Tag: Jeter family

Defending a Daughter’s Honor: Rodophil Jeter of Amelia County, Virginia – my 5x great grandfather (with a surprise ending for Jeter, Ligon and Ford researchers)

Defending a Daughter’s Honor: Rodophil Jeter of Amelia County, Virginia – my 5x great grandfather (with a surprise ending for Jeter, Ligon and Ford researchers)

On 1 October 1803, the Virginia Argus newspaper ran the following communication sent by my 5x great grandfather Rodophil Jeter of Amelia County which began, “An attempt having been made by Nancy Ford to injure the reputation of my daughter Elizabeth, by a false and slanderous report, it became my duty to have recourse of … Continue reading Defending a Daughter’s Honor: Rodophil Jeter of Amelia County, Virginia – my 5x great grandfather (with a surprise ending for Jeter, Ligon and Ford researchers) →

History of Jeter’s Mill – Amelia County, Virginia

History of Jeter’s Mill – Amelia County, Virginia

I have an old copy of A. R. Hudgins History of Amelia County published in 1965, which includes the following information about Robert Vaughan I [my 6x great grandfather] and Jeter’s Mill:        “In 1740 Robert Vaughan [my 6x great-grandfather] was granted 800 acres of land on the lower side of Flatt Creek. (When a … Continue reading History of Jeter’s Mill – Amelia County, Virginia →