died in Braxton Co., VA (WV) in 1848. Agnes may have been the daughter of William Kitchen and Mary Ward, I have not been able to determine that. She was born @ 1770 and died in Loudoun Co., in 1809. Cynthia Triplett (b. 17 Oct 1787 - d, 2 Mar 1865) was the daughter of James Triplett and Mary Any Wardell. I am a decendant of William Berry and his first wife Agnes Kitchen. I am seeking information on both William and Agnes's ancestery. Pam McMurray Innkeeper THE NORRIS HOUSE INN 108 Loudoun St., SW Leesburg, VA 20175 Tel. 800.644.1806 www.norrishouse.com inn@norrishouse.com

Marty, Lois and others, Whew! This is starting to get complicated! I acknowledge MY typo, not my husband's, and you caught me in discovering, after I sent the message, about the entry of one Susana Burns with Mary Ann Graves.--It appears that there may be at least two Susana's or that the age is wrong, but that is another matter.There are also Jeremiah and Thomas Byrns listed in Louisa's book. But obviously the "Waterford" in the question caught my eye and much of the information I provided was what we knew of the Waterford Susanah. The age of the Waterford one in 1850 of "86" makes it _roughly_ right for the apprenticed one--I have found census ages to be off by as much as 10 years. We don't know this particularly Thomas Matthews though we have scanty records of several, who may have been Quakers.... But I am not pushing one way or another. The question was re the Waterford one and I was presenting info I had available; I may not have qualified it enough. I welcome further input. Bronwen ---Original Message----- From: Marty Hiatt [mailto:martyhiatt@starpower.net] Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 1:04 PM To: John and Bronwen Souders; VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall Connection Ok, just because you asked for it. From Louisa's ABC book (Apprentices, Bastards, and poor Children) page 44: Susanna Burns was 15 years old in 1787, and bound or apprenticed in 1788 (a typo correction, not 1778). There's no mention of her being "colored," or mulatto, so first I would want to know why you think she is the same as Susan Burns of Waterford in 1850? Was Thomas Matthews an African American? >From page 52: Susanna Byrne (Byrns) 3 years old in 1790, was bound or apprenticed (there is a difference, and the book doesn't say which) to Mary Ann Graves in 1791. Reference Order Book N:154. There was a Byrne family connected to the Lintons. She might be part of that group. Then there's Samuel and Uriah Byrne who lived near the Fauquier Co. line Ms. Marty Hiatt, CGRS "Document what you find, listen to what you are told, and especially, love and respect your work." John Morris CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. ----- Original Message ----- From: John and Bronwen Souders <souders_j@mediasoft.net> To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 6:35 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] RE: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall Connection > Lois, > > Well. I/we (my husband and I who collect, and he computerizes, Waterford > data) have some info on one Susanna Burns/Byrnes who may or may not be the > same as the one you ask about. I had hoped to send you a lot more, but > today being Friday of TG holiday, I found both Balch and the courthouse > closed. So, more on Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, this is what we have. > All info (except day and month of her birth) is sourced and I can send that > to you if you need--meanwhile, I will just write the info, but give up front > credit to Louisa Hutchison's wonderful "Apprentices, Poor Children & > Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" from which the earliest info came. > > She was born 30 September 1772 in Virginia; and was apprenticed to one > Thomas Matthews on 14 January 1778. In Waterford's 1830 census, she heads > a household containing 1M30-40, 1F40-50(self), 1 F<10; and in 1840, heads a > household containing 1M 50-60; 1F 10-15, 1F 60-70 (self) respectively. In > the 1850 Waterford census she is described as: "black, illiterate, 86 [years > of age], living alone, real estate valued at $150"; On the 1853-54 map of > the village which appears as a corner element of Yardley Taylors county map > of the same date, her name appears on a lot on Second Street that I happen > to know is lot 61 of Mahlon Janney's "Auction", the 64 lots that were sold > at his death in 1812. If you check the Waterford Foundation's website at > www.Waterfordva.org and check the walking tour on Second Street, the present > house is number 15619, "The Shawen House." > > I have a set of the records of all the "Free Negroes 1851-1859 Over the Age > of 12" listed for tax purposes in the three tax districts of Loudoun County > and Susan Burns...or spelling variants does not appear there, so perhaps she > died early 1851? As I recall, LoCo death records don't begin until 1856. > > I was hoping to complete the chain of title today but could not. Froom the > late John Divine's records, I know that Mahlon Janney's executors sold the > lot to Mary Fox (LoCo Deed Book 2S148, no date given) then John's records > show a gap until August 9 1853 in 5K337, one WILLIAM G. WRIGHT sells to > William Nettle. > > I would guess that William Wright is white, as William Nettle certainly is, > BUT there is a black Alfred Wright who is a minister in Leesburg a few > years later. > > Can Marty Hiatt help here?? The white Wright family is, of course, a huge > family and is the object of much discussion with Sue Beach, Susan McIntyre > and myself on a side chat at the moment.... > > Anyway, That is what we have on Susan/Susannah at the moment. More as I > find it. > > Bronwen Souders in Waterford > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lois Masters [mailto:ljmasters@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:03 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall > Connection > > > Hello - > > Can any one out there tell me about Susan Byrne? > > Here is the backgound information: > > Robert E. Beal(l) married Susanna Wright 6 Mar 1832 in > Loudoun Co.. Susanna Wright was the sister of Alfred > Wright. Both Susanna and Albert were children of John > and Rebecca Wright. > > Loudoun Co., Va Deed Book 5F p. 195-3 Aug 1852. > Robert E. Beall sold to Alfred Wright for $25.00 his > interest in a certain house and lot in Waterford which > formerly belonged to Susan Byrne, deceased, who died > intestate...which said interest...Robert Beall holds > in right of his wife who is one of the heirs of Susan > Byrne. > > --- > > I could not find a Loudoun Co deed in which Susan > Byrne purchased this property. Can any of you help me > on this? > > Thanks so much for any help or suggestions you can > give me on this. > > > > > > > ===== > 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!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ______________________________

Tootsie, 1. From page 48 of Louisa Hutchison's Apprentices Poor Children and Bastards, Loudoun County, 1757-1850: Loudoun County Court Order book L p. 196, 8 June 1789: "Elizabeth Robinson, 8 yrs old 15 June 1789, to William Smith." Our Waterford data base shows two Wm Smiths, one who married Sarah Gregg, with daughters Pleasant and Lydia, who sounds like a Quaker, if that helps your family history; the other William Smith married Hannah Dulin in 1803 in the Waterford area, so unless he was elderly when he married and began a family of several children (one of whom, a Baptist, lived in my house, by the way) he seems rather late...Obviously "William Smiths" can abound elsewhere in the county. 2. From the same book, page 116: Loudoun County Court Order Book 4, page 153, 14 May 1821, "John Robinson, 12 yrs old 21 March 1822, to Thomas Wilkinson, to be a taylor". Our Waterford data base does have info on one Thomas Wilkinson, occupying a two-story brick house in Waterford on the north side of Main Street owned by Thomas Saunders who wished to sell it in 1829 and describes it as one of the "best stands in town from which to do business"--Genius of Liberty,13 June 1829, a Leesburg newspaper. Wilkinson's wife Julia had died on September 2, 1821 in the typhoid epidemic that hit the area; they had no children. Hope this helps. Bronwen Souders -----Original Message----- From: Tootsie [mailto:thelma1@ameritech.net] Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 2:56 AM To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Re: Robinson, Nelson... I have an Elizabeth Robinson who married a James White in Hampshire Co. Also a John, with a Mary and son Isaac in the 1850 census. I believe John and Elizabeth were siblings but I don't know that. Tootsie John and Bronwen Souders wrote: > Melinda, > > Checking under Robeson, Robinson, Robertson, and Robison, I find no > Nelsons--sorry. The Robinsons listed are: Elizabeth, George and Ann, > Henry, James, Jane, John, Joseph, Thomas, and William, if any of those names > re repeated in your family. No "Robesons" are shown. > > Bronwen Souders > > -----Original Message----- > From: MLarson101@aol.com [mailto:MLarson101@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 8:38 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] RE: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? > Wright/Beall Connection > > In a message dated 11/23/2001 6:33:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > souders_j@mediasoft.net writes: > > > "Apprentices, Poor Children & > > Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" > > I just read the message concerning this book that was posted by Browden > Souders of Waterford. I am not familiar with this book however, will try to > get it on interlibrary loan. In the meantime, if anyone has a copy, would > you please check for my 3g grandfather, Nelson ROBESON/ROBINSON b. 1809 > Loudoun Co., VA and shown in Lewis Co., WV in 1821 as orphan child age 12. > I > am trying to find his parents and wonder if perhaps this book might list the > deceased parents of the orphan child. > Thanks for your help. > > Melinda Collins Larson > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com Researching JEWEL in Loudoun Co.

Ok, just because you asked for it. From Louisa's ABC book (Apprentices, Bastards, and poor Children) page 44: Susanna Burns was 15 years old in 1787, and bound or apprenticed in 1788 (a typo correction, not 1778). There's no mention of her being "colored," or mulatto, so first I would want to know why you think she is the same as Susan Burns of Waterford in 1850? Was Thomas Matthews an African American? >From page 52: Susanna Byrne (Byrns) 3 years old in 1790, was bound or apprenticed (there is a difference, and the book doesn't say which) to Mary Ann Graves in 1791. Reference Order Book N:154. There was a Byrne family connected to the Lintons. She might be part of that group. Then there's Samuel and Uriah Byrne who lived near the Fauquier Co. line Ms. Marty Hiatt, CGRS "Document what you find, listen to what you are told, and especially, love and respect your work." John Morris CGRS is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license after periodic evaluations by the Board. ----- Original Message ----- From: John and Bronwen Souders <souders_j@mediasoft.net> To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 6:35 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] RE: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall Connection > Lois, > > Well. I/we (my husband and I who collect, and he computerizes, Waterford > data) have some info on one Susanna Burns/Byrnes who may or may not be the > same as the one you ask about. I had hoped to send you a lot more, but > today being Friday of TG holiday, I found both Balch and the courthouse > closed. So, more on Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, this is what we have. > All info (except day and month of her birth) is sourced and I can send that > to you if you need--meanwhile, I will just write the info, but give up front > credit to Louisa Hutchison's wonderful "Apprentices, Poor Children & > Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" from which the earliest info came. > > She was born 30 September 1772 in Virginia; and was apprenticed to one > Thomas Matthews on 14 January 1778. In Waterford's 1830 census, she heads > a household containing 1M30-40, 1F40-50(self), 1 F<10; and in 1840, heads a > household containing 1M 50-60; 1F 10-15, 1F 60-70 (self) respectively. In > the 1850 Waterford census she is described as: "black, illiterate, 86 [years > of age], living alone, real estate valued at $150"; On the 1853-54 map of > the village which appears as a corner element of Yardley Taylors county map > of the same date, her name appears on a lot on Second Street that I happen > to know is lot 61 of Mahlon Janney's "Auction", the 64 lots that were sold > at his death in 1812. If you check the Waterford Foundation's website at > www.Waterfordva.org and check the walking tour on Second Street, the present > house is number 15619, "The Shawen House." > > I have a set of the records of all the "Free Negroes 1851-1859 Over the Age > of 12" listed for tax purposes in the three tax districts of Loudoun County > and Susan Burns...or spelling variants does not appear there, so perhaps she > died early 1851? As I recall, LoCo death records don't begin until 1856. > > I was hoping to complete the chain of title today but could not. Froom the > late John Divine's records, I know that Mahlon Janney's executors sold the > lot to Mary Fox (LoCo Deed Book 2S148, no date given) then John's records > show a gap until August 9 1853 in 5K337, one WILLIAM G. WRIGHT sells to > William Nettle. > > I would guess that William Wright is white, as William Nettle certainly is, > BUT there is a black Alfred Wright who is a minister in Leesburg a few > years later. > > Can Marty Hiatt help here?? The white Wright family is, of course, a huge > family and is the object of much discussion with Sue Beach, Susan McIntyre > and myself on a side chat at the moment.... > > Anyway, That is what we have on Susan/Susannah at the moment. More as I > find it. > > Bronwen Souders in Waterford > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lois Masters [mailto:ljmasters@yahoo.com] > Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:03 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall > Connection > > > Hello - > > Can any one out there tell me about Susan Byrne? > > Here is the backgound information: > > Robert E. Beal(l) married Susanna Wright 6 Mar 1832 in > Loudoun Co.. Susanna Wright was the sister of Alfred > Wright. Both Susanna and Albert were children of John > and Rebecca Wright. > > Loudoun Co., Va Deed Book 5F p. 195-3 Aug 1852. > Robert E. Beall sold to Alfred Wright for $25.00 his > interest in a certain house and lot in Waterford which > formerly belonged to Susan Byrne, deceased, who died > intestate...which said interest...Robert Beall holds > in right of his wife who is one of the heirs of Susan > Byrne. > > --- > > I could not find a Loudoun Co deed in which Susan > Byrne purchased this property. Can any of you help me > on this? > > Thanks so much for any help or suggestions you can > give me on this. > > > > > > > ===== > 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!? > Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ______________________________

Perhaps someone can help Robert. Please send your reply to him. and to the list. Rena list adm. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert C. McArtor To: Rena Worthen Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 12:21 PM Subject: Re: miscellaneous lookups Loudoun County, near Hillsboro(ugh). Looking for farm(s) owned by my gggg grandfather, burial place (died in March 1835). He was well-known by the sherif(s) of Loudoun and the courts as his will was the subject of bitter controversy. I will ask you to choose the most likely source for your probers to look. (I have asked a very busy Marty Hiatt to take on my "case" but have not heard from her as to if and when she can do so.) Thank you again. Aye, Bob McArtor ----- Original Message ----- From: Rena Worthen To: Robert C. McArtor Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 11:58 AM Subject: Re: miscellaneous lookups Which County, and what material do you have to do look-up's in. Thank you for your kind note. Will add as soon as i know. Rena ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert C. McArtor To: doreatr@rbnet.com Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 11:56 AM Subject: miscellaneous lookups Yes, please add Robert C. McArtor to your list for misc. lookups. Thank you and God Bless voluntarianism!! Aye, Bob McArtor

Thank you Pat, and Volunteers who spend countless hours on research and typeing makes this such a great place to visit. Thank you for your time in putting this list together, and for the transcribeing work you do. ALSO! I Thank you Barb Stanley for helping me with the website. I couldn't do it without all of you. I hope everyone had a great holiday. I am looking forward to stories about your ancestors holidays. It's Saturday and i will run this till Monday night. Rena

This is just a reminder to check the abundance of references and other resources listed on the Loudoun County USGENWEB page at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~valoudou/loudoun.html Many thanks to Rena Worthen and Barb Stanley for maintaining this excellent web site. There is a long list of research material and look-up volunteers at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~valoudou/lookups.htm Here is a list of references available: 1810 Loudoun County Census Index 1820 Loudoun County Census Index 1830 Loudoun County Census Index 1840 Loudoun County Census Index 1850 Loudoun County Census Index 1860 Loudoun County Census Index 1870 Loudoun County Census Index 1880 Loudoun County Census Index by the Thomas Balch Library; 1900 Loudoun County Census Index by the Thomas Balch Library; 1910 Loudoun County Census Index by the Thomas Balch Library; 1920 Loudoun County Census Index by the Thomas Balch Library. Early Church Records of Loudoun County Virginia 1745-1800 by Marty Hiatt. The Anglican Parishes of Loudoun County, Virginia Truro, Cameron and Shelburne 1736-1805 by Hopkins and Phillips St. James United Church of Christ Church Register (Reformed Church) Loudoun Co. Va. Ca Sept 17, 1789-August 23, 1823 Loudoun Co. Birth Register 1853-1879 and Loudoun Co. Birth Register 1880-1896. Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths and Burials of New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church from April 1899 (to October 1927) Marriages of Loudoun County Virginia 1757-1853. Loudoun County Marriages, 1760-1850 by John Vogt and T. William Kethley, Jr. Loudoun County, Virginia Marriage Records to 1891 (actually 1798-1881) by Jewell. Loudoun Co. Marriages After 1850, Vol 1, 1851-1880 by Duncan & Frain Marriage Bonds of Loudoun County. Marriages of Loudoun County Virginia 1751-1850 FTM CD-ROM #4, which includes VA marriages by Family Tree Maker. Marriage Licenses Of Frederick County Maryland 1811-1840. Loudoun Co. Death Register 1853-1896 by Frain and Hiatt Death Records Commended by D. J. Hauer at the New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lovettsville (March 1837 - October 1852). Fauquier County, Virginia Death Register 1853-1896. Index to Loudoun County, Virginia Wills, 1757-1850. Loudoun County Virginia Will Book Abstracts, Books A-Z, December 1757 - June 1841" by Pat Duncan Abstracts of Wills, Inventories, and Administration Accounts of Loudoun County, Virginia 1757-1800 by J. Estelle Stewart King "Loudoun Co. VA Will Book Abstracts, Books 2A-3C, Jun 1841-Dec 1879" by Pat Duncan "Loudoun Co. VA Will Book Index 1757-1946" by Pat Duncan Loudoun County Virginia Cemeteries, A Preliminary Index by Thomas Balch Library. New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery by Marty Hiatt and Craig Scott Mount Zion Cemetery, Aldie by Wynne C. Saffer Middleburg Cemeteries, Loudoun County compiled by the Cemetery Committee of Thomas Balch Library Lovettsville Union Cemetery" by Marty Hiatt Fauquier County, Virginia Tombstone Inscriptions by Nancy Chappelear Baird "Union Cemetery, Leesburg, Plats A and B" by Betty Frain "Union Cemetery, Leesburg, The Later Plats" by Betty Frain Potts Cemetery Information. Loudoun County, Virginia Militia Journal 1793-1829 by Don Blincoe, Sr. Index to Loudoun County Virginia Chancery Suits 1759-1915 Loudoun County, Virginia Minute Book 1780-1783. Personal Property Tax Lists for the Year 1787 for Loudoun County, Virginia by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Love. Personal Property Tax Lists for the Year 1788 for Loudoun County, Virginia by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Love. Personal Property Tax Lists for the Year 1789 for Loudoun County, Virginia by Netti Schreiner-Yantis and Florene Love. Loudoun County Virginia Clerk's Probate Records, Book 1, 1904-1921 and Book 2, 1922-1938" by Pat Duncan Abstracts from Loudoun County Virginia Guardian Account Books A-H, 1759-1904" by Pat Duncan Loudoun County, Virginia Minute Book, 1780-1783" by T.L.C. Genealogy "Register of Free Negroes 1844-1861" by Pat Duncan Personal Property Tax List for 1814 - Page 28 ONLY (Surnames mostly begin with "S"). Bulletin of the Historical Society of Loudoun County, Virginia, 1957-1976. Cameron Parish in Colonial Virginia by Margaret Lail Hopkins. Historian's Guide to Loudoun County Virginia, Colonial Laws of Virginia and County Court Orders 1757-1766 by John T. Phillips. Jefferson County Explorer: The West Virginia History Database. Hopewell Friends History 1734-1934 Frederick County, Virginia. Loudoun Co. Families and History. This book includes Memoir of Loudoun Co. 1853 by Yardley Taylor; the Loudoun Co. section of Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia by Hardesty; the Loudoun Co. section of The German Settlement by Goodhart; the Loudoun Valley Academy reunion of 1914; and Virginia Business Directory and Gazeteer 1911 for Loudoun. Legends of Loudoun by Harrison Williams. The Story of Purcellville by Eugene M. Scheel Loudoun County and the Civil War by John Divine The Years After, Selections from the Loudoun Democratic Mirror June 14, 1865 - June 13, 1866" by Jerry Michael When Waterford & I Were Young by John E. Divine with Bronwen & John Souders Lovettsville, The German Settlement by Yetive Weatherly. "Apprentices, Poor Children and Bastards, Loudoun County, VA 1757-1850" by Louisa Skinner Hutchison Legends of Loudoun by Harrison Williams. Bulletin of Loudoun Co., Vol. 2, 3, 4. Composition Book. John Jay Janney's Virginia by Werner and Asa Janney. Loudoun Heritage by Evelyn Taylor Adams. Quaker Records V.6 Virginia by William Wade Hinshaw. Rock Hill, Loudoun's Deserted Village by Janney. Be sure to contact the individual directly who volunteers to do the look-up, and put "Loudoun County Lookup" on the subject line. Limit your request, and give as much information as you already know about the individual you seek. For those interested in adding to your own genealogical reference collection, many of these books are available through Willow Bend Books. See there web site at: http://www.willowbend.net/default.asp Pat Duncan p.duncan@worldnet.att.net

I have an Elizabeth Robinson who married a James White in Hampshire Co. Also a John, with a Mary and son Isaac in the 1850 census. I believe John and Elizabeth were siblings but I don't know that. Tootsie John and Bronwen Souders wrote: > Melinda, > > Checking under Robeson, Robinson, Robertson, and Robison, I find no > Nelsons--sorry. The Robinsons listed are: Elizabeth, George and Ann, > Henry, James, Jane, John, Joseph, Thomas, and William, if any of those names > re repeated in your family. No "Robesons" are shown. > > Bronwen Souders > > -----Original Message----- > From: MLarson101@aol.com [mailto:MLarson101@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 8:38 PM > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] RE: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? > Wright/Beall Connection > > In a message dated 11/23/2001 6:33:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, > souders_j@mediasoft.net writes: > > > "Apprentices, Poor Children & > > Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" > > I just read the message concerning this book that was posted by Browden > Souders of Waterford. I am not familiar with this book however, will try to > get it on interlibrary loan. In the meantime, if anyone has a copy, would > you please check for my 3g grandfather, Nelson ROBESON/ROBINSON b. 1809 > Loudoun Co., VA and shown in Lewis Co., WV in 1821 as orphan child age 12. > I > am trying to find his parents and wonder if perhaps this book might list the > deceased parents of the orphan child. > Thanks for your help. > > Melinda Collins Larson > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com

Bronwen, I am rather a newbie on this list, but I believe there is a young boy listed in the book Melinda discussed. What can you tell me about him? Who adopted or apprenticed him? What happened to his parents? Didn't some parent have to sign papers to have such action take place? I would be most grateful if you could flesh out this fragment. Thank you, Robert C. McArtor

Melinda, Checking under Robeson, Robinson, Robertson, and Robison, I find no Nelsons--sorry. The Robinsons listed are: Elizabeth, George and Ann, Henry, James, Jane, John, Joseph, Thomas, and William, if any of those names re repeated in your family. No "Robesons" are shown. Bronwen Souders -----Original Message----- From: MLarson101@aol.com [mailto:MLarson101@aol.com] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2001 8:38 PM To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] RE: Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall Connection In a message dated 11/23/2001 6:33:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, souders_j@mediasoft.net writes: > "Apprentices, Poor Children & > Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" I just read the message concerning this book that was posted by Browden Souders of Waterford. I am not familiar with this book however, will try to get it on interlibrary loan. In the meantime, if anyone has a copy, would you please check for my 3g grandfather, Nelson ROBESON/ROBINSON b. 1809 Loudoun Co., VA and shown in Lewis Co., WV in 1821 as orphan child age 12. I am trying to find his parents and wonder if perhaps this book might list the deceased parents of the orphan child. Thanks for your help. Melinda Collins Larson ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com

In a message dated 11/23/2001 6:33:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, souders_j@mediasoft.net writes: > "Apprentices, Poor Children & > Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" I just read the message concerning this book that was posted by Browden Souders of Waterford. I am not familiar with this book however, will try to get it on interlibrary loan. In the meantime, if anyone has a copy, would you please check for my 3g grandfather, Nelson ROBESON/ROBINSON b. 1809 Loudoun Co., VA and shown in Lewis Co., WV in 1821 as orphan child age 12. I am trying to find his parents and wonder if perhaps this book might list the deceased parents of the orphan child. Thanks for your help. Melinda Collins Larson

Lois, Well. I/we (my husband and I who collect, and he computerizes, Waterford data) have some info on one Susanna Burns/Byrnes who may or may not be the same as the one you ask about. I had hoped to send you a lot more, but today being Friday of TG holiday, I found both Balch and the courthouse closed. So, more on Monday or Tuesday. Meanwhile, this is what we have. All info (except day and month of her birth) is sourced and I can send that to you if you need--meanwhile, I will just write the info, but give up front credit to Louisa Hutchison's wonderful "Apprentices, Poor Children & Bastards, Loudoun Co., VA, 1757-1850" from which the earliest info came. She was born 30 September 1772 in Virginia; and was apprenticed to one Thomas Matthews on 14 January 1778. In Waterford's 1830 census, she heads a household containing 1M30-40, 1F40-50(self), 1 F<10; and in 1840, heads a household containing 1M 50-60; 1F 10-15, 1F 60-70 (self) respectively. In the 1850 Waterford census she is described as: "black, illiterate, 86 [years of age], living alone, real estate valued at $150"; On the 1853-54 map of the village which appears as a corner element of Yardley Taylors county map of the same date, her name appears on a lot on Second Street that I happen to know is lot 61 of Mahlon Janney's "Auction", the 64 lots that were sold at his death in 1812. If you check the Waterford Foundation's website at www.Waterfordva.org and check the walking tour on Second Street, the present house is number 15619, "The Shawen House." I have a set of the records of all the "Free Negroes 1851-1859 Over the Age of 12" listed for tax purposes in the three tax districts of Loudoun County and Susan Burns...or spelling variants does not appear there, so perhaps she died early 1851? As I recall, LoCo death records don't begin until 1856. I was hoping to complete the chain of title today but could not. Froom the late John Divine's records, I know that Mahlon Janney's executors sold the lot to Mary Fox (LoCo Deed Book 2S148, no date given) then John's records show a gap until August 9 1853 in 5K337, one WILLIAM G. WRIGHT sells to William Nettle. I would guess that William Wright is white, as William Nettle certainly is, BUT there is a black Alfred Wright who is a minister in Leesburg a few years later. Can Marty Hiatt help here?? The white Wright family is, of course, a huge family and is the object of much discussion with Sue Beach, Susan McIntyre and myself on a side chat at the moment.... Anyway, That is what we have on Susan/Susannah at the moment. More as I find it. Bronwen Souders in Waterford -----Original Message----- From: Lois Masters [mailto:ljmasters@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 11:03 PM To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Who was Susan Byrne of Waterford? Wright/Beall Connection Hello - Can any one out there tell me about Susan Byrne? Here is the backgound information: Robert E. Beal(l) married Susanna Wright 6 Mar 1832 in Loudoun Co.. Susanna Wright was the sister of Alfred Wright. Both Susanna and Albert were children of John and Rebecca Wright. Loudoun Co., Va Deed Book 5F p. 195-3 Aug 1852. Robert E. Beall sold to Alfred Wright for $25.00 his interest in a certain house and lot in Waterford which formerly belonged to Susan Byrne, deceased, who died intestate...which said interest...Robert Beall holds in right of his wife who is one of the heirs of Susan Byrne. --- I could not find a Loudoun Co deed in which Susan Byrne purchased this property. Can any of you help me on this? Thanks so much for any help or suggestions you can give me on this. ===== 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!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== To contact Listowner: Rena Worthen doreatr@rbnet.com

Another question.... James Byrnes married Susan Porter 5 Jun 1817 in Talbot Co., Maryland. Does anyone know the identity of their children? Is this the same Susan Byrnes who lives in Loudoun Co., Va in 1840 and 1850? Thanks so much. Lois ===== 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!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1

Hello.... Seeking help on this conundrum. In the Loudoun Co., Virginia deed books, there are a few deeds which refer to a marriage contract entered into 27 Oct 1843 between Sarah E. Chichester now Sarah E. Edwards, wife of Thomas W. Edwards. Apparently the marriage contract (which I did not copy) gives Robert L. Wright the authority to dispose of property for Sarah, the wife of Thomas W. Edwards. At one point, it appears Sarah Edwards uses the form of a deed to require Robert L. Wright to expedite a sale. Do any of you know reasons why a woman may have given this Robert L. Wright such authority? And also do any of you know of a connection between Chichesters, Edwards and/or Wrights? Thanks so much Lois ===== 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!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1