Tag: Richard Harris

Margaret Dinsmore (1747-1806?) and Son John Dinsmore (1774-1858): Wayne County, Kentucky, Land Grant Records — Additional Information

August 26, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Agreebly to an act of aſsembly for Settling and improving the Vacant lands of this Commonwealth” The information I’m posting below supplements and expands on a previous discussion of the Kentucky land grant that John Dinsmore received after the Dinsmore family moved in 1800 from Spartanburg County, South Carolina, to Wayne County, Kentucky. … More Margaret Dinsmore (1747-1806?) and Son John Dinsmore (1774-1858): Wayne County, Kentucky, Land Grant Records — Additional Information

The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795) (3)

February 19, 2020

Or, Subtitled: Land Deeded Before Being Granted From 1790 to Dennis’s Death by 12 January 1795 In this next posting chronicling the life of Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795), son of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806), I’d like to focus on records pertaining to a 248-acre tract of land between Jamey’s and Ferguson’s Creeks of the … More The Children of William Lindsey (abt. 1733-abt. 1806): Dennis Lindsey (abt. 1755-1795) (3)