Monthly Archives: September 2017

Colonel David Saunders, Halifax County, Bedford County (1761-1845)

Posted on September 17, 2017 by vikingsandvirginians

In a previous post about Julius Saunders of Bedford County, and the fact that he apprenticed three boys born to Priscilla Carter Burnett, the wife of Williamson Burnett. All three of the boys were disinherited and repudiated by Williamson Burnett … Continue reading →

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Notes on Selected Families from the Register of Saint Peter’s Parish in New Kent County, Virginia

Posted on September 17, 2017 by vikingsandvirginians

I believe that the practice of accepting “family trees” that assert parent-child relationships in one’s ancestral lines often fail to place the relationships in context, and sometimes result in false information that results in spurious “family tree” lines of descedancy. … Continue reading →

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Selected 17th Century Land Transactions South of York and Mattapony and North of Chicahominy Rivers of Virginia

Posted on September 17, 2017 by vikingsandvirginians

WHB: Justin Sanders selected these land transactions as relevant to a Saunders family history. This post supplements Selected 17th Century Land Transactions between York and Rappahonnock (North of Mattapony) Rivers of Virginia. 1639 18 April 1639 – Richard Sanders, servant of … Continue reading →

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