Sharon:
Have you looked at the Parrish families in Pittsylvania Co. VA?
Also in Isle of Wight area?
As for Clarks/Clarkes in SC, Some of the children of Francis Clarke migrated
to Anson Co. NC in mid 1700s. They are also to be found across the border
near the Pee Dee River in what is now Darlington Co. and was the Cheraw.

I am a Langford/Lankford researcher and folks with this name married Clarks
and Parrish families in Virginia. They also married Griffins in Greene
County Mississippi where many SC families migrated in early 1800's while it
was still the Mississippi Territory.
One Langford man married a Lois Mullins in Kentucky about 1810. He was
Stephen Lankford of Pittsylvania Co. VA son of Benajmin Lankford. Mullins
family are found in Pittsylvania Co.

Sorry to say that most records of Pittsylvania are not abstracted nor filmed
by FHC. They may be available in Archives in
Richmond and available through the archives on Interlibrary loan. I found
that requests were slow in being filled and had to send backup requests.

The Dallas library has some of the abstracted records for Pittsylvania Co.
in book form and also Halifax Co. records are available in book form. As to
microfilm, at this time I am not sure if they have been able to purchase
Halifax Co. records.
Pittsylvania Co. microfilmed records are being held hostage in Pittsylvania
Co. and in the VA archives. FHC has been denied access to film these
records. You can check the Library of Virginia page for further caveats
regarding access to Pittsylvania Co.records.

Dallas library is open on Saturdays and on Sunday afternoons. That is until
further budget cuts are made.
Their holdings as far as books are concerned and is on line. Check out
DallasCityHall.com and click on library.
Or just Google Dallas Public Library, Main library on Young Street.
I don't think you will need a library card to access the genealogy or
history depts. index.
I recently purchased all the books still available for Pittsylvania Co.

Good hunting.

Poldi in Dallas.








On Tue, May 31, 2011 at 6:09 PM, Sharon Clark <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I think this Parish/Parrish family might be part of my family.  Both of my
> parents were descendants of Mary Green and Richard Griffin, Sr. of Halifax
> Co., VA  My dad was a descendant of their son, John Griffin, who married
> Sarah Parrish.  My mother was a descendant of Mary Green and Richard
> Griffin's son, Ralph Griffin, who married a lady named Susannah.  I have not
> discovered her surname, but their daughter, Susannah Griffin, married Peter
> Jarrett.
>
> Sarah Parrish and John Griffin's daughter, Sarah "Sally" Griffin, married
> Reuben Jones who died after 13 Jul 1811 in Halifax Co., VA. Their daughter,
> Mary "Polly" Jones married Daniel Campbell Goode.  The Goodes had a son,
> Daniel Campbell Goode, Jr., who married Nancy Ann McCoy, and ended up in
> Bell Co., TX, after first living in GA and then Randolph Co., AL.  They were
> my gg-grandparents.  Their daughter, Parthenia Goode, married Henry Caleb
> Clay Clark in 1867, AL.  Parthenia died Oct 1875 in Clay Co., AL.
>
> Henry Caleb Clay Clark was the son of Mary Mullins and Caleb Clark who
> married 1828 in Hall Co., GA.  We have not been able to discover who Caleb's
> parents were.  Caleb was drafted into the War of 1812 in SC, so we assume he
> lived in SC, but we are not sure where he was born.  In the 1880 census,
> some of his children show he was born in SC.  He was in Talladega Co., AL in
> the early 1850s when he signed an application for bounty land, but we can't
> find the family in 1850.  He died in 1857.
>
> I would love to know more about the Parrish family.  Several years ago a
> gentleman sent me some Parrish information, and it indicated that John
> Griffin, Jr., son of Sarah Parrish and John Griffin, married Sally Parrish,
> and that she was a descendant of Humphrey Parish.
>
> If anyone can help me out on any of these families, I would love to hear
> from you.
>
> Best wishes,
> Sharon Clark
> Fort Worth, TX
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Janice Friel
> Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 1:05 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Reseaching Colonial Families for early Virginia
> 1635 to 1779
>
> I dont know id this helps but I have reseatches the Parrish family for my
> cousins back to Edward Parish b. 1727 St. Peters parish.
>
> Janice
>
> Sent from my Samsung Captivate(tm) on AT&T
>
> [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
> >I AM SEARCHING THE VA. Parish before 1643 the birth date of Humphy Parish
> the Father of John 1694 I would like the find the father of Humphy. Bill
> Parish (Parrish)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Billie <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: VA-ROOTS <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tue, May 31, 2011 9:17 am
> >Subject: Re: Reseaching Colonial Families for early Virginia 1635 to 1779
> >
> >
> >I know your question wasn't directed to me, but I was reading the emails
> with
> >uch interest because my ancestors were immigrants to Virginia, also.  I
> found
> >his website on Google concerning the book that Mary made reference to:
> >http://www.evmedia.com/virginia/
> >I am researching the Williams line which is quite a "tall order".  I am
> >earching for more information on Joseph Williams, who was born around 1700
> and
> > son of Thomas Williams. Joseph had a son named Bly who was named in
> Thomas'
> >ill, but I have been unsuccessful so far in finding out what happened to
> Bly.
> >f anyone has any information on this line, I would love to hear from you.
> >----- Original Message -----
> >rom: "Sharon Hughes" <[log in to unmask]>
> >o: [log in to unmask]
> >ent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 9:21:32 AM
> >ubject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Reseaching Colonial Families for early Virginia
> 1635 to
> >779
> >Margie,
> >hat book is it that you are referring to?  I am researching  my family
> >istory and am hoping there is something out there that I have not come
> >cross yet.
> >I am looking for information on John Richards, John Richards, Jr., Robert
> >ird I, and Anna Bird.
> > It is thought that John Richards, Jr. married Anna Bird, daughter of
> Robert
> >ird I and Catherine Holmes.
> >I have only been able to go back to 1681-2 for John Richards, when he
> >eceived a land grant for 1670 acres in St. Stephen's Parish.  This land
> >djoined land owned by Robert Bird in what is referred to as Dragon's
> Swamp.
> >I am hoping to find information that indicates Richards'  whereabouts
> prior
> >o this time.  I would especially like to learn when the Richards arrived
> in
> >irginia.
> > have one source that states Robert Bird was born in 1637 in New Kent
> >ounty.
> >Any leads would be greatly appreciated.
> >Sharon Celsor-Hughes
> >On Mon, May 30, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Mary Kinch <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> Hi Margie,
> >
> > I have a book with the names of Early Virginia Immigrants from 1623-1666.
> >  There are no Womack or Puckett but there are a lot of Allen's.  Do you
> have
> > a first name or names of your Allen Family that I could look up for you?
> >
> > Sincerely,
> > Mary Kinch
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Margie Puckett Barton <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Sat, May 28, 2011 11:53 am
> > Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Reseaching Colonial Families for early Virginia 1635
> to
> > 1779
> >
> >
> > Hello, I’m new to this list and planning to trip to Richmond in the next
> > couple
> > f weeks for research.  My Womack, Puckett and Allen family is from
> Henrico,
> > melia and Chesterfield Counties from 1635 to 1779 or at least the ones
> I’m
> > esearching.  I have hit a brick wall on Thomas Hobby Puckett born about
> > 1743 in
> > enrico and died in 1802, I am trying to connect him to his father Richard
> > uckett, Jr born in 1719 Henrico and died in Amelia County in 1777.  I
> would
> > ppreciate any help or suggestions.
> > Thank you,
> > argie Puckett Barton
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