From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Aug 16 14:56:32 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7GKuWjb002405; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:56:32 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7GKuPLe015145 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:56:25 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k7GIGfFI009833 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:16:41 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k7GIGf6W009832 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:16:41 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k7GHp1FI009718 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 13:51:01 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k7GKUYhS019035 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:30:34 -0600 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Wed Aug 16 14:30:34 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7GKUYjb019026 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:30:34 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.42]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7GKUVo7028766 for ; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 14:30:31 -0600 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-162-26-136.houston.res.rr.com [24.162.26.136]) by ms-smtp-03.texas.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k7GKURcs026210; Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:30:28 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <001801c6c173$fa0d6720$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: "Sondra Prowett" , References: <005e01c6c0ea$ab70bb50$640fa8c0@Drew> <001501c6c104$f3aa6be0$0202a8c0@xphome> <00d501c6c15f$45666470$6601a8c0@Yoda> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Where was Hennessey County, VA Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:38:47 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com for defunct counties, try putting that in your search engine with the state of interest or go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Defunct_counties_of_the_United_States Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Harris County, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sondra Prowett" To: Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Where was Hennessey County, VA > Sherrie, I checked my 'handy book', "The Handy Book for Genealogists 7th Ed" > and didn't find a Hennessey County in VA, WV, SC, NC, MD, or TN. > I'm still new to using this book, does it list defunct counties? > HTH, S o n d r a > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sherrie Sell" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:24 AM > Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Where was Hennessey County, VA > > > > Hennessey County was listed on a marriage certificate dated 1804. I have > > little else to go on but the the people involved in the marriage. The > > groom was born in VA and was a preacher. The bride was originially from > > S.C. The couple is interred in McMinn County, TN. > > > > Sherrieinfla > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Drew Smith" > > To: "'Sherrie Sell'" ; > > Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:15 AM > > Subject: RE: [ROOTS-L] Where was Hennessey County, VA > > > > > >> Sherrie, where did you find a reference to a Hennessey County in > >> Virginia? > >> I can't find any reference to such a county. > >> > >> Drew Smith > >> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com > >>> [mailto:roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sherrie Sell > >>> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 8:28 PM > >>> To: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com > >>> Subject: [ROOTS-L] Where was Hennessey County, VA > >>> > >>> Does anyone know where Hennessey County, VA was? VA due to > >>> not only the Revolutionary War but the Civil War had > >>> sections, areas, counties etc cut up and rearranged. Then > >>> West VA cut away from VA and more land areas were > >>> redistributed. So....where is the former Hennessey County? > >>> > >>> Sherrieinfla > >> > >> > > > >