Tag: Virginia history

Bad Behavior In Surry County: Margaret (——–) Cooper Hodge Hunnicutt (c.1655-1718) of Surry County, Virginia – my 8x great grandmother

Bad Behavior In Surry County: Margaret (——–) Cooper Hodge Hunnicutt (c.1655-1718) of Surry County, Virginia – my 8x great grandmother

Researching one’s early Colonial Virginia ancestors tends to focus on the men who dominate the records kept not for us researchers, but for them to conduct the business of the day. Sometimes we get lucky and learn more about a female ancestor. Such is the case with my 8x great grandmother Margaret (------------) Cooper Hodge … Continue reading Bad Behavior In Surry County: Margaret (——–) Cooper Hodge Hunnicutt (c.1655-1718) of Surry County, Virginia – my 8x great grandmother →

<strong>Bacon’s Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia – Part 3 (meeting the ancestors – continued)</strong>

Bacon’s Rebellion in Surry County, Virginia – Part 3 (meeting the ancestors – continued)

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.