Re: John Ransdell and Mary Elizabeth Tandy
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Re: John Ransdell and Mary Elizabeth Tandy
William Ransdell 2/04/12
Thank you for taking the time to give me a suggestion.Since there is always new information being posted I just "googled" Capt. Thomas Ransdell and found the following:
"In Prince William County Court September Term 1843.
On Satisfactory evidence it is ordered to be certified that Thomas Ransdell who was a captain in the Virginia Continental line in the Revolutionary War , died intestate in the year 1796 – leaving only two children viz John & Mary Ransdell, and that both of said children died intestate & without issue, and that the brothers & sisters of said Thomas Ransdell were then his only legal heirs with his only brothers & sisters were as follows viz. Mary Ball, Ursula Randsdell, - Horace C., John M. & Agness Ransdell, only children of Chilton Ransdell. John Ransdell only issue of Stephen Ransdell, Nat N.Gray, Sarah & Caroline C. Gray, Maria F. Davis, Hannah S. Nichols & Elizabeth Guthrie, Margaret E. Maddox, Jas Maddox & Nat W. Maddox only heirs of Elizabeth Gray, a sister of said Thomas Ransdell – Jno W. Moore, Charles C. Moore, Thos B. Moore, Hannah J. Moore, Samuel B. Moore, & Lucy Lofland, heirs of Hannah Moore, another sister of said Thomas Ransdell – Thos J. Ransdell, Benjamin F., John C. & Wm. H. Ransdell, and Mary Dawkins, Lucy Powell, Letitia Waters, Sarah E. Scott, Eveline, - Hellania(?), & Jane Chilton, (name illegible) Jos Martin, Felicia Martin, Nancy Martin & Maria Martin only heirs of John Ransdell another brother of said Thomas Ransdell.
"In Prince William County Court September Term 1843 On satisfactory evidence it is ordered to be certifiedthat Benjamin Stublefield who was heir of George Stublefield, died in the year 1794 leaving the following persons his nearest of him 7 only heirs at law viz. Elizabeth Owens – George (S.?) Herndon, Edwd Herndon, Richard W. Herndon, Frazier D. Herndon, Catherine B. Woodruff – Thomas Herndon, Martha T. Berry, Mary Shortridge and Peter StubblefieldRobert Stublefield"
Source:
www.pwcvabooks.com/documents/PWCClerksLoosePapersVolIV.doc
That information seems to eliminate Thomas of my John born in 1782.I will just have to keep searching.
Elaine
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