Friday Find
A Treasury Warrant for James Crawford Today’s find from my Crawford files is a photocopy of a page from the book Land Entries for Madison… Read More »Friday Find
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun
A Madison County, Kentucky land entry introduced “John Downing” into my Crawford research—and may point back to Virginia. Could this be the FAN club lead I’ve been missing?
Friday Finding: A Mystery – Polly Crawford, Orphan of 1816
How broadly do you research? Do you stick strictly to your known family lines—or do you take notes on everyone with the same surname in… Read More »Friday Finding: A Mystery – Polly Crawford, Orphan of 1816
Friday Find: A Crawford Family Bible Record…But Not My Crawfords
Do you ever come across a record that looks incredibly promising—only to realize it may not belong to your family at all? This week’s Friday… Read More »Friday Find: A Crawford Family Bible Record…But Not My Crawfords
William Crawford Granddaughter
A Deed That Adds a New Granddaughter to William Crawford’s Family Do you use FamilySearch’s full text search capabilities? If so, have you ever uncovered… Read More »William Crawford Granddaughter
Captain Moses Dooley
Captain Moses Dooley was born in 1748 in Bedford (then Augusta), Virginia, on the edge of the American frontier.¹˒²˒⁴ Around 1771, he married Mary Boyd,… Read More »Captain Moses Dooley
Comment to Sources
As genealogists, we often think of progress as coming from big discoveries — a long-lost record, a DNA match, or an unexpected photograph. But sometimes,… Read More »Comment to Sources
DNA Mystery
Do you have any nagging questions about relationships in your genealogy research? I certainly do — and one of my biggest is whether Mary (who… Read More »DNA Mystery
Ancestry Network Now What
Did you attend RootsTech 2025? If so, you’ve probably heard about Ancestry’s new Network feature. Since I have a FAN club (Friends, Associates, and Neighbors)… Read More »Ancestry Network Now What
Bashford and Ellis Families
Do you have brick walls in your genealogy file? I know I have quite a few including my CRAWFORD line. Hoping to make a breakthrough… Read More »Bashford and Ellis Families