Tag: Lincoln Co. North Carolina

John Montgomery (abt. 1755? – 1825): Lawrence County, Tennessee, and Haywood County, North Carolina, Records

August 12, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “Our very first people who came from Haywood County, N. C.” As I noted in a posting here several weeks back, I’ve been doing research and compiling sets of notes to assist a group of researchers of Montgomery families in the US with roots in Ulster and Scotland to prove lineages that haven’t … More John Montgomery (abt. 1755? – 1825): Lawrence County, Tennessee, and Haywood County, North Carolina, Records

Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: First Appearance in Montgomery County, March 1776

September 30, 2022

Or, Subtitled: What a Close Reading of an Historical Document Might Reveal In this posting, I’ll begin my documentation of the life of Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – May 1830) after he arrived in Montgomery County, Virginia, by 1776: in previous postings, I’ve discussed his probable date of birth, and the sparse documentation I have for him … More Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: First Appearance in Montgomery County, March 1776