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Family Tree Fact Check: Turner Nelson and Hasel Nelson (Craven County, NC to Posey County, IN)
I'm really excited about this Family Tree Fact Check! I've been curious about who the parents of Turner Nelson were…
Duplin County Register of Deeds Land Grant Maps
A really cool feature of the Duplin County Register of Deeds site, duplinrod.com, is the land grant map. How many…
Which Gatlin married Mary Johnson, sister of Richard, Elizabeth & Esther?
On 26 Apr 1796, Richard Johnson of Craven County, wrote his will (Will Book B, pg. 13), making bequests to,…
Family Tree Fact Check: The wife of Thomas Respess Crawford
I don't descend from Thomas Respess Crawford, at least not that I'm aware of, however some of our AncestryDNA matches…
Will of Garrett Nelson (Beaufort County), 1856
The following is a transcription of the will of Garrett Nelson of Beaufort County, dated 15 May 1856. I don't…
A Deed of Gift from James McIntosh to his Children
I found this deed proving that Leta McIntosh Averitt, my possible 5th great-grandmother, and Lovey McIntosh Hendricks, wife of my…
The John Gray Blount Mysteries, Part 2: The Legacy and the Assumed Name
For this installment, we turn to the third volume of the collection. In this book, there are several letters relating…
Joyner Family Bible Records & related material
I'm sure many of you Joyner researchers have already sorted this out, but I'm still trying to make sense of…
The John Gray Blount Mysteries, Part 1: The Twist of the Wife
One day a couple of years ago, I googled the name of my elusive 4th great-grandfather, Wilson Daniels, whose parentage…
Select items from the estate records of Amon Joyner of Pitt County
There were at least two Amon Joyner living contemporaneously in Craven and Pitt Counties. How they are related is a…
Will this help us find the mother of Laban Morris?
UPDATE (5 May 2019) - Turned out it is NOT one of the Hemby girls as I had wondered about in…
Hardy Gatlin heirs sell land to Laban Morris – 1814 (Annotated… sort of)
My ancestor Laban Morris never built on his own land. He did buy a parcel in 1814 (found in Deed Book…