George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Augusta and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina, Records, 1751-1781

Or, Subtitled: “Item to my loving Wife Mary my Sorrel Horse in her poſseſsion Mare called Trim” In the last posting, I presented the information I’ve been able to find about George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) up to his purchase of land in Augusta (later Botetourt) County, Virginia, in November 1751. As that posting … More George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Augusta and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina, Records, 1751-1781

George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Orange and Augusta County, Virginia, Years to 1751

Or, Subtitled: “A parcel of Land Containing one hundred & forty acres by Patent bearing Date the third day of November MDCC & Lying and being in the county of Augusta in a Bent of James River” Now that I’ve completed a series of postings about Moses Birdwell (1769-1849), which I finished with a final … More George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Orange and Augusta County, Virginia, Years to 1751

Addition and Correction to Previous Posting: Tombstone of Martha Elizabeth Hill, Wife of Thomas Jefferson Brooks

I’ve just added some new information to a previous posting about Thomas Jefferson Brooks (abt. 1835 – 1862), son of Alexander Mackey Brooks. I wanted to note this new information and a correction I’ve made to that posting so that anyone who may have gathered information from it in the past will know about the … More Addition and Correction to Previous Posting: Tombstone of Martha Elizabeth Hill, Wife of Thomas Jefferson Brooks

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Samuel J., Henry Landers, Rebecca, Nancy Wright, Margaret, and Ed(mond?)

Or, Subtitled: “Well Scott I seen Uncle Ed yesterday Ed Birdwell and told him what you said” This posting is a continuation of the previous posting in which I discuss the proven and probable children of Moses Birdwell (1769-1849) by his wife Hannah Folkinson or Folkindon. In the posting I’ve just linked, I discuss the … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Samuel J., Henry Landers, Rebecca, Nancy Wright, Margaret, and Ed(mond?)

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Elizabeth, Joseph, Amos, Jeremiah

Or, Subtitled: “[W]e did talk of going to texas but we heard so much bad news of people fiting and killing one another thar that we concluded to come here this spring” Proven and Probable Children of Moses Birdwell by His Second Wife Hannah Folkinson or Folkindon In my last posting, I offered a list … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Elizabeth, Joseph, Amos, Jeremiah