Halloween Humor

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!" from Tangled Trees

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Lancashire Parish Records - Free Online Resource

 OnLine Parish Clerks project for the County of Lancashire extracts and preserves records from various parishes and provides free online access to that information along with other data of value to family and local historians conducting research in the County of Lancashire.

I have found this site to be a treasure trove of information and was able to greatly enhance some of our family 'branches'.  Surnames I am researching in this area:  Warburton, Sandiford, Barlow, and affiliates in the parishes of Radcliffe & Prestwich.

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The 1772 Marriage Record of Esther Sligoe to George Warburton

 

George Warburton & Esther Sligoe

14 Jul 1772

 

(click image to enlarge)

St Mary the Virgin Church, Prestwich, Lancashire, England

 

 

The surname of Esther is interesting in that I have identified no other Sligoes in this county. In fact, a general search overall turns up very little on this surname.  There are, however, Higo/Higoes in this  parish, so I may find a connection there.

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Zane Grey - Died on this Date in 1939

 

Zane Grey

 (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939)

 an American author best known for his popular novels that presented an idealized image of the American frontier.

 

(photo from findagrave)

Pearl Zane Gray,
son of  Alice Josephine (1839-1917) &  Lewis M. Gray (1831-1905),
was born on 31 January 1872 in Zanesville, Muskingum Co., Ohio, a town founded by his maternal ancestor Ebenezer Zane (1747-1811).

Read Zane Grey's full biography & works:  Click Here

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Bacon / King of Washinton County TN

Recorded in the record book twice...

 Jeremiah Bacon, 

son of John & Leah (Jackson) Bacon

married

Susan Sharp King, 

daughter of William Isaac & Martha "Patsy" (Crouch) King

on 14 December 1844, in Washington County, Tennessee

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Learn about Federal Records with Claire Bettag

Fairfax Genealogical Society

invites you to their

9th Annual Fall Fair: Federal Records with Claire Bettag

Date:
Saturday, October 27, 2012
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM (please arrive before 9:00 AM)

Location:
Dunn Loring Volunteer Fire Department
2148 Gallows Road
Dunn Loring, VA 22027

 Register online at http://fxgsfallfair2012.eventbrite.com or download the registration form

Featured Speaker:  Claire Bettag, CG, FUGA is a certified professional genealogist based in Washington D.C. whose research focuses on French and Acadian families of Louisiana. She conducts research in Louisiana, Europe, and Washington. She teaches at the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG), the Genealogy and Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP), and the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research at Samford University (IGHR).

A contributing author to Professional Genealogy, she has also published articles in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, APG Quarterly, and other genealogical publications. She has served as the director of NIGR and a ProGen mentor, and on the boards of NGS, APG, and BCG. Currently she is on the editorial board of the National Genealogical Society Quarterly and volunteers at the National Archives. Her M.A. in French is from Columbia University; she has studied in France as a Fulbright fellow, and in Quebec, Spain, and Mexico.

Lectures:

"FEDERAL LAND RECORDS"
From 1789 to the late nineteenth century, the United States acquired land and added it to the public domain. The federal government then surveyed the land and disposed of it, creating federal land records in the process. Today the National Archives holds land records for the thirty public land states whose lands were part of the U.S. public domain. These records are valuable for locating families and individuals at a specific date and documenting family land holdings. They may also provide additional valuable family information. The presentation discusses land entry papers primarily, with brief mention of surrendered bounty-land warrants.

"THE CONGRESSIONAL SERIAL SET"
The U.S. Congressional Serial Set, published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, is part of a vast collection of published public documents popularly known as "Gov Docs" (government documents). The Serial Set ranks among the most valuable — and most underused — genealogical resources for family historians. Containing records of the U.S. Congress, executive agencies, independent commissions, and other entities, it provides a wealth of information, often untapped by researchers. The presentation discusses Serial Set contents and access, with numerous examples.

"LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RESOURCES: MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION"
The Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress houses more than eleven thousand collections containing about fifty million items. Beyond the Library's Local History and Genealogy Collection, this is one of its best potential sources for family historians. Yet, researchers rarely mine its riches. Among its holdings are the private papers of American political, cultural, and scientific figures: reformers, writers, inventors, scientists, historians, anthropologists, celebrities, journalists, artists, architects, and more; documents from foreign countries related to American colonial history, often containing information about individuals and families; and much more.

Registration includes all lectures, lunch (see below), access to the vendors, and an electronic syllabus. A printed copy of the syllabus is available for $5.00.

A boxed lunch (sandwich, side, and drink) is included for registrations received by Thursday, October 18. Registrations after this date include lunch only if extras are available.

Regular registrations must be received by October 18. All registrations received after October 18 will be charged the late registration fee. A printed syllabus is included for late/walk-in registrations. Registrations postmarked by October 17 but received after the 18th will receive the regular registration fee but will only include lunch if extras are available. Register early!

Parking is available at the fire station as well as on the street. There is also overflow parking in the school parking lot next door.

Check-in/registration begins at 8:00 AM. 

  Vendors open at 8:00 AM.

Ravensworth Civil War Trails Marker Dedication

 

(click image to enlarge announcement)

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Family Recipe Friday: Apple Compote

Tis the season for apples.

 

c. 1930

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Occupation: Farm Bailiff

 

John Cassingham

Occupation: Farm Bailiff

Barming, Kent, 1851 England Census Record

 

 Farm Bailiff:  An overseer appointed by the possessor or proprietor of a farm to direct and superintend the farming operations.

Historically, the farm bailiff oversaw the collection of rent and taxes from the barns and storehouses of the lord of the manor.  Was also known as a grainger  (derived from the Latin granicarius; a derivative of granica, meaning granary).

Sharpe & Odiarne of Sussex & Kent

While researching our Odiarne ancestors I came across a wonderful website - FamilyDeeds.org - which gathers and provides a large amount of free online information taken from their collection of old deeds and documents that can aid in family history research.  
On this site I was able to find a record that relates directly to our ancestors.

The basic extract is provided for free.  

If you determine that the record is a direct hit, you can purchase the full transcription (which I did).  FamilyDeeds.org was also very kind to send me pictures of the original document including close-ups of the signatures and seals on the original record. 
Needless to say, I am very thrilled & can highly recommend them.  

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The Township of Nottingham c.1702

 

Lots in the

Township of Nottingham

 Cecil County, Pennsylvania

c. 1702

 

(Source:  History of Cecil County, Maryland)
 

Above, on Lot 35, is Andrew Job -

our 7th Great-Grandfather

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