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Subject: Re: Woosley, Dula, forward requests
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 97 06:56:36 EST

Seeing Stephanie's posting reminds me of a signpost I saw somewhere
along the Blue Ridge Parkway, either in NC or southern VA. It was about
the execution, by hanging, of a murderer named Tom Dula. Apparently this
event was the inspiration for the Kingston Trio's hit song "Tom Dooley".
I wonder if this is the same family.

Jim
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Subject: Woosley, Dula, forward requests
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Date: 9/28/97 9:46 PM

Beard and Baird cousins who responded(hope I didn't miss anyone) this is
the nice letter I recieved from Dale Woosley in Natchez Mississippi

Hi, Stephanie,

I probably can tell you more than you ever wanted to know about this
family.
If you have been doing some research on them, I am sure you have found
that
the names
BAIRD and BEARD are used interchangeably.

Give me a day or two to put something together for you. I can create a

gedcom file of the families before and after Elizabeth Jane Woosley if
you
are able to import such a file into one of the popular genealogy
files. But
to get you headed in the right direction with Elizabeth, here is here
immediate family.

To start with, Elizabeth Jane was my first cousin, 4 times removed. Our

connection is through Thomas Woosley and his wife Elizabeth Waters who
had 14
children including her father Benjamin and Samuel, brother of Benjamin
and my
ancestor.

Benjamin Woosley born in Virginia, date uncertain, but will estimate for
you.
He died in Dec-1844 in Tazewell Co., VA. He married twice, first to
Nancy
Meadows and they had two children both daughters, Elizabeth Jane and
Louise
Meadows.

His second marriage was to Elizabeth Tynes. They married 04-Aug-1804
in
Tazwell or Halifax Co., VA. They had one child, Patience, born 1818
Patrick Co., VA She married John William Dixon.

Back to Benjamin and Nancy. Elizabeth Jane was born 28-Dec-1797 in
Halifax
Co.,
VA. She died 19-Jan-1885 in Elk Valley, Campbell Co., TN. Abt 1825
she
married Lewis Miller Baird in Grayson Co., KY. In another letter,
will
talk about that family.

Louise Meadows Woosley was born in Tazewell Co., VA, but I think I have
a
typing error on the date. Will check it out.

-----------------------

Benjamin was one of 13 sons of Thomas (sometimes listed as Moses, Sr.)
Woosley and Elizabeth Waters. Thomas died in 1796 in Buckingham Co.,
VA and
is buried there although I have searched in vain for the gravesite.
Presumably Elizabeth is buried in the same location.

Their children were:
Aaron Henry (1753, VA)(1820, TN) m. Sally Wickliff, KY
William, Sr. (~1757, VA)(1839, NC) m. Susannah Tribble, VA
John (1757, VA) (1845) m1 Charity Keek VA
m2 Priscilla Chapman VA
Moses (1758 VA) (1844 KY) m. Elizabeth Butler VA
Thomas, Jr. (1760 VA) (1856 KY) m. Dianna Tribble VA
Nathaniel (1773, VA) ( ) m. Sarah Keesee, VA
Elijah (1774, VA) (1859, TN) m. Nancy Chessher, VA
James ( VA)( )
Benjamin.........................
Samuel (1775, VA) (1844,KY) m1 Elizabeth Francis VA
m2, Phoebe Bailey VA
Elisha ( VA)( )
David (1775, VA) (1852, KY) m. Elizabeth Butler VA
Joshua (1782, VA) (1852, KY) m. Polly Davidson KY
Susannah (1788 VA) (1844, IL) m. Alexander Jones KY

I am typing this while I am sleepy so I may have made some errors. I
think
one of the Elizabeth Butlers was a Jones.

*****AND*** Here's the other info about William Dula. sl

Please look for these names and dates: /BAIRD/Joseph, /GIBSON/Hannah,
> /DULA/William
>
> Look in this book or resource: Wilkes County Court Minutes, Volumes
1-4,
> 1780-97?
>
> Other helpful information: Joseph m. Hannah 1794, William is on bond
in
> Wilkes Co. Joseph was a surveyer. Don't know where he came from or
> William for that matter.

None are mentioned in Vols I & II, 1778-1788 tho there are mentions of
Andrew
and Zebulon Baird in Vol II 1785-1788.
No references for your Baird or Gibson names in Vol III 1789-1793, but
these
for William Dula:
26 Jan 1791 as Wm Duley, a juror on the case of Thomas Robins vs Andrew
Bryan
29 Apr 1791 as William Duly, a juror in another case of the same parties

26 Oct 1791 case heard of Isaac Preston vs William Dula.. no charge no
verdict given
3 Aug 1792 William Dula security for Thomas Robins administer John
Robins
estate
8 Feb 1793 William Dula on jury to view River Road from Wilkes Court
House to
Robert Epperson's branch where Indian Grave Gap road
turns
off
29 April 1793 William Dula summoned to be a Grand Juror

There are 18 references to William Dula in Vol IV 1794-1797 ending in
May
1797 with his election as an Overseer of the Poor... still none for
Baird or
Gibson that you asked about. Do you want all of lthese entries for
William
Dula?

> Yes Please! I would like the entries for William DULA you refered to
in
> the Wilkes Co Court Minutes, Volume IV.

OK, here goes -

11 Feb 1794, William Dula ordered to attend next county court as a juror

5 May 1794 William Dula qualified as petit juror during this term
[ordinary
juror]
6 May 1794 William Dula on jury of James Blackburn vs John Hill
7 May 1794 William Dula juror on suits of Alexander Cairn vs Duffy
Jacobs, of

Samuel Stewart alias Little D. Hickerson vs Daniel Vannoy for
slander and of
David Hickerson vs Daniel Vannoy for slander.
8 May 1794 William Dula juror in suit of Charles Gordon, clerk, vs
Timothy
Chandler
[none of these cases shows a verdict]
6 Nov 1794 deeds to William Dula from Thomas Robins for 171 1/4 acres
and for
101
acres proved by Thomas Isbell, esq.
6 Nov 1794 William Dula along with Thomas Robins and Thomas Isbell and
many
others ordered to view the road from Elk Creek to the county
line
5 Feb 1795 William Dula ordered to attend next court as a juror
6 Feb 1795 ordered William Dula, Thomas Dula, Thomas Isbell and others
to
view the
new road from mouth poplar branch to Elk Road near Widow
Keelings
5 Aug 1795 William Dula ordered to attend next county court as a juror
2 Nov 1795 William Dula member of the Grand Jury
2 Feb 1796 Joseph Hardin vs William Dula & Andrew Baird, covenant
2 Feb 1796 William Dula ordered to attend next term as a juror
4 May 1796 William Dula ordered to attend next term as a juror
1 Aug 1796 William Dula member of the Grand Jury
2 Nov 1796 William Dula ordered to attend next term as a juror
2 Feb 1797 William Dula ordered to attend next term as a juror... same
date
an
affidavit of Thomas Foster & Thomas Dula concerning the Biting
of
Thomas
Isbell Esq's ear ordered recorded
2 May 1797 William Dula member of the Grand Jury
4 May 1797 William Dula eleced one of seven overseers of the poor for
three
succeding years

There, that's it.... Hope it doesn't fill up your hard drive! Stephanie

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