This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BrenBornyasz Surnames: Riesinger, Loring, LeArque Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7134/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for birth information for a Deloss Lorenzo (or Lorenzo Deloss) Loring, born in 1818 in Virginia - no idea where in Virginia, but so noted in a biographical write-up in B.C., Canada, where he ended up and had his family. Any help greatly appreciated - Post or email direct at designs@brensan.com Thanks - Bren Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi, I've got a gen. friend who I've been giving all the Virginia Douglas/s stuff I can find to, but so far we haven't found anything. He thinks Alexander probably came from Virginia but has no proof. He's done the DNA and doesn't match with anyone (same as quite a few others), and hired a researcher in NC. So, any suggestions? hints? leads? This is brief summary, lol - kind of. he wrote me a more indepth one so if you are interested... :). thanks Julie ---------------------------- Sometime between 1805 and 1817 Alexander was "acquired" by John and Caty (Hileman) Yost and travelled by caravan to Union County, Illinois, arriving in September, 1817. There are no known records in North Carolina or Illinois indicating as to WHY Alexander was with the Yosts. There are Union County road repair records from the early 1820's showing that sometimes Alexander went by Yost and sometimes Douglas, while he lived with them. There is always the possibility that an out-of-wedlock event occurred back in North Carolina. I am fine with that, I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO THEY WERE. Here is what makes me think our real surname is Douglas: When Alexander Douglas reached 21 (1826) he bought property in Union County as Alexander Douglas. When he married Mary Hinkle (she was born in NC also) in 1826, the marriage certificate says "Alexander Douglas...AKA Yost". What that says, is that for convenience and because he was a kid, he tolerated Yost. The SECOND he reached his maturity he let it be known he was A. DOUGLAS. Alexander KNEW his real surname was Douglas, and despite having to do alot of explaining to folks around here back in the 1820's who thought he was Alex Yost, he took his surname back. This tells me he knew his parents, especially his mother, and "something happened". Finally, because he was brought to Union County (I am the last of his Douglas descendents who wanders around aimlessly in Union County) it cut him off from his Douglas family. There is no known communication between AD and his NC family. AD (Alexander Douglas) married twice. He married Mary Hinkle in 1826 and had 11 children. Mary died in 1856 and AD then married Sarah Ann Garrett (Keller). He had 4 more children and I am descended from the last...Travis Douglas 1864-1930. Alexander died in 1865 and Sarah in 1869 so Travis was raised by Sarah's grown Keller children from her first marriage. We always wonder...where were all of AD's kids from his first marriage ? We don't even know if Travis knew who all these Douglases were, wandering around aimlessly in Union County, Illinois. There are no clues in AD's Will. I know Wills are mostly about which kid gets what, but sometimes there is more. I just wish that AD had something like; "...And to my Uncle Bolivar Callabassus Douglas, who took my best plough and never returned it and regularly beat me at poker...I leave NOT A BLASTED THING. That would give us something to go on. But there is nothing. So Travis never knew his parents and this helped make the break with the past stronger. Today we don't know nuttin about nobody not no how not no way. - Michael Douglas --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.

Are their any male decedents from this line? You could do a Y-DNA test to find out the surname because father's and son carry the same DNA. This may give you some clues as to where to look. Good Luck Joy "gc-gateway@rootsweb.com" <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coonersue Surnames: Baker Johnson johnston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7133/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Grandfather's name is John William Baker Jr. He was born in Sylvester, Ga in 1923. His Father's name was Sr. born 15 Nov 1869 or so it would seem. I have always heard that my GGrandfather went awol and changed his name to Baker. His Former name may have been Johnson or johnston or something along that line. I have asked my grandmother many times about this before she passed away july 07. She would simply reply to me saying that "we don't talk about that side of the family". Well now granny's gone and john jr's mind is gone and has been for quite some time. I guess what i am trying to find out is if anyone out here is geneaology land would know anything about this or maybe give me some hint on how to find out if there is a way. Here is what i know so far ... 1930 Worth Co.( Ga.), Bridgeboro and Minton Rd. Age 66? father born Virginia and mother born Ga. His occupation Peddler of products. Snow age 38 born Ga Junior age 6 and Jeanette age 3 1910 Mitchell Co John W., all Virginia wife Cara born 1883? Ga Sydney son age 9, Female, Ruby, Horton married 12 yrs. 1920 Mitchell Co. John W. age 50? all born Virginia (Divorced) Trudie Lewis (married), Sydney, Jewell and Horton Do not see Xwife Cara or Cora in census? 1930 Horton living with sister Jewell in Minton Worth Co 1930 Sydney in Mitchell Co., with family Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VIRGINIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Researching the Family Histories of the Following Surnames: Durrett, Saunders/Sanders, Quick, Cole, Smith, Gilbert, Leftwich, Hopkins, Counts, Capps, Moore/Morris, Grooms, Fletcher, Dotson/Dodson, Willie Foley, Clifton, French, Hite, Ramsey, Haggard, Bruce, Catlett, Gaines, Underwood, Thornton, Mann, Stone, Sims, Duncan, Cooper, Ware, Boone, Blythe, Cooper, DeHart, Warren, Morridge Ivaldi-Durrett and Allied Families http://www.sanders.tribalpages.com/ --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: coonersue Surnames: Baker Johnson johnston Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7133/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Grandfather's name is John William Baker Jr. He was born in Sylvester, Ga in 1923. His Father's name was Sr. born 15 Nov 1869 or so it would seem. I have always heard that my GGrandfather went awol and changed his name to Baker. His Former name may have been Johnson or johnston or something along that line. I have asked my grandmother many times about this before she passed away july 07. She would simply reply to me saying that "we don't talk about that side of the family". Well now granny's gone and john jr's mind is gone and has been for quite some time. I guess what i am trying to find out is if anyone out here is geneaology land would know anything about this or maybe give me some hint on how to find out if there is a way. Here is what i know so far ... 1930 Worth Co.( Ga.), Bridgeboro and Minton Rd. Age 66? father born Virginia and mother born Ga. His occupation Peddler of products. Snow age 38 born Ga Junior age 6 and Jeanette age 3 1910 Mitchell Co John W., all Virginia wife Cara born 1883? Ga Sydney son age 9, Female, Ruby, Horton married 12 yrs. 1920 Mitchell Co. John W. age 50? all born Virginia (Divorced) Trudie Lewis (married), Sydney, Jewell and Horton Do not see Xwife Cara or Cora in census? 1930 Horton living with sister Jewell in Minton Worth Co 1930 Sydney in Mitchell Co., with family Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MelissaHinton Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/2525.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Are you still researching this line? Melissa Melanson formerly Hinton Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: qvarizona Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7132.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There are many experienced researchers on these message boards who will probably be happy to help you get started (including me.) You'll need to send names dates of your grandparents and their children and any info you have. I'd be happy to try and find them in the census returns. To start on your own, first, click on HOME (on top of this page)and take a look at the links in the box on the left for lots of helpful information. You can also start a surname search, either on rootsweb (see top of page) or on google. Enter "surname genealogy virginia" or any variety of these words of others, e.g. "Smith genealogy virginia". Try with and without quote marks. To exchange info with others who may be researching the same surname, use the surname boards on this site, or go to: http://genforum.genealogy.com/your grandfather's surname/ Read a few of the postings and you'll see how it works. Choose your words carefully when you post, e.g. "Joe Blow who m. Alice in Loudoun, VA." You can also use the search box and enter the name of your grandfather. Let us know if you need more help getting started or if you'd like a lookup in census returns or? -- Joanne Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jojon165 Surnames: Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7132/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Was Wandering If Any One Could Answer Family Question From My Granparents Birth And Death Record They Have County Name Old Virginia And They Was Born About 1799 In Virginia But Married In Loudoun Virginia. Family was Wandering What Old Virginia Mean And Where Do We Research For More Genealogy For My Grandparents Birth And Death Record. Thank You Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: darrelsalisbury Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7131/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Need a transcription of the entry for Griffith Evans, page 4, Vol. 2: 1666-1695, of Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, by Nell Marion Nugent. Thanks. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: mariposablanca411 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/124.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Saw your message ,possibly may be related. My grandfather ,Benjamin Goodman came from Lithuania aprox 1900 through the port of Baltimore with his brothers and sisters and ?parents. Lived in Berkley,VA. Many Goodmans lived in this area most of whom are related . Never heard mention of anyone named Harry. Hope you find this info useful. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

CNET founder pays $15.3M for Carter's Grove Halsey Minor, a Virginia native and Internet entrepreneur, buys the James City County plantation from Colonial Williamsburg. By NICOLAS ZIMMERMAN | 247-4760 December 20, 2007 WILLIAMSBURG - The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has sold Carter's Grove plantation to a Virginia native and Internet entrepreneur who plans to use the sprawling 18th-century estate as a private residence and thoroughbred horse-breeding farm. Halsey Minor, who founded CNET.com and now runs a San Francisco venture capital firm, purchased the property — which includes a Georgian-style mansion and 400 acres along the James River — for $15.3 million, according to information released Wednesday by Colonial Williamsburg. The property is subject to a conservation easement, which prohibits any commercial or residential development on the site, Colonial Williamsburg spokesman Tom Shrout said. "These restrictions will achieve long-term protection of the site's historical, architectural, visual, archaeological and environmental resources," he said. "We're very pleased with the outcome, and we're very pleased we've found a new owner who shares our concern for the property and our desire to have it protected, and who has made the commitment to carrying on that stewardship." In the CW press release about Carter's Grove, he said he wants to expand research programs devoted to the plantation. Colonial Williamsburg plans to use proceeds from the sale to help fund existing education programs and a planned expansion of the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, Shrout said. Wednesday's sale ended a search for a buyer that began last December, when Colonial Williamsburg announced it would look to sell the property under terms of a conservation easement. The decision, the foundation said at the time, was based on the property's distance from CW's historic area and its divergence from the foundation's core mission — presenting and interpreting Revolutionary War-era Virginia. Carter's Grove has been closed to the public since 2003, when the foundation shuttered it to help close a $35 million budget deficit. In addition to the mansion, the estate includes the remnants of a 17th-century English settlement, an underground archaeology museum and reconstructed 18th-century slave quarters. The plantation is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Historic Landmarks Register. "The transfer of this property to private ownership, with stewardship governed by the terms of an easement, is the best approach to assure long-term protection of the property," Colin Campbell, the foundation's president, said in the prepared statement. Who is Halsey Minor? • Graduated from the University of Virginia in 1987 (in anthropology) • Co-founded CNET Networks in 1992 • Founded Grand Central Communications in 2000, which Google purchased in August • Now runs Minor Ventures, a San Francisco venture capital firm Carter's Grove timeline • 1750s: Mansion at Carter's Grove plantation on the James River is built by Burwell family, which owned it until the 1830s. • 1928: Purchased by industrialist Archibald McCrea, and restored and expanded in 1930s. • 1960s: Last resident dies; becomes part of Colonial Williamsburg Foundation properties in 1968. • 1970s: Mansion is presented as a 20th-century home; excavations find evidence of slave quarters, leads to reconstruction of the quarters on land between reception center and mansion. • 2003: CW Foundation closes mansion and grounds Jan. 2, citing financial pressures, says it may remain closed for at least two years. • 2006: Foundation announces it is looking for a buyer. • 2007: Virginia native and Internet entrepreneur Halsey Minor purchases the mansion and homes in December, with the intention of returning it to a private residence.

Stained patch turns up big find Jamestown archaeologists uncover a complex and significant lead to the fort's history. By MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON | 247-4783 December 20, 2007 JAMES CITY - Jamestown archaeologists stepped back from months of careful digging Wednesday to show off what project director William Kelso described as one of the pioneering English fort's most complex and significant architectural features. First uncovered in mid-2006, the puzzling dark-stained patch of ground initially resembled a nearby well so richly packed with early artifacts, it required a summer of digging to explore. But as archaeologists probed farther into the slumping soil, the feature expanded dramatically in depth and size, revealing at least three successive floor levels of a large two-chamber cellar dating to the earliest days of the settlement. In addition to a 1607 blacksmith's forge, the structure might have housed historically important experiments in metallurgy, glass-making and potash-making sparked by the colonists' determined but ill-fated efforts to find a profitable product for export back to England. After the disastrous Starving Time of 1610, it was converted into a giant subterranean kitchen that might have been used to feed much of the fort's swelling population, as well as the households of Gov. Sir Thomas Gates and his successors. "This is what we were trying to deal with all summer. But we just couldn't figure it out," said Kelso, director of archaeology for APVA Preservation Virginia. "There are just so many layers of time and activity here that it's very hard to simplify what's happening." Digging methodically since midsummer, the Jamestown Rediscovery team recovered thousands of artifacts from the complex feature, including several extremely early iron chisels made from local ore — possibly as demonstration products. Not long after this effort, the colonists expanded the workshop space and the scope of their experiments to include what may have been pharmaceutical tests requiring various kinds of earthenware drug jars. Among the mysteries still to be explained is the function of a timber-lined fire pit that may have contributed to the destruction of the structure by fire. Deeply set replacement posts suggest the settlers were undeterred by the setback, going on to construct a new 11/2-story building that may have played roles in both glass-making and potash-making experiments. "You get the impression from the records that the colonists weren't doing anything. But this shows they were making a tremendous effort to find something that would make money for their investors," Kelso said. "They were sending in all kinds of specialists. They were trying all sorts of things. And they dug a lot of dirt to make their workshop. But it just wasn't in the cards for any of those efforts to be successful." Like the rest of the fort, the structure was transformed by the massive rebuilding campaign that followed the Starving Time. Two large ovens measuring as much as 6 feet long were burrowed into the clay wall of the cellar's north chamber. Brickmakers and masons completed the conversion into a kitchen by covering the face of the ovens with a robust brick shelf and lining. "We'd like to take the brickwork down so we can get a look at the cobble footing beneath it. There may have been an earlier hearth," Kelso said. "But we're probably looking at the earliest surviving brickwork in English North America. So we're going to leave it alone." Exactly what the kitchen was used for is still being debated among Kelso and his team members. The archaeologists have recovered numerous high-status artifacts from the feature, including rare Chinese porcelain, specialized cooking utensils and a candlestick. Those finds suggest that the kitchen may have served the households of Gates and his successors, who lived in the nearby government complex constructed about 1611 and expanded several times over the following years. "Candles were very expensive in the early 17th century — and only the very wealthy could afford them," Jamestown Rediscovery curator Bly Straube said. "So when you find a candlestick, you're talking about someone who was pretty important." Other evidence suggests the colony's leaders may have constructed the structure as a large, common kitchen capable of feeding many settlers — an improvement that would not only have addressed a constant health concern but also freed the colonists to pursue other, potentially profit-making activities. "This is about the time we see a documentary reference to the need for bakers and cooks," Straube said. "The men at Jamestown were making themselves sick — and taking time away from their work — because they were cooking from themselves. This would have been a way to centralize that cooking function." More clues could lurk beneath a nearby patch of stain-darkened soil, which Kelso believes could shed still more light on the struggling colony's oft-debated efforts to feed and support itself during its earliest years. "Here's this big cellar. Here's the governor's residence. So what's this big stain here?" he asks. "We've only dug about half of what's here. Nobody knew there would be so much. And this could be the next great discovery."

Hi list, for those with English ancestry the Yesterdays site has now been updated with thousands of names as appear on official parish documents concerning Settlement, Removal, Bastardy, Apprenticeships and other documents .There are Wills and Administrations, and a Miscellany of other records. Based on the mid England county of Derbyshire it contains the names of many folks from throughout the UK and beyond, some who left their original homes in search of work and whose Settlement Examinations gives accounts of many of their movements. It also gives an insight to the type of Parish life our ancetors lived. mike http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm

mike spencer <mikedecc9@sky.com> wrote: Hi list, for those with English ancestry the Yesterdays site has now been updated with thousands of names as appear on official parish documents concerning Settlement, Removal, Bastardy, Apprenticeships and other documents. There are Wills and Administrations, and a Miscellany of other records. Based on the mid England county of Derbyshire it contains the names of many folks from throughout the UK and beyond, some who left their original homes in search of work and whose Settlement Examinations gives accounts of many of their movements. It also gives an insight to the type of Parish life our ancetors lived. mike http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/Yesterday/index.htm Liz rodeo88us God Bless America, Again --------------------------------- Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search.

Was clearing out my old emails. I do not recall seeing this below by Elaine. Do you have any Cheshires, Cheshers, Chessers, etc These dates are just about the time my John Chesher immigrated. Thanks, Ella twigs_269@comcast.net Subject: Re: [VIRGINIA] New Lookup Material available for Virginia > <I have just received a copy of Emigrants from England to > <American 1718 to 1759. By Kaminkow. > > <Maybe 5000 Virginia, > <The Carolinas, Phila. Pa & New York. > <Many of these I have not found listed currently on the > <internet. > <I will accept lookup requests from this material. > <Elaine > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > VIRGINIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: felicia5 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7130/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Any Ports out there? Need help! feliciav5@hotmail.com Thanks! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Hi, I am looking for a death date for Peter C. BRADLEY. Here is what I have on him: Peter C BRADLEY: He was born in 1862 in Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, and he died in 1926 in Albemarle, VA. He married Millie BANKS on abt. 1890, and had the following children: Marie (abt. 1890), Peter (1895), Charles (1900), and Thomas (1900). Thanks for any help you can give me. Anna Adams

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: user392423 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7129.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: This is the best candidate I see for a Alton L. MARTIN b. 1915 VA: Name: Alton Lee Martin 1920 Home in 1920: Long Branch, Franklin, Virginia Age: 5 years birth year: abt 1915 Birthplace: Virginia Relation Son Father Jim Father's Birth Place: Virginia Mother Mary Mother's Birth Place: Virginia Marital Status: Single Race: White Jim Martin VA (James, b. about 1890 but all over the place) 31 Mary Martin VA 35 Alton Lee Martin VA 5 SS Records: ALTON L MARTIN 05 Sep 1914 17 Sep 1998 (V) 43211 (Columbus, Franklin, OH) (none specified) 226-14-2787 Virginia ZORA L MARTIN 11 Feb 1915 25 Sep 2006 (V) 43211 (Columbus, Franklin, OH) (none specified) 223-50-4556 Virginia If you send for Zora's SS record, It should show her parents which would allow a proper search for her> RC Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pixegurl Surnames: martin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.virginia.unknown/7129/mb.ashx Message Board Post: These are my grand parents. They both were born in Virginia I have the information on them once they moved to Columbus Ohio. I need help in finding them prier to that. Zora b1915 - d2006 Alton b1914 - d 1998. they had nine children. thank you in advance for reading my post Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.