Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by His First Wife

Or, Subtitled: “Thirty Lashes on her bare back well Laid on” In this posting, I’d like to start winding down my discussion of my family line stemming from George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by providing an outline of basic information about his children. As two previous postings have shown (here and here), George is … More Children of George Birdwell (bef. 1725 – 1781) by His First Wife

The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (3)

Or, Subtitled: Boys and Wenches Running Wild in the Streets of London: Off to Virginia with Them! In our last posting, we got the immigrant ancestor of the Nottingham family — Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) — to Northampton County, Virginia. In this posting, I’d like to tell you about his life there insofar as we … More The Nottingham Ancestry of Strachan Monk (1787-1850/1860): Richard Nottingham (abt. 1620-1692) (3)