Judy, Thanks for the input on the 5 tithables in William Via's household. Being that Robert Via first shows up in the Personal Property Tax Lists of Amherst County in 1795, he may have been born as early as 1774. That is, if the age of 21 was criteria to appear on the tax rolls. Besides, he did appear as a member of a road gang in 1794. Again, thanks for the input. Jeff Viar

In a message dated 9/3/2002 9:32:23 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Could Mc Cagr = Micajah? (Not that I know the family.) > Bill, The census records I have for 1880 are transcribed so in my opinion it is most likely if I could see the actual census it would be Micajah. I still don't know where this person would fit in though but the clue is it says his father was born in Va and his mother in Ky. Thank you for your response. Judy

Could Mc Cagr = Micajah? (Not that I know the family.) Bill Kelley, Chicago [email protected] wrote: > Does anyone know which family the following belongs to? I found it in the > 1880 Adams Co., Illinois census. > > Mc Cagr VIAR Self M M W

I have some for what its worth. Robert was on a road gang with William Lane, son of James, in 1794. Ten years old if born 1784. Remove #3 Robert not proven add Patsy Via age unknown. Re; Rowland William was off to war Feb 1779 to Feb 1780 or longer. I know you only have to be there at the laying of the keel-not the launching, as my Doctor, a navy man, told me on my first born. We will never know who these five people were, to many factors are involved, a visiting relative a hired hand etc. Later census records did record names and relation. I have other searching in Tennessee and Texas, so farewell. Thanks BV ---- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] Those in William Via's Household > In a message dated 9/3/2002 6:17:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > Can anybody account for the 5 white tithables in Willaim Vea's (Via?) > > household for the years 1783 & 1785 listed in book "Heads of Families- > > Virginia" pp 49&84? > > > > Jeff, > I'm not sure I can but I'll give it a try. > 1. William > 2. Phebe > 3. John - born ca 1777 (estimated from pers prop tax list & 1840 Amherst Co. > census) > 4. Robert - nothing much to estimate his birthyear but he married in 1804 so > he most likely falls into the range of being born 1784 or probably before as > he shows up in pers prop tax lists before his probable brother John does. > 5. Rowland born ca. 1779 (Birth year estimated from the 1850 Amherst Co., > Virginia census - age 71) > > Anyone else have any ideas about the 5 in William's household? > > Judy >

Has anyone thought to check for a death record of Patsey, daughter mentioned in William Via's estate, in the vital records of Amherst or Nelson County? >From what I understand, Virginia kept death records from 1853 to 1896. If found, it may yield some pretty valuable infomation. Jeff Viar

Virginia resumed recording records after 20 years. Virginia was in dire financial shape and that is why they stopped. Both my parents fell in this time period. W hen they did apply it was very difficult. Had to furnish all kinds of proof. (Affidavits from some one who had witnessed the birth-----all kinds of stuff. Jewell

Does anyone know which family the following belongs to? I found it in the 1880 Adams Co., Illinois census. Mc Cagr VIAR Self M M W 27 IL Father born Va mother born Ky Elizabeth J. VIAR Wife F M W 16 IL Charles L. VIAR Son M S W 9M IL Elizabeth VIAR Mother F W W 61 KY Judy

In a message dated 9/3/2002 6:17:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Can anybody account for the 5 white tithables in Willaim Vea's (Via?) > household for the years 1783 & 1785 listed in book "Heads of Families- > Virginia" pp 49&84? > Jeff, I'm not sure I can but I'll give it a try. 1. William 2. Phebe 3. John - born ca 1777 (estimated from pers prop tax list & 1840 Amherst Co. census) 4. Robert - nothing much to estimate his birthyear but he married in 1804 so he most likely falls into the range of being born 1784 or probably before as he shows up in pers prop tax lists before his probable brother John does. 5. Rowland born ca. 1779 (Birth year estimated from the 1850 Amherst Co., Virginia census - age 71) Anyone else have any ideas about the 5 in William's household? Judy

It's possible they could be two different pieces of land, but considering the odd amount of acreage involved (72 1/2) and the names involved, they're probably not. Jeff Viar

Can anybody account for the 5 white tithables in Willaim Vea's (Via?) household for the years 1783 & 1785 listed in book "Heads of Families- Virginia" pp 49&84? Jeff Viar

Looks like two differant pieces of land to me. John Via b 1710 bought 290 acres on Fishing Creek award by Gov Thomas Jefferson. He willed this land on Fishing Creek to his fours sons. BV Final Proof 15 Oct. 1798, and noted that Gatewood has died. Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p12. 15 Aug. 1807. William Lane, Waggoner, AC, to Samuel Porter Lane, AC, ...6sh. 72 1/2 acres survey of 25 Apr. 1786. Lines: Jonathan Via; North Fork Elk Island Creek. 2.) David- Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p235. 18 Sep. 1797. David Via & wife Eliz., AC, to Thos. Sproadlin, AC, for L12, 72 1/2 acres N. Fork Fishing Creek, part of 290 acres that Jno. Via left by will to sons. Lines: Wm. Via, Wm. Lain, Wit: Jno. Horsley, Chas. Taliaferro, Sam'l. Arrington. Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p123. 8 Sep. 1807. Thomas Spradling and wife, Nancy, AC, to George Shrader

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Judy I meant Willian b 1751. The first sentance should have been above the paste of Latter Day Saints file. Looks like shaking the family tree has produced some fruit. Now to sort it out. Buddy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 12:37 AM Subject: [VIA-L] Robert Via > In a message dated 9/2/2002 5:42:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > > > <<Found this on Robert from Latter Day Saints . > His war record shows him enlisted in Feb 1779 to Feb 1780 and again from > summer > > of 1781 until the capture of Cornwallis in Oct 1781. > > In his petition to Congress of The United States is a sworn statement > > that Wm Via served 21 months as a regular in the regular and afterward a > > tour of three month as a malitiaman making 2 years in all. >> > > Buddy, > Where did you find the above information? For Robert to have served in 1779 > his birth year may have been about 1751-1763. Which Robert is this? or did > you mean to write William? > > > <<> I will not believe that this Robert is from William 1751. With first born > > son John b 1786, it does not add up.>> > > This is one of those areas open to speculation. I think it's possible that > Robert was the son of William and Phebe. The heirs of William Via according > to pension records were " leaving no widow but children to wit. Rowland Via, > Patsey Via and Elizabeth Cunningham." I think there's a good possibility > that Patsey was Patsey Laine and actually a daughter-in-law. If that's the > case then Robert would have been a son of William and Phebe's. > > As to John's birth year I estimated it at 1777. He first shows up on his own > in the 1806 Amherst Co., Virginia personal property tax records. I have > found that more often than not individuals don't usually show up as soon as > they turn 21. Most times they are older than that. The 1840 Amherst Co., > Virginia census gives John's age as between 60 and 70 years old making his > birth between 1770 & 1780. > > Do you have something that pinpoints John's birth year is 1786? > > Thank you for sharing your findings and thoughts with us. > > Judy > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

In a message dated 9/2/2002 5:42:51 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > <<Found this on Robert from Latter Day Saints . His war record shows him enlisted in Feb 1779 to Feb 1780 and again from summer > of 1781 until the capture of Cornwallis in Oct 1781. > In his petition to Congress of The United States is a sworn statement > that Wm Via served 21 months as a regular in the regular and afterward a > tour of three month as a malitiaman making 2 years in all. >> Buddy, Where did you find the above information? For Robert to have served in 1779 his birth year may have been about 1751-1763. Which Robert is this? or did you mean to write William? <<> I will not believe that this Robert is from William 1751. With first born > son John b 1786, it does not add up.>> This is one of those areas open to speculation. I think it's possible that Robert was the son of William and Phebe. The heirs of William Via according to pension records were " leaving no widow but children to wit. Rowland Via, Patsey Via and Elizabeth Cunningham." I think there's a good possibility that Patsey was Patsey Laine and actually a daughter-in-law. If that's the case then Robert would have been a son of William and Phebe's. As to John's birth year I estimated it at 1777. He first shows up on his own in the 1806 Amherst Co., Virginia personal property tax records. I have found that more often than not individuals don't usually show up as soon as they turn 21. Most times they are older than that. The 1840 Amherst Co., Virginia census gives John's age as between 60 and 70 years old making his birth between 1770 & 1780. Do you have something that pinpoints John's birth year is 1786? Thank you for sharing your findings and thoughts with us. Judy > > > > >

In a message dated 9/2/2002 8:05:03 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Just to make this all a bit more interesting, my mysterious Robert > Viers/Viars/Voiers > ( born in Va 1754) is buried in a cemetery in Lewis County VA along with > several > Horsleys. It's a rather rare combination of names. > Sue, A good possibility your Robert came from the Virginia Via's. I know this is still up to debate but if he did come from the Virginia line it would not surprise me to see him in an area with Horsley's. Horsley's and Via's go back to Hanover County. They had strong ties with each other in Albemarle County and in Amherst County. I"m sure we have not totally narrowed down all the connections between these families but to interact with them in Albemarle and Amherst as well as being neighbors in Hanover County there were strong ties. Judy

--part1_e.246f3245.2aa57faf_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_e.246f3245.2aa57faf_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <[email protected]> Received: from rly-st13.mail.aol.com (rly-st13.mail.aol.com [172.20.75.166]) by air-yb02.mail.aol.com (v88.20) with ESMTP id MAILINYB24-0902225510; Mon, 02 Sep 2002 22:55:10 2000 Received: from rly-xi05.mx.aol.com (rly-xi05.mail.aol.com [172.20.116.10]) by rly-st13.mail.aol.com (8.8.8/8.8.8/AOL-5.0.0) with ESMTP id WAA07248; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 22:50:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [207.40.200.41]) by rly-xi05.mx.aol.com (v88.20) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINXI58-0902225034; Mon, 02 Sep 2002 22:50:34 2000 Received: (from [email protected]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) id g832oGWC019631; Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:50:16 -0600 Resent-Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:50:16 -0600 X-Original-Sender: [email protected] Mon Sep 2 20:50:16 2002 From: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 22:50:17 EDT Subject: Re: [VIA-L] In response to Robert for the last Time Old-To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 4.0 for Windows 95 sub 124 Resent-Message-ID: <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Resent-From: [email protected] Reply-To: [email protected] X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/3276 X-Loop: [email protected] Precedence: list Resent-Sender: [email protected] Rowland Via, son of William & Phebe Via, named one of his sons (probably the oldest) Robert. He married Martha Carter in Amherst County on 6 Nov. 1838. He very well may have been named after Rowland's deceased brother. This is just speculation, but it does show that the name Robert was in William's & Phebe's family. Let's see if we can ascertain which, if any, son of John (of Amherst) Robert (who married Patsey Lane) was descended from. I wish to follow what happened to the land John bequeathed to his sons. 1.) John Jr.- Deed Book F, Amherst Co., Va., p117. 25 Apr. 1786. Jno. Via (Vie) & wife Mary, AC, to Absolom Stinchcomb, AC, for L10-17-6, 72 1/2 acres both sides N Fork Elk Island Creek. Lines: Jno. Via. Wit: Joel Walker, Chas. Wingfield, Wm. Via. Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p422. 9 Dec. 1793. Absolom Stinchcomb, "Albert Co., Ga." to Wm. Layne, AC, for L20. 72 1/2 acres both sides Elk Island, N. Fork; part of tract of Jno. Via. Lines of Via. Wit: Henry Arrington, Thos. Johns, Rich. Gatewood. Final Proof 15 Oct. 1798, and noted that Gatewood has died. Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p12. 15 Aug. 1807. William Lane, Waggoner, AC, to Samuel Porter Lane, AC, ...6sh. 72 1/2 acres survey of 25 Apr. 1786. Lines: Jonathan Via; North Fork Elk Island Creek. 2.) David- Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p235. 18 Sep. 1797. David Via & wife Eliz., AC, to Thos. Sproadlin, AC, for L12, 72 1/2 acres N. Fork Fishing Creek, part of 290 acres that Jno. Via left by will to sons. Lines: Wm. Via, Wm. Lain, Wit: Jno. Horsley, Chas. Taliaferro, Sam'l. Arrington. Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p123. 8 Sep. 1807. Thomas Spradling and wife, Nancy, AC, to George Shrader AC, L73, 72 1/2 acres both sides North Fork Elk Island Creek. Lines: William Lain. Wit: James Franklin Jr., James P. Garland, B. Stone. 3.) Gideon- Deed Book G, Amherst Co., Va., p598. 10 Jun. 1795. Gideon Via, Buckingham Co., to Danl. Perrow, AC, for L80, 72 1/2 acres both sides N. Fork of Fishing Creek. Grantor's one fourth part of 290 acres granted to Jno. Via by pat., 1 Sep. 1780; includes plantation whereon- at lower end- grantor formerly lived. Wit: Jno. Horsley, N. Powell, Wm. Churk, Ro. B. Hill (Hare?) Churk not plain. Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p441. 19 Jan. 1799. Danl. Perrow & wife Anne, AC, to Thos. Spradling, AC, for 30L, 72 1/2 acres both sides N. Fork Fishing Creek; part of tract left by Jno. Via to his four sons. Wit: Wilson Penn, Wm. Jordan, Jas. Pamplin. 4.) William- Deed Book I, Nelson Co. (formerly Amherst) Va., p58. 9 Sep. 1808. William Via and wife, Pheaby, to William Camden, L100, 72 1/2 acres---left to William by father. Lines: Susannah Spradling, George Shrader, George Hylton, Webster heirs. Wit: Leroy Camden, Micajah Pendleton, Hiram McGinnis, Jno. White- head. According to the book by Floyd Benjamin Layne, Patsey, the daughter of William (Waggoner) Layne, married Robert Via. As you can see from the above land records, it was William (waggoner) Layne who wound up buying John Jr.s 72 1/2 acres given by his father. At the time when Robert Via married Patsey Lane in 1804, William Via was the only Via living next to William (waggoner) Layne. William Via and William (waggoner) Layne were neighbors from 1793 to 1807. I think this gives some credence to the belief that Robert Via, who married Patsey Lane, was a son of William & Phebe Via. Just something to ponder. Jeff Viar --part1_e.246f3245.2aa57faf_boundary--

Just to make this all a bit more interesting, my mysterious Robert Viers/Viars/Voiers ( born in Va 1754) is buried in a cemetery in Lewis County VA along with several Horsleys. It's a rather rare combination of names. Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] In response to Robert for the last Time > Rowland Via, son of William & Phebe Via, named one of his sons (probably the > oldest) Robert. He married Martha Carter in Amherst County on 6 Nov. 1838. He > very well may have been named after Rowland's deceased brother. This is just > speculation, but it does show that the name Robert was in William's & Phebe's > family. > Let's see if we can ascertain which, if any, son of John (of > Amherst) Robert (who married Patsey Lane) was descended from. I wish to > follow what happened to the land John bequeathed to his sons. > > 1.) John Jr.- Deed Book F, Amherst Co., Va., p117. > 25 Apr. 1786. Jno. Via (Vie) & wife Mary, AC, to Absolom > Stinchcomb, > AC, for L10-17-6, 72 1/2 acres both sides N Fork Elk Island > Creek. Lines: > Jno. Via. Wit: Joel Walker, Chas. Wingfield, Wm. Via. > Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p422. > 9 Dec. 1793. Absolom Stinchcomb, "Albert Co., Ga." to Wm. > Layne, AC, > for L20. 72 1/2 acres both sides Elk Island, N. Fork; part of > tract of Jno. > Via. Lines of Via. Wit: Henry Arrington, Thos. Johns, Rich. > Gatewood. > Final Proof 15 Oct. 1798, and noted that Gatewood has died. > Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p12. > 15 Aug. 1807. William Lane, Waggoner, AC, to Samuel Porter > Lane, AC, > ...6sh. 72 1/2 acres survey of 25 Apr. 1786. Lines: Jonathan > Via; North > Fork Elk Island Creek. > 2.) David- Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p235. > 18 Sep. 1797. David Via & wife Eliz., AC, to Thos. Sproadlin, > AC, for L12, > 72 1/2 acres N. Fork Fishing Creek, part of 290 acres that > Jno. Via left > by will to sons. Lines: Wm. Via, Wm. Lain, Wit: Jno. > Horsley, Chas. > Taliaferro, Sam'l. Arrington. > Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p123. > 8 Sep. 1807. Thomas Spradling and wife, Nancy, AC, to George > Shrader > AC, L73, 72 1/2 acres both sides North Fork Elk Island > Creek. Lines: > William Lain. Wit: James Franklin Jr., James P. Garland, B. > Stone. > 3.) Gideon- Deed Book G, Amherst Co., Va., p598. > 10 Jun. 1795. Gideon Via, Buckingham Co., to Danl. Perrow, > AC, for > L80, 72 1/2 acres both sides N. Fork of Fishing Creek. > Grantor's one > fourth part of 290 acres granted to Jno. Via by pat., 1 > Sep. 1780; > includes plantation whereon- at lower end- grantor formerly > lived. Wit: > Jno. Horsley, N. Powell, Wm. Churk, Ro. B. Hill (Hare?) > Churk not plain. > Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p441. > 19 Jan. 1799. Danl. Perrow & wife Anne, AC, to Thos. > Spradling, AC, > for 30L, 72 1/2 acres both sides N. Fork Fishing Creek; > part of tract > left by Jno. Via to his four sons. Wit: Wilson Penn, Wm. > Jordan, Jas. > Pamplin. > 4.) William- Deed Book I, Nelson Co. (formerly Amherst) Va., > p58. > 9 Sep. 1808. William Via and wife, Pheaby, to William > Camden, > L100, 72 1/2 acres---left to William by father. Lines: > Susannah > Spradling, George Shrader, George Hylton, Webster heirs. > Wit: > Leroy Camden, Micajah Pendleton, Hiram McGinnis, Jno. > White- > head. > > According to the book by Floyd Benjamin Layne, Patsey, > the daughter of William (Waggoner) Layne, married Robert Via. As you can see > from the above land records, it was William (waggoner) Layne who wound up > buying John Jr.s 72 1/2 acres given by his father. At the time when Robert > Via married Patsey Lane in 1804, William Via was the only Via living next to > William (waggoner) Layne. William Via and William (waggoner) Layne were > neighbors from 1793 to 1807. I think this gives some credence to the belief > that Robert Via, who married Patsey Lane, was a son of William & Phebe Via. > Just something to ponder. > > Jeff Viar > >

Rowland Via, son of William & Phebe Via, named one of his sons (probably the oldest) Robert. He married Martha Carter in Amherst County on 6 Nov. 1838. He very well may have been named after Rowland's deceased brother. This is just speculation, but it does show that the name Robert was in William's & Phebe's family. Let's see if we can ascertain which, if any, son of John (of Amherst) Robert (who married Patsey Lane) was descended from. I wish to follow what happened to the land John bequeathed to his sons. 1.) John Jr.- Deed Book F, Amherst Co., Va., p117. 25 Apr. 1786. Jno. Via (Vie) & wife Mary, AC, to Absolom Stinchcomb, AC, for L10-17-6, 72 1/2 acres both sides N Fork Elk Island Creek. Lines: Jno. Via. Wit: Joel Walker, Chas. Wingfield, Wm. Via. Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p422. 9 Dec. 1793. Absolom Stinchcomb, "Albert Co., Ga." to Wm. Layne, AC, for L20. 72 1/2 acres both sides Elk Island, N. Fork; part of tract of Jno. Via. Lines of Via. Wit: Henry Arrington, Thos. Johns, Rich. Gatewood. Final Proof 15 Oct. 1798, and noted that Gatewood has died. Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p12. 15 Aug. 1807. William Lane, Waggoner, AC, to Samuel Porter Lane, AC, ...6sh. 72 1/2 acres survey of 25 Apr. 1786. Lines: Jonathan Via; North Fork Elk Island Creek. 2.) David- Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p235. 18 Sep. 1797. David Via & wife Eliz., AC, to Thos. Sproadlin, AC, for L12, 72 1/2 acres N. Fork Fishing Creek, part of 290 acres that Jno. Via left by will to sons. Lines: Wm. Via, Wm. Lain, Wit: Jno. Horsley, Chas. Taliaferro, Sam'l. Arrington. Deed Book L, Amherst Co., Va., p123. 8 Sep. 1807. Thomas Spradling and wife, Nancy, AC, to George Shrader AC, L73, 72 1/2 acres both sides North Fork Elk Island Creek. Lines: William Lain. Wit: James Franklin Jr., James P. Garland, B. Stone. 3.) Gideon- Deed Book G, Amherst Co., Va., p598. 10 Jun. 1795. Gideon Via, Buckingham Co., to Danl. Perrow, AC, for L80, 72 1/2 acres both sides N. Fork of Fishing Creek. Grantor's one fourth part of 290 acres granted to Jno. Via by pat., 1 Sep. 1780; includes plantation whereon- at lower end- grantor formerly lived. Wit: Jno. Horsley, N. Powell, Wm. Churk, Ro. B. Hill (Hare?) Churk not plain. Deed Book H, Amherst Co., Va., p441. 19 Jan. 1799. Danl. Perrow & wife Anne, AC, to Thos. Spradling, AC, for 30L, 72 1/2 acres both sides N. Fork Fishing Creek; part of tract left by Jno. Via to his four sons. Wit: Wilson Penn, Wm. Jordan, Jas. Pamplin. 4.) William- Deed Book I, Nelson Co. (formerly Amherst) Va., p58. 9 Sep. 1808. William Via and wife, Pheaby, to William Camden, L100, 72 1/2 acres---left to William by father. Lines: Susannah Spradling, George Shrader, George Hylton, Webster heirs. Wit: Leroy Camden, Micajah Pendleton, Hiram McGinnis, Jno. White- head. According to the book by Floyd Benjamin Layne, Patsey, the daughter of William (Waggoner) Layne, married Robert Via. As you can see from the above land records, it was William (waggoner) Layne who wound up buying John Jr.s 72 1/2 acres given by his father. At the time when Robert Via married Patsey Lane in 1804, William Via was the only Via living next to William (waggoner) Layne. William Via and William (waggoner) Layne were neighbors from 1793 to 1807. I think this gives some credence to the belief that Robert Via, who married Patsey Lane, was a son of William & Phebe Via. Just something to ponder. Jeff Viar

Judy The names are somewhat butchered but this appears to be a record for Eliza Found this yesterday on Amherst net Buddy http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaamhers/ On the head of household 1783 VEA William 5 VIA, Giddeon 10 BYAS Larkin 5 BYAS John 7 BYAS Larkin-5 BYAS. Obediah 1 LAINE, Joseph 9 in household Who ever transcribed came up with sound alike names

Found this on Robert from Latter Day Saints . His war record shows him enlisted in Feb 1779 to Feb 1780 and again from summer of 1781 until the capture of Cornwallis in Oct 1781. In his petition to Congress of The United States is a sworn statement that Wm Via served 21 months as a regular in the regular and afterward a tour of three month as a malitiaman making 2 years in all. I do not believe that William Via b 1751 Rev War pen #S9513 was married at this time. I will not believe that this Robert is from William 1751. With first born son John b 1786, it does not add up. In the naming fashion of the time the name John is appropriate after John b 1710 father of William b 1751. I find no Roberts in John Via b 1710 family. FamilySearch® International Genealogical IndexT v4.02 International Genealogical Index Selected Records to Download 1. Robert VIA - International Genealogical Index - North America Gender: M Birth: Abt. 1780 <>, Amherst, Virginia [Remove] My apology to the Group for being persistent in my beliefs. Jeff stick with what you believe also. I was in Security with a world wide company and retired after 25 years in Security work. I made many reports. I made the mistake of using the term, I assume, one time. BV