Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Daughter Who Married William Hannah

January 8, 2023

Or, Subtitled: Migrated from Surry County, North Carolina, to Sumner County, Tennessee, “and cast their lot in a land of strangers“ I’m now resuming my chronicle of the life and family of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Virginia and Kentucky, which I interrupted in the past several weeks to report on new information … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Daughter Who Married William Hannah

Dennis Lindsey (1794 – 1836): Additional Information

January 1, 2023

The following posting contains new notes or emendations or corrections I’ve added to several previous postings about Dennis Lindsey (1794 – 1836), son of Mark Lindsey and Mary Jane Dinsmore. These additions, emendations, and corrections are based on material I gathered during my October trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and … More Dennis Lindsey (1794 – 1836): Additional Information

Additions to Multiple Postings: Jane Brooks Lindsey, Mark Lindsey, Thomas R. Brooks, David Dinsmore Lindsey, Nancy Lindsey Morris

December 28, 2022

I have continued adding new material to previous postings here, material I found on my visit in October to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and also material I obtained digitally from the Lawrence County, Alabama, archives following that visit. Here’s a summary of new items I’ve added to previous postings in the … More Additions to Multiple Postings: Jane Brooks Lindsey, Mark Lindsey, Thomas R. Brooks, David Dinsmore Lindsey, Nancy Lindsey Morris

Additions to Multiple Postings: Charles Brooks, Mark Lindsey, Jane Brooks Lindsey, James Brooks, James Irwin Brooks

December 16, 2022

In the past two days, I’ve added new material (notes, and in some cases, documents) to a number of previous postings here. I wanted to alert readers who may have read those postings previously to the revisions and additions I’ve made to these previous postings:

William Burke Lindsey (1812 – 1867/1870): Additional Information

December 15, 2022

I have now added new material to a posting I made in May 2020 about William Burke Lindsey (1812 – 1867/1870), son of Mark Lindsey and Mary Jane Dinsmore of Wayne County, Kentucky, and Morgan County, Alabama. This new material abstracts documents I copied on my trip in October to the Family History Library in … More William Burke Lindsey (1812 – 1867/1870): Additional Information

Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Cumberland County Estate Documents

December 13, 2022

Or, Subtitled: A “Coffy” Mill, Kows, Chears, a Barrel of “Dryed” Apples, and a Large Bible This posting is a continuation of a previous one discussing Thomas Whitlock’s final years in Cumberland County, Kentucky. That posting ended with a transcription of the will Thomas made on 22 January 1824 in Cumberland, County, which was proved … More Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Cumberland County Estate Documents

Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Cumberland County Years

December 12, 2022

Or, Subtitled: “There is after 175 years of farming an air of peace and plenty — good homes, big barns, fat cattle, tall corn and tobacco, set mostly in wide valleys between low hills“ It has been quite some time, hasn’t it, since I told readers following my series of postings about Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – … More Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Cumberland County Years

Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808 – 1899): More New Information

November 17, 2022

A little note to say that I have now added quite a bit of new information to this previous posting about Alexander M. Brooks and his years living in Houston. I’ve abstracted all information I have been able to find about him in Harris County, Texas, deed books from 1842-1884, after which FamilySearch does not … More Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808 – 1899): More New Information

Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808 – 1899): Additional Information

November 15, 2022

Or, Subtitled: Buying and Selling in Bastrop and Houston, Texas I’ve now added additional information to a previous posting I made in August this year about Alexander Mackey Brooks, focusing on his life after he moved to Texas and settled in Bastrop. On my recent trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, … More Alexander Mackey Brooks (1808 – 1899): Additional Information