Tag: Jane Kerr

Samuel Kerr (1715-1725 — aft. 1762): Augusta County, Virginia, Records and My Case for His Wife Margaret as a Daughter of William Pickens

October 1, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “John Pickins made an oath that he imported himself Margaret Eleanor Margaret ye younger Gabriel Pickins Wm Baskins from Ireland into Philadelphia & from thence unto this Colony” In my postings about a branch of the Kerr family of Augusta County, Virginia, that moved to the Long Cane settlement in what would become … More Samuel Kerr (1715-1725 — aft. 1762): Augusta County, Virginia, Records and My Case for His Wife Margaret as a Daughter of William Pickens

Sorting Samuel Kerrs in the Long Cane Settlement of the South Carolina Upcountry, 1760s-1770s

September 16, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “The back parts of this Province will ſoon be better ſettled than ever, abundance of people coming daily from the northward” I ended my penultimate posting saying, “In my next posting, I’ll discuss the problem of determining what became of Samuel Kerr elder and wife Margaret Pickens after they acquired land on the … More Sorting Samuel Kerrs in the Long Cane Settlement of the South Carolina Upcountry, 1760s-1770s

Nailing Down the Identity of the Samuel Kerr Who Married Mary, Daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing

September 6, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “All my right of dower to the land I got by Samuel Kerr” My initial posting in this new series following my Kerr family line back from Samuel Kerr who married Mary, daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing, about 1764 in the Long Cane settlement in Granville (later Abbeville) County, South Carolina, … More Nailing Down the Identity of the Samuel Kerr Who Married Mary, Daughter of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jane/Jean Ewing

A Kerr Family of Ulster, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina: Launching a Study of a New Family Line

September 2, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Samuel Kerr a Chd. Bapd. named Samuel” With this posting, I’m launching a new series in which I’ll be climbing up my ancestral lines on a line I haven’t yet explored in detail. When I inaugurated this blog back in 2018, my primary goal was to take my over forty years of genealogical … More A Kerr Family of Ulster, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina: Launching a Study of a New Family Line

Thomas Leonard (1752-1832), Son of Robert Leonard and Honor Pritchard: South Carolina Years (1786-1808)

April 24, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “The family came in a cart whose wheels were sections of a big tree sawn out thicker in the center than on the edge” This posting continues a thread discussing records that document the life of Thomas Leonard (1752-1832), son of Robert Leonard and Honor Pritchard. The previous posting in the thread documents … More Thomas Leonard (1752-1832), Son of Robert Leonard and Honor Pritchard: South Carolina Years (1786-1808)

Benjamin Green (abt. 1766 – after 1805) of Abbeville and Pendleton District, South Carolina: New Information

January 13, 2025

Or, Subtitled: The Potential of FamilySearch’s New AI All-Text Search Tool to Discover New Information The following are several new pieces of information I’ve uncovered recently regarding a Benjamin Green Junior who was son of Benjamin Green Senior of the Long Cane settlement in what became Abbeville (and McCormick) County, South Carolina. As a previous … More Benjamin Green (abt. 1766 – after 1805) of Abbeville and Pendleton District, South Carolina: New Information

James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Georgia and Alabama Years

August 12, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “A farmer and a sober, steady man of good habits and of good family” I’ve spent lo these many months now on this blog documenting the ancestry of my paternal great-grandmother Mary Ann Green Lindsey (and here). I followed Mollie Green Lindsey’s Green line back from her father Ezekiel Samuel Green (that series … More James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Georgia and Alabama Years

John Green (1768-1837): New Information Added to Previous Posting

May 11, 2024

As a previous posting has noted, when John and Jane Kerr Green sold their 1,345 acres in Pendleton District to Thomas Gates on 4 May 1818, as they made their move to Alabama, Gates then resold that land to John and Jane’s neighbors the Lawrences. In the “Lawrence Family Papers” at Clemson University Library’s Special … More John Green (1768-1837): New Information Added to Previous Posting

John Green (1768-1837): New Information Added to Previous Posting

May 11, 2024

As a previous posting here had indicated, on 22 July 1794, as John Green continued adding to his initial land acquisition of 838 acres in Pendleton District in May 1793, he bought from Levi Peirce 148 acres bordered by the Keowee River and Six Mile Creek. This land adjoined his 838-acre tract, and was land … More John Green (1768-1837): New Information Added to Previous Posting

Benjamin Green Sr. and Jr.: New Information Added to Previous Postings

May 8, 2024

Here’s more new information I’ve now added to some previous postings following my recent research trip to the Special Collections and Archives of Clemson University’s Library: previously, I have made a number of postings about a Benjamin Green who appears in records of the Long Cane settlement in Granville County, South Carolina (later Abbeville County) … More Benjamin Green Sr. and Jr.: New Information Added to Previous Postings