Have you ever worked with a family on FamilySearch that may be two families merged together? That's my thought when it comes to Samuel Crawford, son of Alexander and Mary McPheeters Crawford. Assuming that the book, Descendants of Alexander and Mary McPheeters Crawford would have some information about Samuel, I decided to see what it …
Category: Augusta County
Augusta County VA Court Records Vol 2
Do you ever do research in a county where you hope you ancestor resided? That's what I've been doing with some books containing Augusta County, Virginia records. While some might wonder why I would spend time doing this, I have my reasons. Formed in 1744, Augusta County was the 'parent' county to a large portion …
Early Augusta County VA Marriages
Do you ever go thru a book containing county records in hopes of finding your ancestors? That's what I've been doing for the past couple of weeks. I've been reading the digital version of Chalkley's Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything to connect to my Crawford family in Garrard …
County Boundaries
How adventurous were your ancestors? Would they be considered pioneers? Did they seek out new homes in the territories formed as the United States expanded westward? If so, have you paid attention to the changing boundary lines for the counties? Since my genealogy research started in Kansas where it wasn't impacted by changes in county …
R1b Crawford
Are you the manager of a yDNA test? If so, has it helped you figure out your paternal lineage? I know that I began this yDNA journey hoping that the results would break down my Crawford brick wall. Even though my brick wall is still solid, clues are emerging thanks to an excellent Crawford project …
Crawford Tree Issues
I'm sure we can all agree that each of us needs to work toward having as accurate a family tree as possible. However, I'm willing to admit and hopefully you are too that there could be a mistake or two or several in my tree. Even with an effort to separate out people of the …
New Connection
In your genealogy research, do you have a FAN (Family Associates, Neighbors) club? If so, do you ever see a name and question whether to add him/her to your FAN club? If so, that's how I felt about Moses Dooley. It was like that name, Moses Dooley, kept cropping up in different places and times. …
Crawford Marriages
Have you ever felt the need to go back thru your genealogy research hoping that some new insight can be obtained from those notes and records located years ago? That's where I'm at with my Crawford research. I started with some marriage records from Augusta County, Virginia. Vogt John & T. William Kethley, Augusta County Marriages, …
Crawford Genealogy Collaboration
My Crawford line is a brick wall! I'm fairly certain my line goes back to Virginia from Kentucky -- but I can't find any land records, court records or even family members to help me go back a generation. Many other Crawford researchers also have brick walls -- maybe not in Kentucky, but somewhere in …
Crawford Clan DNA Challenge
Have you had your DNA tested? If so, did DNA help you answer a question? Based on Facebook posts I've seen, it appears that DNA is helping adoptees to connect with their birth family. In my case, I wasn't hoping to identify a close relative. Instead, I was hoping (and still am hoping) to identify …