Would it be possible to learn what is available on McELVAIN(E)/McILVAIN(E)? Thank you, Vickye White 3477 N. FM 1212 Stanton, TX 79782 Please visit a favorite website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcottle/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~txking/ Michelle's Website: http://www.geocities.com/Petsburgh/Park/2447/mainpage.html "Patriotism means to stand by the country, it does not mean to stand by the President or any other public official..." Theodore Roosevelt

I have a copy of some pages of "English Duplicates of Lost Virginia Records, compiled by Louis des Cognets, Jr. (Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., 1981. Is this the book for which you are looking? It is in our local genealogical library, if so, and I will be glad to do a lookup for you. There are other books on early VA records, but this one has a lot that was burned in various fires. Major research lines: ARNETT, ATHEY/ATHY/ATHA, BETTIS, BLAND/BLAN/BLANN/BLAIN/BLAINE, BOON/BOONE, BURGESS, CARR, CARTER, COLE/COLES/COAL/COALE(s), COOKE, CROCKETT, DARST/DURST, DORSEY, ELLIS, FLETCHER, FORD/FORDE/FOARD, FOSTER, HANKS, HOPKINS, ILES, JONES, KAUP, LAWRENCE, LEE, LINCOLN, MAIN/MAINE, MARCUM/MARKHAM, McDANNALD/McDANNOLD/McDANIEL/McDONALD, McELVAIN(E)/McILVAIN(E), McKISSICK/McKISSACK, MOODY, OLDRIDGE, OSBORNE/OSBORN/OSBOURNE, PRIBBLE, RAY/RHEA/WRAY, SANDUSKY/SADOWSKI/SODOWSKI, SNOW, WARREN, WASHINGTON, WHEELER, WILCOXEN/WILCOXSON/WILCOCKSON, WILSON, and OTHERS. > [Original Message] > From: erach <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 9/20/2004 6:51:22 AM > Subject: [VIRGINIA] Re: VIRGINIA-D Digest V04 #68 > > Good morning everyone... > > My wife Tonia Edwards DAR, is going to a week long conference in Salt > Lake city, in a few days and hopes to do some research as time allows... > > Here is the problem... > > A number of years ago a blue covered book turned up in the local library, > which I think was entitled Early Virginia Records? > > The opening stated that it contained the passport records of those > leaving the territory of Virginia and they were issued by Joseph Edwards, > high sherrif... > > When I returned to the library several days later, the book was gone from > the private collection...PEMANENTLY!!! > > Can anyone tell me the exact name of the book and where it was > printed...please... > > thank you for any help you can give... > > cordially... > > edward rach KTJ, GCSt.S > Prior of the Midwest > > > ==== VIRGINIA Mailing List ==== > Rhonda Smith list manager > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Good morning everyone... My wife Tonia Edwards DAR, is going to a week long conference in Salt Lake city, in a few days and hopes to do some research as time allows... Here is the problem... A number of years ago a blue covered book turned up in the local library, which I think was entitled Early Virginia Records? The opening stated that it contained the passport records of those leaving the territory of Virginia and they were issued by Joseph Edwards, high sherrif... When I returned to the library several days later, the book was gone from the private collection...PEMANENTLY!!! Can anyone tell me the exact name of the book and where it was printed...please... thank you for any help you can give... cordially... edward rach KTJ, GCSt.S Prior of the Midwest

The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, December 28, 1905 MR. ELI D. BARGER passed away at the home of his son, PERRY BARGER, in southeast Chariton yesterday afternoon, December 27, 1905, about 4:30 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks with stomach trouble. Funeral services conducted by Rev. F.B. Palmer will be held at the Baptist Church tomorrow (Friday) morning at ten o'clock, after which interment will take place in the Chariton Cemetery. ELI DAVID BARGER was born at James River Plantation near Natural Bridge, Rockford County, Virginia, on July 5, 1852. He was the son of JAMES and ELIZABETH BARGER. When but two years old he came to Lucas County, Iowa, settling near Goshen Church near the town of Derby, and this county has since been his home. On October 5, 1873, he was married in Union Township to MISS KATHARINE JONES, who survives him. For the past twenty years their home has been in Chariton. They are the parents of four children, MRS. MAGGIE MCMAINS, MRS. LOVILLA CRANE, MRS. ANNA MAUK and PERRY BARGER, all of whom reside in this city and were at their father's bedside when death came. MR. BARGER was a kind, good man, possessing many splendid traits of character, and his friends were numbered by his acquaintances. He is also survived by six brothers and two sisters, JOSEPH of California, GEORGE W. of Colorado, JOHN W., ISAIAH, HENRY H. and J.N. of this county, MRS. JANE COURTNEY of South Dakota MRS.ELVA R. BURTCHBY of Kansas City. To the grief stricken relatives the deepest sympathy of the community is extended. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 16, 2004 http://www.rootsweb.com/~ialucas/Main.htm posted at this site with Nancee's permission * dont know if Rockford County, Virginia, existed or if it should be Rockbridge? Deborah

From: [email protected] #1 Three Harris Lines AlbemarleCo VA ["A. Land Harris" <[email protected]>] In my paternal ancestry, I have three Harris lines,two of which puzzle me greatly. My second Harris line begins with  James Harris (1739-1797) m. to Betty/Betsey Shares (1739-1830).My father's paternal grandmother was Hettie Mildred Norris (b. 7/23,1830 to Caleb Norris Sr & Allie/Ally/Olly Harris who was b. May 25,1795 to James and Betsey's son Henry Harris and Mary Ferguson). I have not been able to find any of these great uncles and aunts, nor their descendants. Augusta Land Harris Phoenix, Az _____________________________ I can help you somewhat with James Harris and Betty Shares. Most of my info is from Anita, you might want to contact her as James and Betty Shares Harris is her ancestors. If you are privy to the other children inc Allie Harris info, would you mind sharing with me so I can inc in my Harris database, would appreciate it, additions & corrects always welcome, nothing is ground in stone, verify, thanks, JR Anita [Harris] Schultz-Peters - [email protected] Mar 30, 2004 [No James listed in Robert Harris' will] In the book "Albemarle, Virginia Records of Families 1744 - 1890" in reference to the marriage of the son James Harris jr to Mary McCulloch it states James, Jr. is the son of James md Betty Shares [son of Robert]. I don't know how accurate the book is. Anita Fr Anita.. I wonder if James could be the brother of Overton Harris who was born in about 1732. James Harris born 19 July 1733 died 31 May 1797 Albemarle Co Va. He md Betty Shares 30 June 1757. Betty was born 7 July 1739 and died in Albemarle County, Virginia 4 December 1830. Children of James Harris & Betty Shares 1. Sarah Harris born 1 December 1758 in Albemarle Co and died 24 Feb 1801. She married a Jones. 2. Mary Harris was born 20 April 1760 in Albemarle County and died 6 April 1794. She married David Owens 23 December 1783 in Albemarle County. 3. Betty Harris was born 6 March 1762 in Albemarle County and died 7 April 1793. She married Nathan Mills 20 August 1785 in Albemarle County. 4. Nancy Harris born 7 June 1764 Albemarle Co and died 19 Sep 1794. She married an Owens. 5. Caty Harris born 12 Feb 1766 in Albemarle Co. She md Stuart Owens 30 Mar 1795 Albemarle Co 6. Henry Harris was born 12 February 1768 in Albemarle County and died 14 March 1847. He married Mary Ferguson, daughter of William Ferguson and Pheobe Clark, 13 November 1792 in Albemarle County. Mary was born 11 October 1769. Children:Patsy b 1790; Polly b 1796; James b 1797; 6 more >dont have names My info-Jr Robert Harris -James Harris md Betty Shares - James Harris jr md Mary McCullouch Robert Harris (Maj Robert Harris & Mourning Glenn, William Harris sr & Temperance Overton, Major Robert Harris b abt 1625 Va ) Robert Harris's (abstracted) will (W.B. 3-165)in Louisa Co. reads as 18 June 1765. I August 1765. Son Christopher to have 40 acres of land in Albemarle County, known as "Bears Cornfield." After decease of wife, son William to have all land I now hold in Albemarle County. Sons, Robert, Tyre and William Harris to have slaves. Wife Mowrning (Mourning) to have use of all lands during her life. Son William [who was underage] to be under direction of son-in-law John Rodes. Exrs: sons-in-law John Rodes and William Shelton. Wit: Daniel Maupin, John Mullins, Jr, William Maupin and Connerly Mullins. Sons of Maj Robert Harris & Mourning G Winn [Christopher, Wm, Robert, Tyre] Capt Robert Harris jr b Mar 8 1741 AlbermarleCo VA d NOV 1809 Surrey Co NC md Lucretia Brown b BET 1772/76 dau/o Benjamin Brown/Sarah Thompson b 1746 Albermarle CoVA d 1806 SurreyCo NC Note: Served in VA. State Militia, was Capt. in Revolutionary War. Moved to Surrey Co NC. (see HISTORY & GENEALOGY, Wm. Harris Miller.) Anita [email protected] [The majority of these records come from the family Bible belonging to James and Betty Shares Harris and the will of James Harris. Anita] Transcribed Bible entries from a Bible belonging to the family of James Harris and Betsey Shares, of Albemarle County. The Bible was printed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1789. The marriage date actually states June 31st. James Harris Departed this life May the 31st 1797. Aged sixty four years ten months and twelve days. Betty Harris departed this life December the 4th 1830 Age ninety one years, four months, twenty seven days. Wiley Harris, born May ye 8th 1779. Edmund Harris, born February ye 2nd 1782 and Departed this life 12th April 1791 Henry Harris was born February the 12th 1768 md Mary Ferguson November the 15th 1792 who also was born October the 6th 1769. Patsy Harris born Aug 18th 1793. Aug 1886 - 93 years Polly Harris was born May the 25th 1795. James Harris was born July the 30th 1797. William Harris was born April 12th 18 Hundred Swanney Harris was born January ye 13th 1803 Randel Harris was born September ye 18th 1805 Elizabeth Ferguson Harris was born April ye 11th 1808 Henry Harris was born November ye 7th 1810. Ruebin Harris was born February ye 7th 1816. Peter Harris md Mary Stanfield Estes Feb 28th 1797 who was born April ye 2nd 1772. Lanslot Harris born January ye 10th 1798. Thomas Shares Harris born July ye 20th 1799 William Estes Harris was born August ye 11th 1800 Milly Harris was born March ye 2nd 1802 Elizabeth Harris was born November the 5th 1803 James Harris was born May the 23rd 1805 Henry Harris born April the 27th 1807.Dec’d May 5 18?? Mary Harris was born November the 20th 1808 Frankey Harris was born December the 12th 1810 Littleton Harris was born November the 11th 1812 Caty Owens Harris born September 29th 18?? Nancy Owens Harris was born October ye 11th 1792 Edmund Harris was born November ye 16th 1794 Jenny Jamerson Harris was born June ye 15th 1797 Departed this life January the 31st 1813 age 15 years, 7 months, 16 days Larking Stannard Harris born August 30th 1800 Thomas Shelton Harris born May 24th 1803 William Frederic Harris son of Reubin Harris born March 30 1864 Edgar Wm. Harris son of Fred H. born August18, 1891 Edgar Wm. Harris, Jr. born June 20 1922 Martha Ridgeway Bannan Harris born December 13 1924 ============= Robert Owens of Tennessee states: Blake Harris b February 15th 1845 Albemarle Co Virginia Wiley Harris was born May the 8th 1779 and md Elizabeth Jamerson December ye 23rd 1799 born December 6th 1777 Samuel Harris their son was born November 25th 1800 Sidney Marten Harris was born January the 1st 1803 Sophea Harris was born May the 29th 1805 Shiler Shares Harris was born August the 1st day 1807 William Shelton Harris was born July the 28th 1809 John Jameson Harris was born February 22nd 1812 Amanda Fitzalin Harris was born March 31st 1814 Elizabeth Jane Harris was born August ?? 1816 Robert Jameson Harris was born 25 October 1819 _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

Has anyone EVER run across this in your research?? any leads would be appreciated, thanks, Nena a Rosewell plantation near the Woolfolks in VA, that was owned by the Page family. [The Woolfolk's were prominent family in VA, along with the Taliaferro's and intermarried, and also with the Ashby's] Ashby's are associated with ROSE bank Plantation......just so one does not get confused.

Virginia Records http://www.nyvagenealogy.homestead.com/VirginiaRecords.html Early VA Religious petitions http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/repehtml/repehome.html Irish Immigrants To 17th century Virginia : Ulster Ancestry http://www.ulsterancestry.com/ua-free-Irish_Immigrants_17th-cty_Virginia.html From my friend and fellow Surry Co. researcher, Virginia: Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~chalkley/ Nancy www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 www.thepastwhispers.com USGenWeb site for Orange County, NC: www.thepastwhispers.com/genweb_ncorange_index

This is a multi-part message in MIME format... ------------=_1095098847-18939-0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit hi- am just getting back in the swing from a long illness, wanted to repost my main family line- i alos have lots of info on the families of the wives listed as well !! hope to hear from you !! Happy Hunting ! Sheri ----- Original Message ----- From: "red" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 19:54:01 -0500 To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Subject: TOLIVER OF NC,Jesse N Franky on down... ~~ God Knows My Purpose.~~ -- _______________________________________________ Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 ------------=_1095098847-18939-0 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "red" <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 09 Nov 2003 19:54:01 -0500 To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Message_ID: <[email protected]> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sent-Mail: on Reply-To: [email protected] X-Expiredinmiddle: true X-Mailer: MailCity Service X-Priority: 3 Subject: TOLIVER OF NC,Jesse N Franky on down... X-Sender-Ip: 66.94.214.200 Organization: Lycos Mail (http://www.mail.lycos.com:80) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Language: en Content-Length: 2059 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hi !! new to the lists, looking for info on my Toliver lines, they are as follows... Earl TOLIVER m. Luna SCHNEPPER of IL s/o Jacob 'Jake' TOLIVER m. Mary frances BRYANT of Richalnd Co Il- Noble, Olney... s/o Starling TOLIVER m. Harriet REED of Clay Co IL (have pics!)-have wifes lines 2! s/o Jacob David TOLIVER m. Susan ISOM of WV & IL- have wifes lines also! s/o Jesse TOLIVER m. 'Franky' STAMPER b. VA,then WV & NC- one of the '5 NC Brothers'(Moses,Charles,John,William) *haver the Stamper lines as well!! s/o.....??? the family mystery... thought to have been either of the Taliaferro family's line, DNA has now disproven any relation- having been born @ 1756 in Faquier VA,his Rev War pension states that he was moved by his father at an early age & since Faquier took a beating in the war, their papers are almost non existant for research... strangely, the given names of the '5 brothers' are in line exactly with the Taliaferro names, especially of the two generations directly prior to them... Jesse seems to have been a popular Stamper name,as well as John(athon, so perhaps those are not too odd, but the William & Charles are in many a Taliaferro household before these guys... at any rate- i have lots of info, on the men,the wives & the offspring- for the wives lines i have STAMPER,ISOM & REED/READ(E) info back to England... hope to hear rom many of you, im also posted on several other lists, including the Census & Cemetery ones with this info... Happy Hunting ! Sheri in IL --- 'Without Struggle there can be No Progress.' Fredrick Douglas please feel free to efax me @ 501.640.7613 ____________________________________________________________ Enter now for a chance to win a 42" Plasma Television! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda1.com/1/c/563632/113422/313631/313631 AOL users go here: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;6413623;3807821;f?http://mocda1.com/1/c/563632/113422/313631/313631 This offer applies to U.S. Residents Only ------------=_1095098847-18939-0--

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In my paternal ancestry, I have three Harris lines, two of which puzzle me greatly. My father was Elliott Berkeley Harris, b. Nov. 2, 1901, only child of Lewis Henry Harris and Gertrude Elizabeth Brown.   He was named for his maternal uncle Thomas Elliott Brown and the place in California where he was working at the time.   Four months later his uncle died and dad's grandfather Thomas Harris Brown, at the age of 80, took the train to California to bring his son's body home for burial. My first Harris connection begins here: As above my father's maternal grandfather was Thomas Harris Brown, b. 3/25/1823 - d. 1/17/1910 and m. to Elizabeth Marshall Hamner 12/20/1853.   They named their children Thomas Elliott, Gertrude Elizabeth (my grandmother), Ida Marshall, John Augusta, and Fanny Lee.   However Thomas Harris Brown is a mystery of mine.   I have no sibs nor ancestors for him.   But I suspect that he is somehow connected to the B. Browns of Albemarle Co. because I have found two other Thomas Harris Brown's in that family (however not of the right age to be my great grandfather) . The only other clue I have is that   the Thomas Harris Brown/Elizabeth Marshall Brown family was in DeSoto Mississippi in 1858, were in the Census 1870 there.   They were then back in Albemarle Co. Va in the Census in 1880.   I have no idea why they went or why they returned,but I believe all of their children were born in MS. My second Harris line begins with  James Harris (1739-1797) m. to Betty/Betsey Shares (1739-1830). My father's paternal grandmother was Hettie Mildred Norris (b. 7/23,1830 to Caleb Norris Sr & Allie/Ally/Olly Harris who was b. May 25, 1795 to James and Betsey's son Henry Harris and Mary Ferguson). The third Harris line in my paternal lineage follows: My father's paternal grandfather James Edgar Harris born circa 1830 and m. Dec 17, 1855 to Hettie Mildred Norris, is another mystery.   I have no sibs nor ancestors for him yet.   They named their children Lewis Henry, Emma J., Jennie, Josephine, Edward F., George T., Earnest Linwood, & Orville F. I have not been able to find any of these great uncles and aunts, nor their descendants. Any help or clues would be much appreciated!!! Thanks, Augusta Land Harris Phoenix, Az

FYI-from another list I had requested this book when it was out of print and just got the following message. The cost of the book $33. In response to your past interest we are pleased to advise you that the following publication is now available: ITEM ID TITLE>9491 Pioneer Families of Franklin County, Virginia To order, please call our toll-free number (1-800-296-6687) or fax us at (410)-752-8492. Genealogical Publishing Company>1001 N. Calvert Street>Baltimore, MD 21202 Clearfield Company 200 E. Eager Street Baltimore, MD 21202 Dr. Wingfield was widely regarded as the foremost authority on the history and genealogy of Franklin County, Virginia. Although his manuscript on the pioneer families of Franklin County--with references to nearly 15,000 persons--was completed in 1939, it remained unpublished until 1964, when the Virginia Book Company of Berryville, Virginia, issued it with the consent of Dr. Wingfield's widow. Now that the original edition of the Wingfield work is out of print, Clearfield Company has arranged to reprint it by special courtesy of the Virginia Book Company. If your Franklin County ancestor is among the following families, here is one book you cannot afford to do without: Akers, Bernard, Boone, Booth, Bowman, Brodie, Brown, Cahill, Callaway, Carper, Claiborne, Cooper, Craghead, Davis, Dillard, Dillon, Dudley, Early, Ferguson, Finney, Fishburn, Glass, Goode, Greer, Hancock, (Thomas) Hancock, Harper, Hill, Hook, Hopkins, (Charles) Hopkins, James, Jamison, Laprade, Lavinder, Lee, McNiel, Marshall, Martin, Mitchell, Montgomery, Motley-Martin, Naff (Naeff, Knaff), Nelson, Peters, Pinkard, Powell-Payne, Price, Prillaman, Prunty, Ross, Saunders, Swanson-Muse, Taliaferro, Tate, Tinsley, Turner, Walker, Webster, and Wingfield.

BY MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON 247-4783 Published September 5, 2004 City digs into past to build a future - With most of its historical landscape leveled by redevelopment, America's oldest English-speaking town looks underground for clues to transform itself. HAMPTON -- For a place whose roots run back nearly as far as those at Jamestown, Hampton doesn't have much to show for the past 400 years. Destroyed by fire during the Civil War, America's oldest continuous English-speaking settlement burned again a quarter-century later. Seventy-five years after that, nearly everything that was built back up was knocked down in the name of urban redevelopment. Old-timers still shake their heads over the massive catalog of architectural losses from the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. They point to the magnificent brick walls of St. John's Church, which rivaled Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg when it opened in 1728, and lament that nothing else survived from this period. Digging alongside busy Settlers Landing Road, however, archaeologists are searching for clues that could recapture not only that glorious era but also the time when Hampton - then known as Kecoughtan - far outpaced the capital at Jamestown in size and population. So hospitable were the taverns here in 1630 that Gov. John Pott received a reprimand for the many tipsy visits he made when he should have been upriver attending to his duties. Just how smartly this dig will unfold remains to be determined. But with Hampton's 400th anniversary coming up in 2010, City Council members voted unanimously to spend $150,000 for the excavation. And one member said the historic landscape hidden underground could provide a crucial key to the struggling downtown's future. Watching a group of tourists gawking over the preliminary dig, Councilwoman Angela Leary became convinced that the detective work has important economic potential in addition to historical appeal. She also believes that finding out more about Hampton's role as a pioneering urban center could help define its newest redevelopment plans, with the old Colonial downtown bequeathing a unique sense of place and tradition to its 21st-century successor. "This city has never looked at archaeology as an asset before," Leary said. After three weeks of work, archaeologists have already found evidence that could trace the history of the site as far back as the mid-1600s, when colonist William Claiborne used the Hampton River as a springboard for an ambitious trading operation that opened the Chesapeake Bay to English settlement. They've also uncovered the remains of a brick stairwell that leads down into a 20-foot-wide, 18th-century cellar. Various outbuildings, wells, refuse pits, drains and other features lie just beyond these ancient steps, defining a well-developed service area that once ran all the way from the back of the structure to a now filled-in inlet of the river. "When we hit that 18th-century staircase, we struck a gold mine," Leary said. "We all want to see where it will lead. And it's my job to help make that happen." Hampton was one of the most important and populous towns in Virginia then, said Matthew W. Laird, senior researcher at the James River Institute for Archaeology, which is conducting the 12-week, $150,000 investigation. But he and his colleagues are still surprised to see so many telltale features emerge so early in the excavation. "You stand at a busy intersection like this and you have to ask yourself, 'What could survive here?' " said senior archaeologist Garrett R. Fesler. "And the answer is - 'a lot.' "We're seeing extremely good preservation so far, especially considering that we're right in the middle of an urban area. It's really a great reminder that just below our feet are all kinds of mysteries and secrets - and they're giving us a whole different look at Hampton." Not every archaeological project begins with such promise. But when scientists started digging the first test holes earlier this summer, they had the aid of a remarkably detailed, if sometimes inaccurate, 18th-century map - plus many good reasons to believe that the ground around the old Goodyear tire store held some long-hidden secrets. During the 1980s, three major excavations took place only a stone's throw away as the city cleared the waterfront for the construction of the Radisson Hotel, the Virginia Air & Space Center and the Hampton Carousel Plaza. All three yielded evidence of structures from the 17th and 18th centuries, city historian Mike Cobb said, enabling archaeologists and historians to begin piecing together a vision of the busy port town that included taverns, apothecaries and tradesmen's shops as well as warehouses and shipyards. Equally important was the information provided by Kenny Quinn, a highly regarded amateur archaeologist who recovered numerous artifacts just a few feet away from the Goodyear site during the construction of Settlers Landing Road in the early 1970s. "When they expanded the street, Kenny found what he calls the richest trash pit he's ever seen in Hampton," said Dave Hazzard, an archaeologist with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. "So you've got downtown Hampton, Settlers Landing Road and everything they found at the Radisson, carousel and Air & Space Center. That gives you the potential to find some pretty hot stuff." Funded by an $8,000 grant from a ******* donor - plus $5,000 from the state's Threatened Sites Program - the preliminary round of shovel tests turned up a rare African cowrie shell as well as English ceramic fragments that date to the 1680s. But it was the sight of the 18th-century brick steps leading into the ground that persuaded Leary, other members of the City Council and the city's staff to appropriate the money needed for a more comprehensive dig of an area that spans about half the block. "If we'd come down into the middle of the cellar, we might not have known what it was - or what direction to go," said project archaeologist Hank Lutton. "So we were really lucky that we put in this trench where we did." The city's support represents a marked departure from 2001, when a ******* donor had to step in at the last minute to pay for the $25,000 excavation that preceded the construction of the Hampton History Museum. In 1995, the city resisted authorizing an archaeological investigation of an extremely rare mid-1600s plantation discovered at the planned site of the Pentran bus station parking lot. Only the prospect of having to protect the property with a 3-foot-thick layer of soil persuaded it to agree to the federally funded $75,000 dig, which attracted nearly 1,000 visitors during an open house. That record of reluctance, which many archaeologists trace back to the city's frustration with spending an estimated $600,000 on digs during the massive redevelopment efforts of the 1980s, may have eased with the successful opening of the history museum last year. Archaeological artifacts make up some of the most compelling objects in the museum's exhibits, vividly illustrating a story that has become increasingly important as this old city tries to transform its battered downtown through a historically inspired blend of businesses and urban housing. "Hampton is a city with a lot of history to tell, and maybe we haven't always told that story as well as we should have in the past," said Terry O'Neill, the city planning director. "So it was relatively easy to decide that this was the right thing to do - and to do everything within reason to make sure that this particular dig was done. "This dig and any subsequent digs are an investment in our story - and a way to connect the charm and character of what our downtown was with what we want it to become." Perhaps the most promising site for future excavations lies at the historic intersection of King and Queen streets, historians and archaeologists say. But only a preliminary series of shovel tests will reveal whether the ground there holds any secrets worth exploring. ******* developers may be able to skirt the issue altogether, O'Neill said, explaining that the city will only consider examining the archaeological potential of sites targeted by its own redevelopment projects. But Councilwoman Leary still hopes to persuade these investors to become part of an archaeologically inspired downtown revival. "Most developers want to be caretakers," Leary said, "and I think we will find ways to work with them." While that question waits to be answered, both the history museum and the archaeologists have already decided to make the most of the Settlers Landing dig while it's under way. Linking with the public schools, they plan to open the excavation to regular visits from Hampton children studying the history of their city. On-site interpreters will interact with the public during the week, explaining the importance of various archaeological features and describing the latest artifacts pulled from the ground. The museum itself hopes to mount small rotating exhibits of newly discovered artifacts, Cobb said. It is also exploring the possibility of producing a book that will showcase the unusually rich archaeological treasures of Hampton in the same way that other volumes have made the finds at Jamestown and Williamsburg nationally known. "Jamestown and - certainly - Colonial Williamsburg have received all the attention in the past, and that's left Hampton somewhat overshadowed," researcher Laird said. "But at that time in Virginia's early history, the community here had just as much if not more importance. "This was the first stop when you came to Virginia," he added. "And very early on it stopped being the frontier and evolved into the colony's most important port town."

Good morning, Is there anyone on this list that has access to the above mentioned book? If so, could you please do a look up for me. Searching for a marriage between James Stanley and Sally Stengill. I have tried the Scott County list and have received no response from anyone. Thank you very much, Deborah

Excavators find new evidence of wall August 17 2004 BY MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON 247-4783 Excavators have uncovered the best-preserved evidence of Jamestown's palisade wall found so far revealing previously unknown details about the 1607 fort's construction. Archaeologists recovered the remains of a 1600s bone-handled dinner knife, pushing the number of examples found inside the fort to more than two dozen. Carried to the table by its owner, the blade would have been used to pick food up as well as cut it. It also bears what might have been distinguishing decorative marks on the handle. "The fork wasn't commonly used at the table during the 17th century," curator Bly Straube says. "You ate with a sharp-tipped knife and a spoon." Archaeological feature of the week Extending a previously found line of about half-a-dozen post molds, staff archaeologist David Givens and others have uncovered more than 25 feet of what appears to be Jamestown's original 1607 palisade wall. The soil stains clearly come from logs measuring 5 to 10 inches in diameter rather than sawn boards. "The settlers had a great incentive to get this built quickly - and this was the quickest way to do it," Jamestown Rediscovery director Bill Kelso says. "This demonstrates the construction in a way we haven't seen this clearly before." In the lab Conservator Michael Lavin has separated and treated two rust-encrusted iron tools found near the fort's east palisade wall. The artifacts appear to be related to a growing number of leather-working tools recovered from the same 1607-1610 context. "They would have been used to maintain the leather straps that held their armor together - and to take care of the equipment used with horses," curator Bly Straube says. "They also may have been pressed into service to repair the colonists' shoes, which were always in miserable shape. We know that they made several requests to have a shoemaker sent from London." Outside the dig Curator Bly Straube has located more than a dozen documentary references that may explain three freshwater pearls found in the fort's west bulwark trench. Prized by the Powhatan Indians, the artifacts may have been part of a Native American bracelet or necklace. They also may have been part of a trinket fashioned by a colonist as a trade item. "In 1610, the colony asked for two pearl drillers," Straube says. "But these are the first pearls that we've found inside the fort." Putting the puzzle together The sprawling remains of the west palisade wall and rowhouse have provided archaeologists with a panoramic yet still incomplete picture of Jamestown's landscape during the colony's earliest years. "It's one thing to find the first evidence of these features. It's another to uncover the whole thing," Kelso says. "Getting all the details takes a long time." Copyright © 2004, Daily Press

Excavation work continues despite rains August 3 2004 BY MARK ST. JOHN ERICKSON 247-4783 Hampered by constant rain the archaeological dig at historic Jamestown remained under wraps for most of the week then resumed after the pooling water was removed. Archaeologists digging through the Civil War earthwork that straddles much of the site have recovered a small black crucifix, adding to evidence of a Catholic presence in the staunchly Protestant settlement. Made from a coal resin known as jet, the cross may have come from the Compostela region of Spain - which was famous for such objects - and which was recently linked to another Catholic artifact found in the 1600s fill. "Why are we finding so many objects with Catholic iconography? Did they belong to closet Catholics? Did they belong to Catholic spies?" Jamestown Rediscovery curator Bly Straube asks. "That's something we'll be trying to address in our research." Archaeological feature of the week Digging skillfully with her trowel, senior staff archaeologist Jamie May transformed an apparently formless outcrop of broken bricks near the west end of Structure 172 into a well-defined, H-shaped hearth. She unearthed several pieces of Bermuda limestone as she worked, dating the feature to no earlier than 1610 and the arrival of 142 colonists who had been shipwrecked on the island. In the lab Using a pneumatic air-abrasion tool, Conservator Michael Lavin has started removing the rust from a well-preserved dagger found several years ago near the east palisade of the fort. "The cool thing about this is that it's still in scabbard. It's more complete than any other example we've found," Lavin says. "It's going to look really neat when it's cleaned up." Outside the dig Straube is collaborating with Hampton potter Michelle Erickson to create replicas of a distinctive tobacco pipe for possible use on the set of the film "The New World." Attributed to pipemaker Robert Cotton, who arrived at Jamestown in 1608, the pipes feature a diamond-shaped pattern of fleur-de-lis on the stem, resulting in an unusually reliable and recognizable way to date the contexts in which they are found. "From what I've seen so far, she's getting really close," Straube says. Putting the puzzle together Digging in a newly opened square of soil, archaeologists continue to zero in on the southwest corner of Structure 172. A recently excavated hearth suggests that the unusually large, rowhouselike building may have been constructed - or reconstructed - when the badly deteriorated fort was rebuilt following the disastrous Starving Time of the winter of 1609. "The bricks look reused. We found Bermuda limestone and cobble mixed in with the brick. And, most importantly, it's sitting on top of several other, earlier features," May says. "So the structure itself was either vastly changed at the time - or it wasn't built until they started rebuilding the fort." Copyright © 2004, Daily Press

I am researching these names which had roots in Virginia. Clinton County,Ohio 1850 census has several PRITZER families who gave Vifginia as birthplace. Between two PRITZERS was WILLIAM DOHERTY also born Virginia. I believe he was my ancestor. His wife was RACHEL who was possibly born PRITZER. The BUZANS I first found in Greene County,Indiana. He was JOHN BUZAN and his wife was MARY. They had daughter MARY who married NATHAN CHAPMAN in 1857. MARY CHAPMAN died ca. 1858. I have some info on the BUZAN family from Virginia. One JOHN was in the Revolutionary War. The WARREN name I have from an AARON WARREN whose daughter JESTON FREELOVE WARREN married AQUILLA CHAPMAN ca. 1828 at Orange County,Indiana. AARON was possibly from Lee County,Va. Can anyone help with any of these names? Thanks,Clyde

I'm looking for information on Robert Daniel(s) born about 1801 in Virginia and his wife Margaret born about 1804 in Kentucky, there listed in the 1850 & 1860 Census's in Turman Township, Sullivan County, Indiana. Robert and Margaret's children so far are: Miram (Miriam is a nickname, Lamira Ellin is her given name) born about 1833 Mary born about 1836 Emeline born about 1842 George born about 1844 Leonard born about 1847 Irena (not sure if child or grandchild of Robert & Margaret) born about 1856 It is possible that there are children not listed. 1850 Census-Turman Township-Sullivan County-Indiana-21 Sept 1850 Name Age Sex Born Robert Daniels 49 M Virginia Margaret " 46 F Kentucky Miram " 20 F Indiana Mary " 17 F Indiana Emeline " 11 F Indiana George " 9 M Indiana Leonard " 6 M Indiana 1860 Census-Turman Township-Sullivan County-Indiana-18 July 1860 Name Age Sex Born Robert Daniels 58 M Virginia Margaret " 55 F Kentucky George W. " 18 M Indiana Leonard 15 M Indiana Irena 4 F Indiana Miriam's marriage license does not list her parents. I figured it out from the 1860 census, Robert & Margaret are only a few families away from Miriam & Pleasant Moore. I checked the 1850 Census and found Miriam listed with Robert & Margaret. Suzanne VanCleave Federal Heights, Colorado My surnames: Anthony, Baker, Beauchamp, Beebe, Brewer, Briggs, Broadsword/Breitschwerdt, Brockway, Burlingham/Burlingame, Daniels, Dix, Fisher, Fisk, Gardner, Goodell/Goodale, Gray, Green, Hoover, Hopkins, Horton, Howard, Hutchinson, Keeney, Killiam/Kilham, Kirkland, Knapp, Lippitt, Metcalf, Moore, Ogle, Potter, Pratt, Rooles, Sheldon, Smith, Straight, Tiepner, Truesdell, Wilder, Winslow, Witt, Wolterton My husband's surnames: Baldwin, Beach, Beals, Beam, Beeson, Bevis, Birdseye, Bundy, Burris, Butler, Clark, Cook, Cutchen, Demarest, Elson/Elsing, Foster, Gaylord, Groom, Hall, Haworth, Hills, Horton, Huff, Hull, Hunt, Ives, Knock, Laycock, Lines, Lollar, Marriman, Marshall, Mason, Meisenheimer, Mills, Mohr/Moore, Norman/De Noorman, Parker, Parsons, Perkins, Pieters, Pieterszen/Pietersen, Plum, Porter, Remsen, Ross, Royce, Rudisil, Schenck, Sherwill, Sims, Sowers, Steele, Stoneking, Swearingen, Terry, Thomas, Ute, Van Der Bilt, Van Der Meulen, Van Sickle, VanCleave/Van Cleef, Wallace, White, Wilcox, Wilcoxen, Williams, Woolman

Slaves may have lived downtown [email protected] 247-7821 July 31, 2004 HAMPTON -- An artifact recently found downtown could prove that slaves lived in the area in the 18th century. Historians say they have found a cowrie bead - used as currency in West Africa in the 1700s - in an area that was the basement of an English building, said Jim Hollomon, the administrator at the Hampton History Museum. The site is slated to house a building city planners hope will serve as the signature of downtown's revitalization. Monday, archeologists are scheduled to begin a 12-week dig on the property, which is along Settlers Landing Road between Wind and King streets. The site, known among city officials as the Goodyear site because a tire dealership was there for years, is scheduled for some of the first redevelopment work next year. City officials expect a developer to construct, with some city funding, a prominent building with shops and restaurants on the first floor with condos and offices above that. The city is poised to spend millions of dollars in the next few years fostering development along the waterfront. They hope that after hundreds of people move into new apartments and condos that more restaurants and retail shops will follow. Hollomon said proof of slaves has previously been discovered where Hampton University is now, but this is the first indication that slaves also lived on the western bank of the Hampton river when the city was a bustling port. "This is only an indication," Hollomon said. "It could have been a souvenir from someone in that period. It's not absolutely proof by any means, but it's a good indication of it." In addition to the cowrie beads, Hollomon said some kitchenware has been found. Archeological work on other sites along Settlers Landing have produced similar artifacts. "It is a fairly rich 18th-century site," Hollomon said. "We're hoping to find some exciting pieces."

Seeking info on JOHN BUZAN,born ca. 1757,possibly in Jefferson County,Va. He was in the 12th Virginia Reg't during the Revolutionary War,Captain Andrew Waggoner's Company. He was discharged on 10 April 1778. He made pension application on 21 July 1819. His wife was 64 years of age. He had a daughter living with him age 22 unmarried and a son PHILLIP age 10. He was granted $8.00 per month. I have a JAMES BUZAN who lived in Greene County,Indiana in the 1850 census with wife MARY. He had a daughter MARY O. who md. NATHAN L. CHAPMAN. MARY O. died before 1840. All help appreciated. Thank you,Clyde

Seeking info on a WILLIAM DOHERTY ( DAUGHERTY) born ca. 1797 Va. he lived at Clinton County,Ohio in the 1850 census,between several PITZER families. I believe his wife RACHEL was a PITZER,but no proof. WILLIAM was 53,RACHEL was 41 b.Va. Children PAMELA age 5 b. Ohio and HESTER A. age 3 b.Ohio. Any help you can give will be appreciated. Thank you, Clyde