>-Message: #1 >Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:43:29 -0600 >From: "Deborah Parks" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: [VIRGINIA] Brooke County > >Hi > >Does anyone know what Brooke County, Virginia was? Or what it became? I >have a listing for the 1820 Virginia Census that includes Brooke >County. Any help would be appreciated. > >Thanks > >Deborah Thurman Parks > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 19:06:47 -0600 (CST) >From: "Ira L. Harris III" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-Id: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [VIRGINIA] Brooke County > >Deborah, > >The following information comes from: > The Handy Book for Genealogists, edited by George B. Everton Sr., 6th > Edition > Published by The Everton Publishers, Inc. > >Brooke County (now West Virginia) was created in 1796 from Ohio >County. The County Seat is Wellsburg. Census records are available >from 1850. > >Ohio County (now West Virginia) was created in 1776 from the District >of West Augusta. Wheeling is the county seat. Census records are >available from 1810. > >Ira L. Harris III >Evansville, Indiana =================================== Also, Brooke == > Hancock 1848 WV The whole story is shown as: |= Marshall 1835 WV | Ohio 1776 WV === |= Tyler 1814 WV == Wetzel 1846 WV | |= Brooke 1797 WV == > Hancock 1848 WV Source: Vogt, John. 1985. Formation of Virginia Counties from 1634. Iberian Pub. Co., 548 Cedar Creek Dr., Athens, GA 30605. (11 x 17 in. chart) Dale in Georgia (copy on hand)

Deborah, The following information comes from: The Handy Book for Genealogists edited by George B. Everton Sr. Sixth Edition Published by The Everton Publishers, Inc. Brooke County (now West Virginia) was created in 1796 from Ohio County. The County Seat is Wellsburg. Census records are available from 1850. Ohio County (now West Virginia) was created in 1776 from the District of West Augusta. Wheeling is the county seat. Census records are available from 1810. Ira L. Harris III Evansville, Indiana

Hi Does anyone know what Brooke County, Virginia was? Or what it became? I have a listing for the 1820 Virginia Census that includes Brooke County. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Deborah Thurman Parks

Hi all, I have here some obits from the "Richmond News Leader," January 2, 1957 issue. I will list the names and pertinent information and if you are directly related such as a child, grandchild, great-grandchild, nephew or niece, or first or second cousin I will type the obit up and e-mail it to you. Wellford H. TYLER, Jr.- age 47, d. Miami, Fla., formerly of Richmond city Charles G. KNIGHT- age 75, d. Richmond city (related to me) Max SILVERMAN- d. Cleveland, Ohio, father of a Richmond city resident Mrs. Flora Jackson HARRIS- d. Richmond city Mrs. Sally Stone JONES- d. Midlothian Clarence J. GUNN- d. Richmond city, resident of Bon Air Eula Carter Mountcastle BURTON- d. Richmond city Otto H. HARRIS- age 66, d. Richmond city Mrs. Flora Burton NICHOLS- d. Richmond city Charles C. CAMDEN- age 48, resident of Buckingham County, d. Richmond city Mrs. Lucy Jackson NAPIER- age 85, d. Richmond city besides the above obits and funeral notices there are some small state deaths on the page for the following people: Arthur B. DORTON- age 72, Charlottesville James Levy PAUL- King william County John Leith DUNN- age 61, Richmond city James Benjamin SMOOT-55, Lynchburg Mrs. Hugh L. KIRBY-56, Lynchburg Edward A. JERNIGAN, Sr.- 45, Hopewell Mrs. J. H. WILLIAMS- 86, Alberta Albert E. KRAUSSE, Sr.- 65, Hopewell Robert H. HART- 76, Newport News, of Surry County Mrs. J. H. HOWLETT- 73, Mathews County Frank E. ROBERTSON- Hyattsville, Md., funeral Charlottesville Richard H. TAYLOR- 81, Emporia C. Lee CRAWFORD- 72, Free Union Nathaniel B. POWELL- 83, Petersburg Horace A. MOORE- 90, Boykins George W. DRAPER- 49, Richmond city, funeral Weldon, N. C. Mrs. Charles D. FERGUSON- Danville A. B. EMERSON- Brookneal, of Gretna If you are indeed directly related as I said I will be glad to type the obit up for you. God bless, Beth [email protected]

Anyone know this line of Michael Miller? This is in VA. Mar 8 1826 Married on Thursday last by the Rev David Bossler, Mr John Hinch son of Rev L.L. Hinch, of Menallen township, to Miss Sarah Miller, daughter of Mr Michael Miller, of Cumberland township. _________________________________________________________________ Get fast, reliable access with MSN 9 Dial-up. Click here for Special Offer! http://click.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200361ave/direct/01/

Hi all, This is an obituary for "Mrs. Mary E. Grayson. WARRENTON, VA., March 20.-Mrs. Mary E. Grayson, 73, died at her home at New Baltimore, near here last night. She is the widow of George W. Grayson and a daughter of the late John L. Brady, of Scottsville, Va. the funeral services will be held from the home Thursday afternoon. She is survived by four children, Mrs. Thomas S. Allison, of Long Island; O. D. Grayson, of Arkansas, T. K. Grayson and John H. Grayson, of Warrenton." from the "Richmond Times-Dispatch," Richmond, Va., Weds., March 21, 1923 issue I hope this is helpful to someone on the list. Please visit if you want my Old Virginia Obituaries, 1790--1940 website: http://virginiaobits/homestead.com/ Thank you. God bless, Beth [email protected]

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Does anyone know if there is a database for Virginia Land records like the BLM site? Need to see if ancestors bought land in Scott County in the early 1800's Pat

I am trying to determine if "Benkerse" is or was a town or locality of Virginia. I have recently located an item refering to an ancestor who was supposed to have been born in "Benkerse" , VA in 1767. Would appreciate any thought anyone has on this . Thanks Gene in TN

I am trying to determine if "Benkerse" is or was a town or locality of Virginia in the mid 1700s . I have located a book that includes a reference to an ancestor and it lists him as being born in Benkerse, VA in 1767 Thanks for any information on this subject Gene --TN

For those of you who may have an interest, I've just added three new pages, two are excerpts from old history books, the first below has some wonderful illustrations from the book, as well: History of Lancaster County, PA, from a book published in 1843: www.geocities.com/twincousin2334/Historical_PA_Collections History of the "Scotch-Irish" in Old Virginia and her Neighbors, from a book pub. in 1897: http://www.geocities.com/twincousin2334/Old_Virginia Old Pennsylvania Postcards www.geocities.com/twincousin2334/Pennsylvania_Postcards Nancy Brister, researching: Baldridge, Cain, Courtney, Curtis, Carmichael, Dawkins, Doty, Garmon, Garrett, Hanon, Jackson, McCormick, Matthews, Osborne, Sharp, Stampley, Stringer, Turrentine, Warren & more!

I am trying to find more information about John Augustus Brown. John Augustus Brown (caucasian) in 1920 was found in the Census of Albemarle Co., VA. In his household were Margaret E. Moon and Coleman D. Moon ("mulatto"). Perhaps Coleman is Margaret's son or brother? I hope someone can give me clues about these people. Thank you, Land H -- Facinated by Family Brown, Harris, Hamner, Herndon, Hendley, Norris, Land, Clarke, Laughton, Nimmo, Reid, Peebles, Lucas, Webb, Hart, Wilson, Gregory, Taylor, Osborn, Terry, LeGrand to name a few.

On my father's mother's side his grandfather was Thomas Harris Brown m. to Elizabeth Marshall Hamner. I have no information on the parents or siblings of Thomas Harris Brown(b. 3/25/1823 & d. 1/17/1910). New information: Thomas Harris Brown and Elizabeth Marchall Hamner were in the DeSoto Mississippi Census in 1870 and later returned to Albemarle Co VA. Does anyone know WHY??? My father did not know his aunts and uncles names and when the last relative died he let an auctioneer dispose of everything.....so frustrating! I would truely appreciate any help, information or suggestions to finding out more about my father's family, living and passed on!!!!, A. Land Harris

Dear Friends, I am trying to locate a way to get records about my grandmother who ended her life of considerable accomplishment at Westbrook Sanitarium in the early 1900's. Does anyone have any ideas how I can go about it? Thank you in advance for any thoughts you might have on the subject, Land H. -- Facinated by Family Brown, Harris, Hamner, Herndon, Hendley, Norris, Land, Clarke, Laughton, Nimmo, Reid, Peebles, Lucas, Webb, Hart, Wilson, Gregory, Taylor, Osborn, Terry, LeGrand to name a few.

Could some kind soul tell me where to find a bilbiography of histories of the EDWARDS families that have been produced. I am especially interested in the "early history of Virginia book" that I once had a look at and has since been "removed" from the library in Ohio...It was a blue softcovered book similiar to the GPO format...Perhaps that will jog someones memory banks... As I vaguely remember it contained a great deal in the beginning about Joseph EDWARDS, high sherrif and the passports he issued to leave virginia for "parts unknown"... cordially... ' Tonia Faye Edwards DAR

HI -THOUGHT ID FORWARD THIS IN FO ON THE tALIAFERRO mILL IN vA, GOT IT FROM jULIE, THE LADY WITH THE cAROLINE cOUNTY LOOKUPS AVAILABLE...WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING FROM fAQUIER cOUNTY THERE ...DOEA ANYONE KNOW WHO OR WHERE TO GET INFO ON THAT COUNTY,ESP. EARLY LANDOWNERS...HAVE BEEN TOLD ALMOST ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS FOR THAT COUNTY WERE DESTROYED IN THE REVOLUTION... Sheri --- 'Without Struggle there can be No Progress.' Fredrick Douglas please feel free to efax me @ 501.640.7613 --------- Forwarded Message --------- DATE: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 14:51:37 From: Julie Lofurno <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sheri, Now it's my turn to apologize for taking so long to get back to you. Haven't done much research on the computer for the last 3 weeks....between the flu and Christmas. Here is all that my book says about Taliaferro's Mill: p. 302 of COLONIAL CAROLINE: A History of Caroline County, Virginia by T. E. Campbell: Title: Grants by Spotswood of less than 1,000 acres to favorites: (year) 1719: Harry Beverley, Grantee, received 831 acres on Peumandsend, beginning at the flood gate of Taliaferro's Mill, at the east end of mill-pond. Not much of a description, but that's the entry. In 1711, a LAWRENCE TALIAFERRO received 220 acres in the upper valley of Peumandsend. Perhaps he had something to do with Taliaferro's Mill. On page 17 of the same book, it has this information about the earliest patents: "March 17, 1673, Robert Taliaferro, the son of Robert Taliaferro, 739 acres on the south side of the Rappahannock River on both sides of the mouth of a creek known as Peumansend. (Evidently at this time all of Mill Creek was called Peumansend)." On page 47, it states..."With church and school firmly established, and one trading center flourishing about Taliaferro's warehouse at the mouth of Mill Creek, and another flourishing about Buckner's tobacco warehouse further up the Rappahanock, Caroline's Rappahannock alley had the essential elements to sustain a high order of society." Page 62...."John Taliaferro has the distinction of being the scion of the first family to reach the soil that is Caroline and produce a founding father. His first Caroline Taliafero ancestor patented 6,300 acres jointly with Lawrence Smith on the south side of the Rappahannock below Snow Creek in 1666......At one session of court a few years after Caroline became a county, three of the five sitting magistrates were Taliaferros. MUCH much more about the Taliaferros in this book....way too much to type out. There must be at least 30 different Taliaferro names with numerous entries for some of them. I highly recommend this book......I found mine on Amazon.com. Happy New Year. Julie red <[email protected]> wrote: hi- so sorry for the delay in my reply- im sure, if youre familiar with the Taliaferro/Toliver confusions, youve found by now that thje DNA testing has determined that there is no aqctual connection in the two lines- Taliaferro & Toliver have NO match... so, there has been a period of several months readjusting my papers as well as sorting out the many reference works, artices, etc -updating, correcting, explaining to many a more heart broken Toliver researcher than me,in order to get the facts as the NDA proved them to be-in some semblance of order & relaibility. now, i can get back to the many emails & such i had to put on hold until i could adequately decide if i should even persue most of them- dealing largely as they do withthe Taliaferro Clan... I am a 7th geneartion Toliver descendnant proven from my Rev War ancestor Jesse Toliver of VA & NC, who married 'Franky' stamper of the NC Stampers of England... however, if you would not mind, i wouold still love to have any info-sketches/maps,etc included in the Caroline book you mentioned that deals with the Taliaferro Mill,etc...if you wouldnt mind after all this trime ?? i would appreciate it much!! also, i am keeping the Taliaferro family info & all, just in case i can help someone else. if youd care to see what i have, please let me know 7 ill get you some copies out soon as the hooidats will allow ! Sheri in IL Merry Christmas !God Bless ! --- 'Without Struggle there can be No Progress.' Fredrick Douglas please feel free to efax me @ 501.640.7613 --------- Original Message --------- DATE: Sun, 9 Nov 2003 17:57:41 From: Julie Lofurno <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Cc: Sheri, there are two books from Caroline County: COLONIAL CAROLINE: A History of Caroline County, Virginia by T. E. Campbell and HIDDEN VILLAGE Port Royal, Virginia 1744-1981 by Ralph Emmet Fall. There are numerous references to people with the surname of Taliaferro....too many to copy here. If you would like information on a specific name, I'll be happy to look it up for you. >From Campbell's book: Names cited with last name of Taliaferro: Ann, Benjamin, Catherine, Charles, Christopher, Elizabeth, Felix, Frances, Francis, Harry, Hay, Henry, James, John, John I, John II, Kemp, Lawrence, Mary Peter, Richard (many entries), Robert (many entries), Robert, Jr. Rose, Samuel, Sarah, Walker (many entries), William (many entries), Zachary, family, Also.....Taliaferro Mill, Taliaferro tract, Taliaferro Warehouse >From Fall's book: Names cited with last name of Taliaferro: Dr. Benjamin F, Charles C., Francis, Georgianna, James, John, Lawrence, Richard, Robert (Immigrant), Robert, Rose (Berryman), Walker, William, Capt. William of Essex Co., William W., Zachariah, Zachary red <[email protected]> wrote: hi, new to the lists, looking for info on my TOLIVER family, possible spellings are numerous- possibly an English line descended from Portugal... have had many definition of the surname given to me over the years, the most probable seems to be a Jewish origin- TOLIVER meaning in Portugese 'belonging to Oliver... also there have been 17th century mentions of the name Toliver & Taliaferro (interchangeable according to a persons spelling upon hearing the name!) having been entered in a Jewish synagogue in Toledo, Spain- also, my family has had intermarriage with female of the Choctaw & Cherokee Native American tribe in the USa in the late 17 to earliewst 1800s, as well as having been settled in the areas of the Powhattan Tribe in the late 1600s- it is implied the Toliver family of Engfland may be considered of Portugese &/or Melungeon descent... any information would be so very appreciated... Hope to hear from some of you soon ! Happy Hunting ! Sheri in Illinois, USA... 8th Generation Toliver --- '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 ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard ____________________________________________________________ Free Poetry Contest. Win $10,000. Submit your poem @ Poetry.com! Do you Yahoo!? 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I use to think these two fella were sons of a Geo Smither d 1756 Lancaster Co Va....but now on 2nd thought....they both were born [the ones who are sons of above Geo] around 1704, 1706...so unless they apprenticed men back then that age.....now I dont think they are the same fellas I thought. Anyone know much on apprenticeship in regards to age in Va around the time these fellas were? Thanks, Nena Smither, Thomas>Apprentices of Virginia>Master: Smither, Thomas Beginning date: 10/16/1761>Sex: male>Father: Smither, George (deceased) Source: Lancaster Co. Orders 11, 1756-1764, 350>Lancaster Co. Occupation: tailor>Ending date: unspecified>Race: white Apprentices of Virginia>Smither, William>Master: Bean, John [SO he was not a Master and was apprenticed under a Master John Bean, anyone heard of him?] Beginning date: 12/13/1758>Sex: male>Father: Smither, George (deceased) Source: Lancaster Co. Orders 11, 1756-1764, 186>Lancaster Co. Occupation: tailor>Ending date: unspecified>Race: white _________________________________________________________________ Find high-speed ‘net deals — comparison-shop your local providers here. https://broadband.msn.com

Hi all, Just a reminder of two of my websites: Miscellaneous Virginia Genealogy: http://vagenealogy.homestead.com/ and Old Virginia Obituaries, 1790-1940: http://virginiaobits.homestead.com/ Thank you. God bless, Beth [email protected]

For many years I have been searching for a John and Eliza Paul that lived in Virginia. John was born around 1790-1800 and Eliza born around 1800-1810. There first child, James Alexander, was born in Virginia after 1830. It is possible another child was also born there. If anyone has any information on Paul families in Virginia please contact me. They eventually moved to Tennessee but not sure where they lived there either. What route would most people take as they began to migrate? Is there any place in TN that people moved to in particular during the 1830's? Maybe these clues would give me an idea of where to start searching. Thank you.