Category: Flanagan Family
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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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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…
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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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Descendants of James Flanagan (d. 1752 Louisa County, Virginia) are indebted to Bob Flanagan for sharing his knowledge of our family history. At the end of his report, he invites researchers to make additions, corrections, and substantiations. Bob’s report appears to be dated about 2005 or so, so my comments bring the information up to…