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| BILLY BANDY IN THE NAME FRAME | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William "Billy" Bandy (photo right) may have given his name to the Town of Bandy in Virginia according to his great granddaughter Lois Barnett, reports Cheri Robinson. William, born in 1816, was married twice, the second time at age 49 to a 17 year old. His first wife was a Harrison. Together with both wives he had 19 children. Not surprisingly many US Bandys trace their descent through Billy! The town was not known as Bandy until 1901. It was named after Lois' great grandfather. Before then the town was known as Christian, Virginia. The area had a saw mill and weaving company. Each Labor Day (early September) the town hosts a picnic celebration. Bandys from as far away as Oregon (on the Pacific coast) gather to discuss genealogy. We hope they contact us! | The University of Virginia has a photograph collection from Tazewell county, The picture above was probably taken between 1880 and 1890, when William was around 70. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| THIS SITE NOW FEATURES IN Have we found Jane Cumming ? The book "To Maryland from Overseas" by Harry Wright lists Jacobite and Loyalist prisoners sold into white Slavery in Maryland. On the list of Scots on the ship "Johnson" from Liverpool in 1746 are: Jane Cumming and John Brandy. | 2nd Edition Published The full text of the second edition of Dale Bandy's book "The Bandy Family in Early America" has now been published on the web in both browse and down load versions. This is a major work on Bandy history, the printed version is over 400 pages and comprises nearly 500,000 words.
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