I am seeking information on the Family of Robert Murphy m. Lydia (Lyda) Tansimore in Culpeper, Virginia. Robert died and his widow, Lydia remarried an Earl Stanton (son of John Weeks & Lizzie Stanton) on March 3, 1925. Robert and Lydia had two daughters Edna (Joseph Stanton (son of John Weeks & Lizzie Stanton) on 10/20/1927) and Marie (Cornelius Fortune (son of William and Nettie Morgan Fortune) on 06/20/1931). Records indicate that a Mollie Bell Stanton (daug. of Robert and Ruth Dunkins Stanton) was born in Baltimore, Md. She married a George Peyton Gordon (son of Gentry and Mary Thurston Gordon). Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you Pbhmh

Anyone out there looking for SORRELL family name in Louisa?? Angie

Hi: I'm searching for two Ragland grandmothers, both from Louisa Co. First, I'm looking for the parents of Sarah "Sally" Ragland who married Thomas Poindexter in 1790. She died in 1857. Second I'm looking for Lucy Ragland who married Pleasant Hackett in Louisa Co. in 1808. Any information about these ladies would be appreciated. Thanks Jan

Does any one have information on George Sims m. Sarah Snead parents of Mary Sims w/o John Walton, Sr. Since John Walton was born 1709, I'm assuming his in-laws were born in the late 1600s. Does anyone have this information. Thanks, Jean

> Dear Bill, > If you get any information on school records in Louisa County, I would > love to hear how you got it. I have tried to inquire about any records > in the 1865-1885 time frame but couldn't catch the right person. My > greatgrandmother Mary Jane Ellyson DICKINSON taught for a while in > Louisa County and her daughters Virgie, Stella and Ethel must have > attended school there, in the Fredericks Hall area of Cuckoo District. > If you have any success with finding old records, I would very much > appreciate hearing about it. Thanks, Ethel Smith

Hello Family and Friends, Well, in about a month we will be in your neck of the woods milling, meeting and eating about trying to make sense of our new temporary surroundings and landmarks. We have heard that West Virginia and Virginia are beautiful states and we intend to prove it. We are going to try and see and do as much as possible with everyone and everything. I will be in Norman, Oklahoma for the next 3 weeks but home on weekends but no worry, I will be taking my computer with me so I can get email up there NO NEED TO CHANGE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR ME. Normally we don't like to get too organized for a trip because we like the adventure of planning on the fly but on this particular trip (first of it's kind) since we are unfamiliar with the areas that we will be visiting and the amount of tasks to be accomplished we will have to plan more than normal. With this in mind it would be nice if it would be possible for some advance preparation on your part if it is not to much to ask. We don't want you to go through alot of trouble and interrupt your routines but whatever you can do ahead of time would be greatly appreciated. If you can write down information or get copies of documentary forms (whatever you already have in your possession) birth certificates, death certificates, marriage certificates etc. Needless to say we will be taking many pictures. Once you read the list below you will understand why this will be somewhat of a whirlwind vacation. I will also be bringing my computer and software so if you are having any problems with your computer I can probably clear them up in a jiffy and give it a quick check if you like. We will be departing here on May 11 so we will be in Virginia probably on the 14th or so. In addition to seeing and visiting with everyone we would also like to accomplish the following on our trip: HUNTINGTON, WV: (first time back since 9/54) -Visit St. Mary's Hospital where I was born 3/16/54 -Navy and Marine Corps Reserve Center where Dad was assigned from 52 to 54 (visit the CO) he is suppose to have some old documents for me to look through. -Some of the addresses that I have while they lived there ROANOKE, VA. (first time) -Visit with Cousins and nieces (first time) BUENA VISTA VA: (first time) -The home where our Granparents John and Annie and family lived -Cemetery where Uncle Greenlee and Grandparents are buried (Green Hill?) -Where our Great Grandparents Judy A. Plogger and William H. Mozingo are buried -Roby's Garage where Grandfather had his fatal accident -Schools our parents attended and possible Microfiche of school records -Courthouse to lookup marriage license for 1923 or 24 for John H. Mozingo and Leslie A. Chittum -Allegheny County to find out what happened to Charles T. Mozingo, he disappeared after 1860 (civil war?) LOUISA VA: (first time) -Visit Bell's Crossroads near Louisa seek out Bell's Crossroads Store once owned by Mr Moss (dad's foster family) -Visit Bell's Crossroads Elementary ask about old records -Visit Louisa High School ask about old records -Visit Louisa Court House and Library seek out records -Visit Louisa Sheriff and Police seek out old records RICHMOND, VA: (second time) -Visit Children's Home Society of Virginia (Lois Gibbs) to get copies of all Orphanage documents on family -Determine from those documents where in Charlottesville, VA dad lived so I can possibly visit there. -Possibly Courthouse and Library of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA: (first time) -To possibly find what I can find MOSELEY, VA: (second time) -Visit Aunt Dessie's and Uncle Leslie's graveside WESTMORELAND COUNTY, VA: (first time) -Courthouse in Montross, VA to lookup will or intestate for Thomas C. Mozingo who died somewhere between 1850 and 60 to possibly confirm GGGrandfather Charles T. Mozingo as his eldest son MANASSAS, VA: (first time) -Visit with Cousins and possibly take a one day trip to Washington DC (first time) WASHINGTON, DC: (first time) -Visit some of the military bases in the area (old habit since I am retired military) NORFOLK, VA: (first time) -Check out the Naval Station (again old habit, been away from the Navy too long) Thank you, Sincerely, The Mozingo family

Hello, I'm am also interested in the Gentry line and am looking for information about an Evalina Gentry who married Pleasant Henshaw (Hinchey) on Nov. 8, 1858 in Louisa County. It seems that Pleasant Henshaw might have married Evalina Gentry sister,Addie V. Gentry. Pleasant Henshaw was married three times and the last time he was over 85 years of age. Thanks, Vanessa

Today the Library of Virginia announced a new site with images of WPA interviews from Virginia. The following URL is for an interview with Nancy Williams, a former slave of the Graves family of Louisa Co.: http://eagle.vsla.edu/cgi-bin/wpa.gateway?authority=0003-49780 You need a TIFF viewer to look at the images of the 9 pages. Ann -- Ann Avery Hunter Richmond, Virginia mailto:[email protected]

Census of pensioners for Revolutionary and military services as returned under the Act for taking the Sixth Census in 1840, Louisa County. Source: A History of Louisa County, Virginia, Malcolm H. Harris, 1936, page 51B. Joseph Spicer, age 79 John Morrison, age 79 Thomas Poindexter, age 79 Samuel Wharton, age 77 Austin Hancock, Sr., age 78 Henry Bibb, age 81 Robert Tate, age 88 Thomas Badget, age 82 Dudley Diggs, age 80, living with Seneca T. P. Digges Nathaniel Snelson, age 88 John Meeks, Sr., age 76 Harden Duke, age 80 Nathaniel Scales, age 82

Hello: Does anyone have any information on a Mary "Molly" Sanders/Saunders or a Lillie/Lilly Sanders/Saunders daughters of Nathaniel B. Sanders/Saunders? They were sisters of my gr gr grandfather. Thanks, Rod Ballengee Wellsville, New York

In 1850 Henrietta HACKETT, age 6, is with her parents William R. and Mary (step-mother) HACKETT. William R. is a physician, age 33, and his wife Mary is 22. Other children include Lucy, age 11, Colin J., age 9, and Mary, age 5. In 1860 Henrietta HACKETT, age 17, is living in the home of Samuel P. HACKETT and his wife Clarissa [Woolfolk]. Colin and Mary are also there. Samuel P. HACKETT was one year younger than William R. in the 1850 census, so he looks very much like a brother. Since William R. died in 1853, his children, minus Lucy, seem to be living with their uncle. [email protected] wrote: > > Hello: Has anyone ever seen anything on Dr. William R. HACKETT and his first > wife, Mary P. (Polly) JOHNSON (d/o Colin and Mary Poindexter Johnson)? I know > she was dead before 1849 and he died 1853. Their daughter, Henrietta, married > P. Perkins. They were my 2Great Grandparents. > Dr. William Hackett married 2nd Mary Paine Winston and survived him. There is > nothing listed in the Louisa County death records books and the information I > have is from the History of Louisa County by Hall. > Thanks, > Jan -- Ann Avery Hunter Richmond, Virginia mailto:[email protected]

Hello: Has anyone ever seen anything on Dr. William R. HACKETT and his first wife, Mary P. (Polly) JOHNSON (d/o Colin and Mary Poindexter Johnson)? I know she was dead before 1849 and he died 1853. Their daughter, Henrietta, married P. Perkins. They were my 2Great Grandparents. Dr. William Hackett married 2nd Mary Paine Winston and survived him. There is nothing listed in the Louisa County death records books and the information I have is from the History of Louisa County by Hall. Thanks, Jan

I am still searching for a Matthew Thom(p)son b ca 1750 who may have been the son of a John Thom(p)son, who in 1770 acted as executor for the estate of Mary CHILES howle in Caroline Co., Va. He is known to have married in about 1773 to Sarah Wyatt( b ca 1753) , the d/o of Richard Wyatt and his second wife Amy Chiles. Shortly after their marriage they removed from Caroline Co to Louisa Co, Va wheere in 1775 the names of Matthew Thompson appears on the list of Trinity Parish titheables. In Oct 1778 Matthew Thompson of Caroline Co purcases land from Wm and Mary Wright, bounded by the lines of Wm. Cole, James Gooch, John Bibb, and Thom. McCallester of Louisa Co to Matthew thompson of trinity Parish, Louisa Co., Va. The land was on Christopher's Run and was part of a parcel of land originally patented by George Thom(p)asson. Matthew died intestate in 1785 and his estate remained unappraised until 26 Jan 1790 shortly before his wife remarried to Augustine(Austin) McGeehee, a widdower with children of his own. Their marriage date was 9 Feb 1790. Down the years children from both of their previous marriages married one-another!! Is it possible that this Matthew has a brother named George Thom(p)son in Louisa Co, or nearby, as another of my forebears grandson, Benjamin Lane, s/o of Henry, grandson of John Layne and Elizabeth Ayers Lane acted as an overseer for a plantation owned by George Thompson in 1750 time frame??? This Benj Lane- died young and w/o progeny. Any and all suggestions as to the family of Matthew Thompson would be more than welcome- my cousin has been up against this same wall for over twenty years and I just know we can help her break it down much as Reagan broke down the wall in Germany. SMILE!!!!!!!!!!! thanks much Alyce Hart

[email protected] wrote: > > Subject: > > VALOUISA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 38 > Ann Avery Hunter wrote: > > > Anne Quarles was the daughter of James Quarles and his wife Mary Pryor > > Jay, > > Who were this James Quarles's parents? I'm assuming he was a descendant > of John Quarles and Jane Mallory, but do you know how? > > Ann > -- > Ann Avery Hunter > Richmond, Virginia > [email protected] Dear Ann, Thanks for your message. I do not know who the parents of James Quarles were. He was born in 1737 and died in 1824. In 1767 he moved from King William County to Albemarle County where he bought property. He also lived in Fluvanna County after the Revolution and died at his daughter Ann (Quarles) Washington Tinsley's place in Goochland County. James Quarles was married to Mary Pryor and they had four children that I know: Robert Quarles (who married Patsy Minor), John Quarles (who married Rebecca Minor), Thomas Quarles, and Ann Quarles who first married Henry Washington and then married John Tinsley. The Minor girls were sisters and daughters of Garrett Minor and his wife Mary Overton Terrell of Louisa County. I'd love to find out who the parents of James are. The pension file records in the National Archives apparently include some information of this James Quarles but also include information for another James Quarles of King William County. The key may be a granddaughter of a James Quarles by the name of Elizabeth Quarles (born about 1800) who was the second wife of John Pryor (his first wife ran off with a "French dancing instructor" according to the Richmond Enquirer and became the mother of the well-known John C. Fremont). Elizabeth (Quarles) Pryor was about 50 years younger than her husband Col. John Pryor. After Pryor's death she married A. Lake and then moved to Boston. Her letters are in the National Archives pension file for James Quarles. I'm not certain she's the granddaughter of "my" James Quarles, so that's why I mention that there may be several James Quarleses who are intertwined in the National Archives files. Best wishes. -Jay Lieske

[email protected] wrote: > > Subject: > > VALOUISA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 38 > > > How can one find the names of the other members of the Albemarle > Committee of Safety? Thank you. <[email protected]> > Here's some information on the Committee of Safety during the Revolution that's taken from the William & Mary Quarterly by Charles Washington Coleman. Virginia Committee of Safety The County Committees of 1774--'75 in Virginia Committee of Safety for the Colony, Appointed by the Convention of 1775 Edmund Pendleton George Mason Hon. John Page Richard Bland Thomas Ludwell Lee Paul Carrington Dudley Digges William Cabell Carter Braxton James Mercer John Tabb Committee for Albemarle County, 1 June 1775 Isaac Davis Charles Lewis John Coles William Sims Nicholas Lewis David Rodes James Quarles George Gilmer John Henderson, Jun. John Marks [9 December 1775] John Walker, chairman Committee for Louisa County, 8 May 1775 Thomas Walker William White James Dabney Charles Barret Samuel Ragland William Pettus Waddy Thomson Garrett Minor Thomas Johnson, jun. Thomas Johnson, sen. Nathaniel Anderson John Crutchfield Robert Anderson Charles Smith Committee for Louisa County, 4 December 1775 Rev. Thomas Hall, Chairman Rev. John Todd Thomas Johnston (Major) [sic] Charles Smith Robert Armistead Thomas Johnston (Sheriff) [sic] Col. Richard Anderson James Dabney Charles Barret Col. William White Nathaniel Anderson Waddy Thomson Thomas Johnston (Minor) [sic] George Meriwether Charles Yancey John Bullock William Pettus Garrett Minor John Nelson William Lipscomb William Hughes Henry Garrett, Clerk I hope this helps. -Jay Lieske

[email protected] wrote: > > Subject: > > VALOUISA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 38 > Ann Avery Hunter wrote: > > > Anne Quarles was the daughter of James Quarles and his wife Mary Pryor > > Jay, > > Who were this James Quarles's parents? I'm assuming he was a descendant > of John Quarles and Jane Mallory, but do you know how? > > Ann > -- > Ann Avery Hunter > Richmond, Virginia > [email protected] Dear Ann, Thanks for your message. I do not know who the parents of James Quarles were. He was born in 1737 and died in 1824. In 1767 he moved from King William County to Albemarle County where he bought property. He also lived in Fluvanna County after the Revolution and died at his daughter Ann (Quarles) Washington Tinsley's place in Goochland County. James Quarles was married to Mary Pryor and they had four children that I know: Robert Quarles (who married Patsy Minor), John Quarles (who married Rebecca Minor), Thomas Quarles, and Ann Quarles who first married Henry Washington and then married John Tinsley. The Minor girls were sisters and daughters of Garrett Minor and his wife Mary Overton Terrell of Louisa County. I'd love to find out who the parents of James are. The pension file records in the National Archives apparently include some information of this James Quarles but also include information for another James Quarles of King William County. The key may be a granddaughter of a James Quarles by the name of Elizabeth Quarles (born about 1800) who was the second wife of John Pryor (his first wife ran off with a "French dancing instructor" according to the Richmond Enquirer and became the mother of the well-known John C. Fremont). Elizabeth (Quarles) Pryor was about 50 years younger than her husband Col. John Pryor. After Pryor's death she married A. Lake and then moved to Boston. Her letters are in the National Archives pension file for James Quarles. I'm not certain she's the granddaughter of "my" James Quarles, so that's why I mention that there may be several James Quarleses who are intertwined in the National Archives files. Best wishes. -Jay Lieske

I know this is a very long shot but it is worth a try for age group 82+ but is there someone out there with parents who graduated from Louisa High School anywhere from 1934 to 1936 and came from the Bell's Crossroads area who would remember my father William Lovey Mozingo from 1925 to 1933. He was a foster child and lived with the A.R. MOSS family who had a store there. Any information would be much appreciated. Thank you, Bill Mozingo

I am looking for info on the ancestors of Barbara Sims, of Louisa Co, born ca. 1776. Does anyone have the Sims genealogy? Thanks, Evans Peay Clarksville, TN

[email protected] wrote: > > Subject: > > VALOUISA-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 38 > > > Subject: [VALOUISA-L] Andrew Peay > Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 18:39:39 -0600 > From: "Evans Peay" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > > Has anyone ever seen ANY reference to an Andrew Peay in Louisa Co, VA? If > he existed, he may have been married to a Barbara, and had a child Austin > Peay in 1807. > > > Evans Peay > Clarksville, TN Is this the Austin Peay who lived in Clarksville in 1848? If so, he was executor for Garrett Minor Quarles who grew up just across the border in Kentucky and who was born in Louisa County, Virginia. GMQ and family moved to Kentucky in 1830s and GMQ was the father of Gen. William A. Quarles, CSA. -Jay Lieske

The following files were uploaded to the Louisa County Archives in March. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/louisa.htm 1860 Louisa County Census Images **ONLINE** Please consider preserving and sharing your own treasured Louisa County documents by submitting a transcription of your own! Thanks, Jeannie P.S. New user-friendly format coming soon! _____ Jeannie Watts (aka Madam X) Author of "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx Coming soon: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" PLEASE SUPPORT THE USGENWEB PROJECT!!! I am the Archive Coordinator for the following VA Counties: Patrick, Henry, Franklin, Tazewell, Floyd, Pittsylvania, Halifax, Carroll, Pulaski, Montgomery, Bedford, and Campbell. Start here for more info: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/vafiles.htm And in WV, McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, Wayne, & Wyoming Start here: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/wv/wvfiles.htm MAILING LISTS I HOST Campbell County Mailing List, subscribe: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/VACampbell Halifax County Mailing List, subscribe: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/VAHalifax Henry County Mailing List, subscribe: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/VAHenry Pittsylvania County Mailing List, subscribe: http://www.onelist.com/subscribe/VAPittsylvania