The book "Implied Marriages of Fairfax Co, Virginia" by Hiatt and Scott is available through New Papyrus (formerly Iberian Publishing Co.) See their web sit at: http://genealogyresources.org/ Also, numerous Fairfax Co., Loudoun Co., and other northern Virginia references are available through Willow Bend Books at: http://www.willowbend.net/index.asp Pat Duncan [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Mcpherson" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Implied marriages > 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] > > > > > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner: > Rena Worthen [email protected] > Researching JEWEL in Loudoun Co.;FISHER in Fauquier Co.; HATCHER in > Henrico Co. > >