Every piece of information helps get you closer to your goal.  My
grandfather died when my mother was 10 year old, he used the name of his
step-father and he was believed to be an only child.  I searched for 25
years for the father of my grandfather.  He had 8 kids and the older ones
knew that he used the name of his step-father but they didn't know if his
father was a Foster or a Forrester.  About 2 years ago, I found his mother's
death certificate signed by my grandfather which included her maiden name.
Then I found him with his mother in two different counties...using two
different surnames..one I expected and one I didn't. Just a few weeks ago, I
found his parents' marriage certificate in a third county.  His father,
Burrell T. Foster, was born in S. VA and after an apparent divorce in TN,
moved back to VA with my grandfather's sister. Both parents were listed as
"widowed" but each had one child after the marriage of the couple.   

I am now starting the research on this family in hopes of finding not only
Burrell's relatives but also descendants of his sister, Leona.  

So, don't give up hope.   

Cynthia McDaniel


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Subject: [VA-ROOTS] Glossary of Colonial Terms - Calendar

Thank you Elizabeth for asking those key questions.  How I wish that I could
tie down a source!  The only place the date is listed is in an unsourced
family history book written about 75 years ago.  The year is engraved on his
tombstone installed by the D.A.R. in 1941 on the 100th anniversary of his
death.  I have travelled and researched relentlessly in Co Tyrone and Ulster
Province, (Northern) Ireland where his birth was also listed.  There are no
records to be found across the pond.  I have his rejected Revolutionary War
papers, no date listed. I have been working on this for the past 13 years.
I will pursue this with renewed vigor, due to your questions.  And, I am
open to any additional feedback.

Again, Cynthia

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