I originally had (and think that many others do also) Andrew Jackson Foley married to Lucinda Deal Witt. Well, I was looking for something specific that I couldn’t bring up, so I was going through the entire 1850 Census report for Patrick Co. In it it shows the following: 266 281 Saunders Witt 56 M Violet “ 46 F Lucinda Deal “ 18 F Then just a bit down on the very same page: 268 283 A. Jackson Foley 30 M Lucinda “ 20 F Elvira “ 5 F Hester “ 3 F However, I also have this: 1850 PCVA Marriages - pre 1853 - Male Foleys: Andrew J. Foley and Lucinda Witt 20 Jan 1843 Surety: Saunders Witt Min. Joshua Adams So, the only thing I can figure here is that there are either 2 Lucinda Witts - both daughters of Saunders, which seems a tad unlikely - or 2 A(ndrew) J(ackson) Foleys. Any thoughts on that?? Kathy Kuzas Surnames: FOLEY, MASSEY, SCOTT, CLIFTON, SPANGLER, SHELOR AND MORE!
PCGS TO PRESENT A PROGRAM ON THE MORAVIANS AND WAGON ROADS The Patrick County Genealogy Society will present a program on the Moravians and Wagon Roads on Tuesday, February 21st, at 6:30 p.m. at the Stuart Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Blue Ridge Street (across from the historic Patrick County Courthouse). Richard Starbuck of the Moravian Archives will be the guest speaker. The Great Wagon Road was the main North-South artery, and was the main route of transportation from North to South into the Blue Ridge area of the Piedmont. This Road is thought to have touched far southeast Patrick County where Patrick and Henry Counties come together along the North Mayo River. The Great Wagon Road came out of the Shenandoah Valley and crossed into Franklin County near Raven Gap where it came out of the Roanoke Valley, then passed through Callaway, Ferrum, the Philpott area, forded the Smith River in the Bassett area, then came through Rangeley, Preston, and Spencer and crossed the North Mayo River into North Carolina. From there it went into Stokes County, North Carolina, forded the Dan River at Upper Sauratown at Walnut Cove, and then continued to Wachovia in what was then Forsyth County which later became Bethabara. The Great Wagon Road is shown on The Fry-Jefferson Map of the colonies of Virginia and the Carolinas which was produced in 1751 showing most of the streams and locations of the settlements. Peter Jefferson, Thomas Jeffersons father, and Joshua Fry, a neighbor who had taught mathematics at the College of William and Mary, made the first good map of the state since John Smiths of more than 100 years earlier. This map included The Irvine River (now the Smith River), Buffalo Creek, Peters Creek, and the Dan River all located in Patrick County. During the 19th Century, The Great Wagon Road was used for Stagecoach travel from Salem, NC to Salem, VA and was known as the Stage Road. One of the stage stops was at the Colonel Archelaus Hughes home which was an ordinary at that time. The Moravians have a mileage list of this Stage Road. The settlement of Bethabara was founded on November 17, 1753 when twelve settlers came from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania down the Great Wagon Road up the Shenandoah Valley until they got to Big Lick (Roanoke) and crossed over the Blue Ridge then they meandered. Several days into the meandering one of them climbed a hill (which is recorded in a travel guide) and said he saw the Pilot. Several days later they came into NC. The Moravian brethren arrived after walking from Pennsylvania along the Great Wagon Road and had with them their Conestoga Wagon. The Conestoga Wagon was a sturdy, colorful wagon used by American pioneers. It was named for the Pennsylvania town where it was first built in the middle 1700s. Conestogas carried most of the freight and people until about 1850. The Conestoga Wagon was pulled by six horses or oxen and later used to haul tobacco and other heavy loads. It could carry five tons of cargo. The Moravians were very important to the economy of the area as they had merchants, and potters who could make stoneware of which food was served from their stone crocks, and they traded with their English speaking neighbors. They also had doctors which were needed. Moravians have had dealings with people here in Patrick and Carroll Counties during the French Indian War 1755-1756 through 1772. Van Neman Zeverly, a Moravian missionary, in the 1820s & 1830s began travels into Carroll & Patrick Co. to bring the gospel unto the settlers. From that missionary work, there are now four Moravian Churches which are located in the counties of Patrick and Carroll in VA, and Surry County in NC including Mount Bethel, Willow Hill, Crooked Oak, and Grace Moravian. Willow Hill is the only one in Patrick County. This meeting is FREE and open to everyone. We encourage you to bring pictures that you may have in your family showing your ancestors raveling in the covered wagons. For more information, please call 276-692-5920. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Does anyone have any information regarding where these two couples--Augustine & Deborah (Fulkerson) Thomas and Washington & Mary (Frans) Thomas--were buried? Thanks. Sylvia
Carolyn: What a lovely thing you have done. I, too, hope this endeavor will help someone find their relatives/ancestors at the DAR Library in Washington, D. C. All the best, Allison Galt-Hall -----Original Message----- From: Carolyn Bruce [mailto:cdhbruce@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:07 PM To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [VAPATRICK] Wherever We Wander I took the liberty of donating a copy of *Wherever We Wander" to the NSDAR Library in Washington, DC, in memory of "Ole Clyde", William Clyde Maxey. I received the following letter from the Librarian General, Vicky Dale Zuverink: "5 January 2006 Dear Mrs. Bruce, We are very pleased to receive you generous contribution to the DAR Library! The chapter is credited for the following donation: One book entitled Wherever We Wander: Stories from the Sons and Daughters of Floyd, Franklin, and Patrick Counties, Virginia, by [sic] compiled and edited by Carolyn Hale Bruce. >From Carolyn Bruce through the Lynnhaven (Parish) Chapter. This donation is for the year 2006 and constutues one book credit. If there is a misspelling in our listing, please let us know by writing and indicating the correction. Again, thank you so much for your gift. The donations of the society's members and patrons have played a large part in creating the renowned genealogical institution. You are appreciated! Sincerely," etc. I was told by my Lynnhaven Parish Chapter Regent that the rarity and area-centric nature of our book was just the type of thing that the DAR looks for in library donations, and must be formally accepted. Our little book made it! Obviously, the library has no way of knowing about our effort, and yet it could really help some of our cousins locate information about their kinfolk. Congratulations to all of you who contributed your photos and stories to the work. Now, what shall we do this year? Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots and Rebel King, The Har'ships http://www.RebelKing.com Author, Virginiana, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History and Other Stuff http://www.VirginianaBooks.com Available now at www.JonesArt.com: Herb Jones, Poet With a Paintbrush by Barbara Jones Jones ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== Patrick Co., Va. List Administrator Barb Stanley barbstanley@cox.net
I took the liberty of donating a copy of *Wherever We Wander" to the NSDAR Library in Washington, DC, in memory of "Ole Clyde", William Clyde Maxey. I received the following letter from the Librarian General, Vicky Dale Zuverink: "5 January 2006 Dear Mrs. Bruce, We are very pleased to receive you generous contribution to the DAR Library! The chapter is credited for the following donation: One book entitled Wherever We Wander: Stories from the Sons and Daughters of Floyd, Franklin, and Patrick Counties, Virginia, by [sic] compiled and edited by Carolyn Hale Bruce. From Carolyn Bruce through the Lynnhaven (Parish) Chapter. This donation is for the year 2006 and constutues one book credit. If there is a misspelling in our listing, please let us know by writing and indicating the correction. Again, thank you so much for your gift. The donations of the society's members and patrons have played a large part in creating the renowned genealogical institution. You are appreciated! Sincerely," etc. I was told by my Lynnhaven Parish Chapter Regent that the rarity and area-centric nature of our book was just the type of thing that the DAR looks for in library donations, and must be formally accepted. Our little book made it! Obviously, the library has no way of knowing about our effort, and yet it could really help some of our cousins locate information about their kinfolk. Congratulations to all of you who contributed your photos and stories to the work. Now, what shall we do this year? Carolyn HALE BRUCE Co-author, Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots and Rebel King, The Har'ships http://www.RebelKing.com Author, Virginiana, A Visitors' Guide to Virginia History and Other Stuff http://www.VirginianaBooks.com Available now at www.JonesArt.com: Herb Jones, Poet With a Paintbrush by Barbara Jones Jones
In a message dated 2/4/2006 12:00:53 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, VAPATRIC-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: I have AOL and have been receiving mail from my many Rootsweb lists with seemingly no problems. Now I wonder if I have been receiving ALL of it. Hmmmm I hadn't received all of mine and tried several times to unsubscribe from a county list to no avail.. mail kept coming.. so it hasn'been very timely as of late.. What is going on? Ellie S.
I have AOL and have been receiving mail from my many Rootsweb lists with seemingly no problems. Now I wonder if I have been receiving ALL of it. Hmmmm Glenda
Hello Charles, I just read your post about the problem with AOL and Rootsweb. The problem must be resolved since I have received 697 messages from Rootsweb in the past 2 days, and I just read your post. Harold in Florida
You all need to change the subject line when appropriate. Thanks, Barb S. List Admin.
I believe this is the family: 1 Feb 2006 Family Group Sheet Husband: Green B. Vaughan died at age: 48 Born: 18-Aug-1851 in Patrick Co., VA Died: 11-May-1900 in Patrick Co., VA Father: Thomas Vaughan Mother: Tabitha Martin Wife: Elizabeth Judith Cox Married: 26-Feb-1867 in Patrick Co., VA his age: 15 her age: 18 Born: 1849 in Franklin Co., VA Father: Joseph Cox Mother: Nancy Lewis Daughter of Joseph and Nancy Cox. F Child 1: Martha A. Vaughan Born: 1869 in Patrick Co., VA F Child 2: Nannie E. Vaughan Born: 1872 in Patrick Co., VA Spouse: Daniel T. Conner b. 1846 d. 20-Jan-1895 Married: 21-Sep-1892 in Patrick Co., VA M Child 3: William Reed Vaughan died at age: 81 Born: 31-Mar-1876 in Patrick Co., VA Died: 3-Jan-1958 in Patrick Co., VA Spouse: Suella E. "Lula" M. Foley b. 28-Jan-1878 d. 22-Sep-1954 Married: 11-Feb-1894 in Patrick Co., VA M Child 4: Charles Elam Vaughan Born: 1877 in Patrick Co., VA Died: date unknown in Spouse: Malissa Ellen Boyd b. 1875 Married: 27-May-1897 in Patrick Co., VA F Child 5: Fannie E. Vaughan died at age: 77 Born: 16-Aug-1888 in Patrick Co., VA Died: 29-Jan-1966 in Patrick Co., VA Spouse: Joseph Benjamin "Ben" Belcher b. 1-Oct-1879 d. 14-Aug-1956 Married: 6-Sep-1905 in Patrick Co., VA F Child 6: Susan Henrietta Vaughan died at age: 88 Born: 1891 in Patrick Co., VA Died: 1979 in Patrick Co., VA Spouse: Daniel Washington Baliles b. 9-Apr-1895 d. 1-May-1981 Married: 7-Mar-1915 in Patrick Co., VA Daughter of Green and Judith (Cox) Vaughan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "gen42" <gen42@comcast.net> To: <VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:51 PM Subject: Re: [VAPATRICK] Fwd: [freestateofpatrick] Patrick County's Covered Bridges > Does anyone know the family of the Charlie Vaughan who built the bridge in > 1914? > > Mary > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Stanley" <barbstanley@cox.net> > To: <VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:21 AM > Subject: [VAPATRICK] Fwd: [freestateofpatrick] Patrick County's Covered > Bridges > > >> >>>From: "freestateofpatrick" <freestateofpatrick@yahoo.com>> >>>Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:54:11 -0000 >>>Subject: [freestateofpatrick] Patrick County's Covered Bridges >>> >>>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 >>>COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY MEETING: to establish a chapter in the >>>Martinsville, Danville and Stuart and Collinsville area, anyone >>>interested should attend the meeting, for information contact Leola >>>B. Pierce or Steve Pierce at 4114 Forresthills Dr., Portsmouth, Va. >>>23703; (757) 484-4404 or email VaBridgeLady@aol.com; noon, Ryan's >>>Family Steak House, 361 Commonwealth Blvd., Martinsville. >>> >>>Covered Bridge Society Of Virginia >>> >>>COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA, INC. >>>4114 Forrest hills Drive, Portsmouth, Va. 23703 phone 757-484-4404 >>><http://www.cbsva.org/>www.CBSVA.org >>> >>> >>>Patrick County's Covered Bridges >>> >>> Walter G. Weaver of Woolwine, Virginia, liked to design and >>>build bridges. In fact, the saw miller, blacksmith and carpenter >>>liked to do almost anything with wood whether it was bridges or >>>coffins. When he died in 1948 there were four bridges in Patrick >>>County that he had designed or built still standing. Two were over >>>Rock Castle Creek, one where Route 40 passes over the stream and >>>another on Widgeon Road. While neither of them is standing today, two >>>other of Weaver's bridges still stand, two of the seven original >>>covered bridges in Virginia. >>> Charlie Vaughan of Buffalo Ridge built the Jack's Creek >>>Covered Bridge in 1914. Walter Weaver designed and Peter C. Brammer >>>roofed the structure. The bridge is 48 feet long and 13 feet wide and >>>sits near Route 615 two miles south of Woolwine just off Route 8. It >>>served Jack's Creek Primitive Baptist Church until a modern bridge >>>replaced it in 1932. In 1969, the Woolwine Ruritan Club raised money >>>for repairs, painting and roofing material. In 1973, the Patrick >>>County Board of Supervisors took action to save the bridge getting a >>>matching grant from the Virginia Landmarks Commission to restore the >>>bridge. >>> Weaver designed and built the Bob White Covered Bridge in >>>1921. Named for the Bob White Post Office and a quail, whose call >>>sounds like "Bob White." The bridge was in service for the Smith >>>River Church of the Brethren on Route 708 until 1981 when a new road >>>was built. Patrick County took responsibility for the structure that >>>same year. The bridge has two spans and is 80 foot long with concrete >>>abutments at the end and a solid concrete pier in the center. >>>Visitors can reach the bridge by taking Route 618 1 ½ half miles >>>south of Woolwine off Route 8 and then to Route 869. The bridge's >>>trademark arundo grass grows around the bridge in the summer. >>> Both of Patrick County's Covered Bridges were placed on the >>>Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic >>>Places in 1973. The Patrick County Historical Society and the county >>>government take care of the bridges. >> >> >> >> >> ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >> Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ >> > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. 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Does anyone know the family of the Charlie Vaughan who built the bridge in 1914? Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara Stanley" <barbstanley@cox.net> To: <VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 10:21 AM Subject: [VAPATRICK] Fwd: [freestateofpatrick] Patrick County's Covered Bridges > >>From: "freestateofpatrick" <freestateofpatrick@yahoo.com>> >>Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 14:54:11 -0000 >>Subject: [freestateofpatrick] Patrick County's Covered Bridges >> >>SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 >>COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY MEETING: to establish a chapter in the >>Martinsville, Danville and Stuart and Collinsville area, anyone >>interested should attend the meeting, for information contact Leola >>B. Pierce or Steve Pierce at 4114 Forresthills Dr., Portsmouth, Va. >>23703; (757) 484-4404 or email VaBridgeLady@aol.com; noon, Ryan's >>Family Steak House, 361 Commonwealth Blvd., Martinsville. >> >>Covered Bridge Society Of Virginia >> >>COVERED BRIDGE SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA, INC. >>4114 Forrest hills Drive, Portsmouth, Va. 23703 phone 757-484-4404 >><http://www.cbsva.org/>www.CBSVA.org >> >> >>Patrick County's Covered Bridges >> >> Walter G. Weaver of Woolwine, Virginia, liked to design and >>build bridges. In fact, the saw miller, blacksmith and carpenter >>liked to do almost anything with wood whether it was bridges or >>coffins. When he died in 1948 there were four bridges in Patrick >>County that he had designed or built still standing. Two were over >>Rock Castle Creek, one where Route 40 passes over the stream and >>another on Widgeon Road. While neither of them is standing today, two >>other of Weaver's bridges still stand, two of the seven original >>covered bridges in Virginia. >> Charlie Vaughan of Buffalo Ridge built the Jack's Creek >>Covered Bridge in 1914. Walter Weaver designed and Peter C. Brammer >>roofed the structure. The bridge is 48 feet long and 13 feet wide and >>sits near Route 615 two miles south of Woolwine just off Route 8. It >>served Jack's Creek Primitive Baptist Church until a modern bridge >>replaced it in 1932. In 1969, the Woolwine Ruritan Club raised money >>for repairs, painting and roofing material. In 1973, the Patrick >>County Board of Supervisors took action to save the bridge getting a >>matching grant from the Virginia Landmarks Commission to restore the >>bridge. >> Weaver designed and built the Bob White Covered Bridge in >>1921. Named for the Bob White Post Office and a quail, whose call >>sounds like "Bob White." The bridge was in service for the Smith >>River Church of the Brethren on Route 708 until 1981 when a new road >>was built. Patrick County took responsibility for the structure that >>same year. The bridge has two spans and is 80 foot long with concrete >>abutments at the end and a solid concrete pier in the center. >>Visitors can reach the bridge by taking Route 618 1 ½ half miles >>south of Woolwine off Route 8 and then to Route 869. The bridge's >>trademark arundo grass grows around the bridge in the summer. >> Both of Patrick County's Covered Bridges were placed on the >>Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic >>Places in 1973. The Patrick County Historical Society and the county >>government take care of the bridges. > > > > > ==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== > Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ >
Please read the following from the RootsWeb Help Desk and then move on to something else. Thanks, Barb S. List Admin. 1 AOL is blocking RootsWeb email Since RootsWeb relocated its servers, AOL has stopped receiving RootsWeb email. RootsWeb applied for fresh whitelist'ing of its mail servers overnight Thursday and is awaiting for AOL to undertake the whitelist action. Update: Saturday 27th 0300 MST · RootsWeb has followed all steps required by AOL to have this resolved; · RootsWeb has directly contacted AOL and asked for them to resolve this issue; · AOL has acknowledged that they received our requests and that the matter was with one of their staff for action. RootsWeb seems unable to get sufficient priority with the postmaster group at AOL to have our request for the whitelist task to be actioned. AOL users should direct their requests for assistance to AOL's service desk as resolution squarely lies within AOL. Update: Tuesday 31st 0500 MST The mail is still not flowing into AOL. We are getting a small amount into the AOL system before we reach an amount criteria that then blocks our list servers out, for what seems to be the remainder of a 24 hour period. Thank you for the advice from AOL users to complete the forms at AOL, we have done that. In fact we did that on 20, 23 and 26 January and have it directly acknowledged by a real person at AOL on 26 Jan that they have those requests. RootsWeb is still queuing email bound for AOL users and will forward it after AOL allows mail through. Currently there looks to be about 100 thousand messages to deliver. AOL mail is still getting through to RootsWeb unimpeded. So for users wishing to keep up with the email to the mailing lists, please check the threaded list archives ARCHIVER. 2006-01-31 All AOL users please read Update: Tuesday 31st 0830 MST RootsWeb is seeing mail being delivered without hindrance. This is an excellent sign, and we hope that it will continue.
I am demanding credit from AOL/CompuServe for lack of service and considering a class action lawsuit. They haven't even had the decency to give their usual, bumbling run-around.
There is now a more recent update at the rootsweb Help desk. It says that they are now seeing mail flow through AOL without hindrance. We'll know the problem is completely fixed when we receive a backlog of dozens of rootsweb postings. Leon Harris
I found out the hard way that AOL is not addressing the problem with rootsweb. I contacted two different representatives, and one suggested that I change settings on my computer! The latest update from rootsweb Help indicates that they have done all they can to fix the problem, but AOL is unresponsive. I'm giving AOL one more day before going through the agony of changing ISPs. Leon Harris
In a message dated 1/31/2006 2:56:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, Forensic41@aol.com writes: do you know that AOL which had a help email address is not accepting email to help anyone with this problem. I disagree with you. I wrote AOL yesterday and received a reply from them along with suggestions on who RootsWeb should contact to clear this problem. I have forwarded their reply to Barbara. Pat C. Johns in Va.
do you know that AOL which had a help email address is not accepting email to help anyone with this problem.
I have encountered in contacting you directly about Dickey Wood or Edward Cockram, a delay on the part of aol in delivering the message to you. I got a message from them to that effect. >From: Cleonharris@aol.com >Reply-To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com >To: VAPATRIC-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [VAPATRICK] Not genealogy: AOL is blocking rootsweb mail >Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 18:12:08 EST > >Suspicious about the absence of email from several rootsweb lists, I went >to >_www.rootsweb.com_ (http://www.rootsweb.com) and clicked Help. There I >learned that some genius at AOL has decided to block all messages out of >rootsweb. (Messages from subscribers to rootsweb lists are still getting >through, >obviously.) > >Users of AOL will not see this message, but if you know any of them who >are >wondering what's going on, you could let them know. If the problem >continues >many of use will be switching to a different ISP. > >Charles Leon Harris > > >==== VAPATRIC Mailing List ==== >Patrick Co., Va. Genealogy (VaGenWeb) >http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapatric/ > _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
Suspicious about the absence of email from several rootsweb lists, I went to _www.rootsweb.com_ (http://www.rootsweb.com) and clicked Help. There I learned that some genius at AOL has decided to block all messages out of rootsweb. (Messages from subscribers to rootsweb lists are still getting through, obviously.) Users of AOL will not see this message, but if you know any of them who are wondering what's going on, you could let them know. If the problem continues many of use will be switching to a different ISP. Charles Leon Harris
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Death of O. L. Hubbard Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:50:55 EST From: Sylrad540@aol.com To: nettie@smart.net Nettie, Would you run this info on the Patrick County mailing list. This is my Dad & he had ties to a lot of people in Patrick Co & Floyd co. The Floyd Press does not publish its nest issue until Thursday. The obit should be in the Roanke Times on Monday. Orby Lewis Hubbard died Saturday, January 28, 2006 in WV. He was the son of Alvis "Al" & Mary "Etta" Cockram Hubbard. O.L. (Lewis) is survived by Violet McPeak Hubbard, wife, & the following children: Coy Hubbard, Mabel Delores H. Agee, Alreda "Rita" H. Harvey, Geneva H. Huff, Sylvia H. Peters Radozycki, Frances H. Hollandsworth, & Jackie Wayne Hubbard. He is survived by several grandchildren & a few great grandchildren. Sister, Irene Hubbard Marsiglia. He is also survived by several nieces and nephews. Lewis was a cousin to the late Bunny Cockram & Thomas Jefferson Cockram of Patrick County.