Tag: Prince Edward County VA genealogy

A Field Trip to Buckingham and Prince Edward Counties – Finding Morris’s Mill: John Morris, Esquire (1779-c.1862) of Buckingham County – my 4x great grandfather

A Field Trip to Buckingham and Prince Edward Counties – Finding Morris’s Mill: John Morris, Esquire (1779-c.1862) of Buckingham County – my 4x great grandfather

Several weeks ago I met Claude Morris when he accompanied a group of my Morris cousins to two Morris cemeteries in Buckingham County. See my earlier blog post A Field Trip to Buckingham County – meeting cousins and making new friends: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2024/05/11/a-field-trip-to-buckingham-county-meeting-cousins-and-making-new-friends/ Claude descends from Nicholas Hudson Morris (c.1770-c.1846) called “Hudson” while I descend from … Continue reading A Field Trip to Buckingham and Prince Edward Counties – Finding Morris’s Mill: John Morris, Esquire (1779-c.1862) of Buckingham County – my 4x great grandfather →

Thomas Atkinson of Essex County and Amelia County, Virginia – my 6x great grandfather

Thomas Atkinson of Essex County and Amelia County, Virginia – my 6x great grandfather

My first known Atkinson ancestor was my 8x great grandfather Charles1 Atkinson of Essex County, Virginia (c.1665-c.1702) who was covered in an earlier blog post you can check out here:  https://asonofvirginia.blog/2022/08/24/charles-atkinson-c-1665-c-1702-of-old-rappahannock-and-essex-county-virginia/. Charles1 and Ann (Copeland) Atkinson left four children including Charles2 (c.1695-1761), Nicholas2 (c.1697-1773), John2 (c.1699-1478) and Mary2 (c. 1701-    ). My 6x great grandfather … Continue reading Thomas Atkinson of Essex County and Amelia County, Virginia – my 6x great grandfather →