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The very first thing my 4x great-grandfather William Walker wrote in his 20 February 1838 will[1] after the introduction dealing with his mortal soul and his mortal remains was this: I give and bequeath to John or Jack Miller, who married my daughter Sarah A. Judith and went off with a strumpet and left his … Continue reading William Walker of Cumberland County, Virginia (1757-1840)
On 26 August 1782, my 5x great-grandfather Richard Rowell II went to Surry County Court and "being fully persuaded that Freedom is the Natural Right of All Mankind" freed sixteen enslaved men, women and children. Check out my latest blog post and find out what happened. Hope you enjoy it!
My 6x great-grandfather Richard Rowell, born about 1694, is first mentioned in his grandmother’s will dated 23 August 1717. Margaret (--------------) Cooper Hodge Hunnicutt’s will mentions her daughter Elizabeth Rowell, wife of Edward Rowell as well as her son Richard Rowell.[1] If you missed my post about the immigrant Edward Rowell click Here! Richard Rowell … Continue reading Richard Rowell (c.1694-1743) – Son of an Indentured Servant Pursues the “English Dream” in Surry County, Virginia
A friend asked me recently if I ran into funny articles when searching old newspapers. Well, I run into all sorts of articles – some funny, some interesting and some really tragic. I will share some of each as I am moved to do, but today I’ll share one I find amusing. While articles I … Continue reading Uncle Gus’s Watermelon
Need to catch up? Click here: Sarah (Holt) Truly (c.1724-1792/3) – Part 1 We ended Part 1 in 1773 and learned that Sarah Truly’s life since her husband’s 1761 death was difficult to say the least. A widow with seven children ranging in age from 17-4, Sarah struggled to settle her husband’s estate because of … Continue reading Sarah (Holt) Truly (c.1724-1792/3) – Part 2
Sarah Holt was born about 1724 in St. Paul’s Parish, Hanover County, Colony of Virginia. She was the eighth of ten children born to David and Margaret (Dibdall) Holt. Her father was born about 1685 and soon after his birth on 28 May 1686, his grandfather Col. David Crawford who served in the House of … Continue reading Sarah (Holt) Truly (c.1724-1792/3) – Part 1
I was very fortunate to become interested in researching my family history when I was just 11 years old. I knew all of my grandparents and my grandmothers, in particular, were both interested in family history. When I began researching my family history, I also became interested in family photographs. Once I exhausted my grandparents … Continue reading Genealogy in Photographs
The first record naming my 5x great grandfather, Nathaniel Berryman was on 20 October 1761 when the Surry County, Virginia Court ordered that the “Church Wardens of Southwark Parish bind out Nathaniel Berriman[1], a base born child of Ann Berriman, according to law.”[2] grandfather. A base … born … child … You can probably … Continue reading A Base Born Son Makes Good: Rev. Nathaniel Berryman (c.1748-1822) of Surry County, Virginia
This is the headline from my great-great grandfather, John Rives Morris's obituary. I found the original obituary and numerous other clippings in small leather wallet that my grandmother had, which had belonged to her grandmother Ann Octavia (Vaughan) Morris (1844-1942) - the wife of John Rives Morris. JETERSVILLE, VA. August 5 – Mr. John … Continue reading FATALLY GORED BY AN INFURIATED BULL
A Son of Virginia 