This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Creed, Estes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/908 Message Board Post: Searching for information on Bennett Creed, Sr., his parents, and his wife Mary Estes, and her parents. They were from Orange County VA, married before 1771 in Orange County, and were living in Stewart's Creek community of Surry County NC by 1782, where they stayed the rest of their lives. More information: Bennett Creed - b. approx. 1739, Orange County VA, d. between May 1816 and Feb. 1817 in Surry County NC Mary Estes - Daughter of Samuel Estes, born approx. 1743 Orange County VA Samuel Estes - I have nothing on him, will cross-post this query to Spotsylvania County list as well Any help would be appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Collins Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/260.497 Message Board Post: I am researching my ancestor, Lewis D. Collins of Alabama and Texas, and was intrigued to find a Lewis D. Collins in early Orange Co., VA. I do not know where my Lewis was born and am checking all the possible links. does anyone know who the Lewis in Orange Co., VA married, or if he left VA for other places? I greatly appreciate any and all assistance in finding out if this is my Lewis.

OK, I am finally getting a chance to get back to genealogy. I have practically forgotten what I used to know...I am reviewing misc information that I have collected. Can anyone help with the below people? In the Will of William Hawkins of the County of Orange and Parish of Sat. Thomas, being weak in body, dated 20 Jan 1776. Unto my son John Hawkins.... To my beloved wife, Elizabeth.... Unto my son William.... ....son John Unto my son Benjamin.... Unto my son John.... Witnesses: Uriel Mallory, Wm Strother, Thomas Brown Marsha in WV

I looked very briefly at the will of Benjamin Hawkins with wife Mary (possibly Carty?) who I think is sometimes referred to as Polly. I failed to write down the date, but I am pretty sure that it was 1841 in Orange County. In the will the following people are named: wife, Mary nephew Thomas R. Hawkins niece Mary Hawkins Sarah F. Coleman Josanna Marshall Matilda Marshall Coleman Marshall John Todd Charles Scott William Cole (decd) friend William C. Scott Can anyone help identify any of the above? In 1841, Thomas R. Hawkins would have been 43 years old. He did have a daughter named Matilda. So I need to look at the possibility that she had married a man with the last name Marshall. Thomas's wife, Matilda had already died when Benjamin's will was probated. Coleman Marshall had been named as a deacon when the Zion Baptist Church in Orange County was formed during a meeting in Brother Hawkins's home in 1813 in which both a Thomas and a Benjamin Hawkins were named as being present. So I think that Benjamin Hawkins and Coleman Marshall had been friends for many years when Benjamin died. Perhaps there was a family connection as well. OK just having asked my question has shown me some things that I can look at: Who did Thomas R. Hawkins's daughter Matilda marry? What was the relationship between the Coleman and Marshall family? Was there an Edward Pinkard in Culpeper County circa 1823? Thanks for listening to my thinking out loud and I would appreciate any input that anyone has. marsha in WV

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/862.1 Message Board Post: I have an ancestor, John Bruce Douglass, born abt. 1710 in Scotland who married Judith Moorman in 1731 in Louisa, Va. Their children were: Charles, Elizabeth, Thomas, Polly, Judith, John, Anne, Achilles, Dorcas and Mildred. Mildred married William Young 29 Nov 1781 in Orange Co., Va. I have more information on the family if you are interested. JeanDBlakey@aol.com

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Abell, Smith, Martin Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/860.1.1 Message Board Post: I am not sure how Alexander Abell fits in but must be a realtion to Caleb. Caleb Abell was a son of Richard Abell. Caleb Abell married Frances Martin. Their daughter Elizabeth Abell married George Smith of Orange Co., VA. After the death of George's father, George's step Mother received slaves for her life or widowhood. She sold her rights to these slaves, and some of her Step Children sold the rights to these slaves to Caleb Abell. He in turn deeded out of affection to Alexander Abell. George Smith's sister Elizabeth Smith married a John Martin of Albemarle Co., VA as his second wife in 1804, she is mentioned in his will in 1812. I am not sure if I have it right but another daughter of Caleb Abell was Polly who married Lindsey Martin, a Grandson of John Martin who died in 1812. Tiffany

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: ABELL OF GA. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/860.1 Message Board Post: I HAVE JUST GOTTEN THIS FAR IN MY ANCESTORS,TO KNOW THE NAMES OF ALEXANDER ABELL(#4 GRANDFATHER)WITCH HAD A SON NAME CALEB AND OR AN UNCLE CALEB. ?????? NOW THIS SOME INFO I HAVE GRAN ALEXANDER MARRIED MARY "POLLY" ABELL DAUGHTER OF UNCLE CALEB.ALEXANDERS FATHER WAS EPHRAIM ABELL WHO'S FATHER WAS RICHARD ABELL.RICHARD HAD A SON NAME CALEB GOT TO GO HOPE TO HEAR FROMM YOU

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McBride, Patterson, Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/774.1.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hmmm...that's interesting. My Wm. Scott hooked up with a Hugh, b. ca. 1790 and Susannah Patterson McBride in Bedford-Williamson Cos., TN; they probably made the trek to Yell Co., AR together where William's son Nathaniel Scott, b. 1817 KY m. Louisa Jane McBride, dau. of the above Hugh in 1842 Yell Co. I think I have seen material to the effect that some of the McBrides went to Louisiana. The ages of Hugh and Thomas are such that they could be brothers. Will have to check into this more, but thanks for the info.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scott, McBride Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/774.1.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Thanks for looking, Kay.... I appreciate your effort. I did have another Scott in my line, who may or may not be related to John b. 1750 -- and she _did_ go south. She was Mary Scott, b. ca. 1760 (very ballpark), who married Thomas McBride. They had one known child but probably had others, Thomas Walter McBride b. in Virginia in 1789. Thomas Walter ended up in Louisiana. Good luck with your research and thanks again for your quick response! cheers, Gordon

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ayers, Blanchett, Brown, Conn, Haynes, Martin. Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/774.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Gordon, I am so sorry, but I don't see anything in your posting that connects John Scott, b. ca. 1750 to the Scotts that I am researching other than it's the right time frame and the fact that he was possibly in Orange Co., VA. Most of my Scotts seem to have headed south rather than north. I will certainly keep your John in mind as I continue to work on these Southern Scotts. I would sure be interested in any material you might have on Scotts in Orange Co., VA, as I haven't been able to come up with much. Any sign of Haynes/Haines, Blanchetts/Blancetts, Browns, or Martins mentioned in your data? Another Scott researcher says that she has found in DAR material a Wm. Scott, b. 1750 Orange Co., VA, d. 1801 NC, m. first in 1773 a Rebecca (Brown?). This Rebecca died 1806. I descend from another Wm. Scott who was possibly born in Orange Co., VA about 1755; he m. ca. 1778 a dau. of Thomas Ayers of Patrick Co., VA and Surry Co., NC; his Ayers wife was still alive in 1816 when he ga! ve a power of attorney from Wayne Co., KY to collect from the estate of this father-in-law, Thomas Ayers.This Wm. Scott, b. ca. 1755 was the father of another Wm. Scott, b. 1782 NC who moved from Wayne Co., Ky to Bedford Co., TN in 1828, then abt. 1839 to that part of Scott Co., AR that became Yell Co. when it was formed in 1842. This Wm. Scott and his wife Celia Conn probably died in Yell Co. between 1850 and 1860.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/774.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi Kay, Longshot of the day here... I descend from John Scott, b. ca. 1750 probably in what is now Augusta or Orange Co. VA, who married Catherine (probably Hamilton) and moved to Greene Co, PA by the 1790s. Do you know of anything which could link John Scott of Greene Co. PA to the Scotts you are researching? I'm glad to exchange information if you're interested. cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: McBride, Scott Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/907 Message Board Post: Does anyone know of a Thomas McBride m. Mary Scott in Orange Co. in the mid-1700s? I know of one child, Thomas Walter McBride, b. 1789, but there may have been others. Anything -- including any records of a Mary (Scott) McBride -- would be welcome! cheers, Gordon Bonnet Trumansburg NY

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/881.1 Message Board Post: Do you have info about Stephens/ Steven in Orange at that time? I have been working on my family line..(Stephen) and have James A Stephen born in Virginia in 1785. I'm stuck previous to that. Do you have any info that might help ? Thanks Christy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/906 Message Board Post: I am looking for verification of this birth date (1779) and place (Orange Co., VA) for my ggg-grandmother, Nancy E. Sorrell. I have no parent or sibling information. She married John H. Gibbs on 2 Feb 1799 in Jefferson Co., KY. He was born 1775 in Loudon Co., VA . John and Nancy lived mostly in Hancock Co., KY and both are buried there. Any information appreciated. Jane

Thank you for your response. I'm searching for the John Randolph Grymes, Esq. property in Orange Co. His parents were Philip Grymes and Mary Randolph. He was married to Susannah Randolph (his first cousin) granddaughter of Sir John Randolph. He lost his Middlesex area property to the Patriots before he left for England to serve briefly with the Rangers. When he returned they settled somewhere in Orange Co. John Randolph Grymes, Jr. was perhaps a nephew. I'm afraid I'm only vaguely familiar with the Steptoe name because of Benjamin's family connection with John R. Grymes. On Aug 4, 2005, at 4:49 PM, John R. Clarke wrote: > Does this name from the 1830, Burke County, GA census ring a bell with > you? > > John STEPTOE (1001000000000-0001000000000) > > John R. Clarke > 229-228-1961 > 2417 N. Patterson St:Thomasville, GA 31792 > > ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> > To: <VAORANGE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [VAORANGE] John Randolph Grymes > > >> >> In a message dated 08/04/05 4:53:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, >> jtressel@rochester.rr.com writes: >> >> He had a plantation in Orange Co. (I believe called "Vaucluse"). I'm >> looking >> for more information on the whereabouts of that land, the >> disposition of the >> house (if it exists) and the associated family. >> >> >> I am emailing you a number of websites that I found with a Google >> search for >> Vaucluse and Orange County, but this one might be the most helpful: >> >> >>> Benjamin Grymes, who had accompanied the Jones brothers, married Miss >> Steptoe, a cousin of Speaker Robinson of the House of Burgesses. He >> built >> "Vaucluse", about two miles from Ellwood, and raised a large family. >> One of his sons, >> John R. Grymes, ranked among the most distinguished lawyers of his >> day in >> New Orleans, and married the widow of Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. >> Two unmarried >> daughters, Hannah and Sallie, kept up the old house after the rest of >> the >> family had scattered, and were true Virginia gentlewomen of the >> olden type. Of >> their mother, when she was a stately and well preserved old lady, >> John >> Randolph said that she reminded him of the last piece left of a rare >> and costly >> service of old china.< >> >> _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm_ >> (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm) >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >> last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >> > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >

Does this name from the 1830, Burke County, GA census ring a bell with you? John STEPTOE (1001000000000-0001000000000) John R. Clarke 229-228-1961 2417 N. Patterson St:Thomasville, GA 31792 ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobKamman@aol.com> To: <VAORANGE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 12:42 PM Subject: Re: [VAORANGE] John Randolph Grymes > > In a message dated 08/04/05 4:53:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > jtressel@rochester.rr.com writes: > > He had a plantation in Orange Co. (I believe called "Vaucluse"). I'm > looking > for more information on the whereabouts of that land, the disposition of > the > house (if it exists) and the associated family. > > > I am emailing you a number of websites that I found with a Google search > for > Vaucluse and Orange County, but this one might be the most helpful: > > >>Benjamin Grymes, who had accompanied the Jones brothers, married Miss > Steptoe, a cousin of Speaker Robinson of the House of Burgesses. He built > "Vaucluse", about two miles from Ellwood, and raised a large family. One > of his sons, > John R. Grymes, ranked among the most distinguished lawyers of his day in > New Orleans, and married the widow of Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. Two > unmarried > daughters, Hannah and Sallie, kept up the old house after the rest of the > family had scattered, and were true Virginia gentlewomen of the olden > type. Of > their mother, when she was a stately and well preserved old lady, John > Randolph said that she reminded him of the last piece left of a rare and > costly > service of old china.< > > _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm_ > (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm) > > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >

In a message dated 08/04/05 4:53:52 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, jtressel@rochester.rr.com writes: He had a plantation in Orange Co. (I believe called "Vaucluse"). I'm looking for more information on the whereabouts of that land, the disposition of the house (if it exists) and the associated family. I am emailing you a number of websites that I found with a Google search for Vaucluse and Orange County, but this one might be the most helpful: >Benjamin Grymes, who had accompanied the Jones brothers, married Miss Steptoe, a cousin of Speaker Robinson of the House of Burgesses. He built "Vaucluse", about two miles from Ellwood, and raised a large family. One of his sons, John R. Grymes, ranked among the most distinguished lawyers of his day in New Orleans, and married the widow of Gov. Claiborne of Louisiana. Two unmarried daughters, Hannah and Sallie, kept up the old house after the rest of the family had scattered, and were true Virginia gentlewomen of the olden type. Of their mother, when she was a stately and well preserved old lady, John Randolph said that she reminded him of the last piece left of a rare and costly service of old china.< _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm_ (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~elacey/chatham.htm)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grymes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/905 Message Board Post: I'm searching for information regarding John Randolph Grymes. He returned to Orange County VA from England after the Revolutionary War. He had a plantation in Orange Co. (I believe called "Vaucluse"). I'm looking for more information on the whereabouts of that land, the disposition of the house (if it exists) and the associated family. If anyone has information of the Grymes family living there, it would like to hear from you. Thanks.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/0AC.2ACE/305.393.1 Message Board Post: I'm interested in whatever info you have on Martha Davis's family.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/0AC.2ACE/375.1 Message Board Post: Thought I'd repost this message, to see if any one recognizes these names and has any information. Rod ============== Hi, I have a stray snippet of info I'm trying to verify. Katrina WEISTER (or WUSTER or WISTER) alledgedly marries Abraham PENNINGTON at Christ Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia on 16 Aug 1714. They move to Old Frederick Co., VA in the 1730s, Katrina is said to have died at "St. George Parish" in VA (is that Orange Co.??) around 1744 (will probate 16 Dec 1744). Katrina's burial is said to be at Fishersville or Fisherville in Orange Co. Does any one have access to cemetery records that might allow me to verify this? Thanks for any help or advice. Regards, Rod