Tag: Holt family

Richard IV & Rebecca (Holt) Rowell of Surry County, Virginia – my 3x great grandparents – and their seven sons

Richard IV & Rebecca (Holt) Rowell of Surry County, Virginia – my 3x great grandparents – and their seven sons

On the 24th of February 1823, Richard Rowell and Francis Holt bound themselves to the James Pleasants, Governor of Virginia in the amount of $150. This was for a marriage bond that reads in part “whereas a marriage is shortly intended to be had and solemnized between the above bound Richard Rowell and Rebecca Holt, … Continue reading Richard IV & Rebecca (Holt) Rowell of Surry County, Virginia – my 3x great grandparents – and their seven sons

The Truly family of Amelia County, Virginia

The Truly family of Amelia County, Virginia

My 6x great grandparents Hector and Sarah (Holt) Truly’s arrived in Amelia County in 1743.[1] Truly was then – and is now – an unusual surname. The American Dictionary of American Family Names states that the surname is “probably English, perhaps a variant of Truelove.”[2] The given name Hector is also unique in my family … Continue reading The Truly family of Amelia County, Virginia

James Price (c.1716 – 1772) of Surry County, Virginia (my 6x great grandfather)

James Price (c.1716 – 1772) of Surry County, Virginia (my 6x great grandfather)

Over an 18-month span from 1746-1747, Surry County, Virginia Court records refer to my 6x great grandfather James Price as a “common profane swearer” and “a wicked dissolute person.” He was also indicted by a grand jury for “living in adultery with Ann Williams.” On 18 November 1747, the Surry County Court found James Price … Continue reading James Price (c.1716 – 1772) of Surry County, Virginia (my 6x great grandfather)