Nancy, That message was a message board post which was most likely not directed at you personally, but rather to the person whose message board post this person had responded. If you were to actually look at the message to which you are replying (this one: <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/yBC.2ACI/212.1>), you would see that this message is a reply to an earlier message (this one: <http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.counties.princeedward&m=212>) That's why you should follow the link to read the message on the message board if you are sincerely interested in the message itself. -- Mary D. Taffet List & Board Admin for VAPRINCE mdtaffet@syr.edu P.S. Please try to remember to change the subject line from the digest number in the future. On Tue, 18 Feb 2003 Nla2247@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 2/12/03 9:07:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, > VAPRINCE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > Hi! We are related! What a small world. I am also doing some research on > > > both sides of my mother and father family history. And that's how I came > > > across your posted message. Let me tell you how we are related .I am > > > Almanda oldest granddaughter, Her maiden name was Thompson. I will try > > to > > > get you some infor from cousin Ted. Nathaniel, I think was my gg or > > > gggrandfather. he had a brother name Wathall who married Inez. I'm not > > to > > > sure how this goes, however, I do know that we are related somewhere > > down > > > the line. Smile. I have recently met a lot of the family from the > > Kearsley/ > > > Earsley website. wonderful people.They are planning a family reunion this > > > > > year. And I am excited about the whole thing. Cousin Ted have a > > wonderful > > > family web-site. I will sure mention your name to the family. The > > > information that you posted help me out a great deal in my research.. > > > Thanxs. p.s could you please tell me how "Rice" got it's name? > > > > I have a family of Thompsons in Prince Edward County from Rice. They came > > there in the late 1800's-early 1900's. I am trying to find more information > > > > on this family as they descend from Powhaten and William Thompson who > > arrived > > there from Pittsylvania Co, VA. Powhaten had 6 childre: Wyatt Whitehead, > > Edward Lee, Eugene Richard, D Floyd, Mary Q (Grace) and Minnie Ree. William > > > > had 6 children also: Nellie, Millie, John W, James O, Thomas and Benjamin. > > Wonder if you know any of these as have no info on them. Thanks, Nancy in > > MD > > > > How are we related? Right now I don't even have an Almanda Thompson in my > database so who were her parents, g'parents, etc? > Thanks, Nancy in MD