Tony, you have done quite a bit of work on the Riordan Family. Do you by any chance have anything on the Va. Riordans of the 1800's. mine is George Francis who m. Jane Robertson Dickinson. They had a dau. Mary Eliz. & a son Lafayette. Thanks. Bob Brown Wake Forest, N.C. ----- Original Message ----- From: ttellem <ttellem@netins.net> To: <VAMECKLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 7:51 PM Subject: [VAMECKLE] early shires,parishes,counties,VA > > COUNTY NAME > DATE FORMED > Charles City--(one of original shires)------->1634 > Prince George----> from Charles City--------->1703 > Brunswick ---------->from Charles City------->1732 > Amelia--->from Prince George & Brunswick----->1735 > Lunenburg---------->from Brunswick----------->1746 > Halifax---------------->from Lunenburg------->1752 > Dinwiddie----------->fromPrince George------->1752 > Prince Edward---->from Amelia --------------->1754 > Bedford--------------->from Lunenburg-------->1754 > Charlotte------------->from Lunenburg------->1765 > Mechlenburg------->from Lunenburg------------>1765 > Nottoway------------>from Amelia------------->1789 > Henrico --(one of the original shires)------->1634 > Goochland---------->from Henrico------------->1744 > Chesterfield---------> from Henrico---------->1749 > Cumberland-------->from Goochland------------>1749 > Chesterfield---------> from Henrico---------->1749 > Powhatan----------> from Cumberland---------->1777 > > From the above table we see that a piece of land > located in Mechlenburg county in 1770 would have been > in Lunenburg county from 1746 to 1765, it would have > been in Brunswick county from 1746 to 1732, and before > that it would have in Charles City county which was > formed in 1634. > > > >