Tag Archives: Virginia

Barnett Surname

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Don Taylor

Surname Saturday Brown/Manning/Barnett I only have one known direct Barnett ancestor, my 5th great grandmother, Catherine Barnett (Ancestor #209) on the Brown line. However, I have some 35 other known Barnetts identified in my family tree. Several Barnetts married into … Continue reading →

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19 – Elnora Busby Vincent – (c.1818 – bef.1900)

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Don Taylor

This week I write about 2nd Great Grandmother Elnora Busby Vincent, who’s child, Susan R. Vincent/Vinson married Peter Fletcher Howell.  Elnora Busby[1] (aka Ellenior Busbee) has a confusing birthdate. It is possible she was born about 1818 in Halifax County, North Carolina; … Continue reading →

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Marriage Bond – The Library of Virginia

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Don Taylor

Thanks to the Library of Virginia and their microfilm interlibrary loan, I was able to see the documents showing Peter M Howell and Caroline M. A. Pankey’s marriage. Continue reading →

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Perseus Hopper – Richmond Times Dispatch 1860-1865

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Don Taylor

Sometimes you come across fantastic sites for research while doing something entirely different. I went to the Perseus site at Tufts University to research some Greek Mythology. I was amazed. Besides the Primary and secondary sources for studying ancient Greece and Rome, … Continue reading →

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