Serendipitous Land Research
White is not the only Hanover County surname that I research. And sometimes, researching multiple surnames can lead to unexpected surprises. Such was the case while researching my Wade family connection with friend and fellow researcher Sydni Thurmond-Hamill. Sydni has a very lively and well connected Instagram presence. A great passion of hers is to follow historic architecture and landscapes. One of her favorite Instagram architectural historians is Gray O'Dell who one day posted a photo of Quietude , a historic home in Hanover County off McClellan Road. In the post, O'Dell mentioned Edmond Wade/Waid (herein after Wade) and his possible lineage. Knowing of my Wade family interest, Sydni excitedly texted me and we were off and running in trying to determine Edmond Wade's ancestors by taking the "follow the land" approach. Sydni began identifying Wade properties that were labeled on various Civil War era maps. Using these old ma...