Joseph Pryor of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: Pre-Alabama Records Gap and Importance of Church Minutes

Or, Subtitled: “For wine … Sister Pryer” In a previous posting, I shared here an article I published in August 2025 in the journal of the Tuscaloosa County Alabama Genealogical Society, Roots & Branches. That article focused on the question of the pre-Alabama roots of an early settler of Tuscaloosa County, Joseph Pryor (1767-1851). I’ve … More Joseph Pryor of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: Pre-Alabama Records Gap and Importance of Church Minutes

George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Orange and Augusta County, Virginia, Years to 1751

Or, Subtitled: “A parcel of Land Containing one hundred & forty acres by Patent bearing Date the third day of November MDCC & Lying and being in the county of Augusta in a Bent of James River” Now that I’ve completed a series of postings about Moses Birdwell (1769-1849), which I finished with a final … More George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Orange and Augusta County, Virginia, Years to 1751

Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green — Estate Documents

Or Subtitled: When a Name in Estate Documents Hides Thickets of Kinship Connections The final set of documents I have for Ezekiel Calhoun Green are his estate records. His tombstone in Smithland cemetery at Smithland in Livingston County, Kentucky, tells us that Ezekiel died on 6 April 1851. On 7 July 1851, James K. Huey … More Children of John Green (1768-1837) and Jane Kerr (1768-1855): Ezekiel Calhoun Green — Estate Documents