Mr. Albertson, It may be I to whom you refer as "the lady from Texas who said that her Via line lived on the original William Amer farm." You suggest that, and I am paraphrasing, that a group could join together to research the Robert Via line. I think I have about completely plowed that field as far as I know. It would please me immensely if new data emerges that I have not seen or studied. In the early 1970's, when I made my first research trip to Hanover County and Richmond, it was possible to actually read, hands on, the Personal Property Tax and Land Tax Records of Hanover that commenced in 1782, and that were at that time housed in the Virginia State Archives. I can't remember if the records had been filmed then or if the filming was done a short time later. I read them all, and when I got home, I ordered through the University of Texas here in Austin, all of the microfilm reels of both sets of taxes. I copied by hand every Via entry (Peace and Turner also as I descend from these known families in Hanover also) from 1782, until about 1872, the last yeaar that had been filmed. I typed every year altering nothing. As footnotes, I wrote my own observations about entries. The Hanover Clerks who recorded these kept meticulous records with many explanatory notes in margins, and whose penmanships through the years were excellent and easy to read. No bleeding through pages, quality of paper and ink was superior. The Personal Property Tax Records serve as a head tax or poll tax if you will. One learns such valuable information about what was valued through the years and what each poll possessed. I have studied and studied through the years the various implications of what the entries include and do not include and have formed various conclusions based on educated preponderance of evidence observations. I think I have in my library every book that has ever been published that includes data on Hanover/New Kent County (and by the way, there have been two books published fairly recently of inventories of known cemeteries) and the people who lived in these counties. I have corresponded with June Banks Evans a number of times through the years comparing information and speculation about our families, based on what we have found in our respective research efforts. I may not be your "lady" after all. I have never refered to Amor Via as William Amer. As far as I know that William appendage was just stuck in front of Amer/Amor's name by someone who may have documentation that I have never seen. It would be most unusual in 17th century for anyone to be listed with double given name. I am not looking at my notes or the VESTRY..., but I believe that the last year that Robert I's land was processioned as his was about 1755. In the same precinct afterwards are sons listed, and they plus (probably) youngest son, Littleberry, are listed in the Land and Personal Property Tax Records commencing in 1782. I believe from evidence I have accumulated that Robert I probably married above his station. In other words, he married a woman who brought to the marriage about 500 acres of land (based on the amount of land the sons collectively inherited). I know precisely where in Hanover County this land is, and you are correct, I have copies of the tracts as the last generations sold it, the last being by Andrew Jackson Via's brother's heirs in 1934. The land is on Black Creek on Route 619 not far from its intersection with Route 628 in the lower end of the county. This was not Amor's land. I have made half hearted attempts to pinpoint that land (probably never more than the 1704, 50 acres), but I have not found sufficient data to do this with certainty, although I know the general area. I have tried through the years to find someone who is interested in the Robert Via lines and the Vias who remained in Hanover, but I have not been successful. I would be so pleased to receive and share data that I have accumulated through many years and much research. On a similar note, I should mention that I also descend from another son of Robert I. That is through son, Robert (of the deed of 1788) through son, Robert (same deed), through son, Robert, to daughter, Louisiana Via, who married her third cousin, once removed (I believe, unless I have miscalculated), Carter Via in 1828. She inherited a portion of the original Robert I's land, and their marriage joined some of the land before it was divided. I doubt there are many who are interested, but if anyone would like to contact me directly about any of the Hanover Vias, my E-mail address is [email protected]