I wrote the following for the Fairfax list-serve. Because of the close association between Loudoun and Fairfax, I thought some of you might also be interested in implied marriages. Let me jump in here and explain the term "implied" marriages. The minister's returns for early marriages (pre 1853/54) in Fairfax County are no longer extant. As a way to determine the names of people who were married, archivist Connie Ring read orders, wills, deeds, chancery papers, and misc. things filed in Drawer X (kinds of an original name, wouldn't you say?). From these documents, Connie exptrapolated assumed marriages. As an example, when David Dogood devised to his daughter Priscilla Purple in his will, one can imply that Priscilla was married to a man with the surname Purple. In Peter Purple's pension application, if his wife's given name was Priscilla, there is a fairly good chance that Peter Purple was married to Priscilla Dogood. I found a wonderful Loudoun implied marriage that is not recorded in here (where we have early ministers returns). These names are in a subpoena in a chancery file, Exr of George Gregg v. Abrham Dawson & Timonthy Hixon, 1813-004. "We command you to summon Amos Dawson, John Palmer and Elizabeth his wife and William Dawson heirs of Abraham Dawson deceased." Now, because I'm an old school teacher who can't give away answers, you tell me the maiden name of John Palmer's wife.... Happy New Year, Marty Hiatt, CG >

my guess is Dawson... Is there a book for sale on the implied marriages? I would like to purchase it if there is such a book...Mary Mc in Ga. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Hiatt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Implied marriages >I wrote the following for the Fairfax list-serve. Because of the close >association between Loudoun and Fairfax, I thought some of you might also >be interested in implied marriages. > > > Let me jump in here and explain the term "implied" marriages. The > minister's returns for early marriages (pre 1853/54) in Fairfax County are > no longer extant. As a way to determine the names of people who were > married, archivist Connie Ring read orders, wills, deeds, chancery papers, > and misc. things filed in Drawer X (kinds of an original name, wouldn't > you say?). From these documents, Connie exptrapolated assumed marriages. > > As an example, when David Dogood devised to his daughter Priscilla Purple > in his will, one can imply that Priscilla was married to a man with the > surname Purple. In Peter Purple's pension application, if his wife's > given name was Priscilla, there is a fairly good chance that Peter Purple > was married to Priscilla Dogood. > > I found a wonderful Loudoun implied marriage that is not recorded in here > (where we have early ministers returns). These names are in a subpoena in > a chancery file, Exr of George Gregg v. Abrham Dawson & Timonthy Hixon, > 1813-004. > > "We command you to summon Amos Dawson, John Palmer and Elizabeth his wife > and William Dawson heirs of Abraham Dawson deceased." > > Now, because I'm an old school teacher who can't give away answers, you > tell me the maiden name of John Palmer's wife.... > > Happy New Year, > > Marty Hiatt, CG > > > > >> > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > >

For Marty, Good for you! You are making us use that computer we are born with, and it sometimes is better than the one on which we type our queries and family histories. And you also make the world a better place to live in with your humor! Do you "do" logic problems? Thank you for sharing, and happy holidays. Tosca "People will never look forward to posterity who never look back to their ancestors" by Edmund Burke ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty Hiatt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:37 PM Subject: [VALOUDOU-L] Implied marriages > I wrote the following for the Fairfax list-serve. Because of the close > association between Loudoun and Fairfax, I thought some of you might also be > interested in implied marriages. > > > Let me jump in here and explain the term "implied" marriages. The > minister's returns for early marriages (pre 1853/54) in Fairfax County are > no longer extant. As a way to determine the names of people who were > married, archivist Connie Ring read orders, wills, deeds, chancery papers, > and misc. things filed in Drawer X (kinds of an original name, wouldn't you > say?). From these documents, Connie exptrapolated assumed marriages. > > As an example, when David Dogood devised to his daughter Priscilla Purple in > his will, one can imply that Priscilla was married to a man with the surname > Purple. In Peter Purple's pension application, if his wife's given name was > Priscilla, there is a fairly good chance that Peter Purple was married to > Priscilla Dogood. > > I found a wonderful Loudoun implied marriage that is not recorded in here > (where we have early ministers returns). These names are in a subpoena in a > chancery file, Exr of George Gregg v. Abrham Dawson & Timonthy Hixon, > 1813-004. > > "We command you to summon Amos Dawson, John Palmer and Elizabeth his wife > and William Dawson heirs of Abraham Dawson deceased." > > Now, because I'm an old school teacher who can't give away answers, you tell > me the maiden name of John Palmer's wife.... > > Happy New Year, > > Marty Hiatt, CG > > > > > > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] >