Full text searches of all the family histories at the Family History Archive at Brigham Young University can also be conducted (in addition to the searches on names included in the subject headings). A nice feature and one that can be easily missed if one does not scroll down the page far enough (grin). A search for "Rampley" resulted in a few hits, one of which was this biography from a Bedford County History. While I already had located the biography, this full text search would have made it easy to find in seconds--much easier than the first time I located it.
Of course, tracking your research is important. Part of the post here 
also includes part of the title page from the 1884 publication. And don't forget the page number.
Thomas Chaney is my ancestor--I descend through his daughter Elizabeth Chaney Rampley.
