james rampley (died 1817)

Harford County, Maryland’s “Sally’s Grove”

Clues can come from any type of record and can be big brick wall breakers or small pieces of knowledge that give insight into an ancestor without revealing one iota about his or her ancestry. And that’s just fine. It’s also why a comprehensive search of everything you can get your genealogical hands on is […]

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To My Son-in-Law, I Leave Nothing

Wills can hint at family squabbles. Researchers need to be careful and not overdramatize the family drama the will suggests.  This 3 July 1812 will admitted to probate in Harford County, Maryland in September of 1817 suggests at some family tension. One just has to be careful about reading more into the document than it […]

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