Or, Subtitled: “The great sugar-house was a wilderness of tubs and tanks and vats and filters, pumps, pipes, and machinery” In the previous posting, I surveyed the life of Samuel Kerr Green from his birth in 1790 to John Green and Jane Kerr in Pendleton District, South Carolina, up to the point at which he … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860) — The Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, Years
Or, Subtitled: “Young Men on the Make” in Early Nashville Samuel Kerr Green, father of Ezekiel Samuel Green (1824/5 – 1900/1910), was born in 1790 in Pendleton District (later Anderson County), South Carolina. As previous postings have noted (and here), Samuel is enumerated on the 1850 federal census in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, along with … More Samuel Kerr Green (1790-1860) — The South Carolina and Tennessee Years
Or, Subtitled: Yet More Affrays! Public Fighting “to the Terror of the People; and Against the Peace and Dignity of the State of Alabama” In the previous posting, I began providing information about the children of James Brooks (1772-1835) and Nancy Isbell. That posting discussed James and Nancy’s first two children, sons Godfrey Isbell Brooks … More Children of James Brooks (1772 – 1835) and Wife Nancy Isbell: Hannah Isbell Brooks (1809-1828), Margaret C. Brooks (1811-1826), and James Irwin Brooks (1813-1878)
Or, Subtitled: Cittles, Chears, Coffy Pots, and Canters: What Can Be Gleaned from an Estate File Dennis Lindsey’s Estate Documents: Prefatory Comments Estate or probate files (or, in Louisiana, they’re called succession files) can, in my experience, run the gamut from genealogically astonishing — they can name all the heirs of the decedent and identify … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795) (4)
BEGATS AND BEQUEATHALS 