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Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

mt2west — 2009-11-09 00:04:57Z

I am looking for the families of:
Lacy/Lacey
Cleveland
Ellis
that lived in Fairfax County.
Thank you for your assistance.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

sla276 — 2009-11-02 21:31:51Z

Unfortunately I don't think any of those are a match for me; Taylor is a pretty common name. I am actually looking for a Thomas Taylor. Thanks for the effort anyway!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

ccrouchmiller — 2009-11-02 14:35:15Z

I have a George Taylor in family.
Also Joseph Taylor Prince William Co Virginia
Thomas O Taylor was his father. Prince William Co.

George was near Potomac
River in lower park Of Fairfax and Stafford Co

Carolyn Miller
cacmiller517@aol.com

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

gregandchriskramer — 2009-11-02 13:59:45Z

Hi Joseph :). I don't find anything on Elliott or the other variations you listed. Sorry!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

gregandchriskramer — 2009-11-02 13:57:58Z

Hi sla276.

Though Taylor is a fairly common name, I do find a few of them shown.

George Taylor, owns 200 acres, 2 slaves.
Henry Taylor, tenant.
James Taylor, owns 100 acres.
William Taylor, tenant.

I also show that:

George Taylor leases 200 acres from William Clifton.
Henry Taylor is also a tenant of Clifton.
James Taylor leases 100 acres from George Mason.
William Taylor is listed as a tenant on John Dalton's land.

Nothing else on the other names you listed though. Hope that helps!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

gregandchriskramer — 2009-11-02 13:52:34Z

Hi wailanjian :). You're request wasn't too greedy, I just hadn't logged in for a while so I didn't notice it! Unfortunately, I don't find anything for the names you listed but keep in mind, this book only covers leaseholders and land and slave owners, i.e. the fairly wealthy, so most of the population of this area isn't mentioned in the book.

Sorry and let me know if you'd like me to look up anyone else :).

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

pbaber — 2009-10-30 18:27:16Z

I am also researching the Wilt family from Fairfax county.
Please contact me at pbaber@wildblue.net
Thanks

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

sla276 — 2009-10-30 12:08:33Z

I realized that my request was probably asking too much of you.

Buckley and Wilt are really the families I am most interested in, if you have the time.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

JosephTElliott — 2009-10-30 10:56:14Z

You are very kind to offer to do look ups. Thank you for that kindness. I am interested in any ELLIOTT ELLIOT ELIOT listings when you have time. Primarily Fairfax and Alexandria - Thanks again !!
Joe

Re: Thomas Samual Carper and Ancestors(Any kind of Carper Family History)

sla276 — 2009-10-30 02:44:01Z

This was posted quite a long time ago, but I thought I would reply because Thomas S. Carper is my gguncle. His sister, Cora is my gggrandmother. Their parents were Thomas J. and Lydia L Carper. If anyone has any further information on this line I would be happy to hear from them.

Re: Buckley Family

sla276 — 2009-10-30 02:25:53Z

Do you have any more information on William's brother John H Buckley b.1775 d. 1822 or his son John H Buckley b. 1809? This is my family line.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

sla276 — 2009-10-30 02:09:39Z

This is so nice of you!

Is there anything on Buckley/Wilt/Thomas/Gould/Taylor?

Obit for Jacques Jodoin

pacochran29 — 2009-10-13 16:55:42Z

According to the SS death Index Jacques A. Jodoin died in September 1985 in Springfield, Fairfax, VA. I was wondering if someone as access to Newspapers from this time frame and could look up his obit for me. He is the brother to my wifes' grandmother.

Thanks,

Phil

Re: Thomas WREN d. 1768

doslin — 2009-10-13 00:52:31Z

(Colonel) Thomas Wren (I) (sometimes called Junior) was born in 1703, and died at his home near Falls Church in 1767. His wife, Jean, died after 1767. One of the first references to Colonel Thomas is his mention in Robert “King” Carter will as overseer of Wolf House Quarter, one of Carter’s plantations. Next we find Col. Thomas Wren A Resident of North Farnham Parish of Richmond County,1737 thru 1739, with son John born Oct 1737, and daughter Betty born 4 Nov 1739, in the parish. Wife wasJane. The next record of Col. Thomas Wren in Fairfax (then Prince William) is a record dated June 22, 1741. On that day Thomas Wren, Edward Emms, and William Harle appraised the estate of William Williams, deceased. The appraisal was returned to the Prince William Court on July 27, 1741.
On October 25, 1742, the Prince William Court ordered an Inventory made of the estate of Rodham Neale. This was returned to the Court on March 28, 1743, by Thomas Wren, Owin Williams, and Walter English. On February 19, 1749, Thomas Wren was listed as a Vestryman of Truro Parish.
The Fairfax Court orders contain some reference to Colonel Wren during the
1750's. On February 20, 1754, Wren was awarded 2 pounds, 11 shillings, 5 pence, and 109 pounds of tobacco in a suit against Pierce Noland. A suit was brought against Wren by John Pagan on February 20, 1754. Wren was to give special bail before he was allowed to appear in the suit, "Whereupon Robert Boggess came into Court & undertook for the said Thomas to pay the condemnation of the Court if he should be cast in this suit or deliver up his body in Execution." On December 10, 1759, Thomas Wren made an interesting deposition before Edward Blackburn and Lee Massey in a lawsuit, "George West Against Orsin alias William Holyfield & Valentine Holyfield." This suit, recorded in Loudoun County, is the only proof for the birth year of Thomas Wren. His deposition ("Thomas Wren of Fairfax, aged 56 years"), was recorded on Thursday, March 12, 1761, but was made on December 10, 1759, at the institution of the suit. The suit is of special interest. Orsin (an assumed name of William) Holyfield (or Holi¬field), and Ralph Holyfield conveyed to Hugh West some land in Loudoun County which had been the property of their parents, Valentine and Elizabeth Holyfield. However, question had been raised over their right to convey the property, since, as Wren, and others testified, they were "Bastard children," born before their parents were married by license. Valentine and Elizabeth (--) Holyfield were indentured servants brought into this country by Thomas Worthington of Maryland. They lived together without ceremony, since indentured servants were not permitted to wed. Two children were born during this time, Ralph and William (Orsin). After comple¬tion of the indenture, the family moved across the Potomac to what is now Fairfax County, and were married here by the minister of Truro Parish. They were hired as servants by Edward Emms, a neighbor to Thomas Wren, and thus came into contact with settlers in what is now the Falls Church neighborhood. Gerard Trammell (age 57 years "and upwards" on December 10, 1759), and Samuel Jenkins, age 47 years, on the same date, both gave other details. Samuel Jenkins testified that Ralph Holy- field lived with him as a hired hand at one time. It was during this time that he was Godfather at the baptism of William ("now Orsin") Holyfield. After the marriage, Valentine and Elizabeth had three more children: Daniel, Valentine, and Elizabeth. Daniel, the eldest child (after the marriage) was considered by Thomas Wren to be legal heir to the father. It was further testified that Valentine Holyfield, Sr., died at the house of a sister of Jacob Lasswell at the age of 56. Since he was called a close friend of Lasswell, it may be that Elizabeth Holyfield was a Lasswell. At any rate, this suit covers several pages and gives us a glimpse of the conditions and cus¬toms of the day.
On March 28, 1763, Thomas Wren (with his fellow Vestrymen, including George Washington) voted to build the present Falls Church, according to Colonel James Wren's plan. On November 30, 1765, Wren, now a Vestryman of the new Fairfax Parish, which was formed from the older Truro Parish, was appointed Reader at the Falls Church, with an annual salary of 250 pounds of tobacco. On October 16, 1766, Thomas Wren was appointed Clerk of the Falls Church with an annual salary of 1,000 pounds of tobacco.
Col Thomas Wren died between the Aug and October1767, Vestry meeting, because the October meeting has a motion to replace Thomas Wren because he has died.
On September 8, 1767, Colonel Wren made his Will, probated May 16, 1768.119 In it he mentioned his wife, Jean, and the following children:, Nicho¬las Wren, William Wren, John Wren, Travis ("Traverse") Wren, Isaac Wren, Mary Wren, Ann Wren, and Winney Athill (or Etwell). Witnesses were: Colonel James Wren, James Donaldson and Colonel Robert Lindsay.
Need Help? Where did Thomas get his rank of Colonel? When did wife Jean or Jane die? Does anyone have birth,marriage or death dates of his children. Was the so called Thomas WrenII or Jr. the son of John Wren Thomas's brother? He is not mention in Col. Thomas will. Why was son Nicholas left out in distribution of will assests?

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

wailanjian — 2009-10-11 18:31:38Z

While you are checking the Dodsons could you also check and see if you find any Huntington or Crupper. This offer is so generous...I'm afraid that I've gotten greedy.
Thanks again, Ann

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

wailanjian — 2009-10-11 18:18:11Z

Hi there, could you please look up Charles and Walter Dodson, who originally came from Charles MD to Fairfax Co. VA about that time. Any ifo would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, Ann

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

ksschultz — 2009-09-23 00:05:19Z

Were you able to get a copy of the map that goes along with the book?
When I found a copy of the book, I could tell from reading it that there was supposed to be a map, too. My cousin in Leesburg went to the Library and made me a copy of the map. I thought you should know about this if you weren't able to get it with the book.

Kathryn Schultz
kathysschultz@earthlink.net

Re: Maps of McLean?

AmyBertsch — 2009-09-18 21:48:43Z

There's still a Mount Pleasant Drive in McLean. Small street, not too far from McLean High School. Could that be it?

Re: Gray family Mt. Vernon area.

JGray97 — 2009-09-01 03:15:29Z

Hi: You mentioned in a previous posting about a Gray family surname.
Please explain what Gray family in the Mt. Vernon area during that time frame would have had slaves.
Thank you for any information.
Jim

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

nononoall — 2009-09-09 00:37:08Z

Thank you for your lookups. I would like the following surnames:

Trammell, Darden, Conn, Cofer

Thanks, Barbara in Texas

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

SMcIntyre7403 — 2009-09-09 02:35:08Z

Would you be kind enough to check your book for any mention of the surname -
HURDLE or HURDEL or possibly HERDLE.

Thank you for your generous offer.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

mschmidt258 — 2009-09-10 13:51:51Z

Thank you so much for the information. I really appreciate the lookup.

Marilyn Schmidt

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

mschmidt258 — 2009-09-09 19:35:53Z

Thank you for your offer. Is there anything in the book on Hall/Hale?

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

pathoscafe — 2009-09-08 21:43:23Z

Oh, ooh, ooh! Please try Hereford (surname)

Thank you (and I hope you don't get overwhelmed...)

Cyndi in Baltimore

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

mcartwright11 — 2009-09-09 00:44:13Z

Would you look up Aneas,Enias or Enos Campbell and any Cartwrights
Thanks
Mike

Re: Obituary Lookup Please

ambroseya — 2009-09-02 16:08:50Z

Washington Post, The (DC) - February 27, 1987, Page B8.
STANLEY G. HARGEY
73, a retired employe of the Internal Revenue Service who had lived in the Washington area since 1946, died Feb. 24 at the Hermitage Health Care Center in Alexandria. He had undergone surgery for a brain tumor.

Mr. Hargey, who lived in Falls Church, was a native of Pottsville, Pa., and a Navy veteran of World War II. After moving here, he went to work for the General Accounting Office, where he was an auditor, and later transferred to the IRS. He retired in 1974 as a staff manager in its inspection service.

Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Marguerite Naher Hargey of Falls Church.

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There was no obituary for Marguerite Hargey (with that spelling) in the Washington Post after 1987.

Fairfax Co. records

Muriel71Tree — 2009-09-09 15:22:17Z

What records for Fairfax Co. are available before 1700

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

Muriel71Tree — 2009-09-09 15:19:09Z

Do you find any Sebastian surname records?

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

WPHarper — 2009-09-08 23:50:27Z

Thank you for your generous offer. Information on all residents of Fairfax County with the following surnames would be greatly appreciated.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-08 22:30:09Z

No problem CoSchumaker!

Here's what I find listed:

{ LAND OWNERSHIP }
Ellzey, William -- 586 acres
Ellzey, Lewis -- 1678 acres, 18 slaves

Later it says that Lewis Ellzey owns 2 seperate pieces of land and that one was a "Northern Neck Grant" and the other was purchased. It also says that William Ellzey owns 2 pieces of land and his was also from a Northern Neck Grant and purchased. William owned no slaves.

In the table "Fairfax County Landowners with Tenants in 1760", William is shown as having a tenant named Robert Lindsay and Lewis has a tenant named Thomas Williams. These tenants would have been people leasing land from the owner.
Robert Lindsay is shown as leasing 300 acres and Thomas Williams is shown as being a tenant -- the latter records are from the Account Books of John Glassford and Co., Manuscript Division (contained at the Library of Congress).

A William Turner is listed in the table of "Fairfax Co Tithables Not Possible to Place on a Map".

That's all I find -- hope that helps!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-08 22:16:24Z

Hey Cyndi :). I request so many lookups in big ol' Cook County (Chicago) it actually excites me to be able to do lookups so let's see what I can find...

Hereford, George -- 125 acres, 1 slave
Hereford, John -- no acres listed (but this table denotes land ownership), 1 slave

Another table indicates that both George and John inherited their land.

They are both also noted again in a slaveholder table.

That's all I see listed. Hope that helps!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-08 23:59:01Z

Sorry, I don't find anything for Harper or Dove...

CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-08 19:13:11Z

Hi all :). I recently came across the book "Fairfax County Virginia in 1760 : An Interpretive Historical Map" and am willing to do lookups for anyone with family in the county around 1760. Included in the book are lists of landowners, leaseholders, and slaveholders. There is also a list of landowners in the towns of Alexandria and Colchester.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 13:21:23Z

Those last two replies were to jgnldempsey and SMcIntyre7403 -- sorry for the confusion!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 13:19:24Z

Nothing for those names either, sorry!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 13:18:41Z

Sorry, I don't find anything for those names...

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 13:17:18Z

nononoall -- Here's what I find:

Thomas W. Coffer -- 378 acres, 5 slaves
Gerrard Trammell -- 200 acres rented as leaseholder, 1 slave
John Trammell -- 449 acres, 7 slaves
Philip Trammell -- 130 acres rented as leaseholder
Sampson Trammell -- 248 acres, 7 slaves
William Trammell -- rented acres as a tenant

Sampson Trammell's tenant is listed as being Walter English.
Gerrard Trammell is listed as leasing 200 acres from James Scott, with 1 slave (from Deed Book, Prince William County).
Phillip Trammell is listed as leasing 130 acres from Gerrard Trammell.
William Trammell is listed as a tenant on Simon Pearson's land (from George Washington Ledgers A and B, Mount Vernon Estate Library).

Hope that helps!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 19:11:29Z

There are actually quite a few Jenkins listed.

There is an Ezekial, James, and John listed as leaseholders, all on 150 acres. There is also a Samuel listed as a leaseholder on 200 acres. All four leased their land from James Scott and all of those leases are part of a Deed Book held at the Prince William County Courthouse in Manassas.

That's all I find :).

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 19:03:48Z

Hi Muriel71Tree...

I find a Benjamin Sebastian owning 200 acres and a lot in Alexandria with 4 slaves.

Hope that helps!

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

spankekramer — 2009-09-09 20:48:59Z

I find a Jacob Hall as a land tenant and a Michael Hall as a leaseholder on 100. Jacob is shown as a tenant on Daniel McCarty's land (from the Court Order and Minute Books, Circuit Court Archives, Fairfax County Courthouse) and Michael Hall is a tenant on Henry Fitzhugh's land (from the Henry Fitzhugh Papers, Ravensworth Rent Lists, Virginia Historical Society, Richmond).

No Hale's are shown.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

CoSchumaker4 — 2009-09-09 00:16:47Z

It sure does. Thank so very much, Connie

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

CoSchumaker4 — 2009-09-08 22:07:01Z

Thank you so much for you great offer.

I would be interested in Bradfield, Ellzey/Ellsey, Thomasin/Thomasen, Turner, & Wells

Re: Obituary Lookup Please

jaheller — 2009-09-02 17:19:13Z

Thank you so much for the information.

Obituary Lookup Please

jaheller — 2009-09-02 13:39:21Z

Interested in the obituaries of Stanley G. Hargey, died February 1987 and his wife Marguerite, died June 1989, Falls Church, VA. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

jgnldempsey — 2009-09-09 02:15:13Z

Would appreciate if you see
Elihu harding/harden/hardin
edward harding/harden/hardin
john hanby/hamby
james green
ann green
snowden horton
thank you
jim dempsey

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

DHamcke1 — 2009-09-10 15:10:39Z

Thank you so much for doing the Jenkins lookup. I will definitely check out that book next time I am in Va. My sister actually lives in Manassas.

Re: CAN DO LOOKUPS -- Fairfax Co, VA 1760 Book

DHamcke1 — 2009-09-09 15:24:48Z

How about Jenkins in Fairfax during that period?

Maps of McLean?

Daxnworf — 2009-09-17 04:19:14Z

My parents lived in McLean, VA in 1961 when I was born on a street called Mt. Pleasant. I can't find it on any current maps. Does anyone know what the street is called now, or can you point me to a 1960's era online map where I could find it? I've tried mapquest and GNIS and fairfaxcounty.gov. Thanks, Diane

Re: Gray family Mt. Vernon area.

stephaniesds — 2009-09-02 02:46:43Z

I really do not know much more about the Gray family as slaves than what was posted. I have seen a Forrester Gray who was freed also by George Washington though. He was 57 in 1831. Age 60 in 1834.

Re: Gray family Mt. Vernon area.

stephaniesds — 2009-09-01 01:41:29Z

Thanks. That could be something. I did think that Louisa's mom may have been a dower slave at Mt. Vernon. In the Southern Claim it says that George Washington set her father free then her father bought her mom. Since GW's will set only his slaves free not Martha's slaves I think Louisa's mom was left behind when her father was freed.