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Brothers Nathan And Clement Davis, Jr - Sons Of Clement Davis, Sr, Steve Malone, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Jul 2021

Brothers Nathan And Clement Davis, Jr - Sons Of Clement Davis, Sr, Steve Malone, Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Genealogical Records

This little book stems from extensive pre-1843 research that I have done of most of the early Davis families of Jackson County, Illinois. The families of Nathan and Clement Davis are outside my personal interests, but I have a strong feeling there is a good ikelihood that, farther back i n time, we may have roots i n the same Davis clan. This book has taken a small step toward determining whether that may be true. Hopefully others i n the future will be able to improve upon this effort.


Barren County Kentucky's Mill Creek Chism Family & Their Virginian Ancestors Part 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jan 2021

Barren County Kentucky's Mill Creek Chism Family & Their Virginian Ancestors Part 1, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Genealogical Records

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The Lineage Of Abby Benson (1801/02 - 1866), Of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Charles H. Smith Jan 2021

The Lineage Of Abby Benson (1801/02 - 1866), Of Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, Charles H. Smith

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Among the individuals I researched in compiling my “Charles H. Smith: A Direct- Line Ancestry, Since Colonial Times” (published online in 2020) was one Abby (aka Abi, Aby, Abbey, Abigail) Benson, of Sharon and Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Abby, who married Chester Fowler (1800-1878) about 1823 (based on the date of birth of their first child William in 1824), is one of my third great-grandmothers. As of 2020 I was unable to identify Abby’s parents, though she has always been listed as a Benson. There were other Bensons in the immediate area, though historically the family had roots extending back …


Potter Family Roots The Descendants Of Thomas Potter, Kentucky Library Research Collections Jan 2021

Potter Family Roots The Descendants Of Thomas Potter, Kentucky Library Research Collections

Research Collections

Research by Barbara Potter Holland on the Potter family of Kentucky and Virginia with Thomas Potter, William Potter, John Ewing Potter, Joseph Ewing Potter, John Woodrow Potter and David Eugene Potter