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Tag Archives: North Carolina
Howell – Surname Saturday
By Don Taylor Origin According to the Ancestry.Com, there are two main sources for the Howell surname. The first one is Welsh, coming from the Welsh personal name “Hywel” meaning ‘eminent.’ The second one is that Howell is an English … Continue reading
J. D. Howell – Beulaville Minister 1917 & 1918
Howell-Darling Research Howell Line “Pete” Howell was born in Limestone Township, Duplin County, North Carolina on 10 Oct 1918. At the time of his birth, we know that his father, James Dallas (J.D.) Howell was a minister in Beulaville. (Beulaville … Continue reading
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Tagged Baptist Minister, Beulaville, James Dallas Howell, North Carolina
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Amanuensis the Easy Way
Amanuensis Monday By Don Taylor A few years ago, I wrote a post about my wife’s 4th great-grandfather, Lewis Bryan (1755-1830) and that he had purchased his land from Robert Bryan. That post received several comments. One included a clue … Continue reading
Posted in Amanuensis Monday, Howell
Tagged Halifax County, Land Patents, Martin County, North Carolina, Robert Bryan
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Vinson/Vincent line of Halifax, NN
Researching the Vinson/Vincent line of Halifax, North Carolina Howell-Darling-2017 Research Howell/Vinson/Vincent Line By Don Taylor Getting to know ancestors that lived before 1850 is always difficult. The census records before 1880 do not include relationships and census records before 1850 … Continue reading
Ancestor Biography – Elizabeth Blackwell Roberts (1796-1867)
By Don Taylor During my recent “We’re Relate” Famous Friday investigation, I noted that my relationships to Luke Bryan and to Carrie Fisher were both based upon David Blackwell, supposedly the father of my 3rd great-grandmother Elizabeth Blackwell. I had … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Blackwell, John Calvin Roberts, North Carolina, Roane County, Surry County, Tennessee
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