June, Now that I have read your entire post, I see that you are aware of the diary. Sorry, I didn't read further before posing the e-mail. Yulonda in IL -----Original Message----- From: jriccio <JRiccio1@compuserve.com> To: VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, October 20, 2000 9:27 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] John & Mary [Unknown] Thompson,parents of Archibald - Part Two >The following synopsis is based on my own research over the years, and is >shared here so that we may all have a chance to input our thoughts on the >subject. > >June > > >JOHN THOMPSON > >It is not known if this is the "John Thomson" who made his statement of >importation to Virginia in 1738, but there is every possibility that it is >so. The preponderance of Thompson family members by the given names of John >and William make them extremely difficult to identify with any surety. It >is for that reason that close scrutiny must be made as to their location >and near neighbors, for these facts help us to identify them as >individuals. > >Although research is on-going on this Thompson family, I will endeavor to >transcribe what information has so far been found. It should be remembered >that Halifax County, Virginia was created in 1752 out of Lunenberg County, >and in 1766, Pittsylvania arose as a new county out of Halifax. It is >partly because of the evolution of these counties that research is so >difficult on this particular branch of the Thompson Clan. That, and the >fact that we are looking for a John Thompson, of whom there were literally >hundreds in the early settlements, makes it a difficult task indeed. > >The first record of our John Thompson purchasing land may be found in Land >Entry Book 1737-1780 , p. 167 (Land Entries In The Present Virginia >Counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, and Patrick), Chiarito, >1984, p. 132 as follows: > >"John Thompson, 400 acres on the little fork of Mulberry Begin: at two >White Oaks making an elbow at the upper line of the l[an]d belonging to >John Talbott, thence up both sides of the said Cr. for Compt." dated 14 >February 1753. > >The next mention I have found for our John Thompson is under the date of 16 >October 1753, Court of Halifax County, when he, along with Merry Webb, John >Blevins, and Thomas Shurley were ordered to appear at next court to give >evidence against his neighbor, John Talbot for misusing the orphan children >under his care. In checking further, we find that the Churchwardens of >Antrim Parish had bound Fanny, Mary, Sarah and James Gwin, orphans of James >Gwin, dec'd to John Talbot on 15 September 1753. > >The next document located pertaining to this John Thompson is that of a >survey for him in Pittsylvania County recorded in the Old Survey Book >1746-1782 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1988, Marian Dodson Chiarito, p. >61. This document reads as follows: > >"Surveyed 22 April 1756 for John Thompson - 187 acres of Land on the So. >Fork of Mulberry Creek. Bounded as follows VIZ: beginning at pointers in >Tabots [Talbots] line, thence New lines, per S. Walton [Surveyor]" > >Looking to the land of John Talbot referenced in the above description, we >find a survey for him dated 20 April 1756 for 400 acres " . . on a branch >of Leather Wood Creek and Bounded as follows VIZ: beginning at Austins >Creek, Chestnut Tree thence new lines." [Ibid., p. 60] This is a very >important document as we will see later, for it helps us to identify this >John Thompson as the one we are looking for! We are fortunate in the fact >that a journal kept by his son Archibald Thompson from about 1755 until his >death sometime after 1805 has been preserved in the family, copies of which >have been made available to Thompson researchers. It is from this journal >that we know that Archibald once lived on or near Leatherwood Creek in >Pittsylvania County before he began his migration towards Montgomery >County, Virginia. [Note: If you would like to view a transcription of this >journal, it is available on Doug Moore's website at >http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore.] > >According to the laws of the State of Virginia in 1762, any person could >vote who had an estate or freehold of at least fifty acres if there was no >settlement on it, or twenty-five acres if it had a 'plantation house' of at >least 'twelve foot square.' The person had to have a legal title to the >land for at least one year before becoming eligible to vote unless he had >received it through marriage, or by descent or devise [inherited it]. No >woman, whether married or single was allowed to vote. Neither was a male >infant [under 21 years], a former Catholic, convict, or any person >committed of a crime in Great Britain or Ireland. Voting was mandatory! It >will be seen from this edict why we do not find all of our 'kinfolk' on >some of the Tithable Lists where we expect them to be, for although adult, >they probably did not qualify regarding land ownership at the time. > >A Voters List for Halifax County dated 1764 included the following names, >all families that we know to be related by marriage or blood. > >Thomas Faris, Harris Wilson, Peter Bowman, Jno. Lucas, Jo. Faris, Jas. >Faris, William Bowman, William Faris, Jo. Collins, Thos. Mastin, Jacob >Faris, John Rowden, Jno. Byer, Jr., Jno. Moore, Jas. Chisum, William >Thompson, Richard Finch, Henry Farmer, George Moore, David Lawson, John >Lawson, Elexis Musick, Jas. Thompson, Thos. Wilson, Jos. Moore, William >Lawson, George Stubblefield. > >>From his sons' journal, we know that John Thompson married a woman by the >name of Mary. Unfortunately, although he was meticulous about almost all >the other names he recorded therein, he failed to note the maiden name of >his mother! Since their first child, Anne, was born 2 June 1734, we will >presume they were married in 1731/32. In an effort to approximate the ages >of John and Mary, we would surmise them to have been born between 1700 and >1710. However these dates are only approximates, and it is even possible >that John was older and this could have been a second marriage for him. At >any rate, we know they were living in this location in the middle 1750's, >and perhaps earlier. His neighbor John Talbot had received a survey for >land as early as 1751, again situated on Leatherwood Creek, in the amount >of 400 acres. Other neighbors in the same general area at that time were >Nathaniel & Ralph Elkins, James Skaggs, Christopher Bolling, William & >James Blevins, William Dugger, John Oldum, William Cox, Ambrose Jones, >Thomas Wilson and John Hickey. [We will see later that there are ties to >the Elkins and Blevins family through intermarriage with the Skaggs family. >We also note that both John Blevins, Ambrose Jones, and John Hickey are >mentioned in the estate papers for John Thompson.] > >Not too far distant, John Fuller Lane took up an 188 acre parcel on 15 >April 1756, and it could well be that the Lanes and Thompsons settled in >this area together, as the families intermarried a number of times over the >next generations. John Fuller Lanes' land was situated on a branch of Elk >Horn Creek in Robert Weakleys line, and was surveyed by James Terry. He had >previously claimed 400 acres on both sides on a branch of Sandy Creek on >the Banister River in 1747, and he purchased an additional 433 acres on the >branches of Mountain Creek in April 1770. > >Tidance Lane, a son of John Fuller Lane, had a survey dated 26 September >1746 for 135 acres on Sandy Creek of Banister River near his father, and >not far away from him, Richard Lain, Sr. [sic] had 400 acres surveyed in >his name on 24 February 1747. His land adjoined that of Robert Moor on one >side and Nathaniel Terry and Drury Stith on the other. Dutton Lain >purchased 400 acres on Elkhorn Creek on 15 December 1748, and Richard Lane, >Jr. is shown with 170 acres on a branch of Echols Fork which was surveyed >25 September 1746. Robert Sweeting [Sweeten], who married into the Lane >family, held two parcels of 400 and 370 acres surveyed in April and >November 1748. It is evident that the Lanes remained in this area for some >years, as the records show the next generation of young men in the family >also purchasing land, i.e. Edward Sweeting [Sweeten], 440 acres in 1762; >Dutton Lane 217 and 168 acres in 1762. Russell and William Bean lived near >by, as did Peter Perkins, upon whose Tax List for 1767 Pittsylvania County, >Virginia we find them all listed. By 1771, the tithables of Botetourt >County included Rubin Ratliff, James Been, Jessey Maxcey, Uriah Akers, >Daniel Blevins, Jonathan Grimes, Andrew Ferguson, Cornelius Davis. >Appearing on a list of tithables on the Head of Little River that year were >John Dispain,* Jeremiah Pate, Wm. Ratleff, John Elswick, Jonathan Elswick, >Blackburn Eakers [Akers], Thomas Alley, Jacob and Isrel [sic] Lorton, >Edmond Vancel, Richard Whitt, Robert Lyon, and "Long James Skaggs". After >the formation of Fincastle in 1773, the land of many of these families fell >into that county, and they may be found on the tax lists there. All of >these families were, for the most part, all related by marriage to the >Thompsons.[John Dispain was one of the appraisers of the estate of John >Thompson in 1767. His son Peter was married to Nancy Skaggs, a daughter of >Henry and Mary [Thompson] Skaggs.] > >A copy of the journal of Archibald Thompson, son of John and Mary Thompson, >has been placed in the William B. Harlan Memorial Library at Tompkinsville, >Kentucky. This old journal, the pages of which measure 4 x 6 inches, covers >a time period from about 1755 and continues through subsequent ownership by >family members to about 1820. Unfortunately, many of the pages in the book >are very dark with age. I would like to sincerely thank the present owner >for sharing a copy of it so that those of us still looking for our Thompson >connection have access to this valuable data. > >Because the journal was obviously handed down within the family, the >subsequent owners recorded events in their lives throughout the book, >wherever there was blank space, and many pages will show as many as four >individual penmanships. > >I have been told that this journal was once loaned out, and when returned, >was missing some of the original pages. It is a shame that the information >on those pages now seems lost to us, but I have hope that perhaps whomever >might know their location presently would be considerate and kind enough to >have copies made and mailed anonymously to the library as follows: > >Archibald Thompson Diary - Addenda >William B. Harlan Memorial Library >500 West 4th Street >Tompkinsville, KY 42167 > >I feel certain that receipt of copies of those missing pages would be >greatly appreciated by a multitude of Thompson descendants who have found >no other way to validate their connection to this family. Posting the >information contained therein on the THOMPSON-L@Rootsweb.com website would >be another method of sharing this vital information with all Thompson >researchers. > >Although we do not know for sure that the following data refers to 'our' >John Thompson, it is certainly a more than a possibility. We do know that >his son Archibald was a fairly religious man, who often quoted bible >passages in his journal, showing that he had received a better than average >education. We include the entries below strictly to show that there was, >indeed, a man by the name of 'John Thompson' living in the vicinity where >Archibald and his family lived at the same time. According to his journal, >Archibald states "On 1st and 2nd of February 1769 I removed my self and >family from Leatherwood Creek in Pittsylvania County up to the mountains on >the head of Smith's River in the same county and made four crops there." If >the 'John Thompson' mentioned below was his father, as I now believe, >perhaps he and Mary had preceded Archibald and his family to the Smith >River area. > >On 22 November 1760 John Thompson was appointed Reader for the "Smiths >River Settlement" by the church elders, and the records show ". . . he was >to be paid the usual Sallery". On page 56 of that record, a notation is >made dated 28 November 1761 that "Rev. James Craig was paid for preaching >four sermons, and John Tomson [sic] was paid L800." > >Although we don't yet know the relationship, if any, we find that on 18 >June 1762 Rev. Thomas Thompson was involved in selecting a place for a >Glebe "near Walters cabins on Double Creek for Divine Service." Soon after, >on 20 August 1762, the Vestry Book shows that a letter from Rev. Thomas >Thompson was received by the church elders. It follows here in its >entirety. > >"18 August 1762 Halifax County > >Dear Sir: > >I beg the favour of you to acquaint the Gentlemen of the Vestry from me >that I am not able to discharge the duty of an Incumbent in their Extensive >Parish by Reason of my own advanced age and Growing Infirmities and >therefore quit all Pretensions to it and leave them at liberty to choose >another Minister whom they shall think fitt that I hope theyl Consider in >an Honourable way my great Expense, fatigue and Disappointment and so >deserve my best wishes and Thankfull acknowledgement. I am, Sir, your >Obedient Hbl. Servant, > >[signed] Thomas Thompson" > >He was allowed 2,000 pounds Tobacco in salary. On 16 February 1763 a >notation was made in the Vestry register "To Revd. Thomas Thompson, 4,720 >lbs. Tobacco". On the same day also entered in the record "To John >Thompson, Reader, 800 lbs. Tobacco". > >This Rev. Thomas Thompson [also referred to as 'Thomson'] was ordained by >the Bishop of Litchfield on 15 November 1730 and settled at St. >Bartholomew's Parish in Colleton, SC from 1734 to 1744. He then served St. >George's Parish, Dorchester, SC from 1744 to 1746 at which time he returned >to England. He was back at St. John's Parish, Colleton, SC from September >1758 - 1760, and after that served at Salem, NJ, Chester and Concord, DE, >until he was sent to Antrim Parish, Halifax Co., VA in 1762. He died there >"an aged man." [Ref: Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies, Frederick >Lewis Weis, 1957, Reprint 1978.] > >On 29 November 1763 it was ordered that the Collector pay John Thompson his >salary, " . . levyed last year". On 22 June 1764 John Salmon was appointed >Reader "at the Old Chappell on Leatherwood at or near John Blevinses." >[Could John Thompson have been in failing health and unable to continue his >duties to the congregation at this time? It seems very likely, as we find >notice of his demise in the June 1765 Court records. I also believe this >"John Salmon" may well be the same as "John Solomon", named as one of the >prospective appraisers of John Thompson's estate.] > > >==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > >

June, I have just been reading your post concerning Archibald Thompson and for some strange reason have saved the web site for Diary of Archibald Thompson. As far as I know at this point, I have no connection with him. I probably just wanted to read the diary, which I have done, and found it very interesting. If you don't have it, I'm sure you will enjoy. Yulonda in IL http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore/archibald/ begin 666 Archibald Thompson.url M6T1%1D%53%1=#0I"05-%55),/6AT=' Z+R]W=W<N<'5B;&EC+F%S=2YE9'4O M?FUO;W)E+V%R8VAI8F%L9"\-"@T*6TEN=&5R;F5T4VAO<G1C=71=#0I54DP] M:'1T<#HO+W=W=RYP=6)L:6,N87-U+F5D=2]^;6]O<F4O87)C:&EB86QD+PT* =36]D:69I960]0S!!1#=&,40Q-C-"0S P,3%"#0H` ` end

The following synopsis is based on my own research over the years, and is shared here so that we may all have a chance to input our thoughts on the subject. June JOHN THOMPSON It is not known if this is the "John Thomson" who made his statement of importation to Virginia in 1738, but there is every possibility that it is so. The preponderance of Thompson family members by the given names of John and William make them extremely difficult to identify with any surety. It is for that reason that close scrutiny must be made as to their location and near neighbors, for these facts help us to identify them as individuals. Although research is on-going on this Thompson family, I will endeavor to transcribe what information has so far been found. It should be remembered that Halifax County, Virginia was created in 1752 out of Lunenberg County, and in 1766, Pittsylvania arose as a new county out of Halifax. It is partly because of the evolution of these counties that research is so difficult on this particular branch of the Thompson Clan. That, and the fact that we are looking for a John Thompson, of whom there were literally hundreds in the early settlements, makes it a difficult task indeed. The first record of our John Thompson purchasing land may be found in Land Entry Book 1737-1780 , p. 167 (Land Entries In The Present Virginia Counties of Halifax, Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin, and Patrick), Chiarito, 1984, p. 132 as follows: "John Thompson, 400 acres on the little fork of Mulberry Begin: at two White Oaks making an elbow at the upper line of the l[an]d belonging to John Talbott, thence up both sides of the said Cr. for Compt." dated 14 February 1753. The next mention I have found for our John Thompson is under the date of 16 October 1753, Court of Halifax County, when he, along with Merry Webb, John Blevins, and Thomas Shurley were ordered to appear at next court to give evidence against his neighbor, John Talbot for misusing the orphan children under his care. In checking further, we find that the Churchwardens of Antrim Parish had bound Fanny, Mary, Sarah and James Gwin, orphans of James Gwin, dec'd to John Talbot on 15 September 1753. The next document located pertaining to this John Thompson is that of a survey for him in Pittsylvania County recorded in the Old Survey Book 1746-1782 Pittsylvania County, Virginia, 1988, Marian Dodson Chiarito, p. 61. This document reads as follows: "Surveyed 22 April 1756 for John Thompson - 187 acres of Land on the So. Fork of Mulberry Creek. Bounded as follows VIZ: beginning at pointers in Tabots [Talbots] line, thence New lines, per S. Walton [Surveyor]" Looking to the land of John Talbot referenced in the above description, we find a survey for him dated 20 April 1756 for 400 acres " . . on a branch of Leather Wood Creek and Bounded as follows VIZ: beginning at Austins Creek, Chestnut Tree thence new lines." [Ibid., p. 60] This is a very important document as we will see later, for it helps us to identify this John Thompson as the one we are looking for! We are fortunate in the fact that a journal kept by his son Archibald Thompson from about 1755 until his death sometime after 1805 has been preserved in the family, copies of which have been made available to Thompson researchers. It is from this journal that we know that Archibald once lived on or near Leatherwood Creek in Pittsylvania County before he began his migration towards Montgomery County, Virginia. [Note: If you would like to view a transcription of this journal, it is available on Doug Moore's website at http://www.public.asu.edu/~moore.] According to the laws of the State of Virginia in 1762, any person could vote who had an estate or freehold of at least fifty acres if there was no settlement on it, or twenty-five acres if it had a 'plantation house' of at least 'twelve foot square.' The person had to have a legal title to the land for at least one year before becoming eligible to vote unless he had received it through marriage, or by descent or devise [inherited it]. No woman, whether married or single was allowed to vote. Neither was a male infant [under 21 years], a former Catholic, convict, or any person committed of a crime in Great Britain or Ireland. Voting was mandatory! It will be seen from this edict why we do not find all of our 'kinfolk' on some of the Tithable Lists where we expect them to be, for although adult, they probably did not qualify regarding land ownership at the time. A Voters List for Halifax County dated 1764 included the following names, all families that we know to be related by marriage or blood. Thomas Faris, Harris Wilson, Peter Bowman, Jno. Lucas, Jo. Faris, Jas. Faris, William Bowman, William Faris, Jo. Collins, Thos. Mastin, Jacob Faris, John Rowden, Jno. Byer, Jr., Jno. Moore, Jas. Chisum, William Thompson, Richard Finch, Henry Farmer, George Moore, David Lawson, John Lawson, Elexis Musick, Jas. Thompson, Thos. Wilson, Jos. Moore, William Lawson, George Stubblefield. >From his sons' journal, we know that John Thompson married a woman by the name of Mary. Unfortunately, although he was meticulous about almost all the other names he recorded therein, he failed to note the maiden name of his mother! Since their first child, Anne, was born 2 June 1734, we will presume they were married in 1731/32. In an effort to approximate the ages of John and Mary, we would surmise them to have been born between 1700 and 1710. However these dates are only approximates, and it is even possible that John was older and this could have been a second marriage for him. At any rate, we know they were living in this location in the middle 1750's, and perhaps earlier. His neighbor John Talbot had received a survey for land as early as 1751, again situated on Leatherwood Creek, in the amount of 400 acres. Other neighbors in the same general area at that time were Nathaniel & Ralph Elkins, James Skaggs, Christopher Bolling, William & James Blevins, William Dugger, John Oldum, William Cox, Ambrose Jones, Thomas Wilson and John Hickey. [We will see later that there are ties to the Elkins and Blevins family through intermarriage with the Skaggs family. We also note that both John Blevins, Ambrose Jones, and John Hickey are mentioned in the estate papers for John Thompson.] Not too far distant, John Fuller Lane took up an 188 acre parcel on 15 April 1756, and it could well be that the Lanes and Thompsons settled in this area together, as the families intermarried a number of times over the next generations. John Fuller Lanes' land was situated on a branch of Elk Horn Creek in Robert Weakleys line, and was surveyed by James Terry. He had previously claimed 400 acres on both sides on a branch of Sandy Creek on the Banister River in 1747, and he purchased an additional 433 acres on the branches of Mountain Creek in April 1770. Tidance Lane, a son of John Fuller Lane, had a survey dated 26 September 1746 for 135 acres on Sandy Creek of Banister River near his father, and not far away from him, Richard Lain, Sr. [sic] had 400 acres surveyed in his name on 24 February 1747. His land adjoined that of Robert Moor on one side and Nathaniel Terry and Drury Stith on the other. Dutton Lain purchased 400 acres on Elkhorn Creek on 15 December 1748, and Richard Lane, Jr. is shown with 170 acres on a branch of Echols Fork which was surveyed 25 September 1746. Robert Sweeting [Sweeten], who married into the Lane family, held two parcels of 400 and 370 acres surveyed in April and November 1748. It is evident that the Lanes remained in this area for some years, as the records show the next generation of young men in the family also purchasing land, i.e. Edward Sweeting [Sweeten], 440 acres in 1762; Dutton Lane 217 and 168 acres in 1762. Russell and William Bean lived near by, as did Peter Perkins, upon whose Tax List for 1767 Pittsylvania County, Virginia we find them all listed. By 1771, the tithables of Botetourt County included Rubin Ratliff, James Been, Jessey Maxcey, Uriah Akers, Daniel Blevins, Jonathan Grimes, Andrew Ferguson, Cornelius Davis. Appearing on a list of tithables on the Head of Little River that year were John Dispain,* Jeremiah Pate, Wm. Ratleff, John Elswick, Jonathan Elswick, Blackburn Eakers [Akers], Thomas Alley, Jacob and Isrel [sic] Lorton, Edmond Vancel, Richard Whitt, Robert Lyon, and "Long James Skaggs". After the formation of Fincastle in 1773, the land of many of these families fell into that county, and they may be found on the tax lists there. All of these families were, for the most part, all related by marriage to the Thompsons.[John Dispain was one of the appraisers of the estate of John Thompson in 1767. His son Peter was married to Nancy Skaggs, a daughter of Henry and Mary [Thompson] Skaggs.] A copy of the journal of Archibald Thompson, son of John and Mary Thompson, has been placed in the William B. Harlan Memorial Library at Tompkinsville, Kentucky. This old journal, the pages of which measure 4 x 6 inches, covers a time period from about 1755 and continues through subsequent ownership by family members to about 1820. Unfortunately, many of the pages in the book are very dark with age. I would like to sincerely thank the present owner for sharing a copy of it so that those of us still looking for our Thompson connection have access to this valuable data. Because the journal was obviously handed down within the family, the subsequent owners recorded events in their lives throughout the book, wherever there was blank space, and many pages will show as many as four individual penmanships. I have been told that this journal was once loaned out, and when returned, was missing some of the original pages. It is a shame that the information on those pages now seems lost to us, but I have hope that perhaps whomever might know their location presently would be considerate and kind enough to have copies made and mailed anonymously to the library as follows: Archibald Thompson Diary - Addenda William B. Harlan Memorial Library 500 West 4th Street Tompkinsville, KY 42167 I feel certain that receipt of copies of those missing pages would be greatly appreciated by a multitude of Thompson descendants who have found no other way to validate their connection to this family. Posting the information contained therein on the THOMPSON-L@Rootsweb.com website would be another method of sharing this vital information with all Thompson researchers. Although we do not know for sure that the following data refers to 'our' John Thompson, it is certainly a more than a possibility. We do know that his son Archibald was a fairly religious man, who often quoted bible passages in his journal, showing that he had received a better than average education. We include the entries below strictly to show that there was, indeed, a man by the name of 'John Thompson' living in the vicinity where Archibald and his family lived at the same time. According to his journal, Archibald states "On 1st and 2nd of February 1769 I removed my self and family from Leatherwood Creek in Pittsylvania County up to the mountains on the head of Smith's River in the same county and made four crops there." If the 'John Thompson' mentioned below was his father, as I now believe, perhaps he and Mary had preceded Archibald and his family to the Smith River area. On 22 November 1760 John Thompson was appointed Reader for the "Smiths River Settlement" by the church elders, and the records show ". . . he was to be paid the usual Sallery". On page 56 of that record, a notation is made dated 28 November 1761 that "Rev. James Craig was paid for preaching four sermons, and John Tomson [sic] was paid L800." Although we don't yet know the relationship, if any, we find that on 18 June 1762 Rev. Thomas Thompson was involved in selecting a place for a Glebe "near Walters cabins on Double Creek for Divine Service." Soon after, on 20 August 1762, the Vestry Book shows that a letter from Rev. Thomas Thompson was received by the church elders. It follows here in its entirety. "18 August 1762 Halifax County Dear Sir: I beg the favour of you to acquaint the Gentlemen of the Vestry from me that I am not able to discharge the duty of an Incumbent in their Extensive Parish by Reason of my own advanced age and Growing Infirmities and therefore quit all Pretensions to it and leave them at liberty to choose another Minister whom they shall think fitt that I hope theyl Consider in an Honourable way my great Expense, fatigue and Disappointment and so deserve my best wishes and Thankfull acknowledgement. I am, Sir, your Obedient Hbl. Servant, [signed] Thomas Thompson" He was allowed 2,000 pounds Tobacco in salary. On 16 February 1763 a notation was made in the Vestry register "To Revd. Thomas Thompson, 4,720 lbs. Tobacco". On the same day also entered in the record "To John Thompson, Reader, 800 lbs. Tobacco". This Rev. Thomas Thompson [also referred to as 'Thomson'] was ordained by the Bishop of Litchfield on 15 November 1730 and settled at St. Bartholomew's Parish in Colleton, SC from 1734 to 1744. He then served St. George's Parish, Dorchester, SC from 1744 to 1746 at which time he returned to England. He was back at St. John's Parish, Colleton, SC from September 1758 - 1760, and after that served at Salem, NJ, Chester and Concord, DE, until he was sent to Antrim Parish, Halifax Co., VA in 1762. He died there "an aged man." [Ref: Colonial Clergy of the Middle Colonies, Frederick Lewis Weis, 1957, Reprint 1978.] On 29 November 1763 it was ordered that the Collector pay John Thompson his salary, " . . levyed last year". On 22 June 1764 John Salmon was appointed Reader "at the Old Chappell on Leatherwood at or near John Blevinses." [Could John Thompson have been in failing health and unable to continue his duties to the congregation at this time? It seems very likely, as we find notice of his demise in the June 1765 Court records. I also believe this "John Salmon" may well be the same as "John Solomon", named as one of the prospective appraisers of John Thompson's estate.]

Hi All: I know that many of you have been searching for information on the parents of Archibald Thompson, b 1736, as I have for the past forty years. Recently, I have come across some documents that I believe relate to John and Mary [Unknown] Thompson that may help us all to establish this connection, and thought I would share them. Following are transcripts of some of those documents, plus other references and comments. I apologise for the length of this post, but to make sense of it all, it really must be kept together. I would welcome any comments and/or corrections/suggestions. June __ JUNE COURT 1765 Page 60 & 61 "On the Motion of Mary Thompson, Widow & Relict of John Thompson Deceased Certificate for obtaining Letters of Administration of all and singular the Goods and Chattels Rights and Credits of the said John Thompson which were of the said John at the time of his Death is granted her, she having first taken the Oath by Law prescribed and with Joseph Morton and Archibald Thompson her Securities, entered into Bond therefore and acknowledged the same." I believe the above document pretty well substantiates that we are looking at the 'death record' of John Thompson, father of Archibald. This is further confirmed by the fact that Archibald Thompson [their eldest son] acts as one of Mary's securities. I believe the Joseph Morton mentioned above, is Joseph Morton, JR, his father having recently deceased also. "On the Motion of Mary Thompson, Administratrix of John Thompson Deceased, it is ordered that William Blevins, John Solomon, Bullington and Ambrose Jones or any two of them [being first Sworn as the Law directs] do Value the personal Estate and Negroes [if any] of the said John Thompson in Current Money and return an Inventory and appraisement thereof to the Court." We know that the Blevins family were near neighbors and intermarried into the Skaggs family. I have not checked the other names as yet. __ JUNE COURT 1765 Page 96 "William Colbert [?] Plaintiff } vs } In Debt John Thompson Defendant } The said Defendant having departed this life since the last Court - this Suit abates." Another document which seems to determine that John Thompson died ca June 1765, or just prior to June Court. __ SEPTEMBER COURT 1766 Page 327 "Eight hundred pounds of Tobacco Levyed for the said John Thompson as one of the Readers of the Parish of Antrim in this County together with the Costs of this Motion." It is my thought that our John Thompson was the 'Reader' in Antrim Parish mentioned in their records. See below for further information concerning him. This would certainly account for the fact that Archibald definitely received some good schooling, as evidenced by his handwriting, and the fact that he quite often quoted from the Bible. __ WILL BOOK O, PAGE 213 INVENTORIES AND APPRAISEMENTS "An Inventory of the Estate of John Thompson Appraised the 11th of October 1766 To One Cow and Calf @ 1.15.0 To One Cow and Calf do 2.10.0 To 2 Yearling Heifers @ 18/per 1.16.0 To one Bull @ 1.10.0 To one Mare @ 5.10.0 To one Ditto @ 3.10.0 To one Horse 6.0.0 To one Bed & furniture 2.0.0 To one Pott @ 7/6 one Do 1/3 0.8.9 To Wooden Ware 6 Plates @ 12/6 0.13.0 To 2 Muggs @ 1/3 one Pail & Piggin 4/1 0.5.3 To 1 frying pan @ 3/6 one Table 1/3 0.4.9 To 1 lining Wheel @ 12/6 One Churn 4/ 0.16.6 [Linen wheel] To one Smoothing Iron 1/3 one Wedge 2/ 0.3.6 To old Lumber 5/3 Reap hooks @3/ 0.8.0 To plow Irons @ 10/6 Old Iron 6/ 0.16.6 £ 28.7.3 Appraised per Ben Bullington Henry Bates John Dispain At a Court held for Halifax County the 16th Day of October 1766. This Inventory & Appraisement was returned to the Court & ordered to be recorded. Test Truly recorded Robert Munford Clk Test R. Munford" The fact that many household items were sold would lead you to believe that Mary also broke up her household at this time. My thought is that she may have gone to reside with Archibald and Mary [Elswick] Thompson at that time. __ WILL BOOK O, PAGES 250 & 251 ACCOUNTS Page 250 "August ye 17th 1767 Mary Thompson Act - Against the Deceased John Thompson Estate & To paid John Hickey @ £ 4.5.0 To administration @ 5.0.0 To the Burial @ 5.0.0 To paid John Jannings @ 0.5.0 £14.10.0 Advertized the Estate of the Deceased John Thompson and sold the 17th of August 1767 Mary Thompson Dr To one Horse @ sold att auction £ 4.0.0 To one linnen Wheel @ 0.9.0 To one Bed and furniture @ 2.11.10 To one pott and frying pan @ 0.13.0 To old putar @ 1.15.0 [pewter] To one old pott @ 0.5.6 £ 8.14.4 Mr. John Blavings [Blevins] Senr. Pd 17th of August 1767 To one mare and Colt Bought at auction £ 6.0.0 Page 251 To one young mare @ 3.0.0 To 2 cows and 2 calves and 2 yearlings 6.16.0 £ 15.16.0 her Advertized and sold per Mary M Thompson mark At a Court held for Halifax County the 15th Day of September 1768 The within Account of the Administration and sale of the Estate of John Thompson Deceased was returned and Ordered to be Recorded. Test Robert Munford Clk Truly recorded Test R Munford" This is the last notice I could find re: this estate.

Janmim@aol.com wrote: > My line from Thomas and Sarah (Anthony) Cooper (in Pittsylvania, Henry, > Franklin Co VA>Hancock/Greene CoGA)...Their daughter Mary Polly Cooper > married John WALLER, d/o George Waller II and Anne Winston (?) Carr. Their > daughter Mary Polly Cooper married Crispen Robertson SHELTON son of Vincent > Shelton and Susannah ROBERTSON (of Amelia Co) and brother of all those > Sheltons in Pittsylvania, from whom I descend from two others, Gabriel and > Beverly...line ends geographically (for me bef. 1943) in 1848 in Lawrence Co > MO, from second cousin marriage of the grandchildren of Vincent and two of > his brothers brothers plus god bless her Mary Pollly Waller. (Second cousins > being....Moses Hurt Shelton & Nancy Clark Shelton). > > I am interested in the Clarks of Bedford, Campbell and Pittsylvania Co.'s, VA. Do you by any chance know who where Nancy Clark > Shelton got her middle name and maybe the Shelton connection to the Clark family? Thanks, Jim

In a message dated 10/18/00 4:02:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, VAPITTSY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Jesse Ellis Amos, born 1825 in Va. son of Francis, born in Va. in 1777, married in 1850, Mariah Howard, daughter of Thomas. In 1850 they moved from Louisa Co., to Pittsylvania Co. where Jesse conducted a wagon shop on 99 acres of land along the Danville-Lynchburg Road. Their children were all born in Chatham. Appreciate any relevant information. Note my new e-mail address Thanks Bob Amos >> Bob, I have several Amos individuals in my database. Perhaps you can enchance who they are and how they are connected: 1. Annie M Amos(15 May 1872[Chatham, Pittsylvania Co, VA]-10 Jun 1906 [VA]). Is buried near Callands. She m. Unknown Unknown. 2. Fannie Sally Amos(c1913[Pittsylvania Co, VA]). M. Turner Clement on 19 Oct 1929. She was the dgt of Oscar Amos & Blanche Adkins. She and Turner had 6 children. 3. J. Amos who m. Elizabeth Unknown. He had one son, Mark Amos. 4. John Amos who m. Mary Gregory. They had one dgt, Lucy M. Amos. 5. Lucy M Amos(Jun 1867[VA]) m. Harry Whale Rigney on 16 Apr 1896. They had 7 children. 6. Mark Amos(1908[Pittsylvania Co, VA]) m. Mary Bertha Oakes on 01 May 1928 in Pittsylvania Co, VA. They had 1 dgt, Mary Elizabeth Amos. 7. Mary Elizabeth Amos m. Ernie Hamilton. 8. Oscar Amos m. Blanche Adkins. They had 2 dgts, Fannie Sally & Rachel Katherine. 9. Rachel Katherine Amos(03 Apr 1922[Pittsylvania Co, VA]) m. Dillard Ernest Rigney on 27 Jun 1942. They had 1 dgt. Would appreciate hearing from you on this. Thanks! Nancy in MD

Hello Everyone, This is long, but I am hoping if you recognize the names you'll read it. Basically, I am trying to figure out who are the ancestors of Thomas Cooper who married Sarah Anthony in 1762 in Bedford Co VA??? It has been a while since I have posted any lines on any of these lists, but I have an ancestor, the "online" information for whom has bothered me alot for quite a very, very long while. I did a bit of research in limited Bedford Co records at the DAR in Washington DC recently causing me to realize groundzero is where I probably should start. The ancestor I am looking at is Thomas COOPER who in Bedford Co VA married Sarah ANTHONY on Jan. 8, 1762; Isham Talbot, Surety; Consent of Joseph Anthony (whose wife was Elizabeth CLARK, daughter of Christopher Clark and Penelope JOHNSTON/Jonston). My line from Thomas and Sarah (Anthony) Cooper (in Pittsylvania, Henry, Franklin Co VA>Hancock/Greene CoGA)...Their daughter Mary Polly Cooper married John WALLER, d/o George Waller II and Anne Winston (?) Carr. Their daughter Mary Polly Cooper married Crispen Robertson SHELTON son of Vincent Shelton and Susannah ROBERTSON (of Amelia Co) and brother of all those Sheltons in Pittsylvania, from whom I descend from two others, Gabriel and Beverly...line ends geographically (for me bef. 1943) in 1848 in Lawrence Co MO, from second cousin marriage of the grandchildren of Vincent and two of his brothers brothers plus god bless her Mary Pollly Waller. (Second cousins being....Moses Hurt Shelton & Nancy Clark Shelton). Back to Thomas Cooper. In numerous places on the internet there are parents of Thomas listed as Benjamin Cooper and Elizabeth Kelly who were married in 1720/1 in Christ Church, Philadelphia PA. I have been bothered about this for quite a while because (a) there was no son/grandson Benjamin from Thomas & Sarah, (b)the estimated birthdates given for the Thomas who is the son of Benjamin Cooper and Elizabeth Kelly are 1724-1726 -- my Thomas Cooper is said in a DAR application, and in "Anthony Roots and Branches" to have been born 1733/35, in FREDERICK CO?? (c) dates and burial places attributed to Benjamin Cooper with wife Elizabeth Kelly by the descendants cover VA/NC/andKY and (d) according to internet sources THIS Benjamin who married Eliz. Kelly 1720 in Philadelphia, himself seems to be claimed every where in VA from Frederick Co to Isle of Wight , plus several places in between (look at a map!). In one entry of a Family Treemaker Pedigree, he was basically called a roving man, when they listed all his habitats! I'd like to know if anyone else is looking at Thomas Cooper and Sarah Anthony. What I found that crystallized my doubts was from Bedford Co Deed Book B-2, is that in1764 there is a Thomas Senior & Thomas Jr. Cooper in Bedford Co. at THIS same deed book time, all of whom are dealing with land on Possum Creek (selling to Eidsons & Hairstons). When counties record names as such it usually means you have a father and son and they need to keep them straight, in my experience. While I clearly need to clock more time looking at deeds and other records backwards and forwards, my interpretation is that MY Thomas Cooper might have been the Thomas Jr., NOT Sr., because he certainly hadn't been married long enough in 1764 (3 years) to produce a son who could sign land deeds. And his father was probably Thomas Senior. (Thomas (Jr.) who married Sarah Anthony did have a son Thomas it seems b. 1777). In a separate will book entry, it is clear that Thomas Jr. has a brother James Cooper. . I know I have alot of research to go and only made a quick pass at Lunenberg, Henry and Franklin Co Records...nothing in Albermarle. If anyone is researching this line in the mid 1700s, I'd love to talk to you. It is one of many I think where someone did the (undocumented) research within the past 140 years and no one has gone back to find the documentation. Coopers really abound in VA. FYI, I HAVE next to no information on these folks except my own Sheltons and the Wallers, well Robertsons, Couts too. Side comment.. Cooper -- Occupational names are a hazard in genealogy. My mother's name is Sexton (as cemetery listings are more common..doing a search for Sexton leads to only about 15% of hits that aren't for church sextons). THEN two other of my grandparents are land forms...Hill and Marsh (MD/VA/NC). My maiden name is Baugh (Henrico, probably>Chesterfield>Powhatan>Amelia>MO). At least Baugh usually only turns up as a surname. But not that much. FYI, another VA line I am looking at now closer to records I actually may be able to go see is James STARK d. 1754 of Stafford Co VA>Thomas Stark & Rachel (WILLIAMS??) Robertson Co TN>Leah STark b. Stafford/Loudon Co, & John COUTS, md. probably 1790 in Robertson Co TN. John Couts was in Augusta Co VA, probably son of Deterich/Teter Couts (thousands of spellings for both names). These names are just the tip of my VA iceberg though, which is growing by the minute as I follow my kids paternal lines from TX back (Hunter-). Janet (Baugh) Hunter Alexandria VA

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/451 Surname: Jefferson, Carter, Adkins ------------------------- Noton Jefferson b. 1802/1803 m. Pittsylvania Co Va 25 Mar 1830 Elizabeth Carter. Elizabeth b. 1804 was the daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth Adkins Carter. Elizabeth and Noton Jefferson had 10 children. I am interested in everything on Alexander Jefferson s/o Peterfield Jefferson and Elizabeth Allen

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/450 Surname: JEFFERSON, RAMSEY ------------------------- Thank you for the offer of the marriage bond! I'm thrilled! Do you know the following: John JEFFERSON & Anna RAMSEY had a son Noten (some say Noton) who married Elizabeth ?? in March 1830 in Pittsylvania. I've seen Elizabeth's last name as ADKINS and also CARTER. I believe her last name was CARTER and that her mother's maiden name was ADKINS. Can you confirm this? Can you confirm who Elizabeth's parents (and grandparents) were? Thank YOU!!!!! ~~ Lisa

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/449 Surname: Jefferson, Ramsay ------------------------- Pittsylvania Co., Va. Lisa the John Jefferson that married Anna Ramsay was a son of Peterfield and Elizabeth Allen Jefferson. He had a brother named Archer that married Lavina Ramsay. John that married Anna is the line that I am related to. And yes John's father Peterfield was a 1st cousin to President Thomas Jefferson. I have a copy of John and Anna's marriage bond if you would like a copy. Norma

In a message dated 10/13/00 10:25:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Tcindy writes: << I am trying to transcribe several deeds from the late 1800's of my gr-gr grandfather and have come across what looks to be an xc in the document. Does anyone know what this means? Example: "Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of one dollar to them in hand paid by the said Scruggs do grant unto the said Scruggs with general warranty of title sixty eight acres of land with mill xc on the same called Mill tract ....." I also came across another sentence with something odd. It looks similar to a V- "whereas said Roark has this day agreed V by executing this paper bound himself to provide all ....." >> I took my deeds to the West Virginia State Genealogy Office yesterday to see if anyone could help me out. I was told that the xc may mean "and including" or "and containing" and what looked to be a fancy V was "and". The employee said sometimes whoever wrote the documents had their own abbreviations for words that were used often. Thanks to all of you who responded! Cindy Taylor

Do you have a copy of Bowling's Meet Your Ancestors? There are quite a few Amos folks listed. Send me a snailmail address and I'll send you copies of pages 228, 436, and 437. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert A. Amos <dotbobby@home.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 2:41 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Amos > Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/448 > > Surname: Amos, Howard > ------------------------- > > Jesse Ellis Amos, born 1825 in Va. son of Francis, born in Va. in 1777, > married in 1850, Mariah Howard, daughter of Thomas. In 1850 they moved > from Louisa Co., to Pittsylvania Co. where Jesse conducted a wagon shop > on 99 acres of land along the Danville-Lynchburg Road. Their children were > all born in Chatham. > > Appreciate any relevant information. Note my new e-mail address > > Thanks > > Bob Amos > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > New folks are joining the list everyday. Have you posted your surnames and/or queries recently? >

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/448 Surname: Amos, Howard ------------------------- Jesse Ellis Amos, born 1825 in Va. son of Francis, born in Va. in 1777, married in 1850, Mariah Howard, daughter of Thomas. In 1850 they moved from Louisa Co., to Pittsylvania Co. where Jesse conducted a wagon shop on 99 acres of land along the Danville-Lynchburg Road. Their children were all born in Chatham. Appreciate any relevant information. Note my new e-mail address Thanks Bob Amos

The following files were uploaded to the Pittsylvania County Archives in recent months. You may view these files at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/pittsylv.htm Cooper Cemetery (cooper.txt), file size 1.1 kb, submitted August 2000 by Glenna G. Garner St. Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery (stpauls.txt), file size 7.0 kb, submitted August 2000 by Nina Adkins-Oakes Cemetery (adkins02.txt), file size 4.1 kb, submitted September 2000 by Glenna G. Garner Adkinson-Atkinson Cemtery, partial (atkins.txt), file size 2.6 kb, submitted September 2000 by Momamay@aol.com Bedford Averett Motley Cemetery (m3400000.txt), file size 1.6 kb, submitted September 2000 by Bettie Oakridge Christian Church Cemetery (oakridge.txt), file size 1.3 kb, submitted September 2000 by Glenna G. Garner W. O. Oakes Cemetery (wooakes.txt), file size 1.5 kb, submitted September 2000 by Glenna G. Garner Selected Shelton Marriages (shelton1.txt), file size 15.5 kb, submitted July 2000 by Becky Mann Some Early Marriages (marr11.txt), file size 4.5 kb, submitted September 2000 by Christi P. Malone Parsons/Thompson Marriage Bond, 1824 (p6250000.txt), file size 1.7 kb, submitted September 2000 by Donna Price Riot of 1883 (1883riot.txt), file size 3.9 kb, submitted July 2000. Submitter unknown. 1856 Death Register (1856.txt), file size 123.5 kb, submitted July 2000 by Gayle Austin 1857 Death Register (1857.txt), file size 132.5 kb, submitted August 2000 by Gayle Austin 1858 Death Register, partial (1858.txt), file size 12.7 kb, submitted August 2000 by Gayle Austin Will of William Williams, 1777, and notes (wllms1.txt), file size 5.2 kb, submitted July 2000 by Barbara F. Bonham Will Book 1, partial (willbk01.txt), file size 18.8 kb, submitted August 2000. Submitters listed in text file. Will of Joel T. Adams, 1847 (adams2.txt), file size 3.8 kb, submitted August 2000 by Karen Wood Will of John S. Mays, 1832 (mays1.txt), file size 2.8 kb, submitted September 2000 by Valerie Burd Will of Joshua D. Pritchett, Sr., 1828 (pritt1.txt), file size 5.5 kb, submitted September 2000 by Jan Pritchett-Litvin Will of John W. Adams, 1859 (willbk03.txt), file size 2.6 kb, submitted September 2000 by Karen Wood A Compilation of Several Wills from Will Book 11 (willbk11.txt), file size 12.1 kb, updated September 2000. Submitters listed in text file. Burwell Vaden Indenture, 1815, page 1 (vaden1.jpg), file size 138 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Burwell Vaden Indenture, 1815, page 2 (vaden2.jpg), file size 220 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Burwell Vaden Indenture, 1760 (vaden3.jpg), file size 57 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Vaden & Heirs of Henry A. Vaden/Wilkerson Deed, 1902 (vaden4.jpg), file size 252 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Vaden/McLaughlin Deed, 1896 (vaden5.jpg), file size 256 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Booth/Newby/Vaden/Newby/Ingram/Ingram/Newby Deed, 1893, page 1 (vaden6.jpg), file size 109 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Booth/Newby/Vaden/Newby/Ingram/Ingram/Newby Deed, 1893, page 2 (vaden7.jpg), file size 291 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Vaden/Vaden/Vaden/McLaughlin Deed, 1896 (vaden8.jpg), file size 262 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Vaden/Wilkerson Deed, 1902 (vaden9.jpg), file size 116 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Vaden/Murray Marriage License, 1900 (vaden1.jpg), file size 203 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Vaden/Murray Marriage Certificate (vaden2.jpg), file size 83 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Sylvester A. Vaden, Estate Appraisal, 1845 (vaden3.jpg), file size 163 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Sylvester A. Vaden, Inventory (vaden4.jpg), file size 191 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Wilson Vaden Inventory, page 1, 1844 (vaden5.jpg), file size 159 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Wilson Vaden Inventory, page 2, 1844 (vaden6.jpg), file size 128 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Wilson Vaden Inventory, page 3, 1844 (vaden7.jpg), file size 168 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Wilson Vaden Inventory, page 4, 1844 (vaden8.jpg), file size 180 kb, submitted August 2000 by Eddie Vaden Many thanks to our submitters! Won't you consider preserving & sharing your treasured documents by submitting a transcription of your own? What a wonderful way to show pride in your heritage while insuring these resources will still be around for future generations! Thank you, Jeannie Watts, archivist. ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

I am trying to transcribe several deeds from the late 1800's of my gr-gr grandfather and have come across what looks to be an xc in the document. Does anyone know what this means? Example: "Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in consideration of one dollar to them in hand paid by the said Scruggs do grant unto the said Scruggs with general warranty of title sixty eight acres of land with mill xc on the same called Mill tract ....." I also came across another sentence with something odd. It looks similar to a V- "whereas said Roark has this day agreed V by executing this paper bound himself to provide all ....." Thanks! Cindy Taylor

Could the V stand fo Vs.? Tcindy@aol.com wrote: > I am trying to transcribe several deeds from the late 1800's of my gr-gr > grandfather and have come across what looks to be an xc in the document. > Does anyone know what this means? > > Example: "Witnesseth that the said parties of the first part for and in > consideration of one dollar to them in hand paid by the said Scruggs do grant > unto the said Scruggs with general warranty of title sixty eight acres of > land with mill xc on the same called Mill tract ....." > > I also came across another sentence with something odd. It looks similar to > a V- "whereas said Roark has this day agreed V by executing this paper bound > himself to provide all ....." > > Thanks! > > Cindy Taylor > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Find tons of Pitsylvania County info at the Pittsylvania County VAGenWeb Project! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vapittsy/

I'm still searching for information on a Susanna Dupea who married Matthew Russell in Pittsylvania County, July 10, 1789. That is the only record I've found on that couple, but she is possibly the same Susan Russell, age 85, on the 1850 Lunenburg County VA Census. If anyone has her in their line, I would really love to correspond with you. Thanks, Linda

And just to complicate matters, a suit involving the estate of James P DeJarnette died in 1826 in Halifax was continued to district court in Pittsylvania. I'm certainly not any kind of expert on courts in VA, but I wonder if District Court circulated through counties that it covered, being held in different locations depending on it's session...hence a Circuit Court. That may be why there is movement, or it may be a different court? I know I've chased records from one county to another more than once. With luck, they land in CAmpbell, Bedford or Pittsylvania and not in Halifax, where the records are much harder to access, unless things have changed in the last few years. If anyone out there can give us a clue on the legal system in VA courts in the 1760-1900's, it would be a help. Lawyers...where are you?<G> Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mgbrown105@aol.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2000 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [VAPITTSY-L] [Fwd: Returned mail: User unknown] > Sorry gang, did not see the original query, but the early District Court up > to about 1812 was at New London, which is Campbell Co. When I went to > Campbell and asked about any Loose papers surviving,from a 1794 suit, they > did not know what I was talking about. In a later 1870ish suit in Pittsy, it > stated that it had been sent to Halifax. Take this as an unofficial > observance on my part, but may provide a clue. Margie Brown > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Too much email? Don't unsub! Switch to Digest Version & get your Pittsylvania County posts combined into one neat email per day. >

Thank you, Anne, and all the others who so kindly supplied the answer to my question. Audrey Melton Althaus Anne Nemeth-Barath wrote: > Sorry, I've been out of town... > email VANCSOC@Juno.com > snailmail P.O. Box 2272 > Danville, VA 24541 > It's a GREAT place! > Anne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Gary2Hs@aol.com> > To: Anne Nemeth-Barath <mrsnb@adelphia.net> > Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 10:55 AM > Subject: Fwd: VAPITTSY-D Digest V00 #322 > > > In a message dated 10/8/00 5:01:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > > VAPITTSY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > << Anne Nemeth-Barath" <mrsnb@adelphia.net >> > > > > Please share the address for the VA/NC Genealogical Society. > > > > Gary Eichhorst > > Burke, VA > > > > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Have spare time? The USGenWeb Census Project needs you! To volunteer or view transcribed censuses, visit http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/census/

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/447 Surname: TRAVIS or any other spelling ------------------------- While viewing the Pittsylvania Co., Va. website I came across the name of William TRAVIS on the 1782 Census, and also in the Mixed Probate Records, Book 5 (1812-1817)and Book 11 (1834-1837). I also found a Thomas S. Travis in Mixed Probate Records, Book 16 (1843-1849). If anyone has any information regarding the TRAVIS families of Pittsylvania Co., VA. please contact me as I would love to share surname information with you. I once saw a Philip TRAVIS and Ellington TRAVIS both listed as HOH on an 1810 Pittsylvania Co., Tax List and I am trying to determine if possibly my Philip and that one are one and the same? My Philip TRAVIS landed in Jefferson Co., TN. by 1824. The TN. census states that my Philip TRAVIS was b. 1785 VA. (Unknown location though). I would very much like to make the link back to VA. Can you help? Thanks! Debbie Link: The TRAVIS Family Homepage URL: <http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/b/l/a/Debbie-A-Blakley/>