This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Woodson, Barger, Pettigrew, Ripley Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/4BC.2ACI/2202 Message Board Post: Samuel WOODSON (1809-1851) -- seeking parents and place of birth; rumor is he came from Amherst County I wonder if he came from Nelson County, VA. I know Samuel Woodson m. Martha A. Barger (1821-1886) in Rockbridge Co., VA. Both Samuel and Martha A. are buried in a High Bridge Presbyterian Church near I-81 near Natural Bridge, VA. Samuel and Martha A. had two children, Jacob Preston Woodson (1848-1878) and Mattie S. Woodson (1852-1890). Jacob buried in Texas and Mattie married a Petigrew and is buried in High Bridge cemetery. After the death of Samuel Woodson, Martha married a John Ripley (d. May 2, 1898 in Botetourt Co., VA). Martha father's name was George Barger from Rockbridge, VA.