Louisa County, Virginia

Louisa County Historical Society

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Volume 1, Number 1, June, 1969 (Pages 1 to 36)    
Editors' Page 2  
The Genesis of Louisa County 3 Josephine Henderson Neal
D. Yancey's Map of Louisa County, 1804 . 6  
Fredericksville Revisited 7 Henry Taylor
Vestrymen of Fredericksville Parish, 1742-1762 10 James Morris Bagby
Louisa County Land Tax Book – 1782 11  
Pendleton Family Bible 22 Anne Pendleton Forrest
Bagby Family Bible 24 James Morris Bagby
Register of the Ancestors of Bickerton Winston 25 Thomas Johnson Henderson and Josephine Henderson Neal
Secretary's Report 27  
Membership Roster 30  
Necrology 36  
     
Volume 1, Number 2, December, 1969 (Pages 39 to 92)    
Boswell's Tavern 39 Kathleen Richardson Perkins
McGehee Family Record and notes 42 George H. S. King
A Prescription for Fever 50  
Sheriff Joseph Bickley and the First Jail 51 Josephine Henderson Neal
The Louisa County Standard Measure 55 Porter C. Wright
Oakland Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions 57 Porter C. Wright
The Will of David Yancey 72  
To Make 15 Gal's Small Beer 74  
United States Census 1850 - Louisa County 75  
Secretary's Report 90  
New Members 91  
Necrology    
     
Volume 2, Number 1, June, 1970 (Pages 3 to48)    
Princess Louisa: Louisa County's Royal Namesake 3 Milton Rubincam, F.A.S. G.
Providence Presbyterian Church- A Historic Landmark l 3 Helen McCoy Hart
Queries 19  
Moss Family Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions 20 Anne Lewis Harris
Letter to a Confederate Camp 21  
Barret and Winston Family Bible 24 Nancy Chappelear Baird
A Descriptive Letterhead 26  
Fox Prayer Book 27 George H. S. King
Shelton Family Bible 29 Nancy Chappelear Baird
United States Census, l 850 - Louisa County 30  
New Members 48  
Necrology    
     
Volume 2, Number 2, December 1970 (Pages 3 to 52)    
Bear Castle 3 Eugenia Trainham Bumpass and Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Dabney Carr 8 Edgar Wallace
Wills Not Fully Proven and Related Papers 16 George H. S. King
Oakland Academy 19 Porter C. Wright
Johnson Family Register 23 Thomas Johnson Henderson
Richardson Family Bible 26 James Morris Bagby
United States Census, l 850 - Louisa County 28  
Queries 48  
Secretary’s Report 51  
New Members 52  
Necrology    
     
Volume 3, Number 1, June 1971 (Pages 3 to 52)    
Sunning Hill 3 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Louisa County and the Virginia Convention of 1788 7 Ransom. B. True
Abstracts from Revolutionary War Pension Applications 25  
Solomon Edwards 25  George H. S. King
Lewis Turner 26 James Morris Bagby
The Family Bible of Lucy Ann Doswell Meredith 28 James Morris Bagby
United States Census, l 850 - Louisa County 31  
Queries 52  
New Members    
Necrology    
     
Volume 3, Number 2, December 1971 (Pages 55 to 91)    
Dunlore 55 Kathleen Richardson Perkins and Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Additional Information from the Family Register of Thomas Johnson of Roundabout Castle 59  
Abstracts from Revolutionary War Pension Applications 25  
James Shelton   James Morris Bagby
Letter of Robert R. Pierce to James M. Hart, 1843 65 Porter C. Wright
Convention Travel Costs in 1884 67  
Contract for Constructing the 1818 Courthouse 68 Porter C. Wright
Garland Thomasson Family Bible 72 Frances E. Runaldue
United States Census, l 850 - Louisa County 73  
Secretary's Report 90  
Queries 91  
New Members    
Necrology    
     
Volume 4, Number 1, June 1972 (Pages 3 to 52)    
Belfast Farm 3 Eugenia Trainham Bumpass
Thomas Anderson Hope Family Bible 7 Mary Hope Poole
John Overton Harris Family Bible 10 Ann Lewis Hope
3 Straw Hats – 3 Worthy Robbers 12  
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 13 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
The Manuscript Return of the Census of 1800 21 Ransom B. True
Queries 50  
New Members 52  
Necrology    
     
Volume 4, Number 2, December 1972 (Pages 54 to 100)    
North Bend 54  
A Brief History Of Bethpage Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church 1840 – 1970* 57 Charles W. Turner
Bethpage Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions 63 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
James D. Wheeler Family Bible 66 Martha Eheart King
From A Jail To A Museum 69 Porter C. Wright
A Tour Through The Society’s Museum 75  
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 81 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Queries 97  
Secretary’s Report 99  
New Members 100  
Necrology    
     
Volume 5, Number 1, Summer 1973 (Pages 3 to 52)    
The Formation Of Goldmine Baptist Church 3 J. Quintus Massie
The Census of 1782 and 1785: Defective Yet Useful and Fascinating 6 Ransom B. True
A Letter To "Mr. President" 29 Porter C. Wright
Louisa County Places Insured By The Mutual Assurance Society, 1802-1816 30 James M. Bagby
Thomas Swift and John C. Goodwin Family Bibles 31 Irma Jones Goodwin
Several Family Cemeteries: Bibb, Rennolds, Carpenter, Waddy 35 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 37 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Queries 51  
New Members 52  
Necrology    
     
Volume 5, Number 2, Winter 1973-74 (Pages 3 to 48)    
Oaksby Plantation 3 Mary Frances Lovern
Will of Elizabeth Terrell of Hanover County, Virginia, 1832 7  
A Lawyer’s Opinion Concerning The Estate of Mrs. Ann Mills, 1804 9  
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 11 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
John Porter: An Old Revolutionary Soldier 22 Porter C. Wright
Revolutionary War Service of John Thomasson 23 Porter C. Wright
The Richard C. Carpenter Family Bible 25 Estelle Stokley Walker Carpenter
Letters From William Wood to his Father, Latane M. Wood 29 Frances Henson Atkins and Porter C. Wright
The Marriage Register of the Reverend L. A. Cutler 31  
Tombstone Inscriptions in the Family Cemetery at Belle Isle 40 Frank Boxley
Letters from Dr. Benjamin Morris Francisco, Son of Peter Francisco to Mr. Dandridge Spotswood, Petersburg, Virginia 41 Sadie Francisco Cosby and Porter C. Wright
Louisa County Places Insured By The Mutual Assurance Society, 1802-1816 44 James M. Bagby
Queries 46  
The Secretary’s Report 47  
New Members 48  
     
Volume 6, Number 1, Summer 1974 (Pages 3 to 48)    
Preserving The Society’s Historical Collections 3 Douglas W. Tanner
Grey Gables 7 Douglas H. Dabney
The Carroll Family Cemetery 9 Douglas H. Dabney
Harris, Holliday, and Nelson Family Cemeteries 10 Anne Lewis Harris
Horace Bramham Bibb Family Bible 11 Mary L. Turner
Revolutionary War Pension Record of Joel Walton 13 Margaret A. Shelton
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 16 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748 23 Nathaniel Mason Pawlett
Civil War Letters of John Barret Pendleton 34 Anne Pendleton Forrest
Land Patents in Louisa County 40 Ransom True
New Members 47  
In Memoriam 48  
     
Volume 6, Number 2, Winter 1974-75 (Pages 51 to 92)    
Fork Baptist Church 51 Ella Stephens and Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Swift and Terrell Family Cemeteries 56 Ann Lewis Harris
"Poor Deluded Wretches!" The Slave Insurrection of 1816 57 William H. B. Thomas
The Lewis and Hill Family Bible 64 William Francis Harriss, Jr.
Land Patents in Louisa County 66 Ransom True
Revolutionary War Pension Record of Dudley Digges, Sr 74 Porter C. Wright
Disappearing Louisa County Landmarks 78 William H. B. Thomas
Louisa County Road Orders 1742-1748 81 Nathaniel Mason Pawlett
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 92 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Volume 7, Number 1, Summer 1975 (Pages 3 to 48) Page Contributor
The Battle Of Trevilians, Miscellaneous Commentary 3 W. G. Ryckman
Westview 11 Constance Godsey Lane and Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Chantilly Cemetery and Pettus Cemetery 14 Ann Lewis Harris
Octagon Meeting House 17 Porter C. Wright
The Louisa Economy in the Years 1765-1812 19 Ransom True
Abstracts of Losses During The Revolution 32  
The Family Bible of James Murray Hill and the Hansbrough, Todd, and Daniel Families 33 Eugenia T. Bumpass
Revolutionary War Pension Record of Samuel Wharton 36 Kathleen Richardson Perkins
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 41 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Queries 48  
     
Volume 7, Number 2, Winter 1975 (Pages 50 to 91)    
The Louisa Railroad 50 Dr. Charles W. Turner
Chataigne’s Classified Business Directory of Louisa County, 1884-85 56 Mrs. Shelby W. Arritt
Pottiesville 66 Kathleen Perkins
St. John’s Church Cemetery 70 Ann Lewis Harris
Letter of J. C. Harris to Mary Ann Harris, 1851 73 Malcolm Hart Harris
Genealogical Notes 75  
The Louisa Economy in the Years 1765-1812 77 Ransom B. True
Bible of Lewis Wood Robinson 86 Martha E. King
Shepherd Bible 87 Martha E. King
Revolutionary War Pension Record of Henry Hines 88 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 91 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
     
Volume 8, Number 1, Summer 1976 (Pages 2 to 47)    
Patrick Henry, Jr. 2 Eugenia T. Bumpass
Some Obituaries From Richmond Enquirer 8 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
A Revolutionary Tavern 11 Minnie Lee McGehee
Parson John Todd of Louisa County and his Family 17 Mrs. Wilson G. Todd
Revolutionary Soldiers of Louisa County, Continued 25 Anne Lewis Harriss
Genealogical Notes 34  
Revolutionary War Pension Record of John Willis 36 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Louisa Economy in the Years 1765-1812 40 Ransom B. True
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 47 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
     
Volume 8, Number 2, Winter 1976 (Pages 50? to 100?)    
The Will of John Williamson 55  
The Revolution in Louisa County 61  
Revolutionary Soldiers of Louisa County 72  
The Three Notch'd Road 79  
A Vignette -- Farrar family story 81  
Genealogical Notes 85  
The Will of Robert Wingfield 86  
Revolutionary War Pension Record of Thomas Bailey 88  
The Reverend L. J. Haley's Diary(1889) 91  
     
Volume 9, Number 1, Summer 1977 (Pages 3 to 47)    
The Confederate Monument at Louisa, Virginia 3 Porter C. Wright
Happy Valley 25 Kathleen R. Perkins
Thomas Ballard Smith, Gentleman 27 Dr. M. H. Harris
The Thomas Waldrop Family Bible 31 Eugenia T. Bumpass
The Revolutionary Pension Records of the David Bullocks of Louisa County 34  
A Brief Sketch: Mt Pleasant United Methodist Church 38 Rev. E. Benjamin Barbour
The Dabney Cemetery 41 Anne Lewis Harris
Abstracts of Law Order Book 1742-1746 43 Kathleen Perkins and Claudia Anderson Chisholm
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 47 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
     
Volume 9, Number 2, Winter 1977-1978 (Pages 54 to 93)    
Elk Creek Baptist Church 54 Ellen G. Lillie
John Michie and James Watson, Immigrants 62 Phyloise Crank Hart
Robert Armistead and His Home "Serenity Hall: 74 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Abstracts of Law Order Book 1742-1746 82 Kathleen Perkins
Francisco and Pettus Family Bible 85 Eugenia T. Bumpass
Cemeteries 87  
Revolutionary Pension Records of Benjamin, Henry, and Thomas Bibb 89  
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 93 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
     
Volume 10, Number 1, Summer 1978 (Pages 2 to 44)    
Wyndcroft 2 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Quarles, Wilson and Sims Family Bibles 11 Eugenia T. Bumpass
Abstracts of Louisa Land Grants 16 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Cemeteries 21  
Revolutionary Pension Records of William and Thomas Wash 23 Kathleen Perkins
Abstracts of Law Order Book 1742-1746 26 Kathleen Perkins
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 34 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
Folly Hill 44 Ellen G. Lillie
     
Volume 10, Number 2, Winter 1978-1979 (Pages 55 to 96)    
Richmond Terrell of St. Martins Parrish 55 Claudia Anderson Chisholm and Ellen G. Lillie
Gilboa Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 66 Lisa Barker
Revolutionary Pension Records and Genealogical Notes of John Parker 75 Mary Louisa B. Todd
Abstracts of Louisa Land Grants 80 Claudia Anderson Chisholm
The Quakers and Their Meeting Houses 85 Dr. Malcolm H. Harris
Winston, Meade, and Goodwin Family Bibles 92 Lizzie Brooke Goodwin
The Reverend L. J. Haley’s Diary 96 Claudia Anderson Chisholm