Tag: William Linton

1763 Indenture Between John Ballendine and Wife Mary to John Tayloe and Presley Thornton – Prince William County, Virginia

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 […]

1852 Marriage of Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor – Washington County

Edward Edwards Linton and Catherine Elizabeth Taylor are my great-great-grandparents.  Edward was the son of William Linton and Eliza Lyon Moran, born August 13, 1824, Washington County, died September 5, 1886, in Marion County.  Catherine was the daughter of John Compton Taylor and Susan Clark Edwards, born January […]