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I have been doing some looking through CD's and documents that I have
acquired over the years and returned to one CD in particular I acquired from
Family Tree Maker. This CD is #121 titled Military Records: Virginia in the
Revolution and War of 1812.
When I first acquired this CD, I was just getting started and had very
little knowledge of ancestors in that era. I now look at this CD in a new
light. As far as our Childers/res/ress and all the other variants, there
are 137 listings and quite a bit of information to go along with it. Mind
you some of it is just muster and pay rolls, but there is also some great
facts in there. For instance, one Patrick Childers was detailed to work on
boats during the War of 1812 and on the next line Patrick Childress
deserted. A Philemon Childres was on the pay roll of Capt Christopher
Gists' Company May 1756 and June 1756, On the Roll of Capt. David Bell's
Company 13 July 1756 was a Philip Childres described as enlisting Sept 1755,
Cumberland County, 40 years old, 5' 11" tall, carpenter, from Virginia, dark
and swarthy, dark hair and slim made, and there are a lot more.
This CD data was taken from several books probably available in some
libraries, but if you do not have access to them, I highly recommend this
CD.
Regards,
Steve
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9:20 PM
The timeline website has been updated with the latest information and
additions.
Assistance and information is still solicited and your help is appreciated.
Thanks and happy hunting!!!
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LOL
Yepper!
-----Original Message-----
From: Critton Joe Childers [mailto:cjchilders@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 5:47 PM
To: steve.stevens(a)verizon.net
Cc: childress-research(a)rootsweb.com; CHILDRESS-LIST
Subject: Re: [CHILDRESS] 17th and 18th century Virginia Law
And it helps if the teacher is an old dog too.
On 11/2/06, Steve Stevens <steve.stevens(a)verizon.net> wrote:
> Thanks Joe for that tip. You can teach an old dog new tricks!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Critton Joe Childers [mailto:cjchilders@gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2006 4:55 PM
> To: steve.stevens(a)verizon.net; childress-research(a)rootsweb.com
> Cc: CHILDRESS-LIST
> Subject: Re: [CHILDRESS] 17th and 18th century Virginia Law
>
>
> Steve,
>
> Re: search engine for VAGENWEB (or for any other site). I just
> use Googe to search a site if there is not a search engine already
> there (like the one on your site). All you need to do is go to the
> main Google search page or the Google search box on your browser
> toolbar and type in "site:" (ignore the quote marks) followed
> immediately by the name of the site with no space following the colon,
> then the search term(s). For example,
>
> site:vagenweb.org/hening abraham
>
> will pull up about eighty "finds" of "abraham" on the VAGENWEB hening
> page(s).
>
> Give it a try and let us know what you think.
>
> Good luck,
> Critton Joe Childers
>
> On 11/2/06, Steve Stevens <steve.stevens(a)verizon.net> wrote:
> > Here are some pertinent laws which may influence how we look at
marriage,
> > deed, tax and Will documents.
> >
> > 1) "At this point I wish to state unequivocally that whenever and
> wherever
> > in 18th century Virginia there was a legal requirement that a person be
> > of age, that is an adult, he or she must have reached his 21st
> > birthday. This was the requirement for persons to sell real estate, to
> > sue in one's own name in a court of law, to sign a bond or promissory
> > note, and to marry for the first time. If either of the parties to be
> > married was not of age, the consent of a parent or guardian was
> > necessary. It was to be in writing before two witnesses, unless it was
> > sworn to before the clerk of the county court. After 1748 the law
> > specified father. From then on you know the father was dead, if a woman
> > granted her consent. If there was no written consent, do not assume that
> > the bride was of age. Her father may very well have accompanied the
> > groom to the courthouse, given his consent orally, and then signed the
> > bond as security. I said bride because it was rare for a groom in that
> > era to be underage. Only 6 grooms out of 1800 getting marriage
> > licenses needed a consent in Fauquier in the last 40 years of the
> > century. I estimate about 500 brides received a written consent in that
> > period. If a child between the ages of 12 and 16 was married without
> > her father's consent, the 1705 (1696 also) law stated she would lose her
> > share of
> > any inheritance to her next of kin. Note that with parental consent, a
> > 12 year-old could be married."
> >
> > "NOE mynister shall celebrate matrymony betweene any persons without a
> > facultie or lycense graunted by the Governor except the banes of
matrymony
> > have beene first published three severall Sondayes or holidayes in the
> tyme
> > of divine service in the parish churches where the sayd persons dwell
> > accordinge to the booke of common prayer, neither shall any mynister
under
> > any pretence whatsoever, ioyne any persons so lycened in marriage at any
> > unseasonable tymes but onlie betweene the howres of eight and twelve in
> the
> > forenoone, nor when banes are thrice asked, and no lycense in that
respect
> > necessary, before the parents or governors of the parties to be maryed
yf
> > they be under the age of twenty one yeares, shall either personally or
by
> > sufficient testimony, signifie to him theire consents given to the sayd
> > marriage.
> >
> > 3) "Dower gave the woman a life interest in one/third of the real
> > property and full ownership of a third of the chattels, one half if
> > there had been no child of the marriage."
> >
> > 4) Bee it therefore enacted, for the preventing of the like abuse
> hereafter
> > through false & imperfect lists, That all male servants imported
hereafter
> > into the colony of what age soever they be, shall be brought into the
> lists
> > and shall be liable to pay country leavyes, excepting in this act such
as
> > are natives of this collony and such as are imported free, either by
> theire
> > parents or otherwise, who are exempted from leavies, being vnder the
said
> > age of sixteen years.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Steve
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Steve, what is the book (or other source) this quote is taken from?
Thanks,
Critton Joe Childers
On 11/2/06, Steve Stevens <steve.stevens(a)verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Here are some pertinent laws which may influence how we look at marriage,
> deed, tax and Will documents.
>
> 1) "At this point I wish to state unequivocally that whenever and
> wherever
> in 18th century Virginia there was a legal requirement that a person be
> of age, that is an adult, he or she must have reached his 21st
> birthday. This was the requirement for persons to sell real estate, to
> sue in one's own name in a court of law, to sign a bond or promissory
> note, and to marry for the first time. If either of the parties to be
> married was not of age, the consent of a parent or guardian was
> necessary. It was to be in writing before two witnesses, unless it was
> sworn to before the clerk of the county court. After 1748 the law
> specified father. From then on you know the father was dead, if a woman
> granted her consent. If there was no written consent, do not assume that
> the bride was of age. Her father may very well have accompanied the
> groom to the courthouse, given his consent orally, and then signed the
> bond as security. I said bride because it was rare for a groom in that
> era to be underage. Only 6 grooms out of 1800 getting marriage
> licenses needed a consent in Fauquier in the last 40 years of the
> century. I estimate about 500 brides received a written consent in that
> period. If a child between the ages of 12 and 16 was married without
> her father's consent, the 1705 (1696 also) law stated she would lose her
> share of
> any inheritance to her next of kin. Note that with parental consent, a
> 12 year-old could be married."
>
> "NOE mynister shall celebrate matrymony betweene any persons without a
> facultie or lycense graunted by the Governor except the banes of matrymony
> have beene first published three severall Sondayes or holidayes in the
> tyme
> of divine service in the parish churches where the sayd persons dwell
> accordinge to the booke of common prayer, neither shall any mynister under
> any pretence whatsoever, ioyne any persons so lycened in marriage at any
> unseasonable tymes but onlie betweene the howres of eight and twelve in
> the
> forenoone, nor when banes are thrice asked, and no lycense in that respect
> necessary, before the parents or governors of the parties to be maryed yf
> they be under the age of twenty one yeares, shall either personally or by
> sufficient testimony, signifie to him theire consents given to the sayd
> marriage.
>
> 3) "Dower gave the woman a life interest in one/third of the real
> property and full ownership of a third of the chattels, one half if
> there had been no child of the marriage."
>
> 4) Bee it therefore enacted, for the preventing of the like abuse
> hereafter
> through false & imperfect lists, That all male servants imported hereafter
> into the colony of what age soever they be, shall be brought into the
> lists
> and shall be liable to pay country leavyes, excepting in this act such as
> are natives of this collony and such as are imported free, either by
> theire
> parents or otherwise, who are exempted from leavies, being vnder the said
> age of sixteen years.
>
> Regards,
> Steve
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Here are some pertinent laws which may influence how we look at marriage,
deed, tax and Will documents.
1) "At this point I wish to state unequivocally that whenever and wherever
in 18th century Virginia there was a legal requirement that a person be
of age, that is an adult, he or she must have reached his 21st
birthday. This was the requirement for persons to sell real estate, to
sue in one's own name in a court of law, to sign a bond or promissory
note, and to marry for the first time. If either of the parties to be
married was not of age, the consent of a parent or guardian was
necessary. It was to be in writing before two witnesses, unless it was
sworn to before the clerk of the county court. After 1748 the law
specified father. From then on you know the father was dead, if a woman
granted her consent. If there was no written consent, do not assume that
the bride was of age. Her father may very well have accompanied the
groom to the courthouse, given his consent orally, and then signed the
bond as security. I said bride because it was rare for a groom in that
era to be underage. Only 6 grooms out of 1800 getting marriage
licenses needed a consent in Fauquier in the last 40 years of the
century. I estimate about 500 brides received a written consent in that
period. If a child between the ages of 12 and 16 was married without
her father's consent, the 1705 (1696 also) law stated she would lose her
share of
any inheritance to her next of kin. Note that with parental consent, a
12 year-old could be married."
"NOE mynister shall celebrate matrymony betweene any persons without a
facultie or lycense graunted by the Governor except the banes of matrymony
have beene first published three severall Sondayes or holidayes in the tyme
of divine service in the parish churches where the sayd persons dwell
accordinge to the booke of common prayer, neither shall any mynister under
any pretence whatsoever, ioyne any persons so lycened in marriage at any
unseasonable tymes but onlie betweene the howres of eight and twelve in the
forenoone, nor when banes are thrice asked, and no lycense in that respect
necessary, before the parents or governors of the parties to be maryed yf
they be under the age of twenty one yeares, shall either personally or by
sufficient testimony, signifie to him theire consents given to the sayd
marriage.
3) "Dower gave the woman a life interest in one/third of the real
property and full ownership of a third of the chattels, one half if
there had been no child of the marriage."
4) Bee it therefore enacted, for the preventing of the like abuse hereafter
through false & imperfect lists, That all male servants imported hereafter
into the colony of what age soever they be, shall be brought into the lists
and shall be liable to pay country leavyes, excepting in this act such as
are natives of this collony and such as are imported free, either by theire
parents or otherwise, who are exempted from leavies, being vnder the said
age of sixteen years.
Regards,
Steve
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