John Green (1768-1837): Bibb County, Alabama, Records, 1823-1839

Or, Subtitled: “On the Elyton road, the [stagecoach] change, usually considered necessary every fifteen miles, is said to have occurred regularly near Woodstock at the old Green house, called Halfway House” As the previous posting states, when Jane Kerr Green relinquished her dower rights to the 1,345 acres she and husband John Green sold in … More John Green (1768-1837): Bibb County, Alabama, Records, 1823-1839

Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1739 – 1814) and Wife Esther: James, Thomas, and Mary Whitlock

Or, Subtitled: “A plain English education such as reading, writing, and arithmetic” This posting is a continuation of a previous one that provided information about the first three children of Charles and Esther Whitlock of Albemarle County, Virginia, and Stokes County, North Carolina — Agnes (Dodson), Alexander, and William Whitlock. This post focuses on the … More Children of Charles Whitlock (abt. 1739 – 1814) and Wife Esther: James, Thomas, and Mary Whitlock

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 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

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 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

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

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

Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Whitlock vs. Whitlock Chancery Court Case, 1799 – 1805

Or, Subtitled: In Which I Read the Fusty Old Documents and Summarize Them, Saving You the Trouble As the previous posting tells you, in this posting I’m going to discuss the lawsuit filed in September 1799 by William Davies, guardian of Agnes and Hannah Whitlock, the orphan daughters of Thomas Whitlock’s son Charles, which ended … More Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Whitlock vs. Whitlock Chancery Court Case, 1799 – 1805