BONDURANT REUNION NOTICE: You are invited to the annual Bondurant Reunion.This family started with Jean Pierre Bondurant, who landed in Virginia in 1700.Fleeing from
Génolhac, France as a Huguenot, Jean Pierre initially settled at ManakinTown on the banks of the
James River in abandoned MonacanIndianVillage.Jean Pierre
married and raised a large family.Since 1700 the family has spread all over the United States and the world.
Return to the original settlement site with this year’s
annual reunion.The schedule will include touring Jean Pierre’s first land in ManakinTown, where he practiced medicine, Jean
Pierre’s gravesite, and settlements of his children in Cumberland and BuckinghamCounties.Mary Bondurant Warren, author of “The Bondurants of Génolhac, France”, will be our tour guide.We will be eating and visiting with kin through out the weekend.
Held since 1987 in many
different areas of the country, our meetings bring surprises each year.Distant cousins from all over the country have attended to share stories, learn history and meet new relatives.One
of our most exciting meetings was at Bondurant School of High Performance Driving.Please join the Bondurant family this year on October 17-19 in Midlothian-Richmond,
Virginia to meet your extended family.Contact presidents Ginny and Carroll Wray at
G.Wray@mchsi.com or through www.Bondurant-Family.org
For information on the Clay Family Association contact .For information contact Gynger Cook, at or Linda Pittano at 330-847-6366.
The Society meets every two years at different
locations of interest to Clay researchers. Those interested in the Clay surname are invited to attend. For details, go to the Society website at: the Clay Family Society.
October 4-7, 2007 - Manakintowne, Virginia: The Agee Family Reunion will include area tours and a visit to the Manakin Huguenot Society headquarters (research time) on one of the original land grants, as well as other Agee lands and sites.
The Friday and Saturday evening group dinners will feature speakers. Sunday morning will feature services at the Manakin Episcopal Church, founded by the Huguenots in 1700. Details may be found at the Agee Family Reunion Site.
The Clay Family descends from John Clay who arrived in 1612 on Samual
Argalls ship the Treasurer. He settled on land in Charles Cittie between Flowedew Hundred and Wards Creek and had property across the James at Wyanoke. John's grandson Henry lived in Chesterfied Co. His grave is near Manchester High School. More
than likely, there are still family members in the area. Contact or for further information.
Descendants of Daniel DuVal I and Philadelphia DuBois DuVal, Huguenot immigrants, have formed an association. Anyone interested in the DuVal Family Association can
contact a local member, Katherine Lewis, phone: (804) 360-1087. For membership information, write Pat Koenig, 5144 South Taft Way, Littleton, CO 80127.
Once upon a time......
Visit an interesting link that tells a story about one of
our ancestors?
Do you have an interesting story or link about your early Chesterfield ancestor?
Acquisition - 1910 Miracode Census Index: Virginia Eastern Region (CD)
Query: Elizabeth D. Bickford
writes: I have been doing some research on the origins of the name "Iron Bridge" road in Chesterfield County. Does anyone know the date that Route 10 became known as Iron Bridge Road (or an approximate time). I think it was probably
very early, and have begun searching through the Clerk of Court's records, but would like to narrow my search. Please contact me with any information via my e-mail address,
TIP:
When writing to a genealogy library, courthouse, relative, please keep your letter simple. Ask for one or two items only. After you receive a response, follow up with an additional letter. You will get better results using this technique than
writing a rambling letter and asking for everything on a surname.
