Tag: Staunton Augusta County Virginia

James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Augusta County, Virginia, Years, 1730-1770

October 23, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “Tradition and history show that he [William Beverley] spent two nights with Justice James Kerr in the new log house (then only four years old), presumably the nights of Aug. 11 and 12, 1736” This posting continues a previous one that discusses the pre-Virginia life of James Kerr, insofar as anything is known … More James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Augusta County, Virginia, Years, 1730-1770

James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Murky, Misty Beginnings in Ireland and Pennsylvania — To 1730

October 21, 2026

Or, Subtitled: “This summer we have had 12 or 13 sayle of ships from the North of Ireland with a swarm of people.” In this posting, I’m moving the focus of my series about the Kerr family back another generation, from Samuel Kerr (1715-1725 — aft. 1762), who moved from Augusta County, Virginia, to the … More James Kerr (1682-7 – 1770): Murky, Misty Beginnings in Ireland and Pennsylvania — To 1730

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: John Ewing Colhoun (1749 [or 1752] – 1802)

March 13, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “In the confidence of his Country, he filled at the time of his death the high Station of Senator of the United States” John E. Colhoun’s Birth and Early Life John Ewing Colhoun, son of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean or Jane Ewing, was born in 1749 or 1752. His tombstone in his Keowee … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: John Ewing Colhoun (1749 [or 1752] – 1802)

Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Rebecca Calhoun (1745-1814) and Husband Andrew Pickens

February 17, 2024

Or, Subtitled: “She was through life religious & charitable, died humbly relying on the mercy of her Redeemer” In the two previous postings (here and here), I shared information about Ezekiel Calhoun, who was born about 1720 in County Donegal, Ireland, came with his parents Patrick Colhoun and Catherine Montgomery to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in … More Children of Ezekiel Calhoun and Jean/Jane Ewing: Rebecca Calhoun (1745-1814) and Husband Andrew Pickens

Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Whitlock vs. Whitlock Chancery Court Case, 1799 – 1805

October 16, 2022

Or, Subtitled: In Which I Read the Fusty Old Documents and Summarize Them, Saving You the Trouble As the previous posting tells you, in this posting I’m going to discuss the lawsuit filed in September 1799 by William Davies, guardian of Agnes and Hannah Whitlock, the orphan daughters of Thomas Whitlock’s son Charles, which ended … More Thomas Whitlock (abt. 1745 – 1830) of Louisa and Wythe Counties, Virginia, and Cumberland County, Kentucky: Whitlock vs. Whitlock Chancery Court Case, 1799 – 1805