Just a thought..could his name have been spelled "Milam", too? Reason i put this forward is that my paternal line, Cox, has been spelled Cockes, Coxe and Cox. Also, if someone's handwriting could not be read, transcription could be wrong. Remember, a lot of times names were spelled as they sounded..not with the correct spelling. Shirley Cox Schroeder On Mar 7, 2011 7:56 AM, "William" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > If you have information on these early residents of Orange County, I would > appreciate your help. Other his brother-in-laws, John Kelly and Finley > McColester, there are only two men with whom I can connect Thomas Mylam by > court records: a Francis Williams and John Bramham. > > 24 MAR 1737/1738 ORANGE COUNTY, ORDER BOOK 1, page 285. "In the suit by > petition brought by David Williams, assignee for William Smith, against > Thomas Mylam & Francis Williams for four hundred pounds of tobacco due by > bills. The Defendants being called and failing to appear, the plaintive > produced their bills with the assignments.....Therefore Judgement is granted > the plaintives against ye said Defendants for the four hundred pounds of > tobacco and Costs." > > In the mid - late 1740s, John Bramham and Thomas Mylam shared a Warrant for > 400+ acres on the North side of Double Top Mountain. As you know the first > courthouse of Orange County was built on 20 acres of Bramham's land South of > the Rapidan River. Thus the property on Double Top was 25+ miles from > Bramham main property South of the Rapidan River. > > 25 NOV 1736 ORANGE COUNTY; ORDER BOOK 1, 124 - 25. "Court agreed with John > Bramham that he lease 20 acres of land to this county to build a > Courthouse.....for 120 pounds of tobacco per annum.....the plot should > include a convenient spring to Cedar Island Ford..." > > Another point, Thomas Mylam does NOT appear on any of the extant Orange > County Tithable Lists from 1735 until Culpeper County was formed in 1749. > > Questions: 1) Since Mylam doesn't appear on any Tithable List, is it > reasonable to assume that from 1737 through 1749 he worked for someone else > i.e. perhaps as an indentured servant early on then as a hired hand or > Overseer? > 2) Since the Double Top land was so far from Bramham's property south of the > Rapidan River, does it make since to assume that Mylam might have been his > Overseer for the land on Double Top? Any thought on why Bramham had land so > far from his primary property? > 3) Are you familiar with Francis Williams? Like John Bramham, Williams often > appears in court orders as a juryman, as a witness to Deeds and Wills. Any > thoughts on why Mylam would be suited along with Francis Williams in the 24 > March 1737/38 record? Mylam does not ever appear again in Orange County > court orders. Not for debts, not on juries, not as a witness. > > I appreciate any thoughts which you might have. > > William Milam > www.milaminvirginia.com > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html