I wanted to take a moment to thank all of you who responded to my earlier apology regarding the Archives. You have all been SO supportive!!! It really means alot to me. I would have preferred to answer you all individually, but there were so MANY responses!!! I did want to answer a couple of questions that I received though. Yes, I do take care of the archives on a volunteer basis, and I continually stretch myself to take care of as many counties as I can because I, like you, want to make sure that new files do continue to be uploaded and that the counties are cared for. Sometimes I have the time & energy to do a fantastic job updating the pages on a timely basis, and sometimes, I just don't have what it takes. But all in all, I love taking care of the Archives and watching them grow. I think it's a wonderful way to volunteer my time & hope I'll be able to continue to do so for a very long time. I have completed the uploads for July, minus a couple of small changes that need to be made and also minus the scanned documents. My next goal is to complete those & then I'll move on to the new files received in August. Then I will send notification to the individual county lists for all the new files uploaded during July & August. After that, I will start work on organizing some new counties that I have adopted. Once those pages are updated, I'll subscribe to the mailing lists for those counties & notify the folks there that the counties now have a new archivist who will TRY to post new files on a timely basis :) I'm sure those folks will be happy as I don't believe those counties have had anything new posted in quite some time. Once again, thanks so much for your support and all your kind words!!! It's good to know that there are real people out there (and nice ones too!) that are benefiting from my time & effort. Thanks again, you're the best!!! Jeannie ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/406 Surname: Sanders, Saunders ------------------------- interested in any info on Robert Sanders/Saunders born abt 1685-1690 in York Co, VA. Parents: John Saunders/Sarah Hargreave. Siblings: Thomas, George, Hargrave, Peter, Sarah, Susanna. All born late 1600 in York Co.

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/405 Surname: Archer, Barber, Besouth, Hubberd, Jones ------------------------- Capt James Archer (d. 1695) married Katherine Hubberd (various spellings)who was the widow of James Besouth (vestryman of Bruton Parish 1674)at her death in 1727 (York Co. Wills). Issue: Anne Archer Elizabeth Archer John Archer James Archer

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/404 Surname: Dobbs, Pruitt ------------------------- Did this Dabbs family of York Co. have a Rebecca who married Henry Pruitt? She has been reported to be Rebecca Dobbs, but I haven't yet found her family. This couple were Quakers for a time.

I think most of us will find this list helpful. Jeannie >Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 14:48:40 -0400 >From: Linda Lewis <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> >To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <399ED688.187FD1BD@ix.netcom.com> >Subject: [VAGEN-L] 1895 VA Names Pronounced >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Virginia Names Spelt One Way and Called Another > > William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 3, No. >4. > (Apr., 1895), pp. 271-273. > > VIRGINIA NAMES SPELT ONE WAY AND CALLED > ANOTHER(1) > > SPELT CALLED > >Armistead . . . . . . . . . . . . Umstead >Berkeley . . . . . . . . . . . . Barkly, or Bartlett >Bernard . . . . . . . . . . . . Barnett >Brockenbrough . . . . . . . . . . Brokenburough >Blount . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blunt >Burwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burrell >Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bowthe >Callowhill . . . . . . . . . . . Carroll >Chamberlaine . . . . . . . . . . Chaumberlin >Chisman . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cheeseman >____________________________________________________________________________ > > (1) In some cases the original spelling has been lost, and the names >now >spelt as formerly pronounced. This will be indicated by italics. > >Page 272. > >Contesse . . . . . . . . . . . . Countis >Crenshaw . . . . . . . . . . . . Granger >Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disy >Degge or Degges . . . . . . . . . "Diggs" >Deneufville . . . . . . . . . . . Donevel >Dewberry . . . . . . . . . . . . Dewbree >Drewry . . . . . . . . . . . . . Druitt >Enroughty . . . . . . . . . . . . Derby >Fauntleroy . . . . . . . . . . . Fantilroy >Folk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fork >Fontaine . . . . . . . . . . . . Fountin >Fulgham . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fulljum >Gawin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goin >Geddy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaddy >Gibson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gipson >Gilliam . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillam >Goodrich . . . . . . . . . . . . Gutridge >Goodwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodin >Gooch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gouge >Goldsmith . . . . . . . . . . . . Gouldsmith >Hairston . . . . . . . . . . . . Harston >Heyward . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Howard" >Harwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . Harod >Haughton-Hawthorne . . . . . . . "Horton" >Hartwell . . . . . . . . . . . . Heartwell >Higginson . . . . . . . . . . . . Hickerson >Hinde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hines >Hodsden . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hodgden >Ironmonger . . . . . . . . . . . Monger >James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeames >Kerby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kearby >Langhorne . . . . . . . . . . . . Langon >Lawrence . . . . . . . . . . . . Larance >Leigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lee >Mackintosh . . . . . . . . . . . Mackentash >Mallicote . . . . . . . . . . . . Malicut >Maury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murry >Michaux . . . . . . . . . . . . . Missher >Montford-Munford . . . . . . . . Mumford >Murdaugh . . . . . . . . . . . . Murder >Napier . . . . . . . . . . . . . Napper >Norsworthy . . . . . . . . . . . Nazary > >Page 273 > > > SPELT CALLED > >Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partrick >Perrott . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Parrott" >Piggot . . . . . . . . . . . . . Picket >Presson . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pressy >Randolph . . . . . . . . . . . . Randall >Rochelle . . . . . . . . . . . . Roachel >Sclater . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slaughther & Slater >Semple . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarmple >Sewell-Seawell . . . . . . . . . Sowel >Stegge . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stagg >Sweeny . . . . . . . . . . . . . Swinny >Taliaferro . . . . . . . . . . . Toliver >Timberlake . . . . . . . . . . . Timberleg >Turlington . . . . . . . . . . . Turnton >Urquhart . . . . . . . . . . . . Urkart >Wills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wells >Yates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeates >Yardly . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yeardley > >Many thanks to Kathy Merrill for transcribing this article and others. >It has been added to the USGenWeb Archives Special Collections Project - >William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/ >http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/wmmaryqtr/index.htm > >Linda ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

I just wanted to take this time to apologize to everyone for how far behind I have fallen with the Archives. This has been one heck of a summer :) But it's been fun, just extremely busy. I have updated the WV counties with files recieved during July, so those are already online for you to see. I am now working on the Virginia Counties. The first update I do will be for files rcvd in July, so if you've sent a file in August, it won't be on this update. I need to finish one month before I begin on another. My youngest just started kindergarten and I haven't started back to work yet, so next week I plan to spend getting everything all caught up. Assuming nothing goes wrong, I should have time to get it all done. Thank you all for your patience with me :) Also, I have inherited three new counties in Virginia and will begin working on those web pages after I have finished my work on the counties I have pending files for. Those counties are Goochland, Henrico, and Hanover. So be thinking of anything that you'd like to submit for those counties and soon I'll be posting new files there as well. Thanks again for all of you who have supported me and the archives. I hope to be more prompt in the future :) Jeannie ************* Now Available: "The Descendants of John Thomas Clay, Jamestown Immigrant and son of Sir John Clay of Wales" Also available: "The Descendants of James Bailey & Lucy Simms" For more info: http://www.trellis.net/users/madamx

I am trying to establish some parameters on the individuals identified in the "Mount" Wells land grant that is abstracted below. Note this is an exact transcription of the entry from the book "Old Albemarle and Its Absentee Landlords" by Worth S. Ray. (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1976) "LT. (or ST.) MOUNT WELLS, 600 acres on the West side of the Chowanokee River, running by land lately surveyed for JAMES MURDOH, running East, etc. Dated September 25, 1663, and for the transportation of 12 persons, among whom were THOMAS POORE, JOSEPH HILL, THOMAS HIGH, JAMES WHITE, THOMAS BAYLEY and THOMAS and WILLIAM WOOD." The author notes that the Wells Family (he also refers to them as "Wills") came from the York-James City peninsula of VA and that they used the same Christian names in both locations. He further speculates that they are the same family. This area in NC eventually became Chowan and then Bertie County. 1. Who was "Mount" Wells, and did he ever actually move to NC? 2. Did any of his "transportees" actually move to NC? 3. Has anyone identified any of the children of either the Thomas or William Wood mentioned in the abstract? Thanks for any comments. Brett F. Woods Santa Fe, New Mexico

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/403 Surname: Hogg ------------------------- Looking for information on my 7X g.grandfather, Captain Peter Hogg of the Virginia Militia b.1703 Edinburg, Scotland, d. 1782, Virginia. He served in the French/Indian War at Ft. Vause, Va. Believed to of Immigrated to America in 1745 from Scotland. Married, Elizabeth Taylor. lineage peter hogg 1, achilles hogg/hogue 2, rueben hogg/hogue 3, ozais hogue 4, john hogue 5, william hogue 6, sallie hogue mcguffey 7 family oral history also mentions a roger hog 1331 in the time of David the II of Scotland??? any ideas plese write nancy

I am looking for parents of John W HOLT born in York Co, VA in May of 1769. His mother died 10 days after he was born and he was raised by his grandparents. I have also searched Surry county. Does anyone have any suggestions how I should go about locating his parents... Maybe someone will think of something I haven't tried in the last few years... ONE CAN ONLY HOPE! Flora HOLTS (York Co VA and Fayette Co PA), CHANEY (Anne Arundel Co, MD) STONE (Virginia) BARBER (Virginia) BARRETT (Jefferson Co & Belmont Co OH) MUSSARD (Belmont Co OH) FITCH (Belmont Co OH) DAVIS (Taylor Co & Doddridge Co WV) MANUEL (Doddridge Co WV) HOSTLER (Taylor Co, WV and Prussia) APPLEGARTH (Belmont Co OH & Brooke Co WV) To name a few!!!! :o) Flora > *****

I am trying to find anything on the ship, The George.. My Holt line came over from England on it abt. 1620. Any info out there would be much appreciated! Flora ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kristy Stevens" <67buick@zoomnet.net> To: <VAYORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2000 11:33 PM Subject: [VAYORK-L] Wm. Pryor of Pryor's Creek owned ship "Honour" in 1640's? > Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum > Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/398 > > Surname: PRYOR, THORNTON > ------------------------- > > I am trying to find anything that I can on the ship "Honour" owned by William > Pryor. Are there headright lists for immigrants from his ship in the 1640's? > Someone has given me a reference to a possible relative, William Thornton, > from England in 1641/2, serving Pryor's Creek for a headright, from this > ship, but I have not had any luck finding ANY info on this ship. Would > like to know whether it was a trade ship, where it sailed to and from, > and what type of records and history is still available for it, and if > it actually existed? Please email me at 67buick@zoomnet.net if you have > any info. > > ______________________________

Do any subscribers have access to the published or original DEED records for York Co., VA for 1735-1780? If you do, I would appreciate your assistance. Thank you. C. Ward CMW12635@aol.com

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/402 Surname: Crandall ------------------------- Looking for information on early Virginia Crandall, (before 1700's) A Thomas Crandall sailed to VA in 1681, not sure to which county. Also an Edward Crandell was listed in VA in 1653 according to Early Virginia Immigrants 1623-1666 by George Cabell Greer.(county also unknown) I also have an Ann Crandall that was given land in York County in 1692 according to Cavaliers and Pioneers 1666-1695 I'm trying to prove that Crandall's from Anne Arundel County MD 1699-present migrated from Virginia not RI based on proximity and some of the names of the early Crandalls of AA County MD.

Reply to newsome_eb@vdot.state.va.us rather than to the mailing list if you can help. ***** Subject: Looking for information Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 08:36:28 -0400 From: "Newsome, E. B. 'Betty'" <newsome_eb@vdot.state.va.us> To: "'cityslic@ix.netcom.com'" <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> Linda, We live in King and Queen County, and in the process of clearing some land, came upon a tombstone of Major Thomas Claiborne Hoomes, DOD Feb 6 1821. We are looking for any information about Major Hoomes. I am not able to find this surname in any of the usual VA sources. Do you recognize this name? Thanks so much, Betty Newsome

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/401 Surname: ------------------------- There is an article in the National Geneological Society Quarterly - Volume 77, June 1989, Number 2 - concerning the Aduestone - Rogers families, although there is no mention of Doswell Rogers

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/400 Surname: ROGERS, ADDUSTONE, DOSWELL ------------------------- Seeking parents and siblings of Doswell Rogers b. 1736. Believe that he might be the son of Adduston Rogers and wife, Catherine Doswell who lived in York Co. before moving to Goodchland. Find Doswell and an Adenstone Rogers out in SW VA in the late 1790's and early 1800's. Any info will be appreciated.

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/399 Surname: ROGERS ------------------------- There is not such a person as Doswell Charles Rogers. This is inaccurate information that someone has put on the web. There is a Doswell Rogers b. in 1736. The place is unknown, however we are working on the theory that his parents could be Adduston Rogers and Catherine Doswell. In that case his family has been in York Co. for years. They are not newcomers to the colonies. Doswell Rogers has a great grandson who is named DAUSWELL Charles Rogers and was born ca 1832 in Marion Co. TN. He is part of my direct line. I wrote DESCENDANTS OF DOSWELL ROGERS in 1976 and will be glad to share any info. From Whom are you descended? Eleanor

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Va/York/398 Surname: PRYOR, THORNTON ------------------------- I am trying to find anything that I can on the ship "Honour" owned by William Pryor. Are there headright lists for immigrants from his ship in the 1640's? Someone has given me a reference to a possible relative, William Thornton, from England in 1641/2, serving Pryor's Creek for a headright, from this ship, but I have not had any luck finding ANY info on this ship. Would like to know whether it was a trade ship, where it sailed to and from, and what type of records and history is still available for it, and if it actually existed? Please email me at 67buick@zoomnet.net if you have any info.

Posted on: York County, VA -- Query Forum Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Va/York/397 Surname: Bolton, Stone ------------------------- Searching for the origins of Richard E. Bolton and Benjamin Stone. Richard E. Bolton was born 11/20/1814 in Richmond, Henrico County, VA. Family history has it that his family (parents)? moved to Richmond, VA from Williamsburg, Possibly York County, VA. At the age of 14 Richard moved to Washington County,PA with his uncle Benjamin Stone who was a blacksmith. If any of these peolpe sound familiar to you please contact me. Thank you. Karen L. Siemsen

I am interested in corresponding with anyone who is researching the BALLARD family, of York Co., VA established in that county in the seventeenth century. I am particularly interested in Robert Ballard (b.ca 1690/5), son of Thomas and Katherine (Hubbard) Ballard. Your response is appreciated. C. Ward CMW12635@aol.com

Do any subscribers have access to published records for York Co., VA prior to 1750? If so, I would appreciate your assistance. C. Ward CMW12635@aol.com