I thought I had figured out those James Crawfords who appear on multiple family trees with intermingled records and families. To my surprise, I have found another one in Fleming County, Kentucky. James, the husband of Sarah Vansandt, died in May 1836. This is the James Crawford I already knew about. When I located the …
Month: April 2019
Crawford Marriages – Fleming County Kentucky
The will of James Crawford in Fleming County, Kentucky lists his children, giving the married names of his daughters. This makes it possible to match up the marriage records with the legacees from the will. Legacees daughter Mary Kennerey [married William Kenny October 19th 1809 ]son Crawfordlate son Henry Crawfordson Josiah Crawforddaughter Margery Blankenship (Maargary Kenney) …
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Will James Crawford of Fleming County Kentucky
James Crawford's 1835 will found on pages 435-436 of Book E in Fleming County, Kentucky Legacies daughter Mary Kennereyson Crawfordlate son Henry Crawfordson Josiah Crawforddaughter Margery Blankenship (Maargary Kenney)late daughter Sarah Conranson James CrawfordSon Samuel CrawfordDaughter Jane Hamlettdaughter Elizabeth Crawfordson Joshua Crawforddaughter Ann Bartonson John L Crawford James Crawford Will In the name of God …
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Tree Hint Issue
When working with Ancestry hints, do you look at the 'Member Tree' hints, or do you just ignore them? I look at them and often accept them without adding information to my tree. This creates a connection to other researchers that I can go back to. While working with a non-ancestor, Rev. James Crawford (1752-1803), the suggested member trees …
James Crawford Husband of Sally
James Crawford was born on 17 Apr 1772 in Virginia, British Colonial America.1–5 He was listed on the tax rolls in 1800 in Garrard, Kentucky, United States.6 7 He registered a stock mark in 1811 in Washington Township, Preble, Ohio, United States.8 James voted in first election in 1814 in Washington Township, Preble, Ohio, United States.9He filed …
Re-Searching
Do you ever go back thru your research trying to use your older research to try and find new information? If so, that is what I'm working on with my James Crawford brick wall. As part of that process, I'm reviewing the other Crawford families I've identified and trying to prove/disprove a relationship with my …
Common Ancestor Puzzle
Do you ever participate in one of Blaine Bettinger's DNA quizzes? Or, do you ever see someone else's post about their DNA stats and decide to investigate your own? I know I often take the time to look at the data and see how my data compares. That happened two days ago when someone (and …
DNA Stats
Randy Seaver of Genea-Musings is known for his Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenges. His blog post, DNA Tests and Analysis Summary wasn't a Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge, but I decided that I needed to view it as a challenge to review my DNA results. Gedmatch highest cM match - 387.2 cM# matches sharing 68 cM or more - …
Botetourt Virginia Titheables
Last Wednesday, I had the opportunity to visit the Family History Center in Topeka, Kansas. During this visit, I was able to access digitized images from Botetourt County, Virginia. I was thankful these records were available at the family history center since they were locked at affiliate libraries. Botetourt County, VirginiaList of Tithables, 1770-1789FS Film …
Captain Love’s Company of Militia
On my way home from the Northeast Kansas Library System's monthly board meeting, I stopped in Topeka to use the library and archives at the Kansas State Historical Society. One of the books I used was Montgomery County, Virginia: The First 100 Years. [Text by Judge C. W. Crush; Index by Mrs. Frances Terry Ingmire. …