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 >