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The Great Massengill Mystery
Daniel Massengill came from Whitby, England, Yorkshire. Daniel Massengill was born 1624. Settled in Charles City County, Va., in 1653. His children moved to South Hampton County, Va…This record written by Henry Massengill, Jr., this 10th day of July, 1785. The Massengills, Massengales and Variants 1472-1931 by Samuel Evans Massengill, M.D., p. 272 Thus reads…
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The Family of Boaz Squires
Boaz Squires is a rather enigmatic figure. Appropriate, wouldn’t you say, for a man legend says was a wizard? Local stories claim he was a rather lazy fellow…
William Bright of Craven: There Were Two
There were, demonstrably, two William Brights living within, what was then, Craven County during the mid 1700s. Look at the Petition to Change the Seat of Government of…
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Family Tree Fact Check: Miranda Ross Gaskins
While Ancestry is notorious for spreading false information, you should also be wary of Find-a-Grave (link to her page). Remember, both sites…
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The Williams/Grinder Connection
A couple of years ago, I posted this on the forum under with Williams surname: I’m not at all sure about this…
Marriage Bond of Laban Morris & Kitty Williams
When you have a brick wall in your family tree, what else can you do but chase down every lead of anyone…
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Rowland Ledbetter’s father was most likely John Ledbetter
Researcher Sherry Mirkovic had done extensive research on Rowland Ledbetter and his parentage several years ago. My cousin Mike Morris and I…
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General Assembly Session Records available online
I’ve had to take a break from research for the past few months because I’ve been so busy with work, but knowing…
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Is Harriet Morris a relative of Laban Morris?
(This article was originally published July 25, 2018. It was most recently updated June 6, 2019.) It’s now worth investigating the possibility that…
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Who was Nancy MORRIS?
(This article was originally published January 22, 2014. It was most recently updated June 6, 2019.) Nancy MORRIS shows up in the…
