Today In Genealogy History – July 9, 2011
Mary Ann Montgomery Hagan was born 217 years ago on July 9, 1794. She was the daughter of Charles Montgomery and Mary Ann Elder and the wife of Christopher Hagan.
Today In Genealogy History – July 8, 2011
Tabitha Edwards and Richard Spalding were married 206 years ago on July 8, 1805, in Washington County, Kentucky.
Linton Brothers from Nelson County, Kentucky
A Genealogy Hunt for Two Brothers’ Graves Moses Linton, son of Captain John Linton and Nancy Mason, married Nancy Pead in Orange County, Virginia, December 17, 1800. Two of their children, Benjamin Clark and Nancy Millie, were born in Loudoun County, Virginia. In 1815 they moved their small […]
Sisters
Carrico Sisters Pictures of my mom, Catherine Lyons Carrico Hill McIlvoy (that’s a name and a half!), and two of her sisters. My mom is on the left in each picture. In the first one, my mom is with her older sister, Margaret Ann Carrico Tingle. The second […]
A Difference of Seven Years?
Margaret Willett, wife of Moses Linton (grandson of Captain John Linton), was the daughter of George W. S. Willett and Nancy Hancock. She is buried in Gethsemani Abbey Cemetery. This photo was taken in 2003, while researching for Richard Linton. This photo of the same gravestone was taken […]
Edward Barber Edwards, Wife and Children
Note by Phyllis Brown: Edward Barber Edwards and Nancy Linton are my great-great-great-great-grandparents. They made the journey from Loudoun County, Virginia, to Washington County, Kentucky, in 1818 with Nancy’s parents, Captain John and Ann Nancy Mason Linton. The following was given to me by my dear friend Sally […]
The Last Supper
This picture – which now hangs in my kitchen – hung in my grandmother’s kitchen from my very first remembrance. This, along with the food she cooked, are ingrained in my mind. When I dream of my grandmother’s house, this picture is in my dreams. Grandmother was a […]
Rockbridge Baptist Church Cemetery
Rockbridge Cemetery is located in rural Washington County, Kentucky, in the northern part of the county. Take Highway 555 south from the Bluegrass Parkway and turn left onto Highway 1796, following the curves and enjoying the beautiful scenery. Take a right onto Highway 1796, and it’s not very […]
Marriage License for Charles H. Ritchey and Lucinda A. Jewell
Note by Phyllis Brown: This is one of the prettiest marriage licenses I’ve seen. Not only is it decorative with a nice drawing of a bride and groom, but the handwriting is so perfect it looks like type. Lucinda was married to William Comeford on August 9, 1867. […]
Will of Benjamin Mason
Note by Phyllis Brown: Benjamin Mason is the father of Captain John Linton’s wife – Ann Nancy Mason Linton. He was first married to Elizabeth Berkeley, who preceded her husband in death, and second married Ann – I have no record of her last name. I believe his […]
