Tim, I'm looking for where my Wilsons came from but do know they died in Loudoun / Fauquier co's specifically Middleburg. I am suspecting now they may have come from Kings and Queens / Middlesex / Richmond areas. Anything? Janean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim" <timanddawn@cavtel.net> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:03 PM Subject: RE: [WILSON-L] Some Early Bedord County, VA Marriage Bonds, Surnames beginning with W > For Everyone...The Wilson Names That I Posted Are Not Necessarily My > Line Of Wilsons. They Were Posted As A Matter of Information For > Everyone. My Wilson Line Did Come From Bedford/Loudoun starting with A > Matthew Wilson in the 1700's. > Again The names were posted to help anybody that can use them so > enjoy..... > > Tim > > -----Original Message----- > From: HMcdon3900@aol.com [mailto:HMcdon3900@aol.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:08 PM > To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WILSON-L] Some Early Bedord County, VA Marriage Bonds, > Surnames beginning with W > > > Tim, I thank you very much for the Bedford County marriage info. I see > several names that seem to be very real possibilities for my Wilson > family. > > Again, thank you. > > Harold in Florida > > Researching Wilson in VA, W.Va., KY, and OH. > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ >

LOL someone wanted THAT marriage to happen! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Lopez" <meanded.us@verizon.net> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 8:41 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage information > One of my bonds for family had $1200.00 and that was 1800's! Now for that > time is a lot > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Endure101@aol.com> > To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:56 PM > Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage information > > > > They paid bonds in Louisiana too. I guess it was custom of the day. I > saw > > three hundred and to me that was expensive for my parents who were born in > the > > late 1800's. I am a little too lazy to find the records and see the exact > > price but people had to sign stating they would go the bond. > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > > List owner > > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com >

Sara, As you look farther back I hope you will check into Western North Carolina, East Tennessee, or perhaps Northwest Georgia. If this line is indeed Cherokee, that is where you should find them. A goodly band of Cherokees remained behind after so many were driven to Oklahoma on the Trail of Tears. I also have a Cherokee line, also it is Walker or perhaps Leatherwood and predates the Trail of Tears.Yours may also. I don't know of a Wilson connection. But if you find one, I'd surely love to know about it. Who knows? The Qualla Reservation in Swain County, NC is the present headquarters for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee. Anne Haines ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave & Sara Evans" <evansfam@suscom-maine.net> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 9:09 AM Subject: RE: [WILSON-L] Wilsons in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania > Unfortunately, I am just getting started, and I don't know past 1897. I > have a long way to go, which is why I inquired about the archives. More > than likely I will be using that in the future. > > However the ancestors that I do know about are from Clarion county. It is > even rumored that I have some American Indian on the Wilson side, but I > don't know where that comes in. I think my dad said he was 1/16, so that > would go back to my ggg grandfather??? Are there records for Indians > specifically, or would it be more difficult to find that information? > > My grandmother on my mom's side said that in her line there is an Indian > woman as well. She said she was Cherokee, which I can't find any connection > to any Cherokee in our area of Pennsylvania. I am realizing that I have my > work cut out for me, and as a novice at this, I have a VERY long way to go > just to learn the steps I need to take. > > Thanks for your help! > Sara > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phyllis Rowland [mailto:phyllis@memorycatchers.com] > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:02 PM > To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WILSON-L] Wilsons in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania > > > Sara, my Wilson ancestors came from Westmoreland, PA. They left there in > about 1811 and moved to Champaign County, Ohio. I don't know the parents' > names, but the son, who was 14 when they moved from PA, was named Thomas > Henderson Wilson. Does any of this match with your ancestors? > > > Phyllis > > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe fom list. > e-mail to WILSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > unsubscribe in message. > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > How to unsubscribe fom list. > e-mail to WILSON-L-request@rootsweb.com > unsubscribe in message. > >

Unfortunately, I am just getting started, and I don't know past 1897. I have a long way to go, which is why I inquired about the archives. More than likely I will be using that in the future. However the ancestors that I do know about are from Clarion county. It is even rumored that I have some American Indian on the Wilson side, but I don't know where that comes in. I think my dad said he was 1/16, so that would go back to my ggg grandfather??? Are there records for Indians specifically, or would it be more difficult to find that information? My grandmother on my mom's side said that in her line there is an Indian woman as well. She said she was Cherokee, which I can't find any connection to any Cherokee in our area of Pennsylvania. I am realizing that I have my work cut out for me, and as a novice at this, I have a VERY long way to go just to learn the steps I need to take. Thanks for your help! Sara -----Original Message----- From: Phyllis Rowland [mailto:phyllis@memorycatchers.com] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:02 PM To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILSON-L] Wilsons in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Sara, my Wilson ancestors came from Westmoreland, PA. They left there in about 1811 and moved to Champaign County, Ohio. I don't know the parents' names, but the son, who was 14 when they moved from PA, was named Thomas Henderson Wilson. Does any of this match with your ancestors? Phyllis ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== How to unsubscribe fom list. e-mail to WILSON-L-request@rootsweb.com unsubscribe in message.

As Detective Columbo says, just one more thing. If the wedding went off without a hitch (pun intended), presumably the bondsman would not have to pay anything. This is interesting to me because I'd never heard of it before. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <Endure101@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:58 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage information > The bonds had nothing to do with age. > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > >

Yes, how much would $300, or even $150, translate to today? People would be squealing in outrage. Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: <Endure101@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 12:56 AM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage information > They paid bonds in Louisiana too. I guess it was custom of the day. I saw > three hundred and to me that was expensive for my parents who were born in the > late 1800's. I am a little too lazy to find the records and see the exact > price but people had to sign stating they would go the bond. > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > >

One of my bonds for family had $1200.00 and that was 1800's! Now for that time is a lot ----- Original Message ----- From: <Endure101@aol.com> To: <WILSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:56 PM Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] re: Virginia marriage information > They paid bonds in Louisiana too. I guess it was custom of the day. I saw > three hundred and to me that was expensive for my parents who were born in the > late 1800's. I am a little too lazy to find the records and see the exact > price but people had to sign stating they would go the bond. > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > List owner > WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com > >

Hi group, Just wanted to say thank you for the information. It helps alot. Sue Wilson --- "Dixie A. Laire" <dal@heartland.net> wrote: > Marriage Bonds and Licenses > "In 1660-61 the [Virginia] law requiring a bond was > first enacted. Because > of a scarcity of ministers, the colony required that > all persons wishing to > be married by license must go to the county court > clerk and give bond with > sufficient security (usually $150 by the 19th > century) that there was no > lawful cause to prevent the marriage. The license > was then prepared by the > clerk and presented to the minister who would > perform the ceremony. From the > introduction to the published Frederick Co., VA > Marriage Bonds, by John Vogt > & T. William Kethley, Jr., Iberian Publishing > Company. > > The bondsman or surety was to be "able and knowne." > Often, this person was a > brother or uncle to the bride, not necessarily a > parent. The rich and > established uncle was an excellent candidate for > bondsman. The bondsman > could be related to the groom, but from what we have > seen, that situation > would occur less often. > > > > ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== > Be sure and check out www.rootsweb.com > Archives of this list and other list. > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com

The bonds had nothing to do with age.

They paid bonds in Louisiana too. I guess it was custom of the day. I saw three hundred and to me that was expensive for my parents who were born in the late 1800's. I am a little too lazy to find the records and see the exact price but people had to sign stating they would go the bond.

I don't think it had anything to do with age. I think it was to keep the bride from being jilted! The bondsman guaranteed that the groom would carry through with the marriage. Maybe someone knows more specifics about it than I do, though. Barbara At 06:57 PM 6/12/03 EDT, you wrote: >Sue, you asked the question just before I did. Was a bondsmen required for >persons getting married that were younger than a certain age (15 maybe)? > >Harold in Florida > >Researching Wilson in VA, W.Va., KY, OH. > > >==== WILSON Mailing List ==== >How to unsubscribe fom list. >e-mail to WILSON-L-request@rootsweb.com >unsubscribe in message. > >

They Came From Bedford/Lunenburg CO VA Tim -----Original Message----- From: Claudia Williams [mailto:cjwbama@webtv.net] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:30 PM To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILSON-L] Penn. Wilsons Tim, Where are your Wilsons from? I have some in Luzerne/Lackawana Pa. Scranton Pa area Claudia J.Williams ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== List owner WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com

Looking for any information on James K. Wilson born 1848 All the Census' say that he was born in North Carolina. 1880 Census: Wayne Co., MO. 1900 Census Shannon Co., MO. 1910 Census Grant Parish, LA. Haven't found him on the 1920 Census yet. Harold Gosnell

Tim, Where are your Wilsons from? I have some in Luzerne/Lackawana Pa. Scranton Pa area Claudia J.Williams

Sara, my Wilson ancestors came from Westmoreland, PA. They left there in about 1811 and moved to Champaign County, Ohio. I don't know the parents' names, but the son, who was 14 when they moved from PA, was named Thomas Henderson Wilson. Does any of this match with your ancestors? Phyllis

Tim, I'm new to this list server, and I so far only know of my ancestors in Pennsylvania. Is there a website connected to this list where I can check archived messages to see if there is any information about Wilsons in Pennsylvania? Thanks, Sara -----Original Message----- From: Tim [mailto:timanddawn@cavtel.net] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 9:13 PM To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [WILSON-L] Some Early Bedord County, VA Marriage Bonds, Surnames beginning with W Hi Harold, I belive I have some Wilsons down in your neck of the woods from my Great Grandfather. Apparently 2 of his Daughters moved down there. Tim -----Original Message----- From: HMcdon3900@aol.com [mailto:HMcdon3900@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:08 PM To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILSON-L] Some Early Bedord County, VA Marriage Bonds, Surnames beginning with W Tim, I thank you very much for the Bedford County marriage info. I see several names that seem to be very real possibilities for my Wilson family. Again, thank you. Harold in Florida Researching Wilson in VA, W.Va., KY, and OH. ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== List owner WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== Search for wilson surname on all Rootsweb.com list. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/

Hi Harold, I belive I have some Wilsons down in your neck of the woods from my Great Grandfather. Apparently 2 of his Daughters moved down there. Tim -----Original Message----- From: HMcdon3900@aol.com [mailto:HMcdon3900@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:08 PM To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILSON-L] Some Early Bedord County, VA Marriage Bonds, Surnames beginning with W Tim, I thank you very much for the Bedford County marriage info. I see several names that seem to be very real possibilities for my Wilson family. Again, thank you. Harold in Florida Researching Wilson in VA, W.Va., KY, and OH. ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== List owner WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com

For Everyone...The Wilson Names That I Posted Are Not Necessarily My Line Of Wilsons. They Were Posted As A Matter of Information For Everyone. My Wilson Line Did Come From Bedford/Loudoun starting with A Matthew Wilson in the 1700's. Again The names were posted to help anybody that can use them so enjoy..... Tim -----Original Message----- From: HMcdon3900@aol.com [mailto:HMcdon3900@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 7:08 PM To: WILSON-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [WILSON-L] Some Early Bedord County, VA Marriage Bonds, Surnames beginning with W Tim, I thank you very much for the Bedford County marriage info. I see several names that seem to be very real possibilities for my Wilson family. Again, thank you. Harold in Florida Researching Wilson in VA, W.Va., KY, and OH. ==== WILSON Mailing List ==== List owner WILSON-admin@rootsweb.com

Sara, you can search any list by going to http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and browse any list by going to http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ Dave "Is there a website connected to this list where I can check > archived messages to see if there is any information about Wilsons in > Pennsylvania?" > > Thanks, > Sara

Tim, I thank you very much for the Bedford County marriage info. I see several names that seem to be very real possibilities for my Wilson family. Again, thank you. Harold in Florida Researching Wilson in VA, W.Va., KY, and OH.