Re: John Hyde Saunders, Jr. & Rachel Bentley, Powhatan Co. VA
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Re: John Hyde Saunders, Jr. & Rachel Bentley, Powhatan Co. VA
Marilyn Sanders 9/06/02
Hello! I am guessing you got answers to your questions by now, but will post this anyway in case another reader is interested: North Farnham is a parish inside Richmond County, Virginia. As far as I know it still exists, and there is a town called North Farnham there today. As for the Northumberland County question: the county was originally known as "Chickcourn" and there is no record of its formation date, but it was a known and established county by 1648. In the 1650s, two other counties were formed from it: Lancaster from its southern section and Westmoreland from its western section. Heathsville is the county seat and remains so today. You can probably google up enough information on the internet to give you a good idea of the area. I have some Hyde-Saunders information if you want it. I have several books that talk abou the family, it is too much to post here today, but if you want, I can email it to you. Best, Kate
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Re: John Hyde Saunders, Jr. & Rachel Bentley, Powhatan Co. VA
Sheryl Tanner 6/12/11