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June 2006

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Query Abbreviations
abt=about
aft=after
ancs=ancestor(s)
b=born
bef=before
bpl=birthplace
bro-brother(s)
bur=buried
ca=circa
ch=children
Co=county
d=died
dau=daughter
desc=descendant(s)
d/o=daughter of
fath=father
g=grand
gg=great-grand
h/o=husband of
info=information
m=married
moth=mother
pars=parents
poss=possibly
prob=probably
sibs=siblings
sis=sister(s)
s/o=son of
wid=widow
w/o=wife of


Bird, Caldwell: Lee Bird b Sep 1765 Prince Edward Co, VA, d May 1938 KY, m Mary (Polly) Caldwell May 1796, b 1770, d ?
Would like to make contact with their desc. Marilyn Talbot, 463 Indian Lake Drive, Kerrville, TX 78028. jmtalbot@ktc.com

Bristow: Need info on Bristow's in Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee in the 1800-1900s. Need info on William David Bristow
b 30 Oct 1879 TN; William Jackson Bristow b mid-1800s KY; David C. Bristow b 15 Dec 1821 Morgan Co, IL; and Samuel
Bristow b 15 April 1756 VA. Connie Sue Bristow. consuebee@hotmail.com

Carter: Need info abt any Carter relation that lived in the Halifax, VA area and was related to any Carter family that lived in the
Williamsburg,VA area. Phyllis Kepner. phylkaz@commspeed.net

Claiborne: Seeking burial site of Mary Herbert Claiborne who was b 19 Jan 1744, d 25 Jul 1775, and m Gen. Charles Harrison.
Vera Moore. curly34@earthlink.net

Ham: Researching the Ham surname in Virginia during the 1700s in various counties. Also seeking participants in the Ham Surname
DNA Project. Dave Hamm, PO Box 58, Novi, MI 48376. odoniv@earthlink.net

Philmon (Filmon): John Philmon b ca 1784, served in War of 1812, lived in Anson Co, NC. Trying to prove pars and sibs
and find early information. Angela Wilderman, 8904 Sawdust Trail, Chesterfield, VA 23838. agwilderman@comcast.net

Smoot: Seeking info on the Smoots of MD/VA, especially early records of William Smute when he came to VA in 1630s to 1640s
in Hampton. Pam Hardy, 15254 Clazemont Road, Montpelier, VA 23192. fenway7@msn.com