Random Genealogy Bits

  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...

  Two Desperate Characters Captured and Lodged in Jail                                     Thursday, April 18,1872                                                                  In yesterday's UNION AND AMERICAN was noticed the arrival in this city of the Sheriff of Fentress county with two prisoners, Robert Step and James Hull , charged with the murder of a man named Lewis Hill in Fentress county the 20th of November, 1871 . The facts in relation to the arrest together with the alleged circumstances of the murder, are these. Last year some time a man named William Smith was arrested for stealing a horse from a gentleman named Nathaniel Dobbs , and indicted by the Circuit Court of Fentress County. The murdered ma...

                                                                    Transfer from old blog site, original post was Mar 19,2017 The Children of Benjamin Smith and Mahala Sweet- Eldest son, Henderson I have had so little luck finding Ben Smith records. I have found lots of theories but little supporting evidence. 1860 census  Wayne Co., KY Benjamin SMITH 40 TN /Day Labor / $50 prop value/ $50 estate value Mahala 33 KY( ? ) Housewife Henderson 18 TN Day Labor ---Elijah 16 KY Day Labor- --Nancy 13 TN----Emerson 11 TN----William 8 TN - ---Redman 6 TN----John G. 3 KY**--- Hayden 2 KY**--- I have decided to list the information about the children just to see if someone recognizes them and can contact me.  HENDERSON SMITH Born January 16, 1841 Henderson “Hence” was the eldest. He enlisted on enlisted 2/2/1864 at B...

                                                 Transfer from old blog site  originally posted Thursday, June 29, 2017 Joseph Wallen     Joseph Wallen was born about 1735 in Maryland to Elisha Wallen Sr. and his wife Mary (likely a Blevins) The Wallens settled in the area of present Henry County, Virginia, in about 1745, on the Smith River. There is no record of land purchase so they were likely squatters, not uncommon in that time.     Joseph Wallen was paid a bounty for a wolf's head in 1746 at about 11 years of age.     Joseph married Milly Jones in about 1768.  They had 6 daughters, Elizabeth, Nancy, Susannah, Mary, Morning, Rosamond, and one son name James Carr. (TL NOTE I believe the Carr is for a Longhunter name Wm Carr a  “Negro man of color… about the ordinary height, little inclined to be corpulent, slightly ...

    Augustine Walker was the father of Elizabeth (Walker) Warren.  She and her family were passengers on the Mayflower.    My tie to him is thru my husband.  I like this man because he is proof that genealogy research is never really done. For many years, the father of Elizabeth was listed as unknown. Genealogist of all skill levels had researched all the Mayflower families and come up empty.  Then in December 2002, Edward Davies found the missing piece of the puzzle.  So when I hit those brick walls I can only hope that it won't take 300 plus years to break thru.   A google search of   "the will of Augustine Walker born 1654" should allow you to see a photo scan of the will at an old Rootweb site. I found it at  Home Page for Upper Connecticut River Valley.  Augustine used a very creative mark instead of the typical X  Elizabeth (Walker) Warren was an especially notable lady.  At a time when women had virtu...

  ISHAM SHARP (b abt 1755 d Nov 1840) - Revolutionary War soldier.  He can be found in Russell county, Kentucky with his wife Mary in the 1830 and 1840 census as well as the Pensioners census.   Mary is found living in home of Joel Coffey.                                                                                   A portion of Isham's pension application is here.  January 1834-                                         “ He states that in the early part of 1779 he was drafted  for three months in Guilford County, state of NC. He then belonged to Capt. LEAK’s company. That he immediately entered  the service of the United States as a privat...

  This Family has made me crazy for years -   My ggg grandfather James Meeks apparently used the name Harris for quite a while in his youth   That is the name he gave when he married and was even listed on death certificate as "Meeks alias Harris"  also Charley Harris is named as his father and simply "Meeks" as mother His brother Thomas has father unknown and Martha Meeks as mother. I have not yet located any records of  the oldest son Jackson beyond the 1870 census .  What I have tried to do is gather bits and pieces as I have seen them in the hope that it will someday  it will all "Click!"  So far , nothing. Here are some of the notes- they may or may not be accurate, many are message board post.  My line is Martha to James to Wm "Paps" to Bessie.  Bessie's nephew took the Y-dna test.  The results seem to most strongly identify him as a Harris.   1850 Wayne Co., Ky; District 2; 12 August; pg.19;...