Tag: John Holden

Notes about George Montgomery (abt. 1699 – abt. 1758) of Williamsburg, Craven County, South Carolina

June 28, 2025

Or, Subtitled, “We have letters from our friends in Ireland, acquainting us of their desire to come here” As the previous posting states, in recent months, I’ve been doing research to assist researchers of American Montgomery families who are combining DNA findings with traditional genealogical research to try to figure out the back-in-time origins of … More Notes about George Montgomery (abt. 1699 – abt. 1758) of Williamsburg, Craven County, South Carolina

James Whitlock (bef. 1690 – 1736) of New Kent and Hanover County, Virginia, with Wife Frances

April 25, 2023

Or, Subtitled: “Mr. James Whitlock was Sworn a Vestry man for this parish and took the Oaths appointed by law, before Peter Garland Gent.” Researchers have conventionally estimated the birth of the James Whitlock (bef. 1690 – 1736) who was father of James Whitlock younger, who died between 7 March and 28 November 1749 in … More James Whitlock (bef. 1690 – 1736) of New Kent and Hanover County, Virginia, with Wife Frances

The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) (2)

January 31, 2021

Or, Subtitled: “The Unkindest Cut of All — It Were Well It Had Slept in the Inventive Brain of the Aforesaid William Halbert“ This posting, which examines the life of William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, from 1830 up to William’s death in 1840 (and beyond that date, in the case … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): William Lindsey (1760/1770 – 1840) (2)

The Children of Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806) (3)

February 4, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Land Grants and Payments for “Sarvis Done” From the Revolution to the End of William Lindsey’s Life We ended the previous posting, the second in our three-part series about the life of William Lindsey (abt. 1733 – abt. 1806), son of Dennis Lindsey the immigrant, noting that he acquired a 200-acre land grant … More The Children of Dennis Linchey/Lindsey (abt. 1700-1762): William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806) (3)