Judy, Is this the William Via who married Phoebe Martin. I want to make sure I get the RIGHT William Via. Thanks Elaine =^..^= ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 9:52 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] William Via > In a message dated 1/11/2003 5:56:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Could you please tell me who the parents are of this William Via. > > > > Elaine, > This William was the one in Amherst and Nelson Counties and believed to have > been the son of John Via and wife Mary. > > Judy >

In a message dated 1/11/2003 5:56:29 PM Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Could you please tell me who the parents are of this William Via. > Elaine, This William was the one in Amherst and Nelson Counties and believed to have been the son of John Via and wife Mary. Judy

Hi. I am a new subscriber and thought I would post my VIA line. 1. Amer VIA d. 1708-1711 2. Margaret VIA bap. 3 Aug 1701 St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, VA m. Daniel MAUPIN d. 1788 3. Margaret MAUPIN m. 1763 Albemarle Co., VA Robert MILLER Jr. b. 5 May 1734 d. 1806 4. Mary Ann MILLER b. 20 Mar 1776 Orange Co., VA d. 17 Sep 1821 Howard Co., MO m. 20 Jan 1802 Orange Co., VA Peter Cornelie THORNTON Anyone descended through this line? Thanks, Michele Colson

Thirtieth Congress - First Session. H.R. 377. (Report No. 446.) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. March 30, 1848 Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. Mr. STRONG, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pension, reported the following bill: A BILL For the relief of William Via. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, required to place the name of William Via, of Nelson county, Virginia, upon the pension roll, for twelve months' service as a private soldier during the revolutionary war, and pay him at the rate of forty dollars a year, commencing on the first of December, anno Domini eighteen hundred and forty-four.

I have a marriage certificate of Lavinia Via & Henry Jackson Clay Vass. Married 28 Dec 1858 Hanover, Virginia. Lavinia's parents: Carter Via Louisiana Via Henry's parents: Henry Vass Lucy Hailey If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine

I have a death certificate of Mose Via: Date of Death: April 1884 Place of Death: Augusta, Virginia Age: 6 Months Parents: Nicholas W. Via Julis Frances Harris If you want a copy, just email me. [email protected] Elaine

Judy, Could you please tell me who the parents are of this William Via. Elaine ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 5:41 PM Subject: [VIA-L] William Via > > Thirtieth Congress - First Session. > > H.R. 377. > (Report No. 446.) > > IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. > > March 30, 1848 > > Read twice, and committed to a Committee of the Whole House to-morrow. > > Mr. STRONG, from the Committee on Revolutionary Pension, > reported the following bill: > > A BILL > > For the relief of William Via. > > Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States > of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is > hereby, required to place the name of William Via, of Nelson county, > Virginia, upon the pension roll, for twelve months' service as a private > soldier during the revolutionary war, and pay him at the rate of forty > dollars a year, commencing on the first of December, anno Domini eighteen > hundred and forty-four. > >

Silver Leaf Floyd County, Va Jan 13th 1886 Hon Peter Saunder House Rep. Richmond Dear Sir You will please let me know Something about my Claim as a disabled Confederate Soldir. Claim Sent in and allowed to await an appropriation to pay the same. you will confer a favor on me by making Inquiry and if consisent forward check &c. Yours & c Jackson Via The within claim was Sent in more than one year ago. Jackson Via ****************************************************************************** ************* Silver Leaf Floyd County, Va. Jan 13th 1886 Hon Peter Saunders House Rep. Richmond Dear Sir The blank which you sent me to fill out for admission to ex-Confederate Soldiers Home at Richmond has been filled out as required and forwarded on the 1st day of last december. please let me know about the matter and oblige your friend Jackson Via ******************************* Source: The Virginia Historical Society, Mss1 SA 878a 2438-2439

The bio on William M. Via was from the Virginia Historical Society (not the Library of Virginia). Judy

Thank you for looking up the marriage record. That is helpful information. Are the court house records easily accessible and is it possible to make photocopies there? I have a lot of land records I need to look up there when I can schedule a trip to Virginia. [email protected] Helen Stogdale wrote: > Carol, acording to the Marriage Records in Augusta Co. > Court House, Lacy's parents were William Via and > Virginia Murray. I do not have who William's parents > were. Helen > > > --- Carol Moser <[email protected]> wrote: > >>I am looking for the parents of Lacy L Via, >>1884-1964 according to his >>tombstone in Hildebrand Cemetery, Madrid, Augusta >>County Virginia. He >>married Bettie F. Swortzel. >> >>[email protected] >> >>[email protected] wrote: >> >>>Wow, >>> >>> With all the new members & all the new >> >>interesting history abound, maybe >> >>>this will be the year I find someone out there who >> >>is related to my VIA >> >>>line!!!! Charles Nicholas Via(r) - born in VA in >> >>1850 was the son of either >> >>>"W & S Viar" or a Nicholas Via & Ann Nichodemus. >> >>I've had conflicting >> >>>reports...The name "Pleasant" is also rampant in >> >>my lines...Cheers all - >> >>>happy hunting & Happy New Year. >>> >>>Chris >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com >

WILLIAM M. VIA - is a son of Samuel M. Via, who was born September 20, 1816, and who, on the 13th of November, 1837, married Sarah A. Walton, who was born July 16, 1817. Both were natives of Albemarle county, and in that county William M. was born November 9, 1845. He was living in Augusta county, Virginia, at the time of the Civil War, and served in the Reserve Force of that county under Capt. J.C. Marquis in 1864; in January and February, 1865, was a guard at Libby prison; and then served the remainder of the war in Carpenter's battery, Braxton's battalion. At Craigsville, Augusta county, November 8, 1866, William M. Via married Mary I. Carlisle, the Rev. E. Thomas officiation clergyman. She was born at Snickersville, Loudon county, Virginia, February 6, 1847, a daughter of John and Catharine A. (Grimes) Carlisle. Her father was born May 25, 1814, and her mother was born December 23, 1815; the latter died October 25, 1876. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Via are five: Alvah E., born December 23, 1868; Walter Clyde October 1, 1871; Harold C., November 3, 1873; Daisy Lillian, November 27, 1875; Neva Kate, January 2, 1878. Mr. Via had two brothers who served in the Confederate army, both slightly wounded in the service, and his wife had two brothers in that army, also; Robert R. and John H. Carlisle. Robert R. was taken prisoner near Richmond, held at Fort Delaware, and there exchanged; was again taken prisoner at Hatchers Run, and held at Camp Chase, Ohio, till the close of the war. In 1880 William M. Via came from Augusta county to Amherst county, and he is here engaged in farming and grazing. Post office address, New Glasgow Depot, Amherst county, Virginia. Source: Library of Virginia, Call Number: General Collection o.s F226 H25 A55 Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia, page 445

We have to remember, too, that our ancestors were not always completely truthful about their origins. I have one ancestor who told his children and grandchildren a rather lengthy and involved story about when and why he left England. The only problem is, his birthdate does not 'fit' in with the actual facts of the events he claimed to be part of. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maupin Reunion" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:56 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] William (Amer) Via > Good Morning!!! > > Most of the material in Ruby Heard Maupin's book came from the works of > Eugene Maupin. This story had been told many times and some beleived it to > be the truth. The story referred to Via being the gardner for the Maupins > in France. But this story also told of the Maupins being a descendant of > Royality, so you see how thing get > rewritten. > > William > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:18 AM > Subject: Re: [VIA-L] William (Amer) Via > > > >In a message dated 1/8/2003 11:42:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >[email protected] writes: > > > >> William, > >> I just can't imagine where or how the lore got started that a Via was a > >> gardner for the Maupin's. Generally there is at least a shred of truth in > >> these stories. But I can't figure this one out. > > > >William & Judy - I'm not sure that any of us will be able to figure that > one > >out. I first came upon the story of William Via being a gardener for the > >Maupins in Ruby Heard Maupin's book, "History of the Maupin Family". It is > >an old genealogy from mid-1900s, I believe. Does anyone know from whom Mrs. > >Maupin heard the legend? Or can anyone find any other history of this > story? > >If only we could find the origin. ~Edna > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

I am looking for the parents of Lacy L Via, 1884-1964 according to his tombstone in Hildebrand Cemetery, Madrid, Augusta County Virginia. He married Bettie F. Swortzel. [email protected] [email protected] wrote: > Wow, > > With all the new members & all the new interesting history abound, maybe > this will be the year I find someone out there who is related to my VIA > line!!!! Charles Nicholas Via(r) - born in VA in 1850 was the son of either > "W & S Viar" or a Nicholas Via & Ann Nichodemus. I've had conflicting > reports...The name "Pleasant" is also rampant in my lines...Cheers all - > happy hunting & Happy New Year. > > Chris > >

Wow, With all the new members & all the new interesting history abound, maybe this will be the year I find someone out there who is related to my VIA line!!!! Charles Nicholas Via(r) - born in VA in 1850 was the son of either "W & S Viar" or a Nicholas Via & Ann Nichodemus. I've had conflicting reports...The name "Pleasant" is also rampant in my lines...Cheers all - happy hunting & Happy New Year. Chris

From: [email protected] Hello: I believe that the lore about a Via being a gardner for the Maupins came from the information generated from Harold H. Via (deceased) in Florida. Though I've never seen his work, he was supposed to have been a pretty good Via historian--or at least very active in his research. This information I found "somewhere" and do not know if it's true. The Via Family of Virginia, From the Notes of Dr. Socrates Maupin: The following was found by a Via family researcher in Albemarle County. The note was found in the Library of Virginia in Richmond. It was probably written in the late 1800s and gives some interesting thoughts from an early researcher about the first immigrant and his daughter's marriage to the son of Gabriel Maupin who was a wealthy landowner in Williamsburg, Virginia: The Vias did not come to Virginia at the same time as the Maupins, and they probably preceded them. Charles Smith Maupin thought that the Immigrant Via was named William; Dr. Socrates Maupin (University of Virginia) does not give his name in most places, but calls him William, once, but places a ? after the William. The Via Family are said to have settled in a part of Virginia that later became Hanover County. In light of this fact, the following data from the Register of St. Peter's Parish is important: " Judith, Daughter of Amer. Via baptized 11 April 1699" "Margaret, Daughter of Amer Via baptized 27 Feby 1701" "Mary Via, Daughter of Amer Via baptized 27 Feby. 1704/4" In as much as Margaret Via, wife of Daniel Maupin was born in 1701, it seems that she and the above Margaret might be one and the same. I have been told on supposedly good authority, that the word "Forester" on the Estate of Gabriel Maupin who died in 1720, was an honorable title, and did not show that "William Via, Forester" was a menial at all. Some try to say that Gabriel Maupin disapproved of any marriage of his son Daniel to Margaret Via " daughter of his Forester" & disinherited him. Gabriel Maupin's will does not disinherit his son Daniel husband of Margaret Via. Folklore Concerning Amer Via found in a Letter by Long-time Researcher Harold H. Via - Internet Source There is no evidence that I know of to verify this, but it is an interesting piece of information. Amor Via "had first gone to Williamsburg and had a blacksmith shop at the rear of his property. Somehow he got embroiled with his neighbor. Who had a side entrance for their carriages but had to 'swing wide' across Amor's back yard to gain alignment to enter their side entrance. We don't find just why Amor made the decision but assume that he just got tired of having an entire section of his yard being used for his neighbor's purpose and one day he erected a metal pole just at the edge of his property and thus disallowing turning into the side entrance. Not being of the 'official' (Episcopalinas) religion of England, he was 'called up' and was sentenced to seven days in the stockade. It was at this time we assume that Amar talked to William Rea and arrangements were made to be transported. After being released, Amar loaded all his wagons and possessions and 'headed out', first traveling up the James River towards Richmond but then taking a 'due north course' and arrived on t! he Mechamps River. He first took land on a hillside (about ten feet elevation) but later on donated this property to the church and moved almost to Mechanicsville which was right in the middle of the Swamp." Vince Brant

My understanding of the Maupin family tradition is that the objection to the marriage of Peggy Via and Daniel Maupin by Gabriel Maupin, was that Peggy Via's father had been a lowly forester to the Maupins in France. Does anyone know about this? I think it may have come from Socrates Maupin. ~~<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/neddybarney/">Edna Barney</A> ~*~*~*~ 'Ye are the true keepers of the stories, and so long as yet one of ye live and breathe, so shall a bit of me... Temple or nae.' from The Departure of Themis ~*~*~*~

Good Afternoon!!! Yes, that was the story, but the origin of it is unknown. William -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 09, 2003 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] William (Amer) Via >My understanding of the Maupin family tradition is that the objection to the >marriage of Peggy Via and Daniel Maupin by Gabriel Maupin, was that Peggy >Via's father had been a lowly forester to the Maupins in France. Does anyone >know about this? I think it may have come from Socrates Maupin. ~~<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/neddybarney/">Edna Barney</A> > >~*~*~*~ >'Ye are the true keepers of the stories, > and so long as yet one of ye live and breathe, >so shall a bit of me... Temple or nae.' > >from The Departure of Themis >~*~*~*~ > >

Good Morning!!! Most of the material in Ruby Heard Maupin's book came from the works of Eugene Maupin. This story had been told many times and some beleived it to be the truth. The story referred to Via being the gardner for the Maupins in France. But this story also told of the Maupins being a descendant of Royality, so you see how thing get rewritten. William -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:18 AM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] William (Amer) Via >In a message dated 1/8/2003 11:42:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > >> William, >> I just can't imagine where or how the lore got started that a Via was a >> gardner for the Maupin's. Generally there is at least a shred of truth in >> these stories. But I can't figure this one out. > >William & Judy - I'm not sure that any of us will be able to figure that one >out. I first came upon the story of William Via being a gardener for the >Maupins in Ruby Heard Maupin's book, "History of the Maupin Family". It is >an old genealogy from mid-1900s, I believe. Does anyone know from whom Mrs. >Maupin heard the legend? Or can anyone find any other history of this story? >If only we could find the origin. ~Edna > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

Good Morning Group!! Forgot to say that Thomas came from England abt. 1722 with the Governor. This information was given to us on the tour of Williamsburg during the 2002 Reunion. After the Governor died in 1726 he went to William and Mary College and also had an "nursery" at the "Maupin House" Lot 353 at the corner of the Duke of Glouster Street and Naussa. Thomas married Marie abt. 1723. And it is beleived that Daniel married Margaret in the Fall of 1719, his father disapproved and changed the will stating that his daughter Mary was deceased and changed the distribution of the estate. I am of the opinion that Daniel Maupin worked for Thomas Crease and that is where he learned to farm, remember Daniel's father Gabriel was a "Taylor" by trade and operated a tavern and inn. Daniel, I am sure, named the fourth son "Thomas" for Thomas Crease. If William (Amer) Via had a shady background this may have accounted for the opinion Gabriel had about him. Margaret was apparently an orphan when she married Daniel. Looks like both parents were dead by 1719 or perhaps her mother had remarried and moved to Williamsburg. When Daniel moved to Hanover Co. and took up residency on the 250 acre headright land given his father he apparently left his brother Gabriel's portion in 1742 when Gabriel died. Please comment!!! William Albertson [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] William (Amer) Via >In a message dated 1/8/2003 5:29:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, >[email protected] writes: > > >> The story about Margaret Via's family being the gardners for the Maupins is >> not true, I believe it was chanaged and referred to Marie Hersent Maupin's >> second husb and Thomas Crease who was a gardner at the Governor's Palace >> and at William and Mary College. Recently I corresponded with William and >> Mary college and they verfied the fact that Thomas did indeed work there >> beginning in 1726 after the Governor died with whom Thomas had came from >> England in 1722. >> > >William, >I just can't imagine where or how the lore got started that a Via was a >gardner for the Maupin's. Generally there is at least a shred of truth in >these stories. But I can't figure this one out. If Thomas didn't start >gardening at William and Mary until 1726 Margaret Via and Daniel Maupin were >married before that as their children were born in the early 1720's. (Gabriel >Maupin I believe was born about 1720). And for Gabriel to disapprove of >Daniel's marriage that disapproval would have had to have been before 1720 >when Gabriel died. So there is a span in there from about 1711/1716 until >1720 when a Via could have gardened for the Maupin's but it would have had to >have been for Gabriel Maupin and not Thomas Crease. From the Vestry records >it is unclear to me if Amer died 1711 or closer to 1716. William Via does >not show up in processioning records until 1731 in Hanover County. And when >he does show up he appears to be on the land of Amer Via. So I suppose >anything's possible. Were the younger children sent to Williamsburg? If so >why? Robert was in the processioning records in Hanover starting in 1715..... > > > >Judy > >

In a message dated 1/8/2003 11:42:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > William, > I just can't imagine where or how the lore got started that a Via was a > gardner for the Maupin's.  Generally there is at least a shred of truth in > these stories.  But I can't figure this one out. William & Judy - I'm not sure that any of us will be able to figure that one out. I first came upon the story of William Via being a gardener for the Maupins in Ruby Heard Maupin's book, "History of the Maupin Family".  It is an old genealogy from mid-1900s, I believe.  Does anyone know from whom Mrs. Maupin heard the legend? Or can anyone find any other history of this story? If only we could find the origin. ~Edna