One of the most exciting events during my 50 years of genealogy happened during our trip to Kentucky at the end of May. Billy Wilkerson from the Simpson County Historical Society brought his ground penetrating radar machine to the small Linton family cemetery just outside of Springfield, Washington […]
I have the most exciting news for everyone, but especially descendants of Captain John Hancock Linton and William Moran! A gentleman will be coming to the cemetery to use ground penetrating radar to give us an idea of how many people are actually buried in this small family […]
Edward Barber, 1680-June 26, 1764, St. Mary’s County, Maryland, is my seventh great-grandfather, the son of Edward Barber and Sybil Groome. Edward married Sarah Myvert, 1684-1765. Eight children are listed in Edward’s will – I descend from son Edward’s daughters Mary Rebecca and Sarah. Mary Rebecca Barber married […]
Jonathan Edwards, Sr., is my 5th great-grandfather. Born in Maryland, he married Sarah Barber, and moved to Loudoun County before 1795. His children were born in Maryland, including my 4th great-grandfather Edward Barber Edwards. Edward is given a slave named Stephen in his father’s will. When Edward and […]
Luke Barber/Barbier is my 9th great-grandfather. He was born in 1615 in Yorkshire, England. He was a surgeon, a member of the Cromwell Court. He immigrated on the Gold Fortune in 1654, bringing his wife, Elizabeth Young, children Luke, Edward, Thomas, Elizabeth and Mary. It is possible the […]
You die twice – once when the breath leaves the body, and the second time when your name isn’t spoken any more. My daughter brought this quote to my attention this weekend. In my search on the internet I could only find reference to the movie Stand Up […]
Little do we know where we will find extended family members. My Linton family moved from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, 1800-1818. At first, according to my great-grandmother’s writings, they all moved in one large caravan. Further research has shown that Captain John Hancock Linton, wife […]
Jonathan Edwards, Sr., is my 5th great-grandfather. Born in Maryland, he married Sarah Barber, and moved to Loudoun County before 1795. His children were born in Maryland, including my 4th great-grandfather Edward Barber Edwards. Edward is given a slave named Stephen in his father’s will. When Edward and […]
$300 one day after date I promise to pay Nancy Edwards three hundred dollars for value received this 15th 1840 Benjamin Edwards Received of Theodore Clarkson and Martha his wife, late Edwards, Catherine Edwards and Sarah Edwards, heirs and devisees of Benjamin M. Edwards, deceased, three hundred dollars […]
Edward Barber Edwards is my 4th great-grandfather. He married Nancy Linton, a daughter of Captain John Linton and Ann Mason. Edward moved his family to Washington County, Kentucky, two years before the captain, perhaps making plans and preparing for their removal from Loudoun County, Virginia, two years later. […]
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