Month: February 2023

Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Nancy H. Bryson

February 27, 2023

Or. Subtitled: “In 1860, the highest numbers of non-Missouri-born residents were born in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia” Nancy H. Bryson, the seventh child of Abner Bryson and Nancy Whitlock, was born 23 August 1823 in Cumberland County, Kentucky, and died 17 October 1880 at Fair Play in Polk County, Missouri. These dates are recorded on … More Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Nancy H. Bryson

Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Sarah Whitlock Bryson

February 27, 2023

Or, Subtitled: Family Members Migrating from Kentucky to Missouri and Points West The last two children of Nancy Whitlock and Abner Bryson, their daughters Sarah Whitlock Bryson and Nancy H. Bryson, both moved from Christian County, Kentucky, to Missouri in the 1850s with their husbands and families. Sarah was Abner and Nancy’s sixth child and … More Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Sarah Whitlock Bryson

Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Hilpa, Elizabeth, and James Bryson

February 20, 2023

Or, Subtitled: Hilpa and Zilpah and Biblical (and Pseudo-Biblical) Naming Patterns in 19th-Century America This posting is a continuation of the discussion of the children of Nancy Whitlock and her husband Abner Bryson. The previous posting discussed Nancy and Abner’s first two children, Thomas Whitlock Bryson and Catharine Bryson Williams. 

Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Thomas Whitlock Bryson and Catharine Bryson

February 16, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “He loved the stars and stripes as he loved his own soul, and he could not discuss the subject of secession, or hear it discussed, without getting as mad as a hornet“ I ended my previous posting about Nancy Whitlock (1778-1863) and her husband Abner Bryson (1770-1836) by telling you that the next posting … More Children of Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson: Thomas Whitlock Bryson and Catharine Bryson

Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson (2)

February 8, 2023

Or, Subtitled: A flax and cotton wheel, a loom, a sorrel mare, and a red cow and calf This posting continues the chronicle of the lives of Nancy Whitlock and her husband Abner Bryson that began in the previous posting, as it tracked them from Surry County, North Carolina, to Cumberland County, Kentucky. In 1832-3, … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson (2)

Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson (1)

February 8, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Two Juditious and Interested men chosen by my executors“ Nancy Whitlock, daughter of Thomas Whitlock and Hannah Phillips, was born in 1778, according to both the 1850 and 1860 federal census. Both censuses were taken in Christian County, Kentucky. In both enumerations, Nancy was living with her son James in Christian County.[1] The 1850 … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Nancy Whitlock (1778 – 1863) and Husband Abner Bryson (1)