Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research
I am a family historian, a genealogist, one who puts families together, who finds those who have been lost for many years and acquaints modern day generations with their ancestors. There's nothing like having a full family tree! Email me at phyrit@roadrunner.com
1863 Will of William Duncan – Jessamine County
William Duncan was born in Jessamine County, Kentucky, January 15, 1788. He married Nancy Blackford December 22, 1813. They were the parents of nine children, six of whom are listed in his will, including his deceased son, Rion, whose children receive his bequest. Three children died in early […]
John Gorin, Revolutionary War Soldier, Who Guarded General George Washington’s Home, Mount Vernon – Barren County
John Gorin, May 15, 1763 – August 5, 1837, was a Revolutionary soldier who lived in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia, and joined the army as a Sergeant in 1777. He volunteered several times (as many did), since tours of duty were generally three months. But his most interesting […]
J. T. G. Winlock Drowns Near Glasgow – Barren County
The Courier Journal, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Saturday August 7, 1897 Drowned J. T. G. Winlock Loses His Life Near Glasgow Well Known in Louisville Borne Down to Death in the Waters of a Swollen Streamlet Cloud-Burst in Southern Kentucky Glasgow, Ky., Aug. 6 – Mr. J. T. […]
1831 Freeman – Shelton Marriage Bond – Barren County
Know all men by these presents that we, Robert T. Freeman and Davis Shelton, are held and bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the sum of fifty pounds current money, which payment well and truly to be paid. We bind ourselves and our heirs by these presents, […]
Thomas Allin Revolutionary War Pension – Mercer County
I have written many posts about Thomas Allin, early settler of Kentucky and first County Clerk for Mercer County. He is rather like a good friend. I knew he was a participant in the Revolutionary War, but was unaware of the significant role he played during the war […]
Today In Genealogy History – June 1, 2021
Dr. Moses Lewis Linton, 1808-1872, son of Benjamin Franklin Linton and Lucy Crewdson, husband of Ann Rachel Booker, died 149 years ago in St. Louis, Missouri. Mary Barbara Mudd, daughter of Samuel Donatus Mudd and Martha Evelyn Clarkson, was born 105 years ago in Washington County, Kentucky. Francis […]
Memorial Day Remembrances
Today, as Ritchey lowered the flag to half-mast at 6:00 a.m., I thought about the many, many men and women who have given their lives for the cause of freedom. Many did not die during their effort, but their lives had to be changed in many ways, enduring […]
Gravestones from Spring Hill Cemetery – Mercer County
Wm. H. Taylor, died June 23, 1865, aged 38 years. ‘Whom the Gods love die young.’ John Taylor, died March 9, 1841, Aged 74 years. Mary L. Taylor, died November 10, 1859, Aged 76 years. Our Mother, Eliza A. Moore, died December 14, 1885, Aged 70 years. A […]
Edwin S. Craig, Lawyer Extraordinaire – Woodford and Jefferson Counties
Most of the time I do not choose a specific person to write about, I look through my old wills, marriages, county books and gravestone photos and something talks to me, asks me to write about a person or family. Today’s post is based on a gravestone photo […]
