Note by Phyllis Brown: Ann Scarlett is my 9th great-grandmother. I am actually descended from her through two children – Ann Green who married Edward Barton and Lettice Green who married Edward Smith. Ann first married William Green, and after his death, Martin Scarlett. Will of Ann Green […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: William Peter Montgomery II and Mary ‘Polly’ Yates are my gr-gr-gr-grandparents. They were married for only eleven years before the cholera epidemic of 1833 took William at the age of 35, on 19 Jun 1833. Mary was pregnant with my gr-gr-grandfather, William Peter Montgomery […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Benedict Joseph Napoleon Carrico was my great-grandfather. He was born 01 Aug 1844 – the ninth child of Pius M. and Mary Magdalene Spalding Carrico – and the first boy! How he was spoiled! 06 Jan 1875 he married Melvina Ann Smith, daughter of […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: Stewart’s Creek Baptist Church is a small Baptist church in mid-western Marion County, Kentucky. It is in the heart of some of the prettiest land in the state. Stewart’s Creek, for which it is named, runs along highway 412 – and eventually into the […]
Old Families of Charles County, Maryland 13 Nov 1708 – 10 May 1709 William Barton of Mattawoman. Mentions Alex Simpson. Wife Eliza – 500 acres in Stafford County, Virginia. Son William – 300 acres at Mattawoman in two tracts, ‘Wintworth’s Woodhouse’ and ‘Cowland’. Mentions Bartons of Warwickshire, England. […]
Note by: Phyllis Brown: The following is taken from the Prince William County Deed Book Q 1763-1768, pp. 362-363. John Hancock, son of Scarlett Hancock, sold land to John Tayloe. Evidently there was some dispute with Simon Hancock claiming to have some right to the land. The interesting […]
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church is located in the northeastern part of Washington County, just south of the Bluegrass Parkway. From the parkway take Highway 555 south, and then make a right turn onto Highway 153. It was begun in 1833 on part of the […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: This is a wonderful example of just what you can learn from a deed. Not all are as detailed as this one, of course, but you are given not only the names and counties of residence of the two parties, but the names and […]
THE HANCOCK FAMILY From a previous blog I have been asked to explain the relationship of Scarlett Hancock and William Hancock – who were both married to Ann Linton. They are indeed brothers, sons of John Hancock and Catherine Smith. In addition to Scarlett and William are a […]
Note by Phyllis Brown: This is another entry from a history of one of the counties of Missouri. It is fascinating that such lovely articles were written about the normal, ordinary citizens of the county. George Hertz is my husband’s great-grandfather. It was on our 2006 […]
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