If anybody is researching these Adkins would like to know who's the parents, brother and sisters of Richard? What is Molly's (Mary) maiden name, who were her parents, brothers and Sisters? Would like to know the same for Rachel Emerson? Richard ADKINS my gggggg-grandfather was born 1730 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. He married Molly (Mary) ?????? ADKINS 1755 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She was born btn. 1728-1734 in Brunswick Co., Virginia. Child of Richard ADKINS and Molly ?????? ADKINS is my ggggg-grandfather Joel ADKINS, b. 1770, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; d. December 01, 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky. He married Rachel EMERSON April 09, 1780 in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. She was born in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia. Children of Joel ADKINS and Rachel EMERSON are: Frederick ADKINS, b. Abt. 1790, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; d. Bef. 1850; m. Millie SLONE, October 06, 1810, Floyd Co., Kentucky; b. Abt. 1792, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia; d. Aft. 1850. Howard ADKINS my gggg-grandfather, b. 1797, Virginia; d. 1871, Elliott Co., Isonville, Kentucky; m. (1) Mary Ann COLEMAN, July 19, 1818, Floyd Co., Kentucky; b. 1798, Grayson Co., Virginia; d. December 25, 1856, Morgan Co., Kentucky; m. (2) MELISSA L. MITCHELL OSBOURN, December 25, 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky; b. 1835, Kentucky. Joel P. ADKINS, b. 1804, Virginia; m. Mary (Polly) ?????? ADKINS; b. 1806, Kentucky. Any information on these people are sincerely appreciated. Thanks in advance, Dean Robinson Email: DeanWRbnsn@aol.com

Hi Karen: Are you sure that Jesse and Rachel are the parents of George K. Doss. George K. Doss and Mary Ann Dalton are my gg grandparents. Mary Ann Dalton Doss and children moved to Clinton County, Ohio, in the 1860's. I don't know what happened to George K. Doss. Their son Henry Clay Doss is my great grandfather. According to Libbie (Doss researcher) she believes that Jesse and Rachel may not have been the parents of George K. and Amy and another daughter. She believes that John Doss and Ann (Amy) Keesee had a daughter named Rachael Doss that never married, and that she is the mother of George K. Doss. I was trying to figure out who were really George's parents: Jesse Doss and Rachel Brooks or Rachel Doss that never married, (if their is a Rachel Doss that never married). That's why I sent out the query on Jesse and Rachel to see what childrens names others had. Let me know what you think. In the will of John Doss, he leaves to his daughter Rachel, but he may have been talking about his daughter in-law and just said daughter since his son Jesse may have already passed away. Rachel is eventually declared deranged and committed by her children. Thanks for your help. Kathy

-----Original Message----- From: T Potts Dairy <tpottsdairy@1starnet.com> To: ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com <ALMADISO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, March 09, 2000 11:14 AM Subject: WILLIAM CAMPBELL, GEORGE TERRY FAMILIES 1820..... > >I AM SEEKING INFORMATION ABOUT WILLIAM CAMPBELL AND WIFE ELIZABETH CASH CAMPBELL MARRIED 10/5/1818 IN ROCKBRIDGE CO. VA. THEY MOVED TO MADISON CO. ALA. NOT TOO LONG AFTER. THEY HAD SEVEN CHILDREN. >ELEANOR ,SILAS, JOHN B. , WESLEY, WILLIAM (JR?), MADISON. LEROY, MARY, SARAH ANN. >ELENOR MARRIED JOHN PAYTON TERRY, SON OF GEORGE TERRY IN MADISON CO. ALA. 2/7/1850. THEY MIGRATED TO BOSSIER PARRISH IN LATE 1850'S. >GEORGE TERRY AND ELIZABETH STROUD TERRY MOVED FROM SOUTH CAROLINA TO MADISON CO. ALA. DATE UNKNOWN. >THEY HAD FIVE CHILDREN. JOHN PEYTON TERRY, WILL(WILLIAM?) TERRY,MARY TERRY (MARRIED JOHN SOUTHALL) , ELIZA TERRY (MARRIED WESLEY HARLES), LEE TERRY. >I HAVE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THESE PEOPLE BUT I NEED MORE INFORMATION TO FILL IN THE GAPS. >THANK YOU >S.P. >TPOTTSDAIRY@1STARNET.COM > >

Does anyone know who the children of Rachel Brooks and Jesse Doss were? Jesse Doss born about 1777 is the son of John Doss and Ann (Amy) Keesee. Rachel Brooks is the daughter of Samuel Brooks and Mary Keesee. Rachel Brooks and Jesse Doss married in 1793. Thanks, Kathy McLees

Hello, Mary Leigh and Pittsylvania County list: I am new to the group, but, have had opportunity to meet Mary Leigh at the Danville, Virginia library last August, while there researching. My name is Sandra Farney, of Oklahoma, and am a KEESEE descendant and have ancestors from Pitts. Co. Perhaps there are others already listed, of our KEESEE family. I did want to take this opportunity to share about our website and the reunion that is coming up in June, in Pitts. Co. area. The website is: www.keesee.org and links to Pitts. Co. information are mentioned throughout. We invite the community to join us and we are excited about visiting there again. We do look forward to having Mary Leigh speak at our reunion, as well as Dr. Vincent KEESEE, who has authored two family books and drafting his third. Thanks, for letting me take a moment to share, Sandra sfarney@webzone.net

I seem to remember getting a query about the surname, Dove, and I can't remember from whom. I found an obit in today's paper. Rev. Donald W. Dove married to (Yeatts). If this is of interest to anyone, please email me. Faith Ann Butt jbutt@lynchburg.net

----- Original Message ----- From: Mary Leigh Boisseau <deanie@gamewood.net> To: <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 8:33 PM Subject: Re: [VAPITTSY-L] some place names > There's one you missed in the same area - Lousy Creek. What I have been told was that the Indians returning to their villages from > distant hunting grounds with their venison and other wild game, would find that the game got gamier and gamier as the days passed, > going from stinking to lousy to magotty. > > That's the only version I have ever heard. Don't know how true it is. > > MaryLeigh > > DGShel@aol.com wrote: > > > I just got a topo map of the area of Pittsylvania Co. my people were from - > > east & sourtheast of Gretna. I was struck by the names of two watercourses - > > Stinking River and Maggotty Creek. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin > > of these interesting names? > > Another place name I am curious about is Dodson Corners (near Spring Garden) > > - anyone know what bunch of Dodsons gave the place its name? > > Thanks. > > Glen Shelton > > River Ridge LA Lousy, in its purest sense, means having lice. Martha

There's one you missed in the same area - Lousy Creek. What I have been told was that the Indians returning to their villages from distant hunting grounds with their venison and other wild game, would find that the game got gamier and gamier as the days passed, going from stinking to lousy to magotty. That's the only version I have ever heard. Don't know how true it is. MaryLeigh DGShel@aol.com wrote: > I just got a topo map of the area of Pittsylvania Co. my people were from - > east & sourtheast of Gretna. I was struck by the names of two watercourses - > Stinking River and Maggotty Creek. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin > of these interesting names? > Another place name I am curious about is Dodson Corners (near Spring Garden) > - anyone know what bunch of Dodsons gave the place its name? > Thanks. > Glen Shelton > River Ridge LA > > ==== 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.

I just got a topo map of the area of Pittsylvania Co. my people were from - east & sourtheast of Gretna. I was struck by the names of two watercourses - Stinking River and Maggotty Creek. Can anyone enlighten me as to the origin of these interesting names? Another place name I am curious about is Dodson Corners (near Spring Garden) - anyone know what bunch of Dodsons gave the place its name? Thanks. Glen Shelton River Ridge LA

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Franklin County Historicial Society is pleased to announce we now have a web page. Please go and visit. http://fcheritage.hypermart.net/

Please note that I have changed my Internet Service Provider. My e-mail address is the same except that the ISP is now Juno instead of AOL. i.e., my new address is jnhelewis@juno.com. Still searching for ancestry of Royall King LEWIS, b. c1804, son of George and Elizabeth LEWIS. He married Lucy LEWIS, b. c 1805, d/o Sarah LEWIS who gave consent. They resided in Pittsylvania County, VA. Can't determine which George Lewis, nor find anything on Elizabeth, but Royall listed them as his parents on his second marriage. Neither can I determine who Lucy's father was or anything else about Sarah. Lucy had a sister named Wilmouth who married William Lewis and again, Sarah Lewis gave consent. In both Lucy and Wilmouth's marriage, Thomas MADDING was the surety. Any help in piecing this puzzle together will be very much appreciated. Janelle 'n Howard E. Lewis

Please note that I have changed my Internet Service Provider. My e-mail address is the same except that the ISP is now Juno instead of AOL. i.e., my new address is jnhelewis@juno.com. Still searching for ancestery of Royall King LEWIS, b. c1804, son of George and Elizabeth LEWIS. He married Lucy LEWIS, b. c 1805, d/o Sarah LEWIS who gave consent. They resided in Pittsylvania County, VA. Can't determine which George Lewis, nor find anything on Elizabeth, but Royall listed them as his parents on his second marriage. Neither can I determine who Lucy's father was or anything else about Sarah. Lucy had a sister named Wilmouth who married William Lewis and again, Sarah Lewis gave consent. In both Lucy and Wilmouth's marriage, Thomas MADDING was the surity. Any help in piecing this puzzle together will be very much appreciated. Janelle 'n Howard E. Lewis

Does any one know the name of the first wife of Rev. Sylvany Gardner, 1807-1874? She died before 1850 Census, and I can find no record in any of the cemetery books. Can anyone look up Silvany in the marriage books for me? Thanks! Rick McDaniel chefrick@ioa.com http://www.chefrick.com

David VANCE born ca 1760 in PA, died ca. 1830 in Sumner Co. TN. I have undocumented resources that between 1780 and 1800 the VANCE family had marriages and births in Pittsylvania Co. He had two wives named Elizabeth and twenty children but there is much confusion about where it happened. Does anyone recognize this VANCE line. waltv

Hi Donna, Hope the following contains some new information for you about the three names listed in your message:: James "Red Head" LEFTWICH (Augustine, Jr., Augustine, Sr., Thomas Sr., Ralph) b. 1779, d. 7 DEC 1854 (Age: 75&3mos). His will dated in Oct 1849 was probated 25 Dec 1854, source: WB "P", pg308, Bedford Co. James married Mildred Turner, dau of Admire Turner on 3 AUG 1797. (She is named in the cited will). James is the son of Augustine Leftwich, Jr. and Mary Turner, he had 7 siblings. Children of James and Mildred are: 1. James Thomas, 2. Lockey Claytor (m. Henry T. Franklin, 27 APR 1820), 3. Juliet Hubbard, 4. Hairston A.(b. 1 FEB 1804, d. 15 JUL 1875, m. Elizabeth Hubbard 29 NOV 1827), 5. Walter (m. Frances Turner, 28 NOV 1831, they had 4 known children, d. 1855, Franklin Co.) 6. Sally, m. George Hubbard, 26 MAY 1825, Bedford Co., 7. Catharine, m Benjamin Wright, 29 SEP 1831, Bedford Co., 8. Etchison G., m. Mary Ann Foster, dau of Peyton Foster, 2 NOV 1836, 9. Mary, m. Robert Skinnell, 16 MAR 1843, Bedford Co. William LEFTWICH (Uriah, Augustine, Sr., Thomas, Ralph) b. abt. 1774, Bedford Co., m. Ruth Ayers, dau of James Ayers and Hanna (?), 22 Dec 1795, Bedford Co.) This William is the son of Uriah Leftwich and Nancy Keith, he had 6 siblings. Children (they had 8 known and others) of William and Ruth are: 1. Lockey, b. Abt. 1815, m. Martin Johnson, 2. Gabriel, b. Abt 1816, 3. James, b. 1821, 4. Polly, b. Abt 1822, m. Samuel Nichols, 8 JUL 1823, 5. Joel b. ?, 6. Orphey, b. Abt 1830, m. Ammon Burnett, 7. Zelophia, b. Abt 1831, m. Baily Newman, 8. Susan, b. ? Mary "Polly" LEFTWICH - Both of the books cited below place Polly as a child of William and Ruth above. The L-T Book gives the date of her marriage to Samuel Nichols, but not the place. No other information is shown about Polly and Samuel. The above information is from the following books. If you do not have access to them let me know your snail mail address and I will send copies of pertinent pages: "Leftwich-Turner Families of Virginia and Their Connections", by Walter Lee Hopkins, originally published 1931. "Leftwich Chronology, American Descendants", by Linwood L. Leftwich, published 1991. If you are not a member of the Leftwich Historical Assn. here is the link to their website - you may be interested in joining with Leftwich heritage on both sides of your ancestry. Good hunting! http://www.leftwich.org/

Thomas G. Wilkes born Oct. 1846 in Alabama married Almira F. Drewry 1/8/1867 in either Bedford county or Pittsylvania County, Va. I had heard that after Almira died , he wondered off one day and was found dead in Goose Creek. I would like to have any information on this family. I am happy to share what I have. Thank you, Donna Brown Wilkes ktrygal1@aol.com

Searching for information on the following: William (?) Thomas ( b?, place unknown - d 1842) married (date unknown) to Anna Campbell (b ?, d?, place unknown) their son: Wm A (or R) Thomas b 1801 d 1885 married on 16 Nov 1829 Elizabeth Payne * b 1802 d ? their son: George H Thomas (b 27 Feb 1836 or 37 (tombstone says 1836) d 27 Feb 1908 married 31 Oct 1860 Nancy (Nannie) W Owen b 5 mar 1844, d 17 May 1931 daughter of Anderson Owen and Araminta Young. * Elizabeth Payne's parents: Giles (?) Payne (b 18 Apr 1772 Middlesex County VA, d 1852 Pittsylvania County) married Katherine (?) Shelton b ?, place unknown, d before 1852. Would appreciate any information available including birthplaces, county of origin, burial sites, etc Thanks in advance to everyone! Mikki

The Pittsylvania County, Va, 1767-1805, Marriage Bonds and Minister Returns of. By: Catherine Lindsay Knorr, Pub. 1956, Reprinted 1982, 136 pages, map, index, ISBN # 0-89308-260-0. Out of print. This book is published by: Southern Historical Press, Inc. 375 West Broad Street Greenville, SC. 29601 or PO Box 1267 Greenville, SC 29602-1267 (864) 233-2346 Ph (864) 233-2349 Fax 1-800-233-0152 Visa or Master Card Orders The book is out of print, but if your lucky there will be a couple of the shelves. At any rate, you'll want to call and get a copy of their catalog. They publish hundreds of books like this. They also have Pittsylvania County Deed Books 1, 2, and 3, 1765-1774 and Pittsylvania County Wills, Abstracts of 1767-1820. Don Bennett

Please post the answer to the List. Thanks. Lilian -----Original Message----- From: Karen Venable <kvenable@pe.net> To: VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com <VAPITTSY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 24, 2000 8:38 PM Subject: [VAPITTSY-L] Marriage Record Books >Does anyone know where I could purchase any of the Pittsylvania Co VA >marriage books compiled by Katherine Lindsay Knorr. I believe they were >published in the mid-1950's. Thanks. >Karen Venable >kvenable@pe.net > > >==== 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/