Good Afternoon, Group!!! I have a copy of both books of Road Orders, the first is small and does not contain much on names, the second however is a good guide to the locations of families and their neighbors. Since I lived in the White Hall area for nine years doing genealogy I am familiar with the existing and the roads that have been closed. Judy, here is the item you wanted: Historic Roads of Virginia, Albemarle County Road Orders 1783-1816 by Nathaniel Mason Powlett. By the way he is now deceased, comitted suicide. Page 52. Joseph Goodman is appointed a Surveyro of the road leading by the Barricks from John Shifletts to the river with the following male labouring tytheables to keep the same in repair too wit, William Micie's John Shifletts Joel Shiflett Joshua Gray and his son Joseph Burnet Champion Poindexter Shadarick Battels Charles Cruther , James Epperson and his son Charles Charles Goodman William Owens Robert Maury, Thomas B urton Lewis Shiflet Rowland Horsley William Pritt Martin Phillips William Harris John Obrian Nathan Stradling Horsley Goodman Tytheables and the male Tytheables of the said Joseph Goodman. Now for some current local information. The original "Main Road" to the Barricks was out of Charlottesville northwest on what is now called Lamb's Road. It went close to the Church built on the land of Bland Ballard which he donated. There is a housing development in this area now. The original church is gone but I have been told my Larry Wyant, current operator, of Wyants store that as a young boy he cut grass in the area since he lived in that area with his parents Clark Wyant's family, descendants of the Maupins. Larry is 54 years old. While cutting grass he said that there were graves in the yards of one house that was built close to where the church was at one time. These are undoubtedly the graves of the Bland Ballard family. Later the church was moved to another location north and now has its own cemetery. Anyway back to the road. The original road to the Barricks now goes across "private" property and is not possible to travel on it. The Barricks itself is a housing development also. Graves have been found in they yards of the current owners of the houses and some have been marked. The road spoken of in this writing is apparently the south road out of the barricks. On a current map it would come out onto Barricks Road, turn west go less than a mile and turn north. This is now the Road from Barricks road to Free Union. Free Union did not exist in 1795. It went north to a fork. The East fork went to the original site of Michie's Tavern, the West fort went to what is now Wesly Chapel Church, passing Free Union Baptist Church and the Cemetery next to it. Just a short distance on the west road, perhaps a few hundred feet another branch of the road turns north. This is the branch spoken of in this entry I beleive. This branch goes north several miles to the (then) Orange County Line, as soon as you cross the Orange County Line you have Bingham Church on your left. The Road contines on to Route 33 west of Standardsville. Before you reach the Orange County line there is a road that branches left and it is on this road that a great number of the Shifflets lived. Shifflets Mill is also located on this road. I hope this will help. If anyone would like lookups on the Road Order Book please let me know, and for those of you who can get a copy of the Albemarle County Road map I wll expain the locations of these entries with the current maps. I will see if I can order a map of Albemarle Co. myself. They are free and are available at any of the DOT offices in Albemarle Co. I have my in storage but I can ask a friend to stop by the office that is near her home and mail me several. William Albertson [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, December 22, 2002 9:40 PM Subject: [VIA-L] Albemarle County Road orders >Does anyone have a copy of Albemarle County Road Orders? > >I'm looking for the entry for 7 Dec 1795... >it starts outs....Joseph Goodman is appointed a surveyor of the road leading >by the barracks from John Shifletts to the river with the following male..... > >Thank you, >Judy > >