In one of the ‘new to me’ books I recently purchased is that of Kentucky County and Other Records Volume II, by Mrs. William Breckenridge Ardery. I also own Volume I. The pair are a compilation of original court entries which includes wills, deeds, orders, suits, church minutes, […]
Brewer Family Bible This Brewer Family Bible was in the possession of Jesse Lee James in 1968. (The Holy Bible containing the old and new testaments, translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised with Cannes marginal References to which are […]
How many of you know the wonderful genealogical research by Faye Sea Sanders. Ms. Sanders could almost be called ‘Ms. Washington County’! She was a powerhouse when it came to genealogy, and her books are used by many. I was fortunate enough to meet her at a Maryland […]
Captain John Butler of Adair County was quite a character. I’ve found so much information on him, and other early settlers, in the Sketches of Adair County, written by Judge H. C. Baker, and published in the local The Adair County News during the second decade of the […]
The Bible of Joel Reid Lyle of Fayette and Bourbon Counties, in Kentucky, was last known to be owned by Charles Nourse Lyle of Lexington, Kentucky. He was a grandson of Joel Reid Lyle and Agnes M. Kenney. Charles married late in life and had no children. Marriages: […]
Adair County Bible Records Bridgewater – Grove Bible Records Births William Grove was born December 2, 1807 John Grove was born January 30, 1809 Elizabeth Grove was born January 7, 1812 Mary Grove was born April 11, 1816 Sarah Grove was born February 23, 1820 Mary Grove was […]
Bible Records – Adair County Genealogical Society Bridgewater – Ewers – Page Bible and Family Records Jonathan Bridgewater born in the year of our Lord, one thousand, seven hundred and sixty four, April 20 Nancy (Ewers) Bridgewater was born March 9, 1770 Nathan Bridgewater and Polly (Page) his […]
Bible Records – Mercer County, Kentucky Copied from Revolutionary War Pension Application of Thomas and Mary Crawford, Mercer County, Kentucky Births Thomas Crawford was born April 21, 1754 Mary Crawford was born April 11, 1763 Margaret Crawford was born November 1783 Catherine Crawford was born June 20, 1785 […]
Today I have bible records of the Bowmar and Burbridge families from Adair County, Kentucky. The parents were born during the exciting year just before the Revolutionary War began. Could Benjamin and Polly’s fathers been in the war? Very possible. Also note there are four deaths during July […]
Abraham Bowman Bible (filed with the pension application of his wife, Sarah Henry Bowman) Mercer County, Kentucky Abraham Bowman was born the 16th day of October, 1749 Sarah [Henry] Bowman was born the 8th day of September, 1757 David Bryan Bowman was born the 30th day of April, […]
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