To say I was delighted to find this deed is an understatement! Moses Linton, Captain John Hancock Linton’s father, gave the use of 330 acres of land in Prince William County, Virginia, to John Graham. Moses did not sell this land but allowed Graham and his family to […]
Scarlett Hancock, 1710-1740, was the eldest child of John Hancock, 1685-1741, and Catherine Smith. In addition to Scarlett the couple also had the following three children – George Hancock, 1726-1805; Susanna Hancock, 1729-1775; and Lettice Hancock, who I believe died young. Scarlett Hancock is my 6th great-uncle. Sister […]
I found this in my older files dated February 22, 2010. Fourteen years ago – written a year before I started my blog, Kentucky Kindred. Thought I would share with you. I suppose that in everyone’s life there comes a time when we begin to think about the […]
Yesterday I attempted to file some of my original deeds, wills, etc., and came across this indenture between John and Ann Linton and William Moran. I thought this might be interesting for you. The John and Nancy Linton mentioned in this Washington County, Kentucky, indenture, are my 4th and […]
Reuben Berkeley wrote his will June 29, 1787. It was probated three months and a few days later. He was evidently very ill, possibly dying, when he wrote this will. Luckily for us Reuben Berkeley named his children! Burgess Berkeley, William Berkeley, Elizabeth Hutchison (wife of George Hutchison), […]
Early Virginia deeds were quite long and elaborate. There is mention of who owned the land, how he purchased it. Wills are quoted during these long passages, giving information that may be found nowhere else. Especially in a county such as Prince William, where many of the early […]
This is a very interesting will. Although written in Prince William County, Virginia, September 5, 1782, Timothy Peyton had moved his family to Bourbon County, Virginia (which ten years later became a county of Kentucky). Timothy died in 1787, since in November of that year notice was sent […]
May I humbly say this is one of the documents every genealogist would love to find – and I am so glad I did! It wasn’t easy. Located online the University of Publications of America’s website (this was in 1999) I found the Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations, […]
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 […]
This is page 58 of the Roster of the company commanded by Captain Charles Lewis, 57th Regiment, Virginia Militia, Loudoun County, Virginia. These records are from 1793 to 1809, which make them after the Revolutionary War, but important information none-the-less. I chose this page to order from the […]
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