Ancestral Stories- Running Away and the “Lynch Laws”
This is another story about my ancestors.
Ancestral Stories – Four More Family on the Mayflower
In my last writing about the relatives on the Mayflower, which you can find HERE, I talked about William Bradford and mentioned he worked with William Brewster. This is about Brewster and his trip aboard the ship “Mayflower.” On that trip he brought his wife and two sons. Yes, they were actually named Love and…
Ancestral Stories- “Sitting in the Governor’s Chair”
Have you ever been to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee? How about Sevierville, also in Tennessee? They are BOTH in Sevier County Tennessee. It was named after John Sevier. This is the story of Linda’s relative. (Hughes-Snodgrass-Sevier line) John Sevier Linda’s 4th Great Grandfather John Sevier, pioneer, soldier, statesman and a…
Ancestral Stories- “Our Ride on the Mayflower” part 1
This is a story about William Bradford who is a relative of the Knuppel/Sawrey family.
Ancestral Stories- Clay Family Massacre
Mary Obedience Clay is the 5th great-grandmother of my wife. She survived this horrible event. “In the month of August, Mitchell Clay had harvested his crop of small grain, and wanting to get the benefit of the pasture for his cattle, … he asked two of his sons, Bartley and Ezekial, to build a…
Ancestral Stories- from Scotland
As I progress on my journey to “dig up” my ancestors, I stop every few days and delve into their personal history. Most are just regular persons that do their daily work and get married and have children. Nothing out of the ordinary. But every once in awhile, I find some nice tidbits about an…
Barnes Family
Barnes Bunch At a Glance Thomas Barnes 1360-1440- 15th great-grandfather of Linda John Bowsey Barnes 1416-1465 John Barnes 1448-1486 William Barnes 1486-1558 Richard Barnes- Bishop of Nottingham 1532-1589 Richard Barnes 1549-1605 George Barnes 1591-1650 Thomas Barnes 1636-1679 John “Deacon” Barnes Sr 1666-1752 Jonathan Barnes 1703-1783 William Barnes 1753-1773 William Barnes 1773-1860 Nathan…
Callaway Family History
This is the direct line for Linda as we start with her mother and is the most current ancestor to the furthest. This interesting and unusual medieval English surname is of Norman French origin, and is locational from a place called “Caillovet-Orgeville” in Eure, France, and is derived from the Old Norman French “cail(ou)”…
Whitaker Family History
Whitaker Brood The surname Whiteaker belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. The surname Whiteaker was first found in Warwickshire where the first record of the name was Johias Whitacre (1042-1066), who died while fighting at the Battle of Hastings…
Bath Township Part 3
(see note at bottom) THE VILLAGE OF BATH. Bath was laid out in 1836 for John Curtain, who owned the land. It was surveyed by Abraham Lincoln, Deputy Surveyor of Sangamon County ; and the plat of the original fifteen blocks, surveyed by the martyred President, is now in the possession of Maj. Gatton,…