Random Genealogy Bits

    Wilburn was my g-g grandpa. He served in the Civil War, was captured twice, and suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder.  Today I utilized the FamilySearch Full Text search and the My Heritage Scribe AI to sniff out this story.   Summary from Scribe AI    You can see it provides a vivid snapshot of local justice, law enforcement practices of the era (such as a constable deputizing local citizens like an ex-judge to assist in a search), and community conflicts. ----Quite a serious difficulty occurred down in the country at the residence of Mr. James Sweeney last Wednesday evening, between Wilburn Turner and James Sweeney. The origin of the difficulty is one of very unpleasant reflections. Mr. Turner had lost some meat which he supposed had been stolen, came to town Wednesday evening, took out a search warrant, and put it into the hands of constable Drummond who summoned ex-Judge J. L. Weaver and Mr. Mack Barnett to assist in the search. They all we...

  Daniel Abbott fined for making a statement DANIEL ABBOTT     (My 9th great grandfather) ORIGIN: Unknown   BIRTH: Before 1610, based on freemanship MIGRATION: est 1630   FIRST RESIDENCE: Cambridge *******COMMENTS: 18 May 1631: "Daniell Abbott is fined 5s. for refusing to watch, & for other ill behavior showed towards Captain Pattricke "  the fine was remitted in the general amnesty of  6 September 1638  [MBCR 1:243].*********** So this caught my eye -who was Captain Pattricke  and why did Grandpa Abbott disrespect him? DANIEL PATRICK (listed as possibly Irish in other sources)  ORIGIN: The Hague, Holland MIGRATION: 1630 FIRST RESIDENCE: Watertown REMOVES: Cambridge by 1632, Watertown 1636, Greenwich by 1640 OCCUPATION: Soldier. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP: Watertown [ WJ 2:182]. FREEMAN: 18 May 1631   (TL NOTE same day as Daniel Abbott and when Abbott was fined) DEATH: Killed at Stamford late in 1643 of Capt. D...

 I am bringing some stories from my first blog site  My Random Genealogy ( I  cant' access it and am afraid these might get lost. TL  Apr 2025)  My Elizabeth was married to Eli T(h)ompkins about 1820. She was the daughter of Morning Wallen and Stephen Wilborn of TN. There has been some discussion that she was perhaps the second wife of Eli, the first could have been a Martha Beatty, (TL NOTE I believe "Beatty" was Betty as in Elizabeth.)  They had a lot of children at the very least these four girls Nancy Tompkins Morgan, Malinda Tompkins Adams, Mary Tompkins, Burnetta Tompkins Turner, and quite likely these two boys Charles Storm Tompkins and Benjamin H. Tompkins, and possibly Andy.  The marriage ended sometime between about 1840 to 1850, apparently the papers were found loose and no date is on them. Marriage Notes for Eli Tompkins and Elizabeth Wilborn: Transcription of divorce papers: To the Honorable the Judge of the Laurel Circuit Court, in C...