Or, Subittled: From the Louisiana Supreme Court to the Texas Supreme Court The account of the early life of Ezekiel Samuel Green in the previous posting, culled almost entirely from affidavits in the 1856 Pointe Coupee Parish Green v. Green case, augmented with data from federal censuses, brings us to the point at which he … More Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (2)
Or, Subtitled: “The motion came with ill grace from the one presumed to be the father” In a number of previous postings, I’ve sketched some parts of the life of Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – after 1900), father of Mary Ann Green Lindsey (1861-1942) and son of Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860) and Eliza Jane Smith … More Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910) (1)
Or, Subtitled: “We all loved and respected Mollie Green Lindsey, our grandmother” This posting is a continuation of a previous one in which I began documenting the life of my great-grandmother Mary Ann Green, daughter of Ezekiel Samuel Green and Camilla Birdwell, who married Alexander Cobb Lindsey on 2 November 1876 in Red River Parish, … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (2)
Or, Subtitled: A Family History Full of Twists, Turns, and Confusion When I began Begats and Bequeathals back in January 2018, I stated that my goal here would be to share some 40+ years of research on my family lines, in the hope of providing accurate documentation to anyone who might be researching these families … More Mary Ann Green (1861-1942) and Husband Alexander Cobb Lindsey (1)
Or, Subtitled: “My body to be buryed in the Chapell of Saynt Katern in the monastery of Saynt Augustine” As previous postings have stated (e.g., here) the manor of Beches (often spelled Beaches) at Wokingham in Berkshire, England, passed to William Whitlock (died about 1510) and his descendants from his parents John Whitlock and Agnes … More John Whitlock and Agnes de la Beche (died 1491)
Or, Subtitled: “[T]he said Richard showed suche the last will indented of the said William Whitlok his father” As the previous posting indicates, we know that Richard Whitlock (died 1556) of Wokingham, Berkshire, England, was the son of William Whitlock (died about 1510), because Liber Famelicus, the family history written by Richard’s grandson Sir James … More William Whitlock (died abt. 1510) of the Manor of Beches, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Or, Subtitled: “Observe the moderation of this family, that hathe continued thear patrimony for almost 400 yeares without encrease or diminution” Regarding Richard Whitlock (died 1556), father of the John Whitlock (1509-1589) to whom the manor of Beches at Wokingham in Berkshire came from his brother William (died 1584), Richard’s grandson Sir James Whitlocke states … More Richard Whitlock (died 1556), Heir to the Manor of Beches, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Or, Subtitled: “A pidle of land lieing at beare lane nowe in the teanure of the same John” John Whitlock, father of Richard Whitlock (abt. 1583 – 1642) of Wokingham, Berkshire, England, and London, was born around 1509. We can estimate his birth year as around 1509 on the basis of information provided by his … More John Whitlock (1509-1589), Owner of Manor of Beches, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
Or, Subtitled: “I Richard Whitlock Citizen and Merchant of London” Richard Whitlock (abt. 1583 – 1642), father of Richard Whitlock (1616-1666), was born prior to 12 December 1586, when his father John Whitlock made his will at the Holt estate, the dower house of Beches manor, at Wokingham in Wiltshire.[1] Though most of Wokingham is … More Richard Whitlock (abt. 1583 – 1642), London Merchant and Owner of Beches Manor, Wokingham, Berkshire, England
I’ve made a number of corrections and additions to my previous posting about Richard Whitlock (1616-1666). They’re substantial enough to warrant a notice about them. They include the following:
BEGATS AND BEQUEATHALS 