Amen to that!!!? Happy Thanksgiving to all! Theresa E. Willson President General Stuart Chapter, #2195, UDC Richmond, VA DYING FOR FREEDOM ISN'T THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN BEING FORGOTTEN IS!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: Donna Mc R <donna316@tx.rr.com> To: valouisa@rootsweb.com Sent: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:18 pm Subject: Re: [VALOUISA] Being Thankful I'm thankful for Wayne and the way he maintains one of the best gen websites on the internet. And I'm thankful for the generous information shared on this list and the genuine warmth among us. As I have said before, I believe that all of us most be cousins in some way or another. :-) And I'm thankful for our Louisa County forebears who (most of the time :-) had ingenuity, persistence, and faith that life in America would be good. Happy Thanksgiving---- Donna ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com

I'm thankful for Wayne and the way he maintains one of the best gen websites on the internet. And I'm thankful for the generous information shared on this list and the genuine warmth among us. As I have said before, I believe that all of us most be cousins in some way or another. :-) And I'm thankful for our Louisa County forebears who (most of the time :-) had ingenuity, persistence, and faith that life in America would be good. Happy Thanksgiving---- Donna

Absolutely!!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Baber" <pbaber@gemlink.com> To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2007 7:54 AM Subject: [VALOUISA] Being Thankful > As we take this day to remember all the things we are thankful for, I'd > like > to take > the opportunity to publicly thank Wayne Dunn for maintaining the Louisa > county > gen-web site. Many folks have contributed information to the site, but > none > of it > would be available to us if it were not for Wayne's (hard) work getting it > on the site. > He continues to add resources and the website far surpasses any other > local > county > gen-web sites that I have visited. > Thanks, Wayne! > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1143 - Release Date: 11/21/07 > 10:01 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

As we take this day to remember all the things we are thankful for, I'd like to take the opportunity to publicly thank Wayne Dunn for maintaining the Louisa county gen-web site. Many folks have contributed information to the site, but none of it would be available to us if it were not for Wayne's (hard) work getting it on the site. He continues to add resources and the website far surpasses any other local county gen-web sites that I have visited. Thanks, Wayne! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.2/1143 - Release Date: 11/21/07 10:01 AM

Hi, I'm not directly related to the Lasley's - at least as far as I know. But there seemed to be a close connection between my family of Bow's and the Lasley's. They lived close in Louisa county, were in Southwest VA together, and in South Central KY. Manoah was the name I noticed the most, of course that name is easily spotted. My Bow family was descended from Jacob Bow and his wife Jemimah. Jacob died in Louisa Co. in 1782. His family eventually moved to Pittsylvania Co., VA and then on into Cumberland Co., KY. A Menoah Lasley turned up with or near them at each place. Would be interested in knowing more about the Lasleys. Thanks, Sally Byers ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

I do appreciate Pat's generous review of my new book. Indeed, the Hall murder trial in 1914 was the largest public event ever in Louisa County and one of the biggest newspaper sensations ever in the Commonwealth of Virginia! It was front page news for seven months. Emotions ran to such extremes that embarassments in the aftermath repressed details of the event for nearly a century. The repression included a full twenty-five year span of Green Springs Depot history with bootleggings, arsons, murders, a smallpox epidemic and a Virginia Supreme Court case. Those incidents of 1902 and 1905 made front page news throughout the region. Like Pat said, over one hundred Louisa County families are specifically mentioned, also some from Fluvanna and Albemarle. The full title is Murder At Green Springs: The True Story of the Hall Case, Firestorm of Prejudices. Most online bookstores list the book. I know Amazon.com now Murder At Green Springs in stock and is shipping even though the official release date is December 1st. My website www.murderatgreensprings.com is marginally present, but should be fully functional in a couple of weeks. In the meantime check out my blog at murderatgreensprings.blogspot.com Ken Brandau -----Original Message----- >From: Pat Baber <pbaber@gemlink.com> >Sent: Nov 14, 2007 3:11 PM >To: valouisa@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index > >I'd like to thank Janice for her kind words of support and encouragement. >She certainly deserves all of our support and encouragement, as well, as she >has contributed far more to Louisa county genealogy than any other person I >know, between all the abstracts of wills and deeds she has provided us, for >free, and the books she has compiled, plus the work she has done on the >chancery suits at the courthouse. > >If you read Judith's post about the Register of Free Blacks, don't think >that just because your family roots are white, that your ancestor would not >be in this book. Mine is, as I'm sure many of yours are, too. This is just >one of the valuable court records Janice has compiled that can benefit us >all. > >Janice is not the only other author or compiler on our list. I have just >finished reading an excellent book that contains names of many of the >residents of the area just west of Trevilians, which was called Green >Springs at the time. This book is by James K. Brandau and entitled "Murder >at Green Springs". The murder victim is one of the folks included in our >family graveyard book. It's a good read for a cold winter day. Check it >out at: >http://www.murderatgreensprings.blogspot.com/ > >And we can't forget the contribution Nancy Agee has made in abstracting the >obituaries from The Central Virginian. I use her list almost daily in >conjunction with working on the family graveyards. > >Happy researching! >Pat > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Abercrombie" <jla5@verizon.net> >To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:36 PM >Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index > > >> How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put >on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the >time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people >sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a >book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do >look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the >world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find >your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the >encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the >history of the county. Janice >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/07 >9:27 AM >> >> > > > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/07 9:27 AM > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have a friend who looks for Abercrombie and says is Indian. Any fact in that? It is one of those fishing request one gets, with out enough information to do more than check IT rolls. Bud. -----Original Message----- From: valouisa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:valouisa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of valouisa-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 2:04 AM To: valouisa@rootsweb.com Subject: VALOUISA Digest, Vol 2, Issue 114 Today's Topics: 1. Cemetery book index (Abercrombie) 2. Re: Cemetery book index (JUDITH king-calnek) 3. Re: Cemetery book index (Pat Baber) 4. Re: Cemetery book index (T. David Elder) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:36:16 -0500 From: "Abercrombie" <jla5@verizon.net> Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000b01c826e4$dcd93300$2f01a8c0@D9C1XCC1> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the history of the county. Janice ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 13:09:29 -0500 From: "JUDITH king-calnek" <jking7982@msn.com> Subject: Re: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index To: "valouisa" <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <BAY116-DAV5B46DAC69AC77FC983A82A0810@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I agree with Janice, it's important to support (financially) research. I've purchased two copies of your "Free Blacks of Louisa County..." -- one for my personal/family use and one to have available for my students. It's a real gem. --Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: Abercrombie Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:37 PM To: valouisa@rootsweb.com Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the history of the county. Janice ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:11:25 -0200 From: "Pat Baber" <pbaber@gemlink.com> Subject: Re: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <02cc01c826fa$9fb248c0$9a8c67d0@computer> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I'd like to thank Janice for her kind words of support and encouragement. She certainly deserves all of our support and encouragement, as well, as she has contributed far more to Louisa county genealogy than any other person I know, between all the abstracts of wills and deeds she has provided us, for free, and the books she has compiled, plus the work she has done on the chancery suits at the courthouse. If you read Judith's post about the Register of Free Blacks, don't think that just because your family roots are white, that your ancestor would not be in this book. Mine is, as I'm sure many of yours are, too. This is just one of the valuable court records Janice has compiled that can benefit us all. Janice is not the only other author or compiler on our list. I have just finished reading an excellent book that contains names of many of the residents of the area just west of Trevilians, which was called Green Springs at the time. This book is by James K. Brandau and entitled "Murder at Green Springs". The murder victim is one of the folks included in our family graveyard book. It's a good read for a cold winter day. Check it out at: http://www.murderatgreensprings.blogspot.com/ And we can't forget the contribution Nancy Agee has made in abstracting the obituaries from The Central Virginian. I use her list almost daily in conjunction with working on the family graveyards. Happy researching! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abercrombie" <jla5@verizon.net> To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:36 PM Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index > How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the history of the county. Janice > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/07 9:27 AM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/07 9:27 AM ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:48:03 -0500 From: "T. David Elder" <tdelder@cox.net> Subject: Re: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index To: Pat Baber <pbaber@gemlink.com>, valouisa@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <D2689C16-A086-4337-899A-685B7A3B9971@cox.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hi Pat, I would like to know more about the Nancy Agee mentioned in your note below as I had a great aunt by the same name? She was from eastern Ohio with ancestors in W. Virginia. Dave On Nov 14, 2007, at 3:11 PM, Pat Baber wrote: > I'd like to thank Janice for her kind words of support and > encouragement. > She certainly deserves all of our support and encouragement, as > well, as she > has contributed far more to Louisa county genealogy than any other > person I > know, between all the abstracts of wills and deeds she has provided > us, for > free, and the books she has compiled, plus the work she has done on > the > chancery suits at the courthouse. > > If you read Judith's post about the Register of Free Blacks, don't > think > that just because your family roots are white, that your ancestor > would not > be in this book. Mine is, as I'm sure many of yours are, too. > This is just > one of the valuable court records Janice has compiled that can > benefit us > all. > > Janice is not the only other author or compiler on our list. I > have just > finished reading an excellent book that contains names of many of the > residents of the area just west of Trevilians, which was called Green > Springs at the time. This book is by James K. Brandau and entitled > "Murder > at Green Springs". The murder victim is one of the folks included > in our > family graveyard book. It's a good read for a cold winter day. > Check it > out at: > http://www.murderatgreensprings.blogspot.com/ > > And we can't forget the contribution Nancy Agee has made in > abstracting the > obituaries from The Central Virginian. I use her list almost daily in > conjunction with working on the family graveyards. > > Happy researching! > Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Abercrombie" <jla5@verizon.net> > To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:36 PM > Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index > > >> How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to >> be put > on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I > know the > time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful > for people > sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you > publish a > book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to > help and do > look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available > to the > world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who > do find > your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the > encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and > to the > history of the county. 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George Lane b. abt. 1805 was the son of William Sandridge Lane ,son of Littleberry Lane and Mary Sandridge I believe Eliza and George Lane moved to Alabama and there had a dau. Frances A.M. Lane , who upon the family's return to Virginia married a Edward or Edwin Cosby from Louisa. He was a widower when they married. They lived in Fluvanna County,Va after abt. 1850. Edward Cosby attested to the facts of my grgrandmother, Mary A. Herndon Robinson, Wife of David C.Robinson, when she applied for a pension for the service of David in the war of 1812. Mary and David had a Dau.Rebecca Ann Robinson, b. 1853( my grandmother) who married John Walker Pace,b.1843,son of John R.Pace b. 1809 and Elizabeth? b. abt. 1815(was she a Lane)? John R.Pace and Elizabeth may have been married in Louisa County. ( there is a record of a marriage between a Pace and an Elizabeth Smith or Swift.) I believe David Robinson may have had a connection to the Cosby's of Louisa( could his middle name be Cosby?) He was born abt. 1789 and first married a Mary Hodges in Goochland Co in 1813. Any help in filling in the blanks greatly appreciated. The Family of John R.Pace b. 1809 had been connected to John Pace of Middlesex and back to England thru the DNA study of the Pace Society. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Please note: My new email address is lcarey34@verizon.net. Please remove lcarey@bcpl.net from your address books and files so that we can stay in touch!

Hi Pat, I would like to know more about the Nancy Agee mentioned in your note below as I had a great aunt by the same name? She was from eastern Ohio with ancestors in W. Virginia. Dave On Nov 14, 2007, at 3:11 PM, Pat Baber wrote: > I'd like to thank Janice for her kind words of support and > encouragement. > She certainly deserves all of our support and encouragement, as > well, as she > has contributed far more to Louisa county genealogy than any other > person I > know, between all the abstracts of wills and deeds she has provided > us, for > free, and the books she has compiled, plus the work she has done on > the > chancery suits at the courthouse. > > If you read Judith's post about the Register of Free Blacks, don't > think > that just because your family roots are white, that your ancestor > would not > be in this book. Mine is, as I'm sure many of yours are, too. > This is just > one of the valuable court records Janice has compiled that can > benefit us > all. > > Janice is not the only other author or compiler on our list. I > have just > finished reading an excellent book that contains names of many of the > residents of the area just west of Trevilians, which was called Green > Springs at the time. This book is by James K. Brandau and entitled > "Murder > at Green Springs". The murder victim is one of the folks included > in our > family graveyard book. It's a good read for a cold winter day. > Check it > out at: > http://www.murderatgreensprings.blogspot.com/ > > And we can't forget the contribution Nancy Agee has made in > abstracting the > obituaries from The Central Virginian. I use her list almost daily in > conjunction with working on the family graveyards. > > Happy researching! > Pat > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Abercrombie" <jla5@verizon.net> > To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:36 PM > Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index > > >> How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to >> be put > on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I > know the > time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful > for people > sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you > publish a > book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to > help and do > look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available > to the > world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who > do find > your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the > encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and > to the > history of the county. Janice >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: >> 11/14/07 > 9:27 AM >> >> > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: > 11/14/07 9:27 AM > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I'd like to thank Janice for her kind words of support and encouragement. She certainly deserves all of our support and encouragement, as well, as she has contributed far more to Louisa county genealogy than any other person I know, between all the abstracts of wills and deeds she has provided us, for free, and the books she has compiled, plus the work she has done on the chancery suits at the courthouse. If you read Judith's post about the Register of Free Blacks, don't think that just because your family roots are white, that your ancestor would not be in this book. Mine is, as I'm sure many of yours are, too. This is just one of the valuable court records Janice has compiled that can benefit us all. Janice is not the only other author or compiler on our list. I have just finished reading an excellent book that contains names of many of the residents of the area just west of Trevilians, which was called Green Springs at the time. This book is by James K. Brandau and entitled "Murder at Green Springs". The murder victim is one of the folks included in our family graveyard book. It's a good read for a cold winter day. Check it out at: http://www.murderatgreensprings.blogspot.com/ And we can't forget the contribution Nancy Agee has made in abstracting the obituaries from The Central Virginian. I use her list almost daily in conjunction with working on the family graveyards. Happy researching! Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abercrombie" <jla5@verizon.net> To: <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:36 PM Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index > How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the history of the county. Janice > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/07 9:27 AM > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.31/1130 - Release Date: 11/14/07 9:27 AM

I agree with Janice, it's important to support (financially) research. I've purchased two copies of your "Free Blacks of Louisa County..." -- one for my personal/family use and one to have available for my students. It's a real gem. --Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: Abercrombie Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:37 PM To: valouisa@rootsweb.com Subject: [VALOUISA] Cemetery book index How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the history of the county. Janice ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

How generous of Pat and Pattie to allow the index of their book to be put on the Louisa site. Having compiled a number of books myself, I know the time, energy and money spent doing so. The internet is wonderful for people sharing and helping but there comes a financial factor when you publish a book and sales is the answer. What with people being willing to help and do look-ups it seems one person can buy the book and make it available to the world! This certainly cuts down on sales. I hope those of you who do find your names in the index will buy their book so they will have the encouragement to continue this valuable service to genealogist and to the history of the county. Janice

The advice given by professional genealogists-lecturers is that before you can *jump the pond*--to find information about your ancestors with European origins--you have to gather as much evidence as you can on this side of the pond. With some Germans in Pennsylvania, the tracing is somewhat easier because scholars have been working on those origins for decades! Some personal experience: For example, my maternal grandmother, born in Wye England in 1872, came with her family to Texas in 1885. How did I discover this information? Well, for one thing, my uncle had interviewed his mother before dementia set in, and she gave him a good deal of information. He, an amateur historian, carefully wrote this down for his siblings, and one of my aunts gave me a copy. My grandmother, the immigrant, was a teenager when the family came and therefore knew some of the family's experiences in England. (I found a LOT more because of Civil Registration in England, begun in 1857--something which this vast country does not have on a national basis.) . At any rate, by examining the deeds in the county where the Emglish family bought land, I discovered information about my great-grandfather's immigration date and where he landed, etc. Of course, this paper trail is much easier to follow in more recent years. To try to jump from colonial Virginia back to England or to any part of the United Kingdom would be really difficult, in most cases. A few wealthy people may have had a paper trail back to the "old country* as my grandmother called England. But, if you read or are told some of the history of colonial Virginia, a good many of our people in Virginia were of the poorer class. Some, if not a majority, were given a choice: Go to prison or be transported to an English colony such as the English colonies in America or the Barbados, which of course is in the Caribbean. Or, some chose to come rather than starve in England. (I picked up a slender book in a library today about the establishment of Maryland. It probably was written for school children, but it was easy to read and I could get a good grasp of the history and of the politics of colonial Maryland in a short time.) If the researcher wants to look for a somewhat unusual name in England, probably a good place to start might be [not totally satisfactory] the IGI = International Genealogical Index, which is on Family History Library website _www.familysearch.org_ (http://www.familysearch.org) Be sure to think of variants of the surname when searching. I learned when reading parish records for my grandmother's ancestors that the vicar, who was usually trained at one of the Universities, spoke a different kind of English than did the poor peasant. Each part of England seems to have its own dialect. Most people these days can speak proper English, but when discussing matters with family members, they generally use a dialect of that region. At any rate, I quickly learned that the surname of my grandmother's family was spelled about half a dozen different ways by the educated vicar, who wrote what he thought he heard! Offhand, the questioner about early settlers of Louisa Co. might begin a research of the land grants/patents of Virginia which are online at the Library of Virginia website. And read a book on Virginia (and Maryland and a lot of other colonies) headrights. And transportation. And how the migrating ancestor may have had to pay for his transportation by being indentured for about four to seven years! A scholar in England has compiled many books on migrants to America--His name is Peter Wilson Coldham. Do an catalog search on the LDS website [given above] and do an author search in the FHL catalog--which is on the right side of the screen. Then you will have to see what libraries in your neighborhood might have some of Coldham's books. They are an eye-opener about people being transported to these shores. American research is so challenging--and surprising--and at times, disappointing, that I don't bother with trying to find the European home for colonials, especially since my Dad's lineage is full of common names!!! Unless one's ancestry was of the gentry in the United Kingdom, his/her origins in UK may be especially difficult to trace. (What if he had been imprisoned? How would that feel?) England, to this day, is still class conscious, although it is diminishing at a rapid rate. I hope you find some exciting material on your ancestral family on this side of the pond!!! E.W.Wallace ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com

Wayne, Thank you very much for your effort. I know many people will appreciate! Ray Harlow ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Dunn" <WayneDunn@comcast.net> To: <VALOUISA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:19 PM Subject: [VALOUISA] Website now contains index to 'Gone But Not Forgotten',Louisa County Family Graveyards > Greetings, > > With the permission of the authors of "Gone But Not Forgotten", Louisa > County Family Graveyards, I have placed the index from that book on the > Louisa website. Presently I have created two pages to contain all of the > names, but due to the size of the second index (over 900KB), I may split > it into smaller pages when time permits. > > The first page can be found at http://www.trevilians.com/cemetery1.htm > (there are also links from the main Louisa page). > > The larger index can be found at http://www.trevilians.com/cemetery2.htm > > Enjoy! > > Wayne Dunn > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Greetings, With the permission of the authors of "Gone But Not Forgotten", Louisa County Family Graveyards, I have placed the index from that book on the Louisa website. Presently I have created two pages to contain all of the names, but due to the size of the second index (over 900KB), I may split it into smaller pages when time permits. The first page can be found at http://www.trevilians.com/cemetery1.htm (there are also links from the main Louisa page). The larger index can be found at http://www.trevilians.com/cemetery2.htm Enjoy! Wayne Dunn

I'm looking for evidence of the father of John Lasley (b. 1744) and Manoah Lasley (b. 1743)in Louisa County. I've seen references that it was a John Lasley from England, and also a James Lasley from Wales. Anyone have information to help sort it out? Kathy Virginia Beach

Ken, Lewis Napper and Grover Kennon were kinfolk of mine (but I don't know where they are buried). Care to exchange information? Jim Slone <jimslone@knology.net> -----Original Message----- From: valouisa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:valouisa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James K Brandau Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 7:44 PM To: Louisa Rootsweb Subject: [VALOUISA] Graveyard Book - Napper Kennon Poindexter Can anyone tell me if Lewis Napper, Grover Kennon, or I. N. Poindexter appear in the index? Thanks! Ken ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

none of the names you mentioned are in the index * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Please note: My new email address is lcarey34@verizon.net. Please remove lcarey@bcpl.net from your address books and files so that we can stay in touch! ----- Original Message ----- From: "James K Brandau" <jkbrandau@earthlink.net> To: "Louisa Rootsweb" <valouisa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 8:43 PM Subject: [VALOUISA] Graveyard Book - Napper Kennon Poindexter > Can anyone tell me if Lewis Napper, Grover Kennon, or I. N. Poindexter > appear in the index? > > Thanks! > > Ken > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VALOUISA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anyone tell me if Lewis Napper, Grover Kennon, or I. N. Poindexter appear in the index? Thanks! Ken

Many thanks to those who went to the trouble to look in the buuk for Carver or Bussey. They were in Louisia Co..at one time, but also in Stafford. I'll look there. Thanks again - Bernice C. Thompson