Kentucky Revolutionary War Soldiers – Happy Independence Day!
Just a few gravestones photos of Revolutionary War veterans I’ve taken over the years. We have these men to thank for our freedom! Happy 4th!
1796 Will of Jacob Myers – Bullitt County/Lincoln County
The first will in the Bullitt County Will Book A is not that of a resident of the county. Instead, it is a copy of the will of Jacob Myers of Lincoln County. This will was written October 1, 1796, and probated in Lincoln County November 8, 1802. […]
1817 Marriage of George Hagan and Catherine Simpson – Washington County
Know all men by these presents that we, George Hagan and James Thompson, are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Kentucky, in the just and full sum of fifty pounds, current money, the payment of which well and truly to be made to the said Commonwealth, […]
Rev. Burdett Kemper – Early Pioneer and Minister Extraordinaire – Garrard County
Generally when I begin a research project I find interesting facts and newspaper articles. But on this particular project there is so much information, and the cemetery is so filled with family members, this will probably be a series of blogs. It started with one gravestone photo and […]
1798 Survey for Robert Wood – Christian County
I think we need a little background on county formation to understand where this property was in 1798, since today it is located on the border of Caldwell and Lyon Counties. What was to become the state of Kentucky, and originated as part of Fincastle County, Virginia, became […]
1813 Leonard – Thompson Marriage in Mercer County
It was my great delight to discover an ancestral relationship with my dear friend, Debbie Hise. Her husband has long joked that we were related, and to his amazement we are. Debbie is my fourth cousin once removed – we descend from John Leonard and Deborah Thompson. They […]
Woodford County 1849 Marriage Records
This is the fourth Woodford County Courthouse to be built. The first was built of logs in 1790 by Jesse Graddy, at a total cost of $22.50! The second, built in 1794, was built of stone by James and Henry Thompson. The third, built of brick, was finished […]
Elias B. Browne Biography
Elias Booker Browne, December 9, 1829 – November 9, 1902. Mary Thompson Browne, May 4, 1838 – March 1, 1900. Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. from Kentucky – A History of the State, Perrin, 1887 Washington County, Kentucky Elias B. Browne, second son of Stephen C. […]
John Thompson – Sarah Shipley Mitchell Family
John Thompson, born November 20, 1775, died March 8, 1850. Sarah S., wife of John Thompson, born December 31, 1778, died July 18, 1855. Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Cemetery, Washington County, Kentucky. As I’ve said before, the information provided in newspaper articles in the 1930’s by Orval W. Baylor […]
Early Mercer County Marriages at New Providence Presbyterian Church
The bits of paper from the original records are very brittle and must be handled with extreme care. I am fortunate the Mercer County Clerk’s Office has faith in me to be very gentle when making copies of these old records! And what precious pieces of paper they […]
