Does anyone have information about a Francis Roberts who was born about 1634? I believe he was in Henrico County about 1634 so he was most probably born about 1620 or so. Trying to find out who his wife and children were? Thanks Pat in Florida

I am looking for information about Zachariah Spurlock who I believe was a son of Stephen Spurlock. He might have been born in Mecklenburg County Va or maybe Montgomery County. Would love any information about his parents and wives and his children? I believe he died in Kanawha County WV (Va then). Thanks Pat

Fortunately in Jacksonville, Fla we don't get much of the hurricanes. Geographically, Jacksonville is in a crescent along the coast from about Canaveral up to the SC/NC border and the Gulf Stream, which is very close to Miami, starts to head out to sea around Canaveral. These factors help to keep hurricanes, or at least the major parts of them, a bit to the east of Jax. In any event, we are always at risk and, about June, we start buying extra canned goods, emergency candles (they burn slower than regular candles), extra paper towels, paper plates, instant coffee (we can't do without coffee), pet food, charcoal and charcoal lighter and some other necessities. we have a radio that is powered by a hand-crank mechanism so it doesn't use batteries, and a large flashlight-like light powered the same way. i keep a supply of what we used to call "buddy burners" (from Girl Scouts) so that we can set them under a grill and warm things or cook on them. our hurricane "kit" also includes some clothes line so we have some place to hang hand-wash out. when one hurricane several years ago threatened to come ashore here, my hubby made plywood and 2x4 panels to cover our set of six French doors. we didn't need to use them, but we've kept them hanging in our garage against the wall so we don't have to remake them in the future. we have a small-mesh nyl! on net that goes over our fish pond so that, when our fish pond overflows, the fish don't float out. a future purchase may be a small generator so that we can have power to our refrigerator/freezer. make sure that, before the storm gets to you, you fill your car tank(s) with gas. additional things to do when your power goes out is to move any perishables into your freezer so that the cold from the frozen food will allow perishables to keep for a day or two. and, before a storm gets to you, clean your bathtub(s) and fill them with water. the last hurricane that actually hit very near Jax was hurricane Dora in 1965. it came ashore just north of St. Augustine, but at Jax Beach, Third Street (3 blocks off the ocean) was under three feet of water. dozens of houses washed into the ocean. throughout Jax Beach and Jax huge trees were blown over because the ground got so saturated the root systems couldn't hold them up. you can't plan for EVERY emergency that might happen, but you can be as prepared as possible. prayers and best wishes to all who have been through a hurricane. Julie Thames Howell Jax, Fla ----- Original Message ----- From: Emaress Nova To: VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:20 PM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Isabel & things to think about, Kristina You were fortunate to be in a neighborhood where people at least shared food and talked to each other. Here in the rural areas we were totally alone. Me and my cat (who was frightened beyond belief). You have no idea how dark it gets in the country - like being in the bottom of a coal mine. Finally got 3 kerosene lamps that acted more or less as nite lites - the cat cried piteously without them, and glued himself to me even in the daylight. Toilet flushing was a real problem . For 2 days I ate mostly crackers and peanut butter and drank a 2 litre bottle of warm gingerale. No one to talk to. Thankfully I am healthy - I shudder to think of the frail older people who were also alone in the dark. My name is Mary Sias. I live in Prince Edward County, VA. The eye of Isabel came right thru the middle of us - fortunately no damage. I was in Manassas in 1972 when Hurricane Agnes hit and much of Manassas was underwater - but it was still not as demoralizing as Isabel was. Anyone reading this - if you dont know your neighbors - knock on their doors and make yourself known. Better late than never. Put together non-perishable pantries of canned goods against ice storms or other disasters. Stock bottled water the same way. Thanks for listening. --- FRMRNYR@aol.com wrote: > Yes, it was not fun not having TV, or Computer, > But it was worse not having a > Fridge. > Most Held Big cook outs and every one cooked > the contents of their fridges on > Friday. > Easier to Share than throw out all that food. > Having too cook everything on the barbecue was > not too hard. > During the day you could read, and do yard > work, but at night, there really > wasn't much to do. The radio was your only life > line. > HOWEVER, what was really bad was that there was > no PHONES, WITH Electric not > working the phones didn't work. And Even the > cell phone towers run on > electric. And even when they started working > you couldn't call a LAND line because > they had no electric and their phones weren't > working. > Trying to find ice and water here was horrible. > And gasoline for cars? you > should have seen the lines............. > The pizza place on my corner never lost > electric (they were on same grid as > electric company) was serving coffee at am > Friday. > But worse was that none of the traffic lights > worked, so they were telling > people to stay home, you don't realize how much > traffic lights save lives, until > u don't have them. > Walmart was stripped bare of all it's > necessities, home depot was selling > generators, saws, water, etc., before they even > put it on the shelves. > But what's really bad is that we saw COMPLETE > HOMES go into the Atlantic > ocean, JUST FLOAT AWAY. We saw trees in peoples > houses, we saw one tree come into > a house while the guy was in bed, and the tree > stopped a foot from his face. > My biggest pet peeve, is the fact that they are > going to rebuild kitty hawk, > (outerbanks) 13 million dollars, I mean it was > washed away, completely, (my > prayers go to those 300 people) who are stuck > in the middle of the ocean, > completely cut off from the entire world. > And they want to do it in 90 days because of > the celebration of the first > flight. > They got to replace all that sand, and build > new hotels, considering 4 were > also washed away, > Again thanks for everything, I need to get > working on myweb site, after we do > laundry, etc. > Schools are still closed and it's raining > again, all those people with no > roofs. > Kristina

I started this to Kristina to say sorry I missed your Instant Message, but thanks for the info on Williamsburg. But then, I read her message on the list... It's so hard to imagine all the little things/needs that greatly add to the hardships, when you're far removed and only see the big picture...IF even that is on the news...! It doesn't diminish our care and concerns for everyone involved...Prayers are said to meet all needs...even when we don't know what they are...God does!!!!! I'm sure most are still just in a state of stunned reality or shock. I've been blessed to have been spared when tornadoes...even the recent several in the Kansas City area, were literally circling my town, with warnings~it was coming this way...going through the BIG earthquakes while living in California with no damage to speak of...then two weeks after we moved, a much smaller one really damaging the house we just moved out of!!! Just missing damaging tornadoes by a couple months prior to moving to Texas and again about two weeks after we moved away! Even a tornado we missed by MINUTES as it swept through...IN California!!! I still remember my fear, as a child on vacation in Myrtle Beach JUST seeing the biggest water spout...that Thank God didn't come to land. I even remember being very little and how Hurricane Camille affected Virginia...Yet, truthfully, with all of this can't truly begin to imagine going through Isabel. I just rambled all that to at least say, my care, compassion and understanding are with ALL that experienced Isabel and every emotion and need You have. Nature is powerful and we may not know why things like this happen...but even in the midst of the hurts...some good does come out of it too. Even if it's simply a heart touched by a message...or a freezer's food cooked and shared! Being a Virginian or having "roots" that tie to the Old Dominion seem to demonstrate true caring hearts for others more than anywhere I've ever seen. I think this is extremely evident by all the messages on the VAROOTS list! I started out writing this to Kristina personally, because we've had off list communications going...but decided to send this also to the list, because it truly is meant for EVERYONE! As I say, in everything that comes into our lives FAITH will see us through and that certainly applies to Isabel! God Bless each of You that reads this...wherever You are! Debbie

Pat, Look under Bermuda Hundred, Henrico County VA. There is a wealth of information there. I found wills, and land grants etc while searching another name in the area. Mary --- PJAFLA@aol.com wrote: > Does anyone have information about a Francis > Roberts who was born about 1634? > I believe he was in Henrico County about 1634 > so he was most probably born > about 1620 or so. > Trying to find out who his wife and children > were? > Thanks > Pat in Florida > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

I am praying for all of you in VA who were touched by Isabel. Pat nalla602@aol.com

HI again, It is Tuesday at 10 am here and we got power back about 5 am this morning. Lots of big trees down, power lines, etc. Hi kristina, glad you made out okay too. I stayed with mom in portsmouith all week. Go back to work in the morning where I live back in virginia beach. I got some digital pics of the damage here in the neighborhood. christine ----- Original Message ----- From: <FRMRNYR@aol.com> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 4:48 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] Eureka! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Electricity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Hey yall' it's 4pm Monday and I just got Electric Back, > Good to say no damage to my house here in Va Beach. Minus a few shingles! > I feel bad for the ones who have trees in their house!!!!!!!!! > Life without computer and TV! How dependent we are! > oh it's good to be back! > Kristina in Virginia Beach > www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

I live in Portsmouth virginia 30 minutes from virginia beach right next to norfolk virginia. I just got my power back on the morning from Isabel. Lots of destruction here. christine ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mwj819@aol.com> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:28 AM Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Isabel > Kristina probably has no way to get a outside connection. Outside of Richmond power could be out for several more days and telephone service too. I am only online because I am in downtown Richmond today at work. Marie > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Poppy, were you the lady who was going to be with your mother? If so, you and your mother and others I knew about in the area I prayed for. I hope you came thru it all well. --- poppy0206 <poppy0206@cox.net> wrote: > I live in Portsmouth virginia 30 minutes from > virginia beach right next to > norfolk virginia. I just got my power back on > the morning from Isabel. > Lots of destruction here. > > christine > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Mwj819@aol.com> > To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:28 AM > Subject: Re: [VAROOTS] Isabel > > > > Kristina probably has no way to get a outside > connection. Outside of > Richmond power could be out for several more > days and telephone service too. > I am only online because I am in downtown > Richmond today at work. Marie > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 > billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

You were fortunate to be in a neighborhood where people at least shared food and talked to each other. Here in the rural areas we were totally alone. Me and my cat (who was frightened beyond belief). You have no idea how dark it gets in the country - like being in the bottom of a coal mine. Finally got 3 kerosene lamps that acted more or less as nite lites - the cat cried piteously without them, and glued himself to me even in the daylight. Toilet flushing was a real problem . For 2 days I ate mostly crackers and peanut butter and drank a 2 litre bottle of warm gingerale. No one to talk to. Thankfully I am healthy - I shudder to think of the frail older people who were also alone in the dark. My name is Mary Sias. I live in Prince Edward County, VA. The eye of Isabel came right thru the middle of us - fortunately no damage. I was in Manassas in 1972 when Hurricane Agnes hit and much of Manassas was underwater - but it was still not as demoralizing as Isabel was. Anyone reading this - if you dont know your neighbors - knock on their doors and make yourself known. Better late than never. Put together non-perishable pantries of canned goods against ice storms or other disasters. Stock bottled water the same way. Thanks for listening. --- FRMRNYR@aol.com wrote: > Yes, it was not fun not having TV, or Computer, > But it was worse not having a > Fridge. > Most Held Big cook outs and every one cooked > the contents of their fridges on > Friday. > Easier to Share than throw out all that food. > Having too cook everything on the barbecue was > not too hard. > During the day you could read, and do yard > work, but at night, there really > wasn't much to do. The radio was your only life > line. > HOWEVER, what was really bad was that there was > no PHONES, WITH Electric not > working the phones didn't work. And Even the > cell phone towers run on > electric. And even when they started working > you couldn't call a LAND line because > they had no electric and their phones weren't > working. > Trying to find ice and water here was horrible. > And gasoline for cars? you > should have seen the lines............. > The pizza place on my corner never lost > electric (they were on same grid as > electric company) was serving coffee at am > Friday. > But worse was that none of the traffic lights > worked, so they were telling > people to stay home, you don't realize how much > traffic lights save lives, until > u don't have them. > Walmart was stripped bare of all it's > necessities, home depot was selling > generators, saws, water, etc., before they even > put it on the shelves. > But what's really bad is that we saw COMPLETE > HOMES go into the Atlantic > ocean, JUST FLOAT AWAY. We saw trees in peoples > houses, we saw one tree come into > a house while the guy was in bed, and the tree > stopped a foot from his face. > My biggest pet peeve, is the fact that they are > going to rebuild kitty hawk, > (outerbanks) 13 million dollars, I mean it was > washed away, completely, (my > prayers go to those 300 people) who are stuck > in the middle of the ocean, > completely cut off from the entire world. > And they want to do it in 90 days because of > the celebration of the first > flight. > They got to replace all that sand, and build > new hotels, considering 4 were > also washed away, > Again thanks for everything, I need to get > working on myweb site, after we do > laundry, etc. > Schools are still closed and it's raining > again, all those people with no > roofs. > Kristina > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion > online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com

Yes, it was not fun not having TV, or Computer, But it was worse not having a Fridge. Most Held Big cook outs and every one cooked the contents of their fridges on Friday. Easier to Share than throw out all that food. Having too cook everything on the barbecue was not too hard. During the day you could read, and do yard work, but at night, there really wasn't much to do. The radio was your only life line. HOWEVER, what was really bad was that there was no PHONES, WITH Electric not working the phones didn't work. And Even the cell phone towers run on electric. And even when they started working you couldn't call a LAND line because they had no electric and their phones weren't working. Trying to find ice and water here was horrible. And gasoline for cars? you should have seen the lines............. The pizza place on my corner never lost electric (they were on same grid as electric company) was serving coffee at am Friday. But worse was that none of the traffic lights worked, so they were telling people to stay home, you don't realize how much traffic lights save lives, until u don't have them. Walmart was stripped bare of all it's necessities, home depot was selling generators, saws, water, etc., before they even put it on the shelves. But what's really bad is that we saw COMPLETE HOMES go into the Atlantic ocean, JUST FLOAT AWAY. We saw trees in peoples houses, we saw one tree come into a house while the guy was in bed, and the tree stopped a foot from his face. My biggest pet peeve, is the fact that they are going to rebuild kitty hawk, (outerbanks) 13 million dollars, I mean it was washed away, completely, (my prayers go to those 300 people) who are stuck in the middle of the ocean, completely cut off from the entire world. And they want to do it in 90 days because of the celebration of the first flight. They got to replace all that sand, and build new hotels, considering 4 were also washed away, Again thanks for everything, I need to get working on myweb site, after we do laundry, etc. Schools are still closed and it's raining again, all those people with no roofs. Kristina

When you thought it couldn't get much worse without electricity on day 5 we just had a tornado touch down in Richmond and surrounding areas knocking out electric and tearing up more trees. Marie

Margaret, Thanks so much for caring and calling. We were blessed. Lost electricity...came back on the wee hours of this am. Couple loose shingles. Poor neighbor across the street tied down their shed and they will come home to a huge tree across it...well, probably not as some of the neighbors are over there now taking care of it. The neighbor fled the city and went home to folks in KY! We have a daughter living with us temporarily and have a son and his family one house away...they were here off and on. Probably our most expensive problem will be replacing frozen foods in freezer! As I said, we were blessed! Again, thanks for caring. Bettye You wrote: I have spoken with Brenda, Pat, Ann, Hope, Margy, Bettye, Dave & others. Everyone is ok...different degrees of damage. Power & phones still out in most places. Glad to see your ok Kristina...tried calling. Derrell Oakley Teat, List Mom

And she really did call!!!! It was really nice to hear from her to know that someone really cared (outside regular family) how we were. Thanks List Mom, your the best. Dave Goodman The GOODMAN Clearinghouse http://www.bcpl.net/~dmg Baltimore PC Users Group http://www.baltimorepcug.org Baltimore County Genealogical Society http://www.serve.com/bcgs/bcgs.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derrell Oakley Teat" <margaret.teat2@verizon.net> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:29 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] Isabel & Members > I have spoken with Brenda, Pat, Ann, Hope, Margy, Bettye, Dave & others. > Everyone is ok...different degrees of damage. Power & phones still out in > most places. > Glad to see your ok Kristina...tried calling. > > Derrell Oakley Teat, List Mom > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > >

Actually, it should be... What happened to the good old days when we just had one radio in the living room? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacinda Andre" <enchantedladyj@worldnet.att.net> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:32 PM Subject: RE: [VAROOTS] Eureka! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Electricity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > What happened to the good old days when we just had one tv in the living > room? > > -----Original Message----- > From: FRMRNYR@aol.com [mailto:FRMRNYR@aol.com] > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:49 PM > To: VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [VAROOTS] Eureka! Finally!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > Electricity!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > > Hey yall' it's 4pm Monday and I just got Electric Back, > Good to say no damage to my house here in Va Beach. Minus a few shingles! > I feel bad for the ones who have trees in their house!!!!!!!!! > Life without computer and TV! How dependent we are! > oh it's good to be back! > Kristina in Virginia Beach > www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

Hi all, I got power back today too! Yeah!! I'm very happy. The power company said they hope to have 75% of us back up by Thursday. It's great to be back online and connect to the outside world again:-). I enjoyed talking to you Derrell. Hope all your cousins around here are well and have their power. Margy Va. Beach, Va. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derrell Oakley Teat" <margaret.teat2@verizon.net> To: <VAROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:29 PM Subject: [VAROOTS] Isabel & Members > I have spoken with Brenda, Pat, Ann, Hope, Margy, Bettye, Dave & others. > Everyone is ok...different degrees of damage. Power & phones still out in > most places. > Glad to see your ok Kristina...tried calling. > > Derrell Oakley Teat, List Mom > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Those days are gone forever. So Sad! have you seen some of the new cars that advertise how to keep the kids busy on a long FAMILY trip? They have TV's with DVD players in them, so the children never even look out the window to see this big beautiful country we live in or the chance to ask their parents questions or have a conversation. Sad. Taking a road trip is part of the American way to bond with family and to learn about our country also which family member gets on your nerves the most!! Teehee Glenda What happened to the good old days when we just had one tv in the living room?

Good to see you faired well. It sure is hard to wait to hear from friends so far away when they have been going through hard times. Fingers and toes were all crossed. Prayer have been content and we hope that the others will also get back on top soon. Did everyone stay warm? We were camping over the weekend and there wasn't electricity or plumbing. We had to dig a hole behind a bush for a toilet and the winds were cold (in Northern Utah). Slept in the van the first night (the boys roughed it in the tent most of the night) and found a motel the second. LOL How spoiled is that! I thought of the people in Virginia most of the time and hoped that things were warmer for them than it was for me. <grin> Glad to have you back! Sue H.C.V.

I have spoken with Brenda, Pat, Ann, Hope, Margy, Bettye, Dave & others. Everyone is ok...different degrees of damage. Power & phones still out in most places. Glad to see your ok Kristina...tried calling. Derrell Oakley Teat, List Mom

I am jealous here outside of Richmond, in Hanover Co., still no electric. I am still at work and on the most recent check home NO POWER but at least the Phones are back up today!!Marie