Additional Notes about Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843) of Louisiana: Problematic Misreadings of Documents at Ancestry Site

August 2, 2025

Or, Subtitled: When a Widow Isn’t a Widow This brief posting is a bit of a footnote to the posting I made a few days back about my recent discovery of burial information for my 3-g-grandmother Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843). As I’ve reviewed my notes for Eliza Jane with this new discovery, I’m … More Additional Notes about Eliza Jane Smith (1790/1800 – 1843) of Louisiana: Problematic Misreadings of Documents at Ancestry Site

Some Notes on the New FamilySearch AI All-Text Search Tool

August 1, 2025

In my posting here two days ago, I noted that this past April, the quarterly newsletter of the Tuscaloosa County Alabama Genealogical Society published an article I had written discussing the new FamilySearch all-text search tool. The article was entitled “A.I. & Genealogical Research: FamilySearch Full Text” and was published in Roots and Branches 50,2 … More Some Notes on the New FamilySearch AI All-Text Search Tool

Notes about George Montgomery (abt. 1699 – abt. 1758) of Williamsburg, Craven County, South Carolina

June 28, 2025

Or, Subtitled, “We have letters from our friends in Ireland, acquainting us of their desire to come here” As the previous posting states, in recent months, I’ve been doing research to assist researchers of American Montgomery families who are combining DNA findings with traditional genealogical research to try to figure out the back-in-time origins of … More Notes about George Montgomery (abt. 1699 – abt. 1758) of Williamsburg, Craven County, South Carolina

Notes about David Montgomery (1714-1791) of Albemarle and Amherst Counties, Virginia, and Wilkes County, Georgia

June 25, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “I David Montgomery Cooper weak in Body but Sound In Judgment Do bequath to My wife Elizabeth all my Parsonry property During her Naterl life” Preliminary Remarks My protracted absence from this blog is due to a month-long trip I made to visit friends in Germany and travel with them to their vacation … More Notes about David Montgomery (1714-1791) of Albemarle and Amherst Counties, Virginia, and Wilkes County, Georgia

Notes about Milbury Mauldin (1760/1770 – 1836/1840), Wife of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840)

May 12, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “John Mauldin of the State & County aforesaid Blacksmith and Sarah his wife” As I begin this post about Milbury Mauldin, wife of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840), I can’t help prefacing it by telling you frankly: There’s a wealth of truly astonishing junk information about Milbury Mauldin online. Before I address that … More Notes about Milbury Mauldin (1760/1770 – 1836/1840), Wife of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840)

The Children of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) and Milbury Mauldin: Sarah M., James Henry, Josiah Mauldin, and John Gammel Lauderdale

April 25, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “John and Millie Maulden [sic] Lauderdale had four children” In this posting, I’m going to provide information about the children of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) and wife Milbury Mauldin of Wilkes County, Georgia, Pendleton County, South Carolina, Sumner and Lincoln Counties, Tennessee, and Limestone County, Alabama. I’ve followed John in this series … More The Children of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) and Milbury Mauldin: Sarah M., James Henry, Josiah Mauldin, and John Gammel Lauderdale

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Final Years in Tennessee and Alabama (5)

April 10, 2025

Or, Subtitled: Family Traditions but an Absence of Other Records This posting ends a series that began with a discussion about how the ancestral line of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) ties into my family tree, then established some basic facts about John including his likely year of birth, then moved on to discuss his … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Final Years in Tennessee and Alabama (5)

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): South Carolina Records, 1790-1806 (4)

April 5, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Conducted to the Whipping Poſt, and there to receive on his bare Back thirty nine Laſshes” This posting continues the discussion of the last posting of records tracking records of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) in Georgia and South Carolina to 1790. As a previous posting notes, not long after John relocated his … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): South Carolina Records, 1790-1806 (4)

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Georgia and South Carolina Records to 1790 (3)

April 5, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “John Lauderdale of Pendleton County in the State of South Carolina but late of Wilkes County in the State of Georgia planter” My previous posting about John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) ended with a brief discussion of his claim for bounty land in recompense for his service as a Georgia Refugee soldier during … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Georgia and South Carolina Records to 1790 (3)