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From: singhals <>
Subject: Re: [VAFREDER] Research Advice =)
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2000 20:53:19


IMPORTANT Trivia: one did not have to marry in the county seat; one merely
had to have a license from them. Also, I won't swear to the differences
between laws in MD and VA at that time. I do know that in the early to mid
1900s (at least past 1965) neither party had to actually reside in MD to
get a MD marriage license; my own parents lived in WV, but married in MD.

Washington and Frederick counties are connected as well by the Shenandoah.
And, depending on when what split off, it's only about 20 miles from the
east edge of Frederick to the west edge of Washington; less if Frederick
still had Clarke or Washington still had any of its daughters.

Also, be aware that there is also a Frederick county MD which abuts
Washington co and may have once been part of one-another.

Cheryl

At 11:32 AM 09/30/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>My apologies to those of you on both the Old Frederick
>and Frederick lists for posting the same question
>twice!
>
>I am stumped and I am looking for someone smarter than
>I to help!
>
>I have a Samuel BOXWELL who married an Elizabeth
>BOXWELL on 09 NOV 1848 in Washington County, MD.
>Samuel and several of his siblings were married in
>Washington Co. yet their birth state has always been
>listed as Frederick, Va. The two locations don't look
>that close to me (Hagerstown seemed to take 20 hours
>to reach when I was a child!) Given what you've seen,
>is it possible that these folks went that far for
>spouses or do I need to dig even further into land
>records? My lack of geography is getting me here!
>
>My real puzzle is that I believe (just a guess) that
>this Elizabeth BOXWELL is Elizabeth BISHOP who married
>Thornton L. W. BOXWELL in Frederick Co., VA in 1843.
>That marriage is the only place I've ever seen
>Thornton BOXWELL. I'm guessing he died very young.
>What's the best way for me to find out if the two
>Elizabeth's are the same person? Did Washington Co.,
>MD keep death records back then? If he died without a
>will, would there still be a court record since he had
>a widow and a minor child (Robert Washington BOXWELL
>was born 1845)? Would Samuel have legally adopted
>Robert Washington? Has anyone ever seen a Thornton
>BOXWELL?
>
>I'm totally stumped and the information is getting
>more convoluted so I thought I'd ask for opinions and
>advice for which rocks to roll over!
>
>Robert Washington is my great grandfather and I'm
>starting to wonder if Samuel is his (biological)
>father at all.
>
>Thanks to anyone who has insight to share.
>
>Sharon =) in Georgia
>
>
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