Gravestones From Williamstown Cemetery – Grant County
Ritchey and I visited this cemetery August 8, 2015.
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1809 Will of William Maxwell
Note that the will below was written in Livingston County. Caldwell County was taken from Livingston County January 31, 1809, twelve days before the division. William and Mary Maxwell had four children – daughter Mary who was married to a Mr. Lackey, and three single children – Jean, […]
Maplewood Cemetery – Graves County
All of us grieve for Kentucky. Tornadoes ripped through the state early Saturday morning. Western Kentucky was hit by a tornado that started in Arkansas and was on the ground for over 200 miles. Mayfield, in Graves County, suffered much damage. The top of the courthouse is gone. […]
What About Those Marriage Bonds?
Today we visit Woodford County, specifically going to the County Clerk’s office of long ago, to look at some of the early marriage bonds. Taken at random, our examples range from 1793 to 1830. I wanted to give you an idea of the variance of some of the […]
1805 Will of William Cleaver – Nelson County
1805 Will of William Cleaver Nelson County Will Book A, Page 1017-1019 In the name of God, amen. I, William Cleaver, Senior, of Nelson County and State of Kentucky, being of sound mind and disposing memory and weighing duly the uncertainty of life, continuing in a frail body, […]
The DNA Results Are In!
How many of you have taken a DNA test? Or several? My first test was with Ancestry. I must admit that my DNA is probably one of the most boring on the planet – 46% England and Northwestern Europe, 40% Scotland, 12% Ireland and 2% Wales – my […]
1748/49 Will of Solomon Jones – St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Solomon Jones is my 6th great-grandfather. His wife was Catherine Burns before marriage. I descend from their daughter, Margaret Monica Jones, 1730-1763, who married Thomas Witherington, 1724-1787, about 1747. Both Margaret and Thomas were born in St. Mary’s County, and at some point moved to Charles County, Maryland, […]
Obituaries for Thomas H. and Mary E. Jarman Grubbs – Montgomery County
When I found these two obituaries, I thought this is what an obituary is supposed to sound like. Loving words were said about each individual and their family. How beautiful. Not just a list of dates and names. These people came alive reading their last notice 109 years […]
1836 Will of Henry Anderson Bryant – Calloway County
Henry Anderson Bryant was born in Virginia about 1765. He came to Kentucky and eventually settled in Calloway County in the Jackson Purchase. He names six living children in his will and one granddaughter. No wife is mentioned, she must have died before him. One of the interesting […]
Captain James Hawkins Revolutionary War Veteran Honored by SAR Service – Anderson County
The small cemetery of Salt River Baptist Church, in Lawrenceburg, Anderson County, is the final resting place for many veterans of the American Revolution – 5, War of 1812 – 3, Mexican War -1, and Civil War – 7. And all but one have a bronze marker. Captain […]
