Dear Ms. Edwards,
I am dropping in the answer from John Salmon, who wrote that portion of the Franklin County history, for the source of the document you seek:
On further reflection, I think maybe Francis gave us a copy of this document, having received it from someone else (Ann?) or having xeroxed it himself in the Henry Co. courthouse. I'm pretty sure we didn't look at the Bicentennial papers in Ann's possession, and I don't recall her giving us anything. I don't think we went to the Henry Co. courthouse to do research since all of the relevant papers (pre-1786) were in the LVA or on microfilm.
John
Capt. Owen Ruble commanded a company of Henry Co. militia. The county, like all the others in Va., was divided into militia districts with boundaries for the purpose of enrolling eligible residents, and I think the militia districts also served as tax districts. (Hence "the bounds of Capt. Ruble's Company"). The endnote for this record gives the location as "Clerk's Office, Henry County Courthouse, Martinsville, Va." It could be that Ann provided us with a copy, but I can't remember. We gave all the photocopies, etc., to the Franklin Co. library, so she ought to look there.
I don't know what she's referring to as a "footnote" ("My thanks to Ann Carter Lee for the manuscript copy"......"primary materials from Franklin
and Henry County". The footnote says an analysis of the list was compiled
by R. Gravely and provided by Lee to the author.). I don't find any such note in the book. Ann ran a Revolutionary War Bicentennial project using students to gather information, documents, etc., on the county's history, and the last I recall hearing, she held on to all of the papers that were compiled. I don't know if she ever turned them over to the Blue Ridge Institute (probably not), the Franklin Co. library, etc. It's probably all still sitting in her basement.
John
From: "Salmon, Emily (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Jones, Louise (LVA)" <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: "John S. Salmon" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: [VA-ROOTS] Captain Rubles Company
Yes, it's in our history of Franklin County and Ann Carter Lee Gravely lives in Rocky Mount and obviously has this record. I'm adding John to this so he can help Ms. Edwards! She was married to Richard Gravely (deceased), which is how their names are connected in reference to the document.
Ann Carter is the great-something niece of Robert E. Lee.
Hope this is useful to you. If you need Francis's name and phone number, he is Dr. J. Francis Amos, a general practice physician in Rocky Mount and the county's unofficial historian. John and I wrote the book at his request.
Emily Salmon & Louise Jones
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Hello,
I am looking for a record said to be part of Henry County Records and would
have included Franklin County as it had yet to be established from the
division of boundaries. The document is called "A List of Whit [sic]People &
Buildings in the Bounds of Capt. Rubles Company" The document is also
referenced in the Franklin County Bicenteniel Book by Salmon & Salmon so it must
exist. A footnote I read said "My thanks to Ann Carter Lee for the manuscript
copy"......"primary materials from Franklin and Henry County". The footnote
says an analysis of the list was compiled by R. Gravely and provided by Lee
to the author. Does anyone know where I could this record or who this Ann
Carter Lee is?
I have already visited or contacted the Bassett Historical Society in Henry
County and the Henry County Courthouse and no one has heard of this list.
Twyla Edwards
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