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St. James Church was the first church in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The deed for St. James church was recorded in deed book 1, page 259. The deed records that the church wardens paid David Christopher one shilling sterling for two acres, which were a part of David’s original land patent. The location of the twoContinue reading “The first church in Mecklenburg County, Virginia”

Rehoboth Church today is situated on the north side of Nellie Jones Rd, so when reviewing maps from the 1860’s I wondered why Rehoboth Church is shown on the south side of Nellie Jones Rd. I wondered if perhaps the path of the road changed, but after checking, the road doesn’t look like it hasContinue reading “Rehoboth Church history”

Today for Memorial Day, I added a veteran tombstone section to the cemetery page. If you have any pictures of veterans, or their tombstones that you’d like added to the site, please send me a message. (contact Julie here) It takes some time to do all the steps to finish a cemetery page, including theContinue reading “Veteran Tombstone Page”

The definitions of the different categories of places in Virginia can be confusing. The constitution of Virginia defines localities different than all other states do. For instance, Virginia has independent cities, which function completely separate from a county. An independent city in Virginia functions the way counties do in most other states. You cannot beContinue reading “Towns in Mecklenburg, Virginia”

Martha Newman was orphaned and living in Orange County, Virginia in 1820 with her grandparents William Newman and Ann Finnell. I pondered, how could her future husband, James B. Jones who lived in Mecklenburg at the time, meet Martha Newman who was living in Orange? They married the following year, in 1821, so I thoughtContinue reading “Jones & Newman early Baptist connection”

I wondered where I could learn more about the Mecklenburg County militia. I had seen several men from Mecklenburg referred to in court records with the titles of military officers, but could not find them in the United States Army rosters or muster rolls. One example is an ancestor of mine named David Dortch. SeveralContinue reading “Mecklenburg Militia Officers, Revolutionary War”