Hello Everyone, I recently unearthed some copies of material in : "Proceedings of the Committees of Safety of Cumberland and Isle of Wight Counties Virginia, 1775-1776." Edited by H.R. McIlwaine. Printed as Part of the Report of the Virginia State Library for the Year ending September 30, 1918. Richmond. Davis Bottom, Superintendent of Public Printing 1919. On September 16, 1775, that Committee (membership at end) passed the following resolution (all caps are mine) : "Then the Committee proceeded to appoint proper Persons to lay off this County in Districts, in Order to take a List of ALL PERSONS WITHIN THE COUNTY, EITHER WHITE OR BLACK, MALE OR FEMALE, ADULTS OR INFANTS for a general Survey agreeable to the Resolution of the last Convention; Ordered, that Mr. Chairman, Mr. Mosby and Mr. George Carrington junior do divided and lay off the County into twenty four proper Districts for the Purpose aforesaid, and allot to each Member his proper District. Resolved, that Cumberland Court House be the Place for the Rendezvous of the Minute Men of this County after the Completion of the Company." I don't believe I've heard mention here or seen referenced elsewhere, any such documents. I am assuming that other counties probably did the same? Does anyone know if such a document might still exist? Have reference to it? It would seem to be quite a find if it existed! I do not have copies of all of the minutes for Cumberland Co., and I did a poor job of copying some of the pages, but a tentative list of members of the Committee on Safety in 1775 is as follows. There may be some exclusions on this as the first election is not recorded: Mr. Joseph CALLAND George CARRINGTON, (Chairman) Mr. George CARRINGTON junr., Mr. Joseph CARRINGTON Mr. Richard EGGLESTON (not re-elected 1776) Mr. William FLEMING Mr. Carter Henry HARRISON Mr. Edward HASKINS Mr. Frederick HATCHER Mr. Richard JAMES Mr. Maurice LANGHORNE Mr. Henry MACON Mr. John MAYO Mr. Littleberry MOSBY Mr. John NETHERLAND Mr. James PLEASANTS Rev. John Hyde SAUNDERS, Clerk, (not re-elected 1776) Mr. Robert SMITH Mr. William SMITH Mr. Benjamin WILSON Mr. Charles WOODSON Mr. John WOODSON I have typed up the proceedings of two of the meetings September and October 1775, during which County Officers, and County Militia Captains, Lieutenants and Ensigns were elected. Before the meeting concerning the militia officers began, apparently there was a move (rejected) to close the proceedings from the public, which I thought was interesting. I will post these in two subsequent emails. My best regards, Janet (Baugh) Hunter To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html