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Notes about Milbury Mauldin (1760/1770 – 1836/1840), Wife of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840)

May 12, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “John Mauldin of the State & County aforesaid Blacksmith and Sarah his wife” As I begin this post about Milbury Mauldin, wife of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840), I can’t help prefacing it by telling you frankly: There’s a wealth of truly astonishing junk information about Milbury Mauldin online. Before I address that … More Notes about Milbury Mauldin (1760/1770 – 1836/1840), Wife of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840)

The Children of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) and Milbury Mauldin: Sarah M., James Henry, Josiah Mauldin, and John Gammel Lauderdale

April 25, 2025

Or, Subtitled: “John and Millie Maulden [sic] Lauderdale had four children” In this posting, I’m going to provide information about the children of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) and wife Milbury Mauldin of Wilkes County, Georgia, Pendleton County, South Carolina, Sumner and Lincoln Counties, Tennessee, and Limestone County, Alabama. I’ve followed John in this series … More The Children of John Lauderdale (1745 – 1830/1840) and Milbury Mauldin: Sarah M., James Henry, Josiah Mauldin, and John Gammel Lauderdale

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)

Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Elizabeth, Joseph, Amos, Jeremiah

November 7, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “[W]e did talk of going to texas but we heard so much bad news of people fiting and killing one another thar that we concluded to come here this spring” Proven and Probable Children of Moses Birdwell by His Second Wife Hannah Folkinson or Folkindon In my last posting, I offered a list … More Moses Birdwell (1769-1849): Proven and Possible Children by Wife Hannah Folkinson/Folkindon – Elizabeth, Joseph, Amos, Jeremiah

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

James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Georgia and Alabama Years

August 12, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “A farmer and a sober, steady man of good habits and of good family” I’ve spent lo these many months now on this blog documenting the ancestry of my paternal great-grandmother Mary Ann Green Lindsey (and here). I followed Mollie Green Lindsey’s Green line back from her father Ezekiel Samuel Green (that series … More James G. Birdwell (1795-1849): Georgia and Alabama Years