Author: Becky Thames-Simmons
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Recent research (2023) has proven there were two men named Reuben Flanagan, born about the same time. One was the son of Ambrose Flanagan, and the other the son of Whittle Flanagan. One resided in Fluvanna County (son of Ambrose), while the other resided in Louisa County (son of Whittle). Based on the naming traditions…
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John’s headstone at the Masonic cemetery at Metropolis, Massac Co IL cemetery reads, “John N Flanagan died Nov 18 1877 Aged 59 yrs 5 ms XX ds” Research Notes At this time, John’s parents are not known. His family Bible record says he was born in Louisa County, VA. He is theorized as being the son of…
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Return to Table of Contents What follows is the research performed by Dr Edward Latané Flanagan, which was donated to the Virginia Historical Society (now the Virginia Museum of History and Culture), Richmond, Virginia. Commentary – in bold italic – includes additions, clarifications and corrections resulting from new research. Footnotes in Dr Flanagan’s manuscript were…
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This is an ongoing compilation of historical records to sort out the sons of Whittle and Judah who left Virginia. Land Transactions Among Scattered Family On 20 Mar 1826, at Breckinridge Co KY, Charles and Elizabeth Flanagan sold to James Flanagan of Perry County, Indiana, for $1,950, land on the waters of Clover Creek and…
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Timothy is one of the elusive Thames men from South Carolina for whom we don’t know parents. There is only one census on which Timothy appears, the 1820 census for St Helena Parish LA. His age range is 26-44, which places his date of birth 1776-1794. Because he served as a Sergeant in the War…
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Return to Title Page/Table of Contents In A Thames Family History: From Derbyshire, England 1584 to Cape Fear North Carolina to 2002 (Emert, 2002, self-published), on page 63, the following statement is found: “Joseph Thames came to Cape Fear area of North Carolina as a young man. He had been a school teacher since Thomas…
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After settling his father’s estate in Sumter Co SC, Richard and his family made the move to Mississippi.
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George Washington Marsh was the great-grandson of Cornelius Thames and Mary Evans. Cornelius and Mary’s daughter Mary married John Beard. John and Mary (Thames) Beard’s daughter Martha married Absalom Marsh, and George was their son.
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Return to Title Page/Table of Contents Here’s one to ponder. I hope someone already knows the answer and can jump in. On 15 July 1781, at Bladen County NC, Mary Thims was issued a certificate for supplying quite a lot of beef (looks like either four or five hundred pounds of beef – the first…
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This article examines basics about Joseph and Martha and their children.