I am searching for anything on WASHINGTON BYBEE. He was the father of JOSEPH HENRY BIBEE whose mother was Tabitha DOVE Biby. He probably was born in the 1840's. He was either white or mulatoo. Probably lived around Pittsylvania co., Campbell Co and Lynchburg, VA. Thanks for any information you might have. Noellie Novak bbnovak@hotmail.com ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

In a message dated 8/26/2000 6:02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VAPITTSY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << Linda, could you give us your lineage from Christopher? All I have on him is that he had a son, William H Robertson (1841-1861)...so would like to know more about your lineage. Thanks. Nancy in MD >> Nancy, I will be thrilled to share my lineage with you, but just now I am holding my breath and breaking out in cold chills (good ones) -- how do you know about William H.? --Linda

New to this list, have just discovered what I think is my family in Pittsylvania Co. 1850s-70s. There are two Sandy SPARKS listed in 1850 census: one is age 22, son of Thomas and Nancy, with siblings Susan W., Sandy T. (or I.), Jane, Matthew and Mary. The other is age 25, listed alone. One of these two Sandys shows up in the 1870 census with Brice, Fannie, Nannie, Susan and William. These given names are from a census Index, so I don't know relationships, ages, households etc. If anyone is familiar with these families, or has access to information about them, I would appreciate a lead. Thank you, Anne Sparkes Lieberman

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These were pasted in from the 1850 census online. The first family is on page 81 B. I had thought this Eliza might be Eliza Shelton. I read the age for James as 25, and I read the name for the 7 year old female as Labinda. The second family is on page 75 B. I had thought that the head of household "Elizabeth" in the second family might have been the one who married George Robertson, but I read her age as 59. There is another Christopher in the census, age 4, on page 203 B. Pg 81 B Robertson Samuel 59 M / Farmer Robertson Eliza 51 F Robertson Mildred 27 F Robertson James 75 M / Farmer Robertson Christopher 22 M / Farmer Robertson William 20 M None Robertson Eliza A 18 F Robertson Sarah P 14 F Robertson Samuel 12 M Robertson Elizabeth 9 F Robertson Sabirda 7 F Pg 75 B Robertson Elizabeth 39 F Robertson Mary 25 F Robertson Elizabeth 23 M sex written as "M" - perhaps first name repeated Robertson George 22 M

Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/322 Surname: Sparks, Kirby, Coleman, Morris ------------------------- Looking for SPARKS family in Pittsylvania Co. VA 1850s, especially Sandy SPARKS, b. 1825 or 1828, possible father of William Coleman SPARKS m. Mary Frances KIRBY. Any leads appreciated.

In a message dated 8/25/00 10:02:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VAPITTSY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << X-Message: #1 Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 09:49:35 -0400 From: Mary Leigh Boisseau <deanie@gamewood.net> To: VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <39A6796F.7FA83FB3@gamewood.net> Subject: Re: [VAPITTSY-L] birth records? Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There are no birth records kept by the state or county until 1853. There may be some individual churches whose records show baptisms, but you would have to check through the various denominations. LWKoenig@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me how I might find record of an 1820-21 birth in > Pittsylvania County? I'm thinking it was too soon for courthouse records, > but I don't know. If I knew what church this family belonged to, maybe I > could dig up the birth record from its archives, but I think there were > several protestant churches there at the time. Just looking for some ideas, > any help appreciated. > > Thanks, > Linda Koenig > Louisville, KY > g-g-g-granddaughter of Christopher Robertson, b. VA ca. 1821 (believed to be > son of George Johnson Robertson and Elizabeth Coleman Robertson of > Pittsylvania Co., VA) > >> Linda, could you give us your lineage from Christopher? All I have on him is that he had a son, William H Robertson (1841-1861)...so would like to know more about your lineage. Thanks. Nancy in MD

Seeking anyone researching Roberts, Benton and Vaughan families in this county between 1700-1780. Eddie Davis ecdavis@atlascomm.net

Hello again, Mitchells of Pittsylvania, Let's get down to basics, and by that I mean the head and land taxes. Keep some things in mind: 1. Because someone is missing in one or more years does not mean they are not in the county. They could be hiding, living with someone else, out of the county when the lists were collected, etc. 2. Up to the Revolutionary War, the Tithable Lists were taken by the Collector posting a notice when and where people were to assemble to list taxes. Tithe lists prior to at least 1783 do NOT reflect neighbors; they reflect friends probably standing in line, family members standing in line, people who "broke into" line, and places "saved for" people in line. The smart new Commonwealth/State of Virginia, sometime after 1783, saw that this method--relying on people to list their own taxes--wasn't working well; and so they started to send the Collector around the neighborhood. That's why MISSING people aren't necessarily missing in the early tithe lists and why after 1783 when dates of listing are included, you can surmise neighborhoods. 3. The only tax years which I have complete (full list of names in the county) are 1767, 1770, 1787, and 1797. There could be Mitchells lurking in the all the other years in lists or names not checked. Hope this helps, Melanie So...here are the years Mitchells were on my lists: 1767: Charles Mitchell (Peter Copland¹s list) James Mitchell, enumerated with John Wimbish (Archibald Gordon¹s list) 1770: no Mitchells on Tithe List 1773: William Witcher¹s Tithe Lists James Mitchell - 3, including Thomas Dillard, John Blackoby?, listed next to William Witcher and close to William Bennett and Robert Dalton 1773: Chandler¹s Tithe List John Mitchell - 1 Robert Mitchell - 5, incl William Mitchell and Negroes: William, Sarah, James William Witcher¹s Lists (no other Lists were checked) 1774: James Mitchell - 2, including David McGee, listed close to ³John Dalton, son of Robert² 1775: James Mitchell - 2, including Thomas Shockley [Mitchell is next to Robert Dalton] Robert Mitchell - 6, including William Mitchell and negroes Will, James, Ned & Dinar John Mitchell - 1 [Robert & John Mitchell listed next to each other] William Mitchell, Blacksmith - 1 [two names between John Mitchell above and this Wm] 1776: James Mitchell - 1 [close to Richard Hammack who lived in Frying Pan Cr area] William Mitchell, Blacksmith - 1 [next to Benjamin Henslee who lived on Potters Cr] 1777: William Mitchell - 1 [next to Henry Conway] 1778: James Mitchell - 2, incl Negro Sam Daniel Hankin¹s List 1778: James Mitchell (1 tithable inferred) William Witcher¹s Tithe Lists 1780: William Mitchell - 2, incl John Mullins [in Harmon Cook¹s area] James Mitchell, Pigg River - 1 James Mitchell - 2, incl one unnamed Negro 1781: James Mitchell - 2, incl Robert Hughey [next to William Witcher] Henry Conway¹s List 1782: James Mitchell Also on list: Robert Dalton and Solomon Dalton 1782: (Head of Household) Head - White - Black Mitchell, Henry 10 Mitchell, James 6 2 Mitchell, James 6 Mitchell, William 3 Mitchell, William 5 1787 Personal Prop Taxes white males 16-21, Blacks >16, Blacks <16, Horses, Cattle James 1-2-1-3-11 Henry 0-0-0-1-8 James 0-2-0-2-7 James 0-0-0-2-6 - P. Cr. William 0-1-0-2-4 1797: 1797 Mar 15 Mitchell William bl.son [?] 2-0-2-3 Devin 1797 Mar 15 Mitchell Adam, Potters Ck 1-0-0-2 Devin 1797 June 2 Mitchell Richard 1-0-0-0 Devin 1797 June 14 Mitchell Will. Caskade 2-0-0-5 Devin 1797 June 19 Mitchell W. Sarah 1-0-1-5 Devin 1797 July 15 Mitchell Danl & J.B 2-0-0-2 Devin 1809 Personal Property Tax Lists William Mitchell, merchant Land Taxes: Acres - Neighbors - Former Owner 1782: Mitchell James 400 - John Craddock, Benjamin Lankford - Mitchell James 546 Mitchell William 400 1785: Cook Harmon 294 1785 land change: 294 ac from James Mitchell 1786: Mitchell Henry 192 Mitchell Henry 200 Mitchell James 200 Mitchell James 252 Mitchell James 400 Mitchell Richard? 100 Mitchell William 160 Mitchell William 409 1787: Mitchel Henry 190 Mitchell James 200 Mitchell James 252 Mitchell James 400 Mitchell Michael 100 Mitchell William 160 Mitchell William 409 1788: Mitchell James 200 Mitchell James 400 Mitchell Michael 100 Mitchell William 160 Mitchell William 409 Ward Jeremiah 252 - J. Mitchell (neighbor) - 1789: Mitchell Henry 192 Mitchell James 200 Mitchell James 400 Mitchell Michael 100 Mitchell William 409 [I ceased recording Mitchell at this point] And some Business Records: Pocket Plantation Book - probably covers Calland¹s Tomahawk Store 19 Nov 1784 James Mitchell planter 23 Nov 1784 James Mitchell planter 28 Nov 1784 James Mitchell (planter) Pocket Plantation Book - Piney Mount: Calland¹s Store 10 June 1788 Cap William Ward p[er] Jas Mitchell 12 Jul 1790 John Smith PC p James Mitchell ----------- Customers from an Estate Inventory of Hugh Weir's Store (at Chatham?) - 1835 Contributed by Virginia Baxter to Pittsylvania Co. GenWeb site Mitchell, James A. Mitchell, Samuel

Using the censuses records to calculate birth is about the only way, short of finding a family Bible, for that time period.....regards, Margie Brown

There are no birth records kept by the state or county until 1853. There may be some individual churches whose records show baptisms, but you would have to check through the various denominations. LWKoenig@aol.com wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone tell me how I might find record of an 1820-21 birth in > Pittsylvania County? I'm thinking it was too soon for courthouse records, > but I don't know. If I knew what church this family belonged to, maybe I > could dig up the birth record from its archives, but I think there were > several protestant churches there at the time. Just looking for some ideas, > any help appreciated. > > Thanks, > Linda Koenig > Louisville, KY > g-g-g-granddaughter of Christopher Robertson, b. VA ca. 1821 (believed to be > son of George Johnson Robertson and Elizabeth Coleman Robertson of > Pittsylvania Co., VA) > > ==== VAPITTSY Mailing List ====

Hi, Can anyone tell me how I might find record of an 1820-21 birth in Pittsylvania County? I'm thinking it was too soon for courthouse records, but I don't know. If I knew what church this family belonged to, maybe I could dig up the birth record from its archives, but I think there were several protestant churches there at the time. Just looking for some ideas, any help appreciated. Thanks, Linda Koenig Louisville, KY g-g-g-granddaughter of Christopher Robertson, b. VA ca. 1821 (believed to be son of George Johnson Robertson and Elizabeth Coleman Robertson of Pittsylvania Co., VA)

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Posted on: Pittsylvania Co. Va Queries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/Pittsylvania/321 Surname: Black, Richardson ------------------------- Looking for information on William BLACK,b- 1745 Pittsylvania Co, Va d- 1814 same place. Need the names of the parents of his wife Susannah RICHARDSON b- 1745 Halifax Co, Va, d- 1847 Pittsylvania Co, Va. Would appreciate any help with this.

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Pittsylvania List members, Mary Leigh has given me permission to post to the list her article on Rev. Samuel Harris. This should help clear up the confusion of his descendants. Thank you, Pat C. Johns SAWING A LIMB OFF THE WRONG TREE, by Mary Leigh Boisseau, Piedmont Lineages, The Quarterly Journal of The VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society, Volume XIII, February 1881, Number 1, pp. 14 & 15 A number of descendants of Samuel Harris and Nancy Overton mistakenly consider themselves descendants of the famous Baptist minister, Samuel Harris and his wife Lucy Camp. This erroneous limb of the minister's tree is perpetuated in several family files in the society's research room and in a number of publications. A study of several pertinent documents helps a researcher delineate between two contemporary Samuel Harrises and prove that Samuel who married Nancy is not the son of the minister. (d. 1799). First this study examines the DOCUMENTED LIMBS of the minister's tree. Pittsylvania County, VA. Order Book 9:213 on 16 Dec 1799 shows a suit of JOHN P. PERKINS and ELIZABETH, HIS WIFE; SAMUEL HARRIS; JOHN BUCKLEY AND MARY, HIS WIFE VS NATHANIEL HARRIS AND BENJAMIN HARRIS, executors of SAMUEL HARRIS, deceased. Thus, it lists the children of the minister and the husbands of his daughters. According to the county's marriage bonds, ELIZABETH married JOHN PYROR PERKINS with consent of her father SAMUEL 25 June 1798; MARY married JOHN BUCKLEY 24 Oct 1786; and BENJAMIN married LUCY CONWAY 15 Dec 1794. No marriage is in the county's bonds or returns for NATHANIEL or SAMUEL. SAMUEL HARRIS, son of the minister, died around 1816; and his will (D&W 11:423) and county marriage bonds give the researcher this family: Son MANDLEY WINSTON HARRIS Dau MARGREATE (md. JOSEPH YARBROUGH 9 Feb 1819) Dau JEAN (md THOS. PENDLETON WINKINSON 16 Dec 1822) Dau ELIZA P. (md BENTON BUMPASS 18 Jan 1825) Dau SARANNA (md HENDERSON BUMPASS 30 May 1829) Widow ELIZABETH HARRIS (md 2nd BEZABEL WEIR 1816 & they consent to her daus' weddings) In Chancery Book 2: 127 & 232, a suit, after SAMUEL, JR's death, to divide the minister's land give shares to the above grandchildren or their heirs, proving that this family is that of the minister's son SAMUEL and his wife ELIZABETH. Meanwhile, in Charlotte Co., VA, 16 Nov 1791, ANOTHER SAMUEL HARRIS and NANCY OVERTON, dau of WILLIAM got a marriage bond and married 1 Dec. Apparently, the couple lived in Charlotte Co. until 1808. Then, on 15 Oct 1808, JOHN MURPHY, SR. and his wife CATY of Bedford Co. sold to SAMUEL HARRIS of Charlotte Co., for $600, 110 acres on the Sandy River in Pittsylvania Co. He recorded the deed 20 Feb 1809 (Pittsylvania Co. DB 16: 359) Account Books of Pittsylvania Co. show that SAMUEL (husband of NANCY OVERTON) had died by July 1811 (AB 4: 394). His estate division among his heirs and accounts for his orphans in 1819 and 1820-1822 respectively (AB 6:245, 247, 417) show the following legatees: To Widow [NANCY per OB 15: 415] 1/3 value of 11 slaves To seven legatees 2/3 share WILLIAM HARRIS JAMES HARRIS OVERTON HARRIS JAMES LEWIS for his wife POLLY (md. 21 May 1812) SAMUEL HARRIS (md. 3 times; SEE BELOW) NANCY HARRIS (md. SOLOMON FULLER, 23 Nov 1825) MICAJAH HARRIS The widow, NANCY (OVERTON) HARRIS, married JOHN INGE, SR. on 18 Jan 1819; and on 25 Jan 1819, they recorded their marriage contract in Pittsylvania Co. DB 22:182. This contract specifies that said NANCY is the widow of SAMUEL HARRIS and that INGE will have no control over the estate NANCY had prior to their marriage. Further, INGE will take care of NANCY (JR) and MICAJAH, son and daughter of said NANCY, without charging them board. If NANCY (SR) survives him, he will leave her 200 acres laid from the tract where he now lives, agreeable to said NANCY and HIS children; but at her death, the land reverts to his estate. SAMUEL HARRIS, son of SAMUEL & NANCY (OVERTON), left a number of descendants by his three wives, one of whom is H. F. HAYMORE (from * below), current Clerk of Circuit Court of Pittsylvania Co. SAMUEL'S three families were (per marriage records, Will Book 3:222, Death Reg., & Birth Reg.): By MARTHA M. PRITCHETT (md. 6 Dec 1824) ELIZA H. (md. JOHN M. PATTON 15 Jan 1839 - CONSENT) ANN (md.JOEL W. TUCKER 24 Dec 1846-CONSENT) MARY (md BENJAMIN TOWLER 30 Dec 1846 - CONSENT) MARTHA (b. Apr 1843; d. 15 Aug 1553 - DEATH REG.) MARCELLUS (md. JAMES J. FOULKES 26 Jul 1854) By SARAH C.S. ELLIOTT (md 1 Apr 1851) SARAH E. (b 29 May 1855, md DANIEL BOAS 24 Dec 1872) JOHN E. (b. 14 Jan 1857) By RITTER F. NUCKLES, dau. of JOHN NUCKLES & BERINTHA GRUGG (md. 8 Aug 1861) STONEWALL JACKSON HARRIS (b. Oct 1862) EUFALDA HARRIS (b 28 May 1865) MARGARET R. (b. 28 Oct 1867) · LELIA (LILLIAN) (b. 1872; md. J.S. STOWE 2 Jan 1890) MYRTLE D. (b. 14 Apr 1875) Thus through documentary study, the researcher can saw SAMUEL and NANCY (OVERTON) HARRIS'S limb off the family tree of the noted Baptist minister SAMUEL HARRIS and replace it with SAMUEL and ELIZABETH (???) HARRIS'S limb. Descendants of SAMUEL and NANCY (OVERTON) HARRIS need to search in a Charlotte Co. forest for the tree upon which to attach their limb.

Was someone on this list searching for Spicer family of N.C. information recently? If so, please contact me privately for further information and possible contacts. Sarah Withers Keesee lydiap@salisbury.net .

In a message dated 8/24/00 12:36:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, VAPITTSY-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: << From: MHeaden@kimbanet.com (John Mark Headen) To: VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001c01c00d93$0775fb20$ed2606d0@mheaden> Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Fw: failure notice Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Joe, > All three of these James Mitchells are different men. I descend from James > Mitchell married Sarah Warren (Philpott) (Hubbard), the widow of Daniel > Campbell Hobart/Hubbard. Melanie Crain (mdcrain@mindspring.com ) is > researching the James Mitchell that married Agatha Dalton. I am not sure > who the James Mitchell m. Nancy Mitchell is. > Cindy (Hubbard) Headen > mheaden@kimbanet.com >> I have 4 James Mitchells: 1. (aft 1740-1822[KY]) who m. Agatha Dalton on 22 Nov 1768[Pittsylvania Co, VA]. 2. James A Mitchell(10 Apr 1817-01 May 1894) m. Emily Thompson. 3. James L Mitchell who m. Ida Katherine Trent(1902[Campbell Co, VA]- 1972[Spartanburg, SC]). 4. James T Mitchell who m. Della Virginia Poindexter(1874-unk) on 5 Sep 1889. At this point I know Melaine Crain is researching James Mitchell #1. Would like to know more about this lineage. Thanks!

The following entries appear in Pitts Co court records for John BAYLIS: 1. vs. John FARIS, dismissed, March 1803 2. appointed as constable, July 1803 3. mortgage to Jesse BUCKLEY July 1801 - on the same day, Mitchel BAYLIS also mortgages his possessions to Jonathan Dawson; Dawson and Buckley each sign as witnesses to the other, so I feel the Baylis men must be related in some way. Does anyone have any further information on the 2 Baylis men listed above? One may be the one m. to my Ruth TURLEY. Joshua MULLINS was m. twice, to Betsey TURLEY (1786) and to Peggy THOMAS (1800). Did he move to (W)Va along with other Turleys and Mullins families? When did his wife Betsey die? Did he have any children? Any information on any of these people would be appreciated. Thank you-Carole Anderson