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