Virginia focused genealogy and history
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Virginia Chancery Court records are an invaluable resource for genealogists. But once in a while, they do more than confirm dates — they unlock secrets. That’s exactly what happened when I stumbled upon an 1805 court case involving the family of my 7x great-grandfather Richard Gray of Lawnes Creek Parish in Surry County, Virginia. A … Continue reading An Aunt with a Conscience Leads to a New Branch on My Family Tree: Richard Gray of Surry County
On 1 April 1685, my 7x great grandfather John Hatchett entered the Virginia record when he appeared before a Henrico County Court: “John Hatchett a servant boy belonging to Jno Farley being by him brought before the Wor[shipful] Court is adjudged ten years of age.”[1] Henrico County court record dated 1 April 1685 where John … Continue reading The Life of my 7x great grandfather John Hatchett: An Indentured Servant in Virginia
If you missed parts 1 & 2 you can check them out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/11/20/the-jones-family-of-slate-river-buckingham-county-virginia-part-1/ https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/12/11/jones-family-of-slate-river-buckingham-county-virginia-part-2/ In parts 1 & 2, we built the Slate River Joneses family tree above, which begins with my 7x great grandfather Thomas Jones (c.1690-c.1768) by using land grants, deeds, property tax records and a lawsuit. We also established Thomas Jones … Continue reading Jones Family of Slate River, Buckingham County, Virginia – Part 3 (the Falling River Joneses)
My connection to the Joneses is through my 5x great grandmother Martha (Jones) Walker Holland (c.1755-c.1821). She married (1) Capt. Henry Walker who was killed in 1779 at the Battle of Stono Ferry in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War and (2) Capt. Richard “Dick” Holland (c.1750-c.1803). By her first husband she had two children … Continue reading The Jones Family of Slate River, Buckingham County, Virginia – Part 1
When someone finds out I am a genealogist, the first question I am usually asked is “How far back can you go?” As someone who focuses on their Virginia genealogy, I usually tell them that I have identified more than 100 ancestors who arrived in Virginia before the American Revolution including seven (so far) that … Continue reading How Far back can You Go?
Descendants of Nathaniel “Natt” & Ann “Nancy” (Jeffries) Morris at the Morris family cemetery at Vassars. Pictured from left to right: Mardi (Morris) Deluhery, Russell Harper, Jennie (Morris) Gundy, Mary (Morris) Becker, Andrea Morris, Betsy (Morris) Sinnott and Steve Craig. I had the pleasure of spending a couple of days in Buckingham County in late … Continue reading A Field Trip to Buckingham County – meeting my Morris cousins and making new friends: (Nathaniel Morris c.1745-1813) my 5x great grandfather
A Son of Virginia 