In a message dated 2/18/2003 9:31:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I cannot say positively but I believe David Laird had something to do with > the 10th Va Regiment...may have commanded it at times. And Gideon, son of > David and Frances was bound out when a youngster to David Laird. > Judy, regarding the above Gideon Via: His father David Via died in 1766. His mother, Frances Via, did not remarry until sometime after 1767, according to this from Chalkey's May 19, 1767 "Joseph Bousant to be summoned to show why he retains William Via, son of Frances Via (Viges)." And November 24, 1767, "Order summoning Joseph Bonsant, on complaint of Frances Viers, is dismissed." Gideon and David Via were bound out to David Laird, 1768, after their father, David Via's death. I think these all occurred in Augusta County. I find this from Albemarle County interesting; Francis Viah shows Robert Emperson is indebted to him. Order to arrest Emperson, dated 13 June. Promissory note of Emperson to Francis Viah dated 30 July 1766 witness David Laird. (Albemarle County, Virginia Court Papers 1744-1783 abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, Iberian Publishing Co., 1995, page 56) Because of the above date of 1766 and David Laird as a witness, do you think that the "Francis Viah" portrayed as a male, could have been Frances Via, widow of David Via? ~Edna Barney ~*~*~*~ '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 ~*~*~*~ <A HREF="http://www.ednabarney.com/">www.ednabarney.com</A>
Thought I'd add to this discussion: date 23 Aug 1773 -- "Thomas Johnston, Jr., security for Frances, widow, and admx. of David Via, now married to John Edie, asks counter security" entered into Order Book No. XV (from Chalkey, Vol 1, page 175) and "John Edey m. by 1773, Frances (?Stringer) Via, widow of David [Via]" (from Wulfeck, Vol 1, page 319 under John Edey) Rae Jean in Tennessee [email protected] -------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 10:00 PM Subject: Re: [VIA-L] GIDEON In a message dated 2/18/2003 9:31:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I cannot say positively but I believe David Laird had something to do with > the 10th Va Regiment...may have commanded it at times. And Gideon, son of > David and Frances was bound out when a youngster to David Laird. > Judy, regarding the above Gideon Via: His father David Via died in 1766. His mother, Frances Via, did not remarry until sometime after 1767, according to this from Chalkey's May 19, 1767 "Joseph Bousant to be summoned to show why he retains William Via, son of Frances Via (Viges)." And November 24, 1767, "Order summoning Joseph Bonsant, on complaint of Frances Viers, is dismissed." Gideon and David Via were bound out to David Laird, 1768, after their father, David Via's death. I think these all occurred in Augusta County. I find this from Albemarle County interesting; Francis Viah shows Robert Emperson is indebted to him. Order to arrest Emperson, dated 13 June. Promissory note of Emperson to Francis Viah dated 30 July 1766 witness David Laird. (Albemarle County, Virginia Court Papers 1744-1783 abstracted and compiled by Benjamin B. Weisiger, III, Iberian Publishing Co., 1995, page 56) Because of the above date of 1766 and David Laird as a witness, do you think that the "Francis Viah" portrayed as a male, could have been Frances Via, widow of David Via?