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
John Francis Hancock Linton, 1837-1886, son of John Hancock Linton II and Julia Green, grandson of Captain John Hancock Linton and Ann Mason, and Francis Green and Mary Bowles. He was named for his father and both grandfathers -John Hancock Linton and Francis Green. Both parents died in […]
In a comment on one of my posts someone suggested I check out old wills included with early Kentucky land grants on the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website. I used the website for land grant information but had not utilized the wills section. Use this link to see […]
John Moran, my 6th great-grandfather, was the son of Gabriel Moran and Elizabeth Vilette. Gabriel was the son of Thomas Moran and Ann Gorman, and came to Charles County from County Clare, Ireland. John Moran married Rebecca Hulse, the daughter of James Pearl Hulse and Catherine Barber. John […]
Today I want to share with you some very old records I found in Stafford County, Virginia. My Linton-Barton-Hancock-Green-Scarlett family lines are there, some more noticeably than others according to their transactions within the court. I primarily speak of the dates 1660-1700. William Green is my 8th great-grandfather. […]
Martin County, Kentucky, was formed in 1870, named for Col. John P. Martin, U.S. Congressman 1857-1961. When formed, the county seat was in the town of Warsaw, but it was moved to Inez since it is more centrally located within the county. In 2020 the population of the […]
Owen County became a Kentucky county February 6, 1819, and was named for Colonel Abraham Owen. Col. Owen was an Indian fighter and Kentucky legislator who was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe November 7, 1811. The International Order of Odd Fellows is one of the world’s oldest […]
My husband Ritchey has some of the most interesting genealogy I’ve found. All my lines are from England, Ireland and Scotland, with perhaps a dash of French added in. Ritchey’s ancestry include names like Jungbluth, Becker, Weimer, Klein, Laute, Hertz, Leuenberger, Probst, Heydt, Rupperts, Leser, Streich and Kayser, […]
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is located at 125 Howardstown Road, Hodgenville, Kentucky. It was established in 1852 and is located near the Nelson County line. The LaRue County Herald News, Hodgenville, Kentucky October 24, 1907 The Courier Journal, Louisville, Kentucky August 21, 1907 The LaRue County Herald News, […]
Today we visit Nelson County to talk of property of John Speak. John Speak, born February 2, 1785, in Charles County, Maryland, came to Kentucky with his father Urban Speak, to Pottingers Creek, with approximately 25 Maryland families, to begin their life in Kentucky. John was a young […]
While looking through gravestones photos taken at Chestnut Oak Cemetery in Lyon County, Kentucky, I found the beautiful stone placed there for Ollie B. Chandler. Ollie was one of the many brave young men who gave their lives during World War I. In 1900 we find the Chandler […]
Isaiah and Lydia Ross Hill
1929 Wedding
Revolutionary War heroes and families.
Ritchey's Paternal Grandmother
George and Caroline's Wedding Day
Klein Sod House