Children of Mildred Whitlock (1784 – 1854) and Husband William Hurst

Or, Subtitled: Descendants of Thomas Whitlock and Hannah Phillips Who Remained in Wythe and Surrounding Virginia Counties As we’ve seen, the 22 January 1857 Wythe County, Virginia, will of William Hurst names five daughters: Nancy Suthern, Elizabeth Carnahan, Lucinda Hurst, Virginia Suthern, and Joanah Boyd.[1] It also names one son, Allen W. Hurst, specifying that he … More Children of Mildred Whitlock (1784 – 1854) and Husband William Hurst

Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Mildred Whitlock (1784 – 1854) and Husband William Hurst

Or, Subtitled: “An old Virginia family of English ancestry” In a previous posting, I shared digital images of Mildred Whitlock Hurst’s Virginia death certificate and her death listing in the 1854 death register of Wythe County, Virginia.[1] Both death records give Mildred’s age as 70 when she died 8 June 1854 Reed Island Creek in Wythe … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Mildred Whitlock (1784 – 1854) and Husband William Hurst

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

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)

Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies: Hannah Whitlock (1795 – 1860/1870) and Husband James Calfee (1795 – 1858)

Or, Subtitled: A Venerable House Built of White Oak and “Extensive Land Claims” This posting continues my discussion of the two daughters of Charles Whitlock and wife Mary Davies — Agnes, who married John Grayson; and Hannah, who married James Calfee. I began this discussion with this previous posting discussing Agnes and her husband John … More Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies: Hannah Whitlock (1795 – 1860/1870) and Husband James Calfee (1795 – 1858)

Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies: Agnes Whitlock (1793 – 1858) and Husband John Grayson (2)

Or, Subtitled: Turnpikes, Creeks, and Neighborhood Battles over the Route of a Road After I posted yesterday about Agnes Whitlock (1793-1858), daughter of Charles Whitlock and Mary Davies of Wythe County, Virginia, and her husband John Grayson (1787-1874), I ran across two documents that provide interesting information about John. I’d like to share these now as … More Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies: Agnes Whitlock (1793 – 1858) and Husband John Grayson (2)

Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies: Agnes Whitlock (1793 – 1858) and Husband John Grayson

Or, Subtitled: “No man in the county enjoyed more thoroughly the esteem and respect of his people” As my last posting states, Charles Whitlock and wife Mary Davies had two daughters, Agnes and Hannah, who are named in the Whitlock vs. Whitlock chancery court case file documenting the lawsuit their mother’s uncle William Davies filed on their … More Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies: Agnes Whitlock (1793 – 1858) and Husband John Grayson

Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies

Or, Subtitled: “He was Living in the House with Thomas Whitlock at the time his Sone Charles was killd by the fall of a tree” The next child of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and wife Hannah Phillips, their third child if I have their children in correct order, was a son Charles Whitlock. … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Charles Whitlock (abt. 1773 – 1796) and Wife Mary Davies

Children of John Hammons (1770/2 – 1828) and His Whitlock Wife

Or, Subtitled: “There are six now living, two dead“ In what follows, I’ll tell you what I know of the children of John Hammons and his wife who was a daughter of Thomas Whitlock and whose given name I have not discovered. I do not have proof positive that all of these children were born … More Children of John Hammons (1770/2 – 1828) and His Whitlock Wife

Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Daughter Who Married John Hammons (1)

Or, Subtitled: A Cross-Slit and Underkeel in Each Ear — The Value of Earmarks in Genealogy According to Margaret Austin of Bay Village, Ohio, who researched the Hammons family exhaustively for years and shared her research notes with me in April 1997, Thomas Whitlock’s son-in-law John Hammons appears to have been born about 1770-2. Margaret … More Children of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) and Wife Hannah Phillips: Daughter Who Married John Hammons (1)

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

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