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Nancy Ann “Little Granny” <I>Counts</I> Sutherland

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Nancy Ann “Little Granny” Counts Sutherland

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
16 Sep 1907 (aged 86)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Tiny, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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From “Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow (Southwest Virginia) 1722-1977” researched and collected by Elihu Jasper Sutherland, compiled and supplemented by Hetty Swindall Sutherland

James Sutherland and Nancy Ann Counts Sutherland

“About 1841 they settled at the mouth of Bent Branch on Frying Pan Creek on a large tract of land. …

For a long time he was the only magistrate west of Sandy Ridge. He served as justice of the peace in Russell County, in the new Buchanan County and in the new Dickenson County.

During the Civil War he was appointed salt commissioner for the Sandlick District. Nancy became a member of the Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church in 1842; James in 1844. He served as its clerk from 1845 to 1878 when they transferred their membership to the newly established Sulphur Spring (Primitive Baptist) Church on Frying Pan Creek. He also served this church as clerk and often represented it in the Washington District Association.

Because of her diminutive size, Nancy was affectionately called ‘Little Granny’ by her grandchildren. She served as postmistress at Colley for many years. Both are buried in the family cemetery near their home on Frying Pan Creek
From “Some Descendants of John Counts of Glade Hollow (Southwest Virginia) 1722-1977” researched and collected by Elihu Jasper Sutherland, compiled and supplemented by Hetty Swindall Sutherland

James Sutherland and Nancy Ann Counts Sutherland

“About 1841 they settled at the mouth of Bent Branch on Frying Pan Creek on a large tract of land. …

For a long time he was the only magistrate west of Sandy Ridge. He served as justice of the peace in Russell County, in the new Buchanan County and in the new Dickenson County.

During the Civil War he was appointed salt commissioner for the Sandlick District. Nancy became a member of the Sandlick Primitive Baptist Church in 1842; James in 1844. He served as its clerk from 1845 to 1878 when they transferred their membership to the newly established Sulphur Spring (Primitive Baptist) Church on Frying Pan Creek. He also served this church as clerk and often represented it in the Washington District Association.

Because of her diminutive size, Nancy was affectionately called ‘Little Granny’ by her grandchildren. She served as postmistress at Colley for many years. Both are buried in the family cemetery near their home on Frying Pan Creek

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