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St. Patrick’s Parish Vestry Book
St. Patrick’s Parish covered the area of Prince Edward County, Virginia. The book covers the years of 1755 to 1761, which happens to cover the time which Anderson Lewellin was born, my 4th great grandfather. I am still looking for the smoking gun that would finally tie Anderson to Jesse Lewellin as his father. So, [...]
In: Published Research
John Llewellyn According to Goodspeed
John Llewellyn, farmer, was born January 19, 1836, in Morgan County, Tennessee, and is the third of eight children born to William L. and Nancy (Wallace) Llewellyn, natives of Virginia and Tennessee respectively. William L. Llewellyn was born August 2,1809, and was brought to Morgan County, Tenn., by his father, Anderson Llewellyn, when about two [...]
In: Published Research · Tagged with: Anderson, Charles, Freeman, John, Knox, Nancy, Newton, TN, William
George Washington, Lewelling Connection?
Well, not quite. John Lewelling lived on Pope’s Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia, on the property owned by John Washington, son of the emigrant John Washington from whom George descended. This gleaned from John Washington’s will dated 23 February, 1697. Apprently John Lewelling had some arrangement with John Washington under which he could habitate the land.
In: Published Research · Tagged with: John, VA, Westmoreland
Richard Lewellin
Extracted from the will of Thomas Orrell; Richard Lewellin was married to Jane Orrell. They had a son John Lewellin. The son was married and had a daughter named Margaret. Richard Lewellin witnessed the will dated 25 AUG 1719, proved 2 MAY 1721. Source: Maryland Calendar of Wills, p. 51
In: Published Research · Tagged with: John, Margaret, MD, Richard
Concerning Transports
Prior to 1700, immigrants were arriving at the rate of about 500 per year. From 1615 to 1775, 50,0001 convicts, men women and children were sent to America. The intent was to swell the number of colonial laborers by emptying the jails of England. Many were in prisons for religious persecution, thievery, prostituion, etc. and [...]
In: Published Research, Research Tips · Tagged with: Immigrants
Was Your Cousin a Lying, Cheating Counterfeiter?
Source: Virginia Reports, Annotated, pp. 493 – 495 November, 1830 Martin v. The Commonwealth There is no genealogical value in this particular case, however, if you had an ancestor from Bedford Co., passing through Botetourt Co., VA during 1829, pay attention! This case was brought against a man named Martin, imprisoned for passing counterfeit bank [...]
In: Published Research · Tagged with: Bedford, Green, VA
Rice v. White
Source: Virginia Reports, Annotated, pgs. 1006 – 1008 April 1833 This case was tried in the circuit court of Halifax County, in April of 1826. In essence, the case was for deceit in the sale of a female slave, the case was brought by White against Rice. The record has some limited genalogical value as [...]
In: Published Research · Tagged with: Anderson, Halifax, Mary