Everyone having ancestors who lived in Northumberland County have a wonderful resource, the Northumberland County Historical Society! Our Boggess Family Reunion traveled down to Heathsville on Friday, September 27th and spent time in the Society building absorbing Northumberland's rich history. This is a lovely building whose many holdings offer a broad look into the past, one of which deserves our support. This can be easily accomplished by joining the Society, (P. O. Box 221, Heathsville VA 22473). Their publication is professionally printed, each issue bringing history to life. On your trips to Virginia, please plan a visit to the building. Merely saying thank you to Preston Haynie and members of the Society is not enough. Mr. Haynie spent time researching records specific to the family, taking time to give us a history of the county, members of the Society were on hand that day to give docent tours of the building and offering suggestions of locations to visit on our drive throughout the county. Our sincere thanks to the Society and to those of you on this site who suggested I contact the Society. Another benefit of how the Rootsweb sites contribute and aid in our genealogical research. Gayle Fuller Boggess Katy, Texas

Yes, Preston Haynie is a REAL help to all that pass his way. He was my teacher in high school when I was coming along, and since I've visited him there at the Society. I now live in Pa., so don't get there very often. Good luck. Sincerely, Indie Clark Shepp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles and Gayle Boggess" <chasb@hal-pc.org> To: <VANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 12:37 PM Subject: [VANORTHU-L] Northumberland County Historical Society > Everyone having ancestors who lived in Northumberland County have > a wonderful resource, the Northumberland County Historical > Society! Our Boggess Family Reunion traveled down to Heathsville > on Friday, September 27th and spent time in the Society building > absorbing Northumberland's rich history. This is a lovely > building whose many holdings offer a broad look into the past, > one of which deserves our support. This can be easily > accomplished by joining the Society, (P. O. Box 221, Heathsville > VA 22473). Their publication is professionally printed, each > issue bringing history to life. On your trips to Virginia, > please plan a visit to the building. > > Merely saying thank you to Preston Haynie and members of the > Society is not enough. Mr. Haynie spent time researching records > specific to the family, taking time to give us a history of the > county, members of the Society were on hand that day to give > docent tours of the building and offering suggestions of > locations to visit on our drive throughout the county. > > Our sincere thanks to the Society and to those of you on this > site who suggested I contact the Society. Another benefit of how > the Rootsweb sites contribute and aid in our genealogical research. > > Gayle Fuller Boggess > Katy, Texas > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Looking for property record history in Northumberland Co. for the Rev. John Leland, Sr. & Rev. John Leland, Jr. John Leland, Sr. owned property called "Point Pleasant," the description I have is:"in Brereton's [now Bull] Neck on Queen's [now Cockrell] Creek; Reedville B." He acquired this sometime after he became the minister of Wicomico Parish, 1744/5. This property he left to his youngest son Charles Leland, it was finally deeded to Fleming Bates abt 1832 by Dr. Lucius Cary Leland before he moved to MS. I am curious as to how, when and from whom he obtained it. John Leland, Jr., the oldest son of John Sr. and minister of Wicomico Parish 1775-1789, stated in his will his property was to be sold at the time of his wifes death and divided between his three sons, John Lee, Baldwin Mathews & Leroy Peachy. It is this property I wonder about. In his will John Sr. left John Jr. 30 pounds current money but no property. Since he was his father's replacement in the parish I think he was either given property earlier, or was so well set by his marriage to Judith Smith, his father considered him well off. Did John Leland, Jr. own property in Northumberland Co., and if he did did he acquire it from his marriage to Judith Smith? I am not sure when Judith died, only that it was after 29 May 1800 as she is on a tax list at that time. About 1805 Baldwin Mathews acquired "Cypress Farm," from Lettice Lee, he is also listed in the "1815 Directory of Virginia Landowners," as owning property. The entry is a bit confusing as it states "Heathsville; ." For Charles Leland, estate it gives"=6NE", which is probably where you would find Point Pleasant. "Cypress Farm," is at least as far away from Heathsville as Point Pleasant, so I am wondering if Baldwin owned 2 properties, one in Heathsville and the other Cypress Farm, or if it is just the distance and direction from Heathsville that is missing. He did not acquire the "Exeter Lodge" property until 1829. Baldwin is also listed as a landowner in Lancaster Co., which is probably where we find his brother, Leroy Peachy,in the 1850 census. Was that part of John Leland,Jr.'s property, or was everything sold after Judith died? Any help on property records concerning this Leland family would be appreciated. Neither of these 2 John Lelands are connected to the John Lelands of St. Stephen's parish, just to add to the confusion. Rick Leland Family Researcher "The Leland Family of Virginia; et al" http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lelandva