Tag: Knox Co. Tennessee

Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (3): William, James, Joshua, Mary, and Jane

February 10, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Four instruments of writing purporting to be relinquishments of a tract of land in Davidson County” With this posting, I’m finishing my series of postings about the children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) of Augusta and Botetourt Counties, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina (later Tennessee). My initial posting in this … More Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (3): William, James, Joshua, Mary, and Jane

Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (2): Joseph, Moses, and John

January 31, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Died at my father’s house near Mt. Enterprise, Texas, at the age of 84 years. He was never sick in his life, never had a chill nor a fever” This posting continues a series of postings discussing the children of George Birdwell (bef. 1721 – 1781) by his first wife, whose name is … More Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by Wife Mary (2): Joseph, Moses, and John

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Madison County, Mississippi Territory Years, 1811/2 – 1818

September 18, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Opend a door for the reception of members and receivd Brother Moſes Birdwell by Experience” In the previous posting, I trace the life of Moses Birdwell, son of George and Mary Birdwell, from his birth in 1769 in Augusta (later Botetourt County), Virginia, through his years in Sullivan County, North Carolina (later Tennessee) … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Madison County, Mississippi Territory Years, 1811/2 – 1818

Children of Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and Wife Sarah Whitlock: Samuel K. Brooks (1815-1898)

September 2, 2022

Or, Subtitled: A volume of Wesley’s notes, a lot of books, a looking glass, a lot of queensware, etc. 8. The eighth child of Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and Sarah Whitlock (1774-1837), Samuel K. Brooks, was born 19 December 1815 in Wayne County, Kentucky. This date of birth is recorded in his parents’ bible. When the bible register … More Children of Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and Wife Sarah Whitlock: Samuel K. Brooks (1815-1898)

Children of Hannah Brooks (1811-1853) and Husband Wesley Huffaker of Wayne County, Kentucky 

August 27, 2022

Or, Subtitled: “He began business at Monticello in the general store of Huffaker & Wilhite” This posting is a continuation of the previous one, which discussed Hannah Brooks, daughter of Thomas Brooks (1775-1838) and Sarah Whitlock. As the previous posting indicates, Hannah married Wesley Huffaker, son of Isaac Huffaker and Elizabeth Hutchinson, in Wayne County, … More Children of Hannah Brooks (1811-1853) and Husband Wesley Huffaker of Wayne County, Kentucky