Tag: Madison Co. Alabama

Thomas Lewis Leonard (1781-1870), Son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James: Limestone County, Alabama, Years, 1830-1839

March 11, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “The said Thomas absconded so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon him” This posting is a continuation of a previous one in which I documented the life of Thomas Lewis Leonard, son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James, in Limestone County, Alabama, in the decade 1820-1830. This posting will … More Thomas Lewis Leonard (1781-1870), Son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James: Limestone County, Alabama, Years, 1830-1839

Thomas Lewis Leonard (1781-1870), Son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James: Limestone County, Alabama, Years, 1820-1830

March 8, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Credit appeared to be turning enslavers’ Alabama dreams into reality. Alabama was already third in the United States in total cotton produced and first in per capita production” ~ Edward C. Baptist, “The Half Has Never Been Told”: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism (New York: Basic Books, 2014), p. 93 In … More Thomas Lewis Leonard (1781-1870), Son of Thomas Leonard and Hannah James: Limestone County, Alabama, Years, 1820-1830

Some Notes on the New FamilySearch AI All-Text Search Tool

August 1, 2025

In my posting here two days ago, I noted that this past April, the quarterly newsletter of the Tuscaloosa County Alabama Genealogical Society published an article I had written discussing the new FamilySearch all-text search tool. The article was entitled “A.I. & Genealogical Research: FamilySearch Full Text” and was published in Roots and Branches 50,2 … More Some Notes on the New FamilySearch AI All-Text Search Tool

John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Final Years in Tennessee and Alabama (5)

April 10, 2025

Or, Subtitled: Family Traditions but an Absence of Other Records This posting ends a series that began with a discussion about how the ancestral line of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) ties into my family tree, then established some basic facts about John including his likely year of birth, then moved on to discuss his … More John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840): Final Years in Tennessee and Alabama (5)

Descendants of James Lauderdale (d. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee): Sarah M. Lauderdale (1785/6 – abt. 1866) with Husband Thomas Lewis Leonard

March 1, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “She by her example and precepts impressed her good qualities on her daughters” As the previous posting says, I’m now launching a new series of postings on another ancestral line of mine, after I’ve completed my series about George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) of Orange, Augusta, and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan … More Descendants of James Lauderdale (d. 1796, Sumner County, Tennessee): Sarah M. Lauderdale (1785/6 – abt. 1866) with Husband Thomas Lewis Leonard

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

George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Augusta and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina, Records, 1751-1781

November 26, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Item to my loving Wife Mary my Sorrel Horse in her poſseſsion Mare called Trim” In the last posting, I presented the information I’ve been able to find about George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) up to his purchase of land in Augusta (later Botetourt) County, Virginia, in November 1751. As that posting … More George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781): Augusta and Botetourt County, Virginia, and Sullivan County, North Carolina, Records, 1751-1781

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by His First Wife

October 22, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “There remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God” In my last posting, I brought the story of Moses Birdwell (1769-1849) up to his death in 1849 in Hopkins County, Texas. That posting notes that the family journal compiled by several members of the Cunningham family, which connects to the Birdwells through … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by His First Wife

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Years in Limestone, Jackson, and Marshall County, Alabama, 1818-1846

October 2, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “Land sales were in Feb. 1818 after treaties with the Chickasaws in 1816 and Cherokees in 1817” In my previous two postings about Moses Birdwell, I follow his story from his early years (1769-1811/2) in Botetourt County, Virginia, Sullivan County, North Carolina (later Tennessee), and Franklin County, Georgia, to his years (1811/2 – … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Years in Limestone, Jackson, and Marshall County, Alabama, 1818-1846