Hi everyone, This week I've added 8 new databases to my site, Awesome Genealogy. The new databases can be found here: http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/newstuff.shtml They include: List of Names of the Living in West and Sherlow Hundred Virginia, February the 16, 1623 List of Names of the Living in Jordans Jorney Virginia, February the 16, 1623 -- A continuing collection of names I've begun to transcribe, these old records are like a census of the adults for each area. Emigrants to Bath County, North Carolina, April 13, 1742 Emigrants to Bath County, North Carolina, March, 1742 Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory, 1787 -- This newspaper database is from the Germantauner Zeitung - my newest addition to a variety of Philadelphia Newspapers Record of Servants and Apprentices Bound And Assigned Before Hon. John Gibson, Mayor of Philadelphia, December 7th, 1772 -- The records above contain both the name of the apprentice and those they were in service to. Often includes place of birth and/or parents. Check back often as I add others like this database! Naturalization of Jews in Jamaica, August 30th, 1743 Naturalization of Jews in Jamaica, November 29th, 1743 Regards, Roger Awesome Genealogy http://www.awesomegenealogy.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

I want to alert researchers about an auction coming up that has the following Civil War papers. Maybe it is your ancestor... a.. 1865 Civil War Discharge Paper and a later photo of Mark Rushford, a Private of Captain Fred Handy Company K, Sixth Regiment of New Hampshire, VA Volunteers. If you know anyone that is researching the RUSHFORD family, please forward this message. This is the only group that I have sent the message. You could contact the auction house to place a bid on the item. I do go to this auction house...I hope this information can help someone and will go to one of Mark Rushford's ancestors. There are other Civil War items... Auction Date: Saturday January 31 9:30 AM Garnavillo Auction Company 105 South Main Garnavillo, IA 52049 Deb Bailey, Owner 563-964-9200 [email protected] http://www.garnavilloauction.com/

The FamilyHart Online database was updated on 1/3/2004. It has added over 27,000 new names to bring the total to over 347,000 linked names online. Many of these names come from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. The url for this database is found below. Use the People or Surname Index for best results. Thanks! Don & Jeanine Hartman FamilyHart http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ Administrators for the following lists at Rootsweb: Pennsylvania, PADutchGenONLY, Penna-Dutch, PAYork, PA-York-Gen, MD-Fred-Gen, MDWashin, Burket, Dierdorff, Gotshall, Glattfelder, Hartman, Kohr, Kaufman, Sturm

This is a good resource. If you go to 'Browse and Read' you will be able to look through all the categories, but you can, also, search the entire site for a particular name or place. Free, Nonprofit Library for Genealogy & History-Related Research http://www.webroots.org/library/main.html ALSO: Von Stachon recently transcribed about 600 court records, deeds and wills for several counties in Virginia. She made images of many of the common words found in these old documents, and has prepared a table showing the handwriting with the transcribed word. Feel free to pass this link on in your mail lists, or use the link as you wish. Mike http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/special/oldenglish/oldenglish.htm Please excuse crossposts. Nancy Brister, researching: Baldridge, Cain, Courtney, Curtis, Carmichael, Dawkins, Doty, Garmon, Garrett, Hanon, Jackson, McCormick, Matthews, Osborne, Robertson, Sharp, Stampley, Stringer, Warren and more! Visit the relatives: www.geocities.com/twincousin2334 www.thepastwhispers.com

Hi: I'm new to this list and hope someone is researching the GANNON name. My great grandfather, Thomas GANNON, b. Ireland, m. Ireland, had one son, John M. GANNON, b. abt 1850. His first wife died in Ireland and Thomas and John came to America, where Thomas m. Mary Ann MCCREA in 1856 in Baltimore, MD. They had one daughter, Anna Teresa, who m. James A. KELLY. in 1875. John M. GANNON moved to Weems Creek, Irvington, Lancaster Co., VA, near the Rappahannock River, where he farmed and operated a three masted schooner up and down the east coast. He m. Elizabeth ROWE, b. Feb. 1852 in VA., between 1879-1882. They adopted one son, John R., b. about 1905. John M. died sometime after 1910 in VA. Since I can find no record of the death of Thomas in MD, there is a possibility he died at the home of John in VA. I also haven't found a death record for either John. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Mary Jean

Randolph Ridgely enlisted in Captain William Randolph's company of the 39th Virginia Cavalry Battalion on 9 November 1862 at Stone Bridge, Virginia. Captain Randolph had entered service in August 1862 in Farquhar County. Where is/was Stone Bridge? Is it the same Stone Bridge over Bull Run that figured in that battle? Russell

Hi all, A lady sometime ago asked me about a listing on one of my websites of a William H. Bloxam. I found the source information she asked about but I am sorry I cannot remember her name. If you are a member of this list, which I believe you are please e-mail me at: [email protected] Thank you. God bless, Beth

Hi everyone, This week I've added 6 new databases to my site, Awesome Genealogy. The new databases can be found here: http://www.awesomegenealogy.com/newstuff.shtml They include: List of Names of the Living in Colledg Land Virginia, February the 16, 1623 List of Names of the Living in Neck of Land Virginia, February the 16, 1623 -- A new collection of names I've begun to transcribe, these old records are like a census of the adults for each area. Marriages of the Holy Trinity Church, Delaware, 1755 -- Part of an ongoing series of records I'm working on - now spanning 1750 - 1755 Record of Servants and Apprentices Bound And Assigned Before Hon. John Gibson, Mayor of Philadelphia, December 5th, 1772 -- The records above contain both the name of the apprentice and those they were in service to. Often includes place of birth and/or parents. Check back often as I add others like this database! Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory, 1785 Genealogical Data Relating to the German Settlers of Pennsylvania and Adjacent Territory, 1786 -- These two new newspaper databases are from the Germantauner Zeitung - my newest addition to a variety of Philadelphia Newspapers Regards, Roger Awesome Genealogy http://www.awesomegenealogy.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus

Looking for information on the parents of James McKITRICK bn 19 Oct 1781 died 13 Nov 1867 in Delaware County OH. he was married to Mary Smith bn 20 Dec 1785 and died 22 Jul 1845. He is supposedly the son of John McKitrick and Sarah Johnson. Their children: John bn 1808 Virginia married to a Sarah; Mary bn 1808 Virginia married to a Peter Moon Eliza/Elizabeth bn 1809 inOhio married to William A Webb Anna/Hannah bn 1817 in Ohio married to David Freshwater James bn abt 1818 married to a Louisa Catherine bn 8 Jul 1819 married to William Jackson Harvey S. bn 1822 inOhio married to a Harriet George bn 1828 married to Caroline M. Hill Emily married to anunknown Nash Susannah bn 1829 married to a Lorenzo Dulin Any help would be appreciated. Pat

To: All Listers From: Karen (Kay) Rogers Memo: Wishing you a Happy,Healthy,Wealthy and Prosperous! New Beginnings in the Upcoming New Year! Good Tidings To You In 2004!

Looking for information on Joseph LANDACRE bn abt 1779 in Virginia. His daughter Mary was bn 7 Jan 1805 in Virginia and died 15 Jan 1872 in Delaware County OH. She was married 15 Dec 1825 in Hardy County (W) Virginia to Joseph R. Corbin.

Hi all, I have finally posted a webpage with some of the letters to Santa Claus I posted last year to this list from 1910. I will try to add to the page as time goes on. Here is the URL for the new page: http://vagenealogy.homestead.com/letterstoSanta.html It is linked to my Misceallneous Virginia Genealogy website at: http://vagenealogy.homestead.com/ Thank you and Merry Christmas to all! God bless, Beth [email protected]

Hi all, Sorry it has been several days since I last posted some of these letters. As we all are this time of year I have been busy getting ready for Christmas! :) If I am not sure of a word because in the paper it was faded or something then I will place a question mark after it. The spelling if incorrect I leave alone so you are reading it just as it was in the old paper. The following are from "The News Leader," Richmond, Va., Friday Afternoon, December 13, 1912 issue. The first few from the front page: "Dear Santa Claus--I wish to tell you what I want. Please give me a doll carriage, I would also like very much to have a stove and a table. A set of Tin dishes and also a Broom. I want some candies and nuts, and an orange and an apple. Give me a new Dress and a Pocket Book with some money in it. Your old(?)friend, JANIE GOLDEN, 1704 Venable St., City." "Dear Santa Claus--I am a little girl 9 years old and go to school every day. Please bring me a doll baby and a story book. And please don't forget my little nephew Dan. Your little girl, KATHERINE WINKLY, 344(?) Brooke avenue." "Dear Santa Claus--I will write you a few lines to let you know what I want, although I expect a right sad Christmas, (continues to page 19) this year as I lost my mother about four months ago. I am not choice in what I want, I will be thankful of any thing you should bring me. I am only 5 years old. I will close, hoping you won't forget me. I remain your little boy, IZONA EDLOE PATE, 1523 West Marshall street, City." "Dear Old Santa--I will drop you a few lines to let you know what I want Xmas, although I don't expect much this year as my mamma died this summer. I was expecting a big doll, but I will be thankful of any thing you choose to bring us. Don'tt forget to bring us some candy and nuts. I remain, Your little girl, 8 years old, NORA LOREL PATE, 1523 West Marsahll street." "Dear Santa Claus--I wish you would please bring me a horn, wagon and soem candy and nuts. WALTER THURSTON, 1527 West Marshall street." "Dear Santa Claus--I wish you would please bring me a horn, some candy and nuts and a Wealbair. AUBREY THURSTON, 1527 West Marshall street." "Dear Santa Clause--I wish you would bring me a doll and a carriage and some candy and nuts. ROSE THURSTON, 1527 West Marshall street." "Dear Santa Claus--I wish you would please bring me a horn and a harp and some candy and nuts. ISHMAEL YATES, 1525 West Marshall street." I will send some more as soon as I can. God bless, Beth [email protected]

Everyone have been so kind, helping me with my African American families, that if you all were near, I would invite you over for the holidays! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to ALL! Have a SAFE and wonderful time. Karen Rogers - IL Good Things are Always Happening! Surname: Easter/Eastis/Ester/Esters/Flake/Flakes/Cameron/McGaughey or McGaughy/Partlow/Ruff/Sanders/Mabry/ and more!

With best wishes for a joyful and peace-filled holiday season to each of you. May 2004 see all of your brick walls come tumbling down. (And mine, too!) Nancy I made 4 pages this year, once I got started, I couldn't seem to stop. :-) Christmas in the Civil War: www.thepastwhispers.com/Christmas_Civil_War I Am the Christmas Spirit: www.geocities.com/twincousin2334/Christmas A Cowboy's Christmas: www.thepastwhispers.com/Cowboys_Christmas Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus: www.geocities.com/twincousin2334/Virginia Please excuse crossposts. Nancy Brister, researching: Baldridge, Cain, Courtney, Curtis, Carmichael, Dawkins, Doty, Garmon, Garrett, Hanon, Jackson, McCormick, Matthews, Osborne, Robertson, Sharp, Stampley, Stringer, Warren and more!

My Great-Great-Grandfather was Lemuel H. WINDSOR. My sister and I are working on our family's genealogy. We first found our G-G-Grandfather, Lemuel; a sister (Jane Catharine WINDSOR [later married John LARCOMBE]); and a brother (William WINDSOR) in the 1850 Washington, DC, Census. They were living in a household with Martha LOMAX (head), Thomas LOMAX, and Margaret LOMAX. We do not know who Lemuel's parents were or where they were born. He, in most instances we have found, gave his own birthplace as Maryland but we have not been able to verify this. The story has been handed down to all of Lemuel's descendents (we heard this from our Grandfather, Charles Hugh WINDSOR, Jr., who was born in 1891 and died in 1985) that Lemuel's father and his father's brother came to the United States and first settled in Washington, DC. Since Lemuel always gave his birthplace as Maryland, we don't know how, where, or when the family got into Maryland … So we don't know what the "real" story is. Lemuel was born on March 7, 1832, and died on May 27, 1914; he and his wife are buried in Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC. Son John Henry, grandson Lemuel Henry, and great-grandson Henry Grigsby WINDSOR are all buried in Congressional Cemetery too. Lemuel named his children John Henry (1st born), Laura Virginia [GRAY], Robert James, Charles Hugh (Sr.), William L. [buried in Greenmount Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA, d. August 4, 1911], and Sarah (Sallie) Mary [EVANS]. We have tried to narrow down our search by looking for Lemuel WINDSOR's or Charles Hugh WINDSOR's as these names might offer some clues as to "kin". There are so many "John" and "Williams" WINDSOR's that we cannot determine anything unique. Any information you can give me will be GREATLY appreciated. (Please excuse me for such a long message. I was hoping to give a detail that would "ring a bell" with someone.) Thank you again, Betty

Hi all, I went back to the Letters from Santa which transcribed last year and am now placing on one of my websites, still editing though. I realized that the "News Leader" paper had them then too. I am sorry, as before I said it was the "Times-Dispatch" which had them in 1910 and I was wrong. Just wanted to set the record straight. Thank you. God bless, Beth [email protected]

Hi all, Here are the second group of the letters to Sanata Claus. These are letters from needy children sent to the editor of "The News Leader," Richmond, Va. newspaper. The following are from the newspaper's Thursday Afternoon, December 12, 1912 issue, page 2. "Dear Santa Claus--Please don't forget me this Christmas. I will thank you and be satisfied with anything you can spare me, but I would like a teddy bear and some candy and nuts, and don't forget my sister Alice. She is 14 years old and works every day to help mama get along so don't forget to bring her some nice things two. Your little girl, ANNIE WILLIAMS, 517 Spring St." "Dear Santa Claus--I am a little girl 12 years old and go to school every day please bring me something nice and don't forget my sister Alice. She has to work so hard to help mama our papa is dead. We will appreciate anything you have to spare. Your little girl, ODA WILLIAMS, 517 Spring St." "Dear Santa Claus--I am a very little boy I don't remeber what youbrought me last Chirstmas I was so little but thank you for it any way please bring me a dog and some nice things that wont break and I will try to be good. Your baby boy, JAMES M. WILLIAMS, 517 Spring St." "Dear Santa--You was so very good to me last Christmas I won't ask you for much please bring me a horn and some nuts and anything else that you can spare a little boy like me and please Santa I would like a Slate to draw pictures I am Sick now but I may be well Christmas. your little 4 year old boy, RAYMOND L. WILLIAMS, 517 Spring St." "Dear Santaclus--"I am a little Girl 6 years old and would like to have a prittie little Doll Christmas would be glad if you would bring me one of your own selection. yours resp. DORRIS MILLS, Castalia, Nash county, N. C." The spellings are the children's writing. :) God bless, Beth [email protected]

I haven't posted in a while. I am looking for Martin Ramsey born abt 1789 married 18 Oct 1810 Bedford County, Virginia to Darcus Ware born abt. 1789. Know Children: Daughters Unknown at this time. Martin Benjamin (Binyon) Ramsey Born in Virginia married Margaret Lucretia Ramsey (don't know if this was a cousin or not) David Jesse Ramsey born in Virginia married Nancy Bradfford James Ramsey married Sarah (Sallie) Bennett William Ramsey married Ellen K. Louden The Ramsey Family left Bedford County and went to Lawrence County, Kentucky on 1820 Census which later became Floyd County. Martin is found on the first tax rolls in Floyd County, Kentucky in 1821. Martin died in Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio and is buried at Rogers Cemetery in Adams County, Ohio. Darcus Ware died on 11 Feb 1861 Sprigg Township, Adams County, Ohio and is Buried at Rogers Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio. Does anyone who knows the parents of either Martin Ramsey or Darcus Ware are? > > > > Thank you. > > Joy Durrett > > > > > Does anyone know who the parents are of Martin Ramsey or Darcus Ware wh > > married in Bedford County, Virginia. Does any one know if there were any > > Ramsey's living in Bedford county around 1810 when Martin and Darcus got > > married. > > > > Thank you > > Joy Durrett > > >

Hi all, The letters to Santa Claus from Virginia children which I transcribed some of last year and posted on the list were popular so I am doing some more. The ones from last year were from 1910. These letters were sent to the editor. First the "Times-Dispatch" of Richmond had them and then "The News Leader." The Santa Claus Club was asking for letters from needy children. The following are from "The News Leader," Richmond, Va., Thursday Afternoon, December 12, 1912 issue, page 2. "Dear Santa Claus--I am a little boy seven years old. My father is dead. I want you to bring me a drum and a horn and a little ice wagon. Good-bye, Your little boy, COLEMAN TINSLEY, 26 South Pine street." "Dear Santa Claus--I want you to bring me a horn,a game and a story book to read, a few nuts and some candy. I am ten years old and my father is dead. Your little boy, SETH TINSLEY, 26 South Pine street." "Dear Old Santa--Please bring me a pair of gloves, a stocking cap and some games. I'm not asking for much this Xmas. For mama says if I do you won't love me. Bye-bye, LITTLE RUTH, 600 North Thirty-five street." "Dear Santa--Please bring me some nice toys and candys, I don't know of any particular thing to ask for. But Santa Dear anything you give me will be appreciated. I'm a little boy seven years old. So you know best what I should have. By-by, Little Earl, No. 600 N. 31 St." God bless, Beth [email protected]