Hello Charlene, Would you please tell me what your basis is for your dod for George as being bef. April 14, 1741? I would appreciate the help. Thanks! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: TEbel2888@aol.com To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 12:08 AM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] Re: VASTAFFO-D Digest V02 #40 "George COSBY b. 1655 Stafford Co., Va. d. bef 4/14/1741 Stafford Co., Va."

I'm researching the following in Stafford Co: William ALLEN, John JAMES, Henry DAVIS, Andrew DAVISON, GOFF's, Judith TOLSON Greatly like to hear from others who might be researching these lines. Thanks! Brenda Jo

Interested in these families from Stafford Co. Regards, Beverly Reach Perry Huntsville, Ala.

I very much appreciate the information Valerie Thomas put on the Stafford list re William and John Allen. Just last month Colonial Dames of the XVII Century approved my application for membership on the strength of my lineage from William Allen. I had not known of the importation of William Allen by William Beach, but I will be in Stafford County the week of 7/15 and will look up the pertinent certificate. Having visited the Court House a couple times previously I know they will not photocopy anything that early, so it may take a trip to Richmond to the Library of VA. Anne Rodick

Looking for Tolson, Brooks Looking for Lawson Brooks b. about 1815 in Stafford, married Sallie Snead about 1845 in Stafford. She was born in 1825 in Fluvanna Co. There children were Ann, Letishia Barnett, John, Morgan. Only have information on Letishia who had a common law marriage with Jacob Dickinson. All her children were given the Brooks Name to save faith in the Community. Her son Theodore Snead Books Sr. married Katies Warrick Tolson, any help to find these Brook's family from Mytle Grove would be a big help Thamks Cathy

this sterne family is tied in with the tolson family. Cathy

Barbara, These are the Allen listings in Overwharton Parish Register 1720-1760. William Allen departed this life January 13, 1741 William Allen married Bridget Withers February 15, 1743 John Allen son of Archibald and Abigall born August 12, 1743. Margaret Allen departed this life September 1, 1743 James Allen son of William and Bridget born Jan. 2,1744 Elizabeth Allen daugther of Bridget and William born April 26, 1746. George Allen departed this life December 3, 1754 Valerie Holmes Thomas Stafford Co. List Administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Seese" <JSEESE@adelphia.net> To: <VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 5:37 PM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] ROLL CALL > Looking for information on William Allen and his brother John. William > bought land in Stafford Co. in 1696. His wife's name was Margaret. > Barbara Allen Seese - Twinsburg, Ohio > > >

Barbara, Stafford Co. Order Book Abstracts 1664-1668/1689-1690 by Sam and Ruth Sparacio. At court held 11th December 1667. #499. Certificate is granted to William Beach for 350 acres of land by and for the transportation of seven persons into this colony: Richd. Hatlofft, Wm.Beach, John Winchcom, Jonas Brown, Giles Clerk, Walter Harvey, William Allen. Stafford Co. Order book 1699-1709 By Sam and Ruth Sparacio. There are many entries in this for John and William Allen.I will abstract some them. 15th Sept. 1700 John and William Allen brothers buy land from George Mason Jnr. and Augustine Kneaton. page 47, 8 April 1702 William Allen cordwainer of Stafford Co. sells 100 acres to John Hooper.The land that is the decision between Willaim Allen and his brother John Allen. page 132, I Ursula Allen wife of John Allen have assigned my beloved friend Nathl. Pope Clerk of Stafford County to be my lawfull attorney to acknowledge a certain tract of land granted by sale by my husband to Lewis Renoe 9th March 1705...to acknowledge in Court my right of dower of said land. 7th June 1707. Presence William Allen and John Marr. page 143 William Allen the selling of land to Thomas Byram 12th April 1708.I Margaret Allen wife of William Allen has assigned my well beloved friend Capt. Edward Mountjoy as her attorney. 14 April 1708 relinquished her right of dower. This sale refers back to William and John Allens grant from Augustine Kneaton 3rd of April 1696. signed in the presence of James Haggard and George Crosby. page 164, Inventory of the estate of John Allen 30 March 1709. signed by Urusla Allen. In Stafford County Deed Abstracts 1722-1728/1755-1765 by Sam and Ruth Sparacio, there are many entries for Willaim Allen. Valerie Holmes Thomas Stafford Co. List Administrator Original Message ----- From: "John Seese" <JSEESE@adelphia.net> To: <VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 5:37 PM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] ROLL CALL > Looking for information on William Allen and his brother John. William > bought land in Stafford Co. in 1696. His wife's name was Margaret. > Barbara Allen Seese - Twinsburg, Ohio > > >

Hi Suzanne: my e-mail is gu6225@telocity.com. Please send me yours, too. My brick wall is my Benjamin Hall, heir of John Hall circa 1778. Others and I believe he was the son of John Hall and Rebecca Coleman married 1745 in Agingdon Parish, Gloucester Co. Va. He also was spoken as "of Ware Parish". There are no extant records of Ware and not many of Gloucester. Benjamin first appears in halifax abt. 1765, witnessing a deed, then a couple of years later buying land that was situated among families whose wives and mothers were Colemans from Gloucester County. If you have ever run across Benjamin and his family or John and Rebecca Coleman Hall, please let me know. thanks, Grace Hall Upshaw -------Original Message------- From: Suzanne Shephard Date: July 05, 2002 02:21:17 To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Grace, my Coleman line descends from Robert Coleman, b. abt 1620 in Elgland, married Elizabeth Grizzel in Essex Co., VA abt. 1650. Below are the family members I have for Halifax Co. If you would like everything I have, send me your email addy and I'll pass it on to you. (It's too large to send through the list) Suzanne Descendants of William Coleman Generation No. 1 1. William6 Coleman (Daniel5, Daniel4, Daniel3, Robert2, Unknown1) was born Abt. 1751 in Halifax County, Virginia, and died 1807. He married Chloe McDaniel. She was born 1761 in Halifax County, Virginia. Notes for William Coleman: They stayed in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Children of William Coleman and Chloe McDaniel are: 2 i. William7 Coleman, born 1780. 3 ii. Sally W. Coleman, born 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Robert Ware; born 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia. 4 iii. Daniel S. Coleman, born 1784 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Nancy Robertson; born 1784 in Virginia. 5 iv. Patsey S. Coleman, born 1786 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married James Robertson; born 1786 in Virginia. 6 v. Ann S. Coleman, born 1790 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married (1) William Price; born 1786 in Virginia. She married (2) James Blair; born 1786 in Virginia. 7 vi. Elizabeth Coleman, born 1791 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married George Robertson; born 1787 in Virginia. 8 vii. Permelia Coleman, born 1792 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Abner Fulton; born 1788 in Virginia. 9 viii. Lucy Coleman, born 1795 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Thompson Price; born 1791 in Virginia. 10 ix. Polly Coleman, born 1798 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Pleasant Sayars; born 1794 in Virginia. Notes for Pleasant Sayars: May have been Sawyers. 11 x. Joel Coleman, born 1800 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Milley Robertson; born 1800 in Virginia. 12 xi. Chloe F. Coleman, born 1801 in Virginia. She married Drury Blair; born March 02, 1801 in Virginia. 13 xii. Spilsby Coleman, born January 07, 1803 in Virginia. He married Wilmoth T. Hodges; born 1815 in Virginia. 14 xiii. Johnson Coleman, born 1805 in Virginia. He married Martha G. Douglas; born 1805. 15 xiv. Stephen Coleman, born 1788 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Susannah Robertson; born 1792 in Virginia. ----- Original Message ----- From: Grace Upshaw To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Hi Suzanne: Please give your Coleman line that lived in Halifax county pre rev. war. I "think" my Bnejamin Hall was the son of John Hall and Rebecca Coleman of Gloucester county Va. A large number of children of Thomas Coleman moved to Halifax from Glous. thanks, Grace Upshaw -------Original Message------- From: Suzanne Shephard Date: July 03, 2002 22:21:18 To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Sarah, Were any of your Robertsons in Halifax Co.? I have several in my Coleman line. Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Reveley To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Hi Cousin, There are Paynes, Taylors, and Robertsons on the Reveley tree! Sarah Reveley San Antonio, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: .geri baitz. To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 11:29 AM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Hello, I'm searching for information on William PAYNE (b. abt. 1823 in Stafford Co., Virginia d. bet 1870 - 1880 ) who married Eliza (Liza) J. Brown(?) (b: BET. 1825 - 1830 in Culpeper Co., VA ) on 17 APR 1859. They had at least one child Penelope Lee PAYNE (b: OCT 1860 in Virginia) who married Marshall Smith Taylor in abt. 1879. I would like to verify Eliza (Liza) Brown Paynes' maiden name; Brown and identify both William and Eliza (Liza) parents. Any help would be most appreciated. geri brown baitz webmaster@baitz.com Researching in Culpeper, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Albemarle & Rappahannock counties in Virginia: BROWN, BROWNE, PAYNE, TAYLOR, WHARTON, RICHARDS, HESTER, HEFLIN, SAUNDERS, ROBERTSON --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/22/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/23/02

Hollye, Do you have any information to add for a Clarissa JONES, born pre-1775 (1810 Stafford Co., VA, census), daughter of William JONES, who was married to Joseph BLOXTON, born pre-1765 (1810 Stafford Co., VA, census). Joseph was born pre-1765 in Bruton Parish, Charles County, MD (BP Church records) before moving to SC, VA. Thanks for your help! God Bless You! God Bless America and Israel! America and Israel, Bless God! Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6; Genesis 12:3)! Love in Jesus, Donna Bloxton Petersen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hollye Hutchings" <hhutchings@erols.com> To: <VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 3:18 PM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] Look-Up Request Reminder and Courtesy > When requesting a look-up of someone from a volunteer, please remember to > include: > > *names of the individuals > *county and state > *time frame > *source > > that you are requesting the look-up. Most volunteers do look-ups for many > different sources and areas. If you send only the names of the people you > want the look-up for, they have no way of knowing where to begin. > > Thank you and Happy 4th of July! > > Hollye Hutchings > >

Grace, my Coleman line descends from Robert Coleman, b. abt 1620 in Elgland, married Elizabeth Grizzel in Essex Co., VA abt. 1650. Below are the family members I have for Halifax Co. If you would like everything I have, send me your email addy and I'll pass it on to you. (It's too large to send through the list) Suzanne Descendants of William Coleman Generation No. 1 1. William6 Coleman (Daniel5, Daniel4, Daniel3, Robert2, Unknown1) was born Abt. 1751 in Halifax County, Virginia, and died 1807. He married Chloe McDaniel. She was born 1761 in Halifax County, Virginia. Notes for William Coleman: They stayed in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Children of William Coleman and Chloe McDaniel are: 2 i. William7 Coleman, born 1780. 3 ii. Sally W. Coleman, born 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Robert Ware; born 1782 in Halifax County, Virginia. 4 iii. Daniel S. Coleman, born 1784 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Nancy Robertson; born 1784 in Virginia. 5 iv. Patsey S. Coleman, born 1786 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married James Robertson; born 1786 in Virginia. 6 v. Ann S. Coleman, born 1790 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married (1) William Price; born 1786 in Virginia. She married (2) James Blair; born 1786 in Virginia. 7 vi. Elizabeth Coleman, born 1791 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married George Robertson; born 1787 in Virginia. 8 vii. Permelia Coleman, born 1792 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Abner Fulton; born 1788 in Virginia. 9 viii. Lucy Coleman, born 1795 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Thompson Price; born 1791 in Virginia. 10 ix. Polly Coleman, born 1798 in Halifax County, Virginia. She married Pleasant Sayars; born 1794 in Virginia. Notes for Pleasant Sayars: May have been Sawyers. 11 x. Joel Coleman, born 1800 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Milley Robertson; born 1800 in Virginia. 12 xi. Chloe F. Coleman, born 1801 in Virginia. She married Drury Blair; born March 02, 1801 in Virginia. 13 xii. Spilsby Coleman, born January 07, 1803 in Virginia. He married Wilmoth T. Hodges; born 1815 in Virginia. 14 xiii. Johnson Coleman, born 1805 in Virginia. He married Martha G. Douglas; born 1805. 15 xiv. Stephen Coleman, born 1788 in Halifax County, Virginia. He married Susannah Robertson; born 1792 in Virginia. ----- Original Message ----- From: Grace Upshaw To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Hi Suzanne: Please give your Coleman line that lived in Halifax county pre rev. war. I "think" my Bnejamin Hall was the son of John Hall and Rebecca Coleman of Gloucester county Va. A large number of children of Thomas Coleman moved to Halifax from Glous. thanks, Grace Upshaw -------Original Message------- From: Suzanne Shephard Date: July 03, 2002 22:21:18 To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Sarah, Were any of your Robertsons in Halifax Co.? I have several in my Coleman line. Suzanne ----- Original Message ----- From: Sarah Reveley To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 1:58 PM Subject: Re: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Hi Cousin, There are Paynes, Taylors, and Robertsons on the Reveley tree! Sarah Reveley San Antonio, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: .geri baitz. To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 11:29 AM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] William Payne | Eliza Brown Hello, I'm searching for information on William PAYNE (b. abt. 1823 in Stafford Co., Virginia d. bet 1870 - 1880 ) who married Eliza (Liza) J. Brown(?) (b: BET. 1825 - 1830 in Culpeper Co., VA ) on 17 APR 1859. They had at least one child Penelope Lee PAYNE (b: OCT 1860 in Virginia) who married Marshall Smith Taylor in abt. 1879. I would like to verify Eliza (Liza) Brown Paynes' maiden name; Brown and identify both William and Eliza (Liza) parents. Any help would be most appreciated. geri brown baitz webmaster@baitz.com Researching in Culpeper, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Albemarle & Rappahannock counties in Virginia: BROWN, BROWNE, PAYNE, TAYLOR, WHARTON, RICHARDS, HESTER, HEFLIN, SAUNDERS, ROBERTSON --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/22/02 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.372 / Virus Database: 207 - Release Date: 6/23/02

Marriage records: Doran Stearns and EmelineGelham; Place of marriage St. George Church, Fredericksburg, 14 Feb. 1866 at St. George's Church located on Princess Anne St., Fredericksburg. Doran Stearns son of Joseph M. and Phila S. Stearns, age 24, single, clerk, Place of birth Addison Co., Vermont; Place of Residence Fredericksburg, married Emeline J. Gilham, daughter of John and Mary Gilham , age 22 single, Place of Residence Fredericksburg; Place of Marriage St. George Church, Fredericksburg, 14 Feb. 1866 Fredericksburg Ministers Return found in the Fredericksburg, Va. Circuit Court. Generally attacheed to the marriage license found after 1864. Edgar W. Stearns son of Doran H. and Emeline J. Steaarns, age 23, single, salesman, Place of Birth Washington DC Place of Residence Fredericksburg, married Nettie Merchant, daughter of Rufus B. and Henrietta WIna Merchant, age 19, single, Place of birth Fredericksburg, Place of Marriage Fredericksburg 13 August 1890 License and Return 15 August 1890. Frank P. Stearns son of Doran H. and Emeline J. Stearns, age 22, single, carpenter, Place of Birth Washington DC Place of Residence Fredericksburg married Bettie T. Lewis daughter of Thomas and Lavinda Lewis, age 28, single, Place of Birth Fredericksburg, Place of marriage Fredericksburg 24 Dec. 1890 return and license. Source: CD#2373 Va. Marriages By Theresa A. Fisher Not related, just passing on information. June

Looking for information on William Allen and his brother John. William bought land in Stafford Co. in 1696. His wife's name was Margaret. Barbara Allen Seese - Twinsburg, Ohio

The Reveleys emigrated from Cumberland England to Virginia in about 1768. Thomas Reveley and his wife, Elizabeth Nicholson, came with the entire family of grown children and their families. Their home was called Woodend, and the family cemetery is somewhere on Celebrate Virginia land or the green belt on the Rappahannock River. We are searching now, and need volunteers to help search! JOHN REVELEY (1732 - ) m. Barbara, and built the forge at Westham. JANE REVELEY ( 1735 - ) m. Mitchell Reynolds MARY REVELEY (1737 -1793) GEORGE REVELEY (1739-1796) m. Jane Jones and was manager of the Buckingham Furnace .......son GEORGE REVELEY m.Martha Lakeland .......daughter ELIZABETH REVELEY m. Thomas Linnel, then Mr. Clemance (Clements?) ELIZABETH REVELEY m. Hudson in England .......ELIZABETH HUDSON m. Charles Croughton .............ROBERT CROUGHTON m. Elizabeth Stubberfield .......MARGARET HUDSON m. Charles Croughton when Eliz died ...............MARY CROUGHTON m. William Pettros, Thomas Hart WILLIAM REVELEY m. Ann Towles, has land in Spotsylvania County .......THOMAS REVELEY ........ELIZABETH REVELEY m. Duerson SARAH REVELEY m. Israel Robinson, Richard Irwin NANCY (ANN) REVELEY m. Adam Newall, William Irwin FRANCIS REVELEY was in the Revolutionary War, unmarried ,

----- Original Message ----- From: EDWARD F BALDWIN To: VALSTAFFO-L@ROOTSWEB.COM Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 5:47 PM Subject: ROLL CALL I am searching the STERNE family of Stafford Co. 1700's and 1800's. I would appreciate hearing from anyone with Sterne family information. Ed Baldwin edbaldwin@cox-internet.com

When requesting a look-up of someone from a volunteer, please remember to include: *names of the individuals *county and state *time frame *source that you are requesting the look-up. Most volunteers do look-ups for many different sources and areas. If you send only the names of the people you want the look-up for, they have no way of knowing where to begin. Thank you and Happy 4th of July! Hollye Hutchings

What a great idea Sarah.... Since so many of these folks tended to travel/migrate as a community, the same strategy could be used to track the ones who moved en masse to other areas, i.e. North Carolina, TN, etc...Records and cemeteries could be indexed and/or gathered up for them all. Since I subscribe to lists that deal with folks as far back as GEN-MEDIEVAL-L and OEL (Olde England list) in addition to various VA and NC lists, I continually see many of the same surnames on all the various lists. I've come to realize that bumping up against a brickwall can often mean you've found the person who either emigrated out of or immigrated into another area (the ones who just landed by spaceship). Identifying the first date a family appeared in the records, as well as the last appearance can further help to isolate when the migration happened. If known neighbors and/or friends and relations removed to a known location....that's a good spot to look for your own people who suddenly "dropped off the face of the earth". When www.rootsweb.com is back up and running, a periodic site search is a good thing to do. Happy hunting....~malinda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Reveley" <sreveley@grandecom.net> To: <VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 12:02 PM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] Neighbors in Stafford County > Hi all, I have a plan....but I have no idea if it is a new one or not....... > > Would it be possible for all of us to go back thru our family trees and list our lines by years and locations? I imagine some of you are spitting out your coffee as you read this, because it might be quite a chore. But we might turn up relations and info we didn't know about before. > > For example: > > 1775-1800 > Stafford County, Falmouth > Reveley > Spotsylvania County, Pinfield > Reveley > Towles > Payne > Campbell County, Lynchburg > Reveley > etc > etc > > If you would, call your subject NEIGHBORS, and then we could search the archives at our leisure. On the Cumberland England list, we all submitted our emigrants, and you can find them at www.cumberlanduk.com . A lot of our ancestors came from Cumberland, you might check out that List if you are looking for them. Great folks! > > Later gators, > Sarah > > > >

Hi all, I have a plan....but I have no idea if it is a new one or not....... Would it be possible for all of us to go back thru our family trees and list our lines by years and locations? I imagine some of you are spitting out your coffee as you read this, because it might be quite a chore. But we might turn up relations and info we didn't know about before. For example: 1775-1800 Stafford County, Falmouth Reveley Spotsylvania County, Pinfield Reveley Towles Payne Campbell County, Lynchburg Reveley etc etc If you would, call your subject NEIGHBORS, and then we could search the archives at our leisure. On the Cumberland England list, we all submitted our emigrants, and you can find them at www.cumberlanduk.com . A lot of our ancestors came from Cumberland, you might check out that List if you are looking for them. Great folks! Later gators, Sarah

Hi I am not at home now so this is from memory. My Sarah is the daughter of George and sister of George. She inherited land from her brother in Stafford county. I have the wills of both her father and brother. I live on the other side of the pond in Denmark and get to England now and again. So I can do research there when we get more clues. So, let's keep in touch. Best regards, Mary Paul

Mary Paul, I just wanted to thank you for your very generous offer. There are no Crosbys on my tree, but I do know how difficult it is to find people to research, and you are a very cool lady to volunteer like that for the Crosby family. Adios, Sarah Reveley in Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: MPJespersen@aol.com To: VASTAFFO-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 10:56 AM Subject: [VASTAFFO-L] Sarah Crosby Hi I am not at home now so this is from memory. My Sarah is the daughter of George and sister of George. She inherited land from her brother in Stafford county. I have the wills of both her father and brother. I live on the other side of the pond in Denmark and get to England now and again. So I can do research there when we get more clues. So, let's keep in touch. Best regards, Mary Paul