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Good morning! It’s a bright, sunny day in the heart of Kentucky. It will be a warm day and a warmer week – most temps in the 90’s! But I hope this is the end of the summer heat. One more hurrah before the lovely cool temperatures of […]
Early Washington County Kentucky Marriage Bonds, Consents and Minister Returns 1792 – 1796
Today I announce the publication of my seventeenth paperback book – Early Washington County Marriage Bonds, Consents and Minister Returns 1792-1796 – on Amazon (search name of book or Phyllis Brown genealogy books). I have pondered on this book for some time. Years ago, while at the Washington […]
Randolph Litching Litsey – Augusta County, Virginia to Washington County, Kentucky
Since the book on Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church is finished, I thought I would choose one of the older members for a post. Randal Litsey has a very lengthy will! In it he names his wife, Mary, and his three sons Leroy, John and Uriah, and daughters Nancy, […]
Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church – Cemetery Photos – Through 1920
Good morning, all! Wanted to announce my newest book – Pleasant Grove Presbyterian Church – Cemetery Photos – Through 1920. Located in Washington County about six miles north of Springfield, off Hwy 555, the church was established in 1833, at the time known as Beech Fork Presbyterian, renamed […]
Linton Sells Edward Hagan Land to Gethsemani Abbey – Nelson County
I came upon a most interesting deed in Nelson County in which William Y. Linton sold thirteen and a half acres of land to Gethsemani Abbey. Both William and his brother Moses Linton owned land adjacent to the abbey as seen in the photo below. This large photo […]
1863 Will of Jane Starling Davison – Washington County
In looking through the gravestones photos taken at Cemetery Hill, I found the one for Elias Davison and his wife, Jane Starling Davison. Elias was born in Pennsylvania March 19, 1778, and died February 19, 1843. In Washington County. I could find no will for Elias. Jane was […]
Two Great-Grandfathers Witnessed Will of Francis L. Carrico – Washington County
This particular will is very interesting to me. Francis L. Carrico, 1792-1841, was the son of James T. Carrico, Jr., 1764-1815. Francis married Harriett O’Bryan November 2, 1818, in Washington County, Kentucky. His grandfather was also named James T. Carrico, who lived in Charles County, Maryland, and died […]
Samuel Riley White and Martha Lewis White 1868 Deed – Washington County
Samuel R. White and Martha Lewis are my third great-grandparents. They married in Washington County, Kentucky, March 22, 1827, and lived there until shortly after this deed was signed. They moved to Parke County, Indiana, before 1870 where they appeared in the census records. I could find no […]
Quick Trip to Kentucky to Buy a House – and Visit the Linton Cemetery
Ritchey and I were in Kentucky last week for something very important – to visit the Linton Cemetery! Well, perhaps ad additional item made the top billet! We bought a house and will be moving back to Kentucky in early October. It has been a great five years […]
John Montgomery and Eleanor Elder – His Early Death – Her Raising Their Six Children and Life Carrying On – And the Gold Rush?
William P. Montgomery, Jr., and Martha Ann Carrico Montgomery are my second great-grandparents. William came through the long line of Montgomery’s beginning with Peter Montgomery who came to Charles County, Maryland, from France, in the very early 1700’s. Martha, daughter of Edward Carrico, named in one of these […]
