I share information with you today about Randolph Yarbrough, my 4th great-grandfather. Randolph was born about 1756, I believe in Virginia, but nothing positive on his birthplace. He married Mary Bailey March 28, 1781, in Halifax County, North Carolina. We have this information from her deposition for a […]
Early Kentucky Marriages 1785-1800 is ready for purchase in paperback form on Amazon – search by title. Included are 5,037 marriages, divided by county, then listed alphabetically by groom and then alphabetically by bride. The marriage records from the following early counties are included in this book: Barren […]
Good freezing morning to you all! While in Michigan we expected this snowy, icy weather, but didn’t anticipate it after moving back to Kentucky! Thankfully, being retired, we don’t have to get out. Ritchey stocked up several days before, therefore we are warm and toasty and have a […]
Silas Harlan was one of the brave men who fought the British and Indians during the Battle of Blue Licks on August 19, 1782. Silas was one of the four majors in battle, along with Edward Bulger, Hugh McGary and Levi Todd. Silas was one of the casualties […]
My post today is taken from one of the early wills of Lincoln County, still Virginia at the time it was written. If you remember, Kentucky County, once a part of Fincastle County, Virginia, became Kentucky County in 1777. In 1780 Kentucky County was divided into Jefferson County, […]
Thomas Prather is a cousin to my husband’s William Baruch Prather. Very interesting to find his will on the first page of the first will book for Mercer County. Jonathan Prather, 1630-1680, is Baruch William Prather’s great-grandfather, my husband’s ancestor. Jonathan is Thomas Prather’s 2nd great-grandfather. Thomas Prather […]
While in Kentucky last year I purchased a book from Poor Richard’s Books, located at 233 W. Broadway Street – on the other side of the street from the Kentucky History Center, one block down. And across the street from the Old Capitol building. Early Kentucky Land Records […]
William McBride, born in Fauquier, Virginia, about 1745, was the son of William H. McBride and Sarah Priestly. His father was of Scottish descent and died at the age of 40 in 1754. His mother lived until 1770. William McBride married Martha Lapsley, daughter of Joseph Lapsley, Sr., […]
1861 Marriage Register of Lincoln County Kentucky – Page 64 August 8, 1861 – Roland Gooch to Almira Dishon, by W. F. Camden at Francis Dishon’s, witnesses M. C. Reynolds and William Dishon. July 28, 1861 – James Vandivire to Amanda Spires, by W. F. Camden, at James […]
Elijah Harlan was the son of James Harlan and Sarah Caldwell, born April 5, 1792, in Lincoln County, Kentucky, and died November 26, 1843, in Boyle County. It is quite probable that Elijah lived on the same land his entire life. At one time Lincoln was one of […]
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