Scott Simpson's Virginia Genealogy

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Welcome! These pages contain information about my genealogy, links to genealogy resources on the Web (mostly for Virginia research), and information about me.

My Ancestors


My ancestors were in Virginia for many, many generations -- mostly in the counties of Shenandoah, Rockingham, Augusta, Albemarle, Nelson, Fluvanna, Madison, Orange, Spotsylvania, Page, Culpeper, Middlesex, and Isle of Wight, and surrounding areas. Before Virginia, they were in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Germany, England, Ireland, Wales, and other places.

	My Genealogical Data
	(will open in a new browser window) Last updated October 24, 2007


	Unlike many researchers, I do not post information for which I do not have sources. Other peoples' gedcoms, World Family Tree, published genealogies, and similar collections are not "sources" in this sense. References to my sources appear at the bottom of most of the pages in my data.
		Please see "My Plea for More Citation of Primary Sources"




	Surnames of direct ancestors in my data (mostly or entirely in Virginia, unless otherwise noted; names with more than five persons are bolded): Bailey, Bartlet (MA), Bell, Blakey, Bowls, Breeden/Breeding, Brooks (CT and MA), Burgher, Clem, Clements, Dadisman/Datesman, Daniel, Dollins/Dollens, Durham, Eddins/Eddings, Estes, Field, Fox (CT), Garber, Gay, Gaylard (CT and Somerset, England), George, Golding, Goodall (VA and CT), Goslee/Goslin (CT), Graves, Grayson, Harrison, Henderson, Heyer/Heier (PA), Hollister (CT), Humphrey, Hyatt, Ireland, Jackson, Jarrell, Jenkins, Johnson, Kirby, Kirtley, Lamb, Lillard, Marshall, Martin, May, Mayes, McCloud, McDaniel, Miller, Patton, Rife, Roberts, Roudabush (VA, MD, and PA), Seal, Shackleford, Simpson, Sims, Smith (VA and CT), Sorrell, Suddarth, Taylor, Thacker, Tomlin/Tomblin, Toms, Treat (CT and Somerset, England), Wade, Walter, Weakley, Whitzel, Willoughby, Witt, and Yancey
		Links to pedigree charts starting with each of my grandparents
		More of my surnames are listed here



	Recent changes to my data --
		"NEW" ANCESTORS! John McDANIEL and Elizabeth CRAWFORD, who were married in Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1786; and Elizabeth's father, Martin CRAWFORD
		"NEW" ANCESTORS! William TOMBLIN of Albemarle County, Virginia, and his wife, Susanna, who died in Albemarle County about 1832
		"NEW" ANCESTORS! Jarrot A. SUDDARTH and Sally HENSLEY, who were married in Albemarle County, Virginia, in 1795; Jarrot's parents, Lawrence SUDDARTH (died about 1815 in Albemarle County) and Martha; Lawrence's father, William SUDDARTH (died about 1762 in Amherst County, Va.); and William's father, James SUDDARTH (died 1753 in Stafford County, Va.)
		NEWLY-PROVEN DEATH DATE! Richard DOLLINS, died about 1816 in Albemarle County, Virginia


	Notes on specific connections
		DANIEL of Caroline, Spotsylvania, Orange, and Madison County, Virginia, 1745?-1852
		SIMPSON and NAYLOR of Stafford, King George, Spotsylvania, Orange, Culpeper, and Madison County, Virginia, 1735-1776+
		MARTIN and HENDERSON of Albemarle County and Nelson County, Virginia, 1775-1825



	Photographs
		Some of my ancestors (and others) - surnames included: ESTES, KIRBY, MARTIN, MAY, McCLOUD, McDANIEL, RIFE, SEAL, SIMPSON, TAYLOR, TOMLIN, WADE, WILLOUGHBY (all from Virginia)
		Can you help us identify these people? Probable relatives of Meredith KNIGHTING (1809-1889) and Malinda Jane McDANIEL KNIGHTING (1819-1912)



	More about my ancestors

Ancestry.com has transcriptions, abstracts, and images of original records. I have found a number of my ancestors on Ancestry.com. Give it a try by using this search box! And be sure to check out the 14-day free trial of Ancestry.com's databases.

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Tools, Resources, and Analyses



	My favorite Web resources for genealogy research
		Includes basic tools, primary sources, secondary sources, and discussion sites




	"Are You a Genealogist, or Just a Collector of Genealogy?" - My Plea for More Citation of Primary Sources
		Please read this if you favor accuracy in genealogy!
		My "Honor Roll" of Sites by Individual Researchers that Reflect a Strong Commitment to Primary Sources




	*Conflicts between my research and the book Lost Trails and Forgotten People: The Story of Jones Mountain, by Tom Floyd*
		Surnames included: BREEDEN, McDANIEL, and GOODALL in Page, Rockingham, and Madison Counties, Virginia



	Transcriptions of original documents that I've submitted to RootsWeb
		Surnames included (from Virginia, unless otherwise noted): BURGHER, BROOKS (CT), CLEMENTS, COLE (England), DANIEL, DOLLINS, ESTES, FOX (CT), GEORGE, GOLDING, GOODALL, GOSLEE/GOSLIN (CT), HENDERSON (VA and KY), HEYER/HYRE (PA), HOLLISTER (CT), MARTIN, MAY, McCLOUD (VA and IL), MICHIE, ROBERTS, SEAL, SIMPSON, SIMS, WILLOUGHBY

		Also includes numerous additional surnames from Albemarle County, Virginia, 1779
		Also includes several surnames from Erie County, Ohio, 1900-1905



	The Several William BELLs of Eighteenth-Century Virginia
		Abstracts and transcriptions of primary sources regarding the many persons by this name who lived in Virginia during the 1700s

More About My Ancestors



	Some additional surnames (Va. counties and other locations): ACUFF (Madison), CALLOWAY (Orange, Madison), COLE (Isle of Wight, Va., and Essex, England), CHURCHILL (Middlesex), CRAWFORD (Rockingham), DUMAS (Hanover and Louisa), HUBBARD (Spotsylvania), JAMES (Augusta or Albemarle), METZ (Pennsylvania), MULLINS (Albemarle), PEMBERTON (Orange), and RICKSTACKER (Pennsylvania)
		Other researchers have told me that I connect to these surnames, but I do not (yet) have sources for these connections; therefore, these lines are not included in my genealogical data
		If you connect to any of these surnames in the locations indicated, please let me know!




	*My most puzzling genealogy puzzles (if you have information on any of these, please e-mail me!!)* --**
		Is the John SIMPSON who died in Culpeper County, Va., in 1776 (father of William, James, Alexander, John, Elenor, Elisabeth, Mary, Anne, and Jane) the same John SIMPSON who married Elizabeth NAYLOR in Stafford County in 1735? Some say yes; but, in my humble opinion, it hasn't been proven! Further details about this puzzle are on a separate page.
		Is David W. WADE of Albemarle County, Virginia (c.1800-1868), the father of Samuel WADE of the same county (c.1827-1863)? Several facts suggest this connection: David Wade married Louisa TOMS in May 1827, and Samuel was born about 1827; other than David Wade's marriage in 1827, only one other published marriage in Albemarle County and Nelson County was early enough to be that of Samuel's parents, and the groom in that other marriage left Virginia (with his family) when Samuel was only two years old; Samuel's household is listed immediately before David's household in the 1850 census; and the bondsman for Samuel's marriage to Spicie TOMS in 1849 was also the bondsman for the marriage of one of David's daughters. Samuel died before David (while serving in the Civil War), and neither Samuel nor his children are mentioned in David's will. (See Samuel's page in my gedcom for the sources of these facts. David's page is here.)

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