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Nesbitt, William will extract – Rockbridge County

NESBITT:- Will of William Nesbitt, of Rockbridge County, Va., recorded Dec. 2, 1794, mentions his wife, Margaret ; sons, William, John and Andrew, and his daughters, Mary, Margaret, Jean and…

Mobley, Samuel will extract – Loudoun County

MOBLEY:- Will of Samuel Mobley, of Loudoun County, Va., filed for probate Oct. 10, 1769, mentions his wife, Mary, and his daughters, Susannah Fouch and Mary Aubery. SOURCE: Vol, IX,…

Millner, William – Bedford County

MILLNER:- In 1816, William Milkier, Sr., made a deed to his children, conveying to them several hundred acres of land in Bedford County, Va., and sundry negroes. He made a…

Mason, John will extracts – Campbell County

MASON:- Will of John Mason, of Campbell County, Va., recorded January 7, 1796, names his brother, Martin, and his sisters, Mary Mason, Elizabeth Prible and Margaret Powers. SOURCE: Vol, IX,…

Edloe, Matthew

EDLOE: – Matthew Edloe (also spelled Edlow and Edlowe) was member Virginia House of Burgesses; wife unknown. He had a son, Matthew Edloe, who was also member House of Burgesses,…

Edley marriages – Rockbridge County

EDLEY: – Marriages in Rockbridge County, Va.: David Edley and Elizabeth Lawrence, June 6, 1787; Sally Edley and Arthur McCoy, Oct. 24, 1807 ; Nancy Edley and Robert Spence, May…

Criss, Peter – White, Saloma – Harrison County

CRISS: – Marriage records: Peter Criss and Saloma J. White, Harrison County, Va., 1803. SOURCE: Vol, IX, No 10, February 1921 Genealogy: a journal of American ancestry

First burial in the cemetery at Abingdon, Virginia

CRESWELL: – First burial in the cemetery at Abingdon, Va., of a man who was killed by Indians. The grave inscription reads: “Henry Creswell entered this place July 4, 1776.”…

Cheshire marriages – Norfolk County

CHESHIRE: – Marriage records from Norfolk County, Va.: John Cheshire, Jr., and Mary Miller, Aug. 16, 1759; Richard Cheshire and Dinah Miller, Sept. 10, 1761; Peggy Cheshire and George Webb,…

Bolling, Archibald – Payne, Catherine – Goochland County

BOLLING: – Marriage record from Goochland County, Va.: “I do certify that I celebrated the rites of matrimony between Archibald Bolling and Catherine Payne, November 5th, 1801.” (Signed) “Charles Hopkins,…