Lisa;
VA is not there because it was one of the original 13 colonies, if you are
on the GLO, there is a link on the right hand side to take you to the LVA
ceya
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisa Luke" <LJLuke(a)worldnet.att.net>
To: <CATON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 8:45 PM
Subject: Re: [CATON] Re: William Solomon Caton
Thanks Jim,
I didn't know that they had them on line. Had seen those by the GLO but
VA
not on there.
Lisa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim artz" <jartz(a)ns.gemlink.com>
To: <CATON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [CATON] Re: William Solomon Caton
> Listers:
> I don't have any idea how many of you are aware of this, but the Library
of
> VA. has available on line, electronic images of land grant documents.
> Not all time frames are available, but I was browsing abt., and found 3
> entries for a Richard Caton, in Morgan Co. VA/WVA in the 1840s.
> There were 2 entries for Thomas Caton of Frederick Co. VA. in the 1750s.
> You can see an image of the doc., and print it if you like.
> Of course they are not real easy to read, because they are in longhand
and
> some are not real clear.
> To search this info you need to go to the LVA web page and look for
> Electronic Data Images. There are Military records there as well.
> If you encounter any problems, let me know & I'll send more specific
> directions.
> ceya
> Jim
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nancy Caton" <ncaton(a)sprynet.com>
> To: <CATON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2001 6:45 PM
> Subject: [CATON] Re: William Solomon Caton
>
>
> > My previous note to the Caton List was so that the
ancestry.com
> > marriages in NC could be stored somewhere other than my disk. I really
> > don't know much about the ones I posted before. I just realized that I
> > never did post the ones that I thought I recognized. They are the
> > following, followed by my guess at the identity of each.
> >
> > all of the following are from
ancestry.com NC Marriages 1741-1868
> >
> > Bride: Charity Bland
> > Groom Moses Caton
> > Bond Date: 18 May 1803
> > Co: Craven
> > Record #: 01 060
> > Bondsman: James Jewell
> > Witness: S Chapman, Clerk of Court
> > Bond #: 000025273
> > This is the Moses and Charity that are related to the Wm, John,
Solomon,
> > of NC. Don't know further
> >
> > Marriage Bond for Charles Caton dated 27 Feb 1810 Caton, Charles &
> > Rebecah Weyatt John Stinchbomg, bondsman; Jn March Sr, Wit. from
> > McCubbins File in Rowan Co, NC. This came to me in a document with a
> > bunch of stuff about Charles and Jemima Summers Caton, cannot find the
> > source, but
ancestry.com had same bond as (note the switch between
> > bondsman and witness)
> > Bride: Rebacah Weyatt
> > Groom: Charles Caton
> > Bond Date: 27 Feb 1810
> > County: Rowan Co, NC
> > Record #: 01 057
> > Bondsman: John Stinchcomb
> > Witness: Jn March, Sr
> > Bond #: 000123487}
> > likely to be Charles the son of Charles and Jemima (Jemina) Summers
> > Caton whose full tree is all over the web, often with mistakes, but
the
> > outline is 11 children b 1758-77, none of them Moses
> >
> > Bride: Jemima Caton
> > Groom: Jacob Hill
> > Bond Date: 14 Dec 1790
> > County: Stokes
> > Record #: 01 141
> > Bondsman: Jacob Douthit
> > Witness: Robt Williams
> > Bond #: 000139311
> > Charles and Jemina's daughter
> >
> > Bride: Eliza Caton
> > Groom: Samuel Ridgeway
> > Bond Date: 22 Apr 1799
> > County: Surry
> > Record #: 01 196
> > Bondsman: Ausburn Ridgeway
> > Bond #: 000147107
> > Charles and Jemina's daughter Elizabeth elsewhere
> >
> > Bride: Susannah Tatom
> > Groom: Stephen Caton
> > Bond Date: XX Dec 1817
> > County: Rowan Co, NC
> > Record #: 01 057
> > Bondsman: John Hill
> > Witness: Roberts Nanny
> > Bond #: 000123491
> > possibly Charles and Jemina's son John, who gets referred to somewhere
> > else as Stephen, and who did supposedly marry a Susannah, but where
did
> > I get that info??
> >
> > Bride: Sally Dedman
> > Groom: John Hill
> > Bond Date: 30 Dec 1817
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 01 197
> > Bondsman: Stephen Caton
> > Witness: Robert Nanny
> > Bond #: 000125887
> > Thinks this is the same Stephen as bondsman, usually close kin of
bride
> > or groom, so who's Sally Dedman? a daughter
remarrying??
> >
> > Bride: Ruthey Caton
> > Groom: Edgar Orrel
> > Bond Date: 17 Jan 1810
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 02 336
> > Bondsman: Charles Caton
> > Witness: Jn March, Sr
> > Bond #: 000128274
> > Chas & Jemina's son John had daughter Ruth
> >
> > Bride: Ester Sparks
> > Groom: Jesse Caton
> > Bond Date: 20 Jan 1787
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 01 057
> > Bondsman: Charles Caton
> > Witness: Jno MacEy
> > Bond #: 000123490 (available on microfilm from LDS for free, other
than
> > copying costs)
> > This is definitely Charles and Jemina's son Jesse as I have other
> > confirmation of her name and both Jesse and Ester's father's wills
refer
> > to them by name
> >
> > Bride: Nancy Hurley
> > Groom: George Dent Caton
> > Bond Date: 19 Dec 1789
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 01 057
> > Bondsman: John Caton
> > Witness: Will Alexander
> > Bond #: 000123488
> > Charles and Jemina's son.
> >
> > Bride: Mary Caton
> > Groom: John Felps
> > Bond Date: XX Jan 1786
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 01 126
> > Bondsman: Archd Kerr
> > Witness: W Cupples
> > Bond #: 000124670
> > Charles and Jemina's daughter - lots of land and wills corroborate
this
> > one too
> >
> > Bride: Anney Katon
> > Groom: Jonas Sparks
> > Bond Date: 15 Oct 1796
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 02 412
> > Bondsman: John Hill
> > Witness: Jno Rogers
> > Bond #: 000129554
> > think this is Charles and Jemina's daughter. Also have her marrying
> > James Orrell little over a year later. I have no death date for Jonas
> > Sparks
> >
> > Bride: Elizabeth Orrel
> > Groom: Jesse Caton
> > Bond Date: 26 Jan 1813
> > County: Rowan
> > Record #: 01 057
> > Bondsman: Edger Orrel
> > Witness: Jn March, Sr.
> > Bond #: 000123489
> > too late to be Jesse the son as he is clearly in MO by this date (land
> > purchase and census) I believe this is John (Stephen?) Caton's son,
thus
> > Chas' grandson
> >
> > Bride: Mary Wood
> > Groom: Orrell Caton
> > Bond Date: 14 Jun 1857
> > County: Davie
> > Record #: 01 014
> > Bondsman: Drury Caton
> > Witness: H. B. Howard
> > Bond #: 000040137
> > Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1857
> > Performed By: H. B. Howard, Justice of the Peace
> >
> > Bride: Sarah Wood
> > Groom: Orrel Caton
> > Bond Date: 30 May 1865
> > County: Davie
> > Record #: 01 014
> > Bondsman: Alpheus Made his Mark Cat; Eph Gaither
> > Witness: Eph. Gaither
> > Bond #: 000040134
> > Marriage Date: 01 Jun 1865
> > Performed By: Milton Hobbs, Justice of the Peace
> > These last two are very late and of little direct interest to me, but
> > the Orrell connection was too much so I figured out the best guess for
> > him, son of Jesse Caton and Elizabeth Orrell, who had a son Orrell.
How
> > many could there be?
> >
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