Anyone researching the BRIDGEMAN family of Northumberland /Lancaster Co. Virginia? I am looking for information on BETSY BRIDGMAN who was the first wife of William H. (Howson??) Ledford bn. circa 1776 - 1779 and died Circa 1828. BETSY BRIDGEMAN was married to William H. Ledford on 15 March 1808 and they are believed to have had one daughter. William H. Ledford was the younger brother of John Ledford and the son of James Ledford and Elizabeth Judith Garlington. Any information wiil be greatly appreciated. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La.

Anyone researching the HURST family of Northumberland/Lancaster Co. Virginia? I am looking for information on SALLY ____ HURST who was the THIRD wife of John Ledford bn. circa 1771 - 1779 and died after 1830. SALLY ____ HURST was a WIDOW when she was married to John Ledford on 24 Aug. 1816. The HURST name would therefore be her prior deceased husband's family name. Again this is probably Northumberland/Lancaster/ Middlesex Counties of Virginia. I am especially interested in issue of that marriage. Any information will be greatly appreciated even if you have information that you think might lead to a key that might open this door. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La.

Anyone researching the GEORGE family of Lancaster Co. Virginia? I am looking for information on JUDITH M. GEORGE who was the SECOND wife of John Ledford bn. circa 1771 - 1779 and died after 1830. JUDITH M. GEORGE was married to John Ledford on 30 Nov. 1807 and she died circa 1816. I am especially interested in issue of that marriage. Any information will be greatly appreciated even if you have information that you think might lead to a key opening this door. Thank you. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La.

Anyone researching the GASKIN family of Northumberland Co. Virginia? I am looking for information on Elizabeth "Betsy" Gaskins who was the first wife of John Ledford bn. circa 1771 - 1779 and died after 1830. ELIZABETH "BETSY" GASKINS was married to John Ledford on 14 Dec. 1801 and she died circa 1806. She had two daughters with john Ledford; Sally Harding Ledford and Betsy Gaskins Ledford who married Griffin Edwards on 2 June 1824 probably in Northumberland Co. Virginia. Her father may have been a Joseph, Richard or Thomas Gaskin. Thomas Gaskin was a very good friend of John Ledford's grandfather who was also named John Ledford and married Elizabeth Howson 1742 in Lancaster Co. Va. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La.

Anyone researching the Garlington family of Virginia? I am interested in ELIZABETH JUDITH GARLINGTON who was born in Lancaster County circa 1750/51. Her parents may be William GarlingtonJr., Eliz. Conway? of Lancaster Co... Elizabeth Judith Garlington married James Ledford bn 10 Nov. 1754, who was the son of John Ledford and Elizabeth Howson. Elizabeth Judith Garlington had two children: John Ledford bn circa 1771-1779 and William H. Ledford bn circa 1776-17780. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La.

Hi Jim: I'm researching the GEORGE line, but NOT this one. In particular, Elizabeth GEORGE -- daugther of the younger Zamo(u)th GEORGE was in my lineage. Sorry I cannot help with this GEORGE link for you! Becky Jledford48@cs.com wrote: Anyone researching the GEORGE family of Lancaster Co. Virginia? I am looking for information on JUDITH M. GEORGE who was the SECOND wife of John Ledford bn. circa 1771 - 1779 and died after 1830. JUDITH M. GEORGE was married to John Ledford on 30 Nov. 1807 and she died circa 1816. I am especially interested in issue of that marriage. Any information will be greatly appreciated even if you have information that you think might lead to a key opening this door. Thank you. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La. BECKY REDD CASAGRANDE (genequene@yahoo.com) --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes

Hi Jim: The only time I've seen the HURST surname was a farmer who appears to have taken in one of my great-grandfathers. If memory serves me correctly, it was James HURST and he took in George PITMAN. Probably Northumberland or Lancaster Co, VA. I'm thinking timeframe would have been late 1700s or early 1800s. Sorry I cannot be more specific and my research is on the back burner right now -- I'm just going from memory (sketchy at best)! Wish I could help more, but wanted you to know the HURST surname was familiar to me! If I remember -- James HURST and my PITMAN ancestor showed up in one of the early censuses. Becky Jledford48@cs.com wrote: Anyone researching the HURST family of Northumberland/Lancaster Co. Virginia? I am looking for information on SALLY ____ HURST who was the THIRD wife of John Ledford bn. circa 1771 - 1779 and died after 1830. SALLY ____ HURST was a WIDOW when she was married to John Ledford on 24 Aug. 1816. The HURST name would therefore be her prior deceased husband's family name. Again this is probably Northumberland/Lancaster/ Middlesex Counties of Virginia. I am especially interested in issue of that marriage. Any information will be greatly appreciated even if you have information that you think might lead to a key that might open this door. Jim F. Ledford Baton Rouge, La. BECKY REDD CASAGRANDE (genequene@yahoo.com) --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes

Hello Jim, Was GIRLINGTON a spelling variation of GARLINGTON ? If so, I know a researcher who is looking for the VA GIRLINGTONs. Just wondering.....~malinda ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jledford48@cs.com> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 7:28 PM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Garlington family of Va. > Anyone researching the Garlington family of Virginia? I am interested in > ELIZABETH JUDITH GARLINGTON who was born in Lancaster County circa > 1750/51. Her parents may be William GarlingtonJr., Eliz. Conway? of > Lancaster Co... > Elizabeth Judith Garlington married James Ledford bn 10 Nov. 1754, who was > the son of John Ledford and Elizabeth Howson. > Elizabeth Judith Garlington had two children: John Ledford bn circa 1771-1779 > and William H. Ledford bn circa 1776-17780. > Jim F. Ledford > Baton Rouge, La. > >

Sandra, Please forgive me? I thought I was being tactful in suggesting that perhaps there was a typographical error, but my comment apparently insulted you and I did not mean to do that at all. Just trying to be helpful. It was very presumptious of me to suggest what I did. I assumed incorrectly, and very much regret doing so. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:29 AM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] ferg@intelos.net > my address is ferg@intelos.net (with an i) I would certainly not > purposely put an incorrect email address ANYWHERE or do anything to block > getting email (the "life's blood" of internet researchers). Besides, all > anyone has to do is hit the reply button on a posting to reach the > individual who sent the email....... I really have NO idea what the problem > could be, but since then Laura and I have "talked" using another of her > email addresses, so the "problem" seems to be with her server. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tosca <tkwhsimms@hovac.com> > To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:43 PM > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > > Laura and Sandra, > > I believe the problem is probably that Sandra's email is at ntelos.net, > not > > intelos.net. She probably just had a typo and didn't realize it. Or > > perhaps she doesn't wish to get emails except through the list. > > Tosca > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> > > To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:27 PM > > Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > > > > > > > > > I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you > > give, > > > > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of > 100 > > > > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I > > know > > > > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > > > > me)....... > > > > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; > > Alexander > > > > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew > > of > > > > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, > > > where > > > > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I > got > > > > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well > > > have > > > > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew > Finley....my > > > > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and > > > family. > > > > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander > and > > > > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > > > > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > > > > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > > > > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > > > > consider, too; > > > > > > > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter > was > > > > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named > after > > > the > > > > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. > > First > > > > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after > the > > > > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was > > > named > > > > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > > > > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. > However, > > > they > > > > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for > > apparent > > > > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > > > > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible > avenues > > to > > > > explore. > > > > > > > > Sandra > > > > > > > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > > > > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > > > > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > > > > > > > > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > > > > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. > Do > > > you > > > > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John > was > > > > orphaned > > > > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Can someone digging into VERY early records see anything about William Durant (Durand)'s originally granted land on the Rappahannock not far upriver from Chesapeake, which was confiscated by Gov. Berkeley about 1644, then regranted to another? Anything at all in reference to William Durant would be of great interest. Thanks for any input into this. He came to VA with the Bennett group--was elder of the old church on Elizabeth River serving the Dissenters; Berkeley banished him from VA (fined and all property confiscated too) for continuing this service, whereupon was invited by Lord Baltimore to lead his dissenting group to become original settlers in Baltimore's newly acquired Province named Maryland. Durand accepted the proposition based upon guarantee they would be allowed freedom of religion and not be required to sign his usually required oath of loyalty to the established Church,etc. We are interested in locating that tract of land (also name of new grantee) as well as other properties taken, and more about his associates from Northumberland/Westmoreland/Richmond Co.s , And in the OLD Norfolk area - also any details of his family. Anything at all on him or likely family will be most appreciated. Thanks, Ansearch our direct E-mail : Streborjc3@aol.com

my address is ferg@intelos.net (with an i) I would certainly not purposely put an incorrect email address ANYWHERE or do anything to block getting email (the "life's blood" of internet researchers). Besides, all anyone has to do is hit the reply button on a posting to reach the individual who sent the email....... I really have NO idea what the problem could be, but since then Laura and I have "talked" using another of her email addresses, so the "problem" seems to be with her server. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tosca <tkwhsimms@hovac.com> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > Laura and Sandra, > I believe the problem is probably that Sandra's email is at ntelos.net, not > intelos.net. She probably just had a typo and didn't realize it. Or > perhaps she doesn't wish to get emails except through the list. > Tosca > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> > To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:27 PM > Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > > > > > I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you > give, > > > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of 100 > > > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I > know > > > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > > > me)....... > > > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; > Alexander > > > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew > of > > > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, > > where > > > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I got > > > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well > > have > > > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew Finley....my > > > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and > > family. > > > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander and > > > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > > > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > > > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > > > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > > > consider, too; > > > > > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter was > > > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named after > > the > > > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. > First > > > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after the > > > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was > > named > > > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > > > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. However, > > they > > > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for > apparent > > > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > > > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible avenues > to > > > explore. > > > > > > Sandra > > > > > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > > > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > > > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > > > > > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > > > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. Do > > you > > > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John was > > > orphaned > > > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Laura and Sandra, I believe the problem is probably that Sandra's email is at ntelos.net, not intelos.net. She probably just had a typo and didn't realize it. Or perhaps she doesn't wish to get emails except through the list. Tosca ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Fw: Ferguson McDonald Jones > > > I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you give, > > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of 100 > > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I know > > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > > me)....... > > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; Alexander > > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew of > > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, > where > > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I got > > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well > have > > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew Finley....my > > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and > family. > > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander and > > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > > consider, too; > > > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter was > > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named after > the > > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. First > > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after the > > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was > named > > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. However, > they > > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for apparent > > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible avenues to > > explore. > > > > Sandra > > > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. Do > you > > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John was > > orphaned > > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > > > > > > >

My emails are not going through to Sandra Ferguson. Can someone forward this to her for me and tell her that I am unable to reach her. My mail server says that her server refuses my emails.................Thanks Laura Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] Richmond County Deeds From: jackson@velose.com (Laura Jackson) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 13:52:26 -0500 To: Sandra Ferguson <ferg@intelos.net> Under Davis there is: Ann Creighton Edward Elizabeth Frances Francis George Jno Jr John John Jr Katherine Martha Mathew Matthew Robert Susanna Susannah Walter Wilson Winifred Wobly

I have three books that contain Richmond County Deeds from 1721 - 1750. I will look up records for anyone who needs it. Laura > >> >> > >

> I'm sorry, but these are much earlier records than the date you give, > and it would be fairly useless for me to send a lot of Jones info of 100 > years before this family. (As a Jones and Smith researcher myself, I know > how hard they are, so if I might suggest something that worked for > me)....... > My Smith family had children with very distinctive names; Alexander > McDonald Smith and Andrew Finley Smith were 2 of them, but all if knew of > where the parents had been born was on later census that said PA. So, where > to start looking for Smiths in PA? Pretty hopeless.......later I got > thinking about those children's names and decided that they might well have > been named for 2 actual men, Alexander McDonald and Andrew Finley....my > theory was that if I could find these men I'd find Joseph Smith and family. > And, it worked out just this way; through research I found Alexander and > Andrew in a church, in York co, Pa, and the Smiths were in the same > congregation. So, it's worth a try for you to search for a Ferguson > MacDonald....these folks all appear to have been Scottish, as were my > Smiths, and The British had specific naming patterns you might want to > consider, too; > > First Daughter was named after the Mother's Mother. Second Daughter was > named after the Mother's Father's Mother. Third Daughter was named after the > Mother. Fourth Daughter was named after the Mother's oldest Sister. First > Son was named after the Father's Father. Second Son was named after the > Mother's Mother. Third Son was named after the Father. Fourth Son was named > after the Father's oldest Brother. (my Smiths named daughters for > grandmothers, Susannah Beatty Smith and Eleanor Baxter Smith. However, they > didn't use the brothers and sisters but named the later sons for apparent > friends Alexander and Andrew, elders in the church.) > As you are at a dead end these, at least, are some possible avenues to > explore. > > Sandra > > From: <SandyDunes@aol.com> > To: <ferg@intelos.net> > Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:00 AM > Subject: Re: [VANORTHU-L] lookups > > > Sandr, :) I am looking for Ferguson McDonald Jones who ended up in > Crawford County, MO and had a son named John William Jones b. 1872. Do you > have any Joneses that you know of?? I am grasping at straws. John was > orphaned > young:( thanks, Juanita Johnson > > >

Ledford Family of Northumberland Co. Va. John Ledford m.1742 Elizabeth Howson - d.1756 Children 1. James (Jemme) Ledford - d.1784 2. Elizabeth (Betty) Ledford m. 3 Aug. 1770 George Norris James (Jemme) Ledford d. 1784 m. 9 Jan. 1770 Judith Garlington She m. (2) 13 May 1800 Samuel Newbould Children (1) 1. John Ledford - b. before 1780 2. William H. (howson?) Ledford m. 15 Mar. 1808 Betsy Bridgman 3. Others ??? John Ledford b. before 1780 d. after 1830 m. (1) 14 Dec. 1801 Elizabeth Gaskins - d.c. 1806 (2) 30 Nov. 1807 Judith M. George - d. c. 1816 (3) 24 Aug. 1816 Sally____ Hurst (widow) Children (1) w/ E. Gaskins 1. Sally Harding Ledford (daughters of Elizabeth Gaskins) m. 2 June 1824 Griffin Edwards 2. Son 3. Son (of Sally?) 4. Others? Looking for proof that William J. Ledford born Circa 1822 is the son of John Ledford. or Proof that William J. Ledford born Circa 1822 is the son of William H. (Howson) Ledford William J. Ledford is my gg grandfather. James F. Ledford

Malinda, Below is a transcript of the will of Samuell Churchill of Northumberland Co. WILL OF SAMUEL CHURCHELL Northumberland County, Virginia Jan. 4, 1702 In the name of God amen, I Samuell Churchell being sick and weak in body But of perfect memory praise be to God for the same and knowing of uncertainty of this life on earth do make this my last will and testament to save my soul to Almighty God who gave it assured by believing to receive full pardon and free remission of all my sins through his death and passion of our Savior Christ Jesus and my body to ye earth from whenever it was taken to be buried after a decent manner. As to my equal and executors hereafter named shall think meet the convient as touching such wordly estates as the Lord in his mercy has bestowed upon me. My will an meaning is the same to bestow as hereafter my will doth express. Item: I give and bequeath to my son Samuell Churchwell and his heirs forever my land in the woods by the house of the Churchwell's. Item: I give unto my son Joseph Churchell my now dwelling to him and His heirs forever all the land there unto belonging, also a gun, a 3 year Old horse, a chest with 2 pewter dishes and 2 plates and a wood bed and rug and 2 blankets. Item: I give unto my daughter Sarah Churchell one feather bed, rug, blanket, and one bay mare branded with SC and 2 pewter dishes, a bason, 2 plates. Item: the first colt the said mare brings to my daughter Lydia Churchell with 2 pewter dishes 2 plates, an iron pot, feather bed, rug And blanket to my said daughter Lydia. And after my debt is paid my stock Of cattle is to be divided equally between my son Joseph, Sarah, and Lydia. These my said three children to be my whole an sole executers of this my Last will and testament as witness my hand and seale of day and year above. Samuell Churchell Signed and declared in the present of us Elizabeth (x) Woodridge Charles A. Dezniett (Dermett) Annie (A.D.) Dezniett (Dermett) James Czean (Kean) Feb. 17, 1702, this will was proved in Northumberland County, Virginia Laura malinda wrote: >This is some info from another one of the descendants of friends and >relations >from the Old Northumberland County neighborhood....enjoy, ~malinda > > > > The following is from the "Historical Atlas of Westmoreland County, >Virginia" >by Eaton; > > "John Mottram patented 963 acres of land on King Copsico and Cabin Points. >This was afterward increased by Richard Wright to 2,200 acres. Richard >married Anne Mottram, to whom her farther had willed the land. Their son, >Major Francis Wright,, married Anne Washington, only daughter of Col John >Washington, the Emigrant. she inherited a large tract of land patented by >her father near Index, now King George County. > > Col John Mottran was a prime mover for the formation of the county of >Northumberland and it's first rep in the House of Burgesses. He became >involved in over 30 lawsuits within a short time, and in no case failed to >win the judgement. In 1661 with his brother-in-law, Col Nicholas Spencer, >he >obtained a patent to 1000 acres at Pascattawau on the Potomac, a part of >which later was acquired by the Washingtons, embracing the site of the >present Mt. Vernon (Westmoreland Co. Deeds and Wills, No1, pg 265)" > > > >

Hello, I forwarded your website announcement to a few Mottrom-Wright-Washington cousins. One sent a response that was chock full of information about Col John Mottrom and I thought it might be of interest to others on the list. At any rate, I would like to post it to the list archives so other cousins might find it in the future. Thank you kindly......~malinda You are right! I have not explored this site as yet, however a history of Northumberland Co.Virginia would not be complete without at least some mention of Col. John Mottrom b. abt 1610 in England (a descendant of the ancient and honorable family of Mottrom of Mottrom Andrew, co. Chester, lords and owners of the Manor of Mottrom for 400 years ), a gentleman by birth and education, whom one recorder states, John Mottrom was the first settler known in Northumberland County and was there in 1635. John Mottrom was a Cavalier in England. This means he was one of the "nobility and gentry" supporting King Charles I who reigned from 1642 to 1649, who were against the Roundheads, a political, religious party made up of Puritans and other non- conformists and some radicals. They had gained control of Parliament and opposed the will and authority of the King. The Mottroms were probably Catholic turned Puritan later on. After King Charles was executed in 1649, more than a thousand Cavaliers of the most dauntless stamp, with their families, came in one year to Virginia. John Mottrom debarked at York River and first settled in York County which then embraced both sides of the river near Chesapeake Bay. The name of his first wife is not available (although there are some theories re: her identity) who was born abt.1615 in England and died not long after the birth of her daughter Frances in 1645. She was one of the women of gentle birth and breeding who succumbed to the malarial and other afflictions that beset the lowlands of Virginia under the heat of summers such as they had never known in England. She was about 30 years of age at the time of her death and is buried beside her husband at the family plantation, Chicacoan. John Mottrom is mentioned as of York, Virginia in 1644. [Archives of Maryland, Vol IV, p.269]. He like most of the other prominent settlers, owned a shallop (small open boat), mentioned in the York County Records. With this boat he traded goods in Maryland. About 1645 he moved to Chicacoan, the first white settlement on the Virginia side of the Potomac River. His home became a resort for Protestants who opposed the government of Lord Baltimore in Maryland. They were accused of plotting treason and making Chicacoan their base for conspiracies. When Northumberland County was formed in 1645, John Mottrom represented the county that year in the House of Burgesses. He was Burgess again in 1652. He was also a Justice and Colonel in the militia. He died 25 Feb 1655. His Will was referred to the governor "because of some ambiguities in the procurings of it." It was probably recorded in the General Court. The records of that court were burned in Richmond, so no copy of the Will is available. His estate inventory, however is on record in Northumberland County Courthouse. It is dated 1655 and shows he was a man of wealth and literary pretentions. The total of his inventory was valued at 33,896 pounds of tobacco. Tobacco was the medium of exchange at that point in our history. [Ref: VIRGINIA MAGAZINE Vol. X, p.402]. John Mottrom's Will was written by George Colclough (McColclough), Lawyer, who later married John Mottrom's second wife Ursula Bysshe, widow of Richard Thompson, d. 1649. Richard Thompson and Ursula Bysshe had issue who married into the Presly and Willoughby families. Ursula Bysshe is of interest as a very close relative of Col. William Claiborne of Kent Island and Virginia.

Hello Tami ! Thank you for taking on this project. Do you intend to post any early material to the site ? I was surprised that Col John Mottrom, who I understood to be the founder of Northumberland Co VA, wasn't even mentioned. Just wondering....~malinda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tami Ramsey" <tami@i-plus.net> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 2:23 PM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] NEW Northumberland County VA GenWeb page > Hello Everyone associated with Northumberland County, VA. My name is Tami Ramsey and I have just recently taken over as the County Coordinator for the Northumberland County VA GenWeb page on Rootsweb. I just wanted to invite you to take a look at the new page and let me know if you have any suggestions. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanorthu/ > My motto for my pages are "one stop shopping for research" so if you see anything that is missing please be sure and let me know. Also if you have any contributions in the way of photographs, cemetery transcriptions, census records, etc. please be sure and get in touch with me. And please remember that this is YOUR page as well, I only host it. It is the people that live in the area that have access to information to put online that make a page what it is. I currently host 17 webpages and I dearly love all of the people that I have worked with over the years to make the pages informative for researchers. Thanks for your time and be sure and contact me if you have any questions. > Tami P. Ramsey > tami@i-plus.net > Pres. Pulaski County Genealogy Club > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapcgc/ > Eastland Co. TX CC > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txeastla/ > Amherst-Campbell-Henrico-Lancaster-Lynchburg-Manchester-Northumberland-Wythe -Washington- VA GenWeb CC > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaamhers/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacampbe/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vahenric/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~valancas/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaclynch/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanorthu/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawythe/ > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/ > Overton-Fentress-Pickett Co. TN GenWeb CC & Listowner > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/fent.htm > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnpicket/pick.htm > RAMSEY-SULSER-LEE-TURNER Family Webpages > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/ > http://sulser.rootsweb.com/ > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~millerlee/ > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~robertturner/ >

Hello Everyone associated with Northumberland County, VA. My name is Tami Ramsey and I have just recently taken over as the County Coordinator for the Northumberland County VA GenWeb page on Rootsweb. I just wanted to invite you to take a look at the new page and let me know if you have any suggestions. http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanorthu/ My motto for my pages are "one stop shopping for research" so if you see anything that is missing please be sure and let me know. Also if you have any contributions in the way of photographs, cemetery transcriptions, census records, etc. please be sure and get in touch with me. And please remember that this is YOUR page as well, I only host it. It is the people that live in the area that have access to information to put online that make a page what it is. I currently host 17 webpages and I dearly love all of the people that I have worked with over the years to make the pages informative for researchers. Thanks for your time and be sure and contact me if you have any questions. Tami P. Ramsey tami@i-plus.net Pres. Pulaski County Genealogy Club http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapcgc/ Eastland Co. TX CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~txeastla/ Amherst-Campbell-Henrico-Lancaster-Lynchburg-Manchester-Northumberland-Wythe-Washington- VA GenWeb CC http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaamhers/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacampbe/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vahenric/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~valancas/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaclynch/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vanorthu/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawythe/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/ Overton-Fentress-Pickett Co. TN GenWeb CC & Listowner http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnoverto/overton.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnfentre/fent.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnpicket/pick.htm RAMSEY-SULSER-LEE-TURNER Family Webpages http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ramsey/ http://sulser.rootsweb.com/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~millerlee/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~robertturner/