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From: Deb Koplen <>
Subject: [VACULPEP] Culpeper County Research
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 05:37:04 -0500
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(VACULPEP, VAROOTS-L and VA-ROOTS subscribers: I received this response off the list but it contains so much good
information that I thought I would pass it and my response on.)

Grandpa Dave, I could not agree with you more. Culpeper and Spotsylvania are my two main counties in Virginia. And,
since my mother was the first to leave the state in 1931, I have spent a lot of time there. My Pemberton family moved
there from Spotsylvania in the late 1700's and I have not been able to find my Humphreys before 1776 in any place but
Culpeper!

I have found the people in the courthouse to be helpful, but they do not have much to work with -- and minimal is
indexed. In addition to the sites you have mentioned, a researcher absolutely must have the Scheel map. Chasing
cemeteries and locations and neighbors from the map does produce results. Especially cemeteries.

Thanks so much for the offer regarding the Library of Virginia. BTW, my families are from the Richardsville area.
What families are you chasing and from where in Culpeper?

wrote:

> Your e-mail about the frustations of researching in Culpeper County was
> forwarded to me. I share your frustration, as there is nothing on the Genweb
> site. Here are four suggestions:
>
> (1) Go "http://www.rootsweb.com/~census/states/virginia
> Then hit "1810"
> Then hit "Culpeper - Archives"
> This will give you the complete census of Culpeper Co for 1810.
>
> (2) Go "http://198.17.62.511/collections/NN.html";
> This will give you the Library of Virginia - Land Office Pataents and Grants
> - Northern Neck. This is a laborious site to navigate, but if you see
> something of interest please advise me and I will be happy to download, print
> and transcribe it (or mail the print to you).
>
> (3) Go "http://www.usgenweb.net/";
> hit "The Projects State Pages"
> hit: Table of States
> hit: Virginia
> hit: Culpeper
> This will give you miscellaneous contributions which really should be on the
> Culpeper Co. GenWeb site.
>
> (4) hit the LDS geneology site "http:www.familysearch.com" every time you get
> stalled. There is a lot of undocumented, but useful information there.
>
> The history of Culpeper Co. is rather unique. There do not seem to be any
> descendants of original residents left; and the county seemed to have the
> poorest record system, compounded by the German tendency to avoid public
> records. There is some info in Rappahannock, Page and Madison counties, but
> not enough. We are currently tracing our ancestor (born 1797 in Culpeper
> Co), by entirely secondary methods. I would agree that there is no current
> interest, but I also doubt that records exist at the courthouse.
>
> I hope this information is useful. Please let me know if I can help.
>
> Dave Frederick
> 430 - 18th St. West
> Billings, Montana 59102
> e-mail ""

--
Good Hunting
Deb Koplen
Grand Prairie, Texas (Right Smak dab between Dallas & Fort Worth!)



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