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 > >