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If you missed the earlier posts in this series, you can check them out here: Part 1 - Bacon's Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia Part 2 - meeting the ancestors - Samuel Judkins and Edward Pettway Part 3 - meeting the ancestors - Samuel Plaw Part 4 - meeting the ancestors - Arthur Long In … Continue reading Bacon’s Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia – Part 5 – The Aftermath
When I was first starting my family history pursuits as an eleven-year-old, I remember my maternal grandmother telling me that her parents were cousins. She said, “They were kin through the Gills.” I laughed having no idea Gills was a last name. Her parents - my great-grandparents - were second cousins connected through the Gills … Continue reading “They were kin through the Gills” – my 6x great grandparents John & Elizabeth (—————) Gills of Louisa and Amelia County, Virginia
My 8x great-grandfather Lewis Williams first appears in Surry County, Virginia in 1673 as a tithable on a list taken by Robert Caufield for Lawnes Creek Parish.[1] Tithing on just himself, Lewis Williams was a free man. He was also listed on the 1674 and 1675 tithable lists tithing on only himself meaning he had … Continue reading Lewis Williams (c.1650-c.1679) of Surry County, Virginia
On 21 September 1626 at Jamestown, my 10x great-grandmother Rebecca Gray, testified in the witchcraft trial of Joan Wright. She testified that “Goodwife Wright told her she should bury her husband.” This meant Wright predicted the death of Rebecca Gray’s husband Thomas Gray, which fortunately for me did not come true! Rebecca Gray further testified about … Continue reading A Witchcraft Trial at Jamestown: My 10x great-grandparents Thomas and Rebecca (———-) Gray of Jamestown and Surry County, Virginia
My 8x great-grandparents were Thomas and Rosamond (----------) Webster who lived in Henrico County, Virginia. Formed in 1634, Henrico County was one of the eight original shires. According to the Library of Virginia, all Henrico County court records prior to 1655 and almost all prior to 1677 are missing. They note that many records were … Continue reading Webster Family of Henrico & Amelia County, Virginia Part 1 – Thomas and Rosamond (———-) Webster
Last Sunday I got the chance to wonder through the woods in Surry County, Virginia and visit Old Castle Cemetery, which is the family cemetery of my 3x great grandparents William Holt Berryman[1] (1800-1857) and Sarah Honeycutt (Judkins) Berryman (1815-1901). They are among the 12 people interred there with gravestones. There are other folks interred … Continue reading A Second Field Trip To Surry County – Visiting Old Castle Cemetery
On 14 February 1861 in Amelia County, Virginia, my 2x great-grandmother, Ann Octavia Vaughan, received a proposal of marriage. Born on 2 February 1844 in Amelia County, Virginia to Augustus and Mary Spencer (Farmer) Vaughan, Ann had just turned 17 years old. Ann’s parents both died when she was just a child – her mother … Continue reading A Marriage Proposal on the Eve of the Civil War – And A Vaughan Family Mystery
If you missed my post about Nicholas Vaughan’s father William Vaughan, check it out here: https://asonofvirginia.blog/2023/01/18/william-vaughan-c-1625-c-1694/ Nicholas Vaughan was born in Charles City County, Virginia probably during the early 1670s[1], the youngest of seven sons born to William (c.1625 - c.1694) and his wife Sarah (----------) Vaughan (c.1634 – aft. 1694). His father wrote his … Continue reading Nicholas Vaughan (my 7x great grandfather)
My 8x great-grandfather William Vaughan was the first of my line to arrive in Virginia, first appearing in the records of Charles City County, Virginia on 20 April 1658 when he was granted a nonsuit by the county court in a case against Francis Gray. No details and no outcome are provided.[1] Nothing is known … Continue reading William Vaughan (c. 1625 – c. 1694)
Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" (Crocker) Edwards is my 3x great-grandmother. She is one of my "brick wall" ancestors.
Today's post is about letters to Santa Claus written in 1902 and 1903 from Jetersville, Virginia by my 1st cousin twice removed H. Preston Morris. I hope that you enjoy it and that you and yours have a Merry Christmas!
Today's A Son of Virginia post is about Minerva Vaughan of Amelia County, Virginia. She's been a part of my family history as long as I can remember. Want to know more? Read on and I hope you enjoy it.
Today's post is Part 4 - Bacon's Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia (meeting the ancestors continued) - Arthur Long (c.1642-1677). Read on to learn more about my rebellious 9x great grandfather.
Today's post is about my 7x great grandfather Samuel Plaw of Surry County, VA who joined Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. In addition to getting to know Samuel Plaw, learn how relying on an abstract of a record rather than the original can lead to genealogical errors.
Need to catch up? Click https://wordpress.com/post/asonofvirginia.blog/347 for Part 1! In Part 1, we learned that four of my Surry County ancestors and some of their relatives joined Bacon’s Rebellion, a 1676 uprising in the Virginia colony and that the uprising was unsuccessful. My interest is in why my ancestors were willing to risk not only … Continue reading Bacon’s Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia – Part 2 (meeting the ancestors)
At a Court held for Surry County on July 4th, 1677[1], my 9x great-grandfather Arthur Long appeared in open court on his knees with a rope around his neck and made the following submission: I Arthur Long, that all bystanders may take notice of my this my sincere Repentance of my Rebellion, to here most … Continue reading Bacon’s Rebellion in Surry County, VA – Part 1
My latest blog post is about my 7x great grandfather Charles Atkinson whose estate inventory shed light on his possible occupation. Read on to learn about him and his life in the Virginia colony.
Today's post is about my ancestors Randall Holt and Mary Bayly who were both in Jamestown by 1620. It's also how I am own 9th cousin - once removed. Read on to learn more.
I introduced my 2x great grandfather John Rives Morris in an earlier post concerning his unusual death in Amelia County, Virginia, a murder in California, and rumors of his mental illness. Need to catch up? Click here! This post focuses his early life and offers some insight into his later difficulties. Born into a … Continue reading John Rives Morris (1840-1904) – Part 2
Today's post is about my great aunt Helen Wilson Rowell and how I used her birth and death certificates to learn about family history as well as genealogy. I hope you enjoy it.
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