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My SitesReader Write My Profile Skip navigation Streams Followed Sites Conversations Discover Search My Likes Tags new posts Back Back . 254 followers Following Settings Kentucky Kindred Genealogy . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 9h agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Cemeteries, Givens Family Graves Moved from Family Farm to Buffalo Springs Cemetery in 1995 – Lincoln County Givens family plot, Buffalo Springs Cemetery, Standford, Lincoln County, Kentucky. Captain George Givens, of Augusta County, Virginia, married Rachel Black before the Revolutionary War. After the war George and Rachel brought their family to Kentucky, arriving about 1781. The youngest two sons, James and John, were born in Kentucky. The above photograph is the Givens family plot in Buffalo Springs Cemetery in Standford, Lincoln County. Twenty bodies were exhumed from the family farm in 1995 to make way for an airport expansion. Bodies and stones were removed to Buffalo Springs. The Advocate Messenger, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky Catherine Wallace Givens, 1786-1822, wife of John Givens John Givens, 1783-1842, son of George and Rachel Givens James Givens, 1788-1819, son of George and Rachel Givens Rachel Black Givens, 1750-1822, wife of George Givens Captain George Givens, 1740-1825 Phebe P. Givens, 1841-1851, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens Sarah Margaret Givens, 1850-1851, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens Mary E. Givens, 1838-1845, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens Mary Givens, 1818-1835, ? James H. Mitchell, died 1877, 27 years of age, ? Sarah Mitchell, died 1876, 20 years of age, ? Mary Belle Givens, 1847-1869, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens Rachel Givens, 1852-1867, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens Richard Wallace Givens, Jr., 1843-1866, son of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, grandson of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-grandson of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens John Givens, 1842-1851, son of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, grandson of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-grandson of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens Bettie L. Givens Denny, 1845-1871, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens, wife of A. K. Denny Ann Givens Chenault, 1837-1874, daughter of Richard W. and Isabella Givens, granddaughter of John and Catherine Wallace Givens, great-granddaughter of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens, wife of W. Chenault Richard Wallace Givens, 1814-1869, son of John and Catharine Wallace Givens, grandson of Captain George and Rachel Black Givens, and wife, Isabella Paxton, 1819-1884. No stone – George Givens, 1779-1846,son of Captain George and Rachel Black GivensVisit(opens in a new tab) 1 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 1d agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Marriage records, Elliott Family Buried in Vanceburg Cemetery – Lewis County Elliott family gravestone, Vanceburg Cemetery, Lewis County, Kentucky. Our travels take us to Lewis County and the town of Vanceburg. The city cemetery is up a rather steep, rutted drive, but what a beautiful sight when you reach the top. Lovely views of the Ohio River are your reward. One stone represents the Elliott family. William Elliott was born in Ohio in 1819, the son of Benjamin Elliott and Isabella McCann, both originally from Pennsylvania. William married Nancy Birney Bruce July 3, 1845, in Lewis County. Nancy was the daughter of William Alexander Bruce and Amanda Melvina Bragg. Visit(opens in a new tab) 1 1 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 2d agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Marriage records, Marriage Register – Nelson County The following is one page from the Nelson County Marriage Register, last name ‘T’ from 1785 to 1808. I was interested in the September 15, 1803, marriage of Anthony Thompson and Caty Linton Mason. Caty is a younger sister to my Ann Mason who married Captain John Linton. Their parents were Benjamin Mason and Elizabeth Berkeley. Around 1795 many of the Mason family moved to Nelson County from Loudoun County, Virginia. Notice if the minister did not send in returns the date of the marriage bond is given; otherwise the minister’s name is listed. Stephen Timmons married Elizabeth Pringle, August 25, 1785, bond date John Thomas married Susanna Hodgen, April 27, 1786, bond date Thomas Turnam married Jane Stigler, February 18, 1786, bond date Thomas Taylor married Eleanor Blackborne, August 20, 1787, by William Taylor Isaac Thomas married Nancy Carlisle, October 25, 1787, bond date Joseph Tibbs married Eve Wiseman, March 31, 1788, bond date Uriah Thompson married Catherine McIntire, July 20, 1789, by J. Dodge Amos Thomas married Mary Kennison, December 15, 1789, by B. Clifton Harden Thomas married Hetia Jarret, February 24, 1789, bond date Thomas Turnham married Mary Vandyke, September 2 1790, no name Peter Troutman married Peggy Duncan, September 4, 1790, by J. Chambers Erasmus Tracey married Feby Ruds, August 3, 1791, by J. Dodge Jacob Tichenor married Nomey Roswell, December 29, 1791, by William Taylor Robert Thompson married Nancy Craven, December 17, 1791, by William D. Rohan John Allen Tharp married Anna Spence Davis, June 18, 1791, bond date Edward S. Thomas married Susanna Beall, July 17, 1792, by James Chambers David Temple married Mary Duker, August 8, 1793, by J. Cariman Thomas Tucker married Chloe Manning, 1794, by William D. Rohan Peter Tucker married Christina Hagen, May 8, 1794, by William D. Rohan Isaac Taylor married Polly Marshall, October 19, 1796, by William Taylor Richard Taylor married Sarah Kincheloe, November 17, 1796, by William Taylor Ebenezer Thomas married Mary Anderson, October 7, 1796, by Benjamin Ogden John Taylor married Polly ricks, September 22, 1796, by J. Cariman Peter Tichenor married Frances cotton, September 3, 1797, by William Taylor Robert Tevis married Mary Parker, January 25, 1798, by James Chambers Charles Thompson married Elizabeth Thompson, June 5, 1798, by S. T. Badin Stanislaus Toon married Jenny Blandford, January 2, 1801, bond date Thomas Thompson married Eliza Crume, January 28, 1802, by Moses Crume Jarid Tichenor married Patsy Bennett, January 9, 1803, by William Taylor Anthony Thompson married Caty Linton Mason, September 15, 1803, by Warren Cash Jonah Tichenor married Sally Bennett, January 5, 1804, by William Taylor Daniel Tennell married Hannah Barker, August 15, 1804, by William Hays Thompson Taylor married Sally Batsel, December 5, 1805, by William Taylor Ignatius Thompson married Sarah McAdams, August 16, 1806, by J. L. Wilson Benjamin Thornberry married Eleanor Suttle, October 9, 1806, bond date Valentine Thompson married Mary Haynes, March 1, 1807, by S. T. Badin Joseph Tucker married Jane Cissell, May 3, 1808, by S. T. Badin John Turnham married Mary Baret, January 19, 1808, by John Baird Samuel Tennell married Jane Smither, February 25, 1808, by J. Ferguson Joseph F. Tong married Patsy Lewis, December 20, 1808, by J. Ferguson Manuel Taylor married Rebecca Lee, March 1, 1808, bond dateVisit(opens in a new tab) 2 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 3d agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, obituaries, Meet the Percefull Family of Meade County Percefull family stone, Cap Anderson Cemetery, Meade County, Kentucky. Today we visit Cap Anderson Cemetery in Meade County. Five members of the Percefull family are buried here. The parents are James D. Percefull and Martha Lacy Fletcher. James and Martha were married March 7, 1854, in Hardin County, by W. T. Coate, at Martha’s house. Those present were Henry and Ditto Lewis, William Walters and others. Visit(opens in a new tab) 1 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 4d agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, old photographs, 1870’s Women’s Fashions – From Hoop Skirts to Bustles to Trains The photos I share with you today show the progression of women’s fashions during the 1870’s. This was a decade of taking the very full skirts worn by women for 40 years, and narrowing that skirt to fit more closely to the body, which was then eventually gathered into a bustle at the back, sometimes with a train. Multiple types of fabrics were sometimes used, and many decorations. In our first photo the lady still wears the very full skirts familiar from the 1860’s, with possibly a hoop or crinoline skirts underneath. But notice the over-skirt, better known as a peplume. It is ruffled and fringed to match the bodice and sleeves of the dress. In our second photo you can see quite a change – the large, bell-shaped sleeves have given way to modest sleeves. Our subject is handsome, her hair neatly braided, circling her head. She wears nice jewelry and carelessly holds her fan. Visit(opens in a new tab) 3 2 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 5d agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Marriage records, Furnish Family Buried in Gallatin County The Furnish Family Cemetery, Gallatin County, Kentucky. Today we visit the very small Furnish Family Cemetery in Gallatin County. Ritchey and I were there in October of 2015. It is also known as the Garrett Furnish Cemetery. If you take Hwy 35 south from Warsaw, the cemetery is about half way to Sparta, perhaps five miles, located on the left side of the road. Richard, son of G. & M. J. Furnish, died February 19, 1864, aged 2 years, 8 months and 12 days. Visit(opens in a new tab) . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research 6d agogenealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Old Wills, First Will In Larue County – Daniel Vittitow Larue County was formed from Hardin County March 4, 1843. In January of that year, when Daniel Vittitow wrote his will, it was still part of Hardin, and he notes that at the beginning of his will. This will is the first in the county records. In the 1820 census for Hardin County Daniel is living alone, aged 45+. In 1840 he is listed as aged 70-79, with one white female slave, aged 55-99 (Rachel, as mentioned in his will). A marriage return for Daniel Vittitow and Christina Johnson (I have seen her listed as Christina Priscilla Johnson) was dated the 18th of September 1841. This corresponds with the young daughter, Ellen, who requires ‘schooling’. Was this a second marriage? As old as Daniel was (he was 50 when Priscilla was born in 1816, 79 when they married), I would presume it to be. However, no other children are mentioned in the will. If Priscilla marries she is to receive only her third, or dower. But the other two-thirds is not allocated. Visit(opens in a new tab) . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Sep 3, 2019genealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Washington County Kentucky, Ben Hardin Has Been Found! Ah, the search for Ben Hardin’s grave. If you remember Ritchey and I spent an afternoon last year driving up and down Hwy 55 between Springfield and Lebanon, stopping at the marker along that highway and checking both sides of the road, going down side roads, and not finding Hardin’s grave. My next tract of inquiry was with the genealogist at the Washington County Public Library. We talked via phone and she said his gravesite is across the street from the historical marker. She said she wouldn’t be able to climb the 8-10′ bluff but perhaps we would. She doesn’t know my enthusiasm for finding a grave. Yesterday we walked a quarter mile down that bluff, checking the fence row where bushes and trees were overgrown. It was a gorgeous day. It was also 86 degrees and there was no shade. Invigorating. We walked back and took the other side of the fence, in the yard of of the house (you could tell no one lived there and the genealogist did not know who owned the property). Visit(opens in a new tab) 6 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Sep 2, 2019genealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, marriage returns, 1811-1813 Marriage Returns – Nicholas County Two pages from the marriage returns book from Nicholas County for the years 1811-1813. The name of the bride and groom, the officiator and the date of marriage are included. First half of page 1: Joshua Jackson married Mary Anderson, Daniel Anderson officiator, September 10, 1812 David Grimes married Nancy Clark, Daniel Anderson officiator, September 24, 1812 David Six married Sarah Gorman, John Nice officiator, May 7, 1812 Henry Shell married Rosannah Keith, Hezekiah Smith officiator, October 1, 1812 William Harbett married Peggy Warvford, Luke Fowler officiator, March 1, 1813 John Shannon married Betsy Peyton, Hezekiah Smith officiator, August 14, 1812 George McClune married Caty Roberts, John Parson officiator, May 30, 1811 Samuel Shannon married sally GraysonB. W. Stone officiator, September 29, 1812 Henry Potts married Sally Archer, John Barnett officiator, October 8, 1812 William Peyton married Christiana Myers, John Barnett officiator, October 1, 1812 Thomas Buchner married Elizabeth Arnett, John Barnett officiator, April 9, 1812 John Delancy married Polly Deal, John Barnett officiator, September 20, 1812 Henry Finch married Cynthia Collier, John Barnett officiator, August 27, 1812 James Mathers married Jane Ardery, B. W. Stone officiator, February 6, 1812 Abraham Pauley married Polly Paugh, Daniel Anderson officiator, January 28, 1813 First half of page 2: Nathaniel Scott married Mary Shannon, Daniel Anderson officiator, March 2, 1813 Moses Nelson married Caty Shubart, Daniel Anderson officiator, April 5, 1813 James Carn married Susannah Lowderback, Archibald Alexander officiator, November 5, 1813 Phillip Bells married Polly Brown, John Barnett officiator, September 2, 1813 Samuel Kiser married Rachel Keith, Thomas Metcalfe officiator, October 7, 1813 Ephraim Adams married Elizabeth Riley, James Blain officiator, September 2, 1813 Joseph Stoker married Hannah Victor, John Barnett officiator, April 9, 1813 James Bishop married Ann Hutson, John Barnett officiator, April 25, 1813 Thomas Cotrill married Levinah Barden, Jeremiah Lawson officiator, October 8, 1812 Jacob Martin married Martha Hamilton, Jeremiah Lawson officiator, February 25, 1812 William Fleet married Ann Marshall, Jeremiah Lawson officiator, July 27, 1813 Benjamin Ellis married Abigail Wiggins, Jeremiah Lawson officiator, no date 1812 James Caldwell married Nancy Roberts, John Barnett officiator, February 2, 1813 William Nicholson married Jemimy Enlow, John Barnett officiator, January 3, 1813 William J. Williams married Sarah E. Edwards, Michael Geoghegan officiator, November 22, 1812 John Ritchey married Elizabeth Smith, Michael Geoghegan officiator, July 29, 1812Visit(opens in a new tab) 1 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Sep 1, 2019genealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Madison County Kentucky, First Pages of Order Book A 1786 – Madison County I just happened upon the first Order Book for Madison County during a search today. The first day is given primarily to the Justices taking their Oath of Fidelity to the Commonwealth and oaths as justice, sheriff, county clerk, lieutenant and lieutenant of militia. I had to check my dictionary for legal terms for one item – Oyer and Terminer – ‘in English law, special tribunals empowered to hear and determine cases within their criminal jurisdiction, commissioned by the kind when the delay involved in ordinary prosecution could not be tolerated, as in the case of sudden insurrection. The term has been sometimes used in American law to identify high courts of criminal jurisdiction in some states.’ I think in this case in 1786 it was used because traveling back to Virginia (Kentucky was still a part of the parent state in that year) was not possible and a county court was deemed necessary. This is a great source for early names and happenings in the county. Unfortunately, most order books are not indexed – but it makes a great read. Visit(opens in a new tab) 1 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Aug 31, 2019genealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Marriage records, How to Find Marriages on Ancestry Today I would like to do a tutorial on finding marriage records on Ancestry. Putting in an ancestor’s name in the general search doesn’t always give me the answers I need. Many of you may search this way, but for those who don’t, let’s go through the process. Please excuse the photos – I took screen shots with my phone. Go to http://www.ancestry.com and sign into you account. Click on the Search button, then click on Birth, Marriage & Death. Visit(opens in a new tab) 3 1 . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Aug 30, 2019Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, obituaries, Ohio County Kentucky, A Mining Family – Mary Jane Bracken and Grafton Olson Willoughby Mary Jane Willoughby, September 15, 1866 – April 25, 1946. Married Grafton Willoughby in 1887. Brother, James H. Bracken, died on the Titanic, 1912. Crescent Hill (Old Company) Cemetery, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. Ritchey and I visited Crescent Hill (Old Company) Cemetery in October of 2017. The cemetery was small and overgrown, but still quite lovely. It is located in the eastern portion of Muhlenberg County, in the Bevier neighborhood. If you take US431 south from Central City, just past Western Kentucky Parkway, turn left onto Drakes School Road. There are two cemeteries very close, and they may come together at some point. The gravestone pictured above caught my interest immediately. Her husband is listed and a brother, but neither are buried in this cemetery. There was a story to tell. Mary Jane Willoughby was the daughter of William Bracken and Sarah Morris (as listed on her death certificate). William was born in Tennessee, Sarah in Kentucky. In the 1880 census of Ohio County, in the western portion of Kentucky, William is 39, Sarah 27. Children listed are Mary J., 12; Amanda F., 7; Leonora, 5; and Joseph F., 1. In 1900 the family lived in neighboring Muhlenberg County. Two more children were born in those twenty years – James Herman, 15; and Bertha, 10. Daughter Amanda married a Mr. Neafue, but at the age of 27 is widowed. She and her two children, Lee D., 7; and Annie M., 5; live with her parents. Visit(opens in a new tab) . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Aug 29, 2019genealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, Bourbon County Kentucky, 1786-1787 Marriage Returns by the Rev. Austin Eastin – Bourbon County By the Reverend Austin Eastin: August 16, 1786 – John Waller and Garner Routt November 3, 1786 – James Stark and Susannah Hart January 7, 1787 – Braxton Pollard and Elizabeth Brown February 19, 1787 – George Aislywine and Mary Snipp February 22, 1787 – John Trimble and Margaret Matthews July 12, 1787 – Edmond Mountjoy and Mary Gregg July 20, 1787 – Noah Humble and Catharine Cain July 24, 1787 – John Smith and Catharine Murphy August 27, 1787 – John Gregg and Ann Hughes September 6, 1787 – James Little and Mileah Standiford October 23, 1787 – William Raines and Jane Edwards December 7, 1878 – Thomas Garner and Elizabeth Downing July 20, 1787 – John Robertson and Bridget Carter August 11, 1787 – James McCay and Elizabeth Donald September 7, 1786 – Thomas Ravenscraft and Margaret Hinkson The few dates not listed on the original copy, but in my list were verified through marriage bonds. Visit(opens in a new tab) . Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Kentucky Kindred Genealogical Research Aug 28, 2019genealogy research, Kentucky Kindred Genealogy, obituaries, Obituary and Will from 1797 Kentucky Gazette The following obituary and will were found on page 3 of the Kentucky Gazette, October 14, 1797. All four pages of the newspaper are similarly written, except the first page has the name and date of the paper at the top. This paper is Number 566, Volume XI. Notation says, ‘Lexington – Printed on Wednesdays and Saturdays by J. Bradford, on Main Street, where subscriptions, at twenty-one shillings per annum. Advertisements, articles of Intelligence, essays, etc., are thankfully received and printing in general executed in a neat and correct manner.’ The following obituary is for a Mr. Zachariah Worthy, who died July 22, 1797. He is listed as 55 years of age, which makes his birth in 1742. Unfortunately the name of the county and church he attended is not listed. I have been unable to find anything more about this gentleman. The newspaper is very hard to read since at that time an ‘f’ was substituted for an ‘s’. Lexington Visit(opens in a new tab) . .