> And yes, Isaac Barton was married three times. > 2nd marriage to Margaret Reedy > Bureau of Vital Statistics; Marriages; Rockingham Co., VA; 1853-1915; > microfilm reel 44; Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA > 1879-1-N; June 22; Rockingham Co; Isaac Barton; Margaret Reedy; 49-1-28; > 42; widowed; divorced; Shenandoah Co; Rockingham Co; Rockingham Co; > Rockingham Co; Isaac & Maria?; Jacob & Rachel; farmer; Jacob Spitzer I'm not a Barton researcher. What caught my eye in this E-mail was the reference to Margaret Reedy. My ggggg grandfather Peter Bryan moved from Rockingham County, Virginia to what is now Sevier County, Tennessee in 1790. One of Peter's grandsons was named Robert Reedy Bryan. I have long suspected that Robert Reedy Bryan had Reedy ancestors, and that therefore perhaps I have Reedy ancestors. By the way, I'm not descended from Robert Reedy Bryan. Rather, my ggg grandfather was Robert's brother Peter H. Bryan whose middle name was probably Hubbard. The elder Peter Bryan was married to Betty Hubbard, which is probably where the grandson Peter H. Bryan's middle name came from. A brother of Robert Reedy Bryan and Peter H. Bryan was named William Enyard Bryan. William's middle name is known to have come from the brothers' maternal grandmother, so Peter Hubbard Bryan from the paternal grandmother makes sense for Peter H. Bryan and it also makes sense that Reedy was an ancestral name. Betty Hubbard's parents are not known, and one possibility for Reedy ancestors is that Betty's mother was a Reedy. Peter was the son of Thomas Bryan Sr. and Elizabeth, so another possibility for Reedy ancestors is that Thomas Bryan Sr.'s wife was Elizabeth Reedy. I have not yet had time to do a proper due diligence of Rockingham and Augusta County records looking for the Reedy family. I've found a few records, but nothing that would tie the Reedy family to the Bryans. I note that I have seen the name spelled as Ready and Redy, and sometimes the name is transcribed as Rudy when the two e's are looped so tightly that they look like u rather than like ee. I was just curious if anybody had researched the Reedy surname in Rockingham and Augusta counties, and if so were there any Bryan family connections? Jerry Bryan

I have Dianah Reedy married to Benjamin Bryan: Source: Rockingham County Marriage Records, Bond Book 1851-1858, page 11-12: Court House, Harrisonburg, VA. Joshua Reedy (first cousin to Dianah) and Benjamin Bryan were bondsmen - oath said Dianah Reedy was daughter of William Reedy, deceased. It also shows a statement giving permission for Benjamin to marry "my daughter" Dianah - by Nancy Reedy. ~Sue Reedy Propst Life is not how you survive the storm, but how you dance in the rain. -----Original Message----- From: Jerry Bryan <c24m48@hotmail.com> To: varockin@rootsweb.com Sent: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 1:18 pm Subject: Re: [VAROCKIN] Reedy Family (was Long Burial) > And yes, Isaac Barton was married three times. > 2nd marriage to Margaret Reedy > Bureau of Vital Statistics; Marriages; Rockingham Co., VA; 1853-1915; > microfilm reel 44; Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA > 1879-1-N; June 22; Rockingham Co; Isaac Barton; Margaret Reedy; 49-1-28; > 42; widowed; divorced; Shenandoah Co; Rockingham Co; Rockingham Co; > Rockingham Co; Isaac & Maria?; Jacob & Rachel; farmer; Jacob Spitzer I'm not a Barton researcher. What caught my eye in this E-mail was the reference to Margaret Reedy. My ggggg grandfather Peter Bryan moved from Rockingham County, Virginia to what is now Sevier County, Tennessee in 1790. One of Peter's grandsons was named Robert Reedy Bryan. I have long suspected that Robert Reedy Bryan had Reedy ancestors, and that therefore perhaps I have Reedy ancestors. By the way, I'm not descended from Robert Reedy Bryan. Rather, my ggg grandfather was Robert's brother Peter H. Bryan whose middle name was probably Hubbard. The elder Peter Bryan was married to Betty Hubbard, which is probably where the grandson Peter H. Bryan's middle name came from. A brother of Robert Reedy Bryan and Peter H. Bryan was named William Enyard Bryan. William's middle name is known to have come from the brothers' maternal grandmother, so Peter Hubbard Bryan from the paternal grandmother makes sense for Peter H. Bryan and it also makes sense that Reedy was an ancestral name. Betty Hubbard's parents are not known, and one possibility for Reedy ancestors is that Betty's mother was a Reedy. Peter was the son of Thomas Bryan Sr. and Elizabeth, so another possibility for Reedy ancestors is that Thomas Bryan Sr.'s wife was Elizabeth Reedy. I have not yet had time to do a proper due diligence of Rockingham and Augusta County records looking for the Reedy family. I've found a few records, but nothing that would tie the Reedy family to the Bryans. I note that I have seen the name spelled as Ready and Redy, and sometimes the name is transcribed as Rudy when the two e's are looped so tightly that they look like u rather than like ee. I was just curious if anybody had researched the Reedy surname in Rockingham and Augusta counties, and if so were there any Bryan family connections? Jerry Bryan ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VAROCKIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message