I have just returned from a Pittys research trip, the Order books and the Account Books, are replete with guardianship appointments and reports each year of the guardians. Short of going down to the courthouse in person, I think this information would be hard to come by. Don't have a solution for out of towners. regards, Margie Brown
seeking help finding CHILDREN of PEYTON W AUSTINandBELLE AUSTIN HENRY CO VA
Dear Norma, The header information that I think you are referring to is created by the GenConnect gateway (we've gotten a number of those today). If a person posts a message to the Pittsylvania County GenConnect bulletin board, it automatically forwards to VAPITTSY-L. The header information, while taking up space, tells us quickly whether the message originated from GenConnect or from a subscriber to VAPITTSY-L. It also tells us the web address for the post, in order that we can find it there and post a response there if we so desire. The kind programmers at RootsWeb designed the gateway and they are the ones who placed the header where it is. I'm fairly certain that this header cannot be altered by me nor the administrator of the Pittsylvania GenConnect bulletin board. However, if you (or any other of us) feel strongly about it, I can file a complaint on your behalf. I must request that any future problems or complaints be addressed to me personally, and not to the mailing list at large (that's what I'm here for). Thanks! Tom [listadmin, VAPITTSY] tomjones@toad.net >>> "Norma Thompson" <nthmpsn@concentric.net> 09/12/00 02:58PM >>> Does everyone else get that stupid garbage at the top of every message so that they have to scroll down to read the message? Whose bright idea was that? Put it at the BOTTOM! Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mariea Grubbs Hoy" <mhoy@esper.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:36 AM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Missing Page from 1820 Pitts. Co Microfilm > Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/377 > > Surname: Grubb, Bennett, Botner, Brumfield, Camp, Dodson, Douglas, Evans, > Hairston, Hodges, Holland, Hopkins, Jones, McClanaham, Pitts, Raver, Tally, > Walton, Watson, Thurman > ------------------------- > > > According to an article by Gerald H. Perry (1974), Virginia [message truncated by sender]
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/378 Surname: Walker ------------------------- I have some info on Walkers of Pittsylvania County beginning with William Walker b. ca 1814, d. ca 1882.
Please do complain on my behalf! Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "TOM JONES" <JONESTOM@versar.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 12:56 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] GenConnect gateway header > Dear Norma, > > The header information that I think you are referring to is created by the GenConnect gateway (we've gotten a number of those today). If a person posts a message to the Pittsylvania County GenConnect bulletin board, it automatically forwards to VAPITTSY-L. The header information, while taking up space, tells us quickly whether the message originated from GenConnect or from a subscriber to VAPITTSY-L. It also tells us the web address for the post, in order that we can find it there and post a response there if we so desire. The kind programmers at RootsWeb designed the gateway and they are the ones who placed the header where it is. I'm fairly certain that this header cannot be altered by me nor the administrator of the Pittsylvania GenConnect bulletin board. However, if you (or any other of us) feel strongly about it, I can file a complaint on your behalf. I must request that any future problems or complaints be addressed to me personally, and not to the mailing list ! > at large (that's what I'm here for). Thanks! > > Tom > [listadmin, VAPITTSY] > tomjones@toad.net > > >>> "Norma Thompson" <nthmpsn@concentric.net> 09/12/00 02:58PM >>> > Does everyone else get that stupid garbage at the top of every message so > that they have to scroll down to read the message? Whose bright idea was > that? Put it at the BOTTOM! > > Norma > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mariea Grubbs Hoy" <mhoy@esper.com> > To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:36 AM > Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Missing Page from 1820 Pitts. Co Microfilm > > > > Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries > > Reply Here: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/377 > > > > Surname: Grubb, Bennett, Botner, Brumfield, Camp, Dodson, Douglas, Evans, > > Hairston, Hodges, Holland, Hopkins, Jones, McClanaham, Pitts, Raver, > Tally, > > Walton, Watson, Thurman > > ------------------------- > > > > > > According to an article by Gerald H. Perry (1974), Virginia > > [message truncated by sender] > > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ==== > Pittsylvania County Files online! Visit the Pittsylvania County Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/va/pittsylv.htm > >
Does everyone else get that stupid garbage at the top of every message so that they have to scroll down to read the message? Whose bright idea was that? Put it at the BOTTOM! Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mariea Grubbs Hoy" <mhoy@esper.com> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 8:36 AM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Missing Page from 1820 Pitts. Co Microfilm > Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/377 > > Surname: Grubb, Bennett, Botner, Brumfield, Camp, Dodson, Douglas, Evans, > Hairston, Hodges, Holland, Hopkins, Jones, McClanaham, Pitts, Raver, Tally, > Walton, Watson, Thurman > ------------------------- > > > According to an article by Gerald H. Perry (1974), Virginia Genealogist, > Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 136-139, there are nine pages of the 1820 Virginia > Census that were not microfilmed. One of those nine pages was from > Pittsylvania County. That page included two generations of my direct line, > Elijah and Jesse Grubb. (I wondered why they disappeared!) Does anyone > know > how to get access to the missing page? > > Here are the Pittsylvania County Heads of Household that are on the missing > page (p. 63): > > Bennett, Stephen > Botner, John > Brumfield, William > Camp, George > Dodson, William E. (Note: The article says this name is at the top of the > missing p. 63) > Douglass, John > Eans, Elener > Evans, David > Grubbs, Elijah > Grubbs, Jessee > Hairston, Saml. > Hodges, Leon P. > Holland, Joseph > Hopkins, James > Jones, Tho. B. > McClanaham, Francis > Madding, Wm. > Pitts, Jessa > Raver, John > Tally, Peyton > Thurman, Nathan > Walton, Thomas > Watson, John Jr. > > Do you think you could post this list to the Homepage (apart from the > query?) This is a lot of "missing links." According to the article, you > could write the General Services Administration in Washington in 1974. > But > surely they've microfilmed and distributed a reel with these missing pages > since then. However, neither the Census Index nor the microfilm for 1820 > that I looked at (at the McClung Collection in Knoxville) mentioned this. > Nor have I heard/read about this in my research or contact with other Grubb > researchers. > > If there's anyway you could get a copy of this page for me, I'd be happy > to > transcribe and provide it for you to post. > > I've also emailed the VA Census Project coordinator with this article > reference (it covers seven counties) and asked if she knew about it and/or > could provide me with the Pitts. Co. page. > > Many thanks. > > Mariea Grubbs Hoy > mhoy@esper.com > > > > > ==== 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/377 Surname: Grubb, Bennett, Botner, Brumfield, Camp, Dodson, Douglas, Evans, Hairston, Hodges, Holland, Hopkins, Jones, McClanaham, Pitts, Raver, Tally, Walton, Watson, Thurman ------------------------- According to an article by Gerald H. Perry (1974), Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 136-139, there are nine pages of the 1820 Virginia Census that were not microfilmed. One of those nine pages was from Pittsylvania County. That page included two generations of my direct line, Elijah and Jesse Grubb. (I wondered why they disappeared!) Does anyone know how to get access to the missing page? Here are the Pittsylvania County Heads of Household that are on the missing page (p. 63): Bennett, Stephen Botner, John Brumfield, William Camp, George Dodson, William E. (Note: The article says this name is at the top of the missing p. 63) Douglass, John Eans, Elener Evans, David Grubbs, Elijah Grubbs, Jessee Hairston, Saml. Hodges, Leon P. Holland, Joseph Hopkins, James Jones, Tho. B. McClanaham, Francis Madding, Wm. Pitts, Jessa Raver, John Tally, Peyton Thurman, Nathan Walton, Thomas Watson, John Jr. Do you think you could post this list to the Homepage (apart from the query?) This is a lot of "missing links." According to the article, you could write the General Services Administration in Washington in 1974. But surely they've microfilmed and distributed a reel with these missing pages since then. However, neither the Census Index nor the microfilm for 1820 that I looked at (at the McClung Collection in Knoxville) mentioned this. Nor have I heard/read about this in my research or contact with other Grubb researchers. If there's anyway you could get a copy of this page for me, I'd be happy to transcribe and provide it for you to post. I've also emailed the VA Census Project coordinator with this article reference (it covers seven counties) and asked if she knew about it and/or could provide me with the Pitts. Co. page. Many thanks. Mariea Grubbs Hoy mhoy@esper.com
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/376 Surname: Thacker, Jones, Justice ------------------------- Hello, my name is Rhonda Coleman and I am starting a family tree. I live in Pikeville, KY. Everything that I have read so far has been my family coming from Pittsylvania, County. I was wondering if you had any information that may be helpful to me. I think that on my mother's side it would be Joseph Thacker he married Elizabeth (Betty) Jones. And also my father's side would be Simeon Justice who married Elizabeth (?) Justice. I am new to this and I could not find anything on the website, I was not sure if I was looking in the right place. Thank you Rhonda Coleman
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/375 Surname: Compton ------------------------- I am trying to find ancestors of my grandfather Major Lee Compton. His father was Robert Lee Compton and his mother was Aamanda Compton and later remarried to a Cliff Walker. Any Help would be great! Thank You Cynthia Compton South
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/374 Surname: Norton ------------------------- hi! while trying to research my norton family history I came across someone who is supposed to be my gggg grandfather. But, the only info I can find on him, is that he was born in pittsylvania, va about 1745. His name was either Amos Norton or David Amos Norton and he was the father of my ggg grandfather David Norton born about 1771. If you could find out anything more(would like to find parents and wifes name.) or let me know where i could research this further please let me know Thanks, Debra Gunter
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/373 Surname: Carter, Farmer ------------------------- We have an Eliza Ann Carter circa 1826 in our lineage she married Handsome Farmer from Halifax county in 1842 I've not found her parents! Do you know if your Carter family is kin? Or have you come across any mention of the Carters in Halifax? I have a reference to a Betsy Carter who ran a Tavern and that Tavern was later was lived in by a Farmer family any help you could give would be appreciated Thank Valere Farmer farmers5@rtex.net
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/372 Surname: Thacker, Walker ------------------------- I am researching the following names in Pittsylvania County. Thacker, Walker
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/371 Surname: Marlow, May ------------------------- I am researching the following surnames in Pittsylvania County. Marlow May
Does Virginia have anything similar to Pennsylvania's Orphan's Court Records? Where would guardianship papers be filed? I'm looking for guardianship of a girl...possibly named Tabitha...to Claiborne and Saluda (Mustain) Shelton sometime after 1794 time frame. If anyone has access to these records...I'd really appreciate you taking a look to see if there is anything there. Thanks in advance, Sue
Trying to clear up a conflict I have in the parents of Stephen Dove . . . Were his parents Thomas Dove and Mary ?? or James Dove and Libby Halbert? I know he was from Fairfax County and moved to Pittsylvania Co. as a small boy to live with his uncle William Dove who served in the Revolutionary War. Please help to clarify this for me. Thanks! _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/370 Surname: Sparks ------------------------- The following three households of Sparks families are found in the 1870 Census of Virginia, Pittsylvania Co. Hope this helps someone. Page 17, Chatham PO, North of Dan River William S. Sparks 70, farmer, W, M Nancy Sparks 78, W, F James Sparks 17, W M William Sparks 16, W, M Page 19 Sarah Sparks, 43, keeping house, W, F Anderson Sparks, 23, farm labourer, W, M Martha? Sparks, 14, at home, W, F Page 104, North of Dan River House 794, Family 782 Mary Sparks, 50, keeping house, W, F Armstead Sparks, 21, farm labourer, W, M Martha Sparks, 8, at home, W, F Also on Page 104 House 788, Family 795 Thomas Sparks, 77, farmer, W, M Nancy Sparks, 81, keeping house, W, F
I am trying to find the parents of my gr-gr-gr grandmother, Sarah NEAL who married James SHIELDS on 25 Dec 1823 by the Rev. Griffith Dickinson. Sur. - Abraham NEAL. I've been told that Abraham NEAL (who was married to Ellen SHORT) may be her father but I have found no proof. Sarah NEAL is not listed as a child of Abraham NEAL in the "Beaver Pond Neals of Virginia" book by Carl Neal. In a marriage bond book of Pittsylvania County, I found several other Neals who were also married by the Rev. Griffith Dickinson (who was the minister of Greenfield Baptist Church from 1800-1843 in Gretna, VA). I was hoping maybe someone would recognize one of these other Neals which may be a sibling or relative to my Sarah NEAL. 8 Dec 1829 Andrew CREW and Lucy NEAL. Sur. Abraham NEAL 21 Oct 1822 Joshua BEAL and Frances NEAL. Sur. Stephen NEAL. Married 24 October --------- 1817 Edward DALTON and Lydda NEAL 26 Jun 1818 Edward SHARP and Lydia NEAL 11 Apr 1812 James BAILEY and Susanna NEAL. Sur. John NEAL Married 15 April 25 June 1813 Azariah DOSS and Mary NEEL, dau. of John NEEL Married 27 June 19 Jan 1817 John NEAL and Lucy BRUCE. Sur. Joseph Mays. 18 Feb 1811 Thomas H. NEAL and Wilmoth M. WILLIAMS, dau. of James M. Williams. Sur. William Tunstall. Married 21 February. 20 July 1820 Richd G. NEALE and Tempy C. SHELTON Any information will be greatly appreciated! Cindy Taylor
Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/369 Surname: Duncan ------------------------- Looking for family of Benjamine Duncan and Elezebeth? moved to Ky early 1800? Son named Samual Duncan
Re: HISTORY OF PITTSYLVANIA CO. by Clement In 1988 the Pittsylvania Historical Society obtained the consent of the grandchildren of Maud Carter Clement and had a reprint made of this book. It is complete with courthouse-photo-dust jacket, and is sold by this society. Contact them at: Pittsylvania Historical Society P. O. Box 1148 Chatham VA 24531 LCP
Isn't the "History of Pittsylvania Co" by Maude Clement still available from the VA/NC Piedmont Genealogical Society. Check the Pittsylvania Co rootsweb page. That's where I got mine. Came quickly, with no problem. Be a bit aware that there are some errors in it. It's a great resource, but go back for primary documentation. Keep in mind that,like many books published in that time, information was gathered from descendants as well as primary sources and memories aren't always that good from generation to generation.Then again, it has some good lists of tithables, etc in the back as well as a lot of good general history. For those families in the northern part of the county, the book is somewhat lacking in information, although there is a tid bit here and there. Just my .02 worth, not that anybody asked. I've just gone down a wrong trail or two following it, but that's true of many genealogy based books. This was meant to be a history book and genealogy in it is a plus, where it's correct. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Jones <tomjones@toad.net> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2000 7:59 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Clement's History ISBN > Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/368 > > Surname: > ------------------------- > > Hi J.B., > > The ISBN for Clement's "The History of Pittsylvania County Virginia" is > 0-8063-7989-8. This is for the 1987 edition I have that was published by > Regional Publishing Company in Baltimore. > > Tom > > > ==== 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. >