Author: Becky Thames-Simmons
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The Background The 1820 census returns for Monroe County, Alabama were lost — along with most other counties — and with them went the names of individuals who were there when the county had its beginnings. The courthouse fire in 1833 made matters even worse. A court case that took place in Monroe Co AL,…
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Go to The Two Jesses – Part 1Return to Title Page/Table of Contents Court Records It seems apparent that one of the Jesse’s died before October 1796, because at the October sessions of the Court of Common Pleas and Quarter Sessions at Cumberland County, deeds that Jesse had been a party to are finally being…
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Return to Table of Contents According to the Whittle and Judah Flanagan Bible, Charles was born January 1779. The day of the month is written as well, but is difficult to read, the Bible pages microfilmed in negative, available at Library of Virginia, Richmond, and online. Sometime during 1816-1817, Charles with family in tow moved his…
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Return to Table of Contents This is a microfilm image of what was probably a bad photostatic copy. Much of it is illegible. The images of the copied Bible pages are at the Library of Virginia, and they were loaned to the library for copying by a family member back in the 1950’s or 1960’s.…
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Return to Table of Contents I believe I’ve found the source of the Three Immigrant Brothers story for our immigrant Flanagans. Often on online trees I see the father of James who died in 1752 identified as Ambrose. In the Flannagan and Winston Bibles family record pages (copied at the Library of Virginia) is a…
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Return to Table of Contents According to the Whittle and Judah Flanagan Bible, Charles was born January 1779. The day of the month is written as well, but is difficult to read, the Bible pages microfilmed in negative, available at Library of Virginia, Richmond, and online. Charles married Elizabeth Saunders, daughter of David Saunders. This is…
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Return to Table of Contents This article provides the evidence that James Flanagan (c1705-1752 had two sons named James: Item 1: Louisa County VA Deed Book O p 368-369 – Made 17 Nov 1819 – Recorded 23 Nov 1819 – Know all men by these that I James Flannigen of Bedford County Va for an in consideration of…
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Return to Table of Contents a) Louisa Co VA Will Book 1 pp 24-25, will of Francis Whittall, names Vinne Flanagan b) Louisa Co VA Deed Book E pp 74-75, Edward Lane and Vinah his wife to Goodman, 13 Nov 1775, she signs as “Sabina” c) Louisa Co VA Deed Book E pp 75, Edward Lane and Sabina…
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Birth James Flanagan was born about 1705; this is based on the 1730 birth of his first son, James (yes, he had two sons named James – see __________). Dalton Family Bible Record, 1674-1847. N.p., 1674. Print. Family The name of James’s first wife (the mother of James b. 1730) is not known. It is…