All Blog Posts (931)

THE COURT FOR RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS.

At the Court-House, at Durham, in the County of Durham, on Tuesday the 25th day of June 1844, at Ten o’Clock in the Forenoon precisely.

The following PRISONERS, whose Estates and

Effects have been vested in the Provisional Assignee by Order of the Court, having filed their Schedules, are ordered to be brought up before a Commissioner on Circuit, to be dealt with according to the Statute

James Douglass, late of the King William the…

Generation 1) Lt Thomas Hunt

A grandson of Lt Thomas Hunt, Sr., one, Gawton Hunt, impressed the Hunt seal on his will. It is impressed about three inches below his signature and measures 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch. When I am addressing the third generation of Hunts I shall provide details and how I am able to point to Shropshire as the place of birth for Lt Hunt.

Generation 1-Lt Thomas Hunt, Gent., cont.

Will-Thomas Hunt, Sr.,Gent.,22 May 1655/29 Jan 1655=Deeds, Wills, etc.,V, 1654-1655, f 90. loving wife, Joane and son Thomas Hunt extrs. to my daughter, Frances Bibby the wife of Edmund Bibby 299 acres in Accomack County. To Elizabeth Bibby the dau of Frances Bibby 200 acres. If my wife marries and my son dies without issue then 2/3 of my son's estate to Frances and Elizabeth Bibby and the other 1/3 to my sister, Ann Harris. Witt: Alexander…

Continuation of Generation 1

Until March 1643 the entire Eastern Shore of Virginia was considered one territory or County and was called "Accawmacke". In 1643 the General Assembly of Virginia changed the name to Northampton County. Until 1643 the entire Eastern Shore was one parish and was given the name, "Hungars Parish" and was sometimes called "Stringers Parish" in recognition of Colonel John Stringer's devotion to the Church at Eastville. In 1643 the General Assembly divided the…

His niece, Katharine Campbell reports:

Thought that you would like details of our commemoration today (16th October 2016) for Uncle Archie at Ration Farm Military Cemetery in northern France.  The ceremony was incredibly moving, though I don’t want to use clichés to describe it.  It was very touching without being mawkish or sentimental.  We had…

Cont. of Generation 1-Thomas Hunt

When Thomas Hunt arrived there were no shires or counties. The colony of Maryland was not founded until 1632. The territory of Accomack extended all the way to the Delaware border. There were 400 people in Accomack at this time. Counties or shires were formed In 1634 and Captains were appointed in 1636. In 1630 there were no roads and all travel was by boat. The center of government was originally in the Secretaries land and this was north of Old…

Generation 1

Thomas Hunt was born about 1593 in Shrewsbury, Salop, Shropshire, of an old and distinguished family. A sister, Ann Harris, was living in Shrewsbury in 1655. Thomas received his first patent in 1636, a personal adventure patent of 50 acres for his own adventure. This patent was within walking distance of Fishing Poynt, a landing place for schooners on Plantation Creek. Thomas Hunt actually arrived here in 1630 or 1631. Patents took five years to be acquired if they were…

If I were to continue with the approach I have been using the several thousand descendants of Col Douglas would be lost in the crowd. This approach worked fine in using Captain William Willett as a baseline. If I use my great-grandfather, as a baseline and limit my disclosure of descendants of Col Douglas that only descend from the Hunt family and limit that to just my direct ancestors we will only have several hundred to contend with. For better than 250 years the Hunt family has…

Several websites that I have seen make a connection between the progenitor of the Angus family and the Earls of Angus.

It is suggested that Richard Angus is a son of Archibald Douglas, 6th E arl of Angus.  Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus (c. 1489 – 22 January 1557) was a Scottish nobleman active during the reigns of James V and Mary, Queen of Scots. He was the son…

Children of James Goffigon and his first wife, Leah Willett

Nathaniel Goffigon  mar Frances Dunton 19 Dec 1772, dau of Levin Dunton, Sr., cons; Samuel Aitchison security. See Marriages-Northampton Co page 45. Nathaniel was born 10 Jan 1747, Northampton Co., and died 31 Jan 1808, in Northampton Co. Frances was daughter of Levin Dunton and Frances Waterfield. Frances was born 1752 -in Northampton Co. Nathaniel was a prominent figure in the county and was instrumental in forming a…

This is a continuation of James Goffigon and his wife, Leah Willett.

The will of James Goffigon 11 Dec 1761/12 Jan 1762-Wills and Inventories, XXX-R, #22, 1760-1762, page 369, Northampton Co., to wife Mary as much as she had when I married her. To youngest son, Thomas. To Nathaniel Goffigon 30 acres bought of Douglas Willett. Residual legatees my children Nathaniel Goffigon, Ann Jarvis, Susanna Bishop, Rose Hunt, Mary Goffigon, Elizabeth Goffigon, and Sarah Goffigon. My accounts…

This is a continuation of recording the children of Captain William Willett. Thomas Goffigon in his will dated 1752, mentioned his younger brother, James Goffigon, who married Leah Willett. Leah Goffigon had been left 125 acres by her father, Capt William Willett. Capt Willett had, also, named James Goffigon as one of his executives in his will. James Goffigon was born about 1717 in Northampton, Co. and died leaving a will, 11 Dec 1761/12 Jan 1762 Wills & Invventories, XXX-R, #22,…

At long last I am back in the fold. Thank you William and James David Douglas for wishing me well. I cannot believe I am sitting here back doing what gives me so much pleasure. My memory left me after the operations and yet my power to think never left me. I rely upon a cane when walking because my balance is questionable and my eyesight is fading. Other than that I am doing well. I shall continue with the children of Captain William Willett and Anne Stringer , Elizabeth Willett whose…

East Barns School began as a private venture by the Duke of Roxburghe, William Mitchell Innes of East Barns farm and William Sandilands of Barneyhill farm. The core of the school complex dated to 1849 and comprised schoolroom, master's house and garden and the children's playground - although Alexander Sutter's schoolroom was only 30 x 18 feet. After the Education Act (1872) the school was incorporated into the local school board and was eventually administered by East Lothian County Council…

Once exclusive to CDAA members and descendents of Robert Douglas of Kangaroo Point and Glenbervie/Cruixton Douglas line, the much awaited update to the family history publications, A Douglas! A Douglas! and Never Behind by Mary Smith and Janet Shaw is now available as an e-publication.

This history of the Douglas family from 1174 - 2015 was originally published in 1986 and updated in 2000.…

I am not entirely happy with this as the dates do not stack up for me, but it may help.

William

William Douglas [1674] was born in 1672 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland and died in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. 

William married Hattie Fox [172734] [MRIN: 800]. on 25 Oct 1697 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Hattie was buried in Jedburgh,…

 Just a copy paste of info here for those looking for their folks in Albemarle County ....

Albemarle County North Carolina

The county was named for George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle By 1670, four precincts of Albemarle County had been formed: Shaftesbury,…

I have just been introduced to the Georgia Douglases website.

Georgia Douglases was originally conceptualized as a central…

When newly elected Illinois State Representative Abraham Lincoln first saw his diminutive colleague Stephen A. Douglas, he sized him up as ""the least man I ever saw."" With the introduction of Douglas' first bill in 1834, Lincoln soon thought differently. The General Assembly not only passed the bill, it appointed the 21-year old Douglas State's Attorney of Illinois'…