Tag: Harriet Birdwell

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

Descendants of James Lauderdale (d. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee): Sarah M. Lauderdale (1785/6 – abt. 1866) with Husband Thomas Lewis Leonard

March 1, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “She by her example and precepts impressed her good qualities on her daughters” As the previous posting says, I’m now launching a new series of postings on another ancestral line of mine, after I’ve completed my series about George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) of Orange, Augusta, and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan … More Descendants of James Lauderdale (d. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee): Sarah M. Lauderdale (1785/6 – abt. 1866) with Husband Thomas Lewis Leonard

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by His First Wife

October 22, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God” In my last posting, I brought the story of Moses Birdwell (1769-1849) up to his death in 1849 in Hopkins County, Texas. That posting notes that the family journal compiled by several members of the Cunningham family, which connects to the Birdwells through … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by His First Wife

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Virginia, North Carolina/Tennessee, and Georgia Years to 1811/2

September 13, 2024

Or, Subtitled: Family Bibles and Handwriting Conundrums Moses’ Birth in Augusta (Later Botetourt) County, Virginia, 15 October 1769: Notes on Birdwell Bible The date of birth of Moses Birdwell, father of James G. Birdwell – 15 October 1769 – is recorded in the register of a bible that is thought to have belonged to his … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Virginia, North Carolina/Tennessee, and Georgia Years to 1811/2