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James Rampley was born in England in the 1750s–probably in County Suffolk. He married Sarah Gibson in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1771. He died in Harford County, Maryland, in 1817. Some lessons I’ve learned about research from James: wills may contain end-runs around in-laws. James gave an inheritance to the children of one of his […]
Fold3.com is offering a free trial (through 15 July 2017) to utilize it’s Revolutionary War materials. I don’t normally run those promotions here because people usually see them elsewhere repeatedly. However there’s one neat thing about the Revolutionary War pensions on Fold3.com. They have an every name index that includes not only the veterans and […]
Thomas Sledd was born in Virginia and died in Kentucky in 1815. He married Sarah/Sally Tinsley in Amherst County, Virginia, in 1798. Some things I’ve learned about research from Thomas: minor boundary changes can move your farm to a new county. Thomas’ estate was settled in Bourbon County after his death in 1815. The estate partition […]
I’ve changed the names of the submitters to protect their identify. A, B, C, D, and I descend from Erasmus Trautvetter, born about 1770 in Thuringen, Germany. His descendants are documented in an 1870-era estate settlement in Hancock County, Illinois, and in church records in Thuringen. A, B, and I all descend from Erasmus’ great-grandson […]
The postcard of the Bethany United Church of Christ in Tioga, Hancock County, Illinois, that I purchased on Ebay arrived a few days ago. The image in this post was created by using pictures of the front and back of the postcard to create a customized image. The red box was used to emphasize that the image had […]
Enoch Tinsley was born in (probably) Kentucky in the 1790s and died in Shelby County, Indiana, in 1875. He married Nancy Dunaway in Kentucky. Some things I learned about research from Enoch: the importance of neighbors–Enoch was initially located in the 1830 census by finding his 1840 neighbors, searching for them in 1830 and looking […]
This was reprinted from the former Ancestry Daily News–it originally ran 8 August 2000. It’s just as true today as it was then. I recently was fortunate enough to visit two courthouses located a distance from my home. Both experiences were good, and they brought to mind some things worth remembering when visiting any courthouse. Things […]
