Quite early in my genealogical research journey I developed a hypothesis that Ann Adams, who married Moses Gould and who was the mother of my great grandfather Joseph Gould, was
Unexpected hospitalization slows down the writing
Well, I had set myself a goal of writing and publishing something on this blog every 2 weeks. And then I ended up in the hospital for a couple of
Deed reveals names of the orphaned grandchildren of Charles Overman and Mary ?
On the 25th of November 1842, the heirs of Charles Overman, late of Clark County, Indiana, created a deed transferring ownership of a piece of land back to Tamar Overman.1
William Prather – a reputation posthumously trashed
William Prather ( 1766 – 1853) was a schoolteacher in Virginia and possibly North Carolina1, a pioneer of Clark County, Indiana2 and a probate Judge of Jennings County,3 a member
Keeping up with the Jones – factually
Among many other papers I inherited from my grandfather, Roy Whitman McLeland (1894-1977) is a typescript of an early version of the “Whitman Family History as of Sept 2, 1983”
Where there’s a will – there are relationships!
James Ervin died in January of 1831 in Greenbrier County, Virginia.1 He was perhaps a pioneer of Greenbrier although the first record of him in the county is an 1801
William Decker – putting together his family and his F.A.N. club – part 1
William Decker (born about 1810 probably in New Jersey, married first about 1840 probably in Mifflin County Pennsylvania,1 married second about 1852 probably in Mifflin County Pennsylvania2 and died
James McLeland caught up in Kentucky surveying mess – his descendants benefit
On a spring day in April 1801 David Scott and his wife Rebecca created a set of 3 deeds – selling over 400 acres in 3 parcels to 3 different